Major League Baseball

• World Series
  1985 World Series
  -Game 1:Saturday, October 19, 1985 at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri-Game 2:Sunday, October 20, 1985 at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri...
  
  : Kansas City Royals
  Kansas City Royals
  The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
  
   over 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...
  
   (4-3); Bret Saberhagen
  Bret Saberhagen
  Bret William Saberhagen is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Early years:Bret Saberhagen attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in Reseda, California. Saberhagen starred in both basketball and baseball...
  
  , MVP

• American League Championship Series
  1985 American League Championship Series
  -Game 1:Tuesday, October 8, 1985 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, OntarioThe Toronto Blue Jays entered the series as the favorite to win the series. The first game featured Toronto pitcher Dave Stieb and Kansas City pitcher Charlie Leibrandt at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto...
  
   MVP: George Brett
  George Brett (baseball)
  George Howard Brett , nicknamed "Mullet", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history, and 15th...
  
  
• National League Championship Series
  1985 National League Championship Series
  -Game 1:Wednesday, October 9, 1985 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe opening contest in Los Angeles pitted Dodgers screwballer Fernando Valenzuela against the Cardinals' twenty-game winner, John Tudor. The pitchers matched zeroes through the first three innings, but in the bottom of...
  
   MVP: Ozzie Smith
  Ozzie Smith
  Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is an American former baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996...
  
  
• 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 16 at the Metrodome
  Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University...
  
  : National League, 6-1; LaMarr Hoyt
  LaMarr Hoyt
  Dewey LaMarr Hoyt is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who won the American League Cy Young Award.-Chicago White Sox:...
  
  , MVP

Other champions

• Caribbean World Series
  Caribbean World Series
  The Caribbean Series , also called the Caribbean World Series is the highest baseball tournament at club level in Latin America. The league winners from the Winter Leagues of Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela participate in the tournament...
  
  : Tigres del Licey
  Tigres del Licey
  Tigres del Licey is a professional baseball team founded in 1907 based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is one of the two franchises of the Capital city of the country, the oldest and one of the most successful teams in the Dominican league, having won 22 Dominican titles and 10 Caribbean...
  
   (Dominican Republic)
• College World Series
  College World Series
  The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
  
  : Miami (Fla.)
  University of Miami
  The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
  
  
• Japan Series
  Japan Series
  , or is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan. It is a seven-game series between the winning clubs of the league's two circuits, the Central League and the Pacific League....
  
  : Hanshin Tigers
  Hanshin Tigers
  The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and are in the Central League. Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., the subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., owns the Hanshin Tigers directly...
  
   over Seibu Lions
  Seibu Lions
  The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based west of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Prince Hotels, which in turn is owned by the Seibu Group...
  
   (4-2)
• Little League World Series
  Little League World Series
  The Little League Baseball World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 11 to 13 years old. It was originally called the National Little League Tournament and was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball. It was first held in 1947 and is held every August in South...
  
  : Seoul National, Seoul
  Seoul
  Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
  
  , South Korea
  South Korea
  The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
  
  

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...
  
  
  • Don Mattingly
    Don Mattingly
    Donald Arthur "Don" Mattingly is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
    
    , 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...
    
    , 1B (AL)
  • Willie McGee
    Willie McGee
    Willie Dean McGee is a retired professional baseball player who won two batting titles and was named Major League Baseball's National League MVP. McGee primarily played center and right field, winning three Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence. McGee spent the majority of his 18-year career...
    
    , 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...
    
    , OF (NL)
• Cy Young Award
  Cy Young Award
  The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...
  
  
  • Bret Saberhagen
    Bret Saberhagen
    Bret William Saberhagen is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Early years:Bret Saberhagen attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in Reseda, California. Saberhagen starred in both basketball and baseball...
    
    , Kansas City Royals
    Kansas City Royals
    The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
    
     (AL)
  • Dwight Gooden
    Dwight Gooden
    Dwight Eugene Gooden , nicknamed "Doc Gooden" or "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.-Career:...
    
    , New York Mets
    New York Mets
    The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
    
     (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  MLB Rookie of the Year Award
  In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America . The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946...
  
  
  • Ozzie Guillén
    Ozzie Guillén
    Oswaldo José "Ozzie" Guillén Barrios is a Venezuelan-American former Major League Baseball player and current manager of the Miami Marlins. He managed the Chicago White Sox from 2004 to 2011 before asking for his release at the end of the 2011 season....
    
    , 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...
    
    , SS (AL)
  • Vince Coleman, 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...
    
    , OF (NL)
• Manager of the Year Award
  Manager of the Year Award
  In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to the best managers in the American League and the National League . The winner is voted on by 28 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America . Each places a vote for first, second, and third...
  
  
  • Bobby Cox
    Bobby Cox
    Robert Joseph "Bobby" Cox is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. He first led the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager...
    
    , Toronto Blue Jays
    Toronto Blue Jays
    The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
    
     (AL)
  • Whitey Herzog
    Whitey Herzog
    Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog is a former Major League Baseball manager. Born in New Athens, Illinois, he made his debut as a player in 1956 with the Washington Senators. After his playing career ended in 1963, Herzog went on to perform a variety of roles in Major League Baseball, including...
    
    , 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...
    
     (NL)

MLB statistical leaders

Major league baseball final standings

January–April

• January 7 - Outfielder Lou Brock
  Lou Brock
  Louis Clark "Lou" Brock is an American former professional baseball player. He began his Major League Baseball career with the Chicago Cubs but, spent the majority of his career as the left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was best known for breaking Ty Cobb's all-time major league...
  
   and knuckleball
  Knuckleball
  A knuckleball is a baseball pitch with an erratic, unpredictable motion. The pitch is thrown so as to minimize the spin of the ball in flight. This causes vortices over the stitched seams of the baseball during its trajectory, which in turn can cause the pitch to change direction—and even...
  
  er Hoyt Wilhelm
  Hoyt Wilhelm
  James Hoyt Wilhelm was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985....
  
   are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America
  Baseball Writers Association of America
  The Baseball Writers' Association of America is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying Web sites. The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908, to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century...
  
  , with Wilhelm becoming the first relief pitcher ever selected. Second baseman Nellie Fox
  Nellie Fox
  Jacob Nelson Fox was a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Chicago White Sox. Fox was born in St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania. He was selected as the MVP of the American League in...
  
   is named on 295 of the 395 ballots (74.7%), but the BBWAA and the Hall of Fame committee decline to round Fox's percentage to the necessary 75%.

• March 6 - Enos Slaughter
  Enos Slaughter
  Enos Bradsher Slaughter , nicknamed "Country", was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. During a 19-year baseball career, he played from 1938–1942 and 1946-1959 for four different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the St...
  
   and Arky Vaughan
  Arky Vaughan
  Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan was a professional baseball player. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1932 and 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers, primarily a shortstop...
  
   are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.

• March 28 - The April 1 issue of Sports Illustrated
  Sports Illustrated
  Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
  
  comes out, including George Plimpton
  George Plimpton
  George Ames Plimpton was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review.-Early life:...
  
  's hoax article on Sidd Finch
  Sidd Finch
  Sidd Finch was a fictional baseball player, the subject of the notorious article and April Fools' Day hoax "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch" written by George Plimpton and first published in the April 1, 1985 issue of Sports Illustrated.-Hoax:...
  
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• April 11 - Gorman Thomas hits three 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 and drives in
  Run batted in
  Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
  
   six runs to lead the Seattle Mariners
  1985 Seattle Mariners season
  The Seattle Mariners 1985 season was their 9th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 6th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 74-88.-Regular season:...
  
   to a 14–6 victory over the Oakland Athletics
  1985 Oakland Athletics season
  The Oakland Athletics' 1985 season involved the As finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.-Offseason:...
  
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• April 28 - Only hours after being swept by 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...
  
   in a three-game series at Comiskey Park
  Comiskey Park
  Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...
  
  , 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...
  
   fire Yogi Berra
  Yogi Berra
  Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a former American Major League Baseball catcher, outfielder, and manager. He played almost his entire 19-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
  
   as manager 16 games into the season. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
  George Steinbrenner
  George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series...
  
   does not fire Berra personally, but instead dispatches general manager Clyde King
  Clyde King
  Clyde Edward King was an American pitcher, coach, manager, general manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. King, whose career in baseball spanned over 60 years, was perhaps best known for his longtime role as a special baseball advisor to George Steinbrenner, late owner of the...
  
   to deliver the news for him. Berra will be replaced by Billy Martin
  Billy Martin
  Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times...
  
  , whom he had replaced as manager after the season; this will be the fourth of Martin's five stints as Yankee skipper. Berra vows after the slight to never again set foot in Yankee Stadium as long as Steinbrenner owns the team.

May–August

• June 11 - In a 26-7 romp over the New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
  , Von Hayes
  Von Hayes
  Von Francis Hayes , was a Major League Baseball player from 1981 to 1992 for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and California Angels...
  
   of the Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   becomes the first player in MLB history to hit two home runs in the first inning of a game. Hayes led off the bottom of the first with a homer, then hit a grand slam later in the frame. Those were the only two home runs hit in the high-scoring affair.

