Champions

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...

: Philadelphia Athletics over New York Giants (4-1)

Awards and honors

* Chalmers Award **

Walter Johnson Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-ha ...

, Washington Senators, P **

Jake Daubert Jacob Ellsworth Daubert (April 7, 1884 – October 9, 1924) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cincinnati Reds. His career lasted from 1910 until his death in 1924. Daubert was recogni ...

, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1B

MLB statistical leaders

¹ MLB Triple Crown Winner for Pitching

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Events

200px, Ty Cobb and Joe Jackson *January 8 -

Frank Chance Frank Leroy Chance (September 9, 1877 – September 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Chance played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (initially named the "Orphans") and New York Yankees from 18 ...

is named as the new manager of the

New York Highlanders The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one o ...

. However, Chance is never able to reproduce the success he had in Chicago as the manager of the Cubs, and he leaves New York going 117-168 during his tenure. *February 17 – The Missouri Court of Appeals holds that a fan injured by a foul ball at a 1910 Kansas City Blues game was not entitled to damages from the team since he had chosen to sit in a seat unprotected by a screen when such seats were available, establishing the Baseball Rule in

United States tort law This article addresses torts in United States law. As such, it covers primarily common law. Moreover, it provides general rules, as individual states all have separate civil codes. There are three general categories of torts: intentional torts, neg ...

. *April 9 –

Ebbets Field Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. It is mainly known for having been the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team of the National League (1913–1957). It was also home to five pro ...

opens. *June 14 -

Ray Schalk Raymond William Schalk (August 12, 1892 – May 19, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox for the majority of his career. Known f ...

hits his first career home one, off of Walter "Big Train" Johnson. *October 11 – The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the New York Giants, 3-1, in Game 5 of the

to win the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

, four games to one. The Giants thus become the second club, following the Detroit Tigers of 1907–1909, to lose three consecutive

; and, to date, the last to do so. *November 2 – George Stovall, former

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 p ...

player-manager, became the first Major Leaguer to jump to the outlaw

Federal League The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that played its first season as a minor league in 1913 and operated as a "third major league", in competition with the e ...

after signing a contract to manage the

Kansas City Packers The Kansas City Packers were a Federal League baseball club in Kansas City from 1914 to 1915. They finished sixth in 1914 with a 67–84 record, and fourth in 1915 with an 81–72 record. The Packers moved to Kansas City in July 1913 from Coving ...

. *December 3- Upset that the Brooklyn Dodgers will not give him a raise,

Joe Tinker Joseph Bert Tinker (July 27, 1880 – July 27, 1948) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played from 1902 through 1916 for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Chicago Whales of th ...

makes the jump to the Federal League. Tinker is named player/manager of the

Chicago Whales The Chicago Whales were a professional baseball team based in Chicago. They played in the Federal League, a short-lived "third Major League", in 1914 and 1915. They originally lacked a formal nickname, and were known simply as the "Chicago Fed ...

for $12,000 in salary.

Births

January

*January 7 –

Johnny Mize John Robert Mize (January 7, 1913 – June 2, 1993), nicknamed "Big Jawn" and "The Big Cat", was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons between 1936 ...

*January 19 – Andy Pilney *January 20 –

Jimmy Outlaw James Paulus Outlaw (January 20, 1913 – April 9, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Bees, and ...

*January 21 – Fern Bell *January 27 –

Stew Hofferth Stewart Edward Hofferth (January 27, 1913 – March 7, 1994) was an American professional baseball baseball player, player. The catcher appeared in 136 Major League Baseball games played over three seasons for the 1944–46 Boston Braves (baseball ...

*January 27 – Floyd Speer *January 28 – Joe Kohlman

February

*February 6 – Ken Weafer *February 7 – Mel Almada *February 9 – Tony Robello *February 10 – Bill Adair *February 11 – Jim Hayes *February 13 – Hack Miller *February 14 –

Mel Allen Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 – June 16, 1996) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, ...

*February 20 –

Tommy Henrich Thomas David Henrich (February 20, 1913 – December 1, 2009), nicknamed "The Clutch" and "Old Reliable", was an American professional baseball player of German descent. He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a right fielder an ...

March

*March 2 –

Mort Cooper Morton Cecil Cooper (March 2, 1913 – November 17, 1958) was an American baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played from 1938 to 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and Chi ...

*March 4 – Bill Hart *March 16 –

Ken O'Dea James Kenneth O'Dea (March 16, 1913 – December 17, 1985) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Chicago Cubs (1935–38), New York Giants (1939–41), St. Louis Cardinals (1942 ...

