teams in three different leagues over nine seasons between 1897 and 1910, most prominently for the 1909 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. January 6 – Gil Gallagher, 60, shortstop for the 1922 Boston Braves. January 7 – Ches Crist, 74, backup catcher who played in 1906 for the Philadelphia Phillies. January 9 – Billy Gleason, 62, second baseman who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1916 to 1917 and for the St. Louis Browns in 1921. January 12 – Victor Starffin, 40, Hall of Fame Japanese Baseball League pitcher January 17 – Carl Sawyer, 66, middle infielder and third baseman who played from 1915 to 1916 for the Washington Senators. January 17 – Tom Stanton, 82, catcher for the 1904 Chicago Cubs. January 19 – Larry Strands, 71, outfielder who played for the Newark Pepper of the outlaw Federal League in 1915, and later spent six seasons in the Minor Leagues from 1911 through 1916. January 22 – Petie Behan, 69, pitcher who spent time with the Guelph Maple Leafs of the Ontario-based Intercounty Baseball League in the early 1910s, before joining the Philadelphia Phillies from 1921 to 1923. January 31 – Chick Maynard, 60, shortstop for the 1922 Boston Red Sox. February February 8 – Lee McElwee, 62, third baseman for the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics. February 16 – Cap Clark, 60, backup catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1938 season. February 19 – Red Munson, 73, catcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1905. February 20 – Dixie Leverett, 62, pitcher whose major league career spanned five season from 1922–1929 for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Braves. February 22 – Jim Begley, 54, second baseman who made two game appearances for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1924 season. February 24 – Bugs Reisigl, 69, pitcher for the 1911 Cleveland Naps. March March 2 – Frank Hafner, 89, 19th century pitched who played two games for the 1888 Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association. March 10 – Erskine Mayer, 68, left handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox Pittsburgh Pirates through eight seasons from 1912–19, ending with a 91-70 record and 2.96 ERA in 245 games while collecting back-to-back 21-wins seasons for Philadelphia in 1914 and 1915. March 12 – Dick Niehaus, 64, pitcher who played from 1913 through 1915 with the St. Louis Cardinals and for the Cleveland Indians in 1920. March 20