The following are the baseball events of the year 1992 throughout the world.

Champions edit

Major League Baseball edit

League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)
World Series
      
East Toronto 4
West Oakland 2
AL Toronto 4
NL Atlanta 2
East Pittsburgh 3
West Atlanta 4

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Awards and honors edit

MLB statistical leaders edit

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Edgar Martínez SEA .343 Gary Sheffield SDP .330
HR Juan González TEX 43 Fred McGriff SDP 35
RBI Cecil Fielder DET 124 Darren Daulton PHI 109
Wins Kevin Brown TEX
Jack Morris TOR
21 Tom Glavine ATL
Greg Maddux CHC
20
ERA Roger Clemens BOS 2.41 Bill Swift SFG 2.08

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Managers edit

American League edit

Team Manager Comments
Baltimore Orioles Johnny Oates
Boston Red Sox Butch Hobson
California Angels Buck Rodgers after a May bus accident John Wathan was acting manager for the remainder of the season
Chicago White Sox Gene Lamont
Cleveland Indians Mike Hargrove
Detroit Tigers Sparky Anderson
Kansas City Royals Hal McRae
Milwaukee Brewers Phil Garner
Minnesota Twins Tom Kelly
New York Yankees Buck Showalter
Oakland Athletics Tony La Russa Won American League West
Seattle Mariners Bill Plummer
Texas Rangers Bobby Valentine was replaced during the season by Toby Harrah
Toronto Blue Jays Cito Gaston Won the World Series

National League edit

Team Manager Comments
Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox Won the National League pennant
Chicago Cubs Jim Lefebvre
Cincinnati Reds Lou Piniella
Houston Astros Art Howe
Los Angeles Dodgers Tommy Lasorda
Montreal Expos Tom Runnells was replaced during the season by Felipe Alou
New York Mets Jeff Torborg
Philadelphia Phillies Jim Fregosi
Pittsburgh Pirates Jim Leyland Won National League East
St. Louis Cardinals Joe Torre
San Diego Padres Jim Riggleman
San Francisco Giants Roger Craig

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  • April 1 – Mike Heath is released by the Atlanta Braves.
  • April 2 – In what would turn out to be a one sided trade, the Philadelphia Phillies acquire Curt Schilling from the Houston Astros for relief pitcher Jason Grimsley. Schilling plays a role in the Phillies World Series run, whereas Grimsley never appears in a single game for the Astros.
  • April 5 – Less than a month after he is released by the Kansas City Royals, Kevin Seitzer signs a free agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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  • April 10 – Dave Eiland makes it into the record books in an unusual way. He hits a home run in his first at bat, thus becoming the first pitcher who gave up a home run to the first batter he ever faced (Paul Molitor) and hit a home run in his very own first plate appearance. Eiland gave up the homer to Molitor as a member of the New York Yankees in 1988.[1]

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  • June 1 – The MLB draft is held. Phil Nevin, Paul Shuey, B.J. Wallace, Jeffrey Hammonds, and Chad Mottola all go off the board before the New York Yankees select shortstop Derek Jeter.
  • June 3 – The Detroit Tigers sell the contracts of pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and infielder Rick Renteria to Jalisco of the Mexican League.
  • June 5 – Eddie Murray of the New York Mets drives in two runs in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. This allows Murray to tie Mickey Mantle as the all-time RBI leader among switch hitters. Murray would break the record the following day.
  • June 8 – Steve Howe of the New York Yankees is banned from baseball for life by Commissioner Fay Vincent. Howe was arrested earlier in the year for striking a light pole with his vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident. The trial was postponed to May and Howe took a plea deal on a charge of attempted drug possession.
  • June 10 – Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics hits the 200th home run of his career, connecting off Chris Bosio of the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • June 11 – The Pittsburgh Pirates release pitcher Dennis Lamp.
  • June 16 – The California Angels retire Nolan Ryan's number in a pregame ceremony.
  • June 20 – Kelly Saunders fills in for Rex Barney, the Public Address announcer for the Baltimore Orioles. This makes Sanders the second woman to fill that role, joining Joy Hawkins McCabe, who filled in for one game for the Washington Senators in 1966.

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  • December 1 – During the Major League Baseball Players Association annual executive board meeting, its executive director Donald Fehr tells the membership that the union needs "to save the owners from themselves."
  • December 7 – At the winter meetings in Louisville, the MLB owners vote 15–13 to reopen the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) one year early, as they have the right to do. Two days later, MLBPA director Donald Fehr calls a 1993 lockout a "foregone conclusion".

