1981 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1981 calendar year.

1981 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Eddie Ainsmith1890-02-041981-09-0691.214C5-11180RR1890-02-04Cambridge,MAMLB1910-19241910-1924 
Horace Allen1899-06-111981-07-0582.024OF6-0187LR1899-06-11DeLand,FLMLB1919-19191919-1919 
Ernie Alten1894-12-011981-09-0986.282P6-0175RL1894-12-01Avon,OHMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Fred Archer1910-03-071981-10-3171.238P6-0193LL1910-03-07Johnson City,TNMLB1936-19371936-1937 
Honey Barnes1900-01-311981-06-1881.138C5-10175LR1900-01-31Fulton,NYMLB1926-19261926-1926 
Sam Barnes1899-12-181981-02-1981.0632B5-8150LR1899-12-18Suggsville,ALMLB1921-19211921-1921 
Bill Bayne1899-04-181981-05-2282.034P5-9160LL1899-04-18Pittsburgh,PAMLB1919-19301919-1930 
Zinn Beck1885-09-301981-03-1995.1701B5-10160RR1885-09-30Steubenville,OHMLB1913-19181913-1918 
Frank Betcher1888-02-151981-11-2793.285SS5-11173BR1888-02-15Philadelphia,PAMLB1910-19101910-1910 
John Bischoff1894-10-281981-12-2887.061C5-7165RR1894-10-28Edwardsville,ILMLB1925-19261925-1926 
Al Bool1897-08-241981-09-2784.034C5-11180RR1897-08-24Lincoln,NEMLB1928-19311928-1931 
Jake Brown1948-03-221981-12-1833.271OF6-2200RR1948-03-22Sumrall,MSMLB1975-19751975-1975
1969-  1-   2-SFN
Myrl Brown1894-10-101981-02-2386.136P5-11172RR1894-10-10Waynesboro,PAMLB1922-19221922-1922 
Earle Brucker1901-05-061981-05-0880.002C5-11175RR1901-05-06Albany,NYMLB1937-19431937-1943 
Sammy Byrd1906-10-151981-05-1174.208OF5-11175RR1906-10-15Bremen,GAMLB1929-19361929-1936 
Earl Caldwell1905-04-091981-09-1576.159P6-1178RR1905-04-09Sparks,TXMLB1928-19481928-1948 
Lou Ciola1922-09-061981-10-1859.042P5-9165RR1922-09-06Norfolk,VAMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Gowell Claset1907-11-261981-03-0873.102P6-4210BL1907-11-26Battle Creek,MIMLB1933-19331933-1933 
Merl Combs1919-12-111981-07-0861.209SS-3B6-0172LR1919-12-11Los Angeles,CAMLB1947-19521947-1952 
Paul Dean1912-08-141981-03-1768.215P6-0175RR1912-08-14Lucas,ARMLB1934-19431934-1943 
Emerson Dickman1914-11-121981-04-2766.166P6-2175RR1914-11-12Buffalo,NYMLB1936-19411936-1941 
John Dowd1891-01-031981-01-3190.028SS5-8170RR1891-01-03Weymouth,MAMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Hugh East1919-07-071981-11-0262.118P6-2185RR1919-07-07Birmingham,ALMLB1941-19431941-1943 
Lou Fette1907-03-151981-01-0373.294P6-2200RR1907-03-15Alma,MOMLB1937-19451937-1945 
Jim Finigan1928-08-191981-05-1652.2703B-2B5-11175RR1928-08-19Quincy,ILMLB1954-19591954-1959 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Harry Fisher1926-01-031981-09-2055.260P6-0180LR1926-01-03Newbury,ONMLB1951-19521951-1952 
Ed Gallagher1910-11-281981-12-2271.024P6-2197BL1910-11-28Dorchester,MAMLB1932-19321932-1932 
Huck Geary1917-01-221981-01-2764.005SS5-11170LR1917-01-22Buffalo,NYMLB1942-19431942-1943 
