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===Major League Baseball===
*[[1976 World Series|World Series]]: [[Cincinnati Reds]] over [[New York Yankees]] (4-0); [[Johnny Bench]], MVP
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*[[1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]], July 13 at [[Veterans Stadium]]: National League, 7-1; [[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]], MVP
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! colspan=2 | [[American League]]
! colspan=2 | [[National League (baseball)|National League]]
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| [[Batting average (baseball)|AVG]] || [[George Brett]] KCR || .333 || [[Bill Madlock]] CHC || .339
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*In January 1976, [[San Francisco Giants]] owner [[Horace Stoneham]] agreed to sell the team for $13.25 million to a Toronto group consisting of [[Labatt Brewing Company]], Vulcan Assets Ltd., and [[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce]]. The team would begin play with the 1976 season at [[Exhibition Stadium]] and be called the Giants.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Giants Moving: Toronto |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |date=1976-01-09|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hbwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5064,759147&dq=national-exhibition-company&hl=en }}</ref>
*January 2 – Pitchers [[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]] and [[Bob Lemon]] are voted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] by the [[Baseball Writers' Association of America]].
*January 14 – [[Ted Turner]] completes the purchase
*January 15 – [[Seattle Mariners|Seattle]] is awarded with the [[American League]]'s 13th franchise
*January 27
*February 3 – The Special Veterans Committee selects players [[Roger Connor]] and [[Freddie Lindstrom]], and umpire [[Cal Hubbard]], for the Hall of Fame. Hubbard becomes the first
*February 9 – [[Oscar Charleston]] is selected for the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues.
*February 17 – [[Mike Scott (baseball)|Mike Scott]] of [[Pepperdine University|Pepperdine]] pitches a [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]] against [[California Lutheran University]]. He will be selected in the 2nd round of the June draft.
*March 1
*March 17
*March 20 – [[Leo Durocher]], hired to manage Japan's [[Yokohama BayStars|Yokohama Taiyō Whales]] of the [[Central League]], is sick with [[hepatitis]] and asks for a five-week delay in reporting. Durocher receives a telegram from the Whales stating: "Since the championship starts in 20 days, it's better if you stay home and take care of yourself for the remainder of the season."
*March 26 – The American League approves the purchase of the new [[Toronto Blue Jays|Toronto]] franchise by the Labatt Brewing Company for $7 million.
===April–June===
*April 2 – The [[Oakland Athletics]] trade prospective [[free agent]]s [[Reggie Jackson]] and [[Ken Holtzman]], together with a [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] [[pitcher]], to the Baltimore Orioles for [[outfielder]] [[Don Baylor]] and pitchers [[Mike Torrez]] and [[Paul Mitchell (baseball)|Paul Mitchell]].
*April 8
*April 9 – In a classic Opening Day pitchers' duel between future Hall of Famers [[Jim Palmer]] of the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and [[Ferguson Jenkins]] of the [[Boston Red Sox]], who would combine for 552 major league wins, Palmer prevails 1–0.
*April 10 – The [[Atlanta Braves]] sign free agent pitcher [[Andy Messersmith]] to a "lifetime contract" worth $1 million.
** [[Don Money]] of the Milwaukee Brewers hits what appears to be a game winning grand slam off [[Dave Pagan]] of the New York Yankees. However, just before the pitch, Yankees first baseman [[Chris Chambliss]] called time. The grand slam was waived off, and Money was ordered to return to the plate. Money hits a sacrifice fly to bring the score to 9-7. It's not enough as the Brewers lose the game, and later, filed a protest with the American League.
*April 14 – At [[Wrigley Field]], [[Dave Kingman]] of the [[New York Mets]] launches a home run estimated at 550 feet that plunks a house some 530 feet from home plate, but the [[Chicago Cubs]] survive to win 6–5.
*April 15 – Newly remodeled [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] is jammed with 52,613 fans for Opening Day ceremonies. The [[1923 World Series|1923 Yankees]] are honored, and [[Bob Shawkey]], winner of the 1923 Stadium opener, throws out the first ball. The Yankees beat the [[Minnesota Twins]] 11–4 on 14 hits, but the only home run is hit by Minnesota's [[Dan Ford]].
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*May 24 – [[Bert Campaneris]] of the [[Oakland Athletics]] steals five bases in a 12-7 win over the [[Minnesota Twins]].
*May 29 – The only home run hit by pitcher [[Joe Niekro]] in his 22-year career comes at the expense of brother [[Phil Niekro]] as the [[Houston Astros]] tie the [[Atlanta Braves]] in the seventh inning, then win 4–3.
