Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1958

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 1958

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Lu Blue Alexandria, Virginia 07-28-1958 1921 1933
Joe Berry Anaheim, California 09-27-1958 1942 1946
Harry Baldwin Baltimore, Maryland 01-23-1958 1924 1925
Dizzy Nutter Battle Creek, Michigan 07-25-1958 1919 1919
Rube Vickers Belleville, Michigan 12-09-1958 1902 1909
John Eubank Bellevue, Michigan 11-03-1958 1905 1907
Glenn Spencer Binghamton, New York 12-30-1958 1928 1933
Lep Long Birmingham, Alabama 10-21-1958 1911 1911
Harry Heitmann Brooklyn, New York 12-15-1958 1918 1918
Jim Hickman Brooklyn, New York 12-30-1958 1915 1919
Bert Daniels Cedar Grove, New Jersey 06-06-1958 1910 1914
John Terry Cedar Rapids, Iowa 01-10-1958 1902 1903
Art Corcoran Chelsea, Massachusetts 07-27-1958 1915 1915
John Sullivan Chicago, Illinois 07-07-1958 1919 1919
Eddie Stack Chicago, Illinois 08-28-1958 1910 1914
Cozy Dolan Chicago, Illinois 12-10-1958 1909 1922
Hugh Hill Cincinnati, Ohio 09-06-1958 1903 1904
Jim Boyle Cincinnati, Ohio 12-24-1958 1926 1926
Billy Clingman Cincinnati, Ohio 05-14-1958 1890 1903
Lefty Webb Circleville, Ohio 01-12-1958 1910 1910
Chet Nourse Clearwater, Florida 04-20-1958 1909 1909
Raleigh Aitchison Columbus, Kansas 09-26-1958 1911 1915
Bill McAfee Culpeper, Virginia 07-08-1958 1930 1934
Arlas Taylor Dade City, Florida 09-10-1958 1921 1921
Walt Meinert Decatur, Illinois 11-09-1958 1913 1913
Paul Smith Decatur, Illinois 07-03-1958 1916 1916
Ward Miller Dixon, Illinois 09-04-1958 1909 1917
Henry Smoyer DuBois, Pennsylvania 02-28-1958 1912 1912
Wally Gilbert Duluth, Minnesota 09-07-1958 1928 1932
Cotton Minahan East Orange, New Jersey 05-20-1958 1907 1907
Jean Dubuc Fort Myers, Florida 08-28-1958 1908 1919
Doc Nance Fort Worth, Texas 05-28-1958 1897 1901
Clarence Kraft Fort Worth, Texas 03-25-1958 1914 1914
Archie Stimmel Frederick, Maryland 08-18-1958 1900 1902
Jack Owens Greenville, South Carolina 11-14-1958 1935 1935
Tommy de la Cruz Havana, Cuba 09-06-1958 1944 1944
Jack Doyle Holyoke, Massachusetts 12-31-1958 1889 1905
Admiral Schlei Huntington, West Virginia 01-24-1958 1904 1911
Rex Dawson Indianapolis, Indiana 10-20-1958 1913 1913
Chuck Klein Indianapolis, Indiana 03-28-1958 1928 1944
Cowboy Jones Inglewood, California 02-09-1958 1898 1901
Red Smyth Inglewood, California 04-14-1958 1915 1918
Sid Womack Jackson, Mississippi 08-28-1958 1926 1926
Dummy Taylor Jacksonville, Illinois 08-22-1958 1900 1908
Bill Lathrop Janesville, Wisconsin 11-20-1958 1913 1914
George Quellich Johnsville, California 08-31-1958 1931 1931
Bill Mundy Kalamazoo, Michigan 09-23-1958 1913 1913
Gus Thompson Kalispell, Montana 03-28-1958 1903 1906
Earl Williams Knoxville, Tennessee 03-10-1958 1928 1928
Tris Speaker Lake Whitney, Texas 12-08-1958 1907 1928
George Boehler Lawrenceburg, Indiana 06-23-1958 1912 1926
Ted Turner Lexington, Kentucky 02-04-1958 1920 1920
Walter Lonergan Lexington, Massachusetts 01-23-1958 1911 1911
Mort Cooper Little Rock, Arkansas 11-17-1958 1938 1949
Heinie Elder Long Beach, California 11-13-1958 1913 1913
Frank Demaree Los Angeles, California 08-30-1958 1932 1944
Red Killefer Los Angeles, California 09-04-1958 1907 1916
Bernie Friberg Lynn, Massachusetts 12-08-1958 1919 1933
Harry Riconda Mahopac, New York 11-15-1958 1923 1930
Ernie Diehl Miami, Florida 11-06-1958 1903 1909
Jimmy Archer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 03-29-1958 1904 1918
Frank Owens Minneapolis, Minnesota 07-02-1958 1905 1915
Carlos Moore New Orleans, Louisiana 07-02-1958 1930 1930
Mel Ott New Orleans, Louisiana 11-21-1958 1926 1947
Snuffy Stirnweiss Newark Bay, New Jersey 09-15-1958 1943 1952
Ike Boone Northport, Alabama 08-01-1958 1922 1932
Mysterious Walker Oak Park, Illinois 02-01-1958 1910 1915
Skel Roach Oak Park, Illinois 03-09-1958 1899 1899
Harry Kelley Parkin, Arkansas 03-23-1958 1925 1939
Bill Jackson Peoria, Illinois 09-24-1958 1914 1915
Al Maul Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 05-03-1958 1884 1901
Harry O'Donnell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 01-31-1958 1927 1927
Ira Thomas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10-11-1958 1906 1915
Grover Land Phoenix, Arizona 07-22-1958 1908 1915
Elmer Jacobs Salem, Missouri 02-10-1958 1914 1927
Roy Corhan San Francisco, California 11-24-1958 1911 1916
Heinie Sand San Francisco, California 11-03-1958 1923 1928
Les Scarsella San Francisco, California 12-17-1958 1935 1940
Chick Brandom Santa Ana, California 10-07-1958 1908 1915
Del Wertz Sarasota, Florida 05-26-1958 1914 1914
Red Murray Sayre, Pennsylvania 12-04-1958 1906 1917
Bob Blewett Sedro Woolley, Washington 03-17-1958 1902 1902
John Vann Shreveport, Louisiana 06-10-1958 1913 1913
John Fick Somers Point, New Jersey 06-09-1958 1944 1944
Leon Cadore Spokane, Washington 03-16-1958 1915 1924
Phil Page Springfield, Massachusetts 07-27-1958 1928 1934
Jack Phillips St. Louis, Missouri 06-16-1958 1945 1945
Gene Dale St. Louis, Missouri 03-20-1958 1911 1916
Hod Leverette St. Petersburg, Florida 04-10-1958 1920 1920
Fred Winchell Toronto, Ontario, Canada 08-08-1958 1909 1909
Bill Breckinridge Tulsa, Oklahoma 08-23-1958 1929 1929
Al Shaw Uhrichsville, Ohio 03-25-1958 1901 1909
Bill Forman Uniontown, Pennsylvania 10-02-1958 1909 1910
Tom Stankard Waltham, Massachusetts 06-13-1958 1904 1904
John Freeman Washington, D.C. 04-14-1958 1927 1927
Walter Bernhardt Watertown, New York 07-26-1958 1918 1918
Al Mattern West Rush, New York 11-06-1958 1908 1912
Al Tedrow Westerville, Ohio 01-23-1958 1914 1914
Virgil Barnes Wichita, Kansas 07-24-1958 1919 1928
Frank Bird Worcester, Massachusetts 05-20-1958 1892 1892

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1958


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