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1966 in baseball

January 01, 1970

See also: 1966 Major League Baseball season and 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The following are the baseball events of the year 1966 throughout the world.

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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax
American League National League
AVG Frank Robinson1 BAL .316 Matty Alou PIT .342
HR Frank Robinson1 BAL 49 Hank Aaron ATL 44
RBI Frank Robinson1 BAL 122 Hank Aaron ATL 127
Wins Jim Kaat MIN 25 Sandy Koufax2 LA 27
ERA Gary Peters CHW 1.98   Sandy Koufax2 LA 1.73  
SO Sam McDowell CLE 225 Sandy Koufax2 LA 317
SV Jack Aker KC 32 Phil Regan LA 21
SB Bert Campaneris KC 52 Lou Brock STL 74

1American League Triple Crown Batting winner
2Major League Triple Crown Pitching winner

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  • March 5 – In what will prove to be one of the more influential off-the-field events in Major League history, United Steelworkers union official Marvin Miller is elected the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). Under Miller's guidance, the players' union will make major gains such as salary increases, improvements in pension benefits, and the advent of free agency and salary arbitration. Miller will occupy his position from 1966 to 1982, as the players' union was transformed into one of the strongest unions in the United States.
  • March 8 – The Special Veterans Committee waives Hall of Fame election rules and inducts Casey Stengel, recently retired manager of the New York Mets.
  • March 17 – Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale escalate their threat of retirement by signing movie contracts. On March 30, they will end their 32-day holdout, signing for $130,000 and $105,000 respectively.

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  • August 9 – With the Atlanta Braves sitting at 52–59, seventh in the ten-team National league, fourth-year skipper Bobby Bragan is replaced by coach Billy Hitchcock at the team's helm. Under Hitchcock, the Braves recover to win 33 of their last 51 games and squeak into fifth place and the first division in their debut season in Georgia.
  • August 10 – Chuck Dressen, the Tigers' manager on medical leave since May 16 after suffering a heart attack, dies in a Detroit hospital at age 71.
  • August 15 – The Orioles left-handed slugger Boog Powell hits three opposite-field homers over the left-field Green Monster at Fenway Park. Powell has 13 total bases in the game, won by Baltimore, 4–2, in 11 innings.
  • August 19 – Birdie Tebbetts resigns as manager of the Cleveland Indians and coach George Strickland finishes the year as interim skipper. Cleveland had started the season by winning 14 of its first 15 games, but had gone only 52–56 under Tebbetts since May 5.
  • August 29 – The Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain wins his 16th start of the season, even though he doesn't do it the easy way. He throws 229 pitches, walks nine, and allows eight hits. However, he strikes out 11 in a 6–3 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
  • August 31 – Veteran baseball man Paul Richards, 57, is named director of player personnel of the Atlanta Braves, effectively supplanting John McHale as general manager. McHale remains as club president, but will depart for the Commissioner's office early in 1967.

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  • October 2 – In the second game of a doubleheader at Connie Mack Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 6–3 as Sandy Koufax bests Jim Bunning in what will be the final regular-season game of Koufax's career. Despite giving up the three runs in the ninth inning, Koufax goes the distance and strikes out Jackie Brandt for the final out.
  • October 3 – Mayo Smith, 51, former skipper of the Philadelphia Phillies (1955–1958) and Cincinnati Reds (1959), is named the Detroit Tigers' manager for 1967, becoming the Bengals' fourth pilot of calendar year 1966; Smith will lead Detroit to the 1968 World Series championship.
  • October 4 – Veteran first baseman Joe Adcock, 38, of the California Angels ends his 17-year playing career to become manager of the Cleveland Indians for 1967.
  • October 9 – In Game Four of the World Series, Dave McNally wrapped up a brilliant pitching display, and the first World Series Championship for the Baltimore Orioles, with a four-hit, 1–0 shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Series MVP Frank Robinson hits a home run off Don Drysdale for the only run of the game and gave Baltimore a sweep of the defending World Series Champion Dodgers. The shutout completes a World Series record 332⁄3 scoreless innings pitched by Orioles pitchers, beginning with Moe Drabowsky pitching 62⁄3 innings in relief of McNally in Game One, followed by shutouts by Jim Palmer and Wally Bunker—neither of whom had pitched a shutout during the regular season. The Orioles (who played from 1902–1953 as the St. Louis Browns) are the last of the original eight American League franchises to win their first World Series.
  • October 14 – Lee MacPhail leaves his high-ranking job in the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball to become the New York Yankees' executive vice president/general manager. MacPhail will head the Yanks' front office until December 31, 1973, when he becomes the fifth president of the American League en route to a plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame (elected 1998).
  • October 17 - Bob Swift, who had taken over as manager of the Detroit Tigers for Charlie Dressen, who had a heart attack midway through the season, dies from lung cancer. Dressen died earlier that season due to complications from his heart attack.

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  • January   1 – Oscar Dugey, 78, light-hitting infielder who appeared in 193 games for the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies between 1913 and 1920; member of 1914 world-champion "Miracle Braves" and 1915 Phillies, who captured their first National League pennant.
  • January   3 – Luther Bonin, 77, outfielder for St. Louis of the American League and Buffalo of the "outlaw" Federal League who played 21 games in 1913–1914.
  • January 10 – Andy Reese, 61, played every position but pitcher and catcher—although primarily a left fielder and third baseman—over the course of his 331-game career with the New York Giants of 1927–1930.
  • January 14 – John "Tacks" Neuer, 88, left-handed pitcher who won four of six decisions, with three shutouts and a 2.17 earned run average, in his lone MLB trial as a member of the 1907 New York Highlanders.
  • January 14 – Sidney Weil, 74, owner of the Cincinnati Reds from 1929 to 1933.
  • January 15 – Stover McIlwain, 26, pitcher who appeared in two games as a teenager for the Chicago White Sox in 1957 and 1958.
  • January 15 – Walt Walsh, 68, pinch runner for two games with the 1920 Philadelphia Phillies.
  • January 20 – Leslie O'Connor, 76, lawyer and baseball executive; assistant to Commissioners of Baseball K. M. Landis (1921–1944) and Happy Chandler (1945); in between, acting commissioner as chairman of the MLB Advisory Council (1944–1945); subsequently general manager of Chicago White Sox (1945–1948) and president of Pacific Coast League (1956–1959).
  • January 22 – Joel Newkirk, 69, pitcher who appeared in three games with the 1919–1920 Chicago Cubs.
  • January 29 – Homer Summa, 67, right fielder who collected a .302 average over ten seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1920), Cleveland Indians (1922–1928) and Philadelphia Athletics (1929–1930); member of two-time world champion Athletics.
  • January 31 – Pat Donahue, 81, catcher who got into 119 games between 1908 and 1910 for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Naps.

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  • February   2 – Ted Shaw, 59, left-hander who pitched for the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League from 1928 to 1930.
  • February   4 – Irvin Brooks, 74, outfielder for the Brooklyn Royal Giants of the Eastern Colored League from 1923 to 1927.
  • February   4 – Mike Milosevich, 51, shortstop in 124 games for the 1944–1945 New York Yankees.
  • February   8 – Gene Paulette, 74, who played in 500 big-league games, primarily as a first baseman, for the New York Giants, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies over six seasons between 1911 and 1920.
  • February 10 – Willie Burns, 50, pitcher who hurled for seven different clubs over five seasons in the Negro leagues between 1935 and 1945.
  • February 14 – Jack Coffey, 79, infielder who played from 1909 to 1918 for the Boston Doves, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox who was also a longtime baseball head coach at Fordham University.
  • February 14 – Bill Stumpf, 73, infielder for New York of the American League, playing in 54 career games during 1912 and 1913.
  • February 17 – Finners Quinlan, 78, outfielder who played 13 games for the 1913 St. Louis Cardinals and 42 more for the 1915 Chicago White Sox.
  • February 18 – Marty McManus, 65, second baseman and third baseman who played 1,831 games from 1920 through 1934 for the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Boston Braves; player-manager of the Red Sox in 1932 and 1933.
  • February 19 – Ed Mayweather, 56, two-time All-Star first baseman who played for three Negro leagues clubs, principally the Kansas City Monarchs and St. Louis Stars, between 1937 and 1942.
  • February 20 – Harry Geisel, 77, American League umpire from 1925 to 1942 who worked in 2,554 regular-season games, two MLB All-Star Games (1935, 1938), and three World Series (1930, 1934, 1936).
  • February 25 – Garland Braxton, 65, left-handed pitcher in 282 games for the Boston Braves, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns between 1921 and 1933; led American League in earned run average (2.51) in 1928.

