Champions

• World Series
  1929 World Series
  In the 1929 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs in five games.The famous "Mack Attack" occurred in 1929, named for manager of the Athletics, Connie Mack, in which the Athletics overcame an eight-run deficit by scoring ten runs in the seventh inning of Game 4...
  
  : Philadelphia Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
   over 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...
  
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Awards and honors

• League 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...
  
  
  • Rogers Hornsby
    Rogers Hornsby
    Rogers Hornsby, Sr. , nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the St. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants , Boston Braves , Chicago Cubs , and St. Louis Browns...
    
    , 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...
    
    , 2B

Statistical leaders

American League final standings

National League final standings

Negro National League final standings

American Negro League final standings

• Baltimore was awarded the Pennant as they reportedly won both halves of the season.

January-April

• January 22 - The New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
   announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to start continuous use of the numbers. The first numbers are based on positions in the batting order; thus, Babe Ruth
  Babe Ruth
  George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
  
   will wear number 3 and Lou Gehrig
  Lou Gehrig
  Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
  
   number 4. In a few weeks, the Cleveland Indians
  Cleveland Indians
  The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
  
   announce that they, too, will put numbers on the uniforms. By , all American League
  American League
  The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
  
   teams will use them. It will be before all 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...
  
   players are numbered.

• February 28 - The Chicago White Sox
  Chicago White Sox
  The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
  
   trade Bibb Falk
  Bibb Falk
  Bibb August Falk was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians ....
  
   to the Cleveland Indians for Chick Autry.

• April 16 - On opening day, Hall of Famer
  National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
  
   Earl Averill
  Earl Averill
  Howard Earl Averill was an American player in Major League Baseball who was a center fielder from 1929 to 1941...
  
   makes his major league debut in the Cleveland Indians' 5-4 eleven inning victory over the Detroit Tigers
  Detroit Tigers
  The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
  
  . The St. Louis Browns defeat the Chicago White Sox, 3-1; 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...
  
   defeat the Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
  , 4-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
   defeat the Cincinnati Reds
  Cincinnati Reds
  The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
  
   5-2.

• April 18 - The Cincinnati Reds trade Val Picinich
  Val Picinich
  Valentine John Picinich born in New York, New York was a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics , Washington Senators , Boston Red Sox , Cincinnati Reds , Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates .In 18 seasons he played in 1,037 Games and had 2,877 At Bats, 298 Runs, 743 Hits, 166 Doubles,...
  
   to the Brooklyn Robins for Rube Ehrhardt
  Rube Ehrhardt
  Welton Claude Ehrhardt was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1924-1929 with the Brooklyn Robins and Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...
  
   and Johnny Gooch
  Johnny Gooch
  John Beverley Gooch was catcher who played in Major League Baseball between and through . Gooch was a switch-hitter with a hysterical name...
  
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• April 19 - Hall of famer 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...
  
   makes his major league debut in the St. Louis Browns' 5-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

• April 27 - Brooklyn Robins relief pitcher
  Relief pitcher
  A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
  
   Clise Dudley
  Clise Dudley
  Elzie Clise Dudley was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1929-1933. He attended the University of South Carolina.-External links:...
  
   is the first player ever to hit a home run
  Home run
  In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
  
   off the first pitch he sees. Regardless, Brooklyn loses 8-3 to 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...
  
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May-August

• May 1
  • 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....
    
     defeat the Boston Red Sox
    Boston Red Sox
    The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
    
     24-6 at Fenway Park
    Fenway Park
    Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
    
    . The 24 runs
    Run (baseball)
    In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
    
     matches a franchise record, and the 29 hits
    Hit (baseball)
    In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
    
     set another franchise mark.
  • Both games in the National League
    National League
    The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
    
     (the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati and the Pittsburgh Pirates in St. Louis) are called 4-4 ties after thirteen innings.

• May 8 - Carl Hubbell
  Carl Hubbell
  Carl Owen Hubbell was an American baseball player. He was a member of the New York Giants in the National League from 1928 to 1943, and remained on the Giants' payroll for the rest of his life, long after their move to San Francisco.Twice voted the National League's Most Valuable Player, Hubbell...
  
   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"...
  
   for the 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....
  
   in an 11–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
  .

