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Champions

  • World Series
    1914 World Series
    In the 1914 World Series, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics in a four-game sweep.A contender for greatest upset of all time, the "Miracle Braves" were in last place on July 4, then roared on to win the National League pennant by games and sweep the stunned Athletics...

    : Boston Braves
    Atlanta Braves
    The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

     over 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....

     (4-0)

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...

    • Eddie Collins
      Eddie Collins
      Edward Trowbridge Collins, Sr. , nicknamed "Cocky", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman, manager and executive...

      , 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....

      , 2B
    • Johnny Evers
      Johnny Evers
      John Joseph Evers was a Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1946...

      , Boston Braves
      Atlanta Braves
      The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

      , 2B

MLB statistical leaders

American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 
National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

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...

AVG
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...

 
Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb
Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb , nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Narrows, Georgia...

 DET
.368 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....

 BRO
.329 Benny Kauff
Benny Kauff
Benjamin Michael Kauff was a professional baseball player, who played centerfield and batted and threw left-handed. Kauff was known as the “Ty Cobb of the Feds.” He is the only player to be permanently banned from baseball for reasons other than gambling...

 IND
.370
HR
Home run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

 
Frank Baker
Frank Baker
John Franklin "Home Run" Baker was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. As a member of the famed $100,000 infield, Baker helped the Philadelphia Athletics win the 1910, 1911 and 1913 World Series...

 PHA
9 Gavvy Cravath
Gavvy Cravath
Clifford Carlton "Gavvy" Cravath , also nicknamed "Cactus", was an American right fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies...

 PHI
19 Dutch Zwilling
Dutch Zwilling
Edward Harrison "Dutch" Zwilling , was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from -...

 CHI
16
RBIs Sam Crawford
Sam Crawford
Samuel Earl Crawford , nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957....

 DET
104 Sherry Magee
Sherry Magee
Sherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919, Magee played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds...

 PHI
103 Frank LaPorte
Frank LaPorte
Frank Breyfogle Laporte was an American baseball player.Born in Uhrichsville, Ohio, he began his major league career with the New York Highlanders in 1905. He was eventually traded to the St. Louis Browns, where he had his best years. In he batted a career-high .314...

 IND
107
Wins
Win (baseball)
In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...

 
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...

  WSH
28 Grover Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander , nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.-Career:Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska, one of thirteen...

 PHI
27 Claude Hendrix
Claude Hendrix
Claude Raymond Hendrix born in Olathe, Kansas, USA, is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Chi-Feds/Chicago Whales and Chicago Cubs .He helped the Whales win the 1915 Federal League pennant and the Cubs win the...

 CHI
29
ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...

 
Dutch Leonard
Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)
Hubert Benjamin "Dutch" Leonard, was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1913–1921, 1924-1925. He played for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, and holds the major league modern-era record for the lowest single-season ERA of all time — 0.96...

 WSH
0.96 Bill Doak
Bill Doak
William Leopold Doak was born on January 28, 1891 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He spent 11 years with the St. Louis Cardinals. In he went 19-6 and lead the league with an ERA of 1.72. Doak won 20 games in , and led the NL in ERA again in 1921. On June 14, 1924 Doak was traded by the Cardinals to...

 STL
1.72 Claude Hendrix
Claude Hendrix
Claude Raymond Hendrix born in Olathe, Kansas, USA, is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Chi-Feds/Chicago Whales and Chicago Cubs .He helped the Whales win the 1915 Federal League pennant and the Cubs win the...

 CHI
1.69
Ks
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....

 
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...

 WSH
225 Grover Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander , nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.-Career:Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska, one of thirteen...

 PHI
214 Cy Falkenberg
Cy Falkenberg
Frederick Peter "Cy" Falkenberg was an American baseball pitcher who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball from 1903 and 1917....

 SD
236

American League final standings

American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
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....

99 53 .651 --
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

91 62 .595 8.5
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...

81 73 .526 19
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...

80 73 .523 19.5
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...

71 82 .464 28.5
Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

70 84 .455 30
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

70 84 .455 30
Cleveland Naps
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

51 102 .333 48.5

National League final standings

National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Boston Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

94 59 .614 --
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....

84 70 .545 10.5
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

81 72 .529 13
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

78 76 .506 16.5
Brooklyn Robins
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...

75 79 .487 19.5
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

74 80 .481 20.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

69 85 .448 25.5
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

60 94 .390 34.5

Federal League final standings

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...

Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Indianapolis Hoosiers  88 65 .575 --
Chicago Chi-Feds
Chicago Whales
The Chicago Whales were a professional baseball team based in Chicago. They played in the Federal League, a short-lived "third Major League", in 1914 and 1915. They originally lacked a formal nickname, and were known simply as the "Chicago Federals" to distinguish them from the Chicago Cubs and...

 
87 67 .565 1.5
Baltimore Terrapins
Baltimore Terrapins
The Baltimore Terrapins were one of the most successful teams in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from to , but their brief existence led to litigation that led to an important legal precedent in baseball...

 
84 70 .545 4.5
Buffalo Buffeds  80 71 .530 7
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were a team in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from 1914 to 1915. The team was named by owner Robert Ward, who owned the Tip Top Bakery. They were sometimes informally called the Brooklyn Feds or BrookFeds due to being the Brooklyn team of the Federal...

 
77 77 .500 11.5
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....

