December 8

Events, births and deaths that occurred on December 8.

[edit] Events

• 1880 - At the annual National League meeting, the league rejects the Washington Nationals' bid for admission, electing Detroit instead, although there is no established club there. The Michigan city is chosen for geographic reasons, since its 1880 population (116,340) is smaller than both Washington's (147,293) and Cincinnati's (255,139), the city being replaced.
• 1881 - The National League adopts a few new playing rules: the 3-foot corridor along the first base line is adopted for the first time; runners can no longer be put out returning to their bases after a foul ball not caught; the fine for pitchers hitting batters with pitches is repealed; the "block ball" rule allowing runners to take as many bases as possible on balls going into the crowd, the fielding team being able to put them out only after returning the ball to the pitcher in his box, is also repealed.
• 1885 - At an American Association meeting in Philadelphia, the Metropolitan club is removed from the Association, and the National club of Washington is admitted. By court order, the Metropolitans will be readmitted.
• 1887 - In a controversial move the American Association doubles its basic admission price to 50 cents. In late August 1888, the league, suffering from decreases in attendance and revenues, will reinstitute the old admission fee.
• 1899 - Louisville president Barney Dreyfuss transfers to the Pittsburgh club (of which he is part owner) most of his top stars, including player-manager Fred Clarke, Hans Wagner, Claude Ritchey, Tommy Leach, Rube Waddell, and Deacon Phillippe. Louisville is a likely candidate in the reduction of National League franchises from 12 to 8.
• 1914:
  • The National League votes to hold the 1915 player limit to 21 per team. They also create the disabled list (DL) which allows a player to be kept out of play for 10 days and another player substituted for him.
  • Afraid of losing his unsigned second baseman to the upstart Federal League, Connie Mack sells Eddie Collins to the White Sox for the hefty sum of $50,000. The A's have already lost Eddie Plank and Chief Bender to the new league. The deal breaks up the A's "$100,000 infield" and raises conjecture that Mack, too, will leave to manage the Yankees. Ban Johnson reportedly had a hand in the negotiations, sending the A's star to counter the box office effect of the Chifeds signing Walter Johnson.
• 1916 - The National Commission fines 51 players $25 to $100 for performing in post-season exhibitions. Among the guilty: Babe Ruth, Jack Barry, Duffy Lewis, 10 other Red Sox players, and Ty Cobb.
• 1928 - The Cardinals sell veteran SS Rabbit Maranville to the Braves.
• 1936:
  • Babe Ruth turns down an offer to manage the Albany farm team.
  • In a 3-way deal, the Indians send Thornton Lee to the White Sox, who ship Jack Salveson to the Senators, who transfer Earl Whitehill to Cleveland.
• 1939:
  • The Bees trade veteran Danny MacFayden to the Pirates for Bill Swift and cash.
  • The White Sox trade Gee Walker to the Senators for Pete Appleton and Taffy Wright. The Sox also pick up OF Moose Solters from the Browns for OF Rip Radcliff, both sluggers coming off poor years. The Dodgers get Gus Mancuso and Newt Kimball from the Cubs for Al Todd.
  • At the December meeting of both leagues in Cincinnati, Judge Landis votes against all amendments favorable to farm systems. The Rules committee, with an eye towards raising declining batting averages, votes to restore the sacrifice fly for 1940. Seven American League owners push through a new rule barring the American League champion from making any trades within the league. Clearly aimed at the Yankees, winners of the last four World Series, the National League owners decline to vote it for their league.
• 1941 - Yesterday's bombing of Pearl Harbor and America's sudden involvement in the war, changes the owners' plan at the American League meeting of shifting the Browns from St. Louis to Los Angeles.
• 1947 - In a move that will anchor The Boys of Summer, Brooklyn acquires SS Billy Cox, P Preacher Roe, and infielder Gene Mauch from Pittsburgh for pitchers Vic Lombardi, Hal Gregg, and former batting champ, 37-year-old Dixie Walker. In the spring Walker had requested in writing to be traded, but then changed his mind.
• 1948 - Pittsburgh trades 2B Frankie Gustine and P Cal McLish to the Cubs for P Cliff Chambers and C Clyde McCullough.
• 1951 - The American League alters its restrictions on night games, adopting the National League's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games.
