Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1996

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 1996

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Bob Adams Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 10-17-1996 1925 1925
Overton Tremper Clearwater, Florida 01-09-1996 1927 1928
Ed Wineapple Delray Beach, Florida 07-23-1996 1929 1929
Joe Samuels Bath, New York 10-28-1996 1930 1930
John Michaels Sebring, Florida 11-18-1996 1932 1932
Milt Gaston Hyannis, Massachusetts 04-26-1996 1924 1934
Ted Petoskey Elgin, South Carolina 11-30-1996 1934 1935
Joe Holden St. Clair, Pennsylvania 05-10-1996 1934 1936
Ray Pepper Belle Mina, Alabama 03-24-1996 1932 1936
Andy Pilney Kenner, Louisiana 09-15-1996 1936 1936
Elmer Klumpp Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 10-18-1996 1934 1937
Joe Gonzales Torrance, California 11-16-1996 1937 1937
Pinky Jorgensen Santa Cruz, California 05-02-1996 1937 1937
Les Tietje Rochester, Minnesota 10-02-1996 1933 1938
Joe Walsh Boston, Massachusetts 10-05-1996 1938 1938
Tommy Irwin Altoona, Pennsylvania 04-25-1996 1938 1938
Mike Balas Westford, Massachusetts 10-15-1996 1938 1938
Wes Livengood Winston-Salem, North Carolina 09-02-1996 1939 1939
George Jumonville Mobile, Alabama 12-12-1996 1940 1941
Earl Cook Markham, Ontario, Canada 11-21-1996 1941 1941
Buck Frierson Paris, Texas 06-26-1996 1941 1941
Al Piechota Chicago, Illinois 06-13-1996 1940 1941
Buddy Blair Monroe, Louisiana 06-07-1996 1942 1942
Jim Gleeson Kansas City, Missouri 05-01-1996 1936 1942
Bill Sayles Lincoln City, Oregon 11-20-1996 1939 1943
Sam Narron Raleigh, North Carolina 12-31-1996 1935 1943
Dick West Fort Wayne, Indiana 03-13-1996 1938 1943
Andy Lapihuska Millville, New Jersey 02-17-1996 1942 1943
Harry Shuman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10-25-1996 1942 1944
Tom Hafey El Cerrito, California 10-02-1996 1939 1944
Gil English Trinity, North Carolina 08-31-1996 1931 1944
Loren Bain Chetek, Wisconsin 11-24-1996 1945 1945
Garland Lawing Murrells Inlet, South Carolina 09-27-1996 1946 1946
Al Hollingsworth Austin, Texas 04-28-1996 1935 1946
Babe Dahlgren Arcadia, California 09-04-1996 1935 1946
Hank Gornicki Riviera Beach, Florida 02-16-1996 1941 1946
Bruce Konopka Denver, Colorado 09-27-1996 1942 1946
Don Ross Arcadia, California 03-28-1996 1938 1946
Lum Harris Pell City, Alabama 11-11-1996 1941 1947
Willard Brown Houston, Texas 08-04-1996 1947 1947
Hank Camelli Wellesley, Massachusetts 07-14-1996 1943 1947
Eddie Lukon Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 11-07-1996 1941 1947
Bob Brady Manchester, Connecticut 04-22-1996 1946 1947
Dutch McCall Little Rock, Arkansas 01-08-1996 1948 1948
Joe Schultz St. Louis, Missouri 01-10-1996 1939 1948
Hank Biasetti Dearborn, Michigan 04-20-1996 1949 1949
Walker Cress Baton Rouge, Louisiana 04-21-1996 1948 1949
Billy Bowers Wayne, Arkansas 09-17-1996 1949 1949
Ray Shore St. Louis, Missouri 08-13-1996 1946 1949
Red Webb Hyattsville, Maryland 02-07-1996 1948 1949
Red Embree Eugene, Oregon 09-24-1996 1941 1949
Nanny Fernandez Harbor City, California 09-19-1996 1942 1950
Dan Lewandowski Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 07-19-1996 1951 1951
Bob Muncrief Duncanville, Texas 02-06-1996 1937 1951
Johnny Pramesa Los Angeles, California 09-09-1996 1949 1952
Gordon Goldsberry Laguna Hills, California 02-23-1996 1949 1952
Cliff Mapes Pryor, Oklahoma 12-05-1996 1948 1952
Johnny Berardino Los Angeles, California 05-19-1996 1939 1952
Tom Ferrick Lima, Pennsylvania 10-15-1996 1941 1952
Barney McCosky Venice, Florida 09-06-1996 1939 1953
Mike Clark Camden, New Jersey 01-25-1996 1952 1953
Al Zarilla Honolulu, Hawaii 08-28-1996 1943 1953
Johnny Bucha Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 04-28-1996 1948 1953
Bill Nicholson Chestertown, Maryland 03-08-1996 1936 1953
Bob Thorpe Waveland, Mississippi 10-30-1996 1951 1953
Bill Serena Hayward, California 04-17-1996 1949 1954
Connie Ryan Metairie, Louisiana 01-03-1996 1942 1954
Vic Janowicz Columbus, Ohio 02-27-1996 1953 1954
Ewell Blackwell Hendersonville, North Carolina 10-29-1996 1942 1955
Gus Keriazakos Hilton Head, South Carolina 05-04-1996 1950 1955
Don Bollweg Wheaton, Illinois 05-26-1996 1950 1955
Red Munger Houston, Texas 07-23-1996 1943 1956
Dick Rand Moreno Valley, California 01-22-1996 1953 1957
Chuck Coles Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 01-25-1996 1958 1958
Elmer Singleton Ogden, Utah 01-05-1996 1945 1959
Jim Baxes Garden Grove, California 11-14-1996 1959 1959
Del Ennis Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania 02-08-1996 1946 1959
Roger McCardell Perry Point, Maryland 11-13-1996 1959 1959
Willy Miranda Baltimore, Maryland 09-07-1996 1951 1959
Harry Hanebrink Bridgeton, Missouri 09-09-1996 1953 1959
Gene Snyder York, Pennsylvania 06-02-1996 1959 1959
Alex Kellner Tucson, Arizona 05-03-1996 1948 1959
Jim Baumer Paoli, Pennsylvania 07-08-1996 1949 1961
Walt Moryn Winfield, Illinois 07-21-1996 1954 1961
Pete Whisenant Port Charlotte, Florida 03-22-1996 1952 1961
Jim Busby Augusta, Georgia 07-08-1996 1950 1962
Jim Pendleton Houston, Texas 03-20-1996 1953 1962
Bob Grim Shawnee, Kansas 10-23-1996 1954 1962
Charlie Neal Dallas, Texas 11-18-1996 1956 1963
Howie Goss Reno, Nevada 07-31-1996 1962 1963
Fred Green Titusville, New Jersey 12-22-1996 1959 1964
Gene Brabender Madison, Wisconsin 12-27-1996 1966 1970
Gary Geiger Murphysboro, Illinois 04-24-1996 1958 1970
Jerry Robertson Burlington, Kansas 03-24-1996 1969 1970
John Bateman Sand Springs, Oklahoma 12-03-1996 1963 1972
Dan Monzon Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic 01-21-1996 1972 1973
Jerry May Swoope, Virginia 06-30-1996 1964 1973
Joe Hoerner Hermann, Missouri 10-04-1996 1963 1977
Roger Freed Chino, California 01-09-1996 1970 1979
Mike Sharperson Las Vegas, Nevada 05-26-1996 1987 1995

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1996


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