Phillies in parts of 11 seasons from 1937 to 1951; backup infielder for 1950 Phils' "Whiz Kids." August 18 – Dick O'Connell, 87, executive; general manager of the Boston Red Sox from September 16, 1965 to October 24, 1977; two-time (1967, 1975) The Sporting News Major League Executive of the Year. August 23 – Hoyt Wilhelm, 80, Hall of Fame knuckleball pitcher, who in 1985 became the first reliever so honored; set records for career games (1,070) and saves (227) over 21 seasons (1952–1972), winning 143 games, despite ending rookie year at age 30; threw a no-hitter in a rare 1958 start; led National League in earned-run average and games pitched in debut season with 1952 New York Giants, and later led American League in ERA in 1959, while posting a career 2.52 ERA — lowest of any modern pitcher with 2,000 innings. September September 4 – Jim Constable, 69, pitcher for the New York/San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and Milwaukee Braves in parts of 5 seasons from 1956 to 1963. September 14 – Jim McKee, 55, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1972 and 1973 seasons. September 14 – Eddie Shokes, 82, first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds in parts of two seasons from 1941 to 1946. September 22 – Don Carlsen, 75, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates in parts of 3 seasons from 1948 to 1952. September 25 – Ray Hayworth, 98, the last surviving teammate of Ty Cobb, who worked in baseball for more of 50 years in different roles, spending 15 seasons in the majors as a catcher, almost all of it with the Detroit Tigers, including Detroit's World Series teams in 1934 and 1935, while setting an American League record for most consecutive without committing an error at 439 between 1931 and 1932, later broken by Yogi Berra. September 26 – Al Kvasnak, 81, outfielder for the 1942 Washington Senators. September 30 – Eddie McGah, 81, catcher for the Boston Red Sox from 1946 to 1947, who later became a minority owner of the AFL-NFL Oakland Raiders from 1959 to 2002. October October 4 – Edgar Munzel, 95, sportswriter for the Chicago Herald-Examiner and Sun-Times from 1929 to 1973. October 8 – Jodie Beeler, 81, infielder for the 1944 Cincinnati Reds. October 10 – Joe Wood, 86, son of the legendary Smoky Joe Wood, who pitched briefly for the