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1982 MLB Season

1982 MLB Season

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player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Jimmy Adair 1982-12-09 75.318 Heart attack ss 5-11 154 R R 1907-01-25 Waxahachie,TX MLB 1931-1931 1931-1931
Dale Alderson 1982-02-12 63.340 -- p 5-10 190 R R 1918-03-09 Belden,NE MLB 1943-1944 1943-1944
Andy Anderson 1982-07-18 59.247 -- ss-2b 5-11 172 R R 1922-11-13 Bremerton,WA MLB 1948-1949 1948-1949
Bill Andrus 1982-03-12 74.230 -- 3b 6-0 185 R R 1907-07-25 Beaumont,TX MLB 1931-1937 1931-1937
Al Baker 1982-11-06 76.251 -- p 5-11 170 R R 1906-02-28 Batesville,MS MLB 1938-1938 1938-1938
Neal Baker 1982-01-05 77.250 -- p 6-1 175 R R 1904-04-30 La Porte,TX MLB 1927-1927 1927-1927
Bob Barrett 1982-01-18 82.355 -- 3b-2b 5-11 175 R R 1899-01-27 Atlanta,GA MLB 1923-1929 1923-1929
Francisco Barrios 1982-04-09 28.303 -- p 5-11 155 R R 1953-06-10 Hermosillo,MX MLB 1974-1981 1974-1981
Red Barron 1982-10-04 82.104 -- of -- 185 R R 1900-06-21 Clarksville,GA MLB 1929-1929 1929-1929
Jim Bivin 1982-11-07 72.331 -- p 6-0 155 R R 1909-12-11 Jackson,MS MLB 1935-1935 1935-1935
Clarence Blair 1982-07-01 81.353 -- 2b 6-1 180 L R 1900-07-13 Enterprise,OK MLB 1929-1931 1929-1931
Randy Bobb 1982-06-13 34.163 Car accident c 6-1 185 R R 1948-01-01 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1968-1969 1968-1969
Lute Boone 1982-07-29 92.083 -- 2b-ss 5-9 160 R R 1890-05-06 Pittsburgh,PA MLB 1913-1918 1913-1918
Ken Boyer 1982-09-07 51.110 Lung cancer 3b-1b 6-2 200 R R 1931-05-20 Liberty,MO MLB 1955-1969 1955-1969
George Bradley 1982-10-19 68.201 -- of 6-1 185 R R 1914-04-01 Greenwood,AR MLB 1946-1946 1946-1946
Buster Bray 1982-09-04 69.156 -- of 6-0 170 L L 1913-04-01 Birmingham,AL MLB 1941-1941 1941-1941
Leo Callahan 1982-05-02 91.265 -- of 5-8 142 L L 1890-08-09 Jamaica Plan,MA MLB 1913-1919 1913-1919
Al Cicotte 1982-11-29 52.341 -- p 6-3 185 R R 1929-12-23 Melvindale,MI MLB 1957-1962 1957-1962
Mays Copeland 1982-11-29 69.090 -- p 6-0 180 R R 1913-08-31 Mountain View,AR MLB 1935-1935 1935-1935
Leo Dickerman 1982-04-30 85.180 -- p 6-4 192 R R 1896-10-31 De Soto,MO MLB 1923-1925 1923-1925
Joe Dugan 1982-07-07 85.055 -- 3b-ss 5-11 160 R R 1897-05-12 Mahanoy City,PA MLB 1917-1931 1917-1931
Ed Edelen 1982-02-01 69.322 -- p 6-0 191 R R 1912-03-16 Bryantown,MD MLB 1932-1932 1932-1932
Red Evans 1982-06-14 75.214 -- p 5-11 168 R R 1906-11-12 Chicago,IL MLB 1936-1939 1936-1939
Tony Faeth 1982-12-22 89.165 -- p 6-0 180 R R 1893-07-09 Aberdeen,SD MLB 1919-1920 1919-1920
Chet Falk 1982-01-07 76.237 -- p 6-2 170 L L 1905-05-15 Austin,TX MLB 1925-1927 1925-1927
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Ray Fisher 1982-11-03 95.029 -- p 5-11 180 R R 1887-10-04 Middlebury,VT MLB 1910-1920 1910-1920
Charlie Gooch 1982-05-30 79.359 -- 3b-1b 5-9 170 R R 1902-06-05 Smyrna,TN MLB 1929-1929 1929-1929
Al Gould 1982-08-08 89.199 -- p 5-6 160 R R 1893-01-20 Muscatine,IA MLB 1916-1917 1916-1917
Bill Haeffner 1982-01-27 87.202 -- c 5-9 165 R R 1894-07-08 Philadelphia,PA MLB 1915-1928 1915-1928
Jack Hallett 1982-06-11 67.210 -- p 6-4 215 R R 1914-11-13 Toledo,OH MLB 1940-1948 1940-1948
