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Our Irish Ancestry Database contains records of over 300 players, coaches, executives, and media personalities with Irish ancestry. You can browse the database to search for the ancestry of current and former players and coaches. You can also search for notable events in baseball history that were accomplished by players and coaches whose roots can be traced to Ireland.
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- Munster – Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford
- Ulster – Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Tyrone
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Last Name | First Name | Category | Era | Link | DOB | Irish County | Relationship | Generation |
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Alexander | Grover | Player | Dead Ball Era | 2/26/1887 | Louth | Grandmother | 2nd | |
Alonso | Peter | Player | Modern Era | 12/7/1994 | Donegal | 8X GGF | 10th | |
Anderson | Sparky | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 2/22/1934 | Clare | 8X GGF | 10th | |
Archer | Jimmy | Player | Dead Ball Era | 5/13/1883 | Dublin | Self | Irish Born | |
Ashburn | Richie | Player | Modern Era | 3/19/1927 | Antrim | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Bagwell | Jeff | Player | Modern Era | 5/28/1968 | Galway | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Barry | Jack | Player | Dead Ball Era | 4/26/1887 | Kerry | Father | 1st | |
Bellinger | Cody | Player | Modern Era | 7/13/1995 | Donegal | 8X GGF | 10th | |
Biggio | Craig | Player | Modern Era | 12/14/1965 | Tyrone | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Blackmon | Charlie | Player | Modern Era | 7/1/1986 | Antrim | 8X GGF | 10th | |
Boggs | Wade | Player | Modern Era | 6/15/1958 | Dublin | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Bond | Tommy | Player | Emerald Age | 4/2/1856 | Longford | Self | Irish Born | |
Brennaman | Marty | Media | Modern Era | 7/28/1942 | Laois | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Breslin | Jimmy | Media | Modern Era | 10/17/1928 | Cork | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Bresnahan | Roger | Player | Dead Ball Era | 6/11/1879 | Limerick | Father | 1st | |
Brett | George | Player | Modern Era | 5/15/1953 | Galway | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Brett | Ken | Player | Modern Era | 9/18/1948 | Galway | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Brouthers | Dan | Player | Modern Era | 5/8/1858 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Brown | Mordecai | Player | Dead Ball Era | 10/19/1876 | Derry | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Bryant | Kris | Player | Modern Era | 1/4/1992 | Wexford | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Buck | Jack | Media | Modern Era | 8/21/1924 | Kerry | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Buck | Joe | Media | Modern Era | 8/25/1969 | Kerry | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Buckner | Bill | Player | Modern Era | 12/14/1949 | Donegal | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Buehler | Walker | Player | Modern Era | 6/28/1994 | Laois | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Bunning | Jim | Player | Modern Era | 10/23/1931 | Cork | 1X GGM | 3rd | |
Caruthers | Bob | Player | Emerald Age | 1/5/1864 | Donegal | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Casey | Doc | Player | Dead Ball Era | 3/15/1870 | Clare | Father | 1st | |
Casey | Sean | Player | Modern Era | 7/2/1974 | Sligo | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Cashman | Brian | Executive | Modern Era | 7/3/1967 | Waterford | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Cashman | Terry | Media | Modern Era | 7/5/1941 | Clare | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Clark | Will | Player | Modern Era | 3/13/1964 | Kildare | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Clarkson | John | Player | Modern Era | 7/1/1861 | Clare | Father | 1st | |
Cleary | Joseph | Player | Modern Era | 12/3/1918 | Cork | Self | Irish Born | |
Clemens | Roger | Player | Modern Era | 8/4/1962 | Leitrim | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Coleman | Ed | Media | Modern Era | 5/2/1905 | Kerry | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Coleman | Jerry | Media | Modern Era | 9/14/1924 | Cork | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Collins | Bill | Player | Emerald Age | 2/5/1905 | Dublin | Self | Irish Born | |
Collins | Eddie | Player | Dead Ball Era | 5/2/1877 | Cork | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Collins | Jimmy | Player | Dead Ball Era | 1/15/1879 | Antrim | Father | 1st | |
Comiskey | Charles | Executive | Emerald Age | 8/15/1849 | Cavan | Father | 1st | |
Cone | David | Player | Modern Era | 1/2/1963 | Carlow | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Conlan | Jocko | Umpire | Modern Era | 12/6/1899 | Kilkenny | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Conley | Gene | Player | Modern Era | 11/10/1930 | Donegal | 7X GGF | 9th | |
Conlon | PJ | Player | Modern Era | 11/11/1993 | Antrim | Self | Irish Born | |
Connally | Sarge | Player | Modern Era | 8/31/1898 | Donegal | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Connolly | Tommy | Umpire | Dead Ball Era | 12/31/1870 | Mayo | Father | 1st | |
Connor | Roger | Player | Emerald Age | 7/1/1857 | Kerry | Father | 1st | |
Connors | Chuck | Player | Modern Era | 4/10/2021 | Waterford | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Corcoran | Larry | Player | Modern Era | 8/10/1859 | Meath | Father | 1st | |
Costas | Bob | Media | Modern Era | 3/22/1952 | Limerick | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Costner | Kevin | Media | Modern Era | 1/18/1955 | Fermanagh | 7X GGF | 9th | |
Cronin | Joe | Player | Modern Era | 10/12/1906 | Kerry | Father | 1st | |
Curran | John | Player | Emerald Age | 1/25/1905 | Kerry | Self | Irish Born | |
Culp | Ray | Player | Modern Era | 1220/1941 | Down | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Cuyler | Kiki | Player | Modern Era | 8/30/1898 | Down | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Daily | Hugh | Player | Emerald Age | 7/17/1847 | Cavan | Self | Irish Born | |
Dalbec | Bobby | Player | Modern Era | 7/29/1995 | Mayo | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Daniels | Peter | Player | Emerald Age | 4/8/1864 | Cavan | Self | Irish Born | |
Deasly | Pat | Player | Emerald Age | 11/17/1858 | Dublin | Self | Irish Born | |
Decinces | Doug | Player | Modern Era | 8/29/1950 | Meath | Grandfather | 2nd | |
DeGrom | Jake | Player | Modern Era | 6/19/1988 | Laois | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Delahanty | Ed | Player | Emerald Age | 10/30/1867 | Kilkenny | Father | 1st | |
Desmond | Ian | Player | Modern Era | 9/20/1985 | Cavan | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Devine | Bing | Executive | Modern Era | 3/1/1916 | Waterford | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Devlin | Art | Player | Dead Ball Era | 10/15/1879 | Dublin | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Dickey | Bill | Player | Modern Era | 6/6/1907 | Antrim | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Dillon | Pop | Player | Dead Ball Era | 10/171873 | Kilkenny | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Dinneen | Bill | Player | Dead Ball Era | 4/5/1876 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Donlin | Mike | Player | Dead Ball Era | 5/30/1878 | Clare | Father | 1st | |
