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Major League Baseball

World Series
1989 World Series
†: Game 3 was originally slated for October 17 at 5:35 pm; however, it was postponed when an earthquake occurred at 5:04 pm.-Game 1:Saturday, October 14, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California...

: 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....

over 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....

(4-0); Dave Stewart
Dave Stewart (baseball player)
David Keith Stewart is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 1980s and early 1990s. A 20-game winner for 4 consecutive years, he was known for his post-season performance and for staring down batters when pitching to them...

, MVP

American League Championship Series
1989 American League Championship Series
-Game 1:Tuesday, October 3, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, CaliforniaThe A's went off as heavy favorites largely due to their status as defending American League champions. The Blue Jays had been in second place much of the year before catching and passing the Baltimore Orioles...

MVP: Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henley Henderson is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four stints with his original team, the Oakland Athletics. Nicknamed The Man of Steal, he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner...
National League Championship Series
1989 National League Championship Series
-Game 1:Wednesday, October 4, 1989 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IllinoisThe Giants entered the series as slight favorites due to the MVP season of Kevin Mitchell, the solid play of Will Clark, and the best ERA in baseball by pitcher Scott Garrelts...

MVP: Will Clark
Will Clark
William Nuschler Clark, Jr. is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the San Francisco Giants from to .Will was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill"...
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 11 at Anaheim Stadium
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Angel Stadium of Anaheim is a modern-style ballpark located in Anaheim, California. It is the home ballpark to Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League, and was previously home to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams...

: American League, 5-3; Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is a former American baseball and football player. He was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports, and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1985....

, 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...

: Águilas del Zulia
Águilas del Zulia
The Águilas del Zulia is a Venezuelan winter league team that plays in the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional, and one of the most popular teams in Venezuela.-History:The team was founded in 1969...

(Venezuela)
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,...

: Wichita State
Wichita State University
Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
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....

: 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...

over Kintetsu Buffaloes
Kintetsu Buffaloes
The was a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, which were in the Pacific League. The team was owned by Kinki Nippon Railway Co. and later sold to the Orix Group, the owner of the Orix BlueWave baseball team, in 2004...

(4-3)
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...

: Trumbull National, Trumbull, Connecticut
Trumbull, Connecticut
Trumbull, a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut in the New England region of the United States, is bordered by the towns of Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield and Easton along Connecticut's Gold Coast. The population was 36,018 according to the 2010 census.Family Circle magazine...

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...
- Robin Yount
  Robin Yount
  Robin R. Yount is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and center fielder. He spent his entire 20-year baseball career with the Milwaukee Brewers . In 1999, Yount was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.-Early years:Yount was born in Danville, Illinois...
  
  , 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...
  
  (AL)
- Kevin Mitchell, 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....
  
  (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...
- Bret Saberhagen
  Bret Saberhagen
  Bret William Saberhagen is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Early years:Bret Saberhagen attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in Reseda, California. Saberhagen starred in both basketball and baseball...
  
  , 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...
  
  (AL)
- Mark Davis, 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...
  
  (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...
- Gregg Olson
  Gregg Olson
  Greggory Olson is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played with the Baltimore Orioles , Atlanta Braves , Cleveland Indians , Kansas City Royals , Detroit Tigers , Houston Astros , Minnesota Twins , Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers...
  
  , 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...
  
  (AL)
- Jerome Walton
  Jerome Walton
  Jerome O'Terrell Walton is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs , California Angels , Cincinnati Reds , Atlanta Braves , Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Devil Rays...
  
  , 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...
  
  (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...
- Frank Robinson
  Frank Robinson
  Frank Robinson , is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played from 1956–1976, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. He is the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues...
  
  , 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...
  
  (AL)
- Don Zimmer
  Don Zimmer
  Donald William "Popeye" Zimmer is a former infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball, currently serving as a senior advisor to the Tampa Bay Rays baseball organization...
  
  , 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...
  
  (NL)

MLB 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 :...	Kirby Puckett Kirby Puckett Kirby Puckett was a Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 12-year baseball career with the Minnesota Twins and he is the Twins franchise's all-time leader in career hits, runs, doubles, and total bases... MIN	.339	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... SDP	.336
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...	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... TOR	36	Kevin Mitchell Kevin Mitchell (baseball player) Kevin Darnell Mitchell is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder. He became widely known not only for his occasional brilliance on the field, but also for his unpredictable and sometimes volatile behavior off the field.-New York Mets:In Amazin, Peter Golenbock's oral history of the... SFG	47
RBI	Rubén Sierra Rubén Sierra Rubén Angel Sierra García is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Sierra also goes by the nicknames El Caballo and El Indio.... TEX	119	Kevin Mitchell Kevin Mitchell (baseball player) Kevin Darnell Mitchell is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder. He became widely known not only for his occasional brilliance on the field, but also for his unpredictable and sometimes volatile behavior off the field.-New York Mets:In Amazin, Peter Golenbock's oral history of the... SFG	125
Wins Win (baseball) In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...	Bret Saberhagen Bret Saberhagen Bret William Saberhagen is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Early years:Bret Saberhagen attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in Reseda, California. Saberhagen starred in both basketball and baseball... KCR	23	Mike Scott Mike Scott (baseball) Michael Warren "Mike" Scott is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets and the Houston Astros. He won the National League Cy Young Award in... HOU	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...	Bret Saberhagen Bret Saberhagen Bret William Saberhagen is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Early years:Bret Saberhagen attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in Reseda, California. Saberhagen starred in both basketball and baseball... KCR	2.16	Scott Garrelts Scott Garrelts Scott William Garrelts , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants from 1982 to 1991... SFG	2.28

