Champions

• World Series
  1923 World Series
  In the 1923 World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in six games. This would be the first of the Yankees' 27 World Series championships...
  
  : 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...
  
   over New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   (4-2)

Awards and honors

• League Award
  MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award, given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America...
  
  
  • 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...
    
    , 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...
    
    , OF

Statistical leaders

	American League		National League
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 :...	Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann Harry Edwin Heilmann , nicknamed “Slug,” was a Major League Baseball player who played 17 seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952.Heilmann was a line drive hitter who won four American League batting crowns: in 1921, 1923, 1925 and...  DET	.403	Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby, Sr. , nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the St. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants , Boston Braves , Chicago Cubs , and St. Louis Browns...  STL	.384
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...  NYY	41	Cy Williams Cy Williams Frederick "Cy" Williams was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies ....  PHI	41
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...  NYY	141	Irish Meusel Irish Meusel Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel was an American baseball Left fielder.He was first signed with the Washington Senators in 1914 and played one game. After a tour in the minor league, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1918...  NYG	125
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...	George Uhle George Uhle George Ernest Uhle was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his playing career with his hometown Cleveland Indians...  CLE	26	Dolf Luque Dolf Luque Adolfo Domingo De Guzmán "Dolf" Luque , was an early 20th century Cuban starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.Luque was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1967....  CIN	27
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...	Stan Coveleski Stan Coveleski Stanley Anthony Coveleski was a Major League Baseball player during the 1910s and 1920s. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969....  CLE	2.76	Dolf Luque Dolf Luque Adolfo Domingo De Guzmán "Dolf" Luque , was an early 20th century Cuban starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.Luque was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1967....  CIN	1.93
Ks Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....	Walter Johnson Walter Johnson Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...  WSH	130	Dazzy Vance Dazzy Vance Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance was a star Major League Baseball starting pitcher during the 1920s.-Biography:...  BRO	197

American League final standings

American League American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
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...	98	54	.645	--
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...	83	71	.539	16
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...	82	71	.536	16.5
Washington Senators Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...	75	78	.490	23.5
St. Louis Browns Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...	74	78	.487	24
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....	69	83	.454	29
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...	69	85	.448	30
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"...	61	91	.401	37

National League final standings

National League National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Giants San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....	95	58	.621	--
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....	91	63	.591	4.5
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...	87	67	.565	8.5
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...	83	71	.539	12.5
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...	79	74	.516	16
Brooklyn Robins Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...	76	78	.494	19.5
Boston Braves Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....	54	100	.351	41.5
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...	50	104	.325	45.5

Negro National League final standings

Negro National League (West)
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Kansas City Monarchs Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro Leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri and owned by J.L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. J.L. Wilkinson was the first Caucasian owner at the time...	57	33	.633
Detroit Stars Detroit Stars The Detroit Stars were a United States baseball team in the Negro leagues and played at historic Mack Park.- Founding :Founded in 1919 by Tenny Blount with the help of Rube Foster, owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants, the Detroit Stars immediately established themselves as one of the...	40	27	.597
Chicago American Giants Chicago American Giants Chicago American Giants were a Chicago-based Negro league baseball team, owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Foster. From 1910 until the mid-1930s, the American Giants were the most dominant team in black baseball...	41	29	.586
Indianapolis ABCs Indianapolis ABCs The Indianapolis ABCs were a Negro League baseball team that played both as an independent club and as a charter member of the first Negro National League . They claimed the western championship of black baseball in 1915 and 1916, and finished second in the 1922 NNL...	45	34	.570
Cuban Stars Cuban Stars (West) The Cuban Stars were a team of Cuban professional baseball players that competed in the United States Negro leagues from 1907 to 1932. The team was also sometimes known as the Stars of Cuba, the Cuban All-Stars, the Havana Reds, the Almendares Blues, or simply as the Cubans. For one season, 1921,...	27	31	.466
St. Louis Stars St. Louis Stars (baseball) The St. Louis Stars were a Negro League baseball team that competed in the Negro National League from 1922 to 1931. Founded when Dick Kent and Dr. Sam Sheppard took over the St...	29	33	.468
Toledo Tigers Toledo Tigers The Toledo Tigers were a Negro National League team that operated during the season, its only season in the league, representing Toledo, Ohio. It played its home games at Toledo's Swayne Field, home of the minor league Mud Hens....  / Cleveland Tate Stars Cleveland Tate Stars The Cleveland Tate Stars were a baseball team in the Negro National League in 1922. In their only season, they finished last of eight clubs with a 17-29 record in league play....	21	30	.423
Milwaukee Bears Milwaukee Bears The Milwaukee Bears were a Negro National League team that operated during the 1923 season, its only season in the league, representing Milwaukee, Wisconsin....	14	32	.304
---- Memphis Red Sox Memphis Red Sox The Memphis Red Sox were a professional Negro League baseball team based in Memphis, Tennessee from the 1920s until the end of segregated baseball.... †	17	8	.680

†Memphis was not in the league but their games counted in the standings.

Eastern Colored League final standings

Eastern Colored League (East) Eastern Colored League The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Clubs, more commonly known as the Eastern Colored League , was one of the several Negro leagues, which operated during the time organized baseball was segregated.- History :...
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Hilldale Hilldale Club The Hilldale Athletic Club was an African American professional baseball team based in Darby, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia....	32	17	.673	--
Cuban Stars Cuban Stars (East) The Cuban Stars were a team of professional baseball players from Cuba and other Latin American countries who competed in the Negro leagues in the eastern United States from 1916 to 1933...	23	17	.575	4.5
Brooklyn Royal Giants Brooklyn Royal Giants The Brooklyn Royal Giants were a professional baseball team based in Brooklyn, New York which played in the Negro Leagues. They were one of the premier professional teams before World War I, winning multiple championships in the East.- League play :...	18	18	.500	7.5
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants Bacharach Giants The Bacharach Giants were a Negro league baseball team that played in Atlantic City, New Jersey.- Founding :The club was founded when two African-American politicians moved the Duval Giants of Jacksonville, Florida, to Atlantic City in 1916 and renamed them after Harry Bacharach, the city's mayor...	19	23	.452	9.5
New York Lincoln Giants Lincoln Giants The Lincoln Giants were a Negro League baseball team based in New York City from 1911 through 1930.- Founding :Jess McMahon, a white promoter, hired Sol White, former manager of the Philadelphia Giants, to put together a club...	16	22	.421	10.5
Baltimore Black Sox Baltimore Black Sox The Baltimore Black Sox were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.- Founding :The Black Sox started as an independent team in 1916 by George Rossiter and Charles Spedden...	19	30	.388	13

