2002 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 2002 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
Frank Reiber	2002-12-26	-	93.097	C-OF	5-8	169	R	R	1909-09-19	Huntington,WV		MLB	1933-1936	1933-1936
George Bullard	2002-12-23	-	74.059	SS	5-9	165	R	R	1928-10-24	Lynn,MA		MLB	1954-1954	1954-1954
Claude Crocker	2002-12-19	-	78.151	P	6-2	185	R	R	1924-07-20	Caroleen,NC		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Bob Rinker	2002-12-19	-	81.241	C	6-0	190	R	R	1921-04-21	Audenried,PA		MLB	1950-1950	1950-1950
Dick Stuart	2002-12-15	Cancer	70.037	1B-OF	6-4	212	R	R	1932-11-07	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1958-1969	1958-1969
Hank Arft	2002-12-14	Cancer	80.319	1B	5-10	190	L	L	1922-01-28	Manchester,MO		MLB	1948-1952	1948-1952
Leon Brannon	2002-12-13	-	51.307	P	6-0	185	L	L	1951-02-09	Cushing,OK		Rk		1978-1978
Bob Loane	2002-12-11	-	88.127	OF	6-0	190	R	R	1914-08-06	Berkeley,CA		MLB	1939-1940	1939-1940
Earl Henry	2002-12-10	-	85.182	P	5-11	172	L	L	1917-06-10	Roseville,OH		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Homer Spragins	2002-12-10	-	82.030	P	6-1	190	R	R	1920-11-09	Grenada,MS		MLB	1947-1947	1947-1947
Johnny Lazor	2002-12-09	-	90.090	OF-C	5-9	180	L	R	1912-09-09	Taylor,WA		MLB	1943-1946	1943-1946
Clarence Beers	2002-12-06	-	83.362	P	6-0	175	R	R	1918-12-09	El Dorado,KS		MLB	1948-1948	1948-1948
Randy Burden	2002-12-06	Died in his sleep	23.028	P	6-3	210	R	R	1979-11-08	Suffolk,VA		Rk		2002-2002
Jug Thesenga	2002-12-03	-	88.219	P	6-0	200	R	R	1914-04-27	Jefferson,SD		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Ben Wade	2002-12-02	Cancer	80.005	P	6-3	205	R	R	1922-11-26	Morehead City,NC		MLB	1948-1955	1948-1955
Dave McNally	2002-12-01	Lung cancer	60.031	P	5-11	190	R	L	1942-10-31	Billings,MT	1960- 0- 0-BAL	MLB	1962-1975	1961-1975
Ed Freed	2002-11-15	-	83.085	OF	5-6	165	R	R	1919-08-22	Centre Valley,PA		MLB	1942-1942	1942-1942
Ken Raffensberger	2002-11-10	Natural causes	85.093	P	6-2	185	R	L	1917-08-08	York,PA		MLB	1939-1954	1939-1954
Mel Harder	2002-10-20	-	93.004	P	6-1	195	R	R	1909-10-15	Beemer,NE		MLB	1928-1947	1928-1947
Joe Wood	2002-10-10	-	86.142	P	6-0	190	R	R	1916-05-20	Shohola,PA		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Jodie Beeler	2002-10-08	-	80.315	2B-3B	6-0	170	R	R	1921-11-26	Dallas,TX		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Bob Freels	2002-10-07	-	75.081	UMP	---	---	---	---	1927-07-18	Mascoutah,IL		---
Eddie McGah	2002-09-30	-	80.364	C	6-0	183	R	R	1921-09-30	Oakland,CA		MLB	1946-1947	1946-1947
Al Kvasnak	2002-09-26	-	81.257	OF	6-1	170	R	R	1921-01-11	Sagamore,PA		MLB	1942-1942	1942-1942
Ray Hayworth	2002-09-25	-	98.239	C	6-0	180	R	R	1904-01-29	High Point,NC		MLB	1926-1945	1926-1945
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Don Carlsen	2002-09-22	-	75.342	P	6-1	175	R	R	1926-10-15	Chicago,IL		MLB	1948-1952	1948-1952
