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• April 15 - The American League season opened with Boston Red Sox ace 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...
  
   pitching a four-hit, 7–1 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shortly after, Boston manager Ed Barrow
  Ed Barrow
  Edward Grant Barrow was an American manager and executive in Major League Baseball, primarily with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox...
  
   started Ruth's conversion to slugger by working him into seventy-two games as an outfielder-first baseman.

• April 18 - Cleveland Indians center fielder
  Center fielder
  A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...
  
   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...
  
   turned an unassisted double play
  Double play
  In baseball, a double play for a team or a fielder is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. In baseball slang, making a double play is referred to as "turning two"....
  
   against the Detroit Tigers. Eleven days later, Speaker duplicated the feat against the Chicago White Sox for the fourth unassisted double play of his career to set a franchise record that he would later share with teammate Elmer Smith.

• May 14 - Sunday baseball was officially legalized in Washington, D.C. after district commissioners finally rescinded the ban in response to the large increase in the city's wartime population and the need for more recreational activities.

• June 3 - Dutch Leonard
  Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)
  Hubert Benjamin "Dutch" Leonard, was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1913–1921, 1924-1925. He played for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, and holds the major league modern-era record for the lowest single-season ERA of all time — 0.96...
  
   tosses the second 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"...
  
   of his career, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 5–0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

• June 13 - 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...
  
   outfielder Cliff Heathcote
  Cliff Heathcote
  Clifton Earl Heathcote was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, , Chicago Cubs , Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies . Heathcote batted and threw left-handed...
  
   hits for the cycle against the Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
  . The game would be called due to darkness with the score tied, 8-8.

• August 1 - The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves went head-to-head for a Major League record of twenty scoreless innings. Marathon man Art Nehf
  Art Nehf
  Arthur Neukom Nehf was an American baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves , New York Giants , Cincinnati Reds , and the Chicago Cubs...
  
   went the distance for Boston, but was eventually beaten 2-0 in the twenty-first inning.

• August 9 - Cincinnati Reds manager Christy Mathewson
  Christy Mathewson
  Christopher "Christy" Mathewson , nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire career in what is known as the dead-ball era...
  
   suspended 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...
  
   indefinitely after suspecting him of taking bribes to fix games. Chase was eventually reinstated and returned to play for the New York Giants in 1919.

• September 1 - During the regular season, Washington Senators ace 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...
  
   completed fifteen extra inning games, including two of eighteen innings, one of sixteen innings, and another of fifteen innings.

• September 5 - During the 7th inning stretch in Game 1 of the World Series
  1918 World Series
  The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. The Series victory for the Red Sox was their fifth in five tries, going back to . The Red Sox scored only nine runs in the entire Series; the fewest runs by the winning team in World Series history...
  
  , a military band played the Star Spangled Banner as a tribute to all servicemen on leave and in attendance. From then on, the song was played at every World Series outing and every season opener, though it was not yet adopted as the national anthem. The custom of playing it before every game began during World War II
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
  , after the installation of stadium speaker systems made it more feasible.

• September 11 - Against the backdrop of 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...
  
  , which forced the premature ending to the regular season on September 1, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, in Game 6 of the World Series to win their fifth 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...
  
  , and third in four years, four games to two. The Red Sox would not win another championship for the next 86 years
  2004 World Series
  The 2004 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship series for the 2004 season. It was the 100th World Series and featured the American League champions, the Boston Red Sox, against the National League champions, the St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  .

• October 5 - National League infielder Eddie Grant
  Eddie Grant
  Edward Grant may refer to:* Edward Grant * Edward Grant , , English cricketer* Eddy Grant , Guyanese-born musician and record producer...
  
   became the first Major League player killed in wartime action while leading a mission in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
  Meuse-Argonne Offensive
  The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, or Maas-Argonne Offensive, also called the Battle of the Argonne Forest, was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire western front.-Overview:...
  
   to rescue the Lost Battalion
  Lost Battalion (World War I)
  The Lost Battalion is the name given to nine companies of the United States 77th Division, roughly 554 men, isolated by German forces during World War I after an American attack in the Argonne Forest in October 1918. Roughly 197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken prisoner...
  
  , which was trapped behind German lines. Other players dead during World War I included Alex Burr
  Alex Burr
  Alexander Thomson Burr was a Major League Baseball player who was killed in World War I. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Burr attended Williams College, although he turned pro before he ever played a collegiate game. Burr made the New York Yankees roster as a pitcher under manager Frank Chance...
  
  , Larry Chappell
  Larry Chappell
  La Verne Ashford “Larry” Chappell was a professional baseball player who played from 1913 to 1917 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves....
  
  , Ralph Sharman
  Ralph Sharman
  Ralph Edward Sharman , nicknamed "Bally" was a Major League Baseball outfielder who died while serving in the U.S. Army during World War I. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sharman was a right-handed hitting outfielder who was called up to the major leagues at age 22 in September 1917...
  
   and Bun Troy
  Bun Troy
  Robert Gustave "Bun" Troy was a German-born Major League Baseball pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I at Petit Majouym, France....
  
  .

January

• January   5 - Jack Kramer
  Jack Kramer (baseball)
  John Henry Kramer was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with four different teams between 1939 and 1951. Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., Kramer batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana....
  
  
• January   6 - John Corriden
  John Corriden
  John Michael Corriden Jr. was an American major league baseball player. He made one appearance in a baseball game with the Brooklyn Dodgers as a pinch runner on April 20, 1946....
  
  
• January   6 - Bill Zinser
  Bill Zinser
  William Francis "Bill" Zinser was a Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators and scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers....
  
