1966 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1966 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
Doc Farrell	1966-12-20	---	64.359	SS-2B	5-8	160	R	R	1901-12-26	Johnson City,NY		MLB	1925-1935	1925-1935
Herman Young	1966-12-13	---	80.242	3B-SS	5-8	155	R	R	1886-04-14	Boston,MA		MLB	1911-1911	1911-1911
Cliff Fannin	1966-12-11	---	42.211	P	6-0	170	L	R	1924-05-13	Louisa,KY		MLB	1945-1952	1945-1952
Bill Bolden	1966-12-08	-	73.211	P	6-4	200	R	R	1893-05-09	Dandridge,TN		MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
Joe Willis	1966-12-04	---	76.238	P	6-1	185	R	L	1890-04-09	Coal Grove,OH		MLB	1911-1913	1911-1913
Tom Gulley	1966-11-24	---	66.333	OF	5-11	178	L	R	1899-12-25	Garner,NC		MLB	1923-1926	1923-1926
Mike Loan	1966-11-21	---	72.054	C	5-11	185	R	R	1894-09-27	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Hack Miller	1966-11-21	---	53.280	C	5-11	215	R	R	1913-02-13	Celeste,TX		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Rube Bressler	1966-11-07	---	72.013	OF-1B	6-0	187	R	L	1894-10-23	Coder,PA		MLB	1914-1932	1914-1932
Lew Moren	1966-11-02	---	83.089	P	5-11	150	R	R	1883-08-04	Pittsburgh,PA		MLB	1903-1910	1903-1910
Elmer Johnson	1966-10-31	---	82.139	C	5-9	185	R	R	1884-06-12	Beard,IN		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Dick Barrett	1966-10-30	---	60.032	P	5-9	175	R	R	1906-09-28	Mountoursville,PA		MLB	1933-1945	1933-1945
Rex Cecil	1966-10-30	---	50.021	P	6-3	195	L	R	1916-10-08	Lindsay,OK		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Alex Pearson	1966-10-30	-	89.233	P	---	160	R	R	1877-03-09	Greensboro,PA		MLB	1902-1903	1902-1903
Bill Cronin	1966-10-26	---	63.304	C	5-9	167	R	R	1902-12-26	West Newton,MA		MLB	1928-1931	1928-1931
Fred Fussell	1966-10-23	---	71.015	P	5-10	155	L	L	1895-10-07	Sheridan,MO		MLB	1922-1929	1922-1929
Jack Peerson	1966-10-23	---	56.055	SS-2B	5-11	175	R	R	1910-08-28	Brunswick,GA		MLB	1935-1936	1935-1936
Bob Swift	1966-10-17	---	51.225	C	5-11	180	R	R	1915-03-06	Salina,KS	1935- 0- 0-DET	MLB	1940-1953	1940-1953
Red Smith	1966-10-11	---	76.187	3B-OF	5-11	165	R	R	1890-04-06	Greenville,SC		MLB	1911-1919	1911-1919
Patsy Gharrity	1966-10-10	---	74.209	C-1B	5-10	170	R	R	1892-03-13	Parnell,IA		MLB	1916-1930	1916-1930
Bill Henderson	1966-10-06	---	64.336	P	6-0	190	R	R	1901-11-04	Pensacola,FL		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Harry Hanson	1966-10-05	---	70.260	C	5-11	---	R	R	1896-01-17	Elgin,IL		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Mike Tresh	1966-10-04	---	52.223	C	5-11	170	R	R	1914-02-23	Hazleton,PA		MLB	1938-1949	1938-1949
Jumbo Brown	1966-10-02	---	59.155	P	6-4	295	R	R	1907-04-30	Greene,RI		MLB	1925-1941	1925-1941
Jim Stevens	1966-09-25	---	77.029	P	5-11	180	R	R	1889-08-25	Williamsburg,MD		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Ralph Comstock	1966-09-13	---	75.292	P	5-10	168	R	R	1890-11-24	Sylvania,OH		MLB	1913-1918	1913-1918