*June 3
*June 4 – [[Tom Seaver]] and the [[New York Mets]] defeat the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]] 11-0 in Los Angeles on a three [[home run]] performance by [[Dave Kingman]]. Kingman also set a Met record with 8 RBIs in a single game.
*June 15 – The [[Houston Astros]] are "rained out" of their scheduled home game against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] at the [[Astrodome]]. Massive flooding in the Houston area prevents the umpires and all but a few fans from reaching the stadium. Despite both teams having taken pre-game practice, the absence of the umpiring crew forces the game to be called off.
*June 22 – [[Randy Jones (baseball)|Randy Jones]] pitches for the [[San Diego Padres]] to a 4–2 win over the [[San Francisco Giants]], and ties [[Christy Mathewson]]'s 63-year-old National League record by going 68 innings without a base on balls. Jones receives a standing ovation from the home crowd after striking out [[Darrell Evans]] to end the seventh inning. His streak ends when he walks [[Marc Hill]] leading off the 8th.
*June 25 – The [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]' [[Toby Harrah]] becomes the only shortstop in major league history to go through an entire doubleheader without a fielding chance. At bat, Harrah makes up for the inactivity, collecting six hits including a [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] in the opener, and another home run in game 2. The Rangers beat the [[Chicago White Sox]] in the first game 8–4, but lose the nightcap 14–9.
*June 28 – With a national television audience looking on, Detroit's [[Mark Fidrych]], known as "the Bird", beats the New York Yankees 5-1 at [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]].
====Oakland fire sale====
*Before the June 15, 1976, trading deadline, [[Charlie Finley]] contacted the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. He had proposed a trade to the
*On June 14, 1976, Finley was unable to make any trades. He had started contacting other teams about the possibility of selling his players' contracts. Joe Rudi, Vida Blue, [[Don Baylor]], and Gene Tenace were worth $1 million each, while Sal Bando could be acquired for $500,000. Boston Red Sox General manager [[Dick
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*Finley had then proceeded to contact [[Bill Veeck]] of the Chicago White Sox about purchasing Sal Bando. He then contacted the Texas Rangers, as they were interested in acquiring Don Baylor for the one million dollar asking price.<ref>''Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman'', p.249, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-8027-1745-0}}</ref> Three days later, [[Bowie Kuhn]] voided the transactions in the "best interests of baseball." Amid the turmoil, the A's still finished second in the A.L. West, 2.5 games behind the Royals.
===July–September===
*July 8 – At [[Wrigley Field]], [[Randy Jones (baseball)|Randy Jones]] wins his 16th game of the year for the [[San Diego Padres]], a National League record for wins at the [[MLB All-Star Game|All-Star]] break. He beats the [[Chicago Cubs]] 6–3. In the second half of the season, Jones will lose seven games by one run, two of them by 1–0 scores.
*July 9 – In Montreal, the [[Houston Astros]]' [[Larry Dierker]] [[no-hitter|no-hits]] the host [[Montreal Expos]], 6–0. He strikes out eight batters, including the first two in the ninth inning. Dierker had previously thrown two one-hitters.
*July 13 – The [[National League (baseball)|National League]] emerges victorious in the annual [[1976
*July 19 – [[Willie Davis (baseball)|Willie Davis]] of the San Diego Padres gets his 2500th hit versus the Chicago Cubs, a single in the 4th off of [[Bill Bonham]] at San Diego Stadium. The Padres won 3-2.
*July 20 – [[Hank Aaron]] hits the 755th and last home run of his career, connecting off [[Dick Drago]] of the [[California Angels]]. Aaron's record of 755 home runs would stand until the [[San Francisco Giants]]' [[Barry Bonds]] hit his 756th career home run against the [[Washington Nationals]] on August 7, 2007.
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*September 10 – California's [[Nolan Ryan]] strikes out 18 White Sox hitters in a 9-inning 3-2 victory at Chicago.
*September 11 – [[Minnie Miñoso|Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso]] comes out of his twelve-year retirement. Playing at home for the [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]], he goes 0-for-3 against [[Frank Tanana]]. The next day, he will single, becoming the oldest player to hit safely in a Major League game.
*September 16
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** [[Jerry Koosman]] wins his 20th game of the season, pitching a complete game and recording 13 strikeouts in the New York Mets 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was his only 20-win season as a member of the Mets.