  
• January   8 - Alma Ziegler
  Alma Ziegler
  Alma Ziegler was an infielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 125 lb., Ziegler batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• January   9 - Ferrell Anderson
  Ferrell Anderson
  Ferrell Jack Anderson , nicknamed "Andy", was a catcher in Major League Baseball.Anderson was signed by the New York Yankees in 1939 after spending four years as an all conference football tackle at the University of Kansas. He was purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Yankees system in 1942...
  
  
• January 10 - Bill Lillard
  Bill Lillard
  William "Bill" Beverly Lillard started his career in the minors in 1938 with the San Francisco Seals and after hitting .335 that season moved up to Major League Baseball playing shortstop from through for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League. Listed at 5' 10", 170 lb., Lillard...
  
  
• January 11 - Ernie Andres
  Ernie Andres
  Ernest Henry Andres was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the season. Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• January 11 - Al Gardella
  Al Gardella
  Alfred Stephen Gardella was a professional baseball player. He was a first baseman for one season with the New York Giants. For his career, he compiled a .077 batting average in 26 at-bats, with one run batted in....
  
  
• January 13 - Everett Fagan
  Everett Fagan
  Everett Joseph Fagan was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the and seasons. He was from Tewksbury Township, New Jersey.-References:...
  
  
• January 13 - Steve Mesner
  Steve Mesner
  Stephan Mathias Mesner , is a former professional baseball player who was a infielder in the Major Leagues from 1938 to 1945. He would play for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...
  
  
• January 13 - Emmett O'Neill
  Emmett O'Neill
  Robert Emmett O'Neill is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. Be batted and threw right-handed during his baseball career...
  
  
• January 23 - Randy Gumpert
  Randy Gumpert
  Randall Pennington Gumpert was a Major League Baseball pitcher, playing for five different teams throughout his career. He was born in Monocacy, Pennsylvania. His pro career began when he was signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as a free agent before the 1936 season, at the age of 18...
  
  
• 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 23 - Chris Pelekoudas
  Chris Pelekoudas
  Christos George Pelekoudas was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1960 to 1975....
  
  
• January 25 - Ernie Harwell
  Ernie Harwell
  William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 years, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called the action on radio and/or television...
  
  
• January 25 - Ed Head
  Ed Head
  Edward Marvin Head , was a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1940-1946....
  
  
• January 25 - Steve Roser
  Steve Roser
  Emerson Corey "Steve" Roser was a Major League Baseball player. He played parts of three seasons in the majors, debuting with the New York Yankees in , and finishing with the Boston Braves in . He went to Clarkson University.- External links :...
  
  
• January 29 - Bill Rigney
  Bill Rigney
  William Joseph Rigney was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. A native of Alameda, California, he batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• January 31 - Sid Peterson
  Sid Peterson
  Sidney Herbert "Sid" Peterson was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in .-External links:...
  
  

February

• February   3 - Sid Schacht
  Sid Schacht
  Sidney Schacht is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played two seasons with the St. Louis Browns and Boston Braves .-External links:...
  
  
• February   3 - Quincy Smith
  Quincy Smith
  Quincy O. Smith [״Q״] was an American outfielder who played in Negro league baseball and the Minor leagues. Listed at 5' 10, 171 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
  
  
• February   6 - Ernie Kish
  Ernie Kish
  Ernest Alexander Kish was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• February   8 - Butch Nieman
  Butch Nieman
  Elmer Le Roy "Butch" Nieman was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Boston Braves from 1943 to 1945. He played collegiately at Kansas State University from 1938-39. He was a native of Herkimer, Kansas....
  
  
• February   8 - Cookie Cuccurullo
  Cookie Cuccurullo
  Arthur Joseph "Cookie" Cuccurullo was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1943 to 1945. The 5'10", 168 lb. left-hander was a native of Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States....
  
  
• February   8 - Butch Nieman
  Butch Nieman
  Elmer Le Roy "Butch" Nieman was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Boston Braves from 1943 to 1945. He played collegiately at Kansas State University from 1938-39. He was a native of Herkimer, Kansas....
  
  
• February 12 - Monk Dubiel
  Monk Dubiel
  Walter John "Monk" Dubiel was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher in the Major Leagues for the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs...
  
  
• February 13 - Norm Wallen
  Norm Wallen
  Norman "Norm" Edward Wallen was a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Braves during the season.Wallen was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and also died there...
  
  
• February 14 - Benny Zientara
  Benny Zientara
  Benedict Joseph Zientara was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds...
  
  
• February 16 - Creepy Crespi
  Creepy Crespi
  Frank Angelo Joseph "Creepy" Crespi , was a Major League Baseball player who played infielder from - for the St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• February 22 - Charles O. Finley
  Charles O. Finley
  Charles Oscar Finley , nicknamed Charlie O or Charley O, was an American businessman who is best remembered for his tenure as the owner of the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team. Finley purchased the franchise while it was located in Kansas City, moving it to Oakland in 1968...
  
  
• February 22 - Jackie Sullivan
• February 23 - Jim Carlin
  Jim Carlin
  James Arthur Carlin was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Carlin attended college at Southeastern Louisiana University. He played 16 games in with the Philadelphia Phillies, with 3 hits in 21 at bats. 1 of his 3 hits was a home run. Carlin served in the military during World War II. He died on...
  
  
• February 23 - Hillis Layne
  Hillis Layne
  Ivoria Hillis Layne , nicknamed Tony, was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball for three seasons with the Washington Senators between and . Listed at 6' 0", 170 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• February 25 - George Diehl
  George Diehl
  George Krause Diehl was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  

March

• March   1 - Hank Wyse
  Hank Wyse
  Henry Washington Wyse was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Between and , Wyse played for the Chicago Cubs , Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators . A native of Lunsford, Arkansas, he batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March   2 - Frank Colman
  Frank Colman
  Frank Lloyd Colman , was a Major League Baseball player who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees....
  
  
• March   3 - Bill Hoffman
  Bill Hoffman
  William Joseph Hoffman was a professional baseball player. He pitched in three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1939.-Statistics:-External links:* *...
  
