1985 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1985 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
Jim Bilbrey	1985-12-26	---	61.249	P	6-2	205	R	R	1924-04-20	Rickman,TN		MLB	1949-1949	1949-1949
Les Bell	1985-12-26	-	84.012	3B-SS	5-11	165	R	R	1901-12-14	Harrisburg,PA		MLB	1923-1931	1923-1931
Joe Genewich	1985-12-21	---	88.338	P	6-0	174	R	R	1897-01-15	Elmira,NY		MLB	1922-1930	1922-1930
Ken O'Dea	1985-12-17	---	72.276	C	6-0	180	L	R	1913-03-16	Lima,NY		MLB	1935-1946	1935-1946
Elmer Bowman	1985-12-17	---	88.272	H	6-0	193	R	R	1897-03-19	Proctor,VT		MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
Roger Maris	1985-12-14	Cancer	51.095	OF	6-0	204	L	R	1934-09-10	Hibbing,MN		MLB	1957-1968	1957-1968
Bill Wambsganss	1985-12-08	---	91.263	2B-SS	5-11	175	R	R	1894-03-19	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1914-1926	1914-1926
Dave Madison	1985-12-08	---	64.310	P	6-3	190	R	R	1921-02-01	Brooksville,MS		MLB	1950-1953	1950-1953
Burleigh Grimes	1985-12-06	---	92.117	P	5-10	175	R	R	1893-08-09	Emerald,WI		MLB	1916-1934	1916-1934
Jim Grant	1985-11-30	---	91.117	P	5-11	180	R	L	1894-08-04	Coalville,IA		MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
Monk Sherlock	1985-11-26	---	81.030	1B-2B	5-10	175	R	R	1904-10-26	Buffalo,NY		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Ray Jablonski	1985-11-25	---	58.343	3B-OF	5-10	183	R	R	1926-12-17	Chicago,IL		MLB	1953-1960	1953-1960
Sam West	1985-11-23	---	81.048	OF-1B	5-11	165	L	L	1904-10-05	Longview,TX		MLB	1927-1942	1927-1942
Oscar Harstad	1985-11-14	---	93.172	P	6-0	174	R	R	1892-05-24	Parkland,WA		MLB	1915-1915	1915-1915
Luke Nelson	1985-11-14	---	91.344	P	6-0	180	R	R	1893-12-04	Cable,IL		MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
Augie Walsh	1985-11-12	---	81.086	P	6-0	175	R	R	1904-08-17	Wilmington,DE		MLB	1927-1928	1927-1928
Roy Lee	1985-11-11	---	68.043	P	5-11	175	L	L	1917-09-28	Elmira,NY		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Frank Mulroney	1985-11-11	---	82.217	P	6-0	170	R	R	1903-04-08	Mallard,IA		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Bob Scheffing	1985-10-26	---	72.075	C	6-2	189	R	R	1913-08-11	Overland,MO		MLB	1941-1951	1941-1951
Hal Goldsmith	1985-10-20	---	87.062	P	6-0	174	R	R	1898-08-18	Peconic,NY		MLB	1926-1929	1926-1929
Bud Sheely	1985-10-17	---	64.325	C	6-1	200	L	R	1920-11-26	Spokane,WA		MLB	1951-1953	1951-1953
Ossie Bluege	1985-10-14	---	84.355	3B-SS	5-11	162	R	R	1900-10-24	Chicago,IL		MLB	1922-1939	1922-1939
Rusty Yarnall	1985-10-09	---	82.352	P	6-0	175	R	R	1902-10-22	Chicago,IL		MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
Steamboat Struss	1985-09-12	---	76.200	P	5-11	163	R	R	1909-02-24	Riverdale,IL		MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
