January 5
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on January 5.
Events[edit]
- 1906 - John McGraw and jockey Tod Sloan open a billiard parlour at 34th Street and Broadway, which soon becomes a popular and profitable hangout for New York City's sporting life.
- 1915:
- The Federal League sues organized baseball, claiming it to be an illegal trust and asking that it be dissolved and all contracts voided. The case is filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, before Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. He will stall his decision, and peace will be declared at the end of the year, but another suit, brought by the owners of the Baltimore Terrapins franchise, will result in baseball receiving an exemption from antitrust laws. In the meantime, the FL shifts players to strengthen teams in key cities. Benny Kauff, the league's answer to Ty Cobb, is moved from the Indianapolis Hoosiers to the Brooklyn Tip-Tops.
- Thirteen years after a U.S. District Court decision for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia effectively banned him from playing for the Philadelphia Athletics, Nap Lajoie rejoins the team. With Lajoie leaving the Cleveland Naps. Cleveland's owner will ask several newspapermen for nickname suggestions to replace the "Naps". He'll pick the name "Indians". A popular myth will be that a newspaper contest resulted in the winning nickname, after the late Lou Sockalexis, a Penobscot Native American who was a popular Cleveland player in the late 1890s. The team doesn't correct the myth until 2000.
- 1916 - The National League, happy to be rid of fractious Chicago Cubs owner Charles W. Murphy, allows Charles H. Weeghman, owner of a restaurant chain and president of the Federal League's Chicago Whales, to buy the Cubs for $500,000. By putting up $50,000, William Wrigley, Jr. becomes a minority stock holder. Whales manager Joe Tinker succeeds Roger Bresnahan, and the Cubs will play in the Federal League's newly built ballpark on the North Side, soon to become known as Wrigley Field.
- 1920 - Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee defends selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees for cash by calling his former player "one of the most selfish and inconsiderate men ever to put on a baseball uniform".
- 1925 - During the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants European tour, John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey and Hughie Jennings are honored with silver medals by the French Baseball Federation for their efforts of promoting the game in France.
- 1927 - Judge Landis begins a three-day public hearing to investigate the allegation the Detroit Tigers threw a four-game series to the Chicago White Sox in 1917. The White Sox, Swede Risberg contends, returned the favor for two games in 1919. Near the end of the 1917 season, some Chicago players contributed about $45 each to reward Detroit pitchers for winning their last series against the Boston Red Sox, helping Chicago clinch the pennant. No witnesses confirm any part of the story, although Tigers pitcher Bill James denies ever receiving any money, and the others named deny all charges. A week after the hearing opens, Landis clears all the accused, ruling lack of evidence of anything except the practice of players paying another team for winning.
- 1931 - Mrs. Lucille Thomas becomes the first woman to buy a professional baseball team, purchasing the Class-A Topeka Senators of the Western League.
- 1934 - The new center field bleachers under construction at Fenway Park are destroyed by fire.
- 1943 - Teams agree to start the season later than usual and prepare to train in northern areas because of World War II. Resorts, armories, and university facilities are chosen for training sites. The Boston Red Sox go to Tufts University; the Brooklyn Dodgers will train at Bear Mountain, NY, and the New York Yankees try Atlantic City, NJ. In Chicago, the Cubs and White Sox agree to start the season later than usual and prepare to train in areas north of the so-called Eastman-Landis Line, named after Joseph Bartlett Eastman, head of the United States Department of Transportation, and Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis - an area East of the Mississippi river and North of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. Meanwhile, the St. Louis teams, the Browns and Cardinals are excluded, though they will train in Cape Girardeau, MO.
- 1944 - Long time American League third baseman Joe Dugan, hit by a car while crossing a Boston street, escapes with a slight concussion and a lacerated scalp.
- 1946 - The New York Giants buy catcher Walker Cooper from the St. Louis Cardinals for $175,000. It is the largest amount ever paid for a single player. The Joe Cronin transaction in 1934 and the Dizzy Dean sale in 1938 were larger deals but also involved other players. Cooper was considered the best catcher in the game before his 1945 induction into the Navy following a salary dispute with the team.
