1968 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1968 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
Dick Marlowe	1968-12-30	---	39.186	P	6-2	170	R	R	1929-06-27	Hickory,NC		MLB	1951-1956	1951-1956
Johnnie Heving	1968-12-24	---	72.238	C	6-0	175	R	R	1896-04-29	Covington,KY		MLB	1920-1932	1920-1932
Ike Powers	1968-12-22	---	62.284	P	6-0	188	R	R	1906-03-13	Hancock,MD		MLB	1927-1928	1927-1928
Benny Bengough	1968-12-22	---	70.147	C	5-7	168	R	R	1898-07-27	Niagara Falls,NY		MLB	1923-1932	1923-1932
Jim McLaughlin	1968-12-18	---	66.349	3B	5-8	168	R	R	1902-01-03	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Hank Severeid	1968-12-17	---	77.198	C-1B	6-0	175	R	R	1891-06-01	Story City,IA		MLB	1911-1926	1911-1926
Benn Karr	1968-12-08	---	75.009	P	6-0	175	L	R	1893-11-28	Mount Pleasant,MS		MLB	1920-1927	1920-1927
Emil Yde	1968-12-04	---	68.310	P-OF	5-11	165	B	L	1900-01-28	Great Lakes,IL		MLB	1924-1929	1924-1929
Pete Sims	1968-12-02	---	77.191	P	5-11	165	R	R	1891-05-24	Crown City,OH		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Ed Fernandes	1968-11-27	---	50.261	C	5-9	185	B	R	1918-03-11	Oakland,CA		MLB	1940-1946	1940-1946
Fresco Thompson	1968-11-20	---	66.167	2B-SS	5-8	150	R	R	1902-06-06	Centreville,AL		MLB	1925-1934	1925-1934
George Maisel	1968-11-20	---	76.252	OF-3B	5-10	180	R	R	1892-03-12	Catonsville,MD		MLB	1913-1922	1913-1922
Earl Hamilton	1968-11-17	---	77.120	P	5-8	160	L	L	1891-07-19	Gibson City,IL		MLB	1911-1924	1911-1924
Bill Sherdel	1968-11-14	---	72.089	P-OF	5-10	160	L	L	1896-08-15	McSherrystown,PA		MLB	1918-1932	1918-1932
Dutch Schirick	1968-11-12	---	78.149	H	5-8	160	R	R	1890-06-15	Ruby,NY		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Wally Mattick	1968-11-05	---	81.237	OF	5-10	180	R	R	1887-03-12	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1912-1918	1912-1918
Vern Stephens	1968-11-03	Heart attack	48.010	SS-3B	5-10	185	R	R	1920-10-23	McAlister,NM		MLB	1941-1955	1941-1955
Hub Perdue	1968-10-31	---	86.145	P	5-10	192	R	R	1882-06-07	Bethpage,TN		MLB	1911-1915	1911-1915
Ralph Glaze	1968-10-31	---	86.231	P-3B	5-9	165	R	R	1882-03-13	Denver,CO		MLB	1906-1908	1906-1908
Bill Hohman	1968-10-29	---	64.337	OF	6-0	178	R	R	1903-11-27	Brooklyn,MD		MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
Mike Kelly	1968-10-23	---	72.173	COACH	---	---	---	---	1896-05-01	Indianapolis,IN		---
Jack Bliss	1968-10-23	---	86.286	C-SS	5-9	185	R	R	1882-01-09	Vancouver,WA		MLB	1908-1912	1908-1912
Jack Killilay	1968-10-21	---	81.149	P	5-11	165	R	R	1887-05-24	Leavenworth,KS		MLB	1911-1911	1911-1911
Turner Barber	1968-10-20	---	75.102	OF-1B	5-11	170	L	R	1893-07-09	Lavinia,TN		MLB	1915-1923	1915-1923
Ellis Kinder	1968-10-16	---	54.082	P	6-0	195	R	R	1914-07-26	Atkins,AR	1941- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1946-1957	1946-1957
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Lynn Brenton	1968-10-14	---	78.006	P	5-10	165	R	R	1890-10-07	Peoria,IL		MLB	1913-1921	1913-1921
Hal Bevan	1968-10-05	---	37.324	3B	6-2	198	R	R	1930-11-15	New Orleans,LA		MLB	1952-1961	1952-1961
Bud Clancy	1968-09-26	---	68.010	1B	6-0	170	L	L	1900-09-15	Odell,IL		MLB	1924-1934	1924-1934
Ken Holloway	1968-09-25	---	71.047	P	6-0	185	R	R	1897-08-08	Barwick,GA		MLB	1922-1930	1922-1930
Rip Wheeler	1968-09-18	---	70.199	P	6-0	180	R	R	1898-03-02	Marion,KY		MLB	1921-1924	1921-1924
