1942 in Baseball - Deaths

Deaths

  • January 22 - Louis Santop, 52, star catcher in the Negro Leagues who was among the sport's earliest home run sluggers
  • January 31 - Henry Larkin, 19th century first baseman/manager who hit .303 in 10 seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Infants/Indians and Washington Senators
  • April 11 - Norm McNeil, 49, catcher for the 1919 Boston Red Sox
  • May 28 - Charley Bassett, 79, infielder who played from 1884 to 1892. Led the league in fielding percentage three times.
  • May 30 - Lee Fyfe, 62, Federal League and National League umpire
  • June 26 - Gene Stack, 24, minor league pitcher with the White Sox who was the first player on a major league roster to be drafted for World War II service
  • July 20 - Rap Dixon, 39, All-Star outfielder in the Negro Leagues
  • August 3 - Jack Hayden, 61, outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Americans and Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century
  • August 6 - Gordon McNaughton, 32, pitched for the 1932 Boston Red Sox
  • September 2 - Henry Thielman, pitched from 1902 to 1903 baseball for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Superbas
  • September 26 - Joe Giannini, 54, shortstop for the 1911 Boston Red Sox
  • October 3 - Pinky Hargrave, catcher for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers and Boston Braves between 1923 and 1930
  • November 8 - Birdie Cree, 60, outfielder who spent his entire career with the New York Highlanders/Yankees from 1908–1915, while hitting .292 in 742 games
  • November 14 - Scrappy Carroll, 82, Outfielder for three teams from 1884-1887.
  • November 15 - Joe Gunson, 79, catcher/outfielder who played four seasons in the majors from 1884, 1889, 1892-1893.
  • November 24 - Frank Owen, 62, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox from 1901–1908, who posted a 82-67 with a 2,55 ERA
  • November 30 - Slim Love, 52, pitcher who posted a 28-21 record with a 3.04 ERA in six seasons with the Senators, Yankees and Tigers
  • December 5 - Val Picinich, 46, catcher in 1307 games for the Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates between 1916 and 1933
  • December 6 - Amos Rusie, 71, pitcher who won 245 games by age 27 in a 10-year career (1889–98), mainly with the New York Giants; led NL in ERA twice and in strikeouts five times, twice topping 300; his powerful delivery was major reason for 1893 change in pitching distance from 50 feet to 60 feet 6 inches

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