2004 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 2004 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
Charlie Cozart	2004-12-31	-	85.075	P	6-0	190	R	L	1919-10-17	Lenoir,NC		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Ken Burkhart	2004-12-29	Emphysema	88.040	P	6-1	190	R	R	1916-11-18	Knoxville,TN		MLB	1945-1949	1945-1949
Gus Niarhos	2004-12-29	-	84.023	C	6-0	165	R	R	1920-12-06	Birmingham,AL		MLB	1946-1955	1946-1955
Ernest Groth	2004-12-27	-	82.238	P	5-9	185	R	R	1922-05-03	Beaver Falls,PA		MLB	1947-1949	1947-1949
Johnny Oates	2004-12-24	Brain tumor	58.337	C	5-11	185	L	R	1946-01-21	Sylva,NC	1967- 1- 10-BAL	MLB	1970-1981	1970-1981
Doug Ault	2004-12-22	Suicide via gunshot	54.288	1B-OF	6-3	200	R	L	1950-03-09	Beaumont,TX	1970- 4- 74-CLE	MLB	1976-1980	1976-1982
Glenn Vaughan	2004-12-18	Natural causes	60.307	SS-3B	5-11	170	B	R	1944-02-15	Compton,CA	1962- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1963-1963	1963-1963
Ted Abernathy	2004-12-16	-	71.285	P	6-4	215	R	R	1933-03-06	Stanley,NC		MLB	1955-1972	1955-1972
Bill Lange	2004-12-16	-	36.326	P	6-0	160	L	L	1968-01-25	Long Beach,CA	1988- 37- 944-ATL	Rk		1988-1988
Bobby Mattick	2004-12-16	Stroke	89.011	SS-3B	5-11	178	R	R	1915-12-05	Sioux City,IA		MLB	1938-1942	1938-1942
Danny Doyle	2004-12-14	-	87.324	C	6-1	195	B	R	1917-01-24	McLoud,OK		MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943
Rod Kanehl	2004-12-14	Heart attack	70.257	2B-OF	6-1	180	R	R	1934-04-01	Wichita,KS	1954- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1962-1964	1962-1964
Andre Rodgers	2004-12-13	-	70.011	SS-1B	6-3	200	R	R	1934-12-02	Nassau,BM		MLB	1957-1967	1957-1967
Ed Sudol	2004-12-10	-	84.088	UMP	6-3	210	---	---	1920-09-13	Passaic,NJ		---
Ron Williamson	2004-12-04	Cirrhosis of the liver	51.304	OF-C	6-2	205	L	R	1953-02-03	Ada,OK	1971- 2- 41-OAK	---
Harry Danning	2004-11-29	-	93.084	C-1B	6-1	190	R	R	1911-09-06	Los Angeles,CA		MLB	1933-1942	1933-1942
Connie Johnson	2004-11-28	-	81.336	P	6-4	200	R	R	1922-12-27	Stone Mountain,GA		MLB	1953-1958	1953-1958
Tom Haller	2004-11-26	Long illness	67.156	C-OF	6-4	195	L	R	1937-06-23	Lockport,IL	1958- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	1961-1972	1961-1972
Brian Traxler	2004-11-19	Related to liver problems	37.054	1B	5-10	200	L	L	1967-09-26	Waukegan,IL	1988- 16- 400-LAN	MLB	1990-1990	1986-2000
Frank Baldwin	2004-11-18	-	75.328	C	5-11	195	R	R	1928-12-25	High Bridge,NJ		MLB	1953-1953	1953-1953
Floyd Baker	2004-11-17	-	88.037	3B-2B	5-9	160	L	R	1916-10-10	Luray,VA		MLB	1943-1955	1943-1955
Jesse Gonder	2004-11-14	-	68.299	C	5-10	190	L	R	1936-01-20	Monticello,AR	1955- 0- 0-CIN	MLB	1960-1967	1960-1967
Russ Elsberry	2004-11-06	-	40.085	P	6-8	205	R	R	1964-08-12	Carmel,CA	1986- 10- 255-DET	A-		1986-1986
