Champions

• World Series
  1905 World Series
  - Game 1 :Monday, October 9, 1905 at Columbia Park in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaA pitchers' duel took place between Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank. Both pitchers got out of jams and were able to shut the offense down. In the Giants top of the fifth, Mathewson singled, but was forced by Roger...
  
  : New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   over Philadelphia Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
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Events

• April 26 - Chicago Cubs
  1905 Chicago Cubs season
  - Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in- Other batters :Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...
  
   outfielder Jack McCarthy
  Jack McCarthy (baseball)
  John Arthur McCarthy , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1893-1907. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, and Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
   ties a major league record by starting three double plays in one game from the outfield.

• June 13 - Christy Mathewson
  Christy Mathewson
  Christopher "Christy" Mathewson , nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire career in what is known as the dead-ball era...
  
   of the New York Giants
  1905 New York Giants season
  The New York Giants won their second consecutive National League pennant. They beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. This team featured three Hall of Fame players -- catcher Roger Bresnahan, and pitchers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity -- along with Hall of Fame manager John...
  
   tosses his second career no-hitter
  No-hitter
  A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
  
   in a 1–0 victory against the Chicago Cubs
  1905 Chicago Cubs season
  - Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in- Other batters :Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...
  
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• June 29 - Archibald ″Moonlight″ Graham
  Moonlight Graham
  Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham was an American professional baseball player who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants on June 29, 1905. His story was popularized by Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P...
  
   made his major league debut with the New York Giants
  1905 New York Giants season
  The New York Giants won their second consecutive National League pennant. They beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. This team featured three Hall of Fame players -- catcher Roger Bresnahan, and pitchers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity -- along with Hall of Fame manager John...
  
   during a game against the host Brooklyn Superbas
  1905 Brooklyn Superbas season
  The Brooklyn Superbas fell to last place with a franchise-worst 48-104 record, costing manager Ned Hanlon his job.- Offseason :* January, 1905: Sammy Strang was purchased from the Superbas by the New York Giants.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   at Washington Park. For the bottom of the eighth inning, Graham was sent in to play right field, replacing George Browne
  George Browne (baseball)
  George Edward Browne was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of twelve seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Doves, Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the National League leader in runs scored...
  
  . In the top of the ninth, Graham was on deck when Claude Elliott
  Claude Elliott (baseball)
  Claude Judson "Chaucer" Elliott was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. For his career, he compiled an 3-3 record in 22 appearances, with an 3.33 earned run average and 47 strikeouts...
  
   flied out for the third and final out. Graham played the bottom of the ninth at right field but never came to bat, as the Giants won 11–1. That game turned out to be his only appearance in the major leagues. His story was popularized in Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P. Kinsella
  W. P. Kinsella
  William Patrick Kinsella, OC, OBC is a Canadian novelist and short story writer who is well-known for his novel Shoeless Joe , which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989...
  
  , and the subsequent 1989
  1989 in film
  -Events:* Batman is released on June 23, and goes on to gross over $410 million worldwide.* Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million...
  
   film Field of Dreams
  Field of Dreams
  Field of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy-drama film directed by Phil Alden Robinson and is from the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella...
  
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• July 22 - Weldon Henley
  Weldon Henley
  Weldon Henley , was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1903-1907. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Dodgers....
  
   of the Philadelphia Athletics
  1905 Philadelphia Athletics season
  The Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 92 wins and 56 losses, winning their first pennant. They went on to face the New York Giants in the 1905 World Series, losing 4 games to 1.The pitching staff...
  
   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"...
  
   in the first game of a doubleheader
  Doubleheader (baseball)
  A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
  
   against the St. Louis Browns
  1905 St. Louis Browns season
  In the St. Louis Browns season they finished 8th in the American League with a record of 54 wins and 99 losses.- Offseason :* December 26, 1904: Jesse Burkett was traded by the Browns to the Boston Americans for George Stone and cash....
  
  . Philadelphia wins, 6–0.

• August 9 - Mistaking her husband for a burglar, the mother of minor league outfielder 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...
  
   shoots and kills him, an incident that will be cited as the reason for Cobb's intense desire to succeed. He will make his major league debut with the Tigers
  1905 Detroit Tigers season
  1905 was the fifth year for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The team finished in third place with a record of 79-74 , 15½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.- Regular season :The 1905 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 602 to 512...
  
   later this month.

• September 6 - Frank Smith
  Frank Smith (1900s pitcher)
  Frank Elmer Smith was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1915. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Terrapins, and Brooklyn Tip-Tops. Nicknamed "Piano Mover" because that was his offseason job, Smith was a mainstay of the White...
  
   of the Chicago White Sox
  1905 Chicago White Sox season
  - Offseason :* February, 1905: Branch Rickey was traded by the White Sox to the Browns for a player to be named later. The Browns completed the deal by sending Frank Roth to the White Sox in June.- Regular season :...
  
