in fifteen of his first sixteen years in baseball. January 27 – Merv Shea, 52, catcher who played in 439 games for seven teams in a span of 11 seasons from 1927–1944; also coached for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs during the 1940s. January 28 – Howie Haworth, 59, catcher who made seven game appearances for the Cleveland Indians in its 1915 season. January 31 – Mike Handiboe, 65, backup outfielder for the 1911 New York Highlanders. February February 13 – Happy Foreman, 53, relief pitcher who played with the Chicago White Sox in 1924 and for the Boston Red Sox in 1926. February 2 – Mike Dejan, 38, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds in its 1940 season. February 3 – Frank Donnelly, 83, pitcher who played for the Chicago Colts in part of two seasons from 1893–1894. February 6 – Ed Haigh, 86, backup outfielder for the St. Louis Browns of the National League in 1892. February 6 – Tex Pruiett, 69, pitcher who played from 1907 through 1908 for the Boston Americans and Red Sox. February 21 – Buck Freeman, 56. pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs in the 1921 and 1922 seasons. February 24 – Lenny Metz, 53, shortstop who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in a span of three seasons from 1923–1925. February 27 – Barney Wolfe, 77, pitcher who played four seasons from 1903–1906 for the New York Highlanders and the Washington Senators. March March 3 – Clyde Milan, 65, speedy outfielder and solid line drive hitter who batted .285 for the Washington Senators over the course of 16 seasons from 1907–1922, collecting 2,100 hits, 1,004 runs and 495 stolen bases, and leading the American League by stealing 88 bases in 1912 and 75 in 1913, while setting a modern-rules MLB season record for steals in 1912, a mark surpassed three years later by Ty Cobb; player-manager of 1922 Senators and member of Washington coaching staff for 17 seasons (1928–1929 and 1938 until his death). March 6 – Tex Pruiett, 69, pitcher who played from 1907 through 1908 for the Boston Americans and Red Sox. March 7 – Tom Wilson, 62, backup catcher who played for the Washington Senators in its 1914 season. March 11 – Jock Menefee, 85, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels, New York Giants, Chicago Orphans and Chicago Cubs in a span of nine seasons from