Champions

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

Boston Beaneaters Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most po ...

National League final standings

Statistical leaders

Notable seasons

*Philadelphia Phillies left fielder

Ed Delahanty Edward James Delahanty (October 30, 1867 – July 2, 1903), nicknamed "Big Ed", was an American professional baseball player, who spent his Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Infants, Philadelphia ...

led the NL in home runs (19), runs batted in (146), total bases (347), and slugging percentage (.583). He was second in the NL in hits (219) and adjusted OPS+ (164). He was third in the NL in batting average (.368) and runs scored (145). *New York Giants pitcher

Amos Rusie Amos Wilson Rusie (May 30, 1871 – December 6, 1942), nicknamed "The Hoosier Thunderbolt", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century. He had a 10-season career in the National League (NL), w ...

had a win–loss record of 33–21 and led the NL in innings pitched (482), strikeouts (208), and shutouts (4). He was second in the NL in earned run average (3.23). He was third in the NL in wins (33) and adjusted ERA+ (143).

Events

*June 19 –

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

outfielder

Piggy Ward Frank Gray "Piggy" Ward (April 16, 1867 – October 24, 1912) was a professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1894. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, ...

reached base a record 17 times in 17 consecutive

plate appearance In baseball statistics, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting. Under Rule 5.04(c) of the Official Baseball Rules, a player completes a turn batting when he is put out or becomes a runner ...

s, a streak he started on June 16. The record would be matched 69 years later, when catcher

Earl Averill, Jr. Earl Douglas Averill (September 9, 1931 – May 13, 2015) was an Americans, American professional baseball player who was a catcher and outfielder in the Major League Baseball, Major Leagues in 1956 and from 1958 to 1963 for the Cleveland Ind ...

tied that mark in . *August 16 –

Bill Hawke William Victor Hawke (April 28, 1870 – December 11, 1902) was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for three seasons, all in the National League, with a career record of 32 wins and 31 losses. Career Born in Elsmere, Del ...

of the

pitches a

no-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...

against the Washington Senators in a 5–0 win. It is the first

thrown from the modern-day pitching distance of . *August 18 – The

set a Major League record which still stands for the most batters

hit by a pitch In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is an event in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB). A hit batsman is awarded first base, provided ...

in an inning. Four batters are hit in the 2nd inning in the game with the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

. *November 21 –

Ban Johnson Byron Bancroft Johnson (January 5, 1864 – March 28, 1931) was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League (AL). Johnson developed the AL—a descendant of the mino ...

is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson's leadership the WL will prosper.

Births

January

*January 1 – Frank Fuller *January 2 –

Jesse Altenburg Jesse Howard Altenburg (January 2, 1893 – March 12, 1973) was a Major League Baseball player. He played with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National Leag ...

*January 3 –

George Shively George "Rabbit" Shively (January 3, 1893 – June 7, 1962) was an American baseball left fielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1910 to 1924 with various teams. He played mostly with the Indianapolis ABCs. He was asked to leave the Indianapo ...

*January 10 –

Joe Gingras Joseph Elzead John Gingras (January 10, 1894 – September 6, 1947) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal Leag ...

*January 10 – Marty Herrmann *January 12 –

Lefty Lorenzen Adolph Andreas "Lefty" Lorenzen (January 12, 1893 – March 5, 1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game for the Detroit Tigers on September 12, . He pitched in two innings, and allowed four hits Hits or H.I.T.S. may refer ...

*January 12 –

Charlie Young Charles Young is a fictional character played by Dulé Hill on the television serial drama ''The West Wing''. For the majority of the series, he is the Personal Aide to President Josiah Bartlet. Creation and development The character of Char ...

*January 14 –

Billy Meyer William Adam Meyer (January 14, 1893 – March 31, 1957) was an American baseball player and manager. He holds the dubious distinction of having played with, then managed, two of the worst teams in the history of Major League Baseball. A catch ...

*January 17 – Luke Glavenich *January 20 –

Al Gould Albert Frank "Al" Gould (January 20, 1893 – August 8, 1982), also known as "Pudgy", was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched two seasons for the Cleveland Indians of the American League. Born in Muscatine, Iowa, he was in h ...

*January 20 – Cliff Hill *January 25 –

Abe Bowman Alvah Edson Bowman (January 25, 1893 – October 11, 1979), nicknamed "Abe", was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played as a swingman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Naps/Indians, from to . Baseball ...

