April 20
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on April 20.
Events[edit]
- 1903 - On Opening Day, before 8,376 fans at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, the Boston Americans defeat the Philadelphia Athletics in the morning game of a Patriots' Day twin bill, 9 - 4. Connie Mack's Athletics win the matinee match-up featuring two future Hall of Fame pitchers, 10 - 7, as 27,658 spectators enjoy watching starters Eddie Plank and Cy Young oppose one another.
- 1908 - Henry Chadwick dies at age 83 in Brooklyn, New York. A sportswriter and historian, Chadwick was one of the prime movers in the rise of baseball to its unprecedented popularity at the turn of the 20th century. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee in 1938.
- 1910 - Addie Joss of the Cleveland Naps pitches his second career no-hitter. A busy Joss helps himself by recording 10 fielding assists during the 1 - 0 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
- 1912 - The Boston Red Sox play the first game in the history of Fenway Park, after three previous attempts to play the opener have been rained out. The Red Sox open up with an 11-inning, 7 - 6 victory over the New York Highlanders, the predecessors to Boston's arch-rivals, the New York Yankees. Tris Speaker delivers the game-winning RBI before a crowd of 27,000 fans. Minutes later, the Detroit Tigers christen their Navin Field with a 6 - 5 win over the Cleveland Naps.
- 1914 - The 25-player limit is suspended in the American and National leagues. With uncertainty over who has signed with what teams as a result of the creation of the Federal League, it is almost impossible to know how many players may be on the roster at any one time.
- 1916 - The Chicago Cubs play their first game in the newly-built Federal League Weeghman Park, which will be renamed "Wrigley Field" in 1926. The stadium, minus the upper deck added later, seats 14,000, but 20,000 fans are on hand. Greeting fans on the Addison Street side is JOA, a bear cub owned by Cubs (partial) owner J. Ogden Armour. Everyone goes home happy as Vic Saier's 11th-inning sacrifice fly gives the Cubs a 7 - 6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
- 1920 - Manager Gavvy Cravath of the Philadelphia Phillies inserts himself as a pinch hitter and beats the New York Giants with a three-run home run, 3 - 0. It is his last homer in the majors.
- 1932 - The New York Yankees draw the largest paid attendance, 55,452, for any Yankee Stadium opener. Babe Ruth homers as Lefty Gomez beats Lefty Grove in the 8 - 3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
- 1933:
- Chicago White Sox outfielder Al Simmons makes an unassisted double play against the St. Louis Browns.
- At the Polo Grounds, umpire Charlie Pfirman officiates in his 1,700th consecutive National League game, as Carl Hubbell leads the New York Giants to a 1 - 0 victory over Fred Frankhouse the Boston Braves.
- 1937 - Gee Walker hits for the cycle on Opening Day to lead the Tigers to a 4 - 3 victory over Cleveland. Walker hits the cycle in reverse order: home run, triple, double and single.
- 1938 - Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians pitches the first of 12 career one-hitters, beating the St. Louis Browns, 9 - 0.
- 1939 - The Boston Red Sox show off their prize rookie Ted Williams before 30,278 in their opener at Yankee Stadium, delayed two days because of rain. After striking out twice, Williams collects a double off New York Yankees pitcher Red Ruffing, who wins 2 - 0. Lou Gehrig makes an error, goes hitless, and lines into two double plays in the only game featuring the two great sluggers. Other notables in what will become a historic box score include Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Red Rolfe, and losing pitcher Lefty Grove. New York scores its first run on a home run by Dickey and its second tally on an error by Foxx. Boston has baserunners in each inning, but Ruffing tosses just the second opening day shutout in Yankees history. Four umpires work the game including third base ump George Pipgras, the starting pitcher for the Yankees in the 1929 opener against Boston. Curiously, his opponent for that day was Ruffing.
- 1941:
- The Brooklyn Dodgers become the first major league team to wear protective headgear. Each player's cap features a special plastic lining designed to fend off the effects of beanballs. It is a cautious response to the numerous beanball wars of 1940 that hospitalized Joe Medwick and Billy Jurges, among others. The liners in the caps are thin enough to be hardly noticeable, but most major league players disdain the protection.
- A syndicate of 12 Bostonians buys 73 percent of the Braves, formerly the Bees, for $350,000 from the Charles F. Adams estate.
- 1943:
- The season starts, two weeks later than customary. Stalwarts such as Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Enos Slaughter and Johnny Mize are gone to military service, among some 60 players who could have been classified as regulars in the 1942 season.
