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. 18.

1) Candy Cummings (1848)

William Arthur Cummings, the only Hall of Famer born on Oct. 18, is credited with inventing the curveball . According to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cummings created the pitch after throwing seashells at the beach as a teenager in 1863, and then he replicated the delivery with a baseball. He went on to pitch six seasons ('72-77) and accumulate a record of 145-94 with a 2.42 ERA before retiring at the age of 28.

2) Yoenis Céspedes (1985)

Céspedes began his Major League career by finishing second for the American League Rookie of the Year Award and receiving Most Valuable Player Award votes

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