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	player name	death date	age	death cause	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years
	Jerry Akers	1979-05-15	91.194	--	p	5-11	175	R	R	1887-11-01	Shelbyville,IN	MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
	Ed Albrecht	1979-12-29	50.303	--	p	5-10	165	R	R	1929-02-28	Affton,MO	MLB	1949-1950	1949-1950
	Dale Alexander	1979-03-02	75.310	--	1b	6-3	210	R	R	1903-04-26	Greeneville,TN	MLB	1929-1933	1929-1933
	Elbert Andrews	1979-11-25	77.349	--	p	6-0	175	L	R	1901-12-11	Greenwood,SC	MLB	1925-1925	1925-1925
	Ken Ash	1979-11-15	78.059	--	p	5-11	165	R	R	1901-09-16	Anmoore,WV	MLB	1925-1930	1925-1930
	Johnny Bassler	1979-06-29	84.025	--	c	5-9	170	L	R	1895-06-03	Lancaster,PA	MLB	1913-1927	1913-1927
	Lou Bauer	1979-02-04	80.065	--	p	6-0	175	R	R	1898-11-30	Egg Harbor City,NJ	MLB	1918-1918	1918-1918
	Johnny Berger	1979-05-07	77.253	--	c	5-9	165	R	R	1901-08-27	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1922-1927	1922-1927
	Ray Blades	1979-05-18	82.283	--	of	5-7	163	R	R	1896-08-06	Mount Vernon,IL	MLB	1922-1932	1922-1932
	Cliff Bolton	1979-04-21	72.011	--	c	5-9	160	L	R	1907-04-10	High Point,NC	MLB	1931-1941	1931-1941
	Abe Bowman	1979-10-11	86.257	--	p	6-1	190	R	R	1893-01-25	Greenup,IL	MLB	1914-1915	1914-1915
	Herb Bremer	1979-11-28	66.032	--	c	6-0	195	R	R	1913-10-26	Chicago,IL	MLB	1937-1939	1937-1939
	Bill Brenzel	1979-06-12	69.101	--	c	5-10	173	R	R	1910-03-03	Oakland,CA	MLB	1932-1935	1932-1935
	Hank Butcher	1979-12-28	93.168	--	of	5-10	180	R	R	1886-07-12	Chicago,IL	MLB	1911-1912	1911-1912
	Milt Byrnes	1979-02-01	62.077	--	of	5-10	170	L	L	1916-11-15	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1943-1945	1943-1945
	Lew Carpenter	1979-04-25	65.252	--	p	6-2	195	R	R	1913-08-16	Woodstock,GA	MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943
	Virgil Cheeves	1979-05-05	78.081	--	p	6-0	195	R	R	1901-02-12	Oklahoma City,OK	MLB	1920-1927	1920-1927
	Bob Chesnes	1979-05-23	58.016	--	p	6-0	180	B	R	1921-05-06	Oakland,CA	MLB	1948-1950	1948-1950
	Joe Conzelman	1979-04-17	93.276	--	p	6-0	170	R	R	1885-07-14	Bristol,CT	MLB	1913-1915	1913-1915
	Sam Dailey	1979-12-02	75.245	--	p	5-11	168	L	R	1904-03-31	Oakford,IL	MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
	Charlie Deal	1979-09-16	87.320	--	3b	6-0	160	R	R	1891-10-30	Wilkinsburg,PA	MLB	1912-1921	1912-1921
	Lindsay Deal	1979-04-18	67.227	--	of	6-0	175	L	R	1911-09-03	Lenoir,NC	MLB	1939-1939	1939-1939
	Bill DeKoning	1979-07-26	60.219	--	c	5-11	185	R	R	1918-12-19	Brooklyn,NY	MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
	Bert Delmas	1979-12-04	68.198	--	2b	5-11	165	L	R	1911-05-20	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1933-1933	1933-1933
	Pedro Dibut	1979-12-04	87.014	--	p	5-8	190	R	R	1892-11-18	Cienfuegos,CU	MLB	1924-1925	1924-1925
	player name	death date	age	death cause	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years
	Luke Easter	1979-03-29	63.237	--	1b	6-5	240	L	R	1915-08-04	Jonestown,MS	MLB	1949-1954	1949-1954
	Sam Edmonston	1979-04-12	95.224	--	p	5-11	185	L	L	1883-08-30	Washington,DC	MLB	1907-1907	1907-1907
	Allen Elliott	1979-05-06	81.131	--	1b	6-0	170	L	R	1897-12-25	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1923-1924	1923-1924
	Al Evans	1979-04-06	62.189	--	c	5-11	190	R	R	1916-09-28	Kenly,NC	MLB	1939-1951	1939-1951
	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1979-11-18	78.112	--	p	5-11	185	R	R	1901-07-28	Mishawaka,IN	MLB	1925-1943	1925-1943