- Embattled Boston Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxicab, fractures a leg, and will miss much of the season. The cabdriver is nominated Sportsman of the Year in Boston by a local newspaper for knocking Stengel from action for most of the season, weary of Stengel's humor in the face of the Braves' pitiful record.
- 1944 - Elmer Gedeon becomes the first major league player to lose his life serving in World War II. The 26-year-old Gedeon, who played briefly as an outfielder for the Washington Senators in 1939, dies when his plane is shot down over St. Pol, France. Gedeon served in the Army Air Corps.
- 1946 - In their Opening Game at Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs are shut out by Harry Brecheen of the St. Louis Cardinals, 2 - 0. The game is the first in Cubs history to be televised, as Bert Wilson does the play-by-play for WBKB.
- 1949 - Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Willie Jones hits four consecutive doubles, tying a National League mark with Dick Bartell (1933) and Ernie Lombardi (1935).
- 1951 - The Philadelphia Athletics win their first game at Fenway Park since September 12, 1948, beating Mel Parnell and the Boston Red Sox, 6 - 3. Making it sweeter is besting Parnell, winner of ten straight over Philadelphia. The Athletics break a 3 - 3 tie in the 8th inning with three runs to make Alex Kellner the winner, just the third left-handed pitcher since 1948 to go the distance in Fenway.
- 1966 - At Connie Mack Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 399th and 400th home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a victory, 8 - 1, over the Philadelphia Phillies. The first shot is off starter Ray Culp in the 1st inning, and number 400 comes in the 9th, off Bo Belinsky.
- 1967 - Tom Seaver of the New York Mets records his first major league victory with a 6 - 1 triumph over the Chicago Cubs. Seaver goes 7 2/3 innings and gives up eight hits and one run.
- 1968 - Detroit Tigers pitcher Jon Warden, the last man to make the team in spring training, makes his third appearance, and wins for the third time in relief, as Detroit beats the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in ten innings, 4 - 1. Due to a torn rotator cuff injury after being selected by the Kansas City Royals in the expansion draft, the rookie sensation, who will be the only Tiger not to appear in the World Series, will pitch only one season finishing with a 4-1 record and a 3.62 ERA.
- 1980 - Tony Solaita becomes the first foreigner to homer four times in a Nippon Pro Baseball game. The Samoan slugger drives in ten for the Nippon Ham Fighters.
- 1982 - The Atlanta Braves record their 12th consecutive victory from the beginning of the season, a 4 - 2 decision over the Cincinnati Reds at Fulton County Stadium. The Braves eclipse the major league record set a year ago by the Oakland Athletics.
- 1983 - George Brett belts three home runs, the last a two-run shot in the top of the 9th inning, and drives in seven runs to lead the Royals to an 8 - 7 victory over Detroit.
- 1986:
- Vida Blue of the San Francisco Giants wins his 200th career game, combining with Jeff Robinson to shut out the Padres, 4 - 0.
- At Wrigley Field, the Pirates and Cubs go 13 innings and end 8 - 8 as darkness calls the game. It will be finished August 11th.
- 1987 - The Milwaukee Brewers win their 13th consecutive game to start the season, matching the Atlanta Braves of 1982 for the best start in major league history. Robin Yount drives in the game-winning run in the 7th inning, as the Brewers defeat the Chicago White Sox, 5 - 4.
- 1988:
- Claudell Washington hits the 10,000th home run in New York Yankees history in a 7 - 6 victory over the Twins at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
- The Baltimore Orioles set a major league record by losing their 14th consecutive game to start the season. An 8 - 6 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers pushes the Orioles past the 1904 Washington Senators and the 1920 Detroit Tigers for the worst start in major league history. They will lose 21 times before recording their first win of the year.
- 1990 - Brian Holman of the Seattle Mariners loses his bid for the major league's 13th perfect game with two outs in the 9th inning on Ken Phelps' pinch-hit home run in the Mariners' 6 - 1 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
- 1995:
- The Pittsburgh Pirates release Tim Wakefield, who posted an 8-1 record in 1993 and was named the National League rookie pitcher of the year. The knuckleballer started the 1994 opener, but spent most of the season with the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, going 5-15, and was shelled in his only start this spring. Wakefield will be picked up by the Boston Red Sox and will revive his career there.
- Relief pitcher Jeff Reardon announces his retirement. His 367 career saves rank him second on the all-time list.
