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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...

 players accused of throwing World 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...

, resulting in the Black Sox scandal.

Champions

• World 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...
  
  : 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....
  
   over 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...
  
   (5-3)

MLB statistical leaders

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|   || colspan=2 | American League

American League

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

|| National League

National League

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

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| AVG

Batting average

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

 || Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb

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

 DET || .384 || Edd Roush

Edd Roush

Edd J. Roush was a Major League Baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He played the majority of his career in center field....

 CIN || .321
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| HR

Home run

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

 || 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...

 BOS || 29 || Gavvy Cravath

Gavvy Cravath

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

 PHI || 12
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| RBI || 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...

 BOS || 114 || Hy Myers

Hy Myers

Henry "Hy" Myers was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over all or part of 14 seasons with the Brooklyn Supurbas/Robins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds. He led the National League in RBIs in 1919 while playing for Brooklyn. He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio and...

 BRO || 73
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| Wins

Win (baseball)

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

 || 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...

 CHW || 29 || Jesse Barnes NYG || 25
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| ERA

Earned run average

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

 || Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...

 WSH || 1.49 || Pete Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander

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

 CHC || 1.72
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American League final standings

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American League

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

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| 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...

| 88
| 52
| .629
| --
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| Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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

| 84
| 55
| .604
| 3.5
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| 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...

| 80
| 59
| .576
| 7.5
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| Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

| 80
| 60
| .571
| 8
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| 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...

| 67
| 72
| .482
| 20.5
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| 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"...

| 66
| 71
| .482
| 20.5
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| Washington Senators
| 56
| 84
| .400
| 32
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| Philadelphia Athletics

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

| 36
| 104
| .257
| 52
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National League final standings

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National League

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

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| 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....

| 96
| 44
| .686
| --
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| New York Giants
| 87
| 53
| .621
| 9
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| 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...

| 75
| 65
| .536
| 21
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| Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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

| 71
| 68
| .511
| 24.5
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| Brooklyn Dodgers
| 69
| 71
| .493
| 27
|-
| Boston Braves
| 57
| 82
| .410
| 38.5
|-
| St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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

| 54
| 83
| .394
| 40.5
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| 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...

 (Quakers)
| 47
| 90
| .343
| 47.5
|}

January-March

• January 30 - The Cincinnati Reds hire Pat Moran
  Pat Moran
  Patrick Joseph Moran was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led two teams to their first-ever modern-era National League championships: the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies and the 1919 Cincinnati Reds...
  
   as manager when no word is received from 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...
  
  , who is still in France
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
  .
• January 31 - Future Hall of Fame member Jackie Robinson
  Jackie Robinson
  Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
  
   is born to Jerry and Mallie Robinson in Cairo, Georgia. Robinson will become the first African American player in 20th century major league history when he debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   in .
• February 1 - After winning an out-of-court settlement of his suit against the Brooklyn Robins for the balance of his salary ($2,150) when the 1918 season ended a month early, former MVP Jake Daubert
  Jake Daubert
  Jacob Ellsworth Daubert was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cincinnati Reds. His career lasted from 1910 until his death in 1924....
  
   is traded to the Reds for OF Tommy Griffith
  Tommy Griffith
  Tommy Griffith was a professional baseball player from 1913 to 1925. He was a right fielder. Griffith mainly played with the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Robins. With these teams, he never hit below .250 and has over 100 hits six times...
  
  .
• February 5 - Charges brought in 1918 by Reds owner Garry Herrmann and 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...
  
   against 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...
  
   for betting against his team and throwing games in collusion with gamblers are dismissed by National League president John Heydler.
• February 21 - The New York Yankees acquire 36-year-old spitballer Jack Quinn
  Jack Quinn (baseball)
  John Picus "Jack" Quinn, born Joannes Pajkos , was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Quinn pitched for eight teams in three major leagues and made his final appearance at the age of 50.-Biography:Born in Štefurov, Slovakia , Quinn emigrated to America as an...
  
   from Vernon (PCL), sending in exchange P Joe Finneran, 1B Zinn Beck
  Zinn Beck
  Zinn Bertram Beck was a Major League Baseball Third baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman also minor league manager and baseball scout. Beck played for the St. Louis Cardinals from to , and the New York Yankees in . In 290 career games, he had a .226 batting average with 204 hits in 902 At-bats....
  
  , and cash. Quinn will be named a designated spitballer when the wet pitch is outlawed, and in 1921 he will help the Yankees to their first American League pennant. Quinn won't call it quits till he's 50.
• March 1 - Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack
  Connie Mack (baseball)
  Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr. , better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds records for wins , losses , and games managed , with his victory total being almost 1,000 more...
  
   makes one of his biggest player mistakes, trading 3B Larry Gardner
  Larry Gardner
  William Lawrence "Larry" Gardner was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1908 through 1924, Gardner played for the Boston Red Sox , Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Indians . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  , OF Charlie Jamieson
  Charlie Jamieson
  Charles Devine Jamieson was an American baseball player, an outfielder for the Washington Senators , Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians ....
  
  , and P Elmer Myers
  Elmer Myers
  Elmer Glenn Myers , was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a pitcher from 1915-1922.-Teams:...
  
   to Cleveland in exchange for OF Braggo Roth
  Braggo Roth
  Robert Frank "Bobby" Roth , nicknamed Braggo, was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 8 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New York Yankees...
  
  . Vet writer Ernest Lanigan predicts that Roth will lead the circuit in homers at Shibe Park, but Roth will be shipped on to Boston by midseason. Gardner will put in six more .300 years, and Jamieson will be a top leadoff man and .303 hitter for the next 14 years.
• March 7 - 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...
  
  , back from World War I, rejoins the Giants as pitching coach and heir apparent to John McGraw.
• March 17 - The Boston Red Sox, minus holdouts Carl Mays
  Carl Mays
  Carl William Mays was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929. Despite impressive career statistics, he is primarily remembered for throwing a beanball on August 16, 1920, that struck and killed Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians, making Chapman one of two people to die...
  
   and 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...
  
  , sail from New York aboard the S.S. Arapahoe. The trip to spring training is stormy and most of the players will be seasick.

April-June

• April 19 - Pushed through the legislature by future New York City mayor Jimmy Walker, a bill legalizing Sunday baseball in the state is signed by Governor Al Smith.
• May 4 - The New York Giants play their first legal Sunday game at home, before 35,000 fans, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4–3. More than 25,000 turn out in Brooklyn the same day. By early June, the Giants will outdraw their 1918 attendance.
• May 11:
  • Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hod Eller
    Hod Eller
    Horace Owen Eller was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.Eller started his minor league career in 1913 and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds after the 1916 season. He pitched five years for the Reds, going 60-40 with a 2.62 earned run average .Eller peaked in the Reds' pennant-winning 1919 season...
    
     pitches a 6–0 no-hitter over the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • 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...
    
     retires 28 consecutive batters during a 12-inning scoreless tie against Jack Quinn
    Jack Quinn (baseball)
    John Picus "Jack" Quinn, born Joannes Pajkos , was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Quinn pitched for eight teams in three major leagues and made his final appearance at the age of 50.-Biography:Born in Štefurov, Slovakia , Quinn emigrated to America as an...
    
     and the New York Yankees. Future football immortal George Halas
    George Halas
    George Stanley Halas, Sr. , nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was a player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional American football. He was the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears...
    
