October 11
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 11.
Events[edit]
- 1900:
- The American League announces that in 1901, it intends to put a team in Baltimore, MD led by John McGraw, and one in Washington, DC, two cities that lost their team when the National League contracted four team after the 1899 season. But the league pledges to stay out of Philadelphia and St. Louis unless the National League starts a fight.
- Rube Waddell of Pittsburgh strikes out a National League season-high 12 in a 2 - 1 win over Chicago. He will lead the league with 130 strikeouts and a 2.37 ERA.
- 1906 - Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox pitches a two-hitter over the Chicago Cubs for a 3 - 0 victory and a 2-1 lead in the World Series.
- 1910 - With the AL having completed its schedule, but the NL still active for another week, Connie Mack arranges for his pennant-winning team, the Athletics, to play a series of five games against an All-Star team of players from the league's other teams, to tune up for the upcoming World Series. In the first game played today at Shibe Park, the All-Stars, led by P Walter Johnson, OF Tris Speaker and 3B Harry Lord and managed by Jimmy McAleer, win the game, 8 - 3, even though Ty Cobb, who has committed to play, is still missing after experiencing car trouble on his way from Detroit, MI to Philadelphia, PA. The All-Stars will win the first four games before Philadelphia takes the last one, then goes on to beat the Cubs in five games in the Fall Classic.
- 1911 - Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers and Wildfire Schulte of the Chicago Cubs win the newly established Chalmers Awards, which go to the league's most valuable players. Cobb batted .420 with an American League-leading 127 RBI, while Schulte led the National League with 21 home runs and 107 RBI. Using a point system - eight for a first-place vote, seven for second, and so on - the eight voting writers give Cobb the maximum 64 points. Winners receive Chalmers automobiles.
- 1913 - The Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series as Eddie Plank outduels New York Giants pitching great Christy Mathewson in Game 5. Plank allows only two hits in the Athletics' 3 - 1 victory, giving Philadelphia its third World Championship in the last four seasons.
- 1915 - At Fenway Park, an unprecedented 42,300 are on hand for Game 3 of the World Series and see another 1 - 1 duel, which is decided in the 9th when Duffy Lewis singles home Harry Hooper for a 2 - 1 hometown win. Dutch Leonard walks none, yields three hits, and sets down the last 20 Phillies to face him.
- 1920 - In Game 6 of the World Series, Brooklyn's P Sherry Smith gives up a 6th-inning single to Tris Speaker and double to George Burns. That's all the scoring for the day, as Brooklyn reject Duster Mails yields three hits for a 1 - 0 win and 4-2 lead for Cleveland in the best-of-nine series.
- 1943 - New York Yankees pitcher Spud Chandler shuts out the St. Louis Cardinals, 2 - 0, as the Yankees win the World Series in five games. Chandler gives up ten hits and strands 11 runners. Bill Dickey's two-run homer in the 6th inning is the difference.
- 1948 - The Cleveland Indians defeat the Boston Braves, 4 - 3, to win the World Series in six games. Joe Gordon hits a home run in support of future Hall of Famer Bob Lemon, who earns a 4 - 3 victory - his second of the Series. After pitching a five-hit shutout in Game 3, rookie Gene Bearden retires the last five batters and gets the save.
- 1964 - The St. Louis Cardinals' Ken Boyer hits a grand slam in Game 4 of the World Series, capping off a 4 - 3 comeback win over the New York Yankees. The Cardinals had trailed, 3 - 0, before Boyer's blast against Al Downing.
- 1967:
- Boston Red Sox shortstop Rico Petrocelli hits a pair of home runs, highlighting an 8 - 4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the Game 6 of the World Series. The Red Sox's win forces a seventh and deciding game, which the Cardinals will win.
- The New York Mets name former Brooklyn Dodgers great Gil Hodges as their manager. Hodges had been managing the Washington Senators, who receive $100,000 as compensation from New York.
- 1971 - Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles sets a World Series record by reaching base five consecutive times against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Robinson's barrage helps Baltimore to an 11 - 3 win in Game 2 of the World Series.
- 1972 - Bob Moose's wild pitch in the 9th inning allows George Foster to score the winning run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 - 3, and capture the National League Championship Series in Game 5. The Pirates had entered the 9th inning with a 3 - 2 lead before Johnny Bench's solo home run against Dave Giusti tied the game.