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  • January   1 – Jean Lovell, 65, who set home runs all-time records for All-American Girls Professional Baseball League catchers both in career and regular season.
  • January   1 – Buck Stanton, 85, outfielder for the 1931 St. Louis Browns.
  • January   3 – George Meyer, 82, second baseman for the 1938 Chicago White Sox.
  • January 11 – Orville Jorgens, 83, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1935 to 1937.
  • January 15 – Charlie Gassaway, 73, pitcher who spent three seasons with the Chicago Cubs (1944), Philadelphia Athletics (1945) and Cleveland Indians (1946).
  • January 17 – Red Durrett, 70, outfielder for the 1944–1945 Brooklyn Dodgers.
  • January 18 – Philomena Gianfrancisco, 68, outfielder who played from 1945 through 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
  • January 21 – Chuck Rowland, 92, backup catcher for the 1923 Philadelphia Athletics.
  • January 30 – Eddie Taylor, 90, third baseman and shortstop for the 1926 Boston Braves.
  • January 30 – Coaker Triplett, 80, left fielder for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies from 1938 to 1945, who later posted four .300 seasons with the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, including the 1950 batting title.

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  • February   8 – Fabian Gaffke, 78, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians between 1936 and 1942.
  • February   8 – Wally Shannon, 59, middle infielder for the St Louis Cardinals from 1959 to 1960.
  • February 13 – Byron Humphrey, 80, pitcher for the 1938 Boston Red Sox.
  • February 13 – Earl Rapp, 70, outfielder who played with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators in all or parts of three seasons spanning 1949–1952.
  • February 24 – Betty McKenna, 60, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League infielder in three seasons from 1951 to 1953.
  • February 26 – Jean R. Yawkey, 83, majority owner of the Boston Red Sox since 1976.

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  • March   2 – Eddie Locke, 69, pitcher/outfielder whose career included five years with three Negro American League teams (1943–1945), then, after integration of Organized Baseball, 13 years in the minor leagues, where he won twenty or more games four times (1953–1955, 1959).
  • March   3 – George Giles, 82, first baseman who played for multiple Negro National League clubs, including the Homestead Grays, Pittsburgh Crawfords and St. Louis Stars, between 1927 and 1938; 1935 NNL All-Star; grandfather of Brian Giles.
  • March   4 – Larry Rosenthal, 81, backup outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics in part of eight seasons spanning 1936–1945.
  • March   8 – Sherman Edwards, 82, relief pitcher for the 1934 Cincinnati Reds.
  • March 14 – Glenn Liebhardt, 81, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns in three seasons between 1930 and 1938.
  • March 31 – Ken Silvestri, 75, backup catcher who played with three different teams between 1941 and 1951, most prominently for the World Champion 1941 Yankees and the 1950 ′′Whiz Kids′′ Phillies; later, a longtime coach and, briefly, interim manager of 1967 Atlanta Braves.

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  • April   2 – Dib Williams, 82, middle infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox from 1930 through 1935, and a member of the 1931 Athletics American League champion team.
  • April 12 – Betty Bays, 61, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League outfielder and catcher.
  • April 13 – Steve Shemo, 77, backup infielder for the Boston Braves from 1944 to 1945.
  • April 14 – Horacio Martínez, 79, stalwart Dominican shortstop of the New York Cubans (1935–1936, 1940–1947); five-time Negro National League All-Star.
  • April 15 – Ralph Weigel, 70, catcher/outfielder who played in part of three seasons with the Cleveland Indians (1946), Chicago White Sox (1948) and Washington Senators (1949).
  • April 20 – Pat Creeden, 85, second baseman and pinch hitter who played eight games for the 1931 Boston Red Sox.
  • April 20 – Orval Grove, 72, All-Star pitcher who posted a 63–73 record and a 3.78 ERA for the Chicago White Sox from 1940 to 1949, while setting a team-record by winning his first nine decisions in 1943.
  • April 23 – Deron Johnson, 53, first and third baseman who spent 16 seasons in the majors, while hitting .287 with 32 home runs and a National League-best 130 RBIs for the 1965 Cincinnati Reds, and also a member of the World Series champion Oakland Athletics in 1973.
  • April 24 – Elio Chacón, 55, Venezuelan shortstop and second baseman who played in 228 games for the Cincinnati Reds (1960–1961) and New York Mets (1962) and led Mets in stolen bases in their inaugural season.
  • April 25 – Bob Hazle, 61, right fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers in part of three seasons spanning 1955–1958; member of the 1957 World Series champion Braves.
  • April 27 – Harlond Clift, 79, All-Star third baseman for the St. Louis Browns (1934–1942) and Washington Senators (1942–1945); the first man at his position to hit at least 30 home runs (34, in 1938), who also scored 100 runs seven times, set a record with 405 assists in 1937, and compiled a career-mark of 309 double plays which ranks him 23rd in the MLB all-time list.

