Champions

• World Series
  1930 World Series
  In the 1930 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in six games, 4–2. Philadelphia's pitching ace Lefty Grove won two games.The St...
  
  : 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....
  
   over 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...
  
   (4–2)

Statistical leaders

EWLINE   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... Type Name Stat Name Stat 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 :...   Al Simmons Al Simmons Aloysius Harry Simmons , born Aloisius Szymanski in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was an American baseball player. He played for two decades in the major leagues as an outfielder, and had his best years as a member of Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics during the 1930's...  PHA .381 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...  NYG .401 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 49 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...  CHC 56 RBI  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...  NYY 174 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... 1 CHC 191 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...   Lefty Grove Lefty Grove Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was a professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox, winning 300 games in his 17-year MLB career...  PHA 28 Ray Kremer Ray Kremer Remy Peter "Ray" Kremer was a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of ten seasons , all with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He led the National League in ERA in both 1926 and 1927. For his career, he compiled an 143-85 record in 308 appearances, with a 3.76 ERA and 516...  PIT & Pat Malone Pat Malone Perce Leigh Malone was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees . Listed at 6' 0", 200 lb., Malone batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania.Malone was outstanding in his first three Major...  CHC 20 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...   Lefty Grove Lefty Grove Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was a professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox, winning 300 games in his 17-year MLB career...  PHA 2.54 Dazzy Vance Dazzy Vance Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance was a star Major League Baseball starting pitcher during the 1920s.-Biography:...  BRO 2.61 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....   Lefty Grove Lefty Grove Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was a professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox, winning 300 games in his 17-year MLB career...  PHA 209 Bill Hallahan Bill Hallahan William Anthony "Wild Bill" Hallahan was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1920s and 1930s...  STL 177

¹Single season record for RBIs

American League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	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....	102	52	.662	–
2nd	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...	94	60	.610	8.0
3rd	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...	86	68	.558	16.0
4th	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...	81	73	.526	21.0
5th	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...	75	79	.487	27.0
6th	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...	64	90	.416	38.0
7th	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...	62	92	.403	40.0
8th	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"...	52	102	.338	50.0

National League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	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...	92	62	.597	–
2nd	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...	90	64	.584	2.0
3rd	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....	87	67	.565	5.0
4th	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...	86	68	.558	6.0
5th	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...	80	74	.519	12.0
6th	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....	70	84	.455	22.0
7th	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....	59	95	.383	33.0
8th	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...	52	102	.338	40.0

Negro National League final standings

Negro National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
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...	69	29	.742
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...	54	33	.621
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...	58	37	.611
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...	59	52	.532
Birmingham Black Barons Birmingham Black Barons The Birmingham Black Barons played professional baseball for Birmingham, Alabama, in the Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1960 when the Major Leagues successfully integrated...	43	49	.467
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....	27	31	.466
Nashville Elite Giants	39	47	.453
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,...	23	35	.397
---- Louisville White Sox Louisville White Sox The Louisville White Sox were a baseball team in the Negro National League in 1931, based in Louisville, Kentucky. In their only season, they finished with a 19–23 record in league play.After the 1931 season, they were replaced by the Louisville Black Caps.... †	14	27	.341

†Louisville was not in the league but these games counted in the standings.

• St. Louis won the first half, Detroit won the second half.
• St. Louis beat Detroit 4 games to 3 games in a play-off.

East (independent teams) final standings

A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did.

East
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
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...	19	4	.826
Homestead Grays Homestead Grays The Homestead Grays were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues in the United States. The team was formed in 1912 by Cumberland Posey, and would remain in continuous operation for 38 seasons. The team was based in Homestead, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Pittsburgh.-Franchise...	8	4	.667
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...	21	16	.568
Philadelphia Hilldales Hilldale Club The Hilldale Athletic Club was an African American professional baseball team based in Darby, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia....	8	17	.320
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...	5	11	.313
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 :...	0	6	.00

January – June

• April 14 – The 1930 season opens with 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"...
  
   defeating 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...
  
   4-3 at Griffith Stadium
  Griffith Stadium
  Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...
  
  .

• April 27 – 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...
  
   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...
  
   Bud Clancy
  Bud Clancy
  John William Clancy was a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1924-1934.-External links:...
  
   is the first player at first base since Al McCauley
  Al McCauley
  Allen A. McCauley , was an American first baseman and pitcher in Major League Baseball for three seasons, 1884, 1890 & 1891. He played in the minor leagues between 1884 and 1890 and afterwards from 1892–1897, primarily in the Western League....
  
   of Washington (American Association) in to have no chances in a nine-inning game.

• April 29 – Lefty Gomez
  Lefty Gómez
  Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez was an American left-handed major league pitcher who played in the American League for the New York Yankees between 1930 and 1942. Considered one of the great pitchers of the day, Gomez was a seven-time All-Star and a five-time World Series Champion with the Yankees...
  
   pitches four innings and takes the loss in his major league debut.

• May 6 – The Boston Red Sox trade Red Ruffing
  Red Ruffing
  Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing was a Major League Baseball pitcher most remembered for his time with the highly successful New York Yankees teams of the 1930s and 1940s...
  
   to 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...
  
   for Cedric Durst
  Cedric Durst
  Cedric Montgomery Durst was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played between and for the St. Louis Browns , New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox . Listed at 5' 11", 160 lb., Durst batted and threw left-handed...
  
   and $50,000.

• May 9 – The 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...
  
   defeat the New York Yankees 5-4 at Yankee Stadium
  Yankee Stadium
  Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...
  
  . They set a record with only two outfield putouts.

• May 11 – 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...
  
   defeat 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....
  
   25-7.

• May 12 – 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....
  
   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...
  
   Larry Benton
  Larry Benton
  Lawrence James Benton was an American baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of thirteen seasons with the Boston Braves, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds. He was the National League wins leader in 1928 with New York...
  
   surrenders six home runs to 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...
  
  , yet still gets the win.

• May 30 – The New York Yankees trade 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...
  
   and Mark Koenig
  Mark Koenig
  Mark Anthony Koenig was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for 12 seasons from 1925–1936. He was the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees 1927 Murderers' Row team, and was the last surviving member of that legendary team...
  
   to the Detroit Tigers for Ownie Carroll
  Ownie Carroll
  Owen Thomas "Ownie" Carroll, was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played nine seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Cincinnati Reds , and Brooklyn Dodgers .-High school and college career:Born in Kearny, New Jersey, Ownie was a right-handed thrower who played...
  