- Peter O'Malley donates the Brooklyn Dodgers' 1955 World Championship banner to the borough in which it was won, saying, "The flag belongs in Brooklyn."
- 1997:
- The Chicago Cubs stop their season-opening losing streak at 14 games, rallying in the 6th inning to beat the New York Mets, 4 - 3, in the second game of a doubleheader. The Mets won the opener 8 - 2. Chicago's 0-14 start sets a National League record and is the second worst behind the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who began 0-21.
- Mark McGwire becomes the fourth major leaguer to hit a home run over the left field roof at Tiger Stadium. The Athletics first baseman joins Harmon Killebrew (1962), Frank Howard (1968), and Cecil Fielder (1990) as the only players to accomplish the feat.
- 1999:
- Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott agrees to sell her controlling interest in the Reds to a group headed by Carl H. Lindner, ending her 14-year tenure. The group will pay a total of $67 million.
- The Colorado Rockies postpone their scheduled home game against the Montréal Expos after a shooting at nearby Columbine High School leaves 13 people dead. The following day's game will also be postponed for the same reason.
- The Nolan Ryan Museum opens in Alvin, TX.
- 2001:
- Carlos Delgado of the Toronto Blue Jays hits three home runs for the second time this season, as Toronto beats the Kansas City Royals, 12 - 4. On two of the homers, Delgado combines with Raúl Mondesi to go back-to-back, the first time that teammates have twice gone back-to-back in the same game.
- A new musical, The Curse of the Bambino, opens in Boston. Written by David Kruh with music and lyrics by Stephen Bergman, the comedy is staged as a Greek tragedy complete with a Greek chorus composed of four fans.
- 2006:
- Julio Franco, at 47 years, 240 days old, becomes the oldest player in major league history to hit a home run. At Petco Park, Franco connects for a two-run, pinch-hit shot off Scott Linebrink that launches the Mets' six-run 8th inning and propells them to a 7 - 2 comeback victory against the Padres. This gives Franco the spot in the record book that had belonged to Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Jack Quinn, who was 46 years, 357 days old when he homered on June 27, 1930. Franco already was the oldest player to hit a grand slam and a pinch-hit homer, and to have a multi-homer game. He also has four career pinch-hit homers. Kazuo Matsui hits another notable homer for the Mets early in the game. His inside-the-park home run leading off the 3rd inning makes this the third consecutive year he's homered in his first at-bat of the season. The last player to do that was Ken Griffey, Jr. from 1997 to 1999, while with Seattle.
- Nick Johnson belts a pair of home runs in leading the Washington Nationals to a 10 - 4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, giving manager Frank Robinson his 1,000th career victory.
- 2008 - The Blue Jays release former superstar Frank Thomas, who has 516 major league home runs and a .979 career OPS to his name. A five-time All-Star and two-time MVP, Thomas has gotten into conflict with manager John Gibbons, who benched him. Thomas is 12th all-time in major league history in OPS, 9th in walks and 18th in home runs. It is the third major player-manager conflict for Gibbons in his time with Toronto; he will be fired and replaced by Cito Gaston in a few weeks.
- 2009:
- In Boston, Dustin Pedroia goes 4 for 6 as Boston beats Baltimore, 12 - 1, to complete a four-game sweep. Justin Masterson, subbing for an injured Daisuke Matsuzaka, wins his first start of the season in a game that begins at 11:00 AM on Patriots Day.
- Pittsburgh records its fourth shutout of the young season as Ross Ohlendorf allows only two hits in seven innings of work in an 8 - 0 win which ends Florida's seven-game winning streak. Nate McLouth drives in four runs for the Pirates, who only recorded two shutouts in the entire 2008 season.
- 2010:
- Pitcher Edinson Volquez of the Reds is suspended for 50 games for failing a PED test during spring training. He underwent Tommy John surgery last August and is currently on the disabled list; he will serve his suspension without being activated.
- The Colorado Rockies are shocked by the sudden passing of team President Keli McGregor, 48, who is found dead in his hotel room in Salt Lake City, UT.
- The Braves stage a late-game homer barrage to beat the Phillies, 4 - 3. Trailing 3 - 0 entering the bottom of the 9th, after being muzzled for eight innings by Kyle Kendrick, who had entered the game with a 17.47 ERA, the Braves tee off against Ryan Madson after two outs. Troy Glaus goes deep with a runner on base and rookie Jason Heyward follows with a game-tying blast. Nate McLouth then hits a walk-off long ball against Jose Contreras in the 10th inning.