• 1954 - The Cardinals send veteran pitcher Gerry Staley, who won 84 games for St. Louis in the past six seasons, along with 3B Ray Jablonski to the Redlegs for Frank Smith (8-1 in 1954). After a year in St. Louis the Cards will waive good-bye to Smith and Cincinnati will sign him back.
• 1959:
  • American League President Joe Cronin reports that expansion plans are indefinite. Branch Rickey scores him for his indecisiveness.
  • The Continental League awards a franchise to Atlanta.
  • Two days after trading Norm Cash, the White Sox send young OF Johnny Callison to the Phillies for veteran infielder Gene Freese. This ranks as one of the Phils' better trades.
• 1961 - The Mets purchase outfielder Richie Ashburn from the Cubs.
• 1962 - Former major leaguers Frank Crosetti and Johnny Schulte bring suit to prevent any increase in pension benefits which fails to include players from different eras.
• 1966 - Five years after he broke Babe Ruth's record for homers in a season, the Yankees trade OF Roger Maris to the Cardinals for journeyman 3B Charley Smith.
• 1976:
  • The Cubs acquire OF Greg Gross from Houston for infielder Julio Gonzalez. Then in a three-team deal, the Cubs also get OF Jim Dwyer from the Mets for 1B Pete LaCock. LaCock then goes to Kansas City for OF Sheldon Mallory who goes to New York.
  • The Indians trade OF George Hendrick to the Padres for three players.
• 1977 - The Rangers engineer a series of deals with the Braves, Mets, and Pirates, unloading a total of six players and getting three in return. Among those involved are 1B Willie Montanez (from Atlanta to New York), Bert Blyleven (from Texas to Pittsburgh), Al Oliver (from Pittsburgh to Texas), and 1B John Milner (from NY to Pittsburgh).
• 1978 - The Rangers trade 3B Toby Harrah to the Indians for 3B Buddy Bell.
• 1980 - The Cardinals and Padres complete the first major trade at the annual winter meetings in Dallas, TX. Reliever Rollie Fingers, who won 11 games and saved 23 for San Diego in 1980, and 24-year-old catcher Terry Kennedy, who hit .254 for St. Louis, are the keys in the 11-player swap.
• 1981 - In the first major deal of the winter meetings, the Cubs trade P Mike Krukow to the Phillies for pitchers Dickie Noles and Dan Larson and versatile Keith Moreland.
• 1983:
  • Ill-advisedly, the Dodgers send pitching prospect Sid Fernandez and SS Ross Jones to the Mets in exchange for relief pitcher Carlos Diaz and utility player Bob Bailor.
  • Dr. Bobby Brown, who played 3B for the Yankees before embarking on a successful medical career, is elected president of the American League by the club owners.
• 1987 - Cincinnati trades OF Dave Parker to the A's for pitchers Jose Rijo and Tim Birtsas, the Braves trade SS Rafael Ramirez to the Astros for a pair of minor leaguers, and in the day's biggest (and most lopsided) deal, the Cubs send dominating reliever Lee Smith to the Red Sox for pitchers Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi.
• 1988 - Pitcher Bruce Hurst, considered the cream of this year's free agent crop, signs a 3-year contract with the Padres. The Yankees sign free-agent pitcher Andy Hawkins, and the Expos trade P John Dopson and SS Luis Rivera to Boston for SS Spike Owen, and OF Tracy Jones to San Francisco for OF-1B Mike Aldrete.
• 1991:
  • Brewer reliever Julio Machado is arrested for murder in Venezuela. Machado is accused of shooting a woman following an auto accident between his car and a car in which the woman was a passenger. Machado will be convicted and, following appeals, be sentenced to 12 years in prison in 1996. He will never again play in the major leagues.
  • The Reds trade P Randy Myers to the Padres in exchange for IF-OF Bip Roberts and a player to be named.
  • The Angels acquire 1B-OF Von Hayes from the Phillies in exchange for P Kurt Abbott and OF Ruben Amaro Jr.
• 1992:
  • It's signing day as the Giants ink free agent OF Barry Bonds and make him baseball's highest-paid player, with a 6-year contract worth $43.75 million.
  • The Angels trade IF Luis Sojo to the Blue Jays in exchange for 3B Kelly Gruber.