• July 2 - Pitcher Joe Niekro
  Joe Niekro
  Joseph Franklin Niekro was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was the younger brother of pitcher Phil Niekro, and the father of Minor League Baseball pitcher Lance Niekro. A native of Blaine, Ohio, Niekro attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio and attended West...
  
   of the Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
   wins his 200th career game, 3–2 over the San Diego Padres
  San Diego Padres
  The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
  
  . Joe and Phil Niekro
  Phil Niekro
  Philip Henry Niekro , nicknamed "Knucksie" because of his usage and skill level with the knuckleball, is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997....
  
   join Jim Perry
  Jim Perry (baseball)
  James Evan Perry, Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for 1959-1975 for four different teams. During a 17-year baseball career, Perry compiled 215 wins, 1,576 strikeouts, and a 3.45 earned run average....
  
   and Gaylord Perry
  Gaylord Perry
  Gaylord Jackson Perry is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1962-1983 for eight different teams in his career. During a 22-year baseball career, Perry compiled 314 wins, 3,534 strikeouts, and a 3.11 earned run average...
  
   as the only pitching brother combinations to each win at least 200 games.

• July 4–5 - In a bizarre game at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
  Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
  Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, often shortened to "Fulton County Stadium," was a multi-purpose stadium that formerly stood in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.-History:...
  
  , the New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   beat the Atlanta Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   16-13 in a 19-inning game that featured Keith Hernandez
  Keith Hernandez
  Keith Barlow Hernandez is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is currently a baseball analyst working for the New York Mets, for whom he played from –, on SportsNet New York and WPIX television broadcasts...
  
   hitting for the cycle, and the Braves coming back to tie the game twice in extra innings, most notably in the bottom of the 18th. Pitcher Rick Camp
  Rick Camp
  Rick Lamar Camp , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1976-1985. He played for the Atlanta Braves....
  
  , a career .074 hitter batting only because the Braves had no position players left, shockingly hit a solo home run in the 18th to re-tie the game at 11-11. At the end of the game, even though it was July 5, 3:15 am, the Braves went ahead and shot off their scheduled Fourth of July post-game fireworks for the fans who endured to the end.

• July 11 - The Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
  ' Nolan Ryan
  Nolan Ryan
  Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. , nicknamed "The Ryan Express", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently principal owner, president and CEO of the Texas Rangers....
  
   becomes the first pitcher to record 4,000 strikeout
  Strikeout
  In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
  
  s, fanning Danny Heep
  Danny Heep
  Daniel William Heep , is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.Heep played for five different ballclubs during his 13 year career: the Houston Astros , New York Mets , Los Angeles Dodgers , Boston Red Sox , and Atlanta Braves .Heep played for two different World Series champions: the New...
  
   in the sixth inning of Houston's 4–3 win over the New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
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• July 15 - Dave Parker
  Dave Parker
  David Gene "The Cobra" Parker is an American former player in Major League Baseball. He was the 1978 National League MVP and a two-time batting champion. Parker was the first professional athlete to earn an average of one million dollars per year, having signed a 5-year, $5 million dollar contract...
  
   wins the first annual All-Star Home Run Derby
  Home Run Derby
  The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It is a contest among the top home run hitters in Major League Baseball to determine who can hit the most home runs. The event is currently sponsored by State Farm Insurance...
  
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• July 16 - 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...
  
   beats 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...
  
   6–1 at Minnesota's Metrodome
  Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University...
  
   for its 13th win in the last 14 All-Star Games. The San Diego Padres
  San Diego Padres
  The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
  
  ' LaMarr Hoyt
  LaMarr Hoyt
  Dewey LaMarr Hoyt is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who won the American League Cy Young Award.-Chicago White Sox:...
  
   allows one unearned run in three innings and is named MVP.

• July 20 - Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Eugene Strawberry is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who is well-known both for his play on the field and for his controversial behavior off it...
  
   collects seven RBIs in the New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
  ' 16-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   at Shea Stadium
  Shea Stadium
  William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008...
  
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• August 4
  • 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...
    
     celebrate "Phil Rizzuto
    Phil Rizzuto
    Philip Francis Rizzuto , nicknamed "The Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop. He spent his entire 13-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
    
     Day" at Yankee Stadium
    Yankee Stadium
    Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...
    
    , and retire Rizzuto's number 10. Tom Seaver
    Tom Seaver
    George Thomas "Tom" Seaver , nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967-1986 for four different teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets...
    
     of 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...
    
     records his 300th career win over the Yankees, regardless of Rizzuto's prediction that the Yankees would deny him that victory.
  • Rod Carew
    Rod Carew
    Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, second baseman and coach. He played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels and was elected to the All-Star game every season except his last. In 1991, Carew was inducted into the National...
    
     of the California Angels
    Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
    The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...
    
     gets his 3000th career hit; a double off the Minnesota Twins
    Minnesota Twins
    The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
    
    ' Frank Viola
    Frank Viola
    Frank John Viola, Jr. is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins , New York Mets , Boston Red Sox , Cincinnati Reds and Toronto Blue Jays . A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988...
    
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• August 5 - Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Eugene Strawberry is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who is well-known both for his play on the field and for his controversial behavior off it...
  
   hits 3 home runs helping the New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   beat 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...
  
   7-2.

• August 6 & 7 - All parks go dark for a brief strike
  1985 Major League Baseball strike
  The 1985 Major League Baseball strike was the sixth work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike. The strike ran only two days, August 6 and 7...
  
  . All missed games are made up before the season ends.

• August 15 - Cal Ripken hits 100th career home run helping Baltimore Orioles
  Baltimore Orioles
  The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
  
   beat Texas Rangers
  Texas Rangers (baseball)
  The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
  
   9-1.

• August 20 - Dwight Gooden
  Dwight Gooden
  Dwight Eugene Gooden , nicknamed "Doc Gooden" or "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.-Career:...
  
   strikes out a season high 16 in a 3-0 complete game victory over the San Francisco Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
  .

• August 25 - With a 9-3 victory over the San Diego Padres
  San Diego Padres
  The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
  
  , Dwight Gooden
  Dwight Gooden
  Dwight Eugene Gooden , nicknamed "Doc Gooden" or "Dr. K", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominant and feared pitchers in the National League in the middle and late 1980s.-Career:...
  
   becomes the first New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   twenty game winner since 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...
  
   in . It is his 17th victory in a row.

September–December

• September 8 - Pete Rose
  Pete Rose
  Peter Edward Rose , nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989....
  
   inserts himself into 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....
  
  ' lineup as a late addition, and picks up two singles, the second of which gives him 4,191 hits in his career, tying him with Ty Cobb
  Ty Cobb
  Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb , nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Narrows, Georgia...
  
   for the career record. Being that the game is at Wrigley Field
  Wrigley Field
  Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...
  
  , the game is eventually called because of darkness after nine innings, resulting in a rare 5-5 tie.

• September 11 - Eric Show
  Eric Show
  Eric Vaughn Show was a Major League Baseball player who played for most of his career with the San Diego Padres. On September 11, 1985, Show gave up Pete Rose's record-breaking 4,192nd career hit...
  
   of the San Diego Padres
  San Diego Padres
  The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
  
   goes down in history for pitching Pete Rose
  Pete Rose
  Peter Edward Rose , nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989....
  
  's historic 4,192nd career hit; a line drive single to center field. It breaks the tie for the career record which Rose had shared with Ty Cobb
  Ty Cobb
  Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb , nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Narrows, Georgia...
  
   since September 8.

• September 24 - At Wrigley Field
  Wrigley Field
  Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...
  
  , Andre Dawson
  Andre Dawson
  Andre Nolan Dawson , nicknamed "The Hawk", is an American former center fielder and right fielder. During a 21-year baseball career, he played for four different teams, spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs .An 8-time National League All-Star, he was named the...
  
   of the Montreal Expos
  Montreal Expos
  The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
  
   (a future Cub) joins Willie McCovey
  Willie McCovey
  Willie Lee McCovey , nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played nineteen seasons for the San Francisco Giants, and three more for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics, between and...
  
   as the only players to hit two home runs in the same inning twice in their careers. The two home runs come in a 12-run fifth inning that gives the Expos a 15-2 lead against 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...
  
  . The Expos hold on to win 17-15 after nearly squandering the 13-run lead, as the Cubs score 13 runs in the last four innings, including five in the ninth; the final out is recorded with the tying run at bat. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B09240CHN1985.htm Dawson had also hit two home runs in the third inning of the Expos' 19-0 pounding of the Atlanta Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
  Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
  Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, often shortened to "Fulton County Stadium," was a multi-purpose stadium that formerly stood in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.-History:...
  
   on July 30, . http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B07300ATL1978.htm

• October 1 - Ron Darling
  Ron Darling
  Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos...
  
   and John Tudor duel for nine and ten innings, respectively, in this crucial series opener between the New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   and 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...
  
  . An 11th inning solo 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...
  
   by Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Eugene Strawberry is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who is well-known both for his play on the field and for his controversial behavior off it...
  
   off Ken Dayley
  Ken Dayley
  Kenneth Grant Dayley is a former professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Dayley played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball between 1982 and 1993.- Braves :...
  
   is the deciding factor in the Mets' 1-0 victory at Busch Stadium
  Busch Stadium
  Busch Stadium is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, of MLB...
  
  .

• October 6 - Phil Niekro
  Phil Niekro
  Philip Henry Niekro , nicknamed "Knucksie" because of his usage and skill level with the knuckleball, is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997....
  
   of 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...
  
   becomes the second pitcher this year to record his 300th career win, in a 6-0 shutout of the Toronto Blue Jays
  Toronto Blue Jays
  The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
  
  .