- 1985 - George Brett raps out four hits to lead the Kansas City Royals to a comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the third game of the American League Championship Series. Brett's outburst includes two home runs, which help the Royals to a 6 - 5 victory.
- 1999 - The Boston Red Sox outslug the Cleveland Indians, 12 - 8, to win Game 5 of their ALDS and advance to the American League Championship Series. Pedro Martinez strikes out eight in six hitless innings of surprise relief and Troy O'Leary twice thwarts the Indians' strategy of intentionally walking Nomar Garciaparra by hitting two homers and driving in seven runs.
- 2004 - The Houston Astros post a 12 - 3 triumph over the Atlanta Braves in the decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Series. Winning a postseason series for the first time in the 43-year history of the franchise, the Astros earn a spot in the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
- 2006 - Pitcher Cory Lidle of the New York Yankees is killed when a small plane he is in crashes into a residential building in New York City. An investigation will fail to determine whether it was him or his flight instructor at the controls at the time of the crash.
- 2009:
- The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim finally win a postseason series over the Boston Red Sox as they complete a three-game sweep of their Division Series with a come-from-behind 7 - 6 win at Fenway Park. They trail 5 - 2 going into the 8th but score two runs in that inning and three more in the 9th, teeing off against closer Jonathan Papelbon to stun the BoSox. Vladimir Guerrero has the big blow, a single that scores Chone Figgins and Bobby Abreu with two outs in the 9th.
- The New York Yankees complete a sweep of their own, defeating Minnesota, 4 - 1, to take their ALDS in the last game ever played at the Metrodome. Solo home runs by Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada off Carl Pavano in the 7th are the deciding blows. Andy Pettitte wins the 15th postseason game of his career, tying John Smoltz for the most ever.
- The Phillies take a two-games-to-one lead in their NLDS with a 6 - 5 win over the Rockies in frigid conditions at Coors Field. Chase Utley hits a 1st-inning home run and benefits from a dubious umpiring call that leads to the winning run in the 9th. Much-maligned Phillies' closer Brad Lidge picks up the save after placing the tying and winning runs on base via walks in the bottom of the 9th.
- 2011:
- The Tigers win Game 3 of the ALCS, 5 - 2, over Texas, but still trail the Rangers, two games to one. Doug Fister allows a 1st-inning run, but then settles down, not giving up another score until the 8th. But by that time, Detroit has put five runs across the plate, on solo homers by Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta off Colby Lewis, another by Miguel Cabrera off Koji Uehara, and a two-run single by Austin Jackson.
- In a rematch of the 2007 Baseball World Cup and 2009 Baseball World Cup Gold Medal game, Cuba gets revenge against Team USA at the 2011 Baseball World Cup. The Cubans jump on US starter Jeff Marquez for 11 hits and seven runs in three innings then hold on for an 8 - 7 win to improve their chances of returning to the Gold Medal game; the US will probably need to win its last three games and have other teams lose in order to return. Rusney Castillo, Frederich Cepeda, Yulieski Gourriel and José Dariel Abreu each get three hits for the winners while Tommy Mendonca has three for the losers.
- Matt Murton of the Hanshin Tigers singles off Shun Tono to bring his hitting streak to 30 games. That ties Isao Harimoto and Yutaka Fukumoto for fourth-longest in Nippon Pro Baseball history and breaks Glenn Braggs' record of 29 by a gaijin. Murton's streak will be snapped tomorrow by Tetsuya Utsumi.
- 2012:
- The Giants complete a tremendous comeback by defeating the Reds, 6 - 4, in Game 5 of the NLDS, winning all three games in Cincinnati after losing the first two at home. A 5th-inning grand slam by Buster Posey off Mat Latos is the key blow, capping a six-run outburst.
- Jayson Werth's walk-off home run off Lance Lynn leading off the bottom of the 9th sends Washington to a 2 - 1 win over St. Louis in the other NLDS. The Nats score once in seven innings against starter Kyle Lohse, on a 2nd-inning homer by Adam LaRoche, while his opponent Ross Detwiler limits the Cards to an unearned run in six innings. Three relievers then follow with a scoreless inning each for Washington, with Drew Storen ending up the winner.
- The Orioles also even the ALDS against the Yankees with a 2 - 1 win, meaning that all four Division Series will go the distance this year. J.J. Hardy drives in the winning run with a double, scoring Manny Machado in the 13th inning in the longest postseason game in Orioles history.
