Los siguientes son los eventos de béisbol del año 1983 en todo el mundo.
Overview of the events of 1983 in baseball
Campeones
Grandes Ligas de Béisbol
Otros campeones
Premios y honores
Líderes estadísticos de la MLB
Clasificación final de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol
Eventos
Enero
Febrero
- 5 de febrero – Los Kansas City Royals cambiaron al prospecto de ligas menores Cecil Fielder a los Toronto Blue Jays por el jardinero de 32 años Leon Roberts , quien se retirará después de dos temporadas mediocres en Kansas City. "Big Daddy" disfrutará de varias temporadas dignas de un Jugador Más Valioso durante sus 13 años en las Grandes Ligas, y sus mejores años los tuvo jugando con los Detroit Tigers.
- 7 de febrero: Los Gigantes de San Francisco ficharon al jardinero Joel Youngblood como agente libre. Youngblood hizo historia la temporada anterior al convertirse en el único jugador en la historia de la MLB en conseguir un hit con dos equipos diferentes en el mismo día.
- 16 de febrero: Los Cardenales de San Luis firmaron a Jamie Quirk como agente libre.
- 23 de febrero - Los Padres de San Diego firman al agente libre Bruce Bochy , quien un mes antes había sido liberado por los Mets.
Marzo
- 24 de marzo: Los Tigres de Detroit adquirieron a Johnny Grubb de los Rangers de Texas a cambio del lanzador Dave Tobik.
- 25 de marzo: Los Tigres de Detroit liberaron al lanzador Kevin Saucier . Saucier, que había tenido un récord de 3-1 la temporada anterior, desarrolló un caso de "Yips", que le impedía hacer lanzamientos sencillos al receptor o incluso a las bases. Saucier nunca volvería a lanzar en las ligas mayores.
Abril
- 5 de abril – Tom Seaver lanza seis entradas sin permitir carreras en su regreso a los Mets de Nueva York frente a 46.687 fanáticos en el Shea Stadium . Sin embargo, no es un factor en la decisión, ya que se enfrenta al as de los Filis de Filadelfia, Steve Carlton, hasta que los Mets marcan dos carreras en la séptima para convertir a Doug Sisk en el ganador de su primer partido de la temporada.
- 7 de abril: las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol, ABC y NBC acuerdan los términos de un paquete de televisión de seis años por un valor de 1.200 millones de dólares. Las dos cadenas continuarán con la cobertura alternativa del Juego de las Estrellas, los playoffs y la Serie Mundial hasta la temporada de 1989, y cada uno de los 26 clubes recibirá a cambio 7 millones de dólares por año. El último paquete le dio a cada club 1.900 millones de dólares por año.
- 13 de abril – El receptor de los Phillies de Filadelfia , Bo Díaz, logra algo que solo otros 11 jugadores de las Grandes Ligas han logrado en los más de 150 años de historia de este deporte: un "Sayonara Slam" (un Grand Slam para dejar en el terreno a los rivales en la parte baja de la novena entrada con dos outs y su equipo perdiendo por tres carreras). Con los Mets de Nueva York liderando a los Phillies, 9-6, y los Phillies en su último out, Díaz saca un lanzamiento de Neil Allen con cuenta de 2-1 del Veterans Stadium para ganar el juego para los Phillies, 10-9.
- 15 de abril
- 16 de abril: el primera base de los Padres, Steve Garvey, jugó su partido número 1118 consecutivo y rompió el récord de Billy Williams en la Liga Nacional. Garvey bateó 2 de 4 en la derrota de los Padres por 8-5 ante los Dodgers de Los Ángeles.
- 17 de abril: Nolan Ryan poncha a siete Expos en la victoria de Houston por 6-3. Ryan se convirtió en el segundo lanzador con 3500 ponches.
- 27 de abril: Nolan Ryan poncha a Brad Mills, de los Expos de Montreal . Es el ponche número 3509 de la carrera de Ryan, rompiendo el récord de larga data establecido por Walter Johnson .
