Major League Baseball

• World Series
  1917 World Series
  In the 1917 World Series, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Giants four games to two. The Series was played against the backdrop of World War I, which dominated the American newspapers that year and next....
  
  : 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...
  
   over New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
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National League final standings

Events

• April 11 - At Yankee Stadium, 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...
  
   of the 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"...
  
   pitches a three-hitter in shutting down the 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...
  
   on Opening Day, 1–0. Ruth's performance marks the start of good things to come. He will win 24 games this year, while leading the American League with 35 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...
  
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• April 14 - Eddie Cicotte
  Eddie Cicotte
  Edward Victor Cicotte , nicknamed "Knuckles", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox...
  
   of the 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...
  
   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"...
  
   in an 11–0 victory over the 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...
  
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• April 24 - George Mogridge
  George Mogridge
  George Anthony Mogridge born in Rochester, New York was a Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox , New York Yankees , Washington Senators , St. Louis Browns and Boston Braves ....
  
   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"...
  
   for the 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...
  
   in a 2–1 win over the 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"...
  
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• May 2 - In one of the most outstanding pitching duel's in baseball history, 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....
  
   pitcher Fred Toney
  Fred Toney
  Fred Toney , of Nashville, Tennessee, was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1911-1923. His career record was 139 wins, 102 losses, and a 2.69 earned run average...
  
   tosses a 10-inning 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"...
  
   in a 1–0 win over the 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...
  
  . Opposing pitcher Hippo Vaughn
  Hippo Vaughn
  James Leslie "Hippo" Vaughn was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs during the 1910s...
  
   did not surrender a hit until a one-out single in the 10th inning.

• May 5 - Ernie Koob
  Ernie Koob
  Ernest Gerald Koob , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1915-1919 for the St. Louis Browns. On May 5, 1917, Koob pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox...
  
   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"...
  
   to lead the 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...
  
   to a 1–0 victory over the 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...
  
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• May 6 - Bob Groom
  Bob Groom
  Robert Groom , was a professional baseball player who played as a pitcher in two midwest minor leagues and the Pacific Coast League from 1904–1908, and then in the Major Leagues from 1909 - 1918. He pitched for the Washington Senators , St. Louis Terriers , St...
  
   of the 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...
  
   duplicates teammate Ernie Koob
  Ernie Koob
  Ernest Gerald Koob , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1915-1919 for the St. Louis Browns. On May 5, 1917, Koob pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox...
  
  's feat of the previous day by pitching a 3–0 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 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...
  
   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...
  
   at Sportsman's Park
  Sportsman's Park
  Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, all but one of which were located on the same piece of land, the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street on the north side of the city.- History :From...
  
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• May 7 - 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...
  
   pitches a shutout and drives in the game's only run on a sacrifice fly as the Red Sox top 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...
  
   and the Senators, 1-0.

• June 23 - Ernie Shore
  Ernie Shore
  Ernest Grady Shore was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during some of their best years in the 1910s....
  
   of the 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"...
  
   pitched the most notable game of his career leading his team to a 4–0 against the 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...
  
  . 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...
  
   started the game for Boston but walked
  Base on balls
  A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
  
   the leadoff hitter
  Leadoff hitter
  In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. It can also refer to any batter who bats first in an inning.- Strategy :...
  
  , Ray Morgan
  Ray Morgan
  Raymond Caryll Morgan was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Washington Senators from through . Listed at 5' 8", 155 lb., Morgan batted and threw right-handed...
  
  . Ruth then engaged in a heated argument with home plate umpire, Brick Owens
  Brick Owens
  Clarence Bernard "Brick" Owens was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League in 1908 and 1912-1913, and in the American League from 1916 through 1937. He officiated in the World Series in 1918, 1922, 1925, 1928 and 1934, serving as crew chief for the last two...
  
  ,who tossed Ruth out of the game. Then Shore came in to the game to relieve Ruth. Morgan was caught stealing
  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...
  
  , and Shore retired the next 26 Senators he faced. At the time, Shore was credited with a perfect game
  Perfect game
  A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...
  
  , but since then, the criteria have been revised, and Shore's name has been removed from the record books, although he still gets credit for a combined 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"...
  
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• July 6 - The Chicago White Sox put a stop to Ty Cobb's consecutive game hitting streak, halting it at 35.

• July 15 - 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....
  
   catcher Hank Gowdy
  Hank Gowdy
  Henry Morgan Gowdy was a professional baseball catcher and a first baseman who played in the major leagues for the New York Giants and the Boston Braves...
  
   reports for duty with the Ohio National Guard
  Ohio National Guard
  The Ohio National Guard comprises:* Ohio Army National Guard* Ohio Air National Guard-External links:* compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History...
  
   becoming the first Major League player to enlist for service during World War I
  World War I
  World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
  
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• August 28 - The Indians' pennant chances suffer a sever blow when outfielder Tris Speaker
  Tris Speaker
  Tristram E. Speaker , nicknamed "Spoke" and "The Grey Eagle", was an American baseball player. Considered one of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in the history of Major League Baseball, he compiled a career batting average of .345 , and still holds the record of 792 career doubles...
  
   is suspended after an argument with an umpire.

• October 15 - The 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...
  
   defeat the New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
  , 4–2, in Game 6 of the World Series
  1917 World Series
  In the 1917 World Series, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Giants four games to two. The Series was played against the backdrop of World War I, which dominated the American newspapers that year and next....
  
   to capture their second 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 two. The White Sox were essentially dismantled following the season by baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis
  Kenesaw Mountain Landis
  Kenesaw Mountain Landis was an American jurist who served as a federal judge from 1905 to 1922 and as the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death...
  
   due to the Black Sox Scandal
  Black Sox Scandal
  The Black Sox Scandal took place around and during the play of the American baseball 1919 World Series. Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were banned for life from baseball for intentionally losing games, which allowed the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series...
  
   in the 1919 Series
  1919 World Series
  The 1919 World Series matched the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. Although most World Series have been of the best-of-seven format, the 1919 World Series was a best-of-nine series...
  
  . The team would not win another World Series for the next 88 years
  2005 World Series
  The 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series, saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League champion Houston Astros four games to none in the best-of-seven-games series, winning their third championship and first since 1917.Home-field...
  