• May 13 - At League Park
  League Park
  League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Lexington Avenue and E. 66th Street in the Hough neighborhood. It was home to the National League Cleveland Spiders, the American League Cleveland Indians, and the Cleveland...
  
  , the Cleveland Indians
  Cleveland Indians
  The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
  
   defeat the New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
  , 4–3, in the first game played in Major League history in which players from both teams wear uniform numbers on the back of their jerseys.

• May 24 - The Detroit Tigers
  Detroit Tigers
  The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
  
   defeat the 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...
  
   6-5 in 21 innings. Winning pitcher
  Pitcher
  In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
  
   George Uhle
  George Uhle
  George Ernest Uhle was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his playing career with his hometown Cleveland Indians...
  
   pitches twenty innings to earn his eighth win of the season with no losses. The losing pitcher is Ted Lyons, who pitched all 21 innings for Chicago.

• June 20 - Red Badgro
  Red Badgro
  Morris Hiram "Red" Badgro was a professional American football end in the National Football League for the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
  , who had been playing professional football
  American football
  American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
  
   since , makes his major league debut as an outfielder
  Outfielder
  Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
  
   with the St. Louis Browns. Despite modest baseball
  Baseball
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
  
   stats (two home runs, 45 runs batted in and a .257 batting average
  Batting average
  Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
  
   over two seasons with the Browns), Badgro has a nine year football career that lands him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
  Pro Football Hall of Fame
  The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
  
   in .

• July 3 - Nine double play
  Double play
  In baseball, a double play for a team or a fielder is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. In baseball slang, making a double play is referred to as "turning two"....
  
  s are turned in the Chicago Cubs' 7-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds
  Cincinnati Reds
  The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
  
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• July 6 - After losing 10-6 in the opener of a double header
  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 Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals score ten runs in the first inning on their way to a 28-6 victory in the second game. The two teams combine to collect a record 73 hits in a double header.

• July 24 - With a win over the New York Giants and a 6-4 loss by the Pittsburgh Pirates at the hands of the Brooklyn Robins, the Cubs claim sole possession of first place in the National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   by half a game. They hold first place the remainder of the season.

• August 11 - Babe Ruth
  Babe Ruth
  George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
  
   hit his 500th career home run in the second inning off Willis Hudlin
  Willis Hudlin
  George Willis Hudlin was born in Wagoner, Oklahoma and was a Major League Baseball pitcher for, most notably, the Cleveland Indians from to...
  
   at Cleveland's League Park
  League Park
  League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Lexington Avenue and E. 66th Street in the Hough neighborhood. It was home to the National League Cleveland Spiders, the American League Cleveland Indians, and the Cleveland...
  
  . The homer was Ruth's 30th of the year, but it wasn't enough as the Indians beat the Yankees, 6-5.

• August 17 - The New York Yankees purchase Lefty Gomez
  Lefty Gómez
  Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez was an American left-handed major league pitcher who played in the American League for the New York Yankees between 1930 and 1942. Considered one of the great pitchers of the day, Gomez was a seven-time All-Star and a five-time World Series Champion with the Yankees...
  
  's contract from San Francisco 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...
  
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September-December

• September 21 - 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...
  
  's Philadelphia Athletics win their 100th game of the season, 10-7, over the Detroit Tigers.

• October 5 - The Philadelphia Phillies' Lefty O'Doul
  Lefty O'Doul
  Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul was an American Major League Baseball player who went on to become an extraordinarily successful manager in the minor leagues, and also a vital figure in the establishment of professional baseball in Japan.-Player:Born in San Francisco, California, O'Doul began his...
  
   goes six-for-nine in a double header with the New York Giants on the last day of the season for the Phillies, ending the season with a .398 batting average
  Batting average
  Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
  
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• October 8 - Howard Ehmke
  Howard Ehmke
  Howard Jonathan Ehmke was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is best known for being the surprise starter who won Game 1 of the 1929 World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics at the age of 35...
  
  , who was in the twilight of his career, and had made only eleven appearances for the Philadelphia Athletics during the regular season, is handed the ball for the first game of the 1929 World Series
  1929 World Series
  In the 1929 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs in five games.The famous "Mack Attack" occurred in 1929, named for manager of the Athletics, Connie Mack, in which the Athletics overcame an eight-run deficit by scoring ten runs in the seventh inning of Game 4...
  
