2010 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 2010 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
Steve Boros	2010-12-29	Complications from cancer	74.116	3B-1B	6-0	185	R	R	1936-09-03	Flint,MI		MLB	1957-1964	1957-1964
Bill Lajoie	2010-12-28	-	76.092	OF-1B	6-0	180	L	L	1934-09-27	Wyandotte,MI		---
Phil Cavarretta	2010-12-18	Complications from stroke	94.151	1B-OF	5-11	175	L	L	1916-07-19	Chicago,IL		MLB	1934-1955	1934-1978
Walt Dropo	2010-12-17	Natural causes	87.321	1B-3B	6-5	220	R	R	1923-01-30	Moosup,CT		MLB	1949-1961	1949-1961
Bob Feller	2010-12-15	Leukemia	92.042	P	6-0	185	R	R	1918-11-03	Van Meter,IA		MLB	1936-1956	1936-1956
Cardell Camper	2010-12-07	---	58.153	P	6-3	208	R	R	1952-07-06	Boley,OK	1973- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1977-1977	1977-1979
Ken Lehman	2010-12-04	-	82.176	P	6-0	186	L	L	1928-06-10	Seattle,WA		MLB	1952-1961	1952-1961
Tony Stiel	2010-12-04	-	83.276	SS	---	---	---	---	1927-03-03	Pontiac,MI		---
Ron Santo	2010-12-03	Complications from bladder cancer and diabetes	70.281	3B-DH	6-0	190	R	R	1940-02-25	Seattle,WA	1959- 0- 0-CHN	MLB	1960-1974	1960-1974
Tom Underwood	2010-11-22	Pancreatic cancer	56.334	P	5-11	170	R	L	1953-12-22	Kokomo,IN	1972- 2- 27-PHI	MLB	1974-1984	1974-1985
Tim Carroll	2010-11-21	-	53.070	OF-P	5-11	183	R	R	1957-09-11	Denver,CO	1978- 26- 622-CHN	A		1977-1980
Ken St. Pierre	2010-11-19	-	58.119	3B-C	6-0	210	R	R	1952-07-22	Chelsea,MA	1970- 22- 524-PIT	---
Dan Callahan	2010-11-15	-	52.065	COACH	6-4	---	R	R	1958-09-11	Springfield,IL		---
Ed Kirkpatrick	2010-11-15	Cancer	66.037	OF-C	5-11	195	L	R	1944-10-08	Spokane,WA	1962- 0- 0-ANA	MLB	1962-1977	1962-1978
Bill Brooks	2010-11-08	---	88.025	COACH	---	---	---	---	1922-10-13	---		---
Sparky Anderson	2010-11-04	Complications from Dementia	76.254	2B	5-9	170	R	R	1934-02-22	Bridgewater,SD	1953- 0- 0-BRO	MLB	1959-1959	1959-1959
Rudy Rufer	2010-10-25	-	83.362	SS	6-0	165	R	R	1926-10-28	Ridgewood,NY		MLB	1949-1950	1949-1950
Bill Jennings	2010-10-20	-	85.021	SS	6-2	175	R	R	1925-09-28	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1951-1951	1951-1951
Tony Roig	2010-10-20	-	82.311	SS-2B	6-1	180	R	R	1927-12-13	New Orleans,LA		MLB	1953-1956	1953-1956
Otey Clark	2010-10-20	-	92.150	P	---	190	R	R	1918-05-22	Boscobel,WI		MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Joe Lis	2010-10-17	Prostate cancer	64.062	1B-OF	6-0	195	R	R	1946-08-15	Somerville,NJ	1964- 0- 0-PHI	MLB	1970-1977	1970-1979
Valmy Thomas	2010-10-16	-	81.359	C-3B	5-9	165	R	R	1928-10-21	Santurce,PR		MLB	1957-1961	1957-1961