Mayo-junio
Julio-septiembre
- 4 de julio: el lanzador zurdo Dave Righetti lanza el primer juego sin hits de los Yankees desde el juego perfecto de Don Larsen en la Serie Mundial de 1956 , maniatando a los Medias Rojas de Boston 4-0 ante una multitud de 41.077 personas en el Yankee Stadium . Es el primer juego sin hits de un lanzador zurdo de los Yankees desde George Mogridge en 1917 .
- 6 de julio: en el Juego de las Estrellas por su 50.° aniversario en el Comiskey Park de Chicago , la Liga Americana derrota a la Liga Nacional por 13-3, logrando su primera victoria desde 1971. La Liga Americana abre el juego con siete carreras en la cuarta entrada, resaltadas por el grand slam de Fred Lynn , el primero en una competencia de las Estrellas. Es el cuarto jonrón de Lynn en el Juego de las Estrellas, lo que lo empata con Ted Williams en el récord de la Liga Americana.
- 18 de julio – El gerente general de los Filis de Filadelfia, Paul Owens, despide al mánager Pat Corrales (a pesar de que su equipo está en primer lugar) y asume el cargo de mánager.
- 24 de julio: en el juego ahora conocido como el Juego del Alquitrán de Pino , George Brett conecta un jonrón de 2 carreras que aparentemente significa la ventaja ante Goose Gossage en la novena entrada de un juego contra los Yankees de Nueva York en el Yankee Stadium. Sin embargo, el mánager de los Yankees, Billy Martin, cuestiona que el bate de Brett tiene más de las 18 pulgadas (460 mm) de alquitrán de pino permitidas, y el árbitro del plato, Tim McClelland, confirma el desafío de Martin. Después de ser declarado out y de que se anule el jonrón, Brett se enfurece y sale del dugout tras McClelland. La oficina del presidente de la Liga Americana luego confirma la protesta de los Kansas City Royals , restaurando el jonrón, y el juego se completa el 18 de agosto, con los Royals ganando 5-4.
- 29 de julio: Steve Garvey , primera base de los Padres de San Diego , se disloca el pulgar y pone fin a su racha de 1207 partidos consecutivos jugados. Sigue siendo el récord de la Liga Nacional de partidos consecutivos jugados.
- 6 de agosto: el abridor de los Kansas City Royals , Eric Rasmussen, lanza una blanqueada de 4-0 contra los Boston Red Sox en su primera apertura en la Liga Americana . Después de haber blanqueado a los San Diego Padres en su debut en las Grandes Ligas con los St. Louis Cardinals el 21 de julio de 1975 , Rasmussen se convierte en el único lanzador de las Grandes Ligas en lanzar una blanqueada en su primera apertura en la Liga Nacional y su primera apertura en la Liga Americana.
- 24 de agosto – Contra los Cincinnati Reds en el Wrigley Field , Chuck Rainey de los Chicago Cubs tiene un juego sin hits que es interrumpido con dos outs en la novena entrada gracias a un sencillo de Eddie Milner . El hit es el único que Rainey permite en la derrota de los Reds por 3-0. Un juego sin hits no solo hubiera sido el primero de un Cub, sino el primero en el que participan los Cubs, desde Milt Pappas en 1972 .
- 13 de septiembre: Dan Quisenberry, el famoso lanzador de relevo de los Kansas City Royals, supera a John Hiller en la mayor cantidad de salvamentos en una temporada con su salvamento número 39. El lanzador de los Submarinos logró los dos últimos outs en una victoria de 4-3 sobre los California Angels.
- 17 de septiembre: los Chicago White Sox derrotan a los Seattle Mariners por 4-3 en el antiguo Comiskey Park y se adjudican su primer título de división. Aseguran su primera participación en la postemporada desde 1959 y la última que el equipo tiene en el antiguo Comiskey .