Henry Bostick	1968-09-16	---	73.246	3B	---	---	R	R	1895-01-12	Boston,MA		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Hans Lobert	1968-09-14	---	86.330	3B-SS	5-9	170	R	R	1881-10-18	Wilmington,DE		MLB	1903-1917	1903-1917
Don Rudolph	1968-09-12	---	37.027	P	5-11	195	L	L	1931-08-16	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1957-1964	1957-1964
Charlie Conway	1968-09-12	---	82.136	OF	---	---	R	R	1886-04-28	Youngstown,OH		MLB	1911-1911	1911-1911
Bill Kalfass	1968-09-08	---	52.188	P	6-3	190	R	L	1916-03-03	New York,NY		MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
Ernie Orsatti	1968-09-04	---	65.361	OF-1B	5-7	154	L	L	1902-09-08	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1927-1935	1927-1935
Leo Meyer	1968-09-02	---	80.155	SS	---	---	---	R	1888-03-29	---		MLB	1909-1909	1909-1909
Jay Kirke	1968-08-31	---	80.074	OF-1B	6-0	195	L	R	1888-06-16	Fleischmann's,NY		MLB	1910-1918	1910-1918
Paul Howard	1968-08-29	---	84.100	OF	5-8	170	R	R	1884-05-20	Boston,MA		MLB	1909-1909	1909-1909
John Kroner	1968-08-26	---	59.286	2B-3B	6-0	185	R	R	1908-11-13	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1935-1938	1935-1938
Dutch Henry	1968-08-23	---	66.103	P	6-1	175	L	L	1902-05-12	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1921-1930	1921-1930
Heinie Groh	1968-08-22	---	78.337	3B-2B	5-8	158	R	R	1889-09-18	Rochester,NY		MLB	1912-1927	1912-1927
Ray Mowe	1968-08-14	---	79.032	SS	5-7	160	L	R	1889-07-12	Rochester,IN		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Lefty Guise	1968-08-13	---	58.329	P	6-2	172	L	L	1909-09-18	Driggs,AR		MLB	1940-1940	1940-1940
Charlie Boardman	1968-08-10	---	75.104	P	6-2	194	L	L	1893-04-27	Seneca Falls,NY		MLB	1913-1915	1913-1915
John Jenkins	1968-08-03	---	72.025	2B-SS	5-8	160	R	R	1896-07-07	Bosworth,MO		MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
Bill Hart	1968-07-29	---	55.147	3B-SS	6-0	175	R	R	1913-03-04	Wiconisco,PA		MLB	1943-1945	1943-1945
Jack Redmond	1968-07-27	---	57.327	C	5-11	185	L	R	1910-09-03	Florence,AZ		MLB	1935-1935	1935-1935
Babe Adams	1968-07-27	---	86.069	P	5-11	185	L	R	1882-05-18	Tipton,IN		MLB	1906-1926	1906-1926
Howie Storie	1968-07-27	---	57.073	C	5-10	175	R	R	1911-05-15	Pittsfield,MA		MLB	1931-1932	1931-1932
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Ham Wade	1968-07-21	---	87.212	OF	5-8	155	R	R	1880-12-20	Spring City,PA		MLB	1907-1907	1907-1907
Norm Lehr	1968-07-17	---	67.050	P	6-0	168	R	R	1901-05-28	Rochester,NY		MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
Ken Sears	1968-07-17	---	51.011	C	6-1	200	L	R	1917-07-06	Streator,IL		MLB	1943-1946	1943-1946
Eddie Kearse	1968-07-15	---	52.143	C	6-1	195	R	R	1916-02-23	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1942-1942	1942-1942
Kettle Wirts	1968-07-12	---	70.253	C	5-11	170	R	R	1897-10-31	Consumne,CA		MLB	1921-1924	1921-1924
Allie Moulton	1968-07-10	---	82.174	2B	5-6	155	R	R	1886-01-16	Medway,MA		MLB	1911-1911	1911-1911
Hap Collard	1968-07-09	---	69.313	P	6-0	170	R	R	1898-08-29	Williams,AZ		MLB	1927-1930	1927-1930
Dusty Boggess	1968-07-08	---	64.031	UMP	5-11	228	---	---	1904-06-07	Terrell,TX		---
Nap Shea	1968-07-08	---	94.045	C	5-5	155	R	R	1874-05-23	Ware,MA		MLB	1902-1902	1902-1902
Chief Youngblood	1968-07-06	---	68.023	P	6-3	202	L	R	1900-06-13	Hillsboro,TX		MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
Pat Simmons	1968-07-03	---	59.216	P	5-11	172	R	R	1908-11-29	Watervliet,NY		MLB	1928-1929	1928-1929
