Baseball deaths

The Game Room
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Recent baseball deaths for those interested. I’ll be going in backwards chronologically from when I, personally, learned of their passings. They are all major league players unless otherwise noted. I use the term “recent” very liberally.

Dave Henderson died.

Dick Barone died.

Jim O’Toole died.

George Burpo died.

Evelio Hernandez died.

Hal Brown died.

Gus Gil died.

Ramon de los Santos died.

Ken Johnson died.

Willie Royster died.

I’ll add a little to this thread every day.

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All are major league players unless otherwise noted.

Lois Sheffield (AAGPBL) died.

Alan Koch died.

Joe Strauss (writer) died.

Phil Pepe (writer) died.

Kerry Dineen died.

Bobby Dews (coach) died.

Jim Stump died.

Carmelo Castillo died.

George Genovesedied.

Tommy Hanson died.

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Yogi Berra died

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The DA will use this admission to prove premeditation at your trial.

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All are major league players unless otherwise noted.

Jane Badini (AAGPBL) died.

Rhoda Linehan (AAGPBL) died.

Carlos Diaz died.

Fred Besanadied.

Eddie Milner died.

Norm Siebern died.

John Tsitouris died.

Gerry Hancock died.

Hal Schacker died.

S. Lee Ross (owner) died.

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All are major league players unless otherwise noted.

Jose Herrera died. <— news of his death did not reach researchers until recently

P.J. Carey (coach) died.

Neill Sheridan died.

Dean Chance died.

Ed Sukla died.

Richard Rainwater (owner) died.

Cal Neeman died.

Tom Kelley died.

Walter Young died.

Alex Monchak died.

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Omigod! This is worse than the plot to kill alternative doctors!!!

What could be the motive? Was someone tired of hearing their stories? MLB resented paying their pensions?

*a special salute to Dave Henderson, whose photo should be in the dictionary to illustrate the definition of “clutch”.

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The good news–the OP was back on this afternoon and hasn’t post more names.

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All are major league players unless otherwise noted.

Don Miles died. <— died in 2011, death not known until 2015.

Ian MacDonald (sportswriter) died.

Eileen O’Brien (AAGPBL)died.

Gene Elston (broadcaster) died.

Joaquin Andujardied.

Barney Schultz died.

Randy Wiles died.

Erma Bergmann (AAGPBL)died.

Milo Hamilton (broadcaster) died.

Doc Daugherty died.

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Let’s go wayyyyy back to 2010. This is the farthest back I’m going to go.

Keith Drumright:

http://astrosdaily.com/players/obits/Drumright_Keith.html

Gene Hermanski

Nellie King

Joe L. Brown - executive

Satch Davidson - Umpire

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?pid=144938665

Cal McLish

Jake Jacobs

http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/2010/aug/30/lamar-gary-jake-jacob/

Eddie Phillips

Al LaMacchia

Wayne Twitchell

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/twitcwa01.shtml

Don Lang

Ray Coleman

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/2a7c4c90e4ba6b
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Jimmy McMath

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/64b9b12d3a3eebac#

Al Pilarcik

Bob Shaw

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=13&articleid=20100927_11_A18_CUTLIN617710

Dale Roberts

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roberda04.shtml
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/4f478e8735f49cae/3fcfc15c64122211?lnk=gst&q="Dale+Roberts"#3fcfc15c64122211

Joe Lis

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lisjo01.shtml
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/oct/20/players-mourn-lis-death/

Maury Allen (sportswriter)

Valmy Thomas

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thomava01.shtml
http://politicalnews.me/?id=5743&keys=Congresswoman-Donna-Christensen-BaseballPlayer

**Tony Roig
**
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roigto01.shtml
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Anton+"Tony"-Roig&lc=2397&pid=146159932&mid=4417959

Bill Jennings

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jennibi01.shtml
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/aa51cba7fc3fa407

Otey Clark

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clarkot01.shtml
http://www.rivertowns.net/event/article/id/29899/publisher_ID/18/

Rudy Rufer

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruferru01.shtml
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsday/obituary.aspx?n=rudolf-rufer-rudy&pid=146264718&fhid=5045

Gene Fodge

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fodgege01.shtml
http://www.tributes.com/show/Gene-Fodge-89689482

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Promise?

