Major League Baseball

• World Series
  1942 World Series
  The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning the Series in five games for their first championship since and their fourth overall....
  
  : 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...
  
   over 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...
  
   (4-1)
• All-Star Game
  Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers...
  
  , July 6 at Polo Grounds
  Polo Grounds
  The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...
  
  : American League, 3-1

Other champions

• Negro Leagues World Series
  1942 Colored World Series
  The Colored World Series was a best-of-seven match-up between the Negro American League champion Kansas City Monarchs and the Negro National League champion Washington-Homestead Grays. In a six-game series, the Monarchs swept the Grays four games to none, with two additional games not counted in...
  
  : Kansas City Monarchs
  Kansas City Monarchs
  The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro Leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri and owned by J.L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. J.L. Wilkinson was the first Caucasian owner at the time...
  
   over Homestead Grays
  Homestead Grays
  The Homestead Grays were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues in the United States. The team was formed in 1912 by Cumberland Posey, and would remain in continuous operation for 38 seasons. The team was based in Homestead, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Pittsburgh.-Franchise...
  
   (4-0)
• Negro League Baseball All-Star Game
  Negro League Baseball All-Star Game
  The East-West All-Star Game was an annual all-star game for Negro league baseball players. The game was the brainchild of Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1933 he decided to match the Major League Baseball All-Star Game with Negro league players...
  
  : East, 5-2
• Minor leagues
  • Northern League
    Northern League (baseball, 1902-71)
    This article refers to the original incarnations of the Northern League, which operated between 1902 and 1971. For the more recent league, see Northern League ...
    
    : Winnipeg Maroons
    Winnipeg Maroons
    The Winnipeg Maroons were a minor League Baseball team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that played in the Northern League from 1902-1942. They played at Happyland Park from 1906-1922. It had a seating capacity of 4,000. They subsequently played at Sherbourne Park, which had a seating capacity...
    
    

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award, given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America...
  
  
  • Joe Gordon (AL) - New York Yankees (2B)
  • Mort Cooper
    Mort Cooper
    Morton Cecil Cooper was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals...
    
     (NL) - St. Louis Cardinals (P)
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  This is a list of the Major League Baseball players chosen by The Sporting News since 1936 as recipients of the TSN Player of the Year Award. Until 1969, it was the only major award given to a single player from MLB, rather than to a player in each league. In 1969, Baseball Digest began its Player...
  
  
  • Ted Williams
    Ted Williams
    Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
    
     - Boston Red Sox (LF)
• The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
  The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
  The Sporting News established The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award in 1929. The award was given annually to the player judged by TSN baseball experts as being the most valuable in each league. The awards were discontinued in 1946....
  
  
  • Joe Gordon (AL) - New York Yankees (2B)
  • Mort Cooper
    Mort Cooper
    Morton Cecil Cooper was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals...
    
     (NL) - St. Louis Cardinals (P)
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball...
  
  
  • Billy Southworth
    Billy Southworth
    William Harrison Southworth was an American right fielder, center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball. Playing in and and from to , he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Southworth managed in and from through...
    
     - St. Louis Cardinals

    MLB statistical leaders   American League American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major... National League National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional... Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...   Ted Williams Ted Williams Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...  BOS .356 Ernie Lombardi Ernie Lombardi Ernesto Natali "Ernie" Lombardi , was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Robins, the Cincinnati Reds, the Boston Braves and the New York Giants during a Hall of Fame career that spanned 17 years, from 1931 to 1947. He had several nicknames, including "Schnozz", "Lumbago", "Bocci",...  BSN .330 HR Home run In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...   Ted Williams Ted Williams Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...  BOS 36 Mel Ott Mel Ott Melvin Thomas Ott , nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a Major League Baseball right fielder. He played his entire career for the New York Giants . Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed...  NYG 30 RBI  Ted Williams Ted Williams Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...  BOS 137 Johnny Mize Johnny Mize John Robert "Johnny" Mize was a baseball player who was a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and New York Yankees...  NYG 110 Wins Win (baseball) In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...   Tex Hughson Tex Hughson Cecil Carlton Hughson, , was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played his entire career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed....  BOS 22 Mort Cooper Mort Cooper Morton Cecil Cooper was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals...  STL 22 ERA Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...   Ted Lyons CWS 2.10 Mort Cooper Mort Cooper Morton Cecil Cooper was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals...  STL 1.78 Ks  Tex Hughson Tex Hughson Cecil Carlton Hughson, , was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played his entire career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed....  BOS 113 Johnny Vander Meer CIN 186

