1952 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1952 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
Bob Meinke	1952-12-29	---	65.186	SS	5-10	135	R	R	1887-06-25	Chicago,IL		MLB	1910-1910	1910-1910
Deacon Jones	1952-12-28	---	60.006	P-OF	6-1	174	R	R	1892-12-20	Arcadia,KS		MLB	1916-1918	1916-1918
Ed Coughlin	1952-12-25	---	91.141	OF-P	---	---	---	---	1861-08-05	Hartford,CT		MLB	1884-1884	1884-1884
F.C. Hansford	1952-12-14	---	77.352	P	6-0	180	---	L	1874-12-26	DuQuoin,IL		MLB	1898-1898	1898-1898
Don Hurst	1952-12-06	-	47.116	1B-OF	6-0	215	L	L	1905-08-12	Maysville,KY		MLB	1928-1934	1928-1934
Arlie Latham	1952-11-29	---	92.257	3B-2B	5-8	150	R	R	1860-03-15	West Lebanon,NH		MLB	1880-1909	1880-1909
Warren Gill	1952-11-26	---	73.339	1B	6-1	175	R	R	1878-12-21	Ladoga,IN		MLB	1908-1908	1908-1908
Fred McMullin	1952-11-21	---	61.038	3B-2B	5-11	170	R	R	1891-10-13	Scammon,KS		MLB	1914-1920	1914-1920
Frank Smith	1952-11-03	---	73.005	P	5-10	194	R	R	1879-10-28	Pittsburgh,PA		MLB	1904-1912	1904-1912
Ed McNichol	1952-11-01	---	73.294	P	5-5	170	R	R	1879-01-10	Martins Ferry,OH		MLB	1904-1904	1904-1904
Bob Lawson	1952-10-28	---	77.065	P-OF	5-10	170	R	R	1875-08-23	Lynchburg,VA		MLB	1901-1902	1901-1902
Tom Angley	1952-10-26	---	48.024	C	5-8	190	L	R	1904-10-02	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Mike Murphy	1952-10-26	---	64.066	C	5-9	170	R	R	1888-08-19	Forestville,PA		MLB	1912-1916	1912-1916
Howard McGraner	1952-10-22	---	63.040	P	5-7	155	L	L	1889-09-11	Hamley Run,OH		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Vince Shields	1952-10-17	---	51.333	P	5-11	185	L	R	1900-11-18	Fredericton,NB		MLB	1924-1924	1924-1924
Jim Banning	1952-10-14	---	87.124	C	5-6	150	L	R	1865-06-11	New York,NY		MLB	1888-1889	1888-1889
Roy Beecher	1952-10-11	---	68.153	P	6-2	180	L	R	1884-05-10	Swanton,OH		MLB	1907-1908	1907-1908
Joe Adams	1952-10-08	---	74.344	P	6-0	190	R	L	1877-10-28	Cowden,IL		MLB	1902-1902	1902-1902
Jerry Freeman	1952-09-30	---	72.277	1B-OF	6-2	220	L	R	1879-12-26	Placerville,CA		MLB	1908-1909	1908-1909
Zeke Wrigley	1952-09-28	-	78.252	SS-OF	5-8	150	---	---	1874-01-18	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1896-1899	1896-1899
Hugo Bedzek	1952-09-19	---	68.169	COACH	---	---	---	---	1884-04-01	Prague,CZ		---
Earl Sheely	1952-09-16	---	59.215	1B	6-3	195	R	R	1893-02-12	Bushnell,IL		MLB	1921-1931	1921-1931
Al Clauss	1952-09-13	---	61.080	P	5-10	178	R	L	1891-06-24	New Haven,CT		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Ed Hearn	1952-09-08	---	63.355	SS	5-9	160	R	R	1888-09-17	Ventura,CA		MLB	1910-1910	1910-1910
Butch Schmidt	1952-09-04	---	66.046	1B-P	6-1	200	L	L	1886-07-19	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1909-1915	1909-1915
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Bert Daly	1952-09-03	---	71.147	2B-3B	5-9	170	R	R	1881-04-08	Bayonne,NJ		MLB	1903-1903	1903-1903
Arky Vaughan	1952-08-30	---	40.173	SS-3B	5-10	175	L	R	1912-03-09	Clifty,AR		MLB	1932-1948	1932-1948