*September 18 – Player-Manager [[Frank Robinson]] of the [[Cleveland Indians]] inserts himself into the lineup as a pinch hitter in the eight inning of a game against the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. He singles in what will be his final at-bat as a player. His influence as a manager and executive will continue for decades to come.
*September 21 – In Los Angeles, the [[Cincinnati Reds]] clinch the National League West title with a 9-1 pasting of the Dodgers.
*September 25 – The Yankees put an end to a 6-game losing streak with a 10-6 win over the Tigers to wrap up the Al East, the Yankees' first visit to the postseason since the [[1964 World Series]]. [[Doyle Alexander]] gets the victory.
*September 26 – In the last big league games at [[Montreal]]'s [[Jarry Park Stadium|Jarry Park]], the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] beat the [[Montreal Expos]] 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch the National League East title. Philly takes the nightcap, 2-1. Following the 2nd game, [[Dick Allen]] jumps the team in protest of the fact that veteran [[Tony Taylor (baseball)|Tony Taylor]] is not listed on the post-season roster.
*September 28 – The Dodgers' [[Walter Alston]], after 23 seasons and 2,040 victories, steps down as manager. Third base coach [[Tommy Lasorda]] is promoted to the post.
*September 29 – [[John Montefusco]] of the [[San Francisco Giants]] [[no-hitter|no-hits]] the [[Atlanta Braves]] 9-0 at [[Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium]].
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**[[George Brett]] edges [[Kansas City Royals]] teammate [[Hal McRae]] for the American League batting title, .333 to .332, when his blooper drops in front of [[Minnesota Twins]] outfielder [[Steve Brye]] and skips over his head for an [[inside-the-park home run]]. McRae believes the misplay is deliberate, and charges the Twins with racism.
**The [[Chicago Cubs]]' [[Bill Madlock]] wrests the National League batting crown from [[Ken Griffey, Sr.|Ken Griffey]] by collecting four singles in an 8-2 win over the [[Montreal Expos]]. The hits raise Madlock from .333 to .339, one point ahead of the idle Griffey, who belatedly joins the Reds 11-1 win over the [[Atlanta Braves]] and goes 0-for-2, dipping his average to .336.
**[[Hank Aaron]] singles in his last major league at bat and drives in his 2,297th run as the sixth-place [[Milwaukee Brewers]] lose to the [[Detroit Tigers]], 5-2.
*October 6
*October 7 – Judge [[Roy Hofheinz]] sells the [[Houston Astros]] to [[General Electric]] and [[Ford Motor|Ford Motor Credit Companies]].
*October 11 – In the last of the eighth inning, leading the [[Hanshin Tigers]] 4-1 with two out and a full count, [[Sadaharu Oh]] hits his 715th home run to pass [[Babe Ruth]]'s mark. He finishes the season with 716 HRs and takes aim at [[Hank Aaron]]'s record.
*October 13 - the Philadelphia Phillies' [[Danny Ozark]] the man who led his team back to the postseason for the first time since [[1950]] was named the [[Sporting News Manager of the Year]].
*October 14 – In Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, the New York Yankees take a 6-3 lead before Kansas City's [[George Brett]] connects for a 3-run home run in the top of the 8th inning. In the bottom of the 9th, New York's [[Chris Chambliss]] smashes the first pitch off Kansas City's [[Mark Littell]] over the right field fence for a 7-6 win, winning the Yankees their first AL pennant and World Series appearance since 1964.
*October 17 – The first-ever weekend night game in [[World Series]] history took place in Cincinnati as the [[Cincinnati Reds|Reds]] defeated the [[New York Yankees]], 4-3.
*October 21 – In the [[1976 World Series|World Series]], the [[Cincinnati Reds]] beat the [[New York Yankees]] 7-2, completing a four-game sweep. Series MVP [[Johnny Bench]] has two home runs and five RBI in the Series, and demolishes the Yankees with .533 hitting. Opposing catcher [[Thurman Munson]] had six straight singles to tie a World Series mark. The Reds become the first team since the 1969 playoff expansion to go through an entire postseason without a defeat. It is the last World Series to end in a sweep until [[1989 World Series|1989]].
===November===
*November 2 – San Diego Padres pitcher [[Randy Jones (baseball)|Randy Jones]] beats out [[Jerry Koosman]] of the New York Mets for the National League Cy Young Award. Jones led the league with 315 innings pitched and posted a 22-14 record for the fifth-place Padres.
*November 5
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*November 9 – The [[Oakland Athletics]] release [[Billy Williams (left fielder)|Billy Williams]], ending his career with 2,711 hits, 426 home runs, 1,475 RBI and a .290 average.
