December 7
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Events[edit]
- 1876 - The first annual meeting of the National League is held. The New York Mutuals and the Philadelphia Athletics are expelled because the two teams declined to play their final games in the west during the just-completed season. Also, William Hulbert is elected to succeed Morgan Bulkeley as president.
- 1881 - At the National League's annual meeting, the owners reject the applications of Phil Baker and Charley Jones for reinstatement.
- 1887 - The Arbitration Committee meets and grants reserve rights to minor league clubs for the first time. In the most prominent contract dispute‚ prospect Bug Holliday signs with minor league Des Moines‚ despite the claims by major league St. Louis.
- 1898 - Roy Thomas‚ University of Pennsylvania outfielder‚ is signed by the Phillies for next season. Sporting Life calls him the "greatest amateur player of this generation."
- 1914 - Charles Bender signs a two-year deal with the Federal League; he will be assigned to Baltimore.
- 1937:
- Five of baseball's pioneers are added to the Hall of Fame by the Centennial Commission: Connie Mack‚ John McGraw‚ Morgan G. Bulkeley‚ Ban Johnson‚ and George Wright.
- The National League extends permission for night baseball but the American League refuses to permit arc light games.
- The Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams from San Diego (Pacific Coast League)‚ but he will not report to Boston until 1939.
- 1939 - Lou Gehrig‚ age 36‚ is unanimously elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame in a special vote. The five-year waiting period is waived for the "Iron Horse" in light of his incurable disease.
- 1941 - Lefty Grove announces his retirement.
- 1946 - The Indians send young OF Gene Woodling to Pittsburgh for veteran receiver Al Lopez. Lopez will play just 61 games next season‚ before taking over as manager of Indianapolis for three seasons. He will return to skipper the Indians in 1951.
- 1947 - Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench is born in Oklahoma City, OK.
- 1949 - After ten years in pinstripes‚ Charlie "King Kong" Keller is released by the Yankees. He'll sign for a season in Detroit.
- 1957 - The Associated Press votes Tony Kubek of the Yanks as the Rookie of the Year. Frank Malzone of the Red Sox‚ who was declared ineligible‚ receives one vote. Malzone‚ with better offensive numbers‚ will later claim that he was robbed by New York writers‚ when the BBWAA changed the maximum number of at-bats to maintain rookie eligibility during the season‚ thus excluding him.
- 1959 - American League umpires Bill Summers and Ed Rommel retire.
- 1960 - Detroit trades 2B Frank Bolling and a player to be named later (OF Neil Chrisley) to Milwaukee for OF Bill Bruton‚ 2B Chuck Cottier‚ C Dick Brown‚ and P Terry Fox.
- 1962:
- J.G. Taylor Spink‚ longtime publisher of The Sporting News‚ dies at age 74 in St. Louis, MO.
- Tom Tresh of the Yankees (.286 BA, 20 HR, 93 RBI) is named AL Rookie of the Year.
- 1966 - The Cubs trade P Dick Ellsworth to the Phils for P Ray Culp and cash.
- 1967 - The Yankees trade C Bob Tillman and P Dale Roberts to the Braves for minor leaguer Bobby Cox.
- 1973:
- The Boston Red Sox make a pair of deals. The Sox purchase Juan Marichal from the San Francisco Giants for $100,000 and trade John Curtis, Lynn McGlothen, and Mike Garman to the St. Louis Cardinals for Reggie Cleveland and Diego Segui.
- A controversial trade for Kansas City: they get veteran P Lindy McDaniel from the Yankees for OF Lou Piniella and P Ken Wright.
- 1976 - The Seattle Mariners make their first-ever trade. Grant Jackson goes to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton.
- 1977 - In a swap that helps both teams‚ the Orioles trade P Rudy May‚ Randy Miller‚ and Bryn Smith to the Expos for P Don Stanhouse‚ P Joe Kerrigan‚ and OF Gary Roenicke.
- 1978 - The Red Sox trade P Bill Lee to the Expos for IF Stan Papi.
- 1979:
- The Cardinals trade OF Jerry Mumphrey and P John Denny to the Indians for OF Bobby Bonds.
- The Tigers swap OF Ron LeFlore to the Expos for P Dan Schatzeder.
