May 3
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on May 3.
Events[edit]
- 1895 - In National League action, Bobby Lowe scores six runs and collects five hits, leading the Boston Beaneaters to a 27 - 11 rout of the Washington Senators.
- 1896:
- The Louisville Colonels lose their 11th straight game, to the Cincinnati Reds, 5 - 3.
- With an overflow crowd of 17,231 at West Side Grounds, the umpire rules that any ball hit into the crowd is a ground rule triple. The Chicago Colts take advantage and crack nine triples, including three by Bill Dahlen, to crush the St. Louis Browns, 16 - 7.
- 1897 - With the New York Giants leading 7 - 0 after two innings, the Washington Senators start delaying the game in hopes that the imminent rainstorm will wash the game out. Umpire Tom Lynch forfeits the game to New York.
- 1898 - Jimmy Sheckard of the Brooklyn Bridegrooms hits a home run, two triples, and a single in a 9 - 6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The eleven total bases by Sheckard will be the season's one-game high mark.
- 1899:
- Jack McCarthy of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the 9th inning when his drive into the corner goes through a door that a fan then shuts before the fielder can reach it. The National League will eventually order this game to be replayed.
- Tom O'Brien of the New York Giants receives perhaps the first intentional walk in major league history. In the 8th inning, with runners on second and third base with one out, Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies tells teammate pitcher Jack Fifield to walk O'Brien, who has hit well all day. Then next batter, Fred Hartman, hits into a double play.
- 1904 - Pitcher Charles (Red) Ruffing is born in Granville, Illinois. Ruffing will win 273 games during a 22-year career with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. He will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1967.
- 1912 - Leading 18 - 5 after eight innings, Philadelphia Athletics pitchers give up a record 9th-inning outburst of ten runs to the New York Highlanders before Eddie Plank stops them at 18 - 15.
- 1913 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the visiting New York Giants for the third time in a row, a come-from-behind 3 - 2 victory. The Phillies tie the score at two apiece when Gavvy Cravath hits a two-run pinch-homer in the 8th inning off Christy Mathewson. After the first two batters are retired in the 9th, Philadelphia pushes across a run to win.
- 1927 - In the first match-up of pitching brothers in major league history, Jesse Barnes defeats his brother Virgil Barnes in the Brooklyn Robins' 7 - 6 victory over the New York Giants.
- 1936 - Joe DiMaggio makes his major league debut for the New York Yankees and has three hits in a 14 - 5 victory over the St. Louis Browns.
- 1938 - Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox defeats the Detroit Tigers, 4 - 3, marking the start of a personal 20-game winning streak at his home field, Fenway Park. Grove will not lose a game there until May 12, 1941.
- 1941 - Hank Gornicki of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches a one-hitter in his major league debut, beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 6 - 0. Stan Benjamin's single is the lone hit. For the Cardinals, it is their eighth victory in a row.
- 1950 - New York Yankees pitcher Vic Raschi, troubled by the new rule that requires a one-second stop before delivery with men on base, balks four times in one game, a club record and two fewer than the single-season record. Nevertheless, Raschi wins, 4 - 3, over the Chicago White Sox. He will finish the season with six balks to tie the since-topped American League mark.
- 1951 - New York Yankees rookie Gil McDougald ties a major league record by driving in six runs in one inning. McDougald hits a grand slam and a two-run triple in the 9th inning of a 17 - 3 demolition of the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park. The record will eventually be broken by Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1999.
- 1952 - The Cleveland Indians set a record when they use 23 players in a regular game against the Washington Senators, including the first black battery in American League history. Quincy Trouppe is the catcher when pitcher Sam Jones comes to relieve.
- 1959:
- Charlie Maxwell of the Detroit Tigers hits four consecutive home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the New York Yankees, 4 - 2 and 8 - 2, at Briggs Stadium.
- Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Hank Foiles makes a rare unassisted double play in a 2 - 1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
- 1961:
- Another brilliant Warren Spahn performance is spoiled when left fielder Mel Roach's misplay costs the Milwaukee Braves' ace a second no-hitter in a row. Spahn settles for a two-hitter in topping the Dodgers, 4 - 1.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs play their home opener against the Jersey City Jerseys. Toronto outfielder Ellis Burton hits a two-run homer batting from the left side in the 8th inning - then hits a grand slam from the right side later in the frame. It is the first time in Organized Baseball history that a player has homered from both sides of the plate in one inning.
