Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1964

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 1964

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Dan Adams St. Louis, Missouri 10-06-1964 1914 1915
Mack Allison Mount Vernon, Missouri 03-13-1964 1911 1913
Dave Altizer Pleasant Hill, Illinois 05-14-1964 1906 1911
Buzz Arlett Minneapolis, Minnesota 05-16-1964 1931 1931
Charlie Armbruster Grants Pass, Oregon 10-07-1964 1905 1907
Dick Attreau Chicago, Illinois 07-05-1964 1926 1927
Howard Baker Bridgeport, Connecticut 01-16-1964 1912 1915
Henry Baldwin West Chester, Pennsylvania 02-24-1964 1927 1927
Cy Barger Columbia, Kentucky 09-23-1964 1906 1915
Frank Barron St. Marys, West Virginia 09-18-1964 1914 1914
Herschel Bennett Springfield, Missouri 09-09-1964 1923 1927
Carson Bigbee Portland, Oregon 10-17-1964 1916 1926
Jack Blott Ann Arbor, Michigan 06-11-1964 1924 1924
Harley Boss Nashville, Tennessee 05-15-1964 1928 1933
Delos Brown Carbondale, Illinois 12-21-1964 1914 1914
Chris Burkam Kalamazoo, Michigan 05-09-1964 1915 1915
Charlie Butler Brunswick, Georgia 05-10-1964 1933 1933
Kid Butler Richmond, California 02-22-1964 1907 1907
Bobby Byrne Wayne, Pennsylvania 12-31-1964 1907 1917
Al Cabrera Batabano, Cuba 00-00-1964 1913 1913
Charlie Case Batavia, Ohio 04-16-1964 1901 1906
Eli Cates Anderson, Indiana 05-29-1964 1908 1908
Bob Clemens Marshall, Missouri 04-05-1964 1914 1914
Ed Coleman Oregon City, Oregon 08-05-1964 1932 1936
Bud Connolly Berkeley, California 06-12-1964 1925 1925
Herb Conyers Cleveland, Ohio 09-16-1964 1950 1950
Dick Culler Chapel Hill, North Carolina 06-16-1964 1936 1949
Eddie Dyer Houston, Texas 04-20-1964 1922 1927
Hank Erickson Louisville, Kentucky 12-13-1964 1935 1935
Happy Felsch Milwaukee, Wisconsin 08-17-1964 1915 1920
Lou Fiene Chicago, Illinois 12-22-1964 1906 1909
Glenn Gardner Rochester, New York 07-07-1964 1945 1945
Stan Gray Snyder, Texas 10-11-1964 1912 1912
Vean Gregg Aberdeen, Washington 07-29-1964 1911 1925
John Grimes San Francisco, California 01-17-1964 1897 1897
Casey Hageman New Bedford, Pennsylvania 04-01-1964 1911 1914
Grover Hartley Daytona Beach, Florida 10-19-1964 1911 1934
Ed Henderson New York, New York 01-15-1964 1914 1914
Herb Herring Tucson, Arizona 04-22-1964 1912 1912
Fred Hofmann St. Helena, California 11-19-1964 1919 1928
Ken Hubbs Provo, Utah 02-13-1964 1961 1963
Fred Hutchinson Bradenton, Florida 11-12-1964 1939 1953
Pete Johns Cleveland, Ohio 08-09-1964 1915 1918
Bob Jones San Diego, California 08-30-1964 1917 1925
Jack Kading Chicago, Illinois 06-02-1964 1910 1914
Bill Karlon Ware, Massachusetts 12-07-1964 1930 1930
Bobby Keefe Sacramento, California 12-07-1964 1907 1912
Enos Kirkpatrick Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 04-14-1964 1912 1915
Bob Larmore St. Louis, Missouri 01-15-1964 1918 1918
Bris Lord Annapolis, Maryland 11-13-1964 1905 1913
Joe Martin Altoona, Pennsylvania 05-25-1964 1903 1903
George McConnell Chattanooga, Tennessee 05-10-1964 1909 1916
Red McDermott Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 09-11-1964 1912 1912
