Champions

• World Series
  1913 World Series
  In the 1913 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants four games to one.The A's pitching gave the edge to a closer-than-it-looked Series in 1913...
  
  : Philadelphia Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
   over New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   (4-1)

Awards and honors

• Chalmers Award
  MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award, given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America...
  
  
  • Walter Johnson
    Walter Johnson
    Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...
    
    , Washington Senators
    Minnesota Twins
    The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
    
    , P
  • Jake Daubert
    Jake Daubert
    Jacob Ellsworth Daubert was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cincinnati Reds. His career lasted from 1910 until his death in 1924....
    
    , Brooklyn Dodgers
    Los Angeles Dodgers
    The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
    
    , 1B

MLB statistical leaders

American League final standings

National League final standings

Events

• April 9 - Ebbets Field
  Ebbets Field
  Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...
  
   opens.
• October 11 - The Philadelphia Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
   defeat the New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
  , 3-1, in Game 5 of the World Series
  1913 World Series
  In the 1913 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants four games to one.The A's pitching gave the edge to a closer-than-it-looked Series in 1913...
  
   to win the World Championship
  World championship
  A world championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead...
  
  , four games to one. The Giants thus become the second club, following the Detroit Tigers
  Detroit Tigers
  The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
  
   of 1907-1909, to lose three consecutive World Series
  World Series
  The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
  
  ; and, to date, the last to do so.
• November 2 - George Stovall
  George Stovall
  George Thomas Stovall, nicknamed "Firebrand" , was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Naps and the St. Louis Browns in the American League, and he also played two seasons with the Kansas City Packers of the short-lived Federal League...
  
  , former St. Louis Browns
  Baltimore Orioles
  The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
  
   player-manager, became the first Major Leaguer to jump to the outlaw Federal League
  Federal League
  The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
  
   after signing a contract to manage the Kansas City Packers
  Kansas City Packers
  The Kansas City Packers were a Federal League baseball club in Kansas City from 1914 to 1915. They finished sixth in 1914 with a 67-84 record, and fourth in 1915 with an 81-72 record....
  
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January-February

• January 7 - Johnny Mize
  Johnny Mize
  John Robert "Johnny" Mize was a baseball player who was a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and New York Yankees...
  
  
• January 19 - Andy Pilney
  Andy Pilney
  -External links:...
  
  
• January 20 - Jimmy Outlaw
  Jimmy Outlaw
  James Paulus Outlaw was an outfielder and third baseman who played in Major League Baseball between the and season...
  
  
• January 21 - Fern Bell
  Fern Bell
  Fernando Jerome Lee Bell was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 89 career games from 1939 to 1940....
  
  
• January 27 - Stew Hofferth
  Stew Hofferth
  Stewart Edward Hofferth was an American catcher in Major League Baseball player. Born in Logansport, Indiana, he played from 1944-1946 for the Boston Braves. He died at age 81 in Valparaiso, Indiana.-External links:...
  
   
• January 27 - Floyd Speer
  Floyd Speer
  Floyd Vernie Speer was an American professional baseball pitcher. He was born on January 27, 1913, in Booneville, Arkansas. He attended Booneville High School, where he starred in baseball. His twin brother, Bernie Loyd Speer, was often his catcher....
  
  
• February 6 - Ken Weafer
  Ken Weafer
  Kenneth Albert "Ken" Weafer was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Boston Bees. He batted and threw right-handed.He was born in Woburn, Massachusetts to Margaret E. Sullivan and Jeremiah F...
  
  
• February 7 - Mel Almada
  Mel Almada
  Baldomero "Mel" Almada was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators , St. Louis Browns and Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
  
• February 9 - Tony Robello
• February 11 - Jim Hayes
• February 13 - Hack Miller
• February 14 - Mel Allen
  Mel Allen
  Mel Allen was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions...
  
