Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1941

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 1941

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Varney Anderson Rockford, Illinois 11-05-1941 1889 1896
Frank Beck Detroit, Michigan 02-08-1941 1884 1884
George Bell New York, New York 12-25-1941 1907 1911
Joe Boehling Richmond, Virginia 09-08-1941 1912 1920
Tommy Bond Boston, Massachusetts 01-24-1941 1876 1884
Eddie Boyle Cincinnati, Ohio 02-10-1941 1896 1896
Jim Byrnes San Francisco, California 07-31-1941 1906 1906
Luis Castro New York, New York 09-24-1941 1902 1902
Jack Clements Norristown, Pennsylvania 05-23-1941 1884 1900
Wilson Collins Knoxville, Tennessee 02-28-1941 1913 1914
Tom Connelly Hines, Illinois 02-18-1941 1920 1921
Frank Corridon Syracuse, New York 02-21-1941 1904 1910
Bill Coyle San Francisco, California 06-04-1941 1893 1893
Clarence Currie Little Chute, Wisconsin 07-15-1941 1902 1903
Davey Dunkle Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 11-19-1941 1897 1904
Mike Flynn Los Angeles, California 06-16-1941 1891 1891
Bill Garfield Danville, Illinois 12-16-1941 1889 1890
Joe Gedeon San Francisco, California 05-19-1941 1913 1920
Lou Gehrig Riverdale, Bronx County, New York 06-02-1941 1923 1939
Jack Gilbert Albany, New York 07-07-1941 1898 1904
George Gillpatrick Kansas City, Missouri 12-14-1941 1898 1898
Ed Hahn Des Moines, Iowa 11-29-1941 1905 1910
Doc Hazleton Burlington, Vermont 03-10-1941 1902 1902
Harvey Hendrick Covington, Tennessee 10-29-1941 1923 1934
John Henry Fort Huachuca, Arizona 11-24-1941 1910 1918
Eddie Hickey Tacoma, Washington 03-25-1941 1901 1901
Jack Hickey Seattle, Washington 12-28-1941 1904 1904
Bob Higgins Chattanooga, Tennessee 05-25-1941 1909 1912
Bill Husted Gloucester, New Jersey 05-17-1941 1890 1890
Bert Inks Ligonier, Indiana 10-03-1941 1891 1896
Happy Iott Island Falls, Maine 02-17-1941 1903 1903
Frank Isbell Wichita, Kansas 07-15-1941 1898 1909
John Johnson Kansas City, Missouri 01-28-1941 1894 1894
Alex Jones Woodville, Pennsylvania 04-04-1941 1889 1903
Bill Joyce St. Louis, Missouri 05-08-1941 1890 1898
Walt Justis Greendale, Indiana 10-04-1941 1905 1905
Charlie Kalbfus Washington, D.C. 11-18-1941 1884 1884
Bill Karns Seattle, Washington 11-15-1941 1901 1901
Rube Kisinger Huron, Ohio 07-17-1941 1902 1903
Ernie Koob Lemay, Missouri 11-12-1941 1915 1919
Ralph Kreitz Portland, Oregon 07-20-1941 1911 1911
Bill Lackey Columbus, Ohio 05-15-1941 1890 1890
Jack Lelivelt Seattle, Washington 01-20-1941 1909 1914
Chris Lindsay Cleveland, Ohio 01-25-1941 1905 1906
Ed Mars Chicago, Illinois 12-09-1941 1890 1890
Tom McCreery Beaver, Pennsylvania 07-03-1941 1895 1903
Ambrose McGann Baltimore, Maryland 02-02-1941 1895 1895
Stoney McGlynn Manitowoc, Wisconsin 08-26-1941 1906 1908
Kit McKenna Lynchburg, Virginia 03-31-1941 1898 1899
John McPherson Easton, Pennsylvania 09-30-1941 1901 1904
Tom Morrissey Janesville, Wisconsin 09-23-1941 1882 1884
Wilbur Murdoch Los Angeles, California 10-29-1941 1908 1908
Bill Nelson Terre Haute, Indiana 06-23-1941 1884 1884
Charley O'Leary Chicago, Illinois 01-06-1941 1904 1934
Doc Parker Chicago, Illinois 03-03-1941 1893 1901
Jim Pastorius Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 05-10-1941 1906 1909
Monte Peffer New York, New York 09-27-1941 1913 1913
Bill Phillips Charleroi, Pennsylvania 10-25-1941 1890 1903
George Proeser New Burlington, Ohio 10-13-1941 1888 1890
Emmett Rogers Fort Smith, Arkansas 10-24-1941 1890 1890
Joe Schultz Columbia, South Carolina 04-13-1941 1912 1925
John Schulze St. Louis, Missouri 05-19-1941 1891 1891
Rudy Schwenck Anchorage, Kentucky 11-27-1941 1909 1909
Pi Schwert Washington, D.C. 03-11-1941 1914 1915
Howie Shanks Monaca, Pennsylvania 07-30-1941 1912 1925
Roxy Snipes Fayetteville, North Carolina 05-01-1941 1923 1923
Jack Theis Georgetown, Ohio 07-06-1941 1920 1920
Jack Wadsworth Elyria, Ohio 07-08-1941 1890 1895
Howard Wakefield Chicago, Illinois 04-16-1941 1905 1907
Mickey Welch Concord, New Hampshire 07-30-1941 1880 1892
Buzz Wetzel Globe, Arizona 03-07-1941 1927 1927
Art Williams Arlington, Virginia 05-16-1941 1902 1902
Ivey Wingo Norcross, Georgia 03-01-1941 1911 1929
Roy Witherup New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 12-23-1941 1906 1909
Fred Worden St. Louis, Missouri 11-09-1941 1914 1914
Ralph Works Pasadena, California 08-08-1941 1909 1913
Lucky Wright Tontogany, Ohio 07-08-1941 1909 1909

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1941


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