Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1956

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 1956

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Tommy Atkins Cleveland, Ohio 05-07-1956 1909 1910
Ginger Beaumont Burlington, Wisconsin 04-10-1956 1899 1910
Joe Berger Rock Island, Illinois 03-05-1956 1913 1914
Bill Bishop St. Joseph, Missouri 02-14-1956 1921 1921
Cliff Blankenship Oakland, California 04-26-1956 1905 1909
Bill Brady Brooklyn, New York 04-10-1956 1912 1912
Sam Brenegan Galesville, Wisconsin 04-20-1956 1914 1914
Eddie Brown Vallejo, California 09-10-1956 1920 1928
Roy Carlyle Norcross, Georgia 11-22-1956 1925 1926
Danny Claire Las Vegas, Nevada 01-07-1956 1920 1920
Dad Clark Ogden, Utah 07-26-1956 1902 1902
Claude Davidson Weymouth, Massachusetts 04-18-1956 1918 1919
Ray Demmitt Glen Ellyn, Illinois 02-19-1956 1909 1919
Shorty Des Jardien Monrovia, California 03-07-1956 1916 1916
Ona Dodd Carter, Oklahoma 12-17-1956 1912 1912
Gus Dorner Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 05-04-1956 1902 1909
George Dumont Minneapolis, Minnesota 10-13-1956 1915 1919
Frank Dupee West Falmouth, Maine 08-14-1956 1901 1901
Ed Forsythe Hoboken, New Jersey 06-22-1956 1915 1915
Art Fromme Los Angeles, California 08-24-1956 1906 1915
Tom Gastall Riviera Beach, Maryland 09-20-1956 1955 1956
Jake Gettman Denver, Colorado 10-04-1956 1897 1899
Joe Giard Worcester, Massachusetts 07-10-1956 1925 1927
John Godwin East Liverpool, Ohio 05-05-1956 1905 1906
Dolly Gray Yuba City, California 04-04-1956 1909 1911
Marty Herrmann Cincinnati, Ohio 09-11-1956 1918 1918
Ed Heusser Aurora, Colorado 03-01-1956 1935 1948
Hob Hiller Lehighton, Pennsylvania 12-27-1956 1920 1921
Ed Hilley Cleveland, Ohio 11-14-1956 1903 1903
Roy Hitt Pomona, California 02-08-1956 1907 1907
Solly Hofman St. Louis, Missouri 03-10-1956 1903 1916
Fred Holmes Norwood Park, Illinois 02-13-1956 1903 1904
Dave Howard Dallas, Texas 01-26-1956 1912 1915
Del Howard Seattle, Washington 12-24-1956 1905 1909
Harry Howell Spokane, Washington 05-22-1956 1898 1910
Tom Hughes Chicago, Illinois 02-08-1956 1900 1913
Lem Hunter West Lafayette, Ohio 11-09-1956 1883 1883
Scotty Ingerton Cleveland, Ohio 06-15-1956 1911 1911
John Jackson Somers Point, New Jersey 10-22-1956 1933 1933
John Jones Baltimore, Maryland 11-03-1956 1923 1932
John Kane Chicago, Illinois 07-25-1956 1925 1925
Frank Kelliher Somerville, Massachusetts 03-04-1956 1919 1919
Karl Kolseth Cumberland, Maryland 05-03-1956 1915 1915
Bub Kuhn Detroit, Michigan 11-20-1956 1924 1924
John Leighton Lynn, Massachusetts 10-31-1956 1890 1890
Jack Lewis Steubenville, Ohio 02-25-1956 1911 1915
Glenn Liebhardt Cleveland, Ohio 07-13-1956 1906 1909
Pete Loos Darby, Pennsylvania 02-23-1956 1901 1901
Connie Mack Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 02-08-1956 1886 1896
Stubby Magner Chillicothe, Ohio 09-06-1956 1911 1911
Bill Malarkey Phoenix, Arizona 12-12-1956 1908 1908
Walt Marbet Hohenwald, Tennessee 09-24-1956 1913 1913
Algie McBride Georgetown, Ohio 01-10-1956 1896 1901
Barry McCormick Cincinnati, Ohio 01-28-1956 1895 1904
Limb McKenry Fresno, California 11-01-1956 1915 1916
John McMakin Lyman, South Carolina 09-25-1956 1902 1902
Fred Merkle Daytona Beach, Florida 03-02-1956 1907 1926
Dick Midkiff Temple, Texas 10-30-1956 1938 1938
Walt Miller Marion, Indiana 03-01-1956 1911 1911
Warren Miller Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 08-12-1956 1909 1911
Ralph Mitterling Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 01-22-1956 1916 1916
John Monroe Conroe, Texas 06-19-1956 1921 1921
Joseph Myers Delaware City, Delaware 02-11-1956 1905 1905
Red Nelson St. Petersburg, Florida 10-26-1956 1910 1913
Patsy O'Rourke Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 04-18-1956 1908 1908
Bruce Ogrodowski San Francisco, California 03-05-1956 1936 1937
Harry Ostdiek Minneapolis, Minnesota 05-06-1956 1904 1908
Tony Parisse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 06-02-1956 1943 1944
Charlie Peete Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 11-27-1956 1956 1956
Hank Perry Pontiac, Michigan 07-18-1956 1912 1912
George Puccinelli San Francisco, California 04-16-1956 1930 1936
John Quinn Marlborough, Massachusetts 04-09-1956 1911 1911
Pat Ragan Los Angeles, California 09-04-1956 1909 1923
Clay Roe Cleveland, Mississippi 04-04-1956 1923 1923
Jim Rutherford Cleveland, Ohio 09-18-1956 1910 1910
Buddy Ryan Sacramento, California 07-09-1956 1912 1913
Freddy Sale Hermosa Beach, California 05-27-1956 1924 1924
Frank Scheibeck Detroit, Michigan 10-22-1956 1887 1906
Kip Selbach Columbus, Ohio 02-17-1956 1894 1906
Tommy Sewell Montgomery, Alabama 07-30-1956 1927 1927
John Shea Malden, Massachusetts 11-30-1956 1928 1928
Paddy Siglin Oakland, California 08-05-1956 1914 1916
Al Simmons Milwaukee, Wisconsin 05-26-1956 1924 1944
Jimmy Slagle Chicago, Illinois 05-10-1956 1899 1908
Tod Sloan Akron, Ohio 09-12-1956 1913 1919
Ed Smith Tarpon Springs, Florida 03-20-1956 1906 1906
Tom Stouch Lancaster, Pennsylvania 10-07-1956 1898 1898
Lena Styles Hunstville, Alabama 03-14-1956 1919 1931
Denny Sullivan West Los Angeles, California 06-02-1956 1905 1909
Jesse Tannehill Dayton, Kentucky 09-22-1956 1894 1911
Hughie Tate Greenville, Pennsylvania 08-07-1956 1905 1905
Tommy Taylor Greenville, Mississippi 04-05-1956 1924 1924
Roxy Walters Alameda, California 06-03-1956 1915 1925
Frank Watt Washington, D.C. 08-31-1956 1931 1931
Buck Weaver Chicago, Illinois 01-31-1956 1912 1920
Roy Wilkinson Louisville, Kentucky 07-02-1956 1918 1922

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1956


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