Damon Phillips	2004-11-04	-	85.149	3B-SS	6-0	176	R	R	1919-06-08	Corsicana,TX		MLB	1942-1946	1942-1946
Bobby Avila	2004-10-26	Complications from diabetes	80.207	2B-3B	5-10	175	R	R	1924-04-02	Veracruz,MX		MLB	1949-1959	1949-1959
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Russ Derry	2004-10-26	-	88.018	OF	6-1	180	L	R	1916-10-07	Princeton,MO		MLB	1944-1949	1944-1949
Jim Bucher	2004-10-21	-	93.224	3B-2B	5-11	170	L	R	1911-03-11	Manassas,VA		MLB	1934-1945	1934-1945
Chuck Hiller	2004-10-20	Leukemia	70.019	2B-3B	5-11	170	L	R	1934-10-01	Johnsburg,IL	1957- 0- 0-CLE	MLB	1961-1968	1961-1968
Rip Tutor	2004-10-18	-	91.188	SCOUT	---	---	---	---	1913-04-13	---		---
Ray Boone	2004-10-17	Intestinal Surgery complications	81.082	3B-SS	6-1	188	R	R	1923-07-27	San Diego,CA		MLB	1948-1960	1948-1960
Mike Blyzka	2004-10-13	-	75.292	P	5-11	190	R	R	1928-12-25	Hamtramck,MI		MLB	1953-1954	1953-1954
Ken Caminiti	2004-10-10	Drug overdose	41.172	3B-1B	6-0	200	B	R	1963-04-21	Hanford,CA	1984- 3- 71-HOU	MLB	1987-2001	1983-2001
Tony Giuliani	2004-10-08	-	91.318	C	5-11	175	R	R	1912-11-24	St. Paul,MN		MLB	1936-1943	1936-1943
Johnny Sturm	2004-10-08	Heart failure	88.258	1B	6-1	185	L	L	1916-01-23	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
Norm Schlueter	2004-10-06	-	88.010	C	5-10	175	R	R	1916-09-25	Belleville,IL		MLB	1938-1944	1938-1944
John Cerutti	2004-10-03	Ventricular arrhythmia	44.158	P	6-2	200	L	L	1960-04-28	Albany,NY	1981- 1- 21-TOR	MLB	1985-1991	1981-1995
Ken Brondell	2004-10-03	-	82.351	P	6-1	195	R	R	1921-10-17	Bradshaw,NE		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Victor Cruz	2004-09-26	-	46.276	P	5-9	200	R	R	1957-12-24	Rancho Viejo,DR	1976- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1978-1983	1977-1985
Cy Block	2004-09-22	-	85.141	3B-2B	6-0	180	R	R	1919-05-04	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1942-1946	1942-1946
Mike Yastrzemski	2004-09-15	Heart attack	43.030	OF-3B	5-10	178	B	R	1961-08-16	Pittsburgh,PA	1984- 3- 56-ATL	AAA		1980-1988
Bob Boyd	2004-09-07	-	78.341	1B-OF	5-10	170	L	L	1925-10-01	Potts Camp,MS		MLB	1951-1961	1951-1961
Hal Reniff	2004-09-07	-	66.067	P	6-0	215	R	R	1938-07-02	Warren,OH	1956- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1961-1967	1961-1967
Frenchy Uhalt	2004-09-03	-	94.129	OF	5-10	180	L	R	1910-04-27	Bakersfield,CA		MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
George Maldonado	2004-09-01	-	53.342	OF	6-3	190	L	R	1950-09-24	Sparks,NV	1971- 7- 107-SFN	---
Willie Crawford	2004-08-27	Kidney disease	57.354	OF-DH	6-1	205	L	L	1946-09-07	Los Angeles,CA	1964- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1964-1977	1964-1977
Hal Epps	2004-08-25	-	90.152	OF	6-0	175	L	L	1914-03-26	Athens,GA		MLB	1938-1944	1938-1944
