Champions

• World Series
  1914 World Series
  In the 1914 World Series, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics in a four-game sweep.A contender for greatest upset of all time, the "Miracle Braves" were in last place on July 4, then roared on to win the National League pennant by games and sweep the stunned Athletics...
  
  : Boston Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   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....
  
   (4-0)

Awards and honors

• Chalmers Award
  MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award, given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America...
  
  
  • Eddie Collins
    Eddie Collins
    Edward Trowbridge Collins, Sr. , nicknamed "Cocky", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman, manager and executive...
    
    , 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....
    
    , 2B
  • Johnny Evers
    Johnny Evers
    John Joseph Evers was a Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1946...
    
    , Boston Braves
    Atlanta Braves
    The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
    
    , 2B

MLB statistical leaders

American League final standings

National League final standings

Federal League final standings

Events

• May 31 - Joe Benz
  Joe Benz
  Joseph Louis Benz was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1911-1919. He played for the Chicago White Sox. Benz's two main pitches were the spitball and the knuckleball.-See also:...
  
   pitches a no hitter in a 6-1 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...
  
   victory over the Cleveland Naps.

• June 9 - Honus Wagner
  Honus Wagner
  -Louisville Colonels:Recognizing his talent, Barrow recommended Wagner to the Louisville Colonels. After some hesitation about his awkward figure, Wagner was signed by the Colonels, where he hit .338 in 61 games....
  
   of the Pittsburgh Pirates
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
   becomes the second member of the 3000 hit club.

• July 17 - Red Murray
  Red Murray
  John Joseph "Red" Murray was a professional baseball player.Red Murray was born in Arnot, Pennsylvania. In 1902, Murray attended Lock Haven College where he played football, basketball, and baseball. In 1904, Murray changed schools to the University of Notre Dame, playing catcher for the...
  
   of the New York Giants (MLB) catches game winning catch and is immediately struck by lightning.

• September 9 - In the second game of a doubleheader
  Doubleheader (baseball)
  A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
  
  , George Davis
  George Davis (pitcher)
  George Allen "Iron" Davis , was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball from 1912-15. He played for the Boston Braves and New York Highlanders.-External links:...
  
   of the Boston Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   pitches a no-hitter
  No-hitter
  A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
  
   against the 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...
  
   in a 7-0 win.

• September 19 - Ed Lafitte
  Ed Lafitte
  Edward Francis Lafitte was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers , Brooklyn Tip-Tops , and Buffalo Blues . Born in New Orleans, Louisiana at his family's home located at 319 Bourbon Street, he batted and threw right-handed.Lafitte pitched for the Georgia Tech...
  
   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"...
  
   for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops
  Brooklyn Tip-Tops
  The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were a team in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from 1914 to 1915. The team was named by owner Robert Ward, who owned the Tip Top Bakery. They were sometimes informally called the Brooklyn Feds or BrookFeds due to being the Brooklyn team of the Federal...
  
   of the Federal League
  Federal League
  The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
  
   in a 6-2 win over the Kansas City Packers
  Kansas City Packers
  The Kansas City Packers were a Federal League baseball club in Kansas City from 1914 to 1915. They finished sixth in 1914 with a 67-84 record, and fourth in 1915 with an 81-72 record....
  
  .

• September 27 - Nap Lajoie
  Nap Lajoie
  Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie , also known as Larry Lajoie, was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. He was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island...
  
   of the Cleveland Naps becomes the third member of the 3000 hit club.

• October 13 - The Boston Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   defeat the Philadelphia Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
  , 3-1, in Game 4 of the World Series
  1914 World Series
  In the 1914 World Series, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics in a four-game sweep.A contender for greatest upset of all time, the "Miracle Braves" were in last place on July 4, then roared on to win the National League pennant by games and sweep the stunned Athletics...
  
   to win their first World Championship
  World championship
  A world championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead...
  
  , four games to none. This was the first four-game sweep in World Series
  World Series
  The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
  
   history. The Cubs had defeated the Tigers four games to none in 1907
  1907 World Series
  The 1907 World Series featured the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, with the Cubs winning the Series four games to none for their first championship....
  
  , but Game 1 had ended in a tie
  Tie (draw)
  To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as...
  
   before the Cubs won the next four in a row.

• November 1 - 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....
  
   owner Connie Mack
  Connie Mack (baseball)
  Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr. , better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds records for wins , losses , and games managed , with his victory total being almost 1,000 more...
  
   starts a fire sale
  Fire sale
  A fire sale is the sale of goods at extremely discounted prices, typically when the seller faces bankruptcy or other impending distress. The term may originally have been based on the sale of goods at a heavy discount due to fire damage...
  
