John Thomas Deering (June 25, 1879 â February 15, 1943) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Detroit Tigers and the New York Highlanders. He batted and threw right-handed.
He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. After retiring from baseball, Deering became an employee of the Pope Lumber Company in Beverly, Massachusetts. He died on February 15, 1943 at the age of 62. He was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Beverly.