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player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Bob Anderson 2015-03-12 79.164 -- p 6-4 210 R R 1935-09-29 East Chicago,IN MLB 1957-1963 1957-1963
Joaquin Andujar 2015-09-08 62.260 Complications from Diabetes p 6-0 180 B R 1952-12-21 San Pedro de Macoris,DR MLB 1976-1988 1976-1988
Rugger Ardizoia 2015-07-19 95.241 Stroke p 5-11 180 R R 1919-11-20 Oleggio,IT MLB 1947-1947 1947-1947
Earl Averill 2015-05-13 83.246 -- c-of 5-10 190 R R 1931-09-09 Cleveland,OH MLB 1956-1963 1956-1963
Ernie Banks 2015-01-23 83.357 Heart attack 1b-ss 6-1 180 R R 1931-01-31 Dallas,TX MLB 1953-1971 1953-1971
Dick Barone 2015-04-23 82.191 -- ss 5-9 165 R R 1932-10-13 San Jose,CA MLB 1960-1960 1960-1960
Dave Bergman 2015-02-02 61.241 Bile duct cancer 1b 6-2 190 L L 1953-06-06 Evanston,IL MLB 1975-1992 1972-1992
Yogi Berra 2015-09-22 90.132 -- c 5-8 194 L R 1925-05-12 St. Louis,MO MLB 1946-1965 1946-1965
Fred Besana 2015-11-07 84.216 Heart complications p 6-3 200 R L 1931-04-05 Lincoln,CA MLB 1956-1956 1956-1956
Rocky Bridges 2015-01-27 87.173 -- ss-2b 5-8 175 R R 1927-08-07 Refugio,TX MLB 1951-1961 1951-1961
Hal Brown 2015-12-17 91.005 -- p 6-2 180 R R 1924-12-11 Greensboro,NC MLB 1951-1964 1951-1964
Ollie Brown 2015-04-16 71.064 -- of 6-3 200 R R 1944-02-11 Tuscaloosa,AL MLB 1965-1977 1965-1977
Don Bryant 2015-01-22 73.193 -- c 6-5 200 R R 1941-07-13 Jasper,FL MLB 1966-1970 1966-1970
George Burpo 2015-12-20 93.184 -- p 6-0 195 R L 1922-06-19 Jenkins,KY MLB 1946-1946 1946-1946
Jose Capellan 2015-04-07 34.083 Heart attack p 6-4 245 R R 1981-01-13 Cotui,DR MLB 2004-2008 2001-2009
Carmen Castillo 2015-11-15 57.160 Heart attack of 6-1 190 R R 1958-06-08 San Francisco de Macoris,DR MLB 1982-1991 1978-1991
Dean Chance 2015-10-11 74.131 Heart attack p 6-3 200 R R 1941-06-01 Plain City,OH MLB 1961-1971 1961-1971
Doc Daugherty 2015-08-15 87.307 -- h 6-0 180 R R 1927-10-12 Paris,PA MLB 1951-1951 1951-1951
Ramon de los Santos 2015-11-29 66.313 -- p 6-1 175 L L 1949-01-19 Santo Domingo,DR MLB 1974-1974 1974-1984
Carlos Diaz 2015-09-28 57.264 Heart attack p 6-0 170 R L 1958-01-07 Kaneohe,HI MLB 1982-1986 1979-1986
Kerry Dineen 2015-11-21 63.142 Cancer of 5-11 165 L L 1952-07-01 Englewood,NJ MLB 1975-1978 1975-1979
Bob Dustal 2015-11-30 80.063 -- p 6-0 172 R R 1935-09-28 Sayreville,NJ MLB 1963-1963 1963-1963
Larry Eschen 2015-06-09 94.259 -- ss 6-0 180 R R 1920-09-22 Suffern,NY MLB 1942-1942 1942-1942
Bobby Etheridge 2015-09-19 72.298 -- 3b 5-9 170 R R 1942-11-25 Greenville,MS MLB 1967-1969 1967-1969
Jim Fanning 2015-04-25 87.223 Heart attack c 5-11 180 R R 1927-09-14 Chicago,IL MLB 1954-1957 1954-1957
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
George Genovese 2015-11-15 93.266 -- h 5-7 160 L R 1922-02-22 Staten Island,NY MLB 1950-1950 1950-1950
Gus Gil 2015-12-08 76.233 -- 2b-3b 5-10 180 R R 1939-04-19 Caracas,VZ MLB 1967-1971 1967-1971
Fred Gladding 2015-05-21 78.326 -- p 6-0 225 L R 1936-06-28 Flat Rock,MI MLB 1961-1973 1961-1973
Darryl Hamilton 2015-06-21 50.199 Murder-Suicide cf-rf 6-1 192 L R 1964-12-03 Baton Rouge,LA MLB 1988-2001 1986-2001
