Champions

• World Series
  1915 World Series
  In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one.In their only World Series before , the Phillies won Game 1 before being swept the rest of the way. It was 65 years before the Phillies won their next Series game...
  
  : 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"...
  
   over 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...
  
   (4-1)

Inter-league playoff: Boston (AL) declined challenge by Chicago (FL)

Inter-league playoff: Philadelphia (NL) declined challenge by Chicago (FL)

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	.369	Larry Doyle NYG	.320	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...  BRO	.342
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...	Braggo Roth Braggo Roth Robert Frank "Bobby" Roth , nicknamed Braggo, was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 8 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New York Yankees...  BOS	7	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	24	Hal Chase Hal Chase Harold Homer Chase , nicknamed "Prince Hal", was a first baseman in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position...  BUF	17
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 & Bobby Veach Bobby Veach Robert Hayes "Bobby" Veach was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons for the Detroit Tigers , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Washington Senators ....	112	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	115	Dutch Zwilling Dutch Zwilling Edward Harrison "Dutch" Zwilling , was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from -...  CHI	94
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	27	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	31	George McConnell George McConnell (baseball) George Neely "Slats" McConnell was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Highlanders/Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago Whales...  CHI	25
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...	Joe Wood BOS	1.49	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	1.22	Earl Moseley Earl Moseley Earl Victor Moseley was a pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox , Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper and Cincinnati Reds . Moseley batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Middleburg Heights, Ohio.Moseley made his majors debut in 1913 with the Boston Red Sox and went 8-5...  NEW	1.91
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	203	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	241	Dave Davenport Dave Davenport David W. Davenport , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1914–1919. Davenport went on to play for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and the St. Louis Browns. He led the Federal League in strikeouts in 1915 while playing for the St...  SLM	229

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
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"...	101	50	.669	--
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...	100	54	.649	2.5
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...	93	61	.604	9.5
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...	85	68	.556	17
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...	69	83	.454	32.5
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...	63	91	.409	39.5
Cleveland Indians 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...	57	95	.375	44.5
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....	43	109	.283	58.5

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
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...	90	62	.592	--
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....	83	69	.546	7
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...	80	72	.526	10
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...	73	80	.477	17.5
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...	73	81	.474	18
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...	72	81	.471	18.5
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....	71	83	.461	20
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....	69	83	.454	21

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
Chicago Whales 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...	86	66	.566	--
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...	87	67	.565	--
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...	86	67	.562	.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....	81	72	.529	5.5
Newark Peppers Newark Peppers The Newark Peppers, originally known as the Indianapolis Hoosiers, were a Federal League baseball team from 1914-1915.When the Federal League opened for business in 1914 as a challenger to the two major leagues, one franchise was located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Primarily owned by oil magnate...	80	72	.526	6
Buffalo Buffeds	74	78	.487	12
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...	70	82	.461	16
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...	47	107	.305	40

Events

• January 2 - The St. Louis Cardinals
  1915 St. Louis Cardinals season
  The St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 34th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 24th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72-81 during the season and finished 6th in the National League...
  
   try to prevent outfielder Lee Magee
  Lee Magee
  Leo Christopher "Lee" Magee was a Major League Baseball player between 1911 and 1919. He was the first Major League player to hit five straight hits. While he played the majority of his professional games in the outfield, he also played infield frequently.-External links:...
  
   from playing for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops
  1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops season
  The 1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops season was a season in American baseball. The Tip-Tops finished in 7th place in the Federal League, 16 games behind the Chicago Whales.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   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...
  
  . Like most such suits, it will fail. Magee will play and manage in the rival major league.

• January 4 - Infielder Hans Lobert
  Hans Lobert
  John Bernard "Hans" Lobert was an American infielder, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball.Lobert was born in Wilmington, Delaware...
  
  , well known as the fastest man in the National League, is traded by the Philadelphia Phillies
  1915 Philadelphia Phillies season
  The Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Phillies winning the National League, then going on to lose the 1915 World Series to the Boston Red Sox. This was the team's first pennant since joining the league in...
  
   to the New York Giants
  1915 New York Giants season
  The 1915 New York Giants season was a season in Major League Baseball. The team finished eighth in the eight-team National League with a record of 69-83, 21 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.- Regular season :...
  
   in exchange for pitcher Al Demaree
  Al Demaree
  Albert Wentworth Demaree , is a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1912-1919. He played for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  , infielder Milt Stock
  Milt Stock
  Milton Joseph Stock , was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1926. He would play for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Robins, and St. Louis Cardinals. Stock is believed to be the only major league player to get 4 hits in each of 4 consecutive...
  
  , and catcher Bert Adams
  Bert Adams
  John Bertram Adams was a professional baseball player in the early 20th century. Primarily a catcher, Adams played from to , with the Cleveland Naps and Philadelphia Phillies. Adams was not a good hitter, most likely the reason why he never played more than 84 games in a season. Adams' batting...
  
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• January 17 - Cleveland
  Cleveland, Ohio
  Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
  
   newspapers reported that the Indians
  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...
  
   had been chosen to replace the previous nickname of the Naps
  1914 Cleveland Naps season
  The Cleveland Naps season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth in the eight-team American League with a record of 51-102, 48½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   local team. They became the Bronchos
  1902 Cleveland Bronchos season
  The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in fifth place in the American League with a record of 69-67, 14 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.- Regular season :...
  
   in 1902 before taking on the name Naps the following year in honour of their player-manager 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...
  
  , who was purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics
  1915 Philadelphia Athletics season
  The Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. After the team won the American League pennant in , the team dropped all the way to last place with a record of 43 wins and 109 losses.- Offseason :...
  
   at beginning of the year. A false rumor claimed that the origin of the Indians name was former Cleveland Spiders
  Cleveland Spiders
  The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.- 1887-1891 :...
  
   outfielder Chief Sockalexis, regarded as the first person of Native American ancestry to play in Major League Baseball.

• April 15 - Rube Marquard
  Rube Marquard
  Richard William "Rube" Marquard was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and early 1920s...
  
   of the New York Giants
  1915 New York Giants season
  The 1915 New York Giants season was a season in Major League Baseball. The team finished eighth in the eight-team National League with a record of 69-83, 21 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.- Regular season :...
  
   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"...
  
   against the Brooklyn Robins
  1915 Brooklyn Robins season
  The Brooklyn Robins improved enough to finish in third place, just 10 games behind the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.- Notable transactions :* April 23, 1915: Dick Egan was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves....
  
   in a 2-0 Giants win.

• May 6:
  • Boston Red Sox
    1915 Boston Red Sox season
    The 1915 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games in the World Series.-Opening Day lineup:-Roster:- Starters by position:...
    
     pitcher Babe Ruth
    Babe Ruth
    George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
    
     hit his first major league career homerun off the Yankees
    1915 New York Yankees season
    The 1915 New York Yankees season was the 13th season for the Yankees and their 15th overall. The team finished with a record of 69-83, 32½ games behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan...
    
