Major League Baseball

• World Series
  1987 World Series
  The 1987 World Series pitted the Minnesota Twins versus the St. Louis Cardinals.Minnesota was victorious in a World Series that was the first in which the home team won every game...
  
  : Minnesota Twins
  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...
  
   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...
  
   (4-3); Frank Viola
  Frank Viola
  Frank John Viola, Jr. is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins , New York Mets , Boston Red Sox , Cincinnati Reds and Toronto Blue Jays . A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988...
  
  , MVP

• • American League Championship Series
    1987 American League Championship Series
    -Game 1:Wednesday, October 7, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, MinnesotaThe 1987 AL playoffs opened at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, with the Tigers throwing Doyle Alexander against the Twins' Frank Viola. In the bottom of the second, the Twins opened the scoring when third...
    
    : Gary Gaetti
    Gary Gaetti
    Gary Joseph Gaetti , nicknamed "G-Man", "Rat", or "Zorn" is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins , California Angels , Kansas City Royals , St...
    
    , MVP
  • National League Championship Series
    1987 National League Championship Series
    - Game 1 :Tuesday, October 6, 1987 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MissouriThe Giants struck first on an RBI groundout by Candy Maldonado, but the Cardinals tied it in the third on Vince Coleman's RBI single...
    
    : Jeff Leonard
    Jeffrey Leonard
    Jeffrey N. Leonard is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball with a 14-year career from to...
    
    , MVP
• All-Star Game
  Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers...
  
  , July 14 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
  McAfee Coliseum
  O.co Coliseum is a multi-purpose stadium, located in Oakland, California, in the Coliseum Industrial area...
  
  : National League, 2-0 (13 innings); Tim Raines
  Tim Raines
  Timothy Raines , nicknamed "Rock", is a former American professional baseball player. He played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos...
  
  , MVP

Other champions

• Caribbean World Series
  Caribbean World Series
  The Caribbean Series , also called the Caribbean World Series is the highest baseball tournament at club level in Latin America. The league winners from the Winter Leagues of Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela participate in the tournament...
  
  : Criollos de Caguas (Puerto Rico)
• College World Series
  College World Series
  The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
  
  : Stanford
  Stanford University
  The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
  
  
• Japan Series
  Japan Series
  , or is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan. It is a seven-game series between the winning clubs of the league's two circuits, the Central League and the Pacific League....
  
  : Seibu Lions
  Seibu Lions
  The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based west of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Prince Hotels, which in turn is owned by the Seibu Group...
  
   over Yomiuri Giants
  Yomiuri Giants
  The are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top level of professional play in Japan. They play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The English-language press occasionally calls the...
  
   (4-2)
• Little League World Series
  Little League World Series
  The Little League Baseball World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 11 to 13 years old. It was originally called the National Little League Tournament and was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball. It was first held in 1947 and is held every August in South...
  
  : Hua Lian, Taiwan
  Taiwan
  Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
  
  

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  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...
  
  
  • George Bell, Toronto Blue Jays
    Toronto Blue Jays
    The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
    
    , OF (AL)
  • Andre Dawson
    Andre Dawson
    Andre Nolan Dawson , nicknamed "The Hawk", is an American former center fielder and right fielder. During a 21-year baseball career, he played for four different teams, spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs .An 8-time National League All-Star, he was named 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...
    
    , OF (NL)
• Cy Young Award
  Cy Young Award
  The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...
  
  
  • Roger Clemens
    Roger Clemens
    William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
    
    , 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"...
    
     (AL)
  • Steve Bedrosian
    Steve Bedrosian
    Stephen Wayne Bedrosian, is an American former baseball player. Nicknamed "Bedrock", he played from 1981 to 1995 with the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins...
    
    , 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...
    
     (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  MLB Rookie of the Year Award
  In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America . The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946...
  
  
  • Mark McGwire
    Mark McGwire
    Mark David McGwire , nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the hitting coach for the St...
    
    , Oakland 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....
    
    , 1B (AL)
  • Benito Santiago
    Benito Santiago
    Benito Santiago Rivera is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played for twenty seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to , most notably for the San Diego Padres...
    
    , San Diego Padres
    San Diego Padres
    The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
    
    , C (NL)
• Manager of the Year Award
  Manager of the Year Award
  In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to the best managers in the American League and the National League . The winner is voted on by 28 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America . Each places a vote for first, second, and third...
  
  
  • Sparky Anderson
    Sparky Anderson
    George Lee "Sparky" Anderson was an American Major League Baseball manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both...
    
    , 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...
    
     (AL)
  • Buck Rodgers
    Buck Rodgers
    Robert LeRoy "Buck" Rodgers is a former catcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he helmed three major league teams: the Milwaukee Brewers , Montreal Expos and California Angels , compiling a career won-lost mark of 784–773 .-Playing career:Rodgers attended Ohio Wesleyan...
    
    , Montreal Expos
    Montreal Expos
    The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
    
     (NL)

MLB statistical leaders

Major league baseball final standings

January-March

• January 14 - Catfish Hunter
  Catfish Hunter
  James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter , was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During a 15-year baseball career, he pitched from 1965-1979 for both the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees...
  
   and Billy Williams are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America
  Baseball Writers Association of America
  The Baseball Writers' Association of America is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying Web sites. The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908, to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century...
  
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• February 25 - Baseball Commissioner
  Baseball Commissioner
  The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball and its associated minor leagues. Under the direction of the Commissioner, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball hires and maintains the sport's umpiring crews, and negotiates marketing, labor, and television contracts...
  
   Peter Ueberroth
  Peter Ueberroth
  Peter Victor Ueberroth is an American executive. He served as the sixth Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1989. He was recently the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee; he was replaced by Larry Probst in October 2008....
  
   bars San Diego Padres
  San Diego Padres
  The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
  
   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...
  
   LaMarr Hoyt
  LaMarr Hoyt
  Dewey LaMarr Hoyt is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who won the American League Cy Young Award.-Chicago White Sox:...
  
   from baseball
  Baseball
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
  
   following his third arrest on drug possession charges, this time on the U.S.-Mexico
  Mexico
  The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
  
   border. Hoyt was sentenced to 45 days in jail on December 16, 1986. An arbitrator cut Hoyt's suspension to sixty days in mid-June and ordered the Padres to reinstate him. The Padres, however, gave him his unconditional release the following day.

