Champions

* Temple Cup:

Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA), followed ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

: Baltimore Orioles

National League final standings

National League statistical leaders

Sam Thompson, Detroit Wolverines, baseball card portrait LCCN2007686528

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Jesse Burkett Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953), nicknamed "Crab", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1890 to 1905 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfe ...

– .405 *Home runs:

Sam Thompson Samuel Luther "Big Sam" Thompson (March 5, 1860 – November 7, 1922) was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1898 and with a brief comeback in 1906. At , the Indiana native was one of the larger players of his day and was known ...

– 18 *Runs batted in:

– 165 *Wins:

Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered th ...

– 35 *Earned run average:

Al Maul Albert Joseph "Smiling Al" Maul (October 9, 1865 May 3, 1958) was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher and outfielder over parts of 15 seasons (1884–1901) in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Keystones, Phila ...

– 2.45 *Strikeouts:

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 ...

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Notable seasons

*Philadelphia Phillies right fielder

led the NL in home runs (18), total bases (352), slugging percentage (.654), and runs batted in (165). He was second in the NL in adjusted OPS+ (176). He was third in the NL in hits (211). He was fourth in the NL in batting average (.392). *Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher

Pink Hawley Emerson "Pink" Hawley (December 5, 1872 – September 19, 1938) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1892 to 1901. Hawley played for the St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Pittsburgh ...

had a win–loss record of 31–22 and led the NL in innings pitched (444.1) and shutouts (4). He was second in the NL in wins (31) and earned run average (3.18). He was third in the NL in strikeouts (142). He was fifth in the NL in adjusted ERA+ (143)."1895 National League Pitching Leaders"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

Events

*February 27 – Responding to the complaints of senior citizens like Cap Anson, the National League restricts the size of gloves for all fielders, save catchers and first basemen, to 10 ounces, with a maximum circumference of 14 inches around the palm (less than 4½ inches across). The league also rescinds the rule forbidding ''intentional discoloring'' of the ball, thus allowing players to dirty the baseball to their satisfaction. *August 16 – Tommy Dowd of the

St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ...

hits for the cycle in an 8–5 win over the

Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as ...

. *September 30 – Washington Senators first baseman Ed Cartwright hits for the cycle against the

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 ...

Births

January

*January 6 –

Charlie Blackburn Foster Edwin "Charlie" Blackburn (January 6, 1895 – March 9, 1984) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the Kansas City Packers for seven games during the 1915 Kansas City Packers season and one game fo ...

*January 9 – Ray French *January 11 – Paddy Driscoll *January 12 –

Henry Bostick Henry Landers Bostick (''born Henry Lipschitz'') (January 12, 1895 – September 16, 1968) was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. He attended the University of Denver The ...

*January 12 – Jack Knight *January 16 – Lou Guisto *January 18 – George Hesselbacher *January 19 – Dan Boone *January 21 – Ed Sperber *January 21 – Jimmy Zinn *January 24 – Joe Cobb

February

*February 2 –

George Halas George Stanley Halas Sr. (; February 2, 1895October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was an American professional football player, coach, and team owner. He was the founder and owner of the National Football League's Chic ...

*February 2 – George Lees *February 2 – Burlin White *February 6 –

Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...

*February 9 – Wally Hood *February 12 – Sweetbread Bailey *February 15 –

Larry Goetz Lawrence John Goetz (February 15, 1895 – October 31, 1962) was a professional baseball umpire. Goetz started umpiring in the Blue Grass League from 1920 to 1922. He also umpired in the Western Ohio League, Piedmont League, and the American As ...

*February 15 –

Jimmy Ring James Joseph Ring (February 15, 1895 – July 6, 1965) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1917–1920), Philadelphia Phillies (1921–1925, 1928), New York Giants (1926) and St. Louis Cardinals (19 ...

*February 16 – Red Cox *February 17 – Leon Carlson *February 22 –

Tony DeFate Clyde Herbert "Tony" DeFate (February 22, 1895 – September 3, 1963) was an American professional baseball player who played one season in Major League Baseball as an infielder for two teams. In , he played for the St. Louis Cardinals of the ...