Major league baseball final standings

American League American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
East Division
1st	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 ....	89	73	.549	--
2nd	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...	87	75	.537	2.0
3rd	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"...	83	79	.512	6.0
4th	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...	81	81	.500	8.0
5th	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...	74	87	.460	14.5
6th	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...	73	89	.451	16.0
7th	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...	59	103	.364	30.0
West Division
1st	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....	99	63	.611	--
2nd	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...	92	70	.568	7.0
3rd	California Angels Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...	91	71	.562	8.0
4th	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...	83	79	.512	16.0
5th	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...	80	82	.494	19.0
6th	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...	73	89	.451	26.0
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...	69	92	.429	29.5

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...
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
East Division
1st	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...	93	69	.574	--
2nd	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...	87	75	.537	6.0
3rd	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...	86	76	.531	7.0
4th	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...	81	81	.500	12.0
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...	74	88	.457	19.0
6th	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...	67	95	.414	26.0
West Division
1st	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....	92	70	.568	--
2nd	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...	89	73	.549	3.0
3rd	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...	86	76	.531	6.0
4th	Los Angeles 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...	77	83	.481	14.0
5th	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....	75	87	.463	17.0
6th	Atlanta 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....	63	97	.394	28.0

January-April

January 9 - Johnny Bench
Johnny Bench
Johnny Lee Bench is a former professional baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983 and is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame...

and Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...

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...

in their first year of eligibility. Bench was named on 96.4 percent of the ballots, the third-highest figure in history behind Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb
Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb , nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Narrows, Georgia...

and Hank Aaron.

February 28 - Red Schoendienst
Red Schoendienst
Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst is an American Major League Baseball coach, former player and manager, and 10-time All-star. After a 19-year playing career with the St...

, a former second baseman and manager of 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...

, and Al Barlick
Al Barlick
Albert Joseph Barlick was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League for 28 seasons . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in .-Biography:...

, a National League umpire for 28 seasons, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.

April 29- In the first Saturday night game at Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...

, 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...

and 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...

combine to make 11 errors: 6 by the Padres, 5 by the Cubs. San Diego wins 5-4.

May-August

May 7 - Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley
Richard M. Daley
Richard Michael Daley is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party, and former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. He was the longest serving Chicago mayor, surpassing the tenure of his...

presides over the groundbreaking of the new Comiskey Park
U.S. Cellular Field
U.S. Cellular Field is a baseball ballpark in Chicago, Illinois. Owned by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, it is the home of the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball's American League. The park opened for the 1991 season, after the White Sox had spent 81 years at old Comiskey Park...

.

May 28 - George Bell ends 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 ....

' twelve year stay 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....

with a walk-off 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...

to win the Jays' final game there with a 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

.

May 29 - 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...

calls a press conference, and tearfully announces his retirement, effective immediately. Nonetheless, he will be voted to start the All-Star Game
All-star game
An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league, except in the circumstances of professional sports systems in which a democratic voting system is used...

, and is permitted to appear in uniform.

June 5 - Just eight days after leaving 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....

, 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 ....

open their new home; SkyDome (now known as Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...

); the first stadium in Major League history with a functioning retractable roof. As he did in the last game 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....

, George Bell hits a 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...

.

June 8 - At Veterans Stadium
Veterans Stadium
Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...

, the visiting 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...

score 10 runs in the top of the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

, three of which come on a Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds...

home run. As the Phillies come to bat in the bottom of the first, Pirate broadcaster Jim Rooker
Jim Rooker
James Phillip Rooker is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and broadcaster.A left-hander, Rooker pitched for the Detroit Tigers , Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates ....

says on the air, "If we lose this game, I'll walk home." Both Von Hayes
Von Hayes
Von Francis Hayes , was a Major League Baseball player from 1981 to 1992 for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and California Angels...

and Steve Jeltz
Steve Jeltz
Larry Steven Jeltz is a former professional baseball player. He played in parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals...

hit two home runs (the latter would ony hit five during his Major League career) to trigger the comeback for the Phillies, who finally tie the game in the 8th on a wild pitch, then take the lead on Darren Daulton
Darren Daulton
Darren Arthur Daulton , nicknamed Dutch, is a former catcher in Major League Baseball best remembered for his years with the Philadelphia Phillies...

's two-run single and go on to win 15-11. After the season, Rooker conducts a 300-plus-mile charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.

July 4 - Against the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

at Veterans Stadium
Veterans Stadium
Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...

, 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....

pitcher Tom Browning
Tom Browning
Thomas Leo Browning is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals...

, having already pitched a 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...

a year earlier, misses becoming the first pitcher in Major League history to throw two perfect games. Dickie Thon
Dickie Thon
Richard William "Dickie" Thon is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball.- Early life :Thon was raised in Puerto Rico after spending only the first two weeks of his life in Indiana where his father had just completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Notre Dame.- Professional career :He...

's leadoff double in the ninth breaks up this bid; Thon later scores on a Steve Jeltz
Steve Jeltz
Larry Steven Jeltz is a former professional baseball player. He played in parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals...

single. John Franco then relieves Browning and induces Lenny Dykstra
Lenny Dykstra
Leonard Kyle "Lenny" Dykstra , nicknamed "Nails" and "Dude", is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. Dykstra played for the New York Mets during the late 1980s before playing for the Philadelphia Phillies during the early 1990s....

to hit into a game-ending double play for a Reds 2-1 victory.

