Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1966

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 1966

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Gussie Gannon Erie, Pennsylvania 04-12-1966 1895 1895
Alex Pearson Rochester, Pennsylvania 10-30-1966 1902 1903
Jesse Purnell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 07-04-1966 1904 1904
Rip Vowinkel Oswego, New York 07-13-1966 1905 1905
Joe Harris Melrose, Massachusetts 04-12-1966 1905 1907
Tacks Neuer Northumberland, Pennsylvania 01-14-1966 1907 1907
Lew Moren Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11-02-1966 1903 1910
Pat Donahue Springfield, Ohio 01-31-1966 1908 1910
Elmer Steele Rhinebeck, New York 03-09-1966 1907 1911
Herman Young Ipswich, Massachusetts 12-13-1966 1911 1911
Flame Delhi San Rafael, California 05-09-1966 1912 1912
Ray Rolling St. Paul, Minnesota 08-25-1966 1912 1912
Mike Loan Springfield, Pennsylvania 11-12-1966 1912 1912
Bill Cramer Fort Wayne, Indiana 09-11-1966 1912 1912
Tommy McMillan Orlando, Florida 07-15-1966 1908 1912
Roy Moran Atlanta, Georgia 07-18-1966 1912 1912
Harry Hanson Savannah, Georgia 10-05-1966 1913 1913
Joe Willis Ironton, Ohio 12-04-1966 1911 1913
Bill Stumpf Crownsville, Maryland 02-14-1966 1912 1913
Harry Hedgpeth Richmond, Virginia 07-30-1966 1913 1913
Maury Kent Iowa City, Iowa 04-19-1966 1912 1913
Jack Rowan Dayton, Ohio 09-29-1966 1906 1914
Luther Bonin Sycamore, Ohio 01-03-1966 1913 1914
Rinaldo Williams Cottonwood, Arizona 04-24-1966 1914 1914
Jim Stevens Baltimore, Maryland 09-25-1966 1914 1914
Ralph McConnaughey Detroit, Michigan 06-04-1966 1914 1914
Elmer Johnson Hollywood, Florida 10-31-1966 1914 1914
Parson Perryman Starke, Florida 09-12-1966 1915 1915
Tom Connolly Boston, Massachusetts 05-14-1966 1915 1915
Frank Delahanty Cleveland, Ohio 07-22-1966 1905 1915
Pug Cavet San Luis Obispo, California 08-04-1966 1911 1915
George O'Brien Columbus, Ohio 03-24-1966 1915 1915
Denney Wilie Hayward, California 06-20-1966 1911 1915
Finners Quinlan Scranton, Pennsylvania 02-17-1966 1913 1915
Arnold Hauser Aurora, Illinois 05-22-1966 1910 1915
Wheezer Dell Lone Pine, California 08-24-1966 1912 1917
Lee Gooch Raleigh, North Carolina 05-18-1966 1915 1917
William Rumler Lincoln, Nebraska 05-26-1966 1914 1917
Earl Blackburn Mansfield, Ohio 08-03-1966 1912 1917
Ralph Comstock Toledo, Ohio 09-13-1966 1913 1918
Jack Coffey Bronx, New York 02-14-1966 1909 1918
Jake Munch Lansdowne, Pennsylvania 06-08-1966 1918 1918
Joe Casey Melrose, Massachusetts 06-02-1966 1909 1918
Bill Bolden Jefferson City, Tennessee 12-08-1966 1919 1919
Red Smith Atlanta, Georgia 10-11-1966 1911 1919
Lee Magee Columbus, Ohio 03-14-1966 1911 1919
Rolla Mapel San Diego, California 04-06-1966 1919 1919
Bill McCabe Chicago, Illinois 09-02-1966 1918 1920
Walt Walsh Avon By The Sea, New Jersey 01-15-1966 1920 1920
Joel Newkirk Eldorado, Illinois 01-22-1966 1919 1920
Oscar Dugey Dallas, Texas 01-01-1966 1913 1920
Bill Morrisette Virginia Beach, Virginia 03-25-1966 1915 1920
Gene Paulette Little Rock, Arkansas 02-08-1966 1911 1920
Bernie Henderson Linden, Texas 06-06-1966 1921 1921