• October 27 - The Kansas City Royals
  Kansas City Royals
  The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
  
   rout 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...
  
   11–0 in Game Seven of the 1985 World Series
  1985 World Series
  -Game 1:Saturday, October 19, 1985 at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri-Game 2:Sunday, October 20, 1985 at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri...
  
   to become only the sixth team to rally from a 3-1 deficit and win the WS. Bret Saberhagen
  Bret Saberhagen
  Bret William Saberhagen is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Early years:Bret Saberhagen attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in Reseda, California. Saberhagen starred in both basketball and baseball...
  
   pitches the shutout and wins the Series MVP honors.

• October 27 - 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...
  
   owner George Steinbrenner
  George Steinbrenner
  George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series...
  
   dismisses manager Billy Martin
  Billy Martin
  Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times...
  
   for the fourth time. Hired to replace him is rookie manager and former Yankees player Lou Piniella
  Lou Piniella
  Louis Victor Piniella is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He has been nicknamed "Sweet Lou," both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager...
  
  .

• November 15 - 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"...
  
   trade Bob Ojeda
  Bob Ojeda
  Robert Michael Ojeda is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. Ojeda is best remembered as an anchor in the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets starting rotation , and for being the lone survivor of a March 22, boating accident that killed fellow Cleveland Indians pitchers...
  
  , Tom McCarthy
  Tom McCarthy (1980s pitcher)
  Thomas Michael McCarthy is a former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox...
  
  , John Mitchell
  John Mitchell (baseball)
  John Kyle Mitchell is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of five Major League Baseball seasons, from through , for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles.-Boating accident:...
  
   and Chris Bayer to the New York Mets
  New York Mets
  The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
  
   for Calvin Schiraldi
  Calvin Schiraldi
  Calvin Drew Schiraldi is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is best remembered as the losing pitcher of Game 6 and Game 7 of the 1986 World Series.-Amateur career:...
  
  , John Christensen
  John Christensen (baseball)
  John Lawrence Christensen is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball between 1984 and 1988.- New York Mets :...
  
  , Wes Gardner
  Wes Gardner
  Wesley Brian Gardner is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher drafted by the New York Mets in the 22nd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of Central Arkansas.-New York Mets:...
  
   and La Schelle Tarver
  La Schelle Tarver
  La Schelle Tarver is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., he batted and threw left-handed....
  
  .

• November 25 - 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...
  
   shortstop Ozzie Guillén
  Ozzie Guillén
  Oswaldo José "Ozzie" Guillén Barrios is a Venezuelan-American former Major League Baseball player and current manager of the Miami Marlins. He managed the Chicago White Sox from 2004 to 2011 before asking for his release at the end of the 2011 season....
  
  , who hit .273 with just 12 errors in 150 games, is named American League Rookie of the Year. Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers
  The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   pitcher Teddy Higuera
  Teddy Higuera
  Teodoro Higuera Valenzuela is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for nine years for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American League.-Early career:...
  
  , who posted a 15-8 record with 127 strikeouts and a 3.90 ERA, finishes second in voting.

• November 27 - Vince Coleman
  Vince Coleman
  Vincent Maurice Coleman is an American former Major League Baseball player, best known for his years with the St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a left fielder, Coleman played from to and set a number of stolen base records. He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.-Biography:Coleman attended...
  
  , who stole 110 bases for 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...
  
  , joins Frank Robinson
  Frank Robinson
  Frank Robinson , is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played from 1956–1976, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. He is the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues...
  
   , Orlando Cepeda
  Orlando Cepeda
  Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes is a former Puerto Rican Major League Baseball first baseman.Cepeda was born to a poor family. His father, Pedro Cepeda, was a baseball player in Puerto Rico, which influenced his interest in the sport from a young age. His first contact with professional baseball was...
  
    and Willie McCovey
  Willie McCovey
  Willie Lee McCovey , nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played nineteen seasons for the San Francisco Giants, and three more for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics, between and...
  
    as the only unanimous winners of the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

January

• January   4 - Scott Sizemore
  Scott Sizemore
  Scott Daniel Sizemore is a Major League Baseball second baseman/third baseman for the Oakland Athletics.-Minor leagues:...
  
  
• January   7 - José García
  José García (baseball)
  José Luis García is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.García spent part of two seasons in minor league baseball for the Florida Marlins before making his major league debut on September 11, . In six different minor league levels, he posted a 16-15 record with 248...
  
  
• January   8 - Matt LaPorta
• January 10 - Samuel Gervacio
  Samuel Gervacio
  Samuel Gervacio is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is known for his unusual windup....
  
  
• January 12 - Chris Hatcher
• January 16 - Jeff Manship
  Jeff Manship
  Jeffrey Michael Manship is a right-handed pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He was the Twins' 14th round selection of the June 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.-Amateur career:...
  
  
• January 17 - Emmanuel Burriss
  Emmanuel Burriss
  Emmanuel "Manny" Allen Burriss is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the San Francisco Giants. He is a switch-hitter who throws right-handed and has played second base, shortstop, and third base.-Early life:...
  
  
• January 17 - Jai Miller
  Jai Miller
  Randall Jai Miller is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics.Miller attended Selma High School in Selma,Alabama-Minor leagues:...
  
  
• January 20 - Fabio Castro
  Fabio Castro
  Fabio Enrique Castro is a relief pitcher currently with the Seattle Mariners organization.-Career:...
  
  
• January 20 - Luis Pérez
  Luis Pérez (baseball)
  Luis Manuel Pérez is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.-Minor league career:In 2006, his first year at Single A, Pérez went 4–0 with a 1.38 ERA...
  
  
• January 22 - Scott Cousins
  Scott Cousins
  Scott Michael Cousins is an outfielder for the Miami Marlins organization.-Amateur career:Cousins, 6'1 197 lbs, attended North Valleys High School in Reno, Nevada where he was a stand out in both baseball and basketball.As a sophomore at the University of San Francisco in 2005, Cousins...
  
  
• January 23 - Jeff Samardzija
  Jeff Samardzija
  Jeffrey Alan Samardzija is an American baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs...
  
  
• January 24 - Niuman Romero
  Niuman Romero
  Niuman José Romero is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• January 24 - Jay Sborz
  Jay Sborz
  John James Sborz is a relief pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.-2010:Sborz was called up on June 21, 2010 to take the roster spot of Rick Porcello who was sent down to the minors the day before....
  
  
• January 25 - Shane Lindsay
  Shane Lindsay
  Shane Anthony Lindsay is an Australian professional baseball pitcher who is with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.-Colorado Rockies:...
  
  
• January 27 - Jai Miller
  Jai Miller
  Randall Jai Miller is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics.Miller attended Selma High School in Selma,Alabama-Minor leagues:...
  
  
• January 28 - Wesley Wright
  Wesley Wright
  Dequam LaWesley Wright is a major league baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros.Wright was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft and signed with the them on June 10 .He made his professional debut with the Ogden Raptors in the Pioneer...
  
  

February

• February   1 - Colin Curtis
  Colin Curtis
  Colin Benedict Curtis is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees.-Minor leagues:...
  
  
• February   2 - Scott Maine
  Scott Maine
  Scott Maine is a baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.Maine was born and raised in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where he attended William T. Dwyer High School. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 23rd round of the 2006 MLB Draft, but did not sign. He was drafted by the Arizona...
  
  
• February   5 - Eric O'Flaherty
  Eric O'Flaherty
  Eric George O'Flaherty is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.O'Flaherty is the only pitcher in Seattle Mariners franchise history to begin his Major League career with seven consecutive wins.-Road to the Mariners:O'Flaherty was drafted out of high school by the Seattle...
  
  
• February   8 - Félix Pie
  Felix Pie
  Félix Pie is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles.-Minor league career:...
  
  
• February 13 - Logan Ondrusek
  Logan Ondrusek
  Logan Jared Ondrusek is a right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. He grew up and went to school in Shiner, Texas, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 13th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft.-Minor League Career:Ondrusek began his minor league career with the rookie Billings...
  
  
• February 14 - Tyler Clippard
  Tyler Clippard
  Tyler Lee Clippard is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals.-New York Yankees:Clippard was drafted in the 9th round of the 2003 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees out of J. W. Mitchell High School...
  
  
• February 15 - Russ Mitchell
  Russ Mitchell (baseball)
  Russell Lance Mitchell is a Major League Baseball player who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Primarily a third baseman, he has also played first base and left field in the minor leagues.-Professional career:...
  
  
• February 20 - Vinnie Pestano
  Vinnie Pestano
  Vincent William Pestano , is an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, Pestano plays for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball....
  
  
• February 20 - Ryan Sweeney
  Ryan Sweeney
  Ryan Joseph Sweeney is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics.-Early life:...
  
  
• February 25 - Xavier Paul
  Xavier Paul
  Xavier Brooks Paul, Jr. is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.-Early life:...
  
  

March

• March   2 - Bud Norris
  Bud Norris
  David Stefan "Bud" Norris is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Houston Astros.- Minor League Career :...
  
  
• March   2 - Brandon Wood
  Brandon Wood
  Richard Brandon Wood is an American professional baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed and was born in Austin, Texas.-2003-05:...
  
