Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2004

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 2004

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
John Stoneham Owasso, Oklahoma 01-01-2004 1933 1933
Paul Hopkins Middletown, Connecticut 01-02-2004 1927 1929
Taylor Duncan Asheville, North Carolina 01-03-2004 1977 1978
Leon Wagner Los Angeles, California 01-03-2004 1958 1969
Tug McGraw Brentwood, Tennessee 01-05-2004 1965 1984
Ewald Pyle DuQuoin, Illinois 01-10-2004 1939 1945
Mike Goliat Seven Hills, Ohio 01-13-2004 1949 1952
Jim Devlin Danville, Pennsylvania 01-15-2004 1944 1944
Gus Suhr Scottsdale, Arizona 01-15-2004 1930 1940
Hersh Freeman Orlando, Florida 01-17-2004 1952 1958
Harry Brecheen Bethany, Oklahoma 01-17-2004 1940 1953
Tommy Glaviano Sacramento, California 01-19-2004 1949 1953
Lloyd Merriman Fresno, California 01-20-2004 1949 1955
Johnny Blatnik Lansing, Ohio 01-21-2004 1948 1950
Ted Tappe Wenatchee, Washington 02-13-2004 1950 1955
Charlie Fox Stanford, California 02-16-2004 1942 1942
Andy Seminick Melbourne, Florida 02-22-2004 1943 1957
Gene Bearden Alexander City, Alabama 03-18-2004 1947 1953
Bob Cremins Pelham Manor, New York 03-27-2004 1927 1927
Al Cuccinello Malverne, New York 03-29-2004 1935 1935
George Bamberger North Redington Beach, Florida 04-04-2004 1951 1959
Lou Berberet Las Vegas, Nevada 04-06-2004 1954 1960
Ken Johnson Wichita, Kansas 04-06-2004 1947 1952
Frank Seward Elmira, New York 04-12-2004 1943 1944
Sam Nahem Berkeley, California 04-19-2004 1938 1948
Floyd Giebell Wilkesboro, North Carolina 04-28-2004 1939 1941
Moe Burtschy Delhi Township, Ohio 05-02-2004 1950 1956
Darrell Johnson Fairfield, California 05-03-2004 1952 1962
Joe Lafata Roseville, Michigan 05-06-2004 1947 1949
Wayne McLeland Houston, Texas 05-09-2004 1951 1952
Rip Coleman Wolfeboro, New Hampshire 05-14-2004 1955 1960
Bill Hoffman Roxborough, Pennsylvania 05-14-2004 1939 1939
Buster Narum Clearwater, Florida 05-17-2004 1963 1967
Joe Cleary Yonkers, New York 06-03-2004 1945 1945
Chris Kitsos Mobile, Alabama 06-07-2004 1954 1954
Mack Jones Atlanta, Georgia 06-08-2004 1961 1971
George Hausmann Boerne, Texas 06-16-2004 1944 1949
Hal Toenes Tampa, Florida 06-28-2004 1947 1947
Tony Lupien Norwich, Vermont 07-09-2004 1940 1948
Art Rebel Tampa, Florida 07-10-2004 1938 1945
Roger Marquis Holyoke, Massachusetts 07-19-2004 1955 1955
Ruben Gomez Carolina, Puerto Rico 07-26-2004 1953 1967
Mike Schultz East Syracuse, New York 08-02-2004 1947 1947
Pete Center Campton, Kentucky 08-08-2004 1942 1946
Jim Nelson Sacramento, California 08-22-2004 1970 1971
Hank Borowy Brick, New Jersey 08-23-2004 1942 1951
Hal Epps Houston, Texas 08-25-2004 1938 1944
Willie Crawford Los Angeles, California 08-27-2004 1964 1977
Frenchy Uhalt Walnut Creek, California 09-03-2004 1934 1934
Bob Boyd Wichita, Kansas 09-07-2004 1951 1961
Hal Reniff Ontario, California 09-07-2004 1961 1967
Cy Block Manhasset, New York 09-22-2004 1942 1946
Victor Cruz Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic 09-26-2004 1978 1983
Ken Brondell Van Nuys, California 10-03-2004 1944 1944
John Cerutti Toronto, Ontario, Canada 10-03-2004 1985 1991
Norm Schlueter Belleville, Illinois 10-06-2004 1938 1944
Johnny Sturm St. Louis, Missouri 10-08-2004 1941 1941
Tony Giuliani St. Paul, Minnesota 10-08-2004 1936 1943
Ken Caminiti Bronx, New York 10-10-2004 1987 2001
Mike Blyzka Cheyenne, Wyoming 10-13-2004 1953 1954
Ray Boone San Diego, California 10-17-2004 1948 1960
Chuck Hiller St. Pete Beach, Florida 10-20-2004 1961 1968
Jim Bucher Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 10-21-2004 1934 1945
Jim McDonald Kingman, Arizona 10-23-2004 1950 1958
Bobby Avila Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico 10-26-2004 1949 1959
Russ Derry Kansas City, Missouri 10-26-2004 1944 1949
Damon Phillips Fort Worth, Texas 11-04-2004 1942 1946
Jesse Gonder Oakland, California 11-14-2004 1960 1967
Floyd Baker Youngstown, Ohio 11-16-2004 1943 1955
Frank Baldwin Beaver, Ohio 11-18-2004 1953 1953
Brian Traxler San Antonio, Texas 11-19-2004 1990 1990
Tom Haller Los Angeles, California 11-26-2004 1961 1972
Connie Johnson Kansas City, Missouri 11-28-2004 1953 1958
Harry Danning Valparaiso, Indiana 11-29-2004 1933 1942
Andre Rodgers Nassau, Bahamas 12-13-2004 1957 1967
Rod Kanehl Palm Springs, California 12-14-2004 1962 1964
Danny Doyle Stillwater, Oklahoma 12-14-2004 1943 1943
Bobby Mattick Scottsdale, Arizona 12-16-2004 1938 1942
Ted Abernathy Gastonia, North Carolina 12-16-2004 1955 1972
Glenn Vaughan Houston, Texas 12-18-2004 1963 1963
Doug Ault Tarpon Springs, Florida 12-22-2004 1976 1980
Johnny Oates Richmond, Virginia 12-24-2004 1970 1981
Xavier Rescigno Sun City West, Arizona 12-25-2004 1943 1945
Ernest Groth Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 12-27-2004 1947 1949
Ken Burkhart Knoxville, Tennessee 12-29-2004 1945 1949
Gus Niarhos Harrisonburg, Virginia 12-29-2004 1946 1955
Charlie Cozart Lenoir, North Carolina 12-31-2004 1945 1945

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2004


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