Donohue | Steve | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 1956 | Cork | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Donovan | Dick | Player | Modern Era | 12/7/1927 | Cork | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Donovan | Patsy | Player | Emerald Age | 3/16/1865 | Cork | Self | Irish Born | |
Dorgan | Mike | Player | Emerald Age | 10/2/1853 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Dowling | Peter | Player | Dead Ball Era | 7/15/1876 | Wicklow | Father | 1st | |
Dowse | Tom | Player | Emerald Age | 8/12/1866 | Leitrim | Self | Irish Born | |
Doyle | Conny | Player | Emerald Age | 2/4/1905 | Kerry | Self | Irish Born | |
Doyle | Jack | Player | Emerald Age | 10/25/1869 | Kerry | Self | Irish Born | |
Doyle | Larry | Player | Dead Ball Era | 7/31/1886 | Dublin | Father | 1st | |
Duffy | Hugh | Player | Emerald Age | 11/26/1866 | Monaghan | Grandfather | 1st | |
Dunn | Adam | Player | Modern Era | 11/9/1979 | Waterford | 8X GGF | 10th | |
Duvall | Adam | Player | Modern Era | 9/4/1988 | Donegal | 7X GGF | 9th | |
Eckersley | Dennis | Player | Modern Era | 10/3/1954 | Armagh | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Ellis | Dock | Player | Modern Era | 3/11/1945 | Tyrone | 8X GGF | 10th | |
Evers | Johnny | Player | Dead Ball Era | 7/21/1881 | Westmeath | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Farmer | Bill | Player | Emerald Age | 2/13/1864 | Dublin | Self | Irish Born | |
Farrell | Turk | Player | Modern Era | 4/8/1934 | Dublin | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Feeney | Chub | Executive | Modern Era | 8/13/21 | Sligo | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Ferrell | Rick | Player | Modern Era | 10/12/1905 | Down | 6X GGF | 8th | |
Ferrell | Wes | Player | Modern Era | 2/2/1908 | Down | 6X GGF | 8th | |
Fidrych | Mark | Player | Modern Era | 8/14/1954 | Cork | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Fields | Jocko | Player | Emerald Age | 10/20/1864 | Cork | Self | Irish Born | |
Finley | Chuck | Player | Modern Era | 11/26/1962 | Cork | 6X GGF | 8th | |
Flaherty | John | Player | Modern Era | 10/21/1967 | Kerry | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Flanagan | Mike | Player | Modern Era | 12/16/1951 | Clare | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Flynn | Mike | Player | Emerald Age | 3/15/1872 | Kildare | Self | Irish Born | |
Flynn | Peter | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 2/12/1938 | Leitrim | Self | Irish Born | |
Foley | Curry | Player | Emerald Age | 1/16/1856 | Kerry | Self | Irish Born | |
Foley | Red | Media | Modern Era | 12/26/1928 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Foli | Tim | Player | Modern Era | 12/8/1950 | Kilkenny | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Ford | Whitey | Player | Modern Era | 10/21/1928 | Dublin | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Forde | Shannon | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 1972 | Kerry | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Foxx | Jimmie | Player | Modern Era | 10/22/1907 | Wicklow | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Freehan | Bill | Player | Modern Era | 11/29/1941 | Longford | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Freeman | Freddie | Player | Modern Era | 9/12/1989 | Dublin | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Gallagher | Guy | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 8/27/1966 | Donegal | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Galvin | Pud | Player | Emerald Age | 12/25/1855 | Clare | Father | 1st | |
Garver | Ned | Player | Modern Era | 12/25/1925 | Dublin | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Garvey | Steve | Player | Modern Era | 12/22/1948 | Louth | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Gibson | Kirk | Player | Modern Era | 5/28/1957 | Antrim | 6X GGF | 8th | |
Glavine | Tom | Player | Modern Era | 3/29/1966 | Cork | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Gleeson | Jim | Player | Modern Era | 3/5/1912 | Clare | Father | 1st | |
Gorman | Tom | Umpire | Modern Era | 3/15/1919 | Limerick | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Groat | Dick | Player | Modern Era | 11/4/1930 | Down | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Grove | Lefty | Player | Modern Era | 3/6/1900 | Derry | 6X GGF | 8th | |
Guidry | Ron | Player | Modern Era | 8/28/1950 | Cork | 6X GGF | 8th | |
Hafey | Chick | Player | Modern Era | 2/12/1903 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Hallinan | Jimmy | Player | Emerald Age | 5/27/1849 | Dublin | Self | Irish Born | |
Hamilton | Billy | Player | Emerald Age | 2/16/1886 | Down | Father | 1st | |
Hanlon | Ned | Manager/Coach | Emerald Age | 8/22/1857 | Armagh | Father | 1st | |
Harrington | Joe | Player | Emerald Age | 12/21/1869 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Hartnett | Gabby | Player | Modern Era | 12/10/1900 | Tipperary | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Helton | Todd | Player | Modern Era | 8/20/1973 | Dublin | 8X GGF | 10th | |
Hernandez | Keith | Player | Modern Era | 10/20/1953 | Kerry | 7X GGF | 9th | |
Hines | Mike | Player | Emerald Age | 9/1/1862 | Kerry | Self | Irish Born | |
Hodges | Gil | Player | Modern Era | 4/4/1924 | Sligo | 2X GGF | 3rd | |
Horan | Patrick | Player | Emerald Age | Clare | Self | Irish Born | ||
Hornsby | Rogers | Player | Modern Era | 4/27/1896 | Tyrone | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Horrigan | Jeff | Media | Modern Era | 4/16/1963 | Kerry | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Hosmer | Eric | Player | Modern Era | 10/24/1989 | Laois | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Hubbard | Cal | Umpire | Modern Era | 10/31/1900 | Kerry | 7X GGF | 9th | |
Huggins | Miller | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 4/19/1879 | Antrim | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Hughes | Pat | Media | Modern Era | 5/27/1955 | Donegal | 6X GGF | 8th | |
James | Bill | Media | Modern Era | 10/5/1949 | Derry | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Jennings | Hughie | Player | Emerald Age | 4/2/1869 | Mayo | Father | 1st | |
Jeter | Derek | Player | Modern Era | 6/24/1974 | Cork | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Johnson | Walter | Player | Dead Ball Era | 11/6/1887 | Donegal | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Joyce | Jim | Umpire | Modern Era | 10/3/1955 | Galway | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Kaline | Al | Player | Modern Era | 12/19/1934 | Antrim | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Kavanagh | Marty | Player | Dead Ball Era | 6/13/1891 | Dublin | Father | 1st | |
Keefe | Tim | Player | Emerald Age | 1/1/1857 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Keeler | Willie | Player | Emerald Age | 3/3/1872 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Kell | George | Player | Modern Era | 8/23/1922 | Derry | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Kelley | Joe | Player | Emerald Age | 12/9/1871 | Louth | Father | 1st | |
Kelly | Highpockets | Player | Dead Ball Era | 9/10/1895 | Limerick | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Kelly | Michael “King” | Player | Emerald Age | 12/31/1857 | Roscommon | Father | 1st | |
Kelly | Tom | Player | Modern Era | 8/15/1950 | Offaly | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Keough | Matt | Player | Modern Era | 7/3/1955 | Armagh | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Kenny | Brian | Media | Modern Era | 10/18/1963 | Roscommon | Father | 1st | |