  
• March   4 - Cory Luebke
  Cory Luebke
  Cory Robert Luebke is a professional baseball player for the San Diego Padres. He attended the Marion Local High School and The Ohio State University. He was pick number 63 in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. ....
  
  
• March   4 - Mike McKenry
• March   5 - Brad Mills
  Brad Mills (pitcher)
  Bradley Aaron Mills is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays. He throws left-handed and bats right-handed.-College, draft, and minor-league career:...
  
  
• March   9 - Brian Bocock
  Brian Bocock
  Brian William Bocock is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He attended Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater, Virginia where he was a standout in both baseball and basketball...
  
  
• March   9 - Jesse Litsch
  Jesse Litsch
  Jesse Allen Litsch is an American pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. He is tall and weighs 225 pounds....
  
  
• March 12 - P. J. Walters
• March 14 - Steven Hill
  Steven Hill (baseball)
  Steven Hill is a Major League Baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. From Stephen F. Austin University, Eastfield College, Mt. San Jacinto College,and San Jacinto College-North, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th Round of the 2007 amateur entry draft...
  
  
• March 15 - Jon Jay
  Jon Jay
  Jonathan Henry Jay is an outfielder who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals.-Baseball career:He was drafted by the Cardinals out of the University of Miami in the second round of the 2006 MLB Draft...
  
  
• March 17 - César Valdez
  César Valdez
  César Miguel Valdez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Arizona Diamondbacks:...
  
  
• March 20 - Jonny Venters
  Jonny Venters
  Jonathan William Venters is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.-Professional career:Venters was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 30th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft....
  
  
• March 22 - Justin Masterson
  Justin Masterson
  Justin Daniel Masterson is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians. Masterson was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the second round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. Masterson was rated as the 64th-best prospect going into that year's draft by...
  
  
• March 28 - Mark Melancon
  Mark Melancon
  Mark David Melancon is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros.-Early years:...
  
  
• March 30 - Dan Runzler
  Dan Runzler
  Daniel Joseph Runzler listed as 6'4", 230 pounds, is a left-handed pitcher currently on the San Francisco Giants 25-man roster...
  
  

April

• April   1 - Daniel Murphy
  Daniel Murphy (outfielder)
  Daniel Thomas Murphy is an American professional baseball player. A right-handed fielder and left-handed hitter, he currently plays first base for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• April   3 - Mike McClendon
  Mike McClendon (baseball)
  Michael Melton McClendon is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.McClendon was drafted by the Brewers in the 10th round of the 2006 amateur entry draft out of Seminole State College of Florida in Sanford, FL after two seasons under head coach Mike Nicholson...
  
  
• April   3 - Luis Martínez
  Luis Martínez (catcher)
  Luis M. Martínez is a minor league baseball catcher currently on the San Diego Padres 40-man roster.Prior to playing professionally, he attended Coral Park High School and then Cumberland University. He was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft,...
  
  
• April   5 - Lastings Milledge
  Lastings Milledge
  Lastings Darnell Milledge is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He was the youngest player in the National League during the 2006 season.-Early life:Milledge was born in Bradenton, Florida...
  
  
• April   5 - Ian Stewart
  Ian Stewart (baseball)
  Ian Kenneth Stewart is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• April   8 - Juan Abreu
  Juan Abreu
  Juan Abreu is a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros.-Baseball career:Abreu was signed as a minor league free agent by the Atlanta Braves before the 2010 season after being in the Kansas City Royals organization, reaching no higher than the AA level of their minor league...
  
  
• April   8 - Matt Antonelli
  Matt Antonelli
  Matthew Antonio Antonelli is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. He was called up from the Triple-A Portland Beavers on September 1, during MLB September call-ups...
  
  
• April   9 - David Robertson
  David Robertson (baseball)
  David Alan Robertson is a Major League baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees.-High school career:Robertson was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and played his first three years at Central-Tuscaloosa High School. He was a 2-year starter for the Falcons at shortstop and pitcher...
  
  
• April 10 - Clayton Mortensen
  Clayton Mortensen
  Clayton Grant Mortensen is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals 36th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. After graduating from Madison High School, Mortensen went on to play at Treasure Valley Community College, then...
  
  
• April 12 - Brennan Boesch
  Brennan Boesch
  Brennan Philip Boesch is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Detroit Tigers of Brennan Philip Boesch is an American professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] with the [[Detroit Tigers]] of...
  
  
• April 15 - John Danks
  John Danks
  John William Danks is a left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball currently playing with the Chicago White Sox....
  
  
• April 15 - Aaron Laffey
  Aaron Laffey
  Aaron Steven Laffey is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He made his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians in .-Cleveland Indians:...
  
  
• April 23 - Emilio Bonifacio
  Emilio Bonifacio
  Emilio Jose Bonifacio Del Rosario is a Dominican professional baseball 3rd baseman with the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball in the United States. He played in his first Major League game on September 1, 2007 when he was called up by the Arizona Diamondbacks...
  
  
• April 26 - Sean Rodriguez
  Sean Rodriguez
  Sean John Rodriguez is a Cuban American Major League Baseball short stop for the Tampa Bay Rays.-High school career:...
  
  
• April 28 - John Gaub
  John Gaub
  John David Gaub is a minor league baseball relief pitcher currently on the Chicago Cubs.Prior to playing professional baseball, Gaub attended South St. Paul High School and then the University of Minnesota...
  
  
• April 29 - Chad Huffman
  Chad Huffman
  Chad Daniel Huffman is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Indians organization. Huffman, who is 6' 1", bats and throws right-handed.-Career:...
  
  

May

• May   2 - José Ascanio
  Jose Ascanio
  José Eleazar Ascanio is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• May   2 - Jarrod Saltalamacchia
  Jarrod Saltalamacchia
  Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia , nicknamed "Salty" is an American professional baseball catcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.His last name is the longest in Major League Baseball history...
  
  
• May   3 - Nate Spears
  Nate Spears
  Nathaniel Joseph Spears is an American professional baseball second baseman with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 5th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft out of Port Charlotte High School...
  
  
• May 10 - Luis Atilano
  Luis Atilano
  Luis A. Atilano is a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. He is a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Nationals...
  
  
• May 13 - David Hernandez
  David Hernandez (baseball)
  David Jose Hernandez is a Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks...
  
  
• May 18 - Andrew Carpenter
• May 21 - Andrew Miller
• May 22 - Rick van den Hurk
  Rick VandenHurk
  Henricus Nicolas "Rick" VandenHurk is a Dutch baseball starting pitcher who plays for the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball and the Netherlands national baseball team....
  
  
• May 23 - Michael Dunn
  Michael Dunn (baseball)
  Michael G. Dunn is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins.-Baseball career:Dunn played collegiate baseball for the Community College of Southern Nevada from 2003 to 2005...
  
  
• May 25 - Brad Lincoln
  Brad Lincoln
  Brad Eric Lincoln is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Amateur career:...
  
  
• May 25 - Eric Young
  Eric Young, Jr.
  Eric Orlando Young, Jr. is a Major League Baseball second baseman and outfielder, currently playing in the Colorado Rockies system...
  
  
• May 26 - Kevin Mulvey
  Kevin Mulvey
  Kevin John Mulvey is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. He has previously played for the Minnesota Twins.-Early life:Mulvey is a New Jersey native...
  
  
• May 26 - Lance Zawadzki
  Lance Zawadzki
  Lance Frederick Zawadzki is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.-Amateur career:...
  
  
• May 30 - Fernando Salas
  Fernando Salas
  Noel Fernando Salas is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.-Professional career:...
  
  
• May 30 - Tony Watson
  Tony Watson
  Anthony M. Watson is a left-handed relief pitcher currently on the Pittsburgh Pirates active roster....
  
  

June

• June   3 - Lucas Harrell
  Lucas Harrell
  Lucas William Bradley Harrell is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Harrell stands 6'2" and weighs 210 pounds.-High school:...
  
  
• June   6 - Trystan Magnuson
  Trystan Magnuson
  Trystan Stuart Gwyn Magnuson is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball....
  
  
• June 13 - Pedro Strop
  Pedro Strop
  Pedro Ángel Strop is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.-Major League Baseball career:Strop was originally signed as an international free agent by the Colorado Rockies in ....
  
  
• June 15 - Michael Fiers
  Michael Fiers
  Michael Bruce Fiers is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.-Professional career:Fiers was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 22nd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of Nova Southeastern University.He began his career playing for the Rookie league Helena...
  
  
• June 18 - Chris Coghlan
  Chris Coghlan
  Christopher B. Coghlan is a Major League Baseball outfielder and second baseman for the Florida Marlins.-Career:Coghlan attended East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida...
  
  
• June 25 - Daniel Bard
  Daniel Bard
  Daniel Paul Bard is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Bard made his debut with the Red Sox in May 2009.-Collegiate career:...
  
  
• June 27 - Steve Edlefsen
  Steve Edlefsen
  Steven B. Edlefsen is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.Prior to playing professionally, Edlefsen attended Jefferson High School in Bloomington, Minnesota and then Barton County Community College and University of Nebraska...
  
  

July

• July   1 - Chris Perez
  Chris Perez (baseball)
  Christopher Ralph Perez is a right-handed relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. His pitches have been clocked at 98 mph on the radar gun. He is 6' 4", 225 lbs. In 2010, fans began referring to him by the nickname "Pure Rage."Perez grew up on Anna Maria Island in Florida. Perez...
  