American League final standings

National League final standings

Negro National League final standings

January-March

• January 15 - President
  President
  A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
  
   Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent a letter to Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis
  Kenesaw Mountain Landis
  Kenesaw Mountain Landis was an American jurist who served as a federal judge from 1905 to 1922 and as the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death...
  
  , encouraging Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
  
   to continue playing during World War II
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
  . Roosevelt's famed "Green Light" letter ensured that the 1942 season would be played as planned, negating rumors of a shutdown. Despite a loss of many star players to military service, such as 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...
  
  , Bob Feller
  Bob Feller
  On December 8, 1941, Feller enlisted in the Navy, volunteering immediately for combat service, becoming the first Major League Baseball player to do so following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7. Feller served as Gun Captain aboard the USS Alabama, and missed four seasons during his service...
  
   & Ted Williams
  Ted Williams
  Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
  
  , all sixteen teams continued to play regular schedules for the duration of WWII.

• February 12 - Minor league outfielder Gordon Houston becomes the first player in Organized Baseball to die during active duty in World War II
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
  . Houston had played with Texarkana in .

• March 18 - Jackie Robinson
  Jackie Robinson
  Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
  
   and Nate Moreland request try-outs with the White Sox. Jimmie Dykes later fails to make either an offer.

April-June

• June 2 - Ted Williams
  Ted Williams
  Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
  
   of the Boston Red Sox
  1942 Boston Red Sox season
  The 1942 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing second in the American League with a record of 93 wins and 59 losses.- Offseason :...
  
   enlists in the United States Navy
  United States Navy
  The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
  
  .

• May 13 - Jim Tobin
  Jim Tobin
  James Anthony Tobin, known as Abba Dabba, was a right-handed major league baseball pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Bees/Braves and Detroit Tigers from 1937 to 1945...
  
   of the Boston Braves
  1942 Boston Braves season
  The 1942 Boston Braves season was the 72nd in franchise history.- Regular season :* May 13, 1942: Jim Tobin of the Braves became the first Major League Baseball pitcher to hit three home runs in one game.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   almost single-handedly beats the Chicago Cubs
  1942 Chicago Cubs season
  - Notable transactions :* June 1, 1942: Jimmie Foxx was selected off waivers by the Cubs from the Boston Red Sox.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   at Braves Field
  Braves Field
  Braves Field was a baseball park that formerly stood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. The stadium was home to the Boston Braves National League franchise from 1915–1952, when the team moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
  
  , 6–5, by pitching a five-hitter and hitting three consecutive home run
  Home run
  In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
  
  s. Tobin, who hit a pinch
  Pinch hitter
  In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead ; the manager may use any player that has not yet entered the game as a substitute...
  
  -homer the day before, becomes the only pitcher in modern history to collect three home runs in a Major League game. His fourth at-bat results in a fly ball caught against the fence in left field.

• June 19 - Paul Waner
  Paul Waner
  Paul Glee Waner , nicknamed "Big Poison", was a German-American Major League Baseball right fielder.-Pittsburgh Pirates:...
  
   of the Boston Braves
  1942 Boston Braves season
  The 1942 Boston Braves season was the 72nd in franchise history.- Regular season :* May 13, 1942: Jim Tobin of the Braves became the first Major League Baseball pitcher to hit three home runs in one game.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   joins the 3,000 hit club.

July-September

• July 6 - At the Polo Grounds
  Polo Grounds
  The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...
  
  , home of 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....
  
  , the American League
  American League
  The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
  
   defeated 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...
  
  , 3-1, in the All-Star Game.

• July 19 - 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"...
  
   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...
  