Kershaw | Clayton | Player | Modern Era | 3/19/1988 | Tyrone | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Killebrew | Harmon | Player | Modern Era | 6/29/1936 | Dublin | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Kilroy | Matt | Player | Emerald Age | 6/21/1866 | Westmeath | Father | 1st | |
Kiner | Ralph | Player | Modern Era | 10/27/1922 | Derry | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Lee | Bill | Player | Modern Era | 12/28/1946 | Leitrim | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Leiter | Al | Player | Modern Era | 10/23/1965 | Antrim | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Lennon | Chuck | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 6/10/1938 | Roscommon | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Leonard | Andy | Player | Emerald Age | 6/1/1846 | Cavan | Self | Irish Born | |
Leonard | Dennis | Player | Modern Era | 5/18/1951 | Meath | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Leyland | Jim | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 12/15/1944 | Wexford | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Lowell | Mike | Player | Modern Era | 2/24/1974 | Dublin | 10X GGF | 12th | |
Lucid | Con | Player | Emerald Age | 2/24/1874 | Dublin | Self | Irish Born | |
Lyle | Sparky | Player | Modern Era | 7/22/1944 | Antrim | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Mack | Connie | Manager/Coach | Dead Ball Era | 12/22/1862 | Kerry | Father | 1st | |
Mack | Reddy | Player | Emerald Age | 5/2/1866 | Down | Self | Irish Born | |
Madden | Bill | Media | Modern Era | 1946 | Mayo | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Maddux | Greg | Player | Modern Era | 4/14/1966 | Cavan | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Magee | Sherry | Player | Dead Ball Era | 8/6/1884 | Fermanagh | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Malone | Fergy | Player | Emerald Age | 1/17/1905 | Tipperary | Self | Irish Born | |
Malone | Pat | Player | Modern Era | 9/25/1902 | Dublin | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Manfred | Rob | Executive | Modern Era | 9/28/1958 | Leitrim | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Manning | Jack | Player | Modern Era | 12/20/1853 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Mathews | Eddie | Player | Modern Era | 10/13/1931 | Donegal | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Mauer | Joe | Player | Modern Era | 4/18/1983 | Mayo | 2X GGM | 4th | |
McAleer | James | Manager/Coach | Emerald Age | 7/10/1864 | Tyrone | Father | 1st | |
McCarthy | Joseph | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 4/21/1887 | Limerick | Father | 1st | |
McCarthy | Tommy | Player | Emerald Age | 7/24/1863 | Kerry | Father | 1st | |
McCarver | Tim | Player | Modern Era | 10/16/1941 | Tipperary | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
McClanahan | Shane | Player | Modern Era | 4/28/1997 | Down | 3X GGF | 5th | |
McCoy | Hal | Media | Modern Era | 10/18/1940 | Donegal | 5X GGF | 7th | |
McCullough | Charlie | Player | Emerald Age | 2/8/1905 | Dublin | Self | Irish Born | |
McDougald | Gil | Player | Modern Era | 5/19/1928 | Waterford | 2X GGF | 4th | |
McDowell | Sam | Player | Modern Era | 9/21/1942 | Kerry | 1X GGM | 3rd | |
McEwing | Joe | Player | Modern Era | 10/19/1972 | Sligo | 2X GGF | 4th | |
McGinley | Tim | Player | Emerald Age | 1854 | Donegal | Father | 1st | |
McGinnity | Joe | Player | Dead Ball Era | 3/20/1871 | Dublin | Father | 1st | |
McGowan | Bill | Umpire | Modern Era | 1/18/1896 | Derry | Father | 1st | |
McGraw | John | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 4/7/1873 | Tipperary | Father | 1st | |
McGraw | Tug | Player | Dead Ball Era | 8/30/1944 | Down | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
McGuinness | John | Player | Emerald Age | 1/30/1905 | Dublin | Self | Irish Born | |
McGwire | Mark | Player | Modern Era | 10/1/1963 | Cork | 3X GGM | 5th | |
McIlveen | Irish | Player | Dead Ball Era | 7/27/1880 | Down | Self | Irish Born | |
McInnis | Stuffy | Player | Dead Ball Era | 9/19/1890 | Limerick | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
McKeon | Jack | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 11/23/1930 | Roscommon | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
McLain | Denny | Player | Modern Era | 3/29/1944 | Dublin | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
McLaughlin | Barney | Player | Modern Era | 2/4/1905 | Antrim | Self | Irish Born | |
McManus | Pat | Player | Emerald Age | 10/18/1859 | Dublin | Self | Irish Born | |
McNally | Dave | Player | Modern Era | 10/31/1942 | Cork | Grandfather | 2nd | |
McNeil | Jeff | Player | Modern Era | 4/8/1992 | Monaghan | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Melvin | Bob | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 10/28/1961 | Cavan | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Michael | Gene | Executive | Modern Era | 6/2/1938 | Derry | 6X GGF | 8th | |
Miggins | Larry | Player | Modern Era | 8/20/1925 | Westmeath | Father | 1st | |
Millar | Kevin | Player | Modern Era | 9/24/1971 | Meath | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Mize | Johnny | Player | Modern Era | 1/7/1913 | Antrim | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Molitor | Paul | Player | Modern Era | 8/22/1956 | Monaghan | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Monahan | Gene | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 10/2/1945 | Offaly | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Morgan | Joe | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 11/19/1930 | Clare | Father | 1st | |
Morrill | John | Player | Emerald Age | 2/19/1855 | Kerry | Father | 1st | |
Morris | Hal | Player | Modern Era | 4/9/1965 | Galway | 6X GGF | 8th | |
Mountcastle | Ryan | Player | Modern Era | 2/8/1997 | Donegal | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Muldoon | Mike | Player | Modern Era | 4/9/1858 | Westmeath | Self | Irish Born | |
Mullane | Tony | Player | Emerald Age | 1/30/1859 | Cork | Self | Irish Born | |
Murcer | Bobby | Player | Modern Era | 5/20/1946 | Derry | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Murnane | Tim | Player | Emerald Age | 6/4/1851 | Tipperary | Father | 1st | |
Murphy | Bob | Media | Modern Era | 9/19/1924 | Derry | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Murphy | Dale | Player | Modern Era | 3/12/1956 | Dublin | 7X GGF | 9th | |
Murphy | Johnny | Player | Modern Era | 7/14/1908 | Kerry | Father | 1st | |
Murray | Bill | Executive | Modern Era | 9/21/1950 | Waterford | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Murray | Jim | Media | Modern Era | 12/29/1919 | Cork | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Murray | Red | Player | Dead Ball Era | 3/4/1884 | Kerry | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Murtaugh | Danny | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 10/8/1917 | Mayo | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Needham | Tom | Player | Dead Ball Era | 4/17/1879 | Cork | Self | Irish Born | |
Nelson | Jeff | Player | Modern Era | 11/17/1966 | Donegal | 4X GGF | 4th | |
Nettles | Graig | Player | Modern Era | 8/20/1944 | Tyrone | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Nicholl | Sam | Player | Emerald Age | 4/20/1869 | Antrim | Self | Irish Born | |
