1982 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1982 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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Grid Filters		Major Leaguers PRO Players Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Harry Kingman	1982-12-27	---	90.266	1B	6-1	165	L	L	1892-04-03	Tientsin,CH		MLB	1914-1914	1914-1914
Tony Faeth	1982-12-22	---	89.164	P	6-0	180	R	R	1893-07-09	Aberdeen,SD		MLB	1919-1920	1919-1920
John Mercer	1982-12-22	---	90.181	1B	5-10	155	L	L	1892-06-22	Taylortown,LA		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Charlie Wheatley	1982-12-10	---	89.164	P	5-11	174	R	R	1893-06-27	Rosedale,KS		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Duke Sedgwick	1982-12-04	---	84.185	P	6-0	175	R	R	1898-06-01	Martins Ferry,OH		MLB	1921-1923	1921-1923
Al Cicotte	1982-11-29	---	52.341	P	6-3	185	R	R	1929-12-23	Melvindale,MI		MLB	1957-1962	1957-1962
Mays Copeland	1982-11-29	---	69.089	P	6-0	180	R	R	1913-08-31	Mountain View,AR		MLB	1935-1935	1935-1935
Hub Walker	1982-11-26	---	76.101	OF-2B	5-10	175	L	R	1906-08-17	Gulfport,MS		MLB	1931-1945	1931-1945
Frank McCormick	1982-11-21	---	71.165	1B-2B	6-4	205	R	R	1911-06-09	New York,NY		MLB	1934-1948	1934-1948
Buck Marrow	1982-11-21	---	73.083	P	6-4	200	R	R	1909-08-29	Tarboro,NC		MLB	1932-1938	1932-1938
Cass Michaels	1982-11-12	---	56.253	2B-SS	5-11	175	R	R	1926-03-04	Detroit,MI		MLB	1943-1954	1943-1954
Jim Bivin	1982-11-07	---	72.330	P	6-0	155	R	R	1909-12-11	Jackson,MS		MLB	1935-1935	1935-1935
Al Baker	1982-11-06	---	76.250	P	5-11	170	R	R	1906-02-28	Batesville,MS		MLB	1938-1938	1938-1938
Ray Fisher	1982-11-03	---	95.029	P	5-11	180	R	R	1887-10-04	Middlebury,VT		MLB	1910-1920	1910-1920
Bill Zuber	1982-11-02	---	69.220	P	6-2	195	R	R	1913-03-26	Middle Amana,IA		MLB	1936-1947	1936-1947
Pinky Woods	1982-10-30	---	67.161	P	6-5	225	R	R	1915-05-22	Waterbury,CT		MLB	1943-1945	1943-1945
Tom Sheehan	1982-10-29	---	88.211	P	6-2	190	R	R	1894-03-31	Grand Ridge,IL		MLB	1915-1926	1915-1926
Bud Podbielan	1982-10-26	---	58.233	P	6-1	170	R	R	1924-03-06	Curlew,WA		MLB	1949-1959	1949-1959
George Bradley	1982-10-19	---	68.200	OF	6-1	185	R	R	1914-04-01	Greenwood,AR		MLB	1946-1946	1946-1946
Bob Vines	1982-10-18	---	85.233	P	6-4	184	R	R	1897-02-25	Waxahachie,TX		MLB	1924-1925	1924-1925
Hank McDonald	1982-10-17	---	71.274	P	6-3	200	R	R	1911-01-16	Santa Monica,CA		MLB	1931-1933	1931-1933
Bill Meehan	1982-10-08	---	93.032	P	5-9	155	R	R	1889-09-04	Osceola Mills,PA		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Red Barron	1982-10-04	---	82.104	OF	---	185	R	R	1900-06-21	Clarksville,GA		MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Monty Stratton	1982-09-29	---	70.130	P	6-5	180	R	R	1912-05-21	Celeste,TX		MLB	1934-1938	1934-1938