  , Harry Rice
  Harry Rice
  Harry Francis Rice born in Ware Station, Illinois was an outfielder for the St. Louis Browns , Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Washington Senators and Cincinnati Reds ....
  
   and Yats Wuestling
  Yats Wuestling
  George "Yats" Wuestling , was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played two seasons with the Detroit Tigers and one season with the New York Yankees . Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Yats played in 83 Major League games, 77 at shortstop. He was a career .189 hitter. He died in 1970 in St....
  
  .

• June 13 – The St. Louis Browns trade General Crowder and 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....
  
   to the Washington Senators for Goose Goslin
  Goose Goslin
  Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin was a left fielder in Major League Baseball known for his powerful left-handed swing and dependable clutch hitting. He played 18 seasons with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from until...
  
  .

July – September

• July 8 – 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...
  
   are shut out, 4–0, by Rube Walberg
  Rube Walberg
  George Elvin Walberg was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Giants , Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox . Walberg batted and threw left-handed...
  
   and 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....
  
  . It is the Yankees' seventh loss in a row, and second shut out in that stretch (July 4 against the Washington Senators). They are the only two shut outs the Yankees suffer all season.

• August 31 – 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...
  
   defeat the first place 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...
  
  , 8-3. In the final 26 games of the season, the Cards go 22–4, and from fourth place in the 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...
  
   to first.

• September 10 – Hall of fame 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...
  
   Luke Appling
  Luke Appling
  Lucius Benjamin Appling was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964....
  
   goes one-for-four in his major league debut as his 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...
  
   fall 6–2 to 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"...
  
  .

• September 12 – Brooklyn Robins catcher
  Catcher
  Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
  
   Al Lopez
  Al Lopez
  Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977....
  
   bounces one over the left field wall for his sixth home run of the season. It is the last such home run before the implementation of the ground rule double
  Ground rule double
  In baseball, a ground rule double is an award of two bases from the time of pitch to all baserunners including the batter-runner as a result of the ball leaving play after being hit fairly and leaving the field under a condition of the ground rules in effect at the field where the game is being...
  
  .

• September 14 – 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 Hank Greenberg
  Hank Greenberg
  Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg , nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank" or "The Hebrew Hammer," was an American professional baseball player in the 1930s and 1940s. A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg was one of the premier power hitters of his generation...
  
   makes his major league debut in a 10–3 loss to 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...
  
  .

• September 20 – 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...
  
   goes four-for-five in the first game of a double header and two-for-four in the second to raise his season average to .402. He goes five-for-seven in a double header the next day to see his average go as high as .406. He ends the season with a .401 batting average
  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 :...
  
  . He is the last National Leaguer to bat over .400.

• September 28
  • Dizzy Dean
    Dizzy Dean
    Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953....
    
     gives up just three hits
    Hit (baseball)
    In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
    
     and one earned run
    Earned run
    In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...
    
     in his major league debut to lead the St. Louis Cardinals toa 3–1 victory over the 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...
    
    .
  • 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...
    
     picks up a complete game victory against his former team, the Boston Red Sox on the final day of the season.

• October 1 – The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 in game one of the 1930 World Series
  1930 World Series
  In the 1930 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in six games, 4–2. Philadelphia's pitching ace Lefty Grove won two games.The St...
  
   despite being out hit 9-5. All five hits by the A's are for extra bases (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 triples
  Triple (baseball)
  In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
  
   & two home run
  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...
  
  s).

October – December

• October 2 – A two out error
  Error (baseball)
  In baseball statistics, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to reach one or more additional bases, when such an advance would have been prevented given ordinary effort by the fielder.The term ...
  
   by Cardinals 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...
  
   Frankie Frisch
  Frankie Frisch
  Francis “Frankie” Frisch , nicknamed the "Fordham Flash" or "The Old Flash", was a German American Major League Baseball player of the early twentieth century....
  
   leads to two unearned runs in the third inning as the A's cruise to a 4–1 victory in game two of the 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...
  
  .

• October 4 – Bill Hallahan
  Bill Hallahan
  William Anthony "Wild Bill" Hallahan was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1920s and 1930s...
  
   gets out of a bases loaded jam in the first inning by striking out Bing Miller
  Bing Miller
  Edmund John "Bing" Miller was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and coach. Born in Vinton, Iowa, he was 6' tall and weighed 185 pounds and hit and threw right-handed...
  
  . From there, he settles in, and leads the Cardinals to a 5–0 victory in game three of the World Series.

• October 5 – Jimmie Dykes' throwing error in the fourth leads to two unearned runs as the Cardinals even up the series with a 3–1 victory.

• October 6 – Jimmie Foxx
  Jimmie Foxx
  James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx , nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was a right-handed American Major League Baseball first baseman and noted power hitter....
  
   breaks open a scoreless game with a two run home run in the ninth to give the A's the 2–0 victory in game five.

• October 8 – The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-1, in Game six of the World Series to win their second consecutive World Championship
  World championship
  A world championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead...
  
  , and fifth overall, four games to two. This would be the Athletics' last 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...
  
   championship in the city of Philadelphia.

• October 14 – The Chicago Cubs trade Bill McAfee
  Bill McAfee
  William Fort McAfee was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Browns.-External links:...
  
   and Wes Schulmerich
  Wes Schulmerich
  Edward Wesley Schulmerich was an American Major League Baseball player from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he played baseball and football at what is now Oregon State University where he participated in three sports. On the football team, he played three positions and earned the...
  
   to the Boston Braves for Bob Smith and Jimmy Welsh
  Jimmy Welsh
  James Daniel Welsh , was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from -. He would play for the Boston Braves, and New York Giants.-External links:...
  
  . In a separate transaction, the also purchase Jakie May
  Jakie May
  Frank Spruiell "Jakie" May was a former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of fourteen seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs...
  
  's contract from the Cincinnati Reds.

• November 10 – Veteran pitcher Hippo Vaughn
  Hippo Vaughn
  James Leslie "Hippo" Vaughn was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs during the 1910s...
  
   is reinstated by Judge Landis after eight years of ineligibility. Vaughn, who had lost a double 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"...
  
   duel to Fred Toney
  Fred Toney
  Fred Toney , of Nashville, Tennessee, was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1911-1923. His career record was 139 wins, 102 losses, and a 2.69 earned run average...
  
   in the season, had jumped 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...
  
   in . Vaughn chose to pitch for a semi-professional team following a salary dispute with Chicago. He will go to spring training
  Spring training
  In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives existing team players practice time prior to competitive play...
  
   with the Cubs in but will fail to make the team at age 43.

• November 23 – At the Polo Grounds
  Polo Grounds
  The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...
  