January-April

• February 2 - Red Schoendienst
  Red Schoendienst
  Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst is an American Major League Baseball coach, former player and manager, and 10-time All-star. After a 19-year playing career with the St...
  
   is born in Germantown, Illinois
  Germantown, Illinois
  Germantown is a village in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,118 at the 2000 census.-History:The village of Germantown was established in 1833. Formerly known as Hanover, Germantown is said to be one of the first true German settlements in Illinois...
  
  . Primarily a second baseman
  Second baseman
  Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
  
  , Schoendienst will hit .289 during a 19-year career with the 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...
  
  , New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   and Milwaukee Braves. He will win election to the Hall of Fame in .

• April 18- The New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
   defeat the Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
  
   4-1 in the very first game at Yankee Stadium. In the third inning, 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 the stadium's first-ever home run, a shot off Howard Ehmke
  Howard Ehmke
  Howard Jonathan Ehmke was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is best known for being the surprise starter who won Game 1 of the 1929 World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics at the age of 35...
  
   with Whitey Witt
  Whitey Witt
  Lawton Walter "Whitey" Witt was a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees, and Brooklyn Robins. In his career, he hit 18 home runs and had 302 RBI...
  
   and Joe Dugan
  Joe Dugan
  Joseph Anthony Dugan , was an American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Jumping Joe", he played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop and third baseman from 1917 through 1931. Dugan played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , Boston Braves and Detroit...
  
   on base.

• April 20 - In a 5-3 loss to the St. Louis Browns, 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...
  
   Hall of Famer
  National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
  
   Heinie Manush
  Heinie Manush
  Henry Emmett Manush , nicknamed "Heinie" due to his German heritage, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964....
  
   makes his major league debut, and hits a double
  Double (baseball)
  In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
  
   in his only at-bat.

May-August

• May 13 - Joe Sewell
  Joe Sewell
  Joseph Wheeler Sewell was a Major League Baseball infielder for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees...
  
   of the 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...
  
   strikes out
  Strikeout
  In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
  
   twice in one game for the first time in his career. Washington Senators
  Minnesota Twins
  The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
  
   rookie
  Rookie
  Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
  
   Cy Warmoth
  Cy Warmoth
  Wallace Walter "Cy" Warmoth was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors. Warmoth debuted in for the St. Louis Cardinals, then returned to the majors six years later for the Washington Senators, for whom he pitched in and .-Sources:...
  
   is the pitcher. In a 14-year career, Sewell will have only one other multiple strikeout game.

• May 19 - For the first time in major league history, brothers on opposite teams hit home runs in the same game. Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
  
   catcher Rick Ferrell
  Rick Ferrell
  Richard Benjamin Ferrell was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and executive. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators. Ferrell was regarded as one of the best catchers in baseball during the...
  
   homers off his brother Wes Ferrell
  Wes Ferrell
  Wesley Cheek Ferrell was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1927 through 1941. Primarily a starting pitcher, Ferrell played for the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators , New York Yankees , Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves...
  
   in the second inning, but the 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...
  
   pitcher returns the favor as he homers in the third on a pitch called by his sibling. It is the only time that the Ferrell brothers homer in the same game.

• June 23 - After going two-for-four with a double
  Double (baseball)
  In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
  
  , two runs batted in and a run scored
  Run (baseball)
  In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
  
  , New York Yankees star first baseman
  First baseman
  First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
  
   Wally Pipp
  Wally Pipp
  Walter Clement Pipp was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball, now best remembered as the man who lost his starting role to Lou Gehrig at the beginning of Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games....
  
   is rested by manager Miller Huggins
  Miller Huggins
  Miller James Huggins , nicknamed "Mighty Mite", was a baseball player and manager. He managed the powerhouse New York Yankee teams of the 1920s and won six American League pennants and three World Series championships....
  
  , allowing recently signed rookie Lou Gehrig
  Lou Gehrig
  Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
  
   to make his major league debut in the Yankees' 10-0 victory over the St. Louis Browns. Gehrig does not receive an at bat.

• July 2 - Already down 7-0 to the St. Louis Browns, future hall of fame pitcher
  Pitcher
  In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
  
   Ted Lyons makes his major league debut with 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...
  
  , and pitches a perfect inning.

• July 7 - In the first game of a double header
  Doubleheader (baseball)
  A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
  
  , the 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...
  
   beat the Boston Red Sox 27-3 on 24 hits and 14 walks. They win the second game as well, 8-5.

• July 22 - 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...
  
   of the Washington Senators
  Minnesota Twins
  The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
  
   founds the 3000 strikeout club.

September

• September 4 - Sad Sam Jones
  Sad Sam Jones
  Samuel Pond "Sad Sam" Jones was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the American League with the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns , Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox . A native of Woodsfield, Ohio, Jones batted and threw...
  
   pitches a no-hitter
  No-hitter
  A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
  
   for the New York Yankees in a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
  .

• September 7 - Boston Red Sox pitcher Howard Ehmke
  Howard Ehmke
  Howard Jonathan Ehmke was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is best known for being the surprise starter who won Game 1 of the 1929 World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics at the age of 35...
  
   tosses a no-hitter
  No-hitter
  A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
  
   in a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Athletics, marking the second time in four days Philadelphia is no-hit.

• September 14 - Boston Red Sox first baseman George Burns
  George Burns (first baseman)
  George Henry Burns , nicknamed "Tioga George," was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from to...
  
   turns the third unassisted triple play
  Unassisted triple play
  In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three putouts by himself in one continuous play, without any teammates touching the ball . In Major League Baseball , it is one of the rarest of individual feats, along with hitting four home runs in one game and the...
  
   in Major League history during the second inning of Boston's game against the 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...
  