- 1957 - Jackie Robinson retires rather than move across New York City from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the New York Giants, voiding last December's deal between the two teams.
- 1960 - The Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth Keating.
- 1963 - Hall of Fame member Rogers Hornsby dies at age 66 of a heart ailment. His .358 career batting average is the second highest in major league history.
- 1965 - James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon purchase the remaining 40 percent of the Washington Senators' stock to acquire complete control of the club.
- 1975 - Houston Astros pitcher Don Wilson is found dead of monoxide poisoning in his garage in Houston, an apparent suicide victim at age 29. The Astros will retire his uniform number 40.
- 1979 - The Minnesota Twins re-sign reentry free agent pitcher Mike Marshall.
- 1982 - Free agent pitcher Frank Tanana signs a two-year contract with the Texas Rangers.
- 1983 - The Cincinnati Reds send pinch-hitter Mike Vail to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for pitcher Rich Gale.
- 1984 - The New York Yankees sign future Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro to a two-year contract. Niekro, who went 11-10 with a 3.97 ERA for the Atlanta Braves in 1983, will fill a void in New York's rotation and allow the team to move Dave Righetti to the bullpen.
- 1989 - Three weeks after signing a record four-year, $1.1 billion network television contract with CBS, Major League Baseball signs a $400 million contract with ESPN. The deal will put 175 games per year on cable television beginning in 1990.
- 1993:
- Reggie Jackson is the lone player elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America to the Hall of Fame. Jackson, whose .262 lifetime batting average is the lowest of any outfielder in the Hall, receives 93.6 percent of the vote. His 563 career home runs make him a hit with voters in his first year of eligibility.
- The Houston Astros sign free agents Kevin Bass and Jose Uribe.
- 1994 - In a trade of outfielders, the New York Mets send Vince Coleman to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds. For McReynolds, it is his second stint with Mets.
- 1995 - According to players' union chief Donald Fehr, all 835 unsigned major league players are free agents since the owners unilaterally changed the uniform contract.
- 1997 - Boston Red Sox knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield escapes serious injury when he is hit by a car while out jogging. He is released from the hospital after being treated for bruises.
- 1998 - Don Sutton gets into the Hall of Fame on his fifth try. With 324 wins, Sutton had the most victories of any eligible pitcher not in the Hall. He reached the postseason with three different clubs (the Dodgers, Brewers and Angels), and struck out 3,574 batters in 23 seasons. Sutton receives 386 votes of the record 473 ballots cast for 81.6 percent. Tony Perez falls short with 355 votes, and Ron Santo, on the ballot for the 15th and final time, gains 204 votes.
- 1999:
- In their first year of eligibility, George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Carlton Fisk finishes fourth in the voting, missing election by 43 votes. It is the only time since the first inductees were selected in 1939 that more than two first-timers have made it into Cooperstown in the same year.
- Yogi Berra receives an apology from New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner about his dismissal as Yankees manager in 1985 after only 16 games. Berra says he will end his self-exile from Yankee Stadium and the organization. He is expected to participate in future Opening Day and old timers ceremonies.
- 2000 - The Los Angeles Dodgers sign free agent pitcher Gregg Olson to a two-year contract.
- 2001:
- The St. Louis Cardinals, needing help due to the departures of infielder Shawon Dunston and outfielder Eric Davis, sign their first free agents of the off-season: outfielders Bobby Bonilla, Bernard Gilkey and John Mabry, and infielder Shane Andrews.
- Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who has won seven batting titles in the Pacific League, is signed by the Seattle Mariners to a $14,088,000, three-year contract.
- The plan to name a new downtown Montréal, QC ballpark "Labatt Park" dim as the Canadian Labatt Brewing Company announces it is ending its 15-year sponsorship of the Expos. The company cites the lack of a local television contract and stalled stadium plans as factors in the decision.
- Free agent signings include outfielder Reggie Sanders by the Diamondbacks; infielder Greg Norton by the Rockies, both for one year; and pitcher Mark Guthrie by the Athletics for two years.