    ' Jack Warhop
    Jack Warhop
    John Milton Warhop born in Hinton, West Virginia was a pitcher for the New York Highlanders/New York Yankees ....
    
     at New York's Polo Grounds.
  • Philadelphia Athletics
    1915 Philadelphia Athletics season
    The Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. After the team won the American League pennant in , the team dropped all the way to last place with a record of 43 wins and 109 losses.- Offseason :...
    
     catcher Wally Schang
    Wally Schang
    Walter Henry Schang was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1913 through 1931, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers . Schang was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
    
     set an American League record after nailing six potential base stealers
    Stolen base
    In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate...
    
     during a 3–0 loss to the St. Louis Browns
    1915 St. Louis Browns season
    The 1915 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 63 wins and 91 losses.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
    
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• May 12 - Red Faber
  Red Faber
  Urban Clarence "Red" Faber was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from through , playing his entire career for the Chicago White Sox. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964....
  
   of the Chicago White Sox
  1915 Chicago White Sox season
  The Chicago White Sox season involved the White Sox finishing third in the American League.With the acquisitions of Eddie Collins and Joe Jackson , Chicago now had the two hitters they needed to win the 1917 and 1919 AL pennants.- Offseason :* December 8, 1914: Eddie Collins was purchased by the...
  
   uses only 67 pitches in a complete game
  Complete game
  In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...
  
   victory, beating the Washington Senators
  1915 Washington Senators season
  The 1915 Washington Senators won 85 games, lost 68, and finished in fourth place in the American League. They were managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at National Park.- Notable transactions :...
  
   on three hits, 4–1.

• July 5 - Cincinnati Reds
  1915 Cincinnati Reds season
  The Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 70-83, 20 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   third baseman Heinie Groh
  Heinie Groh
  Henry Knight "Heinie" Groh was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who spent nearly his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He was the National League's top third baseman in the late 1910s and early 1920s, and captained championship teams with the Reds and ...
  
   hits for the cycle against the Chicago Cubs
  1915 Chicago Cubs season
  - Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in- Other batters :Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...
  
  , becoming the only player to do so between 1913 and 1917, and the last Reds player to do so until 1940.

• June 17 - Zip Zabel
  Zip Zabel
  George Washington Zabel was a Major League relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.Zabel attended Baker University, in Baldwin City, Kansas....
  
   comes out of the Chicago Cubs
  1915 Chicago Cubs season
  - Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in- Other batters :Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...
  
   bullpen with two outs in the first inning to face the Brooklyn Robins
  1915 Brooklyn Robins season
  The Brooklyn Robins improved enough to finish in third place, just 10 games behind the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.- Notable transactions :* April 23, 1915: Dick Egan was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves....
  
  . Zabel wins the game in the 19th inning, 4–3, in the longest relief effort in major league history. Brooklyn starter Jeff Pfeffer
  Jeff Pfeffer
  Edward Joseph Pfeffer born in Seymour, Illinois was a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns , Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins , St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates . His older brother Francis was known as Big Jeff Pfeffer.He helped the Robins win the 1916 and 1920 National League pennants...
  
   goes the distance, scattering 15 hits as he labors 18⅔ innings, only to lose on a throwing error by second baseman George Cutshaw
  George Cutshaw
  George William Cutshaw , is a former professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from 1912-1923. He would play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers. He played in the 1916 World Series for Brooklyn.-External links:...
  
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• August 18 - Wilbur Good
  Wilbur Good
  Wilbur David Good born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania was an outfielder for the New York Highlanders , Cleveland Naps , Boston Doves/Rustlers , Chicago Cubs , Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox .In 11 seasons he played in 749 games and had 2,364 at bats, 324 runs, 609 hits, 84 doubles, 44...
  
   became the only Chicago Cubs
  1915 Chicago Cubs season
  - Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in- Other batters :Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...
  
   player ever to steal second base, third, and home — all in the same inning. His teammates followed his good example and went on to beat the Brooklyn Robins
  1915 Brooklyn Robins season
  The Brooklyn Robins improved enough to finish in third place, just 10 games behind the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.- Notable transactions :* April 23, 1915: Dick Egan was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves....
  
   9–0.

• August 31 - In the first 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...
  
  , Jimmy Lavender
  Jimmy Lavender
  Jimmy Lavender was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Barnesville, Georgia, the right-hander played with the Chicago Cubs from 1912–1916 and with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1917....
  
   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"...
  
  , leading the Chicago Cubs
  1915 Chicago Cubs season
  - Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in- Other batters :Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...
  
   to a 2–0 victory over the New York Giants
  1915 New York Giants season
  The 1915 New York Giants season was a season in Major League Baseball. The team finished eighth in the eight-team National League with a record of 69-83, 21 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.- Regular season :...
  
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• September 11 - 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...
  
   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...
  
   St. Louis Terriers
  1915 St. Louis Terriers season
  The St. Louis Terriers finished in 2nd place the Federal League, losing to the Chicago Whales by percentage points.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   records his 300th career win.

• October 13 - The Boston Red Sox
  1915 Boston Red Sox season
  The 1915 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 5 games in the World Series.-Opening Day lineup:-Roster:- Starters by position:...
  
   defeat the Philadelphia Phillies
  1915 Philadelphia Phillies season
  The Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Phillies winning the National League, then going on to lose the 1915 World Series to the Boston Red Sox. This was the team's first pennant since joining the league in...
  
  , 5-4, in Game 5 of the World Series
  1915 World Series
  In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one.In their only World Series before , the Phillies won Game 1 before being swept the rest of the way. It was 65 years before the Phillies won their next Series game...
  
   to win their third World Championship title, four games to one. The Phillies would not appear in the Series again until 1950
  1950 World Series
  The 1950 World Series was the 47th World Series between the American and National Leagues for the championship of Major League Baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies as 1950 champions of the National League and the New York Yankees, as 1950 American League champions, competed to win a best-of-seven...
  
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January

• January   3 - Sid Hudson
  Sid Hudson
  Sidney Charles Hudson was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• January   6 - Tom Ferrick
  Tom Ferrick (baseball)
  Thomas Jerome Ferrick was a pitcher, pitching coach and scout in American Major League Baseball. Born in New York, New York, he stood 6'2½" tall and weighed 220 pounds in his playing days...
  
  
• January   6 - Chuck Workman
  Chuck Workman (baseball)
  Charles Thomas Workman , was a Major League Baseball outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman...
  
  
• January   7 - Red Steiner
  Red Steiner
  James Harry Steiner was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed....
  
  
• January   8 - Walker Cooper
  Walker Cooper
  William Walker Cooper was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for six National League teams from 1940 to 1957...
  
