1964 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1964 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
Bobby Byrne	1964-12-31	---	79.364	3B-2B	5-7	145	R	R	1884-12-31	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1907-1917	1907-1917
Red Rollings	1964-12-31	---	60.284	3B-2B	5-11	167	L	R	1904-03-21	Mobile,AL		MLB	1927-1930	1927-1930
Doc Wallace	1964-12-31	---	71.091	SS	5-6	135	R	R	1893-09-30	Church Hill,MD		MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
Art Phelan	1964-12-27	---	77.134	3B-2B	5-8	160	R	R	1887-08-14	Niantic,IL		MLB	1910-1915	1910-1915
Lou Fiene	1964-12-22	---	79.357	P	6-0	175	R	R	1884-12-29	Fort Dodge,IA		MLB	1906-1909	1906-1909
Delos Brown	1964-12-21	---	72.077	H	5-9	160	R	R	1892-10-04	Anna,IL		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Paul Wachtel	1964-12-15	---	76.227	P	5-11	175	R	R	1888-04-30	Myersville,MD		MLB	1917-1917	1917-1917
Hank Erickson	1964-12-13	---	57.032	C	6-1	185	R	R	1907-11-11	Chicago,IL		MLB	1935-1935	1935-1935
Bill Karlon	1964-12-07	---	55.320	OF	6-1	190	R	R	1909-01-21	Palmer,MA		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Bobby Keefe	1964-12-07	---	82.173	P	5-11	155	R	R	1882-06-16	Folsom,CA		MLB	1907-1912	1907-1912
Ed Wingo	1964-12-05	---	69.057	C	5-6	145	R	R	1895-10-08	Ste. Anne de Bellevue,QC		MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
Fred Hofmann	1964-11-19	---	70.161	C-1B	5-11	175	R	R	1894-06-10	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1919-1928	1919-1928
Yam Yaryan	1964-11-16	---	72.009	C	5-10	180	R	R	1892-11-05	Knowlton,IA		MLB	1921-1922	1921-1922
Bris Lord	1964-11-13	---	81.052	OF-P	5-9	185	R	R	1883-09-21	Upland,PA		MLB	1905-1913	1905-1913
Fred Hutchinson	1964-11-12	---	45.092	P-1B	6-2	200	L	R	1919-08-12	Seattle,WA		MLB	1939-1953	1939-1953
Oscar Stanage	1964-11-11	---	81.238	C-1B	5-11	190	R	R	1883-03-17	Tulare,CA		MLB	1906-1925	1906-1925
Buz Phillips	1964-11-06	---	60.165	P	5-11	185	R	R	1904-05-25	Newton,NC		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Dutch Stryker	1964-11-05	---	69.098	P	5-11	180	R	R	1895-07-29	Atlantic Highlands,NJ		MLB	1924-1926	1924-1926
John Whitehead	1964-10-20	---	55.176	P	6-2	195	R	R	1909-04-27	Coleman,TX		MLB	1935-1942	1935-1942
Grover Hartley	1964-10-19	---	76.108	C-1B	5-11	175	R	R	1888-07-02	Osgood,IN		MLB	1911-1934	1911-1934
Carson Bigbee	1964-10-17	---	69.199	OF-2B	5-9	157	L	R	1895-03-31	Waterloo,OR		MLB	1916-1926	1916-1926
Scrappy Moore	1964-10-13	---	71.300	3B	5-8	153	R	R	1892-12-16	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1917-1917	1917-1917
Stan Gray	1964-10-11	---	75.304	1B	6-0	184	R	R	1888-12-10	Ladonia,TX		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Al Wingo	1964-10-09	---	66.155	OF-3B	5-11	180	L	R	1898-05-06	Norcross,GA		MLB	1919-1928	1919-1928
