April 12
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on April 12.
Events[edit]
- 1906 - Johnny Bates of the Boston Beaneaters becomes the first modern player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, when he connects in the 2nd inning against Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Harry McIntire. Pitcher Irv Young allows only one hit, a double by Harry Lumley, as Boston beats Brooklyn, 2 - 0.
- 1909 - With Christy Mathewson sidelined with diphtheria, Red Ames pitches the opener for the New York Giants, a 3 - 2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at National League Park.
- 1912 - The Chicago Cubs' famed double play combination of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance makes its final appearance together in an Opening Day game. The triumvirate of shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers and first baseman Frank Chance will be broken up at the end of the season.
- 1916 - The Cleveland Indians acquire outfielder Tris Speaker from the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Sad Sam Jones, minor league infielder Fred Thomas, and $55,000 cash. This season, Speaker will lead the American League in batting (.386), slugging (.502), on-base percentage (.470), hits (211), doubles (41), and total bases (287).
- 1922 - There are no playing managers in the National League for the first time since 1900. Long considered an economic necessity, the dual role is no longer essential. It will be 1930 before the American League has a year with all bench managers.
- 1928 - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander opens his 18th season by shutting out the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5 - 0.
- 1955:
- After a big civic parade, the transplanted Athletics open their first season in Kansas City with a victory over the Tigers, 6 - 2, at Municipal Stadium. The standing-room crowd of 32,147 is the largest paid crowd for any event in Kansas City.
- In a 4 - 2 win over the Reds, Milwaukee Braves rookie Chuck Tanner hits an 8th-inning pinch-homer in his first major league at-bat.
- 1960:
- With 42,269 fans in attendance, the San Francisco Giants edge the St. Louis Cardinals, 3 - 1, in the first game played at Candlestick Park. Giants pitcher Sam Jones throws a three-hitter, and Cardinals outfielder Leon Wagner hits the first home run in the $15-million stadium. In the 3rd inning, the umpires protest that the foul poles are several inches in fair territory, rather than on the foul lines; the Giants will make the correction after the season.
- Chuck Essegian's 11th-inning pinch-hit home run beats the Chicago Cubs, 3 - 2, before a record Opening Day crowd (67,550) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The home run is Essegian's third straight as a pinch hitter, including two in the 1959 World Series. Don Drysdale pitches a complete game for the Dodgers, striking out 14 Cubs.
- The Detroit Tigers make one of their best trades ever, acquiring Norm Cash from the Cleveland Indians for Steve Demeter. In 1961, Cash will lead the American League with a .361 batting average, and will go on to hit 373 home runs for the Tigers in 14 seasons.
- 1962 - Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Pete Richert makes his major league debut and strikes out the first six batters he faces. Richert ties a record originally set by Karl Spooner in 1954.
- 1965:
- Richie Allen of the Philadelphia Phillies hits the first regular-season home run in the history of the Astrodome. Allen connects against Houston Astros pitcher Bob Bruce in the Phillies' 2 - 0 victory. Previously, Mickey Mantle had hit the first overall home run in the Astrodome in an exhibition game between the Astros and the New York Yankees.
- When is scoring position not scoring position, Part 2. An older and wiser Willie Mays has clearly profited from his July 25, 1958 debacle vis-à-vis the rifle that hangs from the shoulder of Roberto Clemente. "They say that if you don't get to Bob Veale early, you never will," writes Giants beat writer Bob Stevens. "The Giants almost did in the 4th and some say third base coach Charlie Fox suffered from a flash of conservatism. Willie had singled into left and was wild-pitched to second. Jim Ray Hart struck out, looking. Willie McCovey popped to second base. Two out. Jesus Alou strung a line drive single into right field, a ball solidly hit. Fox stopped Mays after Willie had gone 15 feet down the third base line toward home. Willie went to his knees as he applied the brakes and had to scramble back on all fours to get back to the bag. Tom Haller struck out. If Fox had opened the gates and let Mays go, and if Willie had made it, the Giants would have won in nine innings. But I think Clemente's throw would have eaten him up." As does Mays himself: "The ball was hit too good and Clemente got it at his knees. I just couldn’t take a chance on Clemente's arm."
- 1966 - Before a crowd of 50,671 at Fulton County Stadium, the Braves play their first game in Atlanta after moving from Milwaukee. Joe Torre hits two home runs for the Braves, but Willie Stargell spoils the occasion with a two-run homer in the 13th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3 - 2 victory.