• March 3 - Ray Dandridge
  Ray Dandridge
  Raymond Emmitt Dandridge was an American third baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. He was born in Richmond, Virginia. Dandridge was one of the greatest fielders in the history of baseball, and one of the sport's greatest hitters for average, but unfortunately his name is not familiar to the...
  
  , a third baseman from the Negro Leagues
  Negro league baseball
  The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in...
  
  , is the only player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.

• March 27 - The New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   acquire David Cone
  David Cone
  David Brian Cone is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 17-year baseball career, he pitched from 1986-2003 for six different teams. Cone pitched the sixteenth perfect game in baseball history. He also set the MLB record for most years between 20-win seasons. He was a member of five...
  
   and Chris Jelic
  Chris Jelic
  Christopher John Jelic , is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder who appeared in four games with the New York Mets in...
  
   from the Kansas City Royals
  Kansas City Royals
  The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
  
   for Ed Hearn, Rick Anderson
  Rick Anderson (baseball, born 1956)
  Richard Arlen Anderson is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher and the current pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins.-New York Mets:...
  
   and Mauro Gozzo
  Mauro Gozzo
  Mauro Gozzo is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from until ....
  
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April-June

• April 6 - Al Campanis
  Al Campanis
  Alexander Sebastian Campanis was an American executive in Major League Baseball. He had a brief Major League career as a second baseman, playing for both the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' minor-league team...
  
  , a former teammate of Jackie Robinson
  Jackie Robinson
  Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
  
  , appears on the ABC
  American Broadcasting Company
  The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
  
   news program, Nightline to discuss the progress of racial integration of baseball on the fortieth anniversary of Robinson's first game. When asked why more African-Americans have not become managers or executives, Campanis states that Blacks may lack certain qualities for those jobs, drawing the ire of host Ted Koppel
  Ted Koppel
  Edward James "Ted" Koppel is an English-born American broadcast journalist, best known as the anchor for Nightline from the program's inception in 1980 until his retirement in late 2005. After leaving Nightline, Koppel worked as managing editor for the Discovery Channel before resigning in 2008...
  
  . Campanis was fired as Los Angeles Dodgers general manager two days later.

• April 13 - At Jack Murphy Stadium, the San Diego Padres
  San Diego Padres
  The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
  
   set a major league record when the first three batters in the bottom of the first inning hit 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 off San Francisco 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....
  
   starter
  Starting pitcher
  In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
  
   Roger Mason in their home opener. The Padres, trailing 2–0, got homers from Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn
  Tony Gwynn
  Anthony Keith "Tony" Gwynn, Sr. , nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He played his entire 20-year baseball career for the San Diego Padres...
  
   and John Kruk
  John Kruk
  John Martin Kruk is a former Major League Baseball player and current baseball analyst for ESPN.-Early life and career:...
  
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• April 15 - Juan Nieves
  Juan Nieves
  Juan Manuel Nieves Cruz is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who, on April 15, 1987 against the Baltimore Orioles, became the second-youngest player in major league history to throw a no-hitter, and so far the only Milwaukee Brewer to do so.He was signed by the Brewers after graduating...
  
   of the Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers
  The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   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"...
  
   against the Baltimore Orioles
  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...
  
  . He becomes the second-youngest pitcher in major league history to accomplish the feat, and the first Brewer.

• April 17 - Mike Schmidt
  Mike Schmidt
  Michael Jack Schmidt is a Hall of Fame third baseman popularly considered among the greatest third basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
   of 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...
  
   hits the 500th home run of his career. It came in the ninth inning against 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...
  
  ' Don Robinson
  Don Robinson (baseball player)
  Don Allen Robinson , was a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, California Angels, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1978 through 1992. Nicknamed "The Caveman," Robinson's career record was 109-106 with a 3.79 ERA...
  
  , giving the Phillies an 8-6 win at Pittsburgh.

• June 2 - The Seattle Mariners
  Seattle Mariners
  The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
  
   use the number-one overall pick of the draft to select Ken Griffey, Jr.
  Ken Griffey, Jr.
  George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. , nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and during his final years, designated hitter...
  
  , signaling a turnaround in their fortunes as an organization.

• June 22 - With their starting rotation decimated by injury, the New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   seek help from Tom Seaver
  Tom Seaver
  George Thomas "Tom" Seaver , nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967-1986 for four different teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets...
  
  , who was not offered a contract to his liking following the season (his 1986 salary was $1 million; 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"...
  
   offered $500,000, which Seaver declined). Though no actual contract is signed, Seaver joins the club on June 6, and is hit hard on in an exhibition game against the Triple-A Tidewater Tides on June 11. After similarly poor outings on the 16th & 20th, he announced his retirement.

• June 28 - Don Baylor
  Don Baylor
  Donald Edward Baylor is a Major League Baseball coach currently the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and a former player and manager. During his 19-year playing career, he was a power hitter who played as a first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter...
  
   of the visiting 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"...
  
   is hit by a pitch
  Hit by pitch
  In baseball, hit by pitch , or hit batsman , is a batter or his equipment being hit in some part of his body by a pitch from the pitcher.-Official rule:...
  
   from Rick Rhoden
  Rick Rhoden
  Richard Alan Rhoden is a professional golfer and was a Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 16 year baseball career, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers , Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros of the National League; and the New York Yankees of the American League.-Early years:Rhoden was...
  
   in the sixth inning of a 6-2 win over 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...
  
  . The HBP gives Baylor 244 for his career, breaking Ron Hunt
  Ron Hunt
  Ronald Kenneth Hunt is a former Major League Baseball player. A second baseman who also played third base sparingly, Hunt played for the New York Mets , Los Angeles Dodgers , San Francisco Giants , Montreal Expos and St...
  
  's modern-day record.

July-September

• July 14 - Tim Raines
  Tim Raines
  Timothy Raines , nicknamed "Rock", is a former American professional baseball player. He played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos...
  
   caps a 3-for-3 performance in the All-Star Game
  Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers...
  
   with a two-run triple in the top of the 13th inning, giving 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...
  
   a 2–0 victory over the 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...
  
  . Raines is selected the MVP.