- 1983:
- In a complicated three-team swap‚ pitcher Scott Sanderson is traded from the Expos to the Cubs. Montreal receives pitcher Gary Lucas from San Diego‚ and the Padres get P Craig Lefferts‚ 1B-OF Carmelo Martinez and 3B Fritzie Connally from Chicago, and IF Al Newman from Montreal.
- The Mariners trade 2B Tony Bernazard to the Indians for OF Gorman Thomas and IF Jack Perconte.
- The Reds sign their first major free agent: OF Dave Parker‚ who accepts a two-year contract.
- The Royals trade P Mike Armstrong and minor league C Duane Dewey to the Yankees for slugger Steve Balboni and P Roger Erickson.
- 1984 - In a straight trade‚ the Mets send P Walt Terrell to the Detroit Tigers for 3B Howard Johnson. Hojo will start for eight years in New York. Terrell will have six seasons in Detroit‚ interrupted by stays with four other teams.
- 1987 - Free agent OF Bob Dernier‚ who hit a career-high .317 with 31 stolen bases for the Cubs last season‚ signs a one-year contract with his original major league club‚ the Phillies.
- 1988 - The Rangers sign free agent pitcher Nolan Ryan to a one-year contract.
- 1989 - Storm Davis‚ 19-7 for the A's last season‚ signs as a free agent with the Royals. Other free agent signees include Craig Lefferts (San Diego)‚ Pete O'Brien (Seattle)‚ Oil Can Boyd (Montreal)‚ and Keith Hernandez (Cleveland).
- 1992:
- The owners, meeting in Louisville, KY, vote to re-open the collective bargaining agreement. They focus on free agency, salary arbitration, and salary minimums.
- The Blue Jays sign free agent DH-1B Paul Molitor.
- The Reds sign free agent OF Roberto Kelly to a three-year contract.
- 1994 - The Cardinals trade 2B Luis Alicea to the Red Sox in exchange for P Nate Minchey and minor league OF Jeff McNeely.
- 1995:
- The Yankees obtain 1B Tino Martinez‚ P Jeff Nelson‚ and minor league P Jim Mecir from the Mariners in exchange for P Sterling Hitchcock and 3B Russ Davis. In a memorable day‚ Martinez signs a five-year‚ $20.25 million contract‚ and his wife gives birth to their third child.
- The Red Sox sign free agent OF-DH Jose Canseco to a two-year contract.
- 1998:
- The Diamondbacks lure Padres free agent OF Steve Finley with a four-year contract.
- The Cubs sign two free agents, 3B Gary Gaetti and OF Glenallen Hill.
- 1999 - In a disappointment to the Mets‚ the Mariners sign free agent 1B John Olerud to a three-year contract.
- 2000 - The Red Sox sign free agent P Frank Castillo to a two-year contract.
- 2001:
- Figures released by Major League Baseball show that the Milwaukee Brewers were baseball's most profitable club‚ after revenue sharing‚ in 2001. Without revenue sharing‚ the Brewers were the fourth-most profitable team.
- The Mets send 3B Robin Ventura to the Yankees in exchange for OF David Justice. It is the first deal between the two New York teams in eight years.
- The Blue Jays trade closer Billy Koch to the A's. In return‚ Toronto gets minor league 3B Eric Hinske and minor league P Justin Miller.
- The Orioles sign free agent OF Brady Anderson to a one-year contract.
- 2002 - The Giants sign free agent 2B Ray Durham to a three-year contract.
- 2003:
- The Giants sign free agent OF Michael Tucker to a two-year contract.
- The Phillies re-sign their ace, free agent P Kevin Millwood, to a one-year contract, when he had been expected to move to another team on a longer contract.
- 2005:
- The Toronto Blue Jays acquire solid-hitting first baseman Lyle Overbay and right-handed pitching prospect Ty Taubenheim in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers; going the other way are pitcher David Bush and pitching prospect Zach Jackson, as well as outfielder Gabe Gross.
- The Rangers trade 2B Alfonso Soriano to the Nationals for OF-1B Brad Wilkerson‚ OF Terrmel Sledge and minor league P Armando Galarraga.
- The Marlins shed the last of their high-priced talent, trading CF speedster Juan Pierre to the Cubs for P Sergio Mitre and minor league Ps Ricky Nolasco and Renyel Pinto.
- The Dodgers hire former Red Sox manager Grady Little as their new manager.