Garry Hancock 2015-10-10 61.260 -- of-1b 6-0 175 L L 1954-01-23 Tampa,FL MLB 1978-1984 1975-1984
Tommy Hanson 2015-11-10 29.074 Complications from cocaine and alcohol toxicity p 6-6 220 R R 1986-08-28 Tulsa,OK MLB 2009-2013 2005-2015
Ray Hathaway 2015-02-11 98.120 -- p 6-0 165 R R 1916-10-13 Greenville,OH MLB 1945-1945 1945-1945
Dave Henderson 2015-12-27 57.159 Heart attack cf-of 6-2 220 R R 1958-07-21 Merced,CA MLB 1981-1994 1977-1994
Evelio Hernandez 2015-12-18 83.359 -- p 6-1 195 R R 1931-12-24 Guanabacoa,CU MLB 1956-1957 1956-1957
Harley Hisner 2015-03-20 88.134 -- p 6-1 185 R R 1926-11-06 Maples,IN MLB 1951-1951 1951-1951
Riccardo Ingram 2015-03-31 48.202 Cancer lf 6-0 205 R R 1966-09-10 Douglas,GA MLB 1994-1995 1985-1996
Hank Izquierdo 2015-08-01 84.134 -- c 5-11 175 R R 1931-03-20 Matanzas,CU MLB 1967-1967 1967-1967
Alex Johnson 2015-02-28 72.083 Complications from Cancer of 6-0 205 R R 1942-12-07 Helena,AR MLB 1964-1976 1964-1976
Don Johnson 2015-02-10 88.090 -- p 6-3 200 R R 1926-11-12 Portland,OR MLB 1947-1958 1947-1958
Ken Johnson 2015-11-21 82.157 Kidney infection p 6-4 210 R R 1933-06-16 West Palm Beach,FL MLB 1958-1970 1958-1970
Skeeter Kell 2015-05-28 85.229 -- 2b 5-9 160 R R 1929-10-11 Swifton,AR MLB 1952-1952 1952-1952
Tom Kelley 2015-09-25 71.263 -- p 6-0 191 R R 1944-01-05 Manchester,CT MLB 1964-1973 1964-1976
Jim King 2015-02-23 82.179 -- of 6-0 185 L R 1932-08-27 Elkins,AR MLB 1955-1967 1955-1967
Nick Koback 2015-01-23 79.188 Cancer c 6-0 187 R R 1935-07-19 Hartford,CT MLB 1953-1955 1953-1955
Alan Koch 2015-05-22 77.058 -- p 6-4 195 R R 1938-03-25 Decatur,AL MLB 1963-1964 1963-1964
Buddy Lively 2015-07-12 90.147 -- p 6-0 200 R R 1925-02-14 Birmingham,AL MLB 1947-1949 1947-1949
Chuck Locke 2015-01-09 82.248 -- p 5-11 185 R R 1932-05-05 Malden,MO MLB 1955-1955 1955-1955
Frank Malzone 2015-12-29 85.304 -- 3b 5-10 180 R R 1930-02-28 Bronx,NY MLB 1955-1966 1955-1966
Lou Marone 2015-11-27 69.359 -- p 5-11 185 R L 1945-12-03 San Diego,CA MLB 1969-1970 1969-1970
Bob Martyn 2015-12-02 85.109 -- of 6-0 176 L R 1930-08-15 Weiser,ID MLB 1957-1959 1957-1959
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Len Matarazzo 2015-06-19 86.279 -- p 6-4 195 R R 1928-09-12 New Castle,PA MLB 1952-1952 1952-1952
Ed Mayer 2015-12-29 84.029 -- p 6-2 185 L L 1931-11-30 San Francisco,CA MLB 1957-1958 1957-1958
Jim McAnany 2015-12-16 79.102 -- of 5-10 196 R R 1936-09-04 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1958-1962 1958-1962
Jeff McKnight 2015-03-01 52.011 Leukemia 1b-2b 6-0 185 B R 1963-02-18 Conway,AR MLB 1989-1994 1983-1998
Lennie Merullo 2015-05-30 98.024 Stroke ss 5-11 168 R R 1917-05-05 Boston,MA MLB 1941-1947 1941-1947
Stu Miller 2015-01-04 87.009 -- p 5-11 165 R R 1927-12-26 Northampton,MA MLB 1952-1968 1952-1968
Dick Mills 2015-03-28 70.057 -- p 6-3 195 R R 1945-01-29 Boston,MA MLB 1970-1970 1970-1970
Eddie Milner 2015-11-02 60.165 -- of 5-11 173 L L 1955-05-21 Columbus,OH MLB 1980-1988 1977-1988
Minnie Minoso 2015-03-01 92.092 Tear in his pulmonary artery of 5-10 175 R R 1922-11-29 Havana,CU MLB 1949-1980 1949-2003