  
• January 11 - Dutch Mele
  Dutch Mele
  Albert Ernest "Dutch" Mele was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for one season with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a .143 batting average in 14 at-bats, with one runs batted in.Mele played 17 seasons in minor league baseball , hitting 244 home runs...
  
  
• January 12 - Roy Easterwood
  Roy Easterwood
  Roy Charles Easterwood was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs in 1944. A native of Waxahachie, Texas, the 29-year-old rookie stood 6'0" and weighed 196 lbs....
  
  
• January 13 - Mike Dejan
  Mike Dejan
  Michael Dan Dejan was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher for one season with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in....
  
  
• January 13 - Mike Milosevich
  Mike Milosevich
  Michael "Mike" Milosevich was a Major League Baseball player. Milosevich played for the New York Yankees in and . He batted and threw right-handed.He was born in Zeigler, Illinois and died in Chicago, Illinois....
  
  
• January 14 - Bob Joyce
  Bob Joyce (baseball)
  Robert Emmett "Bob" Joyce was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1939 and the New York Giants in 1946.-References:...
  
  
• January 15 - Dick Culler
  Dick Culler
  Richard Broadus Culler born in High Point, North Carolina was a shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics , Chicago White Sox , Boston Braves , Chicago Cubs and New York Giants ....
  
  
• January 17 - Lum Harris
  Lum Harris
  Chalmer Luman Harris was an American right-handed pitcher, coach, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball....
  
  
• Jaunary 17 - Mayo Smith
  Mayo Smith
  Edward Mayo Smith was an American player, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball.Smith was born in New London, Missouri, but grew up in Florida. A left-handed batter who threw right-handed, Smith was a career minor league outfielder who spent many seasons in the International League with the...
  
  
• January 26 - Rip Russell
  Rip Russell
  Glen David Russell was an infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a first baseman for two different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb., Russell batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• January 27 - Buck Etchison
  Buck Etchison
  Clarence Hampton "Buck" Etchison was an American professional baseball player who played two season for the Boston Braves...
  
  

February

• February   1 - Woody Abernathy
  Woody Abernathy (pitcher)
  Virgil Woodrow "Woody" Abernathy was a professional baseball player whose career spanned six seasons, including parts of two in Major League Baseball with the New York Giants . Abernathy batted and threw left-handed. Abernathy also played in the minor leagues...
  
  
• February   3 - Buck Ross
  Buck Ross
  Lee Ravon "Buck" Ross , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics.-External links:...
  
  
• February   9 - Harvey Green
  Harvey Green
  Harvey George Green was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in two games for the 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers, working one inning and allowing two hits and one run....
  
  
• February 10 - Ralph Hodgin
  Ralph Hodgin
  Elmer Ralph Hodgin , was an outfielder/third baseman who played in Major League Baseball between and . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• February 10 - Karl Winsch
  Karl Winsch
  Karl Edgar Winsch was a pitcher and manager in Minor league baseball. Listed at 5' 10", 180 lb., Winsch batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• February 13 - Oad Swigart
  Oad Swigart
  Oadis Vaughn Swigart was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled a 1-3 record, with a 4.44 earned run average, and 17 strikeouts in 46⅔ innings pitched...
  
  
• February 14 - Red Barrett
  Red Barrett
  Charles Henry "Red" Barrett was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 total career seasons in the National League. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. He pitched the shortest complete night game with the fewest number of pitches in history.Barrett was...
  
  
• February 15 - Stew Bowers
  Stew Bowers
  Stewart Cole Bowers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from through . Bowers was a switch hitter and threw right handed. He was born in New Freedom, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• February 14 - Lew Flick
  Lew Flick
  Lewis Miller Flick was former Major League Baseball outfielder and pinch hitter. He debuted late in the season, playing right field for the Philadelphia Athletics on September 28. His game was quite impressive, as he got three hits in five at bats while scoring two runs...
  
  
• February 18 - Joe Gordon
• February 25 - Roy Weatherly
  Roy Weatherly
  Cyril Roy Weatherly , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Cleveland Indians, New York Giants, and New York Yankees.-External links:...
  
  
• February 26 - Bill Conroy
  Bill Conroy (catcher)
  William Gordon Conroy was a backup catcher who played in Major League Baseball between and . Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., Conroy batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois....
  
  
• February 26 - Preacher Roe
  Preacher Roe
  Elwin Charles Roe was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals , Pittsburgh Pirates , and Brooklyn Dodgers .-Early years:...
  
  

March

• March   1 - Nick Strincevich
  Nick Strincevich
  Nicholas "Jumbo" Strincevich was an American Major League baseball player. Born in Gary, Indiana, he made his big-league debut with the Boston Bees on April 23, 1940, played part of the 1941 season with the Boston Braves, played from 1941-1948 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and finished his big...
  
  
• March   2 - Babe Barna
  Babe Barna
  Herbert Paul "Babe" Barna was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , New York Giants and Boston Red Sox . Barna batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March   5 - Vic Bradford
  Vic Bradford
  Henry Victor Bradford was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants in 1943.-External links:...
  
  
• March   5 - Stan Ferens
  Stan Ferens
  Stanley "Stan" Ferens was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in and .-External links:...
  
  
• March   5 - Harry Shuman
  Harry Shuman
  Harry Shuman was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies . The right-hander stood 6' 2" and weighed .-Baseball career:...
  
  
• March   7 - Jim Reninger
  Jim Reninger
  James David "Jim" Reninger was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed.-External links:...
  
  
• March   7 - Soup Campbell
  Soup Campbell
  Clarence Campbell [″Soup″] was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1940 through 1941 for the Cleveland Indians. Listed at 6' 1", 188 lb., Campbell batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March   6 - Pete Gray
  Pete Gray
  Pete Gray was a professional baseball player best known for playing in the major leagues despite having lost his right arm in a childhood accident.-Early life:...
  
  
• March   6 - Bob Swift
  Bob Swift
  Robert Virgil Swift was an American catcher, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball.Swift is pictured in one of the most famous photographs in American sporting history. He was the catcher for the Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1951, when St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sent midget...
  
  
• March 13 - Buzz Clarkson
• March 15 - Don Lang
  Don Lang (third baseman)
  Donald Charles Lang was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• March 19 - Joe Gonzales
  Joe Gonzales (baseball player)
  Joe Madrid Gonzales [Smokey] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1937 season. Listed at 5' 9", 175 lb., Gonzales batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March 20 - Stan Spence
  Stan Spence
  Stanley Orville Spence was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played from through for the Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns . Spence batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• March 21 - Bill Brandt
  Bill Brandt (baseball)
  William George Brandt was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• March 22 - Norm Branch
  Norm Branch
  Norman Downs Branch was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Branch played for the New York Yankees in and . In 37 career games, he had a 5-2 record with a 3.73 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• March 25 - Chris Hartje
  Chris Hartje
  Christian Henry Hartje was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played in nine games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1939 baseball season....
  
