The record for September 30 in baseball history — 37 milestones, 19 debuts, 203 final games, 62 births, 26 deaths and 982 games played.
Mike Witt threw a perfect game for the California Angels against the Texas Rangers on September 30, 1984, winning 1–0.
Babe Herman hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 30, 1933.
New York Yankees 1, New York Giants 6.
New York Yankees 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4.
The 1947 World Series between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers becomes the first to be broadcast on television.
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Yankees 5.
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Yankees 9.
Cleveland Indians 1, New York Giants 3.
New York Yankees 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 8.
Roberto Clemente doubles at Three Rivers Stadium for his 3,000th hit; it was the last regular-season hit of his career, three months before his death.
Mike Witt threw a perfect game for the California Angels against the Texas Rangers on September 30, 1984, winning 1–0.
Darnell Coles hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Chicago Cubs on September 30, 1987.
George Brett needs four hits in one night to reach 3,000, and gets all four in a 4–0 Kansas City win at California.
San Francisco Giants 1, Florida Marlins 2.
Houston Astros 1, Atlanta Braves 2.
Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 8.
Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 9.
Texas Rangers 1, New York Yankees 3.
Chicago Cubs 1, Atlanta Braves 7.
Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 1.
Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 2.
Florida Marlins 0, San Francisco Giants 2.
Tampa Bay Rays 9, Texas Rangers 0.
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 9.
Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 9.
Charlie Blackmon hit for the cycle for the Colorado Rockies against the Washington Nationals on September 30, 2018.
Cincinnati Reds 0, Atlanta Braves 1.
Miami Marlins 5, Chicago Cubs 1.
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 4.
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4.
Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 5.
New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 9.
Houston Astros 3, Minnesota Twins 1.
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Tampa Bay Rays 8.
San Diego Padres 1, Chicago Cubs 3.
Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 10.
Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Guardians 1.
Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1.
Tom Dolan made a major-league debut on September 30, 1879.
Willie Keeler made a major-league debut on September 30, 1892.
Dick Rudolph made a major-league debut on September 30, 1910.
Bullet Joe Bush made a major-league debut on September 30, 1912.
Jack Smith made a major-league debut on September 30, 1915.
Bob Weiland made a major-league debut on September 30, 1928.
Bob Muncrief made a major-league debut on September 30, 1937.
Murry Dickson made a major-league debut on September 30, 1939.
Bobby Darwin made a major-league debut on September 30, 1962.
Floyd Weaver made a major-league debut on September 30, 1962.
Jim Northrup made a major-league debut on September 30, 1964.
Kevin Brown made a major-league debut on September 30, 1986.
Sandy Alomar made a major-league debut on September 30, 1988.
Yorkis Pérez made a major-league debut on September 30, 1991.
John Bale made a major-league debut on September 30, 1999.
Gary Glover made a major-league debut on September 30, 1999.
Xavier Nady made a major-league debut on September 30, 2000.
Rafael Ortega made a major-league debut on September 30, 2012.
Kevin Kiermaier made a major-league debut on September 30, 2013.
Charlie Bennett played a final major-league game on September 30, 1893.
Pete Browning played a final major-league game on September 30, 1894.
Jim Hughey played a final major-league game on September 30, 1900.
John Ganzel played a final major-league game on September 30, 1908.
Jack Warner played a final major-league game on September 30, 1908.
Arlie Latham played a final major-league game on September 30, 1909.
Topsy Hartsel played a final major-league game on September 30, 1911.
Fred Beebe played a final major-league game on September 30, 1916.
Bill Carrigan played a final major-league game on September 30, 1916.
Danny Moeller played a final major-league game on September 30, 1916.
Del Gainer played a final major-league game on September 30, 1922.
Doc Johnston played a final major-league game on September 30, 1922.
George Maisel played a final major-league game on September 30, 1922.
Elmer Miller played a final major-league game on September 30, 1922.
Reb Russell played a final major-league game on September 30, 1923.
Johnny Bassler played a final major-league game on September 30, 1927.
Al DeVormer played a final major-league game on September 30, 1927.
Walter Johnson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1927.
Bullet Joe Bush played a final major-league game on September 30, 1928.
Les Mann played a final major-league game on September 30, 1928.
Wally Pipp played a final major-league game on September 30, 1928.
Arnold Statz played a final major-league game on September 30, 1928.
