55, outfielder. September September 1 – Gus Dundon, 66, second baseman. September 3 – Johnny Welch, 33, pitcher. September 10 – Bill Shipke, 57, third baseman. September 14 – Andy Knox, 76, first baseman. September 15 – Ed Yewell, 78, outfielder/infielder. September 21 – Billy Otterson, 78, shortstop. September 25 – Mike Jordan, 77, outfielder. October October 5 – Crazy Schmit, 74, pitcher. October 9 – Bill Massey, 69, first baseman. October 17 – George Davis, 70, Hall of Fame shortstop for the Cleveland Spiders, New York Giants and Chicago White Sox in 20 seasons spanning 1890–1909, who hit over .300 in nine consecutive seasons from 1893 to 1901, fashioned a then-record 33-game hitting streak in 1893, and set Major League records for the most career hits (2600+) and RBI (1437) by a switch-hitter, while leading the Hitless Wonder White Sox in their victory over the Chicago Cubs in the 1906 World Series. October 23 – Harry Krause, 52, pitcher. November November 3 – Joe Burke, 72, third baseman. November 4 – George Bird, 90, outfielder. November 5 – Bill Mellor, 66, first baseman. November 12 – Joe Quinn, 75, second baseman. November 14 – George Clark, 49, pitcher for the 1913 New York Yankees. November 18 – John Harkins, 81, pitcher. December December 7 – Harry Eells, 60, pitcher. December 16 – Billy Hamilton, 74, Hall of Fame center fielder and a prolific hitter who hit better than .300 in 12 successive seasons en route to a career mark of .344, including two batting crowns, while collecting eleven 100-run seasons with a record 192 in 1894; 914 career stolen bases, a single-season total of 111 steals in 1891 and a single-game of seven in 1894, ending his career as one of only three big leaguers whose runs scored (1,691) exceeded his games played (1,578). December 18 – John Kiley, 81, left fielder/pitcher. December 22 – Patsy McGaffigan, 52, infielder. December 22 – Bill Schwartz, 76, catcher. References External links