Nimmo | Brandon | Player | Modern Era | 3/27/1993 | Armagh | 2X GGF | 4th | |
O’Brien | Dave | Media | Modern Era | 8/3/1963 | Clare | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
O’Connor | Paddy | Player | Dead Ball Era | 8/4/1879 | Kerry | Self | Irish Born | |
O’Connor | Johnny | Player | Modern Era | 12/1/1891 | Kerry | self | Irish Born | |
O’Day | Hank | Umpire | Emerald Age | 7/8/1859 | Clare | Father | 1st | |
O’Doul | Lefty | Player | Modern Era | 3/4/1897 | Limerick | Grandmother | 2nd | |
O’Hearn | Ryan | Player | Modern Era | 2/8/1997 | Cork | 3X GGF | 5th | |
O’Loughlin | Pat | Player | Emerald Age | 2/2/1905 | Clare | Self | Irish Born | |
O’Malley | Peter | Executive | Modern Era | 12/12/1937 | Mayo | 2X GGF | 4th | |
O’Malley | Walter | Executive | Modern Era | 10/9/1903 | Mayo | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
O’Neill | Jack | Player | Dead Ball Era | 1/10/1873 | Galway | Self | Irish Born | |
O’Neill | Jimmy | Player | Dead Ball Era | 2/23/1893 | Galway | Father | 1st | |
O’Neill | Mike | Player | Dead Ball Era | 10/5/1877 | Galway | Self | Irish Born | |
O’Neill | Paul | Player | Modern Era | 2/25/1963 | Antrim | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
O’Neill | Steve | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 7/6/1891 | Galway | Father | 1st | |
O’Neill | Tip | Player | Emerald Age | 5/15/1860 | Tyrone | Grandfather | 2nd | |
O’Rourke | Jim | Player | Emerald Age | 9/1/1850 | Donegal | Father | 1st | |
Orr | Dave | Player | Emerald Age | 9/29/1859 | Armagh | Father | 1st | |
Palmer | Jim | Player | Modern Era | 10/15/1945 | Leitrim | Father | 1st | |
Posey | Buster | Player | Modern Era | 3/27/1987 | Antrim | 7X GGF | 9th | |
Powers | Doc | Player | Dead Ball Era | 9/22/1870 | Waterford | Father | 1st | |
Reese | Pee Wee | Player | Modern Era | 7/23/1918 | Antrim | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Rendon | Anthony | Player | Modern Era | 6/6/1990 | Kilkenny | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Ripken Jr | Cal | Player | Modern Era | 8/24/1960 | Donegal | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Rizzo | Anthony | Player | Modern Era | 8/8/1989 | Antrim | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Roarke | Mike | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 11/8/1930 | Cavan | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Roush | Edd | Player | Modern Era | 5/8/1893 | Cork | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Rudi | Joe | Player | Modern Era | 9/7/1946 | Kerry | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Rusie | Amos | Player | Emerald Age | 5/30/1871 | Dublin | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Ryan | Cyclone | Player | Emerald Age | 2/8/1905 | Tipperary | Self | Irish Born | |
Ryan | Jimmy | Player | Emerald Age | 2/11/1863 | Clare | Father | 1st | |
Ryan | Nolan | Player | Modern Era | 1/31/1947 | Tipperary | 5X GGF | 7th | |
Sale | Chris | Player | Modern Era | 3/30/1989 | Antrim | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Scherzer | Max | Player | Modern Era | 7/27/1984 | Fermanagh | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Schofield | Dave | Media | Modern Era | 7/29/1947 | Donegal | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Schwarber | Kyle | Player | Modern Era | 3/5/1993 | Donegal | 9X GGF | 11th | |
Score | Herb | Player | Modern Era | 6/7/1933 | Tyrone | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Scully | Vin | Media | Modern Era | 11/29/1997 | Cavan | Mother | 1st | |
Shaughnessy | Danny | Media | Modern Era | 7/20/1953 | Limerick | 2X GGf | 4th | |
Shea | Bill | Executive | Modern Era | 6/21/1907 | Limerick | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Shea | Spec | Player | Modern Era | 10/2/1920 | Dublin | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Snitker | Brian | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 10/17/1955 | Limerick | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Staub | Rusty | Player | Modern Era | 4/1/1944 | Kilkenny | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Steinbrenner | George | Executive | Modern Era | 7/30/1930 | Antrim | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Stengel | Casey | Manager/Coach | Modern Era | 7/30/1890 | Roscommon | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Stoneham | Horace | Executive | Modern Era | 4/27/1903 | Wexford | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Sullivan | Bill | Player | Emerald Age | 7/4/1853 | Cork | Self | Irish Born | |
Sullivan | Sleeper | Player | Emerald Age | 2/1/1905 | Cork | Self | Irish Born | |
Sullivan | Ted | Executive | Emerald Age | 3/17/1851 | Clare | Self | Irish Born | |
Sutton | Don | Player | Modern Era | 4/2/1945 | Down | 6X GGF | 8th | |
Sweeney | Bill | Player | Dead Ball Era | 3/6/1886 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Sweeney | Mike | Player | Modern Era | 7/22/1973 | Waterford | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Tener | John | Executive | Emerald Age | 7/25/1863 | Tyrone | Self | Irish Born | |
Terry | Bill | Player | Modern Era | 10/30/1898 | Armagh | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Thompson | Sam | Player | Emerald Age | 3/5/1860 | Derry | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Tobin | Jack | Player | Dead Ball Era | 5/4/1892 | Cork | Father | 1st | |
Traynor | Pie | Player | Modern Era | 11/11/1898 | Down | Grandfather | 2nd | |
Trout | Mike | Player | Modern Era | 8/7/1991 | Limerick | 8X GGF | 10th | |
Tudor | John | Player | Modern Era | 2/2/1954 | Cork | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Turner | Trea | Player | Modern Era | 6/30/1993 | Antrim | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Utley | Chase | Player | Modern Era | 12/17/1978 | Donegal | 7X GGF | 9th | |
Vance | Dazzy | Player | Modern Era | 3/4/1891 | Down | 3X GGF | 5th | |
Verducci | Tom | Media | Modern Era | 10/23/1960 | Longford | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Vernon | Mickey | Player | Modern Era | 4/22/1918 | Donegal | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Waddell | Rube | Player | Dead Ball Era | 10/13/1876 | Tyrone | Father | 1st | |
Walsh | Ed | Player | Dead Ball Era | 5/14/1881 | Kildare | Father | 1st | |
Walsh | Jimmy | Player | Modern Era | 9/22/1885 | Mayo | Self | Irish Born | |
Welch | Mickey | Player | Modern Era | 7/4/1859 | Tipperary | Father | 1st | |
Werth | Jayson | Player | Modern Era | 5/20/1979 | Antrim | 8X GGF | 10th | |
White | Deacon | Player | Emerald Age | 12/2/1847 | Armagh | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
White | Wil | Player | Emerald Age | 10/11/1854 | Armagh | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Wilhelm | Hoyt | Player | Modern Era | 7/26/1922 | Cork | 4X GGF | 6th | |
Williams | Ted | Player | Modern Era | 8/30/1918 | Cork | 1X GGF | 3rd | |
Wills | Dave | Media | Modern Era | 3/13/1964 | Limerick | 1X GGM | 3rd | |
Yastrzemski | Mike | Player | Modern Era | 8/23/1990 | Kerry | 2X GGF | 4th | |
Yost | Eddie | Player | Modern Era | 10/13/1926 | Donegal | Grandmother | 2nd | |
Zimmerman | Ryan | Player | Modern Era | 9/28/1984 | Dublin | 5X GGF | 7th |
Baseball Achievements and Notable Events Database
Last Name | First Name | Link | Irish County | Generation | Event Date | Event Description |
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Feeney | Chubb | Sligo | 2nd | 1/1/1970 | Chubb Feeney starts as President of the National League, his tenure lasts the next 16 years | |