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January

• January 9 - Johnny Echols
• January 13 - Stan Wentzel
  Stan Wentzel
  Stanley Aaron Wentzel was an American professional baseball player. A longtime minor league outfielder and, later, a manager, Wentzel's only stint in Major League Baseball came at the end of the season, when he appeared in four games in centerfield for the Boston Braves. The 28-year-old rookie...
  
  
• January 15 - Johnny Rucker
  Johnny Rucker
  John Joel Rucker , was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from -. He would play for the New York Giants.-External links:...
  
  
• January 16 - Bob Ramazzotti
  Bob Ramazzotti
  Robert Louis Ramazzotti was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1946-1953 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, primarily as a second and third baseman. Born in Elanora, Pennsylvania, he died at age 83 in Altoona.-External links:*...
  
  
• January 17 - Jocko Thompson
  Jocko Thompson
  John Samuel "Jocko" Thompson was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1951. He also served in the Army of the United States as a first lieutenant in the European theater during World War II...
  
  
• January 20 - Joe Dobson
  Joe Dobson
  Joseph Gordon Dobson , nicknamed "Burrhead," was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played with the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox ....
  
  
• January 22 - Huck Geary
  Huck Geary
  Eugene Francis Joseph "Huck" Geary is a former Major League Baseball player...
  
  
• January 23 - Sam Jethroe
  Sam Jethroe
  Samuel Jethroe, nicknamed "The Jet" , was an American center fielder in Negro League and Major League Baseball. With the Cincinnati & Cleveland Buckeyes he won a pair of batting titles, hit .340 over seven seasons from 1942 to 1948, and helped the team to two pennants and the Negro League World...
  
  
• January 24 - Danny Doyle
  Danny Doyle (baseball)
  Howard James "Danny" Doyle was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1943 season. Listed at 6' 1", 195 lb. Doyle was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
  
  
• January 24 - Wally Judnich
  Wally Judnich
  Walter Franklin Judnich was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between and . Listed at 6' 1", 205 lb., Judnich batted and threw left-handed. In baseball books, he is known indistinctly as Wally or Walt Judnich...
  
  
• January 25 - Carl McNabb
  Carl McNabb
  Carl Mack "Skinny" McNabb was a professional baseball player. A second baseman during his fifteen-year minor league baseball career, he made one appearance in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers during the 1945 season as a pinch hitter. Listed at 5'9", 155 lb., McNabb batted and...
  
  
• January 30 - Mickey Harris
  Mickey Harris
  Maurice Charles "Mickey" Harris was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians . Harris was born in New York, NY...
  
  
• January 30 - Al Veigel
  Al Veigel
  Allen Francis Veigel is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Bees during the season. Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb., he batted and threw right-handed...
  
  

February

• February 1 - Elmer Burkart
  Elmer Burkart
  Elmer Robert Burkart was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Burkart played for the Philadelphia Phillies from to . In 16 career games, he had a 1-1 record with a 4.93 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• February 9 - Moon Mullen
  Moon Mullen
  Ford Parker "Moon" Mullen is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played one year for the Philadelphia Blue Jays during the season. Listed at 5' 9", 165 lb., Mullen batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• February 10 - Roy Bruner
  Roy Bruner
  Walter Roy Bruner was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Bruner played for the Philadelphia Phillies from to . In 19 career games, he had a 0-7 record with a 5.74 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Bruner had to leave baseball to serve in WWII. He was a bomber pilot in the war and was shot...
  
  
• February 10 - Allie Reynolds
  Allie Reynolds
  Allie Pierce Reynolds was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.-Biography:...
  
  
• February 10 - Eddie Turchin
  Eddie Turchin
  Edward Lawrence Turchin was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for one season. He played 11 games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1943 Cleveland Indians season, spending time as a third baseman and shortstop....
  
  
• February 12 - Dom DiMaggio
  Dom DiMaggio
  Dominic Paul DiMaggio , nicknamed "The Little Professor", was a Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• February 14 - Augie Bergamo
  Augie Bergamo
  August Samuel Bergamo was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1944 and 1945. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he stood 5'9" and weighed 165 lbs....
  
  
• February 17 - Ed Chandler
  Ed Chandler
  Edward Oliver Chandler was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in fifteen games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1947 baseball season.-External links: or...
  
  
• February 19 - Chuck Aleno
  Chuck Aleno
  Charles "Chuck" Aleno was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He made his major league debut on May 15, 1941 and played his last major league game on September 23, 1944. He holds the record for the longest hitting streak to start a career...
  
  
• February 19 - Tom Earley
  Tom Earley
  Thomas Francis Aloysius Earley is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played six seasons with the Boston Bees and Braves from 1938 to 1942 and 1945....
  
  
• February 20 - Jack Bolling
  Jack Bolling
  John Edward Bolling was an a first baseman in Major League Baseball during the 1939 & 1944 seasons.-External links:...
  
  
• February 27 - Johnny Grodzicki
  Johnny Grodzicki
  John Grodzicki was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, he pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941, 1946 and 1947...
  
  
• February 27 - Rube Melton
  Rube Melton
  Reuben Franklin Melton was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1941-1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  

March

• March 1 - Rankin Johnson
  Rankin Johnson, Jr.
  Adam Rankin Johnson Jr. was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. His father, Rankin Johnson, Sr., was also a Major League pitcher.-External links:...
  
  
• March 1 - Ike Pearson
  Ike Pearson
  Isaac Overton Pearson , was a professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from -, for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox .-External links:...
  
  
• March 2 - Jim Konstanty
  Jim Konstanty
  Casimir James "Jim" Konstanty was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and National League Most Valuable Player of 1950. He played for the Cincinnati Reds , Boston Braves , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• March 4 - Clyde McCullough
  Clyde McCullough
  Clyde Edward McCullough was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. After his playing career ended, he also managed in the minor leagues and was a major-league coach...
  
  
• March 5 - Alex Monchak
  Alex Monchak
  Alex Monchak is a former shortstop who played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season. Listed at 6'0", 180 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.-Biography:...
  
  
• March 6 - Walker Cress
• March 6 - Joe Orrell
  Joe Orrell
  Forest Gordon "Joe" Orrell was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers.-External links:...
  
  
• March 8 - Bill Salkeld
  Bill Salkeld
  William Franklin Salkeld was a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, and Chicago White Sox.-External links:...
  