• July 18 - New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly
  Don Mattingly
  Donald Arthur "Don" Mattingly is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
  
   homers in his record-tying eighth straight game, in a 7-2 Texas Rangers win over the Yankees. He ties the record set by Dale Long
  Dale Long
  Richard Dale Long was a first baseman in professional baseball. Between 1951 and 1963, Long played in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates , St. Louis Browns , Chicago Cubs , San Francisco Giants , New York Yankees and Washington Senators...
  
   in 1956
  1956 in baseball
  -Major League Baseball:*World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers ; Don Larsen, MVP*All-Star Game, July 10 at Griffith Stadium: National League, 7-3-Other champions:*Caribbean World Series: Cienfuegos *College World Series: Minnesota...
  
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• August 11 - Mark McGwire
  Mark McGwire
  Mark David McGwire , nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the hitting coach for the St...
  
   of the Oakland 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....
  
   breaks Al Rosen
  Al Rosen
  Albert Leonard Rosen , nicknamed "Al", "Flip", and the "Hebrew Hammer", is a former American professional baseball player who was a third baseman and right-handed slugger in the Major Leagues for ten seasons in tthe 1940s and 1950s.He played his entire 10-year career with the Cleveland Indians in...
  
  's American League rookie record by hitting his 38th home run in an 8-2 loss to the Mariners.

• August 26 - Paul Molitor
  Paul Molitor
  Paul Leo Molitor , nicknamed "Molly" and "The Ignitor", is an American former Major League Baseball designated hitter and infielder. During his 21-year baseball career, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers , Toronto Blue Jays , and Minnesota Twins...
  
   of the Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers
  The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   goes hitless, and ends his 39-game hitting streak; it is the longest 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...
  
   hitting streak since Joe DiMaggio
  Joe DiMaggio
  Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio , nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper," was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak , a record that still stands...
  
  's 56 game streak in 1941
  1941 in baseball
  -Headline events of the year:*Joe Dimaggio hits in 56 consecutive games. After being hitless in the 57th game, he hit safely in 16 more consecutive games for a streak of 72 of 73 games.*Ted Williams ended the season with a .406 batting average...
  
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• August 30 - With knuckleball pitcher Charlie Hough
  Charlie Hough
  Charles Oliver Hough is a former Major League Baseball knuckleball pitcher. He is currently a senior adviser of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers.-Playing career:...
  
   on the mound, Texas Rangers
  Texas Rangers (baseball)
  The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
  
   catcher Geno Petralli
  Geno Petralli
  Eugene James Petralli is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of twelve seasons in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1993, primarily as a catcher.- Early life :...
  
   ties a Major League record by committing six passed ball
  Passed ball
  In baseball, a catcher is charged with a passed ball when he fails to hold or control a legally pitched ball that, with ordinary effort, should have been maintained under his control. When, as a result of this loss of control, the batter or a runner on base advances, the catcher is thereby charged...
  
  s in a 7-0 loss to 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...
  
   at Tiger Stadium. All seven runs are unearned and come as a result of the passed balls. Petralli will commit 35 passed balls on the season, breaking J. C. Martin
  J. C. Martin
  Joseph Clifton Martin is a former Major League Baseball player. The left-handed hitting, right-handed throwing Martin played for the Chicago White Sox from 1959-1967, New York Mets in 1968 and 1969 and Chicago Cubs from 1970-1972.Martin was scouted by the White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1956...
  
  's modern-day single-season record of 33 in .

• September 9 - Nolan Ryan
  Nolan Ryan
  Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. , nicknamed "The Ryan Express", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently principal owner, president and CEO of the Texas Rangers....
  
   strikes out 16 to pass 4,500 for his career as the Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
   beat the San Francisco 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. Ryan strikes out 12 of the final 13 batters and fans Mike Aldrete
  Mike Aldrete
  Michael Peter Aldrete is a former first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball.Aldrete was a four-year letterman at Stanford University...
  
   to complete the seventh inning for his 4,500th strikeout.

• September 14 - In the midst of the Toronto Blue Jays
  Toronto Blue Jays
  The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
  
  ' 18-3 drubbing of the Baltimore Orioles
  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...
  
   at Exhibition Stadium
  Exhibition Stadium
  Canadian National Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that formerly stood on the Exhibition Place grounds, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
  
  , Cal Ripken, Jr.
  Cal Ripken, Jr.
  Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr. , nicknamed "Iron Man", is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Baltimore Orioles ....
  
   is lifted from the lineup and replaced by Ron Washington
  Ron Washington
  Ronald Washington is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and the current manager of the Texas Rangers. Prior to managing the Rangers, Washington coached in the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics organizations.-Playing career:Washington was signed by the Kansas City Royals on July 17, 1970...
  
  , stopping Ripken's consecutive innings played streak at 8,243. In this same game, Toronto hits ten home runs to set a Major League single-game record. Ernie Whitt
  Ernie Whitt
  Leo Ernest "Ernie" Whitt is a former Major League Baseball catcher and coach who is the current manager for the minor league Clearwater Threshers. He is noted for the twelve years he spent as a player with the Toronto Blue Jays...
  
   connects on three of the home runs, Rance Mulliniks
  Rance Mulliniks
  Steven Rance Mulliniks is a former Major League Baseball player.Originally drafted as a shortstop, Mulliniks made his major league debut in for the California Angels, batting .269 in 78 games...
  
   and George Bell two each, and Fred McGriff
  Fred McGriff
  Frederick Stanley McGriff is a left-handed former Major League Baseball player who starred for several teams from the mid-1980s until the early 2000s. A power-hitting first baseman with a tall, lanky build, the five-time All-Star became, in , the first player since the dead-ball era to lead both...
  
  , Lloyd Moseby
  Lloyd Moseby
  Lloyd Anthony Moseby was a Major League Baseball player. A center fielder, and good all-around athlete, Moseby's nickname Shaker was said to stem from his ability to get away from or "shake" players who attempted to defend him on the basketball court.Born in Portland, Arkansas, Moseby graduated...
  
   and Rob Ducey
  Rob Ducey
  Robert Thomas Ducey is a Canadian former outfielder in Major League Baseball.Raised in Cambridge, Ontario, Ducey graduated from Seminole Community College, and was first signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in...
  
   one each.

• September 18 - Darrell Evans
  Darrell Evans
  Darrell Wayne Evans is a former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 to 1989 with the Atlanta Braves , San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers . He is also the former manager and director of player personnel for the Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball...
  
   hits his 30th 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...
  
   of the season, and becomes the first player to do so after the age of 40.

• September 21 - Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Eugene Strawberry is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who is well-known both for his play on the field and for his controversial behavior off it...
  
   swipes his 30th base of the season to join the 30-30 club
  30-30 club
  The 30–30 club is a grouping of Major League Baseball players who have reached the 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases plateaus in the same season....
  
