other player in the National League over its first five seasons. July 18 – Tom Ryder, 72, backup outfielder for the St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association during the 1884 season. July 24 – Billy Crowell, 49, pitcher who played from 1887 to 1888 for the Cleveland Blues and Louisville Colonels. July 26 – Bill Whitrock, 65, pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, Louisville Colonels, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies in part of four seasons spanning 1890–1896. August August 11 – Jack Zalusky, 56, catcher for the 1903 New York Highlanders of the American League. August 24 – George Keefe, 68, pitcher who played for the NL Washington Nationals, PL Buffalo Bisons and AA Washington Statesmen from 1886 to 1891. August 30 – Leo Smith, 76, shortstop for the 1890 Rochester Broncos of the American Association. September September 3 – Mike Ryan, 67, third baseman for the 1895 St. Louis Browns of the National League. September 4 – Dan Cotter, 68, pitcher who played with the Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League in 1890. September 10 – Pug Bennett, 61, second baseman who played from 1906 to 1907 for the St. Louis Cardinals. September 12 – Ed Beecher, 75, outfielder who played with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Washington Nationals, Buffalo Bisons, Washington Statesmen and Philadelphia Athletics in part of four seasons spanning 1897–1891. September 15 – Joe Ardner, 77, second baseman who played for the Cleveland Blues in 1884 and the Cleveland Spiders in 1890. September 17 – Len Koenecke, 31, outfielder who played for the New York Giants in 1932 and the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934 to 1935; flying back to Brooklyn after being released by the Dodgers — and under the influence of alcohol — he was killed in self-defense by an airplane pilot whom he attacked in mid-air. September 21 – Herm McFarland, 65, outfielder who played for the Louisville Colonels, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and New York Highlanders in all or part of five seasons from 1896 to 1903. September 21 – Henry Yaik, 71, catcher and outfielder who played with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in the 1888 season. October October 11 – George Pierce, 47, pitcher who played from 1912 through 1917 for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. October 11 – Chick Smith, 42, pitcher for the 1913 Cincinnati Reds. October 12 – Ray Treadaway, 27, third baseman who played with