- 2006:
- The Royals sign a five-year deal with P Gil Meche.
- The Braves trade P Horacio Ramirez to the Mariners for P Rafael Soriano.
- 2007:
- The Pittsburgh Pirates deal veteran reliever Salomon Torres (tenth on the team's games pitched leaderboard at the time) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Marino Salas and Kevin Roberts, two minor leaguers. Torres, a resident of the Pittsburgh suburbs, says he is considering retirement rather than reporting, but will decide to stay active for one more year. He will have a solid year as Milwaukee's closer while Salas will only pitch 13 games for the Pirates, with a 8.47 ERA, and Roberts won't reach the majors.
- Barry Bonds pleads not guilty to five charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in federal hearings regarding the BALCO investigation.
- 2008 - It is a big night in Italian baseball. The Italian national team announces their coaching staff and preliminary roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic: Mike Piazza, Mike Hargrove and Tom Trebelhorn will be among those assisting manager Marco Mazzieri. The new inductees are honored in the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame, including former national team skipper Giampiero Faraone and slugger Giuseppe Carelli. Giuseppe Mazzanti is honored as the MVP for Serie A1 in 2008.
- 2009:
- The Veterans Committee holds two votes for election to the Hall of Fame, in the managers and umpires category and the executives category. In the first group, former umpire Doug Harvey and manager Whitey Herzog are elected and will be inducted in 2010. No one from the second group receives the required 75% of votes. Harvey is the first umpire elected in 11 years.
- The 2009 Winter Meetings start slowly in Indianapolis, IN, with the only deals announced on the first day being SS Adam Everett re-signing with the Tigers for one year, and the Nationals acquiring reliever Brian Bruney from the Yankees for a player to be named later.
- 2010:
- A judge in the divorce proceedings of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt muddies the waters when he invalidates a 2004 marital property agreement that stated the Dodgers were McCourt's sole property. As a result, his former wife Jamie is recognized as half-owner of the team; she is considering selling her share to outside investors.
- Signings today include OF Matt Diaz going to the Pirates and utility player Ty Wigginton going to Colorado, both on two-year deals, and the Mets reaching agreement with P D.J. Carrasco and C Ronny Paulino. Paulino still has eight games remaining on 50-game suspension for PED use which he began to serve as a member of the Marlins at the end of last season.
- 2011:
- The Marlins continue their free agent signing binge, adding P Mark Buehrle with a four-year, $48 million deal days after signing two other top players, closer Heath Bell and SS Jose Reyes. Buehrle will rejoin manager Ozzie Guillen, who was his manager with the Chicago White Sox since 2004. Meanwhile, the Padres acquire closer Huston Street from the Rockies to take over for Bell.
- The Houston Astros hire Jeff Luhnow to be their new General Manager, one week after Ed Wade was fired. Luhnow was a Vice-President with the St. Louis Cardinals, responsible for overseing their drafting and for player development in Latin America.
- The Yankees win the posting for SS Hiroyuki Nakajima from the Seibu Lions, and now have 30 days to reach a contract agreement. Nakajima is being considered as a back-up infielder in New York but the two sides will fail to come to an agreement on contract terms.
- Tim McCarver is named the recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford Frick Award for 2012 in recognition of his three decades as a national broadcaster following his playing career.
- 2013:
- The 2013 Hoofdklasse awards are given out. Rob Cordemans wins his eighth Pitcher of the Year and third in a row after leading the league with 10 wins and finishing second in ERA (1.11). Amsterdam Pirates teammate Bas de Jong is named MVP after leading in average (.369) and slugging (.524).
- Italy also has its annual awards night. In addition to the previously-announced MVP (Alessandro Vaglio) and 2013 Italian Series MVP (Jim Magrane), the All-Star and Gold Glove awards are given out for the 2013 Italian Baseball League. All-Stars are P Josè Sanchez, Italian P Milvio Andreozzi, C Riccardo Bertagnon, 1B Alex Sambucci, 2B Vaglio, SS Jack Santora, 3B Giuseppe Mazzanti, RF Mario Chiarini, CF Leonardo Zileri, LF Alex Romero, UT Alessandro Grimaudo. Orlando Muñoz is named Manager of the Year and Andreozzi best youth player. Gold Gloves go to P Roberto Corradini, C Marco Sabbatani, 1B Claudio Biagini, 2B Vaglio, SS Erick Epifano, 3B Giovanni Pantaleoni, RF Paul Macaluso, CF Carlos Duran and LF Lorenzo Avagnina. Fabrizio Fabrizi wins Umpire of the Year. The Italian Baseball and Softball Hall of Fame inducts 1970s infielder Carlo Passarotto, coach Guido Pellacini, umpire Alessandro Cappuccini and writer Giorgio Gandolfi as well as a softball player.