  . He gives up just one unearned run in the ninth inning to lead the A's to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

• October 9 - Jimmie Foxx
  Jimmie Foxx
  James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx , nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was a right-handed American Major League Baseball first baseman and noted power hitter....
  
   has a pair of home runs to lead the A's to a 9-3 victory in game two of the World Series
  World Series
  The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
  
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• October 10 - Hall of fame outfielder
  Outfielder
  Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
  
   Max Carey
  Max Carey
  Max George Carey was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who starred for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961...
  
   retires.

• October 11 - Philadelphia Athletics game two starting pitcher
  Starting pitcher
  In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
  
   George Earnshaw
  George Earnshaw
  George "Moose" Earnshaw was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in parts of nine seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was the American League wins leader in 1929 with the A's...
  
   is the starter in game three of the World Series as well, and pitches all nine innings. The Cubs win their only game of the World Series, 3-1.

• October 12 - Behind 8-0, the Philadelphia Athletics explode for ten runs in the seventh inning to win game four of the World Series, 10-8. Mule Haas
  Mule Haas
  George William Haas was a center fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1925 through 1938, Haas played for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox...
  
   has a three run inside the park home run during the inning.

• October 14 - Down 2-0 with one out in the ninth inning, the A's score three runs 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...
  
   since . Bing Miller
  Bing Miller
  Edmund John "Bing" Miller was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and coach. Born in Vinton, Iowa, he was 6' tall and weighed 185 pounds and hit and threw right-handed...
  
   delivers the World Series winning hit.

• December 11 - The St. Louis Browns trade Wally Schang
  Wally Schang
  Walter Henry Schang was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1913 through 1931, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers . Schang was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
  
   to the Philadelphia Athletics for Sammy Hale
  Sammy Hale
  Samuel Douglas Hale was a Major League Baseball third baseman for 10 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , Philadelphia Athletics , and St. Louis Browns . Hale had a lifetime batting average of .302 and won a World Series ring with the Athletics in 1929.Born in Glen Rose, Texas, Hale debuted with the...
  
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January–April

• January 2 - Ed Wolfe
  Ed Wolfe
  Edward Anthony Wolfe was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 3", 185 lb., he batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• January 11 - Don Mossi
  Don Mossi
  Donald Louis Mossi, , was an American major league pitcher from 1954 to 1965. He was a left-handed control pitcher whose strikeout-to-walk ratio was regularly amongst the league leaders . He retired with a career earned run average of 3.43, 101 wins, and 50 saves.- Biography :Mossi was born in St...
  
  
• January 17 - Eilaine Roth
  Eilaine Roth
  Eilaine Roth [″I″] was an outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 123 lb., she batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• January 31 - Duke Maas
  Duke Maas
  Duane Fredrick Maas is a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 7 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees He was chosen by the Los Angeles Angels in the American League expansion draft prior to the 1961 season, but never played for...
  
  
• February 5 - Al Worthington
  Al Worthington
  Allan Fulton Worthington , nicknamed "Red", is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Giants , Boston Red Sox , Chicago White Sox , Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins . Worthington batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• February 18 - Cal Neeman
  Cal Neeman
  Calvin Amandus Neeman , is a retired professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cleveland Indians. He is an alumnus of Illinois Wesleyan University.-External...
  
  
• February 22 - Ryne Duren
  Ryne Duren
  Rinold George "Ryne" Duren was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.He was known for the combination of his blazing fastball and his very poor vision. With his thick coke bottle glasses, few batters dared to dig in against Duren...
  
  
• February 23 - Elston Howard
  Elston Howard
  Elston Gene Howard was an American Negro League and Major League Baseball catcher, left fielder and coach. During a 14-year baseball career, he played from 1955–1968, primarily for the New York Yankees...
  
  
• February 26 - Dorice Reid
  Dorice Reid (baseball)
  Dorice Reid is a former outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 140 lb., Reid batted and threw right handed. She was born in Superior, Wisconsin....
  