- 1970 - Plaques honoring Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle are dedicated at Yankee Stadium. The plaques are located in center field and will eventually be moved to "Monument Park" beyond the left field fence when the stadium is renovated in the mid-1970s.
- 1980
- At County Stadium, Cecil Cooper and Don Money of the Milwaukee Brewers each hit 2nd-inning grand slams against the Boston Red Sox. The base-clearing home runs lead the Brewers to an 18 - 1 win, which includes a two-run homer by Gorman Thomas and a solo shot by Robin Yount.
- After eight years with the California Angels, Nolan Ryan makes his debut with the Houston Astros. Ryan, who did not come to bat the previous seven seasons, hits a three-run homer in the 4th inning. The Astros lose to the Dodgers in 17 innings, 6 - 5.
- 1992 - At Cleveland Stadium, Boston Red Sox left-hander Matt Young pitches eight no-hit innings, but loses a 2 - 1 decision to the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader. In the second game, Roger Clemens shut outs Cleveland as the Indians manage only two hits against him, setting a major league club-record for fewest hits (2) in a twinbill.
- 1994 - Scott Cooper hits for the cycle and drives in five runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 22 - 11 rout of the Kansas City Royals.
- 2003 - The Detroit Tigers win for the first time this season, getting a three-run home run from Shane Halter to beat the Chicago White Sox, 4 - 3. The Tigers (1-9), the only team since 1900 to start back-to-back seasons with nine straight losses, started 0-11 in 2002.
- 2004 - Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies hits the first home run in the new Citizens Bank Park. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will display the bat used by Abreu.
- 2008:
- Fausto Álvarez becomes the oldest player in Hoofdklasse history. In a 13 - 2 opening day win for Amsterdam, the slugger who is 47 years and 5 months old, shows no signs of age. He goes 4 for 4 with a home run. Álvarez breaks Stan Bahnsen's record; Bahnsen was 47 years and 4 months when he last played in the Netherlands.
- Tomoaki Kanemoto lines a single for his 2,000th hit in Nippon Pro Baseball. He becomes the 37th Japanese professional player to reach that level and earns entry into the meikyukai with the hit. He had been mired in an 0 for 15 slump after his 1,999th hit.
- Mike Hartley becomes perhaps the first former major leaguer to play in the Bundesliga. The 46-year-old player-coach throws two relief innings, walking two, striking out two and allowing one unearned run in a 10 - 8 win for the Heidenheim Heideköpfe over the Mainz Athletics. Simon Gühring, a former Brewers minor leaguer, gets three hits to lead Heidenheim's offense.
- 2009:
- Aaron Harang of the Cincinnati Reds pitches the first shutout of the season when he disposes of the Pirates, 2 - 0, on three hits. Brandon Phillips hits a two-run homer for the Reds. Pittsburgh pulls off a triple play in the 8th inning in going down in defeat. It is the first triple play by Pittsburgh in 16 years and their first one on the road since 1968, when Gene Alley and Bill Mazeroski teamed with Donn Clendenon on one, also against Cincinnati.
- In St. Louis, Kyle Lohse of the Cardinals joins Harang with a three-hit shutout of his own in beating Houston. After giving up a single to leadoff hitter Kazuo Matsui, Lohse sets down the next 24 batters in order on his way to a 3 - 0 victory.
- For the second time in a week, a team draws four bases-loaded walks in one inning. This time, it's the Chicago Cubs who profit, in a game in which four Brewer pitchers issue ten free passes and hit two batters. The Cubs score four runs in the top of the 4th inning thanks to Milwaukee's generosity, but the key play in the 9 - 5 victory happens in the bottom of the 5th when Reed Johnson robs Prince Fielder of a grand slam by climbing over the right field fence at Miller Park. Ryan Dempster is the winner in the nationally-televized contest. On April 8th, the Phillies had also drawn four bases-loaded walks in an inning.
- 2010:
- The Minnesota Twins inaugurate their new outdoor ballpark, Target Field, with a 5 - 2 win over the Red Sox. A host of former Twins greats, including Hall of Famers Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew, joined by Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek and Frank Viola, among others, are on hand to witness the historic game. Carl Pavano picks up the win while Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel pace the offence with three hits and two RBI each.