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  • May   1 – Celerino Sánchez, 48, Mexican third baseman for the Yankees from 1972 to 1973, who won the 1966 Triple Crown in the Mexican League, also a member of the Mexican and Caribbean Baseball Halls of Fame.
  • May   1 – Justin Stein, 80, backup infielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds during the 1938 season.
  • May   2 – Cannonball Berry, 80, hard-throwing pitcher/outfielder who appeared in the Negro American League, independent baseball, and on barnstorming teams between 1937 and 1951.
  • May   8 – Joyce Ricketts, 59, two-time All-Star outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
  • May 10 – Tom Seats, 81, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1940) and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1945).
  • May 12 – Joe Burke, 68, front-office executive; general manager of the Texas Rangers (1972–1973) and Kansas City Royals (1974–1981); president of the Royals from 1981 until his death; named Executive of the Year by The Sporting News in 1976.
  • May 16 – Preacher Henry, 81, diminutive – 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) – pitcher who hurled for multiple Negro American League clubs over nine seasons spanning 1938 and 1948.
  • May 25 – Otto Denning, 79, catcher who played from 1942 through 1943 for the Cleveland Indians, later a minor league manager.
  • May 28 – Fumio Fujimura, 75, Hall of Fame Japanese Baseball League and NPB pitcher, infielder and manager for the Hanshin/Osaka Tigers.
  • May 28 – Charley Schanz, 72, hard-throwing pitcher whose career extended for 17 seasons (1938–1954), including stints with the Philadelphia Phillies (1944–1947) and Boston Red Sox (1950).
  • May 31 – Karl Schnell, 92, relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1922 and 1923 seasons.

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  • June   2 – Jess Brooks, 79, third baseman for the 1937 Kansas City Monarchs who led Negro American League hitters in two-base hits.
  • June   4 – Carl Stotz, 82, founder of Little League Baseball in 1939 who left the organization in 1955 in a litigious leadership dispute, shortly after serving as a pallbearer at Cy Young's funeral.
  • June 12 – Randy Moore, 85, right fielder for the Chicago White Sox (1927–28), Boston Braves (1930–35), Brooklyn Dodgers (1936–37) and St. Louis Cardinals (1937).
  • June 13 – Len Rice, 73, backup catcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1944) and the Chicago Cubs (1945).
  • June 15 – Eddie Lopat, 73, All-Star pitcher who combined with Allie Reynolds and Vic Raschi to form the heart of the New York Yankees rotation through five World Series championships from 1949 through 1953, while also leading the American League in both earned run average (2.42) and won-lost percentage (.800) in 1953; manager of the Kansas City Athletics from 1963 to June 10, 1964.
  • June 16 – Rita Meyer, 65, shortstop and pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
  • June 22 – Rufus Baker, 73, shortstop/catcher/outfielder for the New York Black Yankees from 1943 to 1948.
  • June 24 – Vern Curtis, 72, pitcher in parts of three seasons for the Washington Senators between 1943 and 1946.
  • June 27 – Sandy Amorós, 62, Cuban left fielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, best remembered for a spectacular catch in Game 7 of the 1955 World Series.
  • June 27 – Bob Harvey, 74, outfielder who appeared in six seasons (1943–1948) for the Newark Eagles; led Negro National League in hitting (.430) in 1944 and selected an All-Star in 1948.
  • June 27 – Frank Jelincich, 74, outfielder who played briefly for the Chicago Cubs in the 1941 season.
  • June 27 – Woody Main, 70, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in parts of four seasons spanning 1948–1953.