- Ace Justin Verlander pitches what is for him a typical game, striking out 11 and throwing a shutout as Detroit eliminates Oakland with a 6 - 0 win in Game 5 of the other ALDS.
- 2013 - Carlos Beltran is the hero as the Cardinals take Game 1 of the NLCS, 3 - 2, over the Dodgers. Beltran drives in the Cards' first two runs with a double in the 3rd, guns down Mark Ellis at the plate in the 10th, and ends the game by driving in Daniel Descalso with a single in the bottom of the 13th inning.
- 2014:
- The Royals take a 2-0 lead in the ALCS with a 6 - 4 win over the Orioles. They break a 4 - 4 tie with two runs in the top of the 9th.
- In Game 1 of the NLCS, Madison Bumgarner pitches 7 2/3 scoreless innings to lead the Giants to a 3 - 0 win over the Cardinals. Losing pitcher Adam Wainwright is hurt by a couple of defensive miscues by his infielders.
- 2015:
- Facing elimination in the ALDS, the Blue Jays win, 5 - 1, over the Rangers, as they get a ton of baserunners against Martin Perez. Four double plays by Texas keep the game close for a while, but a three-run homer by Troy Tulowitzki against Chi Chi Gonzalez in the 6th proves too much to overcome. Marco Estrada is the winner.
- The Astros ride a strong performance by ace Dallas Keuchel to defeat the Royals, 4 - 2, at Minute Maid Park in Game 3 of the ALDS. Both Royals runs come via solo homers, by Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon, while a two-run single by Jason Castro in the 5th is the key blow for the Astros, who also get a homer from Chris Carter.
- 2016:
- The Dodgers extend the Division Series by winning Game 4, 6 - 5, over the Nationals. Los Angeles takes a 5 - 2 lead behind Clayton Kershaw's pitching and a two-run homer by Adrian Gonzalez, but Washington scores three in the 7th to tie it. Chase Utley drives in the winning run off Blake Treinen in the bottom of the 8th.
- The Cubs clinch the other NLDS thanks to a tremendous 9th-inning comeback in San Francisco. Trailing 5 - 2 and looking completely anemic against Matt Moore, they victimize a parade of five different relievers to score four runs in the fateful inning and take the lead; Aroldis Chapman then saves his third game of the series with a perfect 9th to send the Giants packing, ending their string of three consecutive World Series wins in even-numbered years.
- 2017:
- The Nationals force a Game 5 in the NLDS by shutting out the Cubs, 5 - 0 at Wrigley Field. Stephen Strasburg pitches seven scoreless innings and leaves with a 1 - 0 lead, thanks to an unearned run against Jake Arrieta, then Michael Taylor deals the crushing blow with a grand slam off Wade Davis with two outs in the top of the 8th.
- The Yankees complete a stunning comeback from being down two games to none after a devastating extra-innings loss in Game 2 to stun the heavily-favored Indians, 5 - 2, in Game 5 of the Division Series, eliminating them from the postseason. Didi Gregorius hits a pair of homers off a shaky Corey Kluber in the first three innings to give New York an early 3 - 0 lead, but after Cleveland chases CC Sabathia with two runs in the 4th, the Yankees' bullpen goes to work, shutting them down the rest of the way.
- 2019 - Anibal Sanchez of the Nationals flirts with a no-hitter in Game 1 of the NLCS, not giving up a hit to the Cardinals until pinch-hitter Jose Martinez singles with two out in the 8th. Sean Doolittle then records the final four outs as Washington prevails, 1 - 0, on a one-hitter. Miles Mikolas only gives up one run in six innings but is charged with the loss.
- 2020:
- Runs are at a premium in the first game of the ALCS as the Rays defeat the Astros, 2 - 1. Both teams hit an early solo homer - Jose Altuve for Houston and Randy Arozarena for Tampa Bay - and the only other score comes on a rare single by Mike Zunino in the 5th.
- Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, iconic member of the "Big Red Machine" in the 1970s as the back-to-back National League MVP winner in 1975 and 1976, passes away at the age of 77. He is the fifth Cooperstown enshrinee to die since August 31st.
- In the Netherlands, Victor Draijer of the Hoofddorp Pioniers wins MVP of the 2020 Hoofdklasse, hitting .500 in the COVID-19-shortened season. He also led in hits, total bases, OBP and doubles, was second in slugging and third in RBI.
