October 3
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on October 3.
Events[edit]
- 1897 - Cap Anson closes out a remarkable 27-year career that started in the National Association in 1871. He hits two home runs for the Chicago Colts in the first game of a doubleheader against St. Louis. At age 45, he becomes the oldest player to homer in the majors, a record since surpassed by Jack Quinn (46) and Julio Franco (48).
- 1904 - Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants strikes out 16 Cardinals in a 3 - 1 Giants victory, which took only one hour and 15 minutes.
- 1909 - With the National League pennant already decided, today's game between the Pirates and Cubs is still remarkable as it is the first time in major league history that two teams with 100 or more wins have met on the field. It will happen again a few times in the postseason in future years, but not in the regular season until the first game of the three-game playoff between the Giants and Dodgers on October 1, 1962.
- 1919 - Rookie pitcher Dickie Kerr throws a three-hit shutout as the Chicago White Sox win 3 - 0 over the Cincinnati Reds. Shoeless Joe Jackson has two hits and Chick Gandil drives in two runs as the White Sox cut Cincinnati's World Series lead to 2-1. Cuban Dolf Luque becomes the first Hispanic player to appear in a World Series game, pitching one inning of relief for the Reds.
- 1920:
- In a 16 - 7 win over the White Sox, George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns collects his 257th hit of the season to set a major league record that will last until the 21st century. He also pitches a scoreless 9th inning in relief for St. Louis.
- Jim Bagby wins his 31st game, clinching the pennant for the Indians with a 10 - 1 win over the Tigers. Tris Speaker contributes three hits to finish the year at .388, second to George Sisler's .407. The Red Sox's 10 - 7 victory over the Browns is not needed by the Indians.
- 1926:
- After the Yankees score twice in the 2nd inning, Grover Cleveland Alexander sets down the last 21 batters, striking out 10, in Game 2 of the World Series. Billy Southworth and Tommy Thevenow collect three hits each for a 6 - 2 Cardinals win.
- Thirty years before Don Larsen would accomplish the feat, Claude "Red" Grier of the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants pitches a post-season no-hitter against the Chicago American Giants, walking six and striking out eight in Baltimore's Maryland Park. Grier had been shelled in the 2nd inning of Game 2 the day before, but has no trouble today, winning 10 - 0.
- 1934 - Dizzy Dean wins the opening game of the World Series, 8 - 3. Detroit Tigers manager Mickey Cochrane holds back his ace pitcher, Schoolboy Rowe, and veteran General Crowder is ineffective as Joe Medwick goes 4 for 4, including a home run. The Tigers make five errors.
- 1940 - In the World Series, Jimmy Ripple's two-run home run in the 3rd inning of Game 2 provides the winning margin as the Cincinnati Reds end the National League's ten-game Series losing streak with a 5 - 3 win over the Tigers.
- 1945 - The Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs face each other in the World Series for the fourth time. Hank Borowy pitches a six-hitter and Hal Newhouser is demolished with eight runs in three innings as the Cubs win, 9 - 0.
- 1946 - The St. Louis Cardinals win the National League pennant by beating the Brooklyn Dodgers 8 - 4 and sweeping a best-of-three playoff.
- 1947 - New York Yankees pitcher Bill Bevens holds the Brooklyn Dodgers hitless until two are out in the 9th inning when pinch-hitter Cookie Lavagetto doubles in two runs for a 3 - 2 Brooklyn victory in Game 4 of the World Series.
- 1951 - Bobby Thomson hits a three-run home run off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers with one out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the New York Giants a dramatic 5 - 4 playoff victory and the National League pennant. The blast will become known in baseball lore as the Shot Heard 'Round the World.
- 1956 - Sal Maglie and the Brooklyn Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 6 - 3, in the opening game of the World Series.
- 1957 - In Game 2 of the World Series, Lew Burdette wins the first of his three decisions against the Yankees. Burdette and the Milwaukee Braves beat Bobby Shantz, 4 - 2.
- 1962 - The San Francisco Giants rally for four runs in the 9th inning to win the third game of the tie-breaking playoffs, 6 - 4, over the Los Angeles Dodgers and move on to the World Series.
- 1968 - In Game 2 of the World Series, Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers ties the Series 1-1. Lolich pitches a six-hitter and hits his first major league home run to defeat the Cardinals, 8 - 1.
- 1971 - Bob Robertson hits three home runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9 - 4 trouncing of the San Francisco Giants, which ties the National League Championship Series at 1-1.
