Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1962

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 1962

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Will Thompson Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 06-09-1962 1892 1892
Harvey Smith Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 11-12-1962 1896 1896
Bert Abbey Colchester, Vermont 06-11-1962 1892 1896
Buster Burrell Weymouth, Massachusetts 05-08-1962 1891 1897
Charlie Luskey Bethesda, Maryland 12-20-1962 1901 1901
Sport McAllister Wyandotte, Michigan 07-17-1962 1896 1903
Lee DeMontreville Pelham Manor, New York 03-22-1962 1903 1903
Elmer Bliss Bradford, Pennsylvania 03-18-1962 1903 1904
War Sanders Chattanooga, Tennessee 08-03-1962 1903 1904
Gus Hetling Wichita, Kansas 10-13-1962 1906 1906
Bob Peterson Evesham Township, New Jersey 11-27-1962 1906 1907
Del Mason Winter Park, Florida 12-31-1962 1904 1907
Abe Kruger Elmira, New York 07-04-1962 1908 1908
Rabbit Nill Fort Wayne, Indiana 05-24-1962 1904 1908
Jake Volz San Antonio, Texas 08-11-1962 1901 1908
Steve Melter Mishawaka, Indiana 01-28-1962 1909 1909
Champ Osteen Greenville, South Carolina 12-14-1962 1903 1909
Al Carson San Diego, California 11-26-1962 1910 1910
Dutch Lerchen Detroit, Michigan 01-07-1962 1910 1910
Bill Chambers Fort Wayne, Indiana 03-27-1962 1910 1910
Charlie French Indianapolis, Indiana 03-30-1962 1909 1910
Ed Moyer Jacksonville, Florida 11-18-1962 1910 1910
Josh Clarke Ventura, California 07-02-1962 1898 1911
John Black Rutherford, New Jersey 03-20-1962 1911 1911
Lefty Russell Baltimore, Maryland 01-22-1962 1910 1912
Jack Smith New York, New York 12-04-1962 1912 1912
Tillie Shafer Los Angeles, California 01-10-1962 1909 1913
Cy Morgan Wheeling, West Virginia 06-28-1962 1903 1913
Bernie Duffy Abilene, Texas 02-09-1962 1913 1913
Rube Geyer Ford Township, Minnesota 10-12-1962 1910 1913
Moose McCormick Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 07-09-1962 1904 1913
Bob Williams Nelsonville, Ohio 08-06-1962 1911 1913
Jim Scott Phoenix, Arizona 12-02-1962 1914 1914
Tiny Graham Nashville, Tennessee 12-29-1962 1914 1914
Dick Gossett Massillon, Ohio 10-06-1962 1913 1914
Billy Purtell Bradenton, Florida 03-17-1962 1908 1914
John Potts Cleveland, Ohio 09-05-1962 1914 1914
Dummy Murphy Tallahassee, Florida 08-10-1962 1914 1914
Charlie Meara Bronx, New York 02-08-1962 1914 1914
Mutt Williams Fayetteville, Arkansas 03-30-1962 1913 1914
Dan Woodman Danvers, Massachusetts 12-14-1962 1914 1915
Squiz Pillion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 09-30-1962 1915 1915
Charlie Schmutz Seattle, Washington 06-27-1962 1914 1915
Harry McCluskey Toledo, Ohio 06-07-1962 1915 1915
Fred Beck Havana, Illinois 03-12-1962 1909 1915
Sam Mayer Atlanta, Georgia 07-01-1962 1915 1915
Bill Herring Honesdale, Pennsylvania 09-10-1962 1915 1915
Tink Turner Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 02-25-1962 1915 1915
Harry Moran Beckley, West Virginia 11-28-1962 1912 1915
Red Lanning Bristol, Connecticut 06-13-1962 1916 1916
Cap Crowell Central Falls, Rhode Island 09-30-1962 1915 1916
Olaf Henriksen Norwood, Massachusetts 10-17-1962 1911 1917
Jimmy Walsh Syracuse, New York 07-03-1962 1912 1917
Dick Hoblitzell Parkersburg, West Virginia 11-14-1962 1908 1918
Earl Yingling Columbus, Ohio 10-02-1962 1911 1918
Ad Brennan Kansas City, Missouri 01-07-1962 1910 1918
Hugh High St. Louis, Missouri 11-16-1962 1913 1918
Dick Wheeler Lexington, Massachusetts 02-12-1962 1918 1918
George Anderson Cleveland, Ohio 05-28-1962 1914 1918
