November 2
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on November 2.
Events[edit]
- 1881 - The American Association is founded in Cincinnati, OH with the motto "Liberty to All." The members are the Brooklyn Atlantics, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Louisville Colonels, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Alleghenys and St. Louis Brown Stockings. The Brooklyn team will be replaced by the Baltimore Orioles before the start of the first season. This AA will be considered a major league.
- 1887 - The American Association's Philadelphia Athletics are sold to a syndicate headed by Henry C. Pennypacker. The three long-time partners, Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, and Charlie Mason, still hold a sizeable block of stock.
- 1899 - Henry Chadwick, called the "Father of Baseball", visits US President William McKinley in Washington, DC, to propose that Army regiments be provided with baseball equipment. This is Chadwick's first presidential interview since his visit with President Abraham Lincoln in 1861.
- 1913 - St. Louis Browns player-manager George Stovall, fired the previous summer, is the first major league player to jump to the Federal League, signing to manage the Kansas City Packers.
- 1927 - Jack Slattery, Boston College baseball coach, agrees to manage the Boston Braves for a year.
- 1930 - Ernest Barnard completes his three-year contract as president of the American League. Among Barnard's innovations have been the establishment of an umpire's school and the recodifying of the rule book. He also led the effort to eliminate the sacrifice fly scoring rule: he considers that with inflated batting averages resulting from the livelier baseball, the batter no longer needs the benefit of not being charged a time at bat when his fly ball advances a runner.
- 1937 - American League batting champ Charlie Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers is named Most Valuable Player, receiving 78 out of a possible 80 points. The New York Yankees' Joe DiMaggio is a close second, four points behind, while Gehringer's teammate Hank Greenberg, who had 183 RBI, is a distant third. Gehringer also becomes the third Detroit player in four years to be named MVP.
- 1938 - Boston Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx is voted Most Valuable Player of the American League for the third time, with Yankees catcher Bill Dickey second in the voting.
- 1944 - Japan, where baseball has been banned as an undesirable enemy influence, mourns the death of Eiji Sawamura. The Japanese pitcher, who is killed in action in the Pacific, became a national hero by striking out Babe Ruth in an exhibition game.
- 1950 - The Baseball Writers Association of America select Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jim Konstanty as the National League MVP.
- 1951 - The National Labor Relations Board files unfair labor practices charges against the Cleveland Indians on a claim the club fired a ticket seller at the union's request. This is the first case against baseball under the Taft-Hartley Act.
- 1955 - The Pittsburgh Pirates name Bobby Bragan as their new field manager, replacing Fred Haney.
- 1960:
- New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris defeats teammate Mickey Mantle for the American League MVP Award, 225-222, the second-closest vote ever, behind Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams' race in 1947.
- Hank Greenberg asks for American League dates at the Los Angeles Coliseum, home of the National League Dodgers. Greenberg and Bill Veeck are expected to run the new Los Angeles Angels club in the AL.
- George Weiss resigns as general manager of the Yankees.
- 1964 - CBS becomes the first corporate owner of a major league team, buying eighty percent of the New York Yankees for $11,200,000. Mike Burke will serve as team principal while critics rail that this another sign that television has taken over the game.
- 1971 - Pat Dobson of the Baltimore Orioles pitches a no-hitter against the Yomiuri Giants in a 2 - 0 victory. It the first no-hitter in the history of exhibition play between American and Japanese teams. The Orioles compile a record of 12-2-4 on the tour.
- 1972:
- Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton is unanimously selected the National League Cy Young Award winner. Carlton won 27 games for the Phillies, who as a team won only 57 games overall.
- The New York Mets trade pitchers Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella to the Atlanta Braves for second baseman Felix Millan and P George Stone, both of whom will contribute significantly to the Mets' 1973 National League pennant.
- Former Boston Red Sox shortstop Freddy Parent dies at the age of 96. Parent had been the last surviving player from the first modern World Series between Boston and Pittsburgh in 1903.
- 1974 - The Atlanta Braves trade Hank Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May and minor league pitcher Roger Alexander (as a player to be named later). Aaron will finish his major league career in Milwaukee, where he started it with the Braves in 1954.
- 1976:
- San Diego Padres pitcher Randy Jones beats out Jerry Koosman of the New York Mets for the National League Cy Young Award. Jones led the league with 315 innings pitched and posted a 22-14 record for the fifth-place Padres.