- New Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, describing himself as a former "Wrigley bleacher bum" in his days in university, attends the team's first home opener since his purchase of the club. He is witness to a 9 - 5 win over the Brewers; Xavier Nady, Jeff Baker and Aramis Ramirez all homer for the Cubs.
- Two star second basemen go on the disabled list today. The Orioles' Brian Roberts is the victim of a strained abdominal muscle and will be spelled by Julio Lugo. For their part, the Blue Jays have to do without Aaron Hill, who goes on the DL with an injured hamstring. They lose their home opener to the Chicago White Sox, 8 - 7, in 11 innings, even though Hill's replacement, John McDonald, turns four double plays. Five homers are hit in the game, including Andruw Jones's first two in a White Sox uniform.
- 2011:
- The Rangers' excellent but injury-prone outfielder, Josh Hamilton, is headed back to the disabled list after fracturing his humerus bone just below the shoulder while sliding at home in the 1st inning of today's game with Detroit. Hamilton is out on the scoring attempt, and the Tigers go on to win the game, 5 - 4, when Miguel Cabrera singles off Darren O'Day with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 9th to break a 4 - 4 tie.
- The 2011 Nippon Pro Baseball season finally kicks off, having been delayed for weeks due to the March 11th earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country. In the most emotional game, the Rakuten Golden Eagles (whose home city of Sendai was among the hardest-hit areas) kick off with a 6 - 4 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines at QVC Marine Field. Motohiro Shima hits a three-run homer off Yoshihisa Naruse to power the way for Rakuten, while Hisashi Iwakuma tosses shutout ball before fading in the 9th; Ryan Speier wraps it up for his first save in Japan. A 6.3 magnitude aftershock provides a reminder of the previous month's disaster, as if any was needed.
- 2013:
- The movie 42, about Jackie Robinson's first two seasons in organized baseball and his breaking of the color line, opens in theaters across the United States. It will be the top-drawing movie its first weekend.
- The Blue Jays continue their cursed beginning to the season, losing SS Jose Reyes when he suffers an ankle injury sliding into second base on a stolen base attempt in the 6th inning of today's game with the Royals. He is expected to be out for three months. The Jays win, 8 - 4, but the loss of Reyes casts a huge pall on celebrations.
- The Yankees turn only their second triple play since 1969 in defeating the Orioles, 5 - 2. With two men on in the 8th, Manny Machado hits a hard grounder to 2B Robinson Cano. The play then goes 4-6-5-6-5-3-4 as Alexi Casilla is caught in a rundown between second and third, and Machado is erased when he attempts to take second during that time. It is the first time that a triple killing has taken that particular circuitous route.
- 2015 - After one week of action in the major leagues, two teams are still undefeated, and both play in the AL Central. The defending American League champions, the Kansas City Royals, complete a three-game sweep of the Angels with a 9 - 2 win behind starter Yordano Ventura to improve to 6-0. Meanwhile, the Tigers are keeping pace as their 8 - 5 win over Cleveland also completes a week-end sweep; Miguel Cabrera hits two homers while going 4-for-4 for the day and 11-for-14 in the series.
- 2016 - The Orioles maintain their status as the last unbeaten team in the majors with a 9 - 5 win over the Red Sox. J.J. Hardy homers twice and drives in five and Mark Trumbo also homers for the Birds, who are now 7-0.
- 2019 - Khris Davis hits his major league-leading tenth homer, a tie-breaking solo shot in the 8th, to lead the Athletics to an 8 - 6 win over the Rangers.
- 2020 - The Chinese Professional Baseball League, based in Taiwan, is the first pro circuit to open its season since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the global sports world in early March. Playing without spectators present, the Uni-Lions defeat the CT Bros, 4 - 1. Taiwan has been relatively spared from COVID-19's effects by taking quick and aggressive measures early on.
- 2021 - The Twins postpone tonight's game against the Red Sox after tensions engulf the city following the killing of a black motorist by a policewoman during a traffic stop in the suburb of Brooklyn Center, MN, a reminder to everyone of the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN a year ago. In fact, the trial of the policeman accused of killing Floyd is going on at the same time, making the situation even more emotional. Yankees OF Aaron Hicks, who began his career with the Twins, also decides to sit out today's game, feeling unable to concentrate on baseball given all that is happening.