  . With teammate Howard Johnson already having joined, it marks the first time that two teammates achieve 30-30 seasons in the same year.

• September 22 - Wade Boggs
  Wade Boggs
  Wade Anthony Boggs is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He spent his 18-year baseball career primarily with the Boston Red Sox, but also played for the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays...
  
   of the Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
  
   reaches the 200-hit mark for the fifth straight season in an 8-5 loss to 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...
  
  .

October-December

• October 4 - 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 Toronto Blue Jays
  Toronto Blue Jays
  The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
  
   1-0 to clinch the American League East
  American League East
  The American League Eastern Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions . This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the Western Division...
  
   division title. The victory caps off a thrilling pennant race in which the Tigers overcame a 3.5 game deficit to the Blue Jays in the last two weeks of the season, including sweeping the Blue Jays at Tiger Stadium in the final weekend, and finishing two games ahead of Toronto in the standings.

• October 25 - In Game Seven of the World Series
  1987 World Series
  The 1987 World Series pitted the Minnesota Twins versus the St. Louis Cardinals.Minnesota was victorious in a World Series that was the first in which the home team won every game...
  
  , starter Frank Viola
  Frank Viola
  Frank John Viola, Jr. is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins , New York Mets , Boston Red Sox , Cincinnati Reds and Toronto Blue Jays . A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988...
  
   and reliever Jeff Reardon
  Jeff Reardon
  Jeffrey James Reardon , nicknamed "The Terminator" for his intimidating presence on the mound and 98 mph fastball, is a former professional baseball relief pitcher from 1979-1994 who played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, and Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati...
  
   hold 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...
  
   to six hits, as the Minnesota Twins
  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...
  
   win 4–2 for their first World Championship. The franchise's last title came in 1924
  1924 World Series
  In the 1924 World Series, the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in seven games. The Giants became the first team to play in four consecutive World Series, winning in 1921–1922 and losing in 1923–1924. Their long-time manager, John McGraw, made his ninth and final World Series appearance...
  
   as the Washington Senators. Viola is named the Series MVP.

• November 10 - In the closest vote in Cy Young Award history, Steve Bedrosian
  Steve Bedrosian
  Stephen Wayne Bedrosian, is an American former baseball player. Nicknamed "Bedrock", he played from 1981 to 1995 with the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins...
  
   of 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...
  
   edges Rick Sutcliffe of 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...
  
  , 57-55, to win the National League honors. Bedrosian posted a 5-3 record with a 2.83 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...
  
   and 40 saves
  Save (sport)
  In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...
  
  , while Sutcliffe finished 18-10 with a 3.68 ERA and 174 strikeout
  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....
  
  s. Bedrosian is the third relief pitcher
  Relief pitcher
  A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
  
   ever to win the award in the NL, joining Mike Marshall  and Bruce Sutter
  Bruce Sutter
  Howard Bruce Sutter is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He was arguably the first pitcher to make effective use of the splitter....
  
   .

• November 18 - Andre Dawson
  Andre Dawson
  Andre Nolan Dawson , nicknamed "The Hawk", is an American former center fielder and right fielder. During a 21-year baseball career, he played for four different teams, spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs .An 8-time National League All-Star, he was named the...
  
   of 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...
  
   is announced as the winner of 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...
  
   MVP Award, becoming the first recipient of the award to play for a last place team.

January

• January   2 - Dave Sappelt
  Dave Sappelt
  David J. Sappelt is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He is 5'9 and weighs 195 lbs. He bats and throws right handed. He graduated from Southern Alamance High School in Graham, NC. Sappelt played college baseball at Coastal Carolina University...
  
  
• January   7 - Kyle Hudson
  Kyle Hudson
  Kyle Jordan Hudson is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles.-College career:Hudson played college baseball and college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign...
  
  
• January 12 - Iván Nova
  Iván Nova
  Iván Manuel Nova Guance is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees.-Career:Nova was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Yankees in 2004. At the end of the 2008 season, Nova had not advanced beyond Class-A Advanced, where he pitched for the Tampa Yankees...
  
  
• January 14 - Logan Forsythe
  Logan Forsythe
  John Logan Forsythe is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the San Diego Padres.He was called up to the majors for the first time on May 4, 2011.-College:...
  
  
• January 19 - James Darnell
  James Darnell
  James T. Darnell is a professional baseball player in the San Diego Padres organization. He was drafted in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.-High school:...
  
  
• January 21 - Brandon Crawford
  Brandon Crawford
  Brandon Michael Crawford is an American professional baseball player for the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball . The shortstop was the sixth player in MLB history to hit a grand slam in his first Major League game...
  
  
• January 21 - Chase d'Arnaud
  Chase d'Arnaud
  Chase Jonathan d'Arnaud is an American professional baseball infielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.D'Arnaud was called up to the majors for the first time on June 24, 2011...
  
  
• January 23 - Cord Phelps
  Cord Phelps
  Robert Cord Phelps is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Cleveland Indians. The Indians selected him in the third round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of Stanford.-2011 Season:...
  
  
• January 26 - Héctor Noesí
  Héctor Noesi
  Héctor Noesí is a pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.Noesí signed with the Yankees as an international free agent in 2004. He made his professional debut in 2006 with the Gulf Coast Yankees...
  
  
• January 26 - Jemile Weeks
  Jemile Weeks
  Jemile Nykiwa Weeks is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.He is the younger brother of Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks.-Professional career:...
  
  
• January 28 - José Ceda
  José Ceda
  José Marti Ceda Marte is a Minor League Baseball player in the Miami Marlins minor league system....
  
  
• January 29 - Alex Avila
  Alex Avila
  Alexander Thomas Avila is an American professional baseball catcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He is 5' 11" tall and weighs 210 pounds. Avila was born in Hialeah, Florida.-Early Baseball Career:...
  
  

February

• February   1 - Austin Jackson
  Austin Jackson
  Austin Jarrell Jackson is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• February   5 - Mark Hamburger
  Mark Hamburger
  Mark John Hamburger is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball.-Professional career:After going undrafted in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, he signed with the Minnesota Twins....
  
  
• February   6 - Pedro Alvarez
  Pedro Alvarez (baseball)
  Pedro Manuel Alvarez Jr. is a Dominican-American professional baseball third baseman with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball....
  
