(1953–1967) as pitching coach for St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles. January 17 – Hersh Freeman, 75, relief pitcher who went 30–16 (3.74) with 36 saves over six seasons spanning 1952 to 1958 for three clubs, principally the Cincinnati Redlegs. January 20 – Marie Wegman, 78, All-Star infielder/outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. January 21 – Johnny Blatnik, 82, outfielder who played from 1948 to 1950 for the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. February February 10 – Hub Kittle, 86, MLB coach for Houston Astros (1971–1975) and St. Louis Cardinals (1981–1983); pitching coach for 1982 World Series champion Redbirds; as a minor league pitcher, he appeared on the mound at least once in six decades; also a minor league manager and executive. February 15 – Lawrence Ritter, 81, author of numerous books on baseball, including The Glory of Their Times. February 16 – Charlie Fox, 82, player, coach, manager, scout and executive; had a three-game "cup of coffee" as a catcher with 1942 New York Giants; as manager, he helmed the San Francisco Giants from May 24, 1970 to June 27, 1974, and led them to the 1971 NL West title, when he was named The Sporting News MLB Manager of the Year; later served as interim skipper of the 1976 Montreal Expos and 1983 Chicago Cubs; general manager of the Expos during the 1977 and 1978 seasons. February 22 – Andy Seminick, 83, catcher for Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Redlegs who played 1,304 games over 15 seasons (1943–1957); National League All-Star (1949); last surviving everyday player for the Phillies' 1950 "Whiz Kids". March March 2 – Marge Schott, 75, owner of the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999 who often provoked controversy with her social views. March 4 – Meryle Fitzgerald, 79, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ballplayer. March 6 – John Henry Williams, 35, son of Hall of Famer Ted Williams who began a brief minor league career at age 33. March 15 – Vedie Himsl, 86, minor league pitcher and manager and longtime employee of Chicago Cubs; first "head coach", in 1961, of the Cubs' controversial "College of Coaches" experiment; later, served as the team's scouting director. March 17 – Craig F. Cullinan Jr., 78, Texas oilman and, in 1962, a founding co-owner and first club president of the Houston Colt .45s (the Astros since 1965). March 18 – Gene Bearden, 83, pitcher who employed the