- 2022 - Alyssa Nakken, the first female coach in the history of Major League Baseball, sets another milestone as she becomes the first woman to appear in uniform on the field during a game when in the top of the 3rd inning she replaces Antoan Richardson, who has just been ejected, as first base coach of the Giants in a game against the Padres.
- 2023 - With rookie Taj Bradley making his major league debut on the mound, the Rays run their season-opening winning streak to 12 games with a 9 - 7 win over the Red Sox. This matches the franchise record for consecutive wins, set in their days as the "Devil Rays" back in 2004, and brings them within one of the modern major league record of 13 wins to start a season shared by the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers. Bradley gets credit for the win today by allowing three runs over five innings, while Randy Arozarena leads the offense with a three-run homer in the 1st and Wander Franco hits three doubles. Pete Fairbanks picks up just the second save for Tampa this year, as their ten other wins during the streak have come by four or more runs.
- 2024 - With a homer off Mike King in the 1st inning of today's game, Shohei Ohtani ties Hideki Matsui's record for most homers in the U.S. major leagues by a Japanese player with 175. The Padres have the last laugh, however, defeating the Dodgers, 8 - 7, in 11 innings.
Births[edit]
- 1856 - Hugh O'Neill, pitcher (d. ????)
- 1859 - John Harkins, pitcher (d. 1940)
- 1860 - Sandy Nava, catcher (d. 1906)
- 1862 - Harry East, infielder (d. 1905)
- 1863 - Buster Hoover, outfielder (d. 1924)
- 1875 - Lew Post, outfielder (d. 1944)
- 1876 - Vic Willis, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1947)
- 1879 - Fred Brown, outfielder (d. 1955)
- 1879 - Bill Clancy, infielder (d. 1948)
- 1880 - Addie Joss, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1911)
- 1881 - Harry Ostdiek, catcher (d. 1956)
- 1887 - Sam Agnew, catcher (d. 1951)
- 1888 - Bill Bailey, pitcher (d. 1926)
- 1888 - Kid McLaughlin, outfielder (d. 1934)
- 1888 - Charlie Pick, infielder (d. 1954)
- 1888 - Harry Sullivan, pitcher (d. 1919)
- 1894 - Claudio Manela, pitcher (d. 1975)
- 1895 - Sammy Vick, outfielder (d. 1986)
- 1896 - McKinley Brewer, outfielder (d. 1955)
- 1898 - Trader Horne, pitcher (d. 1983)
- 1898 - Mickey O'Neil, catcher (d. 1964)
- 1899 - Bernie Henderson, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1902 - Florence Killilea, minor league owner (d. 1931)
- 1904 - Tex Nugent, minor league pitcher (d. 1984)
- 1908 - Joe Vitelli, pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1909 - Eric McNair, infielder (d. 1949)
- 1910 - Bill Miller, pitcher (d. 1982)
- 1911 - Bill Carter, infielder (d. 2011)
- 1912 - Jack Wilson, pitcher (d. 1995)
- 1915 - Shigeru Morii, NPB pitcher (d. 1987)
- 1917 - Carlo Forni, minor league infielder (d. 2012)
- 1918 - Chucho Ramos, outfielder (d. 1977)
- 1918 - Eduardo Reyes, minor league outfielder (d. ????)