  
• July   3 - Greg Reynolds
  Greg Reynolds
  Gregory Adam Reynolds is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.-Major League career:...
  
  
• July   4 - Jared Hughes
  Jared Hughes
  William Jared Hughes is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Professional career:Hughes was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft out of Long Beach State University.He was called up to the majors for the first time on...
  
  
• July 15 - David Carpenter
  David Carpenter (baseball)
  David Carpenter is a right-handed minor league baseball relief pitcher currently on the Houston Astros active roster....
  
  
• July 18 - Ramiro Peña
  Ramiro Peña
  Ramiro Peña Gauna is a Major League Baseball utility infielder for the New York Yankees.-Baseball career:Peña was signed by the Yankees out of the Mexican League in 2005....
  
  
• July 19 - Ernesto Frieri
  Ernesto Frieri
  Ernesto Frieri , is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres.-San Diego Padres:...
  
  
• July 19 - Evan Scribner
  Evan Scribner
  Evan Lee Scribner "The Scribbler" is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.-Career:...
  
  
• July 25 - Alex Presley
  Alex Presley
  Alexander C. Presley is an American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Early and personal life:Presley was born on July 25, 1985 in Monroe, Louisiana...
  
  
• July 26 - Mat Gamel
  Mat Gamel
  Mathew Lawrence Gamel is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers.-Early life:Gamel attended Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida...
  
  
• July 28 - Henry Sosa
  Henry Sosa
  Henry Sosa Esther is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball....
  
  
• July 30 - Dylan Axelrod
  Dylan Axelrod
  Dylan Axelrod is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Amateur career:He had a 13-1 record his senior year at Santa Barbara High School, where he was named team MVP. He was undrafted out of high school, and went on to Santa Barbara City College...
  
  

August

• August   1 - Cole Kimball
  Cole Kimball
  Cole A. Kimball is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. A graduate of Hackettstown High School in Hackettstown, New Jersey, Kimball first attended St...
  
  
• August   1 - Adam Jones
  Adam Jones (baseball)
  Adam La Marque Jones is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Baltimore Orioles. Jones was born and raised in San Diego, California where he starred at Samuel F. B. Morse High School. He was drafted in the first round of the 2003 draft by the Seattle Mariners...
  
  
• August   5 - Travis Denker
  Travis Denker
  Travis Norton Denker is a right-handed second baseman who currently plays in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.Prior to playing professional baseball, Denker attended Brea Olinda High School....
  
  
• August   8 - Blake Wood
  Blake Wood
  Blake Daniel Wood is a major league baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.-Early life:Prior to playing professionally, he attended North Gwinnett High School and then Georgia Tech...
  
  
• August 12 - Zack Cozart
  Zack Cozart
  Zachary Warren Cozart is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds.-Early life:...
  
  
• August 13 - Scott Elbert
  Scott Elbert
  Timothy Scott Elbert is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers.-High school years:...
  
  
• August 14 - Esmil Rogers
  Esmil Rogers
  Esmil Antonio Rogers is a Dominican baseball player with the Colorado Rockies in Major League Baseball.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• August 14 - Chris Valaika
  Chris Valaika
  Christopher Andrew Valaika is a major league baseball infielder for the Cincinnati Reds.-Before professional baseball:...
  
  
• August 16 - Daric Barton
  Daric Barton
  Daric William Barton nicknamed "D.B.", is a Major League Baseball first baseman who plays for the Oakland Athletics....
  
  
• August 16 - Matt Harrison
  Matt Harrison
  Matthew Reid Harrison is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers.-Baseball career:Harrison attended South Granville High School in Creedmoor, North Carolina...
  
  
• August 20 - Blake DeWitt
  Blake DeWitt
  Blake Robert DeWitt is an American professional baseball utility player with the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball.-High school:...
  
  
• August 22 - Ryan Feierabend
  Ryan Feierabend
  Ryan Robert Feierabend is a left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher who is currently in the Philadelphia Phillies organization with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs....
  
  
• August 22 - Sandy Rosario
  Sandy Rosario
  Sandy Rosario is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins. He was called up to the Majors for the first time on September 19, 2010.-External links:...
  
  
• August 24 - Anthony Ortega
  Anthony Ortega
  Anthony Yoel Ortega Martínez is a pitcher who is currently a free agent.-Professional career:Ortega made his major league debut on April 25, against the Seattle Mariners...
  
  
• August 26 - Eric Fryer
  Eric Fryer (baseball)
  Eric Joseph Fryer is an American professional baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball at Ohio State.-Professional career:...
  
  
• August 26 - Darin Mastroianni
  Darin Mastroianni
  Darin Paul Mastroianni is a right-handed major league baseball center fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays....
  
  
• August 26 - David Price
  David Price (baseball)
  David Taylor Price is an American Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. Price was selected first overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the Rays and made his major league debut in September 2008.Price pitched out of the bullpen during the Rays' run...
  
  
• August 29 - Marc Rzepczynski
  Marc Rzepczynski
  Marc Walter Rzepczynski is an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.The Toronto Blue Jays blogosphere gave Rzepczynski the nickname "Scrabble".-Amateur career:...
  
  

September

• September   3 - Chris Nelson
  Chris Nelson (baseball)
  Christopher Lars Nelson is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies. He was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st Round of the 2004 amateur entry draft, and received the third largest signing bonus in Rockies history...
  
  
• September   3 - Troy Patton
  Troy Patton
  Troy Jamieson Patton is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Patton attended Tomball High School in Tomball, Texas.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• September   4 - David Herndon
  David Herndon (baseball)
  Kenneth David Herndon is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  
• September   5 - Tyler Colvin
  Tyler Colvin
  Tyler Eugene Colvin is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs. Colvin played college baseball at Clemson University.-Professional career:...
  
  
• September   6 - Mitch Moreland
  Mitch Moreland
  Mitchell Austin Moreland is a professional baseball first baseman and right fielder who plays for the Texas Rangers....
  
  
• September   7 - Wade Davis
  Wade Davis (baseball)
  Wade Davis is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.-Professional career:Davis was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2004 amateur entry draft...
  
  
• September 10 - Matt Angle
  Matt Angle
  Matthew Ryan Angle is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles.-Amateur career:Prior to playing professionally, Angle attended Whitehall-Yearling High School in Whitehall, Ohio and then Ohio State University. In his first year with Ohio State, 2005, he hit .307 with 13 stolen...
  
  
• September 10 - Anthony Swarzak
  Anthony Swarzak
  Anthony Ray Swarzak is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. The 6'4", 225 lb. right-hander was the Twins' second-round pick in the June draft.-Career:...
  
  
• September 10 - Neil Walker
  Neil Walker (baseball)
  Neil Martin Walker is an American professional baseball second and third baseman with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball...
  
  
• September 11 - Bobby Cassevah
  Bobby Cassevah
  Robert Alan Cassevah is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim....
  
  
• September 13 - Lucas French
• September 14 - Brandon Hicks
  Brandon Hicks
  Brandon Ryan Hicks is a baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Atlanta Braves.Hicks attended Rayburn High School in Pasadena, Texas. He attended San Jacinto College before transferring to Texas A&M University.Hicks was drafted by the Braves in the third round of the 2007 Major League...
  
  
• September 14 - Delmon Young
  Delmon Young
  Delmon Damarcus Young is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He is the younger brother of former major league outfielder and first baseman Dmitri Young. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama.Young is known for having a strong and accurate...
  
  
• September 17 - Greg Golson
  Greg Golson
  Gregory Joseph Golson is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees.-Philadelphia Phillies:...
  
  
• September 17 - Eric Hurley
  Eric Hurley
  Eric William Hurley is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Career:Hurley attended Samuel W...
  
  
• September 19 - Gio Gonzalez
  Gio Gonzalez
  Giovany A. Gonzalez is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.-Early life:...
  
  
• September 20 - Ian Desmond
  Ian Desmond
  Ian M. Desmond is a shortstop for the Washington Nationals . He was selected by the Montreal Expos in the third round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft and signed on June 16....
  
  
• September 21 - Antonio Bastardo
  Antonio Bastardo
  Antonio Francisco Bastardo is a relief pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.-2007:...
  
  
• September 23 - Joba Chamberlain
  Joba Chamberlain
  Justin Louis "Joba" Chamberlain is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees.-Early life:Chamberlain was born and grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. Chamberlain's parents, Harlan Chamberlain and Jackie Standley, were never married and split up when Joba was 18 months old...
  
  
• September 25 - Brad Bergesen
• September 27 - Pedro Ciriaco
  Pedro Ciriaco
  Pedro Ciriaco is a right-handed baseball shortstop. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
  
• September 30 - Danny Worth
  Danny Worth
  Daniel Weston Worth is an American professional baseball second baseman with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. Worth was born in Northridge, California....
  
  

October

• October   1 - Mitch Atkins
  Mitch Atkins
  Mitchell Shane Atkins is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.Atkins played high school baseball at Northeast Guilford High School in McLeansville, NC...
  
  
• October   1 - Jeremy Horst
• October   7 - Evan Longoria
  Evan Longoria
  Evan Michael Longoria is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays. Formerly, Longoria was a star infielder for the Long Beach State University baseball team, the Cape Cod League MVP, and the Big West Co-Player of the Year.He made his major league debut for the Rays in , and...
  
