1953. November 30 – Jack Brewer, 85, pitcher who played from 1944 to 1946 for the New York Giants. December December 1 – Barbara Galdonik, 69, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. December 3 – Jay Difani, 80, second baseman for the Washington Senators in the 1948 and 1949 seasons. December 5 – Paul Busby, 85, outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1941 and 1943. December 10 – Don Wheeler, 81, catcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in its 1949 season. December 12 – Earl Gillespie, 81, radio voice of the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 through 1963. December 15 – Garvin Hamner, 79, middle infielder for the 1945 Philadelphia Phillies; brother of Granny Hamner. December 19 – Carmen Mauro, 77, outfielder who played for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics in part of four seasons spanning 1948–1953. December 23 – Charlie Bowles, 86, pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1943 and 1945 seasons. December 26 – Paul Owens, 79, general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies from June 1972 through 1984 and architect of the team's 1980 World Series champions; also field manager of Phils (July 10, 1972 to end of season, then July 18, 1983 through end of 1984), leading them to 1983 National League pennant during his later term. December 27 – Iván Calderón, 41, Puerto Rican All-Star outfielder for four teams, who had three multi-home run games with the 1987 Chicago White Sox and batted .300 for the 1991 Montreal Expos. December 31 – Max West, 87, All-Star outfielder (1940) who played for the Boston Bees and Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates in a span of seven seasons from 1938–1948; batted .254 lifetime in 824 career games. See also Sources External links Major League Baseball official website Minor League Baseball official website Baseball Almanac – Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2003