1942 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1942 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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Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Whitey Alperman	1942-12-25	---	63.043	2B-SS	5-10	180	R	R	1879-11-11	Etna,PA		MLB	1906-1909	1906-1909
Ira Davis	1942-12-21	---	72.165	SS-1B	---	162	---	---	1870-07-08	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1899-1899	1899-1899
Amos Rusie	1942-12-06	---	71.189	P-OF	6-1	200	R	R	1871-05-30	Mooresville,IN		MLB	1889-1901	1889-1901
Ed Eiteljorge	1942-12-05	-	71.051	P	6-2	190	R	R	1871-10-14	Berlin,GE		MLB	1890-1891	1890-1891
Val Picinich	1942-12-05	---	46.086	C-1B	5-9	165	R	R	1896-09-08	New York,NY		MLB	1916-1933	1916-1933
Chad Kimsey	1942-12-03	---	36.119	P	6-2	200	L	R	1906-08-06	Copperhill,TN		MLB	1929-1936	1929-1936
Slim Love	1942-11-30	---	52.120	P	6-7	195	L	L	1890-08-01	Love,MS		MLB	1913-1920	1913-1920
Bob Bescher	1942-11-29	---	58.276	OF	6-1	200	B	L	1884-02-25	London,OH		MLB	1908-1918	1908-1918
Frank Owen	1942-11-24	---	62.335	P-OF	5-11	160	B	R	1879-12-23	Ypsilanti,MI		MLB	1901-1909	1901-1909
Ben Caffyn	1942-11-22	---	62.284	OF	5-10	175	L	L	1880-02-10	Peoria,IL		MLB	1906-1906	1906-1906
Joe Gunson	1942-11-15	---	79.236	C-OF	5-6	160	R	R	1863-03-23	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1884-1893	1884-1893
Scrappy Carroll	1942-11-14	---	82.077	OF-3B	5-7	---	R	---	1860-08-27	Buffalo,NY		MLB	1884-1887	1884-1887
Izzy Hoffman	1942-11-13	---	67.311	OF	5-9	160	L	L	1875-01-05	Bridgeport,NJ		MLB	1904-1907	1904-1907
Birdie Cree	1942-11-08	---	60.014	OF-SS	5-6	150	R	R	1882-10-23	Khedive,PA		MLB	1908-1915	1908-1915
Jim Handiboe	1942-11-08	---	76.112	P-OF	5-11	160	R	R	1866-07-17	Columbus,OH		MLB	1886-1886	1886-1886
Dan Coogan	1942-10-28	---	67.253	SS-C	5-8	128	---	---	1875-02-16	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1895-1895	1895-1895
Lev Shreve	1942-10-18	---	75.276	P-OF	5-11	150	R	R	1867-01-14	Louisville,KY		MLB	1887-1889	1887-1889
Pinky Hargrave	1942-10-03	---	46.244	C-3B	5-8	180	B	R	1896-01-31	New Haven,IN		MLB	1923-1933	1923-1933
Charlie Jaeger	1942-09-27	---	67.162	P	6-1	195	R	R	1875-04-17	Ottawa,IL		MLB	1904-1904	1904-1904
Joe Giannini	1942-09-26	---	54.016	SS	5-8	155	L	R	1888-09-08	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1911-1911	1911-1911
Tom Thomas	1942-09-23	---	68.268	P	6-4	195	R	R	1873-12-27	Shawnee,OH		MLB	1894-1900	1894-1900
Wiley Davis	1942-09-22	---	67.051	P	5-10	165	R	R	1875-08-01	Seymour,TN		MLB	1896-1896	1896-1896
Henry Thielman	1942-09-02	---	61.332	P-OF	5-11	175	R	R	1880-10-03	St. Cloud,MN		MLB	1902-1903	1902-1903
Frank Martin	1942-09-02	---	64.033	3B-2B	---	---	---	---	1878-07-29	Denver,CO		MLB	1897-1899	1897-1899
Bill Rariden	1942-08-28	---	54.204	C-3B	5-10	168	R	R	1888-02-04	Bedford,IN		MLB	1909-1920	1909-1920
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Jesse Duryea	1942-08-19	-	82.345	P-OF	5-10	175	R	R	1859-09-07	Osage,IA		MLB	1889-1893	1889-1893
Gordon McNaughton	1942-08-06	---	32.005	P	6-1	190	R	R	1910-07-31	Chicago,IL		MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Lyle Bigbee	1942-08-05	---	48.346	P-OF	5-11	185	L	R	1893-08-22	Sweet Home,OR		MLB	1920-1921	1920-1921
Jack Sutthoff	1942-08-03	---	69.033	P-OF	5-9	175	L	R	1873-06-29	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1898-1905	1898-1905
Jack Hayden	1942-08-03	---	61.284	OF	5-9	---	L	L	1880-10-21	Bryn Mawr,PA		MLB	1901-1908	1901-1908
Jim Baskette	1942-07-30	-	54.231	P	6-2	185	R	R	1887-12-10	Athens,TN		MLB	1911-1913	1911-1913
Bill Johnson	1942-07-17	---	80.291	OF	---	167	L	L	1861-09-28	---		MLB	1884-1892	1884-1892
Harry Spies	1942-07-07	---	76.024	1B-C	5-11	170	R	R	1866-06-12	New Orleans,LA		MLB	1895-1895	1895-1895
Cad Coles	1942-06-30	---	56.162	OF	6-0	174	L	R	1886-01-17	Rock Hill,SC		---
Manuel Cueto	1942-06-29	---	50.140	OF-2B	5-5	157	R	R	1892-02-08	Guanajay,CU		MLB	1917-1919	1917-1919