- 1963:
- In his first and only at bat with the Baltimore Orioles, pitcher Buster Narum hits a home run off Don Mossi of the Cleveland Indians. Six days later, Narum will be optioned to Triple-A Rochester but will return to the majors next year with the Washington Senators, where he will hit two more home runs. Narum becomes the first pitcher to have more homers than wins in a season, but he will be matched on September 2nd by Ed Hobaugh, and in 1992 by Dave Eiland.
- Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hits his first major league home run off St. Louis Cardinals ace Ernie Broglio.
- 1964 - Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants hits four home runs against the Hanshin Tigers, tying the Nippon Professional Baseball record for most home runs in a game (held by Yoshiyuki Iwamoto) and tying the major league record held by seven players.
- 1971 - Susumu Sakudo, Tsuyoshi Oshita, Yutaka Ohashi, Isao Harimoto and Katsuo Osugi combine for five consecutive home runs in a Toei Flyers victory. The home run spree sets a NPB record.
- 1975 - Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson decides to switch Pete Rose from left field to third base, opening a lineup spot for promising slugger George Foster. Over the next four seasons, Foster will average 36 home runs, 117 RBI, and a .302 batting average to help the Reds to two World Championships.
- 1979 - Bobby Bonds of the Cleveland Indians hits his 300th career home run against Moose Haas in a 6 - 1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Bonds has collected 413 stolen bases at the time and becomes the second player, after Willie Mays, to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases.
- 1980:
- Ferguson Jenkins of the Texas Rangers becomes the fourth pitcher in major league history to win 100 or more games in each league. Jenkins beats the Baltimore Orioles, 3 - 2 at Arlington Stadium, as he joins Cy Young, Jim Bunning and Gaylord Perry in the exclusive club.
- Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hits his 521st and final career home run against Scott Sanderson of the Montreal Expos, helping the Giants to a 3 - 2 win. His shot ties him with Ted Williams on the all-time list. McCovey will enter the Hall of Fame in 1986.
- 1986:
- Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th and 301st career home runs and Chicago scores four times in the top of the 9th inning to beat the Giants, 6 - 5.
- Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly connects for three sacrifice flies in a 9 - 4 victory over the Rangers. Mattingly becomes only the sixth major leaguer to accomplish this feat.
- 1992 - At the age of 25, Baltimore Orioles closer Gregg Olson becomes the youngest pitcher in major league history to record 100 saves.
- 1995 - Rookie third baseman David Bell makes his debut with the Cleveland Indians in a 14 - 7 victory over Detroit. His appearance represents the third generation of his family to play in the major leagues. David's father, Buddy, and his grandfather, Gus, previously starred in the big leagues. The Bells become the second three-generation family in major league history, joining the Boone family (Ray, Bob, Bret and Aaron). Gus Bell will die four days from now.
- 1998 - Dan Wilson of the Seattle Mariners hits the first inside-the-park grand slam in the franchise's history.
- 1999:
- For the first time, Cuba faces major league competition in the United States, and its national team defeats the struggling Baltimore Orioles, 12 - 6, at Camden Yards. Starters Jose Contreras and Scott Kamieniecki fail to make it through the 2nd inning. 3B Omar Linares goes 4 for 4 and reaches base six times and the #9 hitter, SS Danel Castro goes 4 for 5 with four runs. DH Andy Morales drives in three and falls a triple short of a cycle.
- Creighton Gubanich of the Boston Red Sox hits a grand slam for his first major league hit in a 12 - 11, 10-inning loss to Oakland at McAfee Coliseum. Gubanich becomes the fourth major leaguer to accomplish the feat and the first since Seattle's Orlando Mercado did it on September 19, 1982.
- 2000 - The Colorado Rockies defeat the Montreal Expos, 16 - 7, setting a team record in the process by stroking 24 hits. Todd Helton goes 5 for 5 in the contest, while all nine Colorado starters get at least one hit and one RBI.
- 2001 - Johnny Oates resigns as the Texas Rangers manager and will be replaced by the team's third base coach Jerry Narron. A poor start of 11-17 due to a lack of pitching, and owner Tom Hicks's high expectations after signing prized free agent Alex Rodriguez, had led to speculation the Texas skipper would soon be fired.
- 2005:
- With a 9-0 margin, a state legislative committee votes to approve a bill which will require the Los Angeles Angels, formerly known as the Anaheim Angels, to disclose on all promotional materials, including tickets, ads and team publications, that the team is based in Anaheim. Using the example of an orange juice company selling OJ that contains no oranges, California Assemblyman Tom Umberg, the bill's sponsor, says he is trying to promote truth in sports advertising.