- 2021:
- Atlanta takes a two-games-to-one lead in its Division Series, shutting out Milwaukee for the second straight game, 3 - 0. All the runs score on a pinch homer by Joc Pederson against reliever Adrian Houser in the 5th, the second such long ball by Pederson off Houser in three games.
- The Red Sox complete their upset win over the Rays in the Division Series with a 6 - 5 walk-off victory in Game 4 at Fenway Park. Boston takes a 5 - 0 lead against Shane McClanahan in the 3rd, but the Rays claw their way back, tying the score with a pair of runs in the 8th. In the bottom of the 9th, Kiké Hernandez hits a long sacrifice fly with runners on second and third to push in pinch-runner Danny Santana with the winning run.
- In the other NLDS, San Francisco takes a two-games-to-one lead with a 1 - 0 win over the Dodgers, for their second shutout in three games. The only run scores on a solo homer by Evan Longoria, one of only three hits by the Giants, while the Dodgers manage just five, all of them singles.
- 2022:
- All four Division Series start today and in the first series in the National League, the Phillies score seven runs in the first five innings, driving Max Fried out of the game early, while the Braves miss a number of opportunities. Atlanta manages to close within one run on a three-run homer by Matt Olson in the 9th, but come up short, losing, 7 - 6. In the other Division Series, the Dodgers take an early 5 - 0 lead over the Padres then hold on for a 5 - 3 win.
- In the ALDS, the Mariners have a 7 - 3 lead heading into the bottom of the 8th after battering Justin Verlander for six runs in the first four innings. However, the Astros mount an incredible comeback, with a two-run homer by Alex Bregman in the 8th, and then a dramatic three-run walk-off homer by Yordan Alvarez off Robbie Ray with two outs in the 9th, to win, 8 - 7. In the other Division Series, a strong pitching performance by Gerrit Cole combined with homers by Harrison Bader and Anthony Rizzo lead the Yankees to a 4 - 1 win over the Guardians.
- 2023:
- In Game 3 of the NLDS, the Phillies score six runs in the 3rd inning and hit a total of six home runs to cruise to a 10 - 2 win over the Braves. Aaron Nola is the winner as Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos both homer twice.
- The Astros advance to the ALCS for the seventh straight year after defeating Minnesota, 3 - 2, in Game 4 of the ALDS. Both teams homer twice, but one of Houston's long balls, by José Abreu, comes with a runner on base, and that accounts for the difference in the game.
- The Diamondbacks set a postseason record by homering four times against Lance Lynn in the 3rd inning of Game 3 of the other NLDS. All four long balls are solo shots, and Arizona does not score again, but the four runs are enough for a 4 - 2 win that completes a stunning sweep of the NL West champion Dodgers in three games.
- 2024 - In the first game in postseason history to feature two starting pitchers from Japan - Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Los Angeles and Yu Darvish for San Diego -, the Dodgers defeat the Padres, 2 - 0, in Game 5 of the Division Series to move to the NLCS. Yamamoto pitches five excellent innings as the Padres are shut out for the second straight game and manage only two hits, while both runs come on solo homers, by Kiké Hernandez in the 2nd and Teoscar Hernández in the 7th.
Births[edit]
- 1854 - Will White, pitcher, manager (d. 1911)
- 1858 - Buttercup Dickerson, outfielder (d. 1920)
- 1859 - Bill Burdick, pitcher (d. 1949)
- 1865 - Jerry Kane, infielder (d. 1948)
- 1866 - Bill Husted, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1867 - Emmett Rogers, catcher (d. 1941)
- 1869 - Alex McFarlan, outfielder (d. 1939)