  , St. Louis Browns outfielder Red Badgro
  Red Badgro
  Morris Hiram "Red" Badgro was a professional American football end in the National Football League for the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
  , playing for the NFL New York Giants
  New York Giants
  The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  , catches a touchdown pass against the Green Bay Packers
  Green Bay Packers
  The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
  
  . It is the third TD catch of the season for Badgro, all from quarterback Benny Friedman
  Benny Friedman
  Benjamin "Benny" Friedman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan , Cleveland Bulldogs , Detroit Wolverines , New York Giants , and Brooklyn Dodgers .He is generally considered the first great passer in professional football...
  
  . In 1981, Badgro will be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

• November 25 – The Sporting News
  The Sporting News
  Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
  
  , acting to fill the Most Valuable Player void, announces its selection of 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...
  
   shortstop Joe Cronin
  Joe Cronin
  Joseph Edward Cronin was a Major League Baseball shortstop and manager.During a 20-year playing career, he played from 1926–45 for three different teams, primarily for the Boston Red Sox. Cronin was a major league manager from 1933–47...
  
   in the American League and 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....
  
   first baseman 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...
  
   in the National League.

• December 1 – Shano Collins
  Shano Collins
  John Francis "Shano" Collins was an American right fielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox....
  
  , a native New Englander, is appointed manager of the perennial last-place 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"...
  
  .

January–February

• January 4 – Don McMahon
  Don McMahon
  Donald John McMahon was a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was signed by the Boston Braves before the 1950 season...
  
  
• January 13 – Joe Margoneri
  Joe Margoneri
  Joseph Emanuel Margoneri is a former pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed....
  
  
• January 14 – Pete Daley
  Pete Daley
  Peter Harvey Daley is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1955 through 1961, Daley played for the Boston Red Sox , Kansas City Athletics and Washington Senators...
  
  
• January 23 – Frank Sullivan
  Frank Sullivan (baseball)
  Franklin Leal Sullivan is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eleven seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins. He tied for the American League lead in wins in 1955 with Boston...
  
  
• January 30 – Sandy Amorós
  Sandy Amorós
  Edmundo "Sandy" Amorós Isasi was a Cuban left fielder in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. Amorós was born in Havana. He both batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• February 1 -Chuck Churn
  Chuck Churn
  Clarence Nottingham Churn was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 25 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1957 to 1959....
  
  
• February 5 – Eric Rodin
  Eric Rodin
  Eric Chapman Rodin was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he had a nine-season career in minor league baseball, and a five-game Major League trial at the close of the season with the eventual National League and world champion New York Giants...
  
  
• February 13 – Al Grunwald
  Al Grunwald
  Alfred Henry Grunwald ["Stretch"] was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball in 1955 and 1959. He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball in 1962....
  
  
• February 17 – Roger Craig
  Roger Craig (baseball)
  Roger Craig may refer to:*Roger Craig , former NFL running back*Roger Craig , former pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball...
  
  
• February 18 – Frank House
• February 22 – Lyle Luttrell
  Lyle Luttrell
  Lyle Kenneth Luttrell was an American professional baseball player during the 1950s. A shortstop, he appeared in 57 games for the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball during the 1956–1957 seasons...
  
  
• February 26 – Troy Herriage
  Troy Herriage
  William Troy Herriage is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Athletics during the season. A right-hander, he stood tall and weighed ....
  
  
• February 26 – Ron Negray
  Ron Negray
  Ronald Alvin Negray was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 66 games from 1952-1958 with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  
• February 26 – Vic Janowicz
  Vic Janowicz
  Victor Felix "Vic" Janowicz was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Ohio State University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1952 NFL Draft...
  
  
• February 28 – Frank Malzone
  Frank Malzone
  Frank James Malzone is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger who played for the Boston Red Sox and California Angels ....
  
  
• February 28 – Dolan Nichols
  Dolan Nichols
  Dolan Levon Nichols , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues in . He would play for the Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  
• February 28 – Ron Samford
  Ron Samford
  Ronald Edward Samford is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from to with the New York Giants, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators....
  
  

March-April

• March 5 – Del Crandall
  Del Crandall
  Delmar Wesley Crandall is a former professional baseball catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who played most of his career with the Boston & Milwaukee Braves...
  
  
• March 7 – Tom Acker
  Tom Acker
  Thomas James Acker is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was signed by the New York Giants before the 1948 season, and eventually ended up in the Cincinnati Redlegs organization before the 1954 season...
  
  
• April 7 - Richie Myers
  Richie Myers
  Richard Myers was an American Major League Baseball player. Listed at 5' 6", 150 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March 8 – Bob Grim
• March 9 – Larry Raines
  Larry Raines
  Lawrence Glenn Hope Raines was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for two seasons. He first played for the Chicago American Giants in Negro league baseball and also played professional baseball in Japan. In Japan he played for the Hankyu Braves...
  
  
• March 11 – Bobby Winkles
  Bobby Winkles
  Bobby Brooks Winkles is a former baseball coach at Arizona State University. Bobby Winkles coached from 1959–1971 and was the first varsity baseball coach at Arizona State University. Winkles laid the foundation for the legacy that has become Sun Devil baseball. His overall record while head coach...
  
  
• March 12 – Vern Law
  Vern Law
  Vernon Sanders Law is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for 16 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Career:Law was a member of the National League All Star Team in...
  
  
• March 13 – Doug Harvey
  Doug Harvey (umpire)
  Harold Douglas Harvey is a former umpire in Major League Baseball, who worked in the National League from 1962 through 1992. Noted for his authoritative command of baseball rules, he earned the tongue in cheek nickname "God" from players, and was among the last major league umpires who never...
  
  
• March 16 – Hobie Landrith
  Hobie Landrith
  Hobart "Hobie" Neal Landrith is a former American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1950 through 1963 for the Cincinnati Reds & Redlegs, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, and Washington Senators...
  
  
• March 25 – Rudy Minarcin
  Rudy Minarcin
  Rudolph Anthony "Buster" Minarcin is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Cincinnati Redlegs and Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• April 2 – Art Ceccarelli
  Art Ceccarelli
  Arthur Edward Ceccarelli , is a retired professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Athletics.-External links:*...
  
  
• April 2 – Gordon Jones
  Gordon Jones (baseball)
  Gordon Bassett Jones was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. The , right-hander was a native of Portland, Oregon. He was signed by the St...
  
  
• April 3 – Wally Moon
  Wally Moon
  Wallace Wade Moon, known popularly as Wally Moon, is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Moon played his 12-year career in the National League for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers...
  
