1891 in Baseball - Deaths

Deaths

  • January 13 – Joe Connors, age unknown, pitched 3 games in 1884 in the Union Association.
  • February 6 – Tom Healey, 37?, pitcher in 1878.
  • February 25 – Jeremiah Reardon, 22?, pitcher who appeared in 2 games in 1886.
  • April 14 – Frank Bell, 27?, played for the 1885 Brooklyn Grays.
  • May 20 – Jim Fogarty, 27, utility player from 1884–1890. Led the National League in stolen bases with 99 in 1889.
  • May 21 – Jim Whitney, 33, pitcher who had five 20-win seasons, including 37 for 1883 Boston champions; led NL in wins, games and innings as 1881 rookie, in strikeouts in 1883; good hitter also played center field, batted .323 in 1882.
  • June 10 – Jerry Dorgan, 34?, reserve player from 1880–1885.
  • July 2 – John Cassidy, 34?, right fielder for five teams who batted .378 for the 1877 Hartford Dark Blues.
  • July 14 – Bill Crowley, 34, outfielder from 1875–1885.
  • July 29 – Steve Matthias, 31?, shortstop for the 1884 Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies of the Union Association.
  • August 25 – Jerry Sweeney, 31?, 1st baseman for the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys.
  • August 28 – Joe Miller, 41, 2nd baseman who played from 1872–1875.
  • October 11 – Will Smalley, 20, 3rd baseman for the 1890 Cleveland Spiders.
  • October 14 – Larry Corcoran, 32, pitcher who won 175 games for the Chicago White Stockings from 1880 to 1885, led NL in wins, strikeouts and ERA once each; first pitcher to coordinate signals with his catcher, threw three no-hitters.
  • October 21 – Ed Daily, 29, pitcher from 1885–1891. Won 26 games in 1885.
  • November 19 – Ernie Hickman, 35?, starting pitcher for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in 1884.

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