- 2015:
- The Veterans Committee fails to elect any of the ten candidates from the "pre-integration era" up for consideration for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. Early baseball pioneer Doc Adams comes closest with ten votes out of the 12 required.
- A trade between the Reds and Dodgers for All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman is held up when a police report emerges that the player fired a gun eight times after a domestic altercation on October 30th. While no charges were made a the time, the incident is still under investigation by police and Chapman also faces a possible suspension under Major League Baseball's new domestic violence policy.
- The Red Sox trade P Wade Miley to Seattle, along with P Jonathan Aro, in return for Ps Roenis Elias and Carson Smith.
- 2016:
- Bill King, former broadcaster for the Oakland Athletics, is honored posthumously as the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for meritorious service in baseball broadcasting. The award will be bestowed as part of the 2017 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
- There is a lot of action at the Winter Meetings in National Harbor, MD. The Nationals acquire OF Adam Eaton from the White Sox for three young pitchers: Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning. The Royals trade closer Wade Davis to the Cubs in return for OF Jorge Soler and the Giants send P Chris Heston to the Mariners for a player to be named. Finally, the Rockies sign SS-turned-OF Ian Desmond for five years and $70 million.
- 2017:
- The Cubs sign free agent P Tyler Chatwood to a three-year deal worth $38 million. While Chatwood led the NL with 15 losses last year, he has also posted excellent road ERAs for the last two seasons and is seen as a potential break-out candidate now that he no longer needs to pitch his home games in Coors Field.
- The Marlins trade 2B Dee Gordon to the Mariners for three prospects, Ps Nick Neidert and Robert Dugger and IF Christopher Torres. The Mariners also receive $1 million in international bonus pool money, which is clearly intended to make a bid to sign Japanese star Shohei Ohtani. Gordon is expected to move to the outfield with Robinson Cano entrenched at 2B for Seattle.
- 2020:
- Slugger Dick Allen, winner of both the Rookie of the Year Award and MVP Award, and one of the most controversial players of his day, passes away at 78.
- P Adam Wainwright is named the winner of the Roberto Clemente Award in recognition of his tireless charitable work in addition to his on-field excellence.
- 2021 - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award given to the best Canadian ballplayer over the past season by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. He is eligible for the award by virtue of being a Canadian citizen by birth.
- 2022:
- The Yankees open their wallets to retain the services of superstar slugger Aaron Judge, who was being courted by his hometown team, the San Francisco Giants, as well as by the Padres. They offer him $360 million over nine years, an offer that should ensure he finishes his career in pinstripes.
- Also signing on a busy day is C Willson Contreras, who moves to the Cardinals to take over the space vacated by Yadier Molina's retirement, on a five-year deal worth $87.5 million, and P José Quintana, who signs with the Mets, who have recently lost starting pitchers Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker to free agency. The Red Sox go the international route by adding OF Masataka Yoshida through the posting system, in addition to inking closer Kenley Jansen. There are still some old-fashioned trades being concluded, as the Braves acquire veteran reliever Joe Jiménez from the Tigers for two minor leaguers.
- The Rule V Draft is held after having been cancelled last year due to the lockout. The Nationals, who hold the first pick, select P Thad Ward from the Red Sox as a total of 15 players are taken in the major league portion of the draft, in addition to 62 in the minor league phase.
- 2023 - Josh Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians wins the Tip O'Neill Award as the best baseball player from Canada this past season.
- 2024 - The Giants sign free agent SS Willy Adames to the largest contract in team history, at $182 million for seven years. Meanwhile the Orioles sign OF Tyler O'Neill for three years at $49.5 million. The Orioles had not signed a high-priced free agent since Mike Elias became General Manager back in 2018. The O's also sign C Gary Sanchez for one year. All three deals are pending a successful physical exam.