*February 22 – Roy Graham *February 22 –

Ed Monroe Edward Oliver "Peck" Monroe (February 22, 1895 – April 29, 1969) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Monroe played for the New York Yankees in and . In ten career games, he had a 1–0 record, with a 3.52 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed ...

*February 23 –

Gus Sandberg Gustave E. Sandberg (February 23, 1895 – February 3, 1930), whose last name was sometimes spelled Sanberg, was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1923 and 1924 seasons. While playing in the minor leagues ...

*February 24 – Bill Bagwell

March

*March 3 – Joe Jaeger *March 4 – Jesse Baker *March 8 – Jack Bentley *March 9 – Frank Kane *March 10 –

Jake Propst William Jacob Propst (March 10, 1895 – February 24, 1967) was a pinch hitter 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 ...

*March 13 – Eric Erickson *March 13 –

Alejandro Oms Alejandro Oms Cosme (March 13, 1896 – November 5, 1946) was a Cuban center fielder in Negro league baseball and Latin American baseball, most notably with the Cuban Stars (East). Born in Santa Clara, Las Villas, he died at age 51 in Havana. ...

*March 17 –

Lyman Lamb Lyman Raymond Lamb (March 17, 1895 – October 5, 1955) was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman. While playing in the minor leagues in 1924, he hit 100 doubles to set the organized baseball single-season record. Baseba ...

*March 23 –

Frank Parkinson Frank Parkinson (7 February 1887 – 28 January 1946)J. A. Chartres, 'Parkinson, Frank (1887–1946)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, October 200accessed 23 January 2010/ref> was a British electrica ...

*March 26 – Joe Klugmann *March 27 –

Bill Burwell William Edwin Burwell (March 27, 1895 – June 11, 1973) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. Early life Burwell was born in Jarbalo, Kansas.He won 239 minor league games during a 22-year playing career. He pitched ...

*March 31 –

Carson Bigbee Carson Lee "Skeeter" Bigbee (March 31, 1895 – October 17, 1964) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was born in Lebanon, Oregon, and attended the University of Oregon ...

April

*April 2 –

Earl Pruess Earl Henry "Gibby" Pruess (April 2, 1895 – August 28, 1979) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder who played in one game for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwauke ...

*April 8 –

Eddie Bacon Edgar Suter Bacon (April 8, 1895 – October 2, 1963) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to ...

*April 10 –

Bob McGraw Robert Emmett McGraw (April 10, 1895 – June 2, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Robins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies. Biography McGraw was born on April 1 ...

*April 11 – Ralph Sharman *April 12 –

Sammy Vick Samuel Bruce Vick (April 12, 1895 – August 17, 1986) was an American professional right fielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Yankees from 1917 to 1920, and the Boston Red Sox in 1921. He stood , and weighed 163 lb., ...

*April 18 – Hans Rasmussen *April 22 – Bob Smith *April 23 –

Tom Knowlson Thomas Herbert "Doc" Knowlson (April 23, 1895 in Ridgway, Pennsylvania – April 11, 1943 in Miami Shores, Florida) was an American baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1915. He was and weighed 178 pounds. He made his major league ...

*April 24 –

Harry Harper Harry Clayton Harper (April 24, 1895 – April 23, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher, businessman, and politician. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Brookly ...

*April 24 –

Dixie Parker Douglas Woolley Parker (April 24, 1895 – May 15, 1972) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1923 season. Listed at 5' 11", Weight: 160 lb., Parker batted and threw right handed. He was b ...

*April 25 – George Lowe *April 26 –

Buzz Murphy Robert Sylvester "Buzz" Murphy (April 26, 1895 – May 11, 1938) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played two seasons in the majors, playing in nine games for the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball fran ...

May

*May 3 – Bob Pepper *May 3 – Chick Tolson *May 4 – Charlie Babington *May 8 – Ed Murray *May 10 – Pat Hardgrove *May 12 – Jim Poole *May 13 –

Red Lanning Lester Alfred "Red" Lanning (May 13, 1895 – June 13, 1962) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. Lanning attended Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ...

*May 13 –

Frank Mills Frank Mills (born June 27, 1942) is a Canadian pianist and recording artist, best known for his solo instrumental hit "Music Box Dancer". Early life and education Mills was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was raised in Verdun, Quebec and started pl ...