  
• March   3 - Forrest Thompson
  Forrest Thompson
  David Forrest Thompson was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Washington Senators. Listed at 5' 11", 195 lb., Thompson batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Mooresville, North Carolina.A hard thrower, Thompson was a bad luck pitcher either due to...
  
  
• March   4 - Mel Queen
• March   9 - Dale Alderson
  Dale Alderson
  Dale Leonard Alderson was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Chicago Cubs. Listed at 5' 10", 190 lb., Alderson batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March 11 - Lyman Bostock
  Lyman Bostock, Sr.
  Lyman Wesley Bostock, Sr. was an American baseball player who played first base for several Negro League teams from 1938–1954. He batted and threw left-handed....
  
  
• March 11 - Ed Fernandes
  Ed Fernandes
  Edward Paul Fernandes was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox.-External links:...
  
  
• March 13 - Eddie Pellagrini
  Eddie Pellagrini
  Edward Charles Pellagrini was an American infielder in Major League Baseball from to for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• March 14 - Arnold Carter
  Arnold Carter
  Arnold Lee Carter was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1944 and 1945. The 5'10", 175 lb. left-hander was a native of Rainelle, West Virginia....
  
  
• March 16 - Vern Olsen
  Vern Olsen
  Vern Jarl Olsen , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from to . He would play for the Chicago Cubs. From 1943 to 1945 Olsen served in the military during World War II....
  
  
• March 18 - Vern Olsen
  Vern Olsen
  Vern Jarl Olsen , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from to . He would play for the Chicago Cubs. From 1943 to 1945 Olsen served in the military during World War II....
  
  
• March 18 - Dick Mulligan
  Dick Mulligan
  Richard Charles Mulligan is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played three seasons with the Washington Senators , Philadelphia Phillies , and Boston Braves in .-External links:...
  
  
• March 21 - Ed Klieman
  Ed Klieman
  Edward Frederick "Specs" Klieman was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a 26-28 record in 222 appearances, with a...
  
  
• March 22 - Bill Butland
  Bill Butland
  Wilburn Rue Butland was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox . Butland batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March 22 - Carl Miles
  Carl Miles
  Carl Thomas Miles is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He was born in Trenton, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri. Miles played in two games, with a 13.50 ERA, in his one year career.As of 2008, Miles is recognized as one of...
  
  
• Maech 23 - Lou Lucier
  Lou Lucier
  Louis Joseph Lucier is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies . The right-hander stood 5'8" and weighed 160 lbs. He was born in Northbridge, Massachusetts.Lucier is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues...
  
  
• March 31 - Marv Grissom
  Marv Grissom
  Marvin Edward Grissom was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York & San Francisco Giants , Detroit Tigers , Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals . He was born in Los Molinos, California.He helped the Giants win the 1954 World Series...
  
  

April

• April   7 - Bobby Doerr
  Bobby Doerr
  Robert Pershing Doerr is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach. He played his entire 14-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox . He led American League second basemen in double plays five times, tying a league record, in putouts and fielding percentage four times each, and...
  
  
• April   8 - Bob Mavis
  Bob Mavis
  Robert Henry Mavis was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. Although he fashioned a long and successful playing career in minor league baseball as a second baseman and third baseman, his Major League career consisted of a single game...
  
  
• April 12 - Chucho Ramos
  Chucho Ramos
  Jesús Manuel "Chucho" Ramos García was an outfielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly during the season. Listed at 5' 10.5", 167 lb., Ramos batted right-handed and threw left-handed...
  
  
• April 19 - Whitey Kurowski
  Whitey Kurowski
  George John Kurowski was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals . Kurowski batted and threw right-handed. He debuted on September 23, 1941, and played his final game on October 1, 1949...
  
  
• April 21 - Jack Brewer
  Jack Brewer (baseball)
  Jack Herndon Brewer [Buddy] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Giants. Listed at 6' 2", 170 lb., Brewer threw and batted right-handed...
  
  
• April 22 - Mickey Vernon
  Mickey Vernon
  James Barton "Mickey" Vernon was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators for the majority of his career, as well as four other teams: the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox , Milwaukee Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• April 25 - Tex Shirley
  Tex Shirley
  Alvis Newman "Tex" Shirley was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to , and again from to . Shirley played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns.-External links:...
  
  
• April 26 - Jack Kraus
  Jack Kraus
  John William Kraus was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants. In 1944 Kraus served in the military during World War II.-External links:...
  
  
• April 27 - John Rice
  John L. Rice
  John LaClaire Rice was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League for nineteen seasons...
  
  

May

• May   5 - John Leovich
  John Leovich
  John Joseph Leovich was an American professional baseball catcher. He was born in Portland, Oregon. He played college baseball and college football for Oregon State University, and was a letterman in football in 1939 and 1940, and in baseball in 1940.In college, Leovich played in the first-ever...
  
  
• May   7 - Al Epperly
  Al Epperly
  Albert "Tub" Paul Epperly was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in nine games for the Chicago Cubs in 1938. While he was with the Cubs, Epperly was number 56 had eight at bats, two hits, one double, and two runs. He pitched five games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950 wearing number 11...
  
  
• May 11 - Dewey Adkins
  Dewey Adkins
  John Dewey Adkins was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators and Chicago Cubs in the 1940s. Born in Norcatur, Kansas, he made his major league debut on September 19, 1942 as a late-season call-up for the Senators, starting the only game he appeared in that season...
  
  
• May 12 - Ed Runge
  Ed Runge
  Edward Paul Runge was a baseball umpire. He was born in Buffalo, New York and lived in Buffalo, San Diego, California, and St. Catharines, Ontario during his childhood....
  
  
• 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 13 - Lonnie Goldstein
  Lonnie Goldstein
  Leslie Elmer Goldstein is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Cincinnati Reds during the and seasons. He batted and threw left-handed....
  