Dale Roberts	2010-10-08	-	68.178	P	6-4	180	R	L	1942-04-12	Owenton,KY	1963- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1967-1967	1967-1967
Dean Burk	2010-10-07	-	62.348	P	6-6	216	R	R	1947-10-24	East St. Louis,IL	1966- 1- 5-CHN	---
Dan Van Cleve	2010-10-03	-	48.235	OF	6-1	180	L	R	1962-02-09	Jackson,MS	1985- 21- 525-TEX	AA		1983-1986
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 Shaw	2010-09-23	Liver cancer	77.085	P	6-2	195	R	R	1933-06-29	Bronx,NY		MLB	1957-1967	1957-1967
Al Pilarcik	2010-09-20	-	80.078	OF	5-10	180	L	L	1930-07-03	Whiting,IN		MLB	1956-1961	1956-1961
Ray Coleman	2010-09-18	-	88.105	OF	5-11	170	L	R	1922-06-04	Dunsmuir,CA		MLB	1947-1952	1947-1952
Wayne Twitchell	2010-09-16	Cancer	62.189	P	6-6	220	R	R	1948-03-10	Portland,OR	1966- 1- 3-HOU	MLB	1970-1979	1970-1979
Al LaMacchia	2010-09-15	Complications from stroke	89.054	P	---	190	R	R	1921-07-22	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1943-1946	1943-1946
Eddie Phillips	2010-09-09	-	79.063	H	6-1	180	B	R	1931-07-08	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1953-1953	1953-1953
Dick McLaughlin	2010-09-06	-	70.094	COACH	6-0	185	L	L	1940-06-03	Mesa,AZ		---
James Boulter	2010-09-05	-	55.081	P	5-11	180	R	L	1955-06-16	Natick,MA	1973- 29- 632-CLE	---
Don Lang	2010-09-01	-	95.170	3B-2B	6-0	175	R	R	1915-03-15	Selma,CA		MLB	1938-1948	1938-1948
Gary King	2010-08-29	-	59.304	SS	5-10	165	R	R	1950-10-29	Kalamazoo,MI	1970- 1- 15-CLE	---
Brad Duncan	2010-08-28	-	58.137	P	6-4	185	R	R	1952-04-12	Crescent City,CA	1973- 25- 566-MIN	---
Cal McLish	2010-08-26	Leukemia	84.268	P	6-1	200	B	R	1925-12-01	Anadarko,OK		MLB	1944-1964	1944-1964
Bill Lobdell	2010-08-22	-	55.334	P	6-3	175	R	R	1954-09-22	Montour Falls,NY	1974- 7- 126-SLN	---
Satch Davidson	2010-08-21	-	75.215	UMP	6-2	215	---	---	1935-01-18	London,OH		---
Bobby Thomson	2010-08-16	-	86.295	OF-3B	6-2	185	R	R	1923-10-25	Glasgow,ST		MLB	1946-1960	1946-1960
Billy Ray Palmer	2010-08-16	-	64.285	P	6-4	220	R	R	1945-11-03	San Antonio,TX	1967- 8- 137-CLE	---
Nellie King	2010-08-11	Colon cancer	82.148	P	6-6	185	R	R	1928-03-15	Shenandoah,PA		MLB	1954-1957	1954-1957
Gene Hermanski	2010-08-09	-	90.089	OF	---	185	L	R	1920-05-11	Pittsfield,MA		MLB	1943-1953	1943-1953
Keith Drumright	2010-08-07	Suicide by firearm	55.290	2B-3B	5-10	170	L	R	1954-10-21	Springfield,MO	1976- 4- 79-CHN	MLB	1978-1981	1973-1982
Joe Brown	2010-08-05	-	91.338	EXEC	---	---	---	---	1918-09-01	New York,NY		---