Births[edit]
- 1842 - Charles Dillingham, owner (d. 1918)
- 1849 - Elmer White, outfielder (d. 1872)
- 1863 - Tom Lovett, pitcher (d. 1928)
- 1865 - Charles Yingling, infielder (d. 1897)
- 1867 - Joe Burke, infielder (d. 1940)
- 1874 - Hobe Ferris, infielder (d. 1938)
- 1885 - Ducky Yount, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1886 - Bobby Schang, catcher (d. 1966)
- 1896 - Bud Davis, pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1899 - Ed Morris, pitcher (d. 1932)
- 1901 - Ralph Judd, pitcher (d. 1957)
- 1906 - Tony Piet, infielder (d. 1981)
- 1911 - Denny Galehouse, pitcher (d. 1998)
- 1911 - Don Johnson, infielder; All-Star (d. 2000)
- 1913 - Russ Dedeaux, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1915 - Johnny Gee, pitcher (d. 1988)
- 1915 - Vinnie Smith, catcher; umpire (d. 1979)
- 1916 - Jorge Comellas, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1916 - Jim Conlan, minor league outfielder (d. 2009)
- 1917 - Emil Belich, scout (d. 2003)
- 1920 - Homer Johnston, minor league infielder (d. 2022)
- 1922 - Wes Bailey, minor league pitcher (d. 2010)
- 1926 - Armando Roche, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1927 - Dick Donovan, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1997)
- 1930 - Ken Beardslee, scout (d. 2007)
- 1930 - Mark Freeman, pitcher (d. 2006)
- 1930 - Hal Smith, catcher (d. 2020)
- 1930 - Huan-Hsun Song, CPBL manager; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2018)
- 1931 - Comer Cottrell, owner (d. 2014)
- 1934 - Gerald Benn, college coach (d. 2014)
- 1935 - Don Cardwell, pitcher (d. 2008)
- 1936 - Bo Belinsky, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1941 - Rupe Toppin, pitcher
- 1942 - Alex Johnson, outfielder; All-Star (d. 2015)
- 1947 - Johnny Bench, catcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1947 - Richard Gouin, minor league outfielder
- 1950 - Rich Coggins, outfielder
- 1951 - Paul Dade, outfielder (d. 2016)
- 1953 - Shintaro Mizutani, NPB infielder
- 1955 - Scot Thompson, outfielder
- 1956 - Ozzie Virgil, catcher; All-Star
- 1957 - Kevin Houston, minor league pitcher
- 1962 - Bill Cooper, minor league pitcher
- 1963 - Jim Austin, pitcher
- 1963 - Billy Bates, infielder
- 1963 - Steve Howard, outfielder
- 1963 - Shane Mack, outfielder
- 1964 - Dave Shotkoski, minor league pitcher (d. 1995)
- 1967 - Seok-chun Kang, KBO infielder
- 1967 - Tino Martinez, infielder; All-Star
- 1968 - Chris Johnson, minor league pitcher
- 1969 - Yfrain Linares, scout
- 1972 - Carl Dale, pitcher
- 1973 - Jed Hoyer, General Manager
- 1973 - Jerry Parent, minor league outfielder
- 1973 - Frans Richardson, Hoofdklasse infielder
- 1973 - Brian Schmack, pitcher
- 1973 - Taisei Takagi, NPB infielder
- 1974 - Mike Bell, infielder (d. 2021)
- 1974 - Anthony Yatar Jr., Guam national team utility man
- 1974 - Chun-Hsiung Lu, CPBL infielder
- 1976 - Kevin Hooper, infielder/outfielder
- 1976 - Robbie Morrison, minor league pitcher
- 1977 - A.J. Brack, minor league pitcher
- 1977 - Eric Chavez, infielder
- 1977 - Saul Rivera, pitcher
- 1979 - Paul Pangelinan, Guam national team pitcher
- 1979 - Brett Price, minor league pitcher
- 1979 - Ryan Theriot, infielder
- 1981 - James Barksdale, minor league catcher
- 1982 - Motoki Higa, NPB pitcher
- 1984 - Mike Baxter, outfielder
- 1984 - Cheng-Hsien Chang, CPBL catcher
- 1984 - Mario Peña, minor league pitcher
- 1985 - Darin Holcomb, minor league infielder
- 1985 - Luis Soto, minor league outfielder
- 1987 - Francisco Mendoza, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Jorge Reyes, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Matt Schuld, minor league pitcher