*January 28 –

Guy Cooper Guy Evans Cooper (January 28, 1893 – August 2, 1951), nicknamed "Rebel", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Yankees (1914–15) and Boston Red Sox (1915). Listed at , 185 lb., Cooper was a sw ...

*January 30 – Red Smyth *January 31 –

George Burns George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebr ...

February

*February 2 –

Cy Warmoth Wallace Walter "Cy" Warmoth (February 2, 1893 – June 20, 1957) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors. Warmoth debuted in for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American pro ...

*February 7 –

Charlie Jamieson Charles Devine "Cuckoo" Jamieson (February 7, 1893 – October 27, 1969) was an American baseball player, an outfielder for the Washington Senators (1915–17), Philadelphia Athletics (1917–18) and Cleveland Indians (1919–32). Professional ...

*February 10 –

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

*February 12 –

Earl Sheely Earl Homer Sheely (February 12, 1893 – September 16, 1952) was a first baseman for the Chicago White Sox (1921–27), Pittsburgh Pirates (1929) and Boston Braves (1931). Sheely finished sixth in voting for the 1925 American League MVP, playin ...

*February 13 –

Ben Dyer Benjamin Franklin Dyer (February 13, 1893 – August 7, 1959) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from until , for the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers. Dyer played seven different position ...

*February 17 – Eddie Onslow *February 17 –

Wally Pipp Walter Clement Pipp (February 17, 1893 – January 11, 1965) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Pipp played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds between 1913 an ...

*February 21 –

Norman Plitt Norman William Plitt (February 21, 1893 in York, Pennsylvania – February 1, 1954 in New York City) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in one game for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1918 baseball season and then nine years later ...

*February 21 –

Marsh Williams Marshall McDiarmid Williams (February 21, 1893 – February 22, 1935) nicknamed "Cap", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in ...

*February 23 – Jim O'Neill *February 25 –

Phil Slattery Philip Ryan Slattery (February 25, 1893 – March 2, 1968) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1915.

*February 28 –

Sam Mayer Sam A. Mayer (born June 26, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports, a team in which he is also a development driver for ...

March

*March 8 – Ray Francis *March 9 –

Billy Southworth William Harold Southworth (March 9, 1893 – November 15, 1969) was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player in and and from to for five big-league teams, Southworth took part in almost 1,200 games, fell j ...

*March 9 –

Lefty Williams Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams (March 9, 1893 – November 4, 1959) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox Scandal. Career Willia ...

*March 12 –

Joe Engel :''This is an article about the baseball player Joe Engel. For the astronaut, see Joe Engle.'' Joseph William Engel (March 12, 1893 – June 12, 1969) was an American left-handed pitcher and scout in Major League Baseball who spent nearly his en ...

*March 12 –

Alex Gaston Alexander Nathaniel Gaston (March 12, 1893 – February 8, 1979) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the New York Giants (1920–1923) and Boston Red Sox (1926, 1929). Listed at , 170 lb., Gaston batted and th ...

*March 18 – Russ Wrightstone *March 20 –

Johnny Butler John Stephen Butler (March 20, 1893 in Fall River, Kansas – April 29, 1967 in Seal Beach, California), was a professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1926 to 1929. After his playing career ended, he was a coach for the Chicago ...

*March 23 –

Ray Kremer Remy Peter "Ray" Kremer (March 23, 1895 – February 8, 1965) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1924 to 1933. Early life ...

*March 24 –

George Sisler George Harold Sisler (March 24, 1893 – March 26, 1973), nicknamed "Gorgeous George", was an American professional baseball first baseman and player-manager. From 1915 through 1930, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Br ...

*March 26 –

Frank Brower Francis Marion Brower (November 20, 1823 – June 4, 1874) was an American blackface performer active in the mid-19th century. Brower began performing blackface song-and-dance acts in circuses and variety shows when he was 13. He eventually intro ...

*March 27 –

Charlie Boardman Charles Louis Boardman (March 27, 1893 – August 10, 1968) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the and seasons and the St. Louis Cardinals during the season. He managed in the Dakota L ...

April

*April 4 –

Pete Kilduff Peter John Kilduff (April 4, 1893 – February 14, 1930), was a professional baseball player who played second base from 1917 to 1921, with the Giants, Cubs, and Brooklyn Robbins, and as a player / manager in the minors for several years after. ...