*May 15 –

Joe Evans Joseph Patton "Doc" Evans (May 15, 1895 – August 9, 1951) was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman, who played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns of Major League Baseball (MLB). Biograph ...

*May 15 – Jimmy Smith *May 16 –

Colonel Snover Colonel Lester Snover (May 16, 1895 – April 30, 1969), nicknamed "Bosco", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metrop ...

*May 19 – Ray Kennedy *May 24 – Gus Felix *May 25 – Jim Riley *May 30 – Harry Salmon

June

*June 2 – Al Baird *June 3 –

Johnny Bassler John Landis Bassler (June 3, 1895 – June 29, 1979) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in professional baseball for 26 seasons between 1911 and 1937, including nine seasons in Major League Baseball with ...

*June 5 – Ray Rohwer *June 8 – Sam McConnell *June 13 –

Emilio Palmero Emilio Antonio Palmero (June 13, 1895 – July 15, 1970) was a Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, spread out over a span of fourteen years from 1915 to 1928. He also pitched extensively in the ...

*June 14 –

Ike Davis Isaac Benjamin Davis (born March 22, 1987) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. From 2010 through 2016, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, and New York Ya ...

*June 21 –

Oliver Marcelle Oliver Marcell (June 21, 1895 – June 12, 1949), nicknamed "Ghost", was an American third baseman in the Negro leagues for a number of teams around the league from 1918-1931. He also played shortstop. A Creole born in Thibodaux, Louisiana, h ...

*June 23 – Jack Smith *June 23 – George Weiss *June 25 – Bill Webb *June 30 –

Johnny Miljus John Kenneth (Johnny) Miljus (Serbian Cyrillic Џон Кенет Миљуш or Serbian Latin ''Džon Kenet Miljuš'') (June 30, 1895 – February 11, 1976) nicknamed "Big Serb" and "Jovo", was a Serbian-American baseball player who pitched in Maj ...

July

*July 2 –

Frank Thompson Frank Thompson Jr. (July 26, 1918 – July 22, 1989) was an American politician. He represented in the United States House of Representatives as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat from 1955 to 1980, and was chairman of the United State ...

*July 5 –

George Kopshaw George Karl Kopshaw (July 5, 1895 – December 26, 1934) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. Biography He was born on July 5, 1895, in Passaic, New Jersey. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in . He died on December 26, 1934, in Ly ...

*July 9 –

Joe Gleason Joseph Paul Gleason (July 9, 1895 – September 8, 1990) was a pitcher 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 composed ...

*July 12 –

Artie Dede Arthur Richard Dede (July 12, 1895 – September 6, 1971) was a professional baseball player who played catcher in one game for the 1916 Brooklyn Robins. After his playing career ended, he was a scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1957 and ...

*July 19 –

Snake Henry Frederick Marshall "Snake" Henry (July 19, 1895 – October 12, 1987) was a major league baseball first baseman and minor league manager. Henry played in a total of twenty nine games for the Boston Braves during the and seasons. He compiled a ...

*July 23 – Art Rico *July 29 – Dutch Stryker

August

*August 1 – Clem Llewellyn *August 4 –

Hooks Foreman Sylvester "Hooks" Foreman (August 4, 1895 – August 23, 1940) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1921 to 1933, playing with several teams. Foreman initially made the rolls and is listed on reserve lists with the ...

*August 7 –

Ed Gill Edward James Gill (August 7, 1895 – October 10, 1995) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in sixteen Major League Baseball games for the Washington Senators in . Biography A native of Somerville, Massachusetts, Gill pla ...

*August 9 – Willis Flournoy *August 10 –

Joe Schepner Joseph Maurice Schepner (August 10, 1895 – September 28, 1959), nicknamed "Gentleman Joe", was a professional baseball player. He was a third baseman for one season (1919) with the St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a .208 batting ...

*August 16 –

Fred Bailey Frederick Middleton "Penny" Bailey (August 16, 1895 – August 16, 1972) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played three seasons with the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in B ...