   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"...
  
   in the second game of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers
  1905 Detroit Tigers season
  1905 was the fifth year for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The team finished in third place with a record of 79-74 , 15½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.- Regular season :The 1905 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 602 to 512...
  
  , as the Sox win 15–0.

• September 27 - Boston American
  1905 Boston Americans season
  The Boston Americans season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Americans finishing fourth in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 74 losses.- Offseason :...
  
   pitcher Bill Dinneen
  Bill Dinneen
  William Henry Dinneen, alternately spelled Dineen , was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who followed his 12-year career from 1898 to 1909 with a highly regarded tenure as an American League umpire from 1909 to 1937...
  
   tosses a no-hitter
  No-hitter
  A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
  
   in a 2–0 victory against the Chicago White Sox
  1905 Chicago White Sox season
  - Offseason :* February, 1905: Branch Rickey was traded by the White Sox to the Browns for a player to be named later. The Browns completed the deal by sending Frank Roth to the White Sox in June.- Regular season :...
  
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• October 9 - Christy Mathewson
  Christy Mathewson
  Christopher "Christy" Mathewson , nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire career in what is known as the dead-ball era...
  
   of the New York Giants
  1905 New York Giants season
  The New York Giants won their second consecutive National League pennant. They beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. This team featured three Hall of Fame players -- catcher Roger Bresnahan, and pitchers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity -- along with Hall of Fame manager John...
  
   outpitches 26-game-winner Eddie Plank
  Eddie Plank
  Edward Stewart Plank , nicknamed "Gettysburg Eddie", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games and then 300 games, and now ranks third in all-time wins among left-handers with 326 career victories and first all-time in career shutouts by a...
  
   and the Philadelphia Athletics
  1905 Philadelphia Athletics season
  The Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 92 wins and 56 losses, winning their first pennant. They went on to face the New York Giants in the 1905 World Series, losing 4 games to 1.The pitching staff...
  
  , 3–0, in the first game of an all-shutout World Series
  1905 World Series
  - Game 1 :Monday, October 9, 1905 at Columbia Park in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaA pitchers' duel took place between Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank. Both pitchers got out of jams and were able to shut the offense down. In the Giants top of the fifth, Mathewson singled, but was forced by Roger...
  
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• October 14 - In Game 5 of The World Series, the New York Giants
  1905 New York Giants season
  The New York Giants won their second consecutive National League pennant. They beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. This team featured three Hall of Fame players -- catcher Roger Bresnahan, and pitchers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity -- along with Hall of Fame manager John...
  
   defeat the Philadelphia Athletics
  1905 Philadelphia Athletics season
  The Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 92 wins and 56 losses, winning their first pennant. They went on to face the New York Giants in the 1905 World Series, losing 4 games to 1.The pitching staff...
  
  , 2–0, to claim their first World Championship
  World championship
  A world championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead...
  
  , four games to one.

• October 22 - The Los Angeles Angels
  Los Angeles Angels (PCL)
  The Los Angeles Angels were a team based in Los Angeles, California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1957, after which they transferred to Spokane, Washington to become the Spokane Indians. Los Angeles would later become the host city to a Major League Baseball team, the...
  
   of the Pacific Coast League
  Pacific Coast League
  The Pacific Coast League is a minor-league baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball.The...
  
   beats the visiting Portland Beavers
  Portland Beavers
  The Tucson Padres are a minor league baseball team, representing Tucson, Arizona, in the Pacific Coast League . They are the Triple-A affiliate for the San Diego Padres. The team was formerly known as the Portland Beavers and played its last home game at PGE Park on September 6, 2010...
  
  , 3–2, in 11 innings. Los Angeles pitcher Bill Tozer
  Bill Tozer
  William Louis "Bill" Tozer , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw right-handed. Tozer had a 0-0 record, with a 1.69 ERA, in four games, in his one year career....
  
   ends his PCL record of 48 consecutive shutout
  Shutout
  In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
  
   inning-streak
  Innings
  An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
  
   when Portland scored two unearned runs
  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...
  
   in the third inning.

January

• January 2 - Red Kress
  Red Kress
  Ralph "Red" Kress was a shortstop and coach in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators , Detroit Tigers and New York Giants . Kress batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• January 2 - 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....
  
  
• January 7 - Frank Grube
  Frank Grube
  Franklin Thomas Grube , was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1931 to 1941. He played for the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns. He would also play football for the New York Yankees.-External links:...
  
  
• January 13 - Charlie Wilson
  Charlie Wilson (baseball)
  Charles Woodrow Wilson was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals.-External links:...
  
  
• January 17 - Ray Cunningham
  Ray Cunningham
  Raymond Lee Cunningham was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1931 and 1932. He batted and threw right-handed. A native of Mesquite, Texas, Cunningham played briefly for the Cardinals at third base before an injury cut short his career...
  
  
• January 20 - Ike Danning
  Ike Danning
  Isaac "Ike" Danning was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in . His brother, Harry Danning, played for the New York Giants from to .-External links:*...
  