 
67 84 .444 20
Pittsburgh Rebels
Pittsburgh Rebels
The Pittsburgh Rebels were a professional baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team was a member of the short-lived Federal League, which was a minor league in 1913 but a full-fledged outlaw major league the next two years...

 
64 86 .427 22.5
St. Louis Terriers
St. Louis Terriers
The St. Louis Terriers were a baseball club that played in the short-lived Federal League in and . They played their home games at Handlan's Park. The St. Louis Chapter of SABR placed a marker at the site of Handland's Park, now on the campus of St. Louis University, on October 17, 2007. The team...

 
62 89 .411 25

Events

  • May 31 - Joe Benz
    Joe Benz
    Joseph Louis Benz was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1911-1919. He played for the Chicago White Sox. Benz's two main pitches were the spitball and the knuckleball.-See also:...

     pitches a no hitter in a 6-1 Chicago White Sox
    Chicago White Sox
    The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

     victory over the Cleveland Naps.

  • June 9 - Honus Wagner
    Honus Wagner
    -Louisville Colonels:Recognizing his talent, Barrow recommended Wagner to the Louisville Colonels. After some hesitation about his awkward figure, Wagner was signed by the Colonels, where he hit .338 in 61 games....

     of the Pittsburgh Pirates
    Pittsburgh Pirates
    The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

     becomes the second member of the 3000 hit club.

  • July 17 - Red Murray
    Red Murray
    John Joseph "Red" Murray was a professional baseball player.Red Murray was born in Arnot, Pennsylvania. In 1902, Murray attended Lock Haven College where he played football, basketball, and baseball. In 1904, Murray changed schools to the University of Notre Dame, playing catcher for the...

     of the New York Giants (MLB) catches game winning catch and is immediately struck by lightning.

  • September 9 - In the second game of a doubleheader
    Doubleheader (baseball)
    A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...

    , George Davis
    George Davis (pitcher)
    George Allen "Iron" Davis , was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball from 1912-15. He played for the Boston Braves and New York Highlanders.-External links:...

     of the Boston Braves
    Atlanta Braves
    The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

     pitches a no-hitter
    No-hitter
    A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...

     against the Philadelphia Phillies
    Philadelphia Phillies
    The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

     in a 7-0 win.

  • September 19 - Ed Lafitte
    Ed Lafitte
    Edward Francis Lafitte was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers , Brooklyn Tip-Tops , and Buffalo Blues . Born in New Orleans, Louisiana at his family's home located at 319 Bourbon Street, he batted and threw right-handed.Lafitte pitched for the Georgia Tech...

     tosses a no-hitter
    No-hitter
    A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...

     for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops
    Brooklyn Tip-Tops
    The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were a team in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from 1914 to 1915. The team was named by owner Robert Ward, who owned the Tip Top Bakery. They were sometimes informally called the Brooklyn Feds or BrookFeds due to being the Brooklyn team of the Federal...

     of the 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...

     in a 6-2 win over 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....

    .

  • September 27 - Nap Lajoie
    Nap Lajoie
    Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie , also known as Larry Lajoie, was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. He was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island...

     of the Cleveland Naps becomes the third member of the 3000 hit club.

  • October 13 - The Boston Braves
    Atlanta Braves
    The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

     defeat 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....

    , 3-1, in Game 4 of the World Series
    1914 World Series
    In the 1914 World Series, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics in a four-game sweep.A contender for greatest upset of all time, the "Miracle Braves" were in last place on July 4, then roared on to win the National League pennant by games and sweep the stunned Athletics...

     to win their first 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 none. This was the first four-game sweep in 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...

     history. The Cubs had defeated the Tigers four games to none in 1907
    1907 World Series
    The 1907 World Series featured the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, with the Cubs winning the Series four games to none for their first championship....

    , but Game 1 had ended in a tie
    Tie (draw)
    To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as...

     before the Cubs won the next four in a row.

  • November 1 - 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....

     owner Connie Mack
    Connie Mack (baseball)
    Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr. , better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds records for wins , losses , and games managed , with his victory total being almost 1,000 more...

     starts a fire sale
    Fire sale
    A fire sale is the sale of goods at extremely discounted prices, typically when the seller faces bankruptcy or other impending distress. The term may originally have been based on the sale of goods at a heavy discount due to fire damage...

    , asking waivers on Jack Coombs
    Jack Coombs
    John Wesley "Jack" Coombs , nicknamed Colby Jack after his alma mater, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Philadelphia Athletics , Brooklyn Robins , and Detroit Tigers...

    , Eddie Plank
    Eddie Plank
    Edward Stewart Plank , nicknamed "Gettysburg Eddie", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games and then 300 games, and now ranks third in all-time wins among left-handers with 326 career victories and first all-time in career shutouts by a...

     and Chief Bender
    Chief Bender
    Charles Albert "Chief" Bender was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the 20th century...

    . Coombs goes to the Brooklyn Robins
    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...

     as Plank and Bender escape Mack's maneuvering by jumping to the 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...

    . Despite the American League Pennant title, Philadelphia fans did not support the Athletics and the club lost $50,000.

January–February

  • January 4 - Herman Franks
    Herman Franks
    Herman Louis Franks was a catcher, coach, manager, general manager and scout in American Major League Baseball. He was born in Price, Utah.-Catcher with Cardinals, Dodgers and A's:...

