Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1960

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 1960

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
George Winkelman Washington, D.C. 05-19-1960 1886 1886
Jack Leiper West Goshen, Pennsylvania 08-23-1960 1891 1891
Mike Kilroy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10-02-1960 1888 1891
Fritz Clausen Memphis, Tennessee 02-11-1960 1892 1896
Abbie Johnson Detroit, Michigan 11-28-1960 1896 1897
Walter Thornton Los Angeles, California 07-14-1960 1895 1898
Leo Fishel Hempstead, New York 05-19-1960 1899 1899
Kid Carsey Miami, Florida 03-29-1960 1891 1901
Fred Crolius Ormond Beach, Florida 08-25-1960 1901 1902
Ed Wheeler Ft. Worth, Texas 08-15-1960 1902 1902
George Hildebrand Reseda, California 05-30-1960 1902 1902
Dummy Leitner Baltimore, Maryland 02-20-1960 1901 1902
Dan Kerwin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 07-13-1960 1903 1903
Harry McChesney Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 08-11-1960 1904 1904
Punch Knoll Evansville, Indiana 02-08-1960 1905 1905
Charlie Fallon Kings Park, New York 06-10-1960 1905 1905
Noodles Hahn Candler, North Carolina 02-06-1960 1899 1906
Weldon Henley Palatka, Florida 11-16-1960 1903 1907
Hub Hart Fort Wayne, Indiana 10-10-1960 1905 1907
Tommy Corcoran Plainfield, Connecticut 06-25-1960 1890 1907
Jess Orndorff Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California 09-28-1960 1907 1907
Jim Holmes Jacksonville, Florida 03-10-1960 1906 1908
Billy Maloney Breckenridge, Texas 09-02-1960 1901 1908
Charlie Hartman Los Angeles, California 10-22-1960 1908 1908
Irish McIlveen Lorain, Ohio 10-18-1960 1906 1909
Joe Bernard Springfield, Illinois 09-22-1960 1909 1909
Harry Redmond Cleveland, Ohio 07-10-1960 1909 1909
Bull Durham Bentley, Kansas 06-28-1960 1904 1909
Chet Carmichael Rochester, New York 08-22-1960 1909 1909
Lou Schettler Youngstown, Ohio 05-01-1960 1910 1910
Kip Dowd Holyoke, Massachusetts 12-20-1960 1910 1910
Lew Brockett Norris City, Illinois 09-19-1960 1907 1911
Danny Mahoney Utica, New York 09-28-1960 1911 1911
Palmer Hildebrand North Canton, Ohio 01-25-1960 1913 1913
Henry Keupper Marion, Illinois 08-14-1960 1914 1914
Ed Kippert Detroit, Michigan 06-03-1960 1914 1914
Ed McCreery Sacramento, California 10-19-1960 1914 1914
Ralph Mattis Williamsport, Pennsylvania 09-13-1960 1914 1914
Jim Eschen Sloatsburg, New York 09-27-1960 1915 1915
Fred Clarke Winfield, Kansas 08-14-1960 1894 1915
Howie Camnitz Louisville, Kentucky 03-02-1960 1904 1915
Russ Ford Rockingham, North Carolina 01-24-1960 1909 1915
Al Braithwood Rowlesburg, West Virginia 11-24-1960 1915 1915
Jack Warhop Freeport, Illinois 10-04-1960 1908 1915
Bill Warren Whiteville, Tennessee 01-28-1960 1914 1915
Dan Tipple Omaha, Nebraska 03-26-1960 1915 1915
Jack Wallace Winnfield, Louisiana 10-15-1960 1915 1915
Leo Murphy Racine, Wisconsin 08-12-1960 1915 1915
George Perring Beloit, Wisconsin 08-20-1960 1908 1915
George Chalmers Bronx, New York 08-05-1960 1910 1916