  . Boston wins, 2-0.

• September 17 - The New York Giants' George Kelly sets a major-league record by hitting home runs in three consecutive innings (3rd, 4th and 5th) against the Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
  ' Vic Aldridge
  Vic Aldridge
  Victor "Vic" Aldridge , nicknamed the "Hoosier Schoolmaster," was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants, and was known to be an excellent curveball pitcher. Before his playing career he was a schoolmaster,...
  
   as New York rolls to a 13–6 win. Kelly adds a single
  Single (baseball)
  In baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching first base by hitting a fair ball and getting to first base before a fielder puts him out...
  
   and double
  Double (baseball)
  In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
  
   to run his total bases to 15 for the game. Kelly has now hit a record six homers off cousin Aldridge this year, a mark off one pitcher that will be tied by 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...
  
   in the season, off Johnny Rigney
  Johnny Rigney
  John Dungan Rigney was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox . Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., Rigney batted and threw right-handed. A native of River Forest, Illinois, he was signed out of the University of St...
  
  , and Ted Kluszewski
  Ted Kluszewski
  Theodore Bernard "Big Klu" Kluszewski was a Major League first baseman from 1947 through 1961. He batted and threw left-handed.-Career:...
  
   in , off Max Surkont
  Max Surkont
  Matthew Constantine "Max" Surkont was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Giants...
  
  .

• September 24 - Hall of Famer
  National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
  
   Bill Terry
  Bill Terry
  William Harold Terry was a Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. In 1999, he ranked number 59 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee...
  
   makes his major league debut in the New York Giants' 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

• September 28 - The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox by twenty runs at Fenway Park
  Fenway Park
  Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
  
  , 24-4.

• September 29 - Hall of Famer Hack Wilson
  Hack Wilson
  Lewis Robert "Hack" Wilson was an American professional baseball player who played 12 seasons with the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies...
  
   makes his major league debut in the New York Giants' 5-1 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

October

• October 6 - In the fourth inning of the second game of a doubleheader
  Doubleheader (baseball)
  A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
  
  , Boston Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   shortstop
  Shortstop
  Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
  
   Ernie Padgett
  Ernie Padgett
  Ernest Kitchen Padgett , nicknamed "Red", was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played for two MLB teams, the Boston Braves and the Cleveland Indians, from to ....
  
   turns the fourth unassisted triple play
  Unassisted triple play
  In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three putouts by himself in one continuous play, without any teammates touching the ball . In Major League Baseball , it is one of the rarest of individual feats, along with hitting four home runs in one game and the...
  
   in Major League history in a 4-1 Braves win over 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...
  
  .

• October 10 - Game one of the 1923 World Series
  1923 World Series
  In the 1923 World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in six games. This would be the first of the Yankees' 27 World Series championships...
  
   is won by the New York Giants on a ninth inning inside the park home run by 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 ....
  
  .

• October 11 - The New York Yankees win their first World Series
  World Series
  The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
  
   game against the New York Giants in nine tries on two home runs by Babe Ruth. Going back to the 1921 World Series
  1921 World Series
  In the 1921 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees five games to three. This was the last of the experimental best-five-of-nine series....
  
  , they were 0-8-1, with a tie game in the 1922 World Series
  1922 World Series
  In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games...
  
  .

• October 12 - A solo home run by Casey Stengel in the seventh inning is the only run of the third game of the World Series.

• October 13 - The Yankees get off to an 8-0 lead in game four of the World Series, and win it, 8-3.

• October 14 - Joe Dugan
  Joe Dugan
  Joseph Anthony Dugan , was an American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Jumping Joe", he played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop and third baseman from 1917 through 1931. Dugan played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , Boston Braves and Detroit...
  
   hits the second inside the park home run of the World Series, as the Yankees defeat the Giants, 8-1.

• October 15 - The New York Yankees defeat the New York Giants, 4-2, in Game 6 of the World 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...
  
  , four games to two. The Yankees opened their new Yankee Stadium in April making it the third time that a team had inaugurated a new stadium with a World Series
  World Series
  The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
  
   win. The three consecutive matchups between the Yankees and Giants (1921–1923) marked the only time, to date, that three straight World Series featured the same two clubs.

November-December

• November 12 - New York Giants manager John McGraw
  John McGraw
  John McGraw may refer to:* John McGraw , , New York lumber tycoon, and one of the founding trustees of Cornell University* John McGraw , , Governor of Washington state from 1893–1897...
  
   trades outfielders 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 ....
  
   and Bill Cunningham
  Bill Cunningham
  Bill Cunningham is an American talk radio host. His full-time job is hosting The Big Show with Bill Cunningham, a local show on 700 WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cunningham now hosts Live on Sunday Night, it's Bill Cunningham, which is syndicated to over 300 stations by Premiere Radio Networks. He is...
  
   along with shortstop Dave Bancroft
  Dave Bancroft
  David James "Beauty" Bancroft was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame....
  
   to the Boston Braves in exchange for pitchers Joe Oeschger
  Joe Oeschger
  Joseph Carl Oeschger was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 12 seasons from 1914 to 1925. After starting his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Oeschger was traded to the New York Giants...
  
   and Bill Southworth
  Bill Southworth
  William Frederick Southworth is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. Southworth played for the Milwaukee Braves in the season. In 3 career games, he had two hits in seven at-bats...
  
  .

• December 11 - Pitcher
  Pitcher
  In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
  
   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...
  
   is purchased by 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....
  
   from the New York Yankees.

• December 16 - The Eastern Colored League is formed with Edward H. Bolden serving as chairman.

January-February

• January   3 - John André
  John André (baseball)
  John Edward André was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs in the 1955 season. Born in Massachusetts, is a Filipino-American, André was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1946. He languished in the minor leagues for years before being purchased by the Cubs...
  
  
• January   6 - Red Hardy
  Red Hardy
  Francis Joseph "Red" Hardy was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants in .Prior to playing professionally, he attended University of St...
  