  , asking waivers on Jack Coombs
  Jack Coombs
  John Wesley "Jack" Coombs , nicknamed Colby Jack after his alma mater, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Philadelphia Athletics , Brooklyn Robins , and Detroit Tigers...
  
  , 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 Chief Bender
  Chief Bender
  Charles Albert "Chief" Bender was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the 20th century...
  
  . Coombs goes to the Brooklyn Robins
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   as Plank and Bender escape Mack's maneuvering by jumping to the Federal League
  Federal League
  The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
  
  . Despite the American League Pennant title, Philadelphia fans did not support the Athletics and the club lost $50,000.

January–February

• January 4 - Herman Franks
  Herman Franks
  Herman Louis Franks was a catcher, coach, manager, general manager and scout in American Major League Baseball. He was born in Price, Utah.-Catcher with Cardinals, Dodgers and A's:...
  
  
• January 5 - Jack Salveson
  Jack Salveson
  John Theodore Salveson was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five seasons. He played for the New York Giants from 1933 to 1934, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago White Sox in 1935, and the Cleveland Indians in 1943 and 1945.Salveson had a long and successful minor league career,...
  
  
• January 19 - Benny Culp
  Benny Culp
  Benjamin Baldy Culp was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies .Culp is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II...
  
  
• January 19 - Al Piechota
  Al Piechota
  Aloysius Edward "Pie" Piechota was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played two seasons with the Boston Bees and Braves from 1940 to 1941.-External links:...
  
  
• January 21 - Blix Donnelly
  Blix Donnelly
  Sylvester Urban "Blix" Donnelly , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves....
  
  
• January 23 - Merv Connors
  Merv Connors
  Mervin James Connors , was a former professional baseball player who played 52 games as an infielder in the Major Leagues from 1937-1938 for the Chicago White Sox....
  
  
• January 28 - Alf Anderson
  Alf Anderson
  Alfred Walton Anderson was a Major League Baseball player. He played with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1941 to 1942 and for two games in the 1946 baseball season....
  
  
• January 31 - Mel Mazzera
  Mel Mazzera
  Melvin Leonard "Mike" Mazzera is a former professional baseball player. In an 11-year career, Mazzera participated in five Major League seasons: four with the St. Louis Browns and one with the Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• January 31 - Charlie Wiedemeyer
  Charlie Wiedemeyer
  Charles John Wiedemeyer was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs in four games during the 1934 Chicago Cubs season.-External links:...
  
  
• February 5 - John Gaddy
  John Gaddy
  John Wilson Gaddy , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the starting pitcher in two games for the Dodgers during the 1938 season....
  
  
• February 8 - Mel Bosser
  Mel Bosser
  Melvin Edward Bosser was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1945. The 31-year-old rookie right-hander was a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• February 8 - Bert Haas
  Bert Haas
  Berthold John Haas , is a former professional baseball player who played first base in the Major Leagues from 1933-1951. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. In 1947, Haas was selected as a National League...
  
  
• February 9 - Bill Veeck
  Bill Veeck
  William Louis Veeck, Jr. , also known as "Sport Shirt Bill", was a native of Chicago, Illinois, and a franchise owner and promoter in Major League Baseball. He was best known for his publicity stunts to raise attendance. Veeck was at various times the owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis...
  
  
• February 17 - Rod Dedeaux
  Rod Dedeaux
  Raoul Martial "Rod" Dedeaux was an American college baseball coach who compiled what is arguably the greatest record of any coach in the sport's amateur history....
  
  
• February 23 - Lynn Myers
  Lynn Myers (baseball)
  Lynnwood Lincoln Myers was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop from through for the St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at 5' 6.5", 145 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Enola, Pennsylvania...
  
  
• February 19 - Stan Sperry
  Stan Sperry
  Stanley Kenneth Sperry was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Athletics.-External links:...
  
  
• February 21 - Milt Gray
• February 23 - Lynn Myers
  Lynn Myers (baseball)
  Lynnwood Lincoln Myers was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop from through for the St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at 5' 6.5", 145 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Enola, Pennsylvania...
  
  
• February 23 - Mike Tresh
  Mike Tresh
  Michael "Mike" Tresh was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1938 through 1949, he played for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians . Tresh batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania...
  
  

March-April

• March 1 - Harry Caray
  Harry Caray
  Harry Caray, born Harry Christopher Carabina, was an American baseball broadcaster on radio and television. He covered four Major League Baseball teams, beginning with a long tenure calling the games of the St...
  
  
• March 4 - Art Rebel
  Art Rebel
  Arthur Anthony Rebel was a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of two seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. For his career, he compiled a .333 batting average in 81 at-bats and drove in six runs...
  