Harry Maupin	1952-08-25	---	80.043	P	5-7	150	---	R	1872-07-11	Wellsville,MO		MLB	1898-1899	1898-1899
Jack Ryan	1952-08-21	---	83.281	C-1B	5-10	165	R	R	1868-11-12	Haverhill,MA		MLB	1889-1913	1889-1913
Red Owens	1952-08-20	---	77.291	2B	---	---	R	R	1874-11-01	Pottsville,PA		MLB	1899-1905	1899-1905
Ned Pettigrew	1952-08-20	---	70.359	H	5-11	175	R	R	1881-08-25	Honey Grove,TX		---
George McAvoy	1952-08-19	---	68.158	H	---	---	---	---	1884-03-12	East Liverpool,OH		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Hal Haid	1952-08-13	---	54.234	P	5-10	150	R	R	1897-12-21	Barberton,OH		MLB	1919-1933	1919-1933
Phil Douglas	1952-08-01	---	62.044	P	6-3	190	R	R	1890-06-17	Cedartown,GA		MLB	1912-1922	1912-1922
Dutch Leonard	1952-07-11	---	60.085	P	5-10	185	L	L	1892-04-16	Birmingham,OH		MLB	1913-1925	1913-1925
Fred Tenney	1952-07-03	---	80.219	1B-OF	5-9	155	L	L	1871-11-26	Georgetown,MA		MLB	1894-1911	1894-1911
Andy Dunning	1952-06-21	---	80.313	P	6-0	175	R	R	1871-08-12	New York,NY		MLB	1889-1891	1889-1891
John Kalahan	1952-06-20	---	73.262	C	6-0	165	R	R	1878-09-30	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1903-1903	1903-1903
Dick Crutcher	1952-06-19	---	62.205	P	5-9	148	R	R	1889-11-25	Frankfort,KY		MLB	1914-1915	1914-1915
Julio Bonetti	1952-06-17	---	40.338	P	6-0	180	R	R	1911-07-14	Genoa,IT		MLB	1937-1940	1937-1940
Al Atkinson	1952-06-17	---	91.099	P-OF	5-11	165	R	R	1861-03-09	Clinton,IL		MLB	1884-1887	1884-1887
Bob McHale	1952-06-09	---	80.104	OF-1B	5-11	152	---	R	1872-02-25	Michigan Bluff,CA		MLB	1898-1898	1898-1898
Bruno Haas	1952-06-05	---	61.030	P-OF	5-10	180	B	L	1891-05-05	Worcester,MA		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Doc Lavan	1952-05-29	---	61.212	SS-2B	5-8	151	R	R	1890-10-28	Grand Rapids,MI		MLB	1913-1924	1913-1924
Lew Ritter	1952-05-27	---	76.261	C-OF	5-9	150	R	R	1875-09-07	Liverpool,PA		MLB	1902-1908	1902-1908
Bill McGilvray	1952-05-23	---	69.023	H	6-0	160	L	L	1883-04-29	Portland,OR		MLB	1908-1908	1908-1908
Sal Campfield	1952-05-16	---	84.085	P	6-0	185	R	R	1868-02-19	Meadville,PA		MLB	1896-1896	1896-1896
Spec Harkness	1952-05-16	---	64.154	P	5-11	180	R	R	1887-12-13	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1910-1911	1910-1911
Red Dooin	1952-05-14	---	72.336	C-OF	5-9	165	R	R	1879-06-12	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1902-1916	1902-1916
Bert Cunningham	1952-05-14	---	86.169	P-OF	5-6	147	R	R	1865-11-25	Wilmington,DE		MLB	1887-1901	1887-1901
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Charlie Young	1952-05-12	---	59.119	P	---	155	B	R	1893-01-12	Philadelphia,PA		---
Red Bluhm	1952-05-07	---	57.313	H	5-11	165	R	R	1894-06-27	Flint,MI		MLB	1918-1918	1918-1918
Harry Berte	1952-05-06	---	79.360	2B-SS	---	---	---	R	1872-05-10	Covington,KY		MLB	1903-1903	1903-1903
Rube Dessau	1952-05-06	---	69.037	P	5-11	175	B	R	1883-03-29	New Galilee,PA		MLB	1907-1910	1907-1910
Burt Keeley	1952-05-03	---	72.181	P	5-9	170	R	R	1879-11-02	Wilmington,IL		MLB	1908-1909	1908-1909
Ernie Johnson	1952-05-01	---	64.001	SS-2B	5-9	151	L	R	1888-04-29	Chicago,IL		MLB	1912-1925	1912-1925