Jake Jacobs	2010-07-26	-	73.046	OF	6-0	175	R	R	1937-06-09	Youngstown,OH	1959- 0- 0-WS1	MLB	1960-1961	1960-1961
Larry Fritz	2010-07-22	-	61.157	H	6-2	225	L	L	1949-02-14	East Chicago,IN	1969- 3- 57-NYN	MLB	1975-1975	1969-1975
Ralph Houk	2010-07-21	Natural causes	90.346	C	5-11	193	R	R	1919-08-09	Lawrence,KS		MLB	1947-1954	1947-1954
Jimmy McMath	2010-07-20	-	60.344	OF	6-1	195	L	L	1949-08-10	Tuscaloosa,AL	1967- 2- 22-CHN	MLB	1968-1968	1968-1968
Kenny Kuhn	2010-07-16	Pancreatic cancer	73.117	SS-2B	5-10	175	L	R	1937-03-20	Louisville,KY		MLB	1955-1957	1955-1957
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Billy Loes	2010-07-15	Complications from diabetes	80.214	P	6-1	170	R	R	1929-12-13	Long Island City,NY		MLB	1950-1961	1950-1961
Ed Palmquist	2010-07-10	-	77.029	P	6-3	195	R	R	1933-06-10	Los Angeles,CA	1951- 0- 0-BRO	MLB	1960-1961	1960-1961
Robert Gaskill	2010-07-10	-	---	SCOUT	---	---	---	---	---	---		---
Johnny Van Cuyk	2010-07-10	-	89.002	P	6-1	190	L	L	1921-07-07	Little Chute,WI		MLB	1947-1949	1947-1949
Frank Verdi	2010-07-09	-	84.036	SS	5-10	170	R	R	1926-06-02	Brooklyn,NY		---
Maje McDonnell	2010-07-08	-	89.352	COACH	---	---	---	---	1920-07-20	Philadelphia,PA		---
Clint Hartung	2010-07-08	Congestive heart failure	87.332	P-OF	6-4	215	R	R	1922-08-10	Hondo,TX		MLB	1947-1952	1947-1952
Jeremiah Gowey	2010-06-28	---	27.312	P	6-3	165	R	R	1982-08-20	La Crosse,WI		Indy		2007-2007
Lee Anthony	2010-06-27	-	91.336	P	6-3	205	R	R	1918-07-26	Leroy,KS		---
Bob Hartman	2010-06-16	-	72.291	P	5-11	185	R	L	1937-08-28	Kenosha,WI	1955- 0- 0-MLN	MLB	1959-1962	1959-1962
Oscar Azocar	2010-06-14	Heart attack	45.112	OF-P	6-1	170	L	L	1965-02-21	Soro,VZ	1983- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1990-1992	1984-2001
Felix Maldonado	2010-06-12	Cancer	72.018	OF	5-10	165	R	R	1938-05-24	Ponce,PR		---
Jerry Stephenson	2010-06-06	Cancer	66.243	P	6-2	185	L	R	1943-10-06	Detroit,MI	1961- 0- 0-BOS	MLB	1963-1970	1963-1970
TJ Johnson	2010-06-04	-	53.205	C-OF	6-0	185	R	R	1956-11-10	Killeen,TX		A+		1977-1978
Freddie Burdette	2010-06-01	-	73.258	P	6-1	170	R	R	1936-09-15	Moultrie,GA	1954- 0- 0-CHN	MLB	1962-1964	1962-1964
Jeriome Robertson	2010-05-29	Motorcycle Accident	33.059	P	6-1	190	L	L	1977-03-30	Annabella,UT	1995- 24- 669-HOU	MLB	2002-2004	1996-2007
Morrie Martin	2010-05-25	Lung cancer	87.264	P	6-0	180	L	L	1922-09-03	Dixon,MO		MLB	1949-1959	1949-1959
Rogelio Martinez	2010-05-24	-	91.200	P	6-0	180	R	R	1918-11-05	Cidra,CU		MLB	1950-1950	1950-1950
Jose Lima	2010-05-23	Cardiac arrhythmia	37.234	P	6-2	205	R	R	1972-09-30	Santiago,DR	1989- 0- 0-DET	MLB	1994-2006	1990-2009