Dave Barbee	1968-07-01	---	63.055	OF	5-11	178	R	R	1905-05-07	Greensboro,NC		MLB	1926-1932	1926-1932
Paddy Driscoll	1968-06-28	---	73.167	2B-3B	5-8	155	R	R	1895-01-11	Evanston,IL		MLB	1917-1917	1917-1917
Grant Bowler	1968-06-25	---	60.245	P	6-0	190	R	R	1907-10-24	Denver,CO		MLB	1931-1932	1931-1932
Dan Dugan	1968-06-25	---	61.123	P	6-1	187	L	L	1907-02-22	Plainfield,NJ		MLB	1928-1929	1928-1929
Lloyd Bishop	1968-06-18	---	78.053	P	6-0	180	R	R	1890-04-25	Conway Springs,KS		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Sam Crawford	1968-06-15	---	88.056	OF-1B	6-0	190	L	L	1880-04-18	Wahoo,NE		MLB	1899-1917	1899-1917
Charles Chase	1968-06-11	---	21.196	OF	6-0	185	R	R	1946-11-27	---	1966- 1- 18-MIN	---
Bill Regan	1968-06-11	---	69.138	2B-3B	5-10	155	R	R	1899-01-23	Pittsburgh,PA		MLB	1926-1931	1926-1931
Curly Brown	1968-06-10	---	79.182	P	5-10	165	L	L	1888-12-09	Spring Hill,KS		MLB	1911-1915	1911-1915
C.B. Burns	1968-06-06	---	89.021	H	6-0	175	R	R	1879-05-15	Bayview,MD		MLB	1902-1902	1902-1902
Charlie Jackson	1968-05-27	---	74.108	OF	5-9	150	L	L	1894-02-07	Granite City,IL		MLB	1915-1917	1915-1917
Herman Bronkie	1968-05-27	---	83.056	3B-2B	5-9	165	R	R	1885-03-31	South Manchester,CT		MLB	1910-1922	1910-1922
Rip Collins	1968-05-27	---	72.089	P-2B	6-1	205	R	R	1896-02-26	Weatherford,TX		MLB	1920-1931	1920-1931
Doc Ayers	1968-05-26	---	78.005	P	6-1	185	R	R	1890-05-20	Fancy Gap,VA		MLB	1913-1921	1913-1921
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Chippy Gaw	1968-05-26	---	76.073	P	5-11	180	R	R	1892-03-13	West Newton,MA		MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
Bill Brandt	1968-05-16	---	53.056	P	5-8	170	R	R	1915-03-21	Aurora,IN		MLB	1941-1943	1941-1943
Bill Drescher	1968-05-15	---	46.357	C	6-2	190	L	R	1921-05-23	Congers,NY		MLB	1944-1946	1944-1946
Ray Gardner	1968-05-03	---	66.190	SS-2B	5-8	145	R	R	1901-10-25	Frederick,MD		MLB	1929-1930	1929-1930
Paul Kardow	1968-04-27	---	52.220	P	6-6	210	R	R	1915-09-19	Humble,TX		MLB	1936-1936	1936-1936
Billy Kelsey	1968-04-25	---	86.243	C	5-10	150	R	R	1881-08-24	Covington,OH		MLB	1907-1907	1907-1907
Allan Travers	1968-04-19	---	75.346	P	6-1	180	R	R	1892-05-07	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Tommy Bridges	1968-04-19	---	61.112	P	5-10	155	R	R	1906-12-28	Gordonsville,TN		MLB	1930-1946	1930-1946
Bill Engeln	1968-04-17	---	69.219	UMP	6-0	170	---	---	1898-09-09	St. Louis,MO		---
John Michaelson	1968-04-16	---	74.246	P	5-9	165	R	R	1893-08-12	Taivalkoski,FI		MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
Al Benton	1968-04-14	---	57.027	P	6-4	215	R	R	1911-03-18	Noble,OK		MLB	1934-1952	1934-1952
Donny Tidwell	1968-04-12	---	21.010	P	6-1	180	R	R	1947-04-02	New Diana,TX	1966- 42- 748-LAN	---
Frank Sigafoos	1968-04-12	---	64.021	3B-SS	5-9	170	R	R	1904-03-21	Easton,PA		MLB	1926-1931	1926-1931
Bob Pepper	1968-04-08	---	72.340	P	6-2	178	R	R	1895-05-03	Rosston,PA		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Mahlon Higbee	1968-04-07	---	66.234	OF	5-11	165	R	R	1901-08-16	Louisville,KY		MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
Tom Cantwell	1968-04-01	---	79.098	P	6-0	170	L	R	1888-12-23	Washington,DC		MLB	1909-1910	1909-1910
Grover Lowdermilk	1968-03-31	---	83.074	P	6-4	190	R	R	1885-01-15	Sandborn,IN		MLB	1909-1920	1909-1920
Bernie Hungling	1968-03-30	-	72.024	C	6-2	180	R	R	1896-03-05	Dayton,OH		MLB	1922-1930	1922-1930