Parson Perryman	1966-09-12	---	77.321	P	6-4	193	R	R	1888-10-24	Everett Springs,GA		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Bill Summers	1966-09-12	---	70.305	UMP	5-8	208	---	---	1895-11-10	Harrison,NJ		---
Frank Withrow	1966-09-05	---	75.082	C	5-11	187	R	R	1891-06-14	Greenwood,MO		MLB	1920-1922	1920-1922
Bill McCabe	1966-09-02	---	73.307	OF-2B	5-9	180	B	R	1892-10-28	Chicago,IL		MLB	1918-1920	1918-1920
Al DeVormer	1966-08-29	---	75.009	C-1B	6-0	175	R	R	1891-08-19	Grand Rapids,MI		MLB	1918-1927	1918-1927
Bobby Schang	1966-08-29	---	79.264	C	5-7	165	R	R	1886-12-07	Wales Center,NY		MLB	1914-1927	1914-1927
Ray Rolling	1966-08-25	---	79.350	2B	5-10	160	L	R	1886-09-08	Martinsburg,MO		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Sam Zoldak	1966-08-25	---	47.260	P	5-11	185	L	L	1918-12-08	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1944-1952	1944-1952
George Burns	1966-08-15	---	76.262	OF-3B	5-7	160	R	R	1889-11-24	Utica,NY		MLB	1911-1925	1911-1925
Chuck Dressen	1966-08-10	---	67.323	3B-2B	5-5	146	R	R	1898-09-20	Decatur,IL		MLB	1925-1933	1925-1933
Pug Cavet	1966-08-04	---	76.219	P	6-3	176	L	L	1889-12-26	McGregor,TX		MLB	1911-1915	1911-1915
Earl Blackburn	1966-08-03	---	73.273	C	5-11	180	R	R	1892-11-01	Leesville,OH		MLB	1912-1917	1912-1917
Hank Gowdy	1966-08-01	---	76.341	C-1B	6-2	182	R	R	1889-08-24	Columbus,OH		MLB	1910-1930	1910-1930
Harry Hedgpeth	1966-07-30	---	77.327	P	6-1	194	L	L	1888-09-04	Fayetteville,NC		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Hal Dixon	1966-07-28	---	46.020	UMP	6-3	230	---	---	1920-07-07	Mount Vernon Springs,NC		---
Elmer Yoter	1966-07-26	---	66.029	3B	5-7	155	R	R	1900-06-26	Plainfield,PA		MLB	1921-1927	1921-1927
Roy Moran	1966-07-18	---	81.302	OF	5-8	155	R	R	1884-09-17	Vincennes,IN		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Rip Vowinkel	1966-07-13	---	81.235	P	5-10	195	R	R	1884-11-18	Oswego,NY		MLB	1905-1905	1905-1905
Mule Suttles	1966-07-09	---	65.099	1B-OF	6-3	215	R	R	1901-03-31	Edgewater,AL		---
Sam Jones	1966-07-06	---	73.343	P-OF	6-0	170	R	R	1892-07-26	Woodsfield,OH		MLB	1914-1935	1914-1935
Pete Fox	1966-07-05	---	57.118	OF	5-11	165	R	R	1909-03-08	Evansville,IN		MLB	1933-1945	1933-1945
Jesse Purnell	1966-07-04	---	85.052	3B	5-5	140	L	R	1881-05-11	Glenside,PA		MLB	1904-1904	1904-1904
Goldie Rapp	1966-07-01	---	74.144	3B-SS	5-10	165	B	R	1892-02-06	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1921-1923	1921-1923
Marty Krug	1966-06-27	---	77.288	3B-2B	5-9	165	R	R	1888-09-10	Coblenz,GE		MLB	1912-1922	1912-1922
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Lil Stoner	1966-06-26	---	67.117	P-2B	5-9	180	R	R	1899-02-28	Bowie,TX		MLB	1922-1931	1922-1931
Mose Solomon	1966-06-25	---	65.198	OF	5-9	180	L	L	1900-12-08	New York,NY		MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