July 5 - 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...

hits his 100th career home run.

July 11 - At Anaheim Stadium
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Angel Stadium of Anaheim is a modern-style ballpark located in Anaheim, California. It is the home ballpark to Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League, and was previously home to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams...

, Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is a former American baseball and football player. He was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports, and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1985....

and 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...

lead off the bottom of the first inning with back-to-back home runs off Rick Reuschel
Rick Reuschel
Rickey Eugene Reuschel is a former professional baseball pitcher from the early 1970s into the early 1990s. His nickname was "Big Daddy" because of his portly physique...

to spark 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...

to a 5–3 win over 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...

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...

. Jackson earns MVP honors.

July 13 - A game between the 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...

and Los Angeles 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...

at Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium
The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the track and field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words Olympic...

is rained out because the roof, ripped by 62 mile per hour winds on June 27, cannot be lowered from its retracted position. Zamboni machines were used in an attempt to remove the water.

July 16 - California Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...

manager Doug Rader
Doug Rader
Douglas Lee Rader , nicknamed "The Red Rooster", is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who was known primarily for his defensive ability, winning five straight Gold Glove Awards from 1970 to 1974....

is ejected before the game 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...

while taking the lineup card to home plate for arguing Mike Devereaux's
Mike Devereaux
Michael Devereaux is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the amateur draft and made his debut on September 2, 1987...

disputed game-ending home run (fair vs. foul) from the night before.

July 29 - At Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...

, Vince Coleman
Vince Coleman
Vincent Maurice Coleman is an American former Major League Baseball player, best known for his years with the St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a left fielder, Coleman played from to and set a number of stolen base records. He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.-Biography:Coleman attended...

of 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...

is called out twice for interference on the base paths.

August 4 - Dave Stieb
Dave Stieb
David Andrew Stieb [STEEB] is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.-Playing career:Born in Santa Ana, California, Stieb played varsity baseball at Southern Illinois University as an outfielder...

, pitching for 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 ....

, loses a 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...

with two outs in the ninth inning when Roberto Kelly
Roberto Kelly
Roberto Conrado Kelly is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball and is currently the first base coach for the San Francisco Giants. He previously managed the Giants' single-A team, the Augusta GreenJackets. Kelly played for several major league clubs...

doubles, and later scores. Stieb wins a 2-1 two-hitter, but it is the third 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"...

that he has lost in the ninth inning in the past 11 months.

August 21 - Cal Ripken hits his 200th career Home run helping 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...

beat 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...

5-0.

August 23 - The Los Angeles 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...

edge the 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...

1-0 in 22 innings, the longest game in Expos franchise history. During the game, Expos mascot Youppi! is ejected by umpire
Umpire (baseball)
In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump...

Bob Davidson
Bob Davidson (umpire)
Robert Allan Davidson is an umpire for Major League Baseball.-Early life:Bob Davidson graduated from Duluth East High School in Duluth, Minnesota in 1970. He attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth where he played baseball for two seasons. Davidson then left to pursue a professional umpiring...

after manager Tommy Lasorda
Tommy Lasorda
Thomas Charles Lasorda is a former Major League baseball player and manager. marked his sixth decade in one capacity or another with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the longest non-continuous tenure anyone has had with the team, edging Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully...

complains that the furry creature is pounding on the top of the dugout.

August 24 - Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti was the president of Yale University and later the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Giamatti negotiated the agreement that terminated the Pete Rose betting scandal by permitting Rose to voluntarily withdraw from the sport, avoiding further...

announces in a press conference that Pete Rose
Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose , nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989....

is banned from baseball for life, in the wake of evidence that has come to light regarding Rose's gambling history.

August 31 - Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. play in the first father-son game in history, for 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...

September-December

September 1 - Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti was the president of Yale University and later the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Giamatti negotiated the agreement that terminated the Pete Rose betting scandal by permitting Rose to voluntarily withdraw from the sport, avoiding further...

unexpectedly dies of a heart attack.

September 14 - 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...

of 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...

earns his 30th save of the season in a 2-0 win over 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 ....

. He becomes the first pitcher to save 30 games in five consecutive seasons.

October 3 - Kirby Puckett wins an unlikely, at the time, batting title taking advantage of an off year by 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...

due to marital issues. Puckett would clinch the title in Seattle on a double in the final game of the season.

October 9 - After 43 years on the air, NBC concludes its run as the number one over-the-air television broadcaster for Major League Baseball games.

October 17 - Game 3 of the World Series
1989 World Series
†: Game 3 was originally slated for October 17 at 5:35 pm; however, it was postponed when an earthquake occurred at 5:04 pm.-Game 1:Saturday, October 14, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California...

is postponed due to the Loma Prieta earthquake
Loma Prieta earthquake
The Loma Prieta earthquake, also known as the Quake of '89 and the World Series Earthquake, was a major earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area of California on October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time...

, which struck immediately before the game was set to begin. It would be rescheduled for ten days later, October 27.

October 28 - 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....

complete a four-game sweep of 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....

in the 1989 World Series
1989 World Series
†: Game 3 was originally slated for October 17 at 5:35 pm; however, it was postponed when an earthquake occurred at 5:04 pm.-Game 1:Saturday, October 14, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California...

. It's the first WS sweep since 1976
1976 World Series
The 1976 World Series matched the defending champion Cincinnati Reds of the National League against the New York Yankees of the American League, with the Reds sweeping the Series to repeat. The Reds became the only team to sweep an entire multi-tier postseason. The Reds are also the last National...

