games for the 1915 Philadelphia Athletics; led minor leagues with 31 homers in 1914 during "Dead Ball Era". March March 3 – Bill McAllester, 81, catcher who appeared in 49 games for the 1913 St. Louis Browns. March 6 – Bob Adams, 63, pitcher who worked in five games for the 1931–1932 Philadelphia Phillies. March 11 – Bill Kerksieck, 56, pitcher who appeared in 23 games for the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies. March 14 – Jim Levey, 63, shortstop for the St. Louis Browns from 1930 through 1933. March 18 – John Misse, 84, shortstop for the St. Louis Terriers of the "outlaw" Federal League (1914). March 18 – Frosty Thomas, 88, pitcher for the 1905 Detroit Tigers, who also collected 85 wins with the Minneapolis Millers of the Western League from 1902–1907. March 20 – Jack Flater, 86, pitcher for the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics. April April 2 – Dave Hoskins, 44, pitcher who won nine games for the 1953–1954 Cleveland Indians and the first African-American to play in the Double-A Texas League. April 2 – Carl Ray, 81, left-handed pitcher who appeared in five games for the 1915–1916 Philadelphia Athletics. April 7 – Ollie Voigt, 71, pitcher who worked in eight games for the 1924 St. Louis Browns. April 8 – Lee Handley, 57, an infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1937–1941 and 1944–1946), who also played with 1936 Cincinnati Reds and 1947 Philadelphia Phillies. April 11 – Joe Heving, 69, a pitcher for the Giants, White Sox, Indians, Red Sox and Braves between 1930 and 1945, who led American League pitchers with 63 appearances in 1944, despite being the only grandfather playing in the majors. April 11 – Sailor Stroud, 84, pitcher who posted a 5-7 record with a 3.25 ERA and three shutouts for the Detroit Tigers (1915) and New York Giants (1916). April 12 – Red Shannon, 73, backup infielder who played from 1917 to 1921 with the Braves, Athletics, Red Sox, Senators and Cubs. April 14 – Ed Crowley, 63, third baseman who appeared in two games for the 1928 Washington Senators. April 14 – John Donaldson, 78, star pitcher in the Negro leagues, mainly with the All Nations team and Kansas City Monarchs. April 15 – Ripper Collins, 66, All-Star first baseman who led NL in homers in 1934, then batted .367 in World Series, as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals' "Gashouse Gang." April