Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1998

While looking up at an Old Timers’ Day scoreboard which was listing deceased Yankee greats, Hall of Fame Catcher Yogi Berra once quipped, "Boy, I hope I never see my name up there." The table below allows you to "check the scoreboard" in a year by year format. Simply select a year and up comes a list of every Major League player in history who died during any given year.
"If anybody talks about a dead guy during a broadcast, I'll sack 'em. I'm sick of dead guys. Whenever I turn on baseball, all I hear about is dead guys. If I hear a name, I'm going to ask: 'Is he dead?' And if he is, you're fired." - Fox Sports President David Hill in The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball (Jonathan Fraser Light, 2005)
Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1998

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Chet Hoff Daytona Beach, Florida 09-17-1998 1911 1915
Ray Moss Chattanooga, Tennessee 08-09-1998 1926 1931
Red Badgro Kent, Washington 07-13-1998 1929 1930
Ad Liska Portland, Oregon 11-30-1998 1929 1933
Johnny Riddle Indianapolis, Indiana 12-15-1998 1930 1948
Marv Olson Tyndall, South Dakota 02-05-1998 1931 1933
Al Wright Oakland, California 11-13-1998 1933 1933
Slick Castleman Nashville, Tennessee 03-02-1998 1934 1939
Fred Sington Birmingham, Alabama 08-20-1998 1934 1939
Denny Galehouse Doylestown, Ohio 10-14-1998 1934 1949
Lee Grissom Corning, California 10-04-1998 1934 1941
Joe Becker Sunset Hills, Missouri 01-11-1998 1936 1937
Wayne Ambler Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 01-03-1998 1937 1939
Bill Sodd Fort Worth, Texas 05-14-1998 1937 1937
Jim Turner Nashville, Tennessee 11-29-1998 1937 1945
Hiker Moran Saratoga Springs, New York 01-07-1998 1938 1939
Ray Stoviak Nicoya, Costa Rica 02-23-1998 1938 1938
Packy Rogers Elmira, New York 05-15-1998 1938 1938
Dave Smith Whiteville, North Carolina 04-01-1998 1938 1939
Jess Dobernic St. Louis, Missouri 07-16-1998 1939 1949
Jack Bolling Panama City, Florida 04-13-1998 1939 1944
Hal Newhouser Southfield, Michigan 11-10-1998 1939 1955
Joe Gallagher Houston, Texas 02-25-1998 1939 1940
Frank Barrett Leesburg, Florida 03-06-1998 1939 1950
Johnny Gorsica Charlottesville, Virginia 12-16-1998 1940 1947
Elmer Valo Palmerton, Pennsylvania 07-19-1998 1940 1961
Ronnie Miller Ferguson, Missouri 01-06-1998 1941 1941
Johnny Grodzicki Daytona Beach, Florida 05-02-1998 1941 1947
Walter Sessi Mobile, Alabama 04-18-1998 1941 1946
Johnny Lipon Houston, Texas 08-17-1998 1942 1954
Dewey Adkins Santa Monica, California 12-26-1998 1942 1949
Milo Candini Manteca, California 03-17-1998 1943 1951
Heinie Heltzel York, Pennsylvania 05-01-1998 1943 1944
Al Campanis Fullerton, California 06-21-1998 1943 1943
Red Roberts Atlanta, Georgia 12-02-1998 1943 1943
Ed Walczak Norwich, Connecticut 03-10-1998 1945 1945
Slim Emmerich Allentown, Pennsylvania 09-17-1998 1945 1946
Earl Harrist Simsboro, Louisiana 09-07-1998 1945 1953
Joe Mack Atlanta, Georgia 12-19-1998 1945 1945
Jack Graham Los Alamitos, California 12-30-1998 1946 1949
Ben Guintini Roseville, California 12-02-1998 1946 1950
Dick Sisler Nashville, Tennessee 11-20-1998 1946 1953
Phil Haugstad Black River Falls, Wisconsin 10-21-1998 1947 1952
Jim Hearn Boca Grande, Florida 06-10-1998 1947 1959
Jesse Levan Reading, Pennsylvania 11-30-1998 1947 1955
Strick Shofner Crawford, Texas 10-10-1998 1947 1947
Ed Sanicki Old Bridge, New Jersey 07-06-1998 1949 1951
Fred Hatfield Tallahassee, Florida 05-22-1998 1950 1958
Ray Noble Brooklyn, New York 05-09-1998 1951 1953
Mike Fornieles St. Petersburg, Florida 02-11-1998 1952 1963
George Schmees San Jose, California 10-30-1998 1952 1952
Leon Brinkopf Cape Girardeau, Missouri 07-02-1998 1952 1952
Bill Tuttle Anoka, Minnesota 07-27-1998 1952 1963
Frank Carswell Houston, Texas 10-16-1998 1953 1953
Charlie White Seatac, Washington 05-26-1998 1954 1955
El Tappe Quincy, Illinois 10-10-1998 1954 1962
Bob Thurman Wichita, Kansas 10-31-1998 1955 1959
Bill Froats Minneapolis, Minnesota 02-09-1998 1955 1955
Gene Host Nashville, Tennessee 08-20-1998 1956 1957
Harry Anderson Greenville, Delaware 06-11-1998 1957 1961
John Kennedy Jacksonville, Florida 04-27-1998 1957 1957
John Anderson Houston, Texas 12-20-1998 1958 1962
Ron Blackburn Morganton, North Carolina 04-29-1998 1958 1959
Jerry Zimmerman Neskowin, Oregon 09-09-1998 1961 1968
John Wyatt Omaha, Nebraska 04-06-1998 1961 1969
Elmo Plaskett Christiansted, Virgin Islands 11-02-1998 1962 1963
Dick Phillips Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 03-29-1998 1962 1966
Ed Connolly New Canaan, Connecticut 07-01-1998 1964 1967
Mark Belanger New York, New York 10-06-1998 1965 1982
Rafael Robles New York, New York 08-13-1998 1969 1972
Tom Buskey Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 06-07-1998 1973 1980
Larry Bradford Atlanta, Georgia 09-11-1998 1977 1981
Dan Quisenberry Leawood, Kansas 09-30-1998 1979 1990
Rufino Linares San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris, Dominican Republic 05-16-1998 1981 1985

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1998


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