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Events, births and deaths that occurred on December 14.

Events

• 1882 - At its first annual convention, the American Association establishes the first permanent staff of umpires in major league history. Previously, the National League and AA umpires were local men hired on game day by the home club.
• 1900 - Suffering from a drop in attendance in 1900, National League owners vote to cut costs with a 16-player limit after May 1st. The Players Association claims the move is aimed at pressuring players into signing by shrinking the number of jobs.
• 1901 - Suffering from too much infighting and no leadership, four National League clubs elect A.G. Spalding as president. Two days later, a court voids the election and enjoins him from serving, and he will eventually quit.
• 1904 - The Philadelphia Phillies send pitcher Chick Fraser and third baseman Harry Wolverton to the Boston Beaneaters for pitcher Togie Pittinger.
• 1911:
  • Pittsburgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss proposes that each team in the World Series be required to turn over one-fourth of its share of the gate to the league, to be divided among the other teams. Until now, ten percent of the gross went to the National Commission, 60 percent to the players, and the rest to the two pennant-winning clubs. The National League will pass the resolution and send it to the American League. It marks the beginning of changes that ultimately give players of the first four clubs a percentage of the World Series money.
  • The earned run average (ERA) is adopted as an official statistic.
• 1914 - Former New York Giants mascot (and "pitcher") Charlie (Victory) Faust is confined to the Western Hospital for the Insane. He will die there of pulmonary tuberculosis on June 15, 1915.
• 1916 - The Chicago Cubs swap OF Joe Kelly to the Boston Braves for coach Fred Mitchell, who will become Chicago's new manager.
• 1917 - Connie Mack and his Philadelphia Athletics need money. He sells P Joe Bush, C Wally Schang, and OF Amos Strunk to the Boston Red Sox for P Vean Gregg, OF Merlin Kopp, C Pinch Thomas, and $60,000.
• 1922:
  • In a joint meeting of the two leagues, the ban on non-waiver trades after June 15th is approved. The National League favors a 50-player limit until June 15, the American League votes for 40. Judge Landis breaks the deadlock in favor of 40. Compensation of World Series umpires is changed from a percentage of the players' pool to a flat $2,000.
  • Still smarting over the rejection of the official scorer's decision in the Ty Cobb case, the national baseball writers' group meets and votes to back the New York group's protest. Fred Lieb, who had filled in the Associated Press box score giving Cobb the disputed hit, asks Ban Johnson to revise the records to .399 for Cobb. Johnson complains of not receiving box scores from some writers, who are appointed by the clubs as official scorers.
• 1932:
  • John Heydler is elected to another four-year term as president of the National League.
  • The Washington Senators trade Sam West, Lloyd Brown, Carl Reynolds, and $20,000 cash to the St. Louis Browns for Goose Goslin, Fred Schulte, and Lefty Stewart. Washington also gets Earl Whitehill from the Detroit Tigers for Firpo Marberry and Carl Fischer.
• 1933:
  • Goose Goslin of the Washington Senators is sent to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for John Stone.
  • In an extended trade, the St. Louis Browns acquire Smead Jolley, Ivy Andrews, and $40,000 from the Boston Red Sox for Carl Reynolds. St. Louis then sends Jolley, plus Jim Levey and Wally Hebert to Hollywood (Pacific Coast League) for Alan Strange. Strange will go to the Senators for Lyn Lary before the end of the season. Levey, meanwhile, will return east in the fall to join the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, where he will play halfback for three seasons.
• 1935 - Firpo Marberry resigns as American League umpire to sign with the New York Giants as a pitcher.
• 1938 - Major league teams adopt several resolutions. The National League allows the Cincinnati Reds to play their season opener one day before other teams, as a way of honoring the 100th anniversary of baseball and of the 1869 Red Stockings being the first professional team. In other news, Will Harridge is re-elected as American League president and given a ten-year term. The AL permits the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Athletics to play night games. Finally, the major leagues agree on a standard ball but disagree on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 players. Judge Landis will eventually decide on 25.
• 1948:
  • The Cleveland Indians acquire future Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn and first baseman Mickey Vernon from the Washington Senators for first baseman Eddie Robinson and pitchers Joe Haynes and Eddie Klieman. Vernon will go back to Washington in 1950 but Wynn will stay in Cleveland and will win 163 games for the Indians over the next nine seasons.