  
• January 21 - Larry Boerner
  Larry Boerner
  Lawrence Hyer Boerner was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox. Boerner batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Staunton, Virginia....
  
  
• January 24 - Rufus Smith
  Rufus Smith (baseball)
  Rufus Frazier "Shirt" Smith was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game for the Detroit Tigers on October 2, .-External links:...
  
  

February

• February 5 - Joe Hutcheson
  Joe Hutcheson
  Joseph Johnson Hutcheson , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield for the 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers. He attended the University of North Texas.-External links:...
  
  
• February 6 - Eddie Hunter
• February 7 - Cy Moore
  Cy Moore
  William Austin Moore was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1929-1934 in the National League.-External links:...
  
  
• February 11 - Ed Walsh
• February 15 - 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:...
  
  
• February 17 - Ed Brandt
  Ed Brandt
  Edward Arthur Brandt was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1938. He played for the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates....
  
  
• February 23 - Les Barnhart
  Les Barnhart
  Leslie Earl Barnhart was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for 2 seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1928 and 1930.-External links:...
  
  
• February 24 - Lynn Nelson
• February 26 - Emmett Nelson
  Emmett Nelson
  George Emmett Nelson was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...
  
  

March

• March 1 - Jim Beckman
  Jim Beckman
  James Joseph Beckman was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...
  
  
• March 11 - Joe Mellana
  Joe Mellana
  Joseph Peter Mellana was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• March 14 - Jack Rothrock
  Jack Rothrock
  John Huston Rothrock was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 5'11", 165 lb., Rothrock was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. He was born in Long Beach, California.Rothrock was a line drive hitter and...
  
  
• March 21 - Joe Samuels
  Joe Samuels
  Joseph Jonas Samuels , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right-handed. Samuels had a 0-0 record, with a 16.50 ERA, in two games, in his one year career....
  
  
• March 27 - Johnny Gill
  Johnny Gill (baseball)
  John Wesley Gill was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for six seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1927 to 1928, the Washington Senators in 1931 and 1934, and the Chicago Cubs from 1935 to 1936....
  
  
• March 28 - Allen Benson
  Allen Benson
  Allen Wilbert Benson , is a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues in 1933. He would play for the Washington Senators.-External links:...
  
  

April

• April 3 - Gordie Hinkle
  Gordie Hinkle
  Daniel Gordon Hinkle was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1934 season. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., Hinkle batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• April 7 - Joe Hassler
  Joe Hassler
  Joseph Frederick Hassler was a major league shortstop from 1928 to 1930. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns.-External links:***...
  
  
• April 9 - Earl Caldwell
  Earl Caldwell
  Earl Welton Caldwell was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies , St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox . A native of Sparks, Texas, Caldwell batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• April 10 - Ed Strelecki
  Ed Strelecki
  Edward Harold "Ed" Strelecki was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in and and with the Cincinnati Reds in .-External links:...
  
  
• April 13 - Biff Wysong
  Biff Wysong
  Harlan "Biff" Wysong was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He pitched for the Cincinnati Reds in 20 career games from 1930 to 1932.-External links:...
  
  
• April 18 - Mal Moss
  Mal Moss
  Charles Malcolm Moss was a pitcher in Major League Baseball, appearing in twelve games for the Chicago Cubs in 1930.-External links:...
  
  
• April 25 - Belve Bean
  Belve Bean
  Beveric Benton Bean was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for 5 seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1930 to 1935 and the Washington Senators in 1935.-External links:...
  
  
• April 25 - John Wilson

May

• May 3 - Red Ruffing
  Red Ruffing
  Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing was a Major League Baseball pitcher most remembered for his time with the highly successful New York Yankees teams of the 1930s and 1940s...
  
  
• May 5 - Jack Ryan
• May 7 - Dave Barbee
  Dave Barbee
  David Monroe Barbee was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates, finishing his MLB career with a .246 batting average. He also won three home run titles in the minor leagues...
  
  
• May 15 - Chet Falk
  Chet Falk
  Chester Emanuel "Chet" Falk was an American baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1925 to 1927. He played for the St. Louis Browns.-References:...
  
  
• May 18 - Arndt Jorgens
• May 23 - Harry Child
  Harry Child
  Harry Stephen Patrick Child - November 8, 1972)was an American professional baseball player who played one season. He appeared in 5 games for the Washington Senators in and recorded 5 strikeouts for his career.He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died at the age of 67 in Alexandria,...
  
  
• May 31 - Peaches Davis
  Peaches Davis
  Roy Thomas "Peaches" Davis , is a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1936-1939. He played for the Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...
  
  

June

• June 5 - Owen Kahn
  Owen Kahn
  Owen Earle Kahn was a Major League Baseball player. He played in one game for the Boston Braves in , serving as a pinch runner and scoring a run in his only major league appearance....
  