   Mike Ryba
  Mike Ryba
  Dominic Joseph "Mike" Ryba was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of De Lancey, Pennsylvania, he attended Saint Francis University, Loretto, Pennsylvania.. He was a right-hander and played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox...
  
   catches both games of a doubleheader
  Doubleheader (baseball)
  A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
  
   against the 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...
  
   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"...
  
  .

• September 11 - 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...
  
   catcher
  Catcher
  Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
  
   Paul Gillespie
  Paul Gillespie
  For the Irish Times columnist, see Paul Gillespie Paul Allen Gillespie was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs in 1942, 1944, and 1945. A native of Sugar Valley, Georgia, he stood 6'3" and weighed 195 lbs.Gillespie is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major...
  
   homers in his first major league at bat. In 1945 he will homer in his final major league at bat and become the only player in MLB history to do both.

• September 27 - 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...
  
   clinch the National League pennant on the last day of the regular season by defeating 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...
  
  , 9-2, in the first game of a double header at Sportsman's Park
  Sportsman's Park
  Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, all but one of which were located on the same piece of land, the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street on the north side of the city.- History :From...
  
  , St. Louis. The Cardinals also win Game 2 of the double header and finish the season with a record of 106-48, giving them the most victories by any National League team since Pittsburgh's 110 wins in 1909. Meanwhile the Brooklyn Dodgers win their season finale, 4-3, against Philadelphia to end the season in second place at 104-50.

October-December

• October 5 - 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 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...
  
  , 4-2, in Game 5 of the World Series
  1942 World Series
  The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning the Series in five games for their first championship since and their fourth overall....
  
   to win their fourth 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 game to one. The loss was the Yankees' first since the 1926 World Series
  1926 World Series
  The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball season, featuring the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees...
  
   to the Cardinals. They had won eight Series in the interim.

• November 1 - The Brooklyn Dodgers
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   name Branch Rickey
  Branch Rickey
  Wesley Branch Rickey was an innovative Major League Baseball executive elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967...
  
   as the team president, replacing Larry MacPhail
  Larry MacPhail
  Leland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail, Sr. was an American lawyer, and an executive and innovator in Major League Baseball.-Biography:...
  
   who enters the military service. Rickey had resigned as vice-president of the St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
   only three days earlier.

• December 1 - At major league meetings in Chicago, World War II
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
   travel restrictions are the order of the day. Owners decide to restrict travel to a three-trip schedule rather than the customary four. Spring training in 1943 will be limited to locations north of the Potomac or Ohio rivers and east of the Mississippi.

January-March

• January 7 - Jim Lefebvre
  Jim Lefebvre
  James Kenneth Lefebvre is a former second baseman, third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Lefebvre, the 1965 National League Rookie of the Year, was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 12 home runs and 69 RBI...
  
  
• January 14 - Dave Campbell
• February 4 - Joe Sparma
  Joe Sparma
  Joseph Blase Sparma was a quarterback in collegiate football and a pitcher in Major League Baseball .-Quarterback at Ohio State:...
  
  
• February 8 - Fritz Peterson
  Fritz Peterson
  Fritz Fred Peterson is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers from 1966 to 1976...
  
  
• February 12 - Pat Dobson
  Pat Dobson
  Patrick Edward Dobson, Jr. was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers , San Diego Padres , Baltimore Orioles , Atlanta Braves , New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians...
  
  
• February 16 - Tim Cullen
  Tim Cullen
  This article is about the baseball player. For the article about the Wisconsin state politician, see Timothy Cullen . For the article about the former World Bank spokesman see Tim Cullen ....
  
  
• February 21 - Fred Newman
  Fred Newman (baseball)
  Frederick William Newman was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played his entire 6-year baseball career for the Los Angeles and California Angels...
  
  
• March 3 - Don Dennis
  Don Dennis
  Donald Ray Dennis was an American middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in 1965 and 1966 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Dennis batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• March 8 - Dick Allen
  Dick Allen
  Richard Anthony Allen is a former Major League Baseball player and R&B singer. He played first and third base and outfield in Major League Baseball and ranked among his sport's top offensive producers of the 1960s and early 1970s...
  
