St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers in part of six seasons spanning 1937–1944, even though his left eye was damaged when he was a child which caused him to lose all sight in this eye in 1941. April 9 – James T. Gallagher, 97, sportswriter turned executive; general manager of Chicago Cubs from 1941 to 1949. April 21 – Sam Dente, 79, reliable shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox, as well as a member of the 1954 American League champion Cleveland Indians. April 26 – John "Red" Davis, 86, third baseman who played in 21 games for the 1941 New York Giants and later managed in the minor leagues for 27 years. April 27 – Jerry Witte, 86, first baseman who played for the St. Louis Browns in part of two seasons from 1946 to 1947. May May 11 – Steve Rachunok, 85, pitcher for the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers. May 13 – Bill Rodgers, 79, backup outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1944 to 1945, who was one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. May 17 – Joe Black, 78, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was named National League Rookie of the Year in 1952, while becoming the first black pitcher to win a World Series game, doing it in his rookie season. May 21 – Bob Poser, 92, who played with the Chicago White Sox in the 1932 season and for the St. Louis Browns in 1935, whose nine-game major league career emerged from oblivion when Chris Resop appeared in the majors, as Poser and Resop became the third pair of big leaguers with reversed surnames. May 22 – Fritz Ackley, 65, pitcher who appeared in five games for the Chicago White Sox in 1963 and 1964. May 22 – Joe Cascarella, 94, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and Cincinnati Reds in the 1930s, and the last surviving member of the 1934 U.S. All-Star team which toured Japan. May 22 – Faye Dancer, 78, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League center fielder, who served as inspiration for the character portrayed by Madonna in the 1992 film A League of Their Own. May 22 – Paul Giel, 69, relief pitcher who played from 1954 through 1962 for the New York/San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Athletics