Ed White	1982-09-28	-	56.174	OF	6-2	200	R	R	1926-04-06	Anniston,AL		MLB	1955-1955	1955-1955
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Lefty Mills	1982-09-23	---	72.134	P	6-1	187	L	L	1910-05-12	Dedham,MA		MLB	1934-1940	1934-1940
Clyde McCullough	1982-09-18	---	65.197	C-3B	5-11	180	R	R	1917-03-04	Nashville,TN		MLB	1940-1956	1940-1956
Ken Boyer	1982-09-07	Lung cancer	51.110	3B-OF	6-2	200	R	R	1931-05-20	Liberty,MO		MLB	1955-1969	1955-1969
Tom Hurd	1982-09-05	Colon Cancer/Lung Cancer	58.100	P	5-9	155	R	R	1924-05-27	Danville,VA		MLB	1954-1956	1954-1956
Buster Bray	1982-09-04	-	69.155	OF	6-0	170	L	L	1913-04-01	Birmingham,AL		MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
Ramon Lopez	1982-09-04	---	49.100	P	6-0	175	R	R	1933-05-26	Las Villas,CU	1958- 0- 0-CLE	MLB	1966-1966	1966-1966
Ray Steineder	1982-08-25	---	86.284	P	6-0	160	R	R	1895-11-13	Salem,NJ		MLB	1923-1924	1923-1924
Ebba St. Claire	1982-08-22	---	61.016	C	6-1	219	B	R	1921-08-05	Whitehall,NY		MLB	1951-1954	1951-1954
Hank Johnson	1982-08-20	---	76.090	P	5-11	175	R	R	1906-05-21	Bradenton,FL		MLB	1925-1939	1925-1939
Moxie Meixell	1982-08-17	---	94.302	OF	5-10	168	L	R	1887-10-18	Lake Crystal,MN		MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
Al Gould	1982-08-08	---	89.198	P	5-6	160	R	R	1893-01-20	Muscatine,IA		MLB	1916-1917	1916-1917
Lute Boone	1982-07-29	---	92.082	2B-SS	5-9	160	R	R	1890-05-06	Pittsburgh,PA		MLB	1913-1918	1913-1918
Lefty Wallace	1982-07-28	---	60.349	P	5-11	160	L	L	1921-08-12	Evansville,IN		MLB	1942-1946	1942-1946
Lin Storti	1982-07-24	---	75.231	3B-2B	5-11	165	B	R	1906-12-05	Santa Monica,CA		MLB	1930-1933	1930-1933
Roberto Pena	1982-07-23	---	45.096	SS-1B	5-8	175	R	R	1937-04-17	Santo Domingo,DR	1960- 0- 0-PIT	MLB	1965-1971	1965-1971
Lloyd Waner	1982-07-22	---	76.127	OF-2B	5-9	150	L	R	1906-03-16	Harrah,OK		MLB	1927-1945	1927-1945
Grover Froese	1982-07-20	---	---	UMP	6-2	194	---	---	---	Staten Island,NY		---
Andy Anderson	1982-07-18	---	59.247	SS-2B	5-11	172	R	R	1922-11-13	Bremerton,WA		MLB	1948-1949	1948-1949
Pete Laydon	1982-07-18	---	62.200	OF	5-11	185	R	R	1919-12-30	Dallas,TX		MLB	1948-1948	1948-1948
Jackie Jensen	1982-07-14	Heart attack	55.127	OF	5-11	190	R	R	1927-03-09	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1950-1961	1950-1961
Chet Nichols	1982-07-11	---	85.006	P	5-11	160	R	R	1897-07-03	Woonsocket,RI		MLB	1926-1932	1926-1932
Joe Dugan	1982-07-07	---	85.054	3B-SS	5-11	160	R	R	1897-05-12	Mahanoy City,PA		MLB	1917-1931	1917-1931
Bob Johnson	1982-07-06	---	76.222	OF-1B	6-0	180	R	R	1905-11-26	Pryor,OK		MLB	1933-1945	1933-1945
Spencer Harris	1982-07-03	---	81.324	OF	5-9	145	L	L	1900-08-12	Duluth,MN		MLB	1925-1930	1925-1930
Ray Scarborough	1982-07-01	---	64.342	P	6-0	185	R	R	1917-07-23	Mount Gilead,NC		MLB	1942-1953	1942-1953