Frank Madden	1952-04-30	---	59.194	C	---	---	---	---	1892-10-17	Pittsburgh,PA		---
Larry LeJeune	1952-04-21	---	66.272	OF	6-0	185	R	R	1885-07-22	Chicago,IL		MLB	1911-1915	1911-1915
Willie Ludolph	1952-04-08	---	52.077	P	6-1	170	R	R	1900-01-21	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1924-1924	1924-1924
Ray Jacobs	1952-04-05	---	50.093	H	6-0	160	R	R	1902-01-02	Salt Lake City,UT		MLB	1928-1928	1928-1928
Phenomenal Smith	1952-04-03	---	87.111	P-OF	5-6	161	L	L	1864-12-12	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1884-1891	1884-1891
Dick Harley	1952-04-03	---	79.189	OF	5-10	165	L	R	1872-09-25	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1897-1903	1897-1903
John Gallagher	1952-03-30	---	60.040	2B	5-10	156	R	R	1892-02-18	Pittsburgh,PA		---
Deacon Phillippe	1952-03-30	---	79.310	P-OF	6-0	180	R	R	1872-05-23	Rural Retreat,VA		MLB	1899-1911	1899-1911
Steve Sundra	1952-03-23	---	41.361	P	6-2	190	R	R	1910-03-27	Luxor,PA		MLB	1936-1946	1936-1946
Lefty Thomas	1952-03-21	---	48.169	P	6-0	183	L	L	1903-10-04	Glade Spring,VA		MLB	1925-1926	1925-1926
Harry Bay	1952-03-20	---	74.061	OF	5-8	138	L	L	1878-01-17	Pontiac,IL		MLB	1901-1907	1901-1907
Vincent Maney	1952-03-13	---	65.118	SS	6-0	175	R	R	1886-11-14	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Pete Daglia	1952-03-11	---	45.011	P	6-3	210	R	R	1907-02-28	Napa,CA		MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Charlie Manlove	1952-02-12	---	89.125	C-OF	5-9	165	R	R	1862-10-08	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1884-1884	1884-1884
Del Paddock	1952-02-06	---	64.242	3B-2B	5-9	165	L	R	1887-06-08	Volga,SD		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Esty Chaney	1952-02-05	---	61.005	P	5-11	170	R	R	1891-01-29	Hadley,PA		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Mike Hopkins	1952-02-05	---	79.094	C	5-8	160	R	R	1872-11-01	Glasgow,ST		MLB	1902-1902	1902-1902
Dick Wright	1952-01-24	---	61.262	C	5-10	170	R	R	1890-05-05	Worcester,NY		---
Angel Aragon	1952-01-24	---	61.173	3B-OF	5-5	150	R	R	1890-08-02	Havana,CU		MLB	1914-1917	1914-2003
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Ollie Pickering	1952-01-20	---	81.284	OF-1B	5-10	175	L	R	1870-04-09	Olney,IL		MLB	1896-1908	1896-1908
Solly Salisbury	1952-01-17	---	75.064	P	6-0	180	R	R	1876-11-12	Algona,IA		MLB	1902-1902	1902-1902
Ben Houser	1952-01-15	---	68.044	1B	6-1	185	L	L	1883-11-30	Shenandoah,PA		MLB	1910-1912	1910-1912
Rube Sellers	1952-01-14	---	70.311	OF	5-10	180	R	R	1881-03-07	Duquesne,PA		MLB	1910-1910	1910-1910
Bones Ely	1952-01-10	---	88.215	SS-OF	6-1	155	R	R	1863-06-07	North Girard,PA		MLB	1884-1902	1884-1902
Art Evans	1952-01-08	---	40.158	P	6-1	181	B	L	1911-08-03	Elvins,MO		MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Frank Oberlin	1952-01-06	---	75.281	P-OF	6-1	165	R	R	1876-03-29	Elsie,MI		MLB	1906-1910	1906-1910
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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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