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On This Day in Baseball History: October 8
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI7 debuts27 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for October 8, newest first. Player names link to career pages where one exists, and each season links onward to that year’s awards and postseason archives.
Debuts7
Final games41
Transactions27
Born73
Died36
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Katsy Keifer | 1914 awards · 1914 postseason |
| 1914 | Rinaldo Williams | 1914 awards · 1914 postseason |
| 1904 | Butch Rementer | |
| 1890 | George Crawford | 1890 postseason |
| 1886 | Clarence Stephens | 1886 postseason |
| 1886 | Jack Boyle | 1886 postseason |
| 1885 | Jimmy Ryan | 1885 postseason |
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Al Boucher | 1914 awards · 1914 postseason |
| 1914 | Austin Walsh | 1914 awards · 1914 postseason |
| 1914 | Charlie Carr | 1914 awards · 1914 postseason |
| 1914 | John Misse | 1914 awards · 1914 postseason |
| 1914 | Katsy Keifer | 1914 awards · 1914 postseason |
| 1911 | Al Schweitzer | 1911 awards · 1911 postseason |
| 1911 | Amby McConnell | 1911 awards · 1911 postseason |
| 1911 | Boss Schmidt | 1911 awards · 1911 postseason |
| 1911 | Chick Lathers | 1911 awards · 1911 postseason |
| 1911 | Ralph Kreitz | 1911 awards · 1911 postseason |
| 1910 | Chris Mahoney | 1910 postseason |
| 1910 | Doc Moskiman | 1910 postseason |
| 1910 | Dutch Lerchen | 1910 postseason |
| 1910 | Ned Crompton | 1910 postseason |
| 1908 | Bob Edmondson | 1908 postseason |
| 1908 | Jimmy O'Rourke | 1908 postseason |
| 1908 | Mike Donovan | 1908 postseason |
| 1908 | Ollie Pickering | 1908 postseason |
| 1905 | Danny Green | 1905 postseason |
| 1905 | Harry Gleason | 1905 postseason |
| 1905 | Ike Van Zandt | 1905 postseason |
| 1905 | Jack Dunleavy | 1905 postseason |
| 1905 | Jimmy Burke | 1905 postseason |
| 1905 | Sandy McDougal | 1905 postseason |
| 1904 | Billy Lush | |
| 1904 | Butch Rementer | |
| 1904 | Dutch Jordan | |
| 1904 | Frank Dillon | |
| 1904 | Frank McManus | |
| 1904 | Jack Dunn | |
| 1904 | Jesse Purnell | |
| 1904 | Jim Fairbank | |
| 1904 | Monte Beville | |
| 1904 | Phil Geier | |
| 1898 | Walter Thornton | |
| 1890 | Charles Snyder | 1890 postseason |
| 1889 | Ed Flanagan | 1889 postseason |
| 1888 | Dick Conway | 1888 postseason |
| 1887 | Amos Cross | 1887 postseason |
| 1887 | Charlie Ferguson | 1887 postseason |
| 1885 | Walter Hackett | 1885 postseason |
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Anthony Alcantara to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Maikol Lora to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Xabiel Vasquez to a minor league contract. 2026 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Junior Delanda to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent RHP Smil Guzman to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Guillermo Arvizu to a minor league contract. 2021 transaction archive | - | |
| 2020 | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Tyler Cropley to a minor league contract. 2020 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Carlos Rosario to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent OF Ismael Aguilar to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Andres Castro to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Carlo Reyes to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Jesus Balaguer to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Josh Smoker to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP Henry Valencio to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins signed free agent OF Daniel Paulino to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins signed free agent SS Joseph Gilma to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins signed free agent SS Walner Espinal to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins signed free agent OF Danyeli Espinal to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins signed free agent OF Maicol Sosa to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent RHP Ty Barkell to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Omar Feliz to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jose Ramirez to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels signed free agent SS Osvaldo Oliva to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Hector Rovain to a minor league contract. 