  
• june 10 - Vic Harris
• June 10 - Danny MacFayden
  Danny MacFayden
  Daniel Knowles MacFayden was an American starting and relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , Cincinnati Reds , Boston Braves , Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators...
  
  
• June 17 - Chink Outen
  Chink Outen
  William Austin Outen , is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues for the 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers. He attended North Carolina State University.-External links:...
  
  
• June 25 - Johnny Pasek
  Johnny Pasek
  John Paul "Johnny" Pasek was a Major League Baseball catcher. Pasek played for the Detroit Tigers in and the Chicago White Sox in . He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• June 30 - Art Scharein
  Art Scharein
  Arthur Otto "Scoop" Scharein was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns.-External links:...
  
  

July

• July 6 - Ned Porter
  Ned Porter (baseball)
  Ned Swindell Porter was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of the 1926 and 1927 seasons with the New York Giants. For his career, he did not record a decision and compiled a 2.25 earned run average, with one strikeout in 4 innings pitched.Porter was...
  
  
• July 13 - Tiny Chaplin
  Tiny Chaplin
  James Bailey Chaplin is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played four seasons with the New York Giants and the Boston Bees . Chaplin died in an auto accident in National City, California on March 25, 1939.-External links:...
  
  
• July 16 - Lou Garland
  Lou Garland
  Louis Lyman Garland was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1931.-External links:...
  
  
• July 22 - Doc Cramer
  Doc Cramer
  Roger Maxwell Cramer [Doc] was an American center fielder and left-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played for four American League teams from 1929 to 1948.-Career:...
  
  
• July 24 - Ed Montague
• July 26 - Sam Leslie
  Sam Leslie
  Samuel Andrew Leslie was a first baseman for Major League Baseball's New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1929 to 1938....
  
  
• July 27 - Leo Durocher
  Leo Durocher
  Leo Ernest Durocher , nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by...
  
  
• July 27 - Rudy Leopold
• July 30 - Hal Finney
  Hal Finney
  Harold Wilson Finney was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, between and , for the Pittsburgh Pirates. During 1922, he appeared in six games, exclusively as a pinch runner....
  
  

August

• August 5 - Ray Pepper
  Ray Pepper
  Raymond Watson Pepper was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, from until , for the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. Pepper's only season as a regular was , when he finished 10th in the American League in runs batted in with 101 and...
  
  
• August 6 - Ed Roetz
  Ed Roetz
  Edward Bernard Roetz was a former professional baseball player. He was an infielder during one season with the St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a .244 batting average in 45 at-bats and drove in five runs...
  
  
• August 7 - Jim Cronin
  Jim Cronin (baseball)
  James John Cronin was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• August 10 - Jim Oglesby
  Jim Oglesby
  James Dorn Oglesby was an American Major League Baseball first baseman, appearing in three games for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• August 10 - 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...
  
  
• August 10 - Ed Wineapple
  Ed Wineapple
  Edward Wineapple was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in one game for the Washington Senators on September 15 during the 1929 Washington Senators season....
  
  
• August 12 - Don Hurst
  Don Hurst
  Frank O'Donnell "Don" Hurst was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs from 1928 to 1934. In 1932, he led the National League in runs batted in with 143. Hurst stood at 6' 0".-Biography:Hurst was born in Maysville, Kentucky, and attended...
  
  
• August 17 - Johnny Watwood
• August 21 - Jim Mosolf
  Jim Mosolf
  James Frederick Mosolf was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  
• August 21 - Frank Waddey
  Frank Waddey
  Frank Orum Waddey was a Major League Baseball player. Waddey played in one season, for the St. Louis Browns in the 1931 season. He had six hits, two RBIs and three runs scored in 14 games...
  
  
• August 23 - Phil Page
  Phil Page
  Philippe Rausac "Phil" Page is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1928–1930, 1934 with the Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers.Page was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and attended Penn State University....
  
  
• August 31 - Frank Pearce
  Frank Pearce (1930s pitcher)
  Franklin Thomas Pearce was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons, from until , for the Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
  
  
• August 31 - Jack White
  Jack White (infielder)
  John Peter "Jack" White was a professional baseball infielder who played three seasons in the sport, two of which were spent in Major League Baseball. In six total major league games from 1927 to 1928, White went hitless in seven at-bats...
  
  

September

• September 2 - Bernie James
  Bernie James
  Bernie James is a former U.S. soccer player and current youth soccer coach. James spent twenty-four years as a professional, both beginning and ending his career with different versions of the Seattle Sounders. He played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American...
  
  
• September 5 - Bill McGhee
  Bill McGhee
  William Mac McGhee was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the and seasons.-References:...
  
  
• September 5 - Danny Musser
  Danny Musser
  William Daniel "Danny" Musser is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Washington Senators in 1932. He played in only one game in his entire career, collecting one hit in two at-bats....
  
  
• September 8 - Ed Grimes
  Ed Grimes
  Edward Adelbert "Ed" Grimes was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played with the St. Louis Browns in and .-External links:...
  
