2017 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 2017 calendar year.

2017 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Red Adams1921-10-072017-01-1895.103P6-0185RR1921-10-07Parlier,CAMLB1946-19461946-1946 
Vic Albury1947-05-122017-04-1869.341P6-0190LL1947-05-12Key West,FLMLB1973-19761973-1979
1965-  9- 169-CLE
Ruben Amaro1936-01-062017-03-3181.084SS-1B5-11170RR1936-01-06Veracruz,MXMLB1958-19691958-1969
1954-  UDFA  -SLN
Vic Barnhart1922-09-012017-04-1394.224SS6-0188RR1922-09-01Hagerstown,MDMLB1944-19461944-1946 
Ed Barnowski1943-08-232017-10-1774.055P6-2195RR1943-08-23Scranton,PAMLB1965-19661965-1966
1963-  UDFA  -BAL
Don Baylor1949-06-282017-08-0768.040OF6-1195RR1949-06-28Austin,TXMLB1970-19881970-1988
1967-  2-  39-BAL
Bob Borkowski1926-01-272017-11-1891.295OF6-0182RR1926-01-27Dayton,OHMLB1950-19551950-1955
1946-  UDFA  -CHN
Bob Bowman1931-05-102017-01-2785.262OF6-1195RR1931-05-10Laytonville,CAMLB1955-19591955-1959 
Jackie Brown1943-05-312017-01-0873.222P6-1195RR1943-05-31Holdenville,OKMLB1970-19771970-1978
1962-  UDFA  -PHI
Mark Brownson1975-06-172017-02-0141.229P6-2185LR1975-06-17Lake Worth,FLMLB1998-20001994-2004
1993- 30- 856-COL
Bob Bruce1933-05-162017-03-1583.303P6-3210RR1933-05-16Detroit,MIMLB1959-19671959-1967
1953-  UDFA  -DET
Jim Bunning1931-10-232017-05-2685.215P6-3195RR1931-10-23Southgate,KYMLB1955-19711955-1971 
Paul Casanova1941-12-212017-08-1275.234C6-4200RR1941-12-21Colon,CUMLB1965-19741965-1974
1960-  UDFA  -CLE
Bob Cerv1926-05-052017-04-0690.336OF6-0202RR1926-05-05Weston,NEMLB1951-19621951-1962 
Bill Champion1947-09-182017-01-1769.121P6-4188RR1947-09-18Shelby,NCMLB1969-19761969-1977
1965-  3-  58-PHI
Chuck Churn1930-02-012017-10-2187.262P6-3205RR1930-02-01Bridgetown,VAMLB1957-19591957-1959 
Gene Conley1930-11-102017-07-0486.236P6-8225RR1930-11-10Muskogee,OKMLB1952-19631952-1963 
Angelo Dagres1934-08-222017-12-2383.123OF5-11175LL1934-08-22Newburyport,MAMLB1955-19551955-1955 
Darren Daulton1962-01-032017-08-0655.215C6-2190LR1962-01-03Arkansas City,KSMLB1983-19971980-1997
1980- 25- 629-PHI
Bobby Doerr1918-04-072017-11-1399.2202B5-11175RR1918-04-07Los Angeles,CAMLB1937-19511937-1951 
Jim Donohue1938-10-312017-09-0978.313P6-4190RR1938-10-31St. Louis,MOMLB1961-19621961-1962
1956-  UDFA  -SLN
Jack Faszholz1927-04-112017-03-2589.348P6-3205RR1927-04-11St. Louis,MOMLB1953-19531953-1953 
Ernie Fazio1942-01-252017-12-0175.3102B5-7165RR1942-01-25Oakland,CAMLB1962-19661962-1966
1962-  UDFA  -HOU
Todd Frohwirth1962-09-282017-03-2654.179P6-4205RR1962-09-28Milwaukee,WIMLB1987-19961984-1996
1984- 13- 335-PHI
Doug Gallagher1940-02-212017-12-1777.299P6-4195RL1940-02-21Fremont,OHMLB1962-19621962-1962
1958-  UDFA  -DET
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Ned Garver1925-12-252017-02-2691.063P5-11180RR1925-12-25Ney,OHMLB1948-19611948-1961 
Dick Gernert1928-09-282017-11-3089.0631B6-3210RR1928-09-28Reading,PAMLB1952-19621952-1962 
Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez1986-09-232017-11-2431.062P6-3210RR1986-09-23Havana,CUMLB2014-20142014-2015
2013-  UDFA  -PHI
Dallas Green1934-08-042017-03-2282.230P6-5210LR1934-08-04Newport,DEMLB1960-19671960-1967
1955-  UDFA  -PHI
Don Gross1931-06-302017-08-1086.041P5-11186LL1931-06-30Weidman,MIMLB1955-19601955-1960 