- 19 de septiembre: Steve Howe pierde un vuelo del equipo de los Dodgers a Atlanta y se niega a someterse a una prueba antidopaje. El comisionado Bowie Kuhn convoca una investigación y se revela que Howe estaba recibiendo tratamiento médico, pero no estaba en rehabilitación por drogas. Howe se queda fuera de la temporada.
- 20 de septiembre: en la primera entrada de una victoria de cinco entradas acortada por la lluvia por 14-1 sobre los Orioles de Baltimore, los Tigres de Detroit conectaron 10 hits consecutivos y anotaron 11 carreras. La ofensiva inicial de Detroit igualó el récord de la Liga Americana de carreras anotadas para comenzar el juego, que fue establecido por los Boston Americans en 1901 .
- 23 de septiembre: Steve Carlton, de los Filis de Filadelfia, registra su victoria número 300 de su carrera: una derrota por 6-2 ante los Cardenales de San Luis en el antiguo Busch Stadium .
- 26 de septiembre: Bob Forsch, de los Cardenales de San Luis, lanza un juego sin hits contra los Expos de Montreal por 3-0 en el Busch Memorial Stadium . Es el segundo juego sin hits de su carrera; lanza su primero en 1978 .
- 27 de septiembre: Tim Raines se convierte en el primer jugador desde Ty Cobb en 1915 en robar 70 bases e impulsar 70 carreras en la misma temporada.
- 28 de septiembre – Los Filis de Filadelfia aseguran el campeonato de la División Este de la Liga Nacional con la victoria número 7.000 de su historia, 13-6, sobre los Cachorros de Chicago .
- 29 de septiembre – El novato Mike Warren de los Atléticos de Oakland no permite hits a los Medias Blancas de Chicago por 3-0 en el Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum .
Octubre
- 1 de octubre: Carl Yastrzemski jugó su último partido de la MLB en Fenway Park . Durante su aparición de despedida, recorrió todo el campo para agradecer su ilustre carrera de 23 años con los Red Sox.
- 2 de octubre - Inspirados por la avalancha de tributos prodigados a la estrella retirada de los Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski , los productores del programa de radio The Sports Huddle en la estación de radio WHDH, deciden hacer un tributo satírico a Vern Rapp , quien también planea retirarse al final de la temporada después de cinco años como entrenador de primera base de los Montreal Expos ( 1979-1983 ). [1] El último día de la temporada regular, procedieron con su homenaje irónico a Rapp, incluyendo un teletón simulado en el que se invitó a los que llamaban por teléfono a prometer dinero para el fondo de jubilación de Rapp (en realidad se prometió una suma sustancial, aunque no se recaudó dinero), y una canción con la melodía de Bye Bye Birdie ("Bye Bye Vern Rapp"). Sin embargo, el programa resultó ser todo menos una parodia. El locutor de los St. Louis Cardinals, Mike Shannon, habló con admiración del hombre, y Rapp, contactado por teléfono en Montreal , se emocionó con todo el asunto. WHDH también realizó una entrevista telefónica con Sheldon Bender, vicepresidente de personal de jugadores de los Cincinnati Reds . Hasta que la estación llamó, Bender no sabía que Rapp iba a dejar los Expos. Bender sugirió a Rapp en una reunión al día siguiente en la que los jefes de los Reds estaban discutiendo si despedir al mánager Russ Nixon . Una cosa llevó a la otra, y Rapp recibió una llamada telefónica sorpresa de Bob Howsam , quien había regresado de su propio retiro para tratar de detener la decadencia de los Reds. [2] Rapp decidió que valía la pena volver a ser el capitán de los Reds y aceptó el trabajo el 5 de octubre. WHDH le envió a Rapp la grabación en casete de lo que resultó ser una transmisión muy trascendental. [3] Bender admitió que "Vern no era un candidato para el trabajo hasta que la estación llamó".
