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1969 MLB Season

1969 MLB Season

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24
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ATL, BAL, MIN, NYN
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player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Jap Barbeau 1969-09-10 87.091 -- 3b 5-5 140 R R 1882-06-10 New York,NY MLB 1905-1910 1905-1910
Hardin Barry 1969-11-05 78.223 -- p 6-0 185 R R 1891-03-26 Susanville,CA MLB 1912-1912 1912-1912
Paddy Baumann 1969-11-20 83.334 -- 2b-3b 5-9 160 R R 1885-12-20 Indianapolis,IN MLB 1911-1917 1911-1917
Desmond Beatty 1969-10-06 76.181 -- ss-3b 5-8 158 R R 1893-04-07 Baltimore,MD MLB 1914-1914 1914-1914
Jack Bentley 1969-10-24 74.229 -- p 5-11 200 L L 1895-03-08 Sandy Spring,MD MLB 1913-1927 1913-1927
Jim Blackburn 1969-10-26 45.129 -- p 6-4 175 R R 1924-06-19 Warsaw,KY MLB 1948-1951 1948-1951
Larry Boerner 1969-10-16 64.268 -- p 6-4 175 R R 1905-01-21 Staunton,VA MLB 1932-1932 1932-1932
Stew Bolen 1969-08-30 66.322 -- p 5-11 180 L L 1902-10-12 Jackson,AL MLB 1926-1932 1926-1932
Everett Booe 1969-05-21 77.235 -- of 5-8 165 L R 1891-09-28 Mocksville,NC MLB 1913-1913 1913-1913
Jack Bradley 1969-03-18 75.178 -- c 5-11 175 R R 1893-09-20 Tulsa,OK MLB 1916-1916 1916-1916
Al Bridwell 1969-01-23 85.019 -- ss 5-9 170 L R 1884-01-04 Friendship,OH MLB 1905-1913 1905-1913
Joe Burg 1969-04-28 86.327 -- 3b 5-9 150 R R 1882-06-04 Chicago,IL MLB 1910-1910 1910-1910
Dennis Burns 1969-05-21 70.361 -- p 5-10 180 R R 1898-05-24 Tulsa,OK MLB 1923-1924 1923-1924
Ralph Caldwell 1969-08-05 85.199 -- p 5-9 155 L L 1884-01-18 Philadelphia,PA MLB 1904-1905 1904-1905
Dave Callahan 1969-10-28 81.099 -- of 5-10 165 L R 1888-07-20 Seneca,IL MLB 1910-1911 1910-1911
Vin Campbell 1969-11-16 81.290 -- of 6-0 185 L R 1888-01-30 St. Louis,MO MLB 1908-1912 1908-1912
Ben Cardoni 1969-04-02 48.224 -- p 6-3 195 R R 1920-08-21 Jessup,PA MLB 1943-1945 1943-1945
Alex Carrasquel 1969-08-19 57.026 -- p 6-1 182 R R 1912-07-24 Caracas,VZ MLB 1939-1949 1939-1949
Bill Carrigan 1969-07-08 85.259 -- c 5-9 175 R R 1883-10-22 Lewiston,ME MLB 1906-1916 1906-1916
Harry Cassady 1969-04-19 88.272 -- of 5-8 145 L L 1880-07-20 Bellflower,IL MLB 1904-1905 1904-1905
Nestor Chavez 1969-03-16 21.254 Plane crash p 6-0 170 R R 1947-07-06 Chacao,VZ MLB 1967-1967 1967-1967
Larry Cheney 1969-01-06 82.248 -- p 6-1 185 R R 1886-05-02 Belleville,KS MLB 1911-1919 1911-1919
Eddie Cicotte 1969-05-05 84.319 -- p 5-9 175 B R 1884-06-19 Springwells,MI MLB 1905-1920 1905-1920
Jim Clark 1969-03-20 81.084 -- of 5-11 175 R R 1887-12-26 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1911-1912 1911-1912
Bob Collins 1969-04-19 59.213 -- c 5-11 176 R R 1909-09-18 Pittsburgh,PA MLB 1940-1944 1940-1944
