Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1970

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1970

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)

Player	Died In	Date of Death	Debut Year	Final Year
Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1970 A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Andy Oyler	East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania	10-24-1970	1902	1902
Frosty Thomas	St. Joseph, Missouri	03-18-1970	1905	1905
Andy Bruckmiller	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	01-12-1970	1905	1905
Mal Eason	Douglas, Arizona	04-16-1970	1900	1906
Sam Lanford	Woodruff, South Carolina	09-14-1970	1907	1907
Jack Flater	Westminster, Maryland	03-20-1970	1908	1908
Howie Gregory	Tulsa, Oklahoma	05-30-1970	1911	1911
Orlie Weaver	New Orleans, Louisiana	11-28-1970	1910	1911
Charley Moore	Portland, Oregon	07-29-1970	1912	1912
Harvey Grubb	Corpus Christi, Texas	01-25-1970	1912	1912
Gene Steinbrenner	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	04-25-1970	1912	1912
Fred Mitchell	Newton, Massachusetts	10-13-1970	1901	1913
Jim Haislip	Dallas, Texas	01-26-1970	1913	1913
Ben Spencer	Finksburg, Maryland	09-01-1970	1913	1913
Bill McAllester	Chattanooga, Tennessee	03-03-1970	1913	1913
Ed Mensor	Salem, Oregon	04-20-1970	1912	1914
Ducky Yount	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	05-09-1970	1914	1914
John Misse	St. Joseph, Missouri	03-18-1970	1914	1914
Zip Zabel	Beloit, Wisconsin	05-31-1970	1913	1915
Ross Reynolds	Ada, Oklahoma	06-23-1970	1914	1915
Ray Collins	Colchester, Vermont	01-09-1970	1909	1915
Fred Lamlein	Port Huron, Michigan	09-20-1970	1912	1915
Herbert Hill	Farmers Branch, Texas	09-02-1970	1915	1915
Everett Bankston	Griffin, Georgia	02-26-1970	1915	1915
Carl Ray	Lexington, North Carolina	04-02-1970	1915	1916
Jack Richardson	Marion, Illinois	01-18-1970	1915	1916
George Baumgardner	Barboursville, West Virginia	12-13-1970	1912	1916
Sailor Stroud	Stockton, California	04-11-1970	1910	1916
Ray Shook	South Bend, Indiana	09-16-1970	1916	1916
Nap Rucker	Alpharetta, Georgia	12-19-1970	1907	1916
Jim Park	Lexington, Kentucky	12-17-1970	1915	1917
Harry Wolter	Palo Alto, California	07-07-1970	1907	1917
Bill Leard	San Francisco, California	01-15-1970	1917	1917
Ed Murray	Cheyenne, Wyoming	11-08-1970	1917	1917
Ray Bates	Tucson, Arizona	08-15-1970	1913	1917
Ed Corey	Kenosha, Wisconsin	09-17-1970	1918	1918
Herb Hall	Fresno, California	07-01-1970	1918	1918
Red Smith	Bradenton, Florida	08-23-1970	1917	1918
Doc Bass	Macon, Georgia	01-12-1970	1918	1918
Jack Farmer	Columbia, Louisiana	05-21-1970	1916	1918
Jack Stansbury	Easton, Pennsylvania	12-26-1970	1918	1918
Ed Gerner	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	05-15-1970	1919	1919
Chick Gandil	Calistoga, California	12-13-1970	1910	1919
Walt Tragesser	Lafayette, Indiana	12-14-1970	1913	1920
Johnny Meador	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	04-11-1970	1920	1920
Lefty Leifield	Fairfax, Virginia	10-10-1970	1905	1920
Cy Fried	San Antonio, Texas	10-09-1970	1920	1920
George Mohart	Silver Creek, New York	10-02-1970	1920	1921
Harvey Freeman	Kalamazoo, Michigan	01-10-1970	1921	1921
Reuben Ewing	West Hartford, Connecticut	10-05-1970	1921	1921
Herb Hunter	Orlando, Florida	07-25-1970	1916	1921
Dave Robertson	Virginia Beach, Virginia	11-05-1970	1912	1922
Jimmie Long	Ft. Dodge, Iowa	09-14-1970	1922	1922
Doc Ozmer	Atlanta, Georgia	12-28-1970	1923	1923
Harry Shriver	Morgantown, West Virginia	01-21-1970	1922	1923
Bill Conroy	Chicago, Illinois	01-23-1970	1923	1923
Chick Gagnon	Wilmington, Delaware	04-30-1970	1922	1924
Joe Wyatt	Oblong, Illinois	12-05-1970	1924	1924
Ollie Voigt	Scottsdale, Arizona	04-07-1970	1924	1924
Dave Danforth	Baltimore, Maryland	09-19-1970	1911	1925
Heinie Odom	Rusk, Texas	08-31-1970	1925	1925
Johnny Stuart	Charleston, West Virginia	05-13-1970	1922	1925
Brad Springer	Birmingham, Michigan	01-04-1970	1925	1926
Red Shannon	Jersey City, New Jersey	04-12-1970	1915	1926
Bobby LaMotte	Chatham, Georgia	11-02-1970	1920	1926
Rufus Meadows	Wichita, Kansas	05-10-1970	1926	1926
John Churry	Zanesville, Ohio	02-08-1970	1924	1927
Dutch Ruether	Phoenix, Arizona	05-16-1970	1917	1927
Freddy Spurgeon	Kalamazoo, Michigan	11-05-1970	1924	1927