- 1972 - Roric Harrison homers as Baltimore beats Cleveland 4 - 3 in the second game of a doubleheader. With the designated hitter rule on the horizon, it will be the last home run hit by an American League pitcher until interleague play 25 years later.
- 1974 - Frank Robinson becomes the first black manager in the major leagues, as the Cleveland Indians name him to replace Ken Aspromonte for the 1975 season.
- 1976 - Hank Aaron singles in his last major-league at bat and drives in his 2,297th run as the sixth-place Brewers lose to the Tigers, 5 - 2.
- 1981 - The Milwaukee Brewers and Montreal Expos clinch their first-ever postseason appearances. Milwaukee beats Detroit, 2 - 1, to wrap up the second-half title in the AL East, while Montreal defeats the Mets, 5 - 4, to win the NL East's second playoff spot.
- 1982 - Robin Yount hits two home runs and a triple as the Brewers defeat Baltimore, 10 - 2, to win the AL East championship. Don Sutton, 4-1 since being acquired by the Brewers in late August, is the winning pitcher. The Brewers had lost three in a row to Baltimore to make this last game of the season a do-or-die affair.
- 1986 - The Baltimore Orioles lose to Detroit, 6 - 3, assuring the Orioles of their first last-place finish since moving from St. Louis in 1954.
- 1987 - Benito Santiago's 34-game hitting streak, a rookie record, ends as the San Diego Padres snap a nine-game losing streak with a 1 - 0 victory over the Dodgers.
- 1990:
- George Brett of the Kansas City Royals becomes the first player in major league history to win a batting title in three different decades. Brett goes 1 for 1 in Kansas City's 5 - 2 loss to the Cleveland Indians to win the American League batting title with a .329 average. Brett also won AL batting titles in 1976 and 1980.
- Willie McGee becomes the first major league player to win a batting title in a league in which he didn't finish the season. McGee, who had a .335 average when St. Louis traded him to Oakland on August 28th, wins his second National League batting crown when Dave Magadan of the New York Mets fails to catch him on the season's final day.
- 1993:
- The Toronto Blue Jays become the first team in American League history to have teammates finish 1-2-3 in the batting race. John Olerud leads the league with a .363 batting average. Paul Molitor finishes at .332 and Roberto Alomar closes the season at .326.
- The San Francisco Giants need to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on the final day of the season to force a one-game playoff with the Atlanta Braves for the NL West title, but the Dodgers have other plans. Los Angeles rips the Giants, 12 - 1. At 103-59, San Francisco becomes the first club since the 1954 Yankees to win that many games and not play in the postseason.
- 1995 - Tony Peña hits a home run to left field in the 13th inning to give the Indians a 5 - 4 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the first game of their AL division series. It is Cleveland's first postseason victory since the 1948 season.
- 1997 - The Atlanta Braves and Florida Marlins both sweep their respective NL division series. The Braves, behind a three-hitter by John Smoltz, complete the sweep of Houston with a 4 - 1 win. The Marlins ride a grand slam by Devon White to a 6 - 2 win and sweep of San Francisco.
- 1999 - On the final day of the season, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his 65th home run, moving past Ted Williams and Willie McCovey into 10th place on the career list with 522. McGwire finishes with a two-homer edge over Chicago's Sammy Sosa, who hits his 63rd on the same day.
- 2002 - Alex Cabrera hits his 55th home run, tying the Nippon Pro Baseball record set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964 and matched by Tuffy Rhodes in 2001. Cabrera ends the season with 55 homers.
- 2004 - The final game in Montreal Expos team history is played away from home, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. New York defeats Montreal, 8 - 1. Jamey Carroll scores the final Expos run and Endy Chavez becomes the final Expos batter when he grounds out in the top of the 9th to end the game. Ironically, it was at Shea Stadium that the Expos played their first ever game in 1969.
- 2007 - Walt Jocketty resigns after 13 seasons as General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. During his tenure, the Cardinals reached the postseason 7 times and won the 2006 World Series.
- 2009:
- The Toronto Blue Jays fire General Manager J.P. Ricciardi with one year left on his contract. 32-year-old Alex Anthopoulos, a Canadian who began his career as an unpaid intern with the late Montreal Expos, takes over the job.
- Minnesota catches up with Detroit atop the AL Central as the Tigers lose, 5 - 1, to the White Sox, and the Twins beat Kansas City, 5 - 4. Michael Cuddyer, hitting .352 with 22 RBI since taking over at 1B for the injured Justin Morneau, hits his 31st homer in the win. Detroit had been in first place since July 24th and had led by as many as 7 games.