. Oakland pitcher Dave Stewart
Dave Stewart (baseball player)
David Keith Stewart is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 1980s and early 1990s. A 20-game winner for 4 consecutive years, he was known for his post-season performance and for staring down batters when pitching to them...

, who won two games, is named MVP. It is also the latest in the calendar year that a World Series game has ever been played up to this point.

November 20 - 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...

outfielder Robin Yount
Robin Yount
Robin R. Yount is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and center fielder. He spent his entire 20-year baseball career with the Milwaukee Brewers . In 1999, Yount was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.-Early years:Yount was born in Danville, Illinois...

wins his second American League MVP Award. With his Award coming in a year he played shortstop, he is the first player to win two such awards while playing different positions.

November 22 - Free agent outfielder Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett was a Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 12-year baseball career with the Minnesota Twins and he is the Twins franchise's all-time leader in career hits, runs, doubles, and total bases...

re-signs with 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...

for $9 million over three years, making him the first ML player ever to sign a contract that calls for an average salary of $3 million per year.

February

February 10 - Liam Hendriks
Liam Hendriks
Liam Johnson Hendriks is an Australian minor league baseball starting pitcher with the Minnesota Twins.-Minnesota Twins:...
February 16 - Eduardo Sánchez
Eduardo Sánchez (baseball)
Eduardo Nazareth Sánchez is a professional baseball pitcher who plays in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He was signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on December 26, ....
February 23 - Wilin Rosario
Wilin Rosario
Wilin Arismendy Rosario is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Colorado Rockies.In 2011, Rosario made his Major League debut with the Colorado Rockies on September 6th against the Arizona Diamondbacks, going 0-3 with a walk and a run scored.-External links:...

August

August 1 - Madison Bumgarner
Madison Bumgarner
Madison Bumgarner is an American baseball pitcher with the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Bumgarner is listed 6'5" and 225 pounds and has a 90–95 MPH fastball...
August 8 - Anthony Rizzo
Anthony Rizzo (baseball)
Anthony Rizzo is an American professional baseball first baseman for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball...
August 9 - Jason Heyward
Jason Heyward
Jason Alias Heyward , nicknamed J-Hey and J-Hey-Kid, is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Atlanta Braves. He throws and bats left-handed....
August 21 - Tim Collins
Tim Collins (baseball)
Timothy "Tim" Collins is an American-born professional baseball player currently playing for the Kansas City Royals.-Amateur career:...
August 28 - Matt Dominguez
Matt Dominguez
Matt Pilar Dominguez is an American and Canadian football wide receiver free agent. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Sam Houston State....

October

October 11 - Jenrry Mejia
Jenrry Mejía
Jenrry Manuel Mejía is a starting pitcher for the New York Mets. He signed with the Mets as an international free agent on April 4, 2007.-Early life:...
October 24 - Eric Hosmer
Eric Hosmer
Eric John Hosmer is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.-Early life:...
October 27 - Rubén Tejada
Ruben Tejada
Rubén Darío Tejada is a Panamanian professional baseball player. He played second base and shortstop for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball for most of the first half of the 2010 season....

November

November 8 - Mike Stanton
November 17 - Héctor Sánchez
Héctor Sánchez (baseball)
Héctor E. Sánchez is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball....
November 28 - Jesús Montero
Jesus Montero
Jesús Alejandro Montero is a Venezuelan baseball catcher for the New York Yankees. At the time of his signing, the Yankees projected him as a possible future replacement for Jorge Posada, however there were doubts about whether his height and weight were conducive to being an everyday...

January-February

January 9 - 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...

, 90, Hall of Fame first baseman for the New York Giants who batted .341 lifetime and was the last National Leaguer to hit .400 (.401 in 1930); also managed Giants to 1933 World Series title

January 12 - Clise Dudley
Clise Dudley
Elzie Clise Dudley was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1929-1933. He attended the University of South Carolina.-External links:...

, 85, pitcher who posted a 17-33 record for the Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Chicago National League teams from 1929 to 1933

January 13 - Pat Ankenman
Pat Ankenman
Frederick Norman "Pat" Ankenman was an American major league baseball second baseman. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1936, 1943 and 1944 seasons.-External links:* at Find-A-Grave...

, 76, backup second baseman who hit .241 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1936) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-44)

January 13 - Ray Morehart
Ray Morehart
Raymond Anderson Morehart was an American major league baseball player.Born in Terrell, Texas, Morehart attended Austin College and played two seasons for the Chicago White Sox before being traded for infielder Aaron Ward in January 1927; Morehart was therefore a member of the 1927 New York...

, 89, backup infielder for the Chicago White Sox in 1924 and 1926, also a member of the notorious 1927 New York Yankees

January 16 - Frank Trechock
Frank Trechock
Frank Adam Trechock was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators.-External links:...

, 73, shortstop for the 1937 Washington Senators

January 18 - Buzz Clarkson, 72, utility infielder for the 1952 Boston Braves

January 21 - Carl Furillo
Carl Furillo
Carl Anthony Furillo , nicknamed "The Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj," was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers...

, 66, All-Star right fielder for the Dodgers who batted .300 five times and won 1953 batting title

January 22 - Willie Wells
Willie Wells
Willie James Wells was an American shortstop who played from -48 for various teams in the Negro Leagues.Wells was born in Austin, Texas...

, 83, All-Star shortstop of the Negro Leagues who combined batting power with excellent defense

January 23 - George Case
George Case
George Washington Case was an American left and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Washington Senators...