  
• February 20 - Tommy Henrich
  Tommy Henrich
  Thomas David "Tommy" Henrich , nicknamed "The Clutch" and "Old Reliable", was a Major League Baseball right fielder. He played his entire baseball career for the New York Yankees . He led the American League in triples twice and in runs scored once, also hitting 20 or more home runs four times...
  
  

March-April

• March 2 - Mort Cooper
  Mort Cooper
  Morton Cecil Cooper was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• March 4 - Bill Hart
  Bill Hart (infielder)
  William Woodrow Hart was an American third baseman and shortstop in major league baseball who played from 1943 to 1945 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Born in Wiconisco, Pennsylvania, he died at age 55 in Lykens, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• March 16 - Ken O'Dea
  Ken O'Dea
  James Kenneth O'Dea was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1935 through 1946, O'Dea played for the Chicago Cubs , New York Giants , St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves . A native of Lima, New York, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March 21 - Bucky Jacobs
  Bucky Jacobs
  Newton Smith "Bucky" Jacobs was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Washington Senators for 11 games during the 1937 Washington Senators season, then for 11 combined games in 1939 and 1940. He played college baseball at the University of...
  
  
• March 22 - Hank Steinbacher
  Hank Steinbacher
  Henry John Steinbacher , was a professional baseball player who played outfield for the Chicago White Sox from 1937 - 1939 seasons. Before debuting in the major leagues, his contract was purchased by Chicago from the St. Louis Browns...
  
  
• March 25 - Buster Maynard
  Buster Maynard
  James Walter Maynard was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the New York Giants during four season between and .-References:...
  
  
• March 26 - Bill Zuber
  Bill Zuber
  William Henry Zuber was a Major League Baseball pitcher who had an 11 year career in the American League from 1936 to 1947...
  
  
• April 1 - Buster Bray
  Buster Bray
  Clarence Wilbur "Buster" Bray was a professional baseball player. He played in four games in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves in 1941, three of them in center field.-External links:...
  
  
• April 10 - Lloyd Russell
  Lloyd Russell
  -External links:...
  
  
• April 14 - Jack Radtke
  Jack Radtke
  Jack William Radtke , is a former Major League Baseball player who was an infielder for the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers.-External links:...
  
  
• April 21 - Bert Hogg
  Bert Hogg
  Wilbert George Hogg , is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues for the 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers. He appeared in two games for the Dodgers on June 1 and June 2, recording one official at bat.-External links:...
  
  
• April 24 - Herb Harris
  Herb Harris
  Herbert Benjamin Harris is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born on April 24, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois. Harris attended college at Northwestern University. He played four games in his career, in 1936 with the Philadelphia Phillies. Harris had a career 10.29 ERA. Herb died on January...
  
  
• April 25 - Woody Davis
  Woody Davis
  Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Davis was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in two games for the Detroit Tigers in .-External links:...
  
  
• April 26 - Packy Rogers
  Packy Rogers
  Stanley Frank Rogers was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers. He attended Fordham University...
  
  

May-June

• May 7 - Art Doll
  Art Doll
  Arthur James "Moose" Doll is a former Major League Baseball player. He played three seasons with the Boston Braves and Bees from 1935 to 1936 and 1938.-External links:...
  
  
• May 10 - Al Rubeling
  Al Rubeling
  Albert William Rubeling was an American professional baseball player who played in parts of four seaons for the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates. He attended Towson University and is a member of the institution's Athletic Hall of Fame. Rubeling had the most pinch hitting at bats in...
  
  
• May 14 - Johnny Babich
  Johnny Babich
  John Charles Babich was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1934-1941 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Bees and Philadelphia Athletics....
  
  
• May 14 - Howie Gorman
  Howie Gorman
  Howard Paul "Lefty" Gorman was a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of two seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• May 20 - Lou Scoffic
• May 22 - Bill Lohrman
  Bill Lohrman
  William Le Roy Lohrman was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 198 games from 1934-1944.-External links:...
  