Roy Halladay1977-05-142017-11-0740.177P6-6225RR1977-05-14Denver,COMLB1998-20131995-2013
1995-  1-  17-TOR
Bill Hands1940-05-062017-03-0976.307P6-2185RR1940-05-06Hackensack,NJMLB1965-19751965-1975
1959-  UDFA  -SFN
Roy Hawes1926-07-052017-10-0991.0961B6-2190LL1926-07-05Shiloh,ILMLB1951-19511951-1951 
Solly Hemus1923-04-172017-10-0294.1682B5-9175LR1923-04-17Phoenix,AZMLB1949-19591949-1959 
John Herrnstein1938-03-312017-10-0379.186OF-1B6-3215LL1938-03-31Hampton,VAMLB1962-19661962-1966
1958-  UDFA  -PHI
Mark Higgins1963-07-092017-03-2253.2561B6-2210RR1963-07-09Miami,FLMLB1989-19891984-1990
1984-  1-   7-CLE
Garry Hill1946-11-032017-09-2070.321P6-2195RR1946-11-03Rutherfordton,NCMLB1969-19691967-1969
1967-  1-   8-ATL
Dave Hilton1950-09-152017-09-1767.0023B-2B5-11191RR1950-09-15Uvalde,TXMLB1972-19751972-1981
1971-  1-   1-SDN
Greg Jelks1961-08-162017-01-0655.1433B-1B6-2189RR1961-08-16Centre,ALMLB1987-19871982-2001
1981-  UDFA  -PHI
Manny Jimenez1938-11-192017-12-1279.023OF6-1195LR1938-11-19San Pedro de Macoris,DRMLB1962-19691962-1969
1958-  UDFA  -MLN
Jerry Kindall1935-05-272017-12-2482.2112B-SS6-3175RR1935-05-27St. Paul,MNMLB1956-19651956-1965 
Bob Kuzava1923-05-282017-05-1593.352P6-2204BL1923-05-28Wyandotte,MIMLB1946-19571946-1957 
Jim Landis1934-03-092017-10-0783.212OF6-1180RR1934-03-09Fresno,CAMLB1957-19671957-1967 
Frank Lary1930-04-102017-12-1387.247P5-11180RR1930-04-10Northport,ALMLB1954-19651954-1965 
Don Lock1936-07-272017-10-0881.073OF6-2200RR1936-07-27Wichita,KSMLB1962-19691962-1969
1958-  UDFA  -NYA
Al Luplow1939-03-132017-12-2878.290OF5-11180LR1939-03-13Saginaw,MIMLB1961-19671961-1967
1959-  UDFA  -CLE
Harry MacPherson1926-07-102017-02-1990.224P5-10150RR1926-07-10North Andover,MAMLB1944-19441944-1944 
Andy Marte1983-10-212017-01-2233.0933B6-1205RR1983-10-21Villa Tapia,DRMLB2005-20142001-2014
2000-  UDFA  -ATL
Lee May1943-03-232017-07-2974.1281B6-3205RR1943-03-23Birmingham,ALMLB1965-19821965-1982
1961-  UDFA  -CIN
Dave McDonald1943-05-202017-05-1973.3641B6-3215LR1943-05-20New Albany,INMLB1969-19711969-1971
1962-  UDFA  -NYA
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Mike McQueen1950-08-302017-10-0967.040P5-11190LL1950-08-30Oklahoma City,OKMLB1969-19741969-1977
1968-  4-  67-ATL
Sam Mele1922-01-212017-05-0195.100OF6-1185RR1922-01-21Astoria,NYMLB1947-19561947-1956 
Gene Michael1938-06-022017-09-0779.097SS6-2183BR1938-06-02Kent,OHMLB1966-19751966-1975
1959-  UDFA  -PIT
Ed Mierkowicz1924-03-062017-05-1993.074OF6-4205RR1924-03-06Wyandotte,MIMLB1945-19501945-1950 
Fenton Mole1925-06-142017-02-2091.2511B6-2200LL1925-06-14San Leandro,CAMLB1949-19491949-1949 
Tommy Moore1948-07-072017-11-1669.132P5-11175RR1948-07-07Lynwood,CAMLB1972-19771972-1977
1968- 32- 724-KCA
Morris Nettles1952-01-262017-01-2464.364OF6-1170LL1952-01-26Los Angeles,CAMLB1974-19751974-1976
1970-  2-  33-CAL
Luis Olmo1919-08-112017-04-2897.260OF6-0190RR1919-08-11Arecibo,PRMLB1943-19511943-1951 
Darrell Osteen1943-02-142017-10-2274.250P6-1170RR1943-02-14Oklahoma City,OKMLB1965-19701965-1970
1962-  UDFA  -CIN
Bob Perry1934-09-142017-07-0282.291OF6-2180RR1934-09-14New Bern,NCMLB1963-19641963-1964
1953-  UDFA  -NY1
Ed Phillips1944-09-202017-09-2073.000P6-1190RR1944-09-20Ardmore,OKMLB1970-19701970-1970
1966- 16- 304-BOS
Jim Piersall1929-11-142017-06-0387.201OF6-0175RR1929-11-14Waterbury,CTMLB1950-19671950-1967 