- 1869 - Yale Murphy, infielder (d. 1906)
- 1878 - Frank Roth, catcher (d. 1955)
- 1882 - Buck Washer, pitcher (d. 1955)
- 1887 - George Kircher, college coach (d. 1949)
- 1888 - Del Wertz, infielder (d. 1958)
- 1889 - Mark Stewart, catcher (d. 1932)
- 1894 - Gary Fortune, pitcher (d. 1955)
- 1899 - Eddie Dyer, pitcher, manager (d. 1964)
- 1899 - Ernie Smith, infielder (d. 1973)
- 1905 - Joel Hunt, outfielder (d. 1978)
- 1906 - Tom Carey, infielder (d. 1970)
- 1912 - Mike Guerra, catcher (d. 1992)
- 1912 - Wayne Osborne, pitcher (d. 1987)
- 1913 - Silvio García, infielder; All-Star (d. 1977)
- 1916 - Carl Cooper, minor league outfielder and manager (d. 1987)
- 1916 - Alpheus Deane, pitcher (d. 1986)
- 1917 - Vince Castino, catcher (d. 1967)
- 1918 - Bob Chipman, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1918 - Shigeya Iijima, NPB outfielder (d. 1970)
- 1926 - Joe Ginsberg, catcher (d. 2012)
- 1927 - Earnest Long, pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1929 - Skeeter Kell, infielder (d. 2015)
- 1930 - Run-Po Chen, Taiwanese national team infielder; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2011)
- 1930 - Bill Fischer, pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1931 - Gary Blaylock, pitcher
- 1933 - Bob Engel, umpire (d. 2018)
- 1935 - Kazunori Nishimura, NPB pitcher (d. 1999)
- 1937 - Ki-yeong Sung, KBO manager
- 1938 - Bill Roman, infielder
- 1942 - Ed Oliger, umpire (d. 2008)
- 1943 - Larry Barton Jr., scout
- 1944 - Mike Fiore, infielder
- 1945 - Bob Stinson, catcher
- 1946 - Jarvis Tatum, outfielder (d. 2003)
- 1946 - Masaru Tomita, NPB infielder
- 1947 - Rick James, pitcher
- 1947 - Charlie Williams, pitcher (d. 2015)
- 1948 - Akikazu Nishimoto, NPB infielder
- 1949 - Bob Jones, outfielder
- 1949 - Terry Luhr, umpire
- 1952 - Stanley Engelhardt, Hoofdklasse coach (d. 2020)
- 1953 - Cleo Smith, minor league infielder
- 1955 - Tim Pagnozzi, minor league infielder
- 1956 - Chia-Chi Liu, CPBL manager
- 1959 - Pat Dodson, infielder
- 1960 - Curt Ford, outfielder
- 1963 - René Rijst, Hoofdklasse outfielder-pitcher
- 1965 - Orlando Hernandez, pitcher
- 1965 - Erik Johnson, infielder
- 1965 - Norihito Yamashita, NPB outfielder
- 1966 - Gregg Olson, pitcher; All-Star
- 1966 - Lem Pilkinton, minor league infielder
- 1969 - Danny Clark, minor league coach
- 1969 - Larry Luebbers, pitcher
- 1971 - Joe Roa, pitcher
- 1973 - Dmitri Young, outfielder; All-Star
- 1974 - Mike Duvall, pitcher
- 1974 - Jesús Sánchez, pitcher
- 1975 - Michael Holmes, scout
- 1976 - Juan Melo, infielder
- 1976 - Carl Sadler, pitcher
- 1976 - Frank Torre, Jr., college coach
- 1977 - Ty Wigginton, infielder; All-Star
- 1978 - Brian Jenkins, minor league player
- 1979 - Shane Youman, pitcher
- 1981 - David Rackley, umpire
- 1981 - Chih-Chung Yen, CPBL pitcher
- 1982 - Tae-in Chae, KBO infielder
- 1982 - Jeff Larish, infielder
- 1982 - Yohannis Pérez, minor league infielder
- 1983 - Hyun-seung Lee, KBO pitcher
- 1984 - Max Ramirez, catcher
- 1984 - Roberto Sabates, minor league catcher
- 1984 - Shawn Scobee, minor league outfielder
- 1985 - Charlie Fermaint, minor league outfielder
- 1985 - Young-wook Lee, KBO outfielder
- 1988 - Hung-Kuei Chen, CPBL infielder
- 1988 - David Goforth, pitcher
- 1989 - Daniel Paolini, minor league infielder
- 1989 - Sung-hoon Choi, KBO pitcher
- 1989 - Patrick Ludwig, minor league pitcher
- 1989 - Jenrry Mejia, pitcher
- 1989 - Josh Smith, pitcher
- 1989 - Tomoyuki Sugano, NPB pitcher
- 1990 - Lieb Bells, Palauan national team outfielder
- 1991 - Patrick Leyland, minor league catcher and manager
- 1991 - Tim Stahlmann, Bundesliga pitcher
- 1991 - Giovanny Urshela, infielder
- 1992 - Grayson Greiner, catcher
- 1992 - David Long, Swedish national team pitcher-outfielder