*April 7 – Desmond Beatty *April 7 – Fletcher Low *April 9 –

Bill Morrell Willard Blackmer Morrell (April 9, 1893 – August 5, 1975) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1926, 1930–31) with the Washington Senators and New York Giants. For his career, he com ...

*April 9 –

Tiny Osborne Earnest Preston "Tiny" Osborne (April 9, 1893 – January 5, 1969) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1922 to 1925 for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins. His nickname was ironic: Osborne was listed as tall and . ...

*April 10 –

Walter Ancker Walter Ancker (April 10, 1893 – February 13, 1954) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned two seasons, including one in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics (1915). He also played in the minor leagues with the ...

*April 11 –

Hal Deviney Harold John Deviney (April 11, 1893 – January 4, 1933) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in one game for the Boston Red Sox during the 1920 in baseball, 1920 season. He batted and threw right-handed. A native of Newton, ...

*April 11 –

Spencer Pumpelly Spencer Pumpelly (born December 28, 1974) is an American professional racing driver who competes part-time in IMSA, driving the No. 44 Acura NSX GT3 for Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports. A veteran sports car racing driver, he has compete ...

*April 13 – Roy Walker *April 14 – Ben Tincup *April 15 – Vern Hughes *April 15 – Jack Sheehan *April 24 –

Walt Smallwood Walter Clayton Smallwood (April 24, 1893 – April 29, 1967) was a professional baseball pitcher from 1913 to 1931. He won 192 games in the minor leagues and also played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Smallwood was ...

*April 27 –

Allen Sothoron AllenFaber, Charles"Allen Sothoron" SABR Biography Project Sutton Sothoron (April 27, 1893 – June 17, 1939) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. As a player, he was a spitball pitcher who spent 11 years in the major ...

*April 29 – Shag Thompson

May

*May 6 –

Pat Griffin Patrick Griffin (1944 – 29 October 2019) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Glenbeigh-Glencar and Clonakilty in County Cork and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1963 until 1974. ...

*May 7 – Bill Hobbs *May 8 –

Ed Hemingway Edson Marshall Hemingway (May 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was a professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of three seasons (1914, 1917–18) with the St. Louis Browns, New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he ...

*May 8 –

Edd Roush Edd J. Roush (May 8, 1893 – March 21, 1988) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1913 to 1931, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds where he was a two ...

*May 8 –

Roy Wilkinson Roy Wilkinson is a British music journalist and band manager. As a journalist he is best known for his work in ''Sounds'', '' Select'' and '' Q'', but has contributed to various other publications. Considered an authority on the Pixies, he app ...

*May 9 – Bill Bolden *May 12 –

Hob Hiller Harvey Max "Hob" Hiller (May 12, 1893 – December 27, 1956) was an American Major League Baseball utility player for the Boston Red Sox in and . Listed at , 162 lb., Hiller batted and threw right-handed. Although he hit only .167 in the ma ...

*May 12 – George Kaiserling *May 15 – Sam Fishburn *May 20 – Walter Bernhardt *May 20 – Fritz Von Kolnitz *May 21 –

Herold Juul Earl Harold Juul (May 21, 1893 January 4, 1942) was a professional baseball player who was pitcher for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League in 1914. It was his only season at the Major League Baseball. He pitched in nine games, throwing ...

*May 22 –

Pat Parker Pat Parker (born Patricia Cooks; January 20, 1944June 17, 1989) was an American poet and activist. Both her poetry and her activism drew from her experiences as an African-American lesbian Feminism, feminist.Pat Parker. Contemporary Authors On ...

*May 23 – Elmer Leifer *May 25 – Bill Bankston

June

*June 1 –

Guy Morton Guy Morton, Sr. (June 1, 1893 – October 18, 1934), nicknamed "Moose" (Not true, he was “The Alabama Blossom” and his son Guy Morton Jr. was nicknamed “Moose” who also had a stellar career in the MLB) was a Major League baseball pitcher ...

*June 1 – Eddie Palmer *June 5 –

Herb Hall Herbert L. Hall (March 28, 1907 – March 5, 1996) was an American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist. Early life Hall was born in Reserve, Louisiana, the brother of Edmond Hall and the son of clarinetist Edward Hall. Career Hall began ...

