hit 25 home runs in a season, while leading the National League in putouts nine times, assists four times, and double plays seven times. April 18 – Ike Benners, 75, left fielder who played for the Brooklyn Atlantics and the Wilmington Quicksteps during the 1884 season. April 23 – Lon Knight, 78, right fielder and manager of Philadelphia's 1883 American Association champions. May May 23 – Doug Neff, 40, infielder for the Washington Senators in the 1914 and 1915 seasons. May 25 – Henry Boyle, 71, pitcher who played from 1884 through 1889 for the St. Louis Maroons and Indianapolis Hoosiers. May 29 – Frank Lobert, 48, first baseman for the 1915 Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League. May 30 – Tom Lipp, 61, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1897 season. June June 10 – Frank Berkelbach, 78, outfielder for the 1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings. June 19 – Alonzo Breitenstein, 74, pitcher for the Philadelphia Quakers in the 1883 season. June 19 – Charlie Getzien, 68, German pitcher who won 145 games from 1884 to 1892 for the Detroit Wolverines, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Boston Beaneaters, Cleveland Spiders and St. Louis Browns. June 25 – Pop Tate, 71, catcher who played from 1885 through 1890 for the National League Boston Beaneaters and the American Association Baltimore Orioles. July July 18 – Howard Freigau, 29, third baseman who played from 1922 through 1928 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves. July 21 – Bill Gleason, 73, shortstop for three different teams of the American Association from 1882 to 1889, and a member of three St. Louis Browns champion teams from 1885 to 1887. July 24 – Tom Quinn, 68, backup catcher who played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Burghers in parts of three seasons spanning 1886–1890. August August 1- Haddie Gill, 33, pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1923 season. August 2 – Dan Brouthers, 74, Hall of Fame first baseman considered the greatest slugger in the 19th century, who led the National League in home runs twice, in doubles three times, becoming the third player to hit 100 home runs and the fourth to reach 2000 hits. In addition, batted a .338 average and scored a league-leading 153 runs for the 1887 Detroit Wolverines champion team, while retiring with a .342 career average and a slugging of .519, which