ators , ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁Brook lyn ▁Super bas . ▁September ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁Jerry ▁Fre eman , ▁ 7 2 , ▁first ▁bas eman ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Sen ators ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁October ▁October ▁  ▁ 4 ▁– ▁Bill ▁Z imm erman , ▁ 6 5 , ▁German ▁out f iel der ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Rob ins ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁October ▁  ▁ 8 ▁– ▁Joe ▁Adams , ▁ 7 4 , ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues , ▁being ▁a ▁ment or ▁for ▁future ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fam ers ▁Frank ▁Ch ance ▁and ▁Ray ▁Sch alk , ▁among ▁others , ▁while ▁ear ning ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁God father ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Illinois ▁League , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Sp ald ing ▁Guide . ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁Roy ▁Be e cher , ▁ 6 8 , ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁October ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁Jim ▁B anning , ▁ 8 7 , ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁catch er ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁National s ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁two ▁seasons d ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 8 – 1 8 8 9