  
• March 7 - Red Wilson
  Red Wilson
  Robert James "Red" Wilson was a college football player and Major League Baseball catcher who played 10 seasons in the Major Leagues for the Chicago White Sox , Detroit Tigers , and Cleveland Indians ....
  
  
• April 3 - Art Ditmar
  Art Ditmar
  Arthur John Ditmar is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Athletics and the New York Yankees . He batted and threw right-handed.A finesse control pitcher, Ditmar divided his career between the Athletics and Yankees...
  
  
• April 6 - Don Elston
  Don Elston
  Donald Ray Elston was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers . Elston batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Campbellstown, Ohio....
  
  
• April 9 - Hank Morgenweck
  Hank Morgenweck
  Henry Charles Morgenweck was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1972 to 1975....
  
  
• April 20 - Harry Agganis
  Harry Agganis
  Aristotle George Agganis ' , nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was an American athletic star in two sports. His family origins were from Longanikos near Sparta, Greece. -Career:...
  
  
• April 29 - Mickey McDermott
  Mickey McDermott
  Maurice Joseph "Mickey" McDermott Jr. was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.-Pre-professional career:...
  
  
• April 29 - Steve Ridzik
  Steve Ridzik
  Stephen George Ridzik was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from to , primarily the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators....
  
  

May–August

• May 7 - Dick Williams
  Dick Williams
  Richard Hirschfeld "Dick" Williams was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front office consultant in Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967–69 and 1971–88, he led teams to three American League pennants, one National...
  
  
• May 18 - Jack Sanford
  Jack Sanford
  John Stanley Sanford was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, and later in his career a relief pitcher as well, for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and California Angels. He finished his career playing very briefly with the Kansas City...
  
  
• May 19 - Curt Simmons
  Curt Simmons
  Curtis Thomas "Curt" Simmons is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1947–50 and 1952-67. With right-hander Robin Roberts, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Simmons was one of the twin anchors of the starting rotation of the "Whiz Kids", the Philadelphia Phillies' ...
  
  
• May 29 - Velma Abbott
  Velma Abbott
  Flora Velma Abbott was an utility infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 110 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
  
  
• June 2 - Louise Erickson
  Louise Erickson
  Louise Erickson [Sauer] is a former pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 9", 162 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
  
  
• June 10 - Hank Foiles
  Hank Foiles
  Henry Lee Foiles, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He attended Granby High School and played college ball at the University of Virginia. In the major leagues, he played for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore...
  
  
• June 11 - Frank Thomas
  Frank Thomas (NL baseball player)
  Frank Joseph Thomas is a former left fielder and first and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs , Milwaukee Braves , New York Mets , Philadelphia Phillies , and the Houston Astros...
  
  
• June 19 - Don Ferrarese
  Don Ferrarese
  Donald Hugh "Midget" Ferrarese is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1955 to 1962 with the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. A left-handed thrower, he threw right-handed. An attendant of St...
  
  
• July 2 - Chuck Stobbs
  Chuck Stobbs
  Charles Klein Stobbs was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox , Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins and St...
  
  
• July 4 - Chuck Tanner
  Chuck Tanner
  Charles William "Chuck" Tanner was a left fielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was known for his unwavering confidence and infectious optimism. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Series championship in 1979...
  
  
• July 4 - Bill Tuttle
  Bill Tuttle
  William Robert Tuttle was a center fielder for three teams during his Major League Baseball career; the Detroit Tigers from 1952 to 1957, the Kansas City Athletics from 1958 to 1961, and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1963...
  
  
• July 7 - John Romonosky
  John Romonosky
  John Romonosky was an American professional baseball player. A , right-handed pitcher, he played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, appearing in 32 games for the 1953 St. Louis Cardinals and the 1958–59 Washington Senators...
  
  
• July 9 - Héctor López
  Héctor López
  Héctor Headley López Swainson is a former left fielder and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees from to...
  
  
• July 9 - Wally Post
  Wally Post
  Walter Charles Post was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1949 through 1964, Post played for the Cincinnati Reds & Redlegs , Philadelphia Phillies , Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians...
  
