Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2017

MLB Players That Died in 2017

Yogi Berra was looking up at the scoreboard on Old Timers' Day, saw the list of Yankee greats who had recently died, and said, "Boy, I hope I never see my name up there." The research below, by Baseball Almanac, allows you to "check the scoreboard" and see every ballplayer who died during any given year.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The list of baseball players who died are sorted by default in alphabetical order, using the player's last name. However, you can sort the data to meet your needs. Click where it says "Died In" and the data will be sorted by the place of death. Click "Date of Death" and see it listed chronologically, for the given year. Debut Year and Final Year (in the majors) are also sortable.

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"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 2017

MLB Players Who Died in 2017 | Return To Players by Year of Death

Daryl Spencer Wichita, Kansas 01-02-2017 1952 1963
Greg Jelks Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 01-06-2017 1987 1987
Bob Sadowski St. Louis, Missouri 01-06-2017 1960 1963
Dan Porter Decatur, Illinois 01-07-2017 1951 1951
Bill Champion Shelby, North Carolina 01-07-2017 1969 1976
Jackie Brown Holdenville, Oklahoma 01-08-2017 1970 1977
Red Adams Fresno, California 01-18-2017 1946 1946
Dick Starr Kittanning, Pennsylvania 01-18-2017 1947 1951
Walt Streuli Greensboro, North Carolina 01-19-2017 1954 1956
Ken Wright Pensacola, Florida 01-21-2017 1970 1974
Andy Marte Casa de Alto, Duarte, Dominican Republic 01-22-2017 2005 2014
Yordano Ventura Juan Adrián, Monseñor Nouel, Dominican Republic 01-22-2017 2013 2016
Morris Nettles Venice, California 01-24-2017 1974 1975
Bob Bowman San Jose, California 01-27-2017 1955 1959
Mark Brownson Lake Worth, Florida 02-01-2017 1998 2000
Harry MacPherson Englewood, Florida 02-19-2017 1944 1944
Fenton Mole Danville, California 02-20-2017 1949 1949
Ned Garver Bryan, Ohio 02-26-2017 1948 1961
Bill Hands Orlando, Florida 03-09-2017 1965 1975
Bob Bruce Plano, Texas 03-14-2017 1959 1967
Jose Zardon Tamarac, Florida 03-21-2017 1945 1945
Mark Higgins Duluth, Georgia 03-22-2017 1989 1989
Dallas Green Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 03-22-2017 1960 1967
Jack Faszholz Belle, Missouri 03-25-2017 1953 1953
Todd Frohwirth Waukesha, Wisconsin 03-26-2017 1987 1996
Ruben Amaro Weston, Florida 03-31-2017 1958 1969
Roy Sievers Spanish Lake, Missouri 04-03-2017 1949 1965
Bob Cerv Blair, Nebraska 04-06-2017 1951 1962
Vic Barnhart Hagerstown, Maryland 04-13-2017 1944 1946
Vic Albury Tampa, Florida 04-18-2017 1973 1976
Luis Olmo San Juan, Puerto Rico 04-28-2017 1943 1951
Sam Mele Quincy, Massachusetts 05-01-2017 1947 1956
Bob Kuzava Wyandotte, Michigan 05-15-2017 1946 1957
Steve Waterbury Marion, Illinois 05-19-2017 1976 1976
Dave McDonald Pompano Beach, Florida 05-19-2017 1969 1971
Ed Mierkowicz Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 05-19-2017 1945 1950
Jim Bunning Fort Thomas, Kentucky 05-26-2017 1955 1971
Herm Starrette Statesville, North Carolina 06-02-2017 1963 1965