Charlie Armbruster	1964-10-07	---	84.036	C-1B	5-9	180	R	R	1880-08-30	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1905-1907	1905-1907
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Dan Adams	1964-10-06	---	77.108	P	5-11	165	R	R	1887-06-19	St. Louis,MO		---
Barney Schreiber	1964-10-06	---	82.150	P	6-0	185	L	L	1882-05-08	Waverly,OH		MLB	1911-1911	1911-1911
Jud McLaughlin	1964-09-27	---	52.187	P	5-11	155	L	L	1912-03-24	Brighton,MA		MLB	1931-1933	1931-1933
Paul Zahniser	1964-09-26	---	68.018	P	5-10	170	R	R	1896-09-06	Sac City,IA		MLB	1923-1929	1923-1929
Cy Barger	1964-09-23	Uremia	79.127	P-OF	6-0	160	L	R	1885-05-18	Jamestown,KY		MLB	1906-1912	1906-1912
Red Torkelson	1964-09-22	---	70.186	P	6-0	175	R	R	1894-03-19	Chicago,IL		MLB	1917-1917	1917-1917
Frank Barron	1964-09-18	---	74.042	P	6-1	175	L	L	1890-08-06	St. Mary's,WV		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Herb Conyers	1964-09-16	---	43.251	1B	6-5	210	L	R	1921-01-08	Cowgill,MO		MLB	1950-1950	1950-1950
Herschel Bennett	1964-09-09	---	67.352	OF	5-9	160	L	R	1896-09-21	Elwood,MO		MLB	1923-1927	1923-1927
George Stueland	1964-09-09	---	65.190	P	6-1	174	B	R	1899-03-02	Algona,IA		MLB	1921-1925	1921-1925
Buck Redfern	1964-09-08	---	62.154	2B-SS	5-11	165	R	R	1902-04-07	Asheville,NC		MLB	1928-1929	1928-1929
Fred Stem	1964-09-05	---	78.347	1B	6-2	160	L	R	1885-09-22	Oxford,NC		MLB	1908-1909	1908-1909
Hank Ritter	1964-09-03	---	70.325	P	6-0	180	R	R	1893-10-12	McCoysville,PA		MLB	1912-1916	1912-1916
Bob Jones	1964-08-30	---	74.270	3B-2B	6-0	170	L	R	1889-12-02	Clayton,CA		MLB	1917-1925	1917-1925
J.L. Wilkinson	1964-08-21	---	86.098	EXEC	---	---	---	---	1878-05-14	Algona,IA		---
Happy Felsch	1964-08-17	---	72.360	OF	5-11	175	R	R	1891-08-22	Milwaukee,WI		MLB	1915-1920	1915-1920
Pete Johns	1964-08-09	---	75.203	3B-1B	5-10	165	R	R	1889-01-17	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1915-1918	1915-1918
Curly Ogden	1964-08-06	---	63.194	P	6-1	180	R	R	1901-01-24	Ogden,PA		MLB	1922-1926	1922-1926
Ed Coleman	1964-08-05	---	62.247	OF	6-2	200	L	R	1901-12-01	Canby,OR		MLB	1932-1936	1932-1936
Jerry Standaert	1964-08-04	---	62.275	2B-3B	5-10	168	R	R	1901-11-02	Chicago,IL		MLB	1925-1929	1925-1929
Vean Gregg	1964-07-29	---	79.106	P	6-1	185	R	L	1885-04-13	Chehalis,WA		MLB	1911-1925	1911-1925
Dominic Mulrenan	1964-07-27	---	70.220	P	5-11	170	R	R	1893-12-18	Woburn,MA		MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
Harry Smith	1964-07-26	---	74.344	P	5-9	160	R	R	1889-08-15	Union,NE		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Bill Schardt	1964-07-20	---	78.180	P	6-4	210	R	R	1886-01-20	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1911-1912	1911-1912
Len Swormstedt	1964-07-19	---	85.285	P	5-11	165	R	R	1878-10-06	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1901-1906	1901-1906