, 73, All-Star outfielder for the Washington Senators who led the AL in stolen bases six times

January 24 - Earl Jones
Earl Jones (baseball)
Earl Leslie "Lefty" Jones was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in .-External links:...

, 69, relief pitcher for the 1946 St. Louis Browns

January 28 - Stan Partenheimer
Stan Partenheimer
Stanwood Wendell Partenheimer [Party] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals . Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Partenheimer batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He was born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts...

, 66, pitcher for the Red Sox and Cardinals in the mid-1940s

February 3 - Dick Bass
Dick Bass (baseball)
Richard William "Dick" Bass was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Bass played for the Washington Senators in . In 1 career game, he had a 0-1 record, with a 6.75 ERA. He batted right and threw left-handed....

, 82, pitcher for the 1939 Washington Senators

February 12 - Euel Moore
Euel Moore
Euel Walton Moore was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants.-External links:...

, 80, pitcher for the Phillies and NY Giants from 1934 to 1935

February 17 - Lefty Gómez
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...

, 80, Hall of Fame pitcher for the New York Yankees who had four 20-win seasons and a .649 career winning percentage; led AL in strikeouts three times and in wins and ERA twice each, and was 6-0 in World Series

February 21 - Chet Ross
Chet Ross
Chester James Ross was a Major League Baseball player. He played six seasons with the Boston Bees and Braves from 1935 to 1936.-External links:...

, 70, backup outfielder who hit .241 with 34 home runs and 170 RBI in 413 games for the Boston Bees/Braves from 1939 to 1944

February 24 - Sparky Adams
Sparky Adams
Earl John "Sparky" Adams was a professional Major League Baseball player who played with the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.-Chicago Cubs:...

, 94, infielder for the Cubs, Pirates, Cardinals and Reds between the 1922 and 1934 seasons

March-April

March 8 - Dale Coogan, 58, first baseman for the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates

March 19 - Joe Malay
Joe Malay
Joseph Charles Malay was an American baseball player who played in 9 games for the New York Giants in and . He batted and threw left-handed.Malay's father, Charlie Malay, played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in ....

, 83, backup first baseman form the New York Giants in 1933 and 1935

March 28 - Nick Bremigan
Nick Bremigan
Nicholas Gregory Bremigan was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1974 until his death. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bremigan grew up in Rochester, New York. He officiated in the 1980 World Series and in the American League Championship Series...

, 43, American League umpire since 1974 who officiated in four ALCS and the 1980 World Series

April 6 - Carlos Bernier
Carlos Bernier
Carlos Bernier Rodríguez was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player, an outfielder who played one full season of Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed .Bernier's professional career...

, 62, Puerto Rican outfielder who hit .213 in 105 games for the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates

April 8 - Andy Karl
Andy Karl (baseball)
Anton Andrew "Andy" Karl was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of five seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves...

, 75, pitcher who posted a 18-23 record with a 3.51 ERA for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves from 1943 to 1946

April 8 - Bus Saidt, 68, sportswriter who covered the Phillies, Mets and Yankees for the Trenton Times since 1967; previously a minor league broadcaster

April 9 - Otto Huber
Otto Huber
Otto Huber is a former Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Bees from June 10 to July 20, 1939.-External links:...

, 75, backup infielder who hit ,273 in 11 games for the 1939 Boston Bees

April 12 - Arnold Carter
Arnold Carter
Arnold Lee Carter was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1944 and 1945. The 5'10", 175 lb. left-hander was a native of Rainelle, West Virginia....

, 71, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds from 1944-45, one of many players who only appeared in the majors during World War II, who posted a 13-11 record with a 2.72 ERA in 46 games

April 14 - Carr Smith
Carr Smith
Emanuel Carr Smith was an outfielder for the 1923 and 1924 Washington Senators.-References:*...

, 88, backup outfielder for the Washington Senators from 1923 to 1924

April 16 - Jocko Conlan
Jocko Conlan
John Bertrand "Jocko" Conlan was an American Hall of Fame umpire who worked in the National League from 1941 to 1965. He previously had a brief career as an outfielder with the Chicago White Sox....

, 89, Hall of Fame umpire who worked in the National League from 1941 to 1964, including five World Series and six All-Star Games

April 19 - Gale Staley
Gale Staley
George Gaylord "Gale" Staley was a Major League Baseball Second baseman. Staley played for the Chicago Cubs in the season. In 7 career games, he had 11 hits in 26 at-bats. He batted left and threw right-handed....

, 89, backup second baseman who hit .429 in seven games for the 1925 Chicago Cubs

April 23 - Howie Krist
Howie Krist
Howard Wilbur Krist was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1937-1946. "Spud" played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League, and was a member of the 1942 and 1946 World Series Championship teams.Krist's 10-0 record in 1941, his first full season, is the third-best...

, 73, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals between the 1937 and 1946 season, including World Series championship teams in 1942
1942 World Series
The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning the Series in five games for their first championship since and their fourth overall....

and 1946
1946 World Series
-Game 1:Sunday, October 6, 1946 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, MissouriThe Red Sox won Game 1 when Rudy York hit a home run into the left field bleachers.-Game 2:Monday, October 7, 1946 at Sportsman's Park in St...

May-June

May 5 - Joe Batchelder
Joe Batchelder
Joseph Edward Batchelder [Win] was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Braves. Listed at 5' 7", 165 lb., Batchelder batted right-handed and threw left-handed...