- 6 de octubre: en el segundo juego de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana, el lanzador de los Orioles Mike Boddicker lanza un juego de cinco hits y vence a los Chicago White Sox en el Memorial Stadium , 4-0. El lanzador derecho de Baltimore, cuya actuación igualó la serie, establece un nuevo récord de la LCS al ponchar a 14 bateadores.
- 8 de octubre – Frente a 64.494 fanáticos en el Veterans Stadium , los Phillies ganan la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Nacional gracias al pitcheo de Steve Carlton y al poder del jonrón de tres carreras de Gary Matthews por 7-2. Los Phillies llegan a la Serie Mundial por cuarta vez en la historia de la franquicia (1915, 1950, 1980 y ahora 1983).
- October 16 – Eddie Murray slams a pair of home runs and Scott McGregor pitches a five-hitter as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5–0 and win the 1983 World Series in Game Five. Baltimore catcher Rick Dempsey, who hits .385 with four doubles and a home run, is the Series MVP.
- October 30 – Boston Red Sox farmhands John Mitchell, Anthony Latham and Scott Skripko,[4] are deep-sea fishing off the coast of Florida when their boat capsizes. Boat owner Mark Zastrowmy and Latham drown. Skripko and Mitchell survive over 20 hours in the water by clinging to debris; Skripko holds onto a cooler for 20 hours and Mitchell a bucket for 22 hours.[5]
November–December
- November 2 – John Denny who tallied 20 of the 24 writers' first-place votes to win The National League Cy Young Award, easily out-distancing runners-up Mario Soto and Jessie Orosco. The Prescott, Arizona native posted a 19–6 record and a 2.37 ERA for The National League Champion Phillies.
- November 8:
- Mets reliever Jessie Orosco received four votes for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, ending a six-year drought in which not one player on the team received a single vote for the award. The last time a writer cast an MVP vote for a New York National Leaguer was on the 1976 ballot when Tom Seaver was given consideration.
- Dale Murphy (.302, 36 homers and 121 RBIs) joins Ernie Banks, Joe Morgan and Mike Schmidt as one of the four players to win the National League MVP in consecutive years. The soft-spoken Atlanta Braves outfielder receives 21 of the 24 votes cast by the writers.
- November 16 – Cal Ripken Jr. of the World Champions of 1983 Baltimore Orioles was named American League MVP. He got 322 votes to earn that award.
- November 17 – Three current Kansas City Royals players (Willie Wilson, Willie Aikens, Jerry Martin) and former Royal Vida Blue are convicted of attempting to purchase cocaine, and sentence to short prison terms. It is a foreshadowing of the coming drug scandal that rocks the sport world throughout the 1980s.
- November 21 – Darryl Strawberry of the New York Mets was named the National League Rookie of the Year award. That season, he hit 26 home runs, stole 19 bases, and had 74 RBIs while hitting .257.
- November 22:
- December 16:
Movies
Births
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
January
- January 8 – Dave Barnhill, 69, five-time All-Star pitcher who appeared for New York Cubans of the Negro National League between 1941 and 1948.
- January 9 – Eddie Palmer, 89, third baseman and pinch hitter in 16 games for the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics.
- January 9 – Stan Spence, 67, four-time All-Star outfielder who played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns for nine seasons between 1940 and 1949.
- January 10 – Gil Torres, 67, Cuban shortstop and third baseman who played in 346 games for the Senators (1940 and 1944–1946).
- January 23 – Cookie Cuccurullo, 64, left-handed pitcher who hurled in 62 total games for the wartime Pittsburgh Pirates (1943–1945).
- January 23 – Phil Piton, 80, president of the Minor League Baseball from 1964 through 1971.
- January 26 – Chet Laabs, 70, All-Star outfielder for the St. Louis Browns who hit two home runs in 1944's final game to clinch the Browns' only American League pennant; his 11-season (1937–1947) career also included service with the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics.