    , batting leadoff for New York, goes 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
• May 15 - The Cincinnati Reds bomb Al Mamaux
  Al Mamaux
  Albert Leon Mamaux was a professional baseball player and manager.A right-handed pitcher over parts of twelve seasons , Mamaux played mainly with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins. He led Pittsburgh with 21 wins in 1915 and 1916. During his career, he compiled a 76-67 with a 2.90 ERA...
  
   for 10 runs in the 13th innings to beat the Brooklyn Robins, 10–0. Reds RF Greassy Neale has a record 10 putouts.
• May 20 - Red Sox pitcher babe Ruth hit his first career grand slam home run; the bomb comes against Dave Davenport
  Dave Davenport
  David W. Davenport , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1914–1919. Davenport went on to play for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and the St. Louis Browns. He led the Federal League in strikeouts in 1915 while playing for the St...
  
   of the St. Louis Browns in St. Louis. Boston wins 6-4.
• May 21 - The Giants send Jim Thorpe
  Jim Thorpe
  Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe * Gerasimo and Whiteley. pg. 28 * americaslibrary.gov, accessed April 23, 2007. was an American athlete of mixed ancestry...
  
   to Boston for the $1,500 waiver price.
• May 23 - It's 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...
  
   Day in Boston, the catcher's first game after returning from the Army. He hits the first pitch he sees for a single.
• June 14 - Chicago White Sox ace 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...
  
   beats the Philadelphia Athletics for the 12th straight time en route to a 29-7 record and a 1.82 ERA.
• June 23:
  • Boston Red Sox 1B Stuffy McInnis
    Stuffy McInnis
    John Phalen "Stuffy" McInnis was a first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball.McInnis gained his nickname as a youngster in the Boston suburban leagues, where his spectacular playing brought shouts of "that's the stuff, kid".From 1909-27, McInnis played for the Philadelphia Athletics ,...
    
     makes his first error of the year after handling 526 chances.
  • Chicago White Sox CF Happy Felsch
    Happy Felsch
    Oscar Emil "Happy" Felsch was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal....
    
     handles a record-tying 12 chances in a nine-inning game. Only Harry Bay
    Harry Bay
    Harry Elbert "Deerfoot" Bay was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1901 to 1908...
    
     of Cleveland in 1904 has been so busy.

July-September

• July 1 - Going 5-for-5 in a 9-4 win over the Phillies, Brooklyn's Ed Konetchy
  Ed Konetchy
  Edward Joseph Konetchy , nicknamed "Big Ed" and "The Candy Kid", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball for a number of teams, primarily in the National League, from to . He played for the St...
  
   gets his 10th straight hit, tying Jake Gettman
  Jake Gettman
  Jake Gettman was a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Washington Senators from 1897 to 1899. He was the first Russian-born player in Major League history.- References :...
  
  's record set with Washington in 1897. Both will be topped by Walt Dropo
  Walt Dropo
  Walter Dropo , nicknamed "Moose", was an American college basketball standout and a professional baseball first baseman...
  
   in 1952.
• July 6 - William Veeck
  William Veeck, Sr.
  William Veeck, Sr. was a sports writer and baseball executive. He was president of Chicago Cubs from 1919 to his death in October, 1933. Under Veeck's leadership, the Cubs won three pennants, in 1918, 1929, and 1932....
  
  , former sportswriter, replaces Fred Mitchell
  Fred Mitchell (baseball)
  Frederick Francis Mitchell, born Frederick Francis Yapp , was an American right-handed pitcher, catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. After pitching for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Brooklyn Superbas from to , he returned to the major leagues as a...
  
   as Chicago Cubs president, but Mitchell remains as manager for the team.
• July 8 - Jack Coombs
  Jack Coombs
  John Wesley "Jack" Coombs , nicknamed Colby Jack after his alma mater, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Philadelphia Athletics , Brooklyn Robins , and Detroit Tigers...
  
   resigns as manager of the last-place Philadelphia Phillies. Slugger Gavvy Cravath
  Gavvy Cravath
  Clifford Carlton "Gavvy" Cravath , also nicknamed "Cactus", was an American right fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies...
  
   replaces him.
• August 8 - The Pittsburgh Pirates trades Casey Stengel
  Casey Stengel
  Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel , nicknamed "The Old Perfessor", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in ....
  
   to the Phillies for Possum Whitted
  Possum Whitted
  George Bostic "Possum" Whitted was an Outfielder and Third Baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Braves , Philadelphia Phillies , Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins ....
  
  , who will bat .389 for Pittsburgh in the last 35 games of the season.
• August 11 - Cleveland's 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...
  
   ties an AL record, scoring five runs in a 15–9 win at New York.
• August 14:
  • 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...
    
     hits his 17th home run, the first of seven homers in 12 days, which will include his fourth grand slam, setting an AL record until 1959. The Yankees overcome Muddy Ruel
    Muddy Ruel
    Herold Dominic "Muddy" Ruel was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and general manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for 19 seasons with the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox...
    
    's hitting into a triple play and beat the Tigers in 15 innings, 5–4.
  • Chicago White Sox CF Happy Felsch
    Happy Felsch
    Oscar Emil "Happy" Felsch was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal....
    
     ties the major-league record with four OF assists in one game, but the Boston Red Sox beats Chicago 15–6.
  • The Brooklyn Robins waste no time in splitting a pair with the Chicago Cubs, losing 2–0 in an hour and 10 minutes, then winning 1–0 in one hour and seven minutes in the second game.
• August 16 - The St. Louis Browns set an AL record with 53 total chances against the Philadelphia Athletics, but lose 7–4. The Browns have 26 assists and St. Louis 1B George Sisler
  George Sisler
  George Harold Sisler , nicknamed "Gentleman George" and "Gorgeous George," was an American professional baseball player for 15 seasons, primarily as first baseman with the St. Louis Browns...
  
   has 17 putouts. With no putouts, the St. Louis outfielders have the day off.
• August 20 - Wichita OF Joe Wilhoit
  Joe Wilhoit
  Joseph William Wilhoit was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a right fielder from through for the Boston Braves , Pittsburgh Pirates , New York Giants , and Boston Red Sox . Listed at 6'2", 175 lb., Wilhoit batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
   (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak in which he collected 155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 batting average. The previous record was 49 by Oakland's Jack Ness (Pacific Coast League) in 1915.
• August 24 - Cleveland Indians P Ray Caldwell
  Ray Caldwell
  Raymond Benjamin Caldwell, , was an American major league pitcher from 1910 to 1921. He was known for throwing the spitball, and he was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1920.Caldwell was notorious during his playing career for his addiction to...
  
   is flattened by a bolt of lightning in his debut with the team. He recovers to get the final out of the game, and defeats the Philadelphia Athletics 2–1.
• August 26 - New York Giants 1B 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...
  
   handles 35 chances against the Pittsburgh Pirates during a doubleheader.
• September 2 - The National Commission recommends a best-of-nine World Series games. The lengthier WS is seen as a sign of greed and is abandoned after three years.
• September 8 - 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...
  
   hits his 26th home run off Jack Quinn
  Jack Quinn (baseball)
  John Picus "Jack" Quinn, born Joannes Pajkos , was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Quinn pitched for eight teams in three major leagues and made his final appearance at the age of 50.-Biography:Born in Štefurov, Slovakia , Quinn emigrated to America as an...
  
   at the Polo Grounds, breaking the 25-HR record set by Buck Freeman
  Buck Freeman
  John Frank "Buck" Freeman was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Freeman was one of the top sluggers of his era, his most famous feat being the 25 home runs he hit during the 1899 season.A native of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, Freeman showed talent as...
  
   in 1899
  1899 in baseball
  -National League final standings:-Events:*May 15 - Willie Keeler, known as one of the smallest players and best bunters in baseball, drives the ball past startled left fielder Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies for an inside-the-park grand slam and an 8–5 victory for the Brooklyn...
  