  
• March 13 - Joe Walsh
  Joe Walsh (NL infielder)
  Joseph Patrick "Joe" Walsh , was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played in with the Boston Bees.He was born in and died in Boston, Massachusetts.-External links:...
  
  
• March 15 - Charlie Bowles
  Charlie Bowles
  Charles James Bowles was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943 and 1945. He later managed in the minor leagues.-Playing career:Bowles began his professional career in 1937 with the Beckley Bengals, at the age of 20...
  
  
• March 17 - Hank Sauer
  Hank Sauer
  Henry John "Hank" Sauer was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1941 through 1959, Sauer played for the Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs , St. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants and San Francisco Giants...
  
  
• March 18 - Ace Williams
  Ace Williams
  Robert Fulton "Ace" Williams was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Bees/Braves. From 1943 to 1945 Williams' career was interrupted while he served in World War II.-External links:...
  
  
• March 24 - Dave Bartosch
  Dave Bartosch
  Dave Robert Bartosch was an American Major League Baseball outfielder born St. Louis, Missouri who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1945.- References :...
  
  
• March 26 - Clayton Lambert
• March 29 - Tommy Holmes
  Tommy Holmes
  Thomas Francis Holmes was an American right and center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played nearly his entire career for the Boston Braves...
  
  

April

• April 1 - Chet Ross
  Chet Ross
  Chester James Ross was a Major League Baseball player. He played six seasons with the Boston Bees and Braves from 1935 to 1936.-External links:...
  
  
• April 8 - Nick Polly
  Nick Polly
  Nicholas Polly , is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers and 1945 Boston Red Sox....
  
  
• April 11 - Barney McCosky
  Barney McCosky
  William Barney McCosky was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1939 through 1953, he played for the Detroit Tigers , Philadelphia Athletics , Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians . McCosky batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• April 13 - Jim Schelle
  Jim Schelle
  Gerard Anthony "Jim" Schelle was an American professional baseball player who played in one game for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.Schelle was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Villanova University...
  
  
• April 14 - Marvin Miller
  Marvin Miller
  Marvin Julian Miller is a former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association , from 1966 to 1982. Under Miller's direction, the players' union was transformed into one of the strongest unions in the United States...
  
  
• April 15 - Elmer Gedeon
  Elmer Gedeon
  Elmer John Gedeon is one of only two Major League Baseball players killed in action during World War II. He was also a multi-sport star in college at the University of Michigan...
  
  
• April 17 - Stan Andrews
  Stan Andrews
  Stan Andrews was an American baseball catcher who played from 1939-1945 for the Boston Bees, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:*...
  
  
• April 18 - Nick Polly
  Nick Polly
  Nicholas Polly , is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers and 1945 Boston Red Sox....
  
  
• April 18 - Ty LaForest
  Ty LaForest
  Byron Joseph "Ty" LaForest was a Canadian professional baseball player. He was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick.LaForest is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II....
  
  
• April 18 - Vince Ventura
  Vince Ventura
  Vincent Ventura was a Major League Baseball left fielder who played for one season. He played for the Washington Senators for 18 games during the 1945 Washington Senators season, hitting .207 in 58 at-bats....
  
  
• April 20 - Hal Peck
  Hal Peck
  Harold Arthur Peck was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1943 to 1949. He appeared in the 1948 World Series while a member of the Cleveland Indians. Born in Big Bend, Wisconsin, he died at age 77 in Milwaukee.-External links:...
  
  
• April 23 - Tony Lupien
  Tony Lupien
  Ulysses John "Tony" Lupien was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He was a left-handed batter who played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• April 23 - Gene Smith
  Gene Smith (Negro leagues pitcher)
  Eugene F. ″Genie″ Smith was an American pitcher who played for several Negro league baseball teams between and . Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb., Smith was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Ansley, Louisiana...
  
  
• April 25 - John Dagenhard
  John Dagenhard
  thumb|right|250px|tombstone at Magnolia CemeteryJohn Douglas Dagenhard was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The 6'2", 195 lb. right-hander appeared in two games for the Boston Braves at the end of the 1943 season...
  
  
• April 26 - Sal Maglie
  Sal Maglie
  Salvatore Anthony Maglie was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1945-1958 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. Maglie was known as "Sal the Barber", because he gave close shaves—that is, pitched inside to...
  
  
• April 26 - Virgil Trucks
  Virgil Trucks
  Virgil Oliver Trucks is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1941 through 1958, Trucks played for the Detroit Tigers , St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox , Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees . He batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• April 29 - Bob Whitcher
  Bob Whitcher
  Robert Arthur Whitcher was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in nine games for the Boston Braves in 1945. The 5'8", 165 lb. left-hander was a native of Berlin, New Hampshire....
  
  

May

• May 1 - Johnny Berardino
  John Beradino
  John Beradino was an American infielder in Major League Baseball and an actor. Known as Johnny Berardino during his baseball career, he was also credited during his acting career as John Baradino, John Barardino or John Barradino.-Early life and education:He was born Giovanni Berardino in Los...
  
  
• May 1 - Tommy Nelson
  Tommy Nelson
  Tom Cousineau Nelson was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Braves in 1945. The 28-year-old rookie was a native of Chicago, Illinois....
  
  
• May 5 - George Dockins
  George Dockins
  George Woodrow Dockins was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers . The left-hander stood 6'0" and weighed 175 lbs. George is the only Major League Baseball player from Clyde, KansasDockins had a rookie season of...
  
  
• May 5 - Lennie Merullo
  Lennie Merullo
  Leonard Richard Merullo is an American former professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1941–47. He was born in East Boston, Massachusetts.- Chicago Cubs :...
  
  
• May 6 - Mike McCormick
  Mike McCormick (outfielder)
  Myron Winthrop "Mike" McCormick was an American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds , Boston Braves , Brooklyn Dodgers , New York Giants , Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• May 7 - Al Papai
  Al Papai
  Alfred Thomas Papai was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the and seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals , St. Louis Browns , Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox . Listed at 6' 3", 185 lb., Papai batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• May 8 - Harry O'Neill
  Harry O'Neill (catcher)
  Harry Mink O'Neill is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues in . He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics. O'Neill was one of two Major League Baseball players to die during World War II...
  