  
• April 7 – Richie Myers
  Richie Myers
  Richard Myers was an American Major League Baseball player. Listed at 5' 6", 150 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• April 10 – Frank Lary
  Frank Lary
  Frank Strong Lary is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers , New York Mets , Milwaukee Braves , and Chicago White Sox . He led the American League with 21 wins in 1956 and ranked second in the same category with 23 wins in 1961...
  
  
• April 12 – Johnny Antonelli
  Johnny Antonelli
  John August Antonelli is an American former left-handed starting pitcher who played for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves, New York and San Francisco Giants, and Cleveland Indians....
  
  
• April 28 – Tom Sturdivant
  Tom Sturdivant
  Thomas Virgil Sturdivant II was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and New York Mets...
  
  

May-June

• May 1 – Stan Palys
  Stan Palys
  Stanley Francis Palys is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played four seasons in the majors, from 1953 until 1956, for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Redlegs....
  
  
• May 5 – Harley Grossman
• May 12 – Tom Umphlett
  Tom Umphlett
  Thomas Mullen Umphlett is a former center and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1953 to 1955 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators....
  
  
• May 20 – Tom Morgan
  Tom Morgan (baseball)
  Tom Stephen Morgan was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of El Monte, California, the 6'2", 195 lb. right-hander was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season...
  
  
• May 21 – Rudy Regalado
  Rudy Regalado
  Rudolph Valentino Regalado is a former Major League Baseball player. He was an infielder for the Cleveland Indians from 1954 to 1956, and played in the 1954 World Series. He was born in Los Angeles, California and is of Mexican descent....
  
  
• June 2 – Bob Lillis
  Bob Lillis
  Robert Perry Lillis is a retired American infielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball...
  
  
• June 8 – Phil Paine
  Phil Paine
  Phillips Steere Paine was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of six seasons between and ....
  
  
• June 20 – Rod Graber
  Rod Graber
  Rodney Blaine Graber is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cleveland Indians in 1949. He did not play in the major leagues until 1958, where he went 1 for 8 over two games played as an outfielder. He did not make an error and had four...
  
  
• June 25 – Memo Luna
  Memo Luna
  Guillermo Romero Luna is a retired Mexican professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher whose career extended from 1949 through 1961 and who pitched one game of Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals. He stood tall and weighed .Luna had two outstanding seasons in the minor...
  
  
• June 25 – Humberto Robinson
  Humberto Robinson
  Humberto Valentino Robinson was a middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Milwaukee Braves , Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies . Listed at 6' 1", 155 lb., Robinson batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• June 27 – Bob Trowbridge
  Bob Trowbridge
  Robert Trowbridge was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 5 seasons with the Milwaukee Braves and Kansas City Athletics. Trowbridge was a member of the 1957 World Series champion Braves...
  
  

July–August

• July 2 – Pete Burnside
  Pete Burnside
  Peter Willits Burnside , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from - for the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, and Baltimore Orioles....
  
  
• July 2 - Jane Moffet
  Jane Moffet
  Jane Moffet is a former utility who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 10", 151 lb., Moffett batted and threw right handed. She was born in Pitman, New Jersey....
  
  
• July 2 - Magdalen Redman
  Magdalen Redman
  Magdalen Redman [״Mamie״] is a former catcher and utility infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...
  
  
• July 3 – Al Pilarcik
  Al Pilarcik
  Alfred James Pilarcik was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he appeared in 668 Major League games between and for the Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• July 3 – Jim Westlake
  Jim Westlake
  James Patrick "Jim" Westlake was a Major League Baseball player. Westlake played for the Philadelphia Phillies in . In 1 game, Westlake had no hits in 1 career at-bat. He batted and threw left-handed....
  
  
• July 4 – George Steinbrenner
  George Steinbrenner
  George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series...
  
  
• July 6 – Angelo LiPetri
  Angelo LiPetri
  Michael Angelo LiPetri is a retired American professional baseball player. A right-hander who stood tall and weighed , he appeared in ten Major League Baseball games for the 1956 and 1958 Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  
• July 6 – Karl Olson
  Karl Olson
  Karl Arthur Olson of Kentfield, California was a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers . He batted and threw right-handed.In a six-season career, Olson was a .235 hitter with six home runs and 50 RBI in 279...
  
  
• July 8 – Glen Gorbous
  Glen Gorbous
  Glen Edward Gorbous was a Canadian baseball player who holds the current world record for longest throw of a baseball, 135.89m . The feat took place on August 1, 1957, while he was playing for the Omaha Cardinals of the American Association...
  
  
• July 15 – Betty Wagoner
  Betty Wagoner
  Betty Ann Wagoner was a right fielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League...
  
  
• July 17 – Jerry Lynch
  Jerry Lynch
  Gerald Thomas Lynch is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds . He was born in Munger, Michigan....
  
  
• July 19 – Marcelino Solis
  Marcelino Solis
  Marcelino Solis , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues in . He would play for the Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  
• July 21 – Danny Morejón
  Danny Morejón
  Daniel Torres Morejón was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Cincinnati Redlegs during the season. Listed at , , Morejón batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Havana, Cuba....
  
  
• July 26 – Glenn Mickens
  Glenn Mickens
  Glenn Roger Mickens was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in four games for the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. He also played for five years in Japan, from until for the Kintetsu Buffaloes...
  
  
• July 28 – Ted Lepcio
  Ted Lepcio
  Thaddeus Stanley Lepcio is an American former Major League Baseball utility infielder.Lepcio attended Seton Hall University. A one-time semiprofessional baseball player in Oneida, New York, he was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in...
  
  
• July 30 – Gus Triandos
  Gus Triandos
  Gus Triandos is a Greek-American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball mostly as a catcher but also played as a first baseman for the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers of the American League and the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros...
  
  
• August 4 – Gabe Gabler
  Gabe Gabler
  William Louis "Gabe" Gabler was a Major League Baseball player. Gabler played for the Chicago Cubs in . In 3 career games, he had no hits in 3 career at-bats. He batted left threw right-handed....
  
  
• August 9 – Milt Bolling
  Milt Bolling
  Milton Joseph Bolling is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers . Bolling batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 9 – Román Mejías
  Román Mejías
  Román Mejías Gómez is a former professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1955-1964. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, and Houston Colt .45s . He also played one season in Japan, in , for the Sankei Atoms.-External links:*...
  
  
• August 13 – Vinegar Bend Mizell
• August 13 – Jerry Neudecker
  Jerry Neudecker
  Jerome A. Neudecker was a Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the American League from to...
  
  
• August 13 – Bob Wiesler
  Bob Wiesler
  Robert George Wiesler , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and again from to , with the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators. He batted right and left and threw left-handed....
  