*March 21 – Bucky Jacobs *March 22 – Hank Steinbacher *March 25 – Buster Maynard *March 26 – Bill Zuber

April

*April 1 – Buster Bray *April 10 – Lloyd Russell *April 14 – Jack Radtke *April 21 – Bert Hogg *April 24 – Herb Harris *April 25 – Woody Davis *April 26 – Packy Rogers

May

*May 7 –

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*May 10 – Al Rubeling *May 14 –

Johnny Babich John Charles Babich (May 14, 1913 – January 19, 2001) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1941 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Bees and Philadelphia Athletics. Babich was of Croati ...

*May 14 – Howie Gorman *May 20 – Lou Scoffic *May 22 –

Bill Lohrman William Leroy Lohrman (May 22, 1913 – September 13, 1999) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 198 games from 1934 to 1944. Bill played for the Giants, Dodgers, Cardinals, Phillies, and Reds. Bill was born and raised Brookly ...

*May 24 – Joe Abreu *May 27 – Hal Spindel

June

*June 3 – Jim Sheehan *June 4 – Joe Holden *June 4 – Amby Murray *June 8 – Art Mahan *June 8 – Earl Reid *June 10 –

Cal Dorsett Calvin Leavelle Dorsett (June 10, 1913 – October 22, 1970), nicknamed "Preacher", was an American professional baseball player. The native of Lone Oak, Texas, was a , right-handed pitcher whose career lasted for nine seasons (1937–1941; 1946� ...

*June 11 –

Tom Baker Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1974 to 1981.Scott, Danny. (1 ...

*June 13 – Hal Luby *June 16 – Pete Coscarart *June 16 – Skeeter Scalzi *June 23 – Bill Cox *June 26 –

Russ Lyon Russell Mayo Lyon (June 26, 1913 – December 24, 1975) was a professional baseball catcher who played seven games for the 1944 Cleveland Indians season, 1944 Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he batted and threw r ...

July

*July 1 – Frank Barrett *July 1 – Wedo Martini *July 12 –

Tom Hafey Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

*July 13 – Lee Handley *July 14 – Don Hendrickson *July 14 – Gene Schott *July 17 – Fred Williams *July 31 – Bill Fleming *July 31 – Joe Mulligan

August

*August 5 – Fabian Gaffke *August 8 – Cecil Travis *August 9 – Jack Tighe *August 11 –

Bob Scheffing Robert Boden Scheffing (August 11, 1913 – October 26, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and front-office executive. Nicknamed "Grumpy", the native of Overland, Missouri, is most often identified with the Chicago ...

*August 13 –

Wes Flowers Charles Wesley Flowers (August 13, 1913 – December 31, 1988) was a knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball, appearing in 14 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940 and 1944 seasons. Flowers served in the Navy during World War II. ...

*August 16 – Tiny Bonham *August 16 –

Lew Carpenter Lewis Glen Carpenter (January 12, 1932 – November 14, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the University of Arkansas and professionally for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a ...

*August 17 –

Rudy York Preston Rudolph York (August 17, 1913 – February 5, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and a first baseman between and , most notably as a member of the ...

*August 18 – Tommy Heath *August 20 – Eddie Popowski *August 25 – Sam Narron *August 25 – Bernie Snyder *August 26 – Hank Helf *August 31 – Mays Copeland *August 31 –

Ray Dandridge Raymond Emmitt Dandridge (August 31, 1913 – February 12, 1994), nicknamed "Hooks" and "Squat", was an American third baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. Dandridge excelled as a third baseman and he hit for a high batting average. By the time t ...

September

*September 1 – Joe Marty *September 3 –

Kerby Farrell Major Kerby Farrell (September 3, 1913 – December 17, 1975) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He was a longtime minor league manager who spent a single season — 1957 — managing in Major League Baseball for th ...

*September 4 – Clarence Fieber *September 8 –

Slick Castleman Clydell Castleman (September 8, 1913 – March 2, 1998) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1934 through 1939 for the New York Giants, including the National League Champion team that lost to the New York Yankees The ...

*September 9 –

Hugh Mulcahy Hugh Noyes Mulcahy (September 9, 1913 – October 19, 2001) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1935–40 and 1945–46) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1947). Mulcahy ...

*September 13 – Booker McDaniels *September 13 – Roy Zimmerman *September 17 – Bob Uhl *September 18 – Max Marshall *September 19 –

Nick Etten Nicholas Raymond Thomas Etten (September 19, 1913 – October 18, 1990) was a first baseman in major league baseball, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1938–39), Philadelphia Phillies (1941–42, 1947) and New York Yankees (1943–46). ...