- 2006:
- The Texas Rangers complete their six-player trade with the San Diego Padres to acquire starting pitcher Adam Eaton. Texas also gets relief pitcher Akinori Otsuka and minor league catcher Billy Killian, sending pitcher Chris Young, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and outfielder Terrmel Sledge to San Diego in a deal that will turn out to be outrageously in favor of the Padres.
- Major League Baseball files for mediation against the District of Columbia after the city failed to approve a lease for the Washington Nationals' new ballpark by the December 31st deadline.
- Jeff Conine and the Baltimore Orioles finalize a $1.7 million, one-year contract. Conine, who was with the Orioles from 1999 to 2003, hit .304 and had a .374 on-base percentage in 131 games for the Florida Marlins last season, batting .327 after the All-Star break.
- In a trade involving four pitchers, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquire Jae Seo and Tim Hamulack from the New York Mets in exchange for Duaner Sanchez and Steve Schmoll.
- 2009:
- The Chicago Cubs reach a preliminary agreement with free agent Milton Bradley for three years and $30 million. Bradley led the American League in on-base percentage last season (.436) but has not played the outfield regularly for five years. The signing will turn out to be a huge bust.
- The Tampa Bay Rays come to terms with Pat Burrell, whose Phillies beat Tampa Bay in the 2008 World Series. The deal is for two years and $16 million. Burrell hit 33 homers and drew 102 walks last season, but his production will plummet in Tampa.
- 2010:
- Randy Johnson, who won his 300th game with the San Francisco Giants last season, announces his retirement, ending a 22-year career that began with the Montreal Expos in 1988. The 6'10" lefthander amassed 4,875 strikeouts, the second-most in major league history after Nolan Ryan, and pitched both a no-hitter and a perfect game while winning five Cy Young Awards.
- OF Matt Holliday signs a seven-year deal worth $120 million to stay with the St. Louis Cardinals. The contract is the largest awarded this offseason and the biggest in team history, surpassing that of superstar Albert Pujols.
- The Atlanta Braves sign 3B Troy Glaus to a one-year deal.
- 2011:
- Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven are voted into the Hall of Fame when the results of the 2011 Hall of Fame Election are announced. Alomar, twice a World Champion with the Toronto Blue Jays and a perennial Gold Glove winner at second base, makes it in his second year on the ballot. For workhorse pitcher Blyleven, it's been harder. He started out at 17.5% in his first year of eligibility, and finally crossed the 75% threshold in his 14th year after a dedicated campaign on his behalf conducted through the internet. Once again, voters express their disgust with avowed steroid users, as Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro, both members of the 500 home run club, finish well down on the ballot.
- The Rangers land a big name free agent, signing 3B Adrian Beltre to a six-year deal worth $96 million. The signing means veteran Michael Young will move from 3B to DH, the third time the acquisition of a new teammate has resulted in a switch of position for him.
- 2012:
- The Cubs trade P Carlos Zambrano to Miami in return for P Chris Volstad. Zambrano, who walked out on his team after a rough outing on August 12th, is considered a chronic malcontent in spite of his success over the years and the new regime in Chicago did not want to have to put up with his periodic tantrums. The Marlins are glad to take him, however, as new manager Ozzie Guillen is one of the Big Z's closest friends and is convinced he can keep him focused on playing the game.
- The Mariners sign Japanese P Hisashi Iwakuma to a one-year contract as a free agent. Iwakuma had gone through the posting system a year ago, but the 2008 Pacific League MVP failed to agree on a contract with the winning bidders, the Oakland A's. For their part, the Yankees announce they have been unable to reach an agreement with SS Hiroyuki Nakajima, whose rights they secured through the posting system last month; Nakajima will return to play for the Seibu Lions this season.
- The Rockies acquire 1B Chad Tracy, the son of manager Jim Tracy, in a deal with the Rangers for former top draft pick Greg Reynolds. Colorado also signs 3B Casey Blake as a free agent.
- 2013 - The Rangers sign free agent Lance Berkman and plan to use his as their DH this season.
- 2014 - Veteran player, manager, broadcaster and World War II and Korean War hero Jerry Coleman passes away at age 89. An infielder for the New York Yankees from 1949 to 1957, he spent 71 years in the game, acting as a broadcaster for the San Diego Padres since 1972 - except for one-year hiatus in 1980 when he managed the Friars.