  
• March 27 - Newt Kimball
  Newt Kimball
  Newell W. Kimball was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.Born in Logan, Utah, Kimball was signed by the Chicago Cubs in 1934, winning twenty games for their Class C Ponca City, Oklahoma affiliate as a nineteen-year-old...
  
  
• March 28 - Joe Krakauskas
  Joe Krakauskas
  Joseph Victor Lawrence Krakauskas was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for seven seasons. He played for the Washington Senators from 1937 to 1940 and the Cleveland Indians from 1941 to 1942 and 1946.-External links:...
  
  
• March 29 - Johnny Gorsica
  Johnny Gorsica
  John Joseph Perry "Johnny" Gorsica, born John Joseph Perry Gorczyca was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played seven seasons for the Detroit Tigers from 1940-1947. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Gorsica went to West Virginia University before making his debut with the Tigers on April 22, 1940...
  
  

April

• April   1 - Jeff Heath
  Jeff Heath
  John Geoffrey Heath was a Canadian left fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Cleveland Indians. He was one of the American League's most promising power hitters of the late 1930s and early 1940s, twice leading the AL in triples, and batting at least .340 with over...
  
  
• April   2 - Al Barlick
  Al Barlick
  Albert Joseph Barlick was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League for 28 seasons . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in .-Biography:...
  
  
• April   8 - Kirby Higbe
  Kirby Higbe
  Walter Kirby Higbe was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball from to . He was born and died in Columbia, South Carolina.-Career:...
  
  
• April 13 - Oscar Grimes
  Oscar Grimes
  Oscar Ray Grimes, Jr. was a utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians , New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics...
  
  
• April 9 - Steve Shemo
  Steve Shemo
  Stephen Michael Shemo was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Boston Braves in 1944 and 1945. A native of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, he stood 5'11" and weighed 175 lbs....
  
  
• April 15 - Joe Hoover
  Joe Hoover
  Robert Joseph Hoover , was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Detroit Tigers from 1941–1945. Born in Brawley, California, played for the Hollywood Stars in the Pacific Coast League...
  
  
• April 15 - Glenn McQuillen
  Glenn McQuillen
  Glenn Richard McQuillen [ Red ] was a reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at left field in parts of four seasons...
  
  
• April 19 - Harry Craft
  Harry Craft
  Harry Francis Craft was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. Born in Ellisville, Mississippi, he was an center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds from 1937–1942...
  
  
• April 20 - Eric Tipton
  Eric Tipton
  Eric Gordon Tipton was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds...
  
  
• April 23 - Walter Brown
  Walter Brown (baseball)
  Walter Irving Brown was a professional baseball pitcher. He played part of the 1947 season in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns. His minor league baseball career spanned 18 seasons, from 1936 until 1953....
  
  

May

• May   1 - Bob Harris
  Bob Harris (baseball)
  Robert Arthur Harris was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1938 to 1942. He was the first Wyoming-born player in Major League history....
  
  
• May   2 - Whitey Miller
  Whitey Miller
  Kenneth Albert "Whitey" Miller was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in four games, all in relief, for the New York Giants in 1944. The 29-year-old rookie stood 6'1" and weighed 195 lbs....
  
  
• May   2 - Ken Richardson
  Ken Richardson (baseball)
  Ken Richardson was a baseball player who spent parts of 2 seasons in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1942 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1946....
  
  
• May   4 - Don Manno
  Don Manno
  Donald D. Manno is a former Major League Baseball player. He played two seasons with the Boston Bees and Braves from 1940 to 1941.-External links:...
  
  
• May   4 - Ox Miller
  Ox Miller
  John Anthony "Ox" Miller was a professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1943 and 1947, for the Washington Senators , St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs...
  
  
• May   6 - Les Webber
  Les Webber
  Lester Elmer Webber was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians. For his career, he compiled a 23-19 record in 154 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 4.19 earned run average and 141...
  
  
• May 12 - Harry Dean
• May 14 - Red Hayworth
  Red Hayworth
  Myron Claude "Red" Hayworth was an American baseball player who played in Major League Baseball from -45. He was a catcher, listed at 6' 1.5", 200 lb., Hayworth batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• May 19 - Jake Early
  Jake Early
  Jacob Willard Early , was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns...
  
  
• May 22 - Otey Clark
  Otey Clark
  William Otis Clark was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1945. He was born in Boscobel, Wisconsin. The 29-year-old rookie stood 6-foot 1-1/2-inches and weighed 190 pounds....
  
  
• May 24 - Ed Wheeler
  Ed Wheeler (1940s infielder)
  Edward Raymond Wheeler was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for one season. He played in 46 games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1945 Cleveland Indians season, splitting time as a third baseman and shortstop....
  
  
• May 29 - Vance Dinges
  Vance Dinges
  Vance George Dinges is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder. He was born on May 29, 1915 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He made his MLB debut on April 17, 1945. Dinges played 2 career seasons, both with the Philadelphia Phillies, in 1945 and 1946...
  
  

June

• June   1 - Bud Metheny
  Bud Metheny
  Arthur Beauregard “Bud” Metheny, was an American baseball player and coach. He played professional baseball for the New York Yankees and served Old Dominion University for 32 years as head baseball coach, head basketball coach and athletic director.Metheny was a graduate of the College of...
  
  
• June   4 - Bill Holland
  Bill Holland (baseball)
  William David Holland was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators during the 1939 season. Listed at 6'1", 190 lb., he batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• June   6 - Ray Stoviak
  Ray Stoviak
  Raymond Thomas Stoviak was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1938.-External links:...
  
  
• June 23 - Johnny Humphries
  Johnny Humphries
  John William Humphries was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1946. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. When Humphries joined the Indians in 1938, he was thought to have the best fastball in the American League.-External links:...
  
  
• June 23 - Aaron Robinson
  Aaron Robinson
  Aaron Andrew Robinson , was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from to for the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees, and the Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• June 24 - Buster Adams
  Buster Adams
  Elvin Clark "Buster" Adams was a major league outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies in and between and ....
  
  
• June 26 - Willard Brown
• June 27 - Fred Martin
  Fred Martin (baseball)
  Fred Turner Martin was an American pitcher, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. Born in Williams, Oklahoma, Martin threw and batted right-handed, stood 6'1" tall and weighed 185 pounds during his active playing career.Martin was one of a handful American Major League players who "jumped"...
  
  
• June 29 - Dizzy Trout
  Dizzy Trout
  Paul Howard "Dizzy" Trout was a Major League Baseball pitcher primarily for the Detroit Tigers. Born in Sandcut, Indiana, he first played professionally in 1935 with the Terre Haute Tots in the Three-I League before signing with Detroit in 1939.Trout played for the Tigers for fourteen seasons,...
  