Bill Lamar	Rockport, Massachusetts	05-24-1970	1917	1927
Spencer Adams	Salt Lake City, Utah	11-24-1970	1923	1927
Doc Gautreau	Salt Lake City, Utah	08-23-1970	1925	1928
Emilio Palmero	Toledo, Ohio	07-15-1970	1915	1928
Ed Crowley	Birmingham, Alabama	04-14-1970	1928	1928
Willie Underhill	Bay City, Texas	10-26-1970	1927	1928
Ray Schalk	Chicago, Illinois	05-19-1970	1912	1929
Dan Jessee	Venice, Florida	04-30-1970	1929	1929
Art Delaney	Hayward, California	05-02-1970	1924	1929
Mike Cvengros	Hot Springs, Arkansas	08-02-1970	1922	1929
Johnny Mostil	Midlothian, Illinois	12-10-1970	1918	1929
Paul McCullough	New Castle, Pennsylvania	11-07-1970	1929	1929
Jimmy Welsh	Oakland, California	10-30-1970	1925	1930
Yats Wuestling	St. Louis, Missouri	04-26-1970	1929	1930
Biggs Wehde	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	09-21-1970	1930	1931
Casper Asbjornson	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	01-21-1970	1928	1932
Jakie May	Wendell, North Carolina	06-03-1970	1917	1932
Doug Taitt	Portland, Oregon	12-12-1970	1928	1932
Leo Moon	New Orleans, Louisiana	08-25-1970	1932	1932
Bob Adams	Jacksonville, Florida	03-06-1970	1931	1932
Eddie Rommel	Baltimore, Maryland	08-26-1970	1920	1932
Howard Maple	Portland, Oregon	11-09-1970	1932	1932
Urbane Pickering	Modesto, California	05-13-1970	1931	1932
Hank Patterson	Panorama City, California	09-30-1970	1932	1932
Johnny Lucas	Maryville, Illinois	10-31-1970	1931	1932
Hal McKain	Sacramento, California	01-24-1970	1927	1932
Jim Levey	Dallas, Texas	03-14-1970	1930	1933
Jumbo Elliott	Terre Haute, Indiana	01-07-1970	1923	1934
Joe Shaute	Scranton, Pennsylvania	02-21-1970	1922	1934
Red Kellett	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	11-03-1970	1934	1934
Charlie Wilson	Rochester, New York	12-19-1970	1931	1935
Wedo Martini	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	10-28-1970	1935	1935
Harvey Green	Franklin, Louisiana	07-24-1970	1935	1935
George Watkins	Austin, Texas	06-01-1970	1930	1936
Jim Winford	Miami, Oklahoma	12-16-1970	1932	1938
Ivy Andrews	Birmingham, Alabama	11-24-1970	1931	1938
Gene Ford	Emmetsburg, Iowa	09-07-1970	1936	1938
Oliver Hill	Decatur, Georgia	09-20-1970	1939	1939
Red Juelich	St. Louis, Missouri	12-25-1970	1939	1939
Bill Kerksieck	Stuttgart, Arkansas	03-11-1970	1939	1939
Alex Mustaikis	Scranton, Pennsylvania	01-17-1970	1940	1940
Charlie Root	Hollister, California	11-05-1970	1923	1941
Ripper Collins	New Haven, New York	04-15-1970	1931	1941
Chubby Dean	Riverside, New Jersey	12-21-1970	1936	1943
Orie Arntzen	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	01-28-1970	1943	1943
Dick Conger	Los Angeles, California	02-16-1970	1940	1943
Jake Mooty	Fort Worth, Texas	04-20-1970	1936	1944
Lee Riley	Schenectady, New York	09-13-1970	1944	1944
Jimmy Grant	Rochester, Minnesota	07-08-1970	1942	1944
Tony York	Hillsboro, Texas	04-18-1970	1944	1944
Joe Heving	Covington, Kentucky	04-11-1970	1930	1945
Johnny Hudson	Bryan, Texas	11-07-1970	1936	1945
Paul Gillespie	Anniston, Alabama	08-11-1970	1942	1945
Lou Novikoff	South Gate, California	09-30-1970	1941	1946
Tom Carey	Rochester, New York	02-21-1970	1935	1946
Dick Mauney	Albemarle, North Carolina	02-06-1970	1945	1947
Lee Handley	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	04-08-1970	1936	1947
Cal Dorsett	Elk City, Oklahoma	10-22-1970	1940	1947
Johnny Murphy	New York, New York	01-14-1970	1932	1947
Rudy York	Rome, Georgia	02-05-1970	1934	1948
Whitey Platt	West Palm Beach, Florida	07-27-1970	1942	1949
Kurt Krieger	St. Louis, Missouri	08-16-1970	1949	1951
Sherry Robertson	Houghton, South Dakota	10-23-1970	1940	1952
Les Fusselman	Cleveland, Ohio	05-21-1970	1952	1953
Dave Hoskins	Flint, Michigan	04-02-1970	1953	1954
Webbo Clarke	Cristobal, Canal Zone	06-14-1970	1955	1955
Marshall Renfroe	Pensacola, Florida	12-10-1970	1959	1959
Dick Brown	Baltimore, Maryland	04-17-1970	1957	1965
Miguel Fuentes	Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico	01-29-1970	1969	1969
Paul Edmondson	Santa Barbara, California	02-13-1970	1969	1969
Herman Hill	Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela	12-14-1970	1969	1970
Player	Died In	Date of Death	Debut Year	Final Year
Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1970

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