*August 20 –

Pete Schneider Peter Joseph Schneider (August 20, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1914–1918) and New York Yankees (1919). Schneider batted and threw right-handed. Career Born in ...

*August 24 – Les Howe *August 25 –

Ray Roberts Herbert Ray Roberts (March 28, 1913 – April 13, 1992) represented Texas's 4th congressional district from 1962 to 1981. He was a Democrat. Early life and education Roberts was born in rural Collin County, Texas in 1913. He grew up in the ran ...

*August 26 –

Axel Lindstrom Axel Olaf Lindstrom (August 26, 1895 - June 24, 1940) was a pitcher for the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics. The 1916 A's had the worst winning percentage of any major league baseball team in the 20th century. Lindstrom made his lone appearance at ...

*August 29 – Guy Morrison

September

*September 5 – Ted Jourdan *September 6 –

Shags Horan Joseph Patrick "Shags" Horan (September 6, 1895 – February 13, 1969) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Horan played for the New York Yankees in 1924, and he also spent 11 seasons in the minor leagues, winning two batting titles. He was ...

*September 10 – George Kelly *September 15 – Hugh McQuillan *September 21 – Ad Swigler *September 22 – Austin McHenry *September 23 –

Johnny Mokan John Leo Mokan (September 23, 1895 – February 10, 1985) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He batted and threw right-handed. A native of Buffalo, New York, Mokan made his major league debut on April 15, 1921 at the age of 25. He spent sev ...

*September 26 –

Bernie Neis Bernard Edmund Neis (September 26, 1895 – November 29, 1972) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Robins, Boston Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox between 1920 ...

*September 28 –

Hal Bubser Harold Frederick Bubser (September 28, 1895 – June 22, 1959) was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Ma ...

*September 28 – Whitey Witt *September 30 –

Dick Cox Elmer Joseph Cox (September 30, 1897 in Pasadena, California – June 1, 1966 in Morro Bay, California) was a professional baseball player who played outfield for the Brooklyn Robins in 1925 & 1926. He had a steady bat over his two seasons i ...

October

*October 1 –

Carmen Hill Carmen Proctor Hill (October 1, 1895 – January 1, 1990), born in Royalton, Minnesota, was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1915–16, 1918–19 and 1926–29), New York Giants (1922) and St. Louis Cardinals (1929–30). He helped the Giant ...

*October 1 –

Roy Johnson Roy Johnson may refer to: Sport *Roy Johnson (footballer) (1891–1962), Australian rules footballer *Roy W. Johnson (coach) (1892–1989), American coach, athletic director, and faculty member of the University of New Mexico *Roy Johnson (pitcher) ...

*October 3 –

Bert Lewis William Burton Lewis (October 3, 1895 – March 24, 1950) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He appeared in twelve games for the 1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken fo ...

*October 4 – Ralph Shinners *October 5 –

Norm McMillan Norman Alexis "Bub" McMillan (October 5, 1895 – September 28, 1969) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, third baseman and second baseman with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1922 ...

*October 7 –

Fred Fussell Frederick Morris Fussell (October 7, 1895 – October 23, 1966) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Fussell was 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 155 pounds.Ed Wingo *October 13 –

Mike Gazella Michael Gazella (October 13, 1895 – September 11, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball, major league baseball player who played for the New York Yankees on several championship teams in the 1920s. Born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, Gazella ...

*October 13 –

Ben Paschal Benjamin Edwin Paschal (October 13, 1895 – November 10, 1974) was an American baseball outfielder who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929, mostly for the New York Yankees. After two "cup of coffee" stints with the Cle ...

*October 13 – Jim Roberts *October 16 –

Bill Skiff William Franklin Skiff (October 16, 1895 – December 25, 1976) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. Although he appeared only briefly in Major League Baseball in 22 total games as a catcher and pinch hitter for th ...

*October 18 – Babe Pinelli *October 18 – Tom Sullivan *October 20 – John Russell *October 22 – Johnny Morrison *October 24 –

Al Pierotti Albert Felix Pierotti (October 24, 1895 – February 12, 1964) was a professional American football center and Major League Baseball pitcher. Football career Pierotti played in the American Professional Football League with the Akron Pros, Clev ...