Steinbrenner | George | Antrim | 2nd | 1/3/1973 | George Steinbrenner leads a group and purchases the New York Yankees from CBS for $10 million. | |
Hornsby | Rogers | Tyrone | 4th | 1/4/1942 | Rogers Hornsby becomes the 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame, getting 78 percent of the vote. | |
McGraw | John | Tipperary | 1st | 1/5/1925 | John McGraw awarded Silver Medal by the French Baseball Federation for contributions to French Baseball | |
Comiskey | Charlie | Cavan | 1st | 1/5/1925 | Charlie Comiskey awarded Silver Medal by the French Baseball Federation for contributions to French Baseball | |
Jennings | Hughie | Mayo | 1st | 1/5/1925 | Hugh Jennings awarded Silver Medal by the French Baseball Federation for contributions to French Baseball | |
Sutton | Don | Down | 8th | 1/6/1998 | Don Sutton is elected to Hall of Fame. His 324 wins the most of anyone not in the Hall at that time | |
Wilhelm | Hoyt | Cork | 6th | 1/7/1985 | Hoyt Wilhelm, who rewrote the record book on relief pitching, is elected to the Hall of Fame | |
Palmer | Jim | Leitrim | 1st | 1/9/1990 | Jim Palmer enters into Hall of Fame on first year of eligibility | |
Killebrew | Harmon | Dublin | 6th | 1/10/1984 | Harmon Killebrew is elected into the Hall of Fame | |
Stoneham | Horace | Wexford | 3rd | 1/15/1936 | Horace Stoneham is elected president of the New York Giants, will remain president for the next 40 years | |
Ford | Whitey | Dublin | 3rd | 1/16/1974 | White Ford is elected into Hall of Fame with friend and teammate, Mickey Mantle | |
Grove | Lefty | Derry | 8th | 1/21/1947 | Lefty Grove is elected into the Hall of Fame | |
Grove | Lefty | Derry | 8th | 1/21/1947 | Left Grove is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Keeler | Willie | Cork | 1st | 1/24/1939 | Wee Willie Keeler is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Collins | Eddie | Cork | 3rd | 1/24/1939 | Eddie Collins is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Foxx | Jimmie | Wicklow | 7th | 1/26/1951 | Jimmie Foxx is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Clarkson | John | Clare | 1st | 1/27/1963 | John Clarkson is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Cuyler | Kiki | Down | 2nd | 1/28/1968 | Kiki Cuyler is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Cronin | Joe | Kerry | 1st | 1/31/1959 | Joe Cronin signs deal to become President of the American League. Would serve 14 years in total | |
Galvin | Pud | Clare | 1st | 1/31/1965 | Pud Galvin is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Rusie | Amos | Dublin | 6th | 1/31/1977 | Amos Rusie is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Kelley | Joe | Louth | 1st | 1/31/1971 | Joe Kelley is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Hafey | Chick | Cork | 1st | 1/31/1971 | Chick Hafey is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Keefe | Tim | Cork | 1st | 2/2/1964 | Tim Keefe is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Huggins | Miller | Antrim | 2nd | 2/2/1964 | Miller Huggins is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Connor | Roger | Kerry | 1st | 2/2/1976 | Roger Connor is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
McGraw | John | Tipperary | 1st | 2/3/1900 | Rivals fight for control of Union Ball Grounds in Baltimore. John McGraw camps out at 3rd base, Ned Hanlon at 1st. | |
Mack | Connie | Kerry | 1st | 2/8/1956 | Connie Mack who had an illustrious and record-breaking career dies at 93 years old. | |
Kelly | Michael “King” | Roscommon | 1st | 2/14/1887 | Chicago White Stockings sell Michael King Kelly to the Boston Beaneaters for $10,000, an unheard of sum at the time | |
Boggs | Wade | Dublin | 7th | 2/23/1986 | Despite losing in arbitration, Boston’s Wade Boggs receives the largest salary ever through that process to date: $1.35M | |
McGraw | John | Tipperary | 1st | 2/25/1934 | John McGraw dies at this home at the age of 60 after a long illness | |
Ferrell | Rick | Down | 8th | 3/4/1984 | Rick Ferrell is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Reese | Pee Wee | Antrim | 7th | 3/4/1984 | Pee Wee Reese is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Bunning | Jim | Cork | 3rd | 3/5/1996 | Jim Bunning elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Hanlon | Ned | Armagh | 1st | 3/5/1996 | Ned Hanlon elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Stengel | Casey | Roscommon | 4th | 3/8/1966 | Casey Stengel is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Kell | George | Derry | 6th | 3/10/1983 | George Kell is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Mize | Johnny | Antrim | 6th | 3/11/1981 | Johnny Mize is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Waddell | Rube | Tyrone | 1st | 4/1/1914 | Rube Waddell, weakened by a heroic effort to help contain a winter flood in Kentucky, dies at 37 of tuberculosis | |
Hodges | Gil | Sligo | 3rd | 4/2/1972 | Mets manager Gil Hodges dies of a heart attack at West Palm Beach, Florida, two days shy of his 48th birthday | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 4/4/1998 | Mark McGwire hits a home run in his fourth consecutive game to start the season to tie the mark set by Willie Mays | |
Johnson | Walter | Donegal | 5th | 4/10/1913 | Walter Johnson defeats the New York Yankees in their first official game in the Ameircan League, 2-1 | |
Powers | Doc | Waterford | 1st | 4/12/1909 | Doc Powers is first ballplayer to die in a baseball related injury | |
O’Rourke | Jim | Donegal | 1st | 4/14/1876 | Jim O’Rourke gets first hit for the new National League playing for the Boston Red Caps | |
Bunning | Jim | Cork | 3rd | 4/14/1968 | Jim Bunning beats the Dodgers, becomes 2nd player in history to win 1,000 games in each league (Cy Young was the 1st) | |
Anderson | Sparky | Clare | 10th | 4/16/1993 | Sparky Anderson got his 2,000th victory as a manager in the Detroit Tigers’ 3-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. | |
McGraw | John | Tipperary | 1st | 4/18/1899 | John McGraw, only 26, made his managerial debut with the Orioles. He led them to a 5-3 victory over the New York Giants | |
Leonard | Andy | Cavan | Irish Born | 4/22/1876 | Andy Leonard is first Irish born Major League Ballplayer | |
Devlin | Art | Dublin | 2nd | 4/22/1908 | Art Devlin, in his first major league at-bat hits an inside the partk Grand Slam Homerun for the Giants | |
Leiter | Al | Antrim | 4th | 4/22/2002 | Al Leiter defeats the Diamondbacks to become the first pitcher in MLB history to defeat all 30 teams. | |
Dillon | Pop | Kilkenny | 5th | 4/25/1901 | Pop Dillon sets all time record for doubles in a 9 inning game with 4 (this has been equaled many times since) | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 4/27/1983 | Nolan Ryan strikes out Brad Mills to move ahead of Walter Johnson and become baseball’s all-time leader at 3,509 | |
Clemens | Roger | Leitrim | 5th | 4/29/1986 | Roger Clemens is first pitcher to strikeout 20 players in one game | |
Ferrell | Wes | Down | 8th | 4/29/1931 | Wes Ferrell of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 7-0 no-hitter over the St. Louis Brown | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 4/30/1998 | Mark McGwire sets NL record for most RBI’s in the month of April with 32. | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 5/1/1991 | 44-year-old Rangers right-hander Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 Blue Jays en route to his seventh career no-hitter | |
