1992 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1992 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
Sal Maglie	1992-12-28	Pneumonia	75.246	P	6-2	180	R	R	1917-04-26	Niagara Falls,NY		MLB	1945-1958	1945-1958
Tom Gorman	1992-12-26	---	67.356	P	6-1	190	R	R	1925-01-04	New York,NY		MLB	1952-1959	1952-1980
Dick Mulligan	1992-12-15	---	74.272	P	6-0	167	L	L	1918-03-18	Swoyersville,PA		MLB	1941-1947	1941-1947
Rube Walker	1992-12-12	Lung cancer	66.210	C	6-1	185	L	R	1926-05-16	Lenoir,NC		MLB	1948-1958	1948-1958
Babe Phelps	1992-12-10	---	84.234	C-OF	6-2	225	L	R	1908-04-19	Odenton,MD		MLB	1931-1942	1931-1942
Sam Lowry	1992-12-01	---	72.250	P	5-11	170	R	R	1920-03-25	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1942-1943	1942-1943
Chile Gomez	1992-12-01	---	83.192	2B-SS	5-10	165	R	R	1909-05-23	Villaunion,MX		MLB	1935-1942	1935-1942
Tuck Stainback	1992-11-29	---	81.117	OF-3B	5-11	175	R	R	1911-08-04	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1934-1946	1934-1946
Walt Tauscher	1992-11-27	---	91.005	P	6-1	186	R	R	1901-11-22	LaSalle,IL		MLB	1928-1931	1928-1931
Gene Schott	1992-11-16	---	79.125	P	6-2	185	R	R	1913-07-14	Batavia,OH		MLB	1935-1939	1935-1939
Claude Wilborn	1992-11-13	-	80.073	OF	---	---	L	R	1912-09-01	---		MLB	1940-1940	1940-1940
Wally Shaner	1992-11-13	---	92.173	OF-1B	6-2	195	R	R	1900-05-24	Lynchburg,VA		MLB	1923-1929	1923-1929
Johnny Ostrowski	1992-11-13	---	75.027	OF-3B	5-10	170	R	R	1917-10-17	Chicago,IL		MLB	1943-1950	1943-1950
Chuck Connors	1992-11-10	Pneumonia/Lung cancer	71.214	1B	6-5	190	L	L	1921-04-10	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1949-1951	1949-1951
Dick Hahn	1992-11-05	---	76.104	C	5-11	176	R	R	1916-07-24	Canton,OH		MLB	1940-1940	1940-1940
Rod Scurry	1992-11-05	Drug overdose	36.233	P	6-2	180	L	L	1956-03-17	Sacramento,CA	1974- 1- 11-PIT	MLB	1980-1988	1977-1988
Andy Varga	1992-11-04	---	61.328	P	6-4	187	R	L	1930-12-11	Chicago,IL		MLB	1950-1951	1950-1951
Boze Berger	1992-11-03	---	82.174	2B-SS	6-2	180	R	R	1910-05-13	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1932-1939	1932-1939
Chris Van Cuyk	1992-11-03	---	65.304	P	6-6	215	L	L	1927-01-03	Kimberly,WI		MLB	1950-1952	1950-1952
Stan Wasiak	1992-11-01	---	72.207	IF	5-9	170	R	R	1920-04-08	Chicago,IL		---
Lou Rochelli	1992-10-23	---	73.285	2B	6-1	175	R	R	1919-01-11	Williamson,IL		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Double Joe Dwyer	1992-10-21	---	89.208	H	5-9	186	L	L	1903-03-27	Orange,NJ		MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
Spider Wilhelm	1992-10-20	---	63.150	SS	5-9	170	R	R	1929-05-23	Baltimore,MD		MLB	1953-1953	1953-1953
Atley Donald	1992-10-19	---	82.062	P	6-1	186	L	R	1910-08-18	Morton,MS		MLB	1938-1945	1938-1945
John O'Connell	1992-10-17	---	88.126	C	6-0	170	R	R	1904-06-13	Berona,PA		MLB	1928-1929	1928-1929
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Jackie Sullivan	1992-10-15	---	74.235	2B	5-11	172	R	R	1918-02-22	Princeton,TX		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Mike Guerra	1992-10-09	---	79.363	C-OF	5-9	162	R	R	1912-10-11	Havana,CU		MLB	1937-1951	1937-1951