  
• May 24 - Joe Abreu
  Joe Abreu
  Joseph Lawrence "Joe" Abreu was a Portuguese American Major League Baseball infielder. He played nine seasons in professional baseball, one at the major league level. He served in the United States Navy during World War II....
  
  
• May 27 - Hal Spindel
  Hal Spindel
  Harold Stewart "Hal" Spindel , was a Major League Baseball catcher who played with the St. Louis Browns in and the Philadelphia Phillies in and .-External links:...
  
  
• June 3 - Jim Sheehan
• June 4 - Amby Murray
  Amby Murray
  Ambrose Joseph Murray was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played one season with the Boston Bees in July of 1936.-External links:...
  
  
• June 4 - Joe Holden
  Joe Holden
  Joseph Francis Holden [Socks] was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at 5' 8", 175 lb., Holden batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in St...
  
  
• June 8 - Art Mahan
  Art Mahan
  Arthur Leo Mahan was a former professional baseball player, who played as a first baseman in the major leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, he batted and threw left-handed.Mahan played in the Boston Red Sox organization from 1936 until he...
  
  
• June 8 - Earl Reid
  Earl Reid
  Earl Percy Reid was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher for one season with the Boston Braves...
  
  
• June 10 - Cal Dorsett
  Cal Dorsett
  Calvin Leavelle Dorsett was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1940, 1941, and 1947, pitching in eight total games.-External links:...
  
  
• June 11 - Tom Baker
• June 13 - Hal Luby
  Hal Luby
  Hugh Max Luby was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season and the New York Giants during the season.-References:...
  
  
• June 16 - Pete Coscarart
  Pete Coscarart
  Peter Joseph Coscarart was a second baseman/shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates . Coscarart batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Escondido, California...
  
  
• June 16 - Skeeter Scalzi
  Skeeter Scalzi
  Frank John "Skeeter" Scalzi was an American professional baseball player and manager. A 5 foot, 6 inch , 160-pound shortstop and third baseman, Scalzi threw and batted right-handed....
  
  
• June 23 - Bill Cox
  Bill Cox (baseball)
  William Donald Cox was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1936 until 1940, for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns....
  
  
• June 26 - Russ Lyon
  Russ Lyon
  Russell Mayo Lyon was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for one season. He played in seven games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1944 Cleveland Indians season.-External links:...
  
  

July-August

• July 1 - Frank Barrett
• July 1 - Wedo Martini
  Wedo Martini
  Guido Joe "Wedo" Martini was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed.-External links:...
  
  
• July 12 - Tom Hafey
  Tom Hafey (baseball)
  Thomas Francis Hafey was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played with the New York Giants and the St. Louis Browns in and . His brother Bud Hafey and cousin Chick Hafey also played in the Major Leagues....
  
  
• July 13 - Lee Handley
  Lee Handley
  Lee Elmer Handley was a second baseman/third baseman who played in Major League Baseball between and . Nicknamed "Jeep", Handley batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Clarion, Iowa. His younger brother, Gene, also played in major league from 1946-47.Listed at 5' 7", 160 lb., Handley...
  
  
• July 14 - Don Hendrickson
  Don Hendrickson
  Donald William Hendrickson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played two seasons with the Boston Braves .-External links:...
  
  
• July 14 - Gene Schott
  Gene Schott
  Arthur Eugene Schott was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from -, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds.-External links:*...
  
  
• July 17 - Papa Williams
  Papa Williams
  Fred "Papa" Williams was a Major League Baseball player. Williams played first base for the Cleveland Indians in the 1945 season. In 16 games, he had four hits in 19 at-bats, with one walk. Williams batted and threw right-handed.He was born and died in Meridian, Mississippi.-External links:...
  