  
• September 9 - Charlie Perkins
• September 10 - Irv Jeffries
  Irv Jeffries
  Irvine Franklin Jeffries was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
  
  
• September 11 - Glenn Spencer
  Glenn Spencer (baseball)
  Glenn Spencer was a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played five seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants of the National League from 1928 - 1933. His best season came in 1931 when he went 11-12 with a 3.42 earned run average in 38 games.- External links :*...
  
  
• September 15 - Vance Page
  Vance Page
  Vance Linwood Page , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1938-1941. He would play for the Chicago Cubs....
  
  
• September 15 - Henry Peploski
  Henry Peploski
  Henry Stephen Peploski , is a former professional baseball player who was a infielder in the Major Leagues in 1929. He played for the Boston Braves, and is recognized as one of four Major Leaguers born in Poland, along with Moe Drabowsky, Nap Kloza and Johnny Reder.-External links:*...
  
  
• September 16 - Dinny McNamara
  Dinny McNamara
  -External links:...
  
  
• September 16 - Joe Vance
  Joe Vance
  Joseph Albert Vance was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors between and for the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees.Vance also played 11 games for the football Brooklyn Dodgers in 1931 as a running back....
  
  
• September 17 - Red Parnell
  Red Parnell
  Roy A. "Red" Parnell was an American left fielder and manager in Negro league baseball, most notably with the Philadelphia Stars from 1936-43. Born in Austin, Texas, he died at age 48 in Philadelphia.-External links:*...
  
  
• September 22 - Larry Bettencourt
  Larry Bettencourt
  Lawrence Joseph Bettencourt is a former outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns and a center for the Green Bay Packers....
  
  
• September 25 - Greg Mulleavy
  Greg Mulleavy
  Gregory Thomas "Greg" Mulleavy was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played in 79 games for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox in 1930, 1932 and 1933....
  
  
• September 26 - Pat Caraway
  Pat Caraway
  Cecil Bradford Patrick Caraway , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He would play for the Chicago White Sox. He is buried in Gordon Cemetery in Gordon, Texas....
  
  
• September 26 - Johnny Hodapp
  Johnny Hodapp
  Urban John Hodapp played major league baseball in the 1920s and 30s, mostly for the Cleveland Indians. He primarily played second base. He had a 9-year career, hitting for a .311 batting average...
  
  
• September 27 - Marty Lang
  Marty Lang
  Martin John Lang was a right-handed batter and threw left-handed when he played professional league baseball for the 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 5'11 and weighed 160 lbs...
  
  
• September 28 - Paul Easterling
  Paul Easterling
  Paul Easterling was a former major league outfielder for the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics . He batted and threw right-handed. Easterling debuted in 1928 with the Detroit Tigers, playing in 43 games and hitting .325 with seven doubles and four home runs...
  
  
• September 29 - Bruce Cunningham
  Bruce Cunningham
  Bruce Lee Cunningham , was a Major League Baseball pitcher from - for the Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  
• September 30 - Luther Harvel
  Luther Harvel
  Luther Raymond Harvel , was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder in . He would play for the Cleveland Indians.-External links:...
  
  

October

• October 3 - Johnny Riddle
  Johnny Riddle
  John Ludy Riddle was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators , Boston Bees , Cincinnati Reds , and Pittsburgh Pirates . At the age of 42 in 1948 , he was the oldest player to appear in a National League game that season...
  
  
• October 10 - Wally Berger
  Wally Berger
  Walter Anton Berger was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four National League teams, primarily the Boston Braves. One of the league's top sluggers of the early 1930s, in his initial season he hit 38 home runs, a record for rookies which stood until . He still...
  
  
• October 10 - John Stone
  John Stone (baseball)
  John Thomas Stone , nicknamed "Rocky," was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played eleven seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators...
  
  
• October 11 - Joel Hunt
  Joel Hunt
  Oliver Joel "Lil' Joel" Hunt was American football and baseball player and coach of football. He played college football at Texas A&M University from 1925 to 1927 and served as the head football coach at the University of Georgia in 1938 and the University of Wyoming in 1939...
  
  
• October 12 - Rick Ferrell
  Rick Ferrell
  Richard Benjamin Ferrell was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and executive. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators. Ferrell was regarded as one of the best catchers in baseball during the...
  
  
• October 19 - Mike Meola
  Mike Meola
  Emile Michael Meola was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the 1933 and 1936 seasons. Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Meola batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• October 24 - Jack Russell
• October 24 - Charlie Small
  Charlie Small
  Charles Albert Small was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball player who played in 25 games for the Boston Red Sox during the 1930 baseball season. Born in Auburn, Maine, he was used almost exclusively as a pinch hitter, playing only one game in the field. He died in Auburn at age 47...
  
  
• October 25 - 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 ....
  
  

November

• November 4 - Lefty Willis
  Lefty Willis
  Charles William "Lefty" Willis was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with the Philadelphia Athletics.-External links:...
  