  
• January   8 - Ray Flanigan
  Ray Flanigan
  Raymond Arthur Flanigan was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the Cleveland Indians in three games during the 1946 Cleveland Indians season.-External links:...
  
  
• January 14 - Ken Johnson
  Ken Johnson (left-handed pitcher)
  Kenneth Wandersee Johnson [Hook] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed....
  
  
• January 16 - Dick Sipek
  Dick Sipek
  Richard Francis Sipek was a Major League Baseball outfielder, and the only deaf person to play in the majors between Dummy Murphy in and Curtis Pride in . He played in 82 games for the Cincinnati Reds in . He was also the first deaf ballplayer not to carry the nickname "Dummy".-Sources:...
  
  
• January 23 - Cot Deal
  Cot Deal
  Ellis Ferguson "Cot" Deal is a former pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5' 10.5", 185 lb., Deal was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
  
  
• January 30 - Walt Dropo
  Walt Dropo
  Walter Dropo , nicknamed "Moose", was an American college basketball standout and a professional baseball first baseman...
  
  
• February   2 - Red Schoendienst
  Red Schoendienst
  Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst is an American Major League Baseball coach, former player and manager, and 10-time All-star. After a 19-year playing career with the St...
  
  
• February   3 - Edith Barney
  Edith Barney
  Edith Barney [Little Red] was a female catcher who played for in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. Listed at 5' 6", 136 lb., she batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• February   5 - Chuck Diering
  Chuck Diering
  Charles Edward Allen Diering in St. Louis, Missouri is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of nine seasons in the major leagues, between and , for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles.-External links:...
  
  
• February 16 - Ribs Raney
  Ribs Raney
  Frank Robert Donald "Ribs" Raney was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in and .-External links:...
  
  
• February 17 - Dorothy Ferguson
  Dorothy Ferguson
  Dorothy B. Ferguson Key [Dottie] was an infielder and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...
  
  
• February 17 - Bill Sommers
  Bill Sommers
  William Dunn "Bill" Sommers was a Major League Baseball third baseman and second baseman who played with the St. Louis Browns in .-External links:...
  
  
• February 19 - Ross Sullivan

March-April

• March   3 - Barney Martin
  Barney Martin (baseball)
  Barnes Robertson Martin was an American baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for the Cincinnati Reds in . He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• March   7 - Bobo Holloman
• March 17 - Pat Seerey
  Pat Seerey
  James Patrick Seerey was an American outfielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox....
  
  
• March 21 - Jim Hughes
• March 21 - Merle Keagle
  Merle Keagle
  Merle Patricia Keagle was a center fielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 2", 144 lb., she batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• March 22 - George Crowe
  George Crowe
  George Daniel Crowe was a Major League first baseman. He attended Franklin High School in Franklin, Indiana, graduated from Indiana Central College, now the University of Indianapolis, in 1943 and played baseball and basketball. He was the first Indiana "Mr. Basketball"...
  
  
• March 23 - Barney Koch
  Barney Koch
  Barnett Koch was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 baseball season. Born in Campbell, Nebraska, he died at age 64 in Tacoma, Washington.-External links:...
  
  
• April   4 - Scott Cary
  Scott Cary
  Scott Russell Cary , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Washington Senators in 1947. He went 3-1 with a 5.93 earned run average in 23 games as a pitcher, starting 3 games.-Personal:...
  
  
• April   7 - Lois Barker
  Lois Barker
  Lois Anna Barker [״Tommie״] is a former utility who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. Listed at 5' 3", 130 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
  
  
• April 17 - Solly Hemus
  Solly Hemus
  Solomon Joseph Hemus is a retired infielder, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball.As a player with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, Hemus was primarily a shortstop, although he also saw significant time as a second baseman. He compiled a lifetime batting average...
  
  
• April 22 - Preston Gomez
  Preston Gómez
  Preston Gómez was a Cuban-born infielder, manager, coach and front-office official in Major League Baseball best known for managing three major league clubs: the San Diego Padres , Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs . He was born Pedro Gómez Martinez in Preston, Cuba, and was given his nickname in U.S...
  
  
• April 23 - Alice Haylett
  Alice Haylett
  Alice Haylett [Al or Sis] was a female pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 155 lb., she batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• April 23 - Sammy Meeks
• April 27 - Kite Thomas
  Kite Thomas
  Keith Marshall "Kite" Thomas was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators.-External links:...
  
  

May-June

• May   1 - Kay Blumetta
  Kay Blumetta
  Catherine Kay Blumetta [Swish] was an utility who played for six different clubs in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons...
  
  
• May   5 - Jim Kirby
  Jim Kirby (baseball)
  James Herschel Kirby was a pinch-hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs during the season. Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Kirby batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee....
  
  
• May   5 - Ed Lyons
  Ed Lyons
  Edward Hoyte Lyons , nicknamed "Mouse", was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Washington Senators in ....
  
  
• May   6 - Earl Turner
  Earl Turner
  Earl Edwin Turner was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1948 and 1950 seasons. Turner batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• May 11 - Louise Arnold
  Louise Arnold (baseball)
  Louise Veronica Arnold [Lou] was a female pitcher who played during four seasons for the South Bend Blue Sox of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 145 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a circuit...
  
  
• May 15 - Dale Matthewson
  Dale Matthewson
  Dale Wesley Matthewson was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• May 18 - Don Lund
  Don Lund
  Donald Andrew Lund is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers , St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers . He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• May 20 - José Zardón
  José Zardón
  José Antonio Zardón Sánchez , is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Washington Senators in . The 22-year-old rookie stood 6'0" and weighed 150 pounds....
  
  
• May 23 - Jerry McCarthy
  Jerry McCarthy
  Jerome Francis "Jerry" McCarthy was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the St. Louis Browns in .-External links:...
  
  
• May 28 - Bob Kuzava
  Bob Kuzava
  Robert Leroy Kuzava is a retired American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians , Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators , New York Yankees , Baltimore Orioles , Philadelphia Phillies , Pittsburgh Pirates and St...
  
  
• June   8 - Hal Kleine
  Hal Kleine
  Harold John Kleine was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched in 11 games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1944 Cleveland Indians season and three games during the 1945 Cleveland Indians season.-External links:...
  