Truck Hannah 1982-04-27 92.325 -- c 6-1 190 R R 1889-06-05 Larimore,ND MLB 1918-1920 1918-1920
Spencer Harris 1982-07-03 81.325 -- of 5-9 145 L L 1900-08-12 Duluth,MN MLB 1925-1930 1925-1930
Jim Hopper 1982-01-23 62.144 -- p 6-1 175 R R 1919-09-01 Charlotte,NC MLB 1946-1946 1946-1946
Hank Hulvey 1982-04-09 84.264 -- p 6-0 180 B R 1897-07-18 Mount Sidney,VA MLB 1923-1923 1923-1923
Tom Hurd 1982-09-05 58.100 Colon Cancer/Lung Cancer p 5-9 155 R R 1924-05-27 Danville,VA MLB 1954-1956 1954-1956
Irv Jeffries 1982-06-08 76.271 -- 3b-2b 5-10 175 R R 1905-09-10 Louisville,KY MLB 1930-1934 1930-1934
Jackie Jensen 1982-07-14 55.127 Heart attack of 5-11 190 R R 1927-03-09 San Francisco,CA MLB 1950-1961 1950-1961
Art Johnson 1982-06-07 85.111 -- p 6-1 167 B L 1897-02-15 Warren,PA MLB 1927-1927 1927-1927
Bob Johnson 1982-07-06 76.222 -- of 6-0 180 R R 1905-11-26 Pryor,OK MLB 1933-1945 1933-1945
Hank Johnson 1982-08-20 76.091 -- p 5-11 175 R R 1906-05-21 Bradenton,FL MLB 1925-1939 1925-1939
Tony Kaufmann 1982-06-04 81.170 -- p 5-11 165 R R 1900-12-16 Chicago,IL MLB 1921-1935 1921-1935
Harry Kingman 1982-12-27 90.266 -- 1b 6-1 165 L L 1892-04-03 Tientsin,CH MLB 1914-1914 1914-1914
Hugo Klaerner 1982-02-03 73.111 -- p 5-11 190 R R 1908-10-15 Fredericksburg,TX MLB 1934-1934 1934-1934
Ray Knode 1982-04-13 81.075 -- 1b 5-10 160 L L 1901-01-28 Westminster,MD MLB 1923-1926 1923-1926
Pete Layden 1982-07-18 62.200 -- of 5-11 185 R R 1919-12-30 Dallas,TX MLB 1948-1948 1948-1948
Al Lefevre 1982-01-21 83.126 -- ss-2b 5-10 160 R R 1898-09-16 New York,NY MLB 1920-1920 1920-1920
Ramon Lopez 1982-09-04 49.101 -- p 6-0 175 R R 1933-05-26 Las Villas,CU MLB 1966-1966 1966-1966
Buck Marrow 1982-11-21 73.084 -- p 6-4 200 R R 1909-08-29 Tarboro,NC MLB 1932-1938 1932-1938
Frank McCormick 1982-11-21 71.165 -- 1b 6-4 205 R R 1911-06-09 New York,NY MLB 1934-1948 1934-1948
Clyde McCullough 1982-09-18 65.198 -- c 5-11 180 R R 1917-03-04 Nashville,TN MLB 1940-1956 1940-1956
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Hank McDonald 1982-10-17 71.274 -- p 6-3 200 R R 1911-01-16 Santa Monica,CA MLB 1931-1933 1931-1933
Beauty McGowan 1982-05-06 80.179 -- of 5-11 190 L R 1901-11-08 Branford,CT MLB 1922-1937 1922-1937
Bill Meehan 1982-10-08 93.033 -- p 5-9 155 R R 1889-09-04 Osceola Mills,PA MLB 1915-1915 1915-1915
Moxie Meixell 1982-08-17 94.302 -- of 5-10 168 L R 1887-10-18 Lake Crystal,MN MLB 1912-1912 1912-1912
John Mercer 1982-12-22 90.181 -- 1b 5-10 155 L L 1892-06-22 Taylortown,LA MLB 1912-1912 1912-1912
Cass Michaels 1982-11-12 56.253 -- 2b-ss 5-11 175 R R 1926-03-04 Detroit,MI MLB 1943-1954 1943-1954
Bill Miller 1982-02-26 71.320 -- p 6-0 180 R R 1910-04-12 Hannibal,MO MLB 1937-1937 1937-1937
Lefty Mills 1982-09-23 72.134 -- p 6-1 187 L L 1910-05-12 Dedham,MA MLB 1934-1940 1934-1940
Eddie Morgan 1982-06-27 67.220 -- of-1b 5-10 160 L L 1914-11-19 Brady Lake,OH MLB 1936-1937 1936-1937
Eddie Mulligan 1982-03-15 87.199 -- 3b-ss 5-9 152 R R 1894-08-27 St. Louis,MO MLB 1915-1928 1915-1928
Chet Nichols 1982-07-11 85.007 -- p 5-11 160 R R 1897-07-03 Woonsocket,RI MLB 1926-1932 1926-1932
Satchel Paige 1982-06-08 75.336 Heart attack p 6-3 180 R R 1906-07-07 Mobile,AL MLB 1948-1965 1948-1965
Erv Palica 1982-05-29 54.109 -- p 6-1 180 R R 1928-02-09 Lomita,CA MLB 1947-1956 1947-1956