  • The Marlins sign free agents Dave Magadan, Charlie Hough, and Geronimo Berroa.
  • The Phillies sign free agent outfielder Pete Incaviglia and Milt Thompson to 2-year contracts.
• 1994 - Darryl Strawberry and his agent, Eric Goldschmidt, are indicted for allegedly failing to report a half million dollars of income from the sale of autographs at baseball card shows.
• 1995 - The Giants sign free agent OF Stan Javier to a 2-year contract.
• 1996 - The Orioles sign free agent P Jimmy Key to a 2-year contract and the Dodgers sign 3B Todd Zeile to a 3-year contract.
• 1997:
  • The Blue Jays sign free agent C Mike Stanley to a 2-year contract, and free agent IF Tony Fernandez to a 1-year pact.
  • The Indians sign free agent OF Kenny Lofton to a 3-year contract, and free agent P Dwight Gooden to a 2-year pact. They also trade OF Marquis Grissom and P Jeff Juden to the Brewers in exchange for P Ben McDonald, Ron Villone, and Mike Fetters. Fetters is then sent to the Athletics in exchange for P Steve Karsay.
  • In other free agent signings, the Devil Rays sign 1B Paul Sorrento to a 2-year contract, the Rangers sign SS Kevin Elster, the Diamondbacks ink P Willie Blair to a 3-year deal and the Dodgers sign SS Jose Vizcaino to a 3-year contract.
• 1998 - The Cubs sign free agent C Benito Santiago. Following a car crash last January where he suffered mangled ligaments in his right knee‚ Santiago played just 15 games for the Blue Jays last season. In his last appearance at Wrigley Field‚ in 1996‚ Santiago hit 3 consecutive home runs.
• 1999 - The Rockies sign free agent OF Tom Goodwin to a 3-year contract.
• 2000:
  • The Diamondbacks sign free agent 1B Mark Grace to a 2-year contract. Grace was with the Cubs for 13 years and had more hits in the 1990s than any other player.
  • In other free agent signings today, the Giants sign veteran IF Shawon Dunston, the Pirates sign P Terry Mulholland, the Rangers sign 1B Andres Galarraga to a contract and the Cubs sign P Jeff Fassero to a 2-year contract.
• 2001 - The Astros sign free agent C Gregg Zaun to a 2-year contract, the Braves sign 3B Vinny Castilla alsp to a 2-year contract and the Yankees ink P Steve Karsay to a 4-year deal.
• 2005:
  • After signing the two-time gold glove shortstop to a four-year, $40 million deal, the Red Sox trade Edgar Renteria to the Braves for third base prospect Andy Marte. The 30-year old Colombian infielder, who led the majors with 30 errors last season, will help to fill the void created when free agent Rafael Furcal signed with the Dodgers earlier this week.
  • The Pirates send southpaw Dave Williams (10-11, 4.41) to the Reds for Pittsburgh area native Sean Casey. The popular first baseman, who is dubbed "The Mayor" because of his outgoing personality, becomes expendable as Cincinnati seeks pitching to complement its heavy-hitting lineup.
• 2008:
  • Joe Gordon becomes the first player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee since it was reconstituted. It had been 7 years since Bill Mazeroski had been the most recent pick by the Committee. The new Committee had been criticized for not enshrining anyone in their first elections.
  • Greg Maddux announces his retirement. The 4-time Cy Young Award winner set all-time records for putouts by a pitcher (546), double plays (98) and seasons with 15+ wins (18). He finishes with a record of 355-227 with a 3.16 ERA (132 ERA+) and ranks in the top 10 all time in wins (8th) and starts (740, 4th). Maddux, like 354-game winner Roger Clemens, began his career while sportswriters were bemoaning the fact that no one would ever reach 300 wins again.
  • The Detroit Tigers try to shore up a gap at catcher by acquiring Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers. They give up two pitching prospects, Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo.
• 2009:
  • The Italian Baseball League gives out its 2009 awards. The MVP is Fortitudo Bologna's Eddy Garabito. All-Stars are C Juan Pablo Angrisano, 1B Richard Austin, 2B Francesco Imperiali, SS Juan Carlos Infante, 3B David Sheldon, RF Mario Chiarini, CF Garabito, LF Lorenzo Avagnina, DH Max De Biase, UT Riccardo Suardi, SP Tiago Da Silva, RF Fabio Milano, Manager Marco Nanni and Umpire Alessandro Cappuccini. Five new people are inducted into the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame: slugger Roberto Bianchi, pitcher and manager Franco Ludovisi, umpire Sante De Francheschi, scorekeeper Osvaldo Faraone and executive Mario Bretto.
