1904 in Baseball - Deaths

Deaths

• January 1 – George Radbourn, 47, pitcher who played briefly for the 1883 Detroit Wolverines.

• January 31 – Dan Mahoney, 39, catcher and first baseman for the 1892 Cincinnati Reds and 1894 Washington Senators.

• March 22 – Art McCoy, 39, second baseman who played in two games with the 1889 Washington Nationals.

• March 25 – Harry Arundel, 49, pitcher who played with the Brooklyn Atlantics (1875), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1892) and Providence Grays (1884).

• March 28 – George Seward, 53, outfielder who played in part of three seasons for the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1875, 1882) and New York Mutuals (1876).

• April 11 – Shorty Fuller, 36, shortstop for the Washington Nationals, St. Louis Brown Stockings and New York Giants from 1888 to 1896, who scored more than 100 runs in the 1890 and 1891 seasons.

• April 18 – Charlie Ziegler, 29, infielder for the 1889 Cleveland Spiders and 1900 Philadelphia Phillies.

• April 20 – John Galvin, 61, second baseman for the 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics.

• April 20 – Gus McGinnis, 33, pitcher and outfielder who played with the Chicago Colts and Philadelphia Phillies in 1he 1893 season.

• April 27 – Bobby Cargo, 33, shortstop for the 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates.

• May 4 – Frank Quinlan, 35, catcher and outfielder who appeared in two games for the 1891 Boston Reds.

• May 25 – John Hayes, 49, outfielder who hit .143 in five games for the 1876 New York Mutuals.

• June 3 – Bill Pfann, 41, pitcher for the 1884 Cincinnati Reds.

• June 6 – Chippy McGarr, 41, third baseman who hit .269 in 827 games for several teams over the course of 10 seasons from 1884 to 1896.

• June 19 – Marshall Quinton, 52, catcher who played from 1884 to 1885 for the Richmond Virginians and Philadelphia Athletics teams of the American Association.

• July 24 – Ernie Mason, 34, pitcher and outfielder for the 1894 St. Louis Browns of the National League.

• August 22 – Charlie Dewald, 36, pitcher for the 1890 Cleveland Infants.

• September 20 – Jack Neagle, 46, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Quakers, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburg Alleghenys from 1879 to 1884.

• October 16 – Mike Slattery, 37, center fielder who hit .251 in five seasons and was a member of the New York Giants World Champion teams of 1888 and 1889.

• October 28 – Sam Field, 56, catcher who hit .146 for three different teams between 1875 and 1876.

• November 2 – Henry Austin, 60, outfielder and a .243 batter in 23 games for the 1873 Elizabeth Resolutes.

• November 4 – Charlie Reilley, 47, catcher who hit .210 from 1879 through 1884 for the Troy Trojans, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Wolverines, Worcester Ruby Legs and Boston Reds.

• November 4 – Jim Shanley, 50, outfielder who played two games for the 1876 New York Mutuals.

• November 7 – Fred Carroll, 40, catcher and outfielder from 1884 to 1891, who hit a career .284 average in 754 games with the Columbus Buckeyes and for the Pittsburgh teams Alleghenys, Burghers and Pirates.

• November 20 – Dell Darling, 42, catcher and a career .240 hitter for three teams of three different leagues from 1887 to 1891.

• December 13 – Bob Murphy, 37, pitcher who posted a 4–9 record for the New York Giants and Brooklyn Gladiators during the 1890 season.

• December 18 – John Clapp, 53, catcher and manager for several teams from 1872 through 1883, who hit a career .283 average in 588 games, including three .300 seasons.