- The Chicago White Sox, with the best record in the majors, establish a big league record having led in all 28 games played to this point in the season.
- 2006:
- A group led by local real estate magnate Theodore Lerner wins the bidding to own the Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball confirms, ending a long selection process involving eight contenders.
- The Florida Senate approves an amendment that puts the Marlins back in the game for a new ballpark at a site in northwest Miami-Dade County.
- Jonathan Papelbon of the Boston Red Sox gives up his first run of the season since becoming Boston's closer, allowing Russ Adams' tie-breaking double in the 9th inning that gives the Toronto Blue Jays a 7 - 6 victory at Fenway Park. Papelbon was named the American League Rookie of the Month with ten saves in ten tries and a 0.00 ERA in April.
- 2008 - The Winston-Salem Warthogs beat the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 8 - 5. The game is notable for a three-homer performance by Winston-Salem DH John Shelby III. This ties the Carolina League single-game record. Shelby is in his second game back from a hamstring injury.
- 2009:
- Alfredo Despaigne hits his 32nd homer of the 2008-2009 Serie Nacional season, breaking Alexei Bell's one-year old record. Despaigne accomplishes his feat on the final day of the season.
- Carl Crawford steals six bases in Tampa Bay's 5 - 3 win over the Red Sox, tying a modern major league record, shared by Eddie Collins (twice), Otis Nixon and Eric Young.
- Jose Lopez bloops an RBI single in the bottom of the 15th inning to give Seattle an 8 - 7 victory over Oakland in the longest game played this season so far. The Mariners rally to tie the game at 4-all on Kenji Johjima's home run in the 9th, then mount a three-run comeback in the 13th. Jason Vargas is the winner in his first major league appearance since 2007.
- 2010:
- Ubaldo Jimenez becomes the first six-game winner in the majors this year with a 5 - 2 win by the Rockies over San Diego. He strikes out a career-high 13 in the game, including All-Star 1B Adrian Gonzalez three times.
- Brett Cecil, feeling dizzy and congested, pitches the best game of his career as he throws six perfect innings in Toronto's 5 - 1 win over Cleveland. A one-out walk to Grady Sizemore in the 7th breaks the perfecto and is followed by Jhonny Peralta's single. Cecil is the fourth different Blue Jays pitcher to carry a no-hitter into the 7th inning this year; he allows just the one hit in eight innings and strikes out ten.
- 2011 - Francisco Liriano throws the first no-hitter of the season as the Twins beat the White Sox, 1 - 0. It is also the first complete game and shutout of his career. Jason Kubel's solo homer in the 4th off Edwin Jackson accounts for the game's only run.
- 2012:
- The great Mariano Rivera, baseball's all-time save leader, suffers a torn ligament in his right knee while shagging fly balls during batting practice before the Yankees' game with the Royals. He is carted off the field, and at 42, the injury appears to be career-ending, but he will be back to pitch a final season in 2013.
- Ryan Dempster of the Cubs and Homer Bailey of the Reds both celebrate their birthday by pitching against each other. It is believed to be the first time in major league history that opposing starting pitchers are both pitching on their birthdays.
- Erik Bedard racks up 11 strikeouts over five innings on his way to leading the Pirates to tie a team-record 17 whiffs in a 6 - 3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Rob Cordemans moves into third place on the all-time Hoofdklasse strikeout leader board in a 10 - 1 Amsterdam Pirates win over HCAW. He fans rookie Peter van Doesburg to tie Craig McGinnis at 1,571 then passes him later in the inning by whiffing Randy Reiph. Only Bart Volkerijk (1,942) and Peter Callenbach (1,636) are still ahead of Cordemans.
- 2014 - Jon Lester strikes out a career-high 15 and allows only one hit over eight innings as the Red Sox defeat the A's, 6 - 3. A grand slam by Jonny Gomes and solo homers by David Ortiz and David Ross account for all of Boston's runs.
- 2015 - Owners of the worst record in the major leagues at 7-18, the Brewers fire manager Ron Roenicke. He will be replaced tomorrow by Craig Counsell, who has been inactive after retiring as a player following the 2011 season.