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Footsie Blair	1982-07-01	---	81.352	2B-1B	6-1	180	L	R	1900-07-13	Interprise,OK		MLB	1929-1931	1929-1931
Eddie Morgan	1982-06-27	---	67.220	OF-1B	5-10	160	L	L	1914-11-19	Brady Lake,OH		MLB	1936-1937	1936-1937
Red Evans	1982-06-14	---	75.214	P	5-11	168	R	R	1906-11-12	Chicago,IL		MLB	1936-1939	1936-1939
Randy Bobb	1982-06-13	Car accident	34.163	C	6-1	185	R	R	1948-01-01	Los Angeles,CA	1967- 1- 2-CHN	MLB	1968-1969	1968-1969
Jack Hallett	1982-06-11	---	67.210	P	6-4	215	R	R	1914-11-13	Toledo,OH		MLB	1940-1948	1940-1948
Irv Jeffries	1982-06-08	---	76.271	3B-2B	5-10	175	R	R	1905-09-10	Louisville,KY		MLB	1930-1934	1930-1934
Satchel Paige	1982-06-08	Heart attack	75.336	P	6-3	180	R	R	1906-07-07	Mobile,AL		MLB	1948-1965	1948-1965
Art Johnson	1982-06-07	-	85.110	P	6-1	167	B	L	1897-02-15	Warren,PA		MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
Lou DiMuro	1982-06-07	---	51.044	UMP	6-1	190	---	---	1931-04-24	Brooklyn,NY		---
Tony Kaufmann	1982-06-04	---	81.169	P-OF	5-11	165	R	R	1900-12-16	Chicago,IL		MLB	1921-1935	1921-1935
Charlie Gooch	1982-05-30	-	79.359	1B-3B	5-9	170	R	R	1902-06-05	Smyrna,TN		MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Johnny O'Connor	1982-05-30	---	90.179	C	5-9	---	R	R	1891-12-01	Cahersiveen,IR		---
Erv Palica	1982-05-29	---	54.109	P	6-1	180	R	R	1928-02-09	Lomita,CA		MLB	1947-1956	1947-1956
Leo Taylor	1982-05-20	---	81.006	H	---	150	R	R	1901-05-13	Walla Walla,WA		---
Dixie Walker	1982-05-17	---	71.235	OF-1B	6-1	175	L	R	1910-09-24	Villa Rica,GA		MLB	1931-1949	1931-1949
John Smith	1982-05-09	---	75.224	1B	6-1	180	B	R	1906-09-27	Washington,DC		MLB	1931-1931	1931-1931
Beauty McGowan	1982-05-06	---	80.178	OF	5-11	190	L	R	1901-11-08	Branford,CT		MLB	1922-1937	1922-1937
Leo Callahan	1982-05-02	---	91.265	OF	5-8	142	L	L	1890-08-09	Jamaica Plan,MA		MLB	1913-1919	1913-1919
Leo Dickerman	1982-04-30	-	85.179	P	6-4	192	R	R	1896-10-31	De Soto,MO		MLB	1923-1925	1923-1925
Truck Hannah	1982-04-27	---	92.325	C-1B	6-1	190	R	R	1889-06-05	Larimore,ND		MLB	1918-1920	1918-1920
Buster Ross	1982-04-24	---	79.044	P	6-1	195	L	L	1903-03-11	Kuttawa,KY		MLB	1924-1926	1924-1926
Lester Fuchs	1982-04-22	---	69.336	UMP	5-10	185	---	---	1912-05-20	Union City,NJ		---
Ray Knode	1982-04-13	---	81.074	1B	5-10	160	L	L	1901-01-28	Westminster,MD		MLB	1923-1926	1923-1926
Francisco Barrios	1982-04-09	---	28.242	P	6-3	195	R	R	1953-08-10	Hermosillo,MX	1973- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	1974-1981	1974-1981
Hank Hulvey	1982-04-09	---	84.264	P	6-0	180	B	R	1897-07-18	Mount Sidney,VA		MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Mel Queen	1982-04-04	---	64.031	P	6-0	204	R	R	1918-03-04	Maxwell,PA		MLB	1942-1952	1942-1952
Ollie Sax	1982-03-21	---	77.135	3B	5-8	164	R	R	1904-11-05	Branford,CT		MLB	1928-1928	1928-1928