Wilbur Fisher Welch, West Virginia 10-24-1960 1916 1916
Howie Camp Eastaboga, Alabama 05-08-1960 1917 1917
Jack Onslow Concord, Massachusetts 12-22-1960 1912 1917
Bunny Fabrique Ann Arbor, Michigan 01-10-1960 1916 1917
Jimmy Lavender Cartersville, Georgia 01-12-1960 1912 1917
George Cochran Harbor City, California 05-21-1960 1918 1918
Bobby Wallace Torrance, California 11-03-1960 1894 1918
Marty Kavanagh Taylor, Michigan 07-28-1960 1914 1918
Armando Marsans Havana, Cuba 09-03-1960 1911 1918
Terry Turner Cleveland, Ohio 07-18-1960 1901 1919
Merlin Kopp Sacramento, California 05-06-1960 1915 1919
Rip Jordan Meriden, Connecticut 06-05-1960 1912 1919
Charlie Whitehouse Indianapolis, Indiana 07-19-1960 1914 1919
Lew Groh Rochester, New York 10-20-1960 1919 1919
Oscar Tuero Houston, Texas 10-21-1960 1918 1920
Charlie High Oak Grove, Oregon 09-11-1960 1919 1920
Bill Killefer Elsmere, Delaware 07-03-1960 1909 1921
Art Wilson Chicago, Illinois 06-12-1960 1908 1921
Ray Gordinier Rochester, New York 11-15-1960 1921 1922
Ricardo Torres Regla, Cuba 04-17-1960 1920 1922
Uke Clanton Antlers, Oklahoma 02-24-1960 1922 1922
Red Causey Avon Park, Florida 11-11-1960 1918 1922
Fred Schemanske Detroit, Michigan 02-18-1960 1923 1923
Tige Stone Jacksonville, Florida 01-01-1960 1923 1923
Joe Connolly San Francisco, California 03-30-1960 1921 1924
Frank Parkinson Trenton, New Jersey 07-04-1960 1921 1924
Frank Brower Baltimore, Maryland 11-20-1960 1920 1924
Pat Duncan Columbus, Ohio 07-17-1960 1915 1924
John Kelleher Brighton, Massachusetts 08-21-1960 1912 1924
Al Kellett New York, New York 07-14-1960 1923 1924
Herman Pillette Sacramento, California 04-30-1960 1917 1924
Everett Scott Fort Wayne, Indiana 11-02-1960 1914 1926
Stuffy McInnis Ipswich, Massachusetts 02-16-1960 1909 1927
Gus Felix Montgomery, Alabama 05-12-1960 1923 1927
Paul Hinson Muskogee, Oklahoma 09-23-1960 1928 1928
Clay Van Alstyne Hudson, New York 01-05-1960 1927 1928
Al Nixon Opelousas, Louisiana 11-09-1960 1915 1928
Pat Collins Kansas City, Kansas 05-20-1960 1919 1929
Art Nehf Phoenix, Arizona 12-18-1960 1915 1929
Joe Klinger Little Rock, Arkansas 07-31-1960 1927 1930
Bob Osborn Paris, Arkansas 04-19-1960 1925 1931
Gordon Rhodes Long Beach, California 03-22-1960 1929 1936
Joe Martin Buffalo, New York 09-28-1960 1936 1938
Gibby Brack Greenville, Texas 01-20-1960 1937 1939
Harry Dean Rockmart, Georgia 06-01-1960 1941 1941
Vallie Eaves Norman, Oklahoma 04-19-1960 1935 1942
Mack Stewart Macon, Georgia 03-21-1960 1944 1945
Joe Krakauskas Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 07-08-1960 1937 1946
Ken Gables Walnut Grove, Missouri 01-02-1960 1945 1947
Ken Landenberger Cleveland, Ohio 07-28-1960 1952 1952
Vern Bickford Richmond, Virginia 05-06-1960 1948 1954
Bob Thorpe San Diego, California 03-17-1960 1955 1955
Dixie Howell Hollywood, Florida 03-18-1960 1940 1958

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1960


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