1965 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1965 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
Alex Main	1965-12-29	---	81.228	P	6-5	195	L	R	1884-05-13	Montrose,MI		MLB	1914-1918	1914-1918
Bob Smith	1965-12-27	---	75.159	P	5-11	160	R	R	1890-07-20	Woodbury,VT		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Al Lyons	1965-12-20	---	47.155	P-OF	6-2	195	R	R	1918-07-18	St. Joseph,MO		MLB	1944-1948	1944-1948
John Knight	1965-12-19	---	80.073	SS-3B	6-2	180	R	R	1885-10-06	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1905-1913	1905-1913
Dick Newsome	1965-12-15	---	56.001	P	6-0	185	R	R	1909-12-13	Ahoskie,NC		MLB	1941-1943	1941-1943
Branch Rickey	1965-12-09	---	83.353	C-OF	5-9	175	L	R	1881-12-20	Flat,OH		MLB	1905-1914	1905-1914
Dutch Sterrett	1965-12-09	---	76.067	OF-1B	5-11	165	R	R	1889-10-01	Milroy,PA		MLB	1912-1913	1912-1913
Frank Crossin	1965-12-06	---	74.173	C	5-10	160	R	R	1891-06-15	Kingston,PA		MLB	1912-1914	1912-1914
Bill Hollahan	1965-11-27	---	69.003	3B	5-8	165	R	R	1896-11-22	New York,NY		MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
Ralph Good	1965-11-24	---	79.212	P	6-0	165	R	R	1886-04-25	Monticello,ME		MLB	1910-1910	1910-1910
Ed Sherling	1965-11-16	---	68.120	H	6-1	185	R	R	1897-07-17	Coalburg,AL		MLB	1924-1924	1924-1924
Dixie Walker	1965-11-14	---	78.165	P	6-0	192	L	R	1887-06-01	Brownsville,PA		MLB	1909-1912	1909-1912
Dave Gregg	1965-11-12	---	74.242	P	6-1	185	R	R	1891-03-14	Chehalis,WA		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Johnny Mitchell	1965-11-04	---	71.086	SS-2B	5-8	155	B	R	1894-08-09	Detroit,MI		MLB	1921-1925	1921-1925
Harry Trekell	1965-11-04	---	72.349	P	6-1	170	R	R	1892-11-18	Buda,IL		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Clarence Fisher	1965-11-02	---	67.066	P	6-0	174	R	R	1898-08-27	Letart,WV		MLB	1919-1920	1919-1920
Lee Fohl	1965-10-30	---	88.334	C	5-10	175	L	R	1876-11-28	Lowell,OH		MLB	1902-1903	1902-1903
Frank Fuller	1965-10-29	---	72.299	2B-SS	5-7	150	B	R	1893-01-01	Detroit,MI		MLB	1915-1923	1915-1923
Bill McKechnie	1965-10-29	---	79.082	3B-2B	5-10	160	B	R	1886-08-07	Wilkinsburg,PA		MLB	1907-1920	1907-1920
Walter Barbare	1965-10-28	---	74.077	3B-SS	6-0	162	R	R	1891-08-11	Greenville,SC		MLB	1914-1922	1914-1922
John Dudra	1965-10-24	---	49.149	2B-3B	5-11	175	R	R	1916-05-27	Assumption,IL		MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
Ed Fitzpatrick	1965-10-23	---	75.317	2B-OF	5-8	165	R	R	1889-12-09	Lewistown,PA		MLB	1915-1917	1915-1917
Otis Lawry	1965-10-23	---	71.355	2B-OF	5-8	133	L	R	1893-11-01	Fairfield,ME		MLB	1916-1917	1916-1917
Ted Odenwald	1965-10-23	---	63.292	P	5-10	147	R	L	1902-01-04	Hudson,WI		MLB	1921-1922	1921-1922
Chick Shorten	1965-10-23	---	73.185	OF	6-0	175	L	L	1892-04-19	Scranton,PA		MLB	1915-1924	1915-1924
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Lou Nagelsen	1965-10-21	---	78.113	C	6-2	180	R	R	1887-06-29	Piqua,OH		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Fritz Brickell	1965-10-15	Cancer	30.210	SS-2B	5-5	157	R	R	1935-03-19	Wichita,KS		MLB	1959-1961	1959-1961