  
• August 14 – Dale Coogan
• August 14 – Earl Weaver
  Earl Weaver
  Earl Sidney Weaver is a former Major League Baseball manager. He spent his entire 17-year managerial career with the Baltimore Orioles . Weaver was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.-Playing career:After playing for Beaumont High School in St...
  
  
• August 15 – Bob Martyn
  Bob Martyn
  Academically, Martyn double-majored in mathematics and sociology and he graduated cum laude. While playing professional baseball, he earned his masters degree in education in 1959, studying between seasons....
  
  
• August 17 – Buck Varner
  Buck Varner
  Glen Gann "Buck" Varner was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for one season. He played for the Washington Nationals for two games during the 1952 Washington Senators season.-External links:...
  
  
• August 22 – Frank Ernaga
  Frank Ernaga
  Frank John Ernaga , is a retired American Major League Baseball player who was an outfielder for portions of the and seasons for the Chicago Cubs....
  
  
• August 22 – Bob Speake
  Bob Speake
  Robert Charles Speake , nicknamed "Spook," is a retired American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball in the 1950s....
  
  
• August 23 – Zeke Bella
  Zeke Bella
  John "Zeke" Bella is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bella played for the New York Yankees in and the Kansas City Athletics in...
  
  
• August 29 – Dave Cole
  Dave Cole
  This article is about the baseball player. For the artist, see Dave Cole .David Bruce Cole was an American professional baseball player who played six Major league seasons between and ....
  
  
• August 30 - Frances Vukovich
  Frances Vukovich
  Frances Vukovich is a former pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 140 lb., she batted and threw left handed...
  
  

September-October

• September 1 – Dean Stone
  Dean Stone
  Darrah Dean Stone is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The 6'4", 205 lb. left-hander was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season. He played for the Washington Senators , Boston Red Sox , St...
  
  
• September 5 – Wayne Belardi
  Wayne Belardi
  Carroll Wayne Belardi played baseball at Bellarmine College Preparatory where he graduated in 1948. He then went on to play First Baseman in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. He played from 1950–56 and appeared in the 1953 World Series for the Dodgers.- External...
  
  
• September 16 – Ron Mrozinski
  Ron Mrozinski
  Ronald Frank Mrozinski was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the Philadelphia Phillies. His minor league career spanned fourteen years, from until -Sources:...
  
  
• September 17 – Jim Umbricht
  Jim Umbricht
  James Umbricht was an American Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended the University of Georgia. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Colt .45s . During his 5-year baseball career, Umbricht compiled 9 wins, 133 strikeouts,...
  
  
• September 19 – Bob Turley
  Bob Turley
  Robert Lee Turley was a Major League Baseball pitcher.Turley was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Browns in . He played his first game on September 29, 1951 for the Browns and moved with them to Baltimore in...
  
  
• September 21 – Billy Muffett
  Billy Muffett
  Billy Arnold Muffett was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1957-1962. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, and Boston Red Sox. In his playing days, he stood 6"1" tall, weighed 198 pounds , and threw and batted right-handed...
  
  
• September 22 – Bob Harrison
  Bob Harrison (baseball)
  Robert Lee Harrison is a retired American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who had two one-game end-of-season trials in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles in and...
  
  
• September 27 – Dick Hall
  Dick Hall
  Richard Wallace Hall was a Pitcher and part-time Outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Kansas City Athletics , Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies .-Biography:He helped the Orioles win the 1966 and 1970 World Series and 1969 and 1971 American League...
  
  
• October 2 – John Gabler
  John Gabler
  John Richard Gabler was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in , and with the New York Yankees, and in with the Washington Senators. He was a switch hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri.He was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949...
  
  
• October 11 – Bill Fischer
  Bill Fischer (baseball)
  William Charles Fischer is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher for five American League teams in his nine-year career . He later was a longtime pitching coach for three MLB clubs...
  
  
• October 12 – Joe Trimble
  Joe Trimble
  Joseph Gerard Trimble was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in part of two seasons for the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• October 15 – Don Robertson
  Don Robertson (baseball)
  Donald Alexander Robertson is a former Major League Baseball player. Robertson played for the Chicago Cubs in . He batted and threw left-handed.He was signed by the Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1949....
  
  
• October 19 – Joe Koppe
  Joe Koppe
  Joseph Koppe , born Joseph Kopchia in Detroit, Michigan, was an American Major League Baseball player for the Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Angels....
  
  
• October 20 – Bill Froats
  Bill Froats
  William John Froats was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of New York, New York, the 6"0", 180 lb. left-hander was signed by the Detroit Tigers before the 1951 season...
  
  
• October 23 – Solly Drake
  Solly Drake
  Solomon Louis Drake was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played in 141 games for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies during the 1956 & 1959 baseball seasons...
  
  
• October 30 – Don Nicholas
  Don Nicholas (baseball)
  Donald Leigh Nicholas was an American professional baseball player who played from 1948–1959. Initially a shortstop in minor league baseball, then an outfielder, Nicholas received two brief trials in the Major Leagues with the and Chicago White Sox as a pinch hitter and pinch runner...
  
  

November-December

• November 4 – Dick Groat
  Dick Groat
  Richard Morrow Groat is a former two-sport athlete best known as a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for four National League teams, mainly the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player in after winning the batting title with a .325...
  
  
• November 4 – Guy Morton
  Guy Morton, Jr.
  Guy Morton, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball player. He struck out in his only major league at-bat with the Boston Red Sox in ....
  
  
• November 6 – Bob Darnell
  Bob Darnell
  Robert Jack Darnell was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in seven games during the 1954 and 1956 seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers.-External links:...
  
  
• November 8 – Mike Roarke
  Mike Roarke
  Michael Thomas Roarke is a retired American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. As a player he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6'2" tall and weighed 195 pounds ....
  
  
• November 10 – Gene Conley
  Gene Conley
  Donald Eugene Conley is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons from to for four different teams. Conley also played forward in the 1952-1953 season and from 1958 to 1964 for two teams in the National Basketball Association...
  
  
• November 10 – Chick King
  Chick King
  Charles Gilbert "Chick" King was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Detroit Tigers , Chicago Cubs , and St. Louis Cardinals ....
  
  
• November 15 – Hal Bevan
  Hal Bevan
  Harold Joseph Bevan was an American professional baseball player. A longtime minor league first baseman, catcher and third baseman, he was a pinch hitter and backup third baseman in Major League Baseball who had brief trials for the Boston Red Sox , Philadelphia Athletics , Kansas City Athletics ...
  