  
• July 17 - Roy McMillan
  Roy McMillan
  Roy David McMillan was a shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. From 1951 through 1966, McMillan played for the Cincinnati Reds , Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets . He batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 19 - Alice Pollitt
  Alice Pollitt
  Alice Pollitt [Deschaine] is a former infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 150 lb., she batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• July 21 - Jerry Snyder
  Jerry Snyder
  Gerald George Snyder is an American former infielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Washington Senators from 1952 to 1958. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• August 4 - Joe Pignatano
  Joe Pignatano
  Joseph Benjamin Pignatano was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played from 1957-1962.He played in the 1959 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers and ended his playing career with the New York Mets, hitting into a triple play in his final Major League at bat.After his playing career...
  
  
• August 7 - Don Larsen
  Don Larsen
  Donald James Larsen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 15-year baseball career, he pitched from 1953-67 for seven different teams. Larsen is best known for pitching the sixth perfect game in baseball history, doing so in game 5 of the 1956 World Series...
  
  
• August 14 - Jim Pisoni
  Jim Pisoni
  James Peter Pisoni was an American professional baseball player, a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball. Pisoni played mainly as a center fielder for four teams between 1953 and 1960. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-handed, and was born in St...
  
  
• August 16 - Curt Roberts
  Curt Roberts
  Curtis Benjamin Roberts was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He was signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent before the 1951 season, and played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1954 to 1956. A native of Pineland, Texas, he stood 5'8" and weighed...
  
  
• August 26 - Tom Poholsky
  Tom Poholsky
  Thomas George Poholsky was an American professional baseball player, and a pitcher in Major League Baseball from –. A right-hander, he stood tall and weighed ....
  
  

September–December

• September 12 - Tom Herrin
  Tom Herrin
  Thomas Edward Herrin was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1954 season. He played college baseball and basketball at Louisiana Tech University. Listed at 6' 3", 190 lb., Herrin batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• September 22 - Harry Bright
  Harry Bright
  Harry James Bright was an American first baseman, third baseman, utilityman and scout in Major League Baseball, and a longtime player and manager in minor league baseball...
  
  
• September 24 - Jim Mangan
  Jim Mangan
  James Daniel Mangan was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for two different teams between and . Listed at 5' 10", 190 lb, Mangan batted and threw right-handed. He was born in San Francisco, California.Originally, Mangan was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur...
  
  
• September 30 - Marv Blaylock
  Marv Blaylock
  Marvin Edward Blaylock was an American Major League Baseball player who played first base from -. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants.-External links:...
  
  
• October 1 - Jaynie Krick
  Jaynie Krick
  Jaynie Krick [Red] is a former pitcher and utility infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. She was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed....
  
  
• October 3 - Nancy Mudge
  Nancy Mudge
  Nancy Mudge [Cato] is a former second basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 2", 120 lb., Mudge batted and threw right handed. She was nicknamed ″Smudgie″....
  
  
• October 24 - Jim Brosnan
  Jim Brosnan
  James Patrick Brosnan was a Major League Baseball player from 1954 and 1956 through 1963. He was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• October 27 - Ange Armato
  Ange Armato
  Ange Lou Armato is a former infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.Born in Rockford, Illinois, Ange Armato was the seventh girl out of eight children from a large Italian family...
  
  
• November 11 - Ike Delock
  Ike Delock
  Ivan Martin "Ike" Delock is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played 11 seasons for the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles....
  
  
• November 14 - Jimmy Piersall
  Jimmy Piersall
  James Anthony Piersall is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball. Between 1950 and 1967, he played for the Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians , Washington Senators , New York Mets , and Los Angeles/California Angels .While he had a fairly good professional career as a center...
  
  
• November 17 - Norm Zauchin
  Norm Zauchin
  Norbert Henry Zauchin was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . He batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• November 20 - Lou Berberet
  Lou Berberet
  Louis Joseph Berberet was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers between 1954 and 1960. He was born in Long Beach, California....
  
  
• November 30 - Leo Kiely
  Leo Kiely
  Leo Patrick Kiely was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1951 and 1960 for the Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Athletics . Listed at , , Kiely batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.Kiely entered the majors in the 1951 midseason with the Red Sox...
  
