Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here¡¯s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 19.

1) Mordecai Brown (1876)
Brown, who is the only Hall of Famer born on this date, finished his career with a 2.06 ERA and won two World Series titles. Among his most ridiculous stats, Brown pitched 342 2/3 innings in 1909, leading the league with 27 wins and 32 complete games. That wasn¡¯t even his best season, as he posted a 1.04 ERA in 1906, the 10th lowest single-season mark in MLB history.

2) Jos¨¦ Bautista (1980)
During the prime of his career, not many sluggers were feared more than Bautista. From 2010-15, Bautista hit 227 homers with a .945 OPS. He made six All-Star Games during that span, and finished in the top-10 in American League MVP voting four different times. But perhaps his most iconic moment came in Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS against the Rangers, delivering the bat flip heard around Canada.

3) Michael Young (1976)
Young had a tremendous career in Texas, ending his playing days as a seven-time All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner. The versatile infielder led the league in hits in ¡®05 and ¡®11. Young was also durable, playing in 155 or more games in 10 seasons of his 14 full big league seasons.

4) J.A. Happ (1982)
Happ¡¯s career wasn¡¯t spectacular, but the left-hander was good enough to carve out a long and successful career, going 133-100 with a 4.13 ERA over 15 seasons.

5) Keith Foulke (1972)
Foulke¡¯s career didn¡¯t last very long, but he made sure that he took full advantage of his prime seasons. He led the league in saves with 43 in 2003 with the A¡¯s, making his first and only All-Star Game. But in ¡®04, Foulke was on the mound when the Red Sox won their first World Series title in 86 years.

Others of note:

Bob O'Farrell (1896)
He had an interesting career, spending most of his time with the Cubs, but winning his only World Series title as a member of the rival Cardinals in 1926. That season, O¡¯Farrell was named the Most Valuable Player with a .804 OPS. Imagine that.

Rajai Davis (1980)
Davis played for eight different organizations, but he was on his way to becoming a legend in Cleveland after his game-tying homer off Aroldis Chapman in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series.

Tim Belcher (1961)
Was a key part of the rotation that led the Dodgers to a World Series title in 1988. His 26.0 bWAR is the third-most by any player born on this date.

Anthony Santander (1994)
Santander made his Major League debut with Baltimore in 2017, and the outfielder was selected as an All-Star in 2024, when he finished third in the Majors with 44 home runs.

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