1995 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1995 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
Al Barlick	1995-12-27	Cardiac arrest	80.268	UMP	5-10	185	---	---	1915-04-02	Springfield,IL		---
Oscar Judd	1995-12-27	---	87.316	P	6-0	180	L	L	1908-02-14	London,ON		MLB	1941-1948	1941-1948
Bob Veselic	1995-12-26	---	40.089	P	6-0	175	R	R	1955-09-27	Pittsburgh,PA	1976- 1- 9-MIN	MLB	1980-1981	1976-1983
George Cox	1995-12-17	---	91.031	P	6-1	170	R	R	1904-11-15	Sherman,TX		MLB	1928-1928	1928-1928
Paul Pryor	1995-12-15	---	68.158	UMP	6-2	225	---	---	1927-07-10	Woonsocket,RI		---
Mike Modak	1995-12-12	---	73.207	P	5-10	195	R	R	1922-05-18	Campbell,OH		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Woody Wheaton	1995-12-11	-	81.068	OF-P	5-8	160	L	L	1914-10-03	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1943-1944	1943-1944
Bill Bruton	1995-12-05	---	70.025	OF	6-0	169	L	R	1925-11-09	Panola,AL		MLB	1953-1964	1953-1964
Art Herring	1995-12-02	---	89.266	P	5-7	168	R	R	1906-03-10	Altus,OK		MLB	1929-1947	1929-1947
William Suero	1995-11-30	Car accident	29.022	2B-3B	5-9	175	R	R	1966-11-07	Santo Domingo,DR	1985- 0- 0-TOR	MLB	1992-1993	1986-1994
Jim Davis	1995-11-30	-	71.075	P	6-0	180	B	L	1924-09-15	Red Bluff,CA		MLB	1954-1957	1954-1957
Lee Rogers	1995-11-23	-	82.045	P	5-11	170	R	L	1913-10-08	Tuscaloosa,AL		MLB	1938-1938	1938-1938
Art Smith	1995-11-22	---	89.153	P	6-0	175	R	R	1906-06-21	Boston,MA		MLB	1932-1932	1932-1932
Ed Wright	1995-11-19	---	76.188	P	6-1	180	R	R	1919-05-15	Dyersburg,TN		MLB	1945-1952	1945-1952
Sal Gliatto	1995-11-02	---	93.178	P	5-8	150	B	R	1902-05-07	Chicago,IL		MLB	1930-1930	1930-1930
Jim Campbell	1995-10-31	Heart attack	71.268	EXEC	---	---	---	---	1924-02-05	---		---
Al Niemiec	1995-10-29	-	84.163	2B-SS	5-11	158	R	R	1911-05-18	Meriden,CT		MLB	1934-1936	1934-1936
Lyman Linde	1995-10-24	-	75.023	P	5-11	185	R	R	1920-09-30	Rolling Prairie,WI		MLB	1947-1948	1947-1948
Vada Pinson	1995-10-21	Complications from a stroke	57.070	OF-1B	5-11	181	L	L	1938-08-11	Memphis,TN		MLB	1958-1975	1956-1975
Joe Szekely	1995-10-16	---	70.255	OF	5-11	180	R	R	1925-02-02	Cleveland,OH		MLB	1953-1953	1953-1953
Ed Gill	1995-10-10	---	100.062	P	5-10	165	L	R	1895-08-07	Somerville,MA		MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
Nippy Jones	1995-10-03	Heart attack	70.095	1B-2B	6-1	185	R	R	1925-06-29	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1946-1957	1946-1957
Tony Cuccinello	1995-09-21	---	87.317	2B-3B	5-7	160	R	R	1907-11-08	Long Island City,NY		MLB	1930-1945	1930-1945
Nap Reyes	1995-09-15	---	75.295	3B-1B	6-1	205	R	R	1919-11-24	Santiago De Cuba,CU		MLB	1943-1950	1943-1950
Al Papai	1995-09-07	---	78.122	P	6-3	185	R	R	1917-05-07	Divernon,IL		MLB	1948-1955	1948-1955
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Juan Rios	1995-08-28	---	53.074	2B-SS	6-3	185	R	R	1942-06-14	Mayaguez,PR	1965- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1969-1969	1969-1969
Von McDaniel	1995-08-20	Heart attack and stroke	56.123	P	6-2	180	R	R	1939-04-18	Hollis,OK		MLB	1957-1958	1957-1958