Joe Giebel1891-11-301981-03-1789.107C5-11175RR1891-11-30Washington,DCMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Grant Gillis1901-01-241981-02-0480.0112B-SS5-10165RR1901-01-24Grove Hill,ALMLB1927-19291927-1929 
Tom Glass1898-04-291981-12-1583.230P6-3170RR1898-04-29Greensboro,NCMLB1925-19251925-1925 
Vince Gonzales1925-09-281981-03-1155.164P6-1165LL1925-09-28Quivican,CUMLB1955-19551955-1955 
Gene Green1933-06-261981-05-2347.331C-OF6-2205RR1933-06-26Los Angeles,CAMLB1957-19631957-1963 
Bill Hallahan1902-08-041981-07-0878.338P5-11170RL1902-08-04Binghamton,NYMLB1925-19381925-1938 
Andy High1897-11-211981-02-2283.0933B-2B5-6155LR1897-11-21Ava,ILMLB1922-19341922-1934 
Harry Hoch1887-01-091981-10-2694.290P5-11165RR1887-01-09Woodside,DEMLB1908-19151908-1915 
Stan Hollmig1926-01-021981-12-0455.336OF6-3190RR1926-01-02Fredericksburg,TXMLB1949-19511949-1951 
Dick Hoover1925-12-111981-04-1255.122P6-0170LL1925-12-11Columbus,OHMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Walt Huntzinger1899-02-061981-08-1182.186P6-0150RR1899-02-06Pottsville,PAMLB1923-19261923-1926 
Bob Joyce1915-01-141981-12-1066.330P6-1180RR1915-01-14Stockton,CAMLB1939-19461939-1946 
Al Jurisich1921-08-251981-11-0360.070P6-2193RR1921-08-25New Orleans,LAMLB1944-19471944-1947 
Owen Kahn1903-06-151981-01-1777.216H5-11160RR1903-06-15Richmond,VAMLB1930-19301930-1930 
Cactus Keck1899-01-131981-02-0682.024P5-11170RR1899-01-13St. Louis,MOMLB1922-19231922-1923 
George Knothe1898-01-121981-07-0383.1722B5-10165RR1898-01-12Bayonne,NJMLB1932-19321932-1932 
Jack Knott1907-03-021981-10-1374.225P6-3200RR1907-03-02Dallas,TXMLB1933-19461933-1946 
Joe Kracher1913-11-041981-12-2468.050C5-11185RR1913-11-04Philadelphia,PAMLB1939-19391939-1939 
Ed Lagger1912-07-141981-11-1069.119P6-3200RR1912-07-14Joliet,ILMLB1934-19341934-1934 
Clayton Lambert1917-03-261981-04-0364.008P6-2185RR1917-03-26Summit,ILMLB1946-19471946-1947 
Freddy Leach1897-11-231981-12-1084.017OF5-11183LR1897-11-23Springfield,MOMLB1923-19321923-1932 
Wade Lefler1896-06-051981-03-0684.274OF5-11162LR1896-06-05Cooleemee,NCMLB1924-19241924-1924 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Elmer Leonard1888-11-121981-05-2792.196P6-4210RR1888-11-12Napa,CAMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Freddie Lindstrom1905-11-211981-10-0475.3173B-OF5-11170RR1905-11-21Chicago,ILMLB1924-19361924-1936 
George Lowe1895-04-251981-09-0286.130P6-2180RR1895-04-25Ridgefield Park,NJMLB1920-19201920-1920 
George Lyons1891-01-251981-08-1290.199P5-11180RR1891-01-25Bible Grove,ILMLB1920-19241920-1924 
Steve Macko1954-09-061981-11-1527.0702B-3B5-10160LR1954-09-06Burlington,IAMLB1979-19801977-1980
1977-  5- 116-CHN
Sam McConnell1895-06-081981-06-2786.0193B5-7150LR1895-06-08Philadelphia,PAMLB1915-19151915-1915 
Frank McCrea1896-09-061981-02-2584.172C5-9155RR1896-09-06Jersey City,NJMLB1925-19251925-1925 
Jim McGarr1888-11-091981-07-2192.2542B5-10170RR1888-11-09Philadelphia,PAMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Jim McLeod1908-09-121981-08-0372.3253B6-0187RR1908-09-12Jones,LAMLB1930-19331930-1933 