  
• July 31 - Bill Fleming
  Bill Fleming
  Leslie Fletchard Fleming was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs . Fleming batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 31 - Joe Mulligan
  Joe Mulligan
  Joseph Ignatius Mulligan [Big Joe] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6' 4", 210 lb., Mulligan batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 5 - Fabian Gaffke
  Fabian Gaffke
  Fabian Sebastian Gaffke was a right fielder who played in Major League Baseball between and for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians . Listed at 5' 10", 185 lb., Gaffke batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 8 - Cecil Travis
  Cecil Travis
  Cecil Howell Travis was an American shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1947 who spent his entire career with the Washington Senators. He led the American League in hits in before missing nearly the next four seasons due to military service in World War II...
  
  
• August 11 - Bob Scheffing
  Bob Scheffing
  Robert Boden Scheffing was an American baseball player, coach, manager and front-office executive. Nicknamed "Grumpy," the native of Overland, Missouri is most often identified with the Chicago Cubs, for whom he played as a catcher , coached , and managed .Scheffing also spent 2½ years as...
  
  
• August 13 - Wes Flowers
  Wes Flowers
  Charles Wesley Flowers was a knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball, appearing in 14 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940 and 1944 seasons.He served in the Navy during World War II.-External links:...
  
  
• August 16 - Tiny Bonham
  Tiny Bonham
  Ernest Edward Bonham was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1940 to 1949, he played for the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates . Bonham batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 16 - Lew Carpenter
• August 17 - Rudy York
  Rudy York
  Preston Rudolph York was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers , Boston Red Sox , Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics . York was born in Ragland, Alabama...
  
  
• August 18 - Tommy Heath
  Tommy Heath (baseball)
  Thomas George Heath was an American catcher and scout in Major League Baseball and a manager in minor league baseball. He played in parts of three seasons in the majors between and , all for the St. Louis Browns...
  
  
• August 25 - Sam Narron
  Sam Narron (catcher)
  Samuel Woody Narron was an American Major League Baseball player and coach. Born in Middlesex, North Carolina, Narron batted and threw right-handed; he stood 5'10" tall and weighed 180 pounds ....
  
  
• August 25 - Bernie Snyder
  Bernie Snyder
  Bernard Austin "Bernie" Snyder , was a Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 26 - Hank Helf
  Hank Helf
  Henry Hartz Helf was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1938 and 1940 and the St. Louis Browns in 1946...
  
  
• August 31 - Mays Copeland
  Mays Copeland
  Mays Copeland was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played one game for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1935.-External links:...
  
  
• August 31 - Ray Dandridge
  Ray Dandridge
  Raymond Emmitt Dandridge was an American third baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. He was born in Richmond, Virginia. Dandridge was one of the greatest fielders in the history of baseball, and one of the sport's greatest hitters for average, but unfortunately his name is not familiar to the...
  
  

September-October

• September 1 - Joe Marty
  Joe Marty
  Joseph Anton Marty was an American centerfielder in Major League Baseball.A native of Sacramento, California, Marty was a teammate of Joe DiMaggio when they played for the San Francisco Seals, and was the 1936 Pacific Coast League batting average champion.He was the first Chicago Cubs player to...
  
  
• September 3 - Kerby Farrell
  Kerby Farrell
  Major Kerby Farrell was a longtime minor league baseball manager who spent but a single season — 1957 — as a manager in American Major League Baseball...
  
  
• September 4 - Clarence Fieber
  Clarence Fieber
  Clarence Thomas Fieber was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1932.-External links:...
  
  
• September 8 - Slick Castleman
  Slick Castleman
  Clydell "Slick" Castleman was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants from 1934 to 1939.-External links:...
  
  
• September 9 - Hugh Mulcahy
  Hugh Mulcahy
  Hugh Noyes Mulcahy was an American pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• September 19 - Nick Etten
  Nick Etten
  Nicholas Raymond Thomas Etten was a first baseman in major league baseball, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees . Etten batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Spring Grove, Illinois. Etten attended St...
  