*June 9 –

Irish Meusel Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel (June 9, 1893 – March 1, 1963) was an American baseball left fielder. He played in the major leagues between 1914 and 1927 for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Robins ...

*June 9 –

Mack Wheat McKinley Davis Wheat (June 9, 1893 – August 14, 1979), was a Major League Baseball catcher from 1915 to 1921. From 1915 to 1919, he was a teammate of his brother, Zack Wheat Zachariah Davis Wheat (May 23, 1888 – March 11, 1972), nickna ...

*June 18 – Ben Shaw *June 22 – Larry Pezold *June 26 –

Elmer Ponder Charles Elmer Ponder (June 26, 1893 – April 20, 1974) was a professional baseball player. Known as "Elmer Ponder", he was a right-handed major league pitcher (1917, 1919–21) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. With the Pittsburgh P ...

*June 27 –

Charlie Wheatley Charles D. Wheatley (June 27, 1893 – December 10, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher and businessman. He played for the Detroit Tigers of the American League in 1912. Wheatley played baseball as a semi-professional and in the ...

July

*July 1 –

Howie Camp Howard Lee (Red) Camp (July 1, 1893 – May 8, 1960) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played in five games for the New York Yankees. Camp had six hits in 21 at-bats, with one double. He batted left and threw right-handed. Camp was born ...

*July 3 –

Dickey Kerr Richard Henry Kerr (July 3, 1893 – May 4, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. He also served as a coach and manager in the minor leagues. Early life Kerr was born in St. Loui ...

*July 6 –

Shovel Hodge Clarence Clement "Shovel" Hodge (July 6, 1893 – December 31, 1967), was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1920 to 1922 with the Chicago White Sox. Listed at tall and , he batted left and threw right-handed. Hodge had a ...

*July 7 –

Dutch Wetzel Franklin Burton "Dutch" Wetzel (July 7, 1893 in Columbus, Indiana – March 5, 1942 in Hollywood, California) was a right-handed outfielder who played for the St. Louis Browns from 1920 to 1921. He made his big league debut on September 15, 1920 ...

*July 8 – Bill Brown *July 8 –

Dan Woodman Daniel Courtenay Woodman (July 8, 1893 – December 14, 1962) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1914 and 1915, for the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues of the Federal League The Federal Leag ...

*July 9 –

Turner Barber Tyrus Turner Barber (July 9, 1893 – October 20, 1968), was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from - for the Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs, and Brooklyn Robins. In 491 games over nine s ...

*July 9 –

Harry Eccles Harry Josiah Eccles (July 9, 1893 – June 2, 1955), nicknamed "Bugs", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in five games for the Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball during the season, with his only major league ...

*July 9 –

Tony Faeth Anthony Joseph Faeth (July 9, 1893 – December 22, 1982) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the Cleveland Indians for six games during the 1919 Cleveland Indians season and 13 games during the 1920 Cle ...

*July 11 –

Clarence Blethen Clarence Waldo Blethen (July 11, 1893 – April 11, 1973) was an American professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Robins of Major League Baseball as well as 18 seasons in minor league baseball. Blethen batted left-h ...

*July 11 –

Milt Stock Milton Joseph Stock (July 11, 1893 – July 16, 1977) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1913 through 1926. The Chicago native played for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Cardinals ...

*July 13 –

Luther Farrell Luther Alaner Farrell (July 13, 1893 – December, 1956), nicknamed "Red", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1919 to 1934 with several teams, playing mostly for the Bacharach Giants. Farrell played for the 1926 ...

*July 14 – John Peters *July 15 – Red Oldham *July 16 –

Doc Prothro James Thompson "Doc" Prothro Sr. (July 16, 1893 – October 14, 1971) was an infielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Prothro was so nicknamed because he was a practicing dentist before signing his first professional baseball contrac ...

*July 21 –

Ray Keating Raymond Herbert Keating (July 21, 1893 – December 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Highlanders / Yankees of the American League from 1912 to 1916 and in 1918 and for ...

*July 22 –

Jesse Haines Jesse Joseph Haines (July 22, 1893 – August 5, 1978), nicknamed "Pop", was a right-handed pitcher in for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). After a lengthy stint in minor league baseball, he played bri ...

*July 24 –

Joe Schultz Joseph Charles Schultz Jr. (August 29, 1918 – January 10, 1996) was an American Major League Baseball catcher, coach, and manager. Schultz was the first and only manager for the Seattle Pilots franchise during their lone season before they beca ...

