runs in 1930 and leading all outfielders in assists three times, establishing in 1930 a Major League record for outfield assists with 44 which, like his runs scored mark, this record still stands as of the 2017 season. March 28 – Gus Thompson, 80, who pitched with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903 and for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906. March 29 – Jimmy Archer, 74, Irish-born catcher who spent his career with six different teams, primarily for the Chicago Cubs from 1909 through 1917. April April 10 – Hod Leverette, 68, pitcher for the 1920 St. Louis Browns. April 14 – John Freeman, 57, reserve outfielder who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox in their 1927 season. April 14 – Red Smyth, 65, outfielder who played from 1915 through 1918 with the Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Cardinals. April 20 – Chet Nourse, 70, pitcher for the 1909 Boston Red Sox. May May 3 – Al Maul, 92, 19th century pitcher who played for ten different clubs over 15 seasons spanning 1884–1901, compiling an 84–80 career record in 188 games, while leading the National Leaque with a 2.45 earned run average in the 1895 season. May 5 – Ollie Chill, 79, umpire who worked 1,028 American League games (1914–1966, 1919–1922), plus eight games of the 1921 World Series May 14 – Billy Clingman, 88, 19th century third baseman and shortstop who played for seven teams in a span of ten seasons from 1890 to 1903. May 20 – Frank Bird, 89, 19th century catcher who played in 1892 for the St. Louis Browns of the National League. May 20 – Cotton Minahan, 75, pitcher for the 1907 Cincinnati Reds. May 20 – Frank Bird, 89, Former catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. May 28 – Kid Nance, 81, outfielder who played with the Louisville Colonels of the National League from 1897 to 1898, and then for the Detroit Tigers of the American League in 1901. May 26 – Dwight Wertz, 69, shortstop for the 1914 Buffalo Buffeds of the outlaw Federal League, who was better known for his professional American football career in the Ohio League over three seasons between 1912 and 1914, where he won three consecutive championship titles while playing for different teams. June June 6 – Bert Daniels, 75, speedy outfielder who played for the New York Highlanders and Yankees in four seasons from 1910