  
• October 3 - Dom Dallessandro
  Dom Dallessandro
  Nicholas Dominic Dallessandro was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for two teams between and . Listed at 5' 6", 168 lb., Dallessandro batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• October 6 - Ken Chase
  Ken Chase
  Kendall Fay Chase was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1936 and 1943. Listed at 6' 2" 210 lb., Chase batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• October 14 - Hugh Casey
  Hugh Casey
  Hugh Thomas "Fireman" Casey was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Chicago Cubs , the Brooklyn Dodgers , the Pittsburgh Pirates , and the New York Yankees ....
  
  
• September 17 - Bob Uhl
  Bob Uhl
  Robert Ellwood Uhl was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched in the Chicago White Sox for one game during the 1938 Chicago White Sox season and one game for the Detroit Tigers during the 1940 Detroit Tigers season.-External links:...
  
  
• September 18 - Max Marshall
  Max Marshall
  Milo May "Max" Marshall was a professional baseball outfielder. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a right fielder, for the Cincinnati Reds from 1942-44. He was a native of Randolph, Iowa....
  
  
• September 23 - Pete Sivess
  Pete Sivess
  Peter Sivess was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of three seasons in the majors, from until , for the Philadelphia Phillies.Sivess was raised in South River, New Jersey.-External links:...
  
  
• September 30 - Nate Andrews
  Nate Andrews
  Nathan Hardy Andrews was a pitcher in Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals , Cleveland Indians , Boston Braves , Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants . Andrews batted and threw right-handed...
  
  

November-December

• November 4 - Joe Kracher
  Joe Kracher
  Joseph Peter Kracher was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1939.-External links:...
  
  
• November 12 - Gene Lillard
  Gene Lillard
  Robert Eugene Lillard was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.-External links:...
  
  
• November 15 - Lyle Judy
• November 15 - Swede Larsen
  Swede Larsen
  Erling Adell "Swede" Larsen was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Bees in 1936.-External links:...
  
  
• November 17 - Lee Stine
  Lee Stine
  Lee Elbert Stine was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox , Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees ....
  
  
• November 18 - Charlie Fuchs
  Charlie Fuchs
  Charles Thomas Fuchs was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers , Philadelphia Phillies , St. Louis Browns , and Brooklyn Dodgers . The 5'8", 168 lb. left-hander was a native of Union Hill, New Jersey.Fuchs is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues...
  
  
• November 23 - Les Scarsella
  Les Scarsella
  Leslie George Scarsella was a Major League Baseball player. He played five seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Bees .-External links:...
  
  
• November 24 - Walter Wilson
  Walter Wilson (baseball)
  Walter Wood Wilson was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Detroit Tigers during the season. Listed at 6' 4", 190 lb., Wilson batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Glenn, Georgia.Wilson was one of many players who only appeared in the majors...
  
  
• November 26 - Garton Del Savio
  Garton del Savio
  Garton Orville del Savio was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played 4 games in 1943 for the Philadelphia Phillies, collecting a single in 11 at bats and committing 3 errors. He enlisted in the Coast Guard during World War II. Born in New York City, del Savio was 29 years old at...
  
  
• November 30 - Wally Holborow
  Wally Holborow
  Walter Albert Holborow was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Washington Senators during the and seasons and the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• December 2 - Glenn Crawford
  Glenn Crawford
  Glenn Martin Crawford was a Major League Baseball player. He played in and one game in in the majors for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. Crawford played at least seven games at four different positions: 34 at shortstop, 32 in right field, 14 at second base, and 7 in left...
  
  
• December 6 - Bill Kerksieck
• December 12 - Bill Webb
  Bill Webb (pitcher)
  Willie Fred "Bill" Webb was an American professional baseball pitcher. Webb played for the Philadelphia Phillies in . In one career game, he had a 0-0 record with a 9.00 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• December 13 - Scat Metha
  Scat Metha
  Frank Joseph "Scat" Metha was a Major League Baseball infielder. Born in Los Angeles, California, Metha stole 66 bases for Fort Worth of the Texas League in 1939. He was acquired by the Chicago White Sox in September 1939...
  