- St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols ties a major league record with his 184th assist of the season. He matches the mark set by Bill Buckner with the Red Sox in 1985. He will finish the year with 185.
- 2011:
- Detroit takes a 2-1 lead in their ALDS with a 5 - 4 win over the Yankees. Justin Verlander gives up two runs in the 1st inning, but then settles down. The Tigers score twice in the 3rd off CC Sabathia, then Jhonny Peralta puts them ahead with an RBI double in the 5th. The Yankees tie the game at 4 in the 7th on Brett Gardner's two-run double, but Delmon Young hits a solo homer off Rafael Soriano in the bottom of the inning to make Verlander a winner.
- The Rangers take a 2-1 lead over the Rays in the other ALDS. Mike Napoli hits a two-run homer off David Price to put Texas ahead, 2 - 1, in the 7th, then Josh Hamilton hits a two-run single to complete a four-run inning. The Rangers' bullpen gives up two late runs, but holds on for a 4 - 3 win. Desmond Jennings hits two homers for the Rays.
- 2012:
- Miguel Cabrera goes 0 for 2 in a 1 - 0 Tigers win to end the season but still winds up as Major League Baseball's first Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. Cabrera led the American League with a .330 average, 44 homers and 139 RBI. He survives a late charge by Curtis Granderson, who homers twice today to finish at 43.
- The Oakland A's win their finale, 12 - 5 over Texas, completing a three-game sweep and passing the Rangers for the AL West Division title, though Texas does get a Wild Card berth. The other Wild Card goes to the Orioles, as the Yankees win the AL East Division thanks to Baltimore's 4 - 1 loss to the Rays; Evan Longoria hits three homers for Tampa Bay.
- Dan Johnson goes deep three times for the White Sox. Before Longoria and Johnson had their three-homer days, only two players had ended their team's season with three-homer contests: Gus Zernial and Richie Allen.
- 2013:
- The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg win the Bundesliga-1 title, 3 games to 2, over the Solingen Alligators. Solingen goes up, 5 - 1, after 5 1/2 innings thanks to home runs from Kai Gronauer and Dominik Wulf but Regensburg rallies against André Hughes, with a two-run double by Christopher Howard tying it in the bottom of the 7th. Ludwig Glaser's two-run homer gives Regensburg their last runs in a 9 - 7 win. Matt Vance is named finals MVP.
- The Cardinals score 7 runs in the bottom of the 3rd to run away with Game 1 of the NLDS, 9 - 1 over the Pirates. Carlos Beltran ties Babe Ruth for the second-most postseason homers ever, with his 15th long ball, a monster three-run shot off A.J. Burnett that opens the scoring. Adam Wainwright is the winner.
- The Dodgers take Game 1 of the other NLDS as Clayton Kershaw strikes out 12 Braves batters in 7 innings in a 6 - 1 win. Adrian Gonzalez hits a two-run homer off loser Kris Medlen.
- 2014
- The Orioles once again victimize the Tigers' bullpen in the 8th inning to win Game 2 of the ALDS, 7 - 6. Trailing 6 - 3, they score four runs against Joba Chamberlain and Joakim Soria after scoring 7 off three relievers in the same inning the previous night and now lead the series, two games to none.
- The Giants tie a National League record with their 9th straight postseason win, dating back to their successful run to the 2012 World Series title, as they defeat the Nationals, 3 - 2, in Game 1 of the first NLDS. The Giants score a pair of early runs off losing pitcher Stephen Strasburg and manage to hold on after rookie reliever Hunter Strickland allows a pair of solo homers to Bryce Harper and Asdrubal Cabrera in the 7th.
- The Cardinals stun the Dodgers with a 10 - 9 win in the first game of the NLDS. Leading 6 - 2 and with Clayton Kershaw having allowed only a pair of solo homers through 6 innings, the Cards put together an eight-run 7th inning, capped by a three-run double by Matt Carpenter off the Dodgers' ace. Los Angeles manages to score three runs over the last two innings, but Yasiel Puig ends the game by striking out against Trevor Rosenthal with the tying run on third base.
- In the final postseason contest of the day, the Royals take a 2-0 lead in their ALDS, once again stunning the Angels, 4 - 1, courtesy of a two-run homer by 1B Eric Hosmer in the 11th. The Royals are the first team to win three straight postseason games in extra innings.