Matt Zeiser	1942-06-10	---	53.256	P	5-10	170	R	R	1888-09-25	Chicago,IL		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Ed Burns	1942-06-01	---	53.211	C-OF	5-6	165	R	R	1888-10-31	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1912-1918	1912-1918
Danny Friend	1942-06-01	---	69.042	P-OF	5-9	175	L	L	1873-04-18	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1895-1898	1895-1898
Mike Welday	1942-05-28	---	62.159	OF	5-8	165	L	L	1879-12-19	Conway,IA		MLB	1907-1909	1907-1909
Charley Bassett	1942-05-28	-	79.107	2B-3B	5-10	150	R	R	1863-02-09	Central Falls,RI		MLB	1884-1892	1884-1892
Ed Gremminger	1942-05-26	---	68.055	3B	6-1	200	R	R	1874-03-30	Canton,OH		MLB	1895-1904	1895-1904
Bill James	1942-05-25	---	55.124	P	6-4	195	B	R	1887-01-20	Detroit,MI		MLB	1911-1919	1911-1919
Amby McConnell	1942-05-20	---	59.020	2B-SS	5-7	150	L	R	1883-04-29	North Pownal,VT		MLB	1908-1911	1908-1911
Larry Milton	1942-05-15	---	63.010	P	---	---	---	R	1879-05-04	Owensboro,KY		MLB	1903-1903	1903-1903
Herm Malloy	1942-05-09	---	56.341	P	6-0	---	R	R	1885-06-01	Massillon,OH		MLB	1907-1908	1907-1908
Al Montgomery	1942-04-26	---	21.296	C	5-10	185	R	R	1920-07-03	Loving,NM		MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
Hack Simmons	1942-04-26	---	57.085	2B-1B	5-8	179	R	R	1885-01-29	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1910-1912	1910-1912
Norm McNeil	1942-04-11	---	49.169	C	5-11	180	R	R	1892-10-22	Chicago,IL		MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
Pat Bohen	1942-04-08	---	50.189	P	5-10	155	R	R	1891-09-30	Oakland,IA		MLB	1913-1914	1913-1914
John Rudderham	1942-04-03	---	78.215	OF	5-8	170	R	R	1863-08-30	Quincy,MA		MLB	1884-1884	1884-1884
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Ray O'Brien	1942-03-31	---	49.149	OF	5-9	175	L	L	1892-10-31	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1916-1916	1916-1916
Jimmy Burke	1942-03-26	---	67.164	3B-2B	5-7	160	R	R	1874-10-12	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1898-1905	1898-1905
Bob Vail	1942-03-22	---	60.177	P	5-10	165	R	R	1881-09-24	Linneus,ME		MLB	1908-1908	1908-1908
Gene Steere	1942-03-13	---	69.207	SS	---	---	---	---	1872-08-16	South Scituate,RI		MLB	1894-1894	1894-1894
Owen Conway	1942-03-12	---	51.139	3B	---	---	---	R	1890-10-23	New York,NY		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Dutch Wetzel	1942-03-05	---	48.239	OF	5-9	177	R	R	1893-07-07	Columbus,IN		MLB	1920-1921	1920-1921
Jack Hammond	1942-03-04	---	51.005	2B	5-11	170	R	R	1891-02-26	Amsterdam,NY		MLB	1915-1922	1915-1922
Dan O'Connor	1942-03-03	---	73.202	1B	6-2	185	L	R	1868-08-11	Guelph,ON		MLB	1890-1890	1890-1890
John Buckley	1942-03-03	-	71.347	P	6-1	200	L	R	1870-03-20	Marlborough,MA		MLB	1890-1890	1890-1890
Clay Fauver	1942-03-03	---	69.212	P	5-10	---	B	R	1872-08-01	North Eaton,OH		MLB	1899-1899	1899-1899
Bill Delaney	1942-03-01	---	78.361	2B	5-10	170	R	R	1863-03-04	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1890-1890	1890-1890
O.F. Baldwin	1942-02-16	---	60.104	P	---	185	---	R	1881-11-03	Carson City,MI		MLB	1908-1908	1908-1908
John Fischer	1942-02-09	---	85.176	P-1B	---	---	---	---	1856-08-15	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1884-1885	1884-1885
Joe Poetz	1942-02-07	---	41.229	P	5-10	175	R	R	1900-06-22	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
Happy Finneran	1942-02-03	---	50.096	P	5-10	169	R	R	1891-10-29	East Orange,NJ		MLB	1912-1918	1912-1918
Frank Luce	1942-02-03	---	45.057	OF	5-11	180	L	R	1896-12-06	Spencer,OH		MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
Ed Phelps	1942-01-31	---	62.333	C-1B	5-11	185	R	R	1879-03-03	Albany,NY		MLB	1902-1913	1902-1913
Henry Larkin	1942-01-31	---	82.018	1B-OF	5-10	175	R	R	1860-01-12	Reading,PA		MLB	1884-1893	1884-1893
Louis Santop	1942-01-22	---	52.004	HOF	6-4	240	L	R	1890-01-17	Tyler,TX		---
Harry Pearce	1942-01-08	---	52.178	2B-SS	5-9	158	R	R	1889-07-12	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1917-1919	1917-1919
Herold Juul	1942-01-04	---	48.226	P	5-9	150	R	R	1893-05-21	Chicago,IL		---
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