Deaths 1918 in baseball

1 deaths

1.1 january–february
1.2 march–april
1.3 may–june
1.4 july–august
1.5 september–october
1.6 november–december

deaths
january–february

january 9 – george ulrich, 48, national league outfielder played between 1892 , 1896 washington senators, cincinnati reds , new york giants.
january 24 – mike gaule, 48, outfielder 1889 louisville colonels of american association.
february 2 – jack crooks, 52, second baseman played 4 different teams between 1889 , 1896, , managed 1892 st. louis browns of national league.
february 5 – carl druhot, 35, pitcher played 1906 1907 cincinnati reds , st. louis cardinals.
february 21 – john fogarty, 53, outfielder 1885 st. louis maroons of national league.

march–april

march 2 – george kaiserling, 24, pitcher played 1914 through 1915 indianapolis hoosiers , newark pepper of federal league.
march 4 – lon ury, 40, first baseman 1903 st. louis cardinals.
march 10 – jim mccormick, 61, pitcher posted 265–214 record 2.43 era 6 different teams between 1878 , 1897, regarded first ballplayer born in glasgow appear in major league game.
march 22 – jim holdsworth, 67, shortstop 7 different teams in 9 season career spanned between 1870 , 1884.
march 24 – jack farrell, 25, second baseman played 1914 1915 chicago whales.
april 6 – bill bowman, 49, catcher 1891 chicago colts.
april 6 – newt halliday, 21, first baseman 1916 pittsburgh pirates.
april 9 – ed wilkinson, 27, outfielder , infielder 1912 new york highlanders of american league.
april 10 – owen shannon, 38, backup catcher 1907 washington senators of american league.
april 25 – dave williams, 37, pitcher 1902 boston americans of american league.

may–june

may 4 – maury uhler, 31, outfielder 1914 cincinnati reds.
may 15 – patsy tebeau, 53, 19th-century infielder/manager cleveland , st. louis national league teams.
may 24 – chris mcfarland, 56, outfielder 1884 baltimore monumentals of union association.
may 24 – ralph sharman, 23, outfielder 1917 philadelphia athletics, drowned while serving in world war i.
may 26 – george bone, 43, shortstop 1901 milwaukee brewers of american league.
june 11 – mike hickey, 46, second baseman appeared in 1 game 1899 boston beaneaters of national league.
june 12 – larry ressler, 69, outfielder played during 1875 season washington nationals of national association, recognized first player born in france play in american professional baseball.
june 14 – george wheeler, 36, pinch hitter played in 3 games cincinnati reds in 1910 season.
june 21 – davy force, 68, shortstop posted .249 average 1060 hits , 653 runs scored in 1029 games 9 different teams between 1871 , 1886.
june 25 – jake beckley, 50, owner of major league record career games first baseman, .308 career hitter retired second hits in major league history.

july–august

july 17 – elmer horton, 48, pitcher pittsburgh pirates (1896) , brooklyn bridegrooms (1898).
july 21 – larry pape, 35, pitcher posted 12–9 record , 2.81 era boston red sox in part of 3 seasons between 1909 , 1912 , later pitched triple-a buffalo bisons in 1913.
august 3 – mike lawlor, 64, catcher nl troy trojans in 1880 , ua washington nationals in 1884.

september–october

september 10 – ed cassian, 50, pitcher nl philadelphia phillies , ua washington statesmen during 1891 season.
september 12 – ernie beam, 51, pitcher 1895 philadelphia phillies.
september 28 – john frill, 39, pitcher new york highlanders, st. louis browns , cincinnati reds between 1910 , 1912.
october 4 – phil routcliffe, 47, canadian outfielder played 1890 pittsburgh alleghenys of national league.
october 5 – eddie grant, 35, infielder cleveland naps, phiildelphia phillies, cincinnati reds , new york giants between 1905 , 1917, killed in action while serving in world war i.
october 7 – bun troy, 30, german-born pitcher 1912 detroit tigers, killed in action while serving u.s. army during world war i.
october 9 – fred gaiser, 33, german pitcher played st. louis cardinals during 1908 season.
october 10 – george leclair, 31, canadian pitcher played 1914 1915 in federal league pittsburgh rebels, buffalo blues , baltimore terrapins.
october 12 – alex burr, 24, outfielder 1914 new york yankees, killed in airplane accident while serving in world war i.
october 12 – harry glenn, 28, backup catcher 1915 st. louis cardinals.
october 18 – tom reilly, 34, shortstop in parts of 3 seasons st. louis cardinals (1908–1909) , cleveland naps (1914).
october 21 – harry chapman, 30, catcher played in 3 different leagues 1912 1916 chicago cubs, cincinnati reds, st. louis terriers , st. louis browns.
october 26 – charlie rhodes, 33, pitched cardinals , reds between 1906 , 1909.
october 31 – charlie hilsey, 54, pitcher , outfielder played nl philadelphia quakers (1883) , aa philadelphia athletics (1884).

november–december

november 7 – mike tiernan, 51, right fielder played exclusively new york giants 1887 through 1899, compiling .311 average 106 home runs, 853 rbi, 1316 runs , 428 stolen bases in 1478 games.
november 8 – larry chappell, 28, outfielder chicago white sox, cleveland indians , boston braves 1913 1917, died in army camp spanish flu pandemic while serving in world war i.
december 4 – walt dickson, 40, pitched 1910 through 1915 boston braves, pittsburgh rebels , new york giants.
december 8 – ed mincher, 67, national association outfielder played 1868 1872 baltimore marylands, fort wayne kekiongas , washington nationals.
december 10 – lester dole, 63, outfielder 1875 new haven elm citys of national association.
december 13 – frank arellanes, 36, mexican-american pitcher boston red sox 1908 1910, died in san jose, california, victim of spanish flu pandemic.
december 20 – silk o loughlin, 48, american league umpire since 1902 worked in record ten no-hitters , introduced practice of shouting calls balls, strikes , outs.
december 25 – bob blakiston, 63, outfielder played 1882 1884 in american association philadelphia athletics , indianapolis hoosiers.