1905 in Baseball - Deaths

Deaths

• January 18 - Fergy Malone, 63, Irish catcher and manager in a career that spanned fourteen years from 1871 to 1884.

• January 28 - Len Stockwell, 45, outfielder for the Cleveland Blues and Spiders teams.

• February 6 - Ned Cuthbert, 59, outfielder who hit .254 with five teams between 1871 and 1884.

• February 13 - Bill Eagan, 35, second baseman for three teams from 1891 to 1898.

• February 13 - Ralph Ham, 55, outfielder for the 1871 Rockford Forest Citys.

• February 18 - Tom Poorman, 47, outfielder for five teams from 1880 to 1888, who led American Association in triples and stolen bases in its 1887 season.

• March 3 - Stump Wiedman, 44, pitcher for nine seasons from 1880 to 1888, most notably for the Detroit Wolverines.

• March 7 - John Murphy, 47, pitcher who posted a 5-12 record for the Altoona Mountain City and Wilmington Quicksteps in the 1884 season.

• March 15 - Pete Meegan, 42, pitcher for two seasons, 1884 and 1885 with the Richmond Virginians and the Pittsbugh Alleghenys.

• March 18 - Dick Higham, 53, English right fielder and catcher who led National League in doubles in its 1876 first season, in runs and doubles in 1878; later an umpire, barred from the sport in 1882.

• March 22 - Gus Krock, 38, pitched from 1888 to 1890 for the Cubs, Hoosiers, Nationals and Bisons.

• April 24 - Jim Gardner, 30, pitcher and infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates/Orphans from 1895 to 1902.

• April 25 - Jackie Hayes, 43, catcher/outfielder for seven different teams from 1882 to 1990.

• May 7 - Al Mays, 39, pitcher who went 53-90 with a 3.91 ERA for the Colonels/Metropolitans/Bridegrooms/Solons from 1885 to 1890.

• May 13 - Sam Gillen, 38, infielder for the 1893 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1897 Philadelphia Phillies.

• May 17 - John Abadie, 50, first baseman who batted a combined .224 with the Philadelphia Centennials and the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1875.

• May 22 -Ed Kennedy, 49, outfielder who played from 1883 through 1886 for the New York Metropolitans and Brooklyn Grays.

• May 22 - George Zettlein, 60, pitcher who won 125 games in the National Association and ended Cincinnati's 84-game winning streak in 1870.

• May 24 - Bill Goodenough, 41, outfielder for the 1893 St. Louis Browns.

• May 25 - Paul Cook, 42, catcher who played from 1884 to 1891 for the Quakers, Colonels, Ward's Wonders and Browns.

• June 1 - Harry East, 43, third baseman for the 1882 Baltimore Orioles.

• June 30 - Pete Dowling, pitcher who posted a 39-65 record with the Colonels, Brewers and Blues from 1897 to 1901.

• July 28 - Jim Tray, 45, catcher for the 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers.

• August 2 - George Snyder, 57, pitched briefly for the 1882 Philadelphia Athletics.

• August 27 - Heinie Kappel, 41, infielder who hit a combined .269 for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1887-'88) and Columbus Solons (1899).

• September 10 - Pete Browning, 44, legendary outfielder who helped to create the Louisville Slugger baseball bat and hit a .341 lifetime for the second-highest mark among right-handed hitters, who also won three batting titles and hit for the cycle twice, in a career that spanned from 1882 to 1894.

• September 11 - Jerry McCormick, 43, third baseman who played from 1893 to 1984 with three different teams in the American Association and the Union Association.

• September 12 - Billy Taylor, 34, infielder who hit .250 in nine games for the 1898 Louisville Colonels.

• October 8 - Bill Sullivan, 36, pitcher/outfielder who posted a 1-4 record and hit .091 for the 1890 Syracuse Stars.

• October 17 - Joe Otten, 35, Dutch outfielder and catcher who hit .241 in 26 games for the 1895 St. Louis Browns.

• November 14 - John Connor, 44, pitcher for three teams from 1884-1885.

• November 23 - Bill Hanlon, 29, first base who played for the 1903 Chicago Cubs.

• December 6 - Jack Leary, 48, outfielder, infielder, and pitcher for five seasons from 1880 to 1884.

• December 31 - Frank Bonner, 36, infielder who played from 1894 through 1903.

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