	Nemo Gaines	1979-01-26	81.033	--	p	6-0	180	L	L	1897-12-23	Alexandria,VA	MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
	Alex Gaston	1979-02-08	85.332	--	c	5-9	170	R	R	1893-03-12	New York,NY	MLB	1920-1929	1920-1929
	Frederick Graf	1979-10-04	90.038	--	3b	5-11	164	R	R	1889-08-25	Canton,OH	MLB	1913-1913	1913-1913
	Stan Hack	1979-12-15	70.008	--	3b	6-0	170	L	R	1909-12-06	Sacramento,CA	MLB	1932-1947	1932-1947
	Hinkey Haines	1979-01-09	80.016	--	of	5-10	170	R	R	1898-12-23	Red Lion,PA	MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
	Charlie Hargreaves	1979-05-09	82.144	--	c	6-0	170	R	R	1896-12-14	Trenton,NJ	MLB	1923-1930	1923-1930
	Andy Harrington	1979-01-26	75.348	--	h	5-11	170	R	R	1903-02-12	Mountain View,CA	MLB	1925-1925	1925-1925
	Mel Ingram	1979-10-28	75.115	--	h	5-11	175	R	R	1904-07-04	Asheville,NC	MLB	1929-1929	1929-1929
	Sig Jakucki	1979-05-28	69.281	--	p	6-2	198	R	R	1909-08-20	Camden,NJ	MLB	1936-1945	1936-1945
	Tom Jenkins	1979-05-03	81.022	--	of	--	174	L	R	1898-04-10	Camden,AL	MLB	1925-1932	1925-1932
	Percy Jones	1979-03-18	79.140	--	p	5-11	175	R	L	1899-10-28	Harwood,TX	MLB	1920-1930	1920-1930
	Rick Joseph	1979-09-08	40.015	Complications from Diabetes	3b-1b	6-1	195	R	R	1939-08-24	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	MLB	1964-1970	1964-1970
	Rudy Kallio	1979-04-06	86.111	--	p	5-10	160	R	R	1892-12-14	Portland,OR	MLB	1918-1925	1918-1925
	Frankie Kelleher	1979-04-13	62.233	--	of	6-1	195	R	R	1916-08-22	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1942-1943	1942-1943
	Ed Klieman	1979-11-15	61.239	--	p	6-1	190	R	R	1918-03-21	Norwood,OH	MLB	1943-1950	1943-1950
	Clyde Kluttz	1979-05-12	61.151	--	c	6-0	195	R	R	1917-12-12	Rockwell,NC	MLB	1942-1952	1942-1952
	Wally Kopf	1979-04-30	79.293	--	3b	5-11	168	B	R	1899-07-10	Stonington,CT	MLB	1921-1921	1921-1921
	Fred Koster	1979-04-24	73.124	--	of	5-11	165	L	L	1905-12-21	Louisville,KY	MLB	1931-1931	1931-1931
	Sam Leslie	1979-01-21	73.179	--	1b	6-0	192	L	L	1905-07-26	Moss Point,MS	MLB	1929-1938	1929-1938
	Duffy Lewis	1979-06-17	91.058	--	of	5-11	165	R	R	1888-04-18	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1910-1921	1910-1921
	player name	death date	age	death cause	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years
	Tom Lovelace	1979-07-12	81.265	--	h	5-11	170	R	R	1897-10-19	Wolfe City,TX	MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
	Pat Maloney	1979-06-27	91.158	--	of	6-0	150	R	R	1888-01-19	Grosvenor Dale,CT	MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
	Fred Martin	1979-06-11	63.349	--	p	6-1	185	R	R	1915-06-27	Williams,OK	MLB	1946-1950	1946-1950
	Marty McHale	1979-05-07	92.188	--	p	6-0	174	R	R	1886-10-30	Stoneham,MA	MLB	1910-1916	1910-1916
	Jim Mooney	1979-04-27	72.235	--	p	5-11	168	R	L	1906-09-04	Mooresburg,TN	MLB	1931-1934	1931-1934
	Jim Mosolf	1979-12-28	74.128	--	of	5-10	186	L	R	1905-08-21	Puyallup,WA	MLB	1929-1933	1929-1933
	Thurman Munson	1979-08-02	32.056	Plane crash	c	5-11	190	R	R	1947-06-07	Akron,OH	MLB	1969-1979	1969-1979
	Bobby Murray	1979-01-04	80.183	--	3b	5-7	155	L	R	1898-07-04	St. Albans,VT	MLB	1923-1923	1923-1923
	Johnny Priest	1979-11-04	93.133	--	2b-3b	5-11	170	R	R	1886-06-23	St. Joseph,MO	MLB	1911-1912	1911-1912
	Earl Pruess	1979-08-28	84.147	--	of	5-10	170	R	R	1895-04-02	Chicago,IL	MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