Curt Davis	1965-10-12	---	62.035	P	6-2	185	R	R	1903-09-07	Greenfield,MO		MLB	1934-1946	1934-1946
Wid Matthews	1965-10-05	---	68.349	OF	5-8	155	L	L	1896-10-20	Raleigh,IL		MLB	1923-1925	1923-1925
Harvey MacDonald	1965-10-04	---	67.138	OF	5-11	170	L	L	1898-05-18	New York,NY		MLB	1928-1928	1928-1928
Delos Drake	1965-10-03	---	78.303	OF-1B	5-11	170	R	L	1886-12-03	Girard,OH		MLB	1911-1911	1911-1911
Jerry McCarthy	1965-10-03	---	42.133	1B	6-1	205	L	L	1923-05-23	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1948-1948	1948-1948
Jim Battle	1965-09-30	---	64.188	3B-SS	6-1	170	R	R	1901-03-26	Bailey,TX		MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
Tink Riviere	1965-09-27	-	66.055	P	5-10	167	R	R	1899-08-02	Liberty,TX		MLB	1921-1925	1921-1925
Cliff Knox	1965-09-24	---	63.260	C	5-11	178	B	R	1902-01-07	Coalville,IA		MLB	1924-1924	1924-1924
Biz Mackey	1965-09-22	---	68.055	C	6-0	200	B	R	1897-07-27	Eagle Pass,TX		---
Rudy Leopold	1965-09-03	---	60.037	P	6-0	160	L	L	1905-07-27	Grand Cane,LA		MLB	1928-1928	1928-1928
Joe Hoover	1965-09-02	---	50.140	SS-2B	5-11	175	R	R	1915-04-15	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1943-1945	1943-1945
Ivy Olson	1965-09-01	---	79.321	SS-2B	5-10	175	R	R	1885-10-14	Kansas City,MO		MLB	1911-1924	1911-1924
Frank Papish	1965-08-30	---	47.313	P	6-2	192	R	L	1917-10-21	Pueblo,CO		MLB	1945-1950	1945-1950
Paul Waner	1965-08-29	---	62.135	OF-1B	5-8	153	L	L	1903-04-16	Harrah,OK		MLB	1926-1945	1926-1945
Moonlight Graham	1965-08-25	---	88.288	OF	5-10	170	L	R	1876-11-09	Fayetteville,NC		---
Bill Harris	1965-08-21	---	65.058	P	6-1	180	R	R	1900-06-23	Wylie,TX		MLB	1923-1938	1923-1938
Larry Jacobus	1965-08-19	---	71.243	P	6-2	186	B	R	1893-12-18	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1918-1918	1918-1918
Stan Pitula	1965-08-15	---	34.145	P	5-10	170	R	R	1931-03-23	Hackensack,NJ		MLB	1957-1957	1957-1957
Walt Whittaker	1965-08-09	---	71.058	P	5-9	165	L	R	1894-06-11	Chelsea,MA		MLB	1916-1916	1916-1916
Harry Lunte	1965-07-27	---	72.314	SS-2B	5-11	165	R	R	1892-09-15	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1919-1920	1919-1920
Hugh Bedient	1965-07-21	---	75.270	P	6-0	185	R	R	1889-10-23	Gerry,NY		MLB	1912-1914	1912-1914
Ira Townsend	1965-07-21	---	71.192	P	6-1	180	R	R	1894-01-09	Weimar,TX		MLB	1920-1921	1920-1921
Harry Fanwell	1965-07-15	---	78.271	P	6-0	175	B	R	1886-10-16	Patapsco,MD		MLB	1910-1910	1910-1910
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Ike Eichrodt	1965-07-14	---	62.189	OF	5-11	167	R	R	1903-01-06	Chicago,IL		MLB	1925-1931	1925-1931
Pat Burke	1965-07-07	---	64.055	3B	5-10	170	R	R	1901-05-13	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1924-1924	1924-1924
Jimmy Ring	1965-07-06	---	70.140	P	6-1	170	R	R	1895-02-15	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1917-1928	1917-1928
Hank Robinson	1965-07-03	---	75.320	P	5-11	160	R	L	1889-08-16	Floyd,AR		MLB	1911-1918	1911-1918
Johnny Humphries	1965-06-24	---	50.001	P	6-1	185	R	R	1915-06-23	Clifton Forge,VA		MLB	1938-1946	1938-1946
