AL MVP runnerup. March 11 – Genevieve George, 74, Canadian catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. March 12 – Steve Gromek, 82, All-Star pitcher who won 19 games for the 1945 Cleveland Indians and hurled a 2–1 victory against the Boston Braves in Game 4 of the 1948 World Series, won by Cleveland in six games. March 13 – Lou Kahn, 86, member of St. Louis Cardinals' coaching staff (1954–1955); former minor-league catcher and manager; later, longtime scout for Philadelphia Phillies. March 17 – Lefty Bertrand, 93, pitcher who appeared in one game for the 1936 Philadelphia Phillies. March 23 – Minnie Rojas, 68, Cuban relief pitcher for the California Angels who led the American League in saves in 1967. March 24 – Mace Brown, 92, All-Star relief pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Red Sox in a span of ten seasons from 1935 to 1946; later a longtime scout and pitching coach in Red Sox' organization. March 26 – Whitey Wietelmann, 83, infielder for the Boston Bees/Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1939 through 1947; longtime coach in Pacific Coast League and in MLB for the 1966–1967 Cincinnati Reds and 1969–1979 San Diego Padres. April April 1 – Russell Awkard, 84, outfielder in the Negro National League in 1940 and 1941, then served in the United States Army during World War II. April 3 – Roy Nichols, 81, infielder for the 1944 New York Giants. April 3 – Karl Swanson, 101, second baseman for the Chicago White Sox in the 1928 and 1929 seasons, who at the time of his death was the oldest living major leaguer. April 5 – Paul Erickson, 86, pitcher who appeared in 207 games for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants between 1941 and 1948, being a contributor to the Cubs in their run for the 1945 National League championship, going 7–4 with 3.32 ERA in 28 games while compiling three complete games and three saves, then working in four of the seven games of the 1945 World Series, including the decisive Game 7 defeat against the Detroit Tigers. April 5 – Sheriff Robinson, 80, minor-league catcher and manager who spent all or parts of five seasons as an MLB coach for the New York Mets between 1964 and 1972; longtime scout. April 6 – Tom Sunkel, 89, pitcher who played for the