  • January 5 - Jack Salveson
    Jack Salveson
    John Theodore Salveson was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five seasons. He played for the New York Giants from 1933 to 1934, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago White Sox in 1935, and the Cleveland Indians in 1943 and 1945.Salveson had a long and successful minor league career,...

  • January 19 - Benny Culp
    Benny Culp
    Benjamin Baldy Culp was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies .Culp is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II...

  • January 19 - Al Piechota
    Al Piechota
    Aloysius Edward "Pie" Piechota was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played two seasons with the Boston Bees and Braves from 1940 to 1941.-External links:...

  • January 21 - Blix Donnelly
    Blix Donnelly
    Sylvester Urban "Blix" Donnelly , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves....

  • January 23 - Merv Connors
    Merv Connors
    Mervin James Connors , was a former professional baseball player who played 52 games as an infielder in the Major Leagues from 1937-1938 for the Chicago White Sox....

  • January 28 - Alf Anderson
    Alf Anderson
    Alfred Walton Anderson was a Major League Baseball player. He played with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1941 to 1942 and for two games in the 1946 baseball season....

  • January 31 - Mel Mazzera
    Mel Mazzera
    Melvin Leonard "Mike" Mazzera is a former professional baseball player. In an 11-year career, Mazzera participated in five Major League seasons: four with the St. Louis Browns and one with the Philadelphia Phillies...

  • January 31 - Charlie Wiedemeyer
    Charlie Wiedemeyer
    Charles John Wiedemeyer was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs in four games during the 1934 Chicago Cubs season.-External links:...

  • February 5 - John Gaddy
    John Gaddy
    John Wilson Gaddy , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the starting pitcher in two games for the Dodgers during the 1938 season....

  • February 8 - Mel Bosser
    Mel Bosser
    Melvin Edward Bosser was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1945. The 31-year-old rookie right-hander was a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania....

  • February 8 - Bert Haas
    Bert Haas
    Berthold John Haas , is a former professional baseball player who played first base in the Major Leagues from 1933-1951. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. In 1947, Haas was selected as a National League...

  • February 9 - Bill Veeck
    Bill Veeck
    William Louis Veeck, Jr. , also known as "Sport Shirt Bill", was a native of Chicago, Illinois, and a franchise owner and promoter in Major League Baseball. He was best known for his publicity stunts to raise attendance. Veeck was at various times the owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis...

  • February 17 - Rod Dedeaux
    Rod Dedeaux
    Raoul Martial "Rod" Dedeaux was an American college baseball coach who compiled what is arguably the greatest record of any coach in the sport's amateur history....

  • February 23 - Lynn Myers
    Lynn Myers (baseball)
    Lynnwood Lincoln Myers was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop from through for the St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at 5' 6.5", 145 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Enola, Pennsylvania...

  • February 19 - Stan Sperry
    Stan Sperry
    Stanley Kenneth Sperry was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Athletics.-External links:...

  • February 21 - Milt Gray
  • February 23 - Lynn Myers
    Lynn Myers (baseball)
    Lynnwood Lincoln Myers was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop from through for the St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at 5' 6.5", 145 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Enola, Pennsylvania...

  • February 23 - Mike Tresh
    Mike Tresh
    Michael "Mike" Tresh was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1938 through 1949, he played for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians . Tresh batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania...


March-April

  • March 1 - Harry Caray
    Harry Caray
    Harry Caray, born Harry Christopher Carabina, was an American baseball broadcaster on radio and television. He covered four Major League Baseball teams, beginning with a long tenure calling the games of the St...

  • March 4 - Art Rebel
    Art Rebel
    Arthur Anthony Rebel was a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of two seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. For his career, he compiled a .333 batting average in 81 at-bats and drove in six runs...

  • March 7 - Joe Gallagher
  • March 12 - Otto Huber
    Otto Huber
    Otto Huber is a former Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Bees from June 10 to July 20, 1939.-External links:...

  • March 18 - Red Marion
    Red Marion
    John Wyeth "Red" Marion was briefly an outfielder in American Major League Baseball and a longtime manager at the minor league level. A native of Richburg, South Carolina, he was the older brother of Marty Marion, the longtime star shortstop of the St...

  • March 18 - Boyd Perry
    Boyd Perry
    Boyd Glenn Perry was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers.-External links:...

  • March 26 - Hal Epps
    Hal Epps
    Harold Franklin "Hal" Epps was an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Athletics.Although he only spent parts of four seasons in the majors, Epps had an 18-year professional baseball career...

  • April 1 - Moe Franklin
  • April 1 - George Bradley
    George Bradley
    George Washington Bradley , nicknamed "Grin", was an American Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher and infielder. He was 5'10.5" and weighed 175 lbs. Bradley was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.-Baseball career:...

  • April 6 - Dee Moore
    Dee Moore
    D. C. Moore was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1936-1946. In between his playing years, from 1944–1945, he served in the military during World War II. Born in Hedley, Texas, he died at age 83 in Williston, North Dakota.-External links:...

  • April 8 - Andy Karl
    Andy Karl (baseball)
    Anton Andrew "Andy" Karl was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of five seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves...

  • April 17 - Lefty Smoll
    Clyde Smoll
    Clyde Hetrick "Lefty" Smoll was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1940....

