Welcome to Today In Baseball History for Thursday, August 17, 2017.

Major League baseball players who died on this date...

• 1914 - Steinfeldt, Harry
• 1920 - Chapman, Ray
• 1930 - Maskrey, Harry
• 1934 - Potts, Dan
• 1940 - Baker, Bock
• 1950 - O'Connor, Paddy
• 1950 - Gilman, Pit
• 1951 - Wylie, Ren
• 1951 - Crandall, Doc
• 1961 - McCandless, Jack
• 1964 - Felsch, Happy
• 1967 - Caldwell, Ray
• 1968 - More, Forrest
• 1969 - Shellenback, Frank
• 1974 - Barrett, Johnny
• 1975 - Schulte, Jack
• 1976 - Tooley, Bert
• 1980 - Iott, Hooks
• 1980 - Goldman, Jonah
• 1982 - Meixell, Moxie
• 1986 - Vick, Sammy
• 1989 - Frankhouse, Fred
• 1993 - Sima, Al
• 1998 - Lipon, Johnny
• 1999 - Heflin, Randy
• 2002 - Bloodworth, Jimmy
• 2007 - Sanders, Dee