- January 26 – Del Rice, 60, catcher who appeared in 1,309 games over 17 MLB seasons (1945–1961) for five clubs, principally the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Braves; two-time (1946, 1957) World Series champion and 1953 All-Star; coach for Los Angeles/California Angels (1962–1966) who managed 1972 Angels to a 75–80 record.
- January 28 – Joe Chamberlain, 72, infielder and pinch hitter who got into 41 games for the 1934 Chicago White Sox.
- January 31 – Sam Gibson, 83, pitcher who worked in 131 career games for the Detroit Tigers (1926–1928), New York Yankees (1930) and New York Giants (1932).
February
- February 3 – Trader Horne, 83, relief pitcher for the 1929 Chicago Cubs.
- February 6 – Mal Moss, 77, left-handed pitcher who worked in 12 games for 1930 Cubs.
- February 8 – Rufe Clarke, 82, pitcher who worked seven games, all in relief, for the 1923–1924 Detroit Tigers.
- February 9 – Jackie Hayes, 76, second baseman who played in 1,091 games in 14 seasons for the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox from 1927 to 1940.
- February 12 – Bob Saunders, 81, pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs and Detroit Stars of the Negro National League in 1926.
- February 16 – Melba Alspaugh, 58, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League outfielder.
- February 16 – Everett Fagan, 65, pitched who compiled a 2–7 won–lost record (5.47 ERA) in 38 games for the Philadelphia Athletics (1943, 1946).
- February 19 – Frank Colman, 64, outfielder who appeared in 271 career games for Pittsburgh Pirates (1942–1946) and New York Yankees (1946–1947); member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
- February 26 – Ford Smith, 64, pitcher in 26 games (14–6, 2.29 ERA) and position player/pinch hitter in 33 more (.221 with 32 hits) for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League (1941, 1946–1948).
March
- March 3 – Jennings Poindexter, 72, pitcher for the Red Sox and Cardinals in the 1930s.
- March 4 – Kiddo Davis, 81, outfielder who appeared in 575 games over eight seasons (1926 and 1932–1938) for five clubs, principally the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies; batted .368 with seven hits, helping Giants win 1933 World Series.
- March 10 – Connie Desmond, 75, play-by-play broadcaster for the New York Yankees and Giants (1942) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–1956).
- March 12 – Bob Hall, 59, pitcher for the Boston Braves (1949–1950) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1953).
- March 13 – Bill Anderson, 87, southpaw relief pitcher who got into two games for the Boston Braves in September 1925.
- March 16 – Eudie Napier, 70, catcher for the Homestead Grays between 1939 and 1948, beginning as a backup to Josh Gibson before becoming a regular; member, 1948 Negro World Series champions.
- March 18 – Frank Oceak, 70, longtime minor-league infielder and manager who spent 11 years in MLB as a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1958–1964 and 1970–1972) and Cincinnati Reds (1965); third-base coach of 1960 and 1971 World Series champions.
- March 20 – Ed Stone, 73, outfielder in the Negro Leagues who was known for his solid fielding and heavy bat.
- March 24 – George Darrow, 79, left-hander who pitched in 17 games for the 1934 Philadelphia Phillies.
- March 30 – Joe Cicero, 72, shortstop who played for the 1929–1930 Boston Red Sox as a teenager, disappeared into the minor leagues for over a decade, then returned to the majors at age 34 for the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics during the World War II manpower shortage.
- March 30 – Jack Roche, 92, who appeared in 59 games as a catcher and pinch hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals (1914–1915, 1917).
April
- April 1 – Calvin Chapman, 72, outfielder, second baseman and shortstop who appeared in 111 games for the 1934–1935 Cincinnati Reds.
- April 3 – Mickey Livingston, 68, catcher who played in 561 career games over ten seasons between 1938 and 1951 for six MLB clubs; batted .364 in 22 at bats with four RBI in a losing cause as a Chicago Cub during the 1945 World Series.