, 90, pitcher for the Boston Braves from 1923 to 1925

May 7 - Howie Moss
Howie Moss
Howard Glenn Moss [Howitzer] was a professional baseball player. Listed at 5' 11.5", 185 lb., Moss batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. Although Moss played in Major League Baseball, he had to endure three failed tryouts...

, 69, outfielder/third baseman for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians in the early 1940s, also the only player in International League history to lead the circuit in home runs four times, including 53 in 1947, a mark has not been reached since then

May 13 - Al Reiss
Al Reiss
Albert Allen Reiss was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...

, 80, shortstop for the 1932 Philadelphia Athletics

May 17 - Specs Toporcer
Specs Toporcer
George Toporczer [played as Toporcer] was a professional baseball player and executive. He served primarily as a utility infielder during his eight seasons in Major League Baseball, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1921 through 1928. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...

, 90, infielder for the Cardinals for eight seasons, and the first non-pitcher to wear eyeglasses; later a minor league manager

May 20 - Mike Reinbach
Mike Reinbach
Michael Wayne "Mike" Reinbach was a Major League Baseball player who played in with the Baltimore Orioles.-External links:...

, 39, backup shortstop who hit .250 for the 1974 Baltimore Orioles

June 6 - Whitey Glazner
Whitey Glazner
Charles Franklin "Whitey" Glazner was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of five seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies...

, 95, pitcher who posted a 41-48n record for the Pirates and Phillies from 1920 to 1924

June 8 - Bibb Falk
Bibb Falk
Bibb August Falk was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians ....

, 90, left fielder who batted .314 with White Sox and Indians; coached Texas to two College World Series titles

June 8 - Glenn McQuillen
Glenn McQuillen
Glenn Richard McQuillen [ Red ] was a reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at left field in parts of four seasons...

, 74, reserve outfielder who hit .274 for the St. Louis Browns from 1939 to 1947, and later spent 10 years playing and managing in the minor leagues

June 8 - Emil Verban
Emil Verban
Emil Matthew Verban was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals , Philadelphia Phillies , Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves . Verban batted and threw right-handed...

, 73, All-Star second baseman for four NL teams who hit .412 in the 1944 World Series

June 10 - Joe Stripp
Joe Stripp
Joseph Valentine Stripp , is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1928-1938. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, and St...

, 86, fine defensive third baseman who hit .294 for the Cincinnati, Brooklyn, St. Louis and Boston National League teams from 1928 through 1938

June 14 - Pat Capri
Pat Capri
Patrick Nicholas Capri is a former Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Braves in 1944.-External links:...

, 70, second baseman for the 1944 Boston Braves

June 15 - Judy Johnson
Judy Johnson
William Julius "Judy" Johnson was an American third baseman in Negro league baseball.Johnson was born in Snow Hill, Maryland. Although his father wanted him to be a boxer, Johnson, who was 5 ft 11 in and only 150 lb , was far better suited for a career in baseball...

, 89, Hall of Fame third baseman of the Negro Leagues who became the major leagues' first black coach, and later a scout

June 18 - Steve Senteney
Steve Senteney
Stephen Leonard Senteney , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Toronto Blue Jays. He batted and threw right-handed. Senteney had a 0-0 record, with a 4.91 ERA, in 11 games, in his one year career....

, 33, relief pitcher for the 1982 Toronto Blue Jays

June 23 - Rick Anderson
Rick Anderson (baseball, born 1953)
Richard Lee Anderson was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Inglewood, California and attended high school in Gardena, California....

, 35, relief pitcher for the Yankees and Mariners from 1979-80, who in 1979 was named International League Pitcher of the Year, after going 13-3 with a 1.63 ERA and a league-leading 21 saves

July-August

July 13 - Vern Olsen
Vern Olsen
Vern Jarl Olsen , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from to . He would play for the Chicago Cubs. From 1943 to 1945 Olsen served in the military during World War II....

, 71, pitcher who posted a 30-26 record with a 3.40 ERA in five seasons for the Chicago Cubs

July 18 - Donnie Moore
Donnie Moore
Donnie Ray Moore was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs , St...

, 35, All-Star relief pitcher who never overcame the disappointment from giving up a pivotal home run in the 1986 ALCS

July 24 - Wally Kimmick
Wally Kimmick
Walter Lyons Kimmick was an American professional baseball infielder. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball between and , appearing in 163 games as a second baseman, third baseman and shortstop. He played for the St...

, 92, backup infielder who hit .261 in 163 games with the Cardinals, Reds and Phillies from 1919 to 1926

August 1 - Don Heffner
Don Heffner
Donald Henry Heffner was an American second baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball.Born in Rouzerville, Pennsylvania, Heffner entered baseball in 1929. After all or parts of four seasons with the then-minor league Baltimore Orioles, Heffner joined the New York Yankees for the 1934...

, 78, who spent 36 seasons in the majors (1934-1969) as a player, coach and manager

August 4 - Wayne LaMaster
Wayne LaMaster
Noble Wayne LaMaster , was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1937-1938 baseball seasons....

, 82, pitcher who won 19 games for the Phillies and Dodgers from 1937 to 1938

August 5 - Max Macon
Max Macon
Max Cullen Macon was a Major League Baseball player and Minor League Baseball Manager. He was primarily a pitcher but also played first base and the outfield during his career which spanned 1938-1947. His most extensive playing time was with the 1944 Boston Braves...

, 73, pitcher, first baseman and outfielder who posted a 17-18 record and hit .265 in six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves

August 8 - Bob Harris
Bob Harris (baseball)
Robert Arthur Harris was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1938 to 1942. He was the first Wyoming-born player in Major League history....

