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Willie Randolph, of the Yankees, tumbled over Baylor after throwing to first base to complete a double play in 1977.
Ray Stubblebine/Associated Press; thumbnail, John Swart/Associated Press, 1982
Don Baylor
Died on August 7, 2017 at age 68
Baylor was a respected outfielder and designated hitter who won the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1979 and mastered the peculiar art of being hit by a pitch.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.