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On This Day in Baseball History: October 31
Sources Lahman People + MLB StatsAPI0 debuts43 transactions
Every major-league debut, final game, transaction, birth and death recorded for October 31, 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 games3
Transactions43
Born57
Died28
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| No major-league debuts are recorded for this date. | ||
| Year | Player | That season |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jordan Lawlar | 2023 awards · 2023 postseason |
| 1872 | Charlie Lowe | |
| 1872 | John Barrett |
| Year | Move | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Jose Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Roniel Joseph to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Peter Lambert to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent C Henry Hunter to a minor league contract. 2025 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Dylan Covey. 2024 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2024 | Atlanta Braves traded RF Jorge Soler to Los Angeles Angels for RHP Griffin Canning. 2024 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2024 | Oakland Athletics traded LF Daz Cameron to Baltimore Orioles for cash. 2024 transaction archive | |  |
| 2024 | Baltimore Orioles signed free agent RHP Yaramil Hiraldo to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Chris Devenski to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2024 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Yoandri Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 2024 transaction archive | - | |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Ryan Carpenter to a minor league contract. 2023 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins signed free agent LHP Jarol Fernandez to a minor league contract. 2022 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox traded C Welington Castillo and Future Considerations to Texas Rangers for OF Jonah McReynolds. 2019 transaction archive |  |  |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres traded RF Travis Jankowski to Cincinnati Reds for Future Considerations. 2019 transaction archive | | |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Parker Markel to Los Angeles Angels for cash. 2019 transaction archive |  | |
| 2019 | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Franklin Sanchez to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Rainier Taveras to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres signed free agent LHP Yerisson Encarnacion to a minor league contract. 2019 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Albenis Chango to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Homer Cruz to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2018 | New York Yankees signed free agent SS Sergio Vargas to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent C Victor Cairo to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent SS Robel Garcia to a minor league contract. 2018 transaction archive | - | |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent RHP Gustavo Andujar to a minor league contract. 2017 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Dana Eveland to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Franklin Dacosta to a minor league contract. 2016 transaction archive | - | |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Phillippe Aumont to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2015 transaction archive | - | |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Jeff Francis to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Xavier Javier to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2014 | New York Mets signed free agent C Domingo Martinez to a minor league contract. 2014 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | San Diego Padres traded LHP Colt Hynes to Cleveland Indians for cash. 2013 transaction archive | |  |
| 2013 | Cleveland Indians released RHP Chris Perez. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent DH Jason Giambi to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Race Parmenter to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Miguelangel Bastidas to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Luis Carrasco to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Luis Mendoza to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent OF Yorbys Tabares to a minor league contract. 2013 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Angels traded RHP Ervin Santana and cash to Kansas City Royals for LHP Brandon Sisk. 2012 transaction archive |  | |
| 2012 | Boston Red Sox signed free agent CF Mitch Maier to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs signed free agent SS Edwin Maysonet to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. 2012 transaction archive | - | |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies signed free agent OF Omar Carrizales to a minor league contract. 2012 transaction archive | - |  |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves Traded RHP Derek Lowe to Cleveland Indians and Kinston Indians Traded LHP Chris Jones to Lynchburg Hillcats. 2011 transaction archive | | |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Erik Sabrowski |
| 1995 | Miles Mastrobuoni |
| 1991 | Tony Kemp |
| 1989 | Scott McGough |
| 1987 | Yamaico Navarro |
| 1985 | Andy Parrino |
| 1985 | Javy Guerra |
| 1984 | Anthony Varvaro |
| 1983 | Luis Mendoza |
| 1982 | Alex Hinshaw |
| 1981 | Jared Wells |
| 1981 | Mike Napoli |
| 1974 | Steve Cox |
| 1973 | David Dellucci |
| 1973 | Tim Byrdak |
| 1972 | Chris Clemons |
| 1970 | Steve Trachsel |
| 1969 | Damon Mashore |
| 1969 | Oreste Marrero |
| 1968 | Ed Taubensee |
| 1966 | Brian Keyser |
| 1964 | Steve Rosenberg |
| 1963 | Fred McGriff |
| 1963 | Matt Nokes |
| 1963 | Mike Smith |
| 1960 | Mike Gallego |
| 1958 | Paul Zuvella |
| 1958 | Ray Soff |
| 1951 | Dave Freisleben |
| 1943 | Bill Voss |
| 1943 | Fred Klages |
| 1943 | John Hoffman |
| 1942 | Dave McNally |
| 1941 | Ed Spiezio |
| 1939 | Ed Stroud |
| 1937 | Dave Tyriver |
| 1937 | Jim Donohue |
| 1934 | Carl Boles |
| 1924 | Dee Fondy |
| 1916 | Ken Keltner |
| 1913 | Warren Huston |
| 1907 | Ray Treadaway |
| 1904 | Allyn Stout |
| 1901 | Ray Flaskamper |
| 1897 | Tony Rego |
| 1896 | Leo Dickerman |
| 1894 | Ken Crawford |
| 1894 | Ray O'Brien |
| 1893 | Bill Herring |
| 1887 | Ed Burns |
| 1886 | Alex Malloy |
| 1882 | Bert Daniels |
| 1876 | Ed Fisher |
| 1874 | Harry Smith |
| 1864 | Dan Bickham |
| 1862 | Hardie Henderson |
| 1856 | Kick Kelly |
| Year | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Willie McCovey | 80 |
| 2017 | Bob Talbot | 89 |
| 2014 | Brad Halsey | 33 |
| 2014 | Jean-Pierre Roy | 94 |
| 2013 | Johnny Kucks | 81 |
| 2010 | Artie Wilson | 90 |
| 2006 | Rocky Nelson | 81 |
| 1998 | Bob Thurman | 81 |
| 1997 | Sam Hairston | 77 |
| 1991 | Dixie Parsons | 75 |
| 1983 | George Halas | 88 |
| 1982 | Sheriff Blake | 83 |
| 1981 | Fred Archer | 71 |
| 1976 | King Lear | 85 |
| 1974 | Buddy Myer | 70 |
| 1970 | Johnny Lucas | 67 |
| 1968 | Hub Perdue | 86 |
| 1968 | Ralph Glaze | 87 |
| 1966 | Elmer Johnson | 82 |
| 1956 | John Leighton | 95 |
| 1949 | Jack Lundbom | 72 |
| 1937 | Ed Walsh | 32 |
| 1936 | Deacon McGuire | 72 |
| 1933 | Charlie Loudenslager | 52 |
| 1922 | Dick Padden | 52 |
| 1918 | Charlie Hilsey | 54 |
| 1907 | Henry Gilroy | - |
| 1901 | John Cahill | 36 |
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 31.
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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