Bob Steele Ocala, Florida 01-27-1962 1916 1919
Milt Watson Pine Bluff, Arkansas 04-10-1962 1916 1919
Frank Kane Brockton, Massachusetts 12-02-1962 1915 1919
Al Demaree Los Angeles, California 04-30-1962 1912 1919
Ray Roberts Cruger, Mississippi 01-30-1962 1919 1919
Duke Shirey Hagerstown, Maryland 09-01-1962 1920 1920
Tim Murchison Liberty, North Carolina 10-20-1962 1917 1920
George Orme Indianapolis, Indiana 03-16-1962 1920 1920
Paul Speraw Cedar Rapids, Iowa 02-22-1962 1920 1920
Mutt Wilson Wildwood, Florida 08-31-1962 1920 1920
George Scott Philomath, Oregon 12-03-1962 1920 1920
Red Thomas Fremont, Ohio 03-22-1962 1921 1921
Jim Shaw Washington, D.C. 01-27-1962 1913 1921
Possum Whitted Wilmington, North Carolina 10-15-1962 1912 1922
Tom Sullivan Boston, Massachusetts 09-23-1962 1922 1922
Roy Walker New Orleans, Louisiana 02-10-1962 1912 1922
Carl Holling Santa Rosa, California 07-18-1962 1921 1922
Hal Janvrin Boston, Massachusetts 03-01-1962 1911 1922
Otto Miller Brooklyn, New York 03-29-1962 1910 1922
Burt Shotton Lake Wales, Florida 07-29-1962 1909 1923
Ralph Head Muscadine, Alabama 10-08-1962 1923 1923
Skipper Friday Gastonia, North Carolina 08-25-1962 1923 1923
Ray Powell Chillicothe, Missouri 10-16-1962 1913 1924
Al Mamaux Santa Monica, California 12-31-1962 1913 1924
Joe Martina New Orleans, Louisiana 03-22-1962 1924 1924
Sumpter Clarke Knoxville, Tennessee 03-16-1962 1920 1924
Ralph Shinners Milwaukee, Wisconsin 07-23-1962 1922 1925
Art Stokes Titusville, Pennsylvania 06-03-1962 1925 1925
Snooks Dowd Northampton, Massachusetts 04-04-1962 1919 1926
George Mogridge Rochester, New York 03-04-1962 1911 1927
Fred Bratschi Massillon, Ohio 01-10-1962 1921 1927
Lefty Willis Bethesda, Maryland 05-10-1962 1925 1927
Don Songer Kansas City, Missouri 10-03-1962 1924 1927
Frank Snyder San Antonio, Texas 01-05-1962 1912 1927
Les Mann Pasadena, California 01-14-1962 1913 1928
Steve O'Neill Cleveland, Ohio 01-26-1962 1911 1928
Russ Miller Bucyrus, Ohio 04-30-1962 1927 1928
Dutch Hoffman Belleville, Illinois 12-06-1962 1929 1929
Jack Cummings West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 10-05-1962 1926 1929
Jim Faulkner West Palm Beach, Florida 06-01-1962 1927 1930
Johnny Scalzi Port Chester, New York 09-27-1962 1931 1931
Hank Garrity Boston, Massachusetts 09-01-1962 1931 1931
Bill Norman Milwaukee, Wisconsin 04-21-1962 1931 1932
Nap Kloza Milwaukee, Wisconsin 06-11-1962 1931 1932
Joe Boley Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania 12-30-1962 1927 1932
Bill Akers Chattanooga, Tennessee 04-13-1962 1929 1932
Howard Craghead San Diego, California 07-14-1962 1931 1933
Jake Flowers Clearwater, Florida 12-27-1962 1923 1934
Max Bishop Waynesboro, Pennsylvania 02-24-1962 1924 1935
Whitey Hilcher Minneapolis, Minnesota 11-21-1962 1931 1936
Mickey Cochrane Lake Forest, Illinois 06-28-1962 1925 1937
Ben Cantwell Salem, Missouri 12-04-1962 1927 1937
Stan Sperry Evansville, Wisconsin 09-27-1962 1936 1938
Rip Radcliff Enid, Oklahoma 05-23-1962 1934 1943
Bob Katz St. Joseph, Michigan 12-14-1962 1944 1944
Joe Vosmik Cleveland, Ohio 01-27-1962 1930 1944
Vince Shupe Canton, Ohio 04-05-1962 1945 1945
Pep Young Jamestown, North Carolina 01-14-1962 1933 1945
Red Kress Los Angeles, California 11-29-1962 1927 1946
Harry Feldman Fort Smith, Arkansas 03-16-1962 1941 1946
Bobo Newsom Orlando, Florida 12-07-1962 1929 1953
Bill Bell Durham, North Carolina 10-11-1962 1952 1955

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1962


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