1989 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1989 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
Roy Joiner	1989-12-26	---	83.057	P	6-0	170	L	L	1906-10-30	Red Bluff,CA		MLB	1934-1940	1934-1940
Bill Parese	1989-12-25	---	47.019	SCOUT	6-1	205	L	R	1942-12-06	Stamford,CT		---
Billy Martin	1989-12-25	Car accident	61.222	2B-SS	5-11	165	R	R	1928-05-16	Berkeley,CA		MLB	1950-1961	1950-1961
Archie Campbell	1989-12-22	---	86.063	P	6-0	180	R	R	1903-10-20	Maplewood,NJ		MLB	1928-1930	1928-1930
Blackie Schwamb	1989-12-21	---	63.137	P	6-5	198	R	R	1926-08-06	Lancaster,CA		MLB	1948-1948	1948-1948
Zeb Eaton	1989-12-17	---	69.318	P	5-10	185	R	R	1920-02-02	Cooleemee,NC		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Greg Kennard	1989-12-09	---	---	P	---	---	---	---	---	Greenacres,FL	1987- 34- 874-MON	---
Randy Green	1989-12-08	---	32.336	P	6-3	180	R	R	1957-01-06	Claremore,OK	1975- 3- 69-OAK	AAA		1977-1980
Art Parks	1989-12-06	---	78.035	OF	5-9	170	L	R	1911-11-01	Paris,AR		MLB	1937-1939	1937-1939
Steve Lembo	1989-12-04	---	63.021	C	6-1	185	R	R	1926-11-13	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1950-1952	1950-1952
Bill Posedel	1989-11-28	---	83.118	P	5-11	175	R	R	1906-08-02	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1938-1946	1938-1946
Ray Boggs	1989-11-27	---	84.349	P	6-0	170	L	L	1904-12-12	Reamsville,KS		MLB	1928-1928	1928-1928
Lew Fonseca	1989-11-26	---	90.308	1B-2B	5-10	180	R	R	1899-01-21	Oakland,CA		MLB	1921-1933	1921-1933
Rodney Hampton	1989-11-24	---	35.052	1B-OF	5-11	160	R	R	1954-10-03	Farmington Hills,MI	1974- 28- 584-MON	---
Dolan Nichols	1989-11-20	---	59.265	P	6-0	195	R	R	1930-02-28	Tishomingo,MS		MLB	1958-1958	1958-1958
Jack Cusick	1989-11-17	---	61.157	SS-3B	6-0	170	R	R	1928-06-12	Weehawken,NJ		MLB	1951-1952	1951-1952
Johnny Lanning	1989-11-08	-	79.063	P	6-1	185	R	R	1910-09-06	Asheville,NC		MLB	1936-1947	1936-1947
Tommy Tatum	1989-11-07	-	70.114	OF-2B	6-0	185	R	R	1919-07-16	Decatur,TX		MLB	1941-1947	1941-1947
Steve Simpson	1989-11-02	---	41.063	P	6-3	200	R	R	1948-08-30	St. Joseph,MO	1970- 4- 74-SDN	MLB	1972-1972	1972-1972
Ollie O'Mara	1989-10-24	---	98.229	SS-3B	5-9	155	R	R	1891-03-08	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1912-1919	1912-1919
John Mackinson	1989-10-17	---	65.353	P	5-10	160	R	R	1923-10-29	Orange,NJ		MLB	1953-1955	1953-1955
Lou Guisto	1989-10-15	---	94.271	1B	5-11	193	R	R	1895-01-16	Napa,CA		MLB	1916-1923	1916-1923
Joe Foy	1989-10-12	---	46.233	3B-OF	6-0	215	R	R	1943-02-21	New York,NY	1962- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1966-1971	1966-1971
Bill Phebus	1989-10-11	---	80.070	P	5-9	170	R	R	1909-08-02	Cherryvale,KS		MLB	1936-1938	1936-1938
Bill Weir	1989-09-30	---	78.217	P	5-8	170	L	L	1911-02-25	Portland,ME		MLB	1936-1939	1936-1939
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Murry Dickson	1989-09-21	---	73.030	P	5-10	157	R	R	1916-08-21	Tracy,MO		MLB	1939-1959	1939-1959
Leon Culberson	1989-09-17	---	70.042	OF-3B	5-11	180	R	R	1919-08-06	Halls,GA		MLB	1943-1948	1943-1948
Hal Lee	1989-09-04	---	84.200	OF-2B	5-11	180	R	R	1905-02-15	Ludlow,MS		MLB	1930-1936	1930-1936
Rip Sewell	1989-09-03	---	82.115	P	6-1	180	L	R	1907-05-11	Decatur,AL		MLB	1932-1949	1932-1949
Skeeter Newsome	1989-08-31	---	78.317	SS-2B	5-9	155	R	R	1910-10-18	Phenix City,AL		MLB	1935-1947	1935-1947
