Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1965

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 1965

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Nick Altrock Washington, D.C. 01-20-1965 1898 1933
Jimmy Austin Laguna Beach, California 03-06-1965 1909 1929
Walter Barbare Greenville, South Carolina 10-28-1965 1914 1922
Frank Barberich Ocala, Florida 05-01-1965 1907 1910
Bill Bartley Cincinnati, Ohio 05-17-1965 1903 1907
Jim Battle Chico, California 09-30-1965 1927 1927
Hugh Bedient Jamestown, New York 07-21-1965 1912 1915
Bruno Betzel West Hollywood, Florida 02-07-1965 1914 1918
Harry Biemiller Orlando, Florida 05-25-1965 1920 1925
Steve Biras St. Louis, Missouri 04-21-1965 1944 1944
Fritz Brickell Wichita, Kansas 10-15-1965 1958 1961
Bill Brinker Arcadia, California 02-05-1965 1912 1912
Bill Brown Lubbock, Texas 05-13-1965 1912 1912
Pat Burke St. Louis, Missouri 07-07-1965 1924 1924
Jack Calvo Miami, Florida 06-15-1965 1913 1920
Pep Clark Milwaukee, Wisconsin 06-08-1965 1903 1903
Willis Cole Madison, Wisconsin 10-11-1965 1909 1910
Frank Crossin Kingston, Pennsylvania 12-06-1965 1912 1914
Jay Dahl Salisbury, North Carolina 06-21-1965 1963 1963
Curt Davis Covina, California 10-12-1965 1934 1946
Delos Drake Findlay, Ohio 10-03-1965 1911 1915
John Dudra Pana, Illinois 10-24-1965 1941 1941
Jim Joe Edwards Sarepta, Mississippi 01-19-1965 1922 1928
Ike Eichrodt Indianapolis, Indiana 07-14-1965 1925 1931
Eric Erickson Jamestown, New York 05-19-1965 1914 1922
Harry Fanwell Baltimore, Maryland 07-15-1965 1910 1910
Sam Fishburn Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 04-11-1965 1919 1919
Clarence Fisher Point Pleasant, West Virginia 11-02-1965 1919 1920
Charlie Fitzberger Baltimore, Maryland 01-25-1965 1928 1928
Ed Fitzpatrick Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 10-23-1965 1915 1917
Lee Fohl Cleveland, Ohio 10-30-1965 1902 1903
Frank Fuller Warren, Michigan 10-29-1965 1915 1923
Larry Gilbert New Orleans, Louisiana 02-17-1965 1914 1915
Ralph Good Waterville, Maine 11-24-1965 1910 1910
Moonlight Graham Chisholm, Minnesota 08-25-1965 1905 1905
Dave Gregg Clarkston, Washington 11-12-1965 1913 1913
Bill Harris Indian Trail, North Carolina 08-21-1965 1923 1938
Lefty Herring Massapequa, New York 02-11-1965 1899 1904
Bill Hollahan New York, New York 11-27-1965 1920 1920
Wally Hood Hollywood, California 05-02-1965 1920 1922
Joe Hoover Los Angeles, California 09-02-1965 1943 1945
Bill Hopper Allen Park, Michigan 01-14-1965 1913 1915
Clarence Huber Laredo, Texas 02-22-1965 1920 1926
Johnny Humphries New Orleans, Louisiana 06-24-1965 1938 1946
Larry Jacobus North College Hill, Ohio 08-19-1965 1918 1918
Walt Johnson Minneapolis, Minnesota 01-14-1965 1912 1917
Phil Ketter St. Louis, Missouri 04-09-1965 1912 1912
Rudy Kneisch Baltimore, Maryland 04-06-1965 1926 1926
John Knight Walnut Creek, California 12-19-1965 1905 1913
Cliff Knox Oskaloosa, Iowa 09-24-1965 1924 1924
Brad Kocher White Haven, Pennsylvania 01-13-1965 1912 1916
Ray Kremer Pinole, California 02-08-1965 1924 1933
Bill Lauterborn Andover, New York 04-19-1965 1904 1905
Otis Lawry China, Maine 10-23-1965 1916 1917
Rudy Leopold Baton Rouge, Louisiana 09-03-1965 1928 1928