  .
• September 10 - Cleveland Indians' pitcher Ray Caldwell
  Ray Caldwell
  Raymond Benjamin Caldwell, , was an American major league pitcher from 1910 to 1921. He was known for throwing the spitball, and he was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1920.Caldwell was notorious during his playing career for his addiction to...
  
  , struck by lightning 2 weeks earlier, no-hits his former teammates New York Yankees 3–0 at the Polo Grounds.
• September 16 - Dutch Ruether
  Dutch Ruether
  Walter Henry Ruether was an American baseball player who pitched for five different Major League teams...
  
   beats the New York Giants, 4–3, to clinch the Cincinnati Reds first pennant since their American Association days.
• September 20 - 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...
  
   ties Ned Williamson
  Ned Williamson
  Edward Nagle "Ned" or "Ed" Williamson was an American Major League Baseball player for 13 seasons from 1878 until 1890...
  
  's major-league home run mark of 27 with a game-winner off Lefty Williams
  Lefty Williams
  Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox scandal.-Career:...
  
   of the Chicago White Sox. Four days later, Ruth will hit his 28 over the roof of the Polo Grounds.
• September 21 - The Cubs beat the Braves 3–0 in 58 minutes of playing time. It takes the Robins 55 minutes to beat the Reds 3–1. Slim Sallee
  Slim Sallee
  Harry Franklin "Slim" Sallee was a former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of fourteen seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a 174-143 record in 476 appearances, with an 2.56 earned run average...
  
   throws 65 pitches, topping 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...
  
  's 69-pitch complete game. One week later the Giants will close the season beating the Phillies, 6–1, to set a record 51 minutes.
• September 24:
  • The Chicago White Sox' 6-5 win over the St. Louis Browns clinches the AL pennant; the final margin will be 3½ games over the Cleveland Indians.
  • The Brooklyn Robins defeat the Phillies twice on Fred Luderus
    Fred Luderus
    Frederick William Luderus , is a former professional baseball player who played first base in the Major Leagues from 1909-1920. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs.Luderus was a member of the 1915 Phillies team that won the National League pennant...
    
     Day in Philadelphia. The second game is the 525th in a row played by the Phillies 1B, who is presented with a diamond stickpin and gold watch between games to commemorate his endurance effort. He will end the season with a consecutive-game streak of 553.
  • Boston Red Sox pitcher Waite Hoyt
    Waite Hoyt
    Waite Charles Hoyt was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, one of the dominant pitchers of the 1920s, and the winningest pitcher for the New York Yankees during that decade...
    
     throws nine perfect innings against the New York Yankees, but they come in the 13th in which he gives up hits to lose 2–1.
• September 27 - Babe Ruth
  Babe Ruth
  George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
  
   hit his 29th home run and his first of the year in Washington, to become the first player to hit at least one home run in every AL park in the same season.
• September 28 - In the shortest nine-inning game in major league history, lasting only 51 minutes, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6–1.

October-December

• October 1 - Just before the start of the World 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 highly favored Chicago White Sox became the betting underdogs. A year later the White Sox will become the Black Sox, and eight of them: pitchers 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...
  
   and Lefty Williams
  Lefty Williams
  Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox scandal.-Career:...
  
  , outfielders Shoeless Joe Jackson
  Shoeless Joe Jackson
  Joseph Jefferson Jackson , nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball in the early part of the 20th century...
  
   and Happy Felsch
  Happy Felsch
  Oscar Emil "Happy" Felsch was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal....
  
  , 1B Chick Gandil
  Chick Gandil
  Charles Arnold "Chick" Gandil was a professional baseball player. He played for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox of the American League. He is best known as the ringleader of the players involved in the 1919 Black Sox scandal...
  
  , SS Swede Risberg
  Swede Risberg
  Charles August "Swede" Risberg was an Major League Baseball shortstop. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1917 to 1920. He is best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.-Background:...
  
  , 3B Buck Weaver
  Buck Weaver
  George Daniel "Buck" Weaver was an American shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox...
  
  , and utility infielder Fred McMullin
  Fred McMullin
  Frederick Drury McMullin was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. He is best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.-Career:...
  
  , will be barred from baseball for taking part in throwing the Series. It will take that long for the story to unfold, as most observers at the time see nothing amiss when the Series opens in Cincinnati.

• October 9 - The 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....
  
   defeat 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...
  
  , 10-5, in Game 8 of the World 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...
  
   to win their first World Championship
  World championship
  A world championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead...
  
  , five games to three. The events of the series are often associated with 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...
  
  , when several members of the Chicago franchise conspired
  Conspiracy (crime)
  In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement...
  
   with gamblers to throw
  Match fixing
  In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as...
  
   World Series games. The 1919 World Series was the last World Series to take place without a Commissioner of Baseball
  Commissioner of Baseball
  The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball and its associated minor leagues. Under the direction of the Commissioner, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball hires and maintains the sport's umpiring crews, and negotiates marketing, labor, and television contracts...
  
   in place. In , the various franchise owners installed 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...
  
   as the first "Commissioner of Baseball."

• November 10 - Clark Griffith
  Clark Griffith
  Clark Calvin Griffith , nicknamed "the Old Fox", was a Major League Baseball pitcher, manager and team owner.-Biography:...
  
   becomes a club owner and president when he joins Philadelphia grain broker William Richardson in buying controlling interest in the Washington Senators for $175,000. Griffith, unable to get financial help from the American League, mortgages his Montana ranch to raise funds.

• December 10:
  • The National League votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers. The ban will be formally worked out by the Rules Committee in February.
  • With the opposition led by New York, Boston, and Chicago owners, the American League directors pass a resolution accusing Ban Johnson
    Ban Johnson
    Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson , was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League ....
    
     of overstepping his duties. They demand that league files be turned over to them and that an auditor review all financial accounts.

• December 26 - Although it will not be officially announced until January, the New York Yankees buy 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...
  
   from financially pressed Harry Frazee
  Harry Frazee
  Harry Herbert Frazee was an American theatrical agent, producer and director, and former owner of the Major League Baseball Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923.- Life as owner of the Red Sox :...
  
  , paying $125,000 (one-fourth cash, plus $25,000 a year at six percent) plus guaranteeing a $300,000 loan with Fenway Park as collateral.