*November 10 - [[Jim Palmer]] of the Baltimore Orioles was named the 1976 American League Cy Young Award winner, becoming the first American League pitcher to win the honor three times.
*November 16 – [[New York Yankees]] catcher [[Thurman Munson]] wins the 1976 American League MVP Award, becoming the first Yankee to win the award since [[Elston Howard]] in 1963. Munson finished with a .302 average, 17 home runs and 105 RBI.
*November 24 – [[Joe Morgan]] outdistances [[Cincinnati Reds]] teammate [[George Foster (baseball)|George Foster]] to win his second straight National League MVP Award. Morgan finished with a .320 average, 27 home runs, 111 RBI, 113 runs, 60 stolen bases, and led the NL in slugging percentage (.576) and OPS (1.020). Foster finished with 29 home runs and led the league with 121 RBI.
*November 29
** Free agent [[Reggie Jackson]] signs with the [[New York Yankees]] for $3.5 million. ** The Cincinnati Reds' [[Pat Zachry]] and the San Diego Padres [[Butch Metzger]] were named the [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award#National League winners (1949–present)|National League Rookies of the Year]].
===December===
*December 1 - [[Mark Fidrych]] who helped save the Detroit Tigers with his wacky antics and winning 19 games was named the American League Rookie of the Year.
*December 4 – [[Aurelio Rodríguez]] of the [[Detroit Tigers]] becomes the first American League third baseman since {{Baseball year|1959}} to beat out [[Brooks Robinson]] for the Gold Glove Award. Other Newcomers on the ''[[The Sporting News|TSN]]'' fielding team include third baseman [[Mike Schmidt]], outfielder [[Dwight Evans (Baseball)|Dwight Evans]] and catcher [[Jim Sundberg]], who would combine to win 24 awards.
*December 6 – The [[Boston Red Sox]] trade [[Cecil Cooper]] to the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] for [[George Scott (first baseman)|George Scott]] and [[Bernie Carbo]].
*December 9 – The [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] trade [[Jeff Burroughs]] to the [[Atlanta Braves]] for [[Adrian Devine]], [[Ken Henderson]], [[Dave May]], [[Roger Moret]], [[Carl Morton]] and an estimated $250,000.
*December 14
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*January 5 – [[Ed Sperber]], 80, outfielder/pinch-runner who appeared in six contests for the 1924–1925 Boston Braves
*January 9 – [[Bert Johnson (baseball)|Bert Johnson]], 70, outfielder for four Negro leagues clubs between 1932 and 1938
*January 16 – [[Chick Autry (NL baseball player)|Chick Autry]], 91, utility first baseman/outfielder who appeared in 81
*January 17 – [[Ed Kinsella]], 96, pitcher who appeared in 13 games as a member of the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1910 St. Louis Browns
*January 19 – [[Otto Ray]], 82, catcher who appeared for four Negro National League teams between 1920 and 1924
*January 20 – [[Tom Dunn (umpire)|Tom Dunn]], 75, National League umpire from 1939 to 1946; home-plate umpire for 1943 All-Star Game, and worked 1944 World Series and 1,151 league games
*January 29 – [[Milt Galatzer]], 68, backup outfielder who played in 248 games for the 1933–1936 Cleveland Indians and in three contests for the 1939 Cincinnati Reds
*January 29 – [[Harry Otis]], 89, left-handed pitcher (nicknamed "Cannonball") who appeared in five games for the 1909 Cleveland Naps
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*February 11 – [[Johnny Miljus]], 80, pitcher who appeared in 127 games for the Pittsburgh Rebels (of the Federal League), Brooklyn Robins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians between 1915 and 1929; appeared in two contests for the losing Pirates in 1927 World Series
*February 16 – [[Eusebio González]], 83, Cuban shortstop who played in three midseason games for the 1918 Boston Red Sox
*February 16 – [[John Shovlin]], 85, infielder who appeared in 18
*February 24 – [[Carey Selph]], 74, infielder with St. Louis Cardinals (1929) and Chicago White Sox (1932) who appeared in 141
===March===
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*April 13 – [[Mike McCormick (outfielder)|Mike McCormick]], 58, outfielder with Cincinnati Reds (1940–1943, 1946), Boston Braves (1946–1948), Brooklyn Dodgers (1949), New York Giants (1950), Chicago White Sox (1950) and Washington Senators (1951) who appeared in 748 MLB games; played in three World Series (1940, 1948, 1949) and batted .310 in 29 at bats for Cincinnati's 1940 world champions
*April 15 – [[Floyd Newkirk]], 67, pitcher who threw one inning of scoreless relief for the New York Yankees in his only MLB game, on August 23, 1934
*April 15 – [[George Scales]], 75, second baseman and manager in the Negro leagues whose 20-year playing career spanned