  
• March 9 - Bert Campaneris
  Bert Campaneris
  Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco , nicknamed "Campy", is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for four American League teams, primarily the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics...
  
  
• March 12 - Jimmy Wynn
  Jimmy Wynn
  James Sherman Wynn , nicknamed the "Toy Cannon," is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. During a 15-year baseball career, he played from 1963-1977 for five different teams: the Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Milwaukee Brewers...
  
  
• March 23 - Danny Coombs
  Danny Coombs
  Daniel Bernard Coombs is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played from 1963 to 1971 for the Houston Colt .45s, Houston Astros and San Diego Padres....
  
  
• March 24 - Jesús Alou
  Jesús Alou
  Jesús María Rojas Alou is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. During a 17-year baseball career, he played for the San Francisco Giants , Houston Astros , Oakland Athletics , and New York Mets...
  
  
• March 26 - Mel Queen

April-June

• April 4 - Jim Fregosi
  Jim Fregosi
  James Louis Fregosi is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. During an 18-year baseball career, he played from 1961–1978 for four different teams, primarily the Los Angeles and California Angels. In that franchise's first eleven years of play, he became its first star as the team's...
  
  
• April 7 - Tom Phoebus
  Tom Phoebus
  Thomas Harold Phoebus , is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Baltimore Orioles , San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs...
  
  
• April 8 - José Herrera
• April 12 - Dale Roberts
  Dale Roberts (baseball)
  Dale Roberts , nicknamed "Mountain Man," was an American professional baseball player who played for the 1967 New York Yankees in Major League Baseball as a relief pitcher. In two career games, he had a 0–0 record with a 9.00 ERA...
  
  
• April 12 - Tommie Sisk
  Tommie Sisk
  Tommie Wayne Sisk is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1962 to 1970 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox....
  
  
• April 13 - Ike Brown
  Ike Brown
  Isaac Brown was an infielder/outfielder in the Negro leagues and a utilityman in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 1969 through 1974...
  
  
• April 16 - Jim Lonborg
  Jim Lonborg
  James Reynold Lonborg is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox , Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies...
  
  
• April 18 - Steve Blass
  Steve Blass
  Stephen Robert "Steve" Blass is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher and a current broadcast announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Playing career:Blass was born in Canaan, Connecticut...
  
  
• May 12 - Ted Kubiak
  Ted Kubiak
  Theodore Rodger Kubiak is a former switch-hitting infielder for the Kansas City Athletics, the Oakland Athletics, the Milwaukee Brewers, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Texas Rangers, and the San Diego Padres. He was a member of the Oakland Athletics teams that won three World Series in a row...
  
  
• May 13 - Billy Macleod
  Billy Macleod
  William Daniel MacLeod is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1962 season. Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., he batted and threw left-handed....
  
  
• May 14 - Tony Pérez
  Tony Pérez
  Atanasio Pérez Rigal , more commonly known as Tony Pérez, is a former Major League Baseball player. He was also known by the nickname "Big Dog," "Big Doggie," and "Doggie."...
  
  
• May 26 - Chuck Hartenstein
  Chuck Hartenstein
  Charles Oscar Hartenstein [Twiggy] is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., Hartenstein batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• May 30 - John Felske
  John Felske
  John Frederick Felske is a former catcher, coach and manager in American Major League Baseball. He was the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies from September 30, 1984, through June 18, 1987, posting a record of 190 victories and 194 defeats .After attending the University of Illinois, Felske...
  
  
• June 1 - Randy Hundley
  Randy Hundley
  Cecil Randolph "Randy" Hundley Jr. is a former American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs , Minnesota Twins , and the San Diego Padres...
  
  
• June 1 - Ken McMullen
• June 3 - Duane Josephson
  Duane Josephson
  Duane Charles Josephson was an American professional baseball player, a catcher who played for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball....
  
  
• June 15 - Bruce Dal Canton
  Bruce Dal Canton
  John Bruce Dal Canton , born in California, Pennsylvania, was a major league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Kansas City Royals , Atlanta Braves , and Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• June 27 - Danny Breeden
  Danny Breeden
  Danny Richard Breeden is a former right-handed Major League Baseball catcher who played in 1969 and 1971 for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs....
  
