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On This Day in Baseball History: August 24
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI70 debuts52 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for August 24, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts70
Final games50
Transactions52
Born63
Died24
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Tyler Kinley. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Houston Astros signed free agent LF Nelson Velázquez. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves released RHP Erick Fedde. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Héctor Neris. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers released RF Jason Heyward. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent CF Anthony Gose to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent LHP Fernando Abad to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent 1B Riley Jepson to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Jakson Reetz to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Pedro Mercedes to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Cody Carroll to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LHP Tommy Milone to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Taylor Guerrieri to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds signed RHP Thomas Farr. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners traded 1B Daniel Vogelbach to Toronto Blue Jays for cash. 2020 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2020 | Chicago White Sox released RHP Bryan Mitchell. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants released RF Hunter Pence. 2020 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Chicago White Sox released LHP Adalberto Mejia. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Walter Pennington to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Matt Wotherspoon to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent C Francisco Cervelli. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent CF Victor Arias to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Jorge Chirinos to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Ernesto Borges to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Shumpei Yoshikawa to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Woo-Young Jin to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Hyun-il Choi to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP Victor Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent OF Carlos Canache to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Luis Castillo to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Raymond Kerr to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Johnny Hellweg to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Franny Cobos to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Roy Merritt to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Atlanta Braves traded LF Jeff Francoeur and cash to Miami Marlins for C Matthew Foley. 2016 transaction archive | | |
| 2016 | Texas Rangers traded SS Dylan Moore to Atlanta Braves for Other Considerations. 2016 transaction archive |  | |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent IF Debby Santana to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks released C Gerald Laird. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers signed free agent CF Drew Stubbs to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent LF Quintin Berry to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Fernando Ayala to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent SS Frank Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Carlos Mendez to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers traded C Geovany Soto to Oakland Athletics for cash. 2014 transaction archive | |  |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds traded C Bryan Anderson to Oakland Athletics. 2014 transaction archive | | |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent OF Blake Gailen to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Maximiliano Gooding to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | New York Mets signed free agent OF Ricardo Cespedes to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Jesse Chavez to Oakland Athletics for cash. 2012 transaction archive | | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Tim Corcoran to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Jesus Zambrano to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Juan Jaime to a minor league contract. 2011 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Alex Freeland |
| 1998 | Mason Miller |
| 1998 | McKinley Moore |
| 1994 | Jamie Callahan |
| 1994 | Steven Wilson |
| 1991 | Enrique Hernandez |
| 1991 | Luke Jackson |
| 1986 | Nick Adenhart |
| 1985 | Anthony Ortega |
| 1985 | Christian Garcia |
| 1983 | Alan Johnson |
| 1983 | Brett Gardner |
| 1981 | Omar Beltre |
| 1980 | Kevin Correia |
| 1974 | Bartolome Fortunato |
| 1974 | Jeff Kubenka |
| 1973 | Arquimedez Pozo |
| 1972 | Chris Prieto |
| 1972 | Kurt Miller |
| 1972 | Mike Grzanich |
| 1971 | Everett Stull |
| 1970 | B. J. Waszgis |
| 1968 | Tim Salmon |
| 1966 | Dean Wilkins |
| 1965 | Webster Garrison |
| 1964 | Kip Gross |
| 1960 | Cal Ripken |
| 1957 | Butch Benton |
| 1956 | Neil Fiala |
| 1956 | Tony Bernazard |
| 1954 | Chris Batton |
| 1953 | Luis Sanchez |
| 1939 | Rick Joseph |
| 1932 | Hal Woodeshick |
| 1928 | Hal Griggs |
| 1916 | Luis Suarez |
| 1915 | Chubby Dean |
| 1914 | George Turbeville |
| 1912 | Frank Secory |
| 1907 | Beryl Richmond |
| 1902 | Jack Blott |
| 1902 | Jimmy Hudgens |
| 1897 | Al Bool |
| 1897 | Frank Pratt |
| 1897 | John Monroe |
| 1896 | Bevo LeBourveau |
| 1895 | Les Howe |
| 1894 | Jimmy Cooney |
| 1893 | Shorty Des Jardien |
| 1890 | Ralph Mattis |
| 1889 | Hank Gowdy |
| 1889 | Jewel Ens |
| 1887 | Harry Hooper |
| 1887 | Jimmy Walsh |
| 1883 | Bill Moriarty |
| 1881 | Billy Kelsey |
| 1877 | Art Williams |
| 1876 | Frank Quinn |
| 1876 | John Brown |
| 1864 | Belden Hill |
| 1864 | Lou Hardie |
| 1863 | Charlie Hall |
| 1859 | George Noftsker |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marc Hill | 73 |
| 2019 | Tex Clevenger | 87 |
| 2016 | Juan Bell | 48 |
| 2016 | Neil Berry | 94 |
| 2011 | Mike Flanagan | 59 |
| 2006 | Gene Thompson | 89 |
| 2001 | Hank Sauer | 84 |
| 1991 | Tony Martinez | 51 |
| 1990 | Mickey Witek | 74 |
| 1986 | George Diehl | 68 |
| 1984 | Roy Easterwood | 69 |
| 1980 | Herman Fink | 69 |
| 1977 | Leo Cristante | 50 |
| 1974 | Jake Miller | 78 |
| 1971 | Mitch Chetkovich | 54 |
| 1966 | Wheezer Dell | 80 |
| 1963 | Ren Kelly | 63 |
| 1956 | Art Fromme | 72 |
| 1955 | John Raleigh | 68 |
| 1940 | Ed Hallinan | 52 |
| 1935 | George Keefe | 68 |
| 1921 | Emil Gross | 63 |
| 1917 | Al McCauley | 54 |
| 1900 | John Puhl | 24 |
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 24.
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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