- 2017 - Sparks continue to fly between the Orioles and Red Sox. The whole ruckus started on April 21st, when Boston 2B Dustin Pedroia was spiked on a hard slide by Manny Machado and had to miss a few games. On April 23rd, Matt Barnes was ejected for throwing a pitch behind Machado and was handed a four-game suspension. When the teams meet again at Fenway Park this week, more incidents follow: on May 1st, Orioles CF Adam Jones denounces racial slurs directed at him by spectators, prompting the Red Sox to apologize and take action by banning the offending patron. But bad blood flows again when Chris Sale throws a fastball at Machado the next day, eliciting only a warning. Major League Baseball warns both teams to be on their best behavior before today's game, but in the 2nd inning, Orioles P Kevin Gausman hits Xander Bogaerts and is tossed, even if the pitch was a curveball. Umpire Sam Holbrook explains that "there needs to be an end to this stuff". For good measure, Jones is tossed out as well in the 5th, but for arguing balls and strikes. When the dust settles, Boston wins the game, 4 - 2, behind Drew Pomeranz and Craig Kimbrel.
- 2018:
- The Mariners announce that they have released 44-year-old OF Ichiro Suzuki, who is hitting .205 with no extra-base hits in 15 games and that he will stay on as a special assistant to the Chairman. He insists it is not the end of his career, as he plans to try out for the team again in 2019. "I'll retire when I start using a cane", as he puts it.
- On what was supposed to be a rest day, the Indians and Blue Jays split an interminable doubleheader, scheduled to replace two games postponed by weather in April. In the first game, which was originally scheduled to take place on Jackie Robinson Day, the two teams wear uniform number 42 and Toronto wins a wild contest, 13 - 11, thanks to a 11th-inning grand slam by Yangervis Solarte, who has a five-hit game. That game starts after a two-hour rain delay, then Cleveland wins the nitecap, 13 - 4, thanks to a nine-run 5th inning. The win is the 1,500th of Terry Francona's managerial career.
- 2019 - Josh Phegley drives in eight runs, thanks to a pair of bases-loaded doubles, a run-scoring single and a solo homer, to lead the Athletics to a 14 - 1 win over the Pirates. He sets a team record for most RBIs in a game by a catcher. The A's rack up 16 hits, including three-hit games by Matt Chapman and Kendrys Morales. Even P Brett Anderson gets into the act, as he picks up two hits and reaches on an error, in addition to getting credit for the win.
- 2020 - Blake Snell of the Rays wins the inaugural "MLB The Show" video game tournament, defeating Lucas Giolito of the White Sox in the finale. The event was put on starting on April 10th to compensate for the lack of live baseball being played due to the coronavirus pandemic, and featured one player representing each of the 30 major league teams.
- 2022 - In Houston's 4 - 0 win over the Mariners, Dusty Baker becomes the 12th manager in history to reach the 2,000-win mark.
- 2023 - Max Muncy caps a perfect six-game homestand by hitting a walk-off grand slam off former teammate Craig Kimbrel and give the Dodgers a 10 - 6 win over the Phillies. The Dodgers fall into an early 5 - 0 hole after a rough first major league outing by starter Gavin Stone, but come back to take the lead in the 8th before the Phils tie the game against Brusdar Graterol in the top of the 9th. Muncy's hit is the first game-ending slam by a Dodgers batter since Andre Ethier had pulled off the trick back on May 6, 2010.
- 2024 - The Rockies end a rare streak when they break a scoreless tie by scoring three runs against the Pirates in the 6th inning, then hold on for a 3 - 2 win. Until then, they had trailed at one point in all 31 games they had played this year, something unprecedented in baseball history. The game features a splashdown homer landing into the Allegheny River behind the right field fence for both teams, with [Ryan McMahon]] connecting for the Rockies and Oneil Cruz for the Bucs. With the win, in which Cal Quantrill records his first victory of the season, Colorado's record now stands at 8-24, the worst start in franchise history.
Births[edit]
- 1854 - George Gore, outfielder, manager (d. 1933)
- 1859 - Garry Herrmann, general manager (d. 1931)
- 1863 - Michael Cody, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1931)
- 1870 - John Hollison, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1884 - Chief Bender, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1954)
- 1890 - Alex Pompez, Negro League owner; Hall of Famer (d. 1974)
- 1891 - Eppa Rixey, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1963)
- 1892 - Del Baker, catcher, manager (d. 1973)
- 1894 - Cliff Markle, pitcher (d. 1974)
- 1895 - Bob Pepper, pitcher (d. 1968)
- 1896 - Bob Hasty, pitcher (d. 1972)
- 1897 - Ray Shepardson, catcher (d. 1975)
- 1902 - Ralph Michaels, infielder (d. 1988)
- 1902 - Alejandro Reyes, writer; Salon de la Fama (d. 1961)
- 1905 - Red Ruffing, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1986)
- 1911 - Tsuneo Ikeda, writer; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2002)
- 1912 - Paul Gehrman, pitcher (d. 1986)
- 1914 - José Figueroa, pitcher (d. ????)
