September 22 in Baseball History — Milestones, Debuts, Births & Deaths

b. September 22, 1920 · Won twenty games in a season seven times, and did not pitch in the major leagues at all until he came home from the Navy at twenty-five.

Tom Lasorda

b. September 22, 1927 · Pitched 26 major-league games without winning one, then managed the Dodgers for twenty-one seasons.

Vince Coleman

b. September 22, 1961 · Stole 110 bases as a rookie and 100 or more in each of his first three seasons, which nobody else has done.

Bob Geren

b. September 22, 1961 · Catcher who batted .233 across two clubs, 1988 to 1993.

Mark Guthrie

b. September 22, 1965 · Left-handed reliever who appeared in 765 games across fifteen seasons.

César Devarez

b. September 22, 1969 · Catcher for the Baltimore Orioles, 1995 to 1996.

Charlton Jimerson

b. September 22, 1979 · Right fielder across two clubs, 2005 to 2008.

Alexei Ramírez

b. September 22, 1981 · Shortstop who batted .270 across three clubs, 2008 to 2016.

Arcenio León

b. September 22, 1986 · Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, 2017 to 2017.

Chris Schwinden

b. September 22, 1986 · Pitcher for the New York Mets, 2011 to 2012.

Chris Ellis

b. September 22, 1992 · Pitcher across three clubs, 2019 to 2022.

Carlos Correa

b. September 22, 1994 · Was Rookie of the Year at twenty, won a World Series that was later found to have been aided, and had two free-agent contracts fail their physicals.

Corey Ray

b. September 22, 1994 · Right fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, 2021 to 2021.

77 players were born on September 22; these are the 24 best known.

Died on this day

George Davies

d. September 22, 1906 · Pitcher across three clubs, 1891 to 1893.

Harry Sullivan

d. September 22, 1919 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1909 to 1909.

Dave Beadle

d. September 22, 1925 · Catcher for the Detroit Wolverines, 1884 to 1884.

Tom Johnson

d. September 22, 1926 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1911 to 1921.

Ice Box Chamberlain

d. September 22, 1929 · Pitcher who won 157 games with a 3.57 ERA across six clubs, 1886 to 1896.

Hughie Hearne

d. September 22, 1932 · Catcher for the Brooklyn Superbas, 1901 to 1903.

George Fields

d. September 22, 1933 · Third baseman for the Middletown Mansfields, 1872 to 1872.

Tom Messitt

d. September 22, 1934 · Catcher for the Louisville Colonels, 1899 to 1899.

Larry Hesterfer

d. September 22, 1943 · Pitcher for the New York Giants, 1901 to 1901.

Matty Fitzgerald

d. September 22, 1949 · Catcher for the New York Giants, 1906 to 1907.

Joe Bernard

d. September 22, 1960 · Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1909 to 1909.

Red Torkelson

d. September 22, 1964 · Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, 1917 to 1917.

Biz Mackey

d. September 22, 1965 · Caught for twenty-eight years, then taught Roy Campanella and Larry Doby how to do it at Newark.

Chuffie Alexander

d. September 22, 1989 · Left fielder who batted .262 across two clubs, 1927 to 1932.

Aurelio López

d. September 22, 1992 · Pitcher across four clubs, 1974 to 1987.

Bill Sommers

d. September 22, 2000 · Third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, 1950 to 1950.

Don Carlsen

d. September 22, 2002 · Pitcher across two clubs, 1948 to 1952.

Cy Block

d. September 22, 2004 · Third baseman for the Chicago Cubs, 1942 to 1946.

Mike Ulicny

d. September 22, 2005 · Catcher for the Boston Braves, 1945 to 1945.

Monty Basgall

d. September 22, 2005 · Second baseman who batted .215 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1948 to 1951.

Bill Harman

d. September 22, 2007 · Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1941 to 1941.

Yogi Berra

d. September 22, 2015 · Won ten World Series as a player, more than anyone else in the game's history, and three Most Valuable Player awards catching for the Yankees.

Mike Overy

d. September 22, 2021 · Pitcher for the California Angels, 1976 to 1976.

Tom Carroll

d. September 22, 2021 · Third baseman across two clubs, 1955 to 1959.

27 players died on September 22; these are the 24 best known.