John Sullivan Milton, Pennsylvania 04-01-1966 1920 1921
Hippo Vaughn Chicago, Illinois 05-29-1966 1908 1921
Sam Dodge Utica, New York 04-05-1966 1921 1922
Marty Krug Glendale, California 06-27-1966 1912 1922
Frank Withrow Omaha, Nebraska 09-05-1966 1920 1922
Goldie Rapp LaMesa, California 07-01-1966 1921 1923
Moe Solomon Miami, Florida 06-25-1966 1923 1923
Rollie Naylor Fort Worth, Texas 06-18-1966 1917 1924
George Burns Gloversville, New York 08-15-1966 1911 1925
Dick Cox Morro Bay, California 06-01-1966 1925 1926
Tom Gulley St. Charles, Arkansas 11-24-1966 1923 1926
Chappie Geygan Columbus, Ohio 03-15-1966 1924 1926
Herb McQuaid Richmond, California 04-04-1966 1923 1926
Al DeVormer Grand Rapids, Michigan 08-29-1966 1918 1927
Bobby Schang Sacramento, California 08-29-1966 1914 1927
Art Decatur Talladega, Alabama 04-25-1966 1922 1927
Frank Bennett Wilmington, Delaware 03-18-1966 1927 1928
Elmer Yoter Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 07-26-1966 1921 1928
Grady Adkins Little Rock, Arkansas 03-31-1966 1928 1929
Fred Fussell Syracuse, New York 10-23-1966 1922 1929
Homer Summa Los Angeles, California 01-29-1966 1920 1930
Johnny Morrison Louisville, Kentucky 03-20-1966 1920 1930
Al Grabowski Memphis, New York 10-29-1966 1929 1930
Hank Gowdy Columbus, Ohio 08-01-1966 1910 1930
Patsy Gharrity Beloit, Wisconsin 10-10-1966 1916 1930
Bill Henderson Pensacola, Florida 10-06-1966 1930 1930
Andy Reese Tupelo, Mississippi 01-10-1966 1927 1930
Bill Cronin Newton, Massachusetts 10-26-1966 1928 1931
Lil Stoner Enid, Oklahoma 06-26-1966 1922 1931
Rube Bressler Cincinnati, Ohio 11-07-1966 1914 1932
Garland Braxton Norfolk, Virginia 02-25-1966 1921 1933
Chuck Dressen Detroit, Michigan 08-10-1966 1925 1933
Marty McManus St. Louis, Missouri 02-18-1966 1920 1934
Dick Ward Freeland, Washington 05-30-1966 1934 1935
Doc Farrell Livingston, New Jersey 12-20-1966 1925 1935
Sam Jones Barnesville, Ohio 07-06-1966 1914 1935
Jack Peerson Ft. Walton Beach, Florida 10-23-1966 1935 1936
Bing Miller Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 05-07-1966 1921 1936
Bill Walker East St. Louis, Illinois 06-14-1966 1927 1936
John Gaddy Albemarle, North Carolina 05-03-1966 1938 1938
Jumbo Brown Freeport, New York 10-02-1966 1925 1941
Jack Niemes Hamilton, Ohio 03-04-1966 1943 1943
Hack Miller Dallas, Texas 11-21-1966 1944 1945
Mike Milosevich East Chicago, Indiana 02-04-1966 1944 1945
Pete Fox Detroit, Michigan 07-05-1966 1933 1945
Rex Cecil Long Beach, California 10-30-1966 1944 1945
Dick Barrett Seattle, Washington 10-30-1966 1933 1945
Lou Finney Lafayette, Alabama 04-22-1966 1931 1947
Mike Tresh Detroit, Michigan 10-04-1966 1938 1949
Aaron Robinson Lancaster, South Carolina 03-09-1966 1943 1951
Sam Zoldak New Hyde Park, New York 08-25-1966 1944 1952
Cliff Fannin Sandusky, Ohio 12-11-1966 1945 1952
Bob Swift Detroit, Michigan 10-17-1966 1940 1953
Bob Elliott San Diego, California 05-04-1966 1939 1953
Stover McIlwain Buffalo, New York 01-15-1966 1957 1958

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1966


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