Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1968

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 1968

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Babe Adams Silver Spring, Maryland 07-27-1968 1906 1926
Rafael Almeida Havana, Cuba 03-19-1968 1911 1913
Fred Applegate Williamsport, Pennsylvania 04-21-1968 1904 1904
Doc Ayers Pulaski, Virginia 05-26-1968 1913 1921
Dave Barbee Albemarle, North Carolina 07-01-1968 1926 1932
Turner Barber Milan, Tennessee 10-20-1968 1915 1923
Benny Bengough Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12-22-1968 1923 1932
Al Benton Lynwood, California 04-14-1968 1934 1952
Hal Bevan New Orleans, Louisiana 10-05-1968 1952 1961
Lloyd Bishop Wichita, Kansas 06-18-1968 1914 1914
Bill Black Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 01-14-1968 1924 1924
Lena Blackburne Riverside, New Jersey 02-29-1968 1910 1929
Jack Bliss Temple City, California 10-23-1968 1908 1912
Charlie Boardman Sacramento, California 08-10-1968 1913 1915
Dan Boone Tuscaloosa, Alabama 05-11-1968 1919 1923
Henry Bostick Denver, Colorado 09-16-1968 1915 1915
Grant Bowler Denver, Colorado 06-25-1968 1931 1932
Bill Brandt Fort Wayne, Indiana 05-16-1968 1941 1943
Lynn Brenton Los Angeles, California 10-14-1968 1913 1921
Tommy Bridges Nashville, Tennessee 04-19-1968 1930 1946
Herman Bronkie Somers, Connecticut 05-27-1968 1910 1922
Curly Brown Spring Hill, Kansas 06-10-1968 1911 1915
Lou Bruce Ilion, New York 02-09-1968 1904 1904
C.B. Burns Havre De Grace, Maryland 06-06-1968 1902 1902
Jim Callahan Carnegie, Pennsylvania 03-09-1968 1902 1902
Tom Cantwell Washington, D.C. 04-01-1968 1909 1910
Paul Carpenter Newark, Ohio 03-14-1968 1916 1916
Bud Clancy Ottumwa, Iowa 09-26-1968 1924 1934
Hap Collard Jamestown, California 07-09-1968 1927 1930
Rip Collins Bryan, Texas 05-27-1968 1920 1931
Charlie Conway Youngstown, Ohio 09-12-1968 1911 1911
Sam Crawford Hollywood, California 06-15-1968 1899 1917
Bill Drescher Haverstraw, New York 05-15-1968 1944 1946
Paddy Driscoll Chicago, Illinois 06-28-1968 1917 1917
Dan Dugan Green Brook, New Jersey 06-25-1968 1928 1929
Ben Egan Utica, New York 02-18-1968 1908 1915
Ed Fernandes Hayward, California 11-27-1968 1940 1946
Patsy Flaherty Alexandria, Louisiana 01-23-1968 1899 1911
Liz Funk Norman, Oklahoma 01-16-1968 1929 1933
Ray Gardner Frederick, Maryland 05-03-1968 1929 1930
Chippy Gaw Boston, Massachusetts 05-26-1968 1920 1920
Ralph Glaze Atascadero, California 10-31-1968 1906 1908
Heinie Groh Cincinnati, Ohio 08-22-1968 1912 1927
Lefty Guise Little Rock, Arkansas 08-13-1968 1940 1940
Earl Hamilton Anaheim, California 11-17-1968 1911 1924
Bill Hart Lykens, Pennsylvania 07-29-1968 1943 1945
Dutch Henry Cleveland, Ohio 08-23-1968 1921 1930
Ernie Herbert Dallas, Texas 01-13-1968 1913 1915
Johnnie Heving Salisbury, North Carolina 12-24-1968 1920 1932
Mahlon Higbee Depauw, Indiana 04-07-1968 1922 1922
Bill Hohman Baltimore, Maryland 10-29-1968 1927 1927
Ken Holloway Thomasville, Georgia 09-25-1968 1922 1930
Paul Howard Miami, Florida 08-29-1968 1909 1909
Bernie Hungling Dayton, Ohio 03-30-1968 1922 1930
George Hunter Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 01-11-1968 1909 1910
Charlie Jackson Radford, Virginia 05-27-1968 1915 1917
John Jenkins Columbia, Missouri 08-03-1968 1922 1922
Bill Kalfass Brooklyn, New York 09-08-1968 1937 1937
Paul Kardow San Antonio, Texas 04-27-1968 1936 1936
Benn Karr Memphis, Tennessee 12-08-1968 1920 1927
Eddie Kearse Eureka, California 07-15-1968 1942 1942
Billy Kelsey Springfield, Ohio 04-25-1968 1907 1907