Aaron Golda	2002-09-19	-	29.079	P	---	---	---	---	1973-07-01	Niagara Falls,NY		Indy		1995-1995
Jim McKee	2002-09-14	Result of a car accident	55.225	P	6-7	215	R	R	1947-02-01	Columbus,OH	1969- 4- 82-PIT	MLB	1972-1973	1969-1973
Eddie Shokes	2002-09-14	-	82.230	1B	6-0	170	L	L	1920-01-27	Charleston,SC		MLB	1941-1946	1941-1946
Chuck Dale	2002-09-11	-	44.265	P	5-10	180	R	R	1957-12-19	Miami,FL		AA		1979-1985
Jim Constable	2002-09-04	-	69.081	P	6-1	185	B	L	1933-06-14	Jonesborough,TN		MLB	1956-1963	1956-1963
Hoyt Wilhelm	2002-08-23	Heart failure	79.028	P	6-0	195	R	R	1923-07-26	Huntersville,NC		MLB	1952-1972	1952-1972
Dick O'Connell	2002-08-18	-	87.333	EXEC	---	---	---	---	1914-09-19	Winthrop,MA		---
Jimmy Bloodworth	2002-08-17	-	85.021	2B-1B	5-11	180	R	R	1917-07-26	Tallahassee,FL		MLB	1937-1951	1937-1951
Jason Benyo	2002-08-17	Car accident	29.010	2B	6-2	190	R	R	1973-08-06	Boyertown,PA		Indy		1996-1997
Johnny Roseboro	2002-08-16	Heart disease	69.094	C-1B	5-11	190	L	R	1933-05-13	Ashland,OH		MLB	1957-1970	1957-1970
Arnie Moser	2002-08-15	-	87.006	H	5-11	165	R	R	1915-08-09	Houston,TX		MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
Jack Creel	2002-08-13	Natural causes	86.111	P	6-0	165	R	R	1916-04-23	Kyle,TX		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Enos Slaughter	2002-08-12	Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma	86.106	OF	5-9	192	L	R	1916-04-27	Roxboro,NC		MLB	1938-1959	1938-1959
Willis Hudlin	2002-08-05	-	96.074	P	6-0	190	R	R	1906-05-23	Wagoner,OK		MLB	1926-1944	1926-1944
Darrell Porter	2002-08-05	Cocaine intoxication	50.200	C-DH	6-0	193	L	R	1952-01-17	Joplin,MO	1970- 1- 4-MIL	MLB	1971-1987	1970-1987
Mike Payne	2002-08-04	Eastern equine encephalitis	40.261	P	5-11	165	R	R	1961-11-15	Woonsocket,RI	1979- 6- 134-ATL	MLB	1984-1984	1979-1987
Jack Tighe	2002-08-01	-	88.356	COACH	---	---	R	R	1913-08-09	Kearny,NJ		---
Steve Souchock	2002-07-28	-	83.147	OF-1B	6-2	203	R	R	1919-03-03	Yatesboro,PA		MLB	1946-1955	1946-1955
Hal Spindel	2002-07-28	-	89.061	C	6-0	185	R	R	1913-05-27	Chandler,OK		MLB	1939-1946	1939-1946
Bob Barr	2002-07-25	-	94.134	P	6-0	175	R	R	1908-03-12	Newton,MA		MLB	1935-1935	1935-1935
Izzy Leon	2002-07-25	-	91.202	P	5-10	160	R	R	1911-01-04	Cruces,CU		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Donald Lamer	2002-07-25	-	43.345	P	6-3	180	R	R	1958-08-14	Anna,IL		A		1977-1978
Ed Runge	2002-07-25	-	84.074	UMP	6-2	220	---	---	1918-05-12	New York,NY		---
Pete Coscarart	2002-07-24	-	89.037	2B-SS	5-11	175	R	R	1913-06-16	Escondido,CA		MLB	1938-1946	1938-1946
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 Silvera	2002-07-24	-	66.332	OF	6-0	180	R	R	1935-08-26	San Diego,CA		MLB	1955-1955	1955-1985
Barney White	2002-07-24	-	79.029	3B-SS	5-11	186	R	R	1923-06-25	Paris,TX		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Spec Shea	2002-07-19	-	81.289	P	6-0	195	R	R	1920-10-02	Naugatuck,CT		MLB	1947-1955	1947-1955