Jud McLaughlin Cambridge, Massachusetts 09-27-1964 1931 1933
Frank Moore Portsmouth, Ohio 05-20-1964 1905 1905
Scrappy Moore Little Rock, Arkansas 10-13-1964 1917 1917
George Moriarty Miami, Florida 04-08-1964 1903 1916
Dominic Mulrenan Melrose, Massachusetts 07-27-1964 1921 1921
Bill Narleski Laurel Springs, New Jersey 07-22-1964 1929 1930
Cy Neighbors Tacoma, Washington 05-20-1964 1908 1908
Mickey O'Neil St. Louis, Missouri 04-08-1964 1919 1927
Curly Ogden Upland, Pennsylvania 08-06-1964 1922 1926
Ted Pawelek Chicago Heights, Illinois 02-12-1964 1946 1946
Art Phelan Ft. Worth, Texas 12-27-1964 1910 1915
Buz Phillips Baltimore, Maryland 11-06-1964 1930 1930
Al Pierotti Everett, Massachusetts 02-12-1964 1920 1921
Ed Pipgras Currie, Minnesota 04-13-1964 1932 1932
Buck Redfern Asheville, North Carolina 09-08-1964 1928 1929
Hank Ritter Akron, Ohio 09-03-1964 1912 1916
Jay Rogers Carlisle, New York 07-01-1964 1914 1914
Red Rollings Mobile, Alabama 12-31-1964 1927 1930
Ike Samuels New York, New York 02-22-1964 1895 1895
Bill Schardt Vermilion, Ohio 07-20-1964 1911 1912
Barney Schreiber Chillicothe, Ohio 10-06-1964 1911 1911
Lefty Scott Houston, Texas 03-03-1964 1945 1945
Warren Shanabrook North Canton, Ohio 03-10-1964 1906 1906
Gerry Shea Berkeley, Missouri 05-03-1964 1905 1905
Fred Smith Los Angeles, California 02-04-1964 1907 1907
Harry Smith Dunbar, Nebraska 07-26-1964 1912 1912
Tony Smith Galveston, Texas 02-27-1964 1907 1911
Jim Spotts Medford, New Jersey 06-15-1964 1930 1930
Oscar Stanage Highland Park, Michigan 11-11-1964 1906 1925
Jerry Standaert Chicago, Illinois 08-04-1964 1925 1929
Fred Stem Darlington, South Carolina 09-05-1964 1908 1909
Elmer Stricklett Santa Cruz, California 06-07-1964 1904 1907
Dutch Stryker Red Bank, New Jersey 11-05-1964 1924 1926
George Stueland Onawa, Iowa 09-09-1964 1921 1925
Len Swormstedt Salem, Massachusetts 07-19-1964 1901 1906
Johnny Tillman Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 04-07-1964 1915 1915
Red Torkelson Chicago, Illinois 09-22-1964 1917 1917
Fred Trautman Bucyrus, Ohio 02-15-1964 1915 1915
Jim Umbricht Houston, Texas 04-08-1964 1959 1963
Fred Vaughn Near Lake Wales, Florida 03-02-1964 1944 1945
Paul Wachtel San Antonio, Texas 12-15-1964 1917 1917
Doc Wallace Haverford, Pennsylvania 12-31-1964 1919 1919
Buzzy Wares South Bend, Indiana 05-26-1964 1913 1914
Rabbit Warstler North Canton, Ohio 05-31-1964 1930 1940
John Whitehead Bonham, Texas 10-20-1964 1935 1942
Gus Williams Sterling, Illinois 04-16-1964 1911 1915
Kid Willson Union Gap, Washington 04-17-1964 1918 1927
Al Wingo Detroit, Michigan 10-09-1964 1919 1928
Ed Wingo Lachine, Québec, Canada 12-05-1964 1920 1920
Tex Wisterzil San Antonio, Texas 06-27-1964 1914 1915
Ernie Wolf Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey 05-23-1964 1912 1912
Yam Yaryan Birmingham, Alabama 11-16-1964 1921 1922
Chief Yellow Horse Pawnee, Oklahoma 04-10-1964 1921 1922
Paul Zahniser Klamath Falls, Oregon 09-26-1964 1923 1929
Walter Zink Quincy, Massachusetts 06-12-1964 1921 1921

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1964


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