Joe Collins	1989-08-30	---	66.270	1B-OF	6-0	185	L	L	1922-12-03	Scranton,PA		MLB	1948-1957	1948-1957
Buddy Dear	1989-08-29	---	83.271	2B	5-8	143	R	R	1905-12-01	Norfolk,VA		MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
Fred Waters	1989-08-28	---	62.207	P	5-11	185	L	L	1927-02-02	Benton,MS		MLB	1955-1956	1955-1956
Hal Kelleher	1989-08-27	-	76.063	P	6-0	165	R	R	1913-06-24	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1935-1938	1935-1938
Jim Brideweser	1989-08-25	---	62.193	SS-2B	6-0	165	R	R	1927-02-13	Lancaster,OH		MLB	1951-1957	1951-1957
Ted Wilks	1989-08-21	---	73.281	P	5-9	178	R	R	1915-11-13	Fulton,NY		MLB	1944-1953	1944-1953
Fred Frankhouse	1989-08-17	---	85.129	P	5-11	175	R	R	1904-04-09	Port Royal,PA		MLB	1927-1939	1927-1939
Tom Hughes	1989-08-10	-	82.004	OF	6-1	190	L	R	1907-08-06	Emmet,AR		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Bob Harris	1989-08-08	---	74.099	P	6-0	185	R	R	1915-05-01	Gillette,WY		MLB	1938-1942	1938-1942
Max Macon	1989-08-05	---	73.295	P-1B	6-3	175	L	L	1915-10-14	Pensacola,FL		MLB	1938-1947	1938-1947
Wayne LaMaster	1989-08-04	---	82.172	P	5-8	170	L	L	1907-02-13	Speed,IN		MLB	1937-1938	1937-1938
Don Heffner	1989-08-01	---	78.174	2B-SS	5-10	155	R	R	1911-02-08	Rouzerville,PA		MLB	1934-1944	1934-1944
Wally Kimmick	1989-07-24	---	92.054	SS-2B	5-11	174	R	R	1897-05-30	Turtle Creek,PA		MLB	1919-1926	1919-1926
Donnie Moore	1989-07-18	Suicide by gunshot wound	35.155	P	6-0	185	L	R	1954-02-13	Lubbock,TX	1973- 1- 3-CHN	MLB	1975-1988	1975-1989
Vern Olsen	1989-07-13	---	71.119	P	6-0	175	R	L	1918-03-16	Hillsboro,OR		MLB	1939-1946	1939-1946
Rick Anderson	1989-06-23	---	35.180	P-OF	6-2	210	R	R	1953-12-25	Inglewood,CA	1972- 1- 5-NYA	MLB	1979-1980	1976-1988
Steve Senteney	1989-06-18	---	33.315	P	6-2	205	R	R	1955-08-07	Indianapolis,IN	1979- 0- 0-TOR	MLB	1982-1982	1979-1985
Judy Johnson	1989-06-15	Complications related to stroke	89.170	3B	---	150	R	R	1899-12-26	Snow Hill,MD		---
Pat Capri	1989-06-14	---	70.199	2B	6-0	170	R	R	1918-11-27	New York,NY		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Joe Stripp	1989-06-10	---	86.127	3B-1B	5-11	175	R	R	1903-02-03	Harrison,NJ		MLB	1928-1938	1928-1938
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Emil Verban	1989-06-08	---	73.285	2B-SS	5-11	165	R	R	1915-08-27	Lincoln,IL		MLB	1944-1950	1944-1950
Glenn McQuillen	1989-06-08	---	74.050	OF	6-0	198	R	R	1915-04-19	Strasburg,VA		MLB	1938-1947	1938-1947
Bibb Falk	1989-06-08	---	90.131	OF	6-0	175	L	L	1899-01-27	Austin,TX		MLB	1920-1931	1920-1931
Whitey Glazner	1989-06-06	---	95.261	P	5-9	165	R	R	1893-09-17	Sycamore,AL		MLB	1920-1924	1920-1924
Mike Reinbach	1989-05-20	Car accident	39.287	DH-OF	6-2	195	L	R	1949-08-06	San Diego,CA	1970- 1- 17-BAL	MLB	1974-1974	1974-1974
Specs Toporcer	1989-05-17	---	90.096	SS-2B	5-10	165	L	R	1899-02-09	New York,NY		MLB	1921-1928	1921-1928
Al Reiss	1989-05-13	---	80.124	SS	5-10	165	B	R	1909-01-08	Elizabeth,NJ		MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Tony Lucadello	1989-05-08	---	76.281	SS	---	---	---	---	1912-07-30	Thurber,TX		---
Howie Moss	1989-05-07	---	69.202	OF-3B	5-11	185	R	R	1919-10-17	Gastonia,NC		MLB	1942-1946	1942-1946
Joe Batchelder	1989-05-05	-	90.297	P	5-7	165	R	L	1898-07-11	Wenham,MA		MLB	1923-1925	1923-1925