  
• December 1 - Nino Escalera
  Nino Escalera
  Saturnino Escalera is a former outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Redlegs in the 1954 season....
  
  
• December 13 - Billy Loes
  Billy Loes
  William Loes was an American right-handed pitcher who spent eleven seasons in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers , Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants...
  
  
• December 14 - Pete Whisenant
  Pete Whisenant
  Thomas Peter Whisenant was an American outfielder and coach in Major League Baseball. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Whisenant stood 6'2" , weighed 200 pounds , and threw and batted right-handed....
  
  
• December 15 - Ray Herbert
  Ray Herbert
  Raymond Ernest Herbert was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. He won 20 games with the White Sox in and was selected to play in the All-Star game. The following season, he led...
  
  
• December 18 - Gino Cimoli
  Gino Cimoli
  Gino Nicholas Cimoli was an outfielder in Major League Baseball.A high school all-star at Galileo High School, Cimoli signed as an amateur free agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949...
  
  
• December 30 - Bill Taylor
  Bill Taylor (baseball)
  William Michael Taylor was a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers....
  
  

January–April

• January 2 - Denny Lyons
  Denny Lyons
  Dennis Patrick Aloysius Lyons was a Major League Baseball player. He played third base for the Providence Grays , Philadelphia Athletics , St. Louis Browns , New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates .Lyons was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
  
  , 62, third baseman who batted .310 lifetime, set record with 255 putouts in 1887; led American Association in slugging in 1890
• January 3 - Charlie Smith, 48, pitcher who played from 1902 through 1914 for the Cleveland Bronchos, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, ending with a 2.81 ERA in 1,349 innings
• January 7 - Law Daniels
  Law Daniels
  Lawrence Long Daniels , was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher and outfielder. He played for the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association from 1887-1888.-External links:...
  
  , 66, catcher/outfielder for two season from 1887 to 1888.
• January 11 - Mike Golden
  Mike Golden
  Michael Henry Golden was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched and played in the outfield for three teams during his two season career.-Career:...
  
  , 77, pitcher and outfielder for the Keokuk Westerns, Chicago White Stockings, and Milaukee Grays during his two season career in 1875 and 1878.
• February 2 - Thorny Hawkes
  Thorny Hawkes
  Thorndike Proctor "Thorny" Hawkes was an American Major League Baseball second baseman, who played a total of two seasons in the Majors. In his first season, for the Troy Trojans, he played 64 games as the team's starting second baseman, and batted .208 in 250 at bats...
  
  , 76, second baseman for two seasons in the majors; 1879 and 1884.
• February 2 - Mike Walsh, 78, umpire in the NL's first season in 1876 who later officiated in the American Association; managed Louisville in 1884
• March 13 - Sherry Magee
  Sherry Magee
  Sherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919, Magee played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds...
  
  , 44, left fielder for the Phillies who led NL in RBI four times and in hits, runs and doubles once each; 1910 batting champion, his 441 stolen bases included 23 thefts of home plate; NL umpire in 1928
• March 23 - Denny Williams
  Denny Williams
  Evon Daniel "Denny" Williams was a professional baseball player whose career spanned eight seasons, three of which were spent in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox...
  
  , 32, outfielder who played from 1921 to 1928 for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox

May–August

• May 13 - George Stallings
  George Stallings
  George Tweedy Stallings was an American manager and player in Major League Baseball. His most famous achievement – leading the Boston Braves from last place in mid-July to the National League championship and a World Series sweep of the powerful Philadelphia Athletics – resulted in a nickname he...
  
  , 61, manager who led "Miracle Braves" to 1914 title; also managed Phillies, Tigers and Highlanders
• May 28 - Ollie Beard
  Ollie Beard
  Oliver Perry Beard was an American Major League Baseball player who played shortstop for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds from 1889 to 1890. He then played third base for the Louisville Colonels in 1891. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, it is claimed that his family invented the Kentucky version of...
  
  , 67, shortstop for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds from 1889 to 1890 and third baseman for the 1891 Louisville Colonels. Family reportedly invented the Kentucky dish, Burgoo
  Burgoo
  Burgoo is a term used for many types of stew or porridge made from a mixture of ingredients.-North American usage:Burgoo is a spicy stew, similar to Irish or Mulligan stew, often served with cornbread or corn muffins....
  