- On the day the struggling Boston Red Sox have to place two starting outfielders - Jacoby Ellsbury and Mike Cameron - on the disabled list, they eke out a dramatic 7 - 6 win over the Texas Rangers. Entering the game with a 4-9 record, they fall behind 5 - 1 and 6 - 2 while the Rangers run wild, stealing nine bases against the duo of Tim Wakefield and Victor Martinez. They then mount a comeback when Darnell McDonald, called up earlier in the day from AAA Pawtucket, hits a two-run game-tying pinch homer in the 8th, then ends the game with a run-scoring single off the Green Monster in the bottom of the 9th.
- 2011:
- Commissioner Bud Selig steps in and takes control of the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt, who is tangled in a messy divorce with his wife Jamie. "I have taken this action because of my deep concerns regarding the finances and operations of the Dodgers and to protect the best interests of the club, its great fans and all of Major League Baseball," Selig says in a statement. For his part, McCourt states he is planning to sue MLB, but instead, he will be forced to sell the club as part of his divorce settlement.
- The Marlins shut out the Pirates by a 6 - 0 score for the second consecutive day. The Pirates have struck out 22 times over the two games. Ricky Nolasco is the winner, following Josh Johnson the day before.
- A University of Pennsylvania-designed robot throws out the first pitch at a Phillies game. The robot fails miserably, bouncing its throw to the plate. It is promptly booed by the crowd.
- 2012:
- The Red Sox celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park by inviting 200 former players and coaches, from Don Aase to Bob Zupcic, to come on the field for pre-game celebrations. However, the Yankees spoil the party by hitting five homers, including two by Eric Chavez, on their way to a 6 - 2 win. For Ivan Nova, it is his 15th consecutive victory, dating back to last season.
- The Cincinnati Reds win the 10,000th game in franchise history by defeating the Cubs, 9 - 4, on a cold blustery day at Wrigley Field. Cubs starter Chris Volstad gives up four runs in the 1st to send the Reds on their way.
- 2013 - The Red Sox play their first home game since the tragic events at the Boston Marathon, defeating Kansas City, 4 - 3. David Ortiz, playing his first game of the year, gives a rousing speech thanking municipal authorities and police before the game, while Neil Diamond comes in person to sing "Sweet Caroline" in the 8th inning. Daniel Nava has the key blow, a three-run homer in the bottom of the 8th. When the Red Sox go on to win an unexpected World Series title, everyone will point to this date as one of the turning points of the season.
- 2015 - Rookie Paulo Orlando continues to be a triples-hitting machine, as he hits his fifth three-bagger in his first seven major league games in the Royals' 7 - 1 win over Minnesota. No one has ever done this before, and neither had anyone before him ever have his first first three big league hits be triples either.
- 2016:
- Chris Sale of the White Sox becomes the first four-game winner in the majors in defeating the Angels, 2 - 1. Sale gives up only two hits in seven innings, both by Mike Trout, and one unearned run.
- ESPN fires pitcher-turned-broadcaster Curt Schilling after another controversial rant on social media, this one regarding transgender people and their right to access public bathrooms. Schilling is a repeat offender, having already been suspended late last year for his inopportune political rantings.
- 2018:
- Tyson Ross makes a bid to pitch the first no-hitter in the history of the Padres, keeping the Diamondbacks from getting a base hit until two are out in the 8th. Unfortunately, CF Franchy Cordero, who has accounted for the game's only run until then with a massive homer in the 4th, mis-judges a very catchable fly ball by PH Christian Walker, and it falls in for a game-tying double. Ross then leaves the game, with nothing to show for his tremendous performance. Reliever Brad Hand records the last four outs without allowing another safety and gets credit for the 4 - 1 win after San Diego scores three runs in the top of the 9th.
- P Danny Farquhar of the White Sox collapses in the dugout after pitching to four batters in the 6th inning against the Astros. He is rushed to hospital where doctors diagnose a brain aneurism.
- 2020 - Show business newspaper Variety reports that former player Alex Rodriguez and his fiancé, show biz star Jennifer Lopez, have approached JP Morgan Chase to raise capital to make a bid to purchase the New York Mets. Owner Fred Wilpon and his son Jeff are known to want to sell the team, after an attempt to line up a sale with a hedge fund billionaire fell through last December. The attempted purchase will fall through.