  
• December 14 - Eddie Smith
  Eddie Smith
  Edgar Smith was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox . Smith was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed...
  
  
• December 21 - Heinie Heltzel
  Heinie Heltzel
  William Wade "Heinie" Heltzel was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who was born and died in York, Pennsylvania.-Playing career:...
  
  
• December 24 - George Jeffcoat
  George Jeffcoat
  George Edward Jeffcoat , was a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the major leagues for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves from 1936-1943.-External links:...
  
  
• December 24 - Owen Scheetz
• December 26 - Al Milnar
  Al Milnar
  Albert Joseph Milnar was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians , St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Phillies . Milnar batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• December 27 - Red Lynn
  Red Lynn
  Japhet Monroe "Red" Lynn , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and New York Giants. Lynn served in the military during World War II.-External links:...
  
  

January-March

• January 6 - Jack Boyle
  Jack Boyle
  John Anthony Boyle , nicknamed "Honest Jack", was an American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball...
  
  , 46, catcher/first baseman who hit .253 with 23 home runs and 570 RBI for five different teams in three leagues from 1886 to 1898.

• January 9 - George Crosby
  George Crosby
  George Washington Crosby was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for Chicago White Stockings in the season.-External links:*...
  
  , 55, pitcher for the 1884 Chicago White Stockings of the National League.

• January 14 - Hal O'Hagan
  Hal O'Hagan
  Patrick Henry O'Hagan September 30, 1869 – January 14, 1913) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for two seasons. He played for the Washington Senators in 1892 and for the three following teams in 1902: the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Bronchos, and the New York...
  
  , 43, first baseman for the 1892 Chicago Orphans and for the New York Giants, Cleveland Bronchos and Washington Senators in the 1902 season.

• January 15 - Icicle Reeder
  Icicle Reeder
  James Edward "Icicle" Reeder was a Major League Baseball player. He played six games in the major leagues in , three for the Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association and three for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association. He played in the outfield for all six.-Sources:...
  
  , 55, outfielder who played in 1884 with the AA Cincinnati Red Stockings and the UA Washington Nationals.

• January 16 - Tom Dolan
  Tom Dolan (baseball)
  Thomas J. Dolan was a player in Major League Baseball. Dolan was primarily a catcher, but also played outfield, third base, and pitched 4 innings.-External links:...
  
  , 58, catcher who hit .242 for five teams in three leagues between 1879 and 1888.

• February 9 - Joe Stewart
  Joe Stewart (baseball)
  Joseph Lawrence "Joe" Stewart , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Boston Beaneaters. He batted and threw right-handed. Stewart had a 0-0 record, with a 9.64 ERA, in 2 games, in his one year career....
  
  , 33, pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters of the National League.

• February 26 - Mike Drissel
  Mike Drissel
  Michael F. Drissel , was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues for the 1885 St. Louis Browns.-External links:...
  
  , 48, catcher in six games for the St. Louis Browns 1885 American Association champions.

• March 3 - Jack Fee
  Jack Fee
  John "Jack" Fee , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues. He pitched in seven games, making three starts, for the 1889 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League. He continued to play in the minor leagues through 1895, primarily in the Pennsylvania State...
  
  , 45, pitcher for the 1889 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League.

• March 28 - Clare Patterson
  Clare Patterson
  Lorenzo Clare Patterson was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1909.-External links:...
  
  , 25, left fielder for the 1909 Cincinnati Reds of the National League.

April-June

• April 16 - Jerry Harrington
  Jerry Harrington
  Jeremiah Peter "Jerry" Harrington was a professional baseball player whose career spanned six season, including four seasons in Major League Baseball . Harrington played the majority of his games in the majors at catcher, however, he did play first base and third base on occasion...
  