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Glenn Gardner	1964-07-07	---	48.163	P	5-11	180	R	R	1916-01-25	Burnsville,NC		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Dick Attreau	1964-07-05	---	67.087	1B	6-0	160	L	L	1897-04-08	Chicago,IL		MLB	1926-1927	1926-1927
Jay Rogers	1964-07-01	---	75.331	C	5-11	178	R	R	1888-08-03	Sandusky,NY		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Dick Culler	1964-06-16	---	49.152	SS-3B	---	155	R	R	1915-01-15	High Point,NC		MLB	1936-1949	1936-1949
Jim Spotts	1964-06-15	---	55.066	C	5-10	175	R	R	1909-04-10	Honey Brook,PA		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Bud Connolly	1964-06-12	---	63.018	SS-3B	5-8	154	R	R	1901-05-25	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1925-1925	1925-1925
Walter Zink	1964-06-12	---	65.202	P	6-0	165	R	R	1898-11-21	Pittsfield,MA		MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
Jack Blott	1964-06-11	---	61.291	C	6-0	210	R	R	1902-08-24	Girard,OH		MLB	1924-1924	1924-1924
Elmer Stricklett	1964-06-07	---	87.281	P-OF	5-6	140	R	R	1876-08-29	Glasco,KS		MLB	1904-1907	1904-1907
Jack Kading	1964-06-02	---	79.196	1B	6-3	190	R	R	1884-11-17	Waukesha,WI		MLB	1910-1910	1910-1910
Rabbit Warstler	1964-05-31	---	60.261	SS-2B	5-7	150	R	R	1903-09-13	North Canton,OH		MLB	1930-1940	1930-1940
Eli Cates	1964-05-29	---	87.122	P-2B	5-9	175	R	R	1877-01-26	Green Forks,IN		MLB	1908-1908	1908-1908
Lou Jorda	1964-05-27	---	71.004	UMP	5-10	155	---	---	1893-05-22	New Orleans,LA		---
Buzzy Wares	1964-05-26	---	78.063	SS-2B	5-10	150	R	R	1886-03-23	Vandalia,MI		MLB	1913-1914	1913-1914
Joe Martin	1964-05-25	---	88.143	OF-2B	5-9	155	L	R	1876-01-01	Hollidaysburg,PA		MLB	1903-1903	1903-1903
Ernie Wolf	1964-05-23	---	75.109	P	5-11	174	R	R	1889-02-02	Newark,NJ		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Buzz Arlett	1964-05-16	---	65.132	OF-1B	6-2	210	B	R	1899-01-03	Elmhurst,CA		MLB	1931-1931	1931-1931
Harley Boss	1964-05-15	---	55.177	1B	5-11	185	L	L	1908-11-19	Hodge,LA		MLB	1928-1933	1928-1933
Dave Altizer	1964-05-14	---	87.188	SS-OF	5-10	160	L	R	1876-11-06	Pearl,IL		MLB	1906-1911	1906-1911
Charlie Butler	1964-05-10	---	57.363	P	6-1	210	R	L	1906-05-12	Green Cove Springs,FL		MLB	1933-1933	1933-1933
George McConnell	1964-05-10	---	86.235	P-1B	6-3	190	R	R	1877-09-16	Shelbyville,TN		MLB	1909-1916	1909-1916
Chris Burkam	1964-05-09	---	71.207	H	5-11	175	L	R	1892-10-13	Benton Harbor,MI		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Gerry Shea	1964-05-03	---	82.280	C	5-7	160	---	R	1881-07-26	Omaha,NE		MLB	1905-1905	1905-1905
Herb Herring	1964-04-22	---	72.273	P	5-11	178	R	R	1891-07-22	Danville,AR		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Kid Willson	1964-04-17	---	68.165	OF	6-1	190	L	L	1895-11-03	Bloomington,NE		MLB	1918-1927	1918-1927
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 Case	1964-04-16	---	84.220	P	6-0	170	R	R	1879-09-07	Smith Landing,OH		MLB	1901-1906	1901-1906