- Mitsuhiro Adachi beats Clyde Wright for the second time during the 1976 Japan Series to give the Hankyu Braves the title.
- 1977 - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton outpoints Tommy John of the Dodgers to win his second Cy Young Award. Carlton led the National League with 23 wins and posted a 2.64 ERA.
- 1979 - Nolan Ryan and Joe Morgan are the top names available in the free agent reentry draft held at the New York Plaza Hotel.
- 1980 - The Hiroshima Carp win Game 7 of the Japan Series to claim the championship. Jim Lyttle is named Series MVP.
- 1983 - Pitcher John Denny wins the National League Cy Young Award. Denny posted a 19-6 record with a 2.37 ERA for the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1985:
- The Montreal Expos finally sign their top draft pick, Pete Incaviglia, and then trade him to the Texas Rangers for infielder Jim Anderson and pitcher Bob Sebra. Incaviglia, who refused every chance to sign with Montreal because he wanted to to skip the minor leagues, will blast a Rangers-record seven home runs in spring training.
- Rich Gale goes the distance and three Hanshin Tigers players homer to give the franchise its only Japan Series win ever, beating the Seibu Lions in the 1985 Japan Series. Randy Bass wins MVP honors.
- 1988 - Oakland Athletics shortstop Walt Weiss becomes the third consecutive A's player to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award, joining sluggers Jose Canseco (1986) and Mark McGwire (1987).
- 1993 - The Cleveland Indians trade pitcher Heathcliff Slocumb to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for outfielder Ruben Amaro, Jr.
- 1995:
- The New York Yankees name Joe Torre their manager, replacing the recently departed Buck Showalter. Torre, a former St. Louis Cardinals' star and National League batting champion, will guide the Yankees to four World Championships in his first five years with the team.
- The Seattle Mariners trade second baseman Bret Boone and pitcher Erik Hanson to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for P Bobby Ayala and catcher Dan Wilson.
- 1996 - Toni Stone, one of the first female players to appear at a top level of professional baseball, dies at age 75. Stone played second base for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues in 1953.
- 1999 - In a ten-player megatrade, the Texas Rangers send outfielder Juan Gonzalez, pitcher Danny Patterson and catcher Gregg Zaun to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ps Justin Thompson, Alan Webb and Francisco Cordero, OF Gabe Kapler, C Bill Haselman, and IF Frank Catalanotto.
- 2000:
- After a 15-year big league career, All-Star first baseman Will Clark announces his retirement. Clark ended his playing days with the Mark McGwire-less St. Louis Cardinals, giving St. Louis much-needed offense (.345, 12 home runs and 42 RBI) in a two-month span after being obtained from the Baltimore Orioles.
- Buck Martinez, a former Toronto Blue Jays catcher (1981-1986) and the team's present TV color analyst, is hired as the Blue Jays' manager. Replacing Jim Fregosi, Martinez joins the Astros' Larry Dierker and Diamondbacks' Bob Brenly as first-time major league managers hired from the broadcast booth as teams increasingly look for skippers with strong communications skills.
- Wrigley Field has been granted preliminary landmark status by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Any plans to refurbish or tear down the Chicago Cubs' home since 1916 will have to be reviewed by this panel.
- Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies is named The Associated Press Player of the Year.
- 2004 - After a groundskeeper finds a grenade in the Wrigley Field turf, police bomb and arson investigators are called to evaluate the discovery. The rusty, hollowed-out shell turns out to be harmless and its origins remain a mystery.
- 2005:
- National League Gold Glove Award winners are announced as Greg Maddux (P), Mike Matheny (C), Derrek Lee (1B), Luis Castillo (2B), Mike Lowell (3B), Omar Vizquel (SS), Bobby Abreu (OF), Jim Edmonds (OF) and Andruw Jones (OF) earn honors.
- Former Baltimore Orioles manager Lee Mazzilli rejoins the New York Yankees as Joe Torre's bench coach.
- Showing that teams put a premium on pitching, the Boston Red Sox and reliever Mike Timlin agree to a one-year contract worth about $3.25 million, and the Seattle Mariners exercise their $6.25 million option on closer Eddie Guardado, choosing to keep him rather than explore an uncertain free agent market.