Buddy Napier	1968-03-29	---	78.100	P	5-11	165	R	R	1889-12-18	Byromville,GA		MLB	1912-1921	1912-1921
Ovid Nicholson	1968-03-24	---	79.083	OF	5-9	155	L	R	1888-12-30	Salem,IN		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Clyde Shoun	1968-03-20	---	56.000	P	6-1	188	L	L	1912-03-20	Mountain City,TN		MLB	1935-1949	1935-1949
Rafael Almeida	1968-03-19	-	80.231	3B-SS	5-9	164	R	R	1887-07-30	Havana,CU		MLB	1911-1913	1911-1913
Heinie Meine	1968-03-18	---	71.320	P	5-11	180	R	R	1896-05-01	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1922-1934	1922-1934
Allie Watt	1968-03-15	---	68.093	2B	5-8	154	R	R	1899-12-12	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
Paul Carpenter	1968-03-14	---	73.213	P	5-11	165	R	R	1894-08-12	Granville,OH		MLB	1916-1916	1916-1916
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Jim Callahan	1968-03-09	---	87.055	OF	5-9	145	R	R	1881-01-12	Allegheny County,PA		MLB	1902-1902	1902-1902
Duke Reilley	1968-03-04	---	83.190	OF	5-4	148	B	R	1884-08-25	Chicago,IL		MLB	1909-1909	1909-1909
Phil Slattery	1968-03-02	---	75.004	P	5-11	160	R	L	1893-02-25	Harper,IA		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Lena Blackburne	1968-02-29	-	81.127	SS-3B	5-11	160	R	R	1886-10-23	Clifton Heights,PA		MLB	1910-1929	1910-1929
Hank Schreiber	1968-02-23	---	76.224	3B-SS	5-11	165	R	R	1891-07-12	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1914-1926	1914-1926
Dewey Griggs	1968-02-18	---	68.192	SCOUT	---	---	---	---	1899-08-08	---		---
Ben Egan	1968-02-18	---	84.089	C	6-0	195	R	R	1883-11-20	Augusta,NY		MLB	1908-1915	1908-1915
Bill Lelivelt	1968-02-14	---	83.114	P	5-10	168	R	R	1884-10-21	Amsterdam,NT		MLB	1909-1910	1909-1910
Johnny Siegle	1968-02-12	---	93.217	OF	5-10	165	R	R	1874-07-08	Urbana,OH		MLB	1905-1906	1905-1906
Lou Bruce	1968-02-09	---	91.022	OF-P	5-5	145	L	R	1877-01-16	St. Regis,NY		MLB	1904-1904	1904-1904
Joe Matthews	1968-02-08	---	69.130	P	6-0	170	B	L	1898-09-29	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
Ollie Marquardt	1968-02-07	---	65.137	2B-3B	5-9	156	R	R	1902-09-22	Toledo,OH		MLB	1931-1931	1931-1931
Jake Pitler	1968-02-03	---	73.285	2B-OF	5-8	150	R	R	1894-04-22	New York,NY		MLB	1917-1918	1917-1918
Eddie Phillips	1968-01-26	---	66.342	C	6-0	178	R	R	1901-02-17	Worcester,MA		MLB	1924-1935	1924-1935
Patsy Flaherty	1968-01-23	---	91.206	P-OF	5-8	165	L	L	1876-06-29	Mansfield,PA		MLB	1899-1911	1899-1911
Liz Funk	1968-01-16	---	63.079	OF	5-8	160	L	L	1904-10-28	LaCygne,KS		MLB	1930-1933	1930-1933
Bill Black	1968-01-14	-	68.154	2B	5-11	168	L	R	1899-08-12	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1924-1924	1924-1924
Marty Lang	1968-01-13	---	62.107	P	5-11	160	R	L	1905-09-27	Hooper,NE		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Ernie Herbert	1968-01-13	---	80.346	P	5-10	165	R	R	1887-01-30	Hale,MO		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Art Schwind	1968-01-13	---	78.068	3B	5-8	150	B	R	1889-11-04	Fort Wayne,IN		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
George Hunter	1968-01-11	Pneumonia	80.185	OF-P	5-8	165	B	L	1887-07-08	Buffalo,NY		MLB	1909-1909	1909-1909
Ed Strelecki	1968-01-09	---	62.273	P	5-11	180	R	R	1905-04-10	Newark,NJ		MLB	1928-1931	1928-1931
Tommy Warren	1968-01-02	---	50.180	P	6-1	190	B	L	1917-07-05	Tulsa,OK		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
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