Gus Williams	1964-04-16	---	75.343	OF	6-0	185	L	L	1888-05-07	Omaha,NE		MLB	1911-1915	1911-1915
Ed Pipgras	1964-04-13	Car accident	59.302	P	6-2	175	R	R	1904-06-15	Schleswig,IA		MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Chief Yellowhorse	1964-04-10	---	66.071	P	5-10	180	R	R	1898-01-28	Pawnee,OK		MLB	1921-1922	1921-1922
George Moriarty	1964-04-08	-	79.304	3B-1B	6-0	185	R	R	1884-06-07	Chicago,IL		MLB	1903-1916	1903-1916
Mickey O'Neil	1964-04-08	---	63.361	C-2B	5-10	185	R	R	1900-04-12	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1919-1927	1919-1927
Jim Umbricht	1964-04-08	Melanoma	33.203	P	6-4	215	R	R	1930-09-17	Chicago,IL	1957- 0- 0-MLN	MLB	1959-1963	1959-1963
Johnny Tillman	1964-04-07	---	70.182	P	5-11	170	B	R	1893-10-06	Bridgeport,CT		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Bob Clemens	1964-04-05	---	77.238	OF	5-9	163	R	R	1886-08-09	Mount Hebron,MO		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Casey Hageman	1964-04-01	---	76.323	P	5-10	186	R	R	1887-05-12	Mount Oliver,PA		MLB	1911-1914	1911-1914
Pop Lloyd	1964-03-19	---	79.327	HOF	5-11	180	L	R	1884-04-25	Palatka,FL		---
Mack Allison	1964-03-13	---	77.048	P	6-1	185	R	R	1887-01-23	Owensboro,KY		MLB	1911-1913	1911-1913
Lefty Scott	1964-03-03	---	48.231	P	6-0	165	R	L	1915-07-15	Roswell,NM		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Fred Vaughn	1964-03-02	---	45.135	2B-3B	5-10	185	R	R	1918-10-18	Coalinga,CA		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Tony Smith	1964-02-27	---	79.287	SS-3B	5-9	150	R	R	1884-05-14	Chicago,IL		MLB	1907-1911	1907-1911
Henry Baldwin	1964-02-24	---	69.254	SS-3B	5-11	180	R	R	1894-06-13	Chadds Ford,PA		MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
Kid Butler	1964-02-22	-	76.196	2B-3B	5-11	155	R	R	1887-08-09	Franklin,PA		MLB	1907-1907	1907-1907
Ike Samuels	1964-02-22	---	90.000	3B-SS	5-7	---	R	R	1874-02-20	Quincy,IL		MLB	1895-1895	1895-1895
Bill Stewart	1964-02-18	---	68.150	UMP	5-6	185	---	---	1895-09-20	Fitchburg,MA		---
Ken Hubbs	1964-02-13	Plane crash	22.051	2B	6-2	175	R	R	1941-12-23	Riverside,CA	1959- 0- 0-CHN	MLB	1961-1963	1961-1963
Ted Pawelek	1964-02-12	---	44.181	C	5-10	202	L	R	1919-08-15	Chicago Heights,IL		MLB	1946-1946	1946-1946
Al Pierotti	1964-02-12	---	68.109	P	5-10	195	R	R	1895-10-24	Boston,MA		MLB	1920-1921	1920-1921
Fred Smith	1964-02-04	---	85.070	P	6-0	186	L	R	1878-11-24	New Diggings,WI		MLB	1907-1907	1907-1907
John Grimes	1964-01-17	---	94.273	P	5-11	160	R	R	1869-04-17	Woodstock,MD		MLB	1897-1897	1897-1897
Howard Baker	1964-01-16	---	75.319	3B	5-11	175	R	R	1888-03-01	Bridgeport,CT		MLB	1912-1915	1912-1915
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Bob Larmore	1964-01-15	---	67.038	SS	5-10	185	R	R	1896-12-06	Anderson,IN		MLB	1918-1918	1918-1918
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