  
• November 16 – Paul Foytack
  Paul Foytack
  Paul Eugene Foytack is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from to .During his eleven year career, he played with the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels, posting a record of 86-87 with a 4.14 ERA...
  
  
• November 19 – Joe Morgan
  Joe Morgan (manager)
  Joseph Michael Morgan is a retired American infielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball.-Early life:...
  
  
• November 20 – Don Leppert
  Don Leppert
  Donald George Leppert , is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1961-1964. He would play for the Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates. After his playing career ended, Leppert was a coach for the Pirates , Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros...
  
  
• November 23 – Jack McKeon
  Jack McKeon
  John Aloysius McKeon , nicknamed Trader Jack, is a former Major League Baseball manager. In 2003, he won a World Series with the Florida Marlins...
  
  
• November 24 – Bob Friend
  Bob Friend
  Robert Bartmess Friend is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates , joining the New York Yankees and New York Mets in his final season of...
  
  
• December 4 – Harvey Kuenn
  Harvey Kuenn
  Harvey Edward Kuenn was an American player, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. As a shortstop and outfielder, he played with the Detroit Tigers , Cleveland Indians , San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies . He batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• December 7 – Mark Freeman
  Mark Freeman (baseball)
  Mark Price Freeman was a right-handed baseball pitcher who played professionally from 1952 to 1954 and from 1956 to 1960, and in the major leagues from to . He was originally signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free-agent in 1952...
  
  
• December 7 – Hal Smith
• December 9 – Bob Hazle
  Bob Hazle
  Robert Sydney "Hurricane" Hazle is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 3 seasons with the Cincinnati Redlegs, Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers. Hazle was a member of the 1957 World Series champion Braves...
  
  
• December 10 – Eddie O'Brien
  Eddie O'Brien (baseball)
  Edward Joseph O'Brien is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop, outfielder and pitcher. He played his entire five-year baseball career for the Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• December 11 – Johnny O'Brien
  Johnny O'Brien
  John Thomas O'Brien is a former backup second baseman and pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates , St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Braves . O'Brien batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• December 11 – Andy Varga
  Andy Varga
  Andrew William Varga was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched with the Chicago Cubs for one game during the 1950 Chicago Cubs season and two games during the 1951 Chicago Cubs season....
  
  
• December 12 – Raúl Sánchez
  Raúl Sánchez (baseball)
  Raúl Guadalupe Sánchez Rodríguez was a middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for two different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 150 lb., Sánchez batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• December 15 – Haywood Sullivan
  Haywood Sullivan
  Haywood Cooper Sullivan was an American college and professional baseball player who was a catcher, manager, general manager and club owner in Major League Baseball...
  
  
• December 18 – Mike Baxes
  Mike Baxes
  Michael Baxes is a former professional baseball player. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a second baseman and shortstop, in 1956 and 1958 for the Kansas City Athletics....
  
  
• December 18 – Moose Skowron
  Moose Skowron
  William Joseph "Moose" Skowron Jr. is a former Major League Baseball player, primarily a first baseman. He is currently a Community Relations Representative for the White Sox....
  
  
• December 21 – Danny Kravitz
  Danny Kravitz
  Daniel Kravitz is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1956–60 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Athletics...
  
  
• December 27 – Norm Larker
  Norm Larker
  Norman Howard John Larker was a first baseman/outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 through 1963. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lbs., Larker batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania.Larker played in the minor leagues even before 1950...
  
  
• December 29 - Frank Dezelan
  Frank Dezelan
  Frank John Dezelan was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League for five seasons. He was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• December 30 – Milt Graff
  Milt Graff
  Milton Edward Graff was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He was born on Tuesday, December 30, 1930 in Jefferson Center, Pennsylvania. He was listed at a height of 5'7" and a weight of 158 pounds. Graff attended Butler Senior High School and then attended Pennsylvania State University and...
  
  

January–March

• January 8 – Charlie Flannigan, 38, third baseman/outfielder for the 1913 St. Louis Browns.

• January 20 – Jumbo Schoeneck
  Jumbo Schoeneck
  Lewis N. "Jumbo" Schoeneck was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played for the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies and the Baltimore Monumentals , both of the Union Association, and for the National League Indianapolis Hoosiers...
  
  , 57, first baseman for the Chicago Browns, Pittsburgh Stogies, Baltimore Monumentals and Indianapolis Hoosiers from 1884 to 1889, who finished in the top ten in 10 offensive categories of the Union Association in his rookie season.

• January 25 – Spencer Heath
  Spencer Heath (baseball)
  Spencer Paul Heath was a relief pitcher who played briefly for the Chicago White Sox during the season. Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Heath was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
  
  , 36, relief pitcher for the 1920 Chicago White Sox.

• January 30 – Rip Hagerman
  Rip Hagerman
  Zerah Zequiel "Rip" Hagerman , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He would play for the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians.-External links:...
  
  , 41, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1909) and Cleveland Indians (1914–1916).

• February 3 – Gus Sandberg
  Gus Sandberg
  Gustave E. Sandberg was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...
  
  , 34, backup catcher for the Cincinnati Reds from 1923 to 1924.

• February 13 – Dan Abbott
  Dan Abbott
  Leander Franklin "Big Dan" Abbott was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played three games for the Toledo Maumees in .-External links:...
  
  , 67, pitcher for the 1890 Toledo Maumees.

• February 14 – Pete Kilduff
  Pete Kilduff
  Peter John Kilduff , is a former professional baseball player who played second base from 1917-1920. He appeared in the 1920 World Series with the Brooklyn Robins where he was one of three outs in Bill Wambsganss's unassisted triple play...
  
  , 36, second baseman for the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins from 1917 to 1921, who in the 1920 World Series
  1920 World Series
  -Game 1:Tuesday, October 5, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York-Game 2:Wednesday, October 6, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York-Game 3:Thursday, October 7, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York-Game 4:...
  
   became one of three outs in Bill Wambsganss
  Bill Wambsganss
  William Adolf Wambsganss was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1914 through 1926, Wambsganss played for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Athletics...
  
  's 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...
  
  ; the only in Series history.

• March 11 – Bob Barr, 73, pitcher who played for six different teams of the American Association and National League between 1883 and 1891.

• March 12 – Jack Powell, 70, pitcher who posted 245 wins and a 2.97 ERA with four teams from 1897 to 1904 .

• March 15 – George Townsend
  George Townsend (baseball)
  George Hodgson Townsend , was an American baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1887-1891. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Baltimore Orioles.-References:...
  
  , 62, catcher who played from 1887 to 1991 with the Philadelphia Athletics and Baltimore Orioles of the American Association.

