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On This Day in Baseball History: February 1
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts128 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for February 1, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts0
Final games0
Transactions128
Born63
Died26
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No major-league debuts are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No final games are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox traded RHP David Sandlin, RHP Jordan Hicks, Player To Be Named Later, Player To Be Named Later and cash to Chicago White Sox for RHP Gage Ziehl and Player To Be Named Later. 2026 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox traded 3B Bryan Ramos to Baltimore Orioles for cash. 2026 transaction archive |  | |
| 2026 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Cal Quantrill to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 1B Edwin Ríos to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Carlos Carrasco to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Jonathan Holder to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Brandon Hughes to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Hector Neris. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers traded RHP Corbin Burnes to Baltimore Orioles for SS Joey Ortiz, LHP DL Hall and Future Considerations. 2024 transaction archive |  | |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Aaron McGarity to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent 3B Miguel Sanó to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres signed free agent OF Zach Reks to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Oliver Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Ty Buttrey to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 3B Jason Vosler and to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LF Chad Pinder to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Brian Moran to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent SS Adeiny Hechavarria to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RF Magneuris Sierra to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent 2B Forrest Wall to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Parker Bugg to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Locke St. John to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent CF DJ Peters to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Rainy Mota to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Osvaldo Pacheco to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent C Roldani Baldwin to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Jermaine Vanheyningen to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent CF Wynton Bernard to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 2B Luis Carpio to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Luis Castillo to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent C Jason Lopez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Steven Klimek to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Brandon Lawson to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Jorge Guzman. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Wei-Chieh Huang to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Luis Ortiz to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Fernando Cruz to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Pedro Payano to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent C Carlos Perez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Raynel Espinal to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 3B Yairo Munoz to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LF Dwight Smith Jr. and to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins traded RHP Jordan Yamamoto to New York Mets for SS Federico Polanco. 2021 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Sam Gaviglio to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers signed free agent CF Delino DeShields to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Adrian De Horta to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Yacksel Rios to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Carlos Rodon. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Houston Astros signed free agent RF Steven Souza Jr. to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies traded 3B Nolan Arenado and cash to St. Louis Cardinals for LHP Austin Gomber, 3B Elehuris Montero, RHP Tony Locey, SS Mateo Gil and RHP Jake Sommers. 2021 transaction archive | | |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers signed free agent CF Delino DeShields. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers signed free agent P Sam Gaviglio. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent P Yacksel Rios. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent P Adrian De Horta. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent P Jaime Schultz. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent SS Derlin Figueroa. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent P Yan Mago. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent P Carlos Rodon. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent P Carlos Rodon. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Jeremy Jeffress. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Wade LeBlanc to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Colton Turner to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Grant Black to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Houston Astros signed free agent LHP Wade Miley. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP David Hale to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | New York Yankees signed free agent C Jorge Saez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Jason Hammel to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Tony Barnette. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent SS Bladimir De La Rosa to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Maximiguel Rudecindo to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Andrew Owen to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent C Ben Moore to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Jonathan Aro to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent SS Ariel Montesino to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent SS Adam Rosales to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent 2B Andres Blanco to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Washington Nationals signed free agent C Miguel Montero to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 1B Joey Meneses to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Elvis Araujo to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies traded RHP Eddie Butler to Chicago Cubs for James Farris. 2017 transaction archive | | |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent CF Enrry Pantoja to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Luis Romero to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent DH Brandon Moss. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent CF Peter Bourjos to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent IF Zach Walters to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent 3B Gabirel Corporan to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Tommy Nance to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Kyle Bogese to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Jonathan Sanchez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent 2B Brandon Hicks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent LF Carlos Quentin to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | New York Mets signed free agent C Raywilly Gomez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent 2B Maicer Izturis to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Robert Fish to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals signed free agent C Nick Rickles to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent P Nicolas Cabarcas to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Richard De Los Santos to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent OF John Stephens to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent LF Josh Vitters to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Anthony Marzi to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Bruce Chen. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers signed free agent LHP Pedro Brito to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent C Miguel Olivo to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Yankees signed free agent DH Travis Hafner. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Mets signed free agent RF Marlon Byrd to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Manny Parra. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Mark Hendrickson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Joel Pineiro to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | San Diego Padres signed free agent 2B Adam Buschini to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Washington Nationals signed free agent C Chris Snyder to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 2B Matt Tolbert to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent SS Doug Bernier to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent CF Antoan Richardson to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Josh Geer to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent SS Diory Paulino to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent LHP Jhenderson Hurtado to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent Francisco Cordero. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Juan Cruz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent 2B Carlos Guillen to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles released RHP Rick van den Hurk. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent 2B Chris Tremblay to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent OF Roman Hernandez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LF Chris Pettit to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Aneury Osoria to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Yonqueli Perez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Estarlin Arias to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent C Dave Convertini to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Ernesto Verrier to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Tyler Gentry |
| 1998 | Jazz Chisholm |
| 1998 | Ryne Nelson |
| 1993 | Alberto Baldonado |
| 1992 | Sean Manaea |
| 1991 | Darnell Sweeney |
| 1990 | Nate Orf |
| 1990 | Stolmy Pimentel |
| 1988 | Brett Anderson |
| 1987 | Austin Jackson |
| 1987 | Joe Mahoney |
| 1986 | Justin Sellers |
| 1986 | Kristopher Negron |
| 1985 | Colin Curtis |
| 1985 | Elian Herrera |
| 1983 | Dane De La Rosa |
| 1982 | Jean Machi |
| 1980 | Hector Luna |
| 1978 | Dusty Bergman |
| 1978 | Erick Almonte |
| 1976 | Phil Norton |
| 1972 | Rich Becker |
| 1970 | Edwin Hurtado |
| 1970 | Joe Vitko |
| 1968 | Kent Mercker |
| 1967 | Juan Guerrero |
| 1967 | Tim Naehring |
| 1966 | Darrin Chapin |
| 1966 | Eddie Zambrano |
| 1960 | Cecilio Guante |
| 1957 | Tom Wieghaus |
| 1956 | Geoff Combe |
| 1955 | Ernie Camacho |
| 1954 | Mark Souza |
| 1950 | Don Castle |
| 1947 | Danny Thompson |
| 1947 | Jim McKee |
| 1944 | Hal King |
| 1944 | Paul Blair |
| 1943 | Ron Woods |
| 1934 | Bob Conley |
| 1930 | Bob Smith |
| 1930 | Chuck Churn |
| 1921 | Dave Madison |
| 1919 | Norm Brown |
| 1917 | Elmer Burkart |
| 1915 | Woody Abernathy |
| 1910 | Dutch Lieber |
| 1908 | Vince Barton |
| 1903 | Carl Reynolds |
| 1898 | Andrew Messenger |
| 1894 | Rube Parnham |
| 1894 | Walt Golvin |
| 1892 | Dixie McArthur |
| 1892 | Tom McGuire |
| 1890 | Earle Mack |
| 1884 | Jim Kelly |
| 1884 | Joe Connolly |
| 1882 | Joe Harris |
| 1875 | Billy Sullivan |
| 1874 | Harry Bemis |
| 1867 | Pete Wood |
| 1858 | Lew Brown |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Angel Torres | 72 |
| 2017 | Mark Brownson | 41 |
| 2012 | Herb Adams | 83 |
| 2007 | Ray Berres | 99 |
| 2006 | Jake Wade | 93 |
| 2001 | Sam Harshaney | 90 |
| 1999 | Paul Calvert | 81 |
| 1988 | Red Phillips | 79 |
| 1982 | Ed Edelen | 69 |
| 1980 | Fred Walters | 67 |
| 1980 | Greg Mulleavy | 74 |
| 1979 | Milt Byrnes | 62 |
| 1978 | Jack Saltzgaver | 75 |
| 1974 | Claude Berry | 93 |
| 1973 | Lou Bevil | 50 |
| 1969 | Razor Ledbetter | 74 |
| 1958 | Mysterious Walker | 73 |
| 1954 | Norman Plitt | 60 |
| 1948 | Jim McCormick | 79 |
| 1946 | Ray Hale | 65 |
| 1945 | Tubby Spencer | 61 |
| 1929 | Walt Wilmot | 65 |
| 1928 | Hughie Jennings | 58 |
| 1914 | Sam Weaver | 58 |
| 1912 | Jim Doyle | 25 |
| 1890 | George Trenwith | - |
About these records
Every dated event on this page is read directly from the source tables: debuts, final games, birth dates and death dates from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, People table), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0, and transactions from the official MLB StatsAPI transactions archive captured through 2026-10-22. Nothing is inferred: a record appears here only when the source carries a complete month and day for February 1.
Honesty notes: the staged People table records complete dates or none, and no partial dates had to be excluded. Missing dates are not unknowns everywhere: an empty death date means the player is living (10,918 rows), an empty final-game date means no end date is recorded (1,932 rows), and 398 rows have no birth date. Early records reach back to the 1870s; 19th-century dates reflect the best retrospective research in the source and are shown exactly as recorded. Award winners and postseason series are staged by season with no calendar day in the source, so they are linked from each season above instead of being dated here. The transaction window covers 2011 to 2026 only. Player names link to career pages for every player who has one.
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