  • April 27 - George Archie
  • April 27 - Larry Crawford
  • April 27 - Jug Thesenga
    Jug Thesenga
    Arnold Joseph "Jug" Thesenga was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched in five games for the Washington Senators in .-Sources:...

  • April 29 - Marv Breuer
    Marv Breuer
    Marvin Howard "Baby Face" Breuer was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Yankees from 1939 to 1943.-External links:...


May–June

  • May 4 - Harl Maggert
  • May 9 - Culley Rikard
    Culley Rikard
    Culley Rikard was a professional baseball player. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, 1941, 1942, and 1947, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League, primarily as an outfielder....

  • May 10 - Russ Bauers
    Russ Bauers
    Russell Lee Bauers was a right-handed pitcher/left-handed batter in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Browns during eight different seasons between 1936 and 1950...

  • May 11 - Al Williams
    Al Williams (baseball)
    Almon Edward "Al" Williams was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed.-External links:...

  • May 14 - Chink Zachary
    Chink Zachary
    Albert Myron "Chink" Zachary was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in 4 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the season. He played several seasons in minor league ball, including AAA ball for several seasons.-External links:...

  • May 14 - Jim Shilling
    Jim Shilling
    James Robert Shilling was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for one season. He played in 31 games for the Cleveland Indians and 11 games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1939.-External links:...

  • May 15 - Jimmy Wasdell
    Jimmy Wasdell
    James Charles Wasdell born in Cleveland, Ohio was an Outfielder and First Baseman for the Washington Senators , Brooklyn Dodgers , Pittsburgh Pirates , Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians .He helped the Dodgers win the 1941 National League Pennant.In 11 seasons he played in 888 Games and...

  • May 20 - Stan Benjamin
    Stan Benjamin
    Alfred Stanley "Stan" Benjamin was a right fielder in Major League Baseball for five seasons; four with the Philadelphia Phillies , of the National League , and one with the Cleveland Indians , of the American League . The 6' 2", 194 lb. Benjamin batted and threw right-handed, and was born...

  • June 14 - George Myatt
    George Myatt
    George Edward Myatt was an infielder, coach and interim manager in American Major League Baseball. In 1936, Boston Red Sox general manager Eddie Collins traveled to San Diego to scout Myatt in a Pacific Coast League game, but came away more impressed with his 17-year-old teammate, a San Diegan and...

  • May 27 - Johnny Welaj
    Johnny Welaj
    John Ludwig Welaj was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played four seasons in the majors, between and , for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics....

  • June 6 - Eddie Silber
    Eddie Silber
    Edward James Silber was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns.-External links:...

  • June 12 - Pete Naktenis
    Pete Naktenis
    Peter Ernest Naktenis was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds . Listed at , , Naktenis batted and threw left-handed...

  • June 16 - Johnnie Wittig
    Johnnie Wittig
    John Carl Wittig [Hans] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the and seasons for the New York Giants and Boston Red Sox .Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Wittig batted and threw right-handed...

  • June 22 - Jim Asbell
    Jim Asbell
    James Marion Asbell was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs. Nicknamed "Big Train," his career was a brief one, consisting of a single season, the Cubs' World Series year of 1938....

  • June 22 - Maury Newlin
    Maury Newlin
    Maurice Milton "Maury" Newlin was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in and . From 1942 to 1945 Newlin served in the military during World War II.-External links:*...

  • June 24 - Hal Kelleher
    Hal Kelleher
    Harold Joseph Kelleher was a former Major League Baseball player who played four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies from to in the National League.- Minor League career :...

  • June 27 - Irv Bartling
    Irv Bartling
    Henry Irving Bartling was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. Bartling attended Michigan State University.-References:...


July–August

  • July 2 - Bob Allen
    Bob Allen (1930s pitcher)
    Robert Earl "Bob" Allen was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Allen played for the Philadelphia Phillies in . He batted and threw right-handed.He was born in Smithville, Tennessee and died in Chesapeake, Virginia....

  • July 3 - Buddy Rosar
    Buddy Rosar
    Warren Vincent "Buddy" Rosar , was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1939 to 1951 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Red Sox...

  • July 8 - George Fallon
    George Fallon (baseball player)
    George Decatur Fallon was a backup second baseman/shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals . A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Fallon batted and threw right-handed...

  • July 11 - George Binks
    George Binks
    George Alvin "Bingo" Binks was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a right fielder for three different teams between and . Listed at 6'0", 175 lb., he batted and threw left-handed...

  • July 12 - Al Glossop
    Al Glossop
    Alban Glossop was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball. Born in Christopher, Illinois, he played from 1939-1946. He died at age 76 in Walnut Creek, California.-External links:...

  • July 16 - Don Ross
    Don Ross (baseball)
    Donald Raymond Ross was a Major League Baseball player who played 7 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , Brooklyn Dodgers , and Cleveland Indians . Ross played in 498 major league games, 261 as a third baseman, 115 as an outfielder, 20 as a shortstop and 7 as a second baseman...

  • July 17 - Charlie Frye
    Charlie Frye (baseball)
    Charles Andrew Frye was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1940 season...

  • July 18 - Ben Huffman
    Ben Huffman
    Benjamin Franklin Huffman was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns in 1937.-External links:...

  • July 18 - Andy Gilbert
    Andy Gilbert
    Andrew Gilbert was a Major League Baseball player and coach and a minor league manager. He was a center fielder during the 1942 and 1946 seasons...