  
• June 11 - Jerre Denoble
  Jerre Denoble
  Jerre Denoble was an American outfielder who played part of a season in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed....
  
  
• June 16 - Allie Clark
  Allie Clark
  Alfred Aloysius "Allie" Clark is a former professional baseball player playing most notably for the New York Yankees. He made his pro debut on August 5, 1947 with the Yankees and played his final game on June 5, 1953 with the Philadelphia Athletics...
  
  
• June 24 - Mel Hoderlein
  Mel Hoderlein
  Melvin Anthony Hoderlein was a utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1951 through 1954 for the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . Listed at 5' 10", 185 lb., Hoderlein was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
  
  
• June 25 - Barney White
  Barney White
  William Barney White , nicknamed "Bear," was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played four games during the season for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Born in Paris, Texas, he died at age 81 in Tyler, Texas....
  
  
• June 27 - Gus Zernial
  Gus Zernial
  Gus Edward Zernial was a Major League Baseball left-fielder and right-handed batter who played for the Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Athletics , Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers...
  
  
• June 29 - Bob Shaw
  Bob Shaw (baseball)
  Robert John Shaw was a Major League Baseball pitcher.His career lasted a decade, and he pitched for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, and Chicago Cubs. He won 18 games with the American League pennant-winning White...
  
  

July-August

• July   7 - Ed Sanicki
  Ed Sanicki
  Edward Robert Sanicki was a Major League Baseball outfielder from – for the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  
• July   7 - Joe Smaza
  Joe Smaza
  Joseph Paul Smaza was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1946.-External links:...
  
  
• July 15 - Bruce Edwards
  Bruce Edwards (baseball)
  Charles Bruce Edwards was an American professional baseball player. He played for ten seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to and from to , most notably for the Brooklyn Dodgers.- Baseball career:...
  
  
• July 15 - Marion Fricano
  Marion Fricano
  Marion John Fricano was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of four seasons in the majors, from until , for the Athletics .-External links:*...
  
  
• July 16 - Len Okrie
  Len Okrie
  Leonard Joseph Okrie is a retired American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Okrie stood 6'2" tall, weighed 185 pounds , and batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• July 21 - Paul Burris
  Paul Burris (baseball)
  Paul Robert Burris was a Major League Baseball catcher. Burris originally signed as a free agent in 1942 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1947, he was selected in the Minor League Draft by the Boston Braves. Burris would play at the Major League level with the team in 1948, 1950, and in 1952...
  
  
• July 23 - Luis Aloma
  Luis Aloma
  Luis Aloma Barba , nicknamed "Witto", was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1950 through 1953. Aloma batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Havana, Cuba...
  
  
• July 27 - Ray Boone
  Ray Boone
  Raymond Otis Boone was an American Major League Baseball player. He batted and threw right-handed.Boone was born in San Diego, California. An infielder, he broke into the major leagues on September 3, , with the Cleveland Indians...
  
  
• July 30 - Paul Minner
  Paul Minner
  Paul Edison Minner , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1946-1956. He would play for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers.He surrendered the first home run in Frank Robinson's career. Robinson hit a two-run home run on April 28, 1956...
  
  
• August   1 - George Bamberger
  George Bamberger
  George Irvin Bamberger was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the 1951–1952 New York Giants and the 1959 Baltimore Orioles. He later served as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets ....
  
  
• August   9 - George Vico
  George Vico
  George Steve Vico , nicknamed "Sam", was a professional baseball player from 1941-1957 who spent two years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers ....
  
  
• August 10 - Pete Gebrian
  Pete Gebrian
  Peter Gebrian was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1947.-External links:...
  
  
• August 10 - Lloyd Gearhart
• August 17 - Tom Clyde
  Tom Clyde
  Thomas Knox Clyde was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• August 17 - Duke Markell
  Duke Markell
  Harry Duquesne "Duke" Markell was a French Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in .-External links:...
  
  
• August 10 - Bob Porterfield
  Bob Porterfield
  Erwin Coolidge "Bob" Porterfield is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for twelve seasons between 1948 and 1959 for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs...
  
  
• August 27 - Don Grate
  Don Grate
  Donald "Buckeye" Grate is a former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and a small forward/shooting guard for the Sheboygan Redskins of the NBA...
  
  
• August 21 - Hilly Flitcraft
  Hilly Flitcraft
  Hildreth Milton "Hilly" Flitcraft was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Flitcraft played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the season. In 3 career games, he had a 0-0 record with a 8.10 ERA. He batted and threw left-handed....
  
  

September-October

• September 17 - Les Peden
  Les Peden
  Leslie Earl Peden was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for one season in 1953 with the Washington Senators.In the nine games that he played, Peden batted 28 times, getting a hit seven of those.-Sources:...
  
  
• September 17 - Bob Porterfield
  Bob Porterfield
  Erwin Coolidge "Bob" Porterfield is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for twelve seasons between 1948 and 1959 for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs...
  
  
• September 17 - Bob Rothel
  Bob Rothel
  Robert Burton Rothel was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Indians for four games during the 1945 Cleveland Indians season.-External links:...
  
  
• September 18 - Joe Tepsic
  Joe Tepsic
  Joseph John Tepsic was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played only one season for the Brooklyn Dodgers in . He was 5'9", 170 pounds, and he threw and batted right-handed....
  
  
• September 22 - Tom Wright
• September 23 - Dorothy Collins
  Dottie Wiltse Collins
  Dorothy Wiltse Collins [Dottie] was an American pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was in existence from 1943–54....
  
  
• October 10 - Saul Rogovin
  Saul Rogovin
  Saul Walter Rogovin was a professional baseball player.Rogovin was a pitcher over parts of 8 seasons , with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• October 25 - Russ Meyer
• October 25 - Bobby Thomson
  Bobby Thomson
  Robert Brown "Bobby" Thomson was a Scottish-born American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "The Staten Island Scot", he was an outfielder and right-handed batter for the New York Giants , Milwaukee Braves , Chicago Cubs , Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles .His season-ending three-run...
  