Jay Dahl	1965-06-20	---	19.196	P	5-10	183	B	L	1945-12-06	San Bernardino,CA	1963- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1963-1963	1963-1963
Jack Calvo	1965-06-15	---	71.003	OF	5-10	156	L	L	1894-06-11	Havana,CU		MLB	1913-1920	1913-1920
Pep Clark	1965-06-08	---	82.079	3B	5-7	175	R	R	1883-03-20	Union City,OH		MLB	1903-1903	1903-1903
Mike McNally	1965-05-29	---	72.261	2B-3B	5-11	150	R	R	1892-09-09	Minooka,PA		MLB	1915-1925	1915-1925
Harry Biemiller	1965-05-25	-	67.227	P	6-1	171	R	R	1897-10-09	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1920-1925	1920-1925
Earl Webb	1965-05-23	---	67.247	OF-1B	6-1	185	L	R	1897-09-17	Bon Air,TN		MLB	1925-1933	1925-1933
Eric Erickson	1965-05-19	---	70.066	P	6-2	190	R	R	1895-03-13	Goteborg,SW		MLB	1914-1922	1914-1922
Bill Bartley	1965-05-17	-	80.127	P	5-11	190	R	R	1885-01-08	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1903-1907	1903-1907
Lee Quillen	1965-05-14	---	83.008	3B-SS	5-10	165	R	R	1882-05-05	North Branch,MN		MLB	1906-1907	1906-1907
Bill Brown	1965-05-13	-	71.308	OF	5-8	185	L	L	1893-07-08	Coleman,TX		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Dick Wantz	1965-05-13	---	25.031	P	6-5	175	R	R	1940-04-11	South Gate,CA	1961- 0- 0-ANA	MLB	1965-1965	1965-1965
Guy Sturdy	1965-05-04	---	65.269	1B	6-0	180	L	L	1899-08-07	Sherman,TX		MLB	1927-1928	1927-1928
Wally Hood	1965-05-02	---	70.081	OF	5-11	160	R	R	1895-02-09	Whittier,CA		MLB	1920-1922	1920-1922
Frank Barberich	1965-05-01	---	83.086	P	5-10	175	B	R	1882-02-03	New Town,NY		MLB	1907-1910	1907-1910
Hy Myers	1965-05-01	---	76.002	OF-2B	5-9	175	R	R	1889-04-27	East Liverpool,OH		MLB	1909-1925	1909-1925
Johnny Watson	1965-04-29	---	57.103	SS	6-0	175	L	R	1908-01-16	Tazewell,VA		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Steve Biras	1965-04-21	---	43.054	2B	5-11	185	R	R	1922-02-26	East St. Louis,IL		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Jock Somerlott	1965-04-21	---	82.176	1B	6-0	160	R	R	1882-10-26	Flint,IN		MLB	1910-1911	1910-1911
Bill Lauterborn	1965-04-19	---	85.313	2B-3B	5-6	140	R	R	1879-06-09	Hornell,NY		MLB	1904-1905	1904-1905
Chick Tolson	1965-04-16	---	66.160	1B	6-0	185	R	R	1898-11-06	Washington,DC		MLB	1925-1930	1925-1930
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Sam Fishburn	1965-04-11	---	71.330	1B-2B	5-9	157	R	R	1893-05-15	Haverhill,MA		MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
Bobby Vaughn	1965-04-11	---	79.310	2B-SS	5-9	150	R	R	1885-06-04	Stamford,NY		MLB	1909-1909	1909-1909
Phil Ketter	1965-04-09	---	80.360	C	---	---	---	R	1884-04-13	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Rudy Kneisch	1965-04-06	---	65.360	P	5-10	175	R	L	1899-04-10	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
Mike Pasquella	1965-04-05	---	66.148	1B	5-11	167	R	R	1898-11-07	Bridgeport,CT		MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
Ernie Walker	1965-04-01	---	74.195	OF	6-0	165	L	R	1890-09-17	Blossburg,AL		MLB	1913-1915	1913-1915
Ed Roetz	1965-03-16	---	59.222	SS-1B	5-10	160	R	R	1905-08-06	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Jimmy Austin	1965-03-06	---	85.087	3B-SS	5-7	155	B	R	1879-12-08	Swansea,WL		MLB	1909-1929	1909-1929