- 2015 - A few signings are announced today, as the White Sox ink utility player Emilio Bonifacio to a one-year deal, the Phillies sign starting pitcher Aaron Harang and the Rockies add catcher Nick Hundley to their squad.
- 2017 - In an embarrassing moment, manager Pat Kelly of the Tigres del Licey in the Venezuelan League comes to the mound to replace reliever Rafael Soriano in trying to protect a 2 - 0 lead in the 8th inning without realizing no one is warming up in the bullpen. He is forced to bring in a cold Leyson Septimo to the mound, who walks the first batter he faces as the Águilas del Zulia score five times in the inning and win the game, 5 - 2. Kelly's bosses are not amused, and he is fired the next day.
- 2024:
- After a relatively quiet off-season in terms of trades, things get busy today as a number of deals take place. The Giants send OF Mitch Haniger and P Anthony DeSclafani to Seattle in return for former Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray; the Cardinals acquire P Andrew Kittredge from the Rays for OF Richie Palacios; and the Rays then send OF Luke Raley to Seattle for IF José Caballero.
- The Rockies are also active, signing a couple of free agents in P Dakota Hudson and C Jacob Stallings.
Births[edit]
- 1855 - George Newell, infielder (d. 1936)
- 1861 - John McGlone, infielder (d. 1927)
- 1864 - Bob Caruthers, outfielder, manager (d. 1911)
- 1864 - Ban Johnson, executive; Hall of Famer (d. 1931)
- 1868 - Edward Steininger, owner (d. 1943)
- 1870 - Bill Dahlen, infielder, manager (d. 1950)
- 1875 - Izzy Hoffman, outfielder (d. 1942)
- 1877 - William Matthews, pitcher (d. 1946)
- 1879 - Zaza Harvey, outfielder (d. 1954)
- 1880 - Jim Byrnes, catcher (d. 1941)
- 1880 - Newt Hunter, infielder (d. 1963)
- 1880 - Dutch Jordan, infielder (d. 1972)
- 1885 - Art Fletcher, infielder, manager (d. 1950)
- 1888 - Jesse Barber, outfielder (d. 1959)
- 1888 - Rube Foster, pitcher (d. 1976)
- 1890 - Benny Kauff, outfielder (d. 1961)
- 1892 - Chuck Wortman, infielder (d. 1977)
- 1894 - Bob Steele, pitcher (d. 1962)
- 1895 - Art Delaney, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1896 - Johnie Watson, outfielder (d. 1958)
- 1898 - Riggs Stephenson, outfielder (d. 1985)
- 1899 - Bill Hunnefield, infielder (d. 1976)
- 1899 - Bob Kinsella, outfielder (d. 1951)
- 1901 - Luke Sewell, catcher, manager; All-Star (d. 1987)
- 1908 - Regis Leheny, pitcher (d. 1976)
- 1909 - Giuseppe Ghillini, Italian executive; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2007)
- 1909 - Wyatt Turner, catcher (d. 1986)
- 1911 - Ted Petoskey, outfielder (d. 1996)
- 1914 - Joe Grace, outfielder (d. 1969)
- 1914 - Jack Salveson, pitcher (d. 1974)
- 1918 - Earl Escalante, minor league pitcher (d. 2009)
- 1918 - Jack Kramer, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1995)
- 1919 - Mamoru Aihara, NPB outfielder
- 1920 - Matt Bolger, college coach (d. 2004)
- 1922 - Jack Darland, college coach (d. 2009)
- 1923 - John Ritchey, catcher (d. 2003)
- 1924 - Fred Marsh, infielder (d. 2006)
- 1928 - Esther Ann Hershey, AAGPBL player (d. 2014)
- 1928 - Dorothy Naum, AAGPBL player (d. 2008)
- 1928 - Bob Oldis, catcher
- 1929 - Héctor Lara, minor league outfielder
- 1934 - Rich Ramos, minor league pitcher (d. 2021)
- 1935 - Earl Battey, catcher; All-Star (d. 2003)
- 1936 - Bud Bloomfield, infielder (d. 2011)
- 1936 - Daryl Robertson, infielder (d. 2018)