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Yeah, I’m going from a thread I started on another site and it’s start date was late 2010.

I can’t believe I’ve been this obsessed with people dying for more than five years.

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Eddie Milner died? Huh.

Eddie Milner was a player who I wonder if you could replay it from when he was 20 he might not end up in the Hall of Fame. He was very fast, a very good defensive outfielder, and he could hit for contact and didn’t strike out much. His batting averages don’t really make sense in light of his speed and his ability to put the bat on the ball. But the Reds weren’t very good at developing talent then and they took forever to move him through the minor league system.

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Don Miles died. <— died in 2011, death not known until 2015.

His career sum total was that he played 8 games for the Dodgers in 1958 and batted .182

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Today’s dose of death:

Artie Wilson

Clyde King

**Dave Niehaus **(broadcaster)

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101110&content_id=16061742&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

Jay Van Noy

George Estock

Sam Holmes (Negro Leaguer)

Ed Kirkpatrick

Hal Bamberger

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/b628d60a31493064/64c95be7ca9a1f4b?lnk=gst&q=bamberger#64c95be7ca9a1f4b

Danny McDevitt

http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20101121/SPORTS02/11210370/1118/Ex-Dodger-pitcher-McDevitt-dies

Tom Underwood

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/02be82f55791c51c

Steve Kuczek

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20101123&Kategori=obits&Class=1&Type=CAT2000&Lopenr=11230438&Selected=5

Gil McDougald

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/29/1949141/longtime-yankee-mcdougald-dies.html#ixzz16jQU3azT

Bill Werle

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?n=william-werle&pid=146875259

R C Stevens

Art Mahan

http://www.mcall.com/sports/baseball/phillies/mc-pa--obit-mahan-1209-20101209,0,4510250.story

**George Binks
**

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/15370d2700f198aa/300c5c887da20f19?lnk=raot

Cal Emery

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/centredaily/obituary.aspx?n=calvin-emery-cal&pid=147131995#ixzz18JxttoTe

Walt Dropo

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dropowa01.shtml
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101218&content_id=16344986&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

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Your daily dose of the deceased.

Phil Cavarretta

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/18/AR2010121803919.html

Ken Lehman

Bill Lajoie (general manager)

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/12/28/report-bill-lajoie-longtime-baseball-executive-dies-at-76/

Steve Boros

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AtpkQzPLAeREvzbt0Vu4gdMRvLYF?slug=ap-obit-boros

Karl Olson

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/2a8471543e28e435

John Rice (umpire)

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=john-l-rice&pid=147611886&fhid=2596

Ryne Duren

http://online.wsj.com/article/APd60d9df4f3174ccdba1352dfd5f09e85.html

Dave Sisler

Red Borom

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/fea0f626083a8899#

Jose Vidal

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/9c6b692c006ed19d#

Francisco de la Rosa

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.listindiario.com.do/el-deporte/2011/1/8/172748/Muere-ex-lanzador-Francisco-de-la-Rosa

Roy Hartsfield

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=roy-hartsfield&pid=147886618&fhid=5288

Carroll Beringer (coach)

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/18/2778441/carroll-beringer-left-his-mark.html

Gus Zernial

George Crowe

Perry Currin

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary.aspx?n=perry-currin&pid=148079275

**Ron Piche
**

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pichero01.shtml

Woodie Fryman

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frymawo01.shtml
**
Tony Malinosky**

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gM1CcgbzSevYS7D3mIBjTjRTAFCg?docId=5903605
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/malinto01.shtml

Chuck Tanner

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110211&content_id=16621286&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tannech01.shtml

Cliff Dapper

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dappecl01.shtml

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Tony Phillips

Jim Davenport

Marie Ziegler (AAGPBL)

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=Marie-E-Zeigler&pid=173389476
http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/profiles/zeigler-marie/466