Hank Borowy	2004-08-23	-	88.103	P	6-0	175	R	R	1916-05-12	Bloomfield,NJ		MLB	1942-1951	1942-1951
Jim Nelson	2004-08-22	-	57.049	P	6-0	180	R	R	1947-07-04	Birmingham,AL	1965- 31- 577-PIT	MLB	1970-1971	1970-1971
Scott Thoma	2004-08-10	-	37.204	P	6-1	205	R	R	1967-01-18	Anaheim,CA	1989- 20- 511-CHA	A		1989-1990
Ricky Evans	2004-08-08	-	48.066	P	6-4	215	R	R	1956-06-02	Lakewood,CA		AAA		1977-1980
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Pete Center	2004-08-08	-	92.108	P	6-4	190	R	R	1912-04-22	Hazel Green,KY		MLB	1942-1946	1942-1946
Mike Schultz	2004-08-02	-	83.228	P	6-1	175	L	L	1920-12-17	Syracuse,NY		MLB	1947-1947	1947-1947
Ruben Gomez	2004-07-26	Complications from kidney ailment	77.013	P-OF	6-0	175	R	R	1927-07-13	Arroyo,PR		MLB	1953-1967	1953-1967
Roger Marquis	2004-07-19	-	67.105	OF	6-0	190	L	L	1937-04-05	Holyoke,MA		MLB	1955-1955	1955-1955
Tony Lupien	2004-07-09	-	87.077	1B	5-10	185	L	L	1917-04-23	Chelmsford,MA		MLB	1940-1948	1940-1948
Hal Toenes	2004-06-28	-	86.263	P	5-11	175	R	R	1917-10-08	Mobile,AL		MLB	1947-1947	1947-1947
Roger Gifford	2004-06-20	-	62.183	OF-3B	6-3	195	L	R	1941-12-19	Gary,IN	1969- 36- 817-WS2	---
George Hausmann	2004-06-16	-	88.126	2B	5-5	145	R	R	1916-02-11	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1944-1949	1944-1949
Rob Derksen	2004-06-16	-	44.155	P	5-11	185	R	R	1960-01-12	Milwaukee,WI	1982- 16- 417-MIL	A+		1982-1989
Mack Jones	2004-06-08	Stomach cancer	65.214	OF-1B	6-1	180	L	R	1938-11-06	Atlanta,GA	1958- 0- 0-MLN	MLB	1961-1971	1961-1971
Chris Kitsos	2004-06-07	Lung cancer	76.116	SS	5-9	165	B	R	1928-02-11	New York,NY		---
Joe Cleary	2004-06-03	-	85.182	P	5-9	150	R	R	1918-12-03	Cork,IR		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Buster Narum	2004-05-17	-	63.182	P	6-1	200	R	R	1940-11-16	Philadelphia,PA	1958- 0- 0-BAL	MLB	1963-1967	1963-1967
Rip Coleman	2004-05-14	-	72.288	P	6-2	185	L	L	1931-07-31	Troy,NY		MLB	1955-1960	1955-1960
Wayne McLeland	2004-05-09	-	79.253	P	6-0	180	R	R	1924-08-29	Milton,IA		MLB	1951-1952	1951-1952
Joe Lafata	2004-05-06	-	82.276	1B-OF	6-0	183	L	L	1921-08-03	Detroit,MI		MLB	1947-1949	1947-1949
Darrell Johnson	2004-05-03	Leukemia	75.251	C	6-1	180	R	R	1928-08-25	Horace,NE		MLB	1952-1962	1952-1962
Moe Burtschy	2004-05-02	-	82.014	P	6-3	208	R	R	1922-04-18	Cincinnati,OH		MLB	1950-1956	1950-1956
Floyd Giebell	2004-04-28	-	94.139	P	6-2	172	L	R	1909-12-10	Pennsboro,WV		MLB	1939-1941	1939-1941
Sam Nahem	2004-04-19	-	88.182	P	6-1	190	R	R	1915-10-19	New York,NY		MLB	1938-1948	1938-1948
Frank Seward	2004-04-12	-	83.005	P	6-3	200	R	R	1921-04-07	Pennsauken,NJ		MLB	1943-1944	1943-1944
Lou Berberet	2004-04-06	Esophageal cancer	74.137	C	5-11	212	L	R	1929-11-20	Long Beach,CA		MLB	1954-1960	1954-1960