  
• May 14 - Wimpy Quinn
  Wimpy Quinn
  Wellington Hunt "Wimpy" Quinn was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched in three games for the Chicago Cubs in . He threw five innings, all in relief....
  
  
• May 18 - Dewey Adkins
  Dewey Adkins
  John Dewey Adkins was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators and Chicago Cubs in the 1940s. Born in Norcatur, Kansas, he made his major league debut on September 19, 1942 as a late-season call-up for the Senators, starting the only game he appeared in that season...
  
  
• May 18 - Rufe Gentry
  Rufe Gentry
  James Ruffus "Rufe" Gentry was a Major League pitcher who played in parts of 5 seasons for the Detroit Tigers.-Minor league career:...
  
  
• May 21 - Stan Goletz
  Stan Goletz
  Stanley Goletz was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1941.-External links:...
  
  
• May 21 - Neb Stewart
• May 23 - Frank Mancuso
  Frank Mancuso
  Frank Octavius Mancuso was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for two teams between 1944 and 1947. Listed at 6' 0", 195 lb., Mancuso batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Houston, Texas. His older brother, Gus Mancuso, also was a major league catcher...
  
  
• May 25 - Johnny Beazley
  Johnny Beazley
  John Andrew Beazley was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves...
  
  
• May 28 - Bob Malloy
  Bob Malloy (1940s pitcher)
  Robert Paul Malloy was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1943 and 1949 for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns . Malloy batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• May 29 - Bill Burich
  Bill Burich
  William Max Burich is a former infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies during the and seasons...
  
  

June

• June   5 - Al Javery
  Al Javery
  Alva William Javery , was a professional Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1940–1946, spending all seven seasons with the Boston Braves. He became a key part of the rotation during World War II, which he did not serve in due to varicose veins...
  
  
• June   5 - Dave Odom
  Dave Odom (baseball)
  David Everett Odom was a professional baseball pitcher. He played part of the 1943 season in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  
• June 12 - Bitsy Mott
  Bitsy Mott
  Elisha Matthew "Bitsy" Mott was a baseball player.He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB National League as both a right-handed batter and thrower. He played for only one year aged 27...
  
  
• June 17 - Pete Elko
• June 21 - Eddie Lopat
  Eddie Lopat
  Edmund Walter ""The Junkman"" Lopat was a Major League Baseball pitcher.Lopat was born in New York, New York. His Major League debut was on April 30, 1944, playing for the Chicago White Sox....
  
  
• June 26 - Elmer Singleton
  Elmer Singleton
  Bert Elmer Singleton , was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between and , for the Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Washington Senators...
  
  

July

• July   1 - Al Tate
  Al Tate
  Walter Alvin Tate , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw right-handed. Tate had a 0-1 record, with a 5.00 ERA, in two games, in his one year career....
  
  
• July   6 - Hal Marnie
  Hal Marnie
  Harry Sylvester "Hal" Marnie was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
  
  
• July 10 - Chuck Stevens
  Chuck Stevens
  Charles Augustus Stevens, Jr. is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns in parts of three seasons . Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb., Stevens was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed...
  
  
• July 18 - Al Lyons
  Al Lyons
  Albert Harold Lyons , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and from to with the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• July 21 - Chet Hajduk
• July 23 - Pee Wee Reese
  Pee Wee Reese
  Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from to . A ten-time All Star, Reese contributed to seven National League championships for the Dodgers and, was inducted...
  
  
• July 23 - Walter Sessi
  Walter Sessi
  Walter Anthony Sessi was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in and . He served in the Military during World War II from 1942 to 1945.-External links:...
  
  
• July 30 - Jack Conway
  Jack Conway (baseball)
  Jack Clements Conway was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for four seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1941 and from 1946 to 1947, and the New York Giants in 1948.-External links:...
  
  

August

• August   4 - Don Kolloway
  Don Kolloway
  Donald Martin Kolloway , was a Major League Baseball player who played 12 years as an infielder for the Chicago White Sox , Detroit Tigers , and Philadelphia Athletics .Raised on Chicago's south side, he debuted with the White Sox in 1940...
  
  
• August   4 - Frank McElyea
  Frank McElyea
  Frank McElyea was a Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Braves between September 10 and 26, 1942.-External links:...
  
  
• August   8 - Red Roberts
  Red Roberts
  Charles Emory "Red" Roberts was a Major League Baseball player. Roberts played for the Washington Senators in . He batted and threw right-handed.He was born in Carrollton, Georgia and died in Atlanta, Georgia....
  
  
• August   8 - Marlin Stuart
  Marlin Stuart
  Marlin Henry Stuart was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was born in Paragould, Arkansas....
  
  
• August 12 - Charlie Gassaway
  Charlie Gassaway
  Charles Cason Gassaway was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Chicago Cubs in 1944, the Philadelphia Athletics in 1945, and the Cleveland Indians in 1946....
  
  
• August 13 - Elmer Weingartner
  Elmer Weingartner
  Elmer William Weingartner was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians during the season. Listed at 5'11", 178 lb., Weingartner batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 23 - Ken Holcombe
  Ken Holcombe
  Kenneth Edward Holcombe was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between and . Listed at 5' 11.5", 169 lb., he batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 23 - Ed Murphy
• August 23 - Rocky Stone
  Rocky Stone (baseball)
  John Vernon "Rocky" Stone was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Stone played for the Cincinnati Reds in . In 13 career games, he had a 0-1 record, with a 4.38 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• August 25 - Paul Busby
  Paul Busby
  Paul Miller Busby was a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies . He was born in Waynesboro, Mississippi....
  
  
• August 28 - Jeff Cross
  Jeff Cross (baseball)
  Joffre James Cross known professionally as Jeff Cross, was an American professional baseball player. He played infield for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.- External links :...
  