- 1937 - Takeshi Kuwata, NPB infielder (d. 1991)
- 1938 - Kazuhiko Sakazaki, NPB outfielder (d. 2014)
- 1940 - Larry Thomas, minor league outfielder and manager
- 1940 - Kanji Maruyama, NPB outfielder
- 1940 - Shozo Shigematsu, NPB outfielder
- 1942 - Wally Wolf, pitcher (d. 2020)
- 1944 - Tom Kelley, pitcher (d. 2015)
- 1944 - Charlie Vinson, infielder
- 1947 - Sandy Vance, pitcher
- 1948 - Charlie Hough, pitcher; All-Star
- 1948 - Bill Laxton, pitcher
- 1951 - Bob Reece, catcher
- 1951 - Ed Ricks, minor league pitcher
- 1953 - Bonifacio Aponte, minor league pitcher (d. 2016)
- 1953 - Jim Gantner, infielder
- 1954 - John Littlefield, pitcher
- 1956 - Spin Williams, coach
- 1957 - Bob Dernier, outfielder
- 1958 - Ron Kittle, outfielder; All-Star
- 1959 - Milt Thompson, outfielder
- 1961 - Henry Cotto, outfielder
- 1961 - John Russell, catcher
- 1961 - Roger Samuels, pitcher (d. 2022)
- 1962 - Danny Jackson, pitcher; All-Star
- 1962 - Heung-sik Park, KBO outfielder and manager
- 1963 - John Davis, pitcher
- 1963 - Jeff Fassero, pitcher
- 1963 - Bryan House, minor league infielder
- 1963 - Jeff Pries, minor league pitcher
- 1963 - Greg Tagert, minor league manager
- 1964 - Charlie Scott, minor league pitcher
- 1965 - Juan Nieves, pitcher
- 1966 - Steve Shifflett, pitcher
- 1967 - Frank Kellner, minor league infielder
- 1967 - Chris Nabholz, pitcher
- 1968 - Kun-Han Lin, CPBL infielder
- 1969 - Tetsuro Kawajiri, NPB pitcher
- 1969 - Chris Sheehan, minor league pitcher
- 1970 - Sung-woo Kang, KBO catcher
- 1970 - Brian Runge, umpire
- 1971 - Jason Bates, infielder
- 1971 - Kris Hanson, minor league pitcher
- 1973 - Patrice Briones, Division Honor pitcher
- 1973 - Fred Rath, pitcher
- 1974 - Damon Minor, infielder
- 1974 - Ryan Minor, infielder (d. 2023)
- 1974 - Mark Redman, pitcher; All-Star
- 1976 - Kevin Witt, designated hitter
- 1977 - Eric Junge, pitcher
- 1977 - Juan Mendoza, minor league pitcher
- 1978 - Radek Procházka, Extraliga pitcher
- 1979 - Wes Carroll, college coach
- 1979 - Ruben Quevedo, pitcher (d. 2016)
- 1981 - Andy Cavazos, pitcher
- 1981 - Wei-Chieh Hung, Taiwan national team coach
- 1982 - Norichika Aoki, outfielder
- 1982 - Dushan Ruzic, minor league pitcher
- 1983 - Aarom Baldiris, NPB infielder
- 1983 - Alan Horne, minor league pitcher
- 1983 - Yoshihiro Suzuki, NPB pitcher
- 1984 - Javier Garcia, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Kris Harvey, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Philipp Hoffschild, Bundesliga pitcher
- 1984 - Hubo Mao, China Baseball League pitcher
- 1985 - Jakub Voják, Extraliga catcher
- 1985 - Wander Perez, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - J.P. Arencibia, catcher
- 1986 - Jamar Walton, minor league outfielder
- 1987 - Emmanuel Febles, Division Honor infielder
- 1989 - Eduardo Escobar, infielder; All-Star
- 1989 - Nick Longmire, minor league outfielder
- 1990 - C.J. Cron, infielder; All-Star
- 1990 - Jose Iglesias, infielder; All-Star
- 1990 - Daniel Ortiz, outfielder
- 1991 - Yileiviu Fernandez, minor league player
- 1991 - Kevin Kotowski, Bundesliga infielder
- 1992 - A.J. Cole, pitcher
- 1993 - Migreily Ángulo, Venezuelan women's national team outfielder
- 1993 - John Nogowski, infielder
- 1993 - Andy Paz, minor league catcher
- 1993 - Narin Turapa, Thai national team infielder
- 1995 - Kevin Escorcia, minor league pitcher
- 1996 - Lino Ballardini, First Division infielder