  
• March 7 - Joe Gallagher
• March 12 - 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:...
  
  
• March 18 - Red Marion
  Red Marion
  John Wyeth "Red" Marion was briefly an outfielder in American Major League Baseball and a longtime manager at the minor league level. A native of Richburg, South Carolina, he was the older brother of Marty Marion, the longtime star shortstop of the St...
  
  
• March 18 - Boyd Perry
  Boyd Perry
  Boyd Glenn Perry was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers.-External links:...
  
  
• March 26 - Hal Epps
  Hal Epps
  Harold Franklin "Hal" Epps was an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Athletics.Although he only spent parts of four seasons in the majors, Epps had an 18-year professional baseball career...
  
  
• April 1 - Moe Franklin
• April 1 - George Bradley
  George Bradley
  George Washington Bradley , nicknamed "Grin", was an American Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher and infielder. He was 5'10.5" and weighed 175 lbs. Bradley was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• April 6 - Dee Moore
  Dee Moore
  D. C. Moore was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1936-1946. In between his playing years, from 1944–1945, he served in the military during World War II. Born in Hedley, Texas, he died at age 83 in Williston, North Dakota.-External links:...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• April 17 - Lefty Smoll
  Clyde Smoll
  Clyde Hetrick "Lefty" Smoll was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1940....
  
  
• April 27 - George Archie
• April 27 - Larry Crawford
• April 27 - Jug Thesenga
  Jug Thesenga
  Arnold Joseph "Jug" Thesenga was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched in five games for the Washington Senators in .-Sources:...
  
  
• April 29 - Marv Breuer
  Marv Breuer
  Marvin Howard "Baby Face" Breuer was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Yankees from 1939 to 1943.-External links:...
  
  

May–June

• May 4 - Harl Maggert
• May 9 - Culley Rikard
  Culley Rikard
  Culley Rikard was a professional baseball player. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, 1941, 1942, and 1947, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League, primarily as an outfielder....
  
  
• May 10 - Russ Bauers
  Russ Bauers
  Russell Lee Bauers was a right-handed pitcher/left-handed batter in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Browns during eight different seasons between 1936 and 1950...
  
  
• May 11 - Al Williams
  Al Williams (baseball)
  Almon Edward "Al" Williams was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed.-External links:...
  
  
• May 14 - Chink Zachary
  Chink Zachary
  Albert Myron "Chink" Zachary was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in 4 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the season. He played several seasons in minor league ball, including AAA ball for several seasons.-External links:...
  
  
• May 14 - Jim Shilling
  Jim Shilling
  James Robert Shilling was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for one season. He played in 31 games for the Cleveland Indians and 11 games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1939.-External links:...
  
  
• May 15 - Jimmy Wasdell
  Jimmy Wasdell
  James Charles Wasdell born in Cleveland, Ohio was an Outfielder and First Baseman for the Washington Senators , Brooklyn Dodgers , Pittsburgh Pirates , Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians .He helped the Dodgers win the 1941 National League Pennant.In 11 seasons he played in 888 Games and...
  
  
• May 20 - Stan Benjamin
  Stan Benjamin
  Alfred Stanley "Stan" Benjamin was a right fielder in Major League Baseball for five seasons; four with the Philadelphia Phillies , of the National League , and one with the Cleveland Indians , of the American League . The 6' 2", 194 lb. Benjamin batted and threw right-handed, and was born...
  
  
• June 14 - George Myatt
  George Myatt
  George Edward Myatt was an infielder, coach and interim manager in American Major League Baseball. In 1936, Boston Red Sox general manager Eddie Collins traveled to San Diego to scout Myatt in a Pacific Coast League game, but came away more impressed with his 17-year-old teammate, a San Diegan and...
  
  
• May 27 - Johnny Welaj
  Johnny Welaj
  John Ludwig Welaj was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played four seasons in the majors, between and , for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics....
  
  
• June 6 - Eddie Silber
  Eddie Silber
  Edward James Silber was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns.-External links:...
  
  
• June 12 - Pete Naktenis
  Pete Naktenis
  Peter Ernest Naktenis was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds . Listed at , , Naktenis batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• June 16 - Johnnie Wittig
  Johnnie Wittig
  John Carl Wittig [Hans] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the and seasons for the New York Giants and Boston Red Sox .Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Wittig batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• June 22 - Jim Asbell
  Jim Asbell
  James Marion Asbell was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs. Nicknamed "Big Train," his career was a brief one, consisting of a single season, the Cubs' World Series year of 1938....
  
  
• June 22 - Maury Newlin
  Maury Newlin
  Maurice Milton "Maury" Newlin was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in and . From 1942 to 1945 Newlin served in the military during World War II.-External links:*...
  