- April 9 – Jake Freeze, 82, pitcher who appeared in two July 1925 games for the White Sox.
- April 9 – Bill Kennedy, 62, southpaw pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Redlegs over eight seasons between from 1948 and 1957.
- April 10 – Chet Johnson, 65, left-handed pitcher who appeared in 586 games during an 18-year minor-league career, but only five contests for 1946 St. Louis Browns; brother of fellow southpaw pitcher Earl Johnson.
- April 11 – Mike Menosky, 88, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Rebels (of the "outlaw" Federal League), Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox between 1914 and 1923.
- April 12 – Carl Morton, 39, pitcher with the Montréal Expos (1969–1972) and Atlanta Braves (1973–1976); 1970 National League Rookie of the Year after winning 18 games for second-year Expos club; also had seasons of 15, 16 and 17 wins for Braves.
- April 15 – Bill Sarni, 55, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1951–1952, 1954–1956) and New York Giants (1956) who appeared in 390 big-league games before suffering a heart attack at age 29 that ended his playing career.
- April 17 – Emil "Dutch" Leonard, 74, five-time All-Star pitcher who employed the knuckleball in earning 191 wins over 20 seasons between 1933 and 1953 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs; one of four flutter-ball artists who were regular starting pitchers for the 1945 Senators.
- April 18 – Woody Rich, 77, left-handed pitcher who worked in 33 career games for 1939–1941 Boston Red Sox and 1944 Boston Braves; won 249 games over 22 minor-league seasons.
- April 22 – Mike Schemer, 65, first baseman who played 32 games for 1945–1946 New York Giants.
- April 25 – Carlos Paula, 55, Cuban outfielder, first black player in Washington Senators history (September 6, 1954); batted .271 in 157 games over all or part of three seasons through June 1956.
May
- May 2 – Dewitt Owens, 82, shortstop/second baseman for the Cleveland Elites and Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro National League from 1926 to 1930.
- May 2 – Archie Yelle, 90, catcher who got into 87 games for the 1917–1919 Detroit Tigers.
- May 6 – Nelson Greene, 83, southpaw pitcher who worked in 15 games for 1924–1925 Brooklyn Robins.
- May 13 – Lerton Pinto, 84, left-hander who pitched in 12 games for the 1922 and 1924 Philadelphia Phillies.
- May 16 – Mel Wright, 55, relief pitcher in 58 career games for St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1955) and Chicago Cubs (1960–1961), then a coach for five MLB clubs for 13 seasons between 1962 and 1983; member of Montreal Expos' staff at the time of his death.
- May 20 – Fred Schulte, 82, center fielder for St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1927 to 1937 who batted .291 in 1,179 games.
- May 24 – Oscar Levis, 84, Jamaican-born pitcher for the Cuban Stars East of the Eastern Colored League (1923–1928); also played for the Hilldale Club and in the Cuban League.
- May 26 – Dutch Romberger, 56, who pitched for 13 pro seasons (1948–1959, 1961), all of them in the Athletics' organization, but spent only ten games in MLB on the staff of the 1954 A's during their final season in Philadelphia.
- May 30 – Harry Weaver, 91, pitcher who appeared in 19 games for the Philadelphia Athletics (1915–1916) and Chicago Cubs (1917–1919).
June
- June 2 – Chancelor Edwards, 82, catcher who appeared in ten games for the Cleveland Tigers of the Negro National League in 1928.
- June 10 – Jim Cronin, 77, infielder who appeared in 23 games for the 1929 World Series champion Philadelphia Athletics.
- June 11 – Dick Aylward, 58, catcher and 14-year minor league veteran who played in four MLB games in May 1953 for the Chicago Cubs.