- 1988 - Mike Kvasnicka, minor league outfielder
- 1989 - Sho Aoyagi, Japanese national team infielder
- 1989 - Kyle Hendricks, pitcher
- 1990 - Steve Baron, catcher
- 1990 - Brian Johnson, pitcher
- 1990 - Yasiel Puig, outfielder; All-Star
- 1990 - Yariam Rivera, Puerto Rican women's national team catcher
- 1991 - Mark Payton, outfielder
- 1992 - Junior Rincón, minor league pitcher
- 1993 - Ho-Yin Liu, Hong Kong national team infielder
- 1993 - Erik Marqvardsen, Elitserien pitcher
- 1994 - Pete Alonso, infielder; All-Star
- 1994 - Jesus Fabela, minor league outfielder
- 1994 - Jeong-hun Lee, KBO catcher
- 1995 - Alessandro Deotto, Serie A1 catcher
- 1996 - Jose Jimenez, minor league pitcher
- 1997 - Wei-Sheng Chang, CPBL outfielder
- 1997 - Spencer Steer, infielder
- 1999 - José Devers, infielder
- 2000 - Kota Ishibashi, NPB catcher
- 2000 - Grant McCray, outfielder
- 2001 - Naeem Bin Zahrin, Singaporean national team infielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1893 - Johnny Lavin, outfielder (b. 1856)
- 1911 - Benjamin Van Delft, umpire (b. 1843)
- 1918 - Fancy O'Neil, outfielder (b. 1853)
- 1928 - Charlie Petty, pitcher (b. 1866)
- 1933 - Fred Hoey, manager (b. 1865)
- 1938 - Tom Kearns, infielder (b. 1859)
- 1940 - Harry Eells, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1945 - Cal Crum, pitcher (b. 1890)
- 1947 - Tom Maher, pinch-hitter (b. 1875)
- 1947 - Jud Smith, infielder (b. 1869)
- 1953 - Slats Jordan, infielder/outfielder (b. 1878)
- 1957 - Boyd SoRelle, minor league pitcher and manager (b. 1914)
- 1959 - Tom McGuire, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1962 - Bobo Newsom, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1907)
- 1964 - Bill Karlon, outfielder (b. 1909)
- 1964 - Bobby Keefe, pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1969 - Lefty O'Doul, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1897)
- 1974 - Red Dorman, outfielder (b. 1905)
- 1976 - Duke Maas, pitcher (b. 1929)
- 1977 - Denny Sothern, outfielder (b. 1904)
- 1980 - Lennie Pearson, infielder; All-Star (b. 1918)
- 1980 - Luke Urban, catcher (b. 1897)
- 1981 - Juan Padrón, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1984 - Howie Reed, pitcher (b. 1936)
- 1986 - John Bogart, pitcher (b. 1900)
- 1987 - Ken Richardson, infielder (b. 1915)
- 1988 - Steve Harrick, minor league player and college coach (b. 1896)
- 1990 - Lew Flick, outfielder (b. 1915)
- 1991 - Jute Bell, pitcher (b. 1900)
- 1993 - Katsuya Morinaga, NPB outfielder (b. 1934)
- 1994 - Frank Sacka, catcher (b. 1924)
- 1997 - Vic Lombardi, pitcher (b. 1922)
- 1998 - John Whalen, college coach (b. 1925)
- 2008 - Bill Burch, college coach (b. 1918)
- 2009 - Zacatillo Guerrero, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1926)
- 2010 - Cardell Camper, pitcher (b. 1952)
- 2010 - Art Mahan, infielder (b. 1913)
- 2010 - James McRae, minor league outfielder (b. 1924)
- 2010 - Richard Meier, minor league outfielder (b. 1950)
- 2012 - P.J. Carey, coach (b. 1953)
- 2013 - Bobby Tucker, minor league outfielder (b. 1951)
- 2014 - John Raczka, minor league infielder (b. 1920)
- 2015 - Frederick Postolese, minor league infielder (b. 1924)
- 2020 - Dick Allen, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Fame (b. 1942)
- 2020 - Roger Moret, pitcher (b. 1949)
- 2021 - Makoto Kurata, NPB pitcher (b. 1946)
- 2024 - Jack Dilauro, pitcher (b. 1943)
- 2024 - Merv Rettenmund, outfielder (b. 1943)
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