  
• June 24 - 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 :...
  
  
• June 27 - Irv Bartling
  Irv Bartling
  Henry Irving Bartling was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. Bartling attended Michigan State University.-References:...
  
  

July–August

• July 2 - Bob Allen
  Bob Allen (1930s pitcher)
  Robert Earl "Bob" Allen was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Allen played for the Philadelphia Phillies in . He batted and threw right-handed.He was born in Smithville, Tennessee and died in Chesapeake, Virginia....
  
  
• July 3 - Buddy Rosar
  Buddy Rosar
  Warren Vincent "Buddy" Rosar , was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1939 to 1951 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• July 8 - George Fallon
  George Fallon (baseball player)
  George Decatur Fallon was a backup second baseman/shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals . A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Fallon batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 11 - George Binks
  George Binks
  George Alvin "Bingo" Binks was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a right fielder for three different teams between and . Listed at 6'0", 175 lb., he batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• July 12 - Al Glossop
  Al Glossop
  Alban Glossop was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball. Born in Christopher, Illinois, he played from 1939-1946. He died at age 76 in Walnut Creek, California.-External links:...
  
  
• July 16 - Don Ross
  Don Ross (baseball)
  Donald Raymond Ross was a Major League Baseball player who played 7 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , Brooklyn Dodgers , and Cleveland Indians . Ross played in 498 major league games, 261 as a third baseman, 115 as an outfielder, 20 as a shortstop and 7 as a second baseman...
  
  
• July 17 - Charlie Frye
  Charlie Frye (baseball)
  Charles Andrew Frye was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1940 season...
  
  
• July 18 - Ben Huffman
  Ben Huffman
  Benjamin Franklin Huffman was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns in 1937.-External links:...
  
  
• July 18 - Andy Gilbert
  Andy Gilbert
  Andrew Gilbert was a Major League Baseball player and coach and a minor league manager. He was a center fielder during the 1942 and 1946 seasons...
  
  
• July 19 - Marius Russo
  Marius Russo
  Marius Ugo Russo was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees . Russo batted right-handed and threw left-handed.-Profile:...
  
  
• July 23 - Frank Croucher
  Frank Croucher
  Frank Donald Croucher , nicknamed "Dingle," was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played four years in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators ....
  
  
• July 26 - Ellis Kinder
  Ellis Kinder
  Ellis Raymond Kinder , also nicknamed "Old Folks", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns , Boston Red Sox , St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• July 30 - Steve Peek
  Steve Peek
  Stephen George Peek , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the New York Yankees. He batted left and right and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 31 - Elmer Riddle
  Elmer Riddle
  Elmer Ray Riddle was a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of ten seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the National League ERA champion in 1941 with Cincinnati...
  
  
• August 5 - Bob Loane
  Bob Loane
  Robert Kenneth Loane is a former Major League Baseball player. He played two seasons with the Washington Senators and Boston Bees .-External links:...
  
  
• August 5 - Bob Daughters
  Bob Daughters
  Robert Francis Daughters was a Major League Baseball player. Listed at 6' 2", 185 lb., Daughters batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio....
  
  
• August 6 - Tommy Reis
  Tommy Reis
  Thomas Edward Reis was a relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in the season. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• August 22 - Augie Donatelli
  Augie Donatelli
  August Joseph Donatelli was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1950 to 1973. Highly regarded for his ability, he was also known for his inclination to eject players and managers quickly and dramatically.-Biography:Donatelli was born in Heilwood,...
  
  
• August 24 - George Turbeville
  George Turbeville
  George Elkins Turbeville was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1935 to 1937....
  
  
• August 26 - Al Cuccinello
  Al Cuccinello
  Alfred Edward Cuccinello was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the New York Giants during the 1935 season. Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., Cuccinello batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 30 - Buddy Hancken
  Buddy Hancken
  Morris Medlock "Buddy" Hancken was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played during the 1940 season. Hancken batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama....
  
  

September-October

• September 11 - Clay Smith
  Clay Smith (baseball)
  Clay Jamieson Smith was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians for four games in 1938 and the Detroit Tigers for 14 games in 1940. He pitched in the 1940 World Series, posting an ERA of 2.25 in the Series.Smith was born and died in...
  
  
• September 18 - Bill Sodd
  Bill Sodd
  William Sodd was a Major League Baseball player who played for one season. He appeared in one game as a pinch hitter for the Cleveland Indians on September 27 during the 1937 Cleveland Indians season.-External links:...
  
