League (1880–1887). May 25 – Bill Hassamaer, 45, outfielder who played from 1894 to 1896 for the Louisville Colonels and Washington Senators of the National League. June 22 – Tom Doran, 29, catcher for the Boston Americans and Detroit Tigers between 1904 and 1906. July–August July 14 – Jack Horner, pitcher for the 1894 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association. July 27 – Theodore Conover, 42, pitcher for the 1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association. August 19 – Bill Lennon, 62, National Association catcher who, on the very first major league game ever played, scored the first run and became the first catcher to throw out a baserunner attempting to steal a base (May 4, 1871). August 31 – Duke Esper, 42, pitcher who posted a 101-110 record and a 4.39 ERA with seven different cubs between 1890 and 1898. September–October September 4 – Candy Nelson, 61, shortstop who played 13 seasons between 1872 and 1890 for nine different teams in three different leagues. compiling a .253 career-average in 817 games. September 20 – Lou Schiappacasse, 29, American League right fielder for the 1902 Detroit Tigers. September 24 – George Boone, 39, pitcher who played with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1891. October 2 – Sandy McDougal, 36, pitcher for the Brooklyn Grooms (1895) and St. Louis Cardinals (1905). October 6 – Lawrence Farley, 54, outfielder for the 1884 Washington Nationals of the American Association. October 12 – George Mundinger, 55, catcher for the 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the American Association. October 20 – George Ewell, 59, outfielder who appeared in one game for the 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys of the National Association. November–December November 1 – Bob Pettit, 49, infielder/outfielder from 1887 to 1891 for the NL Chicago White Stockings and AA Milwaukee Brewers. November 20 – Jack O'Brien, 50, American Association catcher/first baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Grays/Bridegrooms and Baltimore Orioles between 1882 and 1890. November 23 – Charlie Barber, 56, third baseman for the 1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association. December 13 – Dan McGann, 39, a three-time .300 hitter and first baseman on the New York Giants' pennant winners of 1904 and 1905, who became the first player to steal five bases in a single game (1904) –a feat not matched in the National League until Davey Lopes did it for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1974) and not