in 1888 and the Columbus Solons in 1890. April 25 – George Gilham, 37, backup catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1920 and 1921 seasons. May May 8 – Al Yeargin, 35, pitcher for the Boston Braves in the 1922 and 1924 seasons. May 11 – Nick Scharf, 78, outfielder who played from 1882 to 1883 for the Baltimore Orioles. May 18 – Doc Leitner, 71, pitcher for the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1887. May 21 – Jack McAdams, 50, pitcher who played in 1911 with the St. Louis Cardinals. May 22 – Hi Jasper, 50, pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians in a span of four seasons from 1914 to 1919. May 23 – Danny Clark, 43, infielder for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals in three seasons between 1922 and 1927. May 27 – Frank Grant, 71, Hall of Fame second baseman widely considered to have been the greatest African-American player of the 19th century. May 31 – John Reilly, 78, slugging first baseman for the Cincinnati teams during 10 seasons spanning 1880–1891, who hit for the cycle three times and led the American Association for the most home runs in 1884 and 1888. June June 9 – Bill Watkins, 79, Canadian manager who guided the Detroit Wolverines to the first professional sports championship for Detroit, Michigan, leading them to the 1887 National League championship en route to defeat the St. Louis Browns in a 15-game World Series. June 12 – Jim St. Vrain, 54, pitcher for the Chicago Orphans of the National League in the 1902 season. June 14 – Bert Miller, 61, pitcher for the 1897 Louisville Colonels. June 15 – Al Krumm, 72, pitcher who played with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1889. June 18 – Willie Adams, 46, pitcher who played from 1912 through 1914 with the St. Louis Browns and the Pittsburgh Rebels, and for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1918 to 1919. June 28 – Pop Joy, 77, first baseman who played for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association in 1884. June 30 – Pete O'Brien, 70, second baseman who played for the Washington Nationals in 1887 and the Chicago Colts in 1890. June 30 – Jerry Upp, 53, pitcher for the 1909 Cleveland Naps. July July 1 – Russ Hall, 65, shortstop who played for the St. Louis Browns