  • The Nationals sign veteran C Ivan Rodriguez to a two-year deal worth $6 million. The deal comes as a surprise as "Pudge" was expected to finish his career with the Texas Rangers.
  • The first blockbuster deal of the winter meetings is a three-team effort: the Yankees receive CF Curtis Granderson, the Diamondbacks get P Ian Kennedy and Edwin Jackson, and the Tigers obtain P Max Scherzer, Daniel Schlereth and Phil Coke and OF prospect Austin Jackson.
• 2010:
  • Dave Van Horne, longtime broadcaster of the Montreal Expos (from 1969 to 2001) and Florida Marlins (since 2002), is named recipient of the Hall of Fame's 2011 Ford Frick Award.
  • The Tampa Bay Rays are at the center of dealings at the Winter Meetings today. Three of the starters from last season's team, which posted the best record in the major leagues, change uniforms: OF Carl Crawford signs a 7-year, $142 million deal with Boston, 1B Carlos Pena inks a one-year deal with the Cubs, and the Rays trade SS Jason Bartlett to San Diego for two young pitchers, Cesar Ramos and Adam Russell. With P Joaquin Benoit signing with Detroit as a free agent last month, and closer Rafael Soriano expected to follow suit shortly, the team will have a very different look next year.
  • In other moves, OF Jeff Francoeur signs with Kansas City, P George Sherrill goes to the Braves, and DH Jack Cust inks a deal with Seattle.
  • Alfredo Meli is inducted into the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame several months after his death. A career .302 hitter in Italy, he won pennants as a player, manager and general manager, something no one had done before, and later founded the Italian Baseball Federation for the Blind.
  • The Italian Baseball League awards for 2010 are given out. 39-year-old Orlando Muñoz of Parma edges out Carlos Duran for the MVP, 31.6% to 30.7% even though Duran had won the first Triple Crown in Italy in 19 years. Other award winners include Manager of the Year Gilberto Gerali, Umpire of the Year Pierfranco Leone, Robert Fontana Award winner David Sheldon and Best Young Player Stefano De Simoni. All-Stars are Juan Pablo Angrisano, 1B Jairo Ramos Gizzi, 2B Davide Dallospedale, SS Marco Yepez, 3B Muñoz, RF Mario Chiarini, CF Duran, LF De Simoni, DH Max De Biase and P Marco Grifantini.
• 2011:
  • 25-year-old Yu Darvish, star pitcher of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, requests that his name be placed on the posting system. He is likely to attract the largest bid through the process since the Boston Red Sox landed Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2006. Indeed, new Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine immediately calls Darvish "one of the four best pitchers in baseball".
  • 3-time MVP Award-winning 1B Albert Pujols signs a free agent deal with the Los Angeles Angels, leaving the St. Louis Cardinals after 11 seasons. He signs for 10 years and $254 million, the second-largest deal ever. Angels GM Jerry Dipoto is not done however: he also inks two-time All-Star P C.J. Wilson to a 5-year deal worth $77.5 million. As a measure of comparison, Angels owner Arte Moreno bought the club for only $183 million in 2003.
  • The Brewers sign SS Alex Gonzalez as a free agent, to replace Yunieski Betancourt who is still unsigned. Also signing today is reliever Octavio Dotel, who agrees to terms with Detroit, his 13th major league team.
  • The Cubs send OF Tyler Colvin and IF D.J. LeMahieu to Colorado in return for 3B Ian Stewart and P Casey Weathers. Stewart batted only .156 last year, but is counted on to take over the hot corner from free agent Aramis Ramirez.
  • The 2011 Rule V draft is held to close out this year's Winter Meetings in Dallas, TX. Houston selects right-handed reliever Rhiner Cruz from the Mets with the top pick, one of 8 pitchers taken in the major league phase of the draft. Among the few well-known names selected is former top pitching prospect Aaron Poreda, drafted by the Pirates from the Padres in the minor league portion of the draft.