Augie Prudhomme	1992-10-04	---	89.318	P	6-2	186	R	R	1902-11-20	Frierson,LA		MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
Hal Smith	1992-09-27	---	90.089	P	6-3	195	R	R	1902-06-30	Creston,IA		MLB	1932-1935	1932-1935
Aurelio Lopez	1992-09-22	Car accident	44.001	P	6-0	220	R	R	1948-09-21	Tecamachalco,MX	1974- 0- 0-KCA	MLB	1974-1987	1974-1987
Billy Herman	1992-09-05	---	83.060	2B-3B	5-11	180	R	R	1909-07-07	New Albany,IN		MLB	1931-1947	1931-1947
Ron Davis	1992-09-05	---	50.319	OF	6-0	180	R	R	1941-10-21	Roanoke Rapids,NC	1961- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1962-1969	1962-1969
Andy Gilbert	1992-08-29	---	78.042	OF	6-0	203	R	R	1914-07-18	Bradenville,PA		MLB	1942-1946	1942-1946
Jim Marquis	1992-08-05	---	91.260	P	5-11	174	R	R	1900-11-18	Yoakum,TX		MLB	1925-1925	1925-1925
Lefty Wilkie	1992-08-05	-	77.279	P	5-11	175	L	L	1914-10-30	Zealandia,SK		MLB	1941-1946	1941-1946
Salty Parker	1992-07-27	-	79.019	SS-1B	6-0	173	R	R	1913-07-08	East St. Louis,IL		MLB	1936-1936	1936-1936
Walt Masters	1992-07-10	---	85.104	P	---	180	R	R	1907-03-28	Pen Argyl,PA		MLB	1931-1939	1931-1939
George Staller	1992-07-03	---	76.093	OF	5-11	190	L	L	1916-04-01	Rutherford Heights,PA		MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943
Frank Jelincich	1992-06-27	---	72.298	OF	6-2	198	R	R	1919-09-03	San Jose,CA		MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
Sandy Amoros	1992-06-27	---	62.148	OF	5-7	170	L	L	1930-01-30	Havana,CU		MLB	1952-1960	1952-1960
Woody Main	1992-06-27	---	70.135	P	6-3	195	R	R	1922-02-12	Delano,CA		MLB	1948-1953	1948-1953
Vern Curtis	1992-06-24	---	72.051	P	6-0	170	R	R	1920-05-04	Cairo,IL		MLB	1943-1946	1943-1946
Ed Lopat	1992-06-15	---	73.359	P	5-10	185	L	L	1918-06-21	New York,NY		MLB	1944-1955	1944-1955
Len Rice	1992-06-13	---	73.284	C	6-0	175	R	R	1918-09-02	Lead,SD		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Randy Moore	1992-06-12	---	85.356	OF-1B	6-0	185	L	R	1906-06-21	Naples,TX		MLB	1927-1937	1927-1937
Karl Schnell	1992-05-31	-	92.253	P	6-1	176	R	R	1899-09-20	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1922-1923	1922-1923
Charley Schanz	1992-05-28	Coronary artery disease	72.355	P	6-3	215	R	R	1919-06-08	Anacortes,WA		MLB	1944-1950	1944-1950
Otto Denning	1992-05-25	---	79.148	C-1B	6-0	180	R	R	1912-12-28	Hays,KS		MLB	1942-1943	1942-1943
Joe Burke	1992-05-12	Lymphatic cancer	68.155	EXEC	---	---	---	---	1923-12-08	---		---
Tom Seats	1992-05-10	---	81.228	P	5-11	190	R	L	1910-09-24	Farmington,NC		MLB	1940-1945	1940-1945
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Celerino Sanchez	1992-05-01	---	48.088	3B-DH	5-11	160	R	R	1944-02-03	Veracruz,MX	1971- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1972-1973	1972-1973
Justin Stein	1992-05-01	---	80.265	SS-3B	5-11	180	R	R	1911-08-09	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1938-1938	1938-1938