  
• June 30 - Roberto Ortiz
  Roberto Ortiz (baseball)
  Roberto Gonzalo Ortiz Núñez was a Cuban professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of six seasons with the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics...
  
  

July

• July   1 - Boots Poffenberger
  Boots Poffenberger
  Cletus Elwood "Boots" Poffenberger was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers .-Promising rookie year in 1937:...
  
  
• July   1 - Babe Young
  Babe Young
  Norman Robert Young born in Astoria, New York was a First Baseman for the New York Giants , Cincinnati Reds and St...
  
  
• July   2 - Hal Wagner
  Hal Wagner
  Harold Edward Wagner , is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1937-1949. He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Red Sox.-External links:...
  
  
• July   9 - Tony Criscola
  Tony Criscola
  Anthony Paul Criscola was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds . He was a native of Walla Walla, Washington....
  
  
• July 10 - George Dickey
  George Dickey
  George Willard Dickey [Skeets] was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for two different teams between 1935 and 1947. Listed at 6' 2", 180 lb., Dickey was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 15 - John Antonelli
• July 15 - John Davis
• July 15 - Lefty Scott
  Lefty Scott
  Marshall "Lefty" Scott was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945. The 29-year-old rookie was a native of Roswell, New Mexico....
  
  
• July 20 - Gene Hasson
  Gene Hasson
  Charles Eugene Hasson , was a Major League Baseball infielder from - for the Philadelphia Athletics.-External links:...
  
  
• July 21 - Claude Corbitt
  Claude Corbitt
  Claude Elliott Corbitt was an a infielder in Major League Baseball from 1945-1949.-External links:...
  
  
• July 21 - Connie Creeden
  Connie Creeden
  Cornelius Stephen Creeden is a former Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Braves from April 28 to May 5, 1943.-External links:...
  
  
• July 22 - Butch Sutcliffe
  Butch Sutcliffe
  Charles Inigo Sutcliffe was a Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Bees in 1938.-External links:...
  
  
• July 23 - Hersh Lyons
  Hersh Lyons
  Herschel Englebert Lyons was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played one game for the St. Louis Cardinals in ....
  
  
• July 26 - Mel Deutsch
  Mel Deutsch
  Melvin Elliott Deutsch was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1946 season. Listed at 6' 4", 215 lb., Deutsch batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Caldwell, Texas.Deutsch was signed by the Boston Red Sox as a free agent out...
  
  
• July 27 - Dick Kimble
• July 30 - Jerry Witte
  Jerry Witte
  Jerome Charles Witte was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the St. Louis Browns. He also had a long minor league baseball career, spanning 16 seasons from until...
  
  
• July 31 - Jess Pike
  Jess Pike
  Jess Willard Pike was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played part of the season for the New York Giants....
  
  

August

• August   4 - Luke Easter
  Luke Easter (baseball player)
  Luscious Luke Easter was a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball and the Negro leagues. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, was 6'4", and weighed 240 lb. The birth year listed here is drawn from census data...
  
  
• August   7 - Les Fleming
  Les Fleming
  Leslie Harvey Fleming was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for seven seasons. He played for the Detroit Tigers in 1939, the Cleveland Indians from 1941 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1947, and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949.-External links:...
  
  
• August   9 - Arnie Moser
• August 15 - Charley Suche
  Charley Suche
  Charles Morris Suche was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Indians for one game on September 18 during the 1938 Cleveland Indians season.-External links:...
  
  
• August 18 - Max Lanier
  Max Lanier
  Hubert Max Lanier was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He led the National League in earned run average in , and was the winning pitcher of the clinching game in the 1944 World Series against the crosstown St. Louis...
  
  
• August 19 - Bill Nagel
  Bill Nagel
  William Taylor Nagel was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox.-External links:...
  
  
• August 23 - Gil Torres
  Gil Torres
  Don Gilberto Torres Núñez was a baseball player for the 1940 and 1944-1946 Washington Senators team. He is the son of Ricardo Torres, who was also a baseball player. He threw right-handed and batted right-handed. He debuted on April 25, 1940 and his final game was on September 14, 1946...
  
  
• August 24 - Chubby Dean
  Chubby Dean
  Alfred Lovell "Chubby" Dean was a Major League Baseball pitcher and first baseman. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1936 to 1941 and the Cleveland Indians from 1941 to 1943....
  
  
• August 26 - Heinz Becker
  Heinz Becker
  Heinz Reinhard Becker was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians...
  
  
• August 27 - Emil Verban
  Emil Verban
  Emil Matthew Verban was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals , Philadelphia Phillies , Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves . Verban batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 29 - Ford Garrison
  Ford Garrison
  Robert Ford Garrison was a Major League Baseball outfielder. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, he played for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics . - Career :...
  
  

September

• September   3 - Eddie Stanky
  Eddie Stanky
  Edward Raymond Stanky , nicknamed "The Brat", was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs , Brooklyn Dodgers , Boston Braves , New York Giants , and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• September   3 - Lefty West
  Lefty West
  Weldon Edison "Lefty" West was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1944 and 1945....
  
  
• September   5 - Bob Maier
  Bob Maier
  Robert Phillip Maier was a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Detroit Tigers during their 1945 World Series championship season. Born in Dunellen, New Jersey, Maier played only one season in the big leagues, but he spent that season on a championship team...
  
  
• September   7 - Regino Otero
  Reggie Otero
  Regino José Otero Gómez was a Cuban baseball player who had a long career in the minor leagues in the United States , and played briefly with the Chicago Cubs in 1945. He also played 13 years in the Cuban Professional League. He was a left-handed batter, but threw right-handed...
  
  
• September   8 - Len Gabrielson
  Len Gabrielson (first baseman)
  Leonard Hilburne Gabrielson was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who appeared in 5 games for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1939 season....
  
  
• September 13 - Morrie Aderholt
  Morrie Aderholt
  Morris Woodroe Aderholt was a second baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1939-1945.Born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, Aderholt graduated from Wake Forest University and played professional ball for the Washington Senators, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves from 1939-1945...
  
  
• September 19 - Paul Kardow
  Paul Kardow
  Paul Otto Kardow was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in two games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1936 Cleveland Indians season.-External links:...
  
  
• September 21 - Ed Walczak
  Ed Walczak
  Edwin Joseph "Husky" Walczak was a Major League Baseball player. He played with the Philadelphia Phillies in the season. Walczak played Second Base and batted and threw right-handed.-External links:...
  
  
• September 22 - Reese Diggs
• September 27 - Harry Chozen
  Harry Chozen
  Harry Kenneth Chozen was a professional baseball player in the 1930s and 40's. Although Chozen only in one game in the major leagues he had a 17-year career in the minor leagues as a catcher. Chozen is most known for setting a Southern Association record when he had a base hit in 49 games in a row...
  