- Pat Gillick, considered the architect of the Toronto Blue Jays' two championship teams in the 1990s, is named general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 2008 - The Uni-President Lions win Game 7 of the 2008 Taiwan Series, 4 - 0, to take their second straight Taiwan Series. Luther Hackman goes the distance to stretch his scoreless inning streak in the Series to 17 innings, winning MVP honors.
- 2009:
- Hideaki Wakui is named the Sawamura Award winner in Japan. Wakui, a Seibu Lions right-hander, had led the Pacific League in wins, complete games and shutouts and was second in ERA and strikeouts.
- The Phillies send the World Series back to New York with an 8 - 6 win over the Yankees in Game 5. Chase Utley hits two homers and drives in four runs as the Phils jump to a 6 - 1 lead against A.J. Burnett. Cliff Lee wins his second start of the Series.
- 2010 - The Brewers hire long-time Angels coach Ron Roenicke as their new manager, replacing Ken Macha.
- 2011:
- In one of the first moves of the new management team led by team President Theo Epstein, the Cubs fire manager Mike Quade. The long-time coach and minor league manager found success as Lou Piniella's interim replacement at the end of the 2010 season, but 2011 was another story, as the Cubs finished fifth in the NL Central, 20 games below .500.
- The winners of the annual Silver Slugger Awards are announced. Atlanta C Brian McCann wins for the fourth straight year, and fifth overall, most among National Leaguers, while DH David Ortiz of Boston is also a five-time winner in the American League.
- 2012:
- Preparing their move to the American League in 2013, the Houston Astros go back to the future, unveiling a new uniform design and a logo based on the team colors in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They also bring back Orbit, their long-time spaceman mascot who had been discarded in favor of a jackrabbit character who never won much love from fans.
- Ssu-Chi Chou of the Brother Elephants wins the 2012 CPBL MVP Award after hitting .365/.462/.587 with a league-leading 80 walks. The Rookie of the Year Award goes to reliever Yu-Kang Fu of the Uni-President Lions, who was 4-1 with a 1.20 ERA.
- 2013:
- Masahiro Tanaka's record streak of 30 consecutive starts without a loss ends when the Rakuten Golden Eagles' ace is beaten, 4 - 2, by the Yomiuri Giants in Game 6 of the Japan Series. Tanaka had gone 24-0 during the regular season and won Game 2 of the Series, which will now require a decisive seventh game. José López hits a two-run homer off Tanaka to avenge for a two-error start, and Yoshinobu Takahashi plates Hisayoshi Chono with the winner. Rookie Tomoyuki Sugano combines with relievers Scott Mathieson and Tetsuya Yamaguchi on a three-hit gem.
- The Red Sox hold their championship parade around Boston, MA; the players travel on boats around Boston Harbor and stop for a ceremony at the site of the finish line of the Boston Marathon, honoring the victims of last April's terrorist bombing.
- 2016:
- The Doosan Bears win the Korean Series with a sweep of the NC Dinos. They win Game 4 by an 8 - 1 score. Series MVP Eui-ji Yang homers off Zach Stewart in the 2nd for the first of three hits today while Jae-won Oh adds a late three-run homer. Hee-kwan Yoo and Hyun-seung Lee toss 7 2/3 shutout innings as Doosan stretches its pitching dominance to one run in 37 innings in the Series before Eric Thames homers in the 9th for the Dinos' second and last run of the Series.
- The Cubs win their first World Series title in 108 years by defeating Cleveland, 8 - 7, in Game 7, making up a three-games-to-one deficit in the process as it's a great day for teams with ursine names. It's an epic ballgame worthy of the high stakes, as Dexter Fowler hits a lead-off homer off Corey Kluber, but the Indians manage to tie the score in the 3rd. In the 4th, the Cubs score twice, including one run on a daring rush to the plate by Kris Bryant on a fly ball to CF Rajai Davis that travels perhaps 150 feet. Javier Baez and David Ross also homer for Chicago as the Cubs build up their lead, but Cleveland scores two runs on a wild pitch by Jon Lester in the 6th, then trailing 6 - 4 with two outs in the 8th, Davis homers off Aroldis Chapman to tie the game again. Play is stopped briefly by rain after the 9th inning, but in the 10th, Ben Zobrist, who is named World Series MVP, puts the Cubs ahead with a double and Miguel Montero adds an insurance run with a single, a run which proves important as the Indians manage to score once in the bottom of the 10th before Mike Montgomery retires Michael Martinez on a grounder to third to clinch the title. Cleveland now takes over as owners of the longest championship drought in the majors, their last title having come in 1948.
