1953, also a Sporting News columnist; winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award. August 22 – Louella Daetweiler, 86, catcher for the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. August 23 – Hank Borowy, 88, pitcher whose acquisition from the New York Yankees was key to the Chicago Cubs' winning the 1945 National League pennant; last hurler to get four decisions in a World Series, going 2–2 for the 1945 Cubs against Detroit; 1944 American League All-Star. August 25 – Hal Epps, 90, centerfielder who appeared in 125 MLB games over four seasons between 1938 and 1944 for the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Athletics. August 27 – Willie Crawford, 57, outfielder, primarily for the Dodgers, who hit .304 for the 1976 Cardinals. September September 3 – Frenchy Uhalt, 94, outfielder for Chicago White Sox in 1934. September 7 – Bob Boyd, 84, first baseman who was the first black player to sign with the White Sox, and the first 20th-century Oriole to hit over .300. September 7 – Hal Reniff, 66, relief pitcher for the Yankees who saved 18 games in 1963. September 9 – Rose Gacioch, 89, an outstanding outfielder and pitcher in the heyday of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. September 15 – Nalda Bird, 77, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher, who hurled complete game shutouts in both games of a doubleheader (1945), to join Ed Reulbach (National League, 1908) and Bill Foster (Negro leagues, 1926) as the only pitchers ever to have achieved the feat in baseball history. October October 3 – Ken Brondell, 82, pitcher who made seven appearances for 1944 New York Giants. October 3 – John Cerutti, 44, pitcher (1985–1990) and broadcaster (1997 until his death) for the Toronto Blue Jays who won 11 games for the 1989 division champions. October 6 – Norm Schlueter, 88, catcher for the 1938–1939 Chicago White Sox and 1944 Cleveland Indians who appeared in 118 career MLB games. October 8 – Tony Giuliani, 91, catcher who played 243 MLB games between 1936 and 1943 for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and Brooklyn Dodgers. October 8 – Johnny Sturm, 88, first baseman who played only one season in MLB; appeared in 124 games for 1941 New York Yankees and batted only .239 with three home runs, but started all five games of the 1941 World Series, hit .286, and played