1953 in Baseball

Deaths

January 11 - Doc Moskiman, 73, first baseman/right fielder for the 1910 Boston Red Sox
January 21 - Lorenza Cobb, 64, catcher in the Negro Leagues from 1914 to 1920
January 24 - Ben Taylor, 64, star first baseman of the Negro Leagues, later a manager, coach and umpire
February 13 - Happy Foreman, 53, relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox between 1924 and 1926
March 6 - Tex Pruiett, 69, pitcher for the Boston Americans/Red Sox from 1907 to 1908
March 28 - Jim Thorpe, 65, tremendous all-around athlete who, despite hitting only .252 in his career, saw his batting average improve in each of his six seasons, lastly hitting .327 in 1919
April 11 - Kid Nichols, 83, Hall of Fame pitcher who won 361 games, with 7 seasons of 30 victories
April 18 - Harry Niles, 72, speedy infielder/outfielder for the St. Louis Browns, New York Highlanders, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Naps from 1906 to 1910, who also broke up the perfect game bid of pitcher Cy Young during the 1908 season
May 19 - Sam Leever, 81, 4-time 20-game winner who compiled a career record of 194-100, all with Pittsburgh
May 27 - Jesse Burkett, 84, Hall of Fame outfielder who batted .338 in a 16-year career
June 22 - Charlie Hemphill, 77, outfielder for five teams, who also became the first Opening Day right fielder in Boston American League franchise's history in 1901
December 13 - Klondike Douglass, 81, First baseman/Catcher for nine seasons.
December 15 - Ed Barrow, 85, Hall of Fame executive who built the Yankees into a dynasty in the 1920s and 1930s
December 24 - Pinch Thomas, 65, catcher who won three World Series rings with the Boston Red in 1915-16 and Cleveland Indians in 1920
December 25 - Patsy Donovan, 88, outfielder who batted .301 and went on to manage five teams

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...
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