Art Bramhall	1985-09-04	---	76.193	3B-SS	5-11	170	R	R	1909-02-22	Oak Park,IL		MLB	1935-1935	1935-1935
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 Smoll	1985-08-31	---	71.136	P	5-10	175	B	L	1914-04-17	Quakertown,PA		MLB	1940-1940	1940-1940
Johnny Lindell	1985-08-27	---	68.361	OF-P	6-4	217	R	R	1916-08-30	Greeley,CO		MLB	1941-1954	1941-1954
Dick Wakefield	1985-08-26	---	64.112	OF	6-4	210	L	R	1921-05-06	Chicago,IL		MLB	1941-1952	1941-1952
Stu Clarke	1985-08-26	---	79.214	SS-3B	5-8	160	R	R	1906-01-24	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1929-1930	1929-1930
Roy Luebbe	1985-08-21	---	84.337	C	6-0	175	B	R	1900-09-17	Parkersburg,IA		MLB	1925-1925	1925-1925
Clarence Fieber	1985-08-20	---	71.350	P	6-4	187	L	L	1913-09-04	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Dick Drott	1985-08-16	---	49.045	P	6-0	185	R	R	1936-07-01	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1957-1963	1957-1963
Johnny Rucker	1985-08-07	---	68.204	OF	6-2	175	L	R	1917-01-15	Crabapple,GA		MLB	1940-1946	1940-1946
Cloy Mattox	1985-08-03	---	82.252	C	5-8	168	L	R	1902-11-24	Leesville,VA		MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Joe Wood	1985-07-27	---	95.274	OF-P	5-11	180	R	R	1889-10-25	Kansas City,MO		MLB	1908-1922	1908-1922
Carl Yowell	1985-07-27	---	82.219	P	6-4	180	L	L	1902-12-20	Madison,VA		MLB	1924-1925	1924-1925
Ted Kleinhans	1985-07-24	---	86.106	P	6-0	170	R	L	1899-04-08	Deer Park,WI		MLB	1934-1938	1934-1938
Larry Drake	1985-07-14	---	64.070	OF	6-1	195	L	R	1921-05-04	McKinney,TX		MLB	1945-1948	1945-1948
Frank Walsh	1985-07-04	---	79.344	UMP	6-0	195	---	---	1905-07-25	Cambridge,MA		---
Guy Bush	1985-07-02	---	83.313	P	6-0	175	R	R	1901-08-23	Aberdeen,MS		MLB	1923-1945	1923-1945
Wes Schulmerich	1985-06-26	---	83.309	OF	5-11	210	R	R	1901-08-21	Hillsboro,OR		MLB	1931-1934	1931-1934
Alf Anderson	1985-06-23	---	71.146	SS	5-11	165	R	R	1914-01-28	Gainesville,GA		MLB	1941-1946	1941-1946
Jake Early	1985-05-31	---	70.012	C	5-11	168	L	R	1915-05-19	Kings Mountain,NC		MLB	1939-1949	1939-1949
Billy Zitzmann	1985-05-29	---	89.190	OF-SS	5-10	175	R	R	1895-11-19	Long Island City,NY		MLB	1919-1929	1919-1929
Whitey Wilshere	1985-05-23	---	72.292	P	6-0	180	L	L	1912-08-03	Poplar Ridge,NY		MLB	1934-1936	1934-1936
Archie McKain	1985-05-21	---	74.009	P	5-10	175	B	L	1911-05-12	Delphos,KS		MLB	1937-1943	1937-1943
Grover Powell	1985-05-21	---	44.223	P	5-10	175	L	L	1940-10-10	Sayre,PA	1962- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1963-1963	1963-1963
Johnny Broaca	1985-05-16	---	75.225	P	5-11	190	R	R	1909-10-03	Lawrence,MA		MLB	1934-1939	1934-1939
Bill Morley	1985-05-14	---	95.110	2B	5-11	170	R	R	1890-01-23	Holland,MI		MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
Harry Byrd	1985-05-14	---	60.100	P	6-1	188	R	R	1925-02-03	Darlington,SC		MLB	1950-1957	1950-1957