  
• February   6 - Travis Wood
  Travis Wood
  Travis A. Wood , is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. He throws left-handed and bats right-handed....
  
  
• February 11 - Brian Matusz
  Brian Matusz
  Brian Robert Matusz is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in the American League.-College:...
  
  
• February 12 - Argenis Díaz
  Argenis Diaz
  Argenis Díaz is a Major League Baseball shortstop in the Detroit Tigers organization.-Career:Díaz was acquired by the Boston Red Sox organization in July 2003 as an international free agent...
  
  
• February 13 - Ryan Perry
  Ryan Perry
  Ryan Keith Perry is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. At the end of 2008 Baseball America named him the Tigers second best prospect, behind Rick Porcello.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• February 16 - Tom Milone
  Tom Milone
  -Professional career:Milone was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 10th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans baseball team....
  
  
• February 17 - David Cooper
  David Cooper (baseball)
  David Fletcher Cooper is a first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.-Minor League career:...
  
  
• February 19 - Josh Reddick
  Josh Reddick
  William Joshua Reddick is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• February 22 - Carlos Peguero
  Carlos Peguero
  Carlos Angel Peguero is a Major League Baseball left fielder for the Seattle Mariners. He signed as a non-drafted free agent on January 20, 2005 by Mariners scouts Patrick Guerrero and Bob Engle...
  
  
• February 25 - Henry Rodríguez
  Henry Rodríguez (pitcher)
  Henry Alberto Rodríguez is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals. He was signed by scout Julio Franco and has a fastball that can reach triple digits.-Oakland Athletics:...
  
  
• February 28 - Thomas Field
  Thomas Field (baseball)
  Thomas Samuel Field is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.-Professional career:Field was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 24th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of Texas State University....
  
  
• February 28 - Aaron Thompson
  Aaron Thompson
  Aaron M. Thompson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.-Early life:...
  
  

March

• March   4 - Dan Cortes
  Dan Cortes
  Daniel Adam "Dan" Cortes is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft...
  
  
• March   8 - Joel Carreño
  Joel Carreno
  Joel Fernando Carreño Decena is a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.-Career:Carreño began his professional career in 2006, pitching for the DSL Blue Jays. That year, he went 8-3 with a 1.53 ERA in 15 starts, striking out 86 batters in innings. In 2007, he pitched for the GCL Blue Jays, going 6-4...
  
  
• March   9 - Daniel Hudson
  Daniel Hudson
  Daniel Claiborne Hudson is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hudson stands 6 feet, 4 inches and weighs 220 pounds.-College career:...
  
  
• March 21 - Carlos Carrasco
  Carlos Carrasco (baseball)
  Carlos Luis Carrasco is a right-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.-Career:Carrasco was signed as an undrafted free agent on November 25, by the Philadelphia Phillies. In , Carrasco spent the entire season at the Single-A level with the Lakewood BlueClaws, compiling a 2.26 ERA in 159.1...
  
  
• March 22 - Ike Davis
  Ike Davis
  Isaac Benjamin "Ike" Davis is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the New York Mets. He and his father Ron Davis, who pitched in the majors for 11 years, are the 197th father-son combination to have both played in the major leagues.He led his high school team to three straight Arizona state...
  
  
• March 27 - Buster Posey
  Buster Posey
  Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III is a catcher for the San Francisco Giants. He was drafted by the Giants fifth overall in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft....
  
  
• March 30 - Shairon Martis
  Shairon Martis
  Shairon B. Martis is a Dutch-Antillean professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He pitched for The Netherlands in the 2006 World Baseball Classic...
  
  
• March 31 - Peter Bourjos
  Peter Bourjos
  Peter Christopher Bourjos is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim....
  
  

April

• April   3 - Jay Bruce
  Jay Bruce
  Jay Allen Bruce is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He was selected 12th overall in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft....
  
  
• April   3 - Jason Kipnis
  Jason Kipnis
  Jason Michael Kipnis is an American baseball player who plays second base for the Cleveland Indians. He was called up from the minor leagues to the Indians on July 22, 2011....
  
  
• April   4 - Cameron Maybin
  Cameron Maybin
  Cameron Keith Maybin is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres. He was the tenth pick in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft by The Detroit Tigers. He was consistently ranked as the Tigers top minor league prospect while in the organization.-High school:Maybin played high school...
  
  
• April   8 - Yonder Alonso
  Yonder Alonso
  Yonder Alonso is a Cuban-American baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds.-College:Alonso attended the University of Miami, where he played three seasons for the Hurricanes...
  
  
• April   8 - Jeremy Hellickson
  Jeremy Hellickson
  Jeremy Robert Hellickson is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and attended Hoover High School...
  
  
• April 21 - Ryan Adams
  Ryan Adams
  David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
  
  
• April 21 - Brent Morel
  Brent Morel (baseball)
  Brent Morel is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Chicago White Sox.-Career:Morel was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft...
  
  
• April 22 - Tyson Ross
  Tyson Ross
  Tyson William Ross is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He attended Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, which is located mere miles away from where he currently plays...
  
  
• April 24 - Welington Castillo
  Welington Castillo
  Welington Andres Castillo is a baseball catcher currently playing for the Chicago Cubs....
  
  
• April 25 - Danny Espinosa
  Danny Espinosa
  Daniel Richard "Danny" Espinosa is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Washington Nationals.-College career:...
  
  

May

• May   1 - Iván DeJesús, Jr.
  Iván DeJesús, Jr.
  Iván DeJesús, Jr. is a right-handed throwing and right-handed batting Puerto Rican professional baseball player who plays second base for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise. He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers' in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, and he is the son of Iván DeJesús...
  
  
• May   6 - Gerardo Parra
  Gerardo Parra
  Gerardo Enrique Parra is a Major League Baseball left fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks.-Major league career:...
  
  
• May 10 - Brayan Villarreal
  Brayan Villarreal
  Brayan Rene Villarreal is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher currently with the Detroit Tigers. He is 6'0" tall and he weighs 170 pounds....
  
  
• May 12 - Lance Lynn
  Lance Lynn
  Michael Lance Lynn is an American professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals.-Early and personal life:...
  
  
• May 15 - Michael Brantley
  Michael Brantley
  Michael Charles Brantley, Jr. is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays for the Cleveland Indians. He is the son of former MLB player and coach Mickey Brantley....
  