  
• August 28 - Ronny Miller
• August 29 - Garland Lawing
  Garland Lawing
  Garland Frederick Lawing was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for one season with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. For his career, he compiled a .133 batting average in 15 at-bats....
  
  
• August 29 - Joe Schultz
  Joe Schultz (outfielder)
  Joseph Charles Schultz, Sr. , nicknamed "Germany" Schultz, was an American outfielder and farm system director in Major League Baseball and a manager in minor league baseball....
  
  
• August 30 - Billy Johnson
• August 30 - Ted Williams
  Ted Williams
  Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
  
  

September

• September   1 - Joe L. Brown
  Joe L. Brown
  Joe L. Brown was an American front office executive in Major League Baseball.-Biography:Brown served as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from November 1, 1955, through the end of the 1976 season...
  
  
• September   1 - Jim Mallory
  Jim Mallory
  James Baugh Mallory was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, debuting in for the Washington Senators, then returning in , which he split between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants.-Sources:...
  
  
• September   2 - Len Rice
  Len Rice
  Leonard Oliver Rice was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs . A native of Lead, South Dakota, he stood tall and weighed ....
  
  
• September   4 - Bill Endicott
  Bill Endicott (baseball)
  William Franklin Endicott is a former left fielder who played briefly for the St. Louis Cardinals during the season. A native of in Acorn, Missouri, he batted and threw left-handed....
  
  
• September   4 - George Pfister
  George Pfister
  George Edward Pfister was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played in one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1941 season and was zero for two....
  
  
• September   9 - Woody Crowson
  Woody Crowson
  Thomas Woodrow Crowson was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• September 11 - Randy Heflin
  Randy Heflin
  Randolph Rutherford Heflin was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1945 through 1946 for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., Heflin batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• September 12 - Al Libke
• September 17 - Bob Dillinger
  Bob Dillinger
  Robert Bernard "Bob" Dillinger was a professional baseball player who played third base in the major leagues from 1946-51. He played for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago White Sox. He was born in Glendale, California.Dillinger led the American League in...
  
  
• September 26 - Walt Chipple
• September 30 - Jim Castiglia
  Jim Castiglia
  James Vincent Castiglia was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played for the Baltimore Colts of the All America Football Conference...
  
  

October

• October   1 - Jim Russell
  Jim Russell (baseball)
  James William Russell was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers. He played in the majors from 1942 to 1951.- Background :...
  
  
• October   4 - Red Munger
  Red Munger
  George David "Red" Munger was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who spent a decade in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• October   6 - Jimmy Grant
  Jimmy Grant
  James Charles Grant was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for three seasons. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1942 to 1943 and the Cleveland Indians from 1943 to 1944.-External links:...
  
  
• October   7 - Frank Baumholtz
  Frank Baumholtz
  Frank Conrad Baumholtz was an American outfielder for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• October   7 - Irv Hall
  Irv Hall
  Irv Hall was a Major League Baseball player. He played four seasons in the Majors, 1943–1946, for the Philadelphia Athletics. In his four seasons as a second baseman and shortstop, Hall had 496 hits in 1,904 at bats for a .261 batting average over 787 games...
  
  
• October 11 - Bob Chipman
  Bob Chipman
  Robert Howard Chipman , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1941-1952. He would play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  
• October 15 - Austin Knickerbocker
  Austin Knickerbocker
  Austin Jay Knickerbocker was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• October 17 - Howie Moss
  Howie Moss
  Howard Glenn Moss [Howitzer] was a professional baseball player. Listed at 5' 11.5", 185 lb., Moss batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. Although Moss played in Major League Baseball, he had to endure three failed tryouts...
  
  
• October 18 - Fred Vaughn
  Fred Vaughn
  Frederick Thomas Vaughn was a professional baseball player. He was a second baseman over parts of two seasons with the Washington Senators...
  
  
• October 21 - Ralph McCabe
  Ralph McCabe
  Ralph Herbert McCabe was a Major League Baseball pitcher born in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. He appeared in one game on September 18 of the 1946 Cleveland Indians season and pitched four innings, allowing five runs off five hits, and took the loss.-External links:...
  
  
• October 22 - Fred Caligiuri
  Fred Caligiuri
  Frederick John Caligiuri is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Philadelphia Athletics. Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., he batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• October 22 - Lou Klein
  Lou Klein
  Louis Frank Klein was an infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians, and the Philadelphia Athletics, but he was best known as one of the players that jumped to the Mexican League and was subsequently banned by Commissioner Happy Chandler for a five year span .Klein was the...
  
  
• October 25 - Nanny Fernandez
  Nanny Fernandez
  Froilan "Nanny" Fernandez was a Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in the major leagues, primarily as a third baseman, although he also saw significant time as a shortstop and outfielder....
  
  
• October 26 - Snuffy Stirnweiss
  Snuffy Stirnweiss
  George Henry "Snuffy" Stirnweiss was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball. From through , Stirnweiss played for the New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns and Cleveland Indians...
  
  
• October 27 - Ed Albosta
  Ed Albosta
  Edward John Albosta was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers in and the Pittsburgh Pirates in . He played semi-pro ball after that, retiring in 1954. His best record was in 1951 when he went 19-11 for Saginaw...
  
  
• October 30 - Tony Ordeñana
  Tony Ordenana
  Antonio Ordeñana Rodríguez [Or-deh-nyahna] was a Major League Baseball shortstop who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1943. The 5'9", 158 lb. rookie was a native of Guanabacoa, Cuba. His nickname was "Mosquito".Ordeñana is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major...
  
  

November

• November   1 - Lefty Sloat
  Lefty Sloat
  Dwain Clifford Sloat was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in nine games in 1948 & 1949 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  
• November   3 - Joe Cleary
  Joe Cleary
  Joseph Christopher Cleary was a Major League Baseball pitcher for one game in 1945. The right-hander was born in Cork, and he was the last native of Ireland to appear in a major league game...
  