  

October

• October   1 - Red Tramback
  Red Tramback
  Stephen Joseph "Red" Tramback was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants.-External links:...
  
  
• October   3 - Charlie Letchas
  Charlie Letchas
  Charlie Letchas was a former professional baseball player. He was a second baseman, third baseman and shortstop for parts of four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators. For his career, he compiled a .234 batting average, with one home run and 37 runs batted in...
  
  
• October   6 - Dutch Meyer
• October 10 - Harry Eisenstat
  Harry Eisenstat
  Harry Eisenstat was a Major League Baseball player who played from 1935 to 1942.-Early life:He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York.-Career:...
  
  
• October 12 - Lou Novikoff
  Lou Novikoff
  Lou Novikoff was a Major League Baseball player in the 1940s. He played mostly for the Chicago Cubs and closed his career with the Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• October 14 - William Ford
  Bill Ford (baseball)
  William Brown Ford was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game with the Boston Bees in . His major league career, however, was not listed in the official baseball records until 2003, due to a record keeping error that credited his lone appearance to Boston Bees teammate Gene...
  
  
• October 14 - Ken Heintzelman
  Ken Heintzelman
  Kenneth Alphonse Heintzelman was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies ....
  
  
• October 14 - Max Macon
  Max Macon
  Max Cullen Macon was a Major League Baseball player and Minor League Baseball Manager. He was primarily a pitcher but also played first base and the outfield during his career which spanned 1938-1947. His most extensive playing time was with the 1944 Boston Braves...
  
  
• October 16 - Paul Masterson
  Paul Masterson (baseball)
  Paul Nicholas "Lefty" Masterson was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Masterson played for the Philadelphia Phillies from to .-External links:*...
  
  
• October 17 - Mike Sandlock
  Mike Sandlock
  Michael Joseph Sandlock is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1942 and 1953. Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.Basically a catcher, Sandlock also saw action at...
  
  
• October 18 - George Gick
  George Gick
  George Edward Gick was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox for one game each in the and seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., he was a switch-hitter. He was born in Dunnington, Indiana.In his two major league appearances –...
  
  
• October 19 - Sam Nahem
  Sam Nahem
  Samuel Ralph "Subway Sam" Nahem born in New York, New York was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers , St...
  
  
• October 30 - Red Borom
  Red Borom
  Edward Jones Borom [Red] was a Major League Baseball player who played two seasons and won a World Series ring with the Detroit Tigers in . Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Borom was 28 years old before he made it to the big leagues...
  
  

November

• November   8 - Wayne Ambler
  Wayne Ambler
  Wayne Harper Ambler was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned six season, including three in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics . Over his career in the majors, Ambler player second base and shortstop...
  
  
• November   9 - Benny McCoy
  Benny McCoy
  Benjamin Jenison McCoy was a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics . Listed at 5' 9". 170 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• November 11 - George Case
  George Case
  George Washington Case was an American left and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Washington Senators...
  
  
• November 11 - Bill Lefebvre
  Bill Lefebvre
  Wilfred Henry "Lefty" Lefebvre played professional baseball from 1938 to 1944 as a pitcher. After graduating from The College of the Holy Cross, he pitched with the Boston Red Sox in 1938 and 1939. After a 4 year absence from the major leagues, Lefebvre played for the Washington Senators in 1943...
  
  
• November 13 - Ted Wilks
  Ted Wilks
  Theodore "Cork" Wilks was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. For his career, he compiled a 59-30 record in 385 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 3.26 earned...
  
  
• November 16 - Garth Mann
• November 16 - Blas Monaco
  Blas Monaco
  Blas Monaco was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1937 and 1946, playing in 17 career games.-External links:...
  
  
• November 20 - Jack Aragón
  Jack Aragón
  Ángel Valdés "Jack" Aragón Reyes, Jr. was a Cuban professional baseball player and manager.His playing career spanned 13 season, including one game during the 1941 season in Major League Baseball with the New York Giants. In that one game, he was used as a pinch-runner and had no plate appearances...
  
  
• November 23 - Bob Kahle
  Bob Kahle
  Robert Wayne Kahle is a former Major League Baseball player. He played one seasons with the Boston Bees from April 21 to June 22, 1938.-External links:...
  
  
• November 24 - Dick West
• November 25 - Bob Finley
  Bob Finley
  Robert Edward Finley was an SMU back drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers a and Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943 and 1944. He was a native of Ennis, Texas...
  
  

December

• December   3 - Butch Wensloff
  Butch Wensloff
  Charles William "Butch" Wensloff was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three seasons in the American League with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians...
  
  
• December   5 - Bobby Mattick
  Bobby Mattick
  Robert James Mattick was a shortstop, manager and scout in Major League Baseball, most notably in the Toronto Blue Jays organization....
  
  
• December   7 - Johnny Gee
  Johnny Gee
  John Alexander Gee , was a professional baseball and basketball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1939-1946. He played for the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played for the NBA's Syracuse Nationals in the 1946-47 season.-External links:...
  
  
• December   7 - Vinnie Smith
  Vinnie Smith
  Vincent Ambrose 'Vinnie' Smith ,December 7, 1915 - December 14, 1979, was an American Major League Baseball and Umpire player from Richmond, Virginia.-Career:...
  
  
• December 14 - Paul Erickson
• December 18 - Johnny Barrett
  Johnny Barrett
  John Joseph Barrett was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1942-1946. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves....
  
  
• December 19 - Mickey Witek
  Mickey Witek
  Nicholas Joseph "Mickey" Witek , was a Major League Baseball player who played infielder from -. He would play for the New York Yankees and New York Giants....
  
  
• December 19 - Eddie Yount
  Eddie Yount
  Floyd Edwin Yount was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1937 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1939.-External links:...
  
  
• December 20 - Marv Felderman
  Marv Felderman
  Marvin Wilfred Feldman was a Major League Baseball player. Felderman played for Chicago Cubs in the 1942 season. He only played in three games in his one year career, having one hit and four strike-outs in six at-bats with one walk. He also appeared in two games as a catcher where he maintained a...
  
  
• December 24 - Frank Trechock
  Frank Trechock
  Frank Adam Trechock was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators.-External links:...
  
  
• December 28 - Hank Sweeney
  Hank Sweeney
  Harry Leon Sweeney was a Major League Baseball first baseman who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1944. A native of Franklin, Tennessee, the 28-year-old rookie stood 6'0" and weighed 185 lbs....
  
  

January-March

• January 27 - John Coleman
  John Coleman (1890 pitcher)
  John W. Coleman was a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season....
  
  , 74, pitcher for the 1890 Philadelphia Phillies.