, 74, pitcher who won 30 games for the Tigers, Browns and Athletics from 1938 to 1942

August 10 - Tom Hughes
Tom F. Hughes
Thomas Franklin Hughes was a reserve outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at center field for the Detroit Tigers during the season. Listed at 6' 1", 190 lb., Hughes batted left-handed and threw right-handed...

, 82, backup outfielder who hit .373 in 17 games for the 1930 Detroit Tigers

August 17 - Fred Frankhouse
Fred Frankhouse
Frederick Meloy Frankhouse was a Major League Baseball player. He made his major league debut on September 11, 1927 and was a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Braves , and the Brooklyn Dodgers...

, 85, All-Star pitcher for the Cardinals, Braves and Dodgers, who ended Carl Hubbell
Carl Hubbell
Carl Owen Hubbell was an American baseball player. He was a member of the New York Giants in the National League from 1928 to 1943, and remained on the Giants' payroll for the rest of his life, long after their move to San Francisco.Twice voted the National League's Most Valuable Player, Hubbell...

's 24-game winning streak in 1937

August 21 - Ted Wilks
Ted Wilks
Theodore "Cork" Wilks was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. For his career, he compiled a 59-30 record in 385 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 3.26 earned...

, 73, relief pitcher who posted a 59-30 record with a 3.26 ERA and 46 saves for the Cardinals, Pirates and Indians from 1944 through 1953

August 25 - Jim Brideweser
Jim Brideweser
James Ehrenfeld Brideweser was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from to for the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers...

, 62, backup shortstop who hit .252 in 329 games for the Yankees, Orioles, White Sox and Tigers from 1951 to 1956

August 27 - Hal Kelleher
Hal Kelleher
Harold Joseph Kelleher was a former Major League Baseball player who played four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies from to in the National League.- Minor League career :...

, 76, pitcher who was 4-9 in part of four seasons for the Phillies in the mid-1930s

August 28 - Fred Waters
Fred Waters
Fred Warren Waters was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw left-handed....

, 62, relief pitcher who posted a 2-2 record with a 2.89 ERA in 25 games for the Pirates from 1955-56

August 29 - Buddy Dear, 83, infielder in two games for the 1927 Washington Senators

August 30 - Joe Collins
Joe Collins
Joseph Edward Collins was an American Major League Baseball player, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania....

, 66, first baseman for the New York Yankees who hit four World Series homers

August 31 - Skeeter Newsome
Skeeter Newsome
Lamar Ashby "Skeeter" Newsome was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies ....

, 78, shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies from 1935 to 1947; later a successful minor league manager between 1949 and 1960

September-October

September 1 - A. Bartlett Giamatti
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti was the president of Yale University and later the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Giamatti negotiated the agreement that terminated the Pete Rose betting scandal by permitting Rose to voluntarily withdraw from the sport, avoiding further...

, 51, commissioner of baseball since April, previously NL president since 1986, known for numerous writings on the sport as well as his banishment of Pete Rose
Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose , nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989....

September 3 - Rip Sewell
Rip Sewell
Truett Banks "Rip" Sewell was a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 13 years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates...

, 82, All-Star pitcher who won 143 games for the Pirates, known for his "eephus" pitch

September 4 - Hal Lee
Hal Lee
Harold Burnham Lee , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1930-1936. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins.-External links:...

, 84, outfielder for the Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Boston National League teams, who replaced 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...

in left field in what turned out to be Ruth's last game on May 30,

September 17 - Leon Culberson
Leon Culberson
Delbert Leon Culberson was a Major League baseball outfielder. He was born in Halls, GA.Culberson hit for the cycle on July 3, 1943. In 1946, he appeared in the World Series for the Boston Red Sox and was the outfielder who fielded Harry Walker's hit that resulted in Slaughter's Mad Dash.He died...

, 71, outfielder for the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox from 1943-48, who hit .313 in 1946, as the Red Sox won the American League pennant

September 21 - Murry Dickson
Murry Dickson
Murry Monroe Dickson was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and 1950s...

, 73, All-Star pitcher who won 20 games for the 1951 Pirates, but led NL in losses the next three years

September 29 - Gussie Busch
Gussie Busch
August "Gussie" Anheuser Busch, Jr. was an American brewing magnate who built the Anheuser-Busch Companies into the largest brewery in the world as company chairman from 1946–75, and became a prominent sportsman as owner of the St...

, 90, owner of the St. Louis Cardinals since 1953 who oversaw three World Series titles

September 30 - Roy Weir
Roy Weir
William Franklin "Roy" Weir was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of four seasons for the Boston Bees from until .-Sources:...

, 78, pitcher who posted a 6-4 record for the Boston Bees/Braves from 1936 to 1939

October 11 - Bill Phebus
Bill Phebus
Raymond William Phebus was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons in the majors, from until , for the Washington Senators....

, 80, pitcher who was 3-2 in 13 games for the Washington Senators from 1936 through 1938

October 12 - Joe Foy
Joe Foy
Joseph Anthony "Joe" Foy was a Major League Baseball third baseman.-Boston Red Sox:Born in New York City, Foy was signed as an amateur free agent by the Minnesota Twins in 1962, but was selected in that year's minor league draft by the Boston Red Sox...

, 46, third baseman for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and Washington Senators from 1966 to 1971, who also won the International League batting title, MVP award and Rookie of the Year during the 1965 season

October 15 - Lou Guisto
Lou Guisto
Louis Joseph Guisto was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1916 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1923....