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  • July   3 – George Staller, 76, backup outfielder for the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics, who later developed a distinguished career as a scout, also serving as first base coach on Earl Weaver's Baltimore Orioles staff from 1968 to 1975, while working on the Orioles' three consecutive American League championship teams (1969–1971) and the 1970 World Series champion.
  • July   3 – Slim Vaughan, 82, right-hander who hurled in nine games for the Newark Dodgers of the Negro National League in 1934.
  • July 10 – Walt Masters, 85, Canadian pitcher who played for the Washington Senators (1931), Philadelphia Phillies (1937) and Philadelphia Athletics (1939), and also an American football halfback and quarterback in the National Football League during three seasons between 1936 and 1944.
  • July 14 – Willie Wynn, 74, catcher for three Negro leagues teams, principally the Newark Eagles, between 1944 and 1948.
  • July 27 – Salty Parker, 80, backup infielder for the 1936 Detroit Tigers, who later posted a 20-year minor league managing record of 920–858 (.517), and also coached for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles/California Angels, New York Mets and Houston Astros between 1958 and 1979, while serving brief stints as manager of the Mets (1967) and the Astros (1972).

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  • August   5 – Jim Marquis, 91, pitcher who played briefly for the New York Yankees during the 1925 season.
  • August   5 – Lefty Wilkie, 77, Canadian pitcher who appeared in 68 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1941 to 1942 and again in 1946.
  • August 15 – Oran Frazier, 83, second baseman for the 1932 Montgomery Grey Sox of the Negro Southern League.
  • August 22 – Flit Holliday, 78, outfielder for the 1938 Atlanta Black Crackers of the Negro American League.
  • August 29 – Andy Gilbert, 78, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox in 1942 and 1946; successful minor league manager, posting a record of 2,055–1,959 (.512) with five league titles during 29 seasons spanning 1950–1982; coach for San Francisco Giants, 1972–1975.

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  • September   5 – Ron Davis, 50, outfielder who played from 1962 through 1969 for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, while collecting a .233 average with 10 home runs and 79 RBIs in 295 games.
  • September   5 – Billy Herman, 83, Hall of Fame second baseman and a 10-time All-Star for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates between 1931 and 1947; batted .304 lifetime, scored 100 runs five times, and led the National League in hits, doubles and triples once each and in putouts seven times; manager of the Pirates in 1947 and the Boston Red Sox from October 3, 1964, through September 7, 1966; longtime coach.
  • September 15 – Pedro Formental, 77, Cuban-born centerfielder whose career included stints in the Cuban Winter League, Mexican League, Negro American League (Memphis Red Sox, 1947), and Organized Baseball's minor leagues during the 1940s and 1950s.
  • September 20 – Joe Fillmore, 78, pitcher for the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro National League (1941–1942, 1945–1946).
  • September 22 – Aurelio López, 44, All-Star Mexican relief pitcher who posted a 62–36 record with a 3.56 ERA and 93 saves in 11 seasons for the Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros, which included two seasons of 21 saves for the Tigers from 1979 to 1980 and was also a member of the 1984 World Series champion Tigers.
  • September 23 – Bernice Gera, 61, who became the first female umpire to officiate a professional baseball game, which took place on June 24, 1972, in the New York–Penn League in Geneva, New York.
  • September 24 – Rufus Ligon, 89, southpaw pitcher and outfielder whose Negro leagues career included stints with the 1932 Little Rock Grays and 1944–1945 Memphis Red Sox.
  • September 27 – Hal Smith, 90, middle-relief pitcher who posted a 12–11 record and a 3.77 ERA in 51 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1932 to 1935.

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  • October   4 – Augie Prudhomme, 89, pitcher for the 1929 Detroit Tigers.
  • October   9 – Mike Guerra, 79, Cuban catcher who played for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox during 10 seasons spanning 1937–1951, and also a manager in the minors and the Mexican and Venezuelan winter leagues.
  • October 10 – Willie Hutchinson, 71, pitcher/outfielder for the Kansas City Monarchs and Memphis Red Sox of the Negro American League between 1939 and 1946.
  • October 15 – Jackie Sullivan, 74, second baseman who played in one game for the Detroit Tigers in 1944.
  • October 17 – John O'Connell, 88, backup catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1928 and 1929.
  • October 19 – Atley Donald, 82, New York Yankees pitcher who had a lifetime record of 65–33 for a winning percentage of .663; member of three (1939, 1941, 1943) World Series champions.
  • October 20 – Spider Wilhelm, 63, shortstop for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics.
  • October 21 – Joe Dwyer, 89, pinch-hitter in 12 games for the 1937 Cincinnati Reds; outfielder who played in minor leagues for 21 seasons.
  • October 22 – Red Barber, 84, broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees from 1934 to 1966 who, along with pal Mel Allen, earned the Ford Frick Award honors in its first class from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
  • October 23 – Lou Rochelli, 73, second baseman in five games for the 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers; one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II.
  • October 26 – Dottie Green, 71, catcher and chaperone, who participated in all 12 seasons of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

