Tommy Gastall from the Chronology

Sep 20, 1956 - Second year Orioles catcher Tommy Gastall‚ 24‚ is killed when the small plane he is flying crashes into the Chesapeake Bay. The $40‚000 bonus baby had been a quarterback at Boston College and his premature death is eerily similar to that of Harry Agganis‚ a quarterback at Boston University‚ who died in his 2nd year with the Red Sox‚ in 1955.