• January 29 - George Baker
  George Baker (baseball)
  George F. Baker , born George F. Boecke, was an American Major League Baseball player who played catcher from 1883 to 1886. He played for the Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Maroons, and Kansas City Cowboys....
  
  , 57, outfielder who played from 1883 through 1886 for the Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Maroons, and Kansas City Cowboys.

• February 5 - Ross Barnes
  Ross Barnes
  Charles Roscoe Barnes was one of the stars of baseball's National Association and the early National League , playing second base and shortstop. He played for the dominant Boston Red Stockings teams of the early 1870s, along with Albert Spalding, Cal McVey, George Wright, Harry Wright, Jim...
  
  , 64, star second baseman of the 1870s who batted .359 lifetime, winning first National League batting title with .429 mark, also leading league in runs, hits, doubles, triples and walks.

• February 9 - Red Waller
  Red Waller
  John Francis "Red" Waller was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the New York Giants for one game on April 27 during the 1909 New York Giants season. He pitched one inning, allowing two runs, neither of them earned.-External links:...
  
  , 31, who pitched in one game for the 1909 New York Giants of the National League.

• February 17 - Jersey Bakely
  Jersey Bakely
  Edward Enoch Bakely [″Jersey″] was a Major League Baseball pitcher in the late 19th century. He pitched for nine different teams in six years of play from 1883 to 1891. Sometimes he is credited as Jersey Bakeley or Jersey Bakley.Bakely made his major league debut at the age of 19 for the...
  
  , 50, 19th century pitcher for nine teams in four different leagues, who posted a 3.66 ERA and stroke out 669 in 215 games, even though he had a 76-125 record.

• February 24 - George Moolic
  George Moolic
  George Henry Moolic , is a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues in 1886. He played for the Chicago White Stockings and with local team of the New England League and with a club from Meriden, Conn.Moolic died February 19, 1915 at aged 50 years...
  
  , 47, backup catcher for the Chicago White Stockings 1886 National League champions.

• February 24 - Adonis Terry
  Adonis Terry
  William H. "Adonis" Terry was an American Major League Baseball player whose career spanned from his debut with the Brooklyn Atlantics in , to the Chicago Colts in . In his 14 seasons, he compiled a 197-196 win–loss record, winning 20 or more games in a season four different times...
  
  , 50, 1890s pitcher for the Brooklyn, Pittsburgh and Chicago teams, who won 197 games, including two no-hitters.

• March 15 - Jim Donnelly
  Jim Donnelly (baseball)
  James B. Donnelly , was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of 11 seasons in the majors between and ....
  
  , 49, 19th century third baseman who hit .230 in eleven seasons for nine teams in two different leagues.

April-June

• April 9 - Rabbit Robinson
  Rabbit Robinson
  William Clyde "Rabbit" Robinson , was a Major League Baseball player who played 3 seasons in the major leagues for the Washington Senators , Detroit Tigers , and Cincinnati Reds . Robinson played in 206 games, 64 as a second baseman, 54 as a shortstop, 50 as an outfielder, and 33 as a third baseman...
  
  , 33, infielder/outfielder for the Washington Senators (1903), Detroit Tigers (1904), and Cincinnati Reds (1910).

• April 15 - Frank Figgemeier
  Frank Figgemeier
  Frank Y. Figgemeier , was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the 1894 Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. He pitched in one game for the Phillies, a complete game start on September 25, 1894, where he allowed 10 earned runs and picked up the loss...
  
  , 41, pitcher who played for the 1894 Philadelphia Phillies of the National League.

• April 21 - Jack Allen
  Jack Allen (baseball)
  Cyrus Alban Allen was an American professional baseball player who played third base in 1879. He played collegiate ball at Western Reserve University and later got a dental degree at University of Pennsylvania.-External links:...
  
  , 59, National League third baseman who played for the Syracuse Stars and the Cleveland Blues during the 1879 season.

• May 4 - Chuck Lauer
  Chuck Lauer
  John Charles Lauer , was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield. He played from 1884-1890.-External links:...
  
  , 50, National League outfielder for the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1884, 1889) and the Chicago Colts (1890).

• June 2 - Dave Orr
  Dave Orr
  David L. Orr was a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1890.-Baseball career:Orr played most of his career in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans , Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Columbus Solons...
  
  , 55, first baseman and a perennial .300 hitter for five teams in three different leagues during eight seasons, who led American Association in average and runs batted in 1884, led twice in hits and triples, and posted a career .342 average while collecting 100 or more RBI in four seasons.

• June 4 - Tim Hurst
  Tim Hurst
  Timothy Carroll "Tim" Hurst was an umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. His umpire career lasted 16 seasons from to . For one season, in , he became the on-field manager of the St. Louis Browns, and the team had a W–L record of 39 and 111 in 154 games...
  
  , 49, umpire for nine National League seasons between 1891 and 1903 and in the American League from 1905 to 1909; officiated in Temple Cup series of 1894-95, managed the 1898 Browns, and also was a colorful figure known for his combative relations with players.

• June 6 - Tom Berry
  Tom Berry (baseball)
  Thomas Haney Berry was a professional baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in one game during the 1871 season. He had one hit in four at-bats in that game.-Sources:...
  
  , 72, who appeared in one game for the 1871 Philadelphia Athletics.

• June 12 - Pat Crisham
  Pat Crisham
  Patrick J. Crisham , was an American baseball player who played infielder in Major League Baseball in 1899. He played for the Baltimore Orioles.-External links:...
  
  , 38, first baseman and catcher who hit .291 in 53 games for the Baltimore Orioles of the National League in 1899.

• June 18 - Charlie Faust, 34, who pitched in just two games for the 1911 New York Giants and stole two bases, but made his mark as John McGraw
  John McGraw
  John McGraw may refer to:* John McGraw , , New York lumber tycoon, and one of the founding trustees of Cornell University* John McGraw , , Governor of Washington state from 1893–1897...
  
  's good-luck charm and team's mascot.

July-September

• July 1 - Phil Coridan
  Phil Coridan
  Philip F. Coridan was a 19th-century professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He played for the Chicago Browns in the Union Association in two games in July 1884. He had one hit in seven at-bats in his two games.-External links:...
  
  , 56, second baseman/outfielder for the Chicago Browns of the Union Association in 1884.

• July 7 - Mike DePangher
  Mike DePangher
  Michael Anthony DePangher was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers.-External links:...
  
  , 56, catcher for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers of the National League.

• July 18 - Larry McKeon, 49, pitcher who posted a 14-19 record and a 3.71 in 116 games for three teams in two different leagues from 1884 to 1886.

• July 26 - Charlie Reising
  Charlie Reising
  Charles Reising was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers. He appeared in two games for the Hoosiers and was hitless in eight at-bats.-External links:*...
  
  , 53, outfielder for the 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the American Association.