  
• October 26 - Tommy Glaviano
  Tommy Glaviano
  Thomas Giatano Glaviano was a third baseman in Major League Baseball.-External links:...
  
  
• October 29 - John Mackinson
  John Mackinson
  John Joseph Mackinson was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season and the St. Louis Cardinals during the season.-References:...
  
  
• October 30 - Harry Elliott
  Harry Elliott (baseball)
  Harry Lewis Elliott is a retired American professional baseball player who appeared in 92 games played in Major League Baseball for the and St. Louis Cardinals. A , outfielder, Elliott threw and batted right-handed...
  
  

November-December

• November   9 - Ted Sepkowski
  Ted Sepkowski
  Theodore Walter Sepkowski was a Major League Baseball utility player who played for three seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1942 and from 1946 to 1947, and the New York Yankees in 1947.-External links:...
  
  
• November 10 - Cal Ermer
  Cal Ermer
  Calvin Coolidge Ermer was an American second baseman, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II...
  
  
• November 11 - Lee Howard
  Lee Howard
  Lee Vincent Howard was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1946 and 1947.-External links:...
  
  
• November 17 - Mike Garcia
• November 18 - Roy Wise
  Roy Wise (baseball)
  Roy Ogden Wise was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates season, playing in two games on May 12 and May 13....
  
  
• November 24 - Danny Ozark
• November 25 - Archie Wilson
  Archie Wilson
  Archibald Clifton Wilson was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three teams from 1951-52. Listed at , , Wilson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Los Angeles, California....
  
  
• November 27 - Bob Schultz
  Bob Schultz
  Robert Duffy Schultz was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, his career extended for 11 seasons , including a full season and parts of three others in Major League Baseball as a member of the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers. Nicknamed "Bullet Bob,"...
  
  
• December   4 - Dick Strahs
  Dick Strahs
  Richard Bernard Strahs was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in nine games for the Chicago White Sox. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Strahs stood tall and weighed ....
  
  
• December   5 - Eleanor Dapkus
  Eleanor Dapkus
  Eleanor Dapkus [Wolf] was a center fielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 160 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.-Women in baseball:...
  
  
• December 13 - Larry Doby
  Larry Doby
  Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball....
  
  
• December 14 - Paul LaPalme
  Paul LaPalme
  Paul Edmore LaPalme was an American professional baseball pitcher who played from through for four different teams in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5' 10", 184 lb., he batted and threw left handed....
  
  
• December 15 - Bill Bonness
  Bill Bonness
  William John Bonness was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Indians from September 26, 1944 to September 29, 1944.-External links:...
  
  
• December 19 - Vern Freiburger
  Vern Freiburger
  Vern Donald Freiburger was a Major League Baseball first baseman who started two games for the Cleveland Indians near the end of the 1941 season...
  
  
• December 20 - Grant Dunlap
  Grant Dunlap
  Grant Lester Dunlap is a former Major League Baseball player. He played in 16 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in...
  
  
• December 22 - Bob Hall
  Bob Hall (pitcher)
  Robert Lewis Hall was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates . Listed at 6' 2", 195 lb., Hall batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• December 28 - Tony Daniels
  Tony Daniels (baseball)
  Frederick Clinton Daniels was a professional baseball player. He was a second baseman for one season with the Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• December 28 - Don Thompson
  Don Thompson (baseball)
  Donald Newlin Thompson was a Major League Baseball player. He was an outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1949 to 1954.-Baseball career:...
  
  

January-February

• January   1 - Willie Keeler
  Willie Keeler
  William Henry Keeler in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was a right fielder in professional baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League, and the New York Highlanders in the American League.- Biography :Keeler's...
  
  , 50, Hall of Fame right fielder and prolific bunter who compiled a .341 lifetime batting average, two National League batting champion titles, batted over .370 from 1894–99, including a .424 mark and record 44-game hitting streak for 1897 Orioles, while leading the league in singles seven times, hits three times and runs once, ranking second all-time in hits and runs upon retirement.

• January 22 - Fred Cooke
  Fred Cooke
  Frederick B. Cooke was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in the late 19th century. He managed the Fort Wayne Indians of the Interstate League in 1897.-External links:...
  
  , 49, outfielder for the 1897 Cleveland Spiders of the National League.

• January 25 - Nick Wise
  Nick Wise
  Nicholas Joseph Wise was a 19th century Major League Baseball catcher and outfielder. He played in one game with the Boston Beaneaters of the National League on June 20, 1888. He failed to get a hit in three at-bats in that game. He resurfaced from 1894-1897 with various teams in the New England...
  
  , 56, catcher/outfielder for the 1888 Boston Beaneaters of the National League.

• January 28 - John Meister
  John Meister
  John F. Meister was an American baseball player. Meister played two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1886–87, for the New York Metropolitans, primarily as a second baseman....
  
  , 59, infield/outfield utility for the New York Metropolitans of the American Association during the 1886-1887 seasons.

• February   4 - George Tebeau
  George Tebeau
  George E. Tebeau was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Cincinnati Red Stockings and Toledo Maumees of the American Association, and with the Washington Senators and Cleveland Spiders of the National League. Tebeau batted and threw right-handed. He was born...
  
  , 61, outfielder nicknamed ″White Wings″ for his blazing speed, who hit .269 and stole 228 bases in 627 games for four teams, and later became the owner of the Kansas City Blues American Association franchise.

• February 17 - George Meakim
  George Meakim
  George Clinton Meakim , was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in the major leagues from - for the Louisville Colonels, Chicago Colts, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...
  
  , 57, pitcher who played between 1890 and 1895 with the Louisville Colonels, Chicago Colts, Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds.

• February 28 - Jim Britt, 67, pitcher who played from 1872 to 1873 for the Brooklyn Atlantics of the National Association.

March-April

• March   3 - Harry Clarke
  Harry Clarke (baseball)
  Harry Corson Clarke was a Major League Baseball player. He played in 1 game for the Washington Nationals of the National League on August 28, 1889. He played right field and failed to get a hit in three at-bats.-External links:...
  
  , 62, right fielder for the 1889 Washington Nationals of the National League.