- 2017:
- The Lamigo Monkeys win the Taiwan Series, four games to one. They take Game 4 (they started with a 1-0 lead in games as they won both halves of the regular season), 4 - 2, as Hung-Yu Lin homers, Taiwan Series MVP Chun-Hsiu Chen goes 3 for 3 with a walk, run and RBI and Cheng-Fei Lin drives in two, while Yi-Cheng Wang strikes out six in as many innings of three-hit ball. Chih-Hao Chang homers twice in a losing cause for the Chinatrust Brothers.
- The Yokohama BayStars keep the Japan Series going by winning Game 6, 5 - 4. They score the last three runs in the 6th, with pinch-hitter Hiroki Minei hitting into an error to score Yoshitomo Tsutsugo with the winner. Closer Yasuaki Yamasaki gets his first four-out save of the season, retiring Kenji Akashi on a bases-loaded grounder to end it.
- In Germany, Maurice Wilhelm of the Bonn Capitals wins northern Bundesliga-1 MVP for the second straight season, after posting a 0.30 ERA in limited time and finishing second in the league in RBI as a two-way threat. The southern MVP will be announced the next day.
- 2018:
- Maurice Wilhelm wins his third German Bundesliga-1 MVP Award in a row, after another strong two-way season in which he finished third in the northern league in OPS (1.092) and led in saves. In the southern league, Jacob Levin is the MVP after leading in homers (13) and finishing second in OPS (1.402) and RBI (35).
- After a wide search with at least 11 candidates receiving serious consideration, the Rangers settle on Dodgers coach Chris Woodward as their new manager.
- 2021 - The Braves are World Series champions after defeating the Astros, 7 - 0, in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park. They take a 3 - 0 lead on Jorge Soler's homer off Luis Garcia in the 3rd, and never look back as Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman also go deep to build the lead and Max Fried tosses six shutout innings. Soler, who homered three times in the six games, all at key moments, is the winner of the World Series MVP Award.
- 2022 - Four pitchers for the Astros combine to throw a no-hitter against the Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series. Cristian Javier starts things off with six hitless innings, before Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly throw one inning each to complete the 5 - 0 win that ties the series at two wins apiece. The Astros score all five of their runs in the 5th inning. It is only the second no-hitter in World Series history, following Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956, and the third in postseason play after Roy Halladay's gem in the 2010 Division Series.
- 2023 - The Hanshin Tigers stage a major rally to win Game 5 of the Japan Series and move a victory from the title, 38 years after their only title to this point. Daiki Tajima of the Orix Buffaloes shuts them down for seven innings and scores a run, while Marwin Gonzalez homers as Orix builds a 2 - 0 lead. After Tajima leaves in the 8th, Orix's potent bullpen is torn to shreds as Hanshin has six hits, including two-run triples by Shota Morishita and Seishiro Sakamoto, in the six-run inning.
Births[edit]
- 1846 - Tom Carey, infielder, manager (d. 1906)
- 1847 - Charlie Sweasy, infielder, manager (d. 1908)
- 1859 - Bill Nusz, outfielder (d. 1903)
- 1860 - Frank Graves, catcher (d. 1916)
- 1863 - Ed Smith, pitcher (d. 1948)
- 1866 - Frank Genins, infielder (d. 1922)
- 1868 - Jim McCormick, infielder (d. 1948)
- 1869 - George Sharrott, pitcher (d. 1932)
- 1874 - George Bell, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1877 - Norrie Claxton, Australian executive (d. 1951)
- 1877 - Otto Williams, infielder (d. 1937)
- 1879 - Burt Keeley, pitcher (d. 1952)