  • July 19 - Marius Russo
    Marius Russo
    Marius Ugo Russo was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees . Russo batted right-handed and threw left-handed.-Profile:...

  • July 23 - Frank Croucher
    Frank Croucher
    Frank Donald Croucher , nicknamed "Dingle," was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played four years in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators ....

  • July 26 - Ellis Kinder
    Ellis Kinder
    Ellis Raymond Kinder , also nicknamed "Old Folks", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns , Boston Red Sox , St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox...

  • July 30 - Steve Peek
    Steve Peek
    Stephen George Peek , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the New York Yankees. He batted left and right and threw right-handed...

  • July 31 - Elmer Riddle
    Elmer Riddle
    Elmer Ray Riddle was a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of ten seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the National League ERA champion in 1941 with Cincinnati...

  • August 5 - Bob Loane
    Bob Loane
    Robert Kenneth Loane is a former Major League Baseball player. He played two seasons with the Washington Senators and Boston Bees .-External links:...

  • August 5 - Bob Daughters
    Bob Daughters
    Robert Francis Daughters was a Major League Baseball player. Listed at 6' 2", 185 lb., Daughters batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio....

  • August 6 - Tommy Reis
    Tommy Reis
    Thomas Edward Reis was a relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in the season. He batted and threw right-handed....

  • August 22 - Augie Donatelli
    Augie Donatelli
    August Joseph Donatelli was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1950 to 1973. Highly regarded for his ability, he was also known for his inclination to eject players and managers quickly and dramatically.-Biography:Donatelli was born in Heilwood,...

  • August 24 - George Turbeville
    George Turbeville
    George Elkins Turbeville was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1935 to 1937....

  • August 26 - Al Cuccinello
    Al Cuccinello
    Alfred Edward Cuccinello was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the New York Giants during the 1935 season. Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., Cuccinello batted and threw right-handed...

  • August 30 - Buddy Hancken
    Buddy Hancken
    Morris Medlock "Buddy" Hancken was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played during the 1940 season. Hancken batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama....


September-October

  • September 11 - Clay Smith
    Clay Smith (baseball)
    Clay Jamieson Smith was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians for four games in 1938 and the Detroit Tigers for 14 games in 1940. He pitched in the 1940 World Series, posting an ERA of 2.25 in the Series.Smith was born and died in...

  • September 18 - Bill Sodd
    Bill Sodd
    William Sodd was a Major League Baseball player who played for one season. He appeared in one game as a pinch hitter for the Cleveland Indians on September 27 during the 1937 Cleveland Indians season.-External links:...

  • September 23 - Mack Stewart
    Mack Stewart
    William Macklin Stewart was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1944 through 1945 for the Chicago Cubs.-External links:...

  • September 28 - Dick Midkiff
    Dick Midkiff
    Richard James Midkiff was a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in thirteen games for the Boston Red Sox in 1938, receiving two decisions . He also pitched for Boston's American Association affiliate, the Minneapolis Millers, that season and was a teammate of Ted Williams...

  • September 29 - Johnny Johnson
  • October 3 - Woody Wheaton
    Woody Wheaton
    Elwood Pierce "Woody" Wheaton was a left-handed Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943 and 1944....

  • October 4 - Bruce Sloan
  • October 6 - George Washburn
    George Washburn
    George Edward Washburn , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the New York Yankees. He batted left and threw right-handed. Washburn had a 0-1 record, with a 13.50 ERA, in one game, in his one year career....

  • October 10 - Italo Chelini
    Italo Chelini
    Italo Vincent Chelini was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1935 to 1937.-External links:...

  • October 10 - Tommy Fine
    Tommy Fine
    Thomas Morgan Fine was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns . A switch-hitter, he threw right-handed....

  • October 13 - Frankie Hayes
    Frankie Hayes
    Frank Witman Hayes was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to and, was highly regarded for his defensive abilities. He played most of his career for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics and also spent time with the St. Louis Browns,...

  • October 14 - Harry Brecheen
    Harry Brecheen
    Harry David Brecheen , nicknamed "The Cat," was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the St. Louis Cardinals...

  • October 28 - Johnny Rigney
    Johnny Rigney
    John Dungan Rigney was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox . Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., Rigney batted and threw right-handed. A native of River Forest, Illinois, he was signed out of the University of St...

  • October 30 - Lefty Wilkie
    Lefty Wilkie
    Aldon Jay 'Lefty' Wilkie was a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher, who played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1941, 1942 and 1946....


November–December

  • November 2 - Jesse Flores
    Jesse Flores
    Jesse Sandoval Flores was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5'10", 175 lb. right-hander was a native of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He played for the Cubs , Philadelphia Athletics , and Cleveland Indians .-Career:Flores was originally signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent...

  • November 2 - Tom McBride
    Tom McBride (baseball)
    Thomas Raymond McBride was a professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . He also played extensively in minor league baseball...

  • November 2 - Johnny Vander Meer
  • November 4 - Les McCrabb
    Les McCrabb
    Lester William "Buster" McCrabb was a starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Wakefield, Pennsylvania....

  • November 4 - Sig Gryska
    Sig Gryska
    Sigmund Stanley "Sig" Gryska was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played with the St. Louis Browns in and .-External links:...

