April 14 – Frank Harter, 72, pitcher who played from with the Cincinnati Reds from 1912–13 and for the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the outlaw Federal League in 1914. April 15 – Win Clark, 84, 19th century infielder who played for the 1897 Louisville Colonels. April 17 – Fred Brainard, 67, corner infielder and shortstop for the New York Giants in a span of three seasons from 1914–16, who later played and managed for the Newark Bears of the International League. April 21 – Don Black, 41, hard-throwing pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians over six seasons from 1943 through 1948, whose career ended when he suffered a brain hemorrhage in a ball game, retiring with a 35-54 record, a 3-0 one-hitter game against the St. Louis Browns in his rookie season, and a 3-0 no-hitter over his former Athletics team in 1947, while defeating fellow Bill McCahan, himself a no-hit pitcher in the same season. May May 1 – Fritz Henrich, 59, backup outfielder for the 1924 Philadelphia Phillies. May 3 – Willy Fetzer, 74, three-sport college athlete and head coach during more than a decade, who also played professional baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League in 1906, and six seasons in Minor League Baseball spanning 1905–1910. May 5 – Verne Clemons, 67, backup catcher who played for the St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals over parts of seven seasons between 1916 and 1924. May 6 – Vance McIlree, 61, pitcher for the 1921 Washington Senators. May 6 – Al Scheer, 70, outfielder who played with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1913 and for the Indianapolis Hoosiers and Newark Peppers from 1914 to 1915. May 15 – Jake Hewitt, 88, 19th century pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in its 1895 season. May 15 – Fred Johnston, 60, infielder who made four game appearances for the 1924 Brooklyn Robins. May 18 – John Hummel, 76, valuable utility man and aggressive base runner who played for the Brooklyn Superbas, Dodgers and Robins teams from 1905 through 1915 before joining the New York Yankees in 1918, compiling a .254/.316/.352 batting line career with 991 hits and 119 stolen bases, while appearing in 548 games at second base, 293 in three outfield positions, 160 at first base, and 74 at shortstop. May 18 – Gene Packard, 71, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Packers,