Denney Wilie	1966-06-20	---	75.270	OF	5-8	155	L	L	1890-09-22	Mount Calm,TX		MLB	1911-1915	1911-1915
Rollie Naylor	1966-06-18	---	74.133	P	6-1	180	R	R	1892-02-04	Krum,TX		MLB	1917-1924	1917-1924
Bill Walker	1966-06-14	---	62.250	P	6-0	175	R	L	1903-10-07	East St. Louis,IL		MLB	1927-1936	1927-1936
Jake Munch	1966-06-08	---	75.203	OF-1B	6-2	170	L	L	1890-11-16	Morton,PA		MLB	1918-1918	1918-1918
Bernie Henderson	1966-06-06	---	67.054	P	5-9	175	R	R	1899-04-12	Douglassville,TX		MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
Ralph McConnaughey	1966-06-04	---	76.302	P	5-8	166	R	R	1889-08-05	Vandergrift,PA		---
Joe Casey	1966-06-02	---	78.290	C-OF	5-9	180	R	R	1887-08-15	Boston,MA		MLB	1909-1918	1909-1918
Dick Cox	1966-06-01	Heart attack	68.242	OF	5-7	158	R	R	1897-09-30	Pasadena,CA		MLB	1925-1926	1925-1926
Dick Ward	1966-05-30	---	57.008	P	6-1	198	R	R	1909-05-21	Herrick,SD		MLB	1934-1935	1934-1935
Hippo Vaughn	1966-05-29	---	78.048	P	6-4	215	B	L	1888-04-09	Weatherford,TX		MLB	1908-1921	1908-1921
William Rumler	1966-05-26	---	75.059	C-OF	6-1	190	R	R	1891-03-27	Milford,NE		MLB	1914-1917	1914-1917
Arnold Hauser	1966-05-22	---	77.237	SS-2B	5-6	145	R	R	1888-09-25	Chicago,IL		MLB	1910-1913	1910-1913
Lee Gooch	1966-05-18	---	76.082	OF	6-0	190	R	R	1890-02-23	Oxford,NC		MLB	1915-1917	1915-1917
Tom Connolly	1966-05-14	---	73.133	3B-OF	5-11	175	L	R	1892-12-30	Boston,MA		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Flame Delhi	1966-05-09	---	73.183	P	6-2	198	R	R	1892-11-05	Harqua Hala,AZ		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Bing Miller	1966-05-07	Hit by car	71.249	OF-1B	6-0	185	R	R	1894-08-30	Vinton,IA		MLB	1921-1936	1921-1936
Bob Elliott	1966-05-04	---	49.158	3B-OF	6-0	185	R	R	1916-11-26	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1939-1953	1939-1953
John Gaddy	1966-05-03	---	52.086	P	6-0	182	R	R	1914-02-05	Wadesboro,NC		MLB	1938-1938	1938-1938
Art Decatur	1966-04-25	---	72.100	P	6-1	190	R	R	1894-01-14	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1922-1927	1922-1927
Rinaldo Williams	1966-04-24	---	72.126	3B	---	---	L	R	1893-12-18	Santa Cruz,CA		---
Lou Finney	1966-04-22	---	55.252	OF-1B	6-0	180	L	R	1910-08-13	Buffalo,NY		MLB	1931-1947	1931-1947
Maury Kent	1966-04-19	-	80.212	P	6-0	168	R	R	1885-09-17	Marshalltown,IA		MLB	1912-1913	1912-1913
Joe Harris	1966-04-12	---	84.069	P	6-1	198	R	R	1882-02-01	Melrose,MA		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
Gussie Gannon	1966-04-12	---	92.135	P	5-11	154	L	L	1873-11-26	Erie,PA		MLB	1895-1895	1895-1895
Rolla Mapel	1966-04-06	---	76.027	P	5-11	165	L	L	1890-03-09	Lee's Summit,MO		MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
Sam Dodge	1966-04-05	---	76.116	P	6-1	170	R	R	1889-12-09	Neath,PA		MLB	1921-1922	1921-1922