  
• May 10 - Chet Clemens
  Chet Clemens
  Chester Spurgeon Clemens was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder. He appeared in nine games for the Boston Braves in 1939, then nineteen games in 1944, again for the Braves.-External links:...
  
  
• May 11 - Johnny Gerlach
  Johnny Gerlach
  John Glenn Gerlach was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox.-External links:...
  
  
• May 11 - Dave Short
  Dave Short
  David Orvis Short was a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for parts of two seasons with the Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• May 13 - Lou Stringer
  Lou Stringer
  Louis Bernard Stringer was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for two different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 11", 173 lb., Stringer batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• May 13 - Carden Gillenwater
  Carden Gillenwater
  Carden Edison Gillenwater was a Major League Baseball center fielder. A native of Riceville, Tennessee, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals , Brooklyn Dodgers , Boston Braves , and Washington Senators .Gillenwater made his major league debut on September 22, 1940 with the St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• May 14 - Bob Thurman
  Bob Thurman
  Robert Burns Thurman was a professional baseball pitcher, outfielder and pinch-hitter. He played in the Negro Leagues, the Puerto Rican winter league , and for a few years at the end of his career, in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds...
  
  
• May 16 - George Jumonville
  George Jumonville
  George Benedict Jumonville , was a Major League Baseball player who played infielder from -. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
  
  
• May 19 - Skippy Roberge
  Skippy Roberge
  Joseph Albert A. "Skippy" Roberge was an American professional baseball player.-Early years:Skippy Roberge was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on May 19, 1917. He attended Keith Academy, now part of Lowell Catholic High School from 1933–1937, where he was the football quarterback, All-American...
  
  
• May 25 - Bert Hodges
  Bert Hodges
  Edward Burton Hodges was a Major League Baseball third baseman. Listed at 5' 11", 170 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed....
  
  

June

• June 7 - Junior Thompson
  Gene Thompson
  Eugene Earl Thompson , nicknamed "Junior," was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants....
  
  
• June 10 - Earl Henry
  Earl Henry
  Earl Clifford Henry was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched two games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1944 Cleveland Indians season and 15 games during the 1945 Cleveland Indians season....
  
  
• June 14 - Ray Hoffman
  Ray Hoffman
  Raymond Lamont Hoffman was a third baseman who played briefly for the Washington Senators during the season. Listed at 6'o", 175 lb., Hoffman batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Detroit, Michigan....
  
  
• June 14 - Hal Manders
  Hal Manders
  Harold Carl Manders was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in , , and . Manders played in 26 games in 1941 and 1942 for the Detroit Tigers. He also played in four games in 1946, two each with the Tigers and then with the Chicago Cubs. Listed at 6'0", 187 lb., Manders...
  
  
• June 18 - Jimmy Pofahl
  Jimmy Pofahl
  James Willard Pofahl was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators.-External links:...
  
  
• June 23 - Bubba Floyd
  Bubba Floyd
  Leslie Roe "Bubba" Floyd was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played in three games for the Detroit Tigers in 1944. The 26-year-old rookie stood 5'11" and weighed 160 lbs....
  
  
• June 23 - Jack Sanford
  Jack Sanford (first baseman)
  John Doward Sanford was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Washington Senators. Listed at tall and , Sanford batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• June 24 - Al Gerheauser
  Al Gerheauser
  Albert Gerheauser , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Browns.-External links:* at Find a Grave...
  
  

July

• July 4 - Mike Palagyi
  Mike Palagyi
  Michael Raymond Palagyi is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, who pitched for the Washington Senators. He is in a relatively small group of nearly 1500 players who have appeared in exactly one Major League game. He is currently the oldest of those one-game players...
  
  
• July 5 - Tommy Warren
  Tommy Warren
  Thomas Gentry Warren was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma.Warren is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He pitched in 22 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 season, starting four of them and completing two...
  
  
• July 6 - Ken Sears
  Ken Sears (baseball)
  Kenneth Eugene Sears was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball during the and seasons. He played with the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns. He had a .282 career batting average in 67 career games and batted left and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 10 - Hugh Alexander
  Hugh Alexander (baseball)
  Hugh Alexander was an American baseball outfielder. He played in seven games for the Cleveland Indians in 1937, getting one hit in eleven at-bats, and striking out five times. That offseason, he lost his left hand in an oil drilling accident, ending his playing career. Alexander subsequently...
  
  
• July 17 - Lou Boudreau
  Lou Boudreau
  Louis "Lou" Boudreau was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970...
  
  
• July 18 - Leo Wells
  Leo Wells
  Leo Donald Wells played in 80 games for the Chicago White Sox in two seasons separated by a three-year stint in the military during World War II....
  
  
• July 21 - Mitch Chetkovich
  Mitch Chetkovich
  Mitchell "Mitch" Chetkovich was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Chetkovich played for the Philadelphia Phillies in . In 4 career game, he had a 0-0 record, with no runs, in 3 innings. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• July 22 - Phil McCullough
  Phil McCullough
  Pinson Lamar "Phil" McCullough was an American professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators during the 1942 season.-References:...
  
  
• July 23 - Ray Scarborough
  Ray Scarborough
  Rae Wilson Scarborough was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators , Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers . Scarborough batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 26 - Jimmy Bloodworth
  Jimmy Bloodworth
  James Henry Bloodworth was a second baseman for the Washington Senators , Detroit Tigers , Pittsburgh Pirates , Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• July 27 - Bill Sayles
  Bill Sayles
  William Nisbeth Sayles was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939 and 1943. Born in Portland, Oregon, he also pitched in the 1936 Summer Olympics as part of the "World Champions" team . He died at...
  
  
• July 29 - Buck Frierson
  Buck Frierson
  Robert Lawrence "Buck" Frierson was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians. He is most famous for his minor league performance in 1947, when he hit 58 home runs with 197 runs batted in. Frierson stood at 6' 3" and weighed 195 lbs.-Career:Frierson was born in Chicota, Texas...
  
  

August

• August 1 Chet Johnson
  Chet Johnson
  Chester Lillis "Chesty Chet" Johnson was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in . His brother, Earl Johnson, played for the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers.-External links:...
  