  
• September 23 - Mack Stewart
  Mack Stewart
  William Macklin Stewart was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1944 through 1945 for the Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  
• September 28 - Dick Midkiff
  Dick Midkiff
  Richard James Midkiff was a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in thirteen games for the Boston Red Sox in 1938, receiving two decisions . He also pitched for Boston's American Association affiliate, the Minneapolis Millers, that season and was a teammate of Ted Williams...
  
  
• September 29 - Johnny Johnson
• October 3 - Woody Wheaton
  Woody Wheaton
  Elwood Pierce "Woody" Wheaton was a left-handed Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943 and 1944....
  
  
• October 4 - Bruce Sloan
• October 6 - George Washburn
  George Washburn
  George Edward Washburn , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the New York Yankees. He batted left and threw right-handed. Washburn had a 0-1 record, with a 13.50 ERA, in one game, in his one year career....
  
  
• October 10 - Italo Chelini
  Italo Chelini
  Italo Vincent Chelini was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1935 to 1937.-External links:...
  
  
• October 10 - Tommy Fine
  Tommy Fine
  Thomas Morgan Fine was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns . A switch-hitter, he threw right-handed....
  
  
• October 13 - Frankie Hayes
  Frankie Hayes
  Frank Witman Hayes was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to and, was highly regarded for his defensive abilities. He played most of his career for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics and also spent time with the St. Louis Browns,...
  
  
• October 14 - Harry Brecheen
  Harry Brecheen
  Harry David Brecheen , nicknamed "The Cat," was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• October 28 - Johnny Rigney
  Johnny Rigney
  John Dungan Rigney was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox . Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., Rigney batted and threw right-handed. A native of River Forest, Illinois, he was signed out of the University of St...
  
  
• October 30 - Lefty Wilkie
  Lefty Wilkie
  Aldon Jay 'Lefty' Wilkie was a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher, who played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1941, 1942 and 1946....
  
  

November–December

• November 2 - Jesse Flores
  Jesse Flores
  Jesse Sandoval Flores was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5'10", 175 lb. right-hander was a native of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He played for the Cubs , Philadelphia Athletics , and Cleveland Indians .-Career:Flores was originally signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent...
  
  
• November 2 - Tom McBride
  Tom McBride (baseball)
  Thomas Raymond McBride was a professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . He also played extensively in minor league baseball...
  
  
• November 2 - Johnny Vander Meer
• November 4 - Les McCrabb
  Les McCrabb
  Lester William "Buster" McCrabb was a starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Wakefield, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• November 4 - Sig Gryska
  Sig Gryska
  Sigmund Stanley "Sig" Gryska was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played with the St. Louis Browns in and .-External links:...
  
  
• November 5 - Mark Mauldin
  Mark Mauldin
  Marshall Reese Mauldin was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1934.-External links:...
  
  
• November 10 - Angel Fleitas
  Ángel Fleitas
  Ángel Félix Fleitas Husta was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He made his major league debut at age 33 for the Washington Senators, playing in 15 games and going 1-for-13 at the plate...
  
  
• November 12 - Emerson Dickman
  Emerson Dickman
  George Emerson Dickman was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox . Listed at 6' 2", 175 lb., Dickman batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• November 13 - Jack Hallett
  Jack Hallett
  Jack Price Hallett is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants between 1940 and 1948. He was a 6'4", 215 pound right-hander.He made his big-league debut on September 13, 1940 at the age of 25 for the White Sox, wearing #28...
  
  
• November 15 - Mickey Livingston
  Mickey Livingston
  Thompson Orville "Mickey" Livingston was a professional baseball player who played catcher for six Major League teams from 1938 to 1951.-Sources:*...
  
  
• November 15 - Maurice Van Robays
  Maurice Van Robays
  Maurice Rene Van Robays , nicknamed "Bomber," was a Major League Baseball player who was born and died in Detroit, Michigan. Primarily an outfielder, Van Robays spent six seasons in the majors, all with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• November 19 - Eddie Morgan
  Eddie Morgan
  Edwin Willis Morgan [Pepper] was a backup right fielder/first baseman who played in Major League Baseball between and . Listed at 5' 10", ., Morgan batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Brady Lake, Ohio....
  
  
• November 21 - Pinky Jorgensen
• November 21 - George Scharein
  George Scharein
  George Albert Scharein was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
  
  
• November 22 - Alex Pitko
  Alex Pitko
  Alexander "Spunk" Pitko is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators...
  
  
• November 23 - Emmett Ashford
  Emmett Ashford
  Emmett Littleton Ashford , nicknamed "Ash", was the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball, working in the American League from 1966 to 1970....
  
  
• November 23 - Mel Preibisch
  Mel Preibisch
  Melvin Aloysius Preibisch was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1940 and 1941, for the Boston Braves , primarily as a center fielder.-References:...
  
