Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1969

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1969

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 1969 A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Jap Barbeau	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	09-10-1969	1905	1910
Hardin Barry	Carson City, Nevada	11-05-1969	1912	1912
Paddy Baumann	Indianapolis, Indiana	11-20-1969	1911	1917
Desmond Beatty	Norway, Maine	10-06-1969	1914	1914
Jack Bentley	Olney, Maryland	10-24-1969	1913	1927
Jim Blackburn	Cincinnati, Ohio	10-26-1969	1948	1951
Larry Boerner	Staunton, Virginia	10-16-1969	1932	1932
Stew Bolen	Mobile, Alabama	08-30-1969	1926	1932
Everett Booe	Kenedy, Texas	05-21-1969	1913	1914
Jack Bradley	Tulsa, Oklahoma	03-18-1969	1916	1916
Al Bridwell	Portsmouth, Ohio	01-23-1969	1905	1915
Joe Burg	Joliet, Illinois	04-28-1969	1910	1910
Dennis Burns	Tulsa, Oklahoma	05-21-1969	1923	1924
Ralph Caldwell	West Trenton, New Jersey	08-05-1969	1904	1905
Dave Callahan	Ottawa, Illinois	10-28-1969	1910	1911
Vin Campbell	Towson, Maryland	11-16-1969	1908	1915
Ben Cardoni	Jessup, Pennsylvania	04-02-1969	1943	1945
Alex Carrasquel	Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela	08-19-1969	1939	1949
Bill Carrigan	Lewiston, Maine	07-08-1969	1906	1916
Harry Cassady	Fresno, California	04-19-1969	1904	1905
Nestor Chavez	Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela	03-16-1969	1967	1967
Larry Cheney	Daytona Beach, Florida	01-06-1969	1911	1919
Eddie Cicotte	Detroit, Michigan	05-05-1969	1905	1920
Jim Clark	Beaumont, Texas	03-20-1969	1911	1912
Rip Collins	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	04-19-1969	1940	1944
Connie Creeden	Santa Ana, California	11-30-1969	1943	1943
Roy Crumpler	Fayetteville, North Carolina	10-06-1969	1920	1925
Bill Culp	Arnold, Pennsylvania	09-03-1969	1910	1910
Mike Cunningham	Lancaster, South Carolina	12-10-1969	1906	1906
Lew Drill	St. Paul, Minnesota	07-04-1969	1902	1905
Monk Dubiel	Hartford, Connecticut	10-23-1969	1944	1952
Larry Duff	Bend, Oregon	11-10-1969	1922	1922
Eddie Eayrs	Warwick, Rhode Island	11-30-1969	1913	1921
Stump Edington	Bastrop, Louisiana	11-11-1969	1912	1912
Glenn Elliott	Portland, Oregon	07-27-1969	1947	1949
Verdo Elmore	Birmingham, Alabama	08-05-1969	1924	1924
Joe Engel	Chattanooga, Tennessee	06-12-1969	1912	1920
George Foss	Brandon, Florida	11-10-1969	1921	1921
Pat French	Bath, Maine	07-13-1969	1917	1917
Charlie Fuchs	Weehawken, New Jersey	06-10-1969	1942	1944
Ollie Fuhrman	Peoria, Illinois	01-11-1969	1922	1922
Phil Gallivan	St. Paul, Minnesota	11-24-1969	1931	1934
Chick Galloway	Clinton, South Carolina	11-07-1969	1919	1928
Jim Galvin	Marietta, Georgia	09-30-1969	1930	1930
Gus Getz	Red Bank, New Jersey	05-28-1969	1909	1918
Joe Grace	Murphysboro, Illinois	09-18-1969	1938	1947
Milt Gray	Quincy, Florida	06-30-1969	1937	1937
Bubbles Hargrave	Cincinnati, Ohio	02-23-1969	1913	1930
Ed Hemingway	Grand Rapids, Michigan	07-05-1969	1914	1918
Pinky Higgins	Dallas, Texas	03-21-1969	1930	1946
Don Hoak	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	10-09-1969	1954	1964
Oris Hockett	Torrance, California	03-23-1969	1938	1945
Mul Holland	Winchester, Virginia	02-16-1969	1926	1929
John Hollison	Chicago, Illinois	08-19-1969	1892	1892
Shags Horan	Torrance, California	02-13-1969	1924	1924
Byron Houck	Santa Cruz, California	06-17-1969	1912	1918
Harry Huston	Blackwell, Oklahoma	10-13-1969	1906	1906
Lou Jackson	Tokyo, Japan	05-27-1969	1958	1964
Charlie Jamieson	Paterson, New Jersey	10-27-1969	1915	1932
Cobe Jones	Denver, Colorado	06-03-1969	1928	1929
Al Kaiser	Cincinnati, Ohio	04-11-1969	1911	1914
Ray Kennedy	Casselberry, Florida	01-18-1969	1916	1916
Jack Kibble	Roundup, Montana	12-13-1969	1912	1912
Emil Kush	River Grove, Illinois	11-26-1969	1941	1949
Steve Larkin	Norristown, Pennsylvania	05-02-1969	1934	1934
Tommy Leach	Haines City, Florida	09-29-1969	1898	1918
Razor Ledbetter	West Palm Beach, Florida	02-01-1969	1915	1915
Clem Llewellyn	Concord, North Carolina	11-27-1969	1922	1922
Ray Lucas	Harrison, Michigan	10-09-1969	1929	1934
Ray Mack	Bucyrus, Ohio	05-07-1969	1938	1947
