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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1846 Charlie Pabor
1853 Martin Flaherty
1859 Joseph H. (Cyclone) Miller
1881 Bob Vail
1882 John Kane
1883 Herbert Jackson
1890 Mike Gonzalez
1891 Wesley Peter (Paddy) Siglin
1893 Joe Sargent
1894 Otto Neu
1894 Lefty Williams
1896 George Louis (Kewpie) Pennington
1901 Charlie Smith
1906 Tommy Dukes
1909 Johnny Reder
1910 Fred (Dixie) Walker
1910 Tom Seats
1917 Charlie Cuellar
1920 Otis Davis
1921 Clyde Vollmer
1925 Wally Hood
1929 Jim Mangan
1931 Mike Krsnich
1938 George Banks
1939 Dick Nen
1940 Curt Motton
1942 Chuck Nieson
1946 Lou Camilli
1947 Norm Angelini
1948 Eric Soderholm
1949 Don Kirkwood
1952 Rod Gilbreath
1955 Gorman Heimueller
1956 Hubie Brooks
1958 Jim Acker
1958 Larry White
1962 Doug Davis
1964 Rafael Palmeiro
1964 Jim Neidlinger
1965 Scott Leius
1966 Kevin Koslofski
1966 Chris George
1966 Bernard Gilkey
1970 Paul Spoljaric
1971 Kevin Millar
1971 Jamie Burke
1973 Carlton Loewer
1973 Jesse Garcia
1974 John McDonald
1975 Mario Encarnacion
1976 Ben Broussard
1979 Nate Cornejo
1980 Levale Speigner
1982 Jeff Karstens
1983 Travis Ishikawa
1984 Scott Carroll
1984 Rafael Rodriguez
1987 Jake Goebbert
1988 James Jones
1988 Hunter Strickland
1988 Moises Sierra
1989 Jake Buchanan
1989 Matt Ramsey
1990 Wynton Bernard
1991 Michael Ynoa
1993 Drew Smith
1993 Jose Torres
1995 Levi Jordan
1997 Declan Cronin
2000 Declan Pauley

OBITUARIES:

1888 John Bass

Newspapers suggest that Bass died on this date of tuberculosis. Official baseball sites say September 25th – I’ll list him on each.

1910 George Boone

Boone’s baseball career is just a blip in his short but productive life.  Boone managed businesses, became a banker, and hailed from one of Louisville’s most prominent families.  Bothered for years with various anxieties and an inability to sleep, he accidentally overdosed on a sleeping medicine prepared by his family doctor.

“Overdoes of Medicine Fatal,” Louisville Courier-Journal, September 25, 1910: 1.

1913 Fred Roat

Can’t find out what took Fred (Rix) Roat to the next league, but his exit point was at his mother’s house in Oregon, IL – which happens to be the city in which he entered our world.

“Fred Roat Passes Away,” Rockford Republic, October 3, 1913: 12.

1933 Mike Donlin

Worthy of a book, and finally there’s one out there.  Donlin died of a heart attack at his home in Hollywood, CA..

“Great Baseball Player Dies – Formerly of Here,” Rushville Republican, September 25, 1933: 1.

1941 Lou Castro
1946 Jeff Tesreau

Tesreau suffered a massive stroke that paralyzed his right side and vocal cords on September 20.  He died a few days later.

“Jeff Tesreau, Famed Pitching Star, Dies,” The Times (San Mateo, CA), September 25, 1946: 9.

1956 Walter Marbet

Lung cancer took Marbet to the next league.

1958 Bill Jackson

Jackson spent parts of two seasons with the Chicago Whales of the Federal League, then went to manage for five years with Peoria in the minors.  Possessed of smarts and leadership skills, he was a former pitcher whose arm injury necessitated a move to first base and (occasionally) the outfield.  In later years he helped start a sporting goods business before moving to real estate.

Heart disease finally claimed Jackson at 77 (or 73, as the cited article suggests he was born in 1885 and not 1881).

“Bill Jackson, Baseball Figure, Dies,” Peoria Evening Journal Star, September 24, 1958: D11.

1963 Daff Gammons

John Gammons was a multi-sport star…  He played with the St. Louis Browns until a hand injury ended his baseball career.  He also played professional football with Duquene (and both sports at Brown University) and later was a state champion golfer in Rhode Island.  He went to law school, managed a real estate and insurance business, and even spent a term in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.  A full life that ended due to natural causes after a brief illness.

“Gammons, Former Browns Star, Dies,” Springfield (MA) Union, September 25, 1963: 51.

1965 Cliff Knox

After a nice baseball career, the three-sport star became a college baseball coach at William Penn and a referee for the Missouri Valley Conference and the Big Eight.  Bud Knox was in a highway accident while driving a tractor in 1961 and was never the same after that, fighting illnesses including having had surgery, before he passed to the next league due to complications associated with pneumonia.

“Rites Monday for Bud Knox,” Des Moines Register, September 25, 1965: 19.

1967 John Allen

Allen got in a single game with the Baltimore Terrapins in 1913 – one game as a major leaguer, but it counts.  He also served in World War I and spent nearly two decades with Fairfchild Aircraft before he retired.  Allen fell ill and died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital in Hagerstown, MD.

Obit, Hagerstown Daily Mail, September 25, 1967: 13.

1973 Tommy Nelson

Hollywood Nelson had a long minor league career but just 40 games with the 1945 Boston Braves.  He died at his home in San Diego.

1973 Bruce Sloan
1974 Dick Porter
1977 Sherm Lollar
1978 Lyman Bostock

Gunshot wounds – he had been shot the previous night.

1980 Ernie Shore
1980 Bill Ayers
1990 Johnny Werts
1992 Rufus Ligon
1993 Izzy Goldstein
1996 Red Embree
2005 Frank Smith
2008 Mickey Vernon
2009 Del Bates
2015 Ed Sukla
2020 Paul Pettit

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!!

1916 Marty Kavanaugh’s grand slam is the first hit by a pinch hitter in MLB history. And, it gives Cleveland the win over Boston, 5 – 3.

1940 Jimmie Foxx hits his 500th career homer off of George Caster. At the time, only Babe Ruth would have that many homers.

1974 Al Kaline gets his 3,000th hit off of Dave McNally.

TRANSACTION WIRE:

1961 Houston signs amateur free agent pitcher Tom Burgmeier.

1978 Milwaukee signs amateur free agent hitter David Green.

1990 The Yankees release Deion Sanders – so he can play football…

1998 The Angels sign amateur free agent pitcher Francisco Rodriguez.