- 1888 - Dutch Zwilling, outfielder (d. 1978)
- 1896 - Chick Maynard, infielder (d. 1957)
- 1896 - Benny Borgmann, minor league infielder and scout (d. 1978)
- 1899 - Rudolph Ash, outfielder (d. 1977)
- 1901 - Jerry Standaert, infielder (d. 1964)
- 1903 - Paul Arnold, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1979)
- 1903 - Elon Hogsett, pitcher (d. 2001)
- 1903 - Travis Jackson, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1987)
- 1906 - Tim McKeithan, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1911 - Red Jones, outfielder (d. 1975)
- 1914 - Jesse Flores, pitcher (d. 1991)
- 1914 - Tom McBride, outfielder (d. 2001)
- 1914 - Johnny Vander Meer, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1997)
- 1916 - Al Campanis, infielder (d. 1998)
- 1916 - Fran Matthews, infielder (d. 1999)
- 1919 - Bill Mills, catcher (d. 2019)
- 1920 - Dick Sisler, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 1998)
- 1920 - John Sullivan, infielder (d. 2007)
- 1924 - George Estock, pitcher (d. 2010)
- 1925 - Butch McCord, outfielder (d. 2011)
- 1927 - Davey Williams, infielder; All-Star (d. 2009)
- 1928 - Bob Ross, pitcher
- 1930 - Tomás Binet, Dominican national team infielder (d. 2020)
- 1932 - Ramon Xiques, minor league catcher
- 1934 - Pat Daugherty, scout
- 1935 - Toru Mori, NPB outfielder (d. 2014)
- 1941 - Bill Connors, pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1942 - Ron Reed, pitcher; All-Star
- 1943 - Yoshinobu Suzuki, Japanese national team manager
- 1944 - Toru Nishida, NPB infielder
- 1946 - Mel Civil, minor league outfielder
- 1946 - Tom Paciorek, outfielder; All-Star
- 1952 - Scott Boras, minor league infielder, agent
- 1953 - Paul Hartzell, pitcher
- 1955 - Greg Harris, pitcher
- 1955 - Charlie Phillips, minor league pitcher
- 1955 - Bob Tufts, pitcher (d. 2019)
- 1956 - Gary Hargis, pinch-runner
- 1958 - Willie McGee, outfielder; All-Star
- 1960 - Diego Arellano, Colombian national team infielder
- 1961 - Tony Beal, minor league outfielder
- 1962 - Mark Doran, minor league outfielder
- 1963 - Sam Horn, designated hitter
- 1963 - Pat Rice, pitcher
- 1966 - Orlando Merced, outfielder
- 1966 - Fernando Tejeda, Cuban league pitcher
- 1967 - Manuel Benavides, Cuban league infielder
- 1970 - Tyrone Horne, minor league outfielder
- 1970 - Marcus Moore, pitcher
- 1970 - Omar Ramirez, minor league outfielder and manager
- 1971 - Dom Gatti, minor league outfielder
- 1972 - Travis Miller, pitcher
- 1974 - Orlando Cabrera, infielder
- 1974 - Mike Diebolt, minor league pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1974 - Jose Fernandez, infielder
- 1975 - Keith Evans, minor league pitcher
- 1975 - Paul Rigdon, pitcher
- 1976 - Fray Peniche, minor league infielder and manager
- 1976 - Sidney Ponson, pitcher
- 1978 - JD Alleva, scout
- 1978 - Carmen Cali, pitcher
- 1979 - Tomoya Ishiyama, NPB umpire
- 1979 - Jason Reuss, minor league outfielder
- 1981 - Stephen Barga, umpire
- 1981 - Wilson Betemit, infielder
- 1982 - Ben Crabtree, minor league catcher
- 1982 - Yunel Escobar, infielder
- 1982 - Jim Paduch, minor league pitcher
- 1984 - Tommy Layne, pitcher
- 1984 - Jermaine Mitchell, minor league outfielder
- 1984 - Jesus Valdez], minor league outfielder
- 1985 - Jourick Blanco, minor league infielder
- 1985 - Eric Mercado, Elitserien infielder
- 1985 - Daryl Thompson, pitcher
- 1986 - Taylor Green, infielder
- 1986 - Yesid Salazar, minor league pitcher
- 1987 - Clayton Ehlert, minor league pitcher
- 1988 - Logan Bawcom, minor league pitcher
- 1988 - Cameron Robulack, minor league infielder
- 1988 - Seth Rosin, pitcher
- 1989 - Rafael del Río, Ecuadorian national team catcher
- 1989 - Muhammad Ehsan, Pakistani national team pitcher