- 2015:
- Max Scherzer of the Nationals pitches his second no-hitter of the season, 2 - 0 over the Mets, also striking out 17 batters. Only an error by SS Yunel Escobar keeps him from a perfect game. He is only the fifth pitcher, and the first since Nolan Ryan in 1973, to throw two no-hitters in a season, and his game score of 104 is the highest since Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout performance in 1998. The 17 Ks set a new Nationals team record, and tie Ryan's record for most in a no-hitter.
- The Heidenheim Heideköpfe win their second Baseball-Bundesliga title, topping recent powerhouse Regensburg Legionäre 3 games to 2. Luke Sommer gets the win in the 8 - 7 Game 5 finale in relief of Pete Sikaras, while Gianny Frachhiola takes the loss. Finals MVP Simon Gühring homers and drives in two today.
- The K. Deurne Spartans win the Belgian Series, 3 games to 1. They top the Borgerhout Squirrels 4 - 3 in today's contest to wrap it up. It is the first time the Spartans win the First Division title; since 2000's Mortsel Stars victory, every Belgian title had gone to a team that had won it all previously.
- 2016 - On the day after the end of the regular season, the musical chairs of managers begins. The White Sox name bench coach Rick Renteria to succeed Robin Ventura, who resigned a day ago, as their new manager, while the Diamondbacks fire both GM Dave Stewart and manager Chip Hale after a disappointing season. The Rockies also make a move, announcing that Walt Weiss will not return as manager, while the Marlins part ways with Barry Bonds after only one season as their hitting coach.
- 2017 - The postseason opens with the American League Wild Card Game between the Twins and Yankees at New Yankee Stadium. As expected, the Yankees win, 8 - 4, but the game doesn't go according to script: the Twins score 3 runs in the 1st and chase starter Luis Severino after only one out, after he gives up long balls to Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario. But the Twins' starter, Ervin Santana, is not any better, as he allows a three-run blast to Didi Gregorius in the bottom of the 1st and is taken out after two innings, having given up another homer to Brett Gardner. The Yankees then win the battle of the bullpens, as their relievers ring up 13 strikeouts in 8 innings, while the Yankees continue to score, including a two-run shot by Aaron Judge off Jose Berrios in the 4th.
- 2018:
- Three days after finishing a historically bad season with just 47 wins, the Orioles dismiss long-time manager Buck Showalter.
- MLB issues a ruling in the case of Cubs SS Addison Russell, who has been on administrative leave since September 21st following allegations of domestic violence. He is handed a 40-game suspension, retroactive to the start of his leave, with the remainder to be served at the start of the 2019 season.
- The Yankees defeat the Athletics in the Wild Card Game, 7 - 2, and will now face their arch-enemy, the Red Sox in the Division Series. They take a quick 2 - 0 lead in the 1st against "opener" Liam Hendriks as Aaron Judge homers after a lead-off walk by Andrew McCutchen. After the A's waste a couple of good opportunities to get back in the game in the 4th and 5th innings, the Yanks put the game away with 4 runs in the 6th, Luke Voit's triple off Blake Treinen being the big blow.
- 2019:
- The Mets fire manager Mickey Callaway after two rocky seasons at the helm which were more akin to a soap opera than the workings of a contending team.
- The Dodgers win Game 1 of the NLDS, 6 - 0 over Washington, behind a dominant performance by Walker Buehler who allows just one 1 in 6 innings while striking out 8. Max Muncy drives in 3 runs, while Los Angeles benefits from the Nationals' generosity, drawing 7 walks, 3 of which result in runs.
- In the other Division Series, the game is tied 3 - 3 in the top of the 9th when St. Louis scores four runs against Braves closer Mark Melancon on two-run doubles by Marcell Ozuna and Kolten Wong. Closer Carlos Martinez makes things interesting in the bottom of the inning by allowing a two-run homer to Ronald Acuna and a solo one to Freddie Freeman before recording the final two outs of a wild 7 - 6 win.
- 2020 - Matt Klentak steps down as General Manager of the Phillies, a few days after the team failed to qualify for the postseason in spite of having the 6th highest payroll in the majors.
- 2021 - The final day of the Major League season brings closure to the remaining undecided races. The Giants defeat the Padres, 11 - 4, to clinch the NL West title, as the Dodgers finish one game behind; their 105 wins are the most ever by a team finishing second, and they will need to put everything on the line in the Wild Card Game, where they will host the Cardinals in a few days. In the American League wild card race, the pressure is on both the Red Sox and Yankees to win as the Blue Jays take a quick and large lead on their way to defeating the Orioles, 12 - 4. The two leaders avoid a one-game playoff against the Jays by scoring the winning run in their respective games in the 9th inning: first the Yankees defeat the Rays, 1 - 0, thanks to Aaron Judge's RBI, then a two-run homer by Rafael Devers provides Boston with a 7 - 5 win over the Nationals, in a game in which they trailed , 5 - 1, at one point. The two long-time rivals finish with identical 92-70 records, but it's the Red Sox who will host the Wild Card Game thanks to their better head-to-head record.
