1918 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1918 calendar year. Note that our tracking for deaths is not 100% complete and it is based on available public information as many former non-MLB player deaths may not be captured. The Cause of Death is not always available for a particular player.

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Grid Filters		Major Leaguers PRO Players Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Bob Blakiston	1918-12-26	---	63.084	OF-3B	5-8	180	---	---	1855-10-02	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1882-1884	1882-1884
Frank Arellanes	1918-12-13	---	36.318	P	6-0	180	R	R	1882-01-28	Santa Cruz,CA		MLB	1908-1910	1908-1910
Lester Dole	1918-12-10	---	63.154	OF	5-11	---	---	---	1855-07-08	Meriden,CT		MLB	1875-1875	1875-1875
Walt Dickson	1918-12-09	---	40.005	P	5-11	175	R	R	1878-12-03	New Summerfield,TX		MLB	1910-1913	1910-1913
Ed Mincher	1918-12-08	---	67.173	OF	5-7	155	---	---	1851-06-17	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1871-1872	1871-1872
Larry Chappell	1918-11-08	---	28.261	OF	6-0	186	L	R	1890-02-19	McClusky,IL		MLB	1913-1917	1913-1917
Mike Tiernan	1918-11-07	---	51.289	OF-P	5-11	165	L	L	1867-01-21	Trenton,NJ		MLB	1887-1899	1887-1899
Charlie Hilsey	1918-10-31	---	54.220	P-OF	5-7	180	---	---	1864-03-23	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1883-1884	1883-1884
Charlie Rhodes	1918-10-26	---	33.200	P	5-7	180	R	R	1885-04-07	Caney,KS		MLB	1906-1909	1906-1909
Harry Chapman	1918-10-21	---	30.359	C	5-11	160	R	R	1887-10-26	Severance,KS		MLB	1912-1916	1912-1916
Tom Reilly	1918-10-18	---	34.074	SS	5-10	---	R	R	1884-08-03	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1908-1914	1908-1914
Alex Burr	1918-10-12	---	24.344	OF	6-3	190	R	R	1893-11-01	Chicago,IL		---
George LeClair	1918-10-10	---	31.356	P	5-9	170	R	R	1886-10-18	Milton,VT		---
Fred Gaiser	1918-10-09	---	33.037	P	---	---	---	---	1885-08-31	Stuttgart,GE		MLB	1908-1908	1908-1908
Phil Routcliffe	1918-10-04	---	47.344	OF	6-0	175	R	R	1870-10-24	Frontenac,ON		MLB	1890-1890	1890-1890
John Frill	1918-09-28	---	39.177	P	5-10	170	R	L	1879-04-03	Reading,PA		MLB	1910-1912	1910-1912
Ernie Beam	1918-09-13	---	51.179	P-OF	6-0	185	---	R	1867-03-17	Mansfield,OH		MLB	1895-1895	1895-1895
Ed Cassian	1918-09-10	---	50.305	P	5-8	160	---	R	1867-11-08	Wilbraham,MA		MLB	1891-1891	1891-1891
Mike Lawlor	1918-08-03	---	64.143	C	6-0	180	---	R	1854-03-11	Troy,NY		MLB	1880-1884	1880-1884
Larry Pape	1918-07-21	---	34.364	P	5-11	175	R	R	1883-07-21	Norwood,OH		MLB	1909-1912	1909-1912
Jake Beckley	1918-06-25	---	50.324	1B-OF	5-10	200	L	L	1867-08-04	Hannibal,MO		MLB	1888-1907	1888-1907
Davy Force	1918-06-21	---	68.327	SS-2B	5-4	130	R	R	1849-07-27	New York,NY		MLB	1871-1886	1871-1886
George Wheeler	1918-06-13	---	36.214	H	5-9	180	L	R	1881-11-10	Shelburn,IN		MLB	1910-1910	1910-1910
Larry Ressler	1918-06-12	---	69.304	OF-2B	---	---	---	---	1848-08-10	---		MLB	1875-1875	1875-1875
Mike Hickey	1918-06-11	---	46.167	2B	5-10	150	R	R	1871-12-25	Chicopee,MA		MLB	1899-1899	1899-1899
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
George Bone	1918-05-26	---	43.270	SS	5-7	152	B	R	1874-08-28	New Haven,CT		MLB	1901-1901	1901-1901
Ralph Sharman	1918-05-24	---	23.042	OF	5-11	176	R	R	1895-04-11	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1917-1917	1917-1917
Chris McFarland	1918-05-24	---	56.279	OF-P	5-9	170	---	---	1861-08-17	Fall River,MA		MLB	1884-1884	1884-1884
Patsy Tebeau	1918-05-16	---	53.160	1B-3B	5-8	163	R	R	1864-12-05	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1887-1900	1887-1900
Maury Uhler	1918-05-04	---	31.140	OF	5-11	165	R	R	1886-12-14	Pikesville,MD		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Dave Williams	1918-04-25	---	37.075	P	5-11	167	R	L	1881-02-07	Scranton,PA		MLB	1902-1902	1902-1902
Ed Wilkinson	1918-04-09	---	27.292	OF-2B	6-0	170	R	R	1890-06-20	Jacksonville,OR		MLB	1911-1911	1911-1911
Newt Halliday	1918-04-06	---	21.290	1B	6-1	175	R	R	1896-06-18	Chicago,IL		MLB	1916-1916	1916-1916
Jack Farrell	1918-03-24	---	25.279	2B	5-8	145	B	R	1892-06-16	Chicago,IL		---
Jim Holdsworth	1918-03-22	---	67.250	OF-SS	---	---	R	R	1850-07-14	New York,NY		MLB	1872-1884	1872-1884
Jim McCormick	1918-03-10	---	61.125	P-OF	5-10	215	R	R	1856-11-03	Glasgow,ST		MLB	1878-1887	1878-1887
Joe Fogarty	1918-02-21	---	53.271	OF	5-11	190	---	---	1864-05-24	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1885-1885	1885-1885
Carl Druhot	1918-02-05	---	35.156	P	5-7	150	L	L	1882-09-01	---		MLB	1906-1907	1906-1907
Jack Crooks	1918-02-02	---	52.084	2B-3B	5-10	170	R	R	1865-11-09	St. Paul,MN		MLB	1889-1898	1889-1898
Mike Gaule	1918-01-24	---	-51.-19	OF	6-2	---	L	L	1969-08-04	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1889-1889	1889-1889
George Ulrich	1918-01-09	---	48.216	OF-3B	---	---	---	---	1869-06-05	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1892-1896	1892-1896
41 record(s)

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Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Death Date Published date of death (if available) Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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