  
• August 3 - Milo Candini
  Milo Candini
  Mario Cain "Milo" Candini was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1943 and 1951, for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies. After his major league career, he continued to pitch in the Pacific Coast League until 1957,...
  
  
• August 6 - John McGillen
  John McGillen
  John Joseph McGillen was an American professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in two games in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1944 season.-References:...
  
  
• August 8 - Ken Raffensberger
  Ken Raffensberger
  Kenneth David Raffensberger was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1939 through 1954, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals , Chicago Cubs , Philadelphia Phillies , and Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs . Raffensberger batted right-handed and threw left-handed...
  
  
• August 11 - Lefty Hoerst
  Lefty Hoerst
  Frank Joseph "Lefty" Hoerst was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of five seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies. He made his MLB debut in , pitching in six games with the Phillies while spending most of the season with the minor league Pensacola Pilots...
  
  
• August 13 - Sid Gordon
  Sid Gordon
  Sidney "Sid" Gordon , known as "Sid," was a stocky, powerfully built American right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman....
  
  
• August 19 - Jim Honochick
  Jim Honochick
  George James John Honochick was an American League umpire. His career started in 1949 and ended in 1971. During his career, he officiated six World Series and four All-Star games...
  
  
• August 23 - Jim Prendergast
• August 26 - Mike Naymick
  Mike Naymick
  Michael John Naymick was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four seasons. A 6'8" pitcher, he played for the Cleveland Indians from 1939 to 1940 and from 1934 to 1944, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1944....
  
  
• August 26 - George Barnicle
  George Barnicle
  George Bernard "Barney" Barnicle is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played three seasons with the Boston Bees / Braves from 1939 to 1941.-External links:...
  
  
• August 27 - Peanuts Lowrey
  Peanuts Lowrey
  Harry Lee "Peanuts" Lowrey was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs , Cincinnati Reds , St...
  
  
• August 30 - Red Embree
  Red Embree
  Charles Willard "Red" Embree was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1941 to 1942 and from 1944 to 1947. He also played for the New York Yankees in 1948 and the St. Louis Browns in 1949. Embree's key pitch was the curveball.-External links:...
  
  
• August 31 - Frank Dasso
  Frank Dasso
  Frank Joseph Nicholas Dasso was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1945 and 1946 seasons.-Early life:Dasso was born on August 31, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois...
  
  

September

• September 1 Paul Campbell
  Paul Campbell (baseball)
  Paul McLaughlin Campbell was a Major League baseball player with the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, a former scout and traveling secretary for the Cincinnati Reds. He spent 57 continuous years in professional baseball....
  
  
• September 3 - Frank Jelincich
  Frank Jelincich
  Frank Anthony "Jelly" Jelincich was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs in 1941.-External links:...
  
  
• September 7 - Roy Partee
  Roy Partee
  Roy Robert Partee was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns . Listed at 5' 10" Weight: 180 lb., Partee batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Los Angeles, California to father Clair C...
  
  
• September 12 - Russ Christopher
  Russ Christopher
  Russell Ormand Christopher was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for seven seasons in the American League with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians...
  
  
• September 14 - John Douglas
  John Douglas (baseball)
  John Franklin Douglas was an American first baseman in major league baseball who played five games during the 1945 season for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Born in Thayer, West Virginia, he died at age 66 in Miami, Florida....
  
  
• September 17 - Al Gettel
  Al Gettel
  Allen Jones "Al" "Two Gun" Gettel , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with several teams. He batted and threw right-handed. Gettel had a 38–45 record in 184 career games. He was born and died in Norfolk, Virginia.-External links:* at Find a Grave...
  
  
• September 21 - Joe Haynes
  Joe Haynes (baseball player)
  Joseph Walton Haynes was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• September 22 - Anse Moore
  Anse Moore
  Anselm Winn Moore was a Major League Baseball player who played 51 games for the 1946 Detroit Tigers. Born in Delhi, Louisiana, Moore hit .209 with 28 hits, 16 runs, 8 RBIs and one home run in 134 career at bats. He played 17 games in left field and 15 in right field...
  
  
• September 24 - Charlie Cuellar
  Charlie Cuellar
  Jesus Patracis "Charlie" Cueller was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1950.-External links:...
  
  
• September 25 - Phil Rizzuto
  Phil Rizzuto
  Philip Francis Rizzuto , nicknamed "The Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop. He spent his entire 13-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
  
  
• September 25 - Johnny Sain
  Johnny Sain
  John Franklin Sain was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was best known for teaming with left-hander Warren Spahn on the Boston Braves teams from 1946 to 1951...
  
  
• September 26 - Thurman Tucker
  Thurman Tucker
  Thurman Lowell Tucker was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for nine seasons in the American League with the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. In 701 career games, Tucker recorded a batting average of .255, had 24 triples, 9 home runs, and 179 runs batted in...
  
  
• September 28 - Glen Moulder
  Glen Moulder
  Glen Hubert Moulder was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1946-1948 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox.-External links:...
  
  
• September 28 - Roy Lee
• September 28 - Mike Ulicny
• September 29 - Eddie Feinberg

October

• October 3 - Frank Kalin
  Frank Kalin
  Frank Bruno "Fats" Kalin was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Kalin played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in and the Chicago White Sox in . In 7 career games, he had no hits in 7 at-bats...
  
  
• October 4 - Hal Quick
  Hal Quick
  James Harold "Blondie" Quick was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators in 1939.-External links:...
  
  
• October 6 - Paul Calvert
  Paul Calvert
  Paul Henry Calvert, AO , Australian politician, was a Senator for Tasmania from 1987 to 2007, and was President of the Australian Senate from 2002 to 2007....
  
  
• October 8 - Danny Murtaugh
  Danny Murtaugh
  Daniel Edward Murtaugh was an American second baseman, manager, front-office executive and coach in Major League Baseball best known for his 29-year association with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a player and manager...
  
  
• October 8 - Hal Toenes
• October 11 - Vince Castino
  Vince Castino
  Vincent Charles Castino was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played 88 games and had a career batting average of .228. -External links:...
  
  
• October 12 - Ray Murray
  Ray Murray
  Raymond Lee Murray was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for six seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians during their championship 1948 season and from 1950 to 1951. He also played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1951 to 1953 and the Baltimore Orioles in 1954.As a baseball player...
  