*October 27 – Clarence Huber *October 30 – Thomas Healy

November

*November 3 – Felton Stratton *November 3 – Jim Walkup *November 3 –

Kid Willson Frank Hoxie "Kid" Willson (November 3, 1895 – April 17, 1964) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball nine years apart, in 1918 and 1927, both for the Chicago White Sox.Bill McCarren William Joseph McCarren (November 4, 1895 – September 11, 1983) was a professional baseball third baseman, who played for the History of the Brooklyn Dodgers#Nicknames, Brooklyn Robins of Major League Baseball (MLB), in . He was later a Scout ...

*November 5 – Tom McNamara *November 5 – Rasty Wright *November 8 – Mike Knode *November 10 –

Chick Fewster Wilson Lloyd "Chick" Fewster (November 10, 1896 – April 16, 1945) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1917 and 1927 for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Cle ...

*November 10 –

Slicker Parks Vernon Henry "Slicker" Parks (November 10, 1895 – February 21, 1978) was an American baseball player. He played Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1921 and also played college baseball for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team (19 ...

*November 10 –

Bill Summers Bill Summers may refer to: * Bill Summers (car builder) (1935–2011), American car builder and longtime speed record holder * Bill Summers (musician) (born 1948), American jazz percussionist *Bill Summers (umpire) William Reed Summers (November ...

*November 11 – Cy Morgan *November 13 – George Dumont *November 17 – George Scott *November 19 –

Billy Zitzmann William Arthur Zitzmann (November 19, 1895 – May 29, 1985) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1919 and 1929, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. He batted ri ...

*November 23 – Dallas Bradshaw *November 25 –

Jakie May Frank Spruiell "Jakie" May (November 25, 1895 – June 3, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of 14 seasons (1917–1921, 1924–1932) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs. ...

*November 26 –

George Tomer George Clarence Tomer (November 26, 1895 – December 15, 1984) was an American Major League Baseball player who pinch hit for the St. Louis Browns in . Tomer had a 13-year Minor League career following his one Major League game. He was also ...

*November 28 – Bill Anderson *November 28 – Molly Craft *November 29 – Jack Enright

December

*December 1 – Jake Miller *December 2 – Art Jahn *December 7 –

Bud Davis John Wilbur Davis (December 7, 1895 in Merry Point, Virginia – May 26, 1967 in Williamsburg, Virginia) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919. He would later re-establish himself as a hitter in th ...

*December 25 –

Frank Ellerbe Francis Rogers "Governor" Ellerbe (December 25, 1895 – July 8, 1988) was a professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians between 1919 and 19 ...

*December 25 –

Herb Hunter Herbert Harrison Hunter (December 25, 1895 – July 25, 1970) was a utility infielder–outfielder in Major League Baseball who played parts of four seasons between 1916 and 1921. Listed at , 165 lb., Hunter batted left-handed and threw rig ...

*December 26 –

Bonnie Hollingsworth John Burnette Hollingsworth (December 26, 1895 in Jacksboro, Tennessee – January 4, 1990 in Knoxville, Tennessee) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest ma ...

*December 26 –

Herman Pillette Herman Polycarp Pillette (December 26, 1895 – April 30, 1960), nicknamed "Old Folks" in the later part of his career, was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher, who played in 29 seasons (1917–1945). During his playing days, ...

*December 29 –

Clyde Barnhart Clyde Lee Barnhart (December 29, 1895 – January 21, 1980) was a right-handed outfielder and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He attended Cumberland Valley State Normal School (now Shippensburg Unive ...

Deaths

*January 10 –

Steve Ladew Stephen F. Ladew (1863–1895) was a major league baseball player. He played pitcher and outfielder for the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association in two games on September 27 and 28, 1889. During the 1890 and 1891 seasons he played mino ...

, 32, outfielder/pitcher for the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association. *January 15 –

Ed Silch Edward Silch (February 22, 1865 – January 15, 1895), also known as "Baldy", was an American Major League Baseball player from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He played just one season in the majors, consisting of 14 games with the Brooklyn Bridegroom ...