  
• November 5 - Carl Fischer
  Carl Fischer (baseball)
  Charles William "Carl" Fischer , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns.-External links:...
  
  
• November 13 - Milt Shoffner
  Milt Shoffner
  Milburn James Shoffner was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played seven years in the majors, from until , then again from until .Shoffner debuted in the majors with the Cleveland Indians in 1929 and pitched three seasons for them. In and 1931, his ERA was over 7.00, and by mid-season he was...
  
  
• November 21 - Freddie Lindstrom
  Freddie Lindstrom
  Frederick Charles Lindstrom was a National League Baseball player with the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1924 until 1936...
  
  
• November 21 - Les Mallon
  Les Mallon
  Leslie Clyde Mallon was a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves....
  
  
• November 26 - Bob Johnson
• November 28 - Ed Chapman
• November 29 - Harlan Pyle

December

• December 1 - Buddy Dear
• December 2 - Leon Williams
  Leon Williams (baseball)
  Leon Theo Williams was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher in . He played for the Brooklyn Robins.-External links:...
  
  
• December 5 - Gus Mancuso
  Gus Mancuso
  August Rodney Mancuso , nicknamed "Blackie", was a professional baseball player, coach, scout and radio sports commentator. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants , Chicago Cubs , Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• December 9 - Adam Comorosky
  Adam Comorosky
  Adam Anthony Comorosky was an American former Major League Baseball player. He started working in the coal mines of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania at the age of 12, where he worked as a breaker boy. His lesson from the experience was that it "teach[es] you values...
  
  
• December 11 - Al Weston
  Al Weston
  Alfred John Weston was a professional baseball player and quarterback of the Boston College football team.-Baseball:...
  
  
• December 14 - Bob Weiland
  Bob Weiland
  Robert George Weiland , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, and St. Louis Cardinals.-External links:...
  
  
• December 21 - Fred Koster
  Fred Koster
  Frederick Charles "Fritz" Koster was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1931.-External links:...
  
  
• December 30 - John Pomorski
  John Pomorski
  John Leon Pomorski was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1934.-External links:...
  
  

Deaths

• January 18 - Fergy Malone
  Fergy Malone
  Fergus G. Malone was a professional baseball player in the 1860s and 1870s. He was the catcher for Athletic of Philadelphia in 1871, champion of the first professional league season....
  
  , 63, Irish catcher and manager in a career that spanned fourteen years from 1871 to 1884.

• January 28 - Len Stockwell
  Len Stockwell
  Leonard Clark Stockwell was an American professional baseball player who played outfield from 1879-1890.-External links:...
  
  , 45, outfielder for the Cleveland Blues
  Cleveland Blues (NL)
  The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on Sept. 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players...
  
   and Spiders
  Cleveland Spiders
  The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.- 1887-1891 :...
  
   teams.

• February 6 - Ned Cuthbert
  Ned Cuthbert
  Edgar Edward "Ned" Cuthbert was an American professional baseball player.Cuthbert's baseball career began in 1865 with the Keystone Club of Philadelphia. After two seasons as a second baseman and outfielder with the Keystones, he moved across town to the West Philadelphia club, playing only four...
  
  , 59, outfielder who hit .254 with five teams between 1871 and 1884.

• February 13 - Bill Eagan
  Bill Eagan
  William Eagan , was a professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from -.-External links:...
  
  , 35, second baseman for three teams from 1891 to 1898.

• February 13 - Ralph Ham
  Ralph Ham
  Ralph A. Ham was a Major League Baseball outfielder in the 19th century. He played for the Rockford Forest Citys of the National Association in 1871.-External links:*...
  
  , 55, outfielder for the 1871 Rockford Forest Citys
  Rockford Forest Citys
  Rockford Forest Citys , from Rockford, Illinois was one of the first professional baseball clubs. Rockford played for one season during the National Association inaugural year of 1871.-Origins:...
  
  .

• February 18 - Tom Poorman
  Tom Poorman
  Thomas Iverson Poorman , was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher...
  
  , 47, outfielder for five teams from 1880 to 1888, who led American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   in triples and stolen bases in its 1887 season.

• March 3 - Stump Wiedman
  Stump Wiedman
  George Edward "Stump" Wiedman was a Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder for 9 years from 1880-1888.Born in Rochester, New York, Stump appeared in 279 games as a right-handed pitcher but also appeared in 122 games as an outfielder. He began his Major League career in 1881 with the Buffalo...
  
  , 44, pitcher for nine seasons from 1880 to 1888, most notably for the Detroit Wolverines
  Detroit Wolverines
  The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...
  
  .

• March 7 - John Murphy, 47, pitcher who posted a 5-12 record for the Altoona Mountain City and Wilmington Quicksteps
  Wilmington Quicksteps
  The Wilmington Quicksteps were an 1884 late season replacement team in the Union Association. They finished with a 2-16 record and were managed by Joe Simmons. The team played home games in Union Street Park in Wilmington, Delaware....
  
   in the 1884 season.