Virgil Stallcup	1989-05-02	---	67.119	SS	6-3	185	R	R	1922-01-03	Ravensford,NC		MLB	1947-1953	1947-1953
Howie Krist	1989-04-23	---	73.054	P	6-1	175	L	R	1916-02-28	West Henrietta,NY		MLB	1937-1946	1937-1946
Gale Staley	1989-04-19	---	89.351	2B	5-8	167	L	R	1899-05-02	DePere,WI		MLB	1925-1925	1925-1925
Jocko Conlan	1989-04-16	---	89.130	OF	5-7	165	L	L	1899-12-06	Chicago,IL		MLB	1934-1935	1934-1935
Jocko Conlan	1989-04-16	---	89.130	UMP	5-7	165	L	L	1899-12-06	Chicago,IL		---
Carr Smith	1989-04-14	---	88.005	OF	6-1	175	R	R	1901-04-08	Kernersville,NC		MLB	1923-1924	1923-1924
Arnold Carter	1989-04-12	---	71.029	P	5-10	170	L	L	1918-03-14	Rainelle,WV		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Otto Huber	1989-04-09	---	75.028	2B-3B	5-10	165	R	R	1914-03-12	Garfield,NJ		MLB	1939-1939	1939-1939
Andy Karl	1989-04-08	---	75.000	P	---	175	R	R	1914-04-08	Mount Vernon,NY		MLB	1943-1947	1943-1947
Carlos Bernier	1989-04-06	---	60.067	OF	5-9	180	R	R	1929-01-28	Juana Diaz,PR		MLB	1953-1953	1953-1953
Nick Bremigan	1989-03-28	---	43.358	UMP	6-1	195	---	---	1945-04-04	Philadelphia,PA		---
Harrison Wickel	1989-03-25	---	76.200	SCOUT	---	---	---	---	1912-09-06	Reading,PA		---
Joe Malay	1989-03-19	---	83.145	1B	6-0	175	L	L	1905-10-25	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1933-1935	1933-1935
Dale Coogan	1989-03-08	---	58.206	1B	6-1	190	L	L	1930-08-14	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1950-1950	1950-1950
Sparky Adams	1989-02-24	---	94.181	2B-3B	5-5	151	R	R	1894-08-26	Zerbe,PA		MLB	1922-1934	1922-1934
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Chet Ross	1989-02-21	---	71.326	OF	6-1	195	R	R	1917-04-01	Buffalo,NY		MLB	1939-1944	1939-1944
Lefty Gomez	1989-02-17	---	80.082	P	6-2	173	L	L	1908-11-26	Rodeo,CA		MLB	1930-1943	1930-1943
Euel Moore	1989-02-12	-	80.261	P	6-2	185	R	R	1908-05-27	Reagan,OK		MLB	1934-1936	1934-1936
Dick Bass	1989-02-03	---	82.211	P	6-2	175	R	R	1906-07-07	Rogersville,TN		MLB	1939-1939	1939-1939
Stan Partenheimer	1989-01-28	---	66.099	P	5-11	175	R	L	1922-10-21	Chicopee Falls,MA		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Earl Jones	1989-01-24	-	69.227	P	5-10	190	L	L	1919-06-11	Fresno,CA		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
George Case	1989-01-23	---	73.073	OF	6-0	183	R	R	1915-11-11	Trenton,NJ		MLB	1937-1947	1937-1947
Willie Wells	1989-01-22	---	83.165	HOF	5-9	170	R	R	1905-08-10	Austin,TX		---
Carl Furillo	1989-01-21	---	66.319	OF	6-0	190	R	R	1922-03-08	Stoney Creek Mill,PA		MLB	1946-1960	1946-1960
Jim Odom	1989-01-18	---	67.186	UMP	5-11	190	---	---	1921-07-16	Bennettsville,SC		---
Buzz Clarkson	1989-01-18	---	73.311	SS-3B	5-11	210	R	R	1915-03-13	Hopkins,SC		MLB	1952-1952	1952-1952
Frank Trechock	1989-01-16	---	73.023	SS	5-10	175	R	R	1915-12-24	Windber,PA		MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
Ray Morehart	1989-01-13	---	89.041	2B-SS	5-9	157	L	R	1899-12-02	Abner,TX		MLB	1924-1927	1924-1927
Pat Ankenman	1989-01-13	---	76.020	2B-SS	5-4	125	R	R	1912-12-23	Houston,TX		MLB	1936-1944	1936-1944
Clise Dudley	1989-01-12	---	85.157	P	6-1	195	L	R	1903-08-08	Graham,NC		MLB	1929-1933	1929-1933
Joe Consoli	1989-01-10	---	---	SCOUT	6-0	180	R	---	---	Mount Penn,PA		---
Bill Terry	1989-01-09	---	90.070	1B-OF	6-1	200	L	L	1898-10-30	Atlanta,GA		MLB	1923-1936	1923-1936
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