2015 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Miami Marlins signed free agent CF Jonathan Jones to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | New York Mets signed free agent CF Ranfy Adon to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2013 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Jose Geraldo to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Joey Estes |
| 1999 | Hunter Goodman |
| 1998 | Nick Allen |
| 1997 | Brady Basso |
| 1997 | Shinnosuke Ogasawara |
| 1996 | Chris Roller |
| 1996 | Tim Herrin |
| 1995 | Colin Holderman |
| 1994 | Cody Thomas |
| 1994 | Gosuke Katoh |
| 1993 | Travis Bergen |
| 1990 | Robbie Erlin |
| 1989 | Albert Suarez |
| 1989 | Taylor Featherston |
| 1988 | Manny Barreda |
| 1986 | Adron Chambers |
| 1986 | Erik Davis |
| 1985 | Cody Eppley |
| 1983 | Antoan Richardson |
| 1978 | Keith Reed |
| 1975 | Andy Thompson |
| 1972 | Willie Adams |
| 1971 | Joe Ayrault |
| 1970 | David Doster |
| 1970 | Olmedo Saenz |
| 1970 | Sandy Martinez |
| 1967 | J. T. Bruett |
| 1966 | Jay Gainer |
| 1965 | Jimmy Kremers |
| 1959 | Bryan Little |
| 1959 | Jack Hardy |
| 1959 | Mike Morgan |
| 1957 | Bob Skube |
| 1957 | Mike Chris |
| 1956 | Jeff Lahti |
| 1955 | Jerry Reed |
| 1949 | Enos Cabell |
| 1948 | Bernie Williams |
| 1948 | Rick Stelmaszek |
| 1946 | Mike Wegener |
| 1946 | Paul Splittorff |
| 1946 | Ralph Gagliano |
| 1944 | Ed Kirkpatrick |
| 1943 | Don Pepper |
| 1942 | Bill Landis |
| 1934 | Mickey Harrington |
| 1929 | Bob Mabe |
| 1920 | George Metkovich |
| 1919 | Bob Gillespie |
| 1917 | Danny Murtaugh |
| 1917 | Hal Toenes |
| 1916 | Joe Callahan |
| 1916 | Rex Cecil |
| 1913 | Lee Rogers |
| 1910 | Wally Moses |
| 1902 | Paul Schreiber |
| 1896 | Tim Murchison |
| 1895 | Ed Wingo |
| 1891 | Doug Neff |
| 1891 | Monte Pfeffer |
| 1889 | Walter Tappan |
| 1887 | Dennis Berran |
| 1887 | Doc Crandall |
| 1887 | Donie Bush |
| 1887 | Larry Pratt |
| 1887 | Ping Bodie |
| 1885 | Johnny Lush |
| 1884 | Larry McClure |
| 1870 | Tom Colcolough |
| 1863 | Jimmy Peoples |
| 1862 | Charlie Manlove |
| 1858 | Jim Conway |
| 1857 | John Bergh |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Luis Tiant | 83 |
| 2023 | Jeff Peterek | 61 |
| 2020 | Kim Batiste | 52 |
| 2020 | Whitey Ford | 91 |
| 2019 | Sammy Taylor | 86 |
| 2017 | Don Lock | 81 |
| 2013 | Andy Pafko | 92 |
| 2010 | Dale Roberts | 68 |
| 2008 | Les McCrabb | 93 |
| 2006 | Ivan Murrell | 63 |
| 2005 | Swede Larsen | 91 |
| 2004 | Johnny Sturm | 88 |
| 2004 | Tony Giuliani | 91 |
| 2002 | Jodie Beeler | 81 |
| 1991 | Ed Hanyzewski | 71 |
| 1988 | Bob Boken | 80 |
| 1988 | Boob Fowler | 87 |
| 1986 | Max Surkont | 64 |
| 1982 | Bill Meehan | 93 |
| 1981 | Bill Nagel | 66 |
| 1980 | Lloyd Johnson | 69 |
| 1978 | Jim Gilliam | 49 |
| 1976 | John Bottarini | 68 |
| 1973 | Raymond Haley | 82 |
| 1971 | Murray Wall | 45 |
| 1969 | Willie Ramsdell | 53 |
| 1962 | Ralph Head | 69 |
| 1957 | Paul Russell | 86 |
| 1952 | Joe Adams | 74 |
| 1948 | Al Orth | 76 |
| 1945 | Al Klawitter | 56 |
| 1936 | Red Ames | 54 |
| 1934 | Bill Snyder | 36 |
| 1913 | Elmer Cleveland | 51 |
| 1912 | Heinie Heitmuller | 29 |
| 1905 | Bill Sullivan | - |
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 8.
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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