  
• November 25 - Joe DiMaggio
  Joe DiMaggio
  Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio , nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper," was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak , a record that still stands...
  
  
• November 25 - Gene Handley
  Gene Handley
  Eugene Louis "Gene" Handley was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1946-47. Handley batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• November 26 - Ed Weiland
  Ed Weiland
  Edwin Nicholas Weiland was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the Chicago White Sox for five games during the 1940 Chicago White Sox season and 1942 Chicago White Sox season. He served in the military during World War II.-External links:...
  
  
• November 29 - Joe Orengo
  Joe Orengo
  Joseph Charles Orengo was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1939 to 1945, playing all four infield positions. He was born in San Francisco, California, and died there at age 73....
  
  
• December 6 - Turkey Tyson
  Turkey Tyson
  Cecil Washington Tyson was a Major League Baseball player. The 29-year-old rookie stood 6'5½" and weighed 225 lbs....
  
  
• December 9 - Hank Camelli
  Hank Camelli
  Henry Richard Camelli was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he appeared in Major League Baseball between and for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves...
  
  
• December 11 - Bill Nicholson
  Bill Nicholson (baseball)
  William Beck "Swish" Nicholson was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• December 12 - Buzzie Bavasi
  Buzzie Bavasi
  Emil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi was an American executive in Major League Baseball who played a major role in the operation of three franchises from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s....
  
  
• December 14 - Rusty Peters
  Rusty Peters
  Russ Peters played in 10 seasons in the Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics , Cleveland Indians , and the St. Louis Browns . Peters, who wore glasses, hit just .236 in his career and only hit above .300 once—in 47 at-bats in 1947...
  
  
• December 17 - Dave Smith
  Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1914)
  David Merwin Smith was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed.-External links:...
  
  

January-April

• January 11 - Walt Goldsby
  Walt Goldsby
  Walton Hugh Goldsby was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of three seasons in the majors, between and , for five different teams....
  
  , 52, outfielder who hit .236 for five teams in two different leagues between 1884 and 1888.

• January 13 - Aaron Clapp
  Aaron Clapp
  Aaron Bronson Clapp was a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the 1879 Troy Trojans. His brother, John Clapp, had a more successful baseball career.-Sources:...
  
  , 57, first baseman for the 1879 Troy Trojans of the National League.

• January 20 - Pat Lyons
  Pat Lyons
  Patrick Jerry Lyons was a Major League Baseball player. Lyons played for the Cleveland Spiders in the 1890 season as a second baseman.Lyons was born in Belleville, Ontario and died in Springfield, Ohio.-Professional career:...
  
  , 53, Canadian second baseman who played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in 1890.

• February 1 - Sam Weaver
  Sam Weaver (baseball)
  Samuel H. Weaver , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Philadelphia White Stockings, Milwaukee Grays, Philadelphia Athletics, Louisville Eclipse, and Philadelphia Keystones.-External links:...
  
  , 58, pitcher who posted a 68-80 record and a 3.21 ERA with five teams in four different leagues from 1875 to 1886.

• February 9 - Buster Brown
  Buster Brown (baseball)
  Charles Edward "Buster" Brown , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  , 32, National League pitcher who had a 51-103 record and a 3.21 ERA for the St. Louis Cardinals (1905–'07), Philadelphia Phillies (1907–'09) and Boston Doves/Braves (1909–13).

• February 9 - Jack Farrell
  Jack Farrell
  John A. "Jack" Farrell , also known as "Moose", was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly second base in his 11 seasons...
  
  , 56, second baseman for 11 seasons (1879-1889), who played bulk of his career with the Providence Grays.

• February 21 - Farmer Vaughn
  Farmer Vaughn
  Harry Francis Vaughn born in Ruraldale, Ohio was a catcher and utility player for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Cincinnati Reds , Louisville Colonels , New York Giants , Cincinnati Kelly's Killers and Milwaukee Brewers .In 13 seasons he played in 915 Games and had 3,454 At Bats, 474 Runs, 946...
  
  , 49, catcher who hit .274 with 21 home runs and 525 RBI in 925 games for five teams from 1886 to 1899.

• February 23 - Nat Jewett
  Nat Jewett
  Nathan W. Jewett , was a professional baseball player who played catcher in Major League Baseball for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords.-External links:...
  
  , 69, catcher for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords of the National Association.

• February 28 - Art Sladen
  Art Sladen
  Arthur W. Sladen was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the 1884 Boston Reds in the Union Association. He appeared in two games for the Reds, and was hitless in seven at-bats.-Sources:...
  
  , 53, outfielder for the Boston Reds of the Union Association in 1884.