  
• June 28 - Tom Fletcher
  Tom Fletcher (baseball)
  Thomas Wayne Fletcher is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game with the Detroit Tigers in 1962. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign....
  
  

July-September

• July 4 - Hal Lanier
  Hal Lanier
  Harold Clifton Lanier is a former infielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. From through , Lanier played for the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees...
  
  
• July 15 - Don Bosch
  Don Bosch
  Donald John "Don" Bosch was a Major League Baseball player and minor league baseball all-star....
  
  
• July 17 - Don Kessinger
  Don Kessinger
  Donald Eulon Kessinger is a former American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from to for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• July 20 - Mickey Stanley
  Mickey Stanley
  Mitchell Jack "Mickey" Stanley was a baseball player for the Detroit Tigers from 1964-1978. Stanley was known as a superb defensive outfielder over his 15-year career, though he is best remembered for the last few weeks of the 1968 season.-Early life:Stanley prepped at Ottawa Hills High School in...
  
  
• July 21 - Mike Hegan
  Mike Hegan
  James Michael "Mike" Hegan is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder and later radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians. In 1969, Hegan hit the first home run in Seattle Pilots history in his first at-bat.He is the son of longtime Indians catcher Jim Hegan...
  
  
• July 27 - Jack Hiatt
  Jack Hiatt
  Jack E. Hiatt is a former Major League Baseball player. He was signed by the Los Angeles Angels as a free agent in...
  
  
• August 4 - Angel Bravo
  Angel Bravo
  Ángel Alfonso Bravo Urdaneta , better known as Ángel Bravo, is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1963 season, and played for the White Sox , Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres...
  
  
• August 4 - Cleon Jones
  Cleon Jones
  Cleon Joseph Jones is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who is best remembered as the man who caught the final out of the "Miracle Mets" improbable World Series Championship over the Baltimore Orioles....
  
  
• August 9 - Tommie Agee
  Tommie Agee
  Tommie Lee Agee was a Major League Baseball center fielder most noted for making two of the greatest catches in World Series history, both of which occurred in game three of the 1969 World Series.-Cleveland Indians:...
  
  
• August 11 - Sal Campisi
  Sal Campisi
  Salvatore John "Sal" Campisi is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Campisi played for the St. Louis Cardinals in and and the Minnesota Twins in .-External links:*...
  
  
• August 20 - Fred Norman
  Fred Norman
  Fredie Hubert Norman , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1962–1964, 1966–1967, and 1970-1980....
  
  
• August 29 - Dan Schneider
  Dan Schneider (baseball)
  Daniel Louis Schneider is an American former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues between and .-Career:...
  
  
• August 31 - Ray Webster
• September 5 - Dave Morehead
  Dave Morehead
  David Michael Morehead is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. A right-hander, Morehead pitched for the Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals ....
  
  
• September 8 - Steve Hargan
  Steve Hargan
  Steven Lowell Hargan , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1965–1972 and 1974-1977.-External links:...
  
  
• September 21 - Sam McDowell
  Sam McDowell
  Samuel Edward Thomas McDowell , is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball, with the first 11 coming for the Cleveland Indians before a 1971 trade to the San Francisco Giants, followed by stints with the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• September 23 - Jim Rooker
  Jim Rooker
  James Phillip Rooker is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and broadcaster.A left-hander, Rooker pitched for the Detroit Tigers , Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates ....
  
  
• September 23 - Woody Woodward
  Woody Woodward
  William Frederick "Woody" Woodward is a retired player and general manager in Major League Baseball....
  
  
• September 28 - Grant Jackson

October-December

• October 6 - Jerry Grote
  Jerry Grote
  Gerald Wayne Grote is a former professional baseball player. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Mets and was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era.-Early life:...
  