Del Wilber	2002-07-18	-	83.144	C-1B	6-3	200	R	R	1919-02-24	Lincoln Park,MI		MLB	1946-1954	1946-1954
Lee Maye	2002-07-17	Pancreatic cancer	67.218	OF-3B	6-2	190	L	R	1934-12-11	Tuscaloosa,AL	1954- 0- 0-MLN	MLB	1959-1971	1959-1971
Nelson Barrera	2002-07-14	-	44.269	3B	6-0	185	R	R	1957-10-17	Mexico City,MX		AAA		1985-1985
Ted Williams	2002-07-05	---	83.309	OF-P	6-3	205	L	R	1918-08-30	San Diego,CA		MLB	1939-1960	1939-1960
Earl Francis	2002-07-03	---	66.354	P	6-2	215	R	R	1935-07-14	Slab Fork,WV	1954- 0- 0-PIT	MLB	1960-1965	1960-1965
Pete Gray	2002-06-30	-	87.116	OF	6-1	189	L	L	1915-03-06	Nanticoke,PA		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Ralph Erickson	2002-06-27	-	100.001	P	6-1	175	L	L	1902-06-25	Dubois,ID		MLB	1929-1930	1929-1930
Joe Antolick	2002-06-25	-	86.074	C	6-0	185	R	R	1916-04-11	Hokendauqua,PA		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Darryl Kile	2002-06-22	Heart Attack	33.201	P	6-5	212	R	R	1968-12-02	Garden Grove,CA	1987- 30- 782-HOU	MLB	1991-2002	1988-2002
Ron Kline	2002-06-22	---	70.104	P-3B	6-3	205	R	R	1932-03-09	Callery,PA		MLB	1952-1970	1952-1970
Jack Jenkins	2002-06-18	---	59.178	P	6-2	195	R	R	1942-12-22	Covington,VA	1961- 0- 0-WS1	MLB	1962-1969	1962-1969
Bill Adair	2002-06-17	---	89.126	2B	5-8	190	R	R	1913-02-10	Mobile,AL		---
Hank Boney	2002-06-12	-	98.227	P	5-11	175	R	R	1903-10-28	Wallace,NC		MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
Bob Nelson	2002-06-01	-	---	UMP	---	---	---	---	---	---		---
Sam Page	2002-05-29	---	86.107	P	6-0	172	L	R	1916-02-11	Woodruff,SC		MLB	1939-1939	1939-1939
Joe Bauldree	2002-05-29	---	25.066	P	6-5	175	R	R	1977-03-23	Wake Forest,NC	1995- 12- 337-ATL	A		1995-2002
Wes Westrum	2002-05-28	---	79.181	C-3B	5-11	185	R	R	1922-11-28	Clearbrook,MN		MLB	1947-1957	1947-1957
Fritz Ackley	2002-05-22	-	65.041	P	6-1	202	L	R	1937-04-10	Hayward,WI	1954- 0- 0-CHA	MLB	1963-1964	1963-1964
Joe Cascarella	2002-05-22	-	94.328	P	5-10	175	R	R	1907-06-28	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1934-1938	1934-1938
Paul Giel	2002-05-22	---	70.082	P	5-11	185	R	R	1932-02-29	Winona,MN		MLB	1954-1961	1954-1961
Warren Hacker	2002-05-22	-	77.181	P	6-1	185	R	R	1924-11-21	Marissa,IL		MLB	1948-1961	1948-1961
Bob Poser	2002-05-21	-	92.066	P	6-0	173	L	R	1910-03-16	Columbus,WI		MLB	1932-1935	1932-1935
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Joe Black	2002-05-17	-	78.098	P	6-2	220	R	R	1924-02-08	Plainfield,NJ		MLB	1952-1957	1952-1957
Mike Fennell	2002-05-15	-	42.061	1B-C	6-3	205	L	R	1960-03-14	Saratoga Springs,NY	1982- 11- 284-NYA	AA		1982-1985
Bill Rodgers	2002-05-13	---	79.159	OF	6-0	162	L	L	1922-12-05	Harrisburg,PA		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
Steve Rachunok	2002-05-11	-	85.156	P	6-4	205	R	R	1916-12-05	Rittman,OH		MLB	1940-1940	1940-1940
Jim Camacho	2002-05-03	---	44.062	SS-OF	6-1	175	R	R	1958-03-02	---	1981- 9- 222-OAK	A+		1981-1982