  • November 5 - Mark Mauldin
    Mark Mauldin
    Marshall Reese Mauldin was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1934.-External links:...

  • November 10 - Angel Fleitas
    Ángel Fleitas
    Ángel Félix Fleitas Husta was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He made his major league debut at age 33 for the Washington Senators, playing in 15 games and going 1-for-13 at the plate...

  • November 12 - Emerson Dickman
    Emerson Dickman
    George Emerson Dickman was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox . Listed at 6' 2", 175 lb., Dickman batted and threw right-handed...

  • November 13 - Jack Hallett
    Jack Hallett
    Jack Price Hallett is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants between 1940 and 1948. He was a 6'4", 215 pound right-hander.He made his big-league debut on September 13, 1940 at the age of 25 for the White Sox, wearing #28...

  • November 15 - Mickey Livingston
    Mickey Livingston
    Thompson Orville "Mickey" Livingston was a professional baseball player who played catcher for six Major League teams from 1938 to 1951.-Sources:*...

  • November 15 - Maurice Van Robays
    Maurice Van Robays
    Maurice Rene Van Robays , nicknamed "Bomber," was a Major League Baseball player who was born and died in Detroit, Michigan. Primarily an outfielder, Van Robays spent six seasons in the majors, all with the Pittsburgh Pirates...

  • November 19 - Eddie Morgan
    Eddie Morgan
    Edwin Willis Morgan [Pepper] was a backup right fielder/first baseman who played in Major League Baseball between and . Listed at 5' 10", ., Morgan batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Brady Lake, Ohio....

  • November 21 - Pinky Jorgensen
  • November 21 - George Scharein
    George Scharein
    George Albert Scharein was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...

  • November 22 - Alex Pitko
    Alex Pitko
    Alexander "Spunk" Pitko is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators...

  • November 23 - Emmett Ashford
    Emmett Ashford
    Emmett Littleton Ashford , nicknamed "Ash", was the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball, working in the American League from 1966 to 1970....

  • November 23 - Mel Preibisch
    Mel Preibisch
    Melvin Aloysius Preibisch was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1940 and 1941, for the Boston Braves , primarily as a center fielder.-References:...

  • November 25 - Joe DiMaggio
    Joe DiMaggio
    Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio , nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper," was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak , a record that still stands...

  • November 25 - Gene Handley
    Gene Handley
    Eugene Louis "Gene" Handley was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1946-47. Handley batted and threw right-handed...

  • November 26 - Ed Weiland
    Ed Weiland
    Edwin Nicholas Weiland was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the Chicago White Sox for five games during the 1940 Chicago White Sox season and 1942 Chicago White Sox season. He served in the military during World War II.-External links:...

  • November 29 - Joe Orengo
    Joe Orengo
    Joseph Charles Orengo was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1939 to 1945, playing all four infield positions. He was born in San Francisco, California, and died there at age 73....

  • December 6 - Turkey Tyson
    Turkey Tyson
    Cecil Washington Tyson was a Major League Baseball player. The 29-year-old rookie stood 6'5½" and weighed 225 lbs....

  • December 9 - Hank Camelli
    Hank Camelli
    Henry Richard Camelli was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he appeared in Major League Baseball between and for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves...

  • December 11 - Bill Nicholson
    Bill Nicholson (baseball)
    William Beck "Swish" Nicholson was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies...

  • December 12 - Buzzie Bavasi
    Buzzie Bavasi
    Emil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi was an American executive in Major League Baseball who played a major role in the operation of three franchises from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s....

  • December 14 - Rusty Peters
    Rusty Peters
    Russ Peters played in 10 seasons in the Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics , Cleveland Indians , and the St. Louis Browns . Peters, who wore glasses, hit just .236 in his career and only hit above .300 once—in 47 at-bats in 1947...

  • December 17 - Dave Smith
    Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1914)
    David Merwin Smith was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed.-External links:...


January-April

  • January 11 - Walt Goldsby
    Walt Goldsby
    Walton Hugh Goldsby was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of three seasons in the majors, between and , for five different teams....

    , 52, outfielder who hit .236 for five teams in two different leagues between 1884 and 1888.

  • January 13 - Aaron Clapp
    Aaron Clapp
    Aaron Bronson Clapp was a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the 1879 Troy Trojans. His brother, John Clapp, had a more successful baseball career.-Sources:...

    , 57, first baseman for the 1879 Troy Trojans of the National League.

  • January 20 - Pat Lyons
    Pat Lyons
    Patrick Jerry Lyons was a Major League Baseball player. Lyons played for the Cleveland Spiders in the 1890 season as a second baseman.Lyons was born in Belleville, Ontario and died in Springfield, Ohio.-Professional career:...

    , 53, Canadian second baseman who played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in 1890.

  • February 1 - Sam Weaver
    Sam Weaver (baseball)
    Samuel H. Weaver , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Philadelphia White Stockings, Milwaukee Grays, Philadelphia Athletics, Louisville Eclipse, and Philadelphia Keystones.-External links:...

    , 58, pitcher who posted a 68-80 record and a 3.21 ERA with five teams in four different leagues from 1875 to 1886.

  • February 9 - Buster Brown
    Buster Brown (baseball)
    Charles Edward "Buster" Brown , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and Boston Braves.-External links:...