  , 45, National League catcher who hit .227 in 189 games with the Cincinnati Reds (1890-'92) and Louisville Colonels (1893).

• April 18 - Roscoe Miller
  Roscoe Miller
  Roscoe Clyde Miller was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played parts of four seasons with the Detroit Tigers, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled an 39-45 record in 102 appearances, with an 3.45 earned run average and 198 strikeouts...
  
  , 36, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1901-'02), New York Giants (1902-'03) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1904), who became the first 20-game winner in Tigers history.

• April 23 - Charlie Pabor
  Charlie Pabor
  Charles Henry "Charlie" Pabor , also spelled Charley, nicknamed "The Old Woman in the Red Cap", was an American Major League Baseball left fielder and manager throughout the existence of the National Association, –....
  
  , 66, player-manager for four teams of the National Association from 1871 through 1875.

• May 1 - Charlie Reynolds
  Charlie Reynolds (pitcher)
  Charles E. Reynolds was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics.He was born in Allegany, New York and died in Buffalo, New York.-External links:...
  
  , 55, pitcher for the 1882 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association.

• May 13 - John O'Brien, 46, Canadian second baseman who hit .256 in 501 games for six National League teams from 1891 to 1899.

• May 14 - Dennis Coughlin
  Dennis Coughlin
  Dennis F. Coughlin was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder during the 1872 season for the Washington Nationals in the National Association....
  
  , 69, outfielder for the 1872 Washington Nationals of the National Association; best remembered as the only major leaguer who was wounded in combat during the Civil War.

• May 18 - The Only Nolan
  The Only Nolan
  Edward Sylvester "The Only" Nolan is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, outfielder, and third baseman....
  
  , 55, pitcher who posted a 23-52 record and a 2.98 ERA in 79 games with four teams between 1878 and 1875.

• May 18 - Charlie Robinson
  Charlie Robinson
  Charles Henry Robinson was a Major League Baseball catcher during the 1884 & 1885 seasons.-External links:*...
  
  , 56, American Association catcher who played for the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884) and Brooklyn Grays (1885).

• June 5 - Chris von der Ahe
  Chris von der Ahe
  Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von der Ahe was a German-American entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, now known as the St. Louis Cardinals....
  
  , 61, owner of the St. Louis Browns from 1882 to 1898, who greatly developed the entertainment aspect of the sport with fan-friendly promotions and ballpark attractions, and also presided over first team to win four straight pennants (1885-1888).

• June 13 - Eddie Quick
  Eddie Quick
  Edwin S. Quick was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1903 with the New York Highlanders. He threw right-handed....
  
  , 31, pitcher for the 1903 New York Highlanders of the American League.

• June 30 - George Tidden, 56, sports editor in New York since 1895.

July-September

• July 13 - Dan Sweeney
  Dan Sweeney
  Daniel J. Sweeney was a professional baseball player. He played outfielder in the National League for the Louisville Colonels.-External links:...
  
  , 45, outfielder for the 1895 Louisville Colonels of the National League.

• July 17 - Pat Scanlon
  Pat Scanlon (outfielder)
  Patrick J. Scanlon was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the 1884 Boston Reds in the Union Association.-Sources:...
  
  , Canadian outfielder who played in 1884 with the Boston Reds of the Union Association.

• July 19 - Jiggs Donahue
  Jiggs Donahue
  John Augustus "Jiggs" Donahue was a Major League Baseball player for 9 seasons from 1900-1909. Born in Springfield, Ohio, Donahue began his career as a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Milwaukee Brewers , and St...
  
  , 34, a standout at first base in the early years of the American League, and a key member of the 1906 White Sox that won their cross-town rival Cubs in the only all-Chicago World Series ever played.

• July 28 - John Greenig
  John Greenig
  John A. Greenig , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the Washington Nationals of the National League on May 9, 1888.-External links:...
  
  , 65, pitcher for the 1888 Washington Nationals of the National League.