Jerry Witte	2002-04-27	---	86.271	1B	6-1	190	R	R	1915-07-30	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1946-1947	1946-1947
John Davis	2002-04-26	-	86.285	3B	5-11	172	R	R	1915-07-15	Laurel Run,PA		MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
Walter Youse	2002-04-16	---	---	SCOUT	---	---	---	---	---	Baltimore,MD		---
Tom Sunkel	2002-04-06	-	89.239	P	6-1	190	L	L	1912-08-09	Paris,IL		MLB	1937-1944	1937-1944
Paul Erickson	2002-04-05	---	86.112	P	6-2	200	R	R	1915-12-14	Zion,IL		MLB	1941-1948	1941-1948
Roy Nichols	2002-04-03	---	81.030	2B-3B	5-11	155	R	R	1921-03-03	Little Rock,AR		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Larry Knight	2002-04-02	---	39.346	P	6-1	180	R	R	1962-04-21	Chattanooga,TN	1980- 2- 39-PHI	A+		1980-1983
Whitey Wietelmann	2002-03-26	---	83.011	SS-2B	6-0	170	B	R	1919-03-15	Zanesville,OH		MLB	1939-1947	1939-1947
Minnie Rojas	2002-03-23	Pneumonia	68.116	P	6-1	170	R	R	1933-11-26	Remidios,CU	1960- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	1966-1968	1966-1968
Lefty Bertrand	2002-03-17	---	93.016	P	6-0	180	R	L	1909-02-28	Cobden,MN		MLB	1936-1936	1936-1936
Lou Kahn	2002-03-13	---	86.099	COACH	5-10	200	R	R	1915-12-04	St. Louis,MO		---
Steve Gromek	2002-03-12	---	82.056	P	6-2	180	B	R	1920-01-15	Hamtramck,MI		MLB	1941-1957	1941-1957
Al Cowens	2002-03-11	Heart attack	50.137	OF-DH	6-2	200	R	R	1951-10-25	Los Angeles,CA	1969- 75-1028-KCA	MLB	1974-1986	1969-1986
Clay Smith	2002-03-05	---	87.175	P	6-2	190	R	R	1914-09-11	Cambridge,KS		MLB	1938-1940	1938-1940
Dykes Potter	2002-02-27	---	91.173	P	6-0	185	R	R	1910-09-07	Ashland,KY		MLB	1938-1938	1938-1938
Leif McKinley	2002-02-16	---	30.224	P	6-0	175	R	R	1971-07-07	Portland,OR	1992- 21- 590-BOS	A+		1992-1996
Mike Darr	2002-02-15	Car accident	25.330	OF-RF	6-3	205	L	R	1976-03-21	Corona,CA	1994- 2- 52-DET	MLB	1999-2001	1994-2001
Duane Johnson	2002-02-15	---	23.088	OF	6-0	180	B	R	1978-11-19	Orange,CA	1997- 18- 536-PHI	Rk		1997-1998
Frankie Crosetti	2002-02-11	Complications from a fall	91.130	SS-3B	5-10	165	R	R	1910-10-04	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1932-1948	1932-1948
Chet Clemens	2002-02-10	---	84.276	OF	6-0	175	R	R	1917-05-10	San Fernando,CA		MLB	1939-1944	1939-1944
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 Spencer	2002-02-10	Heart attack	54.195	1B-DH	6-2	195	L	L	1947-07-30	Hanover,PA	1969- 42- 909-SE1	MLB	1968-1982	1965-1982
Steve Roser	2002-02-08	---	84.013	P	6-4	220	R	R	1918-01-25	Rome,NY		MLB	1944-1946	1944-1946
Mel McGaha	2002-02-03	-	75.039	COACH	6-1	190	---	---	1926-12-26	Bastrop,LA		---
Harry Marnie	2002-01-07	-	83.185	2B-SS	6-1	178	R	R	1918-07-06	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1940-1942	1940-1942
Adrian Zabala	2002-01-04	-	85.130	P	5-11	165	L	L	1916-08-26	San Antonio de Los Banos,CU		MLB	1945-1949	1945-1949
Al Smith	2002-01-03	-	73.330	OF-3B	6-0	191	R	R	1928-02-07	Kirkwood,MO		MLB	1953-1964	1953-1964
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