- 2021 - Corbin Burnes strikes out ten batters and walks none in six innings in a 6 - 0 Brewers win over the Padres. In four starts this year, he has not only posted the major leagues' best ERA at 0.37, but has also struck out 40 batters without walking anyone. He sets a new record for starting pitchers for most strikeouts without allowing a walk from the start of a season, and this also marks the first ever four-game stretch in which a pitcher has struck out 40 opponents without walking anyone.
* 2022 - For the first time, two no-hitters are thrown in one day in the Hoofdklasse. Lars Huijer of HCAW throws a 7-inning mercy rule no-hitter against Quick Amersfoort, with only a fifth-inning walk to Ibrahin Redan costing him a perfect game. Meanwhile, Martijn Schoonderwoerd, Ben Neijndorff and Mathijs Oosterbeek combine on a 8-inning curfew rule no-no against RCH-Pinguïns.
Births[edit]
- 1859 - Germany Smith, infielder (d. 1927)
- 1866 - Pat Hannifan, outfielder (d. 1908)
- 1869 - Tommy Dowd, outfielder, manager (d. 1933)
- 1869 - Sam Nichol, outfielder (d. 1937)
- 1876 - Charlie Hemphill, outfielder (d. 1953)
- 1878 - Harry Williams, writer; minor league executive (d. 1953)
- 1880 - Charlie Smith, pitcher (d. 1929)
- 1881 - Steamer Flanagan, outfielder (d. 1947)
- 1885 - Ted Easterly, catcher (d. 1951)
- 1890 - George Johnson, outfielder (d. 1940)
- 1891 - Dave Bancroft, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1972)
- 1895 - Heavy Johnson, catcher/outfielder (d. 1960)
- 1896 - Harland Rowe, infielder (d. 1969)
- 1897 - Lou Vedder, pitcher (d. 1990)
- 1898 - Johnny Werts, pitcher (d. 1990)
- 1901 - Frank Wilson, outfielder (d. 1974)
- 1909 - Tuck McWilliams, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1988)
- 1912 - Roy Hofheinz, owner (d. 1982)
- 1912 - Kiyoshi Maeda, NPB outfielder (d. 1938)
- 1915 - Eric Tipton, outfielder (d. 2001)
- 1917 - Ángel Castro, minor league infielder; Salon de la Fama member (d. 1983)
- 1917 - Hal Peck, outfielder (d. 1995)
- 1922 - Preston Gomez, infielder, manager (d. 2009)
- 1924 - Jim Bilbrey, pitcher (d. 1985)
- 1929 - Harry Agganis, infielder (d. 1955)
- 1931 - Carlton Hanta, NPB infielder (d. 2019)
- 1932 - Pablo Morales, IBAF executive (d. 2014)
- 1938 - Jim Dickson, pitcher
- 1940 - James Gammon, actor (d. 2010)
- 1944 - John Miklos, minor league pitcher
- 1945 - Dennis Kissane, minor league pitcher (d. 2014)
- 1945 - Bill Lawson, umpire
- 1946 - Tom Hutton, infielder
- 1946 - Chuck Machemehl, pitcher
- 1947 - Dennis Gilbert, minor league outfielder and player agent
- 1949 - Chang-soo Cho, KBO manager
- 1950 - Vincent Albury, minor league outfielder
- 1950 - Willie Prall, pitcher
- 1950 - Milt Wilcox, pitcher
- 1952 - Joe Gilbert, pitcher
- 1952 - Marvin Webb, minor league infielder
- 1953 - Eddy Toledo, scout
- 1954 - Doug Clarey, infielder
- 1954 - Kerry Fitzgerald, Elitserien pitcher
- 1954 - Mike O'Berry, catcher
- 1956 - Floyd Chiffer, pitcher
- 1956 - Tim Tolman, outfielder (d. 2021)
- 1960 - Randy Kutcher, outfielder
- 1961 - Keiji Abe, NPB infielder
- 1961 - Don Mattingly, infielder; All-Star
- 1964 - Jimmy Jones, pitcher
- 1965 - Masato Yoshii, pitcher
- 1966 - Tony Perezchica, infielder
- 1966 - Fulvio Valle, Italian Baseball League pitcher
- 1967 - Greg Brummett, pitcher
- 1967 - Tony Diggs, minor league outfielder and manager
- 1969 - Dan Smith, pitcher
- 1972 - Peter Handrinos, author (d. 2014)
- 1973 - Todd Hollandsworth, outfielder
- 1973 - Scott Winchester, pitcher
- 1974 - Dong-woo Kang, KBO outfielder