• March 15 - Pete Meegan
  Pete Meegan
  Peter James Meegan , also known as "Steady" Pete, was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for two seasons; one with the 1884 Richmond Virginians, and the other for the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys, both of the American Association.-Career:Born in San Francisco, California, he made his...
  
  , 42, pitcher for two seasons, 1884 and 1885 with the Richmond Virginians
  Richmond Virginians
  The Richmond Virginians was the name of a minor league baseball Class AAA International League franchise that played in Richmond, Virginia, from 1954 through 1964....
  
   and the Pittsbugh Alleghenys
  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...
  
  .

• March 18 - Dick Higham
  Dick Higham
  Richard Higham was an American professional baseball player born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. However, he is best known as the only umpire to be banned from baseball....
  
  , 53, English right fielder and catcher who led 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 doubles in its 1876 first season, in runs and doubles in 1878; later an umpire, barred from the sport in 1882.

• March 22 - Gus Krock
  Gus Krock
  August H. Krock , was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played three seasons, from -, for the Chicago Cubs, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Washington Nationals, and Buffalo Bisons....
  
  , 38, pitched from 1888 to 1890 for the 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...
  
  , Hoosiers, Nationals
  Washington Nationals (1886-89)
  The Washington Nationals, sometimes referred to as the Washington Statesmen, was a professional baseball team in the mid to late 1880s. They existed for a period of four years as a member of the National League from to . During their four-year tenure they had six different managers and compiled a...
  
   and Bisons.

• April 24 - Jim Gardner
  Jim Gardner (baseball)
  James Anderson Gardner was a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Orphans of the National League between 1895 and 1902.-References:...
  
  , 30, pitcher and infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates/Orphans
  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...
  
   from 1895 to 1902.

• April 25 - Jackie Hayes, 43, catcher/outfielder for seven different teams from 1882 to 1990.

• May 7 - Al Mays
  Al Mays
  Albert C. Mays was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher from 1885-1890 in the American Association.Mays died in an accidental drowning in Parkersburg, West Virginia.-External links:**...
  
  , 39, pitcher who went 53-90 with a 3.91 ERA for the Colonels
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
  /Metropolitans
  New York Metropolitans
  The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
  
  /Bridegrooms
  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...
  
  /Solons
  Columbus Solons
  The Columbus Solons were a baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891. In three seasons, they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
   from 1885 to 1890.

• May 13 - Sam Gillen
  Sam Gillen
  Samuel Gillen , is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop in the major leagues for the 1893 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1897 Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
  
  , 38, infielder for the 1893 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...
  
   and the 1897 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...
  
  .

• May 17 - John Abadie
  John Abadie
  John Abadie was an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball during the season. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
  
  , 50, first baseman who batted a combined .224 with the Philadelphia Centennials
  Philadelphia Centennials
  The Philadelphia Centennials of 1875 were a short-lived baseball team in the National Association. They won 2 games, lost 12, and did not finish out the season. Their home games were played at Centennial Grounds....
  
   and the Brooklyn Atlantics
  Brooklyn Atlantics
  The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...
  
   in 1875.

• May 22 -Ed Kennedy, 49, outfielder who played from 1883 through 1886 for the New York Metropolitans
  New York Metropolitans
  The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
  
   and Brooklyn Grays
  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...
  
  .

• May 22 - George Zettlein
  George Zettlein
  George Zettlein was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1871–1876. Zettlein played for the Chicago White Stockings, Troy Haymakers, Brooklyn Eckfords, Philadelphia White Stockings, and Athletic of Philadelphia...
  
  , 60, pitcher who won 125 games in the National Association and ended Cincinnati's 84-game winning streak in 1870.

• May 24 - Bill Goodenough
  Bill Goodenough
  William B. Goodenough was a center fielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns in 1893.-External links:...
  
  , 41, outfielder for the 1893 St. Louis Browns
  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...
  
  .

• May 25 - Paul Cook
  Paul Cook (baseball)
  Paul Cook was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1884 and 1891, for the Philadelphia Quakers, Louisville Colonels, Brooklyn Ward's Wonders, and St. Louis Browns, primarily as a catcher....
  
  , 42, catcher who played from 1884 to 1891 for the Quakers
  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...
  
  , Colonels
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
  , Ward's Wonders
  Brooklyn Ward's Wonders
  The Brooklyn Ward's Wonders was a team who played in the Players' League in 1890. The team's nickname derived from its superstar shortstop, hall of famer John Montgomery Ward. The team finished with a 76-56 record, good enough to finish in second place. Other notable players for Brooklyn that...
  
   and Browns
  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...
  
  .

• June 1 - Harry East
  Harry East
  Harry H. East was a professional baseball player who primarily played third base in the American Association for the Baltimore Orioles. He played in one game for the Orioles in 1882 and was hitless in four at-bats. He played in the minor leagues in 1885 and 1886.-External links:...
  