	Lou Raymond	1979-05-02	84.141	--	2b	5-10	187	R	R	1894-12-11	Buffalo,NY	MLB	1919-1919	1919-1919
	Charlie Ripple	1979-05-06	57.156	--	p	6-2	210	L	L	1921-12-01	Bolton,NC	MLB	1944-1946	1944-1946
	Bunny Roser	1979-05-06	77.172	--	of	5-11	175	L	L	1901-11-15	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1922-1922	1922-1922
	Morrie Schick	1979-10-25	87.189	--	of	5-11	170	R	R	1892-04-17	Chicago,IL	MLB	1917-1917	1917-1917
	Bill Schindler	1979-02-06	82.209	--	c	5-11	160	R	R	1896-07-10	Perryville,MO	MLB	1920-1920	1920-1920
	Bob Schultz	1979-03-31	55.124	--	p	6-3	200	R	L	1923-11-27	Louisville,KY	MLB	1951-1955	1951-1955
	Harry Simpson	1979-04-03	53.121	--	of-1b	6-1	180	L	R	1925-12-03	Atlanta,GA	MLB	1951-1959	1951-1959
	Harry Sketchley	1979-12-19	60.264	--	of	5-10	180	L	L	1919-03-30	Virden,MB	MLB	1942-1942	1942-1942
	Cy Slapnicka	1979-10-20	93.210	--	p	5-10	165	B	R	1886-03-23	Cedar Rapids,IA	MLB	1911-1918	1911-1918
	Scottie Slayback	1979-11-30	78.055	--	2b	5-8	165	R	R	1901-10-05	Paducah,KY	MLB	1926-1926	1926-1926
	Joe Smaza	1979-05-30	55.327	--	of	5-11	175	L	L	1923-07-07	Detroit,MI	MLB	1946-1946	1946-1946
	Vinnie Smith	1979-12-14	64.007	--	c	6-1	176	R	R	1915-12-07	Richmond,VA	MLB	1941-1946	1941-1946
	Ed Stauffer	1979-07-02	81.172	--	p	5-11	185	R	R	1898-01-10	Emsworth,PA	MLB	1923-1925	1923-1925
	Bill Steen	1979-03-13	91.121	--	p	6-0	180	R	R	1887-11-11	Pittsburgh,PA	MLB	1912-1915	1912-1915
	Amos Strunk	1979-07-22	90.179	--	of	5-11	175	L	L	1889-01-22	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1908-1924	1908-1924
	player name	death date	age	death cause	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years
	Dizzy Sutherland	1979-08-26	57.139	--	p	6-0	200	L	L	1922-04-09	Washington,DC	MLB	1949-1949	1949-1949
	Yank Terry	1979-11-04	68.266	--	p	6-1	180	R	R	1911-02-11	Bedford,IN	MLB	1940-1945	1940-1945
	Forrest Thompson	1979-02-26	60.360	--	p	5-11	195	L	L	1918-03-03	Mooresville,NC	MLB	1948-1949	1948-1949
	Red Tramback	1979-12-28	64.057	--	of	6-0	175	L	L	1915-11-01	Iselin,PA	MLB	1940-1940	1940-1940
	Hal Trosky	1979-06-18	66.218	--	1b	6-2	207	L	R	1912-11-11	Norway,IA	MLB	1933-1946	1933-1946
	Bill Vargus	1979-02-12	79.092	--	p	6-0	165	L	L	1899-11-11	North Scituate,MA	MLB	1925-1926	1925-1926
	Hal Wagner	1979-08-07	64.036	--	c	6-0	165	L	R	1915-07-02	East Riverton,NJ	MLB	1938-1949	1938-1949
	Hap Ward	1979-09-13	93.301	--	of	--	--	--	--	1885-11-15	Leesburg,NJ	MLB	1912-1912	1912-1912
	Link Wasem	1979-03-06	68.035	--	c	5-10	180	R	R	1911-01-30	Birmingham,OH	MLB	1937-1937	1937-1937
	George Washburn	1979-01-05	64.091	--	p	6-1	175	L	R	1914-10-06	Solon,ME	MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
	Lefty West	1979-07-23	63.323	--	p	6-0	165	R	L	1915-09-03	Gibsonville,NC	MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945
	Mack Wheat	1979-08-14	86.064	--	c	6-0	167	R	R	1893-06-09	Polo,MO	MLB	1915-1921	1915-1921
	Charlie Wiedemeyer	1979-10-27	65.269	--	p	6-3	180	L	L	1914-01-31	Chicago,IL	MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934
	Steamboat Williams	1979-06-29	87.148	--	p	5-11	170	L	R	1892-01-31	Cascade,MT	MLB	1914-1916	1914-1916
	Eddie Wilson	1979-04-11	69.216	--	of	5-11	165	L	L	1909-09-07	Hamden,CT	MLB	1936-1937	1936-1937
	Ray Wolf	1979-10-06	75.082	--	1b	5-11	175	R	R	1904-07-15	Chicago,IL	MLB	1927-1927	1927-1927
	Del Young	1979-12-08	67.210	--	ss-2b	5-11	168	B	R	1912-05-11	Cleveland,OH	MLB	1937-1940	1937-1940
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