Herb McQuaid	1966-04-04	---	67.005	P	6-2	185	R	R	1899-03-29	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1923-1926	1923-1926
John Sullivan	1966-04-01	---	76.009	OF-1B	5-11	180	R	R	1890-03-21	Williamsport,PA		MLB	1920-1921	1920-1921
Grady Adkins	1966-03-31	---	68.273	P	5-11	175	R	R	1897-06-29	Jacksonville,AR		MLB	1928-1929	1928-1929
George O'Brien	1966-03-24	---	76.139	C	6-0	185	R	R	1889-11-04	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Johnny Morrison	1966-03-20	---	70.148	P	5-11	188	R	R	1895-10-22	Pellville,KY		MLB	1920-1930	1920-1930
Frank Bennett	1966-03-18	---	61.141	P	5-10	163	R	R	1904-10-27	Mardela Springs,MD		MLB	1927-1928	1927-1928
Chappie Geygan	1966-03-15	---	62.285	SS-3B	5-11	170	R	R	1903-06-03	Ironton,OH		MLB	1924-1926	1924-1926
Lee Magee	1966-03-14	---	76.281	OF-2B	5-11	165	B	R	1889-06-04	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1911-1919	1911-1919
Aaron Robinson	1966-03-09	---	50.259	C	6-2	205	L	R	1915-06-23	Lancaster,SC		MLB	1943-1951	1943-1951
Elmer Steele	1966-03-09	---	79.295	P	5-11	200	B	R	1886-05-17	Muitzeskill,NY		MLB	1907-1911	1907-1911
Jack Niemes	1966-03-04	---	46.136	P	6-1	180	R	L	1919-10-19	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943
Garland Braxton	1966-02-25	---	65.259	P	5-11	152	B	L	1900-06-10	Snow Camp,NC		MLB	1921-1933	1921-1933
Marty McManus	1966-02-18	---	65.340	2B-3B	5-10	160	R	R	1900-03-14	Chicago,IL		MLB	1920-1934	1920-1934
Finners Quinlan	1966-02-17	---	78.118	OF	5-8	154	L	L	1887-10-21	Scranton,PA		MLB	1913-1915	1913-1915
Jack Coffey	1966-02-14	---	79.016	SS-2B	5-11	178	R	R	1887-01-28	New York,NY		MLB	1909-1918	1909-1918
Bill Stumpf	1966-02-14	---	73.328	SS-2B	6-0	175	R	R	1892-03-21	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1912-1913	1912-1913
Gene Paulette	1966-02-08	---	74.257	1B-2B	6-0	150	R	R	1891-05-26	Centralia,IL		MLB	1911-1920	1911-1920
Mike Milosevich	1966-02-03	---	51.021	SS-2B	5-10	172	R	R	1915-01-13	Zeigler,IL		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Pat Donahue	1966-01-31	---	81.082	C-1B	6-0	175	R	R	1884-11-08	Springfield,OH		MLB	1908-1910	1908-1910
Homer Summa	1966-01-29	---	67.086	OF-3B	5-10	170	L	R	1898-11-03	Gentry,MO		MLB	1920-1930	1920-1930
Joel Newkirk	1966-01-22	---	69.264	P	6-0	180	R	R	1896-05-01	Kyana,IN		MLB	1919-1920	1919-1920
Stover McIlwain	1966-01-15	---	26.115	P	6-2	195	R	R	1939-09-22	Savannah,GA		MLB	1957-1958	1957-1958
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Walt Walsh	1966-01-15	---	68.258	H	5-11	170	R	R	1897-04-30	Newark,NJ		---
Tex Neuer	1966-01-14	---	88.219	P	5-8	---	L	L	1877-06-08	Fremont,OH		MLB	1907-1907	1907-1907
Andy Reese	1966-01-10	---	61.337	OF-3B	5-11	180	R	R	1904-02-07	Tupelo,MS		MLB	1927-1930	1927-1930
Oscar Dugey	1966-01-01	---	78.067	2B-OF	5-8	160	R	R	1887-10-25	Palestine,TX		MLB	1913-1920	1913-1920
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