  • It's a busy day for the Phillies as the team purchases pitcher Ken Trinkle from the Giants and trades pitchers Walter Dubiel and Dutch Leonard to the Cubs for first baseman Eddie Waitkus and pitcher Hank Borowy. Ruth Ann Steinhagen, a Chicago female fan totally obsessed with former Cub Waitkus, is very upset with the trade and will try to kill her idol upon his return to Wrigley Field with the Phillies.
• 1949:
  • In a major trade, the New York Giants get Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky from the Boston Braves in a swap for Willard Marshall, Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr and Sam Webb.
  • The Cubs send pitcher Bill Voiselle and $35,000 to the Braves for infielder Gene Mauch. The Cubs had hoped to come away with Warren Spahn or Johnny Antonelli.
• 1950 - Major League owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees) and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select a new Commissioner as soon as possible. In a close vote, 9-7, Happy Chandler's contract was not renewed three days earlier to serve a third term as baseball's leader.
• 1953 - Detroit Tigers shortstop Harvey Kuenn, who hit .308 for the season, is voted American League Rookie of the Year.
• 1960 - The two new American League franchises, the first expansion teams in over a half of a century, select their rosters in the first ever expansion draft. The Los Angeles Angels make New York Yankees pitcher Eli Grba the first selection of the draft, and the "new" Washington Senators follow by tabbing another Yankee pitcher, Bobby Shantz. Among the Angels selections also are Jim Fregosi (SS), Ted Kluszewski (1B) and Albie Pearson (OF). Washington selections include Chuck Hinton (OF), Gene Woodling (OF) and Hal Woodeshick (P).
• 1961 - Roger Maris's request for a $75,000 contract is denied by New York Yankees general manager Roy Hamey.
• 1963 - The Pittsburgh Pirates send pitcher Harvey Haddix to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for infielder Dick Yencha and cash.
• 1965 - Eddie Stanky is named manager of the Chicago White Sox.
• 1966 - The St. Louis Cardinals send OF Walt Williams and P Don Dennis to the Chicago White Sox for C John Romano and P Lee White.
• 1970 - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Herman Hill drowns in the Caribbean Sea, near Valencia, Venezuela, at age 25. Hill had been traded from the Twins on October 20th.
• 1976 - The San Diego Padres sign veteran free agents Rollie Fingers and Gene Tenace, who helped the Oakland Athletics to three consecutive World Championships from 1972 to 1974.
• 1977 - The Texas Rangers re-acquire future Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins from the Boston Red Sox for pitcher John Poloni and cash. Jenkins, who won only 10 games in 1977, will put together an 18-win season for the Rangers in 1978.
• 1982:
  • The San Francisco Giants trade second baseman Joe Morgan and pitcher Al Holland to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitchers Mike Krukow and Mark Davis and Charles Penigar.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals swap blue-ribbon prospects Bobby Meacham and Stan Javier to the New York Yankees for three minor leaguers - Bob Helsom, Marty Mason, and Steve Fincher - none of which will reach the majors. Some observers think this is a lagniappe to New York for sending Willie McGee to the Cardinals last year in exchange for pitcher Bob Sykes, who turned out to be injured.
• 1985 - Former major league star Roger Maris dies from cancer at the age of 51. In 1961, Maris set a major league record by hitting 61 home runs. Considered an excellent all-around outfielder, Maris won two American League MVP awards during his career.
• 1994:
  • Labor talks headed by federal mediator Bill Usery aimed at settling the ongoing strike break down.
  • The Philadelphia Phillies sign free agent Gregg Jefferies to a four-year contract worth $20 million.
  • The New York Yankees obtain pitcher Jack McDowell from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor league P Keith Heberling and a player to be named later (Lyle Mouton).
  • IF/OF Tim Costo is obtained by the Cleveland Indians from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for SS Mark Lewis.
• 1995:
  • Free agent OF Lance Johnson signs a two-year pact with the New York Mets reportedly worth more than five million dollars. Johnson led the American League in hits last season with 186.
  • The Florida Marlins sign free agent P Al Leiter to a three-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Cardinals trade pitchers Allen Watson, Rich DeLucia and Doug Creek to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for SS Royce Clayton.
• 1996 - The Boston Red Sox sign veteran outfielder Shane Mack to a one-year deal. Mack played the last two seasons for the Yomiuri Giants.