Eddie Mulligan	1982-03-15	---	87.199	3B-SS	5-9	152	R	R	1894-08-27	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1915-1928	1915-1928
Bill Andrus	1982-03-12	-	74.230	3B	6-0	185	R	R	1907-07-25	Beaumont,TX		MLB	1931-1937	1931-1937
Bill DeWitt	1982-03-04	---	79.213	EXEC	---	---	---	---	1902-08-03	---		---
Roy Sherid	1982-02-28	---	75.034	P	6-2	185	R	R	1907-01-25	Norristown,PA		MLB	1929-1931	1929-1931
Bill Miller	1982-02-26	---	71.320	P	6-0	180	R	R	1910-04-12	Hannibal,MO		MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
Ray Shearer	1982-02-21	---	52.154	OF	6-0	200	R	R	1929-09-19	York,PA		MLB	1957-1957	1957-1957
Nestor Chylak	1982-02-17	---	59.282	UMP	6-0	200	---	---	1922-05-11	Olymphant,PA		---
Dale Alderson	1982-02-12	---	63.340	P	5-10	190	R	R	1918-03-09	Belden,NE		MLB	1943-1944	1943-1944
Eddie Turchin	1982-02-08	---	64.363	3B-SS	5-10	165	R	R	1917-02-10	New York,NY		MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943
Hugo Klaerner	1982-02-03	---	73.110	P	5-11	190	R	R	1908-10-15	Fredericksburg,TX		MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
Ed Edelen	1982-02-01	---	69.321	P	6-0	191	R	R	1912-03-16	Bryantown,MD		MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Marvin Milkes	1982-01-31	---	58.174	EXEC	---	---	---	---	1923-08-10	---		---
Henry Peploski	1982-01-28	---	76.135	3B	5-9	155	L	R	1905-09-15	Garlin,PO		MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Paul Schreiber	1982-01-28	---	79.112	P	6-2	180	R	R	1902-10-08	Jacksonville,FL		MLB	1922-1945	1922-1945
Hub Pruett	1982-01-28	---	81.148	P	5-10	165	L	L	1900-09-01	Malden,MO		MLB	1922-1932	1922-1932
Bill Haeffner	1982-01-27	---	87.202	C	5-9	165	R	R	1894-07-08	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1915-1928	1915-1928
Ben Shields	1982-01-24	---	78.221	P	6-1	195	R	L	1903-06-17	Huntersville,NC		MLB	1924-1931	1924-1931
Jim Hopper	1982-01-23	---	62.144	P	6-1	175	R	R	1919-09-01	Charlotte,NC		MLB	1946-1946	1946-1946
Les Willis	1982-01-22	---	74.005	P	5-9	195	L	L	1908-01-17	Nacogdoches,TX		MLB	1947-1947	1947-1947
Al Lefevre	1982-01-21	---	83.126	SS-2B	5-10	160	R	R	1898-09-16	New York,NY		MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
Bob Barrett	1982-01-18	---	82.355	3B-2B	5-11	175	R	R	1899-01-27	Atlanta,GA		MLB	1923-1929	1923-1929
Johnny Tobin	1982-01-18	---	61.009	3B-2B	6-0	165	L	R	1921-01-08	Oakland,CA		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Chet Falk	1982-01-07	---	76.237	P	6-2	170	L	L	1905-05-15	Austin,TX		MLB	1925-1927	1925-1927
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Wally Post	1982-01-06	---	52.181	OF	6-1	203	R	R	1929-07-09	St. Wendelin,OH		MLB	1949-1964	1949-1964
Neal Baker	1982-01-05	---	77.249	P	6-1	175	R	R	1904-04-30	La Porte,TX		MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
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