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On This Day in Baseball History: October 4
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI16 debuts30 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for October 4, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts16
Final games336
Transactions30
Born77
Died36
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nate Mondou | 2022 awards · 2022 postseason |
| 1981 | Tom Wieghaus | 1981 awards · 1981 postseason |
| 1980 | Mike Boddicker | 1980 awards · 1980 postseason |
| 1980 | Roger Holt | 1980 awards · 1980 postseason |
| 1972 | Vic Correll | 1972 awards · 1972 postseason |
| 1964 | Elvio Jimenez | 1964 awards · 1964 postseason |
| 1916 | Artie Dede | 1916 postseason |
| 1916 | Bunny Fabrique | 1916 postseason |
| 1913 | Bert Niehoff | 1913 awards · 1913 postseason |
| 1913 | Eddie Edmonson | 1913 awards · 1913 postseason |
| 1913 | Mark Stewart | 1913 awards · 1913 postseason |
| 1913 | Mutt Williams | 1913 awards · 1913 postseason |
| 1911 | Troy Puckett | 1911 awards · 1911 postseason |
| 1907 | Billy Kelsey | 1907 postseason |
| 1888 | Dick Van Zant | 1888 postseason |
| 1876 | Frank Pearce |
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Ender Nunez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners traded RHP Ty Cummings to Tampa Bay Rays. Player to be named later (Randy Arozarena trade). 2024 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Jordin Jhonni to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Deivy Victora to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2023 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Johan Moreno to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Ali Ascanio to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Luis Reyes to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Edward Vargas to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent OF Luis Barett to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Tyler Johnson to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Vince Sanchez to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Juan Gamez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Juan Gamez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent P Juan Gamez. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Ronard Paulino to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Luis Brito to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Darwin Cruz to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Texas Rangers released DH Prince Fielder. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Houston Astros signed free agent C Lorenzo Quintana to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics signed free agent SS Daniel Bautista to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Jesus Turizo to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent SS Francisco Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Duilio Ochoa to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent OF Carlos Pacheco to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Scot Hoffman to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent C Wilfredo Rodriguez to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Anthony Usui to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent RHP Juan Diaz to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Dodgers traded RHP Rubby De La Rosa and LF Jerry Sands to Boston Red Sox. 2012 transaction archive | | |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent SS Raybell Mella to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Jace Jung |
| 1998 | Oneil Cruz |
| 1996 | Edgar Garcia |
| 1996 | Jackson Kowar |
| 1994 | Sean Murphy |
| 1994 | Shea Spitzbarth |
| 1991 | Alec Asher |
| 1989 | Casey Kelly |
| 1988 | Lonnie Chisenhall |
| 1986 | Stephen Fife |
| 1984 | Drew Stubbs |
| 1983 | Kurt Suzuki |
| 1982 | Jered Weaver |
| 1982 | Ryan Sadowski |
| 1982 | Tony Gwynn |
| 1981 | Joe Thatcher |
| 1978 | Kyle Lohse |
| 1977 | Bobby Scales |
| 1972 | Adam Riggs |
| 1971 | Carlos Crawford |
| 1967 | Roger Pavlik |
| 1966 | Mike Walker |
| 1966 | Tim Mauser |
| 1965 | Steve Olin |
| 1964 | John Kiely |
| 1964 | Mark McLemore |
| 1963 | Bruce Ruffin |
| 1962 | Chris James |
| 1962 | Dennis Cook |
| 1962 | Tony Ferreira |
| 1961 | Mike Sharperson |
| 1960 | Billy Hatcher |
| 1960 | Joe Boever |
| 1956 | Charlie Leibrandt |
| 1955 | Lary Sorensen |
| 1954 | Bill Atkinson |
| 1954 | Dennis Littlejohn |
| 1953 | Dave Schuler |
| 1951 | Horace Speed |
| 1950 | Ed Halicki |
| 1949 | John Wathan |
| 1948 | Dave Johnson |
| 1947 | Glenn Adams |
| 1945 | John Duffie |
| 1944 | Tony LaRussa |
| 1943 | Jimy Williams |
| 1939 | Ted Davidson |
| 1934 | Don Bradey |
| 1931 | Joe Kirrene |
| 1928 | Rip Repulski |
| 1927 | Bob Kelly |
| 1922 | Don Lenhardt |
| 1918 | Red Munger |
| 1917 | Hal Quick |
| 1914 | Bruce Sloan |
| 1910 | Frankie Crosetti |
| 1903 | Lefty Thomas |
| 1898 | Frank McCue |
| 1895 | Ralph Shinners |
| 1892 | Delos Brown |
| 1890 | Frank Rooney |
| 1889 | Shorty Dee |
| 1887 | Ray Fisher |
| 1883 | Harry Ables |
| 1879 | Bob Rhoads |
| 1878 | Bob Dresser |
| 1875 | Bob McKinney |
| 1873 | Jim Gardner |
| 1871 | Charlie Jordan |
| 1864 | Hiram Wright |
| 1864 | Luke Lutenberg |
| 1863 | Bill Finley |
| 1863 | Jim Halpin |
| 1861 | John Leighton |
| 1860 | Mark Polhemus |
| 1858 | Ossie France |
| 1851 | Orator Shafer |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wayne Comer | 79 |
| 2021 | Eddie Robinson | 100 |
| 2019 | Bob Tufts | 63 |
| 2016 | Doug Slaten | 36 |
| 2016 | Gair Allie | 84 |
| 2011 | Ralph Hodgin | 96 |
| 2009 | Barry Lersch | 65 |
| 2007 | Don Nottebart | 71 |
| 2000 | Chuck Oertel | 69 |
| 1998 | Lee Grissom | 90 |
| 1996 | Joe Hoerner | 59 |
| 1992 | Augie Prudhomme | 89 |
| 1990 | Vance Dinges | 75 |
| 1984 | Joe Marty | 71 |
| 1982 | Red Barron | 82 |
| 1981 | Freddie Lindstrom | 75 |
| 1979 | Fred Graf | 90 |
| 1979 | Ray Wolf | 75 |
| 1967 | Ed Barney | 77 |
| 1966 | Mike Tresh | 52 |
| 1965 | Harvey MacDonald | 67 |
| 1961 | Roy Golden | 73 |
| 1960 | Jack Warhop | 76 |
| 1956 | Jake Gettman | 80 |
| 1955 | Stan Baumgartner | 60 |
| 1952 | Bill Zimmerman | 65 |
| 1946 | John Woods | 48 |
| 1941 | Walt Justis | 58 |
| 1938 | Fred Doe | 74 |
| 1936 | Hercules Burnett | 71 |
| 1934 | Jimmy Callahan | 60 |
| 1927 | John Richter | 54 |
| 1918 | Phil Routcliffe | 47 |
| 1912 | George Knight | 56 |
| 1911 | Emil Geiss | 46 |
| 1907 | Frank Leary | 26 |
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 October 4.
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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