• 1998 - This is a day rich in transactions: Minnesota trades OF Alex Ochoa to the Brewers in exchange for a player to be named; the Mets trade OF Butch Huskey to Seattle in exchange for P Lesli Brea; OF Brant Brown, whose error on September 24th almost cost the Cubs a playoff spot, is sent to the Pirates in exchange for P Jon Lieber; Marlins SS Edgar Renteria is obtained by the Cardinals in exchange for SS Pablo Ozuna and pitchers Armando Almanza and Braden Looper; Detroit signs free agent C Bill Haselman to a two-year contract, and the Royals sign free agent C Chad Kreuter.
• 1999 - Today's transactions include Pittsburgh signing free agent OF Wil Cordero to a three-year contract worth $9 million; the Royals signing free agent C Brian Johnson to a contract; in a swap of unrelated Everetts, the Boston Red Sox obtaining OF Carl from the Astros in exchange for SS Adam and P Greg Miller, and the Royals also obtaining OF Todd Dunwoody from the Marlins in exchange for 1B Sean McNally.
• 2000:
  • The Chicago White Sox obtain shortstop Royce Clayton from the Texas Rangers in exchange for pitchers Aaron Myette and Brian Schmack. Clayton became expendable after the signing of Alex Rodriguez.
  • St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Fernando Tatis and pitcher Britt Reames are traded to the Montreal Expos for pitchers Dustin Hermanson and Steve Kline.
• 2001:
  • Needing to fill the void of a left-handed power hitter created by Jason Giambi's departure to the Yankees, Oakland trades reliever Mark Guthrie and P Tyler Yates to the Mets for OF/DH David Justice. The Mets had acquired Justice only a week ago in a deal which sent third baseman Robin Ventura to the Yankees.
  • The San Francisco Giants sign free agent pitcher Jason Schmidt to a $31-million four-year deal. After being traded by Pittsburgh, Schmidt was 7-1 for San Francisco last season.
• 2004 - The District of Columbia Council's decision requiring private financing for at least fifty percent of the construction costs of the Washington Nationals' new ballpark may jeopardize the team's tenure in Washington, DC The 7-6 vote in favor of this new provision clearly breaks the agreement Major League Baseball negotiated with the city to land the former Montreal Expos franchise in the nation's capital.
• 2007:
  • The Oakland Athletics trade 2007 All-Star Game starting pitcher Dan Haren and Connor Robertson to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Brett Anderson, Dana Eveland, Greg Smith, Chris Carter, Aaron Cunningham and Carlos Gonzalez. Oakland is hoping to repeat the success of the proven player for prospects type of arrangement that netted them Haren and others in the past.
  • Arizona also sends Jose Valverde to the Houston Astros for Chad Qualls, Chris Burke and Juan Gutierrez.
• 2009:
  • Rumors of a blockbuster three-team deal involving two former American League Cy Young Award winners dominate the headlines. The trade sends 2003 winner Roy Halladay from the Blue Jays to the Phillies and 2008 winner Cliff Lee from the Phils to Seattle, with the Blue Jays picking up a load of prospects. The youngsters changing teams include P Kyle Drabek, OF Michael Taylor and C Travis d'Arnaud from Philly to Toronto. For their part, the Phils pick up P Phillippe Aumont and OFs Tyson Gillies and J.C. Ramirez from Seattle, while, to complicate the deal further, Toronto flips Taylor to Oakland for another top draft pick, 1B Brett Wallace. Final confirmation of the complex transaction will only take place on December 16th.
  • The Red Sox sign former Angels ace John Lackey to a five-year contract worth $85 million and OF Mike Cameron to a two-year deal worth approximately $16 million.
• 2010:
  • News reports announce that the most sought-after free agent of this off-season, P Cliff Lee, is headed to Philadelphia, where he played in the second half of 2009. The Yankees, Rangers and Red Sox were also ardently pursuing Lee, whose contract is estimated to be worth $120 million over five years.
  • DH Hideki Matsui signs a contract with the Oakland A's, after spending last season with the Angels.
  • In other signings, the Yankees add C Russell Martin as well as P Mark Prior, out of the majors since 2006, who gets a minor league contract and an invitation to spring training. Alas, Prior will never make it back as a player, but Martin will prove to be an excellent addition.
• 2011:
  • The Red Sox acquire P Mark Melancon from the Houston Astros in return for IF Jed Lowrie and P Kyle Weiland. They then replace Lowrie by signing free agent IF Nick Punto to a two-year contract.
  • The Orioles sign lefthanded pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada to a two-year deal worth $8.15 million. Wada was 16-5 with a 1.53 ERA for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks last season.
