Deaths
- January 8 - Harvey Haddix, 68, All-Star pitcher best remembered for a 1959 game with the Pirates in which he threw 12 perfect innings before losing in the 13th; won 20 games for 1953 Cardinals and earned three Gold Gloves.
- January 9 - Johnny Temple, 66, All-Star second baseman, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds, who batted .300 three times.
- January 10 - Chub Feeney, 72, National League president from 1970 to 1986.
- January 24 - Pat Crawford, 91, infielder for three different National League teams from 1929 to 1934, including the 1934 World Champions Cardinals.
- February 6 - Ross Grimsley, 71, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in 1951; father of Ross Grimsley II.
- February 12 - Ray Dandridge, 80, Hall of Fame third baseman of the Negro Leagues who often batted over a .350 batting average.
- March 16 - Eric Show, 37, pitcher who won 100 games for the San Diego Padres and surrendered Pete Rose's record 4,192nd hit.
- March 23 - Roger Wolff, 82, knuckleball pitcher for the Athletics, Senators, Indians and Pirates from 1941-1947.
- May 9 - Ralph Brickner, 69, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in the 1950s.
- June 12 - Jim Brock, 57, coach at Arizona State since 1972 who led the school to two College World Series titles.
- July 13 - Jimmie Reese, 93, infielder for the Yankees, Angels, Cardinals and Padres; later a minor league manager and a long-time coach for the Angels.
- July 14 - César Tovar, 54, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins who in 1968 became the second major leaguer to play all nine positions in a game; had his team's only hit on five occasions.
- June 23 - Marv Throneberry, 62, first baseman for the Yankees, Orioles, Mets and Kansas City A's.
- July 26 - Roland Gladu, 83, Canadian third baseman for the 1944 Boston Braves.
- August 25 - Cliff Garrison, 88, pitcher for the 1928 Boston Red Sox.
- September 5 - Hank Aguirre, 63, All-Star pitcher who led AL in ERA in 1962 with the Detroit Tigers.
- September 6 - Rita Briggs, 65, AAGPBL All-Star catcher.
- September 16 - Shirley Stovroff, 63, AAGPBL catcher and a member of two championship teams.
- November 5 - Gene Desautels, 87, spent 19 years as a catcher, including 13 major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Athletics.
- December 4 - Russ Scarritt, 91, left fielder for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies from 1919 to 1932, who in 1929 set a still-standing record for a Red Sox rookie with 17 triples in a season.
- December 26 - Allie Reynolds, 77, 6-time All-Star pitcher, mainly with the Yankees, who led AL in ERA in 1952 and in strikeouts and shutouts twice; in 1951 was first AL pitcher to throw two no-hitters in same year, and was MVP runnerup in 1952; career .630 winning percentage.
- December 31 - Mona Denton, 78, pitcher for the South Bend Blue Sox and Kenosha Comets of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
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