Ken Johnson	2004-04-06	-	81.082	P	6-1	185	L	L	1923-01-14	Topeka,KS		MLB	1947-1952	1947-1952
George Bamberger	2004-04-04	Cancer	78.246	P	6-0	175	R	R	1925-08-01	Staten Island,NY		MLB	1951-1959	1951-1959
Al Cuccinello	2004-03-29	-	89.123	2B-3B	5-10	165	R	R	1914-11-26	Long Island City,NY		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
Bob Cremins	2004-03-27	-	98.040	P	5-11	178	L	L	1906-02-15	Pelham Manor,NY		MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
Gene Bearden	2004-03-18	-	83.194	P-1B	6-3	204	L	L	1920-09-05	Lexa,AR		MLB	1947-1953	1947-1953
Vedie Himsl	2004-03-15	-	86.347	COACH	---	---	---	---	1917-04-02	Plevna,MT		---
Andy Seminick	2004-02-22	Cancer	83.162	C-OF	5-11	187	R	R	1920-09-12	Pierce,WV	1940- 0- 0-PIT	MLB	1943-1957	1943-1957
Charlie Fox	2004-02-16	-	82.131	C	5-11	180	R	R	1921-10-07	New York,NY		MLB	1942-1942	1942-1942
Ted Tappe	2004-02-13	-	73.010	OF	6-3	185	L	R	1931-02-02	Seattle,WA		MLB	1950-1955	1950-1955
Johnny Blatnik	2004-01-21	-	82.316	OF	6-0	195	R	R	1921-03-10	Bridgeport,OH		MLB	1948-1950	1948-1950
Lloyd Merriman	2004-01-20	-	79.170	OF	6-0	195	L	L	1924-08-02	Clovis,CA		MLB	1949-1955	1949-1955
Tommy Glaviano	2004-01-19	-	80.085	3B-2B	5-9	175	R	R	1923-10-26	Sacramento,CA		MLB	1949-1953	1949-1953
George Nichols	2004-01-17	-	56.154	P	6-3	195	R	R	1947-08-15	Birmingham,AL	1965- 21- 416-CIN	---
Harry Brecheen	2004-01-17	-	89.094	P	5-10	160	L	L	1914-10-14	Broken Bow,OK		MLB	1940-1953	1940-1953
Hersh Freeman	2004-01-17	-	75.199	P-3B	6-3	220	R	R	1928-07-01	Gadsden,AL		MLB	1952-1958	1952-1958
Jim Devlin	2004-01-15	Tuberculosis	81.142	C	5-11	165	L	R	1922-08-25	Plains,PA		MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Gus Suhr	2004-01-15	Natural causes	98.011	1B-OF	6-0	180	L	R	1906-01-03	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1930-1940	1930-1940
Mike Goliat	2004-01-13	-	78.068	2B-1B	6-0	180	R	R	1925-11-05	Yatesboro,PA		MLB	1949-1952	1949-1952
Ewald Pyle	2004-01-10	-	93.135	P	6-0	175	L	L	1910-08-27	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1939-1945	1939-1945
Tug McGraw	2004-01-05	Brain tumor	59.127	P	6-0	185	R	L	1944-08-30	Martinez,CA	1964- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1965-1984	1965-1990
Leon Wagner	2004-01-03	-	69.234	OF	6-1	195	L	R	1934-05-13	Chattanooga,TN	1942- 0- 0-NY1	MLB	1958-1969	1958-1969
Taylor Duncan	2004-01-03	Stroke	50.235	3B-1B	6-0	170	R	R	1953-05-12	Memphis,TN	1971- 1- 10-ATL	MLB	1977-1978	1976-1980
Paul Hopkins	2004-01-02	-	99.098	P	6-0	175	R	R	1904-09-25	Chester,CT		MLB	1927-1929	1927-1929
John Stoneham	2004-01-01	-	95.053	OF	5-9	168	L	R	1908-11-08	Wood River,IL		MLB	1933-1933	1933-1933
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