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Connie Creeden 1969-11-30 54.132 -- h 6-1 200 L L 1915-07-21 Danvers,MA MLB 1943-1943 1943-1943
Roy Crumpler 1969-10-06 73.089 -- p 6-1 195 L L 1896-07-08 Clinton,NC MLB 1920-1925 1920-1925
Bill Culp 1969-09-03 82.083 -- p 6-1 165 B R 1887-06-11 Bellaire,OH MLB 1910-1910 1910-1910
Mike Cunningham 1969-12-10 87.178 -- p 5-10 175 R R 1882-06-14 Lancaster,SC MLB 1906-1906 1906-1906
Lew Drill 1969-07-04 92.055 -- c 5-6 186 R R 1877-05-09 Browerville,MN MLB 1902-1905 1902-1905
Monk Dubiel 1969-10-23 51.253 -- p 6-0 190 R R 1918-02-12 Hartford,CT MLB 1944-1952 1944-1952
Larry Duff 1969-11-10 71.344 -- p 6-1 175 L R 1897-11-30 Radersburg,MT MLB 1922-1922 1922-1922
Eddie Eayrs 1969-11-30 79.019 -- of 5-7 160 L L 1890-11-10 Blackstone,MA MLB 1913-1921 1913-1921
Stump Edington 1969-11-11 78.129 -- of 5-8 170 L L 1891-07-04 Koleen,IN MLB 1912-1912 1912-1912
Glenn Elliott 1969-07-27 49.259 -- p 5-10 170 B L 1919-11-11 Sapulpa,OK MLB 1947-1949 1947-1949
Verdo Elmore 1969-08-05 69.238 -- of 5-11 185 L R 1899-12-10 Gordo,AL MLB 1924-1924 1924-1924
Joe Engel 1969-06-12 76.091 -- p 6-1 183 R L 1893-03-12 Washington,DC MLB 1912-1920 1912-1920
George Foss 1969-11-10 72.149 -- 3b 5-10 170 R R 1897-06-13 Register,GA MLB 1921-1921 1921-1921
Pat French 1969-07-13 75.293 -- of 6-1 180 R R 1893-09-22 Dover,NH MLB 1917-1917 1917-1917
Charlie Fuchs 1969-06-10 55.204 -- p 5-8 168 B R 1913-11-18 Union City,NJ MLB 1942-1944 1942-1944
Ollie Fuhrman 1969-01-11 72.174 -- c 5-11 185 B R 1896-07-20 Jordan,MN MLB 1922-1922 1922-1922
Phil Gallivan 1969-11-24 62.179 -- p 6-0 170 R R 1907-05-29 Seattle,WA MLB 1931-1934 1931-1934
Chick Galloway 1969-11-07 73.094 -- ss 5-8 160 R R 1896-08-04 Clinton,SC MLB 1919-1928 1919-1928
Jim Galvin 1969-09-30 62.050 -- of 6-0 180 R R 1907-08-11 Somerville,MA MLB 1930-1930 1930-1930
Gus Getz 1969-05-28 79.297 -- 3b 5-11 165 R R 1889-08-03 Pittsburgh,PA MLB 1909-1918 1909-1918
Joe Grace 1969-09-18 55.256 -- of 6-1 180 L R 1914-01-05 Gorham,IL MLB 1938-1947 1938-1947
Milt Gray 1969-06-30 55.129 -- c 6-1 170 R R 1914-02-21 Louisville,KY MLB 1937-1937 1937-1937
Bubbles Hargrave 1969-02-23 76.222 -- c 5-10 174 R R 1892-07-15 New Haven,IN MLB 1913-1930 1913-1930
Ed Hemingway 1969-07-05 76.057 -- 2b-3b 5-11 165 B R 1893-05-08 Sheridan,MI MLB 1914-1918 1914-1918
Pinky Higgins 1969-03-21 59.298 -- 3b 6-1 185 R R 1909-05-27 Red Oak,TX MLB 1930-1946 1930-1946
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Don Hoak 1969-10-09 41.247 -- 3b 6-0 175 R R 1928-02-05 Roulette,PA MLB 1954-1964 1954-1964
Oris Hockett 1969-03-23 59.175 -- of 5-9 182 L R 1909-09-29 Amboy,IN MLB 1938-1945 1938-1945
Mul Holland 1969-02-16 66.041 -- p 6-4 185 R R 1903-01-06 Franklin,VA MLB 1926-1929 1926-1929
John Hollison 1969-08-19 99.107 -- p 5-8 162 R L 1870-05-03 Chicago,IL MLB 1892-1892 1892-1892
Shags Horan 1969-02-13 73.160 -- of 5-10 170 R R 1895-09-06 St. Louis,MO MLB 1924-1924 1924-1924