Bill Kennedy	1995-08-20	---	76.241	P	6-1	175	L	L	1918-12-22	Alexandria,VA		MLB	1942-1947	1942-1947
Mickey Mantle	1995-08-13	Liver cancer	63.297	OF-1B	5-11	198	B	R	1931-10-20	Spavinaw,OK		MLB	1951-1968	1951-1968
Al Smith	1995-08-11	-	91.241	P	6-0	170	R	R	1903-12-13	Norristown,PA		MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
Dick Bartell	1995-08-04	---	87.255	SS-3B	5-9	160	R	R	1907-11-22	Chicago,IL		MLB	1927-1946	1927-1946
Harry Craft	1995-08-03	---	80.105	OF-1B	6-1	185	R	R	1915-04-19	Ellisville,MS		MLB	1937-1942	1937-1942
Rick Ferrell	1995-07-27	---	89.287	C	5-10	160	R	R	1905-10-12	Durham,NC		MLB	1929-1947	1929-1947
Herb Hippauf	1995-07-17	Cancer	56.069	P	6-0	180	R	L	1939-05-09	New York,NY	1960- 0- 0-MLN	MLB	1966-1966	1966-1966
Len Zanke	1995-07-10	---	76.051	SCOUT	5-10	175	R	R	1919-05-20	Glastonbury,CT		---
Al Unser	1995-07-07	---	82.267	C-2B	6-1	175	R	R	1912-10-12	Morrisonville,IL		MLB	1942-1945	1942-1945
Bruce Campbell	1995-06-17	---	85.239	OF	6-1	185	L	R	1909-10-20	Chicago,IL		MLB	1930-1942	1930-1942
Stan Andrews	1995-06-10	-	78.053	C	5-11	178	R	R	1917-04-17	Lynn,MA		MLB	1939-1945	1939-1945
Zoilo Versalles	1995-06-09	Arteriosclerotic heart disease	55.173	SS-3B	5-10	150	R	R	1939-12-18	Veldado,CU	1958- 0- 0-WS1	MLB	1959-1971	1959-1971
Eddie Lake	1995-06-07	---	79.080	SS-2B	5-7	160	R	R	1916-03-18	Antioch,CA		MLB	1939-1950	1939-1950
Norm Brown	1995-05-31	---	76.119	P	6-3	180	B	R	1919-02-01	Evergreen,NC		MLB	1943-1946	1943-1946
Glenn Burke	1995-05-30	HIV/AIDS	42.194	OF-DH	6-0	195	R	R	1952-11-16	Oakland,CA	1972- 17- 401-LAN	MLB	1976-1979	1976-1980
Ab Wright	1995-05-23	---	89.187	OF	6-3	200	R	R	1905-11-16	Terlton,OK		MLB	1935-1944	1935-1944
Jack Kramer	1995-05-18	-	77.132	P	6-2	190	R	R	1918-01-05	New Orleans,LA		MLB	1939-1951	1939-1951
Catfish Metkovich	1995-05-17	-	74.220	OF-1B	6-1	185	L	L	1920-10-08	Angels Camp,CA		MLB	1943-1954	1943-1954
Gus Bell	1995-05-07	Heart attack	66.172	OF	6-2	196	L	R	1928-11-15	Louisville,KY		MLB	1950-1964	1950-1964
Ray Prim	1995-04-29	---	88.120	P	6-0	178	R	L	1906-12-30	Salitpa,AL		MLB	1933-1946	1933-1946
Gus Polidor	1995-04-28	---	33.183	SS-3B	6-0	180	R	R	1961-10-26	Caracas,VZ	1981- 0- 0-CAL	MLB	1985-1993	1981-1993
Peaches Davis	1995-04-28	---	89.331	P	---	190	L	R	1905-05-31	Glen Rose,TX		MLB	1936-1939	1936-1939
Kent Peterson	1995-04-27	---	69.126	P	5-10	175	R	L	1925-12-21	Goshen,UT		MLB	1944-1953	1944-1953
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
John Campbell	1995-04-24	---	87.223	P	6-1	184	R	R	1907-09-13	Washington,DC		MLB	1933-1933	1933-1933
Jack Wilson	1995-04-19	---	83.006	P	5-11	210	R	R	1912-04-12	Portland,OR		MLB	1934-1942	1934-1942
Hal Peck	1995-04-13	-	77.357	OF	5-11	175	L	L	1917-04-20	Big Bend,WI		MLB	1943-1949	1943-1949
Billy Myers	1995-04-10	-	84.238	SS-2B	5-8	168	R	R	1910-08-14	Enola,PA		MLB	1935-1941	1935-1941
Bob Allison	1995-04-09	---	60.272	OF-1B	6-4	220	R	R	1934-07-11	Raytown,MO	1955- 0- 0-WS1	MLB	1958-1970	1958-1970
Frank Secory	1995-04-07	---	82.225	OF	6-1	200	R	R	1912-08-24	Mason City,IA		MLB	1940-1946	1940-1946