  
• May 24 - Blake Tekotte
  Blake Tekotte
  Blake Aaron Tekotte is an American professional baseball player with the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.Tekotte attended David H. Hickman High School and the University of Miami, where he played for the Miami Hurricanes baseball team...
  
  
• May 24 - Henry Villar
  Henry Villar
  Henry Villar is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently on the Houston Astros 40-man roster....
  
  

June

• June   5 - Manny Piña
• June 11 - Ezequiel Carrera
  Ezequiel Carrera
  Ezequiel Manuel Carrera is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Cleveland Indians. He was the starting outfielder for the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. He was signed with the New York Mets as a non-drafted free agent on April 4,...
  
  
• June 15 - Josh Lindblom
  Josh Lindblom
  Joshua William Lindblom is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.Lindblom attended high school at Harrison High School. He was drafted in the third round of the 2005 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros after being listed by Baseball America as the top prospect in the...
  
  
• June 15 - Eduardo Núñez
  Eduardo Núñez
  Eduardo Michelle Núñez Mendez is a Major League Baseball infielder for the New York Yankees. He was a non-drafted signee with the Yankees in 2004. The Yankees view Núñez as a possible replacement at shortstop for Derek Jeter.Following the 2009 season, Núñez was added to the 40-man roster to...
  
  
• June 18 - Jason Castro
  Jason Castro (baseball)
  Jason Michael Castro is a catcher for the Houston Astros.-Career:Castro played high school baseball for Castro Valley High School....
  
  
• June 18 - J. B. Shuck
  J. B. Shuck
  Jack Burdett Shuck III, known as J. B. Shuck, is an Major League Baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros.-Amateur career:Shuck went to Galion High School, where he batted .576 with a 1.650 OPS and had a 1.12 ERA with 134 strikeouts in 69 innings. He lettered in baseball and basketball...
  
  
• June 24 - Juan Francisco
  Juan Francisco
  Juan Ramón Francisco González is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. He is 6'2, 240 lbs....
  
  
• June 29 - Jeremy Moore
  Jeremy Moore (baseball)
  Jeremy Jerome Moore is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim . Moore joined the Angels during September call-ups on September 1, 2011.-External links:...
  
  
• June 30 - Ryan Cook
  Ryan Cook (baseball)
  Ryan W. Cook is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.Cook attended Clovis High School and the University of Southern California, where he played college baseball for the USC Trojans baseball team...
  
  

July

• July   3 - Casey Coleman
  Casey Coleman (baseball)
  Joseph Casey Coleman is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.-Career:Coleman was drafted by the Cubs in the 15th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He was called up to the majors for the first time on August 2, 2010...
  
  
• July   8 - Josh Harrison
  Josh Harrison
  Joshua I. Harrison aka "J-Hay" or "J-Hay da Man" is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• July   8 - Mason Tobin
  Mason Tobin
  Mason Reed Tobin is a right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers.Prior to playing professionally, Tobin attended Kentridge High School in Kent, Washington and then Everett Community College. He was drafted three times – first, in the 15th round of the 2005 amateur...
  
  
• July 10 - Johnny Giavotella
  Johnny Giavotella
  Johnny A. Giavotella is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Kansas City Royals.Giavotella was called up to the majors for the first time on August 5, 2011. On August 7, 2011, Giavotella hit his first major league career home run off Max Scherzer.-External links:...
  
  
• July 10 - Gregory Infante
  Gregory Infante
  Gregory Alexander Infante is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-External links:...
  
  
• July 16 - Eric Surkamp
  Eric Surkamp
  Eric M. Surkamp is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.-Professional career:Surkamp was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the sixth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of North Carolina State University.In 2011, after going 10-4 with a 2.02 ERA in 22...
  
  
• July 18 - Conor Gillaspie
  Conor Gillaspie
  Conor Michael Gillaspie is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the San Francisco Giants.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• July 26 - Alex Burnett
  Alex Burnett
  Alex James Burnett is a right-handed relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He is six feet tall and weighs 215 lbs., and was signed in the 12th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft....
  
  

August

• August   5 - Tim Federowicz
  Tim Federowicz
  Timothy Joseph Federowicz is a catcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.Federowicz was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of the University of North Carolina...
  
  
• August   7 - Ryan Lavarnway
  Ryan Lavarnway
  Ryan Cole Lavarnway is an American professional baseball catcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball....
  
  
• August 10 - Wilson Ramos
  Wilson Ramos
  Wilson Abraham Ramos is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Washington Nationals. He is 6' tall, weighs 221 lbs., and throws and bats right-handed. He signed with the Minnesota Twins as a non-drafted free agent on July 7, ....
  
  
• August 11 - Drew Storen
  Drew Storen
  Drew Patrick Storen is an American baseball relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. The Nationals selected the 6'1" 170 lb. right-hander No. 10 overall in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft...
  
  
• August 21 - J. D. Martinez
  J. D. Martinez
  Julio Daniel "J. D." Martinez is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros.-School career:...
  
  
• August 23 - Zach Braddock
  Zach Braddock
  William Zachary Braddock is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.-Professional career:...
  
  
• August 25 - Logan Morrison
  Logan Morrison
  Justis Logan Morrison is a Major League Baseball left fielder for the Miami Marlins. Entering the 2010 baseball season, Morrison was considered by Baseball America to be the #2 prospect in the Marlins farm system, and the #20th overall prospect. He played in the 2010 MLB All-Star Futures Game in...
  
  
• August 25 - Justin Upton
  Justin Upton
  Justin Irvin Upton is a National Major League Baseball right fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks....
  
  
• August 26 - Greg Halman
  Greg Halman
  Gregory Anthony "Greg" Halman was a Dutch professional baseball outfielder. He played with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball during the and seasons...
  
  

September

• September   1 - Sean O'Sullivan
  Sean O'Sullivan (baseball)
  Sean Daniel O'Sullivan is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.-Professional career:...
  
  
• September   1 - Trayvon Robinson
  Trayvon Robinson
  Trayvon A. Robinson is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball.-Los Angeles Dodgers organization:...
  
  
• September   3 - Domonic Brown
• September 10 - Paul Goldschmidt
  Paul Goldschmidt
  Paul Edward Goldschmidt is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks.-Baseball career:Goldschmidt was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the eighth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, out of the Texas State University.He was the California League MVP and...
  
  
• September 11 - Brandon Laird
  Brandon Laird
  Brandon J. Laird is a third baseman for the New York Yankees.-Career:Laird attended La Quinta High School in Westminster, California. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 27th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign, opting to attend Cypress College...
  