• March 21 – Bill Fagan
  Bill Fagan
  -External links:...
  
  , , pitcher for the New York Metropolitans (1887) and Kansas City Cowboys (1888) of the American Association.

• March 25 – Bill Krieg
  Bill Krieg
  William Frederick Krieg was a Major League Baseball player from 1884 to 1887. He won three batting titles in the minor leagues.-Career:...
  
  , 71, utility for the St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Brooklyn and Washington teams from 1884 to 1887, who also won three minor league batting titles in the 1880s

April–June

• April 5 – Frederick Fass
  Frederick Fass
  Frederick Peter Fass was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher for one season with the Indianapolis Hoosiers. For his career, he compiled an 0-1 record in 4 appearances, with a 10.34 earned run average and no strikeouts.He died in Burnt Mill, Colorado at the age of 76.-References:...
  
  , 70, pitcher for the 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers.

• April 5 – Jack McGeachey
  Jack McGeachey
  John Charles McGeachey , was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from -. He would play for the Detroit Wolverines, St. Louis Maroons, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Brooklyn Ward's Wonders, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Reds.-External links:...
  
  , 65, backup outfielder who hit .245 with 164 stolen bases in 608 games for six teams from 1886 to 1891.

• April 11 – Wayland Dean
  Wayland Dean
  Wayland Ogden Dean was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played seven seasons in professional baseball, four at the major league level...
  
  , 27, pitcher who posted a 24–36 record with a 4.87 ERA for the Giants, Phillies and Cubs from 1924 to 1927.

• April 14 – Frank Kitson, 60, pitcher who won 128 games with a 3.18 ERA for six teams from 1898 to 1907.

• April 14 – John B. Sheridan, 61, sportswriter for St. Louis newspapers whose column "Back of the Home Plate" appeared in The Sporting News for many years.

• April 18 – Jack Stivetts
  Jack Stivetts
  John Elmer Stivetts was a pitcher with an 11-year career from 1889 to 1899. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals of the American Association and the Boston Beaneaters and Cleveland Spiders, both of the National League...
  
  , 62, pitcher for St. Louis and Boston who had six 20-win seasons, including 30-win campaigns in 1891–92; in 1892, pitched no-hitter and won twice in championship playoff.

• April 23 – Rube Manning
  Rube Manning
  Walter S. "Rube" Manning , was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1907 to 1910.Manning started his professional baseball career in 1906. He pitched for Williamsport of the Tri-State League for two years before being purchased by the New York Highlanders. In his first major league season, he went...
  
  , 46, pitcher who posted a 22–32 record with a 3.14 ERA in 84 games for the New York Yankees from 1907 through 1910.

• April 26 – Harry Mace
  Harry Mace
  Harry F. Mace was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the 1891 Washington Statesmen. He played in the minors from 1889–1895 and managed in 1902.-External links:...
  
  , 63, pitcher for the 1891 Washington Statesmen.

• May 28 – Hal Carlson
  Hal Carlson
  Harold Gust Carlson , was a former professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1917–1930, for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates.-External links:...
  
  , 36, pitcher who won 114 games with the Pirates, Phillies and Cubs from 1917 through 1930; stricken suddenly in his hotel room before a game.

• June 3 – George Hemming
  George Hemming
  George Hemming , also known as Old Wax Figger, was a pitcher in major league baseball in the late-19th century. His first season was with the Cleveland Infants, most likely because his hometown, Carrollton was nearby...
  
  , 61, pitcher who posted a 91–82 record for six different clubs from 1891 through 1897.

• June 5 – Lou Say
  Lou Say
  Louis I. Say was an American professional baseball player who played in seven seasons for the Baltimore Marylands, Baltimore Canaries and Washington Nationals of the National Association, the Cincinnati Reds of the National League, Philadelphia Athletics and Baltimore Orioles of the American...
  
  , shortstop who hit .232 in 298 for eight teams in four different leagues from 1873 to 1884.

• June 9 – Lew McCarty
  Lew McCarty
  George Lewis McCarty , is a former professional baseball player who played catcher from 1913-1921. He appeared in the 1917 World Series as a member of the New York Giants....
  
  , 41, catcher who hit .266 for the Brooklyn, New York and St. Louis National League teams from 1913 to 1921.

• June – Harry Patton
  Harry Patton (baseball)
  Harry Claud Patton was a baseball pitcher. He played one game for the St. Louis Cardinals on August 22, 1910, pitching four innings.-External links:*http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/stats/pattoha01...
  
  , 45, relief pitcher who appeared in one game for the 1910 St. Louis Cardinals.

• June 10 – Wally Smith, 42, valuable man at all four infield positions, who hit .229 in 201 games for the Cardinals and Senators between 1911 and 1914.

• June 22 – Bill Dam
  Bill Dam
  Elbridge Rust Dam is a former Major League Baseball player. He played one game with the Boston Doves on August 23, 1909, going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk in three plate appearances.-External links:...
  
  , 45, utility outfielder for the 1909 Boston Doves.

July–September

• July 16 – Zeke Rosebraugh, 53, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1888 and 1889.

• July 19 – Will Holland
  Will Holland (baseball)
  Willard A. Holland played professional baseball for the 1889 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association. He played in the minor leagues through 1898.- References :...
  
  , 68, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 1889.

• July 26 – Tommy Madden
  Tommy Madden
  Thomas Joseph Madden was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Madden played in four games for the Boston Beaneaters in the season, and for the New York Highlanders in . In five career games, he had four hits in 16 at-bats....
  
  , 46, outfielder for the Boston Beaneaters and New York Highlanders in the early 20th century.

• August 4 – Sam Jackson
  Sam Jackson (baseball)
  Samuel Jackson was a professional baseball player. He played second base for the Boston Red Stockings and the Brooklyn Atlantics of the National Association.-External links:...
  
  , 81, second baseman for the Boston Red Stockings (1871) and the Brooklyn Atlantics (1872), who also became the third English player to reach the majors.

• August 7 – Emmett Seery
  Emmett Seery
  John Emmett Seery was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Baltimore Monumentals, Kansas City Cowboys, St. Louis Maroons, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Brooklyn Ward's Wonders, Cincinnati Kelly's Killers, and Louisville Colonels from 1884 to 1892. In 916 career major league games,...
  
  , 69, outfielder who played for seven different teams in all four active leagues during the 19th century.

• August 15 – Guy Tutwiler
  Guy Tutwiler
  Guy Isbel Tutwiler , nicknamed "King Tut," was a Major League Baseball player who played two seasons with the Detroit Tigers . Born in Coalburg, Alabama, "King Tut" Tutwiler played in 27 major league games, including 14 at first base, 6 at second base, and 3 in the outfield...
  