  • The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame names Reds 1B Joey Votto and Brewers closer John Axford co-winners of this year's Tip O'Neill Award that honors the most outstanding Canadian baseball player.
• 2012:
  • Aníbal Sánchez agrees to a five-year, $80 million deal to remain with the Detroit Tigers, helping keep their 2012 World Series rotation intact.
  • In other signings, the Yankees retain OF Ichiro Suzuki by agreeing to a two-year deal with the outfielder they acquired from Seattle at the trading deadline, while the Cardinals add utility player Ty Wigginton, also with a two-year deal.
• 2015:
  • The Giants sign P Johnny Cueto to a free agent deal worth $130 million over six years.
  • The Phillies sign C J.P. Arencibia and RP Ernesto Frieri to minor league contracts with spring invites.
• 2017
  • At the annual Rule 5 Draft, OF Victor Reyes is the first pick, by the Tigers from the Diamondbacks, but after that it's a pitching smorgasbord as 15 of the other 16 players taken in the major league phase are pitchers. The most recognizable names are Ps Burch Smith and Albert Suarez, who both have major league experience, and former major league OF Anthony Gose who is hoping to make it back to the Show as a pitcher.
  • In other happenings on the final day of the winter meetings, the Twins sign 40-something reliever Fernando Rodney to a one-year contract while the Cardinals send OF Stephen Piscotty to Oakland in return for a pair of prospects, one day after acquiring OF Marcell Ozuna from Miami.
• 2018:
  • The last vacant managerial slot in the majors is filled as the Orioles, coming off the worst season in franchise history which led to the firing of both GM Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter, announce that the job will go to Brandon Hyde, bench coach of the Cubs.
  • The Indians continue to deal first basemen, one day after acquiring Carlos Santana and Jake Bauers in separate trades, as they send incumbent Yonder Alonso to the White Sox for OF Alex Call.
• 2019 - A bat used by Babe Ruth to hit his 500th home run is sold at auction for more than $1 million. Ruth had given the bat in the 1940s to a friend, Suffern, NY mayor Jim Rice, and the artefact had been kept in his family ever since. Adding to its value is the fact that it was autographed by the Babe.
• 2023 - News sources report that the Dodgers and Rays have worked out a big four-player trade, which would send P Tyler Glasnow and OF Manuel Margot to L.A. in return for two younger players, P Ryan Pepiot and OF Jonny Deluca. The deal is contingent on one condition, however - that Glasnow come to an agreement with the Dodgers on a contract extension - and will not be made official until that is done. That will happen in two days, when Glasnow signs a five-year extension with the Dodgers worth $136.5 million.

Births

• 1849 - O.P. Caylor, manager (d. 1897)
• 1850 - Bill Annan, umpire (d. ????)
• 1861 - Ren Wylie, outfielder (d. 1951)
• 1863 - Henry Gruber, pitcher (d. 1932)
• 1870 - Deacon Van Buren, outfielder (d. 1957)
• 1873 - John Anderson, outfielder (d. 1949)
• 1879 - Jack Calhoun, infielder (d. 1947)
• 1882 - Ralph Edwards, infielder (d. 1949)
• 1886 - Maury Uhler, outfielder (d. 1918)
• 1889 - Lefty Tyler, pitcher (d. 1953)
• 1890 - Ben Tincup, pitcher (d. 1980)
• 1891 - Al Tedrow, pitcher (d. 1958)
• 1892 - Jimmy Claxton, pitcher (d. 1970)
• 1892 - Rudy Kallio, pitcher (d. 1979)
• 1892 - Grady White, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1933)
• 1894 - Stan Baumgartner, pitcher (d. 1955)
