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On This Day in Baseball History: August 11
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI71 debuts64 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for August 11, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts71
Final games78
Transactions64
Born60
Died27
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Jake Woodford to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Aaron Nixon to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Bryse Wilson. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Conor Larkin to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent C Andrew Knizner. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Athletics signed free agent RHP Flasherming Ernesto to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Michael Fulmer to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Chris Devenski to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Ricardo Arredondo to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Vinny Nittoli to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Joe Perez to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Blas Castano to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Oakland Athletics released SS Jed Lowrie. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed RHP Trey Braithwaite. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed RHP Zach Maxwell. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed RHP Easton Sikorski. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed LHP Bryce Hubbart. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds signed LHP Rob Hensey. 2022 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Connor Sadzeck to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP A.J. Labas to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Logan Campbell to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed 3B Austin Callahan. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Carlos Perez to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent C Griffin Lockwood-Powell to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Jan Nunez to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded 2B Ildemaro Vargas to Minnesota Twins for cash. 2020 transaction archive |  | |
| 2020 | New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Ben Keizer to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent 1B Samir Duenez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Carlos Torres to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Junichi Tazawa to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds released RHP David Hernandez. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent CF Keshawn Rombley to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP Leonard Garcia to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LF Courtney Hawkins to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks traded RHP Ryan Burr to Chicago White Sox for Future Considerations. 2017 transaction archive | |  |
| 2017 | Cincinnati Reds traded 1B Kevin Franklin to Atlanta Braves. 2017 transaction archive | |  |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Ronald Bolanos to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres released LHP Matt Thornton. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent 2B Jose Fernandez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Mike Garcia to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Juan Gutierrez to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Robert Coello to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Bud Norris. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds traded RHP Matt Buschmann to Baltimore Orioles for cash. 2015 transaction archive | |  |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent IF Jonathan Willems to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Jojanse Torres to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Tony Gwynn Jr. to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers released LHP Casey Crosby. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals released RHP Wilking Rodriguez. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Minnesota Twins traded LF Josh Willingham to Kansas City Royals for RHP Jason Adam. 2014 transaction archive | | |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals signed free agent IF Jesus Morales to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent SS Gleyvin Pineda to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 3B Tommy Manzella to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent Gerardo Reyes. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Jeff Marquez to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Texas Rangers signed free agent C Robinzon Diaz to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Leonel Zazueta to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies signed RHP Ken Giles. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Casey Barnes to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Sam Gaviglio. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Yankees signed RHP Hayden Sharp. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | New York Yankees signed RHP Adam Smith. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves signed 1B Jackson Laumann. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves signed LHP Luis Merejo. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Dylan Beavers |
| 1999 | Doug Nikhazy |
| 1996 | Brendon Little |
| 1995 | Michael Chavis |
| 1992 | Kohei Arihara |
| 1991 | Wilfredo Tovar |
| 1990 | Mayckol Guaipe |
| 1988 | Andrew Lambo |
| 1987 | Drew Storen |
| 1986 | Colby Rasmus |
| 1986 | Pablo Sandoval |
| 1984 | Melky Cabrera |
| 1980 | Kurt Birkins |
| 1979 | Jorge Padilla |
| 1978 | Eric Crozier |
| 1976 | Bubba Crosby |
| 1972 | Andrew Lorraine |
| 1965 | Carlos Martinez |
| 1965 | George Canale |
| 1965 | John Mitchell |
| 1963 | Mike Huff |
| 1963 | Van Snider |
| 1960 | Al Pedrique |
| 1958 | Dorn Taylor |
| 1955 | Bryn Smith |
| 1954 | Gary Holle |
| 1953 | Dennis Lewallyn |
| 1953 | Rex Hudson |
| 1951 | Jim Hughes |
| 1949 | Luis Melendez |
| 1946 | Eddie Leon |
| 1946 | Mike Hedlund |
| 1943 | Leroy Reams |
| 1942 | Sal Campisi |
| 1938 | Vada Pinson |
| 1936 | Bill Monbouquette |
| 1932 | Steve Korcheck |
| 1928 | Bob Stephenson |
| 1922 | Bobby Wilkins |
| 1922 | Cal Cooper |
| 1919 | Luis Olmo |
| 1917 | Lefty Hoerst |
| 1913 | Bob Scheffing |
| 1907 | Bobo Newsom |
| 1907 | Gordon Rhodes |
| 1907 | Jim Galvin |
| 1907 | Woody Jensen |
| 1899 | Frank Brazill |
| 1893 | Red Causey |
| 1891 | Karl Adams |
| 1891 | Walter Barbare |
| 1887 | Harry Swan |
| 1884 | Pete Knisely |
| 1881 | Doc Tonkin |
| 1877 | Harry McNeal |
| 1876 | Danny Murphy |
| 1874 | Ed Walker |
| 1868 | Dan O'Connor |
| 1862 | Henry Zeiher |
| 1853 | Doc Kennedy |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Alex Cole | 57 |
| 2023 | Dick Tomanek | 92 |
| 2011 | Bob Will | 80 |
| 2011 | Joe Trimble | 80 |
| 2010 | Nelson King | 82 |
| 1997 | Rex Barney | 72 |
| 1995 | Al Smith | 91 |
| 1993 | Bill Wilson | 50 |
| 1987 | John McGillen | 70 |
| 1986 | Tom Gorman | 67 |
| 1981 | Walt Huntzinger | 82 |
| 1975 | Rollin Cook | 84 |
| 1971 | Russell Pence | 71 |
| 1970 | Paul Gillespie | 49 |
| 1969 | William Marriott | 75 |
| 1962 | Jake Volz | 84 |
| 1960 | Harry McChesney | 80 |
| 1955 | Babe Ellison | 58 |
| 1955 | Jerry Byrne | 48 |
| 1950 | Frank Smykal | 60 |
| 1947 | Harry Davis | 74 |
| 1943 | Fred Woodcock | 75 |
| 1938 | Cliff Hill | 45 |
| 1935 | Jack Zalusky | 56 |
| 1929 | Red Long | 52 |
| 1922 | Sam King | 70 |
| 1919 | Frank Todd | 49 |
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 August 11.
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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