• August 21 - Blaine Thomas
  Blaine Thomas
  Blaine M. "Baldy" Thomas was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1911 season. Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., Thomas batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 27, who pitched briefly for the 1911 Boston Red Sox.

• August 30 - William Coon
  William Coon
  William K. Coon was a Major League Baseball player. Coon played for the Philadelphia Athletics in and .Coon played 30 games at Outfield, 22 games as a Catcher. 4 games as a Second Baseman and Third baseman, and 2 games a pitcher.He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Burlington, New...
  
  , 60, catcher/right fielder for the 1975-1876 Philadelphia Athletics.

• September 9 - Albert Goodwill Spalding
  Albert Spalding
  Albert Goodwill Spalding was a professional baseball player, manager and co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.-Biography:...
  
  , 65, pitcher who led league in wins every season from 1871–1876, retiring at age 27 with 253 victories; also batted .313 lifetime, managed Chicago to 1876 pennant in NL's first season and guided team to three pennants as team president from 1882–1891; staged sport's first world tour in 1888.

• September 11 - John Carbine
  John Carbine
  John C. Carbine was an American professional baseball player who played first base for the 1875 Keokuk Westerns and 1876 Louisville Grays.-External links:...
  
  , 59, first baseman for the 1875 Keokuk Westerns and the 1876 Louisville Grays.

• September 16 - Wally Goldsmith
  Wally Goldsmith
  Warren M. Goldsmith was an American professional baseball player in the 1860s and 1870s. He played third base, shortstop, second base, and catcher in the National Association, three times a regular player on one of the weakest teams in that first professional league.Born in Baltimore, Goldsmith...
  
  , 65, utility infielder and catcher who played from 1868 to 1875 in the National Association with the Baltimore Marylands, Fort Wayne Kekiongas, Washington Olympics and Keokuk Westerns.

• September 23 - Brickyard Kennedy
  Brickyard Kennedy
  William Park Kennedy was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1892 through , he played for the Brooklyn Grooms/Superbas , New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates . Kennedy batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 47, pitcher who won 20 games four times for Brooklyn, pitching also in the 1903 World Series for the Pirates.

• September 26 - Ed Cushman
  Ed Cushman
  Edgar Leander Cushman was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from – for five teams in three different Major leagues spanning his six year career.-Career:...
  
  , 63, pitcher for six seasons, who threw a no-hitter on September 28, 1884.

October-December

• October 2 - Tommy Beals
  Tommy Beals
  Thomas Lamb Beals was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players and the National League...
  
  , 65, outfielder/second baseman for six seasons, five of them in the National Association.

• October 12 - Bert Myers
  Bert Myers
  James Albert Myers was an American professional baseball player who played in parts of three seasons for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  , 41, third baseman who played from 1896 to 1900 for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies.

• October 14 - Bill Reidy
  Bill Reidy
  William Joseph Reidy was a former professional baseball player. He played from 1896-1904.Reidy was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, where he also died and was buried.-External links:...
  
  , 42, 19th century pitcher who posted a 27-41 record and a 4.17 ERA for three teams in two different leagues.

• October 19 - Russ McKelvy
  Russ McKelvy
  Russell Errett McKelvy was an American Major League Baseball player who played center field for the Indianapolis Blues of the National League , and one game in right field for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.-Career:After attending Allegheny College from 1873 through 1877, he signed with the...
  
  , 61, National League right fielder for the 1882 Indianapolis Blues, who also played with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1882.

• October 27 - Martin Mullen
  Martin Mullen
  Martin Mullen was an American professional baseball player for the Cleveland Forest Citys. He played in one game on August 17, 1872 and was hitless in four at-bats, scoring one run. He played in right field for the game. His one appearance in the professional leagues was due to an accident...
  
  , 63, right fielder in one game for the 1872 Cleveland Forest Citys of the National Association.

• November 2 - Fred Bunce
  Fred Bunce
  Frederick Lee "Fred" Bunce was a professional baseball umpire.Bunce umpired 1 National Association game on June 9, , as the home plate umpire.-References:...
  
  , 68, National Association umpire.

• November 9 - Otis Johnson
  Otis Johnson (baseball)
  Otis L. Johnson was a Major League Baseball shortstop. Johnson played for the New York Highlanders in . In 71 career games, he had 49 hits in 209 at-bats, with 36 RBIs. He batted right and left and threw right-handed....
  
  , 32, shortstop for the New York Highlanders of the American League in 1911.

• November 14 - Art McGovern
  Art McGovern
  Arthur John McGovern was a reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Americans during the season. Listed at 5' 10", 160 lb., McGovern batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.In a 15-game career, McGovern was a .114 hitter with...
  
  , 33, Canadian catcher who played for the 1905 Boston Americans of the American League.

• December 4 - Oscar Purner
  Oscar Purner
  Oscar E. Purner was a 19th century Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators of the National League during the 1895 baseball season. He pitched two innings in one game for the Senators on September 2, 1895, allowing two earned runs.-External links:*...
  
  , 41, pitcher for the Washington Senators of the National League during the 1895 season.

• December 14 - Danny Murphy
  Danny Murphy (catcher)
  Daniel Joseph Murphy was a professional baseball catcher. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants of the National League in 1892. In 8 games with the Giants, he had a .115 batting average.-Sources:...
  
  , 51, backup catcher for the 1892 New York Giants of the National League.

• December 15 - Tony Murphy
  Tony Murphy
  Francis J. "Tony" Murphy , was an American Association catcher who played for the 1884 New York Metropolitans. He appeared in one game on October 15, 1884 and recorded one hit and one run in three at-bats. He remained in the minor leagues through 1889, playing primarily in the Connecticut State...
  
  , 56, American Association catcher who played for the 1884 New York Metropolitans.

• December 16 - John Hofford
  John Hofford
  John William Hofford , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the 1885-86 Pittsburgh Alleghenys. He played minor league baseball until 1896.-External links:...
  
  , 52, National League pitcher for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association in 1885 and 1886.

• December 26 - Art Ball
  Art Ball
  Arthur Clark Ball was an American Major League Baseball player from Kentucky. Ball played parts of two seasons in the Majors; one game for the 1894 St. Louis Browns, and 32 games for the 1898 Baltimore Orioles....
  
  , 39, National League infielder for the 1894 St. Louis Browns and the 1898 Baltimore Orioles.

• December 26 - John Doyle
  John Doyle (baseball)
  John Aloysius Doyle was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Doyle pitched in 3 games for the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882 and lost all 3 of them.-External links:...
  
  , 57, Canadian pitcher who played in 1882 for the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association.

• December 31 - Tip O'Neill
  Tip O'Neill (baseball player)
  James Edward "Tip" O'Neill was a Canadian left fielder in Major League Baseball in the late 19th century....
  
  , 57, Canadian left fielder for four teams in three different leagues, who won American Association batting titles in 1887 and 1888 while collecting a .326 average in 1052 games.