• December 29 - The Boston Red Sox send OF Braggo Roth
  Braggo Roth
  Robert Frank "Bobby" Roth , nicknamed Braggo, was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 8 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New York Yankees...
  
   and 2B Red Shannon
  Red Shannon
  Maurice Joseph "Red" Shannon born in Jersey City, New Jersey was an infielder for the Boston Braves , Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators and Chicago Cubs .In parts of seven seasons, he played in 310 games and had 1,070 At Bats, 124 Runs, 277 Hits, 38 Doubles, 22...
  
   to the Washington Senators in exchange for P Harry Harper
  Harry Harper
  Harry Clayton Harper was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between and . Listed at 6' 2", 165 lb., Harper batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey....
  
  , OF Mike Menosky
  Mike Menosky
  Michael William Menosky was a professional American baseball outfielder for the Federal League and Major League Baseball. Born in Glen Campbell, Pennsylvania, he was known as "Leaping Mike" for his daring, fence-crashing catches...
  
   and 3B Eddie Foster
  Eddie Foster
  Edward Cunningham "Eddie" Foster , was a professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1910-1923. In his career he played for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, and St. Louis Browns.Foster was killed in a hit-and-run automobile accident in...
  
  .

January-February

• January 1 - Sherry Robertson
  Sherry Robertson
  Sherrard Alexander Robertson was a Canadian-American outfielder, second baseman and front office executive in Major League Baseball.-Member of Griffith baseball dynasty:...
  
  
• January 2 - Bill Harman
  Bill Harman
  William Bell "Bill" Harman was a professional baseball player. After graduating from the University of Virginia, Harman played one season for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball and finished his professional career in the minor leagues...
  
  
• January 3 - Ed Sauer
  Ed Sauer
  Edward Sauer , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1943-1949. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  
• January 8 - Don White
  Don White (baseball)
  Donald William White was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1948 to 1949, playing in 143 career games.-External links:...
  
  
• January 9 - Charlie Sproull
  Charlie Sproull
  Charles William "Charlie" Sproull , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Philadelphia Phillies. He batted and threw right-handed.He was born in Taylorsville, Georgia and died in Rockford, Illinois....
  
  
• January 11 - Lou Rochelli
  Lou Rochelli
  Louis Joseph Rochelli was a Major League Baseball second baseman who appeared in five games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944. The 25-year-old rookie was a native of Staunton, Illinois....
  
  
• January 13 - Ben Guintini
  Ben Guintini
  Benjamin John Guintini was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the season and the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• January 22 - Diomedes Olivo
  Diomedes Olivo
  Diomedes Antonio Olivo Maldonado was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and , for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• January 29 - Hank Edwards
  Hank Edwards
  Henry Albert Edwards born in Elmwood Place, Ohio was an Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians , Chicago Cubs , Brooklyn Dodgers , Cincinnati Reds , Chicago White Sox and St...
  
  
• January 29 - Bill Voiselle
  Bill Voiselle
  William Symmes Voiselle was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1942 through 1950, Voiselle played for the New York Giants , Boston Braves and Chicago Cubs . He batted and threw right-handed.While born in Greenwood, South Carolina, Voiselle grew up in the nearby town of Ninety Six...
  
  
• January 31 - Ken Gables
  Ken Gables
  Kenneth Harlin Gables was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1945 to 1947. The right-hander stood 5'11" and weighed ....
  
  
• January 31 - Jackie Robinson
  Jackie Robinson
  Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
  
  
• February 1 - Norm Brown
  Norm Brown
  Norm Brown was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.Brown joined Fitzroy from North Heidelberg in 1962. Known for his size , physical strength and courage, he was not particularly pretty to watch...
  
  
• February 5 - Cy Buker
  Cy Buker
  Cyril Owen Buker was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945. The 26-year-old rookie right-hander stood 5'11" and weighed 190 lbs. He was born in Greenwood, Wisconsin....
  
  
• February 5 - Bill Burgo
  Bill Burgo
  William Ross Burgo was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943 and 1944. He was a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• February 7 - Stan Galle
  Stan Galle
  Stanley Joseph Galle was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators in 1942.-External links:...
  
  
• February 13 - Bobby Rhawn
• February 15 - Ducky Detweiler
  Ducky Detweiler
  Robert Slerling "Ducky" Detweiler is a former Major League Baseball player. Detweiler played for the Boston Braves in , and again for one game in . He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Trumbauersville, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• February 22 - Johnny Lucadello
  Johnny Lucadello
  John Lucadello born in Thurber, Texas was a second baseman for the St. Louis Browns and New York Yankees .He helped the Yankees win the 1947 World Series....
  
  
• February 24 - Del Wilber
  Del Wilber
  Delbert Quentin Wilber , born in Lincoln Park, Michigan, was a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals , Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox .He helped the Cardinals win the 1946 World Series....
  
  
• February 25 - Monte Irvin
  Monte Irvin
  Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin is a former left fielder and right-handed batter in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who played with the Newark Eagles , New York Giants and Chicago Cubs .-Biography:Although born in Haleburg, Alabama, Irvin grew up in Orange, New Jersey, one of five...
  
  

March-April

• March 3 - Bud Souchock
• March 4 - Les Mueller
  Les Mueller
  Leslie Clyde Mueller is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1941 and 1945. He was born in Belleville, Illinois....
  
  
• March 5 - Don Savage
  Don Savage
  Donald Anthony Savage was a Major League Baseball player. Savage played for the New York Yankees in and . He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• March 7 - Junior Walsh
  Junior Walsh
  James Gerald "Junior" Walsh was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in , and from to with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• March 15 - Ray Noble
• March 15 - Whitey Wietelmann
  Whitey Wietelmann
  William Frederick "Whitey" Wietelmann was an American professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from - for the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• March 16 - Tom Gorman
• March 17 - Pete Reiser
  Pete Reiser
  Harold Patrick "Pete" Reiser , nicknamed "Pistol Pete," was an outfielder in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and early 1950s. He played primarily for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and later for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Indians.-Early career:A native of St...
  
  
• March 18 - Mickey Rutner
  Mickey Rutner
  Milton "Mickey" Rutner was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1947 season. Listed at 5' 11", 190 lb., Rutner batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March 18 - Hal White
  Hal White
  Harold George White was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher for the Detroit Tigers , St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• March 25 - Bill Evans
• March 28 - Vic Raschi
  Vic Raschi
  Victor John Angelo "Vic" Raschi was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was responsible for allowing Hank Aaron's first career home run....
  
  
• March 30 - Bud Sketchley
• April 2 - Earl Johnson
  Earl Johnson (baseball)
  Earl Douglas Johnson was an American professional baseball player and scout and a decorated World War II veteran. He was a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Johnson, who was nicknamed the "smiling Swedish southpaw", had a brother Chet who also pitched in the major...
  
  
• April 3 - Larry Shepard
  Larry Shepard
  Lawrence William Shepard was a manager in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1968 to 1969. During his playing days, Shepard was a right-handed pitcher who played minor league baseball from 1941 through 1956, with time out for military service during World War II...
  
  
• April 11 - Hank Schenz
  Hank Schenz
  Henry Leonard Schenz was an infielder in major league baseball from 1946 to 1951. He primarily played second base. Most of his career was playing in the minor leagues or being a backup. His only year with considerable playing time in the majors was in 1948 with the Chicago Cubs, when he had 337 at...
  