    , 32, National League pitcher who had a 51-103 record and a 3.21 ERA for the St. Louis Cardinals (1905–'07), Philadelphia Phillies (1907–'09) and Boston Doves/Braves (1909–13).

  • February 9 - Jack Farrell
    Jack Farrell
    John A. "Jack" Farrell , also known as "Moose", was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly second base in his 11 seasons...

    , 56, second baseman for 11 seasons (1879-1889), who played bulk of his career with the Providence Grays.

  • February 21 - Farmer Vaughn
    Farmer Vaughn
    Harry Francis Vaughn born in Ruraldale, Ohio was a catcher and utility player for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Cincinnati Reds , Louisville Colonels , New York Giants , Cincinnati Kelly's Killers and Milwaukee Brewers .In 13 seasons he played in 915 Games and had 3,454 At Bats, 474 Runs, 946...

    , 49, catcher who hit .274 with 21 home runs and 525 RBI in 925 games for five teams from 1886 to 1899.

  • February 23 - Nat Jewett
    Nat Jewett
    Nathan W. Jewett , was a professional baseball player who played catcher in Major League Baseball for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords.-External links:...

    , 69, catcher for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords of the National Association.

  • February 28 - Art Sladen
    Art Sladen
    Arthur W. Sladen was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the 1884 Boston Reds in the Union Association. He appeared in two games for the Reds, and was hitless in seven at-bats.-Sources:...

    , 53, outfielder for the Boston Reds of the Union Association in 1884.

  • March 24 - Jack Brennan, 50, catcher/infielder who played from 1884 to 1890 with four teams in four different leagues.

  • April 1 - Rube Waddell
    Rube Waddell
    George Edward Waddell was an American southpaw pitcher in Major League Baseball. In his thirteen-year career he played for the Louisville Colonels , Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Orphans in the National League, and the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns in the American League...

    , 37, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics who led AL in strikeouts six consecutive years, including modern record of 349 in 1904; four-time 20-game winner led AL in ERA twice with career 2.16 mark, best ever by left-hander with 1500 innings; 2316 strikeouts ranked third in history upon retirement, 50 shutouts ranked fifth; first major leaguer to strike out side on nine pitches. According to Lee Allen
    Lee Allen (baseball)
    Leland Gaither "Lee" Allen was an American sportswriter and historian on the subject of baseball. He was known for an accessible writing style that made history more interesting, typically focusing on the people in the stories as much as the events. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Allen was the son...

    , in The American League Story (1961), there were those who considered it appropriate that Waddell should pass away on April Fool's Day.

  • April 7 - Charlie Ganzel
    Charlie Ganzel
    Charles William Ganzel was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Paul Saints , Philadelphia Quakers , Detroit Wolverines and Boston Beaneaters . He batted and threw right-handed.A native of Waterford, Wisconsin, Ganzel came from a baseball family...

    , 51, catcher for four different teams during fourteen seasons, and a member of the 1887 Detroit Wolverines National League champion team that won the first ever World Series, beating the St. Louis Browns ten games to five.

  • April 16 - Podge Weihe
    Podge Weihe
    John Garibaldi "Podge" Weihe was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Cincinnati Red Stockings for one game in 1883 and the Indianapolis Hoosiers for 63 games during their only year of existence in 1884.-External links:...

    , 51, American Association outfielder who hit .254 in two seasons with the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1883) and Cincinnati RedStockings (1884).

  • April 27 - Herb Worth
    Herb Worth
    Herbert Worth was an American baseball player at the dawn of the professional era. He played primarily for the amateur Star club of Brooklyn. On July 29, 1872, he played one game in the outfield of the Brooklyn Atlantics, in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the first...

    , 66, outfielder for the 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics of the National Association .

May-August

  • May 8 - George Fox
    George Fox (baseball)
    George B. Fox was a first baseman in Major League Baseball in the 19th century. He played for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1891 and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League in 1899. He played in the minors between his two Major League stints.-Sources:...

    , 45, first baseman for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association (1891) and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (1899).

  • May 20 - Chub Collins
    Chub Collins
    Charles Augustus "Chub" Collins was a Major League Baseball player from Dundas, Ontario. He was one of the first Canadians to play in Major League Baseball...

    , 56, shortstop for the National League Buffalo Bisons in 1884, on a talented team featuring the all-star infield known as the "Big Four": Dan Brouthers
    Dan Brouthers
    Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from to , with a brief return in...

    , Hardy Richardson
    Hardy Richardson
    Abram Harding "Hardy" Richardson was a second basemen and outfielder mostly, who played in the Major Leagues for a number of teams throughout the 19th century. Most of Richardson's career was with the Buffalo Bisons...

    , Deacon White
    Deacon White
    James Laurie "Deacon" White was an American baseball player who was one of the principal stars during the first two decades of the sport's professional era...

     and later Jack Rowe
    Jack Rowe
    John Charles "Jack" Rowe was an American baseball player.Rowe was born in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, in 1911. He first played baseball under Tom Loftus with the Peoria Reds in 1878. In 1879, Rowe and his brother, Dave Rowe, signed with the Rockford team in the newly formed Northwestern League...

    .

  • May 26 - Jumbo Latham
    Juice Latham
    George Warren "Juice" Latham , also known as "Jumbo" Latham, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and manager...

    , 61, first baseman who hit .247 in 334 games for five different teams from 1875 to 1884, while managing two of them (1875, 1882).