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  • March   4 – Jack Niemes, 46, southpaw relief pitcher who worked in three games for the 1943 Cincinnati Reds.
  • March   6 – Dick Whitworth, 70, pitcher for the Chicago American Giants of the Negro National League in 1922 and 1924.
  • March   9 – Aaron Robinson, 50, All-Star catcher (1947) for the New York Yankees who succeeded Bill Dickey, then was replaced by Yogi Berra as the Bombers' starting receiver in 1948; played for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox from 1948 through 1951.
  • March   9 – Elmer Steele, 81, pitcher in 75 games for Boston of the American League and Pittsburgh and Brooklyn of the National League between 1907 and 1911.
  • March 14 – Lee Magee, 76, outfielder-second baseman for seven big-league teams, principally the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees, in the nine seasons of 1911–1919, appearing in 1,015 games; player-manager of Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the "outlaw" Federal League for most of 1915; known for bitter battles with owners, and accused them of "blackballing" him after 1919 season; implicated, with Hal Chase, in gambling allegations investigated by Cook County grand jury called in 1920 to probe the "Black Sox" scandal.
  • March 15 – Chappie Geygan, 62, shortstop and third baseman who played in 40 games for the Boston Red Sox between 1924 and 1926.
  • March 18 – Frank Bennett, 61, pitcher in five games for the Boston Red Sox (1927–1928).
  • March 19 – Army Cooper, 66, pitcher who went 27–10 (3.98 ERA) for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League between 1928 and 1930.
  • March 20 – "Jughandle Johnny" Morrison, 70, pitcher who won 103 career games for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1920–1927) and Brooklyn Robins (1929–1930); member of 1925 world champions.
  • March 23 – Fred T. Long, 70, outfielder who played for Detroit (1920–1921, 1926) and Indianapolis (1925) of the Negro National League, then became a longtime and legendary head football coach at four historically black colleges in Texas and member of multiple college football and coaches halls of fame.
  • March 24 – George O'Brien, 76, catcher who played in two games for the 1915 St. Louis Browns; later a football coach and athletic director of Mount Union College in Ohio.
  • March 25 – Bill Morrisette, 71, pitcher who worked in 13 total games for the 1915–1916 Philadelphia Athletics and 1920 Detroit Tigers.
  • March 29 – Ted Waters, 63, outfielder who played for Atlantic City, the Hilldale Club, and Philadelphia of the Eastern Colored League between 1925 and 1928.
  • March 31 – Grady Adkins, 68, pitcher in 67 games for the 1928–1929 Chicago White Sox.

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  • April   1 – John Sullivan, 76, outfielder who got into 162 total games for the Boston Braves (1920–1921) and Chicago Cubs (1921).
  • April   1 – Sam B. Taylor, 68, first baseman for the 1926 Dayton Marcos of the Negro National League; known as a longtime (1924 to 1961) head football coach at historically black U.S. colleges.
  • April   4 – Herb McQuaid, 67, relief pitcher for 1923 Cincinnati Reds and 1926 New York Yankees who made 29 career mound appearances.
  • April   5 – Sam Dodge, 76, pitcher in four games for the 1921–1922 Boston Red Sox.
  • April   6 – Rolla Mapel, 76, left-handed pitcher in four games for 1919 St. Louis Browns.
  • April   7 – Ambrose Reid, 67, outfielder, second baseman and third baseman in the Negro leagues between 1921 and 1932 who played primarily for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants of the Eastern Colored circuit.
  • April 12 – Gussie Gannon, 92, southpaw who hurled in one game for the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • April 12 – Joe Harris, 84, pitcher with the Boston Americans from 1905 to 1907; posted a 2–21 won–lost record in 1906, and followed that in 1907 by going 0–7; his career mark was 3–30 (.091 winning percentage) with a 3.35 earned run average.
  • April 19 – Maury Kent, 80, pitcher in 23 games during 1912–1913 for Brooklyn of the National League; coached multiple sports (especially baseball) in U.S. colleges (notably Northwestern University) until 1943.
  • April 22 – Lou Finney, 55, outfielder-first baseman who played in 1,270 games between 1931 and 1947 for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Phillies.
  • April 24 – Rinaldo Williams, 72, third baseman who played in four games for the 1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League.
  • April 25 – Art Decatur, 72, pitcher who appeared in 153 games between 1922 and 1927 for the Brooklyn Robins and Philadelphia Phillies.

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  • May   4 – Bob Elliott, 49, seven-time National League All-Star third baseman and 1947 NL Most Valuable Player whose 15-year MLB career (1939–1953) was primarily spent with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves; manager of 1960 Kansas City Athletics.
  • May   7 – Bing Miller, 71, outfielder who batted .311 in 1,820 games between 1921 and 1936 for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox, who won two World Series with the Athletics in 1929 and 1930; later a longtime coach.
  • May   9 – Flame Delhi, 73, pitcher who worked in one game for the 1915 Chicago White Sox.
  • May 14 – Tom Connolly, 73, third baseman/outfielder who appeared in 50 games for the 1915 Washington Senators.
  • May 18 – Lee Gooch, 76, outfielder/pinch hitter in 19 total games played for the 1915 Cleveland Indians and 1917 Philadelphia Athletics.
  • May 22 – Peewee Hauser, 77, 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)-tall shortstop for the 1910–1913 St. Louis Cardinals and 1915 Chicago Whales (Federal League).
  • May 26 – Bill Rumler, 75, catcher, outfielder and frequent pinch hitter who appeared in 139 games for the St. Louis Browns in 1914 and 1916–1917.
  • May 29 – Hippo Vaughn, 78, left-handed pitcher who won 178 games for the New York Highlanders (1908; 1910–1912), Washington Senators (1912) and Chicago Cubs (1913–1921), including five 20-win-or-more seasons for the Cubs; known for the May 2, 1917, game in which he and Cincinnati pitcher Fred Toney each threw nine innings of no-hit ball; the "double no-hitter" ended in the tenth when Vaughn surrendered two hits and an unearned run, and Toney notched a 1–0 no-hit victory.
  • May 30 – Dick Ward, 57, right-hander who hurled in four games for the 1934 Cubs and 1935 St. Louis Cardinals; posted a 25–9 won–lost mark for the 1934 Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League, one of the greatest minor league teams of all time.

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  • June   1 – Dick Cox, 70, outfielder who hit .314 with 261 hits in 246 games for the 1925–1926 Brooklyn Robins, his only two MLB campaigns.
  • June   2 – Joe Casey, 78, reserve catcher/center fielder who appeared in 50 big-league games for the 1909–1911 Detroit Tigers and 1918 Washington Senators.
  • June   4 – Bernie Henderson, 67, who got into three games—two as a pitcher, one as a pinch hitter—for the 1921 Cleveland Indians.
  • June   4 – Ralph McConnaughey, 76, pitcher who worked in seven games for the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal League.
  • June   8 – Jake Munch, 75, outfielder-first baseman in eight games for the 1918 Philadelphia Athletics.
  • June   9 – Wilmer Ewell, 70, catcher who played 32 games from 1925 to 1926 for Indianapolis of the Negro National League.
  • June 11 – Rube Curry, 67, pitcher who hurled in the Negro leagues between 1920 and 1933, notably for the Kansas City Monarchs, and member of three Negro World Series championship teams.
  • June 14 – Bill Walker, 62, left-handed pitcher for the New York Giants (1927–1932) and St. Louis Cardinals (1933–1936); member of 1934 world champion "Gashouse Gang"; two-time National League earned-run average champion, 1929 (3.09) and 1931 (2.26).
  • June 18 – Rollie Naylor, 74, pitcher for a succession of execrable Philadelphia Athletics teams, in 1917 and from 1919 through June 1924; lost 23 games in 1920.
  • June 20 – Denney Wilie, 75, outfielder/pinch hitter for the 1911–1912 St. Louis Cardinals and 1915 Cleveland Indians.
  • June 25 – Mose Solomon, 65, first baseman in two games for the 1923 New York Giants; minor-league slugger nicknamed "The Rabbi of Swat" and "The Jewish Babe Ruth".
  • June 26 – Lil Stoner, 67, pitcher in 229 games in the majors, 217 of them with the Detroit Tigers, between 1922 and 1931.
  • June 27 – Marty Krug, 77, third baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox (1912) and Chicago Cubs (1922); later, an MLB scout and minor-league manager.