  
• November   3 - Bob Feller
  Bob Feller
  On December 8, 1941, Feller enlisted in the Navy, volunteering immediately for combat service, becoming the first Major League Baseball player to do so following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7. Feller served as Gun Captain aboard the USS Alabama, and missed four seasons during his service...
  
  
• November   5 - Rogelio Martínez
  Rogelio Martínez
  Rogelio Bautista Martínez Ulloa was a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Washington Senators during the season. Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Martínez batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Cidra, Matanzas Province, Cuba...
  
  
• November 21 - Dorothy Maguire
  Dorothy Maguire
  Dorothy Maguire was a catcher and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Maguire batted and threw right-handed...
  
  

December

• December   1 - Lefty Sloat
  Lefty Sloat
  Dwain Clifford Sloat was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in nine games in 1948 & 1949 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  
• December   3 - Joe Cleary
  Joe Cleary
  Joseph Christopher Cleary was a Major League Baseball pitcher for one game in 1945. The right-hander was born in Cork, and he was the last native of Ireland to appear in a major league game...
  
  
• December   4 - William Metzig
• December   8 - Sam Zoldak
  Sam Zoldak
  Samuel Walter Zoldak was a Major League Baseball pitcher for nine seasons. He was nicknamed "Sad Sam". He played for the St. Louis Browns from 1944 to 1948, the Cleveland Indians from 1948 to 1950, and the Philadelphia Athletics from 1951 to 1952.-Early life:He was born in Brooklyn, New York...
  
  
• December   9 - Clarence Beers
  Clarence Beers
  Clarence Scott Beers , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the St. Louis Cardinals. He batted and threw right-handed. Beers had a 0-0 record, with a 13.50 ERA, in one game, in his one year career....
  
  
• December 17 - Johanna Hageman
  Johanna Hageman
  Johanna Hageman [Hargraves] was a first base player and chaperone in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons...
  
  
• December 17 - Dale Jones
• December 19 - Bill DeKoning
• December 19 - Tommy O'Brien
  Tommy O'Brien
  Thomas Edward O'Brien was a outfielder/third baseman in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a right fielder for three different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 11", 195 lb. O'Brien batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• December 22 - Bill Kennedy
  Bill Kennedy (1942–1947 pitcher)
  William Gorman Kennedy was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons with the Washington Senators...
  
  
• December 31 - Fats Dantonio
  Fats Dantonio
  John James "Fats" Dantonio was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 and 1945. "Fats" was 5'8" tall and weighed only 165 pounds....
  
  
• December 31 - Al Lakeman
  Al Lakeman
  Albert Wesley Lakeman was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds ), Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Braves and Detroit Tigers . Lakeman batted and threw right-handed...
  
  

January-February

• January 9 - George Ulrich
  George Ulrich
  George T. Ulrich was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for three seasons. He played for the Washington Senators in 1892, the Cincinnati Reds in 1893, and the New York Giants in 1896.-External links:...
  
  , 48, National League outfielder who played between 1892 and 1896 for the Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants.

• January 24 - Mike Gaule
  Mike Gaule
  Michael John Gaule was an American professional baseball player. He played in one game for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1889....
  
  , 48, outfielder for the 1889 Louisville Colonels of the American Association.

• February 2 - Jack Crooks
  Jack Crooks
  John Charles "Jack" Crooks was an American Major League Baseball infielder born in St. Paul, Minnesota...
  
  , 52, second baseman who played with four different teams between 1889 and 1896, and also managed the 1892 St. Louis Browns
  1892 St. Louis Browns season
  The St. Louis Browns season was the team's 11th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the first season in the National League. The Browns went 56-94 overall during the season, the eleventh-best in the league, better than only the Baltimore Orioles...
  
   of the National League.

• February 5 - Carl Druhot
  Carl Druhot
  Carl A. Druhot , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues.-External links:...
  
  , 35, pitcher who played from 1906 to 1907 for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals.

• February 21 - John Fogarty, 53, outfielder for the 1885 St. Louis Maroons of the National League.

March-April

• March 2 - George Kaiserling
  George Kaiserling
  George Kaiserling , was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in the Federal League in -, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers the first year, then moving with them to New Jersey where they became the Newark Peppers. Kaiserling won 17 games for pennant-winning Indianapolis in 1914.-References:...
  
  , 24, pitcher who played from 1914 through 1915 with the Indianapolis Hoosiers and the Newark Pepper of the Federal League.

• March 4 - Lon Ury
  Lon Ury
  Louis Newton Ury was a Major League Baseball first baseman during the end of the 1903 season. Born in Fort Scott, Kansas, he was nicknamed "Old Sleep."...
  
  , 40, first baseman for the 1903 St. Louis Cardinals.

• March 10 - Jim McCormick, 61, pitcher who posted a 265-214 record with a 2.43 ERA for six different teams between 1878 and 1897, who is regarded as the first ballplayer born in Glasgow to appear in a major league game.

• March 22 - Jim Holdsworth
  Jim Holdsworth
  James "Jim" Holdsworth , nicknamed "Long Jim", was a professional baseball player who played shortstop in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during his nine-season career from to . Holdsworth died in his hometown of New York City, and is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.-External links:...
  
  , 67, shortstop for seven different teams in a nine season career that spanned between 1870 and 1884.

• March 24 - Jack Farrell
  Jack Farrell (baseball infielder)
  John Joseph Farrell was a second baseman in Major League Baseball.- External links :...
  
  , 25, second baseman who played from 1914 to 1915 for the Chicago Whales.

• April 6 - Bill Bowman
  Bill Bowman
  William George Bowman was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Colts in 1891. Bowman appeared in 15 games for the Colts, batting just .089 with one double and five RBI. He died on April 6, 1918 in Arlington Heights, IL.-References:*...
  
