Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1988

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 1988

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Mel Almada Caborca, Sonora, Mexico 08-13-1988 1933 1939
Jack Aragon Clearwater, Florida 04-04-1988 1941 1941
Jim Bagby Marietta, Georgia 09-02-1988 1938 1947
Belve Bean Comanche, Texas 06-01-1988 1930 1935
Clyde Beck Temple City, California 07-15-1988 1926 1931
Wally Berger Redondo Beach, California 11-30-1988 1930 1940
Bob Berman Bridgeport, Connecticut 08-02-1988 1918 1918
Bob Boken Las Vegas, Nevada 10-06-1988 1933 1934
Red Bullock Pascagoula, Mississippi 06-27-1988 1936 1936
Bill Burgo Morgan City, Louisiana 10-19-1988 1943 1944
Ralph Buxton San Leandro, California 01-06-1988 1938 1949
Glenn Chapman Richmond, Indiana 11-05-1988 1934 1934
Walt Chipple Tonawanda, New York 06-08-1988 1945 1945
Len Church Richardson, Texas 04-22-1988 1966 1966
Andy Cohen El Paso, Texas 10-29-1988 1926 1929
Syd Cohen El Paso, Texas 04-09-1988 1934 1937
Bill Cox Charleston, Illinois 02-16-1988 1936 1940
John Daley Mansfield, Ohio 08-31-1988 1912 1912
Dom Dallessandro Indianapolis, Indiana 04-29-1988 1937 1947
Art Daney Phoenix, Arizona 03-11-1988 1928 1928
Bob Daughters Southbury, Connecticut 08-22-1988 1937 1937
Pete Donohue Ft. Worth, Texas 02-23-1988 1921 1932
Tom Drake Birmingham, Alabama 07-02-1988 1939 1941
Tom Earley Nantucket, Massachusetts 04-05-1988 1938 1945
Hank Edwards Anaheim, California 06-22-1988 1941 1953
Frank Ellerbe Latta, South Carolina 07-08-1988 1919 1924
Al Flair New Orleans, Louisiana 07-26-1988 1941 1941
Wes Flowers Wynne, Arkansas 12-31-1988 1940 1944
Boob Fowler Dallas, Texas 10-08-1988 1923 1926
Johnny Gee Cortland, New York 01-23-1988 1939 1946
Sam Gentile Everett, Massachusetts 05-04-1988 1943 1943
John Happenny Coral Springs, Florida 12-29-1988 1923 1923
Joe Hatten Redding, California 12-16-1988 1946 1952
George Hennessey Princeton, New Jersey 01-15-1988 1937 1945
Albie Hood Chesapeake, Virginia 10-14-1988 1925 1925
Carl Hubbell Scottsdale, Arizona 11-21-1988 1928 1943
Bob Kahle Inglewood, California 12-16-1988 1938 1938
Willie Kamm Belmont, California 12-21-1988 1923 1935
Dutch Kemner Quincy, Illinois 01-16-1988 1929 1929
Ted Kluszewski Cincinnati, Ohio 03-29-1988 1947 1961
Lew Krausse Sarasota, Florida 09-06-1988 1931 1932
Harvey Kuenn Peoria, Arizona 02-28-1988 1952 1966
Jerry Lane Chattanooga, Tennessee 07-24-1988 1953 1955
Lou Legett New Orleans, Louisiana 03-06-1988 1929 1935
Ed Linke Chicago, Illinois 06-21-1988 1933 1938
Luis Marquez Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 03-01-1988 1951 1954
Ralph Michaels Monroeville, Pennsylvania 08-05-1988 1924 1926
Ed Montague Daly City, California 06-17-1988 1928 1932
Earl Mossor Batavia, Ohio 12-29-1988 1951 1951
Ernie Nevel Springfield, Missouri 07-10-1988 1950 1953
Bob O'Farrell Waukegan, Illinois 02-20-1988 1915 1935
Tom Oliver Montgomery, Alabama 02-26-1988 1930 1933
Tony Ordenana Miami, Florida 09-29-1988 1943 1943
Joe Orengo San Francisco, California 07-24-1988 1939 1945
Reggie Otero Hialeah, Florida 10-21-1988 1945 1945
Charlie Perkins Salem, Oregon 05-25-1988 1930 1934
Red Phillips Wichita, Kansas 02-01-1988 1934 1936
Ken Polivka Aurora, Illinois 07-23-1988 1947 1947
Vic Raschi Groveland, New York 10-14-1988 1946 1955
Dick Ricketts Rochester, New York 03-06-1988 1959 1959
Ray Rohwer Davis, California 01-24-1988 1921 1922
Edd Roush Bradenton, Florida 03-21-1988 1913 1931
Al Rubeling Baltimore, Maryland 01-28-1988 1940 1944
Ed Sauer Thousand Oaks, California 07-01-1988 1943 1949
Hank Schenz Cincinnati, Ohio 05-12-1988 1946 1951
Merle Settlemire Russells Point, Ohio 06-12-1988 1928 1928
Frank Skaff Towson, Maryland 04-12-1988 1935 1943
Charlie Snell Reading, Pennsylvania 04-04-1988 1912 1912
Jigger Statz Corona Del Mar, California 03-16-1988 1919 1928
Ben Steiner Venice, Florida 10-27-1988 1945 1947
Dick Strahs Las Vegas, Nevada 05-26-1988 1954 1954
Lefty Sullivan Scottsdale, Arizona 11-01-1988 1939 1939
Zeb Terry Los Angeles, California 03-14-1988 1916 1922
Tommy Thomas Dallastown, Pennsylvania 04-27-1988 1926 1937
Jocko Thompson Olney, Maryland 02-03-1988 1948 1951
Bob Trice Weirton, West Virginia 09-16-1988 1953 1955
Dave Tyriver Oshkosh, Wisconsin 10-28-1988 1962 1962
Bernie Walter Nashville, Tennessee 10-30-1988 1930 1930
Bob Weiland Chicago, Illinois 11-09-1988 1928 1940
Hugh Willingham El Reno, Oklahoma 06-15-1988 1930 1933
Ralph Winegarner Wichita, Kansas 04-14-1988 1930 1949
Whitey Witt Salem County, New Jersey 07-14-1988 1916 1926

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1988


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