• 1894 - Jim Joe Edwards, pitcher (d. 1965)
• 1896 - Charlie Hargreaves, catcher (d. 1979)
• 1897 - Maurice Archdeacon, outfielder (d. 1954)
• 1897 - Syl Simon, infielder (d. 1973)
• 1898 - Lewis Means, catcher (d. 1963)
• 1899 - Bob Lawrence, pitcher (d. 1983)
• 1900 - Harry Wilke, infielder (d. 1991)
• 1901 - Benny Bedford, minor league outfielder and manager (d. 1983)
• 1901 - Les Bell, infielder (d. 1985)
• 1903 - Jim Moore, pitcher (d. 1973)
• 1905 - Bob Weiland, pitcher (d. 1988)
• 1906 - Duke Markham, outfielder (d. 1939)
• 1908 - Terry Lyons, infielder (d. 1959)
• 1909 - Jim Walkup, pitcher (d. 1997)
• 1913 - Eddie Smith, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1994)
• 1914 - Tice James, infielder (d. 1989)
• 1914 - Rusty Peters, infielder (d. 2003)
• 1915 - Paul Erickson, pitcher (d. 2002)
• 1918 - Willie Pope, pitcher (d. 2010)
• 1921 - Bobby Adams, infielder (d. 1997)
• 1922 - Hank Nasternak, minor league infielder (d. 2012)
• 1923 - Paul LaPalme, pitcher (d. 2010)
• 1925 - Sam Jones, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1971)
• 1927 - Bob Clear, minor league player, coach (d. 2010)
• 1929 - Carl Linhart, pinch hitter (d. 2022)
• 1929 - Pete Whisenant, outfielder (d. 1996)
• 1932 - Jimmie McDaniel, minor league outfielder (d. 1999)
• 1933 - Hugh Delano, writer (d. 2015)
• 1933 - Jerry Schoonmaker, outfielder (d. 2018)
• 1938 - Ken Hunt, pitcher (d. 2008)
• 1941 - Roly Wout, Hoofdklasse infielder (d. 2021)
• 1942 - Julio Hazel, Hoofdklasse outfielder (d. 2018)
• 1942 - Jim Roland, pitcher (d. 2010)
• 1943 - Jerry May, catcher (d. 1996)
• 1945 - Arsenio Diaz, minor league infielder
• 1945 - Greg Goossen, infielder
• 1948 - Ralph Garcia, pitcher
• 1949 - Bill Buckner, infielder; All-Star (d. 2019)
• 1956 - Eligio Kelly, Hoofdklasse pitcher (d. 2019)
• 1956 - Leonid Korneev, Russian national team pitcher-infielder
• 1960 - Bill Buchanan, umpire
• 1960 - Mike Rizzo, General Manager
• 1961 - Jeff Robinson, pitcher (d. 2014)
• 1962 - Carey Cheek, minor league infielder
• 1964 - Mitch Lyden, catcher
• 1964 - Joe Ortiz, minor league catcher
• 1965 - Craig Biggio, infielder; All-Star; Hall of Fame
• 1965 - Ken Hill, pitcher; All-Star
• 1966 - Scott Muscat, college coach
• 1967 - Tian-Lin Chang, CPBL outfielder
• 1967 - Yukio Tanaka, NPB infielder
• 1969 - Jason Abramavicius, minor league pitcher
• 1969 - Scott Hatteberg, infielder
• 1969 - Dave Nilsson, catcher; All-Star
• 1971 - Itsuki Asai, NPB infielder/outfielder
• 1971 - Brett Boretti, college coach
• 1971 - Sean Forman, researcher
• 1971 - Eric Ludwick, pitcher
• 1971 - José Texidor, minor league outfielder
• 1972 - Marcus Jensen, catcher
• 1972 - Sean McNally, minor league infielder
• 1974 - Billy Koch, pitcher
• 1974 - Elvis Alayon, minor league player
• 1975 - Nilson Antigua, minor league catcher
• 1975 - Rodrigo Lopez, pitcher
• 1976 - Jason Zachos, Greek national team outfielder
• 1977 - Doug DeVore, outfielder
• 1977 - Rodrigo Rosario, pitcher
• 1977 - Dan Wright, pitcher
• 1978 - Dave Gassner, pitcher
• 1978 - Belvani Martinez, minor league infielder
• 1978 - R.J. Thompson, umpire
• 1979 - Tony Arnerich, coach
• 1979 - Rolando Garza, minor league utility man
• 1981 - Leonardo D'Amico, minor league pitcher
• 1981 - Angel Guzman, pitcher
• 1981 - Shaun Marcum, pitcher
• 1982 - Chris Amador, minor league infielder
• 1982 - Josh Fields, infielder
• 1983 - Stephen Kahn, minor league pitcher
• 1983 - Matthew Morizio, minor league catcher
• 1984 - Chris Heisey, outfielder