  
• October   7 - Kris Medlen
  Kris Medlen
  Kristopher Allen Medlen is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.-Professional career:Medlen was drafted by the Braves in the 10th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft....
  
  
• October   8 - Cody Eppley
  Cody Eppley
  Cody Allen Eppley is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers.Eppley was called up to the majors for the first time on April 23, 2011.-External links:...
  
  
• October 16 - Enerio Del Rosario
  Enerio Del Rosario
  Enerio Del Rosario is a right-handed pitcher with the Houston Astros. He was signed in 2005 at the age of 19....
  
  
• October 17 - Carlos González
  Carlos González (baseball)
  Carlos Eduardo González is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Minor leagues:...
  
  
• October 23 - Sam Demel
  Sam Demel
  Samuel Vincent Demel is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Demel attended Texas Christian University, where he was a member of the 2005 Conference USA All-Tournament Team and the 2006 First All-Mountain West Conference team.-Draft and minor leagues:Demel was drafted in...
  
  
• October 25 - Wilkin Ramírez
  Wilkin Ramírez
  Wilkin Emilio Ramírez is Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.-Minor Leagues:...
  
  
• October 27 - Kyle Waldrop
  Kyle Waldrop
  Steven Kyle Waldrop is a professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization.Kyle Waldrop was the Twins' third pick in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, when the Twins had five first-round picks...
  
  
• October 31 - Javy Guerra
  Javy Guerra
  Luis Javier Guerra is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who is with the Los Angeles Dodgers.Guerra was drafted in the 4th round of the 2004 MLB Draft by the Dodgers out of Billy Ryan High School in Denton, Texas...
  
  
• October 31 - Andrew Parrino

November

• November   2 - Daryl Thompson
  Daryl Thompson
  Daryl Marcelus Thompson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball....
  
  
• November   4 - Joe Savery
  Joe Savery
  Joseph Cain Savery is a pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.-Amateur career:A 2004 graduate of Lamar High School, Savery was a 4 year starter and letterman for the Lamar Redskins under Jorge Garza. During his tenure at Lamar, he earned first team all-state and first team...
  
  
• November   6 - Corey Brown
  Corey Brown
  Corey Allen Brown is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Washington Nationals. He is 6'1" tall and he weighs 205 pounds....
  
  
• November   8 - Darwin Barney
  Darwin Barney
  Darwin James Kunane Barney is a Major League second baseman currently playing for the Chicago Cubs...
  
  
• November 13 - Asdrúbal Cabrera
  Asdrúbal Cabrera
  Asdrúbal José Cabrera is a switch-hitting infielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball.After coming up through the Seattle Mariners organization, he was acquired by the Indians on June 30, 2006, in exchange for Eduardo Perez...
  
  
• November 15 - Duane Below
  Duane Below
  Duane Arthur Below is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. He is six feet, three inches tall and he weighs 220 pounds....
  
  
• November 18 - Bruce Billings
  Bruce Billings
  Bruce Billings is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.-Early life and college:Billings is the son of Bruce and Emily. Billings attended Samuel F. B...
  
  
• November 19 - Brad Harman
  Brad Harman
  Bradley Christopher Harman is a Major League Baseball second baseman who is currently a free agent.-Professional career:...
  
  
• November 20 - Greg Holland
  Greg Holland (baseball)
  Gregory Scott Holland is a right-handed baseball pitcher currently on the Kansas City Royals active roster....
  
  
• November 22 - Adam Ottavino
  Adam Ottavino
  Adam Robert Ottavino is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently in the St. Louis Cardinals organization....
  
  
• November 26 - Matt Carpenter
• November 26 - Jhonny Núñez
  Jhonny Núñez
  Jhonny J. Núñez is a right-handed relief pitcher in professional baseball.-Career:Núñez signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in...
  
  
• November 30 - Luis Valbuena
  Luis Valbuena
  Luis Adan Valbuena is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball.-Career:Valbuena began his professional career in the Seattle Mariners organization in 2005...
  
  

December

• December   4 - Andrew Brackman
  Andrew Brackman
  Andrew Warren Brackman is an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He signed a four-year, $4.55 million-dollar deal with $3.35-million signing bonus as the New York Yankees' first-round choice of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft...
  
  
• December   4 - Carlos Gómez
  Carlos Gómez
  Carlos Argelis Gómez Pena, nicknamed "Go-Go", is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers.-Minor leagues:...
  
  
• December   8 - Robbie Weinhardt
  Robbie Weinhardt
  Robert D. "Robbie" Weinhardt is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers organization. He went to college at Oklahoma State.-Detroit Tigers:...
  
  
• December 12 - Josh Donaldson
  Josh Donaldson
  Joshua Adam Donaldson is a Major League Baseball catcher and first baseman for the Oakland Athletics.-Professional career:...
  
  
• December 17 - Fernando Abad
  Fernando Abad
  Fernando Antonio Abad is a left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros....
  
  
• December 19 - Michael Taylor
  Michael Taylor (baseball)
  Michael D. Taylor is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• December 21 - Matt Mangini
  Matt Mangini
  Matthew Steven Mangini is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent...
  
  
• December 21 - Brian Schlitter
  Brian Schlitter
  Brian Patrick Schlitter is a right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs organization.-Career:...
  
  
• December 22 - Daniel Stange
  Daniel Stange
  Daniel A. Stange is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.Stange attended Elsinore High School in Wildomar, California and the University of California-Riverside...
  
  
• December 24 - Andrew Romine
  Andrew Romine
  Andrew James Romine is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.-Biography:Romine was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 36th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft, but he opted to attend Arizona State University, where he played for the Arizona...
  
  
• December 26 - Chris Carpenter
  Chris Carpenter (baseball, born 1985)
  Christopher John Carpenter is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.-Professional career:Carpenter was called up to the majors for the first time on June 14, 2011. He made his debut that day against the Milwaukee Brewers, pitching two-thirds of an inning with one...
  
  
• December 30 - Sean Gallagher
  Sean Gallagher (baseball)
  Sean Patrick Gallagher is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.-Chicago Cubs:...
  
  

January

• January 16 - Ken Chase
  Ken Chase
  Kendall Fay Chase was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1936 and 1943. Listed at 6' 2" 210 lb., Chase batted and threw left-handed...
  
  , 71, pitcher for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and New York Giants between 1936 and 1943
• January 28 - Bobby Young
  Bobby Young
  Robert George Young was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles franchise....
  
  , 60, second baseman who hit .248 in an eight-year career with the Cardinals, Browns, Orioles and Indians from 1948–58
• January 30 - Joe Bradshaw
  Joe Bradshaw
  Joe Siah Bradshaw was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in two games for the 1929 Brooklyn Robins, working four innings and allowing two earned runs....
  
  , 87, pitcher for the 1929 Brooklyn Robins

February

• February 10 - Johnny Mokan
  Johnny Mokan
  John Leo Mokan was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He batted and threw right-handed.A native of Buffalo, New York, Mokan made his major league debut on April 15, 1921 at the age of 26...
  
  , 89, outfielder who hit .291 in 582 games for the Pirates and Phillies between 1921 and 1927
• February 12 - Van Lingle Mungo
  Van Lingle Mungo
  Van Lingle Mungo was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher known for his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Mungo played for the Dodgers from to . At the end of his baseball career, he played with the New York Giants....
  
  , 73, All-Star pitcher whose antics delighted Brooklyn Dodgers fans; led NL in strikeouts, shutouts and innings once each
• February 17 - George Washington
  George Washington (baseball)
  Sloan Vernon "George" Washington was a professional baseball outfielder. He played all of and part of in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox....
  
  , 77, outfielder who hit .268 with two home runs for the Chicago White Sox from 1935–36
• February 20 - Syl Johnson
  Syl Johnson
  Syl Johnson is an American blues and soul singer and record producer.-Biography:Born Sylvester Thompson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States, Johnson sang and played with blues artists Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf in the 1950s, before recording with Jimmy Reed...
  
  , 84, pitcher who posted a 112-117 record with four different teams, and a member of the 1931 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals
• February 26 - 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...
  
  , 86, pitcher for the Indians and Tigers who won 200 games and is credited with having developed the slider pitch in the 1920s; also batted .289, one of the highest averages for a pitcher

March

• March 1 - George Banks
  George Banks (baseball)
  George Edward Banks was an American professional baseball player. He was a prolific home run hitter in minor league baseball, smashing 223 homers over an 11-year career in the minors...
  
  , 46, third baseman/outfielder who hit .219 in 106 games for the Twins and Indians from 1962 to 1966
• March 8 - Al Todd
  Al Todd
  Alfred Chester Todd was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Troy, New York, he played from 1932-1943 with the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs....
  
  , 83, catcher for the Phillies, Pirates, Dodgers and Cubs between 1932 and 1943
• March 10 - Bob Nieman
  Bob Nieman
  Robert Charles Nieman was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the St. Louis Browns , Detroit Tigers , Chicago White Sox , Baltimore Orioles , St. Louis Cardinals , Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants...
  
  , 58, left fielder for six teams who batted .300 twice for the Orioles; first player to hit home runs in his first two major league at-bats, later a scout
• March 17 - Ike Pearson
  Ike Pearson
  Isaac Overton Pearson , was a professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from -, for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox .-External links:...
  