  
• September 21 - Jeremy Jeffress
  Jeremy Jeffress
  Jeremy Ross Jeffress is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.-Milwaukee Brewers:...
  
  
• September 25 - Lars Anderson
  Lars Anderson (baseball)
  Lars Anderson is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.-High school:...
  
  
• September 25 - Vance Worley
  Vance Worley
  Vance Richard Worley , nicknamed "The Vanimal", is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.-Early career:...
  
  
• September 28 - Jerry Sands
  Jerry Sands
  Gerald R. Sands is an American professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 25th round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of Catawba College...
  
  
• September 30 - Kenley Jansen
  Kenley Jansen
  Kenley Geronimo Jansen is a pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization...
  
  

October

• October   7 - Alex Cobb
  Alex Cobb
  Alexander Miller "Alex" Cobb is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.-Professional career:Cobb was called up to the majors for the first time on May 1, 2011 and made his major league debut that day. He was optioned back to the minors after the game. On May 31, Cobb was recalled...
  
  
• October 21 - Justin De Fratus
  Justin De Fratus
  Justin Andrew De Fratus is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.-Career:De Fratus attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California and then Ventura College...
  
  
• October 23 - Félix Doubront
  Félix Doubront
  Félix Antonio Doubront [doo-Bront] is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Listed at 6'2", 200 lb., Doubront bats and throws left-handed....
  
  
• October 31 - Yamaico Navarro
  Yamaico Navarro
  Yamaico Navarro Pérez is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball....
  
  

November

• November   1 - Anthony Bass
  Anthony Bass
  Anthony E. Bass is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres.-Professional career:Bass was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft....
  
  
• November   3 - Kyle Seager
  Kyle Seager
  Kyle Duerr Seager is an American professional baseball infielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He is listed as one of the Top 10 prospects for the 2011 season, ranked 9th according to Baseball America...
  
  
• November   8 - Bryan Shaw
  Bryan Shaw
  Bryan A. Shaw is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft....
  
  
• November 12 - Mike Leake
  Mike Leake
  Michael Raymond Leake , is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. He bats and throws right-handed...
  
  
• November 16 - Jordan Walden
  Jordan Walden
  Jordan Walden nicknamed "Waldo", is a right-handed pitcher on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim active roster.-Early life:...
  
  
• November 20 - Jeff Locke
  Jeff Locke
  Jeffrey Alan Locke is a major league left-handed starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 6'2", 180 lb. Locke was the first selection in the second round in the 2006 Atlanta Braves Draft.-Early life:...
  
  

December

• December   3 - Andrew Oliver
  Andrew Oliver (baseball)
  Andrew Allen Oliver is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• December   8 - Kyle Drabek
  Kyle Drabek
  Kyle Jordan Drabek is an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays. He made his first major league start on September 15, 2010 against the Baltimore Orioles....
  
  
• December   8 - Zach McAllister
  Zach McAllister
  Zachary Taylor McAllister is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• December   8 - Alexander Torres
  Alexander Torres
  Alexander Jesus Torres Matos is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.Torres was signed on January 12, 2005, by Los Angeles Angels scout Carlos Porte, as an international free agent, and was assigned to the Angels' Dominican Summer League affiliate that season...
  
  
• December   9 - Mat Latos
  Mat Latos
  Mathew Adam "Mat" Latos is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres.-High school and college:...
  
  
• December   9 - Adam Wilk
  Adam Wilk
  Adam Robert Wilk is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.He was called up to the majors for the first time on May 24, 2011 when Phil Coke was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a bone bruise in his right foot....
  
  
• December 13 - Aneury Rodríguez
  Aneury Rodríguez
  Aneury Rodriguez is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros.Rodriguez signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent in 2005. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jason Hammel in 2009. Following the 2010 season, Rodriguez was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the...
  
  
• December 16 - Hector Santiago
  Hector Santiago
  Hector Felipe Santiago is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• December 18 - Rex Brothers
  Rex Brothers
  Rex Coleman Brothers is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.-Professional career:Brothers was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft....
  
  
• December 22 - Zach Britton
  Zach Britton
  Zachary Grant "Zach" Britton is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.-Early years:Britton, the youngest of three brothers, was raised in Santa Clarita, California...
  
  
• December 26 - Mike Minor
  Mike Minor (Baseball)
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January-April

• January 5 - Dale Mitchell
  Dale Mitchell (baseball)
  Loren Dale Mitchell was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1946 through 1956, Mitchell played for the Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
  , 65, All-Star left fielder and career .312 hitter who spent almost his entire career with the Indians; made the last out in Don Larsen
  Don Larsen
  Donald James Larsen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 15-year baseball career, he pitched from 1953-67 for seven different teams. Larsen is best known for pitching the sixth perfect game in baseball history, doing so in game 5 of the 1956 World Series...
  
  's perfect game
  Perfect game
  A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...
  
   in the 1956 World Series, but had only one more major league at bat
• January 6 - Margaret Danhauser
  Margaret Danhauser
  Margaret L. Danhauser [Marnie] was a first basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed.-Career:...
  
  , 65, outstanding first basewoman in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
  All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
  The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball.-History:...
  
  
• January 17 - Ed Busch
  Ed Busch
  Edgar John Busch was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 10", 175 lb., Busch batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Lebanon, Illinois....
  
  , 69, shortstop who played from 1943 to 1945 for the Philadelphia Athletics
• January 20 - Hank Behrman
  Hank Behrman
  Henry Bernard Behrman was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1946-1949 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants...
  
  , 65, pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants between 1946 and 1949
• February 2 - Olive Little
  Olive Little
  Olive Bend Little [Ollie] was a female pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 3", 135 lb., Little batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 69, Canadian All-Star female pitcher who threw four 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"...
  
  s in the AAGPBL
  All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
  The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball.-History:...
  
  
• February 9 - Larry French
  Larry French
  Lawrence Herbert French was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers . A knuckleball specialist, French batted right-handed and threw left-handed...
  
