▁Reyn olds ▁December ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁Ray ▁Knight ▁December ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁José ▁S osa ▁December ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁Dennis ▁Wer th ▁ ▁Death s ▁ ▁January ▁January ▁  ▁ 6 ▁– ▁Frank ▁Ober lin , ▁ 7 5 , ▁pitch er ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Boston ▁Americans ▁and ▁Washington ▁Sen ators ▁over ▁four ▁seasons ▁sp anning ▁ 1 9 0 6 – 1 9 1 0 . ▁January ▁  ▁ 8 ▁– ▁Art ▁Evans , ▁ 4 0 , ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x . ▁January ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁B ones ▁E ly , ▁ 8 8 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁def ensive ▁short st ops ▁of ▁his ▁generation ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁vers atile ▁two - way ▁player , ▁whose ▁ 1 9 - season ▁professional ▁career ▁included ▁st ints ▁with ▁eight ▁major ▁league ▁teams ▁in ▁three ▁three ▁different ▁le agues ▁in ▁a ▁span ▁of ▁four teen ▁seasons ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁R ube ▁S ellers , ▁ 7 0 , ▁out f iel der ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Boston ▁D ov es ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁season . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁Ben ▁Hou ser , ▁ 6 8 , ▁first ▁bas eman ▁who ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁season , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Boston ▁R ust lers ▁and ▁Bra ves