- 1922 - Bill Wight, pitcher (d. 2007)
- 1924 - Frank Calo, scout (d. 1973)
- 1924 - Vernon Petty, minor league infielder (d. 2012)
- 1925 - Gé Hoogenbos, Hoofdklasse infielder-outfielder and coach (d. 2011)
- 1926 - James Bradshaw, minor league pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1926 - Walt Moryn, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1996)
- 1926 - Lou Possehl, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1927 - Bob Zuk, scout (d. 2005)
- 1929 - Mel Held, pitcher (d. 2024)
- 1930 - Johnny Antonelli, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2020)
- 1931 - Carl Greene, scout (d. 2008)
- 1931 - Ray Stockton, minor league outfielder (d. 2018)
- 1933 - Terry Cooney, umpire (d. 2022)
- 1933 - Charlie Lau, catcher (d. 1984)
- 1936 - Mike Sheppard, college coach (d. 2019)
- 1941 - Cam Hurst, Canadian national team outfielder
- 1942 - Dale Roberts, pitcher (d. 2010)
- 1942 - Tommie Sisk, pitcher
- 1943 - Vicente Romo, pitcher; Salon de la Fama
- 1943 - Ken Suarez, catcher (d. 2023)
- 1944 - Terry Harmon, infielder
- 1947 - Tom Clancy, owner (d. 2013)
- 1947 - Takahiro Tokutsu, NPB outfielder
- 1948 - Teruhide Sakurai, NPB infielder
- 1950 - Tom Werner, owner
- 1952 - Mike Martin, minor league pitcher
- 1953 - Mickey Mantle Jr., minor league outfielder (d. 2000)
- 1955 - Kelly Snider, minor league infielder
- 1956 - Jose Alvarez, pitcher
- 1956 - Kevin Drake, minor league outfielder
- 1956 - Ying-Nan Li, Taiwan national team infielder
- 1958 - Ray Torres, minor league outfielder; Salon de la Fama (d. 2012)
- 1960 - Bill Lindsey, catcher
- 1960 - Tomio Tanaka, NPB pitcher
- 1963 - Lance Belen, minor league infielder
- 1963 - Bill Fanizzi, minor league outfielder (d. 2016)
- 1964 - Jerry Goff, catcher
- 1964 - Tetsuro Kato, NPB pitcher
- 1964 - Mike Macfarlane, catcher
- 1965 - Jim Aylward, minor league infielder
- 1966 - Terry Rupp, college coach
- 1966 - Masakazu Watanabe, NPB pitcher
- 1968 - Cliff Brantley, pitcher
- 1968 - Akihito Igarashi, NPB infielder
- 1968 - Dave Staton, infielder
- 1970 - Austin Manahan, minor league infielder
- 1971 - Lahcène Benhamida, Division Elite infielder
- 1971 - Billy Owens, minor league infielder
- 1971 - Cheng-Hsiung Tseng, CPBL pitcher
- 1971 - Matt Williams, pitcher
- 1972 - Michael Bender, college coach
- 1972 - Patricio Claudio, minor league outfielder
- 1972 - Paul Lo Duca, catcher; All-Star
- 1972 - Alfonso Marquez, umpire
- 1973 - Tony Dougherty, minor league pitcher
- 1973 - Antonio Osuna, pitcher
- 1976 - Kleber Ojima, CPBL pitcher
- 1976 - Jeff Wallace, pitcher
- 1977 - D.J. Carrasco, pitcher
- 1979 - Jordan De Jong, pitcher
- 1979 - Toshitaka Shimada, minor league outfielder
- 1979 - Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwan national team infielder
- 1980 - Wyatt Allen, minor league pitcher
- 1980 - Danny Garcia, infielder
- 1980 - Corey Hamman, minor league pitcher
- 1981 - Hisashi Iwakuma, pitcher; All-Star
- 1981 - Kan-sik Kang, KBO pitcher
- 1982 - Bryan Bass, minor league pitcher
- 1982 - Brandon Pinckney, minor league player
- 1982 - Justin Ruggiano, outfielder
- 1983 - Do-hyun Park, KBO catcher
- 1984 - Yohei Kawato, Japanese national team infielder
- 1984 - C.J. Lang, minor league infielder
- 1984 - Levi Romero, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Wachira Tongthong, Thai national team pitcher
- 1985 - Brennan Boesch, outfielder
- 1985 - Adonis Garcia, infielder
- 1985 - Tetsuya Kokubo, NPB infielder
- 1985 - Julia Morales, broadcaster
- 1985 - Jovanny Rosario, minor league outfielder
- 1986 - Brad Brach, pitcher; All-Star
- 1986 - Sean Rooney, minor league catcher
- 1988 - Stefano De Simoni, Italian Baseball League outfielder
- 1988 - Tommy Mendonca, minor league infielder
- 1988 - Randy Rosenberg, umpire
- 1988 - Joey Wong, minor league infielder
- 1989 - Xorge Carrillo, minor league catcher
