doubleheader twice in the same season. September September 1 – Larry McClure, 64, outfielder for the 1910 New York Highlanders. September 9 – Len Madden, 59, pitcher for the 1912 Chicago Cubs. September 9 – Hal Neubauer, 47, pitcher who played for the 1925 Boston Red Sox. September 12 – Sherry Smith, 58, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins and Cleveland Indians in a span of 14 season from 1911–1927, who is best known as the hard-luck loser in a pitching duel against Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox in the longest World Series game ever played — 14 innings in 1916 — when gave up an-out, RBI-single to Del Gainer that allowed Mike McNally to score the winning run in the eventual 2-1 loss. September 13 – Tim Jordan, 70, first baseman for the Washington Senators, New York Highlanders and Brooklyn Superbas over parts of ten seasons from 1901–1910, who led the National League in home runs in 1906 and 1908. September 14 – Billy Martin, 75, shortstop for the Boston Braves in the 1914 season. September 15 – Heinie Beckendorf, 65, catcher who played with the Detroit Tigers from 1909 to 1910 and for the Washington Senators in 1910. September 15 – Tiny Bonham, 36, All-Star pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates during 10 seasons between 1940 and 1949; member of Yankees teams that won World Series titles in 1941 and 1943; died within three weeks of his final MLB appearance after undergoing abdominal surgery. September 18 – Roger Denzer, 77, pitcher who played with the Chicago Colts in 1897 and for the New York Giants in 1901. September 18 – Charlie Malay, 70, second baseman for the 1905 Brooklyn Superbas. September 21 – Buck Danner, 58, shortstop who played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1915 season. September 22 – Matty Fitzgerald, 69, catcher who played from 1906 to 1907 for the New York Giants. October October 1 – Eddie Kolb, 69, pitcher whose only appearance in the majors was in the last game of the Cleveland Spiders in its 1899 season. October 2 – Frank Schulte, 67, slugging right fielder for the Chicago Cubs teams from 1904–1916, who earned the first National League MVP Award in 1911, led the league in home runs twice and stole 233 bases in his career, including home plate 22 times. October 3 –