1998 in baseball

Deaths

• February 11 - Mike Fornieles, 66, an All-Star pitcher who played with the Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins in a span of 12 years.
• May 16 - Rufino Linares, 77, an outfielder for the Atlanta Braves and California Angels.
• May 19 - Ray Noble, 79, a catcher who played with the New York Giants.
• June 10 - Jim Hearn, 77, an All-Star pitcher who played with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies.
• June 21 - Al Campanis, 81, a Major League Baseball player and executive.
• July 19 - Elmer Valo, 77, who played for nine teams in a 20-season career, with most of his time spent as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics.
• July 27 - Bill Tuttle, 69, an 11-year career outfielder who played with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics and Minnesota Twins.
• August 6 - Jack Brickhouse, 82, the long?time voice of the Cubs
• August 17 - Johnny Lipon, 76, a shortstop for the Tigers, Red Sox, St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds.
• September 17 - Chet Hoff, 107, at time of his death the oldest living ex-major leaguer, who pitched for the NY Yankees and St. Louis Browns and struck out the first batter he ever faced, Ty Cobb
• September 30 - Dan Quisenberry, 45, a star relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.
• October 6 - Mark Belanger, 54, an All-Star shortstop and eight-time Gold Glove Award winner.
• October 14 - Denny Galehouse, 76, a pitcher who won 109 games with the Browns and Red Sox.
• November 10 - Hal Newhouser, 77, a Hall of Famer and seven-time All-Star pitcher in a 17-year career.
• November 16 - Russ Meyer, 65, who pitched for the Cubs, Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Red Sox and Athletics.
• November 20, Dick Sisler, 78, an All-Star outfielder and first baseman who played for the Cardinals, Phillies and Reds.
• November 23 - Bob Betts, 70, the public announcer at Milwaukee County Stadium for 23 seasons.