- 1916 - Ken Silvestri, catcher, manager (d. 1992)
- 1917 - José Del Vecchio, promoter (d. 1990)
- 1917 - Stan Klores, college coach (d. 1944)
- 1920 - Dan Bankhead, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1976)
- 1921 - Goose Tatum, infielder; All-Star (d. 1967)
- 1922 - Ernest Groth, pitcher (d. 2004)
- 1923 - Florian Cassutt, minor league pitcher (d. 2010)
- 1923 - Elmer Gray, scout (d. 2014)
- 1923 - Elma Weiss, AAGPBL outfielder (d. 2014)
- 1925 - Walt Fields, scout (d. 2017)
- 1926 - Stan Jok, infielder (d. 1972)
- 1929 - Helen Kiely, AAGPBL pitcher (d. 2012)
- 1931 - Dewey Gray, minor league pitcher (d. 2010)
- 1931 - Itsuro Honda, NPB outfielder and manager (d. 2005)
- 1933 - Bill Slack, minor league pitcher
- 1934 - Chuck Hinton, outfielder; All-Star (d. 2013)
- 1938 - Chris Cannizzaro, catcher; All-Star (d. 2016)
- 1938 - Shoji Tokai, NPB outfielder (d. 2016)
- 1942 - Youzou Nagafuchi, NPB outfielder
- 1943 - Jack Dilauro, pitcher
- 1945 - Davey Lopes, infielder, manager; All-Star
- 1946 - Jimmy Williams, NPB outfielder; college coach
- 1947 - Takashi Arakawa, NPB infielder
- 1948 - Lon Joyce, scout (d. 2020)
- 1953 - Keith Smith, outfielder
- 1953 - Masao Tamura, NPB pitcher
- 1958 - Yung-Chang Chang, CPBL pitcher
- 1959 - Tony Arnold, pitcher
- 1959 - Tadashi Sugimoto, NPB pitcher
- 1961 - Bob Buchanan, pitcher
- 1963 - Joe Kmak, catcher
- 1963 - Julius McDougal, minor league infielder
- 1966 - Alejandro Velasquez, Philippines national team infielder
- 1967 - Mike Bianco, college coach
- 1968 - Ivan Cruz, infielder
- 1969 - Dan Iassogna, umpire
- 1969 - Michael Kruger, South African national team infielder
- 1972 - Darren Dreifort, pitcher
- 1973 - Akira Okamoto, NPB pitcher
- 1974 - Eduardo Galarza, minor league infielder
- 1974 - Denny Torres, minor league infielder
- 1975 - Brian DeLunas, coach (d. 2022)
- 1975 - Kenny Graham, minor league coach
- 1975 - Gabe Molina, pitcher
- 1975 - John Tamargo Jr., minor league infielder and manager
- 1976 - Jason Hairston, minor league outfielder
- 1976 - Woo-gu Hwang, KBO infielder
- 1977 - Ryan Dempster, pitcher; All-Star
- 1978 - Mike Paradis, minor league pitcher
- 1980 - Jianni Dai, China Baseball League infielder
- 1981 - Iggy Suarez, minor league infielder and manager
- 1982 - Chris De la Cruz, minor league player
- 1982 - Bob McCrory, pitcher
- 1982 - Nick Stavinoha, outfielder
- 1983 - Djionny Joubert, Netherlands Antilles national team infielder
- 1983 - Tim Pahuta, minor league infielder
- 1984 - Paul Mildren, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Orlando Perdomo, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Yunesky Sanchez, minor league infielder
- 1985 - Jeong-hoon Cho, KBO pitcher
- 1985 - Nate Spears, outfielder
- 1986 - Homer Bailey, pitcher
- 1988 - Yurismaris Báez, Cuban women's national team outfielder
- 1988 - Chad Gross, minor league outfielder
- 1988 - Mark Hardy, minor league pitcher
- 1988 - Ben Revere, outfielder
- 1989 - John Schultz, minor league outfielder
- 1989 - Yunlong Xu, China Baseball League pitcher
- 1991 - Mike Morin, pitcher
- 1991 - Nick Schulz, minor league outfielder
- 1992 - Martin Bosý, Extraliga catcher
- 1992 - Kellin Deglan, minor league catcher
