JOHN BAKAY, a minor leaguer who played in the Georgia-Florida League, Western Association and Piedmont League for the Cardinals organization from 1941-42 and 1946-47, died Jan. 15 in Belleville, Ill. He was 96.
LEON “LEE” BERAN, a minor league righthanded reliever who played for the Pirates organization from 1951-52 and in ’55, died March 20 in Emporia, Kan. He was 87.
JAMES “JIM” BERNARDO, a minor leaguer who played in the Coastal Plain League for the Cardinals organization in 1952, died March 14 in DuBois, Pa. He was 85.
RICHARD “DICK” BOLLI, a righthander who pitched in the Appalachian and Sophomore leagues from 1960-61 and in the California League in 1964, died March 13 in Farmington, N.M. He was 77.
GREGORY “GREG” BOOKER, a righthander who pitched for the Padres,…