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  • July   1 – Goldie Rapp, 72, third baseman who appeared in 276 games for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies from 1921 to 1923.
  • July   2 – Ormond Sampson, 56, Bahamian-born shortstop/outfielder for four Negro leagues clubs between 1932 and 1941.
  • July   4 – Jesse Purnell, 85, third baseman who played seven games for the 1904 Philadelphia Phillies.
  • July   5 – Pete Fox, 57, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox who batted .298 lifetime in 1,461 games between 1933 and 1945; hit .327 for Tigers with 18 hits in 14 World Series games (1934, 1935, 1940), winning a ring in 1935.
  • July   6 – Sad Sam Jones, 73, pitcher who enjoyed a 22-year career (1914–1935) in the majors, posting a 229–217 record in 647 games for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox; member of 1918 world champion Boston and 1923 world champion New York clubs.
  • July   8 – George Branigan, 60, pitcher for the 1926 Cleveland Elites of the Negro National League.
  • July   9 – Mule Suttles, 66, All-Star first baseman of the Negro leagues who hit the first home run in the East-West All-Star game.
  • July 11 – Barney Lutz, 50, former minor league outfielder and manager; died while scouting a New York–Penn League game for the Baltimore Orioles.
  • July 12 – Edgar Wesley, 75, first baseman for three Negro National League clubs, principally the Detroit Stars, between 1920 and 1927; led NNL in home runs (11) in 1920 and batting average (.404) in 1925.
  • July 13 – Rip Vowinkel, 81, pitcher who worked in five games for the 1905 Cincinnati Reds.
  • July 15 – Tommy McMillan, 78, shortstop for the Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds and New York Highlanders between 1908 and 1912; played 22 years in minor leagues.
  • July 16 – Elmer Yoter, 66, third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs in 36 games over four seasons between 1921 and 1928; longtime minor league manager and MLB scout.
  • July 18 – Roy Moran, 81, Washington Senators outfielder who played in seven games in September 1912.
  • July 22 – Frank Delahanty, 83, light-hitting outfielder for New York (1905–1906) and Cleveland (1907) of the American League and Buffalo (1914) and Pittsburgh (1914–1915) of the "outlaw" Federal League; one of five Delahanty brothers to appear in the major leagues.
  • July 28 – Hal Dixon, 46, National League umpire from 1953 through 1959; in his final season, led NL in ejections (13) and worked in 1959 World Series; during career, he officiated in 989 league games and 1957 All-Star tilt.
  • July 30 – Harry Hedgpeth, 77, southpaw who threw one inning of one game for the Washington Senators on October 3, 1913.

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  • August   1 – Hank Gowdy, 76, catcher who appeared in 1,050 games in the National League, 852 with Boston and remaining 198 with New York, over 17 seasons spanning 1910 to 1930; member of 1914 "Miracle Braves", when he helped win the World Series by batting .545 with six hits (five for extra bases) in four games; later a longtime coach; the only MLB player to have served in both World Wars.
  • August   3 – Earl Blackburn, 73, spare catcher for four NL teams, chiefly the Boston Braves, who got into 71 games over five seasons spanning 1912 to 1917.
  • August   4 – Pug Cavet, 76, left-handed pitcher whose 23-year professional career included 49 games for the Detroit Tigers (1911 and 1914–1915); won 290 games (and lost 244) in minor leagues.
  • August   8 – Taylor Sanford, 57, former minor-league infielder and manager and successful college baseball coach, who won 1955 NCAA baseball championship at the helm of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
  • August 10 – Chuck Dressen, 71, incumbent manager of the Detroit Tigers since June 18, 1963, and pilot of four other MLB clubs dating to 1934; led the Brooklyn Dodgers to pennants in 1952–1953; in his playing days, a third baseman who appeared in 646 games for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants between 1925 and 1933; also a coach for a dozen seasons between 1939 and 1959; member of three World Series champions (1933, 1947, 1959).
  • August 11 – Ellis Ryan, 62, principal owner of the Cleveland Indians from 1949 to 1952.
  • August 15 – George J. Burns, 76, outfielder who played in 1,844 games between 1911 and 1925, primarily with the New York Giants; led the National League in runs and walks five times each.
  • August 17 – Bill Allington, 62, manager who won four Championship Titles in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
  • August 24 – Wheezer Dell, 80, pitcher who appeared in 92 career games for the 1912 St. Louis Cardinals and 1915–1917 Brooklyn Robins.
  • August 25 – Ray Rolling, 79, second baseman in five games for 1912 St. Louis Cardinals.
  • August 25 – Sam Zoldak, 47, left-handed pitcher who appeared in 250 games for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Athletics between 1944 and 1952.
  • August 29 – Al DeVormer, 75, catcher for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and New York Giants between 1918 and 1927.
  • August 29 – Bobby Schang, 79, catcher whose 17-year pro career (1912–1928) was punctuated by getting into 82 major-league games with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1914–1915), New York Giants (1915) and St. Louis Cardinals (1927); brother of Wally Schang.

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  • September   2 – Bill McCabe, 73, reserve outfielder and frequent pinch runner who appeared in 106 games for the 1918–1920 Chicago Cubs and 1920 Brooklyn Robins; appeared in 1918 and 1920 World Series.
  • September   5 – Frank Withrow, 75, backup catcher for the 1920 and 1922 Philadelphia Phillies.
  • September   9 – Bob Kelley, 49, Los Angeles sportscaster and voice of the expansion Angels during their maiden 1961 season in the American League; longtime voice of NFL Rams.
  • September 11 – Bill Cramer, 75, relief pitcher who allowed six hits and six runs—all of them unearned—in three innings pitched in his lone big-league appearance as a member of the Cincinnati Reds on June 25, 1912.
  • September 12 – Parson Perryman, 77, pitcher in 24 games for the 1915 St. Louis Browns.
  • September 12 – Bill Summers, 70, American League umpire from 1933 to 1959 who worked in eight World Series and a record seven All-Star games.
  • September 13 – Ralph Comstock, 78, pitched in the 1910s for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Rebels (of the "outlaw" Federal League) and Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • September 29 – Jack Rowan, 80, pitcher for four MLB teams over seven seasons between 1906 and 1914, chiefly as a member of the Cincinnati Reds.

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  • October   2 – Jumbo Brown, 59, a 295 lb (134 kg) pitcher who worked in 249 games, 226 in relief, for five MLB teams between 1925 and 1941; led National League in saves (not then an official statistic) in 1940 and 1941.
  • October   4 – Mike Tresh, 52, catcher for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians from 1938 to 1949 and the father of New York Yankees' Tom Tresh.
  • October   5 – Harry Hanson, 70, catcher who played a single game, at age 17, for the Yankees on July 14, 1913.
  • October   5 – John Reese, 71, outfielder who played in the Negro National League between 1920 and 1931, chiefly for the St. Louis Stars and Chicago American Giants.
  • October   6 – Bill Henderson, 64, pitcher in three games for the 1930 New York Yankees.
  • October   7 – George Magerkurth, 77, colorful and pugnacious National League umpire from 1929 to 1947 who worked in 2,814 NL games, four World Series and two All-Star games; ejected 101 men over the course of his career.
  • October 10 – Patsy Gharrity, 74, catcher who appeared in 676 big-leagues games for the Washington Senators (1916–1923; 1929–1930); longtime batterymate of Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson.
  • October 11 – Red Smith, 76, solid third baseman for Brooklyn and Boston of the National League from 1911 through 1919; in his only year with Boston, he was a member of the 1914 World Series champion "Miracle Braves".
  • October 17 – Bob Swift, 51, MLB catcher (1940–1953) for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers who was behind the plate when the diminutive Eddie Gaedel made his famous appearance as a pinch hitter on August 19, 1951; later, a coach for three MLB teams and acting manager of the Tigers for parts of the 1965 and 1966 seasons.
  • October 23 – Fred Fussell, 71, left-handed pitcher who worked in 80 games for the Chicago Cubs (1922–1923) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–1929).
  • October 23 – Jack Peerson, 56, shortstop/pinch hitter who batted .321 in 55 plate appearances for the 1935–1936 Philadelphia Athletics.
  • October 26 – Bill "Crungy" Cronin, 63, catcher in 126 games for 1928–1931 Boston Braves, who played professionally for 23 seasons.
  • October 29 – Al Grabowski, 65, pitcher who appeared in 39 total games for 1929–1930 St. Louis Cardinals.
  • October 30 – "Kewpie Dick" Barrett, 60, pitcher who appeared in 141 MLB games between 1933 and 1945 for four teams; legendary minor-league hurler, where he won 317 career games; seven-time 20-game winner for Seattle of the Pacific Coast League; The Sporting News' Minor League Player of the Year in 1942.
  • October 30 – Rex Cecil, 50, pitcher in 18 games for the 1944–1945 Boston Red Sox, including the Bosox' starting assignment on Opening Day 1945.
  • October 30 – Alex Pearson, 89, pitcher in 15 career games for the St. Louis Cardinals (1902) and Cleveland Naps (1903).
  • October 31 – Elmer Johnson, 82, backup catcher for the 1914 New York Giants.

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  • November   2 – Lew Moren, 83, pitcher who worked in 141 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates (two total appearances in 1903–1904) and Philadelphia Phillies (139 games between 1907 and 1910).
  • November   7 – Rube Bressler, 72, one of only a few players in major league baseball history to successfully convert from a pitcher to a position player as a first baseman/outfielder, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1914 and 1931.
  • November   8 – James Buford, 59, infielder for three Negro National League clubs, principally the Nashville Elite Giants, between 1930 and 1933.
  • November 12 – Mike Loan, 72, catcher who got into one MLB game on September 18, 1912, for his hometown Philadelphia Phillies.
  • November 21 – Hack Miller, 53, catcher who appeared in only seven total games for the 1944–1945 Detroit Tigers, but homered in his first major-league at bat.
  • November 24 – Tom Gulley, 66, outfielder who played briefly with 1923–1924 Cleveland Indians and 1926 Chicago White Sox.
  • November 29 – Richard King, 62, first baseman who saw infrequent action as a member of the Cincinnati and Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League in 1943, 1945 and 1948.

