Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2002

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 2002

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Al Smith Hammond, Indiana 01-03-2002 1953 1964
Adrian Zabala Jacksonville, Florida 01-04-2002 1945 1949
Fred Taylor Columbus, Ohio 01-06-2002 1950 1952
Harry Marnie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 01-07-2002 1940 1942
Ray Yochim New Orleans, Louisiana 01-26-2002 1948 1949
Reggie Sanders Los Angeles, California 01-27-2002 1974 1974
Harry Chiti Haines City, Florida 01-31-2002 1950 1962
Andy Hansen Lake Worth, Florida 02-02-2002 1944 1953
Steve Roser Utica, New York 02-08-2002 1944 1946
Jim Spencer Fort Lauderdale, Florida 02-10-2002 1968 1982
Chet Clemens San Clemente, California 02-10-2002 1939 1944
Les Peden Jacksonville, Florida 02-11-2002 1953 1953
Frankie Crosetti Stockton, California 02-11-2002 1932 1948
Mike Darr Peoria, Arizona 02-15-2002 1999 2001
Bill Faul Cincinnati, Ohio 02-21-2002 1962 1970
Dykes Potter Greenup, Kentucky 02-27-2002 1938 1938
Clay Smith Winfield, Kansas 03-05-2002 1938 1940
Mickey Haslin Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 03-07-2002 1933 1938
Ted Sepkowski Severna Park, Maryland 03-08-2002 1942 1947
Al Cowens Downey, California 03-11-2002 1974 1986
Steve Gromek Clinton Township, Michigan 03-12-2002 1941 1957
Lefty Bertrand Dalles, Oregon 03-17-2002 1936 1936
Minnie Rojas Los Angeles, California 03-23-2002 1966 1968
Mace Brown Greensboro, North Carolina 03-24-2002 1935 1946
Whitey Wietelmann San Diego, California 03-26-2002 1939 1947
Karl Swanson Rock Island, Illinois 04-03-2002 1928 1929
Roy Nichols Hot Springs, Arkansas 04-03-2002 1944 1944
Paul Erickson Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 04-05-2002 1941 1948
Tom Sunkel Paris, Illinois 04-06-2002 1937 1944
Sam Dente Montclair, New Jersey 04-21-2002 1947 1955
John Davis Laurel, Mississippi 04-26-2002 1941 1941
Jerry Witte Houston, Texas 04-27-2002 1946 1947
Steve Rachunok Corona, California 05-11-2002 1940 1940
Bill Rodgers Worcester, Massachusetts 05-13-2002 1944 1945
Joe Black Scottsdale, Arizona 05-17-2002 1952 1957
Bob Poser Columbus, Wisconsin 05-21-2002 1932 1935
Joe Cascarella Baltimore, Maryland 05-22-2002 1934 1938
Warren Hacker Lenzburg, Illinois 05-22-2002 1948 1961
Fritz Ackley Duluth, Minnesota 05-22-2002 1963 1964
Paul Giel Minneapolis, Minnesota 05-22-2002 1954 1961
Wes Westrum Clearbrook, Minnesota 05-28-2002 1947 1957
Sam Page Greeville, South Carolina 05-29-2002 1939 1939
Hank Boney Lake Worth, Florida 06-12-2002 1927 1927
Jack Jenkins Tampa, Florida 06-18-2002 1962 1969
Ron Kline Callery, Pennsylvania 06-22-2002 1952 1970
Darryl Kile Chicago, Illinois 06-22-2002 1991 2002
Joe Antolick Catasauqua, Pennsylvania 06-25-2002 1944 1944
Ralph Erickson Chandler, Arizona 06-27-2002 1929 1930
Pete Gray Nanticoke, Pennsylvania 06-30-2002 1945 1945
Raul Sanchez Pembroke Pines, Florida 06-30-2002 1952 1960
Earl Francis Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 07-03-2002 1960 1965
Ted Williams Crystal River, Florida 07-05-2002 1939 1960
Lee Maye Riverside, California 07-17-2002 1959 1971
Del Wilber St. Petersburg, Florida 07-18-2002 1946 1954
Spec Shea New Haven, Connecticut 07-19-2002 1947 1955
Al Silvera Los Angeles, California 07-24-2002 1955 1956
Pete Coscarart Escondido, California 07-24-2002 1938 1946
Barney White Tyler, Texas 07-24-2002 1945 1945
Bob Barr Dover, New Hampshire 07-25-2002 1935 1935
Izzy Leon Miami, Florida 07-25-2002 1945 1945
Steve Souchock Dearborn, Michigan 07-28-2002 1946 1955
Hal Spindel San Clemente, California 07-28-2002 1939 1946
Mike Payne Dunnellon, Florida 08-04-2002 1984 1984
Willis Hudlin Little Rock, Arkansas 08-05-2002 1926 1944
Darrell Porter Sugar Creek, Missouri 08-05-2002 1971 1987
Enos Slaughter Durham, North Carolina 08-12-2002 1938 1959
Jack Creel Houston, Texas 08-13-2002 1945 1945
Arnie Moser Houston, Texas 08-15-2002 1937 1937
Johnny Roseboro Los Angeles, California 08-16-2002 1957 1970
Jimmy Bloodworth Apalachicola, Florida 08-17-2002 1937 1951
Hoyt Wilhelm Sarasota, Florida 08-23-2002 1952 1972
Jim Constable Johnson City, Tennessee 09-04-2002 1956 1963
Jim McKee Pickaway County, Ohio 09-14-2002 1972 1973
Eddie Shokes Winchester, Virginia 09-14-2002 1941 1946
Don Carlsen Denver, Colorado 09-22-2002 1948 1952
Ray Hayworth High Point, North Carolina 09-25-2002 1926 1945
Al Kvasnak Arcadia, California 09-26-2002 1942 1942
Eddie McGah Oakland, California 09-30-2002 1946 1947
Jodie Beeler Mesquite, Texas 10-08-2002 1944 1944
Joe Wood Old Saybrook, Connecticut 10-10-2002 1944 1944
Mel Harder Chardon, Ohio 10-20-2002 1928 1947
Ken Raffensberger York, Pennsylvania 11-10-2002 1939 1954
Ed Freed Rock Hill, South Carolina 11-15-2002 1942 1942
Dave McNally Billings, Montana 12-01-2002 1962 1975
Ben Wade Los Angeles, California 12-02-2002 1948 1955
Jug Thesenga Wichita, Kansas 12-03-2002 1944 1944
Clarence Beers Tucson, Arizona 12-06-2002 1948 1948
Johnny Lazor Renton, Washington 12-09-2002 1943 1946
Homer Spragins Minter City, Mississippi 12-10-2002 1947 1947
Earl Henry Zanesville, Ohio 12-10-2002 1944 1945
Mike Kosman Lafayette, Indiana 12-10-2002 1944 1944
Bob Loane Monterey, California 12-11-2002 1939 1940
Hank Arft St. Louis, Missouri 12-14-2002 1948 1952
Dick Stuart Redwood City, California 12-15-2002 1958 1969
Claude Crocker Clinton, South Carolina 12-19-2002 1944 1945
Bob Rinker Hazleton, Pennsylvania 12-19-2002 1950 1950
George Bullard Lynn, Massachusetts 12-23-2002 1954 1954
Frank Reiber Bradenton, Florida 12-26-2002 1933 1936

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2002


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