Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2001

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 2001

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Ted Abernathy Charlotte, North Carolina 11-16-2001 1942 1944
Tommie Agee New York, New York 01-22-2001 1962 1973
Luis Alvarado Lajas, Puerto Rico 03-20-2001 1968 1977
George Archie Nashville, Tennessee 09-20-2001 1938 1946
Johnny Babich Richmond, California 01-19-2001 1934 1941
Bo Belinsky Las Vegas, Nevada 11-23-2001 1962 1970
Curt Blefary Pompano Beach, Florida 01-28-2001 1965 1972
Lou Boudreau Olympia Fields, Illinois 08-10-2001 1938 1952
Ike Brown Memphis, Tennessee 05-17-2001 1969 1974
Bob Buhl Titusville, Florida 02-16-2001 1953 1967
Nelson Burbrink Largo, Florida 04-12-2001 1955 1955
Tom Cheney Rome, Georgia 11-01-2001 1957 1966
Bubba Church Birmingham, Alabama 09-17-2001 1950 1955
Jorge Comellas Miami, Florida 09-13-2001 1945 1945
John Corriden Indianapolis, Indiana 06-04-2001 1946 1946
Tony Criscola La Jolla, California 07-10-2001 1942 1944
John Dagenhard Bolivar, Ohio 07-16-2001 1943 1943
Bob Davis New York, New York 02-22-2001 1958 1960
Crash Davis Greensboro, North Carolina 08-31-2001 1940 1942
Miguel Del Toro Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico 10-06-2001 1999 2000
Mel Deutsch Austin, Texas 11-18-2001 1946 1946
Clem Dreisewerd Ocean Springs, Mississippi 09-11-2001 1944 1948
John Easton Princeton, New Jersey 07-28-2001 1955 1959
Ferris Fain Georgetown, California 10-18-2001 1947 1955
Ramon Garcia Havana, Cuba 12-25-2001 1948 1948
Ford Garrison Largo, Florida 06-06-2001 1943 1946
Gary Gearhart Dayton, Ohio 04-02-2001 1947 1947
Dave Gerard Newtown, Pennsylvania 10-10-2001 1962 1962
Bob Gillespie Winston-Salem, North Carolina 11-04-2001 1944 1950
Ralph Hamner Little Rock, Arkansas 05-22-2001 1946 1949
Sam Harshaney San Antonio, Texas 02-01-2001 1937 1940
Mel Hoderlein Mount Carmel, Ohio 05-21-2001 1951 1954
Bert Hodges Knoxville, Tennessee 01-08-2001 1942 1942
John Hoffman Seattle, Washington 12-27-2001 1964 1965
Chief Hogsett Hays, Kansas 07-17-2001 1929 1944
Wally Hood, Jr. Glendale, California 06-16-2001 1949 1949
Bill Howerton Blakely, Pennsylvania 12-18-2001 1949 1952
Jim Hughes Chicago, Illinois 08-13-2001 1952 1957
Woody Jensen Wichita, Kansas 10-05-2001 1931 1939
Sam Jethroe Erie, Pennsylvania 06-16-2001 1950 1954
Bob Keegan Rochester, New York 06-20-2001 1953 1958
Bob Keely Sarasota, Florida 05-20-2001 1944 1945
Newt Kimball Las Vegas, Nevada 03-22-2001 1937 1943
Dick Kimble Toledo, Ohio 05-07-2001 1945 1945
Al Lary Northport, Alabama 07-10-2001 1954 1962
John LeRoy Sioux City, Iowa 06-25-2001 1997 1997
Carl Lindquist Blossburg, Pennsylvania 09-03-2001 1943 1944
Lou Lombardo Fort Mill, South Carolina 06-11-2001 1948 1948
Marcelino Lopez Hialeah, Florida 11-29-2001 1963 1972
Joe Lovitto Arlington, Texas 05-19-2001 1972 1975
Johnny Lucadello San Antonio, Texas 10-30-2001 1938 1947
Jack Maguire Kerrville, Texas 09-28-2001 1950 1951
Jim Mallory Greenville, North Carolina 08-06-2001 1940 1945
Eddie Mathews La Jolla, California 02-18-2001 1952 1968
Tom McBride Wichita Falls, Texas 12-26-2001 1943 1948
Jerry McQuaig Buford, Georgia 02-05-2001 1934 1934
Ramon Monzant Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela 08-10-2001 1954 1960
Jo-Jo Moore Bryan, Texas 04-01-2001 1930 1941
Bitsy Mott Brandon, Florida 02-25-2001 1945 1945
Bill Mueller Glenview, Illinois 10-24-2001 1942 1945
Hugh Mulcahy Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 10-19-2001 1935 1947
Joe Murray San Clemente, California 10-19-2001 1950 1950
John Noriega Bountiful, Utah 09-29-2001 1969 1970
Sid Peterson Wichita Falls, Texas 08-29-2001 1943 1943
Tom Poholsky Kirkwood, Missouri 01-06-2001 1950 1957
Johnny Powers Birmingham, Alabama 09-25-2001 1955 1960
Tot Pressnell Kindlay, Ohio 01-06-2001 1938 1942
Bill Reeder Sulphur Springs, Texas 03-12-2001 1949 1949
Hank Riebe Cleveland, Ohio 04-16-2001 1942 1949
Bill Rigney Walnut Creek, California 02-20-2001 1946 1953
Dick Rozek Indio, California 09-27-2001 1950 1954
Alex Sabo Tuckertown, New Jersey 01-03-2001 1936 1937
Ben Sankey Washington, Georgia 10-14-2001 1929 1931
Hank Sauer Burlingame, California 08-24-2001 1941 1959
Hank Schmulbach Belleville, Illinois 05-03-2001 1943 1943
Dick Selma Clovis, California 08-29-2001 1965 1974
Barry Shetrone Bowie, Maryland 07-18-2001 1959 1963
Marcelino Solis Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 06-15-2001 1958 1958
Bill Stafford Wayne, Michigan 09-19-2001 1960 1967
Willie Stargell Wilmington, North Carolina 04-09-2001 1962 1982
Red Steiner Gardena, California 11-16-2001 1945 1945
Joe Stephenson Fullerton, California 09-20-2001 1943 1947
Frank Stewart Stillwater, Minnesota 04-30-2001 1927 1927
Bud Thomas Charlottesville, Virginia 05-20-2001 1932 1941
Leo Thomas Concord, California 03-05-2001 1950 1952
Eric Tipton Newport News, Virginia 08-29-2001 1939 1945
Sandy Ullrich Miami, Florida 04-21-2001 1944 1945
Vince Ventura Lake Worth, Florida 09-11-2001 1945 1945
Butch Wensloff San Rafael, California 02-18-2001 1943 1948
Hal White Venice, Florida 04-21-2001 1941 1954
Gene Woodling Barberton, Ohio 06-02-2001 1943 1962
Joe Zapustas Randolph, Massachusetts 01-04-2001 1933 1933

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2001


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