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  • December   4 – Joe Willis, 76, left-hander who hurled for two of St. Louis' MLB teams, appearing in one game for the American League Browns (1911) and in 40 contests for the National League Cardinals (1911–1913).
  • December   8 – Bill Bolden, 73, pitcher who made three appearances for the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals.
  • December 10 – Emanuel Sampson, 56, outfielder with Cleveland (1940), Jacksonville (1941) and Birmingham (1941, 1946) of the Negro American League.
  • December 11 – Cliff Fannin, 42, pitcher in 164 games for the St. Louis Browns between 1945 and 1952.
  • December 12 – Herman Young, 80, third baseman/shortstop who played nine games for Boston of the National League in 1911.
  • December 16 – Morrow Massey, 66, outfielder who batted .310 in his brief, 17-game tenure with the 1930 Louisville Black Caps of the Negro National League.
  • December 20 – Doc Farrell, 64, utility infielder for six different teams between 1925 and 1935, including the Yankees' 1932 World Series champions.

Sources edit

External links edit

  • Baseball Almanac - Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1966
  • Baseball Reference - 1966 MLB Season Summary
  • ESPN - 1966 MLB Season History
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See also 1966 Major League Baseball season and 1966 Nippon Professional Baseball season The following are the baseball events of the year 1966 throughout the world Contents 1 Champions 1 1 Major League Baseball 1 2 Other champions 2 Awards and honors 3 Statistical leaders 4 Major league baseball final standings 4 1 American League final standings 4 2 National League final standings 5 Events 5 1 January 5 2 February 5 3 March 5 4 April 5 5 May 5 6 June 5 7 July 5 8 August 5 9 September 5 10 October 5 11 November 5 12 December 6 Births 6 1 January 6 2 February 6 3 March 6 4 April 6 5 May 6 6 June 6 7 July 6 8 August 6 9 September 6 10 October 6 11 November 6 12 December 7 Deaths 7 1 January 7 2 February 7 3 March 7 4 April 7 5 May 7 6 June 7 7 July 7 8 August 7 9 September 7 10 October 7 11 November 7 12 December 8 Sources 9 External linksChampions editMajor League Baseball edit World Series Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 Frank Robinson MVP All Star Game July 12 at Busch Stadium National League 2 1 10 innings Brooks Robinson MVP Other champions edit College World Series Ohio State Japan Series Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks 4 2 Little League World Series Westbury American Houston Texas Senior League World Series East Rochester New YorkAwards and honors editBaseball Hall of Fame Casey Stengel Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Frank Robinson AL Roberto Clemente NL Cy Young Award Sandy Koufax Rookie of the Year Tommie Agee AL Tommy Helms NL Gold Glove Award P Jim Kaat Minnesota Twins AL Bob Gibson St Louis Cardinals NL C Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers AL John Roseboro Los Angeles Dodgers NL 1B Joe Pepitone New York Yankees AL Bill White Philadelphia Phillies NL 2B Bobby Knoop California Angels AL Bill Mazeroski Pittsburgh Pirates NL 3B Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles AL Ron Santo Chicago Cubs NL SS Luis Aparicio Baltimore Orioles AL Gene Alley Pittsburgh Pirates NL OF Tommie Agee Chicago White Sox AL Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates NL OF Al Kaline Detroit Tigers AL Curt Flood St Louis Cardinals NL OF Tony Oliva Minnesota Twins AL Willie Mays San Francisco Giants NL Statistical leaders edit nbsp Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax American League National League AVG Frank Robinson1 BAL 316 Matty Alou PIT 342 HR Frank Robinson1 BAL 49 Hank Aaron ATL 44 RBI Frank Robinson1 BAL 122 Hank Aaron ATL 127 Wins Jim Kaat MIN 25 Sandy Koufax2 LA 27 ERA Gary Peters CHW 1 98 Sandy Koufax2 LA 1 73 SO Sam McDowell CLE 225 Sandy Koufax2 LA 317 SV Jack Aker KC 32 Phil Regan LA 21 SB Bert Campaneris KC 52 Lou Brock STL 74 1American League Triple Crown Batting winner 2Major League Triple Crown Pitching winnerMajor league baseball final standings editAmerican League final standings edit American League Club Wins Losses Win GB Baltimore Orioles 97 63 606 Minnesota Twins 89 73 549 9 Detroit Tigers 88 74 543 10 Chicago White Sox 83 79 512 15 Cleveland Indians 81 81 500 17 California Angels 80 82 494 18 Kansas City Athletics 74 86 463 23 Washington Senators 71 88 447 25 5 Boston Red Sox 72 90 444 26 New York Yankees 70 89 440 26 5 National League final standings edit National League Club Wins Losses Win GB Los Angeles Dodgers 95 67 586 San Francisco Giants 93 68 578 1 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 92 70 568 3 Philadelphia Phillies 87 75 537 8 Atlanta Braves 85 77 525 10 St Louis Cardinals 83 79 512 12 Cincinnati Reds 76 84 475 18 Houston Astros 72 90 444 23 New York Mets 66 95 410 28 5 Chicago Cubs 59 103 364 36Events editJanuary edit January 20 The Baseball Writers Association of America voters elect Ted Williams to the Hall of Fame Williams receives 282 of a possible 302 votes February edit February 28 Seeking an unprecedented three year 1 05 million to be divided evenly the Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout March edit March 5 In what will prove to be one of the more influential off the field events in Major League history United Steelworkers union official Marvin Miller is elected the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association MLBPA Under Miller s guidance the players union will make major gains such as salary increases improvements in pension benefits and the advent of free agency and salary arbitration Miller will occupy his position from 1966 to 1982 as the players union was transformed into one of the strongest unions in the United States March 8 The Special Veterans Committee waives Hall of Fame election rules and inducts Casey Stengel recently retired manager of the New York Mets March 17 Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale escalate their threat of retirement by signing movie contracts On March 30 they will end their 32 day holdout signing for 130 000 and 105 000 respectively April edit April 3 University of Southern California pitcher Tom Seaver signs with the New York Mets He had been drafted by the Atlanta Braves but they had signed him to a minor league contract while he was still in college This voided Seaver s remaining eligibility and voided the contract The Mets won a special lottery over Cleveland and Philadelphia to win the right to sign him April 11 Emmett Ashford takes the field to officiate a 5 2 Washington Senators win over the Cleveland Indians at Washington to become officially the first African American umpire in Major League history April 12 MLB officially enters the Southeastern U S as 50 671 fans show up at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium to watch the Braves first home game In 13 innings the Braves fall to the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 2 Atlanta s Joe Torre hits the first homer in the ballpark but the decisive blow is Willie Stargell s two run blast off starting pitcher Tony Cloninger in the top of the 13th Torre s second homer of the day a solo shot in the home half narrows the margin of defeat to one run April 19 The California Angels play their first regular season game in their new ballpark Anaheim Stadium in front of 31 660 fans The Angels Rick Reichardt scores the first run with a one out solo home run in the bottom of the second inning The Angels fall to the Chicago White Sox and Tommy John 3 1 with Marcelino Lopez taking the loss for the home side May edit May 7 One day after the New York Yankees record falls to 4 16 general manager Ralph Houk fires Johnny Keane as manager and returns to manage the team himself Dan Topping Jr replaces Houk as general manager Houk had managed the Yankees to three consecutive American League pennants from 1961 to 1963 and a World Series title during the first two of those years but his second stint will have a far less than successful beginning Their talent and farm system both depleted the Yankees after finishing in sixth place in 1965 will finish dead last their first time doing so since 1912 May 8 The San Francisco Giants trade first baseman outfielder Orlando Cepeda to the St Louis Cardinals for pitcher Ray Sadecki Cepeda will go on to win the National League Most Valuable Player award in 1967 on the Cardinals World Championship team That same day the Giants defeat the Cardinals 10 5 in the final game at the old Busch Stadium Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles hits what will be the only home run hit out of Memorial Stadium The shot comes against Luis Tiant in the first inning of the Orioles 8 3 victory in the second game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians May 12 With 46 048 spectators in attendance for the first game at the new Busch Memorial Stadium the St Louis Cardinals defeat the Atlanta Braves in 12 innings 4 3 behind a single RBI by Lou Brock Braves outfielder Felipe Alou delivers a pair of home runs May 14 The San Francisco Giants Willie Mays hits his then National League record 512th home run topping another Giant Mel Ott San Francisco beats the Los Angeles Dodgers 6 1 at Candlestick Park May 16 Detroit Tigers manager Chuck Dressen is hospitalized with his second heart attack in as many seasons Third base coach Bob Swift takes over as interim manager for the second consecutive year while Dressen recuperates June edit June 7 In the second annual MLB June amateur draft the Kansas City Athletics use the second overall pick to draft Arizona State outfielder Reggie Jackson June 9 At Metropolitan Stadium the Minnesota Twins rock the Kansas City Athletics 9 4 with five home runs off the bats of Rich Rollins Zoilo Versalles Tony Oliva Don Mincher and Harmon Killebrew in the seventh inning These five home runs still stand as a Major League