Burdick | Jack | Dublin | Dublin | 5/1/1874 | Jack Burdick of the Hartford Dark Blues executes the first hidden ball trick in baseball history | |
Brown | Mordecai | Derry | 4th | 5/5/1949 | Mordecai “Three Fingers” Brown is elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 5/8/1998 | Mark McGwire connects for his 400th career home run, becomes faster player ever to do so beating Babe Ruth | |
Wilhelm | Hoyt | Cork | 6th | 5/10/1970 | Hoyt Wilhelm is first pitcher in history to appear in 1,000 games | |
Wilhelm | Hoyt | Cork | 6th | 5/10/1970 | Braves’ Hoyt Wilhelm becomes the first pitcher ever to appear in 1,000 games | |
Leiter | Al | Antrim | 4th | 5/11/1996 | Al Leiter pitches the first no-hitter in Marlins history. | |
Grove | Lefty | Derry | 8th | 5/12/1941 | Lefty Grove loses and his streak of 20 consecutive wins at home ends. It lasts just over 3 years at Fenway Park | |
Johnson | Walter | Donegal | 5th | 5/12/1926 | Walter Johnson wins the 400th game of his career, defeating the St. Louis Browns 7-4. | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 5/15/1973 | Nolan Ryan pitches his 1st of 7 No-Hitters | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 5/15/1973 | California’s Nolan Ryan strikes out 12 and hurls his first career no-hitter in beating Kansas City 3-0 | |
Hornsby | Rogers | Tyrone | 4th | 5/30/1925 | Rogers Hornsby is named manager of the Cardinals, replacing Branch Rickey, | |
Johnson | Walter | Donegal | 5th | 5/30/1927 | Walter Johnson pitches final shutout in his career (110), a record that will likely never be broken | |
Eckersley | Dennis | Armagh | 7th | 5/30/1977 | 22-year old Dennis Eckersley fires a no-hitter as the Indians top the Angels 1-0 | |
O’Neill | Mike | Galway | Irish Born | 6/3/1902 | Mike O’Neill is first player to hit a pinch Grand Slam homerun in NL and MLB history | |
Collins | Eddie | Cork | 3rd | 6/3/1925 | White Sox player-manager Eddie Collins hits number 3,000 against Detroit. | |
Ashburn | Richie | Antrim | 7th | 6/5/1948 | Richie Ashburn hits safely for the 23rd straight game in a 6-5 win at Chicago, setting a 20th-century N.L. record for a rookie | |
Quinn | John | Galway | Galway | 6/7/1932 | Pitcher John Quinn, at 47, becomes the oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 | |
Garvey | Steve | Louth | 3rd | 6/7/1982 | Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game. Garvey’s streak is the fifth longest in major league history | |
Roush | Edd | Cork | 2nd | 6/8/1920 | Edd Roush falls asleep in the outfield after a long argument in the infield. The umpire ejects him for delay of game | |
Foxx | Jimmie | Wicklow | 7th | 6/8/1933 | Jimmie Foxx homers in his first three at-bats vs the Yankees. This gives him 4 consecutive HR’s over two days. | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 6/8/1977 | Nolan Ryan notches his fourth career 19-strikeout game, hurling the first 10 innings of a game against Toronto | |
Clemens | Roger | Leitrim | 5th | 6/13/2003 | Roger Clemens joins the elite 300 Wins Club. | |
McLain | Denny | Dublin | 3rd | 6/15/1965 | Denny McLain is first pitcher to strikeout the first 7 batters in one game | |
McLain | Denny | Dublin | 3rd | 6/15/1965 | Denny McLain makes a first-inning relief appearance and fans the first seven batters he faces, setting a major league record | |
Guidry | Ron | Cork | 8th | 6/17/1978 | Ron Guidry strikes out 18 batters in a four-hit 4-0 shutout of the Angels, setting an A.L. record for lefthanders | |
Sutton | Don | Down | 8th | 6/18/1986 | California’s Don Sutton becomes the 19th pitcher in ML history to win 300 games | |
Anderson | Sparky | Clare | 10th | 6/18/1985 | Tigers manager Sparky Anderson moves into third place on the all-time list with his 2,158th managerial win. | |
Bunning | Jim | Cork | 3rd | 6/21/1964 | Jim Bunning pitches perfect game for the Phillies over the Mets. This is the 7th perfect game of all time | |
Brett | Ken | Galway | 2nd | 6/23/1973 | Phillies pitcher Ken Brett hits a home run for a 4th consecutive game, a major-league record for a pitcher | |
Waddell | Rube | Tyrone | 1st | 7/4/1905 | Philadelphia’s Rube Waddell bests Cy Young in a 20-inning marathon as the Athletics down Boston 4-2 | |
Walsh | Ed | Kildare | 1st | 7/4/1911 | Ed Walsh stops Ty Cobb’s 40-game hitting streak as the White Sox win 7-3. | |
Shea | Spec | Dublin | 2nd | 7/8/1947 | Spec Shea is first rookie Pitcher to win an All Star Game | |
Kelly | Highpockets | Limerick | 2nd | 7/16/1924 | George “Highpockets” Kelly first to hit a Homerun in 6 consecutive games | |
McGraw | John | Tipperary | 1st | 7/16/1902 | John McGraw was named manager of the New York Giants, a job he would hold for thirty years | |
Mullane | Tony | Cork | Irish Born | 7/18/1882 | Ambidextrous pitcher Tony Mullane of Louisville pitched with both hands in a Major League game at Baltimore | |
Ferrell | Rick and Wes | Down | 8th | 4/29/1931 | Rick Ferrell of the Boston Red Sox hit a home run off brother Wes, pitching for the Cleveland Indians. Wes also homered. | |
Vance | Dazzy | Down | 5th | 7/20/1925 | Brooklyn’s Dazzy Vance struck out seventeen as the Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in 10 innings | |
Bunning | Jim | Cork | 3rd | 7/20/1958 | Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers threw a no-hitter, beating the Boston Red Sox 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader | |
Wilhelm | Hoyt | Cork | 6th | 7/24/1968 | Hoyt Wilhelm’s 907th game breaks Cy Young’s record for Major League pitching appearances | |
Brett | George | Galway | 2nd | 7/28/1983 | American League president Lee McPhail ruled George Brett’s “pine tar” home run against New York should count | |
Garvey | Steve | Louth | 3rd | 7/29/1983 | Steve Garvey’s consecutive-game streak ends at 1,207 when he dislocates his left thumb in a home-plate collision | |
O’Day | Hank | Clare | 1st | 7/31/1897 | Pitcher Brickyard Kennedy throws the ball at umpire Hank O’Day. It misses him, and the winning run to scores | |
Grove | Lefty | Derry | 8th | 7/31/1932 | Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium opened and Lefty Grove and the Philadelphia A’s beat the Indians 1-0 before 76,979 fans | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 7/31/1999 | Mark McGwire sets NL record for most Homeruns in the month of July with 16 | |
Foxx | Jimmie | Wicklow | 7th | 7/31/1932 | Jimmie Foxx sets AL record for most Homeruns from the start of a season through July 31st – 41 | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 7/31/1998 | Mark McGwire sets NL record for most Homeruns from the start of a season through July 31st – 45 | |
Waddell | Rube | Tyrone | 1st | 7/31/1902 | Rube Waddell sets AL all time record for most wins in any month with 10 in July of 1902 | |
Hodges | Gil | Sligo | 3rd | 8/1/1957 | Gil Hodges hits his 13th career grand slam, a new NL record. This is the last grand slam in Brooklyn Dodger history | |
Boggs | Wade | Dublin | 7th | 8/7/1999 | Wade Boggs joins the 3,000 Hit Club and is the first to do so with a Homerun | |
Connor | Roger | Kerry | 1st | 8/7/1893 | New York first baseman Roger Connor bats right-handed for the first time in his career and slugs out two homers | |
McGinnity | Joe | Dublin | 1st | 8/8/1903 | Joe McGinnity of the Giants wins both games of a doubleheader with the Dodgers. He also stole home. | |
Decinces | Doug | Meath | 2nd | 8/8/1982 | California’s Doug DeCinces hit three home runs in a game for the second time in less than a week | |
