knuckleball in a remarkable 1948 rookie season for the Indians, winning 20 games, leading the AL in ERA and earning a save in the final World Series game. March 27 – Bob Cremins, 98, pitcher who made four relief appearances for the 1927 Boston Red Sox. March 27 – Alice Haylett, 80, AAGPBL All-Star pitcher. March 29 – Al Cuccinello, 89, reserve second baseman for the 1935 New York Giants who hit a home run in his first game at the Polo Grounds; longtime scout; elder brother of Tony Cuccinello. April April 4 – George Bamberger, 80, manager of the Milwaukee Brewers (1978–1980, 1985–1986) and New York Mets (1982–1983); successful Baltimore Orioles pitching coach (1968–1977); won 213 games as a minor league pitcher, mainly in the Pacific Coast League, with brief MLB stints with the New York Giants (1951–1952) and Orioles (1959). April 6 – Lou Berberet, 74, catcher for four AL teams who posted a perfect fielding average for the 1957 Washington Senators. April 6 – Ken Johnson, 81, left-handed pitcher who threw a one-hitter for the Cardinals in his first major league start (1947). April 12 – Frank Seward, 83, who pitched in 26 career games for the 1943–1944 New York Giants. April 19 – Sam Nahem, 88, pitcher whose 90 MLB appearances came in four seasons over an 11-year span, as a member of the 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers, 1941 St. Louis Cardinals, and 1942 and 1948 Philadelphia Phillies. April 28 – Floyd Giebell, 94, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers who, in his third career start, shut out Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians to clinch the 1940 American League pennant; won only two other contests in his 28-game MLB career. May May 2 – Moe Burtschy, 82, relief pitcher for the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics from 1950 to 1956. May 3 – Darrell Johnson, 75, manager of the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to July 18, 1976, including their 1975 AL champions, who later became the Seattle Mariners' first manager (1977 to August 3, 1980); helmed the Texas Rangers for final 66 games of 1982 season; as a player, a journeyman, backup catcher who got into 134 games for six teams over all or part of seven years; longtime coach and scout. May 9 – Wayne McLeland, 79, pitcher who worked in ten games for the 1951–1952 Detroit Tigers. May 17 – Buster Narum, 63, pitcher who won