Jack Killilay Tulsa, Oklahoma 10-21-1968 1911 1911
Ellis Kinder Jackson, Tennessee 10-16-1968 1946 1957
Jay Kirke New Orleans, Louisiana 08-31-1968 1910 1918
John Kroner St. Louis, Missouri 08-26-1968 1935 1938
Marty Lang Lakewood, Colorado 01-13-1968 1930 1930
Norm Lehr Livonia, New York 07-17-1968 1926 1926
Bill Lelivelt Chicago, Illinois 02-14-1968 1909 1910
Hans Lobert Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 09-14-1968 1903 1917
Grover Lowdermilk Odin, Illinois 03-31-1968 1909 1920
George Maisel Baltimore, Maryland 11-20-1968 1913 1922
Dick Marlowe Toledo, Ohio 12-30-1968 1951 1956
Ollie Marquardt Port Clinton, Ohio 02-07-1968 1931 1931
Joe Matthews Hagerstown, Maryland 02-08-1968 1922 1922
Wally Mattick Los Altos, California 11-05-1968 1912 1918
Jim McLaughlin Mount Vernon, Illinois 12-15-1968 1932 1932
Heinie Meine St. Louis, Missouri 03-18-1968 1922 1934
Leo Meyer Smyrna, Delaware 09-02-1968 1909 1909
John Michaelson Woodruff, Wisconsin 04-16-1968 1921 1921
Forrest More Columbus, Indiana 08-17-1968 1909 1909
Allie Moulton Peabody, Massachusetts 07-10-1968 1911 1911
Ray Mowe Sarasota, Florida 08-14-1968 1913 1913
Buddy Napier Hutchins, Texas 03-29-1968 1912 1921
Ovid Nicholson Salem, Indiana 03-24-1968 1912 1912
Ernie Orsatti Canoga Park, California 09-04-1968 1927 1935
Elmer Pence San Francisco, California 09-17-1968 1922 1922
Bob Pepper Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania 04-08-1968 1915 1915
Hub Perdue Gallatin, Tennessee 10-31-1968 1911 1915
Eddie Phillips Buffalo, New York 01-26-1968 1924 1935
Jake Pitler Binghamton, New York 02-03-1968 1917 1918
Ned Porter Gainesville, Florida 06-30-1968 1926 1927
Ike Powers Hancock, Maryland 12-22-1968 1927 1928
Jack Redmond Garland, Texas 07-27-1968 1935 1935
Bill Regan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 06-11-1968 1926 1931
Duke Reilley Indianapolis, Indiana 03-04-1968 1909 1909
Don Rudolph Granada Hills, California 09-12-1968 1957 1964
Lloyd Russell Waco, Texas 05-24-1968 1938 1938
Dutch Schirick Kingston, New York 11-12-1968 1914 1914
Hank Schreiber Indianapolis, Indiana 02-23-1968 1914 1926
Art Schwind Sullivan, Illinois 01-13-1968 1912 1912
Ken Sears Bridgeport, Texas 07-17-1968 1943 1946
Hank Severeid San Antonio, Texas 12-17-1968 1911 1926
Nap Shea Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 07-08-1968 1902 1902
Bill Sherdel McSherrystown, Pennsylvania 11-14-1968 1918 1932
Clyde Shoun Mountain Home, Tennessee 03-20-1968 1935 1949
Johnny Siegle Urbana, Ohio 02-12-1968 1905 1906
Frank Sigafoos Indianapolis, Indiana 04-12-1968 1926 1931
Pat Simmons Albany, New York 07-03-1968 1928 1929
Pete Sims Dallas, Texas 12-02-1968 1915 1915
Phil Slattery Long Beach, California 03-02-1968 1915 1915
Vern Stephens Long Beach, California 11-03-1968 1941 1955
Howie Storie Pittsfield, Massachusetts 07-27-1968 1931 1932
Ed Strelecki Newark, New Jersey 01-09-1968 1928 1931
Fresco Thompson Fullerton, California 11-20-1968 1925 1934
Allan Travers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 04-19-1968 1912 1912
Ham Wade Riverside, New Jersey 07-21-1968 1907 1907
Tommy Warren Tulsa, Oklahoma 01-02-1968 1944 1944
Allie Watt Norfolk, Virginia 03-15-1968 1920 1920
Rip Wheeler Marion, Kentucky 09-18-1968 1921 1924
Kettle Wirts Sacramento, California 07-12-1968 1921 1924
Emil Yde Leesburg, Florida 12-04-1968 1924 1929
Chief Youngblood Amarillo, Texas 07-06-1968 1922 1922

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1968


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