  , 49, catcher for the 1891 Chicago Colts.

• April 6 - Newt Halliday
  Newt Halliday
  Newton Schurz Halliday was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1916.-External links:...
  
  , 21, first baseman for the 1916 Pittsburgh Pirates.

• April 9 - Ed Wilkinson
  Ed Wilkinson
  Edward Henry Wilkinson was a Major League Baseball player. He was born in Jacksonville, Oregon and died in Tucson, Arizona. Wilkinson batted and threw right-handed....
  
  , 27, outfielder and infielder for the 1912 New York Highlanders of the American League.

• April 10 - Owen Shannon
  Owen Shannon
  Owen Dennis Ignatius Shannon was a professional baseball catcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators.-External links:...
  
  , 38, backup catcher for the 1907 Washington Senators of the American League.

• April 25 - Dave Williams, 37, pitcher for the 1902 Boston Americans
  1902 Boston Americans season
  The Boston Americans season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Americans finishing third in the American League with a record of 77 wins and 60 losses....
  
   of the American League.

May-June

• May 4 - Maury Uhler
  Maury Uhler
  Maurice William "Maury" Uhler , was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played in with the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw right-handed. Uhler had a .214 batting average in 46 games in his one year career....
  
  , 31, outfielder for the 1914 Cincinnati Reds.

• May 15 - Patsy Tebeau
  Patsy Tebeau
  Oliver Wendell Tebeau was an American first and third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Tebeau batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri....
  
  , 53, a 19th century infielder/manager for the Cleveland and St. Louis National League teams.

• May 24 - Chris McFarland
  Chris McFarland
  Christopher McFarland was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the 1884 Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association.-External links:*...
  
  , 56, outfielder for the 1884 Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association.

• May 24 - Ralph Sharman
  Ralph Sharman
  Ralph Edward Sharman , nicknamed "Bally" was a Major League Baseball outfielder who died while serving in the U.S. Army during World War I. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sharman was a right-handed hitting outfielder who was called up to the major leagues at age 22 in September 1917...
  
  , 23, outfielder for the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics
  1917 Philadelphia Athletics season
  The 1917 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 55 wins and 98 losses.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
  , who drowned while serving in World War I.

• May 26 - George Bone
  George Bone
  George Drummond Bone was a Major League Baseball player. Bone played for the Milwaukee Brewers in . He was a switch hitter, and threw right-handed.Bone was born and died in West Haven, Connecticut.-External links:*...
  
  , 43, shortstop for the 1901 Milwaukee Brewers of the American League.

• June 11 - Mike Hickey
  Mike Hickey
  Michael Francis Hickey was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played in one game for the Boston Beaneaters of the National League on September 14, 1899. He played college ball at the College of the Holy Cross and he had an extensive minor league career from 1893 through...
  
  , 46, second baseman who appeared in one game for the 1899 Boston Beaneaters of the National League.

• June 12 - Larry Ressler
  Larry Ressler
  Lawrence P. Ressler was an American professional baseball player who played during the 1875 season for the Washington Nationals. Ressler was the first French-born Major League Baseball player.-External links:...
  
  , 69, outfielder who played during the 1875 season for the Washington Nationals of the National Association, who is recognized as the first player born in France to play in American profesional baseball.

• June 14 - George Wheeler
  George Wheeler (pinch hitter)
  George Harrison "Heavy" Wheeler was a Major League Baseball pinch hitter who played in three games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1910...
  
  , 36, pinch hitter who played in three games for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1910 season.

• June 21 - Davy Force
  Davy Force
  David W. "Davy" Force was a shortstop in Major League Baseball.From 1871 through 1886, he played in the National Association with the Washington Olympics , Troy Haymakers , Baltimore Canaries , Chicago White Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics , and in the National League for the Philadelphia...
  
  , 68, shortstop who posted a .249 average with 1060 hits and 653 runs scored in 1029 games for nine different teams between 1871 and 1886.

• June 25 - Jake Beckley
  Jake Beckley
  Jacob Peter Beckley , nicknamed "Eagle Eye", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Hannibal, Missouri.-Professional career:...
  
  , 50, owner of the major league record for career games as a first baseman, a .308 career hitter who retired with the second most hits in major league history.

July-August

• July 17 - Elmer Horton
  Elmer Horton
  Elmer Edward Horton , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues. He pitched in two games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1896 and in one game for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1898.-External links:...
  
  , 48, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1896) and Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1898).

• July 21 - Larry Pape
  Larry Pape
  Laurence Albert Pape was a pitcher in Major League who played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Pape batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 35, pitcher who posted a 12-9 record and a 2.81 ERA for the Boston Red Sox in part of three seasons between 1909 and 1912 and later pitched for Triple-A Buffalo Bisons in 1913.

• August 3 - Mike Lawlor
  Mike Lawlor (baseball)
  Michael H. Lawlor , was a Major League Baseball catcher who played two seasons in the majors during the 19th century.-External links:...
  
  , 64, catcher for the NL Troy Trojans in 1880 and the UA Washington Nationals in 1884.

September-October

• September 10 - Ed Cassian
  Ed Cassian
  Edwin T. Cassian is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born on November 8, 1867 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. He played just 1 season in the Major League Baseball, with the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators in 1891 at the age of 23. Cassian had a 3-7 career record in 13 games...
  
  , 50, pitcher for the NL Philadelphia Phillies and the UA Washington Statesmen during the 1891 season.

• September 12 - Ernie Beam
  Ernie Beam
  Ernest Joseph Beam was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher for one season with the Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he compiled an 0-2 record in 9 appearances, with an 11.31 earned run average and 3 strikeouts.Beam was born and later died in Mansfield,...
  
  , 51, pitcher for the 1895 Philadelphia Phillies.