  
• October 17 - Johnny Ostrowski
  Johnny Ostrowski
  John Thaddeus "Johnny" Ostrowski was a backup left fielder/third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Chicago Cubs , Boston Red Sox , Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators . Listed at 5' 10.5", 170 lb. Ostrowski batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• October 18 - Loy Hanning
  Loy Hanning
  Loy Vernon Hanning was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the St. Louis Browns.-Sources:...
  
  
• October 21 - Frank Papish
  Frank Papish
  Frank Richard Papish was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for six seasons. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1945 to 1948, the Cleveland Indians in 1949, and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1950.-External links:...
  
  
• October 21 - Bob Prichard
  Bob Prichard
  Robert Alexander Prichard was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators.-External links:...
  
  
• October 25 - Lee MacPhail
  Lee MacPhail
  Leland Stanford MacPhail, Jr. is an American retired front-office executive in Major League Baseball...
  
  
• October 27 - Bob Patrick
  Bob Patrick
  Robert Lee Patrick was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of two seasons in the major leagues, and for the Detroit Tigers. He appeared in nine games, going 4-for-15 at the plate.-Sources:...
  
  
• October 28 - Joe Page
  Joe Page
  Joseph Francis Page , nicknamed Fireman and The Gay Reliever, was a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Page, who was left-handed, played with the New York Yankees from to and with the Pittsburgh Pirates in .-Professional career:Page was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free...
  
  
• October 30 - Bobby Bragan
  Bobby Bragan
  Robert Randall Bragan was a shortstop, catcher, manager, and coach in American Major League Baseball. He also was an influential executive in minor league baseball...
  
  

November

• November 1 - Pat Mullin
  Pat Mullin
  Patrick Joseph "Pat" Mullin , was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers from 1940-1941 and 1946-1953. Born in Trotter, Pennsylvania, Mullin was signed by the Tigers before the 1937 season as a 19-year old amateur free agent...
  
  
• November 3 - Len Gilmore
  Len Gilmore
  Leonard Preston Gilmore [′′Meow′′] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1944 season. Listed at 6'3", 195 lb., Gilmore batted and threw right handed...
  
  
• November 3 - Eli Hodkey
• November 6 - Bob Repass
• November 9 - Bob Neighbors
  Bob Neighbors
  Robert Otis Neighbors was a professional baseball player who appeared briefly with Major League Baseball's St. Louis Browns in 1939...
  
  
• November 11 - Pat Scantlebury
  Pat Scantlebury
  Patricio Athelstan Scantlebury was a professional baseball player who played 1 season for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball, but was mostly known for his time in the Negro leagues when he was considered Panama's first Professional baseball star on foreign soil...
  
  
• November 16 - Ed Busch
  Ed Busch
  Edgar John Busch was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 10", 175 lb., Busch batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Lebanon, Illinois....
  
  
• November 20 - Jess Dobernic
  Jess Dobernic
  Andrew Joseph "Jess" Dobernic was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Cincinnati Reds...
  
  
• November 20 - Felix Mackiewicz
  Felix Mackiewicz
  Felix Thaddeus Mackiewicz was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for six seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1941 to 1943, the Cleveland Indians from 1945 to 1947, and the Washington Senators in 1947.-External links:...
  
  
• November 20 - Mike Schemer
  Mike Schemer
  Michael "Mike" Schemer, nicknamed Lefty was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the New York Giants in 1945 and 1946. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he stood 6' 0" and weighed 180 lbs....
  
  
• November 23 - Jake Caulfield
  Jake Caulfield
  John Joseph Caulfield was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• November 23 - Herman Reich
  Herman Reich
  Herman Charles Reich was a first baseman/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams during the season. Listed at 6' 2", 200 lb., Reich batted right-handed and threw left-handed...
  
  
• November 25 - Len Perme
  Len Perme
  Leonard John Perme was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox in the and seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 170 lb., he batted and threw left-handed....
  
  
• November 26 - Pat Cooper
  Pat Cooper (baseball)
  Orge Patterson "Pat" Cooper was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1946 and 1947, for the Philadelphia Athletics. Cooper's minor league career spanned fifteen seasons, from 1936 until 1950....
  
  
• November 26 - Mike Kosman
  Mike Kosman
  Michael Thomas Kosman was a Major League Baseball player. Kosman played in one game in the 1944 season with the Cincinnati Reds. He had no at-bats in the game....
  
  

December

• December 1 - Marty Marion
  Marty Marion
  Martin Whiteford Marion was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball from to . Marion played with the St. Louis Cardinals for the majority of his career before ending with the St. Louis Browns as a player-manager...
  
  
• December 9 - George Woodend
  George Woodend
  George Anthony "Dandy" Woodend was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played one season with the Boston Braves from 1944.-External links:...
  
  
• December 10 - Andy Tomasic
  Andy Tomasic
  Andrew John Tomasic, Sr. was a Major League Baseball and NFL player. He was born in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania. He attended Temple University and was inducted into their Hall of Fame.Tomasic was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 16th round of the 1942...
  
  
• December 12 - Bob Carpenter
  Bob Carpenter (baseball)
  Robert Louis "Bob" Carpenter , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to , and again from to , with the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• December 12 - Clyde Kluttz
  Clyde Kluttz
  Clyde Franklin Kluttz born in Rockwell, North Carolina was a catcher for the Boston Braves , New York Giants , St. Louis Cardinals , Pittsburgh Pirates , St...
  
  
• December 16 - Jim Pruett
  Jim Pruett
  James Calvin Pruett was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of two seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a .231 batting average in 13 at-bats....
  
  
• December 18 - Margaret Stefani
  Margaret Stefani
  Margaret Stefani [Marge] was an infielder and chaperone in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.-Summary:...
  
  
• December 19 - Ray Poat
  Ray Poat
  Raymond Willis Poat was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for six seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1942 to 1944, the New York Giants from 1947 to 1949, and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949....
  
  
• December 27 - Herb Karpel
  Herb Karpel
  Herbert Karpel was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Karpel played for the New York Yankees in . In 2 career games, he had a 0-0 record, with a 10.80 ERA. He batted and threw left-handed....
  