*September 23 – Pete Sivess *September 30 – Nate Andrews

October

*October 3 – Dom Dallessandro *October 6 – Ken Chase *October 8 – Lee Rogers *October 11 – Silvio García *October 14 – Hugh Casey *October 18 – Roy Cullenbine *October 19 –

Al Brazle Alpha Eugene Brazle (October 19, 1913 – October 24, 1973) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1936, and later traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Mike Ryba ...

*October 21 –

Mark Christman Marquette Joseph "Mark" Christman (October 21, 1913 – October 9, 1976) was an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop who appeared in 911 games in Major League Baseball ( MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns and Was ...

*October 25 – Herb Bremer *October 25 – Gene Corbett *October 25 –

Phil Marchildon Philip Joseph "Babe" Marchildon (October 25, 1913 – January 10, 1997) was a Canadian Major League Baseball pitcher. A right-hander, he stood tall and was listed at . Born in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Marchildon pitched 1,214 innings with ...

*October 30 – Dave Barnhill *October 30 – John Burrows *October 31 – Warren Huston

November

*November 4 – Joe Kracher *November 12 – Gene Lillard *November 15 – Lyle Judy *November 15 – Swede Larsen *November 17 – Lee Stine *November 18 –

Charlie Fuchs Charles Thomas Fuchs (November 18, 1913 – June 10, 1969) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1942), Philadelphia Phillies (1943), St. Louis Browns (1943), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1944). The , left-hander was a native of ...

*November 23 –

Les Scarsella Leslie George Scarsella (November 23, 1913 – December 16, 1958) was an American professional baseball player of the 1930s and 1940s. A first baseman and left fielder, he was the two-time Pacific Coast League MVP and appeared in 265 games i ...

*November 24 – Walter Wilson *November 26 – Garton Del Savio *November 30 – Wally Holborow

December

*December 2 – Glenn Crawford *December 6 – Bill Kerksieck *December 12 – Bill Webb *December 13 – Scat Metha *December 14 – Eddie Smith *December 21 – Heinie Heltzel *December 24 – George Jeffcoat *December 24 – Owen Scheetz *December 26 –

Al Milnar Albert Joseph Milnar (December 26, 1913 – June 30, 2005) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1936, 1938–1943), St. Louis Browns (1943, 1946) and Philadelphia Phillies (1946). Milnar batted an ...

*December 27 –

Red Lynn Japhet Monroe Lynn (December 27, 1913 – October 27, 1977) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1939–40 and 1944. He would play for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and New York Giants (NL ...

Deaths

January–March

*January 6 –

Jack Boyle John Anthony Boyle (March 22, 1866 – January 7, 1913), nicknamed "Honest Jack", was an American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball. His younger brother, Eddie Boyle, played in 1896. Baseball career Born in Cincinnati, Boyle be ...

, 46, catcher/first baseman who hit .253 with 23 home runs and 570 RBI for five different teams in three leagues from 1886 to 1898. *January 9 – George Crosby, 55, pitcher for the 1884 Chicago White Stockings of the National League. *January 14 – Hal O'Hagan, 43, first baseman for the 1892 Chicago Orphans and for the New York Giants, Cleveland Bronchos and Washington Senators in the 1902 season. *January 15 – Icicle Reeder, 55, outfielder who played in 1884 with the AA Cincinnati Red Stockings and the UA Washington Nationals. *January 16 –

Tom Dolan Thomas Fitzgerald Dolan (born September 15, 1975) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Dolan grew up in Arlington, Virginia. He attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, wh ...

, 58, catcher who hit .242 for five teams in three leagues between 1879 and 1888. *February 5 –

George Frazier George Francis Frazier Jr. (June 10, 1911 – June 13, 1974) was an American journalist. Frazier was raised in South Boston, attended the Boston Latin School, and was graduated from Harvard College (where he won the Boylston Prize for Rhetoric) in ...

, 52, owner and manager of the 1890 Syracuse Stars of the then-major-league American Association. *February 9 – Joe Stewart, 33, pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters of the National League. *February 26 –

Mike Drissel Michael F. Drissel (December 19, 1864 – February 26, 1913), was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues for the 1885 St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Mi ...

, 48, catcher in six games for the St. Louis Browns 1885 American Association champions. *March 3 – Jack Fee, 45, pitcher for the 1889 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League. *March 28 – Clare Patterson, 25, left fielder for the 1909 Cincinnati Reds of the National League.