- June 14 – Speed Martin, 89, pitcher who compiled a 29–42 won–lost mark and an ERA of 3.78 in 126 career games for the St. Louis Browns (1917) and Chicago Cubs (1918–1922)
- June 20 – Gil Britton, 91, shortstop who appeared in three games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in September 1913.
- June 21 – Kit Carson, 70, outfielder who played in 21 games for the 1934–1935 Cleveland Indians.
- June 23 – Jimmy Newberry, 64, pitcher in 41 games in the Negro American League between 1943 and 1948, and one of the first two African-Americans to play in Nippon Professional Baseball.
- June 26 – Don Rader, 89, a shortstop who appeared in nine career games as a member of the 1913 Chicago White Sox and 1921 Philadelphia Phillies.
- June 27 – Doc Carroll, 91, catcher and dentistry school graduate who played in ten games for the hapless 1916 Philadelphia Athletics.
- June 27 – Jesse Landrum, 70, second baseman who appeared in four games for the Chicago White Sox during the early weeks of the 1938 season; later, a longtime scout.
July
- July 7 – Vic Wertz, 58, All-Star right fielder and first baseman for five AL teams over 17 years (1947–1963) who had five 100-RBI seasons, but was best remembered for his long fly ball caught spectacularly by Willie Mays in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series.
- July 19 – Joe Beggs, 72, pitcher who led National League in saves in 1940 as standout reliever for the World Series champion Cincinnati Reds; also hurled for New York Yankees and New York Giants during his nine-year (1938, 1940–1944, 1946–1948) MLB career.
- July 19 – George Sweatt, 89, outfielder/infielder who played in 343 Negro National League games for the Kansas City Monarchs (1922–1925) and Chicago American Giants (1926–1927).
- July 20 – Chick Sorrells, 86, appeared in two games for the 1922 Cleveland Indians as a pinch hitter and shortstop.
- July 23 – Neil Robinson, 75, nine-time All-Star as a stalwart of the Memphis Red Sox of the Negro American League between 1938 and 1948, primarily playing as a center fielder.
August
- August 4 – Ed Wheeler, 68, infielder who appeared in 46 games for the Cleveland Indians during the wartime 1945 season.
- August 6 – Tip Tobin, 76, outfielder who played one game (with one at bat) for the New York Giants on September 22, 1932.
- August 6 – Jimmy Wasdell, 69, outfielder/first baseman who appeared in 888 games for five MLB teams over 11 seasons (1937–1947).
- August 13 – Charlie Gilbert, 64, outfielder for three NL clubs over six seasons (1940–1943 and 1946–1947); son and brother of big leaguers.
- August 16 – Earl Averill, 81, Hall of Fame center fielder for the Cleveland Indians who batted .318 lifetime and had five 100-RBI seasons; his line drive off Dizzy Dean's foot in the 1937 All-Star game led to the end of Dean's career; his son had a seven-year MLB career in 1950s and 1960s.
- August 29 – Francis "Steve" O'Neill, 83, Cleveland trucking industry magnate who was principal owner of the Indians from 1978 until his death; prior to that, a limited partner in George Steinbrenner's New York Yankees ownership group from 1973 to 1978.
September
- September 5 – Sam Woods, right-hander who pitched in five games in the Negro American League during the 1946 and 1948 seasons.
- September 11 – Bill McCarren, 87, third baseman who appeared in 69 games for the 1923 Brooklyn Robins; longtime scout after his playing days.
- September 28 – Walter Thomas, 71, outfielder/pitcher who played in the Negro leagues between 1935 and 1946; brother of Orrel Thomas and great-uncle of Richie Martin.
October
- October 5 – George Turbeville, 69, left-hander who posted a 2–12 won–lost mark and an ERA of 6.14 in 62 career games for 1935–1937 Philadelphia Athletics.
- October 12 – Charlie Engle, 80, infielder who played in 87 games for the Philadelphia Athletics (1925–1926) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1930).