• March   3 - Ducky Hemp
  Ducky Hemp
  William H. "Ducky" Hemp was a professional baseball player whose career spanned seven seasons. Hemp played two of those seven seasons in Major League Baseball...
  
  , 60, outfielder for the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Alleghenys and Stars between 1887 and 1890.

• March 15 - Pete Wood
  Pete Wood
  Peter Burke Wood was a Canadian-American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who, during a two-season career, played in 1885 and returned in 1889....
  
  , 56, Canadian-born pitcher for the Buffalo Bisons in 1885 and the Philadelphia Quakers in 1889.

• March 15 - Goat Anderson
  Goat Anderson
  Edward John "Goat" Anderson was an American professional baseball outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He played one season with the Pirates in 1907...
  
  , 43, outfielder for the 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates.

• March 17 - Mortimer Hogan
  Mortimer Hogan
  Mortimer Edward Hogan was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He started his professional career in 1883 with the Peoria Reds. He played in the Union Association in 1884 and in the American Association in 1887-1888.-Sources:...
  
  , 61, outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Metropolitans and Cleveland Blues between 1884 and 1888.

• April 10 - Jay Faatz
  Jay Faatz
  Jayson S. Faatz was an American Major League Baseball player born in Weedsport, New York, who played at first base for three teams during his four season career.-Career:...
  
  , 62, first baseman for three teams, who also played and managed for the 1890 Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League in the 1890 season.

• April 10 - Jim Gill
  Jim Gill
  James Clifford Gill was an American professional baseball player who played for the St. Louis Browns of the American Association. He appeared in two games on June 27 & July 1, 1889. He had two hits in eight at-bats in that game.-External links:...
  
  , 57, second baseman/centerfielder for the 1889 St. Louis Browns of the American Association.

• April 13 - Gene Krapp
  Gene Krapp
  Eugene Hamlet Krapp was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1915. He played for the Cleveland Naps and Buffalo Buffeds/Blues.-Biography:...
  
  , 35, pitcher who played with the Cleveland Naps of the American League (1911-1912) and the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues of the Federal League (1914-1915).

• April 20 - Jack Lynch
  Jack Lynch (baseball)
  John H. Lynch was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1881-1890. He played for the Buffalo Bisons, New York Metropolitans, and Brooklyn Gladiators....
  
  , 66, pitcher who posted a 110-105 record and a 3.69 ERA in 221 games for three teams, and a member of the New York Metropolitans team who won the American Association pennant in 1884.

• April 21 - Joe Ellick
  Joe Ellick
  Joseph J. Ellick was a 19th century Major League Baseball player. He was also briefly the player-manager of the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies of the Union Association, compiling a record of 6-6 with one tie.-Sources:...
  
  , 69, right fielder for four different teams and a player/manager for the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies of the Union Association in 1884.

• April 27 - Paul Sentell
  Paul Sentell
  Leopold Theodore "Paul" Sentell was a professional baseball player, manager, and umpire. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies. Sentell was 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighed 176 pounds....
  
  , 43, infielder who played from 1906 to 1907 for the Philadelphia Phillies.

May-June

• May   1 - Henry Adkinson
  Henry Adkinson
  Henry Magee Adkinson was a professional baseball outfielder who played in one game for the St. Louis Browns on September 25, 1895. He hit two singles, scored one run, and stuck out twice in five at-bats during the game.-External links:*Career statistics from...
  
  , 48, outfielder who played briefly for the 1895 St. Louis Browns of the National League.

• May 23 - Willard Mains
  Willard Mains
  Willard Eben Mains was an American professional baseball pitcher. He joined the National League at the age of 19 with the Chicago White Stockings, started two games in , winning one and losing the other...
  
  , 54, pitcher who posted a 16-17 record and a 3.53 ERA in parts of four seasons for the Chicago White Stockings, Cincinnati Kelly's Killers, Milwaukee Brewers and Boston Beaneaters.

• June   3 - Harry Billiard
  Harry Billiard
  Harry Pree Billiard was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the New York Highlanders of the American League, then in with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, continuing with the team in when it moved and became the Newark Pepper. He batted and threw left-handed...
  
  , 39, pitcher who played with the New York Highlanders (1908), Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914) and Newark Pepper (1915).

• June 10 - Bill Annis
  Bill Annis
  William Perley Annis was a 19th century Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the 1884 Boston Beaneaters. He continued to play ball in the minor leagues through 1892.-External links:*...
  
  , 66, outfielder for the 1884 Boston Beaneaters of the National League.

• June 11 - George Hall, 74, British-born outfielder who played from 1866 through 1877 for nine different teams, while hitting a .322 average in 365 career games and leading the National League in home runs in 1876.

• June 12 - Cliff Carroll
  Cliff Carroll
  Samuel Clifford Carroll was an American Major League Baseball player who played as an outfielder for 11 seasons from 1882 to 1893. He played for the Providence Grays, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Washington Senators, Chicago Colts, St. Louis Browns, and Boston Beaneaters...
  
  , 63, outfielder who hit a .251 average in 991 games for six different teams between 1882 and 1893.

• June 19 - Tom Jones, 46, first baseman who hit .251 with 964 hits and 135 stolen bases for three American League teams between 1902 and 1910.

• June 21 - Claude Elliott
  Claude Elliott (baseball)
  Claude Judson "Chaucer" Elliott was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. For his career, he compiled an 3-3 record in 22 appearances, with an 3.33 earned run average and 47 strikeouts...
  
  , 46, pitcher who played from 1904 to 1905 for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants.

• June 21 - Bill Grevell
  Bill Grevell
  William Joseph Grevell was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  , 25, pitcher for the 1919 Philadelphia Athletics of the American League.

July-August

• July 10 - Joe Stabell
  Joe Stabell
  Joseph F. Stabell was a Major League Baseball player. He played in seven games for the Buffalo Bisons in , scoring just one hit in 22 at bats.-Sources:...
  
  , [?], outfielder for the 1885 Buffalo Bisons of the National League.

• July 19 - Nate Kellogg
  Nate Kellogg
  Nathaniel Monroe Kellogg was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He played in five games for the 1885 Detroit Wolverines. He continued to play in the minor leagues through 1891, primarily in the New England League and Northwestern League.-Sources:...
  