*July 31 – Allen Russell

August

*August 5 – Jack Harper *August 8 – Jack Smith *August 11 –

Red Causey Cecil Algerton "Red" Causey (August 11, 1893 – November 11, 1960) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1918 to 1922. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Georgetown High School. Minor league career He began ...

*August 12 –

John Michaelson John August Michaelson (August 12, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in two games in Major League Baseball in 1921 for the Chicago White Sox. As of 2019, he is the only major league player to have been b ...

*August 16 –

Cy Wright Ceylon Wright (August 16, 1893 – November 7, 1947) was a professional baseball player. He played eight games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1916, all at shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball ...

*August 18 –

Bernie Duffy Bernard Allen Duffy (August 18, 1893 – February 9, 1962) was a right handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1912 to 1919. Also known as Barney Duffy and Dan Duffy, Barney played alongside famous Pittsbur ...

*August 18 –

Burleigh Grimes Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player and manager, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. Grimes made the most of this advantage, as well as his unshav ...

*August 18 –

William Marriott William Marriott may refer to: *William Marriott (engineer) (1857–1943), engineer and locomotive superintendent *William Marriott (baseball) (1893–1969), baseball player, 1917–1927 *William Marriott (magician) (ca. 1910), British magician and ...

*August 19 – Jim Shaw *August 22 –

Lyle Bigbee Lyle Randolph "Al" Bigbee (August 22, 1893 in Waterloo, Oregon – August 5, 1942 in Portland, Oregon) was an outfielder and pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates and end for the Milwaukee Badgers in 1922. Bigbee's bro ...

*August 22 – Oscar Fuhr *August 23 – Sam White *August 24 –

Paul Des Jardien Paul Raymond "Shorty" Des Jardien (August 24, 1893 – March 7, 1956) was an American football, baseball and basketball player. He played for the University of Chicago where he was selected as the first-team All-American center in both 1913 a ...

*August 24 –

Bartolo Portuondo Bartolome "Bartolo" Portuondo (August 24, 1893 – May 26, 1981) was a Cuban baseball infielder in the Cuban League and the U.S. Negro leagues. In Cuba he played from 1911/12 to 1926/27 with several teams, most notably Almendares. His Americ ...

*August 25 –

Bob Gandy Robert Brinkley Gandy (August 25, 1893 – June 19, 1945) was a Major League Baseball center fielder. Gandy stood at 6'3 180 lbs (which was considered tall for his time), earning him the nickname "String", for his more than average size. Gandy pl ...

*August 27 –

Howie Haworth Homer Howard Haworth (August 27, 1893 – January 28, 1953) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for one season. He played seven games for the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based ...

*August 27 – Dizzy Nutter *August 30 – Ralph Head *August 31 – Murphy Currie

September

*September 5 – Don Rader *September 6 –

Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan delivery. He rose to fame on ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' (1973–1974) before becoming a national presence on ''Saturday Nigh ...

*September 9 –

Walt Kinney Walter William Kinney (September 9, 1893 – July 1, 1971) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1918) and Philadelphia Athletics (1919–20, 1923). Kinney batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Deniso ...

*September 11 –

Ray Grimes Oscar Ray Grimes Sr. (September 11, 1893 – May 25, 1953) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1920), Chicago Cubs (1921–1924) and Philadelphia Phillies (1926). Grimes batted and threw right-handed. ...

*September 11 – Roy Grimes *September 13 –

John Kelleher John Kelleher (September 13, 1893 – August 21, 1960) was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at third baseman for four teams between the and seasons. Listed at , 150 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. A na ...

*September 13 –

Mike McNally Michael Joseph McNally (September 13, 1893 – May 29, 1965), nicknamed Minooka Mike, was an American professional baseball player, Scout (sport), scout, Manager (baseball), manager and General manager (baseball), general manager. He played in Ma ...

*September 13 –

Dutch Ruether Walter Henry Ruether (September 29, 1893 – May 16, 1970) was an American baseball player who pitched for five different major league teams. In his 11-year career, Ruether played for the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, the Brooklyn Rob ...

*September 15 –

Speed Martin Elwood Good "Speed" Martin (September 15, 1893 – June 14, 1983) was a Major League Baseball player from 1917 to 1922. He was a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs. Martin pitched for the Cubs in 1918, but did not appear in the 1 ...