- October 18 – Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones, 58, "Whiz Kid" and All-Star third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies (1947–1959), who led the National League in fielding percentage five times and in putouts seven times.
- October 23 – Buck Crouse, 86, lefty-swinging backup catcher who appeared in 470 games over eight years (1923–1930) with Chicago White Sox.
- October 28 – Ray Sanders, 66, first baseman for St. Louis Cardinals (1942–1945) and Boston Braves (1946 and 1948–1949); member of 1942 and 1944 world champion Redbirds, and 1943 and 1948 NL champs in St. Louis and Boston respectively.
- October 31 – George Halas, 88, outfielder who played in 12 games for the 1919 New York Yankees before becoming a legendary coach and owner of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.
November
- November 1 – Art Ruble, 80, outfielder who appeared in 75 MLB games as a member of the 1927 Detroit Tigers and 1934 Philadelphia Phillies.
- November 2 – Hal Wiltse, 80, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1926–28), St. Louis Browns (1928) and Philadelphia Phillies (1931).
- November 4 – Clarence Pickrel, 72, pitcher who appeared in 19 total games for the 1933 Phillies and 1934 Boston Braves.
- November 6 – Bob Lawrence, 83, pitcher who appeared in one game and pitched one inning as a member of the Chicago White Sox on July 19, 1924.
- November 15 – Charlie Grimm, known as "Jolly Cholly", 85, good-natured first baseman (1925–1936) and manager (all or parts of 14 years over three terms between 1932 and 1960) of the Chicago Cubs who batted .300 five times and led the Cubs to three National League pennants (1932, 1935 and 1945); also played for Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, and managed Boston/Milwaukee Braves; in addition, served Cubs as a coach, broadcaster and front-office executive.
- November 18 – Hilton Smith, 76, pitcher for the Negro leagues' Kansas City Monarchs who was known for his outstanding curveball and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously in 2001.
- November 22 – Dave Short, 66, outfielder who played seven games for Chicago White Sox in 1940 and 1941.
- November 24 – Ed Leip, 72, second baseman and pinch runner in 30 career games for the Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates between 1939 and 1942.
- November 28 – Chet Boak, 48, who appeared in ten games as a pinch hitter and second baseman—five for the 1960 Kansas City Athletics and five for the 1961 expansion Washington Senators.
- November 30 – Bill Evans, 69, relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox between 1949 and 1951.
December
- December 2 – Mike Powers, 77, pinch hitter and right fielder for 1932–1933 Cleveland Indians, appearing in 38 total games.
- December 12 – Jim Weaver, 80, known as "Big James", 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) pitcher who appeared in 189 games over eight seasons for six MLB clubs, chiefly the Pirates, between 1928 and 1939; led NL in shutouts (4) in 1935.
- December 14 – Roy Hamey, 81, longtime executive; general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees for 12 seasons between 1947 and 1963; won three pennants and two World Series titles in his three seasons (1961–1963) as head of the Yankees' front office.
- December 19 – Zip Collins, 91, outfielder who played 281 games for the Pirates (1914–1915), Boston Braves (1915–1917) and Philadelphia Athletics (1921).
- December 25 – Babe Young, 68, first baseman who appeared in 728 games for the New York Giants (1936, 1939–1942 and 1946–1947), Cincinnati Reds (1947–1948) and St. Louis Cardinals (1948); twice topped 100-RBI mark.
- December 29 – Bob Neal, 77, Cleveland play-by-play announcer who called Indians' games on radio or television for 18 seasons spanning 1952 to 1972.
References
- ^ "The Week (September 2–8)". Sports Illustrated. 1979-09-17. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
- ^ "The Cincinnati Reds today hired Vern Rapp". The New York Times. 1983-10-05.
- ^ "Scorecard". Sports Illustrated. 1983-10-17. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Scott Skripko Minor League Stats". Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "NFL Players' Boating Accident Stirs Memories of Anthony Latham". CNN. 2009-03-04. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009.