  , 68, pitcher who played for the Phillies and White Sox between 1939 and 1948
• March 25 - Curt Barclay
  Curt Barclay
  Curtis Cordell Barclay was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, Barclay appeared in 44 games in Major League Baseball for the New York/San Francisco Giants between 1957–1959...
  
  , 53, pitcher who posted a 10-9 record with a 3.48 for the Giants from 1957 to 1959
• March 25 - Joe Wood
  Joe Wood (1943 infielder)
  Joseph Perry Wood [J.P. or Little Joe] was a second baseman/third baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Detroit Tigers during the season. A native of Houston, Texas, Wood batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 65, infielder who played briefly for the 1943 Detroit Tigers

April

• April 8 - Joe Sullivan, 74, knuckleball pitcher for three teams from to 1935 to 1941, and a member of the 1935 World Champion Detroit Tigers
• April 16 - Benny Zientara, 67, second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1940s
• April 23 - Bob Wilson
  Bob Wilson (baseball)
  Robert Wilson was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played in three games for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1958 season. In five at bats that season , he had just one hit.- Personal life :Bob Wilson was briefly married to Norma D...
  
  , 60, right fielder for the 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers
• April 23 - Whitey Wistert
  Whitey Wistert
  Francis Michael "Whitey" Wistert was an American football and baseball player. He played college football and college baseball at the University of Michigan...
  
  , 73, pitcher for the 1934 Cincinnati Reds, and a World War II veteran

May

• May 4 - Bill Kunkel
  Bill Kunkel (baseball)
  William Gustave James Kunkel was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1963 who went on to a career as an American League umpire from 1968 until his death. His son Jeff was a major league shortstop from 1984 to 1992.Kunkel was born in Hoboken, New Jersey...
  
  , 48, AL umpire since 1968 who worked two World Series and four ALCS; previously a relief pitcher for the Athletics and Yankees, and father of major league shortstop Jeff Kunkel
  Jeff Kunkel
  Jeffrey William Kunkel is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball with the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs. The son of American League umpire Bill Kunkel, after receiving All-American honors as a shortstop, he was chosen in the first round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft out of Rider...
  
  
• May 5 - Joe Glenn
  Joe Glenn (baseball)
  Joseph Charles Glenn was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox . Glenn batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 76, catcher for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox, who caught 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...
  
   during his last pitching game in 1933, and also caught 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...
  
   in a rare relief appearance in 1940
• May 6 - Kirby Higbe
  Kirby Higbe
  Walter Kirby Higbe was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball from to . He was born and died in Columbia, South Carolina.-Career:...
  
  , 70, All-Star pitcher for five NL teams who won 22 games for the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers
• May 6 - Red Peery
  Red Peery
  George Allan "Red" Peery was a professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1927 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 1929 for the Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  , 78, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves between 1927 and 1929
• May 11 - Bud Teachout
  Bud Teachout
  Arthur John "Bud" Teachout was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
  
  , 81 pitcher and outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals from 1930 to 1932
• May 14 - Harry Byrd
  Harry Byrd (baseball)
  Harry Gladwin Byrd was an American Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , New York Yankees , Baltimore Orioles , Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers...
  
  , 60, All-Star pitcher and Rookie of the Year in 1952, who posted a 46-54 career record with a 4.35 ERA for five teams of the American League
• May 14 - Bill Morley
  Bill Morley (baseball)
  William M. Morley was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He played in two games for the Washington Senators in , going 0-for-3.-Sources:...
  
  , 95, second baseman for the 1913 Washington Senators
• May 16 - Johnny Broaca
  Johnny Broaca
  Johnny Broaca was a professional baseball pitcher from 1934 to 1939. Broaca won at least 12 games for the New York Yankees his first three seasons. However, in 1937, Broaca took a leave of absence for no apparent reason and only pitched in 7 games. Broaca did not pitch at all in 1938, and in 1939...
  
  , 73, pitcher who posted a 44-29 record with a 4.08 ERA in 121 games for the Yankees and Indians from 1934 to 1939
• May 21 - Archie McKain
  Archie McKain
  Archie Richard McKain , nicknamed "Happy," was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played six seasons with the Boston Red Sox , Detroit Tigers , and St. Louis Browns . Born in Delphos, Kansas, McKain went 8-8 as a Red Sox rookie in 1937...
  
  , 74, left-handed reliever who posted a 26-21 record with a 4.26 ERA and 16 saves for the Red Sox, Tigers and Browns from 1937–43
• May 21 - Grover Powell
  Grover Powell
  Grover David Powell was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Mets in 1963.-External links:...
  
  , 44, left-handed pitcher for the 1963 New York Mets, who hurled a four-hit shutout in his first start but was struck out in the face by a Donn Clendenon
  Donn Clendenon
  Donn Alvin Clendenon was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He is best remembered as the World Series MVP for the Amazin' Mets.-Early life:...
  
   in his next start and never won other game; his uniform #41, previously worn by Clem Labine
  Clem Labine
  Clement Walter Labine was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers from 1950 to 1960...
  
  , was retired by the Mets
• May 23 - Whitey Wilshere
  Whitey Wilshere
  Vernon Sprague "Whitey" Wilshere was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw left-handed.-External links:...
  
  , 72, pitcher who posted a 10-12 record with a 5.28 ERA for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1934 through 1936
• May 29 - Billy Zitzmann
  Billy Zitzmann
  Billy Zitzmann was a professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. William Arthur Zitzmann is his full name. He batted right-handed and also threw right-handed. He was 175 lbs . He was born on November 19, 1895 in Long Island City, New York...
  
  , 89, outfielder who hit a .267 career average with Cincinnati and Pittsburgh between 1919 and 1929
• May 31 - Jake Early
  Jake Early
  Jacob Willard Early , was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns...
  
  , 70, catcher who hit .241 with 32 home runs and 264 RBI in 747 games for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns from 1939 to 1949

June

• June 2 - Dorothy Mueller
  Dorothy Mueller
  Dorothy Mueller [Bajda] was a pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 11", 160 lb., Mueller batted and threw right handed...
  
  , 59, All-Star pitcher and a member of three champion teams of the AAGPBL from 1947 to 1953
• June 10 - Bob Prince
  Bob Prince
  Robert Ferris Prince was an American radio and television sportscaster and commentator best known for his 28-year stint as the voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball club, with whom he earned the nickname “The Gunner” and became a cultural icon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Prince was...
  
  , 68, broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1948 to 1975
• June 23 - Alf Anderson
  Alf Anderson
  Alfred Walton Anderson was a Major League Baseball player. He played with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1941 to 1942 and for two games in the 1946 baseball season....
  
  , 71, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the early 1940s
• June 26 - Wes Schulmerich
  Wes Schulmerich
  Edward Wesley Schulmerich was an American Major League Baseball player from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he played baseball and football at what is now Oregon State University where he participated in three sports. On the football team, he played three positions and earned the...
  
  , 83, outfielder who hit .289 in 429 games with the Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds from 1931 to 1934

July

• July 2 - Guy Bush
  Guy Bush
  Guy Terrell Bush was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, nicknamed the Mississippi Mudcat....
  
  , 83, pitcher who won 176 games, most with the Chicago Cubs, but was best remembered for having given up 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...
  
  's last home run
• July 14 - Larry Drake
  Larry Drake (baseball)
  Larry Francis Drake was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season and the Washington Senators during the season.-References:...
  
  , 64, outfielder who played from 1945 through 1948 for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics
• July 24 - Ted Kleinhans
  Ted Kleinhans
  Theodore Otto Kleinhans was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Deer Park, Wisconsin. Ted played 4 seasons in Major League Baseball, with the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds in , the New York Yankees in , and the Reds again in and...
  
  , 86, left handed reliever who posted a 4-9 record with a 5.08 ERA and one save for the Reds, Yankees and Phillies from 1934 to 1938
• July 27 - Smoky Joe Wood, 95, pitcher for the Red Sox who posted a 34-5 record with an 1.91 ERA in 1912, and went on to win three games in the World Series against the New York Giants; after wearing out his arm by age 26 with a record of 117-57, returned as an outfielder with the Indians and batted .366 while platooning in 1921; later coached at Yale for 20 years
• July 27 - Carl Yowell
  Carl Yowell
  Carl Columbus Yowell was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons for the Cleveland Indians.-External links:*...
  
  , 82, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in the 1920s

August

• August 3 - Cloy Mattox
  Cloy Mattox
  Cloy Mitchell Mattox was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  , 82, backup catcher who hit a .167 average for the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics
• August 7 - Johnny Rucker
  Johnny Rucker
  John Joel Rucker , was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from -. He would play for the New York Giants.-External links:...
  
  , 68, center fielder who hit .272 in 705 games for the New York Giants from 1940-'46, leading his team in at-bats (622), hits (179), doubles (38), triples (9) and runs (95) during the 1941 season
• August 16 - Dick Drott
  Dick Drott
  Richard Fred Drott was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Colt .45s. Drott, nicknamed "Hummer", started his major league career in with the Cubs. He won 15 games as a rookie, led the league in walks allowed, and finished third in balloting for Rookie...
  
  , 49, pitcher for the Cubs and Colts from 1957-'63, who posted a 15-11 record with a 3.58 in his season debut, ending third in the Rookie of the Year vote behind pitcher 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...
  