• March 24 - Jack Brennan, 50, catcher/infielder who played from 1884 to 1890 with four teams in four different leagues.

• April 1 - Rube Waddell
  Rube Waddell
  George Edward Waddell was an American southpaw pitcher in Major League Baseball. In his thirteen-year career he played for the Louisville Colonels , Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Orphans in the National League, and the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns in the American League...
  
  , 37, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics who led AL in strikeouts six consecutive years, including modern record of 349 in 1904; four-time 20-game winner led AL in ERA twice with career 2.16 mark, best ever by left-hander with 1500 innings; 2316 strikeouts ranked third in history upon retirement, 50 shutouts ranked fifth; first major leaguer to strike out side on nine pitches. According to Lee Allen
  Lee Allen (baseball)
  Leland Gaither "Lee" Allen was an American sportswriter and historian on the subject of baseball. He was known for an accessible writing style that made history more interesting, typically focusing on the people in the stories as much as the events. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Allen was the son...
  
  , in The American League Story (1961), there were those who considered it appropriate that Waddell should pass away on April Fool's Day.

• April 7 - Charlie Ganzel
  Charlie Ganzel
  Charles William Ganzel was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Paul Saints , Philadelphia Quakers , Detroit Wolverines and Boston Beaneaters . He batted and threw right-handed.A native of Waterford, Wisconsin, Ganzel came from a baseball family...
  
  , 51, catcher for four different teams during fourteen seasons, and a member of the 1887 Detroit Wolverines National League champion team that won the first ever World Series, beating the St. Louis Browns ten games to five.

• April 16 - Podge Weihe
  Podge Weihe
  John Garibaldi "Podge" Weihe was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Cincinnati Red Stockings for one game in 1883 and the Indianapolis Hoosiers for 63 games during their only year of existence in 1884.-External links:...
  
  , 51, American Association outfielder who hit .254 in two seasons with the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1883) and Cincinnati RedStockings (1884).

• April 27 - Herb Worth
  Herb Worth
  Herbert Worth was an American baseball player at the dawn of the professional era. He played primarily for the amateur Star club of Brooklyn. On July 29, 1872, he played one game in the outfield of the Brooklyn Atlantics, in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the first...
  
  , 66, outfielder for the 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics of the National Association .

May-August

• May 8 - George Fox
  George Fox (baseball)
  George B. Fox was a first baseman in Major League Baseball in the 19th century. He played for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1891 and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League in 1899. He played in the minors between his two Major League stints.-Sources:...
  
  , 45, first baseman for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association (1891) and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (1899).

• May 20 - Chub Collins
  Chub Collins
  Charles Augustus "Chub" Collins was a Major League Baseball player from Dundas, Ontario. He was one of the first Canadians to play in Major League Baseball...
  
  , 56, shortstop for the National League Buffalo Bisons in 1884, on a talented team featuring the all-star infield known as the "Big Four": Dan Brouthers
  Dan Brouthers
  Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from to , with a brief return in...
  
  , Hardy Richardson
  Hardy Richardson
  Abram Harding "Hardy" Richardson was a second basemen and outfielder mostly, who played in the Major Leagues for a number of teams throughout the 19th century. Most of Richardson's career was with the Buffalo Bisons...
  
  , Deacon White
  Deacon White
  James Laurie "Deacon" White was an American baseball player who was one of the principal stars during the first two decades of the sport's professional era...
  
   and later Jack Rowe
  Jack Rowe
  John Charles "Jack" Rowe was an American baseball player.Rowe was born in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, in 1911. He first played baseball under Tom Loftus with the Peoria Reds in 1878. In 1879, Rowe and his brother, Dave Rowe, signed with the Rockford team in the newly formed Northwestern League...
  
  .

• May 26 - Jumbo Latham
  Juice Latham
  George Warren "Juice" Latham , also known as "Jumbo" Latham, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and manager...
  
  , 61, first baseman who hit .247 in 334 games for five different teams from 1875 to 1884, while managing two of them (1875, 1882).

• June 16 - Bert Dorr, 52, pitcher for the 1882 St. Louis Browns.

• July 5 - Wee Willie Mills
  Willie Mills (baseball)
  William Grant Mills , nicknamed Wee Willie, was a professional baseball pitcher. He briefly pitched for the New York Giants in 1901....
  
  , 36, pitcher for the National League New York Giants in 1901.

• July 9 - Ossee Schreckengost
  Ossee Schreckengost
  Ossee Freeman Schreckengost was a Major League Baseball catcher and first baseman...
  
  , 39, catcher for eleven seasons, most notably with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1902 to 1908, who pioneered one-handed style and batted .300 twice.