Byron Houck 1969-06-17 77.293 -- p 6-0 175 R R 1891-08-28 Prosper,MN MLB 1912-1918 1912-1918
Harry Huston 1969-10-13 85.364 -- c 5-9 168 R R 1883-10-14 Bellefontaine,OH MLB 1906-1906 1906-1906
Lou Jackson 1969-05-27 33.306 -- of 5-10 168 L R 1935-07-26 Riverton,LA MLB 1958-1964 1958-1964
Charlie Jamieson 1969-10-27 76.261 -- of 5-8 165 L L 1893-02-07 Paterson,NJ MLB 1915-1932 1915-1932
Cobe Jones 1969-06-03 61.287 -- ss 5-7 155 B R 1907-08-21 Denver,CO MLB 1928-1929 1928-1929
Al Kaiser 1969-04-11 82.250 -- of 5-9 165 R R 1886-08-03 Cincinnati,OH MLB 1911-1912 1911-1912
Ray Kennedy 1969-01-18 73.244 -- h 5-9 165 R R 1895-05-19 Pittsburgh,PA MLB 1916-1916 1916-1916
Jack Kibble 1969-12-13 77.345 -- 3b-2b 5-10 154 B R 1892-01-02 Seatonville,IL MLB 1912-1912 1912-1912
Gary Kolb 1969-07-03 29.112 -- of-c 6-0 195 L R 1940-03-13 Rock Falls,IL MLB 1960-1969 1960-1969
Emil Kush 1969-11-26 53.022 -- p 5-11 185 R R 1916-11-04 Chicago,IL MLB 1941-1949 1941-1949
Steve Larkin 1969-05-02 58.144 -- p 6-1 195 R R 1910-12-09 Cincinnati,OH MLB 1934-1934 1934-1934
Tommy Leach 1969-09-29 91.328 -- of-3b 5-6 150 R R 1877-11-04 French Creek,NY MLB 1898-1918 1898-1918
Razor Ledbetter 1969-02-01 74.054 -- p 6-3 190 R R 1894-12-08 Rutherford College,NC MLB 1915-1915 1915-1915
Clem Llewellyn 1969-11-27 74.117 -- p 6-2 195 L R 1895-08-01 Dobson,NC MLB 1922-1922 1922-1922
Ray Lucas 1969-10-09 61.007 -- p 6-2 175 R R 1908-10-02 Springfield,OH MLB 1929-1934 1929-1934
Ray Mack 1969-05-07 52.249 -- 2b 6-0 200 R R 1916-08-31 Cleveland,OH MLB 1938-1947 1938-1947
Roy Mahaffey 1969-07-23 65.165 -- p 6-0 180 R R 1904-02-09 Belton,SC MLB 1926-1936 1926-1936
Jim Mains 1969-03-17 46.278 -- p 6-2 190 R R 1922-06-12 Bridgton,ME MLB 1943-1943 1943-1943
William Marriott 1969-08-11 76.114 -- 3b 6-0 170 L R 1893-04-18 Pratt,KS MLB 1917-1927 1917-1927
Tim McKeithan 1969-08-30 62.301 -- p 6-2 182 R R 1906-11-02 Shelby,NC MLB 1932-1934 1932-1934
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Norm McMillan 1969-09-28 73.358 -- 3b-2b 6-0 175 R R 1895-10-05 Latta,SC MLB 1922-1929 1922-1929
Joe Mellana 1969-11-01 64.235 -- 3b 5-10 180 R R 1905-03-11 Oakland,CA MLB 1927-1927 1927-1927
Ted Menze 1969-12-23 72.048 -- of 5-9 172 R R 1897-11-04 St. Louis,MO MLB 1918-1918 1918-1918
Freddie Moncewicz 1969-04-23 65.235 -- ss 5-9 175 R R 1903-09-01 Brockton,MA MLB 1928-1928 1928-1928
Ed Monroe 1969-04-29 74.065 -- p 6-5 187 R R 1895-02-22 Louisville,KY MLB 1917-1918 1917-1918
Eddie Murphy 1969-02-21 77.142 -- of 5-9 155 L R 1891-10-02 Hancock,NY MLB 1912-1926 1912-1926
Glenn Myatt 1969-08-09 72.030 -- c 5-11 165 L R 1897-07-09 Argenta,AR MLB 1920-1936 1920-1936
Win Noyes 1969-04-08 79.295 -- p 6-0 180 R R 1889-06-16 Pleasanton,NE MLB 1913-1919 1913-1919
Danny O'Connell 1969-10-02 42.254 -- 2b-3b 6-0 180 R R 1927-01-21 Paterson,NJ MLB 1950-1962 1950-1962