- 1975 - Wady Almonte, minor league outfielder
- 1976 - Carlos Adolfo, minor league outfielder
- 1976 - Jason Roach, pitcher
- 1977 - Brian Johnson, minor league catcher
- 1978 - Ryan Gripp, minor league infielder
- 1979 - Sean Green, pitcher
- 1979 - Ryo Saeki, Japanese national team catcher
- 1980 - Chris Duffy, outfielder
- 1980 - Komei Sawamura, Japanese national team infielder
- 1981 - Arif Ali, Pakistani national team coach
- 1982 - Tim Collins, Great Britain national team infielder
- 1982 - Roel Koolen, Hoofdklasse infielder
- 1982 - Martin Rabengruber, Austrian national team outfielder
- 1983 - Tommy Everidge, infielder
- 1983 - Waner Santana, minor league infielder and manager
- 1984 - Chun-Yu Kuo, CPBL outfielder
- 1984 - Jesús Reina, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Donovan Hand, pitcher
- 1986 - Jess Todd, pitcher
- 1987 - Dusty Coleman, infielder
- 1987 - Ian Thomas, pitcher
- 1988 - Brandon Belt, infielder; All-Star
- 1988 - Kyler Burke, minor league outfielder/pitcher
- 1988 - Ricky Martinez, minor league pitcher
- 1989 - Randy Yard, minor league pitcher
- 1990 - Kyle Higashioka, catcher
- 1990 - Pedro Okuda, minor league infielder
- 1991 - Garin Cecchini, infielder
- 1992 - Jodaneli Carvajal, minor league infielder
- 1992 - Drew Robinson, infielder
- 1994 - Yota Kyoda, NPB infielder
- 1994 - Jin Minakawa, Japanese national team outfielder
- 1994 - Raico Santos, Cuban Serie Nacional outfielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1893 - Dave Alston, umpire (b. 1846)
- 1904 - John Galvin, infielder (b. 1842)
- 1904 - Jim Kennedy, manager (b. 1862)
- 1904 - Gus McGinnis, pitcher (b. 1869)
- 1905 - Al Wright, manager (b. 1842)
- 1908 - Henry Chadwick Hall of Famer (b. 1824)
- 1912 - Sam Barkley, infielder, manager (b. 1858)
- 1923 - Jack Lynch, pitcher (b. 1857)
- 1929 - Bill Kissinger, pitcher (b. 1871)
- 1934 - Earl Cummings, minor league pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1938 - Tim O'Rourke, infielder (b. 1864)
- 1943 - Ralph Yeazell, minor league pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1944 - Elmer Gedeon, outfielder (b. 1917)
- 1949 - John Murphy, infielder (b. 1879)
- 1951 - Roy Brashear, infielder (b. 1874)
- 1956 - Sam Brenegan, catcher (b. 1890)
- 1957 - Eddie Krajnik, scout (b. 1905)
- 1958 - Chet Nourse, pitcher (b. 1887)
- 1964 - Eddie Dyer, pitcher, manager (b. 1899)
- 1970 - Ed Mensor, outfielder (b. 1886)
- 1970 - Jake Mooty, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1974 - Al Eckert, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1974 - Elmer Ponder, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1978 - Jack Graney, outfielder (b. 1886)
- 1984 - F.C. Lane, writer (b. 1885)
- 1986 - Eddie Feinberg, infielder (b. 1917)
- 1991 - Bucky Walters, pitcher, manager; All-Star (b. 1909)
- 1992 - Pat Creeden, infielder (b. 1906)
- 1992 - Orval Grove, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1919)
- 1992 - Larry St. Thomas catcher (b. 1919)
- 1996 - Hank Biasatti, infielder (b. 1922)
- 1999 - George Eshelman, umpire (b. 1921)
- 2003 - Purnell Mincy, pitcher (b. 1916)
- 2010 - Keli McGregor, executive (b. 1963)
- 2011 - A.C. Grable, minor league infielder (b. 1983)
- 2014 - Bill Blair, pitcher (b. 1921)
- 2015 - Friday Ichide, Africa Baseball executive (b. ~1950)
- 2016 - Harry Perkowski, pitcher (b. 1922)
- 2018 - George Alusik, outfielder (b. 1935)
- 2019 - Braulio Lara, minor league pitcher (b. 1988)
- 2021 - Tom Robson, infielder (b. 1946)
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