, 94, backup first baseman who hit .196 in 156 games for the Indians from 1916 to 1923

October 17 - John Mackinson
John Mackinson
John Joseph Mackinson was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season and the St. Louis Cardinals during the season.-References:...

, 65, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1953) and St. Louis Cardinals (1955)

October 24 - Ollie O'Mara
Ollie O'Mara
Oliver Edward O'Mara was born on March 8, 1891 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He died on October 24, 1989 in Reno, Nevada. He was a shortstop in Major League Baseball from 1912–1919, primarily with the Brooklyn Robins...

, 98, shortstop from 1912-1919, primarily with the Brooklyn Robins, who played in the 1916 World Series
1916 World Series
In the 1916 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Brooklyn Robins four games to one.Casey Stengel shone on offense for the Robins in the 1916 Series but the Red Sox pitching core ultimately proved too much for the denizens of Flatbush...

against the Boston Red Sox

November-December

November 1 - Elise Harney
Elise Harney
Elise Harney [″Lee″] was a female pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed....

, 64, female All-Star pitcher and one of the sixty founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

November 2 - Steve Simpson
Steve Simpson (baseball)
Steven Edward "Steve" Simpson was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres in 1972.Simpson died of a heart attack at age 41 in 1989.-External links:*...

, 41, relief pitcher who posted a 0-2 record in nine games for the 1972 San Diego Padres

November 7 - Tommy Tatum
Tommy Tatum
V T "Tommy" Tatum was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds in 1941 and 1947. Born in Decatur, Texas, he served in the Army from 1942-1946 during World War II.He was the manager of the Oklahoma City Indians from 1951-1955 after...

, 70, center fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds in the 1940s, who served in World War II and later managed in the minor leagues

November 8 - Johnny Lanning
Johnny Lanning
John Young Lanning was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1947. He played for the Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Braves. Lanning's main pitches were a hard curve and a slow curve....

, 79, pitcher who posted a 58-60 record with a 3.58 ERA in 278 games for the Boston Bees/Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1936-1947

November 17 - Jack Cusick
Jack Cusick
John Peter Cusick was a right-handed shortstop in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves....

, 61, shortstop for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves from 1951-52

November 20 - 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:...

, 59, relief pitcher for the 1958 Chicago Cubs, who had one career save and surrendered only one home run in 41.0 innings

November 26 - Lew Fonseca
Lew Fonseca
Lewis Albert Fonseca was an American first and second baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox over a 12-year career. While not a power hitter, he hit for average and was a good contact hitter for most of his career...

, 90, infielder who batted .316 with four teams, winning 1929 batting title with Indians; later headed the major leagues' motion picture department

November 27 - Ray Boggs
Ray Boggs
Ray Boggs was a pitcher for the 1928 Boston Braves....

, 84, relief pitcher who appeared in four games with the 1928 Boston Braves

November 28 - Bill Posedel
Bill Posedel
William John Posedel , nicknamed "Barnacle Bill," was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves from 1938–1941 and in 1946....

, 83, pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves between 1938 and 1946, who posted a 41-43 mark and also was a World War II veteran

December 4 - Steve Lembo
Steve Lembo
Stephen Neal Lembo was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played 7 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1950 and 1952 baseball seasons. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he died at age 63 in Flushing, Queens....

, 63, backup catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1950 and 1952 seasons

December 6 - Art Parks
Art Parks
Artie William Parks was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1937 & 1939 baseball seasons.-External links:...

, 78, outfielder who hit .275 in 78 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the late 1930s

December 17 - Zeb Eaton
Zeb Eaton
Zebulon Vance Eaton , nicknamed "Red," was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers in 1944 and 1945. Born in Cooleemee, North Carolina, Zeb Eaton played in 6 games for the Tigers in 1944 with no decisions and a 5.74 earned run average...

, 69, relief pitcher who was 4-2 for the Detroit Tigers from 1944-45, and also a member of the Tigers 1945 World Champions
1945 World Series
-Game 1:Wednesday, October 3, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan-Game 2:Thursday, October 4, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan-Game 3:Friday, October 5, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan...

December 21 - Blackie Schwamb
Blackie Schwamb
Ralph Richard "Blackie" Schwamb , was a German-American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues in 1948. He played for the St. Louis Browns where he pitched in 12 games was 1-1,7 strike outs and a ERA of 8.53...

, 63, pitcher for the 1948 St. Louis Browns, who later became the first major league player to ever be convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison

December 22 - Archie Campbell
Archie Campbell (baseball)
Archibald Stewart Campbell was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees in the 1928 season. He also played with the Washington Senators in 1929 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1930. Campbell pitched in 40 games in parts of three seasons, chiefly as a reliever, with two wins, six losses...

, 86, relief pitcher who posted a 2-6 record with a 4.50 ERA and six saves for three teams from 1928 to 1930, and also a member of the Yankees 1928 World Champions
1928 World Series
In the 1928 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. Along with , this was the first time a team had swept consecutive Series....

December 25 - Billy Martin
Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times...

, 61, manager of the Yankees on five occasions who won the 1977 World Series title but was also known for his tempestuous behavior off the field; managed Minnesota, Detroit and Oakland to playoff appearances as well, and was an All-Star second baseman with Yankees

December 26 - Roy Joiner
Roy Joiner
Roy Merrill Joiner , is a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1934 to 1940. He played for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants....

, 83, pitched three years for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees, another 15 seasons in the minor leagues, and also served during World War II

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