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  • November   3 – Boze Berger, 82, infielder for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox during six seasons between 1932 and 1939.
  • November   3 – Chris Van Cuyk, 65, pitcher who played from 1950 through 1952 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
  • November   4 – Andy Varga, 61, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs during the 1950–1952 seasons.
  • November   5 – Dick Hahn, 76, backup catcher for the 1940 Washington Senators.
  • November   5 – Rod Scurry, 36, middle relief pitcher who posted a 19–32 record with a 3.24 ERA and 39 saves for three teams between 1980 and 1988, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1980 to 1985.
  • November 10 – Chuck Connors, 71, first baseman for the 1951 Chicago Cubs who gained stardom as an actor on the television series The Rifleman.
  • November 13 – Johnny Ostrowski, 75, utility outfielder/third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators from 1943 to 1950.
  • November 13 – Wally Shaner, 92, left fielder who played from 1923 to 1929 for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds.
  • November 13 – Claude Wilborn, 80, right fielder for the 1940 Boston Bees.
  • November 16 – Louis Nippert, 88, Cincinnati attorney who was co-owner of the Reds from 1967 to 1973 and majority owner from 1973 to 1981; during this period, the "Big Red Machine" captured four National League pennants and two World Series titles.
  • November 16 – Gene Schott, 79, pitcher who played from 1935 through 1939 with the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers.
  • November 20 – Stan Wasiak, 72, former catcher who managed in minor league baseball for 37 straight seasons (1950–1986), setting records for most games managed and games won.
  • November 27 – Walt Tauscher, 90, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1928 and the Washington Senators in 1931, who also won 263 games in the minor leagues and managed at that level for five seasons.
  • November 29 – Tuck Stainback, 81, backup outfielder for seven different major league teams from 1934 to 1946, who single-handedly prevented Carl Hubbell from pitching a perfect game in 1938.

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  • December   1 – Chile Gómez, 91, Mexican infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies between 1935 and 1942.
  • December   1 – Sam Lowry, 72, pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1942 and 1943 seasons.
  • December   9 – Carl Barger, 62, attorney and executive; first club president of the expansion Florida Marlins, from July 8, 1991 until his death; previously, president of the Pirates from 1987 to 1991.
  • December 10 – Babe Phelps, 84, catcher for the Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates in a span of 11 seasons from 1931 to 1942, whose .367 batting average in 1936 remains the highest for any major league catcher in the modern era (1901–present).
  • December 12 – Rube Walker, 66, backup catcher for the 1948–1951 Chicago Cubs and 1951–1958 Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers; later a longtime pitching coach for the Washington Senators, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves, who developed and nurtured the five-man rotation, including the pitching staff of the 1969 Amazin' Mets.
  • December 15 – Dick Mulligan, 74, pitcher who played in parts of three seasons with the Washington Senators (1941), Philadelphia Phillies (1946) and Boston Braves (1946–1947).
  • December 25 – Ed Donnelly, 60, relief pitcher for the 1959 Chicago Cubs, appearing in nine games.
  • December 26 – Tom Gorman, 67, relief pitcher who played from 1952 to 1959 for the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics.
  • December 28 – Sal Maglie, nicknamed "The Barber", 75, All-Star pitcher for all three New York teams, primarily the Giants, during the 1950s, whose hardnosed style personified the rivalry among the Big Apple franchises; posted a 119–62 record and a 3.15 ERA in 303 career appearances, despite missing four seasons (1946–1949) under suspension for jumping to the outlaw Mexican League; also briefly appeared for the Indians and Cardinals; led National League in wins (1951) and ERA (1950), member of three NL champs and one World Series winner (1954 as a Giant); threw a no-hitter (as a Dodger), September 25, 1956 vs. Philadelphia.

References edit

  1. ^ "National Pastime". Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. ^ "Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals Box Score: May 9, 1992". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ Murray Chass (1992-11-11). "BASEBALL; Look What Wind Blew Back: Baseball's Giants". The New York Times. p. B11.

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