  • The 2011 Italian baseball and softball awards ceremony is held. The MVP goes to first baseman Willie Vasquez of San Marino, a former Yankees farmhand. Also honored as All-Stars are C Kelly Ramos, 2B Francesco Imperiali, SS Anthony Granato, 3B Giuseppe Mazzanti, RF Mario Chiarini, CF Carlos Duran, LF Lorenzo Avagnina, SP Kris Wilson and RP Darwin Cubillan (the pitcher of the year). Mattia Reginato is named the top utility man, Ruggero Bagialemani the manager of the year and Pierfranco Leone umpire of the year. Gold Gloves go to Ramos, 1B Alex Sambucci, 2B Alessandro Vaglio, Granato, 3B Andrea Sgnaolin, LF Stefano De Simoni, CF Ennio Retrosi, RF Mario Chiarini and P Roberto Corradini. Winning entry into the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame are pitcher Paolo Ceccaroli and umpire Francesco Neto, while Alessandra Cirelli is enshrined in softball.
• 2012:
  • The 2012 Hoofdklasse awards are given out. The big winner is Amsterdam Pirates ace Rob Cordemans. Following a season in which he had a minuscule 0.22 ERA, Cordemans takes home his 7th Pitcher of the Year award and his first MVP award. Hans Lemmink is named Coach of the Year.
  • Italy also hands its own annual awards. Danilo Sanchez of Godo wins the MVP, while Pierfranco Leone is named umpire of the year and Doriano Bindi Manager of the Year. All-Stars are C Simone Albanese, 1B Renato Imperiali, 2B Francesco Imperiali, SS Juan Carlos Infante, 3B Giuseppe Mazzanti, RF Mario Chiarini, CF Carlos Duran, LF Lorenzo Avagnina and utility man Gabriele Ermini. The Gold Gloves go to P Juan Figueroa, C Juan Pablo Angrisano, 1B Luca Bischeri, 2B Alessandro Vaglio, SS Jack Santora, 3B Andrea D'Amico, RF Chiarini, CF Leonardo De Donno and LF Avagnina. Pitchers Enzo Lauri and Alfredo Lauri are inducted into the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • P Zack Greinke signs a six-year contract with the Dodgers, worth $147 million.

[edit] Births

• 1853 - Steve Libby, infielder (d. 1935)
• 1856 - Jack Rowe, infielder, manager (d. 1911)
• 1868 - Jocko Halligan, outfielder (d. 1945)
• 1874 - Joe Connor, catcher (d. 1957)
• 1877 - Bill Thomas, outfielder (d. 1950)
• 1879 - Jimmy Austin, infielder, manager (d. 1965)
• 1879 - Jack Thoney, outfielder (d. 1948)
• 1883 - Charlie Wacker, pitcher (d. 1948)
• 1887 - Eddie Dent, pitcher (d. 1974)
• 1888 - Fred Brice, college coach (d. ????)
• 1889 - Phil Redding, pitcher (d. 1929)
• 1890 - John McGraw, pitcher (d. 1967)
• 1892 - Ellis Johnson, pitcher (d. 1965)
• 1894 - Razor Ledbetter, pitcher (d. 1969)
• 1900 - Mose Solomon, outfielder (d. 1966)
• 1902 - Spoon Carter, Negro League pitcher (d. 1974)
• 1907 - Bill Beckmann, pitcher (d. 1990)
• 1910 - Bud Beasley, minor league pitcher (d. 2004)
• 1918 - Sam Zoldak, pitcher (d. 1966)
• 1918 - Walter Lowe, minor league infielder
• 1921 - Dean Stafford, minor league outfielder (d. 2010)
• 1925 - Hank Thompson, infielder (d. 1969)
• 1925 - Orlando Varona, Negro League infielder (d. 1977)
• 1931 - Edward Serrano, minor league infielder and manager
• 1937 - Jim Pagliaroni, catcher (d. 2010)
• 1940 - Brant Alyea, outfielder
• 1941 - Ed Brinkman, infielder; All-Star (d. 2008)