  
• October 8 - Bill Landis
  Bill Landis
  William Henry Landis is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1963 through 1969 for the Kansas City Athletics and Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• October 13 - Bob Bailey
  Bob Bailey (baseball)
  Robert Sherwood Bailey is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Los Angeles Dodgers , Montreal Expos , Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• October 18 - Willie Horton
  Willie Horton (baseball player)
  Willie Wattison Horton is a former left fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for six American League teams, primarily the Detroit Tigers. He hit 20 or more home runs seven times, and his 325 career home runs ranked sixth among AL right-handed hitters when he retired...
  
  
• October 22 - Cecil Upshaw
  Cecil Upshaw
  Cecil Lee Upshaw Jr. was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a nine-year career...
  
  
• October 31 - Dave McNally
  Dave McNally
  David Arthur "Dave" McNally was a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher from until . He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles and played with them every season except for his final season with the Montreal Expos.McNally has the unique distinction as the only pitcher in Major League...
  
  
• November 2- Ron Reed
  Ron Reed
  Ronald Lee Reed is a retired American starting/relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves , St. Louis Cardinals , Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• November 5 - Richie Scheinblum
  Richie Scheinblum
  Richard Alan "Richie" Scheinblum is a former professional All Star Major League Baseball player.He played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
  
• November 6 - Jim Gosger
  Jim Gosger
  James Charles Gosger is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played from 1963-1974 for six different teams. Gosger was listed at and and batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• November 19 - Larry Haney
  Larry Haney
  Wallace Larry Haney is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played from 1966-1978 for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Pilots, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Milwaukee Brewers. Haney later served as bullpen coach with the Brewers...
  
  
• December 4 - Dick Billings
  Dick Billings
  Richard Arlin Billings is a former American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, outfielder and third baseman for the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers and St...
  
  
• December 7 - Alex Johnson
  Alex Johnson
  Alexander Johnson Alexander Johnson Alexander Johnson (born December 7, 1942, in Helena, Arkansas is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder and designated hitter over parts of 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, California Angels,...
  
  
• December 13 - Ferguson Jenkins
  Ferguson Jenkins
  Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins, CM, is a Canadian former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was a three-time All-Star and the 1971 NL Cy Young Award winner. In 1991, Jenkins was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During a 19-year career, he pitched for four different teams,...
  
  
• December 14 - Jim Roland
  Jim Roland
  James Ivan Roland [Jim] was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 3", 175 lb., Roland batted right-handed and threw left-handed...
  
  
• December 21 - Pete Charton
  Pete Charton
  Frank Lane "Pete" Charton is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.Charton was signed in 1963 by the Boston Red Sox as a free agent out of the Baylor University...
  
  
• December 23 - Jerry Koosman
  Jerry Koosman
  Jerome Martin Koosman is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies between 1967 and 1985...
  
  
• December 27 - Byron Browne
  Byron Browne
  Byron Ellis Browne is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Browne was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. In his first Major League at-bat, Browne lined out in the second inning of Sandy Koufax's 1965 perfect game. Browne had the dubious distinction of...
  
  

Deaths

• January 22 - Louis Santop
  Louis Santop
  * , Personal profiles at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. – identical to Riley -External links:* – unknown content, URL confirmed 2010-04-16*...
  
  , 52, star catcher in the Negro Leagues who was among the sport's earliest home run sluggers

• January 31 - Henry Larkin
  Henry Larkin
  Henry E. Larkin played Major League Baseball for 10 seasons .At age 24, Larkin started his career with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1884. On June 16, 1885 he hit for the cycle...
  
  , 19th century first baseman/manager who hit .303 in 10 seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Infants/Indians and Washington Senators

• April 11 - Norm McNeil
  Norm McNeil
  Norman Francis McNeil was a reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 5' 11", 180 lb. McNeil batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 49, catcher for the 1919 Boston Red Sox

• May 28 - Charley Bassett
  Charley Bassett
  Charles Edwin Bassett , was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of nine seasons in the majors, from -, for the Providence Grays, Kansas City Cowboys, Indianapolis Hoosiers, New York Giants, and Louisville Colonels.-External links:...
  
  , 79, infielder who played from 1884 to 1892. Led the league in fielding percentage three times.