  , 41, first baseman for the Detroit Tigers between 1911 and 1913.

• August 17 – Harry Maskrey
  Harry Maskrey (baseball)
  Harry H. Maskrey , was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues for the 1882 Louisville Eclipse. He appeared in one game on September 21, 1882 and was hitless in four at-bats for the Eclipse. His brother, Leech Maskrey, also played for the 82 Eclipse.-External links:...
  
  , 68, outfielder who appeared in one game for the Louisville Eclipse of the American Association in 1882.

• August 23 – Larry Twitchell
  Larry Twitchell
  Lawrence Grant Twitchell was a Major League baseball outfielder. Twitchell was born in Cleveland, Ohio.On August 15, , he hit for the cycle, getting 6 hits in 6 at bats to lead the Cleveland Spiders over the Boston Beaneaters...
  
  , 66, outfielder/pitcher for seven teams from 1886 to 1894, who hit for the cycle in 1889.

• August 29 – Ben Sanders
  Ben Sanders
  Alexander Bennett "Ben" Sanders was an American Major League Baseball player, who pitched a total of five seasons, for three different teams.-Career:...
  
  , 65, pitcher for five seasons, 1888–1892, threw no-hitter on August 22, 1892.

• September 1 – John Reccius
  John Reccius
  John Reccius was an American Major League Baseball player from Louisville, Kentucky who pitched and played in center field during his two seasons for the Louisville Eclipse of the American Association....
  
  , 70, pitcher and center fielder for the 1882–1883 Louisville Eclipse.

• September 7 – Mickey Keliher
  Mickey Keliher
  Maurice Michael Keliher was a professional baseball first baseman. He played in three games for the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates and in 2 games for the 1912 Pirates. In 7 at-bats he never recorded a Major League hit. He was later a player/manager for the Chambersburg Maroons and Hagerstown Hubs in the...
  
  , 40, first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1911 to 1912.

• September 14 – Jim McCauley
  Jim McCauley
  James Adelbert McCauley was a 19th century Major League Baseball catcher. He played from 1884–1886 for the St. Louis Browns, Buffalo Bisons, Chicago White Stockings and Brooklyn Grays.-External links:...
  
  , 67, backup catcher for the St. Louis Browns, Buffalo Bisons, Chicago White Stockings and Brooklyn Grays from 1884 to 1886.

• September 19 – Arlie Pond
  Arlie Pond
  Dr. Erasmus Arlington "Arlie" Pond was an American major league baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles from -, as well as a doctor in the U.S...
  
  , 57, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles from 1895 to 1898, as well as a doctor in the U.S. Army between 1898 and 1919.

• September 25 – 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...
  
  , 44, right fielder for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants and Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1919, who posted the longest hitting streak
  Hitting streak
  In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the number of consecutive official games in which a player gets at least one base hit.According to the Official Baseball Rules, such a streak is ended when a player has at least 1 plate appearance and no hits...
  
   in baseball history with 69 games in 1919, while playing for the Wichita Jobbers of the Western League.

October–December

• October 9 – Lem Cross
  Lem Cross
  George Lewis Cross was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League in 1893 and 1894. He played in the minors through 1900, mostly in the Western League.-References:...
  
  , 58, pitcher who posted a 3–6 record with the Cincinnati Reds from 1893 to 1894.

• October 29 – Gene Wright
  Gene Wright (baseball)
  Clarence Eugene Wright was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1901 to 1904.-References:...
  
  , 51, pitcher for the Brooklyn, Cleveland and St. Louis teams from 1901 to 1904.

• November 7 – Warren Fitzgerald
  Warren Fitzgerald (baseball)
  Warren Bartholomew Fitzgerald , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in the majors for the Louisville Colonels during the 1891 and 1892 seasons.-External links:...
  
  , 62, pitcher who posted a 15–20 record with a 3.66 ERA for the Louisville Colonels from 1891 to 1892.

• November 7 – John Hanna
  John Hanna (baseball)
  John Hanna was a 19th-century professional baseball catcher.-External links:...
  
  , 67, catcher for the Washington Nationals and Richmond Virginians during the 1884 season.

• November 19 – John Russell
  John Russell (baseball pitcher)
  John Albert Russell was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in six games for Brooklyn Robins in the 1917 & 1918 seasons and then in fifteen games for the Chicago White Sox in 1921-1922.In 1918 Russell served in the military during World War I.-External links:...
  
  , pitcher for the Brooklyn Robins and Chicago White Sox bnetween 1917 and 1922.

• November 20 – William Hanna, 68, sportswriter for various New York newspapers since 1888, known for his florid writing style.

• November 28 – Ed Hendricks
  Ed Hendricks
  Edward Hendricks was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants in 1910.-External links:...
  
  , 45, pitcher for the 1910 New York Giants.

• December 3 – Harry Baumgartner
  Harry Baumgartner
  Harry Edward Baumgartner was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers in .-External links:...
  
  , 38, relief pitcher who went 0–1 in nine games for the 1920 Detroit Tigers.

• December 9 – Rube Foster, 51, pioneer and driving force in the Negro Leagues who was owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants from 1911 to 1925; founded the first stable Negro League, the Negro National League, in 1920, and won its first three pennants; was black baseball's premier pitcher in the century's first decade.

• December 9 – Dave Rowe
  Dave Rowe (baseball)
  David Elwood "Dave" Rowe was an American Major League Baseball center fielder and manager from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His brother, Jack Rowe also played and managed in the Major leagues. Over the course of Rowe's career, he had 383 hits and a .263 batting average...
  
  , 76, center fielder and manager, career lasted seven seasons from 1877–1884.

• December 14 – Al Hubbard
  Al Hubbard (baseball)
  Allen Hubbard , was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher and shortstop in two games for the 1883 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association.-External links:...
  
  , 70, catcher/shortstop for the 1883 Philadelphia Athletics.

• December 29 – Sandy Piez, 42, backup outfielder who spent most of his career as a specialist pinch-runner with the 1914 New York Giants.

• December 29 – Ginger Shinault
  Ginger Shinault
  Enoch Erskine "Ginger" Shinault was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1921 to 1922, playing in 35 career games.-External links:...
  
  , 38, backup catcher who hit .295 in 35 games for the Cleveland Indians from 1921 to 1922

• December 29 – George Stutz
  George Stutz
  George "Kid" Stutz was a Major League Baseball shortstop. Stutz played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the season. In 6 career games, he had no hits in 9 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  , , shortstop who appeared in six games with the 1926 Philadelphia Phillies.