- 1992 - Amir Garrett, pitcher
- 1993 - Shuto Takajoh, NPB catcher
- 1994 - Walker Lockett, pitcher
- 1995 - Elieser Hernandez, pitcher
- 1995 - Ronald Herrera, pitcher
- 1995 - Austin Meadows, outfielder; All-Star
- 1995 - Luis Pérez, minor league pitcher
- 1996 - Min-hyeok Kim, KBO infielder
- 1997 - Trey Cabbage, infielder
- 1997 - Edwar Colina, pitcher
- 1997 - Joey Gerber, pitcher
- 1997 - Ryoga Tomiyama, NPB pitcher
- 1999 - Bryan Mata, minor league pitcher
- 1999 - Luis Medina, pitcher
- 2000 - Lucas Stalman, Argentinian national team outfielder
- 2002 - Adam Khan, Pakistani national team pitcher
- 2004 - Jerry Omara, Ugandan national team pitcher
Deaths[edit]
- 1894 - Bob Ferguson, infielder, manager (b. 1845)
- 1896 - George McVey, catcher/infielder (b. 1865)
- 1897 - Dan Sheehan, outfielder (b. 1859)
- 1903 - Count Sensenderfer, outfielder (b. 1847)
- 1922 - H.R. Schenker, college coach (b. 1882)
- 1927 - Otto Schomberg, infielder (b. 1864)
- 1933 - Lefty James, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1934 - Lew Graulich, minor league catcher (b. 1863)
- 1935 - Ted Breitenstein, pitcher (b. 1869)
- 1942 - John Buckley, pitcher (b. 1869)
- 1945 - Bill Stemmeyer, pitcher (b. 1865)
- 1950 - Jim Galloway, infielder (b. 1887)
- 1953 - Kewpie Pennington, pitcher (b. 1896)
- 1953 - Pete Scott, outfielder (b. 1898)
- 1954 - Philip Bartelme, minor league executive (b. 1876)
- 1955 - Newt Randall, outfielder (b. 1880)
- 1956 - Karl Kolseth, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1956 - J.C. Segraves, outfielder (b. 1911)
- 1958 - Al Maul, pitcher (b. 1865)
- 1959 - Willy Fetzer, pinch hitter (b. 1884)
- 1964 - Gerry Shea, catcher (b. 1881)
- 1966 - John Gaddy, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1968 - Ray Gardner, infielder (b. 1901)
- 1970 - Cal Drummond, umpire (b. 1917)
- 1973 - Ray Perry, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1920)
- 1974 - Ralph McCabe, pitcher (b. 1918)
- 1976 - Ernie Nevers, pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1976 - Elmer Tutwiler, pitcher (b. 1904)
- 1979 - Tom Jenkins, outfielder (b. 1898)
- 1991 - Frank Leja, infielder (b. 1936)
- 1992 - Tom Videtich, minor league catcher and manager (b. 1940)
- 1996 - Jimmy Everett, pitcher (b. 1908)
- 1996 - Alex Kellner, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1924)
- 1999 - Joe Adcock, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1927)
- 2000 - Ed Chapman, pitcher (b. 1905)
- 2001 - Hank Schmulbach, pinch runner (b. 1925)
- 2002 - James Camacho, minor league infielder (b. 1958)
- 2004 - Darrell Johnson, catcher, manager (b. 1928)
- 2006 - Paul Penson, pitcher (b. 1931)
- 2011 - Luis Peraza, pitcher (b. 1942)
- 2013 - Joe Astroth, catcher (b. 1922)
- 2013 - Bud McClure, minor league pitcher (b. 1931)
- 2013 - Cromer Smotherman, minor league player (b. 1925)
- 2016 - Charlie Beamon, pitcher (b. 1934)
- 2018 - Johnny Ard, minor league pitcher (b. 1967)
- 2020 - Salty Saltwell, General Manager (b. 1924)
- 2020 - Rudy Santin, scout (b. 1960)
- 2021 - Hal Breeden, infielder (b. 1944)
- 2021 - Clay Daniel, minor league pitcher; scout (b. 1962)
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