Harlond Clift	1992-04-27	-	79.258	3B-2B	5-11	180	R	R	1912-08-12	ElReno,OK		MLB	1934-1945	1934-1945
Bob Hazle	1992-04-25	---	61.137	OF	6-0	190	L	R	1930-12-09	Laurens,SC		MLB	1955-1958	1955-1958
Elio Chacon	1992-04-24	---	55.180	SS-2B	5-9	160	R	R	1936-10-26	Caracas,VZ	1956- 0- 0-CIN	MLB	1960-1962	1960-1962
Deron Johnson	1992-04-23	Lung cancer	53.280	1B-3B	6-2	209	R	R	1938-07-17	San Diego,CA	1956- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1960-1976	1960-1976
Orval Grove	1992-04-20	---	72.234	P	6-3	196	R	R	1919-08-29	Mineral,KS		MLB	1940-1949	1940-1949
Pat Creeden	1992-04-20	---	85.332	2B	5-8	175	L	R	1906-05-23	Newburyport,MA		MLB	1931-1931	1931-1931
Ralph Weigel	1992-04-15	---	70.195	C-OF	6-1	180	R	R	1921-10-02	Coldwater,OH		MLB	1946-1949	1946-1949
Steve Shemo	1992-04-13	---	77.004	2B-3B	5-11	175	R	R	1915-04-09	Swoyersville,PA		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Dib Williams	1992-04-02	---	82.073	2B-SS	5-11	175	R	R	1910-01-19	Greenbrier,AR		MLB	1930-1935	1930-1935
Ken Silvestri	1992-03-31	---	75.332	C-2B	6-1	200	B	R	1916-05-03	Chicago,IL		MLB	1939-1951	1939-1951
Glenn Liebhardt	1992-03-14	---	81.226	P	5-10	170	R	R	1910-07-31	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1930-1938	1930-1938
Sherman Edwards	1992-03-08	---	82.226	P	6-0	165	R	R	1909-07-25	Mount Ida,AR		MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
Larry Rosenthal	1992-03-04	---	81.287	OF-1B	6-0	190	L	L	1910-05-21	St. Paul,MN		MLB	1936-1945	1936-1945
Bill Humphrey	1992-02-13	---	80.241	P	6-0	180	R	R	1911-06-17	Vienna,MO		MLB	1938-1938	1938-1938
Earl Rapp	1992-02-13	---	70.268	OF	6-2	185	L	R	1921-05-20	Corunna,MI		MLB	1949-1952	1949-1952
Fabian Gaffke	1992-02-08	---	78.186	OF-C	5-10	185	R	R	1913-08-05	Milwaukee,WI		MLB	1936-1942	1936-1942
Wally Shannon	1992-02-08	---	59.015	2B-SS	6-0	178	L	R	1933-01-23	Cleveland,OH	1951- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1959-1960	1959-1960
Coaker Triplett	1992-01-30	---	80.043	OF	5-11	185	R	R	1911-12-18	Boone,NC		MLB	1938-1945	1938-1945
Ed Taylor	1992-01-30	---	90.073	3B-SS	5-6	160	R	R	1901-11-17	Chicago,IL		MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
Chuck Rowland	1992-01-21	---	92.181	C	6-1	185	R	R	1899-07-23	Warrenton,NC		MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
Red Durrett	1992-01-17	---	70.347	OF	5-10	170	L	L	1921-02-03	Sherman,TX		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Charlie Gassaway	1992-01-15	---	73.155	P	6-2	210	L	L	1918-08-12	Gassaway,TN		MLB	1944-1946	1944-1946
Orville Jorgens	1992-01-11	---	83.220	P	6-1	180	R	R	1908-06-04	Rockford,IL		MLB	1935-1937	1935-1937
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
George Meyer	1992-01-03	---	82.152	2B	5-9	160	R	R	1909-08-03	Chicago,IL		MLB	1938-1938	1938-1938
Buck Stanton	1992-01-01	---	85.195	OF	5-10	150	L	L	1906-06-19	Stantonsburg,NC		MLB	1931-1931	1931-1931
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