, 29, pitcher for the 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms of the National League. *January 21 – Frank Bowes, 30, backup catcher/outfielder/infielder for the 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators of the American Association. *January 29 – Tony Suck, 36, catcher who played with the

Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fiel ...

of the National League (1883) and for the

Baltimore Monumentals The Baltimore Monumentals were an American baseball team in the short-lived Union Association. In their lone season of 1884, they finished fourth in the UA with a 58–47 record. History The team was managed by Bill Henderson. Their top-hitting ...

and Chicago Browns of the Union Association (1884). *February 8 –

Roger Carey Roger J. Carey (1865–1895), 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 composed of 30 total teams, divided equally b ...

, 30, second baseman for the 1889 New York Giants of the National League. *March 2 – Kid Camp, 25, National League pitcher who played for the 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1894 Chicago Colts. *March 30 – Henry Easterday, 30, shortstop who played for five teams of two different leagues between the 1884 and 1890 seasons. *April 16 – Jack McQuaid, 36, American Association and National League umpire from 1886 to 1894. *April 18 – Henry Myers, 36, shortstop and manager for the 1882 Baltimore Orioles, who also played part of two seasons with the

Providence Grays The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at the Messer Street Grounds in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National Leagu ...

and the

Wilmington Quicksteps The Wilmington Quicksteps (also known as the Quickstep Club of Wilmington) were an 1884 late-season replacement baseball team in the Union Association. They finished with a 2-16 record and were managed by Joe Simmons. The team played their home ga ...

. *April 21 –

Jim Tipper James Tipper (June 18, 1849 – April 21, 1895) was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder during his three-year career in the National Association. He played for three teams during his career, all based in the ...

, 45, National Association outfielder who played for the

Middletown Mansfields The Middletown Mansfields were an early baseball team in Middletown, Connecticut that existed from 1866 to 1872. Formation In the summer of 1866, a ballclub was established at Middletown's Douglas Pump Company by the factory owner's son, sixteen-y ...

, Hartford Dark Blues, and

New Haven Elm Citys The Elm City baseball club, or New Haven Elm Citys in modern nomenclature, were a professional baseball team based in New Haven, Connecticut ("The Elm City"). They existed for one season, in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players ...

teams between the 1869 and 1875 seasons. *April 23 – Long John Ewing, 31, pitcher/outfielder for six teams in four different leagues between 1883 and 1891, who led all National League pitchers with a 2.27

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

in his last major league season. *June 21 –

Rex Smith Rex Smith (born September 19, 1955) is an American actor and singer. Smith made his acting debut in the Broadway musical '' Grease'' in 1978. He is noted for his role as Jesse Mach in the 1985 television series '' Street Hawk;'' being the first ...

, 31, pitcher for the 1886 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association. *July 8 –

Steve King Steven Arnold King (born May 28, 1949) is an American far-right politician and businessman who served as a U.S. representative from Iowa from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Iowa's 5th congressional district u ...

, 53, outfielder who played from 1871 to 1872 for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association. *August 8 –

Billy Colgan William H. Colgan was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys The following is a history of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Franchise beginnings (1870s-1899) Early baseball in P ...

, (?), catcher for the 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association. *October 3 – Harry Wright, 60, Hall of Fame player/manager and organizer of baseball's first professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, who is recognized as the first major league manager to collect 1000 career victories. *October 16 –

Kid Summers William "Kid" Summers (1868 – October 16, 1895) was a Major League Baseball player. He played for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A ...

, 27, Canadian catcher and outfielder who played for the 1893 St. Louis Browns of the National League. *November 9 – George Joyce, 48, center fielder for the 1886 Washington Nationals of the National League. *November 16 – Jim McLaughlin, 34, pitcher/outfielder for the 1884 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association. *November 20 – Dick Hunt, 48, right fielder/second baseman for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords of the National Association. *December 12 –

Harry Fuller Henry W. Fuller (December 5, 1862 – December 12, 1895), was a professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues for the 1891 St. Louis Browns. His brother, Shorty Fuller William Benjamin "Shorty" Fuller (October 10, 186 ...

, 33, third baseman for the 1891 St. Louis Browns of the American Association.

References

External links

1895 National League season team stats at Baseball Reference
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