  
• April 18 - Bob Ferguson
  Bob Ferguson (pitcher)
  Robert Lester Ferguson was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He appeared in nine games, including two starts, for the Cincinnati Reds in . He pitched professionally for thirteen years, playing in the minor leagues from until .-Sources:...
  
  
• April 20 - Earl Harrist
  Earl Harrist
  Earl "Irish" Harrist was born in Dubach, Louisiana on August 20, 1919. He was pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds , the Chicago White Sox , the Washington Senators , the St...
  
  
• April 21 - Stan Rojek
  Stan Rojek
  Stanley Andrew Rojek born in North Tonawanda, New York was a shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers , Pittsburgh Pirates , St. Louis Cardinals and St...
  
  
• April 28 - Charlie Metro
  Charlie Metro
  Charlie Metro was an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, as well as a manager for the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals. He adopted the name "Metro" from his father, Metro Moreskonich, a Ukrainian immigrant...
  
  

May-June

• May 1 - Al Zarilla
  Al Zarilla
  Allen Lee Zarilla was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns , Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox . Zarilla batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• May 4 - Cy Block
  Cy Block
  Seymour "Cy" Block played for the Chicago Cubs from 1942 to 1946 as a third baseman who hit .302 in 17 major league games. He was Jewish.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• May 9 - Carl Lindquist
  Carl Lindquist
  Carl Emil Lindquist was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  
• May 11 - Porter Vaughan
  Porter Vaughan
  Cecil Porter Vaughan was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics. He served in the military during World War II from 1942 to 1945.-External links:...
  
  
• May 13 - Bill Kinnamon
  Bill Kinnamon
  William Ervin Kinnamon was an umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1960 to 1969....
  
  
• May 16 - Stubby Overmire
  Stubby Overmire
  Frank W. Overmire was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played ten seasons for the Detroit Tigers , St. Louis Browns , and New York Yankees . In ten seasons, Overmire won 58 games and lost 67 with a 3.96 earned run average...
  
  
• May 19 - Earl Naylor
  Earl Naylor
  Earl Eugene Naylor was a outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. He played from 1942-1946. From 1944 to 1945 Naylor served in the military during World War II.-External links:...
  
  
• May 19 - Ed Wright
• May 20 - Harry Taylor
• May 24 - Jack Phillips
  Jack Phillips (baseball pitcher)
  John Stephen "Jack" Phillips was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in one game in , throwing 4 1/3 innings in relief and giving up 5 runs on 5 hits. He also appeared in one other game as a pinch runner.He died in St. Louis, Missouri by accidental electrocution.-Sources:...
  
  
• May 28 - Art Lopatka
  Art Lopatka
  Art Lopatka was a professional baseball pitcher in and . He pitched a total of 17 innings with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, allowing 12 earned runs. Lopatka's career earned run average is 6.35.-References:...
  
  
• May 28 - Steve Nagy
  Steve Nagy
  Stephen Nagy is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and for the Washington Senators. Nagy also had a minor league career that spanned 17 seasons, from until . He attended Seton Hall University.-References:...
  
  
• May 29 - Al Brancato
  Al Brancato
  Albert Brancato was a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1939–1941 and 1945. His career in the Majors was interrupted by military service in the US Navy during the second World War...
  
  
• June 8 - Dee Phillips
• June 8 - Charley Schanz
  Charley Schanz
  Charles Murrell Schanz was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox . The 6'3½", 215 lb. right-hander was a native of Anacortes, Washington....
  
  
• June 11 - Earl Jones
  Earl Jones (baseball)
  Earl Leslie "Lefty" Jones was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in .-External links:...
  
  
• June 20 - Bill Clemensen
  Bill Clemensen
  William Melville Clemensen was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-External links:...
  
  

July-August

• July 6 - Hardin Cathey
• July 7 - Hugh East
  Hugh East
  Gordon Hugh East was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants. From 1943 to 1945 East served in the military during World War II.-External links:...
  
  
• July 8 - Charlie Gilbert
  Charlie Gilbert
  Charles Mader Gilbert was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1940-1947.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was the son of outfielder Larry Gilbert. He died at age 64 in New Orleans.-External links:...
  
  
• July 10 - Dain Clay
  Dain Clay
  Dain Elmer Clay was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. Clay played collegiately at Kent State University in 1943. He played in four seasons with the Reds, from to . In , Clay led the National League in at-bats, 656, and was sixth in games...
  
  
• July 12 - Johnny Wyrostek
  Johnny Wyrostek
  John Barney Wyrostek was a center fielder and right fielder mostly, who played in the MLB from 1942 through 1954. He was born in Fairmont City, Illinois and was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals out of high school...
  
  
• July 14 - Crash Davis
• July 16 - Art Johnson
• July 16 - Tommy Tatum
  Tommy Tatum
  V T "Tommy" Tatum was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds in 1941 and 1947. Born in Decatur, Texas, he served in the Army from 1942-1946 during World War II.He was the manager of the Oklahoma City Indians from 1951-1955 after...
  
  
• July 17 - Hal Erickson
• July 23 - Strick Shofner
  Strick Shofner
  Frank Strickland Shofner was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5' 10.5", 187 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed....
  
  
• August 5 - Buddy Gremp
  Buddy Gremp
  Lewis Edward "Buddy" Gremp , was a professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from 1940 to 1942. He played for the Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  
• August 6 - Leon Culberson
  Leon Culberson
  Delbert Leon Culberson was a Major League baseball outfielder. He was born in Halls, GA.Culberson hit for the cycle on July 3, 1943. In 1946, he appeared in the World Series for the Boston Red Sox and was the outfielder who fielded Harry Walker's hit that resulted in Slaughter's Mad Dash.He died...
  
  
• August 6 - Bobby Sturgeon
  Bobby Sturgeon
  Robert Harwood Sturgeon was a shortstop/second baseman in Major League Baseball who played between 1940 and 1948 for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves . Listed at 6' 0", 175 lb., Sturgeon batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 9 - Ralph Houk
  Ralph Houk
  Ralph George Houk , nicknamed The Major, was an American catcher, coach, manager, and front office executive in Major League Baseball...
  
  
• August 9 - Fred Sanford
  Fred Sanford (baseball)
  John Frederick Sanford was a professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Browns. He was born in Garfield, Utah and died in Salt Lake City, Utah.Sanford's major league career, comprising five full...
  
  
• August 11 - Luis Rodríguez Olmo
• August 12 - Fred Hutchinson
  Fred Hutchinson
  Frederick Charles Hutchinson was an American professional baseball player, a major league pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. He also was a manager for three major league teams...
  
  
• August 15 - Ted Pawelek
  Ted Pawelek
  Theodore John Pawelek was a former professional baseball player. He was a catcher for one season with the Chicago Cubs. For his career, he compiled a .250 batting average in 4 at-bats...
  
  
• August 17 - Clem Hausmann
  Clem Hausmann
  Clemens Raymond Hausmann was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1944 and 1949 for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics . Listed at 5' 9", 165 lb., Hausmann batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 17 - Ernie Nevel
  Ernie Nevel
  Ernie Wyre Nevel , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the New York Yankees and in with the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw right-handed. Nevel had a 0-1 record, with a 6.10 ERA, in 14 games, in his three year career.He was born in Charleston, Missouri and died in...
  