Roberto Pena 1982-07-23 45.097 -- ss 5-8 175 R R 1937-04-17 Santo Domingo,DR MLB 1965-1971 1965-1971
Henry Peploski 1982-01-28 76.135 -- 3b 5-9 155 L R 1905-09-15 Garlin,PO MLB 1929-1929 1929-1929
Bud Podbielan 1982-10-26 58.233 -- p 6-1 170 R R 1924-03-06 Curlew,WA MLB 1949-1959 1949-1959
Wally Post 1982-01-06 52.181 -- of 6-1 200 R R 1929-07-09 St. Henry,OH MLB 1949-1964 1949-1964
Hub Pruett 1982-01-28 81.149 -- p 5-10 165 L L 1900-09-01 Malden,MO MLB 1922-1932 1922-1932
Mel Queen 1982-04-04 64.031 -- p 6-0 204 R R 1918-03-04 Maxwell,PA MLB 1942-1952 1942-1952
Buster Ross 1982-04-24 79.044 -- p 6-1 195 L L 1903-03-11 Kuttawa,KY MLB 1924-1926 1924-1926
Ollie Sax 1982-03-21 77.136 -- 3b 5-8 164 R R 1904-11-05 Branford,CT MLB 1928-1928 1928-1928
Ray Scarborough 1982-07-01 64.343 -- p 6-0 185 R R 1917-07-23 Mount Gilead,NC MLB 1942-1953 1942-1953
Paul Schreiber 1982-01-28 79.112 -- p 6-2 180 R R 1902-10-08 Jacksonville,FL MLB 1922-1945 1922-1945
Duke Sedgwick 1982-12-04 84.185 -- p 6-0 175 R R 1898-06-01 Martins Ferry,OH MLB 1921-1923 1921-1923
Ray Shearer 1982-02-21 52.155 -- of 6-0 200 R R 1929-09-19 York,PA MLB 1957-1957 1957-1957
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Tom Sheehan 1982-10-29 88.211 -- p 6-2 190 R R 1894-03-31 Grand Ridge,IL MLB 1915-1926 1915-1926
Roy Sherid 1982-02-28 75.034 -- p 6-2 185 R R 1907-01-25 Norristown,PA MLB 1929-1931 1929-1931
Ben Shields 1982-01-24 78.221 -- p 6-1 195 R L 1903-06-17 Huntersville,NC MLB 1924-1931 1924-1931
John Smith 1982-05-09 75.224 -- 1b 6-1 180 B R 1906-09-27 Washington,DC MLB 1931-1931 1931-1931
Ebba St. Claire 1982-08-22 61.017 -- c 6-1 219 B R 1921-08-05 Whitehall,NY MLB 1951-1954 1951-1954
Ray Steineder 1982-08-25 86.284 -- p 6-0 160 R R 1895-11-13 Salem,NJ MLB 1923-1924 1923-1924
Lin Storti 1982-07-24 75.231 -- 3b-2b 5-11 165 B R 1906-12-05 Santa Monica,CA MLB 1930-1933 1930-1933
Monty Stratton 1982-09-29 70.130 -- p 6-5 180 R R 1912-05-21 Celeste,TX MLB 1934-1938 1934-1938
Johnny Tobin 1982-01-18 61.010 -- 3b 6-0 165 L R 1921-01-08 Oakland,CA MLB 1945-1945 1945-1945
Eddie Turchin 1982-02-08 64.363 -- 3b-ss 5-10 165 R R 1917-02-10 New York,NY MLB 1943-1943 1943-1943
Bob Vines 1982-10-18 85.234 -- p 6-4 184 R R 1897-02-25 Waxahachie,TX MLB 1924-1925 1924-1925
Dixie Walker 1982-05-17 71.235 -- of 6-1 175 L R 1910-09-24 Villa Rica,GA MLB 1931-1949 1931-1949
Hub Walker 1982-11-26 76.101 -- of 5-10 175 L R 1906-08-17 Gulfport,MS MLB 1931-1945 1931-1945
Lefty Wallace 1982-07-28 60.350 -- p 5-11 160 L L 1921-08-12 Evansville,IN MLB 1942-1946 1942-1946
Lloyd Waner 1982-07-22 76.128 -- of 5-9 150 L R 1906-03-16 Harrah,OK MLB 1927-1945 1927-1945
Charlie Wheatley 1982-12-10 89.165 -- p 5-11 174 R R 1893-06-27 Rosedale,KS MLB 1912-1912 1912-1912
Ed White 1982-09-28 56.175 -- of 6-2 200 R R 1926-04-06 Anniston,AL MLB 1955-1955 1955-1955
Les Willis 1982-01-22 74.005 -- p 5-9 195 L L 1908-01-17 Nacogdoches,TX MLB 1947-1947 1947-1947
Pinky Woods 1982-10-30 67.161 -- p 6-5 225 R R 1915-05-22 Waterbury,CT MLB 1943-1945 1943-1945
Bill Zuber 1982-11-02 69.221 -- p 6-2 195 R R 1913-03-26 Middle Amana,IA MLB 1936-1947 1936-1947
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