Sparky Adams played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
Grover Hartley played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
Andy High played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
John Kerr played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
Clyde Manion played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
Marty McManus played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
Lefty O'Doul played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
Charley O'Leary played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
Cy Perkins played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.
Chick Hafey played a final major-league game on September 30, 1937.
Earl Whitehill played a final major-league game on September 30, 1939.
Jo-Jo White played a final major-league game on September 30, 1944.
Dick Barrett played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Ray Berres played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Frenchy Bordagaray played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Gene Moore played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Jake Powell played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Jack Saltzgaver played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Gee Walker played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Hub Walker played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Pep Young played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Martín Dihigo played a final major-league game on September 30, 1945.
Josh Gibson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1946.
Fritz Ostermueller played a final major-league game on September 30, 1948.
Jake Early played a final major-league game on September 30, 1949.
Buddy Lewis played a final major-league game on September 30, 1949.
Joe Gordon played a final major-league game on September 30, 1950.
Eddie Lake played a final major-league game on September 30, 1950.
Joe DiMaggio played a final major-league game on September 30, 1951.
Buddy Kerr played a final major-league game on September 30, 1951.
Mike McCormick played a final major-league game on September 30, 1951.
Wally Moses played a final major-league game on September 30, 1951.
Hoot Evers played a final major-league game on September 30, 1956.
Bob Feller played a final major-league game on September 30, 1956.
Joe Frazier played a final major-league game on September 30, 1956.
Monte Irvin played a final major-league game on September 30, 1956.
Dave Pope played a final major-league game on September 30, 1956.
Jackie Robinson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1956.
Al Rosen played a final major-league game on September 30, 1956.
Hank Thompson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1956.
Jim Delsing played a final major-league game on September 30, 1960.
Ken Lehman played a final major-league game on September 30, 1961.
Jim Rivera played a final major-league game on September 30, 1961.
Richie Ashburn played a final major-league game on September 30, 1962.
Billy Consolo played a final major-league game on September 30, 1962.
Billy Goodman played a final major-league game on September 30, 1962.
Jim Pendleton played a final major-league game on September 30, 1962.
Jim Gentile played a final major-league game on September 30, 1966.
Jim Gilliam played a final major-league game on September 30, 1966.
Héctor López played a final major-league game on September 30, 1966.
Jim Coates played a final major-league game on September 30, 1967.
Andre Rodgers played a final major-league game on September 30, 1967.
Jim Pagliaroni played a final major-league game on September 30, 1969.
Len Gabrielson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1970.
Russ Snyder played a final major-league game on September 30, 1970.
Dick Schofield played a final major-league game on September 30, 1971.
Ted Abernathy played a final major-league game on September 30, 1972.
Tommie Agee played a final major-league game on September 30, 1973.
Bobby Bolin played a final major-league game on September 30, 1973.
Dick Dietz played a final major-league game on September 30, 1973.
Frank Howard played a final major-league game on September 30, 1973.
Hal Lanier played a final major-league game on September 30, 1973.
Larry Stahl played a final major-league game on September 30, 1973.
Jim Ray played a final major-league game on September 30, 1974.
Tom Shopay played a final major-league game on September 30, 1977.
Sandy Alomar played a final major-league game on September 30, 1978.
Lou Brock played a final major-league game on September 30, 1979.
Darrel Chaney played a final major-league game on September 30, 1979.
Willie Davis played a final major-league game on September 30, 1979.
Ray Fosse played a final major-league game on September 30, 1979.
Ed Kranepool played a final major-league game on September 30, 1979.
Ted Martínez played a final major-league game on September 30, 1979.
Tony Solaita played a final major-league game on September 30, 1979.
Bobby Valentine played a final major-league game on September 30, 1979.
Dick Drago played a final major-league game on September 30, 1981.
Mike Lum played a final major-league game on September 30, 1981.
Gene Tenace played a final major-league game on September 30, 1983.
Jim Essian played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Ron Hodges played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Milt May played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Sid Monge played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Joe Morgan played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Mickey Rivers played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Leon Roberts played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
John Stearns played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Champ Summers played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Tom Veryzer played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Bob Watson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1984.
Britt Burns played a final major-league game on September 30, 1985.
Cliff Johnson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1986.
Greg Pryor played a final major-league game on September 30, 1986.
