Baseball Deaths in 1999

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January

• 6 -- Jim Dunn -- Pitched 5.1 innings in the majors
• 11 -- Jim Dyck -- Hit 15 home runs in 1952
• 15 -- Oscar Georgy -- Pitched single inning in majors
• 26 -- Larry Loughlin -- Pitched three games in majors
• 31 -- Norm Zauchin -- Hit 27 home runs for Red Sox in 1955

February

• 1 -- Paul Calvert -- Lost 17 games for Senators in 1949
• 8 -- Carl Sumner -- 16 games for Red Sox
• 20 -- Buck Rogers -- Pitched in 2 games for Washington
• 20 -- Joe Rossi -- Got on Hornsby's bad side
• 21 -- George Gill -- 11-4 in his rookie season
• 21 -- Vinegar Bend Mizell -- Served in Congress after baseball
• 24 -- Johnnie Wittig -- 10-25 in pitching career
• 25 -- Earl Huckleberry -- Winner in only game in majors
• 28 -- Ken Robinson -- Pitched in 29 games in majors

March

• 8 -- Joe DiMaggio -- Yankees' legend and Hall of Famer
• 13 -- Bill Peterman -- One hit in only major league at-bat
• 20 -- Paul Toth -- Involved in Lou Brock trade
• 24 -- Birdie Tebbetts -- Long career as catcher, manager, scout
• 31 -- Ike Kahdot -- Played in four games in majors

April

• 4 -- Early Wynn -- Hall of Famer won 300 games
• 9 -- Clay Bryant -- 32-20 record in the major leagues
• 11 -- Pete Milne -- 14 hits in 47 games
• 13 -- Cliff Ross -- Pitched in four games, picked up save
• 15 -- Bernie Snyder -- Played for Athletics in 1935
• 26 -- Faye Thorneberry -- Hit 29 home runs in majors

May

• 3 -- Joe Adcock -- Hit 336 home runs in career
• 10 -- Carl Powis -- Played briefly in 1957
• 11 -- Ben Taylor -- First baseman hit three home runs
• 30 -- Clarence Heise -- Pitched two innings in major leagues

June

• 6 -- Eddie Stanky -- Played for three NL pennant winners
• 7 -- Bob Garber -- Pitched in two games in majors
• 15 -- Gene Markland -- Played in five games in majors
• 23 -- Bert Haas -- Was an All-Star in 1947
• 25 -- Charlie English -- Hit a home run in his career
• 26 -- Tim Layana -- Former Reds pitcher dies in accident

July

• 16 -- Whit Wyatt -- 22-10 for Dodgers in 1941
• 18 -- Woody Davis -- Pitched for Tigers in 1938
• 28 -- Ed Cole -- 1-7 as major league pitcher

August

• 8 -- Harry Walker -- Led NL in hitting in 1947
• 14 -- Pat Mullin -- Debuted in Tigers' OF in 1940
• 14 -- Pee Wee Reese -- Hall of Fame shortstop for Dodgers
• 17 -- Randy Heflin -- 4-11 in two seasons
• 19 -- Dee Fondy -- Had 1,000 hits in career
• 28 -- Johnny Gerlach -- 27 at-bats in major leagues
• 28 -- Dave Pope -- Played in 1954 World Series with Indians

September

• 1 -- Doc Marshall -- Played in 29 games at SS
• 1 -- Boots Poffenberger -- 16-12 in major league career
• 9 -- Catfish Hunter -- Hall of Fame pitcher
• 13 -- Bill Lohrman -- Did he invent the slider?
• 15 -- Greek George -- Caught Feller's 17-strikeout game
• 16 -- Paul Gregory -- Once struck out Babe Ruth
• 16 -- Doug Hansen -- No hits, two runs in major leagues
• 16 -- Ace Williams -- Pitched in 6 games in majors
• 29 -- Arnold Earley -- Eight seasons in majors as pitcher
• 30 -- Warren Huston -- Played in two seasons for Athletics

October

• 3 -- Paul Burris -- Catcher played in 69 games in majors
• 6 -- Bob Patrick -- Played in nine games for Detroit
• 9 -- Dutch Dotterer -- Catcher debuted with Reds in 1957
• 13 -- Tex Aulds -- A hit in four at-bats in majors
• 19 -- Ray Katt -- Hit 32 home runs in eight seasons
• 20 -- Earl Turner -- Catcher played in 42 games in majors

November

• 1 -- Pat McLaughlin -- Debuted with Tigers in 1937
• 13 -- Ray Goolsby -- Appeared in 3 games in majors
• 16 -- Allen Benson -- Pitched 9.2 innings in major leagues
• 18 -- Jay Heard -- Pitched 3.1 innings in two games
• 28 -- Dick Errickson -- 36-47 record in major leagues
• 29 -- Tom Herrin -- Won one game in majors
• 30 -- Al Schroll -- Won six games as a major leaguer

December

• * -- Hector Martinez -- Outfielder played in 2 seasons
• 1 -- Gene Baker -- Debuted for Cubs along with Banks
• 2 -- Mike Budnick -- 2-3 in 42 major league games
• 6 -- Roy Talcott -- Pitched .2 innings in 1943
• 8 -- Wally Hebert -- 21-36 in four seasons
• 9 -- Whitey Kurowski -- Hit home run in 1942 series
• 15 -- Eddie Kazak -- Hit .304 in rookie season with Cards
• 20 -- Dick Bertell -- Catcher debuted with Cubs in 1960
• 31 -- Larry Bearnarth -- First pitching coach for Rockies
• 31 -- Harry Kimberlin -- 1-4 in four seasons in majors

* -- exact date unknown

Special thanks to several members of SABR for their assistance in compiling this list.

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