  
• August 22 - Ed Freed
  Ed Freed
  Edwin Charles "Ed" Freed was a professional baseball player. Within an eleven-year span, Freed played eight seasons in the minor leagues, with a "cup of coffee" in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1942 season...
  
  
• August 22 - Hank LaManna
  Frank LaManna
  Frank LaManna was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1940-1942. He would play for the Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  
• August 28 - Charlie Marshall
  Charlie Marshall (baseball)
  Charles Anthony Marshall [born Charles Anthony Marczlewicz] was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1941 season. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 29 - Billy Cox
• August 29 - Orval Grove
  Orval Grove
  Orval Leroy Grove was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for ten seasons in the American League with the Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• August 31 - Jack Wallaesa
  Jack Wallaesa
  John Wallaesa was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for five seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1940, 1942, and 1946, and the Chicago White Sox from 1947 to 1948.-External links:...
  
  

September-October

• September 1 - Gladys Davis
  Gladys Davis (baseball)
  Gladys Davis [״Terrie״] is a former Canadian shortstop and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 5", 130 lb., Davis batted and threw right handed...
  
  
• September 1 - Jim Hopper
  Jim Hopper
  James McDaniel Hopper was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher for one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled an 0-1 record, with a 10.38 earned run average, and one strikeout in 4⅓ innings pitched.He was born and later died in Charlotte, North...
  
  
• September 4 - Eddie Waitkus
  Eddie Waitkus
  Edward Stephen Waitkus was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career . He played for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies in the National League and for the Baltimore Orioles of the American League...
  
  
• September 5 - Ray Goolsby
  Ray Goolsby
  Raymond Daniel Goolsby was a Major League Baseball player. He played in three games for the Washington Senators in . He had four at bats without a hit, with one walk and one sacrifice hit.-Sources:...
  
  
• September 5 - Tom Jordan
  Tom Jordan (baseball)
  Thomas Jefferson Jordan is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1944 and 1946, the Cleveland Indians in 1946, and the St. Louis Browns in 1948. He was born in Lawton, Oklahoma.-External links:...
  
  
• September 11 - Barney Olsen
• September 15 - Mike Budnick
  Mike Budnick
  Michael Joe Budnick , was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the New York Giants.-External links:...
  
  
• September 16 - Bruce Konopka
  Bruce Konopka
  Bruno Bruce Konopka was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the , and seasons.-References:...
  
  
• September 16 - Penny O'Brian
  Penny O'Brian
  Penny O'Brian [Cooke] was an outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season...
  
  
• September 27 - Bill Ayers
  Bill Ayers (baseball)
  William Oscar Ayers was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the New York Giants during the season.-References:...
  
  
• September 27 - Johnny Pesky
  Johnny Pesky
  John Michael Pesky , nicknamed "The Needle" and "Mr. Red Sox", was a Major League Baseball shortstop, third baseman, and manager. During a 10-year career, he played in 1942 and from 1946-1954 for three different teams. He missed all of the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons while serving in World War...
  
  
• September 29 - Slim Emmerich
  Slim Emmerich
  Slim Emmerich was an American baseball player.Emmerich made his Major League Baseball debut in 1945 with the New York Giants. He was drafted from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1944 Rule 5 draft, and played for the 1945 and 1946 seasons.-External links:...
  
  
• October 1 - Bob Boyd
  Bob Boyd (baseball player)
  Robert Richard Boyd was an American first baseman in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball.-Career:...
  
  
• October 1 - Barney Mussill
  Barney Mussill
  Bernard James Mussill is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1944. The rookie left-hander stood 6'1" and weighed 200 lbs. He was born in Bower Hill, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• October 2 - Joe Buzas
  Joe Buzas
  Joseph John "Joe" Buzas was a Major League Baseball shortstop. Buzas played for the New York Yankees in the baseball season. In 30 career games, he had 17 hits, 6 RBIs and a .262 batting average. He batted and threw right-handed.He was the owner of the Salt Lake Stingers and the team's president...
  
  
• October 3 - Joe Wood
  Joe Wood (1943 infielder)
  Joseph Perry Wood [J.P. or Little Joe] was a second baseman/third baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Detroit Tigers during the season. A native of Houston, Texas, Wood batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• October 7 - Tommy Hughes
  Tommy Hughes (baseball)
  Thomas Owen Hughes , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds....
  
  
• October 8 - Bob Gillespie
  Bob Gillespie
  Robert William Gillespie [Bunch] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Detroit Tigers , Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox . Listed at 6' 4", 187 lb., Gillespie batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• October 16 - Ed Bahr
  Ed Bahr
  Edson Garfield Bahr was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1946-47. Bahr batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• October 17 - Charlie Cozart
  Charlie Cozart
  Charles Rhubin Cozart was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in five games, all in relief, for the Boston Braves in 1945. The 25-year-old rookie left-hander was a native of Lenoir, North Carolina....
  
  
• 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 - Lee Pfund
  Lee Pfund
  Le Roy Herbert Pfund is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois. On November 1, 1944 he was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1944 rule 5 draft, and played for the Dodgers in 1945...
  
  
• October 19 - Jack Niemes
  Jack Niemes
  Jacob Leland Niemes was a former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher for one season with the Cincinnati Reds...
  
  
• October 20 - Jack Franklin
  Jack Franklin
  James Wilford Franklin was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 1 game for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 season, pitching two innings and giving up three earned runs.-External links:...
  
  
• October 26 - Jack Cassini
  Jack Cassini
  Jack Dempsey Cassini was an American professional baseball infielder, manager and scout. Born in Dearborn, Michigan, he was a six-time stolen base champion during his minor league playing career and stole 378 bases lifetime.Cassini threw and batted right-handed, stood 5'10" tall and weighed 175...
  
  
• October 27 - Don Richmond
  Don Richmond
  Donald Lester Richmond was a professional baseball player. He was a third baseman over parts of four seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  

November-December

• November 2 - Bill Mills
  Bill Mills (baseball)
  William Henry Mills [Buster] is a former catcher who played in Major League Baseball during the season. Listed at 5' 10", 175 lb., he batted and threw right handed....
  
  
• November 3 - Spider Jorgensen
• November 6 - Frank Carswell
  Frank Carswell
  Frank Willis Carswell was an American third baseman, first baseman, outfielder, manager and scout in professional baseball...
  
  
• November 7 - Tommy Neill
  Tommy Neill
  Thomas White Neill was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of two seasons with the Boston Braves...
  
  
• November 9 - Jerry Priddy
  Jerry Priddy
  Gerald Edward "Jerry" Priddy , was a second baseman in Major League Baseball for 11 years. He played for the New York Yankees , Washington Senators , St. Louis Browns , and Detroit Tigers .-Career overview:Priddy appeared in 1,296 major league baseball games...
  
  
• November 10 - Harry Feldman
  Harry Feldman
  Harry "Hank" Feldman was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants from 1941 to 1946. In 1962, at age 42, the 6' 0",...
  