• September 28 - John Frill
  John Frill
  John Edmond Frill was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns and the Cincinnati Reds. He batted right and threw left-handed....
  
  , 39, pitcher for the New York Highlanders, St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds between 1910 and 1912.

• October 4 - Phil Routcliffe
  Phil Routcliffe
  Philip John Routcliffe was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Pittsburg Alleghenys of the National League during the 1890 season.-Sources:...
  
  , 47, Canadian outfielder who played for the 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the National League.

• October 5 - Eddie Grant, 35, infielder for the Cleveland Naps, Phiildelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants between 1905 and 1917, who was killed in action while serving in World War I.

• October 7 - Bun Troy
  Bun Troy
  Robert Gustave "Bun" Troy was a German-born Major League Baseball pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I at Petit Majouym, France....
  
  , 30, German-born pitcher for 1912 Detroit Tigers, who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I.

• October 9 - Fred Gaiser
  Fred Gaiser
  Frederick Jacob Gaiser was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1908.-External links:...
  
  , 33, German pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1908 season.

• October 10 - George LeClair
  George LeClair
  George Lewis "Frenchy" LeClair was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three teams in the Federal League in and .-External links:**...
  
  , 31, Canadian pitcher who played from 1914 to 1915 in the Federal League with the Pittsburgh Rebels, Buffalo Blues and Baltimore Terrapins.

• October 12 - Alex Burr
  Alex Burr
  Alexander Thomson Burr was a Major League Baseball player who was killed in World War I. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Burr attended Williams College, although he turned pro before he ever played a collegiate game. Burr made the New York Yankees roster as a pitcher under manager Frank Chance...
  
  , 24, outfielder for the 1914 New York Yankees
  1914 New York Yankees season
  The New York Yankees season was the club's twelfth in New York and fourteenth overall. The team finished with a record of 70-84, coming in 7th place in the American League.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
  , who was killed in an airplane accident while serving in World War I.

• October 12 - Harry Glenn, 28, backup catcher for the 1915 St. Louis Cardinals.

• October 18 - Tom Reilly
  Tom Reilly (baseball)
  Thomas Henry Reilly was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for three seasons. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1908 to 1909 and the Cleveland Naps in 1914.-External links:...
  
  , 34, shortstop in parts of three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (1908-1909) and the Cleveland Naps (1914).

• October 21 - Harry Chapman
  Harry Chapman (baseball)
  Harry E. Chapman was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and St. Louis Browns, primarily as a catcher...
  
  , 30, catcher who played in three different leagues from 1912 to 1916 for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers and St. Louis Browns.

• October 26 - Charlie Rhodes
  Charlie Rhodes
  Charles Anderson Rhodes , was a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1906-1909. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...
  
  , 33, who pitched for the Cardinals and Reds between 1906 and 1909.

• October 31 - Charlie Hilsey
  Charlie Hilsey
  Charles T. Hilsey was a Major League Baseball pitcher. After playing in the Majors in 1883 and 1884 he played in the minor leagues in 1885 and 1887.-External links:*...
  
  , 54, pitcher and outfielder who played for the NL Philadelphia Quakers (1883) and the AA Philadelphia Athletics (1884).

November-December

• November 7 - Mike Tiernan
  Mike Tiernan
  Michael Joseph Tiernan , nicknamed "Silent Mike", was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played exclusively for the New York Giants from 1887 to 1899. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, his debut game was on April 30, 1887. His final game was played on July 31, 1899...
  
  , 51, right fielder who played exclusively for the New York Giants from 1887 through 1899, compiling a .311 average with 106 home runs, 853 RBI, 1316 runs and 428 stolen bases in 1478 games.

• November 8 - Larry Chappell
  Larry Chappell
  La Verne Ashford “Larry” Chappell was a professional baseball player who played from 1913 to 1917 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves....
  
  , 28, outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves from 1913 to 1917, who died in an army camp from the Spanish flu pandemic while serving in World War I.

• December 4 - Walt Dickson
  Walt Dickson
  Walter Raleigh Dickson , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He would play for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Rebels, and New York Giants....
  
  , 40, who pitched from 1910 through 1915 for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Rebels and New York Giants.

• December 8 - Ed Mincher
  Ed Mincher
  Edward John Mincher was an American professional baseball player. He is considered a "major leaguer" for parts of two seasons with the Fort Wayne Kekiongas and Washington Nationals....
  
  , 67, National Asscociation outfielder who played from 1868 to 1872 for the Baltimore Marylands, Fort Wayne Kekiongas and Washington Nationals.

• December 10 - Lester Dole
  Lester Dole
  Lester Carrington Dole , was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played in with the New Haven Elm Citys.He was born in Meriden, Connecticut and died in Concord, New Hampshire.-External links:...
  
  , 63, outfielder for the 1875 New Haven Elm Citys of the National Association.

• December 13 - Frank Arellanes
  Frank Arellanes
  Frank Julián Arellanes [ah-ray-yah'-ness] was a professional baseball starting pitcher. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox from 1908 through 1910...
  
  , 36, Mexican-American pitcher for the Boston Red Sox from 1908 to 1910, who died in San Jose, California, victim of the Spanish flu pandemic.

• December 20 - Silk O'Loughlin
  Silk O'Loughlin
  Francis H. "Silk" O'Loughlin was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1902 to 1918...
  
  , 48, American League umpire since 1902 who worked in a record ten no-hitters and introduced the practice of shouting calls for balls, strikes and outs.

• December 25 - Bob Blakiston
  Bob Blakiston
  Robert J. Blakiston , was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played three seasons in the majors, from -, for the Philadelphia Athletics and Indianapolis Hoosiers.-External links:...
  
  , 63, outfielder who played from 1882 to 1884 in the American Association for the Philadelphia Athletics and Indianapolis Hoosiers.