Terry Moore	1995-03-29	---	82.305	OF-3B	5-11	195	R	R	1912-05-27	Vernon,AL		MLB	1935-1948	1935-1948
Chet Nichols	1995-03-27	---	64.032	P	---	195	B	L	1931-02-22	Pawtucket,RI		MLB	1951-1964	1951-1964
Jimmy Uchrinscko	1995-03-17	-	94.147	P	6-0	180	L	R	1900-10-20	West Newton,PA		MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
Charlie Letchas	1995-03-14	---	79.162	2B-3B	5-10	150	R	R	1915-10-03	Thomasville,GA		MLB	1939-1946	1939-1946
Leon Day	1995-03-14	---	78.134	HOF	5-9	170	R	R	1916-10-30	Alexandria,VA		---
Don Manno	1995-03-11	-	79.311	OF-3B	6-1	190	R	R	1915-05-04	Williamsport,PA		MLB	1940-1941	1940-1941
Roy Hughes	1995-03-05	-	84.052	2B-3B	5-10	167	R	R	1911-01-11	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1935-1946	1935-1946
Ray Moore	1995-03-02	---	68.273	P	6-1	205	R	R	1926-06-01	Meadows,MD		MLB	1952-1963	1952-1963
Wally Millies	1995-02-28	---	88.132	C	5-10	170	R	R	1906-10-18	Chicago,IL		MLB	1934-1941	1934-1941
Woody Williams	1995-02-24	---	82.186	2B-SS	5-11	175	R	R	1912-08-21	Pamplin,VA		MLB	1938-1945	1938-1945
Cecil Upshaw	1995-02-07	Heart attack	52.108	P	6-6	205	R	R	1942-10-22	Spearsville,LA	1964- 0- 0-MLN	MLB	1966-1975	1964-1975
Elmer Burkart	1995-02-06	-	78.004	P	6-2	190	R	R	1917-02-01	Torresdale,PA		MLB	1936-1939	1936-1939
Buddy Gremp	1995-01-30	---	75.178	1B-2B	6-1	175	R	R	1919-08-05	Denver,CO		MLB	1940-1942	1940-1942
Dick Tettelbach	1995-01-26	---	65.213	OF	6-0	195	R	R	1929-06-26	New Haven,CT		MLB	1955-1957	1955-1957
Herb Karpel	1995-01-24	---	77.027	P	5-9	180	L	L	1917-12-27	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1946-1946	1946-1946
Saul Rogovin	1995-01-23	---	71.105	P	6-2	205	R	R	1923-10-10	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1949-1957	1949-1957
Russ Bauers	1995-01-21	---	80.256	P	6-3	195	L	R	1914-05-10	Townsend,WI		MLB	1936-1950	1936-1950
Marc Filley	1995-01-20	---	82.326	P	5-11	172	R	R	1912-02-28	Lansingburgh,NY		MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
Ron Luciano	1995-01-18	Suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning	57.203	UMP	6-4	250	---	---	1937-06-28	Endicott,NY		---
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
John Hall	1995-01-17	-	71.008	P	6-2	170	R	R	1924-01-09	Muskogee,OK		MLB	1948-1948	1948-1948
Kite Thomas	1995-01-07	Cancer	71.255	OF-C	6-1	195	R	R	1923-04-27	Kansas City,KS		MLB	1952-1953	1952-1953
Ralph Onis	1995-01-04	---	86.071	C	5-9	180	R	R	1908-10-24	Tampa,FL		MLB	1935-1935	1935-1935
Harry Gumbert	1995-01-04	-	85.059	P	6-2	185	R	R	1909-11-05	Elizabeth,PA		MLB	1935-1950	1935-1950
Bob Darnell	1995-01-03	---	64.058	P	5-10	175	R	R	1930-11-06	Wewoka,OK		MLB	1954-1956	1954-1956
Ollie Bejma	1995-01-03	---	87.113	2B-SS	5-10	165	R	R	1907-09-12	South Bend,IN		MLB	1934-1939	1934-1939
Jim Tyack	1995-01-03	---	83.359	OF	6-2	195	L	R	1911-01-09	Florence,MT		MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943
Mickey Haefner	1995-01-03	---	82.085	P	5-8	160	L	L	1912-10-09	Lenzburg,IL		MLB	1943-1950	1943-1950
Don Elston	1995-01-02	---	65.270	P	6-0	170	R	R	1929-04-06	Campbellstown,OH		MLB	1953-1964	1953-1964
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