  , 43, third baseman for the 1882 Baltimore Orioles
  Baltimore Orioles (19th century)
  The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897...
  
  .

• June 30 - Pete Dowling
  Pete Dowling
  Henry Peter Dowling was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1901. He played for the Louisville Colonels, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cleveland Blues.He died when he was hit by a train in Hot Lake, Oregon.-References:...
  
  , [?], pitcher who posted a 39-65 record with the Colonels
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
  , Brewers
  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...
  
   and Blues
  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...
  
   from 1897 to 1901.

• July 28 - Jim Tray
  Jim Tray
  James Tray was a Major League Baseball catcher for the 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers. He played in the minors through 1889.-External links:*...
  
  , 45, catcher for the 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers
  Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association)
  The Indianapolis Hoosiers were a professional baseball team who played one season at the major league level. They played in the American Association in and finished in 12th place with a 29-78 record, 46 games behind the first-place New York Metropolitans. Their home games were played at Seventh...
  
  .

• August 2 - George Snyder
  George Snyder
  George Elmer Snyder was the Maryland State Senate majority leader from 1971-1974.He graduated from the University of Maryland and attended the University of Maryland School of Law. He is married to Karen Englehart Snyder and has six children and ten grandchildren...
  
  , 57, pitched briefly for the 1882 Philadelphia Athletics
  Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)
  The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team, one of six charter members of the American Association, a 19th-century major league, which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League. The other teams were the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Eclipse of...
  
  .

• August 27 - Heinie Kappel
  Heinie Kappel
  Henry "Heinie" Kappel was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kappel played three seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Columbus Solons . Kappel played in 105 games: 49 games at shortstop, 33 at third...
  
  , 41, infielder who hit a combined .269 for the Cincinnati Red Stockings
  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....
  
   (1887-'88) and Columbus Solons
  Columbus Solons
  The Columbus Solons were a baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891. In three seasons, they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
   (1899).

• September 10 - Pete Browning
  Pete Browning
  Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning was an American center and left fielder in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1894 who played primarily for the Louisville Eclipse/Colonels, becoming one of the sport's most accomplished batters of the 1880s...
  
  , 44, legendary outfielder who helped to create the Louisville Slugger baseball bat and hit a .341 lifetime for the second-highest mark among right-handed hitters, who also won three batting titles and hit for the cycle
  Hitting for the cycle
  In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle". Cycles are uncommon in Major League Baseball , occurring 293 times since the first by Curry...
  
   twice, in a career that spanned from 1882 to 1894.

• September 11 - Jerry McCormick
  Jerry McCormick
  James J. McCormick was a third baseman in Major League Baseball for the 1883 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association and the 1884 Philadelphia Keystones and Washington Nationals of the Union Association.-Sources:...
  
  , 43, third baseman who played from 1893 to 1984 with three different teams in the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   and the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
  .

• September 12 - Billy Taylor
  Billy Taylor (third baseman)
  William H. Taylor was a Major League Baseball player for the Louisville Colonels in . He played in nine games, mostly at third base, going 6-for-24 with 2 RBI.-Sources:...
  
  , 34, infielder who hit .250 in nine games for the 1898 Louisville Colonels
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
  .

• October 8 - Bill Sullivan
  Bill Sullivan (pitcher)
  William F. Sullivan was a professional baseball player. He appeared in six games in Major League Baseball for the Syracuse Stars of the American Association in 1890, all as a starting pitcher.-External links:...
  
  , 36, pitcher/outfielder who posted a 1-4 record and hit .091 for the 1890 Syracuse Stars
  Syracuse Stars (American Association)
  The Syracuse Stars was an American baseball team which played one season in the American Association in . They were unrelated to the Syracuse Stars of the National League of...
  
  .

• October 17 - Joe Otten, 35, Dutch outfielder and catcher who hit .241 in 26 games for the 1895 St. Louis Browns.

• November 14 - John Connor
  John Connor (baseball)
  John Connor was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched a total of 12 games over the course of his two-season career. He had a W–L record of 2–8 and a 3.81 earned run average in 104 innings pitched...
  
  , 44, pitcher for three teams from 1884-1885.

• November 23 - Bill Hanlon
  Bill Hanlon
  William Joseph Hanlon , is a former professional baseball player who was a first baseman in the Major Leagues in 1903. He would play for the Chicago Cubs. He played college ball at Santa Clara University and Saint Mary's College of California.-External links:...
  
  , 29, first base who played for the 1903 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...
  
  .

• December 6 - Jack Leary, 48, outfielder, infielder, and pitcher for five seasons from 1880 to 1884.

• December 31 - Frank Bonner
  Frank Bonner (baseball)
  Frank J. Bonner was a utility player in Major League Baseball from 1894-1903.Bonner died of blood poisoning at the age of 36. His wife had committed suicide earlier that year.-References:...
  
  , 36, infielder who played from 1894 through 1903.