• 1984 - Joe Persichina, minor league infielder
• 1984 - Gabe Suarez, minor league infielder and manager
• 1984 - Rick Taloa, minor league infielder
• 1985 - Julio Pimentel, minor league pitcher
• 1985 - Kelvin Villa, minor league pitcher
• 1986 - Ryan Miller, minor league pitcher
• 1988 - Chris Hernandez, minor league pitcher
• 1988 - Michael Main, minor league pitcher
• 1988 - Hayato Sakamoto, NPB infielder
• 1989 - Jack Armstrong, Jr., drafted pitcher
• 1989 - Zach Cone, minor league outfielder
• 1989 - Donn Roach, pitcher
• 1990 - Grant Fink, minor league infielder
• 1990 - Mike Ohlman, catcher
• 1991 - Adam Frazier, infielder; All-Star
• 1991 - Josh Rapaport, Great Britain national team outfielder
• 1992 - Juan Maldonado, Bolivian national team outfielder
• 1993 - Taylor Ward, infielder
• 1994 - Ryan McMahon, infielder
• 1995 - Kevin Merrell, minor league infielder
• 1997 - Tomohisa Ohzeki, NPB pitcher
• 1999 - Marco Cardoso, signed infielder
• 2000 - Eleazar Jie Xian Ng, Singaporean national team pitcher
• 2000 - Sammy Siani, minor league outfielder
• 2001 - Gabriel Acosta, Venezuelan national team pitcher

Deaths

• 1899 - Harry Dooms, outfielder (b. 1867)
• 1900 - Jim Devlin, pitcher (b. 1866)
• 1915 - Danny Murphy, catcher (b. 1864)
• 1924 - Chappie McFarland, pitcher (b. 1875)
• 1926 - George Myers, catcher (b. 1860)
• 1930 - Al Hubbard, catcher/infielder (b. 1860)
• 1931 - Al Schulz, pitcher (b. 1889)
• 1941 - George Gillpatrick, pitcher (b. 1875)
• 1941 - Arthur Hillebrand, minor league outfielder (b. 1877)
• 1944 - Jouett Meekin, pitcher (b. 1867)
• 1945 - Connie Murphy, catcher (b. 1870)
• 1946 - Tom Dowse, catcher (b. 1866)
• 1952 - F.C. Hansford, pitcher (b. 1874)
• 1962 - Bob Katz, pitcher (b. 1911)
• 1962 - Champ Osteen, infielder (b. 1877)
• 1962 - Dan Woodman, pitcher (b. 1893)
• 1963 - Gacho Torres, infielder/outfielder (b. 1896)
• 1969 - Johnnie Scroggins, pitcher (b. 1922)
• 1970 - Herman Hill, outfielder (b. 1945)
• 1970 - Walt Tragesser, catcher (b. 1887)
• 1977 - John Henry McQueen, outfielder (b. 1916)
• 1979 - Willie Nixon, outfielder (b. 1916)
• 1979 - Vinnie Smith, catcher; umpire (b. 1915)
• 1980 - Elston Howard, catcher; All-Star (b. 1929)
• 1983 - Roy Hamey, general manager (b. 1902)
• 1983 - Don Sikes, minor league outfielder (b. 1898)
• 1985 - Roger Maris, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1934)
• 1986 - Ramón Bonilla, Nicaraguan national team coach (b. 1900)
• 1991 - Larry Ciaffone, outfielder (b. 1924)
• 1993 - Jerry Scala, outfielder (b. 1924)
• 1995 - Skinner Belfield, pinch-hitter (b. 1918)
• 1997 - Frank Baumholtz, outfielder (b. 1918)
• 1999 - Hector Martinez, outfielder (b. 1939)
• 2000 - Kenshi Zenimura, NPB outfielder (b. 1928)
• 2002 - Hank Arft, infielder (b. 1922)
• 2002 - Kuen-Chi Cheng, CPBL manager; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1942)
• 2004 - Danny Doyle, catcher (b. 1917)
• 2004 - Rod Kanehl, infielder (b. 1934)
• 2005 - Stew Bowers, pitcher (b. 1915)
• 2007 - Cuddles Marshall, pitcher (b. 1925)
• 2008 - Nick Willhite, pitcher (b. 1941)
• 2009 - George McKinnon, college coach (b. 1918)
• 2010 - Gary Pifer, minor league pitcher (b. 1964)
• 2014 - Sy Berger, baseball card pioneer (b. 1923)
• 2014 - Glenn Brundis, minor league outfielder (b. 1924)
• 2016 - Tommy Herrera, minor league pitcher and manager (b. 1931)
• 2017 - Frank Lary, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1930)
• 2017 - William B. Mead, author (b. 1934)
• 2018 - Johnny Reagan, college coach (b. 1926)
• 2023 - Ken Mackenzie, pitcher (b. 1934)