Wally Schang	1965-03-06	---	75.195	C-OF	5-10	180	B	R	1889-08-22	South Wales,NY		MLB	1913-1931	1913-1931
Pepper Martin	1965-03-05	---	61.004	OF-3B	5-8	170	R	R	1904-02-29	Temple,OK		MLB	1928-1944	1928-1944
Maurice Van Robays	1965-03-01	---	50.106	OF-1B	6-0	190	R	R	1914-11-15	Detroit,MI		MLB	1939-1946	1939-1946
Larry Gilbert	1965-02-17	---	73.075	OF	5-9	158	L	L	1891-12-03	New Orleans,LA		MLB	1914-1915	1914-1915
Lefty Herring	1965-02-11	---	84.342	1B-OF	5-11	160	L	L	1880-03-04	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1899-1904	1899-1904
Pete Noonan	1965-02-11	---	83.078	C-1B	6-0	180	R	R	1881-11-24	West Stockbridge,MA		MLB	1904-1907	1904-1907
Ray Kremer	1965-02-08	---	71.321	P	6-1	190	R	R	1893-03-23	Oakland,CA		MLB	1924-1933	1924-1933
Ray Brown	1965-02-08	---	56.351	HOF	6-1	195	B	R	1908-02-23	Alger,OH		---
Bruno Betzel	1965-02-07	---	70.062	2B-3B	5-9	158	R	R	1894-12-06	Chattanooga,OH		MLB	1914-1918	1914-1918
Rube Peters	1965-02-07	---	79.328	P	6-1	195	R	R	1885-03-15	Grantfork,IL		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Bill Brinker	1965-02-05	-	81.158	3B-OF	6-1	190	B	R	1883-08-30	Warrensburg,MO		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Billy Sullivan	1965-01-28	---	89.360	C-1B	5-9	155	R	R	1875-02-01	Oakland,WI		MLB	1899-1912	1899-1912
Charlie Fitzberger	1965-01-25	---	60.346	H	6-1	170	L	L	1904-02-13	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1928-1928	1928-1928
Ralph Young	1965-01-24	---	75.126	2B-SS	5-5	165	B	R	1889-09-19	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1913-1922	1913-1922
Bert Whaling	1965-01-21	Metastatic adenocarcinoma	76.211	C	6-0	185	R	R	1888-06-22	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1913-1915	1913-1915
Nick Altrock	1965-01-20	---	88.126	P-1B	5-10	197	B	L	1876-09-15	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1898-1933	1898-1933
Jim Joe Edwards	1965-01-19	---	70.035	P	6-2	185	R	L	1894-12-14	Banner,MS		MLB	1922-1928	1922-1928
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Jimmy Williams	1965-01-16	---	88.025	2B-3B	5-9	175	R	R	1876-12-20	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1899-1909	1899-1909
Bill Hopper	1965-01-14	---	74.079	P	6-0	175	R	R	1890-10-26	Jackson,TN		MLB	1913-1915	1913-1915
Brad Kocher	1965-01-13	---	76.361	C	5-11	188	R	R	1888-01-16	White Haven,PA		MLB	1912-1916	1912-1916
Wally Pipp	1965-01-11	---	71.327	1B	6-1	180	L	L	1893-02-17	Chicago,IL		MLB	1913-1928	1913-1928
George Smith	1965-01-07	---	72.219	P	6-2	163	R	R	1892-05-31	Byram,CT		MLB	1916-1923	1916-1923
Frank Manush	1965-01-05	---	81.108	3B-2B	5-10	175	R	R	1883-09-18	Tuscumbia,AL		MLB	1908-1908	1908-1908
Walt Johnson	1965-01-04	---	72.025	P	6-0	180	R	R	1892-12-08	Minneapolis,MN		MLB	1912-1917	1912-1917
Luther Bonin	1965-01-03	-	76.355	OF	5-9	178	L	R	1888-01-13	Green Hill,IN		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Jim Stephens	1965-01-02	---	81.022	C	5-6	157	R	R	1883-12-10	Salineville,OH		MLB	1907-1912	1907-1912
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