record for the most home runs batted in a single inning tied several times since then and were hit off starter Catfish Hunter two reliever Paul Lindblad two and reliever John Wyatt June 10 Sonny Siebert of the Cleveland Indians no hits the Washington Senators 2 0 at Cleveland Stadium The no hitter is the first by an Indian since Bob Feller s third career no hitter in 1951 July edit July 3 Atlanta pitcher Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams in a game against the Giants he thus becomes the first National League player and only pitcher in Major League history to do so His nine RBI in a game also is a record for pitchers July 9 Astroturf is finally installed in the Astrodome outfield July 12 At St Louis Maury Wills tenth inning single scores Tim McCarver as the National League wins 2 1 over the American League in the All Star Game but the Americans Brooks Robinson s stellar game three hits eight fielding chances earns him the MVP honors July 13 Struggling at 37 46 the Cincinnati Reds replace first year manager Don Heffner with third base coach Dave Bristol At 33 Bristol becomes the youngest manager in the majors July 14 Detroit Tigers interim manager Bob Swift at the helm since May 16 when Chuck Dressen took a medical leave for treatment of a heart attack is hospitalized with inoperable lung cancer Frank Skaff a Tiger coach becomes the club s second interim manager of the 1966 season The 51 year old Swift a former Tiger catcher succumbs to cancer October 17 July 21 Against the Washington Senators in D C Minnesota Twins pitcher Jim Merritt strikes out 12 in a 1 0 shutout win Seven of the dozen strikeouts are consecutive in the middle innings to set an American League record The final out in Merritt s string is his mound opponent Jim Hannan who ironically had struck out Merritt just prior to the strikeout streak beginning July 25 During his Hall of Fame induction speech Ted Williams publicly calls on baseball to induct former great players from the Negro leagues He specifically calls for the induction of Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige Williams wish becomes true five years later when Paige is inducted into the Hall of Fame July 27 At Dodger Stadium Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers faces Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies in the first matchup of perfect game pitchers The Dodgers defeat the Phillies 2 1 in 12 innings with neither pitcher involved in the decision both pitchers had worked 11 innings with Koufax giving up four hits and striking out 16 and Bunning six hits and striking out 12 July 29 When Mickey Mantle homers against Bruce Howard of the Chicago White Sox it is his 494th career home run enabling him to pass Lou Gehrig for sixth place on the all time list The Yankees and Al Downing beat the White Sox 2 1 August edit August 9 With the Atlanta Braves sitting at 52 59 seventh in the ten team National league fourth year skipper Bobby Bragan is replaced by coach Billy Hitchcock at the team s helm Under Hitchcock the Braves recover to win 33 of their last 51 games and squeak into fifth place and the first division in their debut season in Georgia August 10 Chuck Dressen the Tigers manager on medical leave since May 16 after suffering a heart attack dies in a Detroit hospital at age 71 August 15 The Orioles left handed slugger Boog Powell hits three opposite field homers over the left field Green Monster at Fenway Park Powell has 13 total bases in the game won by Baltimore 4 2 in 11 innings August 19 Birdie Tebbetts resigns as manager of the Cleveland Indians and coach George Strickland finishes the year as interim skipper Cleveland had started the season by winning 14 of its first 15 games but had gone only 52 56 under Tebbetts since May 5 August 29 The Detroit Tigers Denny McLain wins his 16th start of the season even though he doesn t do it the easy way He throws 229 pitches walks nine and allows eight hits However he strikes out 11 in a 6 3 win over the Baltimore Orioles August 31 Veteran baseball man Paul Richards 57 is named director of player personnel of the Atlanta Braves effectively supplanting John McHale as general manager McHale remains as club president but will depart for the Commissioner s office early in 1967 September edit September 11 Pat Jarvis became the first strikeout victim of Nolan Ryan s career September 12 Relief pitcher Ron Perranoski of the Los Angeles Dodgers fans the first six batters he faces and earns a 3 2 win over the New York Mets With the help of second baseman Ron Hunt Mets rookie shortstop Bud Harrelson picks off Lou Johnson with the hidden ball trick in the sixth September 18 At Yankee Stadium the New York Yankees fall to last place after losing to the Minnesota Twins 5 3 in ten innings on pinch hitter Bob Allison s three run home run The Yankees will stay in the cellar for the remainder of the season finishing there for the first time since 1912 September 22 The Baltimore Orioles beat the host Kansas City Athletics 6 1 to clinch their first American League pennant since the St Louis Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954 Both Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson have two runs batted in Frank Robinson will end the year as the Triple Crown winner the first to achieve the feat since Mickey Mantle in 1956 after hitting a 316 batting average with 49 home runs and 122 RBI September 25 Against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in a battle of Jewish American left handers Ken Holtzman of the Chicago Cubs has a no hitter broken up on a Dick Schofield single leading off the ninth Schofield later scores on a Maury Wills single the two hits are all Holtzman allows in a 2 1 victory over the Dodgers in what will be Sandy Koufax s final regular season loss The Cubs score their two runs in the first as Don Kessinger who had walked leading off the inning scores on Glenn Beckert s triple one batter later Beckert later scores as Jim Lefebvre drops Ernie Banks pop up for what would have been the third out September 26 Willie McCovey hits his 200th career home run helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 8 2 September 28 Left hander Larry Jaster in his first full season with the St Louis Cardinals throws his fifth consecutive shutout victory over the pennant bound Los Angeles Dodgers In those 45 innings pitched he permits 24 hits and eight walks They are the only shutouts he tosses during 1966 and the five blankings tie him with five other hurlers for the NL lead The Boston Red Sox ninth place finishers in the American League sign 37 year old Dick Williams to a one year contract as manager for 1967 The former MLB outfielder had led their Triple A club the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League to two straight playoff championships Williams will manage the Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox to their first pennant in 21 years kicking off a 21 year Hall of Fame career that includes two World Series titles as skipper of the 1972 and 1973 Oakland Athletics October edit October 2 In the second game of a doubleheader at Connie Mack Stadium the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 6 3 as Sandy Koufax bests Jim Bunning in what will be the final regular season game of Koufax s career Despite giving up the three runs in the ninth inning Koufax goes the distance and strikes out Jackie Brandt for the final out October 3 Mayo Smith 51 former skipper of the Philadelphia Phillies 1955 1958 and Cincinnati Reds 1959 is named the Detroit Tigers manager for 1967 becoming the Bengals fourth pilot of calendar year 1966 Smith will lead Detroit to the 1968 World Series championship October 4 Veteran first baseman Joe Adcock 38 of the California Angels ends his 17 year playing career to become manager of the Cleveland Indians for 1967 October 9 In Game Four of the World Series Dave McNally wrapped up a brilliant pitching display and the first World Series Championship for the Baltimore Orioles with a four hit 1 0 shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers Series MVP Frank Robinson hits a home run off Don Drysdale for the only run of the game and gave Baltimore a sweep of the defending World Series Champion Dodgers The shutout completes a World Series record 332 3 scoreless innings pitched by Orioles pitchers beginning with Moe Drabowsky pitching 62 3 innings in relief of McNally in Game One followed by shutouts by Jim Palmer and Wally Bunker neither of whom had pitched a shutout during the regular season The Orioles who played from 1902 1953 as the St Louis Browns are the last of the original eight American League franchises to win their first World Series October 14 Lee MacPhail leaves his high ranking job in the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball to become the New York Yankees executive vice president general manager MacPhail will head the Yanks front office until December 31 1973 when he becomes the fifth president of the American League en route to a plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame elected 1998 October 17 Bob Swift who had taken over as manager of the Detroit Tigers for Charlie Dressen who had a heart attack midway through the season dies from lung cancer Dressen died earlier that season due to complications from his heart attack November edit November 8 Frank Robinson of the world champion Baltimore Orioles wins the American League Most Valuable Player Award becoming the first man to gain MVP recognition by the BBWAA in each major league he had won the NL award in 1961 November 12 The Los Angeles Dodgers complete an 18 game tour of Japan with a 9 8 1 record The eight losses are the most for an MLB club touring the Far East November 14 George Weiss retires as president of the New York Mets and is succeeded by his top aide Bing Devine Weiss will be elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971 for his prior accomplishments as an executive with the New York