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• July 3 - Bill McClellan
  Bill McClellan
  William Henry McClellan was an American Major League Baseball player for eight seasons, and primarily played as a second baseman and shortstop from 1878 to 1888. He died at the age of 73 in his hometown of Chicago, and in interred Rosehill Cemetery.-External links:*...
  
  , 73, second baseman and shortstop for eight seasons from 1878 to 1888.
• July 5 - Ted Sullivan
  Ted Sullivan (baseball)
  Timothy Paul "Ted" Sullivan was an Irish-American manager and player in Major League Baseball who was born in County Clare, Ireland.-Career:...
  
  , 78, Manager of four different Major League teams in three seasons, 1883-1888.
• August 15 - Jack Manning
  Jack Manning (baseball)
  John E. "Jack" Manning was an American Major League Baseball player. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States, he broke into the National Association in at the age of 19. His career covered 12 seasons, eight teams, and 3 leagues...
  
  , 75, pitcher and right fielder from 1873-1886.

September–December

• September 25 - Miller Huggins
  Miller Huggins
  Miller James Huggins , nicknamed "Mighty Mite", was a baseball player and manager. He managed the powerhouse New York Yankee teams of the 1920s and won six American League pennants and three World Series championships....
  
  , 50, manager of the Yankees since 1918 who led the team to its first six pennants and three World Series titles, including the legendary 1927 "Murderer's Row" squad; as second baseman, led NL in walks four times, batted .304 for 1912 Cardinals
• September 27 - John Gochnaur
  John Gochnaur
  John Peter Gochnaur was a professional baseball player. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1901-03, for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cleveland Bronchos/Naps. He appeared in 264 major league games, all as a shortstop...
  
  , 54, shortstop for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cleveland Bronchos/Naps. Last player to commit 90 errors
  Error (baseball)
  In baseball statistics, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to reach one or more additional bases, when such an advance would have been prevented given ordinary effort by the fielder.The term ...
  
   in a single season, and commonly considered the "Worst Baseball Player Ever."
• October 1 - Lee Richmond, 72, pitcher whose 32 victories for 1880 Worcesters included the major leagues' first perfect game
• October 9 - Red Kleinow
  Red Kleinow
  John Peter Kleinow was a reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1904 through 1911 for the New York Highlanders , Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies . Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., Kleinow batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 42, catcher from 1904 through 1911 for the New York Highlanders, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies
• October 14 - Joe Borden
  Joe Borden
  Joseph Emley Borden, aka Joe Josephs, , nicknamed "Josephus the Phenomenal", was a starting pitcher in professional baseball for two seasons. Born in Jacobstown, New Jersey, he was playing for a Philadelphia amateur team when he was discovered by the Philadelphia White Stockings of the National...
  
  , 75, pitcher who threw the first 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 professional organized baseball history in , later won the first game in 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...
  
   history.
• October 22 - Jim Manning
  Jim Manning (outfielder)
  James H. Manning was a major league baseball player. Though he was primarily an outfielder, Manning was an early utility player, playing games at three infield positions throughout his career...
  
  , 67, outfielder/infielder for five seasons from 1884 to 1889. Managed the 1901 Washington Senators.
• November 14 - Joe McGinnity, 58, pitcher whose 246 victories included eight 20-win seasons; led NL in wins five times, innings four times and games six times; 31 wins for 1903 Giants included three complete August doubleheaders; also won over 200 games in minor leagues
• November 15 - Billy Nash
  Billy Nash
  William Mitchell Nash was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played fifteen seasons in the majors, from until . He also served as player-manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in .-See also:...
  
  , 64, third baseman for Boston who scored 100 runs four times; led league in putouts, double plays and fielding four times each
• November 30 - Jimmy Wood, 84, player-manager for several teams in the National Association, 1871-1875.
• December 19 - Doc McMahon
  Doc McMahon
  Henry John McMahon was a RH starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1908 season. McMahon was born in Woburn, Massachusetts. He attended College of the Holy Cross....
  
  , 42, pitched for the 1908 Boston Red Sox in their inaugural season, and defeated the New York Highlanders, 11–3, in his only major league appearance