Births[edit]
- 1850 - Alexander Nevin, infielder (d. 1921)
- 1866 - Mike Goodfellow, outfielder (d. 1920)
- 1872 - Fred Clarke, outfielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1960)
- 1874 - John Callahan, pitcher (d. 1954)
- 1875 - Tom Maher, pinch-hitter (d. 1947)
- 1877 - Bill Byers, catcher (d. 1948)
- 1880 - Henry Thielman, pitcher (d. 1942)
- 1881 - Phil Reardon, outfielder (d. 1920)
- 1887 - Armando Marsans, outfielder (d. 1960)
- 1890 - Fred House, pitcher (d. 1923)
- 1891 - Jack Richardson, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1895 - Bert Lewis, pitcher (d. 1950)
- 1900 - Charlie Dorman, catcher (d. 1928)
- 1905 - Red Dorman, outfielder (d. 1974)
- 1905 - Johnny Riddle, catcher (d. 1998)
- 1909 - Johnny Broaca, pitcher (d. 1985)
- 1910 - Bob Bowman, pitcher (d. 1972)
- 1910 - Felix Evans, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1993)
- 1910 - Ewing Waddy, pitcher (d. 1962)
- 1913 - Dom Dallessandro, outfielder (d. 1988)
- 1914 - Woody Wheaton, outfielder (d. 1995)
- 1915 - Joe Lehan, minor league infielder (d. 2013)
- 1915 - Charlie Letchas, infielder (d. 1995)
- 1917 - Frank Kalin, outfielder (d. 1975)
- 1919 - Joe Wood, infielder (d. 1985)
- 1922 - Jake Eisenhart, pitcher (d. 1987)
- 1924 - George Marquette, minor league infielder, college coach (d. 2008)
- 1925 - Chris Haughey, pitcher
- 1927 - Bill Harrington, pitcher
- 1927 - Neil MacCarl, writer (d. 2011)
- 1928 - Dave Melton, outfielder (d. 2008)
- 1928 - Joe Menarchek, minor league pitcher (d. 2014)
- 1929 - Nancy Cato, AAGPBL infielder (d. 2012)
- 1930 - Lavoy Hatchett, college coach (d. 2013)
- 1931 - Bob Skinner, outfielder, manager; All-Star
- 1932 - Phil Clark, pitcher (d. 2018)
- 1936 - Jack Lamabe, pitcher (d. 2007)
- 1947 - Chuck Scrivener, infielder
- 1949 - Jim Breazeale, infielder
- 1949 - Steve Foucault, pitcher
- 1950 - Salvador Colorado, minor league pitcher; Salon de la Fama
- 1951 - Dave Winfield, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1953 - Tamotsu Nagai, NPB pitcher
- 1954 - Dennis Eckersley, pitcher; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1954 - Joe Gates, infielder (d. 2010)
- 1954 - Bert Roberge, pitcher
- 1955 - Jim Joyce, umpire
- 1956 - Bob Kearney, catcher
- 1958 - Bob Laurie, scout
- 1958 - Daryl Sconiers, infielder
- 1961 - Hiromasa Fujita, NPB catcher
- 1962 - Rick Surhoff, pitcher
- 1966 - Darrin Fletcher, catcher; All-Star
- 1966 - Scott Taylor, pitcher
- 1967 - Junior Felix, outfielder
- 1967 - Tetsuya Katahira, NPB outfielder
- 1968 - Jim Byrd, pinch runner
- 1969 - Ismael Cruz, scout
- 1969 - Seigo Fujishima, NPB outfielder
- 1970 - Roger Bailey, pitcher
- 1970 - Jay Davis, minor league and KBO outfielder
- 1970 - Manny Martinez, outfielder
- 1971 - Wil Cordero, infielder; All-Star
- 1971 - Tim Hyers, infielder
- 1971 - Earl Johnson, minor league outfielder
- 1972 - Hee-bong An, KBO infielder
- 1973 - Brandon Hyde, coach
- 1973 - Alan Phillips, South African national team infielder
- 1973 - Kerry Robinson, outfielder
- 1973 - Danny Wout, Hoofdklasse pitcher
- 1974 - Alex Ramirez, outfielder
- 1975 - Scott Cassidy, pitcher
- 1975 - Mike Johnson, pitcher
- 1976 - Casey Dunn, college coach
- 1976 - John Sarmiento, Guam national team player