*September 17 –

Whitey Glazner Charles Franklin "Whitey" Glazner (September 17, 1893 – June 6, 1989) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of five seasons (1920–24) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies. For his c ...

*September 20 – Jack Bradley *September 20 – Doc Wallace *September 22 –

Ira Flagstead Ira James Flagstead (September 22, 1893 – March 13, 1940), sometimes known as "Pete", was an American baseball player. He played 15 years of professional baseball, principally as an outfielder, including 13 years in Major League Baseball with ...

*September 22 – Pat French *September 25 –

Ed Chaplin Bert Edgar Chaplin 'born as Bert Edgar Chapman''(September 25, 1893 – August 15, 1978) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball. Chaplin batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Pelzer, South Carolina. Chaplin was signed ...

*September 28 –

Mike Massey Michael Massey (born April 9, 1947), professionally known as Mike Massey, is an American professional pool player From 1989 to 1991 he served as a contributing editor of ''The Snap Magazine''. Massey was born in Loudon, Tennessee, and for several ...

*September 28 – Cy Rheam *September 30 –

Duke Kelleher Albert Aloysius Kelleher (September 30, 1893 – September 28, 1947) was a catcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB ...

October

*October 5 – Paul Speraw *October 6 –

Pat Duncan Pat Duncan (born April 8, 1960) is a Canadian politician from Yukon. Duncan served as leader of the Yukon Liberal Party from 1998 to 2005 and as the sixth premier of Yukon from 2000 until 2002. Duncan was the first Liberal premier of the Yukon ...

*October 6 –

Johnny Tillman John Lawrence "Ducky" Tillman (October 6, 1893 – April 17, 1964) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Mi ...

*October 12 –

Hank Ritter William Herbert "Hank" Ritter (October 12, 1893 – September 3, 1964) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization an ...

*October 13 –

Pickles Dillhoefer William Martin "Pickles" Dillhoefer (October 13, 1893 – February 23, 1922) was a Major League Baseball catcher for parts of the 1917–1921 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. Dillhoefer was famously on ...

*October 13 –

Dick Spalding Charles Harry "Dick" Spalding (October 13, 1893 – February 3, 1950) was an American soccer and baseball player. 'C.H.', as he also was nicknamed, played the first two games in the history of the U.S. national soccer team and competed in profe ...

*October 15 – John Karst *October 15 – Gil Whitehouse *October 19 – Lloyd Christenbury *October 25 –

Vic Aldridge Victor Aldridge (October 25, 1893 – April 17, 1973), nicknamed the "Hoosier Schoolmaster", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants, and was known to be ...

*October 31 –

Bill Herring William Francis "Smoke" Herring (October 31, 1893 – September 10, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in three games for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simp ...

November

*November 1 –

Tom Burr Tom Burr (born 1963) is an American conceptual artist. Burr's artwork explores the relationships between, "the built environment, subjectivity, and historical persona". He is based in New York City. Life Burr was born in 1963 in New Haven, Co ...

*November 1 –

Otis Lawry Otis Carroll Lawry (November 1, 1893 – October 23, 1965) was an American professional baseball infielder with the Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Rabbit, he played in MLB during World War I from 1916 to 1917. Lawry wa ...

*November 4 –

Bill Leinhauser The Detroit Tigers replacement players represented the Detroit Tigers on May 18, 1912. On May 15, 1912, Detroit star Ty Cobb was taunted in New York by a fan named Claude Lueker. According to several accounts, Lueker triggered Cobb's anger by c ...

*November 5 –

Spencer Heath Spencer Heath (January 3, 1876, Vienna, Virginia – October 6, 1963, Leesburg, Virginia) was an American engineer, attorney, inventor, manufacturer, horticulturist, poet, philosopher of science and social thinker.Spencer Heath MacCallum"The Qu ...

*November 6 –

Dana Fillingim Dana Fillingim (November 6, 1893 – February 3, 1961) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies. Fillingim's key pitch was the spitball, and he was one of the pit ...

*November 15 –

Joe Leonard Joe Leonard (August 4, 1932 in San Diego, California – April 27, 2017 in San Jose, California) was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Biography Motorcycle career Leonard won the first A.M.A. Grand National Champion ...

*November 16 –

Cristóbal Torriente Cristóbal Torriente (November 16, 1893 – April 11, 1938) called Babe Ruth of Cuba , was a Cuban outfielder in Negro league baseball with multiple teams. He played from 1912 to 1932 and was primarily a pull hitter, though he could hit with pow ...