Yankees while Devine makes significant contributions to the 1969 Miracle Mets during his brief term as president GM November 16 Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates 202 hits 29 HR 119 RBI and a Gold Glove right fielder in 1966 is selected the Most Valuable Player of the National League by the BBWAA The future Hall of Famer is the first Puerto Rican and second Latin American to capture an MLB MVP award November 18 Sandy Koufax announces his retirement from baseball due to arthritis in his left elbow Six years later he would become the youngest player elected to the Hall of Fame November 23 Chicago White Sox outfielder Tommie Agee is voted American League Rookie of the Year gathering 16 of the 18 votes Kansas City Athletics pitcher Jim Nash gets the other two votes Agee had been brought up briefly the past four seasons before finding a permanent spot in 1966 November 25 Cincinnati Reds infielder Tommy Helms is voted National League Rookie of the Year with 12 of 20 first place votes with the others going to Sonny Jackson 3 Tito Fuentes 2 Randy Hundley 1 Larry Jaster 1 and Cleon Jones 1 November 29 The New York Mets trade outfielder Jim Hickman and second baseman Ron Hunt to the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielders Tommy Davis and Derrell Griffith Hickman had been the last of the Original Mets December edit December 1 The Los Angeles Dodgers send former National League stolen base king Maury Wills to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for infielders Bob Bailey and Gene Michael Wills upset the Dodgers when he left the team during its recent tour of Japan December 5 Bill DeWitt sells the Cincinnati Reds to a local consortium of businessmen led by Francis L Dale an attorney and the publisher of the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper The reported sale price is 8 million Members of the new ownership group will guide the fortunes of the team through its Big Red Machine 1970s dynasty December 31 The Atlanta Braves make a trade with the Houston Astros The Braves send Houston Sandy Alomar Sr Arnie Umbach and Eddie Mathews in exchange for outfielder Dave Nicholson and pitcher Bob Bruce The trade ends Matthews 15 year tenure as the Braves third baseman he is the only man who played for the franchise in Boston Milwaukee and Atlanta Births editJanuary edit January 5 Steve Shifflett January 16 Jack McDowell January 19 Anthony Young January 21 Chris Hammond January 25 Richie Lewis February edit February 1 Darrin Chapin February 1 Eduardo Zambrano February 3 Paul McClellan February 5 Ray Giannelli February 7 Stu Cole February 12 Jeff Pico February 13 Jerry Browne February 15 Melido Perez February 20 Derek Lilliquist February 24 Rene Arocha February 24 Rod Brewer February 27 Chris Howard February 27 Pete Smith March edit March 2 Leo Gomez March 3 Francisco de la Rosa March 4 Andy Mota March 5 Kevin L Brown March 6 Joe Hall March 6 Anthony Telford March 7 Mauro Gozzo March 10 Mike Timlin March 12 Mike Ignasiak March 19 Tony Scruggs March 20 Dino Ebel March 20 Blas Minor March 21 Roger Smithberg March 22 Sean Berry March 23 Mike Remlinger March 25 Tom Glavine March 29 Eric Gunderson March 30 Terry Bross April edit April 7 Freddie Benavides April 8 Alex Sanchez April 11 Steve Scarsone April 13 Wes Chamberlain April 14 David Justice April 14 Greg Maddux April 14 Greg Myers April 20 Tony Perezchica April 21 Chris Donnels April 22 Mickey Morandini April 25 Darren Holmes April 25 Erik Pappas April 27 Bob Ayrault April 27 Eric Hillman April 28 Jim Poole April 29 Ed Correa April 29 John Vander Wal May edit May 1 Armando Reynoso May 5 Reggie Williams May 12 Rafael Bournigal May 13 Chris Nichting May 17 Jack Voigt May 19 Jim Campbell May 22 Jose Mesa May 25 Bill Haselman May 25 Dave Hollins May 27 John Jaha May 28 Mike Maksudian June edit June 5 Bill Spiers June 7 Heathcliff Slocumb June 7 Trevor Wilson June 13 Scott Coolbaugh June 14 Randy Tomlin June 15 Dave Liddell June 17 Shawn Abner June 18 Sandy Alomar Jr June 22 Jorge Brito June 27 Jeff Conine June 28 Frank Bolick June 28 Shawn Jeter June 29 Peter Hoy June 30 Paul Schrieber July edit July 2 Tim Spehr July 3 Moises Alou July 5 Dave Eiland July 6 Jeremy Hernandez July 6 Darrin Winston July 7 Dave Burba July 7 Jeff Shaw July 11 Efrain Valdez July 15 Brett Merriman July 19 Tim Leiper July 19 David Segui July 28 Derek Lee July 30 Mike Anderson August edit August 2 Tim Wakefield August 4 Jeff Johnson August 5 Jerry Nielsen August 6 Stan Belinda August 8 John Hudek August 9 Bob Scanlan August 10 Gerald Williams August 12 Dean Hartgraves August 14 Dana Allison August 15 Scott Brosius August 15 Dan Walters August 16 Steve Foster August 16 Terry Shumpert August 17 Tony Barron August 18 Bob Zupcic August 19 Woody Williams August 21 John Wetteland August 22 Scott Chiamparino August 24 Dean Wilkins August 25 Albert Belle August 26 Victor Rosario August 31 Jeff Frye September edit September 2 Terry Jorgensen September 8 Mike Dyer September 10 Riccardo Ingram September 14 Mike Draper September 15 Doug Simons September 23 Pete Harnisch September 24 Chris George September 24 Bernard Gilkey September 24 Kevin Koslofski September 28 Cesar Hernandez October edit October 3 Darrin Fletcher October 3 Scott Taylor October 4 Tim Mauser October 4 Mike Walker October 6 Archi Cianfrocco October 8 Jay Gainer October 10 Francisco Cabrera October 11 Gregg Olson October 12 Jorge Pedre October 18 Carlos Maldonado October 18 Alan Mills October 19 Dave Veres October 20 Jonathan Hurst October 21 Kevin Batiste October 25 Mike Harkey October 28 Tim Bogar October 28 Juan Guzman October 29 Pat Combs October 30 Mark Ettles October 31 Brian Keyser November edit November 1 Bob Wells November 2 Orlando Merced November 4 Brian Drahman November 7 William Suero November 7 Andy Tomberlin November 11 Dave Telgheder November 14 Curt Schilling November 16 Tim Scott November 17 Andy Fletcher November 17 Jeff Nelson November 18 Ron Coomer November 18 Howard Farmer November 18 Eddie Tucker November 19 Jeff Hartsock November 25 Mark Whiten December edit December 1 Greg McMichael December 1 Larry Walker December 4 Darrell Sherman December 5 Tony Beasley December 6 Terry McDaniel December 10 Norberto Martin December 10 Mel Rojas December 18 Eric Cooper December 19 Joe Slusarski December 20 Jeff Mutis December 21 Paul Swingle December 24 Mo Sanford December 29 Luis de los Santos December 30 Kevin LongDeaths editJanuary edit January 1 Oscar Dugey 78 light hitting infielder who appeared in 193 games for the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies between 1913 and 1920 member of 1914 world champion Miracle Braves and 1915 Phillies who captured their first National League pennant January 3 Luther Bonin 77 outfielder for St Louis of the American League and Buffalo of the outlaw Federal League who played 21 games in 1913 1914 January 10 Andy Reese 61 played every position but pitcher and catcher although primarily a left fielder and third baseman over the course of his 331 game career with the New York Giants of 1927 1930 January 14 John Tacks Neuer 88 left handed pitcher who won four of six decisions with three shutouts and a 2 17 earned run average in his lone MLB trial as a member of the 1907 New York Highlanders January 14 Sidney Weil 74 owner of the Cincinnati Reds from 1929 to 1933 January 15 Stover McIlwain 26 pitcher who appeared in two games as a teenager for the Chicago White Sox in 1957 and 1958 January 15 Walt Walsh 68 pinch runner for two games with the 1920 Philadelphia Phillies January 20 Leslie O Connor 76 lawyer and baseball executive assistant to Commissioners of Baseball K M Landis 1921 1944 and Happy Chandler 1945 in between acting commissioner as chairman of the MLB Advisory Council 1944 1945 subsequently general manager of Chicago White Sox 1945 1948 and president of Pacific Coast League 1956 1959 January 22 Joel Newkirk 69 pitcher who appeared in three games with the 1919 1920 Chicago Cubs January 29 Homer Summa 67 right fielder who collected a 302 average over ten seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates 1920 Cleveland Indians 1922 1928 and Philadelphia Athletics 1929 1930 member of two time world champion Athletics January 31 Pat Donahue 81 catcher who got into 119 games between 1908 and 1910 for the Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Naps February edit February 2 Ted Shaw 59 left hander who pitched for the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League from 1928 to 1930 February 4 Irvin Brooks 74 outfielder for the Brooklyn Royal Giants of the Eastern Colored League from 1923 to 1927 February 4 Mike Milosevich 51 shortstop in 124 games for the 1944 1945 New York Yankees February 8 Gene Paulette 74 who played in 500 big league games primarily as a first baseman for the New York Giants St Louis Browns St Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies over six seasons between 1911 and 1920 February 10 Willie Burns 50 pitcher who hurled for seven different clubs over five seasons in the Negro leagues between 1935 and 1945 February 14 Jack Coffey 79 infielder who played from 1909 to 1918 for the Boston Doves Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox who was also a longtime baseball head coach at Fordham University February 14 Bill Stumpf 73 infielder for New York of the American League playing in 54 career games during 1912 and 1913 February 17 Finners Quinlan 78 outfielder who played 13 games for the 1913 St Louis Cardinals and 42 more for the 1915 Chicago White Sox February 18 Marty McManus 65 second baseman and third baseman who played 1 831 games from 1920 through 1934 for the St Louis Browns Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox and Boston Braves player manager of the Red Sox in 1932 and 1933 February 19 Ed Mayweather 56 two time All Star first baseman who played for three Negro leagues clubs principally the Kansas City Monarchs and St Louis Stars between 1937 and 1942 