Jay Schlueter	2010-05-13	-	60.285	OF	6-0	182	R	R	1949-07-31	Phoenix,AZ	1967- 2- 26-HOU	MLB	1971-1971	1971-1971
Rich Bristow	2010-05-11	-	40.078	P	6-5	180	R	R	1970-02-22	Geneva,IL	1988- 32- 832-NYN	A		1988-1991
George Susce	2010-05-08	-	78.237	P	6-1	180	R	R	1931-09-13	Pittsburgh,PA		MLB	1955-1959	1955-1959
Robin Roberts	2010-05-06	-	83.218	P	6-0	190	B	R	1926-09-30	Springfield,IL		MLB	1948-1966	1948-1966
Devin Vanbrooker	2010-05-05	Motorcycle Accident	21.105	P	6-4	220	L	L	1989-01-19	Plymouth,IL		NCAA		2010-2010
George Sweeney	2010-04-29	-	90.350	UMP	---	---	---	---	1919-05-14	St. Paul,MN		---
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Raymond Kennett	2010-04-25	-	59.230	P	6-7	195	R	R	1950-09-07	Pittsburg,KS	1972- 25- 571-PHI	---
Dick Kenworthy	2010-04-22	-	69.020	3B-2B	5-9	170	R	R	1941-04-01	Red Oak,IA	1961- 0- 0-CHA	MLB	1962-1968	1962-1968
Pete Castiglione	2010-04-22	-	89.067	3B-SS	5-11	175	R	R	1921-02-13	Greenwich,CT		MLB	1947-1954	1947-1954
Bill Moisan	2010-04-09	-	84.253	P	6-1	170	L	R	1925-07-30	Bradford,MA		MLB	1953-1953	1953-1953
Bob Clear	2010-04-06	-	82.113	IF	5-10	170	R	R	1927-12-14	Denver,CO		---
Jim Pagliaroni	2010-04-03	Cancer	72.116	C-1B	6-4	210	R	R	1937-12-08	Dearborn,MI		MLB	1955-1969	1955-1969
Mike Cuellar	2010-04-02	Stomach cancer	72.329	P	5-11	175	L	L	1937-05-08	Santa Clara,CU	1957- 0- 0-CIN	MLB	1959-1977	1959-1977
Joe Gates	2010-03-28	-	55.176	3B-2B	5-7	175	L	R	1954-10-03	Gary,IN	1973- 0- 0-KCA	MLB	1978-1979	1977-1982
John Purdin	2010-03-28	-	67.255	P	6-2	185	R	R	1942-07-16	Lynx,OH	1964- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1964-1969	1964-1969
Ken McKinney	2010-03-27	-	55.177	3B	---	---	B	R	1954-10-01	Corinth,MS	1976- 19- 456-OAK	NCAA		1975-1976
Van Fletcher	2010-03-17	-	85.222	P	6-2	185	R	R	1924-08-06	East Bend,NC		MLB	1955-1955	1955-1955
Billy Hoeft	2010-03-16	-	77.302	P	6-3	205	L	L	1932-05-17	Oshkosh,WI		MLB	1952-1966	1952-1966
Ken Holcombe	2010-03-15	-	91.204	P	5-11	169	R	R	1918-08-23	Burnsville,NC		MLB	1945-1953	1945-1953
Mark Austry	2010-03-14	Myocarditis (Heart problem)	33.136	1B-OF	6-0	190	L	L	1976-10-28	Hinsalde,IL		Indy		1998-2001
Willie Davis	2010-03-09	-	69.327	OF-DH	6-2	181	L	L	1940-04-15	Mineral Springs,AR	1958- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1960-1979	1960-1979
Jim Roland	2010-03-06	Cancer	67.082	P	6-3	190	R	L	1942-12-14	Franklin,NC	1961- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	1962-1972	1962-1972