  • June 16 - Bert Dorr, 52, pitcher for the 1882 St. Louis Browns.

  • July 5 - Wee Willie Mills
    Willie Mills (baseball)
    William Grant Mills , nicknamed Wee Willie, was a professional baseball pitcher. He briefly pitched for the New York Giants in 1901....

    , 36, pitcher for the National League New York Giants in 1901.

  • July 9 - Ossee Schreckengost
    Ossee Schreckengost
    Ossee Freeman Schreckengost was a Major League Baseball catcher and first baseman...

    , 39, catcher for eleven seasons, most notably with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1902 to 1908, who pioneered one-handed style and batted .300 twice.

  • August 1 - Gid Gardner
    Gid Gardner
    Franklin Washington "Gid" Gardner was a Major League Baseball player during the 19th century. Between 1879 and 1888, Gardner played all or part of seven seasons for eight different teams in three different major leagues. He appeared in 199 games, mostly as an outfielder, but also spent some time...

    , 55, outfielder/pitcher from 1879 to 1888, who hit a .233 average and had a 2-10 record for eight teams in three different leagues.

  • August 1 - Con Murphy
    Con Murphy (baseball)
    Cornelius B. Murphy , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers of the National League and the 1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders of the Players League. In between, he played in the minor leagues.-External links:...

    , 50, pitcher who posted a 4-13 record with the Philadelphia Quakers (1884) and Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890).

  • August 17 - Harry Steinfeldt
    Harry Steinfeldt
    Harry M. Steinfeldt was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs and Boston Rustlers . Steinfeldt batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St...

    , 36, third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs who led National League in hits, doubles and RBI once each, batting .300 twice, and hit .471 in the 1907 World Series to lead the Cubs to the championship.

September-December

  • September 2 - Al Metcalf
    Al Metcalf
    Alfred Tristram Metcalfe was a professional baseball player for the 1875 New York Mutuals.-External links:...

    , 61, appeared in eight games for the 1875 New York Mutuals.

  • September 9 - Willie Garoni
    Willie Garoni
    William Garoni was a former professional baseball player. He played for the New York Giants of the National League in September, 1899.-References:...

    , 37, pitcher for the 1899 New York Giants of the National League.

  • September 14 - Jim McDonald
    Jim McDonald (third baseman)
    James Augustus McDonald , was a Major League Baseball player who played third baseman. He played in three separate major leagues in 1884-1885, the Union Association, American Association and the National League...

    , 54, third baseman who played from 1884 to 1885 for three teams in three different leagues.

  • November 2 - Jack Sheridan
    Jack Sheridan
    John F. Sheridan was an American umpire in Major League Baseball. In his 30-year career as an official, he worked 18 seasons between 1890 and 1914 in three major leagues....

    , 52, American League umpire since the league's 1901 formation, previously in the Players League and National League, who officiated in four of the first seven World Series, and introduced the practice of crouching behind the catcher when calling balls and strikes.

  • November 9 - Danny Green
    Danny Green (baseball)
    Edward "Danny" Green was a center fielder/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1898 through 1905 for the Chicago Orphans and Chicago White Sox . Green batted left handed and threw right handed...

    , 38, outfielder for the Orphans and White Sox Chicago teams and a four-time .300 hitter who died following complications related to a beaning.

  • November 10 - Jack Heinzman
    Jack Heinzman
    John Peter "Jack" Heinzman was a professional baseball player. His playing career spanned four seasons, including one where he played one game in Major League Baseball.-Professional career:...

    , 51, first baseman for the 1886 Louisville Colonels of the American Association.

  • November 10 - Heinie Reitz, 47, National League second baseman for the Orioles, Senators and Pirates from 1893 to 1899, who hit .292 in 724 games and led the league with 31 triples in 1894.

  • November 28 - Tug Wilson
    Tug Wilson
    George Archer "Tug" Wilson was an American Major League Baseball player who played in center field and catcher for the Brooklyn Atlantics during the 1884 baseball season. In 24 games played, Wilson batted .232, scored 13 runs, and hit four doubles...

    , 54, outfielder and catcher for the 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics.

  • December 11 - Harry Burrell
    Harry Burrell (baseball)
    Harry J. Burrell was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher for the 1891 St. Louis Browns of the American Association. His minor league career continued until 1900.-External links:...

    , 47, pitcher who posted a 4-2 record and a 4.81 ERA with the 1891 St. Louis Browns of the American Association.

  • December 22 - Phil Powers
    Phil Powers (baseball)
    Philip J. Powers was a major league baseball catcher from 1878 to 1885.He was used mostly as a backup for five different teams in the National League and American Association.-External links:*...

    , 60, catcher who played from 1878 to 1885 for five different teams in the National League and American Association.

  • December 31 - John Farrow
    John Farrow (baseball)
    John Jacob Farrow , also known as Jack, was an American Major League Baseball player who played catcher in two seasons in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, and one season in the majors, with the 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics...

    , 61, National Association catcher for the Elizabeth Resolutes (1873) and Brooklyn Atlantics (1874, 1884).

  • December 31 - John O'Brien
    John O'Brien (outfielder)
    John E. O'Brien was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues in 1884 for the Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association. He later played for the Bridgeport Giants of the Eastern League in 1885....

    , 63, outfielder for the 1884 Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association.
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