February 20 Harry Geisel 77 American League umpire from 1925 to 1942 who worked in 2 554 regular season games two MLB All Star Games 1935 1938 and three World Series 1930 1934 1936 February 25 Garland Braxton 65 left handed pitcher in 282 games for the Boston Braves New York Yankees Washington Senators Chicago White Sox and St Louis Browns between 1921 and 1933 led American League in earned run average 2 51 in 1928 March edit March 4 Jack Niemes 46 southpaw relief pitcher who worked in three games for the 1943 Cincinnati Reds March 6 Dick Whitworth 70 pitcher for the Chicago American Giants of the Negro National League in 1922 and 1924 March 9 Aaron Robinson 50 All Star catcher 1947 for the New York Yankees who succeeded Bill Dickey then was replaced by Yogi Berra as the Bombers starting receiver in 1948 played for the Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox from 1948 through 1951 March 9 Elmer Steele 81 pitcher in 75 games for Boston of the American League and Pittsburgh and Brooklyn of the National League between 1907 and 1911 March 14 Lee Magee 76 outfielder second baseman for seven big league teams principally the St Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees in the nine seasons of 1911 1919 appearing in 1 015 games player manager of Brooklyn Tip Tops of the outlaw Federal League for most of 1915 known for bitter battles with owners and accused them of blackballing him after 1919 season implicated with Hal Chase in gambling allegations investigated by Cook County grand jury called in 1920 to probe the Black Sox scandal March 15 Chappie Geygan 62 shortstop and third baseman who played in 40 games for the Boston Red Sox between 1924 and 1926 March 18 Frank Bennett 61 pitcher in five games for the Boston Red Sox 1927 1928 March 19 Army Cooper 66 pitcher who went 27 10 3 98 ERA for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League between 1928 and 1930 March 20 Jughandle Johnny Morrison 70 pitcher who won 103 career games for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1920 1927 and Brooklyn Robins 1929 1930 member of 1925 world champions March 23 Fred T Long 70 outfielder who played for Detroit 1920 1921 1926 and Indianapolis 1925 of the Negro National League then became a longtime and legendary head football coach at four historically black colleges in Texas and member of multiple college football and coaches halls of fame March 24 George O Brien 76 catcher who played in two games for the 1915 St Louis Browns later a football coach and athletic director of Mount Union College in Ohio March 25 Bill Morrisette 71 pitcher who worked in 13 total games for the 1915 1916 Philadelphia Athletics and 1920 Detroit Tigers March 29 Ted Waters 63 outfielder who played for Atlantic City the Hilldale Club and Philadelphia of the Eastern Colored League between 1925 and 1928 March 31 Grady Adkins 68 pitcher in 67 games for the 1928 1929 Chicago White Sox April edit April 1 John Sullivan 76 outfielder who got into 162 total games for the Boston Braves 1920 1921 and Chicago Cubs 1921 April 1 Sam B Taylor 68 first baseman for the 1926 Dayton Marcos of the Negro National League known as a longtime 1924 to 1961 head football coach at historically black U S colleges April 4 Herb McQuaid 67 relief pitcher for 1923 Cincinnati Reds and 1926 New York Yankees who made 29 career mound appearances April 5 Sam Dodge 76 pitcher in four games for the 1921 1922 Boston Red Sox April 6 Rolla Mapel 76 left handed pitcher in four games for 1919 St Louis Browns April 7 Ambrose Reid 67 outfielder second baseman and third baseman in the Negro leagues between 1921 and 1932 who played primarily for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants of the Eastern Colored circuit April 12 Gussie Gannon 92 southpaw who hurled in one game for the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates April 12 Joe Harris 84 pitcher with the Boston Americans from 1905 to 1907 posted a 2 21 won lost record in 1906 and followed that in 1907 by going 0 7 his career mark was 3 30 091 winning percentage with a 3 35 earned run average April 19 Maury Kent 80 pitcher in 23 games during 1912 1913 for Brooklyn of the National League coached multiple sports especially baseball in U S colleges notably Northwestern University until 1943 April 22 Lou Finney 55 outfielder first baseman who played in 1 270 games between 1931 and 1947 for the Philadelphia Athletics Boston Red Sox St Louis Browns and Philadelphia Phillies April 24 Rinaldo Williams 72 third baseman who played in four games for the 1914 Brooklyn Tip Tops of the Federal League April 25 Art Decatur 72 pitcher who appeared in 153 games between 1922 and 1927 for the Brooklyn Robins and Philadelphia Phillies May edit May 4 Bob Elliott 49 seven time National League All Star third baseman and 1947 NL Most Valuable Player whose 15 year MLB career 1939 1953 was primarily spent with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves manager of 1960 Kansas City Athletics May 7 Bing Miller 71 outfielder who batted 311 in 1 820 games between 1921 and 1936 for the Washington Senators Philadelphia Athletics St Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox who won two World Series with the Athletics in 1929 and 1930 later a longtime coach May 9 Flame Delhi 73 pitcher who worked in one game for the 1915 Chicago White Sox May 14 Tom Connolly 73 third baseman outfielder who appeared in 50 games for the 1915 Washington Senators May 18 Lee Gooch 76 outfielder pinch hitter in 19 total games played for the 1915 Cleveland Indians and 1917 Philadelphia Athletics May 22 Peewee Hauser 77 5 ft 6 in 1 68 m tall shortstop for the 1910 1913 St Louis Cardinals and 1915 Chicago Whales Federal League May 26 Bill Rumler 75 catcher outfielder and frequent pinch hitter who appeared in 139 games for the St Louis Browns in 1914 and 1916 1917 May 29 Hippo Vaughn 78 left handed pitcher who won 178 games for the New York Highlanders 1908 1910 1912 Washington Senators 1912 and Chicago Cubs 1913 1921 including five 20 win or more seasons for the Cubs known for the May 2 1917 game in which he and Cincinnati pitcher Fred Toney each threw nine innings of no hit ball the double no hitter ended in the tenth when Vaughn surrendered two hits and an unearned run and Toney notched a 1 0 no hit victory May 30 Dick Ward 57 right hander who hurled in four games for the 1934 Cubs and 1935 St Louis Cardinals posted a 25 9 won lost mark for the 1934 Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League one of the greatest minor league teams of all time June edit June 1 Dick Cox 70 outfielder who hit 314 with 261 hits in 246 games for the 1925 1926 Brooklyn Robins his only two MLB campaigns June 2 Joe Casey 78 reserve catcher center fielder who appeared in 50 big league games for the 1909 1911 Detroit Tigers and 1918 Washington Senators June 4 Bernie Henderson 67 who got into three games two as a pitcher one as a pinch hitter for the 1921 Cleveland Indians June 4 Ralph McConnaughey 76 pitcher who worked in seven games for the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal League June 8 Jake Munch 75 outfielder first baseman in eight games for the 1918 Philadelphia Athletics June 9 Wilmer Ewell 70 catcher who played 32 games from 1925 to 1926 for Indianapolis of the Negro National League June 11 Rube Curry 67 pitcher who hurled in the Negro leagues between 1920 and 1933 notably for the Kansas City Monarchs and member of three Negro World Series championship teams June 14 Bill Walker 62 left handed pitcher for the New York Giants 1927 1932 and St Louis Cardinals 1933 1936 member of 1934 world champion Gashouse Gang two time National League earned run average champion 1929 3 09 and 1931 2 26 June 18 Rollie Naylor 74 pitcher for a succession of execrable Philadelphia Athletics teams in 1917 and from 1919 through June 1924 lost 23 games in 1920 June 20 Denney Wilie 75 outfielder pinch hitter for the 1911 1912 St Louis Cardinals and 1915 Cleveland Indians June 25 Mose Solomon 65 first baseman in two games for the 1923 New York Giants minor league slugger nicknamed The Rabbi of Swat and The Jewish Babe Ruth June 26 Lil Stoner 67 pitcher in 229 games in the majors 217 of them with the Detroit Tigers between 1922 and 1931 June 27 Marty Krug 77 third baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox 1912 and Chicago Cubs 1922 later an MLB scout and minor league manager July edit July 1 Goldie Rapp 72 third baseman who appeared in 276 games for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies from 1921 to 1923 July 2 Ormond Sampson 56 Bahamian born shortstop outfielder for four Negro leagues clubs between 1932 and 1941 July 4 Jesse Purnell 85 third baseman who played seven games for the 1904 Philadelphia Phillies July 5 Pete Fox 57 outfielder for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox who batted 298 lifetime in 1 461 games between 1933 and 1945 hit 327 for Tigers with 18 hits in 14 World Series games 1934 1935 1940 winning a ring in 1935 July 6 Sad Sam Jones 73 pitcher who enjoyed a 22 year career 1914 1935 in the majors posting a 229 217 record in 647 games for the Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Washington Senators St Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox member of 1918 world champion Boston and 1923 world champion New York clubs July 8 George Branigan 60 pitcher for the 1926 Cleveland Elites of the Negro National League July 9 Mule Suttles 66 All Star first baseman of the Negro leagues who hit the first home run in the East West All Star game July 11 Barney Lutz 50 former minor league outfielder and manager died while scouting a New York Penn League game for the Baltimore Orioles July 12 Edgar Wesley 75 first baseman for three Negro National League clubs principally the Detroit Stars between 1920 and 1927 led NNL in home runs 11 in 1920 and batting average 404 in 1925 July 13 Rip Vowinkel 81 pitcher who worked in five games for the 1905 Cincinnati Reds July 15 