8 March 26

Some baseball greats born on 8 March:

• 1942 - Dick Allen, American baseball infielder (7 × MLB All-Star; NL Rookie of the Year 1964, Philadelphia Phillies; AL MVP 1972, Chicago WS), born in Wampum, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
• 1953Jim Rice, American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (AL MVP 1978; 8-time MLB All Star; Boston Red Sox),born in Anderson, South Carolina
• 1939 - Jim Bouton, American baseball pitcher, author and broadcaster (NY Yankees), MLB All Star 1968, "Ball Four"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2019)