Rance Pless1925-12-062017-11-1191.3401B-3B6-0195RR1925-12-06Greeneville,TNMLB1956-19561956-1956 
Dan Porter1931-10-172017-01-0785.082OF6-0164LL1931-10-17Decatur,ILMLB1951-19511951-1951 
Ross Powell1968-01-242017-10-2549.274P6-0180LL1968-01-24Grand Rapids,MIMLB1993-19951988-1996
1989-  3-  80-CIN
Don Prince1938-04-052017-11-0879.217P6-4200RR1938-04-05Clarkton,NCMLB1962-19621962-1962
1957-  UDFA  -CHN
John Rheinecker1979-05-292017-07-1838.050P6-2220LL1979-05-29Belleville,ILMLB2006-20072000-2008
2001-  1-  37-OAK
Al Richter1927-02-072017-10-2990.264SS5-11165RR1927-02-07Norfolk,VAMLB1951-19511951-1951 
Jim Rivera1921-07-222017-11-1396.114OF6-0196LL1921-07-22New York,NYMLB1952-19611952-1961 
Bob Sadowski1937-01-152017-01-0679.3573B-OF6-0175LR1937-01-15St. Louis,MOMLB1960-19631960-1963
1955-  UDFA  -SLN
Paul Schaal1943-03-032017-09-0174.1823B5-11180RR1943-03-03Pittsburgh,PAMLB1964-19741964-1974
1962-  UDFA  -ANA
Roy Sievers1926-11-182017-04-0390.1361B-OF6-1195RR1926-11-18St. Louis,MOMLB1949-19651949-1965 
Daryl Spencer1929-07-132017-01-0287.173SS-2B6-2190RR1929-07-13Wichita,KSMLB1952-19631952-1963 
Tracy Stallard1937-08-312017-12-0780.098P6-5205RR1937-08-31Coeburn,VAMLB1960-19661960-1966
1956-  UDFA  -BOS
Dick Starr1921-03-022017-01-1895.322P6-3190RR1921-03-02Kittanning,PAMLB1947-19511947-1951 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Herman Starrette1938-11-202017-06-0278.194P6-0175RR1938-11-20Statesville,NCMLB1963-19651963-1965
1958-  UDFA  -BAL
Rick Stelmaszek1948-10-082017-11-0669.029C6-1195LR1948-10-08Chicago,ILMLB1971-19741971-1978
1967- 11- 205-WS2
Walt Streuli1935-09-262017-01-1981.115C6-2195RR1935-09-26Memphis,TNMLB1954-19561954-1956 
Stan Swanson1944-05-192017-09-0173.105OF5-11168RR1944-05-19Yuba City,CAMLB1971-19711971-1971
1963-  UDFA  -CIN
Bob Talbot1927-06-062017-10-3190.147OF6-0170RR1927-06-06Visalia,CAMLB1953-19541953-1954 
Yordano Ventura1991-06-032017-01-2225.233P6-0195RR1991-06-03Samana,DRMLB2013-20162010-2016
2008-  UDFA  -KCA
Gene Verble1928-06-292017-11-0489.128SS-2B5-10163RR1928-06-29Concord,NCMLB1951-19531951-1953 
Hector Wagner1968-11-262017-06-0548.191P6-3185RR1968-11-26San Juan,DRMLB1990-19911987-2002
1986-  UDFA  -KCA
Danny Walton1947-07-142017-08-0970.026OF6-0200RR1947-07-14Los Angeles,CAMLB1968-19801968-1980
1965- 10- 196-HOU
Steve Waterbury1952-04-062017-05-1965.043P6-5190RR1952-04-06Carbondale,ILMLB1976-19761976-1978
1971-  UDFA  -SLN
Daniel Webb1989-08-182017-10-1428.057P6-3215RR1989-08-18Paducah,KYMLB2013-20162010-2016
2009- 18- 550-TOR
Bill Wilson1928-11-062017-07-0188.237OF6-2200RR1928-11-06Central City,NEMLB1950-19551950-1955 
Ken Wright1946-09-042017-01-2170.139P6-2210RR1946-09-04Pensacola,FLMLB1970-19741970-1981
1964-  UDFA  -BOS
Tom Wright1923-09-222017-09-0593.348OF6-0180LR1923-09-22Shelby,NCMLB1948-19561948-1956
1942-  UDFA  -BOS
Anthony Young1966-01-192017-06-2751.159P6-2210RR1966-01-19Houston,TXMLB1991-19961987-1998
1987- 38- 978-NYN
Dom Zanni1932-03-012017-07-0685.127P5-11180RR1932-03-01Bronx,NYMLB1958-19661958-1966
1951-  UDFA  -NY1
Jose Zardon1923-05-202017-03-2193.305OF6-0150RR1923-05-20Havana,CUMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Bob Zick1927-04-262017-06-1290.047P6-0168LR1927-04-26Chicago,ILMLB1954-19541954-1954 
93 record(s)