- 1990 - Erich Bacchus, umpire
- 1990 - Bryan Berglund, minor league pitcher
- 1990 - Brian Goodwin, outfielder
- 1990 - Matt Koch, pitcher
- 1990 - Melvin Mercedes, pitcher
- 1991 - Carlos Asuaje, infielder
- 1992 - George Andrews, Greek national team utility man
- 1993 - Jeremy Wolf, minor league outfielder
- 1994 - Adam Bleday, minor league pitcher
- 1994 - Jonathan Loáisiga, pitcher
- 1994 - Enmanuel Meza, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- 1994 - Jordan Paroubeck, minor league outfielder
- 1995 - Yi-Chung Liao, CPBL pitcher
- 1995 - Rei Takahashi, NPB pitcher
- 1996 - René Pinto, catcher
- 1996 - Denyi Reyes, pitcher
- 1997 - Keyne Kitayama, Brazilian national team pitcher
- 1998 - Mélissa Mayeux, Division Elite infielder
- 1999 - Brennen Davis, minor league outfielder
- 1999 - Bryan Marrero, Puerto Rican national team pitcher
- 1999 - Parker Meadows, outfielder
- 2000 - Boy Venvongsoth, Laotian national team outfielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1894 - Frank Houseman, pitcher (b. 1859)
- 1894 - Alamazoo Jennings, catcher (b. 1850)
- 1897 - Joe Sullivan, infielder (b. 1870)
- 1899 - Tim McGinley, catcher (b. 1854)
- 1901 - John Corcoran, infielder (b. 1873)
- 1904 - Henry Austin, infielder (b. 1844)
- 1914 - Jack Sheridan, umpire (b. 1862)
- 1915 - Fred Bunce, umpire (b. 1847)
- 1922 - Pat Kilhullen, catcher (b. 1890)
- 1924 - Toss Kelly, umpire (b. 1862)
- 1926 - Bill Bailey, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1932 - Frank Cross, outfielder (b. 1873)
- 1933 - Lew Phelan, manager (b. 1864)
- 1937 - George Cockill, umpire (b. 1881)
- 1944 - Ed Brandt, pitcher (b. 1905)
- 1944 - Bert Conn, pitcher/infielder (b. 1879)
- 1947 - Dot Fulghum, infielder (b. 1900)
- 1958 - Takizo Matsumoto, politician; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1901)
- 1960 - Everett Scott, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1963 - Luis Pillot, pitcher (b. 1917)
- 1965 - Clarence Fisher, pitcher (b. 1898)
- 1966 - Lew Moren, pitcher (b. 1883)
- 1967 - Clem Clemens, catcher (b. 1886)
- 1967 - Frank Wickware, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1970 - Bobby LaMotte, infielder (b. 1898)
- 1972 - Freddy Parent, infielder (b. 1875)
- 1973 - Greasy Neale, outfielder (b. 1891)
- 1974 - Edward Marleau, minor league pitcher and manager (b. 1910)
- 1976 - Regis Leheny, pitcher (b. 1908)
- 1976 - Dee Miles, outfielder (b. 1909)
- 1981 - Hugh East, pitcher (b. 1919)
- 1982 - Bill Zuber, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1983 - Hal Wiltse, pitcher (b. 1903)
- 1985 - Fred Enke, college coach (b. 1897)
- 1989 - Steve Simpson, pitcher (b. 1948)
- 1993 - Butch Nieman, outfielder (b. 1918)
- 1993 - Papa Williams, infielder (b. 1913)
- 1995 - Sal Gliatto, pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1997 - William Gibney, USA national team player (b. ~1918)
- 1997 - Roy McMillan, infielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1929)
- 1998 - Elmo Plaskett, catcher (b. 1938)
- 2000 - Eddie Collins, outfielder (b. 1916)
- 2006 - Red Hayworth, catcher (b. 1915)
- 2009 - Ron Moeller, pitcher (b. 1938)
- 2010 - Clyde King, pitcher, manager (b. 1924)
- 2011 - Mario Pelaez, minor league pitcher and manager (b. 1938)
- 2012 - Joe Ginsberg, catcher (b. 1928)
- 2013 - Beatrice Kemmerer, AAGPBL catcher-infielder (b. 1930)
- 2013 - Russ Sullivan, outfielder (b. 1923)
- 2014 - Mary O'Meara, AAGPBL outfielder (b. 1934)
- 2015 - Eddie Milner, outfielder (b. 1955)
- 2016 - Vern Handrahan, pitcher (b. 1936)
- 2018 - Steve Ryder, minor league outfielder (b. 1939)
- 2020 - Chuck Hartman, college coach (b. 1934)
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