Lefty O'Doul 1969-12-07 72.277 -- of 6-0 180 L L 1897-03-04 San Francisco,CA MLB 1919-1934 1919-1934
Harry O'Neill 1969-09-05 72.196 -- p 6-0 180 R R 1897-02-20 Ridgetown,ON MLB 1922-1923 1922-1923
Hank Olmsted 1969-01-06 89.359 -- p 5-8 147 R R 1879-01-12 Sac Bay,MI MLB 1905-1905 1905-1905
Tiny Osborne 1969-01-05 75.270 -- p 6-5 215 L R 1893-04-09 Porterdale,GA MLB 1922-1925 1922-1925
Jack Perrin 1969-06-24 71.139 -- of 5-9 160 L R 1898-02-04 Escanaba,MI MLB 1921-1921 1921-1921
Charlie Pickett 1969-05-20 86.079 -- p 6-1 175 R R 1883-03-01 Delaware,OH MLB 1910-1910 1910-1910
Larry Pratt 1969-01-08 82.091 -- c 6-0 183 R R 1886-10-08 Gibson City,IL MLB 1914-1914 1914-1914
Joe Rabbitt 1969-12-05 69.323 -- of 5-10 165 L R 1900-01-16 Frontenac,KS MLB 1922-1922 1922-1922
Willie Ramsdell 1969-10-08 53.187 -- p 5-10 180 R R 1916-04-04 Williamsburg,KS MLB 1947-1952 1947-1952
Flint Rhem 1969-07-30 68.187 -- p 6-2 180 R R 1901-01-24 Rhems,SC MLB 1924-1936 1924-1936
Ray Richmond 1969-10-21 73.127 -- p 6-0 175 R R 1896-06-15 Fillmore,IL MLB 1920-1921 1920-1921
Jim Riley 1969-05-25 73.000 -- 2b-1b 5-10 185 L R 1895-05-25 Bayfield,NB MLB 1921-1923 1921-1923
Curt Roberts 1969-11-14 40.090 -- 2b 5-8 165 R R 1929-08-16 Pineland,TX MLB 1954-1956 1954-1956
Clint Rogge 1969-01-06 79.170 -- p 5-10 185 L R 1889-07-19 Memphis,MI MLB 1921-1921 1921-1921
Red Rolfe 1969-07-08 60.264 Kidney failure 3b 6-0 170 L R 1908-10-17 Penacook,NH MLB 1934-1942 1934-1942
Max Rosenfeld 1969-03-10 66.077 -- of 5-8 175 R R 1902-12-23 New York,NY MLB 1931-1933 1931-1933
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Si Rosenthal 1969-04-07 65.146 -- of 5-9 165 L L 1903-11-13 Boston,MA MLB 1925-1926 1925-1926
Harland Rowe 1969-05-26 73.035 -- 3b 6-1 170 L R 1896-04-20 Springvale,ME MLB 1916-1916 1916-1916
Joe Rullo 1969-10-28 53.134 -- 2b 5-11 168 R R 1916-06-16 New York,NY MLB 1943-1944 1943-1944
Andy Rush 1969-03-16 79.079 -- p 6-3 180 R R 1889-12-26 Longton,KS MLB 1925-1925 1925-1925
Frank Scanlan 1969-04-09 78.345 -- p 6-2 175 L L 1890-04-28 Syracuse,NY MLB 1909-1909 1909-1909
Art Scharein 1969-07-02 64.002 -- 3b 5-11 155 R R 1905-06-30 Decatur,IL MLB 1932-1934 1932-1934
Ray Schmandt 1969-02-02 73.008 -- 1b-2b 6-1 175 R R 1896-01-25 St. Louis,MO MLB 1915-1922 1915-1922
Ed Schorr 1969-09-12 77.208 -- p 6-3 180 R R 1892-02-16 Bremen,OH MLB 1915-1915 1915-1915
Al Schweitzer 1969-01-27 86.034 -- of 5-6 170 R R 1882-12-23 Cleveland,OH MLB 1908-1911 1908-1911
Shag Shaughnessy 1969-05-15 86.036 -- of 6-2 185 R R 1883-04-08 Amboy,IL MLB 1905-1908 1905-1908
Hunky Shaw 1969-07-03 84.276 -- h 5-8 165 B R 1884-09-29 Yakima,WA MLB 1908-1908 1908-1908
Frank Shellenback 1969-08-17 70.243 -- p 6-2 192 R R 1898-12-16 Joplin,MO MLB 1918-1919 1918-1919
Colonel Snover 1969-04-30 73.349 -- p 6-0 200 L L 1895-05-16 Hallstead,PA MLB 1919-1919 1919-1919