- 1977 - Eric Munson, infielder
- 1977 - Kazuyuki Shirai, NPB umpire
- 1978 - Steve Kent, pitcher
- 1978 - Kris Sutton, minor league pitcher
- 1979 - Jarrett England, scout
- 1981 - Matt Murton, outfielder
- 1982 - Brett Carroll, outfielder
- 1982 - Mike Conroy, minor league player
- 1982 - Matt Young, outfielder
- 1983 - Claudio Matumoto Jr., Brazilian national team pitcher
- 1984 - Lance Barrett, umpire
- 1985 - Drew Bignall, Great Britain national team pitcher
- 1985 - Rafael Gil, minor league catcher
- 1985 - Max Warren, Bundesliga outfielder
- 1986 - Carlos Teller, minor league pitcher
- 1988 - Mike Belfiore, pitcher
- 1988 - Phil Gosselin, infielder
- 1988 - Nathan Vineyard, minor league pitcher
- 1989 - Sam Bishop, New Zealand national team pitcher
- 1989 - Sung-bum Na, KBO outfielder
- 1990 - Júnior Sosa, minor league outfielder
- 1991 - Adam Plutko, pitcher
- 1991 - Brock Stewart, pitcher
- 1992 - Sai Zhang, China Baseball League infielder
- 1993 - Kevin Kramer, infielder
- 1994 - Hua-Ching Lin, CPBL pitcher
- 1994 - Jen-Ho Tseng, pitcher
- 1995 - Zach Stroman, Great Britain national team infielder-outfielder
- 1996 - Ian Oxnevad, minor league pitcher
- 1998 - Netithorn Nualla Ong, Thai national team infielder-outfielder
- 1998 - Peun Silouanglath, Laotian national team infielder
- 2000 - C.J. Abrams, minor league infielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1895 - Harry Wright, outfielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1835)
- 1936 - John Heisman, college coach (b. 1869)
- 1938 - Morgan Murphy, catcher (b. 1867)
- 1939 - Dick Jackson, infielder (b. 1897)
- 1941 - Bert Inks, pitcher (b. 1871)
- 1942 - Pinky Hargrave, catcher (b. 1896)
- 1949 - John Donahue, outfielder (b. 1894)
- 1961 - Carlos Ratliff, minor league infielder and college coach (b. 1910)
- 1962 - Don Songer, pitcher (b. 1900)
- 1965 - Delos Drake, outfielder (b. 1886)
- 1965 - Jerry McCarthy, infielder (b. 1923)
- 1967 - Fritz Mollwitz, infielder (b. 1890)
- 1975 - Elmer Knetzer, pitcher (b. 1885)
- 1986 - Vince DiMaggio, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1912)
- 1986 - Heinie Mueller, infielder (b. 1912)
- 1995 - Nippy Jones, infielder (b. 1925)
- 1995 - Gene Smith, infielder; All-Star (b. 1911)
- 1996 - Tom Callahan, USA national team outfielder (b. 1921)
- 1999 - Paul Burris, catcher (b. 1923)
- 2004 - Ken Brondell, pitcher (b. 1921)
- 2004 - John Cerutti, pitcher (b. 1960)
- 2005 - Mario Encarnacion, outfielder (b. 1975)
- 2006 - Ivan Kuester, scout (b. 1920)
- 2007 - Bunky Stewart, pitcher (b. 1931)
- 2008 - Red Zar, scout (b. 1920)
- 2010 - Lou Ortiz, minor league infielder (b. 1923)
- 2011 - Dustin Kellogg, minor league pitcher (b. 1993)
- 2013 - Charles Brockell, college coach (b. 1934)
- 2013 - Bob Chance, infielder (b. 1940)
- 2013 - Dan Van Cleve, minor league outfielder (b. 1962)
- 2014 - Comer Cottrell, owner (b. 1931)
- 2015 - S. Lee Ross, owner (b. 1936)
- 2017 - John Herrnstein, outfielder (b. 1938)
- 2018 - Julio Hazel, Hoofdklasse outfielder (b. 1942)
- 2018 - Marty Pattin, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1943)
- 2020 - Charlie Haeger, pitcher (b. 1983)
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