  , 64, shortstop who played briefly for the 1885 Detroit Wolverines of the National League.

• August 15 - Marty Hogan
  Marty Hogan
  Martin Francis Hogan , nicknamed "The Indianapolis Ringer", was an Anglo-American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns . After leaving the National League, Hogan moved on to the minor league Indianapolis Hoosiers...
  
  , 53, British-born outfielder who played from 1894 through 1895 for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns of the National League.

• August 16 - Bill Day
  Bill Day (baseball)
  William M. Day , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. He was still playing professionally in the minor leagues through 1904.-External links:...
  
  , 56, pitcher for the Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the National League from 1889 to 1890.

• August 16 - Jim Scoggins
  Jim Scoggins
  Lynn J. "Jim" Scoggins was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Scoggins played for the Chicago White Sox in . In one career game, he had a 0-1 record, giving up one run and one walk. He batted and threw left-handed....
  
  , 32, pitcher for the 1913 Chicago White Sox of the American League.

• August 22 - Jay Budd
  Jay Budd
  Jay Cook Budd was a professional baseball player. He played one game as a left fielder in Major League Baseball in 1890 for the Cleveland Infants of the short-lived Players' League.-References:*...
  
  , 57, left fielder who played one game in 1890 for the Cleveland Infants of the short-lived Players' League.

• August 29 - Jocko Milligan
  Jocko Milligan
  John "Jocko" Milligan , was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1884-1893. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Giants.-External links:...
  
  , 62, catcher/first baseman who played from 1884 to 1893 for six National League teams, most prominently with the Philadelphia Athletics.

September-October

• September   1 - Frank McManus
  Frank McManus (baseball)
  Francis E. McManus , was a professional baseball player who played catcher from 1899-1904.McManus was murdered in Syracuse, New York.-External links:...
  
  , 48, catcher who played between 1899 and 1904 with the Washington Senators and Brooklyn Superbas of the National League and the Detroit Tigers and New York Highlanders of the American League.

• September   3 - Jack Barnett
  Jack Barnett (baseball)
  John Jeirus Barnett , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the major leagues for the 1907 St. Louis Cardinals.-External links:...
  
  , 43, backup outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1907 season.

• September   5 - Dots Miller
  Dots Miller
  John Barney "Dots" Miller was a professional baseball player who played first base and second base in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1921. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals.-Career:Miller started his major league career with the Pirates...
  
  , 36, infielder who spent twelve seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, and a member of the Pittsburgh team that won the National League pennant and defeated the Detroit Tigers in the 1909 World Series
  1909 World Series
  The 1909 World Series featured the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers. The Pirates won the Series in seven games to capture their first championship of the modern Major League Baseball era and the second championship in the club's history....
  
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• September   9 - George Keerl
  George Keerl
  George Henry Keerl was an American professional baseball player who played in six games for the Chicago White Stockings during the baseball season....
  
  , 76, second baseman for the 1875 Chicago White Stockings of the National League.

• September 18 - General Stafford
  General Stafford
  James Joseph "General" Stafford was a Major League Baseball player from 1890 to 1899. He played for the Buffalo Bisons, New York Giants, Louisville Colonels, Boston Beaneaters, and Washington Senators. Stafford stood at 5' 8" and weighed 165 lbs...
  
  , 55, versatile fielder who played over 100 games at three different positions for five teams, and a member of the 1898 National League Champion Boston Beaneaters.

• October 21 - Biff Sheehan
  Biff Sheehan
  Timothy James Sheehan was an outfielder and first baseman for the St. Louis Browns of the National League in 1895 and 1896. His minor league career stretched from 1889 through 1899.-Sources:...
  
  , 55, outfielder/first baseman for the St. Louis Browns of the National League during the 1895 and 1896 seasons.

• October 22 - Warren McLaughlin
  Warren McLaughlin
  Warren A. McLaughlin was a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates from –.-External links:...
  
  , 47, pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates between 1900 and 1903.

• October 29 - Jack Nabors
  Jack Nabors
  Herman John Nabors , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics. From April 28 to September 28, 1916, Nabors lost 19 consecutive decisions, a major league record that has never been matched.-External links:...
  
  , 35, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League from 1915 to 1917, who lost 19 consecutive decisions in 1916 to set a major league record that has never been matched.

• October 29 - Jimmy Ryan, 60, center fielder for five teams between 1895 and 1903; a .306 career hitter who led the National League in hits, home runs, doubles and slugging in 1888; recovered from a serious injury in 1893 train wreck to hit .361 the next year, and finished third all-time in hits, fourth in runs and home runs upon retirement.

November-December

• November   5 - Buck Becannon
  Buck Becannon
  James Melvin Becannon , was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the 1884-1885 New York Metropolitans of the American Association. He later played in one game as a third baseman for the 1887 New York Giants of the National League. He also played for several years in the minor leagues.-External links:...
  
  , 64, pitcher who played from 1884 to 1885 for the New York Metropolitans of the American Association and with the 1887 New York Giants of the National League.

• November 12 - Mark Polhemus
  Mark Polhemus
  Mark S. Polhemus was a Major League Baseball player.Polhemus started the 1887 season with Haverhill of the New England League. He hit .456 in 51 games and was then acquired by the major league Indianapolis Hoosiers...
  
  , 63, outfielder who played in 1887 with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Union Association.

• November 16 - Fred House, 33, pitcher who posted a 1-2 record and a 5.20 ERA for the Detroit Tigers in 1913.

• November 19 - Frank Pears
  Frank Pears
  Frank H. Pears was a Major League Baseball pitcher.He pitched in three games for the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association in 1889 and in one game for the St. Louis Browns of the National League in 1893. He was still playing minor league ball as late as 1902, and was a player-manager in...
  
  , 57, pitcher for the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association and the 1893 St. Louis Browns of the National League.

• December   9 - Wild Bill Donovan, 47, pitcher who had 25-win seasons with 1901 Brooklyn and 1907 Detroit teams; later managed Highlanders and Phillies