Bill Monbouquette 2015-01-25 78.166 Acute myeloid Leukemia p 5-11 195 R R 1936-08-11 Medford,MA MLB 1958-1968 1958-1968
Alex Monchak 2015-09-12 98.180 -- ss 6-0 180 R R 1917-03-15 Bayonne,NJ MLB 1940-1940 1940-1940
Bobby Moore 2015-04-10 56.153 -- p 6-4 200 R R 1958-11-08 Jena,LA MLB 1985-1985 1977-1995
Andres Mora 2015-06-12 60.018 Pneumonia of 6-0 180 R R 1955-05-25 Rio Bravo,MX MLB 1976-1980 1976-1980
Cal Neeman 2015-10-01 86.224 -- c 6-1 192 R R 1929-02-18 Valmeyer,IL MLB 1957-1963 1957-1963
Jim O'Toole 2015-12-26 78.349 Cancer p 6-0 195 B L 1937-01-10 Chicago,IL MLB 1958-1967 1958-1967
Billy Ott 2015-02-18 74.086 -- of 6-1 180 B R 1940-11-23 New York,NY MLB 1962-1964 1962-1964
Billy Pierce 2015-07-31 88.120 Gallbladder Cancer p 5-10 160 L L 1927-04-02 Detroit,MI MLB 1945-1964 1945-1964
Jim Robertson 2015-10-21 87.265 -- c 5-9 183 R R 1928-01-29 Chicago,IL MLB 1954-1955 1954-1955
Al Rosen 2015-03-13 91.012 -- 3b 5-10 180 R R 1924-02-29 Spartanburg,SC MLB 1947-1956 1947-1956
Willie Royster 2015-11-23 61.226 -- c 5-11 180 R R 1954-04-11 Clarksville,VA MLB 1981-1981 1978-1983
Hal Schacker 2015-10-02 90.178 -- p 6-0 190 R R 1925-04-06 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1945-1945 1945-1945
Bob Schmidt 2015-05-02 82.009 -- c 6-2 205 R R 1933-04-22 St. Louis,MO MLB 1958-1965 1958-1965
Barney Schultz 2015-09-06 89.022 -- p 6-2 200 R R 1926-08-15 Beverly,NJ MLB 1955-1965 1955-1965
Kal Segrist 2015-06-26 84.073 -- 2b-3b 6-0 180 R R 1931-04-14 Greenville,TX MLB 1952-1955 1952-1955
Al Severinsen 2015-01-27 70.078 -- p 6-3 220 R R 1944-11-09 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1969-1972 1969-1972
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Steve Shea 2015-03-04 72.089 -- p 6-3 215 R R 1942-12-05 Worcester,MA MLB 1968-1969 1968-1969
Neill Sheridan 2015-10-15 93.329 Pneumonia h 6-1 195 R R 1921-11-20 Sacramento,CA MLB 1948-1948 1948-1948
Norm Siebern 2015-10-30 82.095 -- 1b-of 6-3 205 L R 1933-07-26 St. Louis,MO MLB 1956-1968 1956-1968
Bill Slayback 2015-03-25 67.032 -- p 6-4 200 R R 1948-02-21 Hollywood,CA MLB 1972-1974 1972-1976
Bobby Gene Smith 2015-11-24 81.180 -- of 5-11 185 R R 1934-05-28 Hood River,OR MLB 1957-1965 1957-1965
Jack Spring 2015-08-02 82.143 Parkinson's Disease p 6-1 180 R L 1933-03-11 Spokane,WA MLB 1955-1965 1955-1965
Jim Stump 2015-11-19 83.282 -- p 6-0 188 R R 1932-02-10 Lansing,MI MLB 1957-1959 1957-1959
Ed Sukla 2015-09-24 72.205 Cancer p 5-11 170 R R 1943-03-03 Long Beach,CA MLB 1964-1966 1964-1966
Bud Thomas 2015-08-15 86.157 -- ss 6-0 180 R R 1929-03-10 Sedalia,MO MLB 1951-1951 1951-1951
John Tsitouris 2015-10-22 79.170 -- p 6-0 175 R R 1936-05-04 Monroe,NC MLB 1957-1968 1957-1968
Randy Wiles 2015-09-15 64.005 Cancer p 6-1 185 L L 1951-09-10 Fort Belvoir,VA MLB 1977-1977 1976-1978
Charlie Williams 2015-01-27 67.108 Complications following surgery p 6-2 200 R R 1947-10-11 Flushing,NY MLB 1971-1978 1971-1978
Gary Woods 2015-02-19 60.214 Heart attack of 6-2 190 R R 1954-07-20 Santa Barbara,CA MLB 1976-1985 1976-1986
Walter Young 2015-09-19 35.213 Heart attack 1b 6-5 315 L R 1980-02-18 Hattiesburg,MS MLB 2005-2005 1999-2009
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