Joaquín Andújar played a final major-league game on September 30, 1988.
Jerry Mumphrey played a final major-league game on September 30, 1988.
Luis Aguayo played a final major-league game on September 30, 1989.
Harry Spilman played a final major-league game on September 30, 1989.
Danny Boone played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.
Tom Brookens played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.
Johnny Ray played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.
Ray Searage played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.
Wayne Tolleson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.
Alex Treviño played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.
Frank White played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.
Eric Show played a final major-league game on September 30, 1991.
Henry Cotto played a final major-league game on September 30, 1993.
Greg Olson played a final major-league game on September 30, 1993.
Ted Power played a final major-league game on September 30, 1993.
Rob Dibble played a final major-league game on September 30, 1995.
Tom Henke played a final major-league game on September 30, 1995.
Dwayne Henry played a final major-league game on September 30, 1995.
John Hudek played a final major-league game on September 30, 1999.
Tim Belcher played a final major-league game on September 30, 2000.
Chad Curtis played a final major-league game on September 30, 2001.
Tom Goodwin played a final major-league game on September 30, 2004.
Carlos Baerga played a final major-league game on September 30, 2005.
Dan Wilson played a final major-league game on September 30, 2005.
Todd Hollandsworth played a final major-league game on September 30, 2006.
Brian Jordan played a final major-league game on September 30, 2006.
Félix Rodríguez played a final major-league game on September 30, 2006.
Randall Simon played a final major-league game on September 30, 2006.
Sandy Alomar played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Tony Batista played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Mark Bellhorn played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Craig Biggio played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Jeff Cirillo played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Royce Clayton played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Jeff Conine played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Orlando Hernández played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Damian Miller played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Doug Mirabelli played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Mike Myers played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Orlando Palmeiro played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Mike Piazza played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Scott Spiezio played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Mike Stanton played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Kelly Stinnett played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Rondell White played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Bob Wickman played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.
Eddie Guardado played a final major-league game on September 30, 2009.
Pedro Martínez played a final major-league game on September 30, 2009.
Gary Sheffield played a final major-league game on September 30, 2009.
John Smoltz played a final major-league game on September 30, 2009.
Shane Loux played a final major-league game on September 30, 2012.
Takashi Saito played a final major-league game on September 30, 2012.
Barry Zito played a final major-league game on September 30, 2015.
Sean Burnett played a final major-league game on September 30, 2016.
Dioner Navarro played a final major-league game on September 30, 2016.
Henderson Álvarez played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.
Matt Cain played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.
Jacoby Ellsbury played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.
Ricky Nolasco played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.
Glen Perkins played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.
Carlos Ruiz played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.
Chris Smith played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.
Seth Smith played a final major-league game on September 30, 2017.
José Bautista played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Matt Belisle played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Adrian Beltré played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Grégor Blanco played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Jorge De La Rosa played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
A. J. Ellis played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Yovani Gallardo played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Chris Gimenez played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Joe Mauer played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Adam Moore played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Brandon Phillips played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
José Reyes played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Adam Rosales played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Denard Span played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Junichi Tazawa played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Chase Utley played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Eric Young played a final major-league game on September 30, 2018.
Rex Brothers played a final major-league game on September 30, 2021.
J. A. Happ played a final major-league game on September 30, 2021.
Scott Kazmir played a final major-league game on September 30, 2021.
Joe Panik played a final major-league game on September 30, 2021.
Zack Britton played a final major-league game on September 30, 2022.
David Price played a final major-league game on September 30, 2022.
Kole Calhoun played a final major-league game on September 30, 2023.
Trevor May played a final major-league game on September 30, 2023.
Mike Moustakas played a final major-league game on September 30, 2023.
Whit Merrifield played a final major-league game on September 30, 2024.
Tampa Bay Rays 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5.
Texas Rangers 6, Seattle Mariners 1.
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 2.
Cleveland Guardians 0, Detroit Tigers 8.
San Diego Padres 6, Chicago White Sox 1.
Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 5.
Oakland Athletics 7, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3.
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 15.
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Francisco Giants 2.
Miami Marlins 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3.
New York Mets 0, Atlanta Braves 3.
New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 7.
These are the 12 most recent of 982 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
62 players were born on September 30; these are the 24 best known.
26 players died on September 30; these are the 24 best known.