• August 1 - Gid Gardner
  Gid Gardner
  Franklin Washington "Gid" Gardner was a Major League Baseball player during the 19th century. Between 1879 and 1888, Gardner played all or part of seven seasons for eight different teams in three different major leagues. He appeared in 199 games, mostly as an outfielder, but also spent some time...
  
  , 55, outfielder/pitcher from 1879 to 1888, who hit a .233 average and had a 2-10 record for eight teams in three different leagues.

• August 1 - Con Murphy
  Con Murphy (baseball)
  Cornelius B. Murphy , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the 1884 Philadelphia Quakers of the National League and the 1890 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders of the Players League. In between, he played in the minor leagues.-External links:...
  
  , 50, pitcher who posted a 4-13 record with the Philadelphia Quakers (1884) and Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890).

• August 17 - Harry Steinfeldt
  Harry Steinfeldt
  Harry M. Steinfeldt was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs and Boston Rustlers . Steinfeldt batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St...
  
  , 36, third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs who led National League in hits, doubles and RBI once each, batting .300 twice, and hit .471 in the 1907 World Series to lead the Cubs to the championship.

September-December

• September 2 - Al Metcalf
  Al Metcalf
  Alfred Tristram Metcalfe was a professional baseball player for the 1875 New York Mutuals.-External links:...
  
  , 61, appeared in eight games for the 1875 New York Mutuals.

• September 9 - Willie Garoni
  Willie Garoni
  William Garoni was a former professional baseball player. He played for the New York Giants of the National League in September, 1899.-References:...
  
  , 37, pitcher for the 1899 New York Giants of the National League.

• September 14 - Jim McDonald
  Jim McDonald (third baseman)
  James Augustus McDonald , was a Major League Baseball player who played third baseman. He played in three separate major leagues in 1884-1885, the Union Association, American Association and the National League...
  
  , 54, third baseman who played from 1884 to 1885 for three teams in three different leagues.

• November 2 - Jack Sheridan
  Jack Sheridan
  John F. Sheridan was an American umpire in Major League Baseball. In his 30-year career as an official, he worked 18 seasons between 1890 and 1914 in three major leagues....
  
  , 52, American League umpire since the league's 1901 formation, previously in the Players League and National League, who officiated in four of the first seven World Series, and introduced the practice of crouching behind the catcher when calling balls and strikes.

• November 9 - Danny Green
  Danny Green (baseball)
  Edward "Danny" Green was a center fielder/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1898 through 1905 for the Chicago Orphans and Chicago White Sox . Green batted left handed and threw right handed...
  
  , 38, outfielder for the Orphans and White Sox Chicago teams and a four-time .300 hitter who died following complications related to a beaning.

• November 10 - Jack Heinzman
  Jack Heinzman
  John Peter "Jack" Heinzman was a professional baseball player. His playing career spanned four seasons, including one where he played one game in Major League Baseball.-Professional career:...
  
  , 51, first baseman for the 1886 Louisville Colonels of the American Association.

• November 10 - Heinie Reitz, 47, National League second baseman for the Orioles, Senators and Pirates from 1893 to 1899, who hit .292 in 724 games and led the league with 31 triples in 1894.

• November 28 - Tug Wilson
  Tug Wilson
  George Archer "Tug" Wilson was an American Major League Baseball player who played in center field and catcher for the Brooklyn Atlantics during the 1884 baseball season. In 24 games played, Wilson batted .232, scored 13 runs, and hit four doubles...
  
  , 54, outfielder and catcher for the 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics.

• December 11 - Harry Burrell
  Harry Burrell (baseball)
  Harry J. Burrell was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher for the 1891 St. Louis Browns of the American Association. His minor league career continued until 1900.-External links:...
  
  , 47, pitcher who posted a 4-2 record and a 4.81 ERA with the 1891 St. Louis Browns of the American Association.

• December 22 - Phil Powers
  Phil Powers (baseball)
  Philip J. Powers was a major league baseball catcher from 1878 to 1885.He was used mostly as a backup for five different teams in the National League and American Association.-External links:*...
  
  , 60, catcher who played from 1878 to 1885 for five different teams in the National League and American Association.

• December 31 - John Farrow
  John Farrow (baseball)
  John Jacob Farrow , also known as Jack, was an American Major League Baseball player who played catcher in two seasons in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, and one season in the majors, with the 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics...
  
  , 61, National Association catcher for the Elizabeth Resolutes (1873) and Brooklyn Atlantics (1874, 1884).

• December 31 - John O'Brien
  John O'Brien (outfielder)
  John E. O'Brien was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues in 1884 for the Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association. He later played for the Bridgeport Giants of the Eastern League in 1885....
  
  , 63, outfielder for the 1884 Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association.