   (19-8, 3.08) and first baseman Ed Bouchee
  Ed Bouchee
  Edward Francis Bouchee is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played from to . He finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting in , hitting .293 with 17 home runs and 76 RBI. Those would all prove to be career highs.After the 1957 season was over, Bouchee was arrested for...
  
   (.293, 17 HR, 76 RBI)
• August 20 - Clarence Fieber
  Clarence Fieber
  Clarence Thomas Fieber was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1932.-External links:...
  
  , 71, left handed reliever for the 1932 Chicago White Sox
• August 21 - Roy Luebbe
  Roy Luebbe
  Roy John Luebbe was a Major League Baseball catcher. Luebbe played for the New York Yankees in . In 8 career games, he had no hits in 15 at-bats. He batted right and left and threw right-handed....
  
  , 84, backup catcher for the 1925 New York Yankees
• August 26 - Stu Clarke, 79, backup infielder who hit .273 in 61 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1929 to 1930
• August 25 - Dick Wakefield
  Dick Wakefield
  Richard Cummings "Dick" Wakefield , was a left fielder in Major League Baseball for 9 seasons with the Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , and New York Giants...
  
  , 64, All-Star left fielder who played for the Detroit Tigers, New Yankees and New York Giants between 1941 and 1952
• August 27 - Johnny Lindell
  Johnny Lindell
  John Harlan Lindell was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and pitcher in the Major League Baseball from to and from to . Lindell played for the New York Yankees, St...
  
  , 68, 1943 All-Star outfielder, who hit .273 in a 12-year career, posted a 4.47 record with a 4.47 ERA as a pitcher, and won three World Series rings with the Yankees in 1943, 1947 and 1949
• August 31 - Lefty Smoll, 71, pitcher for the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies

September

• September 4 - Art Bramhall
  Art Bramhall
  Arthur Washington Bramhall was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He attended college at DePaul University. Bramhall played 2 games in 1935 with the Philadelphia Phillies with 1 at bat.-External links:*...
  
  , 74, backup infielder for the 1935 Philadelphia Phillies
• September 12 - Steamboat Struss
  Steamboat Struss
  Clarence Herbert "Steamboat" Struss , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  , 76, pitcher for the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates

October

• October 9 - Rusty Yarnall
  Rusty Yarnall
  Waldo Ward "Rusty" Yarnall was a major league baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1926. He was a right-handed thrower and batter. He was 6'0" in height and weighed 175 lbs. He attended Dartmouth College and the University of Vermont...
  
  , 82, pitcher for the 1926 Philadelphia Athletics
• October 14 - Ossie Bluege
  Ossie Bluege
  Oswald Louis "Ossie" Bluege was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Washington Senators from 1922 through 1939...
  
  , 84, All-Star third baseman who played his entire 18-year career for the Washington Senators; later the team's manager, coach and farm director
• October 17 - Bud Sheely
  Bud Sheely
  Hollis Kimball "Bud" Sheely was an American Major League Baseball catcher.Sheely attended Saint Mary's College of California. He was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941....
  
  , 64, backup catcher who hit .210 in 101 games for the Chicago White Sox from 1951 to 1953
• October 20 - Hal Goldsmith, 87, pitcher who posted a 6-10 record with a 4.04 ERA for the Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals from 1926 to 1919
• October 26 - Bob Scheffing
  Bob Scheffing
  Robert Boden Scheffing was an American baseball player, coach, manager and front-office executive. Nicknamed "Grumpy," the native of Overland, Missouri is most often identified with the Chicago Cubs, for whom he played as a catcher , coached , and managed .Scheffing also spent 2½ years as...
  
  , 72, backup catcher who hit .263 with 20 home runs and 187 RBI in 517 games for the Cubs, Reds and Cardinals between 1941 and 1951

November

• November 11 - Roy Lee, 68, left handed pitcher for the 1945 New York Giants
• November 11 - Frank Mulroney
  Frank Mulroney
  Francis Joseph Mulroney was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Mulroney batted and threw right-handed...
  
  , 82, pitcher for the 1930 Boston Red Sox
• November 12 - Augie Walsh
  Augie Walsh
  August Sothley "Augie" Walsh was an American professional baseball pitcher. Walsh played for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball in and . In 39 career games, he had a 4-10 record with a 6.05 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.Walsh was born in Wilmington, Delaware and died in...
  
  , 81, pitcher who went 4-10 with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1927 to 1928
• November 14 - Oscar Harstad
  Oscar Harstad
  Oscar Theander Harstad was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in 32 games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1915 Cleveland Indians season...
  
  , 93, pitcher who posted a 3-5 record with a 3.40 ERA in 32 games for the 1915 Cleveland Indians
• November 14 - Luke Nelson
  Luke Nelson
  Luther Martin Nelson was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Nelson played for the New York Yankees in . In nine career games, he had a 3-0 record with a 2.96 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  , 91, relief pitcher who posted a 3-0 mark with a 2.96 ERA in nine appearances with the 1919 New York Yankees
• November 15 - Riggs Stephenson
  Riggs Stephenson
  Jackson Riggs Stephenson was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed Old Hoss, Stephenson played for the Cleveland Indians from to and the rest of his career from to with the Chicago Cubs...
  
  , 87, left fielder who batted .336 lifetime while usually platooning, mainly with the Cubs
• November 23 - Sam West
  Sam West
  Samuel Filmore West was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between and . Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., West batted and threw left handed. He was born in Longview, Texas....
  
  , 81, All-Star center fielder for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns who batted .300 eight times
• November 25 - Ray Jablonski
  Ray Jablonski
  Raymond Leo Jablonski was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball with an 8-year career from 1953 to 1960. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he played for the St...
  
  , 58, All-Star third baseman, mainly with the Cardinals, Reds and Giants, who had 100 RBI in his first two seasons
• November 26 - Monk Sherlock
  Monk Sherlock
  John Clinton "Monk" Sherlock was a professional baseball player. He played one season in Major League Baseball for the 1930 Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as a first baseman. He was also the older brother of Vince Sherlock who appeared in nine games for the 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers...
  
  , 81, first baseman who hit .324 in 92 games for the 1930 Philadelphia Phillies
• November 30 - Jim Grant
  Jim Grant (baseball)
  James Ronald Grant was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season. Listed at 5' 11", 180 lb., Grant batted right-handed and threw left-handed...
  
  , 91, pitcher for the 1923 Philadelphia Phillies

December

• December 6 - Burleigh Grimes
  Burleigh Grimes
  Burleigh Arland Grimes was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1954. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.-Career:Nicknamed "Ol' Stubblebeard", Grimes was...
  
  , 92, Hall of Fame pitcher, most notably for the Dodgers, who won 270 games with five 20-win seasons using the spitball, of which he was the last permitted practitioner; later a manager and coach
• December 8 - Dave Madison
  Dave Madison
  David Pledger Madison was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from , and with the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, and the Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Brooksville, Mississippi and died in Macon, Mississippi.Madison was an alumnus of Louisiana State...
  
  , 64, relief pitcher who played from 1950 through 1953 for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns and New York Yankees
• December 8 - Bill Wambsganss
  Bill Wambsganss
  William Adolf Wambsganss was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1914 through 1926, Wambsganss played for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Athletics...
  
  , 91, second baseman for the Cleveland Indians, who made the only unassisted triple play
  Unassisted triple play
  In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three putouts by himself in one continuous play, without any teammates touching the ball . In Major League Baseball , it is one of the rarest of individual feats, along with hitting four home runs in one game and the...
  
   in World Series history and later became a manager in the AAGPBL
• December 14 - Roger Maris
  Roger Maris
  Roger Eugene Maris was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. During the 1961 season, he hit a record 61 home runs for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs...
  
  , 51, All-Star right fielder who hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's long-standing record, earning his second consecutive MVP award, but whose career faltered under the public stress accompanying the accomplishment
• December 17 - Elmer Bowman
  Elmer Bowman
  Elmari Wilhelm Bowman was a Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators in August 1920. The 23-year-old rookie made two pinch-hitting appearances for the Senators and did not play in the field, so his position is not known.Both of Bowman's appearances took place on the road...
  
  , 88, pinch-hitter for the 1920 Washington Senators
• December 17 - Ken O'Dea
  Ken O'Dea
  James Kenneth O'Dea was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1935 through 1946, O'Dea played for the Chicago Cubs , New York Giants , St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves . A native of Lima, New York, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  , 72, All-Star catcher who hit a .255 average with 40 home runs and 323 RBI in a 12-year career with three teams, and was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals teams that won the World Series in 1942 and 1944
• December 21 - Joe Genewich
  Joe Genewich
  Joseph Edward Genewich was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves and New York Giants from 1922 to 1930. His key pitch was the slow curve.-External links:...
  
  , 88, pitcher who went 73-92 with the Boston Braves and New York Giants from 1922 to 1930, who led Major League pitchers with 17 putouts in the 1917 season
• December 26 - Les Bell
  Les Bell
  Lester Rowland Bell , was a professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1923-1931. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs. He is buried in East Harrisburg Cemetery.-External links:...
  
  , 84, third baseman who hit .290 with 66 home runs and 509 RBI in a nine-season career with three teams, and a member of the 1926 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals
• December 26 - Jim Bilbrey
  Jim Bilbrey
  James Melvin "Jim" Bilbrey was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in .-External links:...
  
  , 61, pitcher for the 1949 St. Louis Browns