Tommy Mee1890-03-181981-05-1691.059SS5-8165RR1890-03-18Chicago,ILMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Steve Mesner1918-01-131981-04-0663.0833B5-9178RR1918-01-13Los Angeles,CAMLB1938-19451938-1945 
Red Morgan1883-10-061981-03-2597.1703B5-10180RR1883-10-06Neola,IAMLB1906-19061906-1906 
Bill Nagel1915-08-191981-10-0866.0502B-1B6-1190RR1915-08-19Memphis,TNMLB1939-19451939-1945 
Oran O'Neal1899-05-021981-06-0282.031P5-11160RR1899-05-02Gatewood,MOMLB1925-19271925-1927 
Eddie Onslow1893-02-171981-05-0888.0801B6-0170LL1893-02-17Meadville,PAMLB1912-19271912-1927 
Ray Oyler1938-08-041981-01-2642.175SS5-11165RR1938-08-04Indianapolis,INMLB1965-19701965-1970
1960-  UDFA  -DET
Roy Parmelee1907-04-251981-08-3174.128P6-1190RR1907-04-25Lambertville,MIMLB1929-19391929-1939 
Johnny Peacock1910-01-101981-10-1771.280C5-11165LR1910-01-10Fremont,NCMLB1937-19451937-1945 
Marino Pieretti1920-09-231981-01-3060.129P5-7155RR1920-09-23Lucca,ITMLB1945-19501945-1950 
Tony Piet1906-12-071981-12-0174.3592B-3B6-0175RR1906-12-07Berwick,PAMLB1931-19381931-1938 
Cotton Pippen1911-04-021981-02-1569.319P6-2180RR1911-04-02Cisco,TXMLB1936-19401936-1940 
Don Plarski1929-11-091981-12-2952.050OF5-6160RR1929-11-09Chicago,ILMLB1955-19551955-1955 
Pete Reiser1919-03-171981-10-2562.222OF5-11185LR1919-03-17St. Louis,MOMLB1940-19521940-1952 
Don Richmond1919-10-271981-05-2461.2093B6-1175LR1919-10-27Gillett,PAMLB1941-19511941-1951 
Gene Robertson1899-12-251981-10-2181.3003B5-7152LR1899-12-25St. Louis,MOMLB1919-19301919-1930 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Ben Rochefort1896-08-151981-04-0284.2301B6-2185LR1896-08-15Camden,NJMLB1914-19141914-1914 
George Scharein1914-11-211981-12-2367.032SS6-1174RR1914-11-21Decatur,ILMLB1937-19401937-1940 
Red Shea1898-11-291981-11-1782.353P6-0165RR1898-11-29Ware,MAMLB1918-19221918-1922 
George Smith1901-10-271981-05-2679.211P6-1175RR1901-10-27Louisville,KYMLB1926-19301926-1930 
Mike Smith1904-11-161981-05-3176.196OF6-0170LR1904-11-16Norfolk,VAMLB1926-19261926-1926 
Jack Snyder1886-10-061981-12-1395.068C5-9168RR1886-10-06Lincoln,PAMLB1917-19171917-1917 
Irv Stein1911-05-211981-01-0769.231P6-2170RR1911-05-21Madisonville,LAMLB1932-19321932-1932 
Fred Stiely1901-06-011981-01-0679.219P5-8170LL1901-06-01Willow,PAMLB1929-19311929-1931 
Al Vancamp1903-09-071981-02-0277.148OF-1B6-0175RR1903-09-07Moline,ILMLB1928-19321928-1932 
Gee Walker1908-03-191981-03-2073.001OF5-11188RR1908-03-19Gulfport,MSMLB1931-19451931-1945 
Paul Louis Wanninger1902-12-121981-03-0778.085SS5-7150LR1902-12-12Birmingham,ALMLB1925-19271925-1927 
Bill Windle1904-12-131981-12-0876.3601B6-0170LL1904-12-13Galena,KSMLB1928-19291928-1929 
Jack Wisner1899-11-051981-12-1582.040P6-3195RR1899-11-05Grand Rapids,MIMLB1919-19261919-1926 
Taffy Wright1911-08-101981-10-2270.073OF5-10180LR1911-08-10Tabor City,NCMLB1938-19491938-1949 
89 record(s)