Alice Hoover (AAPGBL)

http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/articles/hoover-alice-10-27-1928--12-10-2014/255
http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/profiles/hoover-alice/333

Gino Cimoli

Joe Frazier (not the boxer)

Buddy Lewis

http://www.gastongazette.com/news/major-55245-buddy-remembering.html

Butch McCord (Negro Leaguer)

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110128/SPORTS04/101280337/Nashville-baseball-icon-Butch-McCord-dies-85?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|p

Cecil Kaiser (Negro Leaguer)

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110214&content_id=16633396&vkey=news_det&c_id=det

Drew Baur (owner)
**
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2011/02/20/andrew-baur-dies.html
**
Spook Jacobs

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/dbadb04bc542e7e1?pli=1

Greg Goossen

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/0bdb1998e0bc4843

Duke Snider

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/02/27/duke.snider.obit/

Mitchell Page

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/03/former-outfielder-coach-mitchell-page-dead-at-59/1

**
Bill Deck (Negro Leaguer)**

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/38afca4dcdb72202?pli=1

Jose Ortiz

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/b4a818c2ebffc291

**Frank Dezelan (umpire)
**
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110309&content_id=16875124&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

Marty Marion

Tom Dunbar

http://www.voy.com/221392/60593.html

Bob McNamara

Fred Sanford

Tom McAvoy

Charlie Metro

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/metroch01.shtml

Bob Rush

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=robert-rush-bob&pid=149568156&fhid=6533
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rushbo01.shtml

Normie Roy

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/b6e45389669a769e?pli=1
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/royno01.shtml

**Lou Gorman (GM)
**

Tom Silverio

http://www.almomento.net/news/130/ARTICLE/84216/2011-04-02.html
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/silveto01.shtml

Larry Shepard (manager)

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/shepala99.shtml

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Eddie Joost

http://articles.philly.com/2011-04-14/news/29417745_1_eddie-joost-pete-suder-new-manager

**Reno Bertoia
**

Bobo Osborne

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/5c786d7e2a480276

Bill Kinnamon (umpire)

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=150322456

Stanley “Doc” Glenn (Negro Leaguer)

http://www.phillytrib.com/tribune/baseballheadlines/18794-local-negro-leaguer-stanley-doc-glenn-dies.html

Elmer Carter (Negro Leaguer)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/20/3565157/obituary-elmer-carter-100-was.html#ixzz1K5jdqGQO

**Emilio Navarro (Negro Leaguer)
**
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jSMF472u6GgSCt_jPSEgJUr2bW5g?docId=6720177

Bobby Thompson

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charlotte/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=150652268
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thompbo01.shtml

Duane Pillette

Mike Krsnich

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jsonline/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=150839407

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Dick Walsh (executive)

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110510&content_id=18894162&vkey=news_la&c_id=la
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Walsh
**
Bill Bergesch (executive)
**
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/former-cincinnati-reds-general-manager-bill-bergesch-dies-at-age-89/2011/05/11/AFw1eeuG_story.html

**Al Grunwald
**
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/BaseballNecrology/message/3174

Cardell Camper

http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/BaseballNecrology/message/3174

**Mel Queen
**
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-obit-melqueen

Jim Heise

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-04-27/news/os-obituary-jim-heise-042811-20110427_1_graduation-day-administrators-students

Jim Pyburn

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/Former-Georgia-assistant-Jim-Pyburn-dies-at-78-1391657.php#ixzz1NCmDc100

Carlos Pascual

http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2011/05/12/940038/fallece-el-ex-pelotero-cubano.html#ixzz1NCmfQRkl

Paul Splittorff

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-obit-splittorff

Eugene Smith (Negro Leaguer)

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gene_Smith

Bill Harris

Jose Pagan

Jim Northrup

http://www.freep.com/article/20110608/SPORTS02/110608044/Jim-Northrup-hero-1968-champion-Tigers-dies-71

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Crazy Schmit, whose promising career was inexplicably cut short after his breakout 2 and 17 season with Cleveland.