Tommy McMillan 78 shortstop for the Brooklyn Superbas Cincinnati Reds and New York Highlanders between 1908 and 1912 played 22 years in minor leagues July 16 Elmer Yoter 66 third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs in 36 games over four seasons between 1921 and 1928 longtime minor league manager and MLB scout July 18 Roy Moran 81 Washington Senators outfielder who played in seven games in September 1912 July 22 Frank Delahanty 83 light hitting outfielder for New York 1905 1906 and Cleveland 1907 of the American League and Buffalo 1914 and Pittsburgh 1914 1915 of the outlaw Federal League one of five Delahanty brothers to appear in the major leagues July 28 Hal Dixon 46 National League umpire from 1953 through 1959 in his final season led NL in ejections 13 and worked in 1959 World Series during career he officiated in 989 league games and 1957 All Star tilt July 30 Harry Hedgpeth 77 southpaw who threw one inning of one game for the Washington Senators on October 3 1913 August edit August 1 Hank Gowdy 76 catcher who appeared in 1 050 games in the National League 852 with Boston and remaining 198 with New York over 17 seasons spanning 1910 to 1930 member of 1914 Miracle Braves when he helped win the World Series by batting 545 with six hits five for extra bases in four games later a longtime coach the only MLB player to have served in both World Wars August 3 Earl Blackburn 73 spare catcher for four NL teams chiefly the Boston Braves who got into 71 games over five seasons spanning 1912 to 1917 August 4 Pug Cavet 76 left handed pitcher whose 23 year professional career included 49 games for the Detroit Tigers 1911 and 1914 1915 won 290 games and lost 244 in minor leagues August 8 Taylor Sanford 57 former minor league infielder and manager and successful college baseball coach who won 1955 NCAA baseball championship at the helm of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons August 10 Chuck Dressen 71 incumbent manager of the Detroit Tigers since June 18 1963 and pilot of four other MLB clubs dating to 1934 led the Brooklyn Dodgers to pennants in 1952 1953 in his playing days a third baseman who appeared in 646 games for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants between 1925 and 1933 also a coach for a dozen seasons between 1939 and 1959 member of three World Series champions 1933 1947 1959 August 11 Ellis Ryan 62 principal owner of the Cleveland Indians from 1949 to 1952 August 15 George J Burns 76 outfielder who played in 1 844 games between 1911 and 1925 primarily with the New York Giants led the National League in runs and walks five times each August 17 Bill Allington 62 manager who won four Championship Titles in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League August 24 Wheezer Dell 80 pitcher who appeared in 92 career games for the 1912 St Louis Cardinals and 1915 1917 Brooklyn Robins August 25 Ray Rolling 79 second baseman in five games for 1912 St Louis Cardinals August 25 Sam Zoldak 47 left handed pitcher who appeared in 250 games for the St Louis Browns Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Athletics between 1944 and 1952 August 29 Al DeVormer 75 catcher for the Chicago White Sox New York Yankees Boston Red Sox and New York Giants between 1918 and 1927 August 29 Bobby Schang 79 catcher whose 17 year pro career 1912 1928 was punctuated by getting into 82 major league games with the Pittsburgh Pirates 1914 1915 New York Giants 1915 and St Louis Cardinals 1927 brother of Wally Schang September edit September 2 Bill McCabe 73 reserve outfielder and frequent pinch runner who appeared in 106 games for the 1918 1920 Chicago Cubs and 1920 Brooklyn Robins appeared in 1918 and 1920 World Series September 5 Frank Withrow 75 backup catcher for the 1920 and 1922 Philadelphia Phillies September 9 Bob Kelley 49 Los Angeles sportscaster and voice of the expansion Angels during their maiden 1961 season in the American League longtime voice of NFL Rams September 11 Bill Cramer 75 relief pitcher who allowed six hits and six runs all of them unearned in three innings pitched in his lone big league appearance as a member of the Cincinnati Reds on June 25 1912 September 12 Parson Perryman 77 pitcher in 24 games for the 1915 St Louis Browns September 12 Bill Summers 70 American League umpire from 1933 to 1959 who worked in eight World Series and a record seven All Star games September 13 Ralph Comstock 78 pitched in the 1910s for the Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox Pittsburgh Rebels of the outlaw Federal League and Pittsburgh Pirates September 29 Jack Rowan 80 pitcher for four MLB teams over seven seasons between 1906 and 1914 chiefly as a member of the Cincinnati Reds October edit October 2 Jumbo Brown 59 a 295 lb 134 kg pitcher who worked in 249 games 226 in relief for five MLB teams between 1925 and 1941 led National League in saves not then an official statistic in 1940 and 1941 October 4 Mike Tresh 52 catcher for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians from 1938 to 1949 and the father of New York Yankees Tom Tresh October 5 Harry Hanson 70 catcher who played a single game at age 17 for the Yankees on July 14 1913 October 5 John Reese 71 outfielder who played in the Negro National League between 1920 and 1931 chiefly for the St Louis Stars and Chicago American Giants October 6 Bill Henderson 64 pitcher in three games for the 1930 New York Yankees October 7 George Magerkurth 77 colorful and pugnacious National League umpire from 1929 to 1947 who worked in 2 814 NL games four World Series and two All Star games ejected 101 men over the course of his career October 10 Patsy Gharrity 74 catcher who appeared in 676 big leagues games for the Washington Senators 1916 1923 1929 1930 longtime batterymate of Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson October 11 Red Smith 76 solid third baseman for Brooklyn and Boston of the National League from 1911 through 1919 in his only year with Boston he was a member of the 1914 World Series champion Miracle Braves October 17 Bob Swift 51 MLB catcher 1940 1953 for the St Louis Browns Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers who was behind the plate when the diminutive Eddie Gaedel made his famous appearance as a pinch hitter on August 19 1951 later a coach for three MLB teams and acting manager of the Tigers for parts of the 1965 and 1966 seasons October 23 Fred Fussell 71 left handed pitcher who worked in 80 games for the Chicago Cubs 1922 1923 and Pittsburgh Pirates 1928 1929 October 23 Jack Peerson 56 shortstop pinch hitter who batted 321 in 55 plate appearances for the 1935 1936 Philadelphia Athletics October 26 Bill Crungy Cronin 63 catcher in 126 games for 1928 1931 Boston Braves who played professionally for 23 seasons October 29 Al Grabowski 65 pitcher who appeared in 39 total games for 1929 1930 St Louis Cardinals October 30 Kewpie Dick Barrett 60 pitcher who appeared in 141 MLB games between 1933 and 1945 for four teams legendary minor league hurler where he won 317 career games seven time 20 game winner for Seattle of the Pacific Coast League The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year in 1942 October 30 Rex Cecil 50 pitcher in 18 games for the 1944 1945 Boston Red Sox including the Bosox starting assignment on Opening Day 1945 October 30 Alex Pearson 89 pitcher in 15 career games for the St Louis Cardinals 1902 and Cleveland Naps 1903 October 31 Elmer Johnson 82 backup catcher for the 1914 New York Giants November edit November 2 Lew Moren 83 pitcher who worked in 141 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates two total appearances in 1903 1904 and Philadelphia Phillies 139 games between 1907 and 1910 November 7 Rube Bressler 72 one of only a few players in major league baseball history to successfully convert from a pitcher to a position player as a first baseman outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Reds and St Louis Cardinals between 1914 and 1931 November 8 James Buford 59 infielder for three Negro National League clubs principally the Nashville Elite Giants between 1930 and 1933 November 12 Mike Loan 72 catcher who got into one MLB game on September 18 1912 for his hometown Philadelphia Phillies November 21 Hack Miller 53 catcher who appeared in only seven total games for the 1944 1945 Detroit Tigers but homered in his first major league at bat November 24 Tom Gulley 66 outfielder who played briefly with 1923 1924 Cleveland Indians and 1926 Chicago White Sox November 29 Richard King 62 first baseman who saw infrequent action as a member of the Cincinnati and Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League in 1943 1945 and 1948 December edit December 4 Joe Willis 76 left hander who hurled for two of St Louis MLB teams appearing in one game for the American League Browns 1911 and in 40 contests for the National League Cardinals 1911 1913 December 8 Bill Bolden 73 pitcher who made three appearances for the 1919 St Louis Cardinals December 10 Emanuel Sampson 56 outfielder with Cleveland 1940 Jacksonville 1941 and Birmingham 1941 1946 of the Negro American League December 11 Cliff Fannin 42 pitcher in 164 games for the St Louis Browns between 1945 and 1952 December 12 Herman Young 80 third baseman shortstop who played nine games for Boston of the National League in 1911 December 16 Morrow Massey 66 outfielder who batted 310 in his brief 17 game tenure with the 1930 Louisville Black Caps of the Negro National League December 20 Doc Farrell 64 utility infielder for six different teams between 1925 and 1935 including the Yankees 1932 World Series champions Sources editExternal links editBaseball Almanac Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1966 Baseball Reference 1966 MLB Season Summary ESPN 1966 MLB Season History 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 in baseball amp oldid 1220596260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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