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===February===
*February 5 – [[Barney Dreyfuss]], 66, Hall of Fame executive and owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900; the main force behind creation of the World Series in {{baseball year|1903}}; his Pirates won six National League pennants and two World Series titles ({{baseball year|1909}}, {{baseball year|1925}}); constructed [[Forbes Field]], the first modern steel and concrete ballpark ({{by|1909}}); previously owned the Louisville Colonels when they were a major-league team.
*February 6 – [[Lyman Drake]], 79, outfielder for the 1884 Washington Nationals.
*February 12 – [[John Shearon]], 61, outfielder who played with the Cleveland Spiders in the 1891 and 1896 seasons.
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