franchise – which he renamed by marveling over his "Giants"; career .611 winning percentage was best of 19th century. January 28 – Bill Hill, 63, pitcher who played from 1896 to 1899 for five different National League clubs. January 28 – Pop Rising, 56, outfielder for the 1905 Boston Americans. January 31 – Charlie Chech, 59, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Naps and Boston Red Sox between 1905 and 1909. January 31 – Jim Gray, 75, infielder who played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys/Burghers/Pirates between 1884 and 1893. February February 3 – Mike Donovan, 56, third baseman for the Cleveland Naps in 1904 and the New York Highlanders in 1908. February 9 – Charlie Daniels, 76, pitcher for the 1884 Boston Reds of the Union Association. February 16 – Lee Tannehill, 57, infielder for the Chicago White Sox from 1903 to 1912, who is credited as the first player to hit a home run in the original Comiskey Park. February 21 – George Merritt, 57, outfielder who played from 1903 through 1905 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. February 22 – Mert Hackett, 78, catcher for five seasons, including the 1883 National League champions, the Boston Beaneaters. February 26 – Tex Jones, 53, played nine games for the Chicago White Sox in 1911. March March 2 – Walter Prince, 76, first baseman who played from 1883 to 1884 for the Louisville Eclipse, Detroit Wolverines and Washington Nationals. March 4 – Jack Taylor, 64, pitcher for the Chicago Orphans/Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals from 1898 to 1907, who won twenty or more games in four seasons, hurled 187 consecutive complete games between 1901 and 1906, and was a member of the world champion 1907 Cubs. March 6 – Rube Lutzke, 40, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians from 1923 to 1927, who led the American League in putouts and assists in the 1923 season. March 7 – Stephen McKeever, 84, co-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers since 1912 and club president since 1932. March 13 – Rube Ellis, 52, left fielder who hit .260 in 555 games for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1909 to 1912. March 18 – Hobe Ferris, 60, lowest ever career on-base percentage; committed first ever error in a World Series game. March 18 – Milo Netzel, 51, third baseman/left fielder for the 1909 Cleveland Naps of the American League. March 20 – Bob Fothergill, 40, left fielder for the