baseman who played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1945 season. March 17 – Milo Candini, 80, pitcher who played for the Washington Senators in all or part of eight seasons spanning 1943–1949, before joining the Philadelphia Phillies "Whiz Kids" in 1950 and 1951. March 23 – Joseph Jessup, 83, pitcher in the Negro leagues from 1940 to 1948. March 23 – Ray Scott, 78, celebrated NFL television play-by-play announcer who also made his mark in baseball; TV/radio voice of Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1968, then part-time from 1973 to 1975; also called games for 1970–1971 Washington Senators and 1976–1977 Milwaukee Brewers. March 29 – Dick Phillips, 66, first baseman for the San Francisco Giants and Washington Senators over four seasons spanning 1962 and 1966; Pacific Coast League MVP (1961); later coached for San Diego Padres (1980), scouted for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and managed in the minor-league systems of the Padres, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers. April April 1 – Dave Smith, 83, pitcher who played from 1938 to 1939 with the Philadelphia Athletics. April 6 – John Wyatt, 62, All-Star pitcher who played nine seasons for five American League clubs, including Boston Red Sox during their 1967 World Series season, when he was the winning pitcher in Game 6. April 11 – Doris Tetzlaff, 77, infielder and coach during ten seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. April 13 – Jack Bolling, 81, first baseman who played with the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies and the 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers. April 13 – Randy Brown, 54, backup catcher for the California Angels in the 1969 and 1970 seasons. April 18 – Walter Sessi, 79, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1941 and 1946 seasons, one of many players who missed many years of his career due to serving in the military during World War II. April 26 – Gabe Paul, 88, longtime baseball executive; general manager of the Cincinnati Reds (1951–1960), Houston Colt .45s (1960–1961), Cleveland Indians (1961–1969 and 1971–1973) and New York Yankees (1974–1977); part-owner and club president of Indians (1962–1973) and Yankees (1973–1977), returning to Indians as club president (1978–1984). April 27 – John Irvin Kennedy, 71, infielder; first African American ballplayer in Philadelphia Phillies history when he made his debut on April 22, 1957. April 29 – Ron Blackburn, 63, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1958 and 1959 seasons. May May 1