Palmer | Jim | Leitrim | 1st | 8/13/1969 | Jim Palmer of the Orioles pitches an 8-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A’s in Baltimore | |
Keefe | Tim | Cork | 1st | 8/14/1888 | Tim Keefe winning streak is stopped at nineteen games by the White Stockings | |
Foxx | Jimmie | Wicklow | 7th | 8/14/1933 | Jimmie Foxx hits for the cycle and drives in nine runs to break the American League record | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 8/14/1987 | Mark McGwire slugs his 39th home run of the season, breaking the major league record for rookies | |
Keeler | Willie | Cork | 1st | 8/18/1906 | Willie Keeler is struck out for only the second time this season, both times by Ed Walsh | |
Foxx | Jimmie | Wicklow | 7th | 8/19/1945 | 37-year-old slugger Jimmie Foxx pitches the first seven innings for Philadelphia. He leaves with a 4-1 lead | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 8/20/1998 | Mark McGwire is first to hit over 50 Homeruns in 3 consecutive seasons | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 8/20/1998 | Mark McGwire becomes the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in three consecutive years | |
Eckersley | Dennis | Armagh | 7th | 8/23/1992 | Dennis Eckersley is first pitcher to obtain 40 saves in 4 different seasons. | |
Bresnahan | Roger | Limerick | 1st | 8/27/1897 | Roger Bresnahan, later a Hall of Fame catcher, makes his major-league debut as a pitcher for the Washington Senators | |
Thompson | Sam | Derry | 5th | 8/31/1906 | Beset by injuries, the Tigers call 46-year-old Sam Thompson out of retirement. He drives in two runs in a 5-1 win | |
Hodges | Gil | Sligo | 3rd | 8/31/1950 | Brooklyn’s Gil Hodges tied a major league record by hitting four homers. He also adds a single for 17 total bases. | |
Thompson | Sam | Derry | 5th | 8/31/1894 | Sam Thompson sets NL record for most RBI’s in the month of August with 61 | |
Kiner | Ralph | Derry | 4th | 8/31/1949 | Ralph Kiner sets NL record for most Homeruns in the month of August with 16 | |
Hamilton | Billy | Down | 1st | 8/31/1894 | Billy Hamilton sets NL Record for most hits in any one month with 67 in August of 1894 | |
Kelley | Joe | Louth | 1st | 9/3/1894 | Joe Kelly sets all time record for hits in a double header with 9 (this has been equaled seven times since) | |
Kelley | Joe | Louth | 1st | 9/3/1894 | Joe Kelley sets All-time NL Record for Runs in a season with 165 in 1894 | |
Ripken Jr. | Cal | Donegal | 4th | 9/6/1995 | Cal Ripken break’s Lou Gehrig’s record of consecutive games played. | |
Ripken Jr. | Cal | Donegal | 4th | 9/6/1995 | Cal Ripken, Jr. played in his 2,131st consecutive Major League game to surpass Lou Gehrig’s 56-year record | |
Collins | Eddie | Cork | 3rd | 9/7/1912 | Eddie Collins steals six bases in the Athletics’ 9-7 win over Detroit, a 20th-century-record. | |
Ford | Whitey | Dublin | 3rd | 9/7/1955 | Whitey Ford continues his mastery with his second consecutive one-hitter, beating the A’s 2-1 | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 9/8/1998 | Mark McGwire is first to break Roger Maris’s Homerun record of 61 in one season | |
Connor | Roger | Kerry | 1st | 9/10/1881 | Roger Connor is first player to hit a Grand Slam Homerun in the National League | |
Harrington | Joe | Cork | 1st | 9/10/1885 | Joe Harrington is first player to hit a Homerun in his first At Bat | |
Welch | Mickey | Tipperary | 1st | 9/10/1889 | Mickey Welch, NY Giants, gets credit for first ever pinch hit, he struck out. | |
McLain | Denny | Dublin | 3rd | 9/14/1968 | Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland A’s to become the first pitcher since Dizzy Dean to win 30 games | |
Molitor | Paul | Monaghan | 3rd | 9/16/1996 | Paul Molitor joins the 3,000 Hit Club and is the first to do so with a Triple | |
Stengel | Casey | Roscommon | 4th | 9/17/1912 | Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn and has four singles, a walk, two stolen bases, and two RBI in the 7-3 win | |
Boggs | Wade | Dublin | 7th | 9/20/1988 | Wade Boggs became the first player this century to get 200 hits in six consecutive seasons | |
Biggio | Craig | Tyrone | 4th | 9/23/1998 | Houston’s Craig Biggio became only the second player this century to have 50 steals and 50 doubles in a season | |
Kavanagh | Marty | Dublin | 1st | 9/24/1916 | Marty Kavanagh is first player to hit a pinch Grand Slam homerun in AL history | |
Kaline | Al | Antrim | 7th | 9/24/1974 | Al Kaline doubles off Dave McNally for his 3,000th career hit, as the Tigers beat the Orioles, 5-4 | |
Jeter | Derek | Cork | 5th | 9/25/2014 | One of 2 players (Hal Morris other), who hit walk off RBI in final home game of career | |
Foxx | Jimmie | Wicklow | 7th | 9/25/1932 | Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in the last game of the season to finish just shy of Ruth’s 1927 record of 60 | |
Kaline | Al | Antrim | 7th | 9/25/1955 | Al Kaline becomes the youngest batting champ in history, as he takes the American League crown at age twenty | |
Boggs | Wade | Dublin | 7th | 9/25/1989 | Wade Boggs becomes the first player in history to achieve both 200 hits and 100 walks in four consecutive seasons | |
Foxx | Jimmie | Wicklow | 7th | 9/25/1932 | Jimmie Foxx sets all time AL record for highest slugging % in a season by a right-hander with .749 in 1925 | |
Palmer | Jim | Leitrim | 1st | 9/26/1971 | Jim Palmer becomes the fourth member of the Orioles 1971 pitching staff to notch his 20th victory | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 9/26/1981 | Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first to pitch five no-hitters | |
Ashburn | Richie | Antrim | 7th | 9/27/1959 | Richie Ashburn finishes the decade as the leader in hits for the 1950’s with 1,875 | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 9/27/1998 | Mark McGwire is first to hit 70 Homeruns in a season | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 9/27/1998 | Mark McGwire hit two homers to reach No. 70 in the St. Louis Cardinals’ season finale against Montreal | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 9/28/1974 | Nolan Ryan pitched his third of seven career no-hitters, striking out 15 | |
Terry | Bill | Armagh | 6th | 9/28/1930 | Bill Terry breaks record for most hits in a season for a 31 year old – 254 | |
Terry | Bill | Armagh | 6th | 9/28/1930 | Bill Terry ties record set by Lefty O’Doul for most hits in a season all-time for a NL Player – 254 in 1930 | |
Scherzer | Max | Fermanagh | 4th | 9/29/2019 | Max Scherzer finishes the decade as the leader in Wins for the 2010’s with 161 | |
Scherzer | Max | Fermanagh | 4th | 9/29/2019 | Max Scherzer finishes the decade as the leader in Strikeouts for the 2010’s with 2,452 | |
Johnson | Walter | Donegal | 5th | 9/29/1913 | Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators finished the season with 36 victories after a 1-0 victory over the A’s | |
Molitor | Paul | Monaghan | 3rd | 9/29/1996 | Paul Molitor breaks record most most hits in a season for a 39 year old – 225 | |
Foxx | Jimmie | Wicklow | 7th | 9/30/1939 | Jimmie Foxx finishes the decade as the leader in Homeruns for the 1930’s with 415 | |
Grove | Lefty | Derry | 8th | 9/30/1939 | Lefty Grove finishes the decade as the leader in Wins for the 1930’s with 199 | |
Palmer | Jim | Leitrim | 1st | 9/30/1979 | Jim Palmer finishes the decade as the leader in Wins for the 1970’s with 186 | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 9/30/1979 | Nolan Ryan finishes the decade as the leader in Strikeouts for the 1970’s with 2,678 | |
