three playoff appearances. September 17 – Donn Clendenon, 70, first baseman for four NL teams who was the MVP of the Mets' 1969 World Series victory, hitting three home runs. September 18 – Marv Grissom, 87, pitcher for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1946, 1953–1958) and four other teams; he was 10-7 with 19 saves and 2.35 ERA and an All-Star for the World Series champion 1954 Giants; later, a pitching coach for four MLB clubs. September 20 – Joe Bauman, 83, first baseman in the minor leagues whose 72 home runs for the 1954 Roswell Rockets were an organized baseball record until 2001; retired with 337 career minor league home runs. September 22 – Monty Basgall, 83, second baseman for the Pirates (1948, 1949, 1951); served as infield coach for the Dodgers from 1973 to 1986. September 22 – Mike Ulicny, 87, catcher with the 1945 Boston Braves; longtime minor league player (1938–1950). September 24 – Byron "Mex" Johnson, 94, shortstop for the 1937–1940 Negro league Kansas City Monarchs and Satchel Paige All-Stars. September 24 – Frank Smith, 77, relief pitcher for the Reds (1950–1954, 1956) and Cardinals (1955). October October 2 – Pat Kelly, 61, All-Star outfielder for five AL teams who stole 30 bases three times and batted .364 in the 1979 ALCS with the Orioles. October 9 – Tom Cheek, 66, Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play announcer from the team's formation in 1977 through 2004. October 12 – Mike Naymick, 89, relief pitcher for the Indians (1939, 1940, 1943, 1944) and Browns (1944). October 13 – Theda Marshall, 80, who played first base from 1947 to 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. October 15 – Al Widmar, 80, pitcher for the Red Sox, Browns and White Sox; became a minor league manager and pitching coach with the Phillies and Blue Jays. October 18 – Bill King, 78, legendary Bay Area sportscaster and radio voice of the Oakland Athletics for 25 years (1981–2005); earlier the #3 announcer for the San Francisco Giants working with Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons; handled play-by-play for the AFL/NFL Raiders (including their 13 years in Los Angeles), NBA Warriors, and NCAA University of California Bears' football and men's basketball squads. October 18 – Hal Lebovitz, 89, sportswriter for the Cleveland News and Plain Dealer for over 40 years; also wrote for The Sporting News. October 19 – Bob Carpenter,