  
• November 11 - Glenn Elliott
• November 15 - Bill Burgo
  Bill Burgo
  William Ross Burgo was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943 and 1944. He was a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• November 17 - Ray Lamanno
  Ray Lamanno
  Raymond Simon Lamanno , is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1941-1948. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1946 Lamanno was selected as a national league all-star. -External links:...
  
  
• November 20 - Rugger Ardizoia
  Rugger Ardizoia
  Rinaldo Joseph "Rugger" Ardizoia is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5"11", 180 lb. right-hander is, as of 2010, one of only six Italian natives to ever play in the big leagues, appearing in one game for the New York Yankees in 1947...
  
  
• November 24 - Napoleón Reyes
  Nap Reyes
  Napoleón Aguilera Reyes was a Major League Baseball third baseman-first baseman who played for the New York Giants from 1943 to 1945, and again in 1950. A native of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, he stood 6'1" and weighed 205 lbs.Reyes made his major league debut on May 19, 1943 against the Cincinnati...
  
  
• November 26 - Danny Reynolds
  Danny Reynolds
  Daniel Vance Reynolds was a shortstop/second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox during the 1945 season. Listed at 5' 11", 158 lb., Reynolds batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• December 1 - Pete Wojey
  Pete Wojey
  Peter Paul Wojey was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 18 games from 1954-1957 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Detroit Tigers-External links:...
  
  
• December 3 - Hooks Iott
  Hooks Iott
  Clarence Eugene "Hooks" Iott was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Iott played for the St. Louis Browns in and and the New York Giants in 1947....
  
  
• December 5 - Baby Ortiz
• 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 11 - Merl Combs
  Merl Combs
  Merrill Russell "Merl" Combs was a backup shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians . Combs batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• December 15 - Ken Trinkle
  Ken Trinkle
  Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Trinkle is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who served for the military in World War II during his career. He was born in Paoli, Indiana in the United States. He played Major League Baseball with the New York Giants from –, and the Philadelphia Phillies in...
  
  
• December 17 - Johnny Kucab
  Johnny Kucab
  John Albert Kucab was a standout pitcher in major and minor league baseball who is best known for pitching the Philadelphia Athletics to victory in Connie Mack's last game as a major league manager.- Early years :...
  
  
• December 26 - Gene Markland
  Gene Markland
  Cleneth Eugene Markland was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• December 30 - Pete Layden
  Pete Layden
  John Peter Layden, Jr. was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns...
  
  
• December 31 - Tommy Byrne
  Tommy Byrne (baseball)
  Thomas Joseph Byrne was an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four American League teams from through , primarily the New York Yankees. He also played for the St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators...
  
  
• December 31 - Loyd Christopher
  Loyd Christopher
  Lloyd Eugene Christopher was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox . He stood 6'2" and weighed 190 lbs...
  
  

January-February

• January 1 - Gene Curtis
  Gene Curtis
  Eugene Holmes Curtis was a professional baseball player. He played who played in five games in Major League Baseball for the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder. He went to college at West Virginia University.-External links:...
  
  , 35, outfielder for the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates.

• January 3 - Al Schellhase
  Al Schellhase
  Albert Herman Schellhase , was a Major League Baseball player. He was primarily an outfielder with the Boston Beaneaters of the National League in 1890 and played catcher for the 1891 Louisville Colonels of the American Association.-External links:...
  
  , 54, outfielder for the 1890 Boston Beaneaters (NL) and the 1891 Louisville Colonels (AA).

• January 3 - Art Rico
  Art Rico
  Arthur Ramon "Art" Rico was an Italian American professional baseball player whose career spanned two seasons , including parts of those seasons in Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves. Over his major league career, Rico, a catcher, compiled a .222 batting average with four hits in 18...
  
  , 23, Italian-born catcher who played from 1916 through 1917 for the Boston Braves of the National League.

• January 6 - Jake Stenzel
  Jake Stenzel
  Jacob Charles Stenzel was a center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1899. He played for the Chicago Colts, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns/Perfectos, and Cincinnati Reds. Stenzel was tall and weighed .-Early career:Stenzel was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1867...
  
  , 51, National League center fielder for four different clubs between 1890 and 1899, a five-time .300 hitter whose career batting average of .339 is the 12th highest in Major League history.

• January 8 - Jim O'Rourke, 68, left fielder for Boston, Buffalo and New York who batted .314 lifetime and ended his career ranked second all-time in games, hits, runs, doubles and total bases; made first hit in major league history after four seasons in National Association, and later became oldest player ever to get a hit at age 54; led NL in hits, runs, home runs, triples and walks once each; later a minor league manager and executive.

• January 23 - John Newell
  John Newell (baseball)
  John A. Newell , was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played in five games for the 1891 Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. His career continued in the minor leagues through 1898.-External links:...
  
  , 51, third baseman who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1891 season.

• February 7 - Lefty Davis
  Lefty Davis
  Alphonzo De Ford Davis , was an American professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from 1901-1907.-External links:...
  
  , 44, outfielder who hit .261 in 348 games with the Pirates, Highlanders, Reds and Superbas between 1901 and 1907.

March-April

• March 1 - Bill Fouser
  Bill Fouser
  William C. "Bill" Fouser was a Major League Baseball player. Fouser played for the Philadelphia Athletics in .Fouser was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-External links:*...
  
  , 63, second baseman for the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics.

• March 1 - Hal McClure
  Hal McClure
  Harold Murray McClure , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues for the 1882 Boston Red Caps.-External links:...
  
  , 59, outfielder for the 1882 Boston Red Caps of the National League.

• March 5 - Bill Yawkey
  Bill Yawkey
  William Hoover Yawkey was the sole owner of the Detroit Tigers of the American League from through , and part-owner with Frank Navin from 1908 to ....
  
  , 44, owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1903 through 1919, victim of the 1918 flu pandemic.

• March 6 - Fred Demarais
  Fred Demarais
  Frederick Demarais was a pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Colts of the National League. He pitched two scoreless innings for the Colts on July 26, 1890 in his only major league appearance. His minor league career lasted through 1894.-External links:...
  
  , 52, Canadian pitcher for the 1890 Chicago Colts of the National League.

• March 13 - Jim Toy, 60, played two seasons, 1887 & 1890, sometimes credited at the first Native American to play in the Majors.

• March 30 - John Bates
  John Bates (baseball)
  John William Bates was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in one game, on August 25, 1889, for the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association. He started the game and pitched an eight inning complete game, allowing 12 earned runs and recording the loss...
  
  , 50, pitcher for the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association.

• March 28 - Steve Toole
  Steve Toole
  Stephen John Toole was a 19th century Major League Baseball player who pitched from 1886–1890 in the American Association.-External links:**...
  
  , 59, pitcher for the Kansas City Cowboys and the Brooklyn Grays/Gladiators teams between 1886 and 1890.

• April 25 - Bill Higgins
  Bill Higgins
  William Edward Higgins was a professional baseball player.. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball, with the Boston Beaneaters of the National League in 1888, and the St. Louis Browns and Syracuse Stars of the American Association in 1890, primarily as a second baseman. He was playing in...
  
  , 59, second baseman who played with the Boston Beaneaters of the National League (1888) and the St. Louis Browns and Syracuse Stars of the American Association (1890).