Brett | George | Galway | 2nd | 9/30/1992 | George Brett became the 18th player to get 3,000 hits in the Kansas City Royals’ 4-0 win | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 9/30/1973 | Nolan Ryan breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 26 year old – 383 | |
Scherzer | Max | Fermanagh | 4th | 9/30/2018 | Max Scherzer breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 33 year old – 300 | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 10/1/1989 | Noland Ryan finishes the decade as the leader in Strikeouts for the 1980’s with 2,167 | |
Morris | Hal | Galway | 8th | 10/1/2000 | One of 2 players (Derek Jeter other), who hit walk off RBI in final home game of career | |
Tudor | John | Cork | 4th | 10/1/1985 | John Tudor blanks the Mets for his 10th shutout of the year. He is the last pitcher to accumulate 10 shutouts in one season. | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 10/1/1989 | Nolan Ryan breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 42 year old -301 | |
Hornsby | Rogers | Tyrone | 4th | 10/1/1922 | Rogers Hornsby breaks record for most hits in a season for a 26 year old – 250 | |
Hornsby | Rogers | Tyrone | 4th | 10/1/1922 | Rogers Hornsby sets NL all time record for hits in a season by a Right-handed batter with 250 | |
Killebrew | Harmon | Dublin | 6th | 10/2/1969 | Harmon Killebrew finishes the decade as the leader in Homeruns for the 1960’s with 393 | |
Kell | George | Derry | 6th | 10/2/1949 | George Kell beats out Ted Williams for batting crown (.3429 to .3427), the slimmest margin on record | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 10/2/1974 | Nolan Ryan breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 27 year old – 367 | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 10/2/1977 | Nolan Ryan breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 30 year old – 341 | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 10/2/1988 | Nolan Ryan breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 41 year old – 228 | |
McDowell | Sam | Kerry | 3rd | 10/3/1965 | Sam McDowell breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 22 year old – 325 | |
Brett | George | Galway | 2nd | 10/3/1990 | George Brett is first player to win 3 Batting Crowns in 3 different decades | |
Brett | George | Galway | 2nd | 10/3/1990 | George Brett became the first player to win a batting title in three different decades | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 10/3/1990 | Nolan Ryan breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 43 year old – 232 | |
Jeter | Derek | Cork | 5th | 10/3/2012 | Derek Jeter breaks record most most hits in a season for a 38 year old – 216 | |
Jeter | Derek | Cork | 5th | 10/4/2009 | Derek Jeter finishes the decade as the leader in hits for the 2000’s with 1,940 | |
McGwire | Mark | Cork | 5th | 10/4/2009 | Mark McGwire finishes the decade as the leader in Homeruns for the 1990’s with 405 | |
Maddux | Greg | Cavan | 6th | 10/4/2009 | Greg Maddux finishes the decade as the leader in Wins for the 1990’s with 170 | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 10/4/1972 | Nolan Ryan breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 25 year old – 329 | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 10/4/1992 | Nolan Ryan breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 45 year old – 157 | |
Hornsby | Rogers | Tyrone | 4th | 10/4/1925 | Rogers Hornsby sets all time NL record for highest slugging % in a season by a right-hander with .756 in 1925 | |
Vance | Dazzy | Down | 5th | 10/5/1929 | Dazzy Vance finishes the decade as the leader in Strikeouts for the 1920’s with 1,464 | |
McCarver | Tim | Tipperary | 3rd | 10/5/1968 | Tim McCarver and Orlando Cepeda each hit three-run home runs to lead St. Louis to a 7-3 win over Detroit. | |
O’Doul | Lefty | Limerick | 2nd | 10/5/1929 | Lefty O’Doul breaks record for most hits in a season for a 32 year old – 254 | |
O’Doul | Lefty | Limerick | 2nd | 10/5/1929 | Lefty O’Doul sets NL record for most hits in a season all-time with 254 in 1929 | |
Hornsby | Rogers | Tyrone | 4th | 10/6/1929 | Rogers Hornsby finishes the decade as the leader in Hits for the 1920’s with 2,085 | |
Ryan | Nolan | Tipperary | 7th | 10/6/1991 | Nolan Ryan breaks record for most strikeouts in a season by a 44 year old – 203 | |
Ford | Whitey | Dublin | 3rd | 10/8/1961 | Yankees’ Whitey Ford set a World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings by extending his streak to 32 | |
O’Rourke | Jim | Donegal | 1st | 10/8/1904 | Jim O’Rourke breaks record most most hits in a season for a 53 year old – 1 | |
McDougald | Gil | Sligo | 3rd | 10/9/1951 | Gil McDougald is first rookie to hit a Grand Slam in a World Series | |
McNally | Dave | Cork | 2nd | 10/9/1966 | Dave McNally wraps up Baltimore’s brilliant pitching display, and a World Championship, with a four-hit, 1-0 win | |
Clarkson | John | Clare | 1st | 10/10/1885 | John Clarkson sets all time record for most wins in any month with 15 in July of 1885 | |
Molitor | Paul | Monaghan | 3rd | 10/12/1982 | Paul Molitor is the first player to get 5 hits in one World Series Game | |
Brown | Mordecai | Derry | 4th | 10/12/1907 | Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown shuts down the Tigers, 2-0, to win the World Series. | |
Molitor | Paul | Monaghan | 3rd | 10/12/1982 | 1982 – Paul Molitor of Milwaukee had five hits, a World Series record, in the 10-0 opener over the Cardinals | |
Nettles | Craig | Tyrone | 4th | 10/13/1978 | Graig Nettles fielding prowess prevents 7 runs as the Yankees beat the Dodgers in the 3rd game of the World Series | |
Anderson | Sparky | Clare | 10th | 10/14/1984 | 1st Manager to Win a World Series in Both Leagues (Reds and Tigers) | |
Gibson | Kirk | Antrim | 8th | 10/14/1984 | Kirk Gibson hit two home runs to lead Detroit to an 8-4 victory and the World Series in 5 games over the San Diego Padres | |
Gibson | Kirk | Antrim | 8th | 10/15/1988 | An injured Kirk Gibson hits a dramatic game winning HR in Game 1 of 1988 World Series | |
Cuyler | Kiki | Down | 2nd | 10/15/1925 | Kiki Cuyler’s bases-loaded double gives Pirates a 9-7 victory over Walter Johnson in Game 7 of the World Series | |
Mack | Connie | Kerry | 1st | 10/18/1950 | Connie Mack, at age 87, retired as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics after 50 years | |
Maddux | Greg | Cavan | 6th | 10/24/1994 | Atlanta’s Greg Maddux became the first pitcher to win three straight Cy Young Awards | |
Comiskey | Charlie | Cavan | 1st | 10/26/1931 | Charles Comiskey dies at age 72. The White Sox owner never recovered from the betrayal of the 1919 World Series | |
Lyle | Sparky | Antrim | 7th | 10/26/1977 | 1977 – Sparky Lyle becomes the first AL reliever to win the Cy Young Award | |
Flanagan | Mike | Clare | 3rd | 10/31/1979 | Mike Flanagan, who posted a 23-9 record for the Orioles, is named the winner of the AL Cy Young Award | |
Clemens | Roger | Leitrim | 5th | 11/10/1997 | Roger Clemens is first Americna Leaguer to win 4 Cy Young Awards | |
Maddux | Greg | Cavan | 6th | 10/12/1995 | Greg Maddux is first Pitcher in history to win 4 counsecutive Cy Young Awards | |
Hernandez | Keith | Kerry | 9th | 11/13/1979 | Keith Hernandez is first to win Co-MVP Award. Shared with Willie Stargell | |
Clemens | Roger | Leitrim | 5th | 11/16/1998 | Rogers Clemens is the first to win 5 Cy Young Awards | |
Finley | Charlie | Cork | 8th | 12/19/1960 | Charlie Finley buys portion of Kansas City Athletics, owns team for next 20 years. |