Billy Southworth 1969-11-15 76.250 -- of 5-9 170 L R 1893-03-09 Harvard,NE MLB 1915-1929 1915-1929
Floyd Speer 1969-03-22 56.054 -- p 6-0 180 R R 1913-01-27 Booneville,AR MLB 1943-1944 1943-1944
Hack Spencer 1969-02-05 83.285 -- p 5-7 172 R R 1885-04-25 St. Cloud,MN MLB 1912-1912 1912-1912
Harry Spratt 1969-07-03 81.358 -- ss 5-8 175 L R 1887-07-10 Broadford,VA MLB 1911-1912 1911-1912
Charley Stanceu 1969-04-03 53.085 -- p 6-2 190 R R 1916-01-09 Canton,OH MLB 1941-1946 1941-1946
Augie Swentor 1969-11-10 69.354 -- c 6-0 185 R R 1899-11-21 Seymour,CT MLB 1922-1922 1922-1922
Bill Swift 1969-02-23 61.045 -- p 6-1 192 R R 1908-01-10 Elmira,NY MLB 1932-1943 1932-1943
Josh Swindell 1969-03-19 85.257 -- p 6-0 180 R R 1883-07-05 Rose Hill,KS MLB 1911-1911 1911-1911
Jackie Tavener 1969-09-14 71.260 -- ss 5-5 138 L R 1897-12-27 Celina,OH MLB 1921-1929 1921-1929
Harry Taylor 1969-04-27 61.123 -- 1b 6-1 185 L L 1907-12-26 McKeesport,PA MLB 1932-1932 1932-1932
Dick Terwilliger 1969-01-21 62.208 -- p 5-11 178 R R 1906-06-27 Sand Lake,MI MLB 1932-1932 1932-1932
Hank Thompson 1969-09-30 43.296 -- 3b 5-9 174 L R 1925-12-08 Oklahoma City,OK MLB 1947-1956 1947-1956
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Jack Tobin 1969-12-10 77.219 -- of 5-8 142 L L 1892-05-04 St. Louis,MO MLB 1916-1927 1916-1927
Jim Tobin 1969-05-19 56.143 -- p 6-0 185 R R 1912-12-27 Oakland,CA MLB 1937-1945 1937-1945
Jim Viox 1969-01-06 78.006 -- 2b 5-7 150 R R 1890-12-30 Lockland,OH MLB 1912-1916 1912-1916
Otto Vogel 1969-07-19 69.266 -- of 6-0 195 R R 1899-10-26 Mendota,IL MLB 1923-1924 1923-1924
Doc Waldbauer 1969-07-16 77.144 -- p 6-0 172 R R 1892-02-22 Richmond,VA MLB 1917-1917 1917-1917
Chuck Ward 1969-04-04 74.247 -- ss-3b 6-0 170 R R 1894-07-30 St. Louis,MO MLB 1917-1922 1917-1922
Doc White 1969-02-19 89.316 -- p 6-1 150 L L 1879-04-09 Washington,DC MLB 1901-1913 1901-1913
Al Williams 1969-07-19 55.069 -- p 6-3 200 R R 1914-05-11 Valhermoso Springs,AL MLB 1937-1938 1937-1938
Howie Williamson 1969-08-15 64.235 -- h 6-0 170 L L 1904-12-23 Little Rock,AR MLB 1928-1928 1928-1928
Gary Wilson 1969-05-01 90.108 -- 2b 5-7 168 R R 1879-01-12 Baltimore,MD MLB 1902-1902 1902-1902
Les Wilson 1969-04-04 83.260 -- of 5-11 170 L R 1885-07-17 St. Louis,MI MLB 1911-1911 1911-1911
Roy Wilson 1969-12-03 73.080 -- p 6-0 175 L L 1896-09-13 Foster,IA MLB 1928-1928 1928-1928
George Winn 1969-11-01 72.005 -- p 5-11 170 L L 1897-10-26 Perry,GA MLB 1919-1923 1919-1923
Russ Wrightstone 1969-02-25 75.343 -- 3b-1b 5-10 176 L R 1893-03-18 Bowmansdale,PA MLB 1920-1928 1920-1928
Tom Zachary 1969-01-24 72.261 -- p 6-1 187 L L 1896-05-07 Graham,NC MLB 1918-1936 1918-1936
Heinie Zimmerman 1969-03-14 82.032 -- 3b-2b 5-11 176 R R 1887-02-09 New York,NY MLB 1907-1919 1907-1919
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