1943 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1943 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
Steve Evans	1943-12-28	---	58.312	OF-1B	5-10	175	L	L	1885-02-17	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1908-1913	1908-1913
John Warner	1943-12-21	---	71.126	C-1B	5-11	165	L	R	1872-08-15	New York,NY		MLB	1895-1908	1895-1908
Bill Bergen	1943-12-19	---	65.187	C-1B	6-0	184	R	R	1878-06-13	North Brookfield,MA		MLB	1901-1911	1901-1911
Charley Hall	1943-12-06	---	58.130	P-OF	6-1	187	L	R	1885-07-27	Ventura,CA		MLB	1906-1918	1906-1918
George Magoon	1943-12-06	---	68.253	SS-2B	5-10	160	R	R	1875-03-27	St. Albans,ME		MLB	1898-1903	1898-1903
Mike Grady	1943-12-03	---	73.343	C-1B	5-11	190	R	R	1869-12-23	Kennett Square,PA		MLB	1894-1906	1894-2005
Heinie Peitz	1943-10-23	---	72.327	C-3B	5-11	165	R	R	1870-11-28	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1892-1913	1892-1913
Harry Vahrenhorst	1943-10-10	---	58.237	H	6-1	175	R	R	1885-02-13	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1904-1904	1904-1904
Bill Murray	1943-09-14	---	50.006	2B-SS	5-11	165	B	R	1893-09-06	Vinalhaven,ME		MLB	1917-1917	1917-1917
Kid Durbin	1943-09-11	---	56.364	OF-P	5-8	155	L	L	1886-09-10	Lamar,MO		MLB	1907-1909	1907-1909
George Ferguson	1943-09-05	---	57.015	P	5-10	165	R	R	1886-08-19	Ellsworth,IN		MLB	1906-1911	1906-1911
Harry Hardy	1943-09-04	---	67.302	P	5-6	155	L	L	1875-11-05	Steubenville,OH		MLB	1905-1906	1905-1906
Eddie Matteson	1943-09-01	---	58.357	P	5-10	160	R	R	1884-09-07	Guys Mills,PA		MLB	1914-1918	1914-1918
Frank Truesdale	1943-08-27	---	59.147	2B-3B	5-8	145	B	R	1884-03-31	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1910-1918	1910-1918
Beals Becker	1943-08-16	---	57.040	OF-1B	5-9	170	L	L	1886-07-05	El Dorado,KS		MLB	1908-1915	1908-1915
Joe Kelley	1943-08-14	---	71.247	OF-1B	5-11	190	R	R	1871-12-09	Cambridge,MA		MLB	1891-1908	1891-1908
Charlie Fritz	1943-07-30	---	61.040	P	---	---	---	L	1882-06-18	Mobile,AL		MLB	1907-1907	1907-1907
Chet Chadbourne	1943-06-21	---	58.234	OF-2B	5-9	170	L	R	1884-10-28	Parkman,ME		MLB	1906-1918	1906-1918
Art Goodwin	1943-06-19	---	66.110	P	5-8	195	---	R	1877-02-27	Whiteley Twnshp,PA		MLB	1905-1905	1905-1905
Fred Kommers	1943-06-14	---	57.073	OF	6-0	175	L	R	1886-03-31	Chicago,IL		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Red Bowser	1943-05-22	---	61.242	OF	---	---	---	---	1881-09-20	Freeport,PA		MLB	1910-1910	1910-1910
Bob Wood	1943-05-22	---	77.296	C-3B	5-8	153	R	R	1865-07-28	Thorn Hill,OH		MLB	1898-1905	1898-1905
Jack Hendricks	1943-05-13	---	68.032	OF	5-11	160	L	L	1875-04-09	Joliet,IL		MLB	1902-1903	1902-1903
Pat Malone	1943-05-13	---	40.230	P	6-0	200	L	R	1902-09-25	Altoona,PA		MLB	1928-1937	1928-1937
Bill Coughlin	1943-05-07	---	64.298	3B-SS	5-9	140	R	R	1878-07-12	Scranton,PA		MLB	1899-1908	1899-1908
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Elijah Jones	1943-04-29	---	61.090	P	5-11	---	R	R	1882-01-27	Oxford,MI		MLB	1907-1909	1907-1909
Dennis Berran	1943-04-28	---	55.201	OF	---	---	L	L	1887-10-08	Merrimac,MA		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Cliff Curtis	1943-04-23	---	61.292	P	6-2	180	R	R	1881-07-03	Delaware,OH		MLB	1909-1913	1909-1913
Kirby White	1943-04-22	---	59.108	P	6-0	190	L	R	1884-01-03	Hillsboro,OH		MLB	1909-1911	1909-1911
Tom Knowlson	1943-04-11	---	47.352	P	5-11	178	B	R	1895-04-23	Pittsburgh,PA		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Tex McDonald	1943-03-31	---	52.058	SS-3B	5-10	160	L	R	1891-01-31	Farmersville,TX		MLB	1912-1913	1912-1913
Heinie Wagner	1943-03-20	---	62.176	SS-2B	5-9	183	R	R	1880-09-23	New York,NY		MLB	1902-1918	1902-1918
Earl Smith	1943-03-14	---	52.051	OF-3B	5-11	170	B	R	1891-01-20	Oak Hill,OH		MLB	1916-1922	1916-1922
Jimmy Collins	1943-03-06	---	73.047	3B-OF	5-9	178	R	R	1870-01-16	Buffalo,NY		MLB	1895-1908	1895-1908
Bill Whaley	1943-03-03	---	44.020	OF	5-11	178	R	R	1899-02-10	Indianapolis,IN		MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
Earle Gardner	1943-03-02	---	59.036	2B	5-11	160	R	R	1884-01-24	Sparta,IL		MLB	1908-1912	1908-1912
John Deering	1943-02-15	---	63.234	P	6-0	180	R	R	1879-06-25	Lynn,MA		MLB	1903-1903	1903-1903
Ralph McLaurin	1943-02-11	---	57.262	OF	---	---	---	---	1885-05-23	Kissimmee,FL		MLB	1908-1908	1908-1908
Bill Webb	1943-01-12	---	47.200	2B-SS	5-10	161	R	R	1895-06-25	Chicago,IL		MLB	1917-1917	1917-1917
John Titus	1943-01-08	---	66.320	OF	5-9	156	L	L	1876-02-21	St. Clair,PA		MLB	1903-1913	1903-1913
Jack Rafter	1943-01-05	---	67.318	C	5-8	165	R	R	1875-02-20	Troy,NY		MLB	1904-1904	1904-1904
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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