• April 28 - Charlie Ahearn, 61, catcher who played in one game for the Troy Trojans of the National League in 1880.

May-June

• May 16 - Germany Schaefer
  Germany Schaefer
  Herman A. "Germany" Schaefer was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played fifteen seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Newark Pepper, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians....
  
  , 42, second baseman who forced a rule change after stealing first base in reverse direction during a 1908 game while with the Tigers.

• May 26 - Sadie Houck
  Sadie Houck
  Sargent Perry "Sadie" Houck was an American Major League Baseball shortstop for eight seasons from 1879 to 1887. He played for the Boston Red Caps, Providence Grays, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and New York Metropolitans. Houck had a career...
  
  , 63, shortstop who played eight seasons from 1879 to 1887.

• May 28 - Jack Wanner
  Jack Wanner
  Clarence Curtis "Johnny" Wanner was a Major League Baseball player. He played shortstop for the New York Highlanders in the 1909 season. Wanner was born on November 29, 1885 in Geneseo, Illinois. Jack played in just 3 games in the 1909 season which was his only season. He was 1 for 8 in his career...
  
  , 33, shortstop shortstop for the 1909 New York Highlanders of the American League.

• June 5 - John McCloskey
  John McCloskey (pitcher)
  James John McCloskey was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of two seasons, and , for the Philadelphia Phillies.-Sources:...
  
  , 36, pitcher who played from 1906 to 1907 for the Philadelphia Phillies.

• June 15 - Fred Tenney
  Fred Tenney (outfielder)
  Fred Clay Tenney was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for three different teams in the Union Association during the 1884 baseball season. He played collegiate ball at Brown University prior to his professional career. After his stinti n the UA, he played one more season of pro ball...
  
  , 59, Union Association outfielder who played for the Washington Nationals, Boston Reds and Wilmington Quicksteps in the 1884 baseball season.

• June 22 - Joe Woerlin
  Joe Woerlin
  Joseph Woerlin , is a former professional baseball player who was a infielder in the Major Leagues in 1895. He would play for the Washington Senators.-External links:...
  
  , 54, French shortstop who played in one game for the 1895 Washington Senators of the National League.

• June 27 - Larry Schlafly
  Larry Schlafly
  Harry Fenton "Larry" Schlafly was an American Major League Baseball player and manager born in Port Washington, Ohio. Larry entered the majors with a brief stint with the Chicago Orphans in . He didn't play in the majors again until when he played for the Washington Senators...
  
  , 40, second baseman and manager for the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues
  Buffalo Buffeds/Blues
  The Buffalo Blues were a professional baseball club that played in the short-lived Federal League, which was a minor league in 1913 and a full-fledged outlaw major league the next two years. It was the last major league baseball team to be based in the city of Buffalo...
  
   of the Federal League
  Federal League
  The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
  
  .

July-August

• July 9 - Aleck Smith
  Aleck Smith
  Alexander Benjamin Smith was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played nine seasons in the majors, between 1897 and 1906, for six different teams.-External links:...
  
  , 35, backup catcher for four different teams during nine seasons, and a member of the 1903 American League champions Boston Americans.

• July 24 - Ed Bagley
  Ed Bagley (baseball)
  Edward H. Bagley was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1884-1885.-External links:*...
  
  , 55, pitcher for the 1884 New York Gothams
  1884 New York Gothams season
  The New York Gothams season was the franchise's 2nd season. The team finished in fourth place, 22 games behind the pennant-winning Providence Grays.- Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...
  
   and the 1885 New York Metropolitans
  1885 New York Metropolitans season
  The New York Metropolitans were hard hit as manager/co-owner Jim Mutrie moved over to manage the New York Giants and took several of the team's stars with him. The Metropolitans finished with a 44-64 record, seventh place in the American Association....
  
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• August 11 - Frank Todd
  Frank Todd
  For the rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s for England, and Halifax RLFC, see Frank ToddGeorge "Frank" Franklin Todd was an American professional baseball player who played in four games for the Louisville Colonels during the season.He was born in Aberdeen, Maryland and died in Havre...
  
  , 49, pitcher for the 1898 Louisville Colonels of the American Association.

• August 16 - Ed McKean
  Ed McKean
  Edwin John McKean was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the National League's Cleveland Spiders....
  
  , 55, shortstop for the Cleveland Spiders who batted .302 lifetime and had four seasons of 100 runs and 100 RBI; among first ten players to reach 2000 hits.

• August 21 - Bob Clark, 56, catcher for the Brooklyn Grays/Bridegrooms, Cincinnati Reds and Louisville Colonels between 1886 and 1893.

September-October

• September 8 - John Kerins
  John Kerins
  John Nelson Kerins was an American Major League Baseball player born in Indianapolis, Indiana, who played mainly at first base, but played significant time at catcher. John began his major league career with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the American Association...
  
  , 52, first baseman/catcher and two time manager from 1884 to 1890. Led the American Association in triples with 19 in .

• September 20 - Cy Seymour
  Cy Seymour
  James Bentley "Cy" Seymour was an American center fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1896 through , Seymour played for the New York Giants , Baltimore Orioles , Cincinnati Reds and Boston Braves...
  
  , 46, center fielder for the Giants and Reds who batted .303 lifetime; led NL in batting, doubles, triples and RBI in 1905, also won 61 games as pitcher from 1896–1900.

• September 22 - Harry Sullivan
  Harry Sullivan (baseball)
  Harry Andrew Sullivan was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the season. He batted and threw left handed....
  
  , 31, pitcher for the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals.

• October 14 - Harry Blake
  Harry Blake
  Harry Cooper Blake was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in the late 19th century....
  
  , 45, outfielder who played from 1894 through 1899 for the Cleveland Spiders (AA) and the St. Louis Perfectos (NL).

• October 30 - Bill Lattimore
  Bill Lattimore
  William Hershel Lattimore was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in four games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1908 Cleveland Naps season.-External links:...
  
  , 35, pitcher for the 1908 Cleveland Naps of the American League.

November- December

• November 14 - Vince Dailey
  Vince Dailey
  Vincent Perry Dailey was a outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in .-Sources:...
  
  , 54, outfielder for the 1890 Cleveland Spiders of the National League.

• November 25 - Grover Gilmore
  Grover Gilmore (baseball)
  Ernest Grover Gilmore was a right fielder who played from through in the Federal League. Listed at 5' 9½", 170 lb., he batted and threw left handed....
  
  , 31, outfielder who played from 1914 to 1915 with the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League.

• December 4 - Joe Peitz
  Joe Peitz
  Joseph Peitz was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns in 1894.His brother, Heinie Peitz, was his teammate on the Browns.-External links:...
  
  , 50, right fielder for the 1894 St. Louis Browns of the National League.

• December 10 - Tom Colcolough
  Tom Colcolough
  Thomas Bernard Colcolough was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of four seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants...
  
  , 49, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants between 1893 and 1899.

• December 27 - Jerry Hurley, 44, catcher for the 1901 Cincinnati Reds and the 1907 Brooklyn Superbas.

• December 30 - Garnet Bush
  Garnet Bush
  Garnet Cooper Bush was a professional baseball umpire.Bush umpired 100 National League games from to . He then umpired in the Federal League in . -References:...
  
  , 37, Umpire in the National League and the Federal League.