April–June

*April 16 – Jerry Harrington, 45, National League catcher who hit .227 in 189 games with the Cincinnati Reds (1890-'92) and Louisville Colonels (1893). *April 18 – Roscoe Miller, 36, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1901-'02), New York Giants (1902-'03) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1904), who became the first 20-game winner in Tigers history. *April 23 – Charlie Pabor, 66, player-manager for four teams of the National Association from 1871 through 1875. * May 1 – Charlie Reynolds, 55, pitcher for the 1882 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association. *May 13 – John O'Brien, 46, Canadian second baseman who hit .256 in 501 games for six National League teams from 1891 to 1899. *May 14 – Dennis Coughlin, 69, outfielder for the 1872 Washington Nationals of the National Association; best remembered as the only major leaguer who was wounded in combat during the Civil War. *May 18 – The Only Nolan, 55, pitcher who posted a 23-52 record and a 2.98 ERA in 79 games with four teams between 1878 and 1875. *May 18 – Charlie Robinson, 56, American Association catcher who played for the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884) and Brooklyn Grays (1885). *June 5 – Chris von der Ahe, 61, owner of the St. Louis Browns from 1882 to 1898, who greatly developed the entertainment aspect of the sport with fan-friendly promotions and ballpark attractions, and also presided over first team to win four straight pennants (1885–1888). *June 13 –

Eddie Quick Edwin S. Quick (December 1881 - June 19, 1913) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1903 with the New York Highlanders. He threw right-handed. Quick started his professional baseball career in 1902 in the Pacific Northwest League. L ...

, 31, pitcher for the 1903 New York Highlanders of the American League. *June 30 – George Tidden, 56, sports editor in New York since 1895.

July–September

*July 13 – Dan Sweeney, 45, outfielder for the 1895 Louisville Colonels of the National League. *July 17 – Pat Scanlon, Canadian outfielder who played in 1884 with the Boston Reds of the Union Association. *July 19 –

Jiggs Donahue John Augustine Donahue (July 13, 1879 – July 19, 1913) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers / Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and the Washington ...

, 34, a standout at first base in the early years of the American League, and a key member of the 1906 White Sox that won their cross-town rival Cubs in the only all-Chicago World Series ever played. *July 28 – John Greenig, 65, pitcher for the 1888 Washington Nationals of the National League. *August 8 –

John Gaffney John H. Gaffney (June 29, 1855 – August 8, 1913), nicknamed the "King of Umpires" and "Honest John" was an American umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. He was baseball's first great umpire, and played a pioneering role in the use of m ...

, 58, the sport's first great umpire, officiating for twelve seasons in three leagues between 1884 and 1900; managed Washington team in 1886-87, and officiated in 1887-88-89 championship series, pioneering use of multiple umpires in games. *August 14 – Chummy Gray, 40, pitcher who posted a 3-3 record and a 3.44 ERA for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1899. *August 14 – William H. Locke, 43, co-owner of the Philadelphia Phillies from January 1913 until his death seven months later. *August 25 – Red Donahue, 40, pitcher who won 20 games three times with the Phillies and Browns and led the National League in complete games (1897), while collecting 164 career wins and a no-hitter (1898). *September 3 –

Charlie Householder Charles W. Householder (February 8, 1854 – September 3, 1913) was an American Major League Baseball played mainly as a first baseman and catcher for the Baltimore Orioles in and the Brooklyn Atlantics in . Career On July 18, 1882, pitcher ...

, 59, first baseman/catcher who played in two Major League seasons, 1882 and 1884. *September 15 – Frank Hough, 56, sports editor in Philadelphia who helped organize the Athletics American League franchise in 1901 *September 24 – Fred Roat, 45, National League third baseman for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1890) and Chicago Colts (1892).

October–December

*October 8 –

Elmer Cleveland Elmer Ellsworth Cleveland (September 15, 1862 – October 8, 1913) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He began his professional career in the Western Interstate League in 1883 and then joined the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the ...

, 51, third baseman who hit .255 in 80 games with four clubs in three different leagues between 1884 and 1891. *October 13 – Mike Heydon, 39, catcher who played from 1898 through 1907 for the Senators, Cardinals, WhiteSox and Orioles. *October 24 – Dan Shannon, 48, player and manager during his three-year career with the Colonels/Giants/Statesmen/Athletics from 1889 to 1891. *November 15 – Monte McFarland, 41, pitcher who played for the National League Chicago Colts in 1895 and 1896. *December 24 – Chief Sockalexis, 42, right fielder for the 1897-99 Cleveland Spiders, who was the first Native American to play in the major leagues. *December 26 – Frank O'Connor, 46, pitcher for the 1893 Philadelphia Phillies. *December 30 – Joe Neale, 47, American Association pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1886-'87) and Louisville Colonels (1890-'91).
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References

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