Jim Piersall Wheaton, Illinois 06-03-2017 1950 1967
Hector Wagner Passaic, New Jersey 06-05-2017 1990 1991
Bob Zick Sun City, Arizona 06-12-2017 1954 1954
Anthony Young Houston, Texas 06-27-2017 1991 1996
Bob Perry New Bern, North Carolina 07-02-2017 1963 1964
Gene Conley Foxboro, Massachusetts 07-04-2017 1952 1963
Dom Zanni Massapequa, New York 07-06-2017 1958 1966
Bill Wilson Roseville, California 07-16-2017 1950 1955
John Rheinecker St. Louis, Missouri 07-18-2017 2006 2007
Lee May Cincinnati, Ohio 07-29-2017 1965 1982
Darren Daulton Clearwater, Florida 08-06-2017 1983 1997
Don Baylor Austin, Texas 08-07-2017 1970 1988
Danny Walton Morgan, Utah 08-09-2017 1968 1980
Don Gross Weidman, Michigan 08-10-2017 1955 1960
Paul Casanova Hialeah, Florida 08-12-2017 1965 1974
Paul Schaal Waikoloa, Hawaii 09-01-2017 1964 1974
Stan Swanson Fallbrook, California 09-01-2017 1971 1971
Tom Wright Shelby, North Carolina 09-05-2017 1948 1956
Gene Michael Oldsmar, Florida 09-07-2017 1966 1975
Jim Donohue St. Louis, Missouri 09-09-2017 1961 1962
Dave Hilton Scottsdale, Arizona 09-17-2017 1972 1975
Garry Hill Charlotte, North Carolina 09-20-2017 1969 1969
Mickey Harrington Hattiesburg, Mississippi 09-20-2017 1963 1963
Ed Phillips Wells, Maine 09-20-2017 1970 1970
Solly Hemus Houston, Texas 10-02-2017 1949 1959
John Herrnstein Chillicothe, Ohio 10-03-2017 1962 1966
Jim Landis Napa, California 10-07-2017 1957 1967
Don Lock Wichita, Kansas 10-08-2017 1962 1969
Mike McQueen Batesville, Arkansas 10-09-2017 1969 1974
Roy Hawes Ringgold, Georgia 10-09-2017 1951 1951
Daniel Webb Waverly, Tennessee 10-14-2017 2013 2016
Ed Barnowski Naples, Florida 10-17-2017 1965 1966
Chuck Churn Lady Lake, Florida 10-21-2017 1957 1959
Darrell Osteen Palm Desert, California 10-22-2017 1965 1970
Ross Powell Lucas, Texas 10-25-2017 1993 1995
Al Richter Virginia Beach, Virginia 10-29-2017 1951 1953
Bob Talbot Visalia, California 10-31-2017 1953 1954
Gene Verble Kannapolis, North Carolina 11-04-2017 1951 1953
Rick Stelmaszek Chicago, Illinois 11-06-2017 1971 1974
Roy Halladay Holiday, Florida 11-07-2017 1998 2013
Don Prince Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 11-08-2017 1962 1962
Rance Pless Greeneville, Tennessee 11-11-2017 1956 1956
Jim Rivera Fort Wayne, Indiana 11-13-2017 1952 1961
Bobby Doerr Junction City, Oregon 11-13-2017 1937 1951
Tommy Moore Pioneertown, California 11-16-2017 1972 1977
Bob Borkowski Dayton, Ohio 11-18-2017 1950 1955
Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez Havana, Cuba 11-23-2017 2014 2014
Dick Gernert Reading, Pennsylvania 11-30-2017 1952 1962
Ernie Fazio Danville, California 12-01-2017 1962 1966
Tracy Stallard Kingsport, Tennessee 12-06-2017 1960 1966
Manny Jimenez New York, New York 12-11-2017 1962 1969
Frank Lary Tuscaloosa, Alabama 12-13-2017 1954 1965
Doug Gallagher Fremont, Ohio 12-17-2017 1962 1962
Angelo Dagres Rowley, Massachusetts 12-23-2017 1955 1955
Jerry Kindall Tucson, Arizona 12-24-2017 1956 1965
Ken Poulsen Fresno, California 12-28-2017 1967 1967
Al Luplow Saginaw, Michigan 12-28-2017 1961 1967

MLB Players Who Died in 2017 | Research by Baseball Almanac

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