Hank Small	2010-03-03	-	56.215	1B	6-3	205	R	R	1953-07-31	Atlanta,GA	1975- 4- 90-ATL	MLB	1978-1978	1972-1979
Frank Bertaina	2010-03-03	Heart attack	65.322	P	5-11	180	L	L	1944-04-14	San Francisco,CA	1961- 0- 0-BAL	MLB	1964-1970	1964-1970
Rusty Shelton	2010-03-01	-	50.360	P-C	6-3	230	L	R	1959-03-06	Lynchburg,VA	1977- 21- 531-PIT	Rk		1978-1978
Timothy Hudnall	2010-02-28	-	26.321	1B	6-3	215	R	R	1983-04-13	South Bend,IN	2002- 29- 857-MON	NCAA		2004-2004
George Strickland	2010-02-21	-	84.042	SS-2B	6-1	180	R	R	1926-01-10	New Orleans,LA		MLB	1950-1960	1950-1960
George Cisar	2010-02-19	-	97.177	OF	6-0	175	R	R	1912-08-25	Chicago,IL		MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
Bob Chakales	2010-02-18	-	82.192	P	6-1	185	R	R	1927-08-10	Asheville,NC		MLB	1951-1957	1951-1957
John Kibler	2010-02-18	Heart attack	82.040	UMP	6-0	200	---	---	1928-01-09	Piseco,NY		---
Jim Waugh	2010-02-16	-	76.082	P	6-3	185	R	R	1933-11-25	Lancaster,OH		MLB	1952-1953	1952-1953
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Jim Bibby	2010-02-16	Bone cancer	65.109	P-DH	6-5	235	R	R	1944-10-29	Franklinton,NC	1965- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1972-1984	1972-1984
Jerry Fahr	2010-02-12	-	85.064	P	6-5	185	R	R	1924-12-09	Marmaduke,AR		MLB	1951-1951	1951-1951
Thomas Spino	2010-02-11	-	50.241	P-OF	6-3	200	R	R	1959-06-15	Chicago,IL	1977- 8- 194-CHN	AA		1977-1982
Paul LaPalme	2010-02-07	-	86.055	P	5-10	184	L	L	1923-12-14	Springfield,MA		MLB	1951-1957	1951-1957
David Buttles	2010-02-01	-	48.280	P	6-2	180	---	R	1961-04-27	San Diego,CA	1979- 8- 184-NYN	A+		1979-1982
Frank Baker	2010-01-28	-	66.017	OF	5-10	180	L	R	1944-01-11	Bartow,FL	1964- 0- 0-CLE	MLB	1969-1971	1969-1971
Sammy Drake	2010-01-27	-	75.112	2B-3B	5-11	175	B	R	1934-10-07	Little Rock,AR	1954- 0- 0-CHN	MLB	1960-1962	1960-1962
Ken Walters	2010-01-26	-	76.075	OF-1B	6-1	180	R	R	1933-11-11	Fresno,CA	1952- 0- 0-DET	MLB	1960-1963	1960-1963
Hal Manders	2010-01-21	-	92.220	P	6-0	187	R	R	1917-06-14	Waukee,IA		MLB	1941-1946	1941-1946
Curt Motton	2010-01-21	Stomach cancer	69.118	OF-DH	5-7	175	R	R	1940-09-24	Darnell,LA	1961- 0- 0-CHN	MLB	1967-1974	1967-1974
Bobby Bragan	2010-01-21	Heart attack	92.082	SS-C	5-10	175	R	R	1917-10-30	Birmingham,AL		MLB	1940-1948	1940-1948
Hillis Layne	2010-01-12	-	91.323	3B-2B	6-0	170	L	R	1918-02-23	Whitwell,TN		MLB	1941-1945	1941-1945
Bobby Wilkins	2010-01-03	-	87.145	SS-OF	5-9	165	R	R	1922-08-11	Denton,NC		MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
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