  

January-March

• January 3 - Rynie Wolters
  Rynie Wolters
  Reinder Albertus Wolters was a Major League Baseball player from Nieuweschans, Netherlands, in the late 19th century. His first and best year was in 1871 with the New York Mutuals, when he pitched 283 innings and had a 3.43 earned run average. His second year was with the Cleveland Forest Citys,...
  
  , 74, Dutch pitcher and outfielder who hit .318 and posted a 19-23 record with the New York Mutuals, Cleveland Forest Citys and Elizabeth Resolutes between 1871 and 1873.

• January 10 - Jack McFetridge
  Jack McFetridge
  John Reed McFetridge , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. He played college ball at the University of Pennsylvania. He also played in 1907 in the Tri-State League....
  
  , 47, pitcher who played in 1890 and 1903 with the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League.

• January 13 - Jim Garry
  Jim Garry
  James Thomas Garry was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the 1893 Boston Beaneaters. He had an extensive career as a minor league baseball player, which stretched from 1891 through 1913...
  
  , 47, pitcher for the 1893 Boston Beaneaters.

• January 16 - Charlie Geggus
  Charlie Geggus
  Charles Frederick Geggus , was a former professional baseball player who pitched and played center field for one season in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association....
  
  , 54, pitcher who posted a 10-9 record and a 2.54 ERA for the 1884 Washington Nationals of the Union Association.

• January 17 - Pat McCauley
  Pat McCauley
  Patrick F. McCauley was a Major League Baseball player. McCauley played for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and the New York Highlanders in and and . He threw right-handed....
  
  , 46, backup catcher who played between 1893 and 1903 for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and New York Highlanders.

• January 19 - Charlie Enwright
  Charlie Enwright
  Charles Massey Enwright was a shortstop in Major League Baseball.-External links:...
  
  , 29, shortstop who played for the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals.

• January 26 - Jim McGuire
  Jim McGuire
  James A. McGuire was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Blues for 18 games during the 1901 Cleveland Blues season.-External links:...
  
  , 41, shortstop for the 1901 Cleveland Blues of the American League.

• January 30 - Cyclone Ryan
  Cyclone Ryan
  Daniel R. "Cyclone" Ryan was a Major League Baseball pitcher and first baseman. Ryan played for New York Metropolitans and the Boston Beaneaters. He played in 9 games as a first baseman, and in 3 games as a pitcher....
  
  , 51, Irish pitcher and first baseman who played for the 1887 New York Metropolitans and the 1891 Boston Beaneaters.

• January 31 - Pete O'Brien
  Pete O'Brien (1900s second baseman)
  Peter J. O'Brien was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for three seasons. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1901, the St. Louis Browns in 1906, and the Cleveland Naps and Washington Senators in 1907....
  
  , 39, second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Naps and Washington Senators between 1901 and 1907.

• February 7 - Tim Murnane
  Tim Murnane
  Timothy Hayes Murnane was an American sportswriter specializing in baseball, regarded as the leading baseball writer at The Boston Globe for about thirty years until his death. At the same time, he organized and led professional sports leagues and helped govern the baseball industry...
  
  , 64, first baseman and center fielder in the early years of professional baseball who became president of the New England League and went on to a distinguished tenure as sports editor of The Boston Globe for over 30 years, serving as one of the sport's leading advocates.

• February 18 - Charlie Fisher
  Charlie Fisher (baseball)
  Charles G. Fisher was a 19th-century professional baseball third baseman. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys and the Chicago Browns in the Union Association in eleven games in June–July 1884.-External links:...
  
  , 64, third baseman who played for the Kansas City Cowboys and the Chicago Browns of the Union Association in the 1884 season.

• February 23 - Art Weaver
  Art Weaver
  Arthur Coggshall "Art" Weaver was a Major League Baseball player. He was born in Wichita, Kansas and died in Denver, Colorado...
  
  , 37, catcher and infielder who played with the Cardinals, Pirates, Browns and White Sox between 1902 and 1908.

• February 28 - Parson Nicholson
  Parson Nicholson
  Thomas Clark "Parson" Nicholson was an infielder in Major League Baseball during the 19th century. He was born in and grew up in Blaine, Ohio...
  
  , 53, second baseman who played for the Detroit Wolverines, Toledo Maumees and Washington Senators between 1888 and 1895.

• March 4 - Joe Dowie
  Joe Dowie
  Joseph E. Dowie was a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for one season with the Baltimore Orioles. For his career, he compiled a .227 batting average in 75 at-bats, with eight runs batted in....
  
  , 51, backup outfielder for the 1889 Baltimore Orioles of the National League.

• March 9 - Cooney Snyder
  Cooney Snyder
  Frank C. Snyder was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the 1898 Louisville Colonels.-Sources:...
  
  , 45, Canadian catcher who played for the 1898 Louisville Colonels.

• March 15 - John Munce
  John Munce
  John Lewis Munce was a Major League Baseball player. Munce played for the Wilmington Quicksteps in .He was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-External links:...
  
  , 69, outfielder for the 1884 Wilmington Quicksteps of the Union Association.

• March 27 - Willie Jensen
  Willie Jensen
  William Christian Jensen was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, for the Detroit Tigers and for the Philadelphia Athletics.-Sources:...
  
  , 27, American League pitcher who played for the 1912 Detroit Tigers and the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics.

April-June

• April 5 - Frank McLaughlin
  Frank McLaughlin (baseball)
  Francis Edward McLaughlin was an infielder for Major League Baseball in the 19th century.-Biography:He was born on June 19, 1856 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He died on April 5, 1917 in Lowell, Massachusetts.-Sources:**...
  
  , 60, utility infielder and outfielder who played from 1882 through 1884 for five teams in three different leagues.

• April 9 - Charlie Gould
  Charlie Gould
  Charles Harvey Gould , nicknamed "The Bushel Basket", was an American Major League Baseball player during the 1860s and 1870s. He was the first baseman for the original Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869 and 1870, the first team consisting entirely of professional players...
  
  , 69, first baseman for the original Cincinnati Red Stockings
  Cincinnati Red Stockings
  The Cincinnati Red Stockings of were baseball's first fully professional team, with ten salaried players. The Cincinnati Base Ball Club formed in 1866 and fielded competitive teams in the National Association of Base Ball Players 1867–1870, a time of a transition that ambitious Cincinnati,...
  
   of 1869 and 1870, the first team consisting entirely of professional players.