  , 79, All-Star pitcher who won 197 games, primarily with the Pirates and Cubs, before beginning a 26-year Naval career in 1943
• March 8 - Zeke Bonura
  Zeke Bonura
  Henry John Bonura was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators , New York Giants and Chicago Cubs . Bonura batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 78, first baseman for the White Sox, Senators, Giants and Cubs, who hit .300 or more in four of his seven major league seasons with a career-high .345 in 1937
• March 11 - Fred Lucas
  Fred Lucas
  Frederick Warrington Lucas [Fritz] was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season. Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., Lucas batted and threw right handed. He was born in Vineland, New Jersey.At age 32, it had been a long journey to the major...
  
  , 84, outfielder who hit a .265 average in 20 games for the 1935 Philadelphia Phillies
• March 16 - Bob Kline
  Bob Kline
  Robert George Kline [Junior] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the 1930 and 1934 seasons. Listed at 6' 3", 200 lb., Kline batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Enterprise, Ohio.- Career :A fastball thrower, Kline did almost everything a...
  
  , 77, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators in the 1930s, later a minor league manager
• April 27 - John Burrows
  John Burrows
  John Burrows was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.Borrows died in an accidental housefire at his home on Weppler Road near Coal Run, Ohio. His ashes are interred in Round Bottom Cemetery , on Ohio 60 between Beverly and Coal Run.-Sources:...
  
  , 74, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs in the 1940s

May-August

• May 1 - Bobo Holloman
  Bobo Holloman
  Alva Lee "Bobo" Holloman was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns in . Holloman pitched in just 22 games in his lone year, with three wins against seven losses. However, he pitched a no-hitter in his first major league start against the Philadelphia...
  
  , 62, pitcher for the 1953 St. Louis Browns, who threw a no-hitter in his major league debut
• May 7 - Boom-Boom Beck
  Boom-Boom Beck
  Walter William "Boom-Boom" Beck was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played twelve seasons in the major leagues with the St. Louis Browns , Brooklyn Dodgers , Philadelphia Phillies , Detroit Tigers , Cincinnati Reds , and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  , 82, pitcher who posted a 38-65 record for seven different teams between 1924 and 1945
• May 14 - Luke Sewell
  Luke Sewell
  James Luther Sewell was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Cleveland Indians , Washington Senators , Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns . Sewell batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 86, All-Star catcher for four AL teams who managed the St. Louis Browns to their only pennant in 1944
• May 31 - Jerry Adair
  Jerry Adair
  Kenneth Jerry Adair was a professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Kansas City Royals from Sand Springs, Oklahoma.-Baltimore Orioles:...
  
  , 50, middle infielder for four AL teams, mainly the Orioles, who set various records for error-free play
• June 13 - Huck Betts
  Huck Betts
  Walter McKinley Betts , born in Millsboro, Delaware, was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves ....
  
  , 90, pitcher who had a 61-68 record with the Philadelphia Phillies (1920-25) and Boston Braves (1932-35)
• June 15 - George Smith
  George Smith (second baseman)
  George Cornelius Smith was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1963 through 1966 for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox . He played in the Negro leagues for the Indianapolis Clowns and the Chicago American Giants in 1952 and 1956–1957. Listed at 5' 10", 170 lb.,...
  
  , 49, Negro League second baseman who played from 1963 to 1966 for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox
• June 17 - Dick Howser
  Dick Howser
  Richard Dalton Howser was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, coach and manager. He is best known as the manager of the Kansas City Royals during the 1980s, and for guiding them to the franchise's only World Series title in 1985.-Playing career:A native of Miami, Florida, Howser grew up...
  
  , 51, manager, formerly an All-Star shortstop, who led the Kansas City Royals to their only World Series championship in 1985
• July 22 - 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...
  
  , 57, All-Star relief pitcher for seven teams who led NL in saves in 1959, retired with the third most relief appearances in history
• July 27 - Travis Jackson
  Travis Jackson
  Travis Calvin Jackson was a Major League Baseball player during the 1920s and 1930s. His exceptional range at shortstop led to the nickname "Stonewall."...
  
  , 83, Hall of Fame shortstop for the New York Giants who batted .300 six times, led NL shortstops in assists four times and double plays twice; later a minor league manager
• August 31 - Dick Young
  Dick Young (sportswriter)
  Dick Young was a sportswriter best known for his direct and abrasive style, and his 45-year association with the New York Daily News...
  
  , 69, longtime New York sportswriter known for his hard-hitting style

September-December

• September 1 - Pinky Whitney
  Pinky Whitney
  Arthur Carter Whitney , born in San Antonio, Texas, was a third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves/Boston Bees .He was named to the 1936 National League All-Star Team....
  
  , 82, All-Star third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves who had four 100-RBI seasons
• September 2 - Cam Carreon
  Cam Carreon
  Camilo Carreon was an American Major League Baseball player from 1959 to 1966 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles. His son Mark was also a Major League player....
  
  , 50, catcher for the Orioles, Indians and White Sox from 1959 to 1966
• October 10 - Pete Cote
  Pete Cote
  Warren Peter Cote was a pinch-hitter in Major League Baseball who appeared in two games for the New York Giants. A native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, he batted and threw right-handed....
  
  , 85, utility for the 1926 New York Giants
• November 16 - Jim Brewer
  Jim Brewer
  James Thomas Brewer was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1960 through 1976, Brewer played for the Chicago Cubs , Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels...
  
  , 49, All-Star relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers who held the club record for career saves
• November 17 - Paul Derringer
  Paul Derringer
  Samuel Paul Derringer was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three National League teams from 1931 to 1945, primarily the Cincinnati Reds....
  
  , 81, 6-time All-Star pitcher who had four 20-win seasons for the Cincinnati Reds; earned 2-1 victory in Game 7 of the 1940 World Series
• November 21 - Dusty Cooke
  Dusty Cooke
  Allen Lindsey "Dusty" Cooke was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1930 and 1938. Listed at 6' 1", 205 lb., Cooke batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  , 80, outfielder for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds during the 1930s, who later coached and managed with the Philadelphia Phillies
• November 27 - Babe Herman
  Babe Herman
  Floyd Caves "Babe" Herman was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who was best known for his several seasons with the Brooklyn Robins ....
  
  , 84, right fielder who batted .324 lifetime, and whose popularity while with the Brooklyn Dodgers was undiminished through a variety of fielding and baserunning lapses; hit for the cycle three times
• December 24 - Nino Espinosa
  Nino Espinosa
  Arnulfo Acevedo Espinosa was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher from the Dominican Republic signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Mets in September at the age of 17....
  
  , 34, pitcher for the Mets, Phillies and Blue Jays from 1974 to 1981