- 1989 - Pedro Hernandez, pitcher
- 1989 - Raudel Lazo, pitcher
- 1989 - Krystle Valliere, Puerto Rican women's national team infielder
- 1990 - Jorge Briones, Ecuadorian national team outfielder
- 1990 - Yadir Drake, NPB outfielder
- 1990 - Mauricio Nagahashi, minor league outfielder
- 1990 - David Reyes, minor league pitcher
- 1990 - Burch Smith, pitcher
- 1991 - Mark Shannon, minor league outfielder
- 1992 - Rashid Gerard, Hoofdklasse player
- 1993 - Kyle Bird, pitcher
- 1993 - Rob Enslen, college coach
- 1994 - Shintaro Fujinami, pitcher
- 1994 - Tomas Nido, catcher
- 1995 - Gabe Speier, pitcher
- 1996 - Adam Haseley, outfielder
- 1996 - Oscar Holmberg, Elitserien catcher
- 1996 - Gareth Morgan, minor league outfielder
- 1996 - Keita Nakagawa, NPB outfielder
- 1996 - Dennis Santana, pitcher
- 1996 - Liam Vincent, South African national team pitcher
- 1997 - Naruephol Muangkasem, Thai national team infielder
- 2000 - Christian MacLeod, minor league pitcher
- 2000 - Cade Povich, pitcher
- 2001 - Bryan Torres, minor league pitcher
- 2004 - Do-gyu Kwak, KBO pitcher
- 2004 - Yannic Walther, minor league catcher
Deaths[edit]
- 1889 - Frank Ringo, catcher (b. 1860)
- 1917 - Edwin McAlpin, executive (b. 1848)
- 1918 - Bill Hunter, catcher (b. 1855)
- 1929 - Tom Phillips, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1936 - George Fiall, infielder (b. 1900)
- 1937 - Ed Morris, pitcher (b. 1862)
- 1940 - Fred Klobedanz, pitcher (b. 1871)
- 1941 - Frederick Boardman, outfielder (b. 1851)
- 1947 - Tom Sullivan, pitcher (b. 1860)
- 1959 - Walter McClure, Olympic pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1962 - Bill Akers, infielder (b. 1904)
- 1966 - Gussie Gannon, pitcher (b. 1873)
- 1966 - Joe Harris, pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1968 - Frank Sigafoos, infielder (b. 1904)
- 1970 - Red Shannon, infielder (b. 1897)
- 1971 - Ed Lafitte, pitcher (b. 1886)
- 1976 - John Mungin, pitcher (b. 1904)
- 1976 - Zollie Wright, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1909)
- 1977 - Hal Leathers, infielder (b. 1898)
- 1977 - Tim McCabe, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1977 - Philip K. Wrigley, owner (b. 1894)
- 1979 - Sam Edmonston, pitcher (b. 1883)
- 1980 - Mel Preibisch, outfielder (b. 1914)
- 1981 - Dick Hoover, pitcher (b. 1925)
- 1983 - Carl Morton, pitcher (b. 1944)
- 1987 - Clarence Isreal, infielder (b. 1918)
- 1988 - Frank Skaff, infielder, manager (b. 1910)
- 1988 - Hooper Triplett, minor league outfielder (b. 1919)
- 1989 - Arnold Carter, pitcher (b. 1918)
- 1990 - Johnny Reder, infielder (b. 1909)
- 1991 - Gene Lillard, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1993 - Troy Dandridge, infielder (b. 1904)
- 1999 - Cliff Ross, pitcher (b. 1928)
- 2001 - Frank Murray, minor league infielder (b. 1925)
- 2003 - Joan Sindelar, AAGPBL outfielder (b. 1931)
- 2004 - Frank Seward, pitcher (b. 1921)
- 2008 - Jake Bowen, minor league infielder (b. 1981)
- 2008 - Jim Goodwin, pitcher (b. 1926)
- 2009 - Gene Handley, infielder (b. 1914)
- 2009 - Mario Hewitt, minor league outfielder (b. 1950)
- 2011 - Run-Po Chen, Taiwanese national team infielder; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1930)
- 2011 - Eddie Joost, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1916)
- 2012 - Raymond Mazzucco, minor league pitcher (b. 1922)
- 2013 - Takumi Otomo, NPB pitcher (b. 1925)
- 2014 - Rolando Casanova, scout (b. ????)
- 2014 - Jimmy Morrison, minor league outfielder/pitcher (b. 1967)
- 2014 - Hal Smith, catcher; All-Star (b. 1931)
- 2016 - Paul Carey, broadcaster (b. 1928)
- 2016 - Spec Richardson, General Manager (b. 1922)
- 2018 - Len Okrie, catcher (b. 1923)
- 2020 - Jim Frey, manager (b. 1931)
- 2020 - Glenn Beckert, infielder; All-Star (b. 1940)
- 2022 - Larry Smith, college coach (b. 1937)
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