- 1992 - Glenn Mareels, First Division pitcher
- 1992 - Champ Stuart, minor league outfielder
- 1994 - Danilo Weber, Bundesliga outfielder
- 1995 - Mickey Gasper, catcher
- 1995 - Wing-Hin Ng, Hong Kong women's national team outfielder
- 1996 - Muhammad Abdullah Bara, Pakistani national team pitcher
- 1996 - J.B. Bukauskas, pitcher
- 1996 - Raidel Martínez, NPB pitcher
- 1996 - Josh Winder, pitcher
- 1997 - Pablo Barquero, Costa Rican national team pitcher
- 1997 - Wen-Chieh Chen, CPBL outfielder
- 1997 - Ting-Wei Yu, CPBL pitcher
- 1998 - Liam Doolan, signed pitcher
- 1999 - Michael Chirinos, minor league infielder
- 2000 - Juraj Bartók, Slovakian national team pitcher
- 2000 - Dilshan Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan national team outfielder
- 2003 - Yeong-hyun Park, KBO pitcher
- 2003 - Yong-seok Shin, KBO catcher
- 2004 - Dillon Head, minor league outfielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1891 - Will Smalley, infielder (b. 1871)
- 1907 - Whitey Gibson, catcher (b. 1868)
- 1916 - Harry Luff, infielder (b. 1852)
- 1920 - George Adams, infielder/outfielder (b. 1855)
- 1921 - Noel Bruce, minor league pitcher (b. ~1865)
- 1927 - Mike Corcoran, pitcher (b. 1858)
- 1927 - Ed Hughes, pitcher (b. 1880)
- 1928 - Frank Smith, catcher (b. 1857)
- 1932 - Ed Spurney, infielder (b. 1872)
- 1934 - Sandy Burk, pitcher (b. 1887)
- 1935 - George Pearce, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1935 - Chick Smith, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1936 - Fred Bell, pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1936 - Willard Hoagland, umpire (b. 1862)
- 1940 - John Devey, British baseball pioneer (b. 1866)
- 1947 - Doc Martel, catcher (b. 1883)
- 1951 - Bob Becker, pitcher (b. 1875)
- 1952 - Roy Beecher, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1958 - Ira Thomas, catcher (b. 1881)
- 1962 - Bill Bell, pitcher (b. 1933)
- 1962 - Dusty Decker, infielder (d. 1911)
- 1962 - Red Ormsby, umpire (b. 1895)
- 1964 - Stan Gray, infielder (b. 1888)
- 1965 - Willis Cole, outfielder (b. 1882)
- 1966 - Red Smith, infielder (b. 1890)
- 1972 - Danny Taylor, outfielder (b. 1900)
- 1979 - Abe Bowman, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1986 - Norm Cash, infielder; All-Star (b. 1933)
- 1989 - Bill Phebus, pitcher (b. 1909)
- 1991 - Clay Kirby, pitcher (b. 1948)
- 1991 - Mirei Suzuki, author; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1921)
- 1993 - Emmett O'Neill, pitcher (b. 1918)
- 1993 - Lee Walls, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1933)
- 1994 - Bobby Brooks, outfielder (b. 1945)
- 1994 - Charlie Cuellar, pitcher (b. 1917)
- 2002 - Toots Ferrell, pitcher (b. 1929)
- 2006 - Eddie Pellagrini, infielder, college coach (b. 1918)
- 2006 - Cory Lidle, pitcher (b. 1972)
- 2008 - Kevin Foster, pitcher (b. 1969)
- 2008 - Edward Jabb, minor league outfielder (b. 1913)
- 2008 - Gene Saragnese, minor league pitcher (b. 1927)
- 2011 - Cy Buker, pitcher (b. 1918)
- 2011 - Paul Martin, pitcher (b. 1932)
- 2012 - Vance Kidwell, minor league infielder (b. 1918)
- 2012 - Champ Summers, outfielder (b. 1946)
- 2014 - Stan Saleski, scout (b. 1955)
- 2015 - Dean Chance, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1941)
- 2016 - Bill Hockenbury, minor league infielder (b. 1924)
- 2015 - Chao-Jung Liao, CPBL pitcher (b. 1963)
- 2017 - Gilbert van den Bergh, Hoofdklasse pitcher (b. 1973)
- 2018 - Dwain Mintz, minor league infielder; college coach (b. 1928)
- 2020 - Joe Morgan, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1943)
- 2020 - Jay Porter, catcher (b. 1933)
- 2021 - Don Miller, college coach (b. 1934)
- 2023 - Taira Sumitomo, NPB infielder (b. 1943)
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