• May 19 - Pat McManus
  Pat McManus
  Patrick A. McManus was a Major League Baseball pitcher during part of the 1879 season. He was a native of Ireland....
  
  , 54, who pitched for the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1889) and Philadelphia Phillies (1894) of the National League.

• May 20 - Jim Galligan, 72, outfielder for the 1889 Louisville Colonels of the American Association.

• May 25 - Willie Sudhoff
  Willie Sudhoff
  John William Sudhoff was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the National League for the St. Louis Browns , Cleveland Spiders , St. Louis Perfectos and St. Louis Cardinals , and with the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators of the American League...
  
  , 42, 42, pitcher for six different teams from 1897 to 1906, who became the first to play for all St. Louis clubs both in the National and American leagues.

• May 27 - Tom Ford
  Tom Ford (baseball)
  Thomas Walter "Tom" Ford was an American Association pitcher. Ford played for Columbus Solons and the Brooklyn Gladiators in the 1890 season. He played in 8 games in his one year career, having a 0-6 record....
  
  , 50, American Association pitcher and shortstop for the Columbus Solons and the Brooklyn Gladiators during the 1890 season.

• June 10 - Jack Fanning
  Jack Fanning
  John Jacob Fanning , was a professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball from for the 1889 Indianapolis Hoosiers and 1894 Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. He also played in the minor leagues from 1886 through 1896....
  
  , 54, pitcher for the 1889 Indianapolis Hoosiers and 1894 Philadelphia Phillies.

July-September

• July 1 - Al Buckenberger
  Al Buckenberger
  Albert C. Buckenberger was a manager in Major League Baseball for the Columbus Solons, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns and Boston Beaneaters from 1889 to 1904. In 1896, he managed the Toronto team in the Eastern League...
  
  , 56, manager for four teams between 1889 and 1904, mainly for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Beaneaters of the National League.

• July 1 - Henry Mathewson
  Henry Mathewson
  Henry Mathewson was a major league pitcher for the New York Giants.The brother of Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, Henry landed on his brother's team in 1906. He was the youngest player in the league that season....
  
  , 30, pitcher for the National League New York Giants in the 1906 and 1907 seasons.

• July 16 - Dick Butler
  Dick Butler (baseball)
  Richard H. Butler was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the 1897 Louisville Colonels and 1899 Washington Senators.-Sources:...
  
  , 47, backup catcher for the 1897 Louisville Colonels and the 1899 Washington Senators.

• July 27 - John Schappert
  John Schappert
  John Schappert was a 19th-century professional baseball pitcher. Schappert pitched for the St. Louis Brown Stockings during the 1882 season. He pitched in 15 games, including 14 starts, and finished with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses.-External links:...
  
  , [?], who pitched for the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association in the 1882 season.

• July 28 - Whitey Ritterson
  Whitey Ritterson
  Edward West "Whitey" Ritterson was a Major League Baseball player. Ritterson played for the Philadelphia Athletics in .Ritterson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.-External links:...
  
  , 62, catcher for the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics.

• August 7 - Bill Loughran
  Bill Loughran
  William H. Loughran was a 19th century Major League Baseball player who played catcher for the 1884 New York Gothams of the National League.-External links:...
  
  , 55, catcher for the 1884 New York Gothams of the National League.

• August 24 - Al McCauley
  Al McCauley
  Allen A. McCauley , was an American first baseman and pitcher in Major League Baseball for three seasons, 1884, 1890 & 1891. He played in the minor leagues between 1884 and 1890 and afterwards from 1892–1897, primarily in the Western League....
  
  , 54, first baseman and pitcher for the Indianapolis Hoosiers, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Statesmen between the 1884 and 1891 seasons.

• August 27 - Cy Alberts
  Cy Alberts
  Frederick Joseph "Cy" Alberts was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the St. Louis Cardinals. He batted and threw right-handed. Alberts had a 1-2 record, with a 6.18 ERA, in four games, in his one year career.He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and died in Fort Wayne,...
  
  , 35, pitcher for the 1910 St. Louis Cardinals.

• September 13 - Gene Derby
  Gene Derby
  Eugene A. Derby was a baseball catcher, who appeared in ten games for the 1885 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association. He continued to play in the minor leagues through1 1891.-External links:...
  
  , 57, catcher for the 1885 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association.

October-December

• October 12 - Bill Clay
  Bill Clay (baseball)
  Frederick C. "Bill" Clay - October 12, 1917) was an American professional baseball player who played in three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in . He scored one run and recorded one RBI on two hits compiling a career .250 Batting average.He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died at the age...
  
  , 42, backup outfielder for the 1902 Philadelphia Phillies.

• November 1 - Steve Brady
  Steve Brady (baseball)
  Stephen A. Brady , was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from -. He would play for the Hartford Dark Blues, Washington Nationals, and New York Metropolitans.-External links:...
  
  , 66, outfielder who played between 1874 and 1886 for the Hartford Dark Blues, Washington Nationals and New York Metropolitans.

• November 19 - King Bailey
  King Bailey
  Linwood C. "King" Bailey was a baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Born in Virginia, he died in Macon, Georgia. He played only one entire baseball match for the Cincinnati Reds during his career, which he won, on September 21, 1895. At that time, he was 24 years old, weighed 185 Pounds, and...
  
  , 47, pitcher for the 1895 Cincinnati Reds.

• December 2 - Mike Hooper
  Mike Hooper (baseball)
  Michael "Mike" H. Hooper was an American professional baseball player who played in three games for the Baltimore Marylands during the baseball season...
  
  , 67, National Association outfielder for the Baltimore Marylands between 1868 and 1873, who led his team in runs scored from 1868 to 1870.

• December 17 - Frank Burlingame
  Frank Burlingame
  Frank Pierce Burlingame was a professional baseball umpire.Burlingame umpired 1 National League game in , and 1 Union Association game in , both of them as the home plate umpire. -References:...
  
  , 64, National League and Union Association umpire

• December 20 - Will Calihan
  Will Calihan
  William T. Calihan was a Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder. A native of Oswego, New York, he played for the Rochester Broncos in 1890 and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1891, both of the American Association....
  
  , 48, American Association pitcher who played from 1890 to 1891 with the Rochester Broncos and Philadelphia Athletics.