Roy Mahaffey	Anderson, South Carolina	07-23-1969	1926	1936
Jim Mains	Portland, Maine	03-17-1969	1943	1943
William Marriott	Berkeley, California	08-11-1969	1917	1927
Tim McKeithan	Forest City, North Carolina	08-30-1969	1932	1934
Norm McMillan	Marion, South Carolina	09-28-1969	1922	1929
Joe Mellana	Larkspur, California	11-01-1969	1927	1927
Ted Menze	St. Louis, Missouri	12-23-1969	1918	1918
Freddie Moncewicz	Brockton, Massachusetts	04-23-1969	1928	1928
Ed Monroe	Louisville, Kentucky	04-29-1969	1917	1918
Eddie Murphy	Dunmore, Pennsylvania	02-21-1969	1912	1926
Glenn Myatt	Houston, Texas	08-09-1969	1920	1936
Win Noyes	Cashmere, Washington	04-08-1969	1913	1919
Danny O'Connell	Clifton, New Jersey	10-02-1969	1950	1962
Lefty O'Doul	San Francisco, California	12-07-1969	1919	1934
Harry O'Neill	Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada	09-05-1969	1922	1923
Hank Olmsted	Bradenton, Florida	01-06-1969	1905	1905
Tiny Osborne	Atlanta, Georgia	01-05-1969	1922	1925
John Perrin	Detroit, Michigan	06-24-1969	1921	1921
Charlie Pickett	Springfield, Ohio	05-20-1969	1910	1910
Larry Pratt	Peoria, Illinois	01-05-1969	1914	1915
Joe Rabbitt	Norwalk, Connecticut	12-05-1969	1922	1922
Willie Ramsdell	Wichita, Kansas	10-08-1969	1947	1952
Flint Rhem	Columbia, South Carolina	07-30-1969	1924	1936
Ray Richmond	De Soto, Missouri	10-21-1969	1920	1921
Jim Riley	Seguin, Texas	05-25-1969	1921	1923
Curt Roberts	Oakland, California	11-14-1969	1954	1956
Clint Rogge	Mt. Clemens, Michigan	01-06-1969	1915	1921
Red Rolfe	Gilford, New Hampshire	07-08-1969	1931	1942
Max Rosenfeld	Miami, Florida	03-10-1969	1931	1933
Sy Rosenthal	Boston, Massachusetts	04-07-1969	1925	1926
Harland Rowe	Springvale, Maine	05-26-1969	1916	1916
Joe Rullo	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	10-28-1969	1943	1944
Andy Rush	Fresno, California	03-16-1969	1925	1925
Frank Scanlan	Brooklyn, New York	04-09-1969	1909	1909
Art Scharein	San Antonio, Texas	07-02-1969	1932	1934
Ray Schmandt	St. Louis, Missouri	02-02-1969	1915	1922
Ed Schorr	Atlantic City, New Jersey	09-12-1969	1915	1915
Al Schweitzer	Newark, Ohio	01-27-1969	1908	1911
Shag Shaughnessy	Montreal, Québec, Canada	05-15-1969	1905	1908
Hunky Shaw	Yakima, Washington	07-03-1969	1908	1908
Frank Shellenback	Newton, Massachusetts	08-17-1969	1918	1919
Colonel Snover	Elmira, New York	04-30-1969	1919	1919
Billy Southworth	Columbus, Ohio	11-15-1969	1913	1929
Floyd Speer	Little Rock, Arkansas	03-22-1969	1943	1944
Hack Spencer	St. Anthony, Minnesota	02-05-1969	1912	1912
Harry Spratt	Washington, D.C.	07-03-1969	1911	1912
Charley Stanceu	Canton, Ohio	04-03-1969	1941	1946
Augie Swentor	Waterbury, Connecticut	11-10-1969	1922	1922
Bill Swift	Bartow, Florida	02-23-1969	1932	1943
Josh Swindell	Fruita, Colorado	03-19-1969	1911	1913
Jackie Tavener	Fort Worth, Texas	09-14-1969	1921	1929
Harry Taylor	Toledo, Ohio	04-27-1969	1932	1932
Dick Terwilliger	Greenville, Michigan	01-21-1969	1932	1932
Hank Thompson	Fresno, California	09-30-1969	1947	1956
Jack Tobin	St. Louis, Missouri	12-10-1969	1914	1927
Jim Tobin	Oakland, California	05-19-1969	1937	1945
Jim Viox	Erlanger, Kentucky	01-06-1969	1912	1916
Otto Vogel	Iowa City, Iowa	07-19-1969	1923	1924
Doc Waldbauer	Yakima, Washington	07-16-1969	1917	1917
Chuck Ward	Indian Rocks, Florida	04-04-1969	1917	1922
Doc White	Silver Spring, Maryland	02-19-1969	1901	1913
Al Williams	Groves, Texas	07-19-1969	1937	1938
Howie Williamson	Texarkana, Arkansas	08-15-1969	1928	1928
Gary Wilson	Randallstown, Maryland	05-01-1969	1902	1902
Les Wilson	Edmonds, Washington	04-04-1969	1911	1911
Roy Wilson	Clarion, Iowa	12-03-1969	1928	1928
George Winn	Roberta, Georgia	11-01-1969	1919	1923
Clarence Woods	Rising Sun, Indiana	07-02-1969	1914	1914
Russ Wrightstone	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	02-25-1969	1920	1928
Tom Zachary	Burlington, North Carolina	01-24-1969	1918	1936
Heinie Zimmerman	New York, New York	03-14-1969	1907	1919
Player	Died In	Date of Death	Debut Year	Final Year
Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1969

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