Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1937

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 1937

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Ben Beville Yountville, California 01-05-1937 1901 1901
Joe McCarthy Syracuse, New York 01-12-1937 1905 1906
Ed Trumbull Kingston, Pennsylvania 01-14-1937 1884 1884
Charlie Baker Goffstown, New Hampshire 01-15-1937 1884 1884
Eddie Foster Washington, D.C. 01-15-1937 1910 1923
George Fisher Oakland, California 01-29-1937 1884 1884
Harry Wolverton Oakland, California 02-04-1937 1898 1912
Al Bradley Altoona, Pennsylvania 02-05-1937 1884 1884
Charlie Bell Cincinnati, Ohio 02-07-1937 1889 1891
Jim Miller Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 02-07-1937 1901 1901
Walt Preston New Orleans, Louisiana 02-23-1937 1895 1895
George Darby Sacramento, California 02-25-1937 1893 1893
Ernie Lush Detroit, Michigan 02-26-1937 1910 1910
Nig Fuller Toledo, Ohio 03-01-1937 1902 1902
Roy Vaughn Martinsville, Virginia 03-01-1937 1934 1934
Lady Baldwin Hastings, Michigan 03-07-1937 1884 1890
Rudy Kling St. Louis, Missouri 03-14-1937 1902 1902
Otto Williams Omaha, Nebraska 03-19-1937 1902 1906
Jerry Nops Camden, New Jersey 03-26-1937 1896 1901
Earl Howard Everett, Pennsylvania 04-04-1937 1918 1918
Ed Morris Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 04-12-1937 1884 1890
Ned Hanlon Baltimore, Maryland 04-14-1937 1880 1892
Emmet McCann Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 04-15-1937 1920 1926
Bill Foxen Brooklyn, New York 04-17-1937 1908 1911
Hick Carpenter San Diego, California 04-18-1937 1879 1892
Sam Nicholl Steubenville, Ohio 04-19-1937 1888 1890
George Gilham Lansdowne, Pennsylvania 04-25-1937 1920 1921
Al Yeargin Greenville, South Carolina 05-08-1937 1922 1924
Nick Scharf Baltimore, Maryland 05-11-1937 1882 1883
Doc Leitner New York, New York 05-18-1937 1887 1887
Jack McAdams San Francisco, California 05-21-1937 1911 1911
Hi Jasper St. Louis, Missouri 05-22-1937 1914 1919
Danny Clark Meridian, Mississippi 05-23-1937 1922 1927
John Reilly Cincinnati, Ohio 05-31-1937 1880 1891
Doc Kerr Baltimore, Maryland 06-09-1937 1914 1915
Bill Watkins Port Huron, Michigan 06-09-1937 1884 1884
Jim St.Vrain Butte, Montana 06-12-1937 1902 1902
Bert Miller Flint, Michigan 06-14-1937 1897 1897
Al Krumm San Diego, California 06-15-1937 1889 1889
Willie Adams Albany, New York 06-18-1937 1912 1919
Pop Joy Washington, D.C. 06-28-1937 1884 1884
Jerry Upp Sandusky, Ohio 06-30-1937 1909 1909
Pete O'Brien York Township, Illinois 06-30-1937 1887 1890
Russ Hall Los Angeles, California 07-01-1937 1898 1901
Joe Yeager Detroit, Michigan 07-02-1937 1898 1908
Tully Sparks Anniston, Alabama 07-15-1937 1897 1910
Fred Jacklitsch Brooklyn, New York 07-18-1937 1900 1917
Sam Woodruff Cincinnati, Ohio 07-22-1937 1904 1910
Phil Saylor West Alexandria, Ohio 07-23-1937 1891 1891
Pete Fries Chicago, Illinois 07-29-1937 1883 1884
Bruno Block South Milwaukee, Wisconsin 08-06-1937 1907 1914
John Keefe Fitchburg, Massachusetts 08-09-1937 1890 1890
Duff Cooley Dallas, Texas 08-09-1937 1893 1905
Bunk Congalton Cleveland, Ohio 08-19-1937 1902 1907
George Wright Boston, Massachusetts 08-21-1937 1876 1882
Jim Galligan Bronx, New York 08-22-1937 1889 1889
Stan Rees Lexington, Kentucky 08-30-1937 1918 1918
Gene Connell Waverly, New York 08-31-1937 1931 1931
Harry Stovey New Bedford, Massachusetts 09-20-1937 1880 1893
George Shoch Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 09-30-1937 1886 1897
Mickey Devine Albany, New York 10-01-1937 1918 1925
Hank Gastright Cold Spring, Kentucky 10-09-1937 1889 1896
Clyde Hatter Yosemite, Kentucky 10-16-1937 1935 1937
Charlie Starr Pasadena, California 10-18-1937 1905 1909
John Singleton Dayton, Ohio 10-23-1937 1922 1922
Jesse Whiting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10-28-1937 1902 1907
Gus Shallix Cincinnati, Ohio 10-28-1937 1884 1885
Ed Walsh Meriden, Connecticut 10-31-1937 1928 1932
Benny Frey Spring Arbor Township, Michigan 11-01-1937 1929 1936
Fred Andrus Detroit, Michigan 11-10-1937 1876 1884
Peek-A-Boo Veach Indianapolis, Indiana 11-12-1937 1884 1890
Jack O'Connor St. Louis, Missouri 11-14-1937 1887 1910
Dick Burns Holyoke, Massachusetts 11-16-1937 1883 1885
Bill Merritt Lowell, Massachusetts 11-17-1937 1891 1899
John Hibbard Hollywood, California 11-17-1937 1884 1884
Cub Stricker Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11-19-1937 1882 1893
Welday Walker Steubenville, Ohio 11-23-1937 1884 1884
Ben Conroy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11-25-1937 1890 1890
Andy Bednar Graham, Texas 11-26-1937 1930 1931
Frank Chapman Newburgh, New York 12-02-1937 1887 1887
John Lovett Murray City, Ohio 12-05-1937 1903 1903
Joe Battin Akron, Ohio 12-10-1937 1876 1890
Rube Benton Dothan, Alabama 12-12-1937 1910 1925
Frank Boyd Oil City, Pennsylvania 12-16-1937 1893 1893
Charlie Reilly Los Angeles, California 12-16-1937 1889 1897

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1937


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