• 1941 - Ken Roy, minor league umpire (d. 2009)
• 1943 - Masahiro Doi, NPB outfielder
• 1946 - Alan Foster, pitcher
• 1946 - Ralph Rickey, minor league pitcher-outfielder-infielder
• 1950 - Tim Foli, infielder
• 1956 - Rong-Tsong Tsai, CPBL manager
• 1956 - Alan Wirth, pitcher
• 1960 - John Mizerock, catcher, manager
• 1960 - Pedro Luis Rodríguez, Cuban league catcher
• 1965 - Jeff Grotewold, designated hitter
• 1965 - John Orton, catcher
• 1967 - Tom McGraw, pitcher
• 1968 - Mike Mussina, pitcher; All-Star
• 1969 - Dave Toth, minor league catcher
• 1970 - Maria Zayas, Puerto Rico womens' national team pitcher
• 1971 - Garvin Alston, pitcher
• 1972 - Jolbert Cabrera, outfielder
• 1972 - Paul Failla, minor league infielder
• 1972 - Terry Horn, minor league pitcher
• 1973 - Jeff Davanon, outfielder
• 1974 - Tony Medrano, minor league infielder and manager
• 1975 - Brian Barkley, pitcher
• 1976 - Reed Johnson, outfielder
• 1976 - Rontrez Johnson, outfielder
• 1976 - Jose Leon, infielder
• 1978 - Vernon Wells, outfielder; All-Star
• 1981 - Kory Casto, outfielder
• 1981 - Brian Daly, minor league pitcher
• 1982 - Alfredo Aceves, pitcher
• 1982 - J.C. Holt, minor league infielder
• 1982 - Sergey Zharov, Russian national team catcher
• 1985 - Josh Donaldson, catcher
• 1985 - Julio Santiago, minor league pitcher
• 1985 - Robbie Weinhardt, pitcher
• 1986 - Jordan Norberto, pitcher
• 1987 - Kyle Drabek, pitcher
• 1987 - Santo Frias, minor league pitcher
• 1987 - Zach McAllister, pitcher
• 1987 - Alexander Torres, pitcher
• 1988 - Causton Merchant, Virgin Islands national team infielder

[edit] Deaths

• 1907 - Washington Fulmer, outfielder (b. 1840)
• 1909 - Bill Hogg, pitcher (b. 1881)
• 1931 - Jack Bellman, catcher (b. 1864)
• 1932 - Bill Gray, infielder (b. 1871)
• 1935 - Baldy Louden, infielder (b. 1883)
• 1945 - Henry Fournier, pitcher (b. 1865)
• 1948 - Pelham Ballenger, infielder (b. 1894)
• 1951 - Bobby Lowe, infielder, manager (b. 1865)
• 1955 - Buck Washer, pitcher (b. 1882)
• 1958 - Bernie Friberg, infielder (b. 1899)
• 1958 - Tris Speaker, outfielder, manager; Hall of Famer (b. 1888)
• 1961 - Coonie Blank, catcher (b. 1892)
• 1961 - Lou Koupal, pitcher (b. 1898)
• 1963 - Red Worthington, outfielder (b. 1906)
• 1966 - Bill Bolden, pitcher (b. 1893)
• 1968 - Benn Karr, pitcher (b. 1893)
• 1970 - Shinobu Ando, NPB manager (b. 1895)
• 1974 - Bert Niehoff, infielder (b. 1884)
• 1975 - Fred Blackwell, catcher (b. 1891)
• 1975 - Johnny Couch, pitcher (b. 1891)
• 1977 - Art Ewoldt, infielder (b. 1894)
• 1977 - Adolph Samborski, college coach (b. ~1904)
• 1978 - Nick Cullop, outfielder (b. 1900)
• 1979 - Del Young, infielder (b. 1912)
• 1981 - Bill Windle, infielder (b. 1904)
• 1985 - Dave Madison, pitcher (b. 1921)
• 1985 - Bill Wambsganss, infielder (b. 1894)
• 1986 - Pip Koehler, outfielder (b. 1902)
• 1993 - Bob Barnes, pitcher (b. 1902)
• 1999 - Wally Hebert, pitcher (b. 1907)
• 2002 - Jim Garland, scout (b. ????)
• 2006 - José Uribe, infielder (b. 1959)
• 2010 - Sam Mitchell, minor league catcher (b. 1930)
• 2010 - Herb Stein, minor league infielder and manager, scout (b. 1917)
• 2011 - Mike Sgobba, college coach, minor league manager (b. 1930)