*November 21 –

Ziggy Hasbrook Robert Lyndon "Ziggy" Hasbrook (''né'' Hasbrouck; November 21, 1893 – February 9, 1976) was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the 1916 and 1917 Chicago White Sox, primarily as ...

*November 25 – Gene Bailey *November 28 –

Benn Karr Benjamin Joyce Karr (November 28, 1893 – December 8, 1968), known as Benn Karr and nicknamed Baldy Karr, was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played between 1920 and 1927 for the Boston Red Sox (1920–22) and Cleveland Indians (1925–27). ...

*November 28 – Frank O'Rourke *November 29 –

Carter Elliott Carter Ward Elliott (November 29, 1893 – May 21, 1959) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is compos ...

*November 29 –

Charlie Snell Charles Anthony Snell (born Charles Anthony Schnell; November 29, 1893 – April 4, 1988), was a Major League Baseball catcher who played in with the St. Louis Browns. He batted and threw right-handed. Snell had a .211 batting average in 8 g ...

*November 30 –

Tex Hoffman Edward Adolph Hoffman (November 30, 1893 – May 19, 1947) was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for one season. He played in nine games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1915 Cleveland Indians season. His minor league career la ...

December

*December 2 –

Tommy Vereker John James "Tommy" Vereker (December 2, 1893 – April 2, 1974) was a professional American baseball player who played two games for the Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League during the season. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland ...

*December 4 – Luke Nelson *December 5 –

Joe Gedeon Elmer Joseph Gedeon (December 5, 1893 – May 19, 1941) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Browns. Born in Sacramento, California, Gedeon started his profe ...

*December 6 –

Hack Eibel Henry Hack Eibel (December 6, 1893 – October 16, 1945) was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Naps () and Boston Red Sox (). Listed at and 220 lb., Eibel batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Bro ...

*December 12 – Les Hennessy *December 17 –

Bert Yeabsley Robert Watkins "Bert" Yeabsley (December 17, 1893 – February 8, 1961) was a professional baseball player. Yeabsley played in Major League Baseball for Philadelphia Phillies in the 1919 season. He only played in three games in his one-year major ...

*December 18 –

Dominic Mulrenan Dominic Joseph Mulrenan (December 18, 1893 – July 27, 1964) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compe ...

*December 18 – Rinaldo Williams *December 19 –

Paul Strand Paul Strand (October 16, 1890 – March 31, 1976) was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along with fellow modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. ...

*December 22 –

Marty Becker Martin Henry "Marty" Becker (December 25, 1889 – September 25, 1957) was a Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is comp ...

*December 22 –

Jesse Winters Jesse Franklin Winters (December 22, 1893 – June 5, 1986), nicknamed "Buck" and "T-Bone", was an American right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1919 to 1923. He also pl ...

*December 29 – Joe Smith

Deaths

*January 4 –

Jim Halpin James Nathaniel Halpin (October 4, 1863 – January 4, 1893), a native of England, was a Major League Baseball shortstop/third baseman. He played for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1882), Washington Nationals (1884 Union Association), and Detroit Wolve ...

, 29, shortstop in 1882, and 1884–1885. *March –

Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn ( – July 5, 1887) was a New York clerk, amateur wrestler and murder victim of Danny Lyons, a co-leader of the Whyos street gang. Early life Although reportedly described as a pimp and rival Five Points thug, Quinn is described in ...

, ??, catcher for two teams in 1881. *April 18 – Fred Siefke, 23, third baseman for the 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators. *October 10 –

Lip Pike Lipman Emanuel "Lip" Pike (May 25, 1845 – October 10, 1893) the "Iron Batter", was an American who was one of the stars of 19th-century baseball in the United States. His brother, Israel Pike, played briefly for the Hartford Dark Blues during ...

, 48, outfielder for several teams from 1871 to 1881 who batted .300 four times in the National Association and twice in the NL, winning four home run titles; the sport's first Jewish star. *December 2 –

Bill Gleason William G. Gleason (November 12, 1858 – July 21, 1932) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from through for three different teams of the American Association. Listed at , 170 lb., Gleason batted and threw right-handed. H ...

, 25, pitcher for the 1890 Cleveland Infants.

References

External links

1893 National League season team stats at Baseball Reference
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