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Johnny Bero	1985-05-11	---	62.140	SS-2B	6-0	170	L	R	1922-12-22	Gardena,CA		MLB	1948-1951	1948-1951
Bud Teachout	1985-05-11	---	81.073	P-OF	6-2	183	R	L	1904-02-27	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1930-1932	1930-1932
Kirby Higbe	1985-05-06	---	70.028	P	5-11	190	R	R	1915-04-08	Columbia,SC		MLB	1937-1950	1937-1950
Red Peery	1985-05-06	---	78.264	P	5-11	160	L	L	1906-08-15	Payson,UT		MLB	1927-1929	1927-1929
Joe Glenn	1985-05-06	---	76.168	C	5-11	175	R	R	1908-11-19	Dickson City,PA		MLB	1932-1940	1932-1940
Bill Kunkel	1985-05-04	---	48.302	P	6-1	187	R	R	1936-07-06	Hoboken,NJ	1955- 0- 0-BOS	MLB	1961-1963	1961-1963
Whitey Wistert	1985-04-23	---	73.062	P	6-4	210	R	R	1912-02-20	Chicago,IL		MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
Bob Wilson	1985-04-23	---	60.059	OF	5-11	197	R	R	1925-02-22	Dallas,TX		MLB	1958-1958	1958-1958
Benny Zientara	1985-04-16	---	67.061	2B-3B	5-9	165	R	R	1918-02-14	Chicago,IL		MLB	1941-1948	1941-1948
Joe Sullivan	1985-04-08	---	74.194	P	5-11	175	L	L	1910-09-26	Mason City,IL		MLB	1935-1941	1935-1941
Joe Wood	1985-03-25	---	65.173	2B-3B	---	160	R	R	1919-10-03	Houston,TX		MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943
Curt Barclay	1985-03-25	---	53.215	P	6-3	210	R	R	1931-08-22	Chicago,IL		MLB	1957-1959	1957-1959
Ike Pearson	1985-03-17	---	68.016	P	6-1	180	R	R	1917-03-01	Grenada,MS		MLB	1939-1948	1939-1948
Bob Nieman	1985-03-10	---	58.043	OF	5-11	195	R	R	1927-01-26	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1951-1962	1951-1962
Al Todd	1985-03-08	---	83.060	C-OF	6-1	198	R	R	1902-01-07	Troy,NY		MLB	1932-1943	1932-1943
George Banks	1985-03-01	---	46.158	3B-OF	5-11	185	R	R	1938-09-24	Pacolet Mills,SC	1957- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1962-1966	1962-1966
George Uhle	1985-02-26	---	86.160	P	6-0	190	R	R	1898-09-18	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1919-1936	1919-1936
Syl Johnson	1985-02-20	---	84.051	P	5-11	180	R	R	1900-12-31	Portland,OR		MLB	1922-1940	1922-1940
George Washington	1985-02-17	---	77.258	OF	5-11	190	L	R	1907-06-04	Linden,TX		MLB	1935-1936	1935-1936
Van Mungo	1985-02-12	---	73.249	P-OF	6-2	185	R	R	1911-06-08	Pageland,SC		MLB	1931-1945	1931-1945
Johnny Mokan	1985-02-10	---	89.139	OF-3B	5-7	165	R	R	1895-09-23	Buffalo,NY		MLB	1921-1927	1921-1927
Joe Bradshaw	1985-01-30	---	87.165	P	6-2	200	R	R	1897-08-17	Roellen,TN		MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Bobby Young	1985-01-28	---	60.005	2B-3B	6-1	175	L	R	1925-01-22	Granite,MD		MLB	1948-1958	1948-1958
Ken Chase	1985-01-16	-	71.102	P	6-2	210	L	L	1913-10-06	Oneonta,NY		MLB	1936-1943	1936-1943
Rob Souza	1985-01-07	---	---	P	6-1	160	R	R	---	---	1984- 2- 52-DET	AA		1984-1984
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