• May 30 - Lee Fyfe
  Lee Fyfe
  Lucius Columbus "Lee" Fyfe was a professional baseball umpire.Fyfe umpired 84 Federal League games in the season. He then returned to the Majors, umpiring in five National League games in . -References:...
  
  , 62, Federal League and National League umpire

• June 26 - Gene Stack
  Gene Stack
  Eugene Stack was a pitcher in minor league baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox organization. He became the first player from a major league roster to be drafted during World War II and also the first to die in service....
  
  , 24, minor league pitcher with the White Sox who was the first player on a major league roster to be drafted for WWII service

• July 20 - Rap Dixon
  Rap Dixon
  Herbert Allen "Rap" Dixon was an American outfielder in Negro League baseball for a number of teams. He was born in Kingston, Georgia....
  
  , 39, All-Star outfielder in the Negro Leagues

• August 3 - Jack Hayden, 61, outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Americans and Chicago Cubs in the early 1900s

• August 6 - Gordon McNaughton
  Gordon McNaughton
  Gordon Joseph McNaughton was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1932 season. Listed at 6' 1", 190 lb., Leheny batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 32, pitched for the 1932 Boston Red Sox

• September 2 - Henry Thielman
  Henry Thielman
  Henry Joseph Thielman was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and played baseball for local teams. He also attended the University of Notre Dame in 1900-1901 and played football there....
  
  , pitched from 1902 to 1903 baseball for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Superbas

• September 26 - Joe Giannini
  Joe Giannini
  Joseph Francis Giannini was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 5' 8", 155 lb., Giannini batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  , 54, shortstop for the 1911 Boston Red Sox

• October 3 - Pinky Hargrave
  Pinky Hargrave
  William McKinley "Pinky" Hargrave was a Major League Baseball catcher who played ten seasons with the Washington Senators , St. Louis Browns , Detroit Tigers , and Boston Braves . Born in New Haven, Indiana, Hargrave was the younger brother of Cincinnati Reds catcher, Bubbles Hargrave...
  
  , catcher for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers and Boston Braves between 1923 and 1930

• November 8 - Birdie Cree
  Birdie Cree
  William Franklin "Birdie" Cree was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He spent his entire 8 year career with the New York Highlanders, which would become the New York Yankees. Statistically, Cree's best comparison would be Homer Smoot.Born in Khedive, Pennsylvania, Cree was a small man at 5'6"...
  
  , 60, outfielder who spent his entire career with the New York Highlanders/Yankees from 1908-1915, while hitting .292 in 742 games

• November 14 - Scrappy Carroll
  Scrappy Carroll
  John E. "Scrappy" Carroll was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Paul White Caps, Buffalo Bisons, and Cleveland Blues during the 1880s. Carroll stood .-Career:...
  
  , 82, Outfielder for three teams from 1884-1887.

• November 15 - Joe Gunson
  Joe Gunson
  Joseph Brook Gunson , was a Major League Baseball catcher between and . He played for the Cleveland Spiders, Washington Nationals, Kansas City Cowboys, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Browns.-External links:...
  
  , 79, catcher/outfielder who played four seasons in the majors from 1884, 1889, 1892-1893.

• November 24 - Frank Owen, 62, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox from 1901-1908, who posted a 82-67 with a 2,55 ERA

• November 30 - Slim Love
  Slim Love
  Edward Haughton "Slim" Love was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played 6 seasons in the Major Leagues for the Washington Senators , the New York Yankees , and Detroit Tigers...
  
  , 52, pitcher who posted a 28-21 record with a 3.04 ERA in six seasons with the Senators, Yankees and Tigers

• December 5 - 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,...
  
  , 46, catcher in 1307 games for the Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates between 1916 and 1933

• December 6 - Amos Rusie
  Amos Rusie
  Amos Wilson Rusie , nicknamed "The Hoosier Thunderbolt", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century...
  
  , 71, pitcher who won 245 games by age 27 in a 10-year career (1889-98), mainly with the New York Giants; led NL in ERA twice and in strikeouts five times, twice topping 300; his powerful delivery was major reason for 1893 change in pitching distance from 50 feet to 60 feet 6 inches