• August 8 - John Gaffney
  John Gaffney
  John H. Gaffney , nicknamed the "King of Umpires" and "Honest John", was an American umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. He was baseball's first great umpire, and played a pioneering role in the use of multiple umpires in baseball games.Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Gaffney's family...
  
  , 58, the sport's first great umpire, officiating for twelve seasons in three leagues between 1884 and 1900; managed Washington team in 1886-87, and officiated in 1887-88-89 championship series, pioneering use of multiple umpires in games.

• August 14 - Chummy Gray, 40, pitcher who posted a 3-3 record and a 3.44 ERA for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1899.

• August 25 - Red Donahue
  Red Donahue
  Francis Rostell "Red" Donahue was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Waterbury, Connecticut, who played for 13 seasons both in the National League and the American League from through .-Career:...
  
  , 40, pitcher who won 20 games three times with the Phillies and Browns and led the National League in complete games (1897), while collecting 164 career wins and a no-hitter (1898).

• September 3 - Charlie Householder
  Charlie Householder
  Charles W. Householder was an American Major League Baseball played mainly as a first baseman and catcher for the Baltimore Orioles in and the Brooklyn Atlantics in .-Career:...
  
  , 59, first baseman/catcher who played in two Major League seasons, 1882 and 1884.

• September 15 - Frank Hough
  Frank Hough
  Francis Carson "Frank" Hough is a former Australian politician. Born in Subiaco, Western Australia, he was a self-employed business proprietor before entering politics. In 2001, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for Agricultural Region as a member of One Nation...
  
  , 56, sports editor in Philadelphia who helped organize the Athletics American League franchise in 1901

• September 24 - Fred Roat
  Fred Roat
  Frederick R. Roat was a Major League Baseball third baseman. His minor league career lasted as late as 1899 with two stops in the majors in 1890 and 1892.-Sources:...
  
  , 45, National League third baseman for the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1890) and Chicago Colts (1892).

October-December

• October 8 - Elmer Cleveland
  Elmer Cleveland
  Elmer Ellsworth Cleveland was a 19th century baseball third baseman. He began his professional with the Western Interstate League in 1883 and then joined the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association in 1884. He played in 29 games with the Reds and hit .322.From 1885-1887 he was back in the...
  
  , 51, third baseman who hit .255 in 80 games with four clubs in three different leagues between 1884 and 1891.

• October 13 - Mike Heydon
  Mike Heydon
  Michael Edward Heydon , was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues in -. He would play for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators , Washington Senators , Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals.-External links:...
  
  , 39, catcher who played from 1898 through 1907 for the Senators, Cardinals, WhiteSox and Orioles.

• October 24 - Dan Shannon
  Dan Shannon
  Daniel Webster "Dan" Shannon was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He began his major league career in with the Louisville Colonels as their second baseman. During the season, he became player-manager for a total of 56 games, of which only 10 were victories...
  
  , 48, player and manager during his three year career with the Colonels/Giants/Statesmen/Athletics from 1889 to 1891.

• November 15 - Monte McFarland
  Monte McFarland
  Lamont Amos McFarland was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Colts in 1895 and 1896. He remained active as a player in the minor leagues through 1910....
  
  , 41, pitcher who played for the National League Chicago Colts in 1895 and 1896.

• December 24 - Chief Sockalexis
  Louis Sockalexis
  Louis Francis "Chief" Sockalexis , nicknamed The Deerfoot of the Diamond, was an American baseball player...
  
  , 42, right fielder for the 1897-99 Cleveland Spiders, who was the first Native American to play in the major leagues.

• December 26 - Frank O'Connor, 46, pitcher for the 1893 Philadelphia Phillies.

• December 30 - Joe Neale
  Joe Neale
  Joseph Hunt "Joe" Neale was a professional baseball player. Neal played 10 seasons in pro-baseball, including 4 in Major League Baseball. He both pitched, and played the outfield positions...
  
  , 47, American Association pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1886-'87) and Louisville Colonels (1890-'91).