Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1958

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 1958

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Raleigh Aitchison Columbus, Kansas 09-26-1958 1911 1915
Jimmy Archer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 03-29-1958 1904 1918
Harry Baldwin Baltimore, Maryland 01-23-1958 1924 1925
Virgil Barnes Wichita, Kansas 07-24-1958 1919 1928
Walter Bernhardt Watertown, New York 07-26-1958 1918 1918
Joe Berry Anaheim, California 09-27-1958 1942 1946
Frank Bird Worcester, Massachusetts 05-20-1958 1892 1892
Bob Blewett Sedro Woolley, Washington 03-17-1958 1902 1902
Lu Blue Alexandria, Virginia 07-28-1958 1921 1933
George Boehler Lawrenceburg, Indiana 06-23-1958 1912 1926
Ike Boone Northport, Alabama 08-01-1958 1922 1932
Jim Boyle Cincinnati, Ohio 12-24-1958 1926 1926
Chick Brandom Santa Ana, California 10-07-1958 1908 1915
Bill Breckinridge Tulsa, Oklahoma 08-23-1958 1929 1929
Leon Cadore Spokane, Washington 03-16-1958 1915 1924
Billy Clingman Cincinnati, Ohio 05-14-1958 1890 1903
Mort Cooper Little Rock, Arkansas 11-17-1958 1938 1949
Art Corcoran Chelsea, Massachusetts 07-27-1958 1915 1915
Roy Corhan San Francisco, California 11-24-1958 1911 1916
Gene Dale St. Louis, Missouri 03-20-1958 1911 1916
Bert Daniels Cedar Grove, New Jersey 06-06-1958 1910 1914
Rex Dawson Indianapolis, Indiana 10-20-1958 1913 1913
Frank Demaree Los Angeles, California 08-30-1958 1932 1944
Ernie Diehl Miami, Florida 11-06-1958 1903 1909
Cozy Dolan Chicago, Illinois 12-10-1958 1909 1922
Jack Doyle Holyoke, Massachusetts 12-31-1958 1889 1905
Jean Dubuc Fort Myers, Florida 08-28-1958 1908 1919
Heinie Elder Long Beach, California 11-13-1958 1913 1913
John Eubank Bellevue, Michigan 11-03-1958 1905 1907
John Fick Somers Point, New Jersey 06-09-1958 1944 1944
Bill Forman Uniontown, Pennsylvania 10-02-1958 1909 1910
John Freeman Washington, D.C. 04-14-1958 1927 1927
Bernie Friberg Lynn, Massachusetts 12-08-1958 1919 1933
Wally Gilbert Duluth, Minnesota 09-07-1958 1928 1932
Harry Heitmann Brooklyn, New York 12-15-1958 1918 1918
Jim Hickman Brooklyn, New York 12-30-1958 1915 1919
Hugh Hill Cincinnati, Ohio 09-06-1958 1903 1904
Bill Jackson Peoria, Illinois 09-24-1958 1914 1915
Elmer Jacobs Salem, Missouri 02-10-1958 1914 1927
Cowboy Jones Inglewood, California 02-09-1958 1898 1901
Harry Kelley Parkin, Arkansas 03-23-1958 1925 1939
Red Killefer Los Angeles, California 09-04-1958 1907 1916
Chuck Klein Indianapolis, Indiana 03-28-1958 1928 1944
Clarence Kraft Fort Worth, Texas 03-25-1958 1914 1914
Grover Land Phoenix, Arizona 07-22-1958 1908 1915
Bill Lathrop Janesville, Wisconsin 11-20-1958 1913 1914
Hod Leverette St. Petersburg, Florida 04-10-1958 1920 1920
Walter Lonergan Lexington, Massachusetts 01-23-1958 1911 1911
Lep Long Birmingham, Alabama 10-21-1958 1911 1911
Al Mattern West Rush, New York 11-06-1958 1908 1912
Al Maul Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 05-03-1958 1884 1901
Bill McAfee Culpeper, Virginia 07-08-1958 1930 1934
Walt Meinert Decatur, Illinois 11-09-1958 1913 1913
Ward Miller Dixon, Illinois 09-04-1958 1909 1917
Cotton Minahan East Orange, New Jersey 05-20-1958 1907 1907
Carlos Moore New Orleans, Louisiana 07-02-1958 1930 1930
Bill Mundy Kalamazoo, Michigan 09-23-1958 1913 1913
Red Murray Sayre, Pennsylvania 12-04-1958 1906 1917
Doc Nance Fort Worth, Texas 05-28-1958 1897 1901
Chet Nourse Clearwater, Florida 04-20-1958 1909 1909
Dizzy Nutter Battle Creek, Michigan 07-25-1958 1919 1919
Harry O'Donnell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 01-31-1958 1927 1927
Mel Ott New Orleans, Louisiana 11-21-1958 1926 1947
Frank Owens Minneapolis, Minnesota 07-02-1958 1905 1915
Jack Owens Greenville, South Carolina 11-14-1958 1935 1935
Phil Page Springfield, Massachusetts 07-27-1958 1928 1934
Jack Phillips St. Louis, Missouri 06-16-1958 1945 1945
George Quellich Johnsville, California 08-31-1958 1931 1931
Harry Riconda Mahopac, New York 11-15-1958 1923 1930
Skel Roach Oak Park, Illinois 03-09-1958 1899 1899
Heinie Sand San Francisco, California 11-03-1958 1923 1928
Les Scarsella San Francisco, California 12-17-1958 1935 1940
Admiral Schlei Huntington, West Virginia 01-24-1958 1904 1911
Al Shaw Uhrichsville, Ohio 03-25-1958 1901 1909
Paul Smith Decatur, Illinois 07-03-1958 1916 1916
Henry Smoyer DuBois, Pennsylvania 02-28-1958 1912 1912
Red Smyth Inglewood, California 04-14-1958 1915 1918
Tris Speaker Lake Whitney, Texas 12-08-1958 1907 1928
Glenn Spencer Binghamton, New York 12-30-1958 1928 1933
Eddie Stack Chicago, Illinois 08-28-1958 1910 1914
Tom Stankard Waltham, Massachusetts 06-13-1958 1904 1904
Archie Stimmel Frederick, Maryland 08-18-1958 1900 1902
Snuffy Stirnweiss Newark Bay, New Jersey 09-15-1958 1943 1952
John Sullivan Chicago, Illinois 07-07-1958 1919 1919
Arlas Taylor Dade City, Florida 09-10-1958 1921 1921
Dummy Taylor Jacksonville, Illinois 08-22-1958 1900 1908
Al Tedrow Westerville, Ohio 01-23-1958 1914 1914
John Terry Cedar Rapids, Iowa 01-10-1958 1902 1903
Ira Thomas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10-11-1958 1906 1915
Gus Thompson Kalispell, Montana 03-28-1958 1903 1906
Ted Turner Lexington, Kentucky 02-04-1958 1920 1920
John Vann Shreveport, Louisiana 06-10-1958 1913 1913
Rube Vickers Belleville, Michigan 12-09-1958 1902 1909
Mysterious Walker Oak Park, Illinois 02-01-1958 1910 1915
Lefty Webb Circleville, Ohio 01-12-1958 1910 1910
Del Wertz Sarasota, Florida 05-26-1958 1914 1914
Earl Williams Knoxville, Tennessee 03-10-1958 1928 1928
Fred Winchell Toronto, Ontario, Canada 08-08-1958 1909 1909
Sid Womack Jackson, Mississippi 08-28-1958 1926 1926
Tommy de la Cruz Havana, Cuba 09-06-1958 1944 1944

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1958


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