- 1997 - Carlos Morales, minor league pitcher
- 1997 - Jiarui Zhu, minor league outfielder
- 1999 - Olivia Bannon, Australian women's national team infielder
- 1999 - Manuel Campos, Salvadoran national team infielder
- 2000 - BJ Murray Jr., minor league infielder
- 2001 - Daniel Espino, minor league pitcher
- 2001 - Vaughn Grissom, infielder
- 2001 - Eric Pardinho, minor league pitcher
- 2004 - Kiattisak Chutongrat, Thai national team pitcher
- 2004 - Miguel Pérez, Peruvian national team catcher
Deaths[edit]
- 1923 - Edward Fountain, umpire (b. 1857)
- 1936 - Will Sawyer, pitcher (b. 1864)
- 1937 - Ben Beville, pitcher (b. 1877)
- 1940 - Charlie Kelly, infielder (b. 1862)
- 1945 - Bill Hobbs, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1945 - Henry Martinez, minor league infielder (b. 1916)
- 1949 - Ralph Edwards, infielder (b. 1882)
- 1953 - Mike Cantwell, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1953 - Pete Lapan, catcher (b. 1891)
- 1954 - Rabbit Maranville, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1891)
- 1958 - Yoshio Yuasa, NPB pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1960 - Clay Van Alstyne, pitcher (b. 1900)
- 1961 - Fred Luderus, infielder (b. 1885)
- 1962 - Dick Lundy, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1898)
- 1962 - Frank Snyder, catcher (b. 1894)
- 1963 - Rogers Hornsby, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1896)
- 1965 - Claude Johnson, infielder (b. 1894)
- 1965 - Frank Manush, infielder (b. 1883)
- 1969 - Tiny Osborne, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1969 - Larry Pratt, catcher (b. 1887)
- 1970 - John Paul Jones, USA national team infielder (b. 1890)
- 1971 - Jackie Reid, minor league pitcher and manager (b. 1899)
- 1975 - Don Wilson, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1945)
- 1976 - Gene Elliott, outfielder (b. 1889)
- 1976 - Ed Sperber, outfielder (b. 1895)
- 1978 - Snipe Conley, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1979 - George Washburn, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1982 - Neal Baker, pitcher (b. 1904)
- 1987 - Dale Mitchell, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1921)
- 1991 - Tommie Dukes, catcher; All-Star (b. 1906)
- 1994 - Jack Brittin, pitcher (b. 1924)
- 1995 - Art Demery, outfielder (b. 1914)
- 1996 - Elmer Singleton, pitcher (b. 1918)
- 1996 - Ray Viers, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1919)
- 1997 - Emil Roy, pitcher (b. 1907)
- 2001 - Phelbert Lawson, pitcher (b. 1919)
- 2002 - Tomoo Hirooka, writer; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1907)
- 2004 - Tug McGraw, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1944)
- 2006 - Rod Dedeaux, infielder (b. 1914)
- 2008 - Walter Jones, pitcher (b. 1917)
- 2009 - Carl Pohlad, owner (b. 1915)
- 2010 - Phil Musick, writer (b. 1938)
- 2012 - Don Carter, minor league infielder/pitcher (b. 1926)
- 2013 - Tom Kraft, minor league outfielder (b. 1947)
- 2013 - Joe Padilla, umpire (b. 1964)
- 2014 - Jerry Coleman, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1924)
- 2014 - Doug Hudlin, amateur umpire; Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1922)
- 2016 - Jay Ritchie, pitcher (b. 1936)
- 2017 - Stan Zielinski, scout (b. 1952)
- 2021 - Don Leppert, infielder (b. 1930)
- 2023 - Nate Colbert, infielder; All-Star (b. 1946)
- 2023 - Carl Duser, pitcher (b. 1932)
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