*April 17 – [[Clay Hopper]], 73, Mississippi native and longtime minor-league player and manager between 1926 and 1956 who, as skipper of the 1946 Montreal Royals, was Jackie Robinson's manager when he broke the color line in "Organized Baseball"
*April 22 – [[Ernie Krueger]], 85, catcher who appeared in 318 career games for the Cleveland Naps (1913), New York Yankees (1915), New York Giants (1917), Brooklyn Robins (1917–1921) and Cincinnati Reds (1925); appeared in three games of the 1920 World Series
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*May 3 – [[Ernie Nevers]], 73, who excelled in several sports, including American football, basketball and baseball, where he was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 44 games for the St. Louis Browns between 1926 and 1928
*May 4 – [[Bob Cooney]], 68, pitcher who got into 28 games for the Browns in 1931 and 1932
*May 10 – [[Ken Trinkle]], 56, pitcher for the New York Giants (1943
*May 18 – [[Marion Fricano]], 52, pitcher who appeared in 88 career games for the Philadelphia
*May 25 – [[Al Lakeman]], 57, reserve catcher/first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1942–1947), Philadelphia Phillies (1947–1948), Boston Braves (1949) and Detroit Tigers (1954); later a coach for the Boston Red Sox (1963–1964 and 1967–1969)
*May 30 – [[Max Carey]], 86, Hall of Fame center fielder, mainly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who led NL in steals ten times, holding league career record of 738 until 1974; set NL records for career games, putouts, chances and double plays in outfield, and batted .458 in 1925 World Series; managed Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932 and 1933
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*June 5 – [[Otis Lambeth]], 86, pitcher in 43 games for the Cleveland Indians between 1916 and 1918
*June 11 – [[Chet Covington]], 65, left-handed pitcher who appeared in 19 games for the 1944 Philadelphia Phillies
*June 11 – [[Jim Konstanty]], 59, All-Star pitcher who became the first reliever to win the MVP award, with the 1950 "Whiz Kid" Phillies, when he won 16 games, all out of the bullpen, and saved 22 more to lead the National League, setting a
*June 15 – [[Jimmy Dykes]], 79, All-Star third baseman during a 22-year playing career (1918–1939) for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox, who went on to become the winningest manager (899 victories between May 9, 1934 and May 24, 1946) in White Sox history; succeeded Connie Mack as skipper of Athletics (1951–1953), and also managed Baltimore Orioles (1954), Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), Detroit Tigers (1959–1960) and Cleveland Indians (1960–1961)
*June 16 – [[George Dickey (baseball)|George Dickey]], 60, catcher who appeared in 223 MLB games for the Boston Red Sox (1935–1936) and Chicago White Sox (1941–1942; 1946–1947); brother of [[Bill Dickey]]
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*July 9 – [[Tom Yawkey]], 73, owner and president of the Boston Red Sox from 1933 until his death, and vice president of the American League from 1956 to 1973; named to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1980
*July 21 – [[Earle Combs]], 77, Hall of Fame center fielder for the New York Yankees (1924–1935) who batted .325 lifetime and led the AL in triples three times; batting leadoff, he had eight seasons of 100 runs, and batted .350 over four World Series; won three championship rings as a player and six more as a Yankee coach (1935–1944)
*July 24 – [[Sam Bankhead]], 65,
*July 26 – [[Les Howe]], 80, pitcher who appeared in 16 games for the 1923–1924 Boston Red Sox
*July 29 – [[Elmer Myers]], 82, pitcher for Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox who worked in 185 games between 1915 and 1922
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===September===
*September 1 – [[Mike Meola]], 70, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns between 1933 and 1936, who was winless in 18 MLB games; posted a record of
*September 4 – [[Monroe Mitchell]], 74, pitcher who worked in ten games for the 1923 Washington Senators
*September 5 – [[Jim O'Neill (baseball)|Jim O'Neill]], 83, shortstop and second baseman for 1920 and 1923 Washington Senators; one of four brothers to play in the majors, including [[Steve O'Neill]]
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*September 10 – [[Blackie Carter]], 73, outfielder who played in six games for the New York Giants from 1925 to 1926
*September 20 – [[Luther Gilyard]], 66, first baseman for Chicago, St. Louis and Birmingham of the Negro American League between 1937 and 1942