Harry Lunte St. Louis, Missouri 07-27-1965 1919 1920
Al Lyons Inglewood, California 12-20-1965 1944 1948
Harvey MacDonald Manoa, Pennsylvania 10-04-1965 1928 1928
Alex Main Royal Oak, Michigan 12-29-1965 1914 1918
Frank Manush Laguna Beach, California 01-05-1965 1908 1908
Pepper Martin McAlester, Oklahoma 03-05-1965 1928 1944
Wid Matthews Hollywood, California 10-05-1965 1923 1925
Jerry McCarthy Oceanside, New York 10-03-1965 1948 1948
Bill McKechnie Bradenton, Florida 10-29-1965 1907 1920
Mike McNally Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 05-29-1965 1915 1925
Johnny Mitchell Birmingham, Michigan 11-04-1965 1921 1925
Hy Myers Minerva, Ohio 05-01-1965 1909 1925
Lou Nagelsen Fort Wayne, Indiana 10-21-1965 1912 1912
Dick Newsome Ahoskie, North Carolina 12-15-1965 1941 1943
Pete Noonan Great Barrington, Massachusetts 02-11-1965 1904 1907
Ted Odenwald Shakopee, Minnesota 10-23-1965 1921 1922
Ivy Olson Inglewood, California 09-01-1965 1911 1924
Fred Ostendorf Kecoughtan, Virginia 03-02-1965 1914 1914
Frank Papish Pueblo, Colorado 08-30-1965 1945 1950
Mike Pasquella Bridgeport, Connecticut 04-05-1965 1919 1919
Rube Peters Pompton Plains, New Jersey 02-07-1965 1912 1914
Wally Pipp Grand Rapids, Michigan 01-11-1965 1913 1928
Stan Pitula Hackensack, New Jersey 08-15-1965 1957 1957
Lee Quillin St. Paul, Minnesota 05-14-1965 1906 1907
Branch Rickey Columbia, Missouri 12-09-1965 1905 1914
Jimmy Ring New York, New York 07-06-1965 1917 1928
Tink Riviere Liberty, Texas 09-27-1965 1921 1925
Hank Robinson North Little Rock, Arkansas 07-03-1965 1911 1918
Ed Roetz Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 03-16-1965 1929 1929
Wally Schang St. Louis, Missouri 03-06-1965 1913 1931
Socks Seibold Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 09-21-1965 1915 1933
Ed Sherling Enterprise, Alabama 11-16-1965 1924 1924
Chick Shorten Scranton, Pennsylvania 10-23-1965 1915 1924
Bob Smith West Los Angeles, California 12-27-1965 1913 1915
George Smith Greenwich, Connecticut 01-07-1965 1916 1923
Jock Somerlott Butler, Indiana 04-21-1965 1910 1911
Jim Stephens Oxford, Alabama 01-02-1965 1907 1912
Dutch Sterrett Baltimore, Maryland 12-09-1965 1912 1913
Guy Sturdy Marshall, Texas 05-04-1965 1927 1928
Billy Sullivan Newberg, Oregon 01-28-1965 1899 1916
Chick Tolson Washington, D.C. 04-16-1965 1925 1930
Ira Townsend Schulenburg, Texas 07-21-1965 1920 1921
Harry Trekell Spokane, Washington 11-04-1965 1913 1913
Maurice Van Robays Detroit, Michigan 03-01-1965 1939 1946
Bobby Vaughn Seattle, Washington 04-11-1965 1909 1915
Dixie Walker Leeds, Alabama 11-14-1965 1909 1912
Ernie Walker Pell City, Alabama 04-01-1965 1913 1915
Paul Waner Sarasota, Florida 08-29-1965 1926 1945
Dick Wantz Inglewood, California 05-13-1965 1965 1965
Johnny Watson Huntington, West Virginia 04-29-1965 1930 1930
Earl Webb Jamestown, Tennessee 05-23-1965 1925 1933
Bert Whaling Sawtelle, California 01-21-1965 1913 1915
Walt Whittaker Pembroke, Massachusetts 08-07-1965 1916 1916
Jimmy Williams St. Petersburg, Florida 01-16-1965 1899 1909
Ralph Young Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 01-24-1965 1913 1922

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1965



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