*September 20 – [[John Quinn (baseball executive)|John J. Quinn]], 68, front-office executive who spent over 40 years in
*September 25 – [[Red Faber]], 88, Hall of Fame pitcher who played his entire 20-year career with the Chicago White Sox, winning 254 games and leading AL in ERA twice; his four 20-win seasons included a 25-win campaign for the scandal-decimated 1921 team, which finished 62-92
*September 26 – [[Buddy Crump]], 74, centerfielder who played one MLB game, on September 28, 1924, as a member of the New York Giants
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*October 4 – [[Ollie Carnegie]], 77, outfielder and minor-league slugger who excelled as a member of the Buffalo Bisons over a dozen seasons between 1931 and 1945; member of the International League Hall of Fame
*October 5 – [[Bill Bagwell]], 85, outfielder and pinch hitter who appeared in 92 games for the 1923 Boston Braves and 1925 Philadelphia Athletics
*October 6 – [[Joe Erautt]], 55, Canadian-born catcher who played in 32 games for the 1951–1952 Chicago White Sox
*October 8 – [[John Bottarini]], 68, catcher and 18-year veteran of minor leagues who appeared in 26 MLB games for 1937 Chicago Cubs
*October 9 – [[Mark Christman]], 62, third baseman and shortstop who appeared in 911 games for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators between 1938 and 1949; starting third baseman for 1944 Browns, only St. Louis entry to win an American League pennant
*October 9 – [[Bob Moose]], 29, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from
*October 20 – [[Freddie Muller]], 65, infielder who played in 17 career games for the 1933–1934 Boston Red Sox
*October 25 – [[Claire Merritt Ruth]], 79, widow of [[Babe Ruth]], who died on August 16, 1948
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*November 11 – [[Ken Crawford (baseball)|Ken Crawford]], 82, first baseman for the 1915 Baltimore Terrapins of the "outlaw" Federal League
*November 11 – [[Jimmy O'Connell (baseball)|Jimmy O'Connell]], 75, reserve outfielder for 1923–1924 National League champion New York Giants; suspended for life by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis after he was implicated in an unsuccessful scheme to bribe a Philadelphia player to deliberately lose the final games of the 1924 season
*November 14 – [[Fred Baczewski]], 50, left-hander who went 17–10 (4.45 ERA) in 63 games for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Redlegs from
*November 19 – [[Frank Kellert]], 52, first baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, getting into 122 career games from 1953 to 1956; member of Brooklyn's 1955 world champions
*November 20 – [[Les Hennessy]], 82, second baseman who played 14 games for the 1913 Detroit Tigers
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===December===
*December 1 – [[George Earnshaw]], 76, pitcher who had three 20-win seasons for 1929–1930–1931 AL champion Philadelphia Athletics; later a scout and coach
*December 2 – [[Danny Murtaugh]], 59, manager who over 15 seasons and four stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates won two World Series (1960, 1971) and three NL East titles between August 1957 and his October 1976 retirement; former second baseman for Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves who appeared in 767 total games; led
*December 3 – [[Leo Townsend]], 85, left-handed pitcher who worked in eight games for the Boston Braves in 1920 and 1921
*December 6 – [[Mandy Brooks|Jonathan "Mandy" Brooks]], 79, outfielder who played 116 games for the 1925–1926 Chicago Cubs
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*December 9 – [[Red Haley]], 75, lefty-swinging infielder who played for the Chicago American Giants and Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro National League in 1928 and the barnstorming Kansas City Monarchs in 1933
*December 10 – [[Vic Keen]], 77, pitcher for 1981 Philadelphia Athletics, 1921–1925 Chicago Cubs and 1926–1927 St. Louis Cardinals; member of 1926 World Series champions
*December 10 – [[Danny Thompson (baseball)|Danny Thompson]], 29, infielder with the Minnesota Twins (1970–1976) and Texas Rangers (1976), who played four seasons after being diagnosed with leukemia;
*December 10 – [[Luis Tiant Sr.]], 70, Cuban-born southpaw and father of the [[Luis Tiant|star pitcher of the 1960s and 1970s]]; three-time All-Star hurler as a member of the New York Cubans of the Negro National League whose playing career encompassed 20 years (1928–1947) in the Cuban and Dominican winter leagues, Negro leagues, and Mexican League
*December 18 – [[Ned Harris]], 60, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers (1941–1943, 1946) who appeared in 262 career games
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