Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1970

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 1970

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Bob Adams Jacksonville, Florida 03-06-1970 1931 1932
Spencer Adams Salt Lake City, Utah 11-24-1970 1923 1927
Ivy Andrews Birmingham, Alabama 11-24-1970 1931 1938
Orie Arntzen Cedar Rapids, Iowa 01-28-1970 1943 1943
Casper Asbjornson Williamsport, Pennsylvania 01-21-1970 1928 1932
Everett Bankston Griffin, Georgia 02-26-1970 1915 1915
Doc Bass Macon, Georgia 01-12-1970 1918 1918
Ray Bates Tucson, Arizona 08-15-1970 1913 1917
George Baumgardner Barboursville, West Virginia 12-13-1970 1912 1916
Dick Brown Baltimore, Maryland 04-17-1970 1957 1965
Andy Bruckmiller McKeesport, Pennsylvania 01-12-1970 1905 1905
Tom Carey Rochester, New York 02-21-1970 1935 1946
John Churry Zanesville, Ohio 02-08-1970 1924 1927
Webbo Clarke Cristobal, Canal Zone 06-14-1970 1955 1955
Ray Collins Colchester, Vermont 01-09-1970 1909 1915
Ripper Collins New Haven, New York 04-15-1970 1931 1941
Dick Conger Los Angeles, California 02-16-1970 1940 1943
Bill Conroy Chicago, Illinois 01-23-1970 1923 1923
Ed Corey Kenosha, Wisconsin 09-17-1970 1918 1918
Ed Crowley Birmingham, Alabama 04-14-1970 1928 1928
Mike Cvengros Hot Springs, Arkansas 08-02-1970 1922 1929
Dave Danforth Baltimore, Maryland 09-19-1970 1911 1925
Chubby Dean Riverside, New Jersey 12-21-1970 1936 1943
Art Delaney Hayward, California 05-02-1970 1924 1929
Cal Dorsett Elk City, Oklahoma 10-22-1970 1940 1947
Mal Eason Douglas, Arizona 04-16-1970 1900 1906
Paul Edmondson Santa Barbara, California 02-13-1970 1969 1969
Jumbo Elliott Terre Haute, Indiana 01-07-1970 1923 1934
Reuben Ewing West Hartford, Connecticut 10-05-1970 1921 1921
Jack Farmer Columbia, Louisiana 05-21-1970 1916 1918
Jack Flater Westminster, Maryland 03-20-1970 1908 1908
Gene Ford Emmetsburg, Iowa 09-07-1970 1936 1938
Harvey Freeman Kalamazoo, Michigan 01-10-1970 1921 1921
Cy Fried San Antonio, Texas 10-09-1970 1920 1920
Miguel Fuentes Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico 01-29-1970 1969 1969
Les Fusselman Cleveland, Ohio 05-21-1970 1952 1953
Chick Gagnon Wilmington, Delaware 04-30-1970 1922 1924
Chick Gandil Calistoga, California 12-13-1970 1910 1919
Doc Gautreau Salt Lake City, Utah 08-23-1970 1925 1928
Ed Gerner Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 05-15-1970 1919 1919
Paul Gillespie Anniston, Alabama 08-11-1970 1942 1945
Jimmy Grant Rochester, Minnesota 07-08-1970 1942 1944
Harvey Green Franklin, Louisiana 07-24-1970 1935 1935
Howie Gregory Tulsa, Oklahoma 05-30-1970 1911 1911
Harvey Grubb Corpus Christi, Texas 01-25-1970 1912 1912
Jim Haislip Dallas, Texas 01-26-1970 1913 1913
Herb Hall Fresno, California 07-01-1970 1918 1918
Lee Handley Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 04-08-1970 1936 1947
Joe Heving Covington, Kentucky 04-11-1970 1930 1945
Herbert Hill Farmers Branch, Texas 09-02-1970 1915 1915
Herman Hill Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela 12-14-1970 1969 1970
Oliver Hill Decatur, Georgia 09-20-1970 1939 1939
Dave Hoskins Flint, Michigan 04-02-1970 1953 1954
Johnny Hudson Bryan, Texas 11-07-1970 1936 1945
Herb Hunter Orlando, Florida 07-25-1970 1916 1921
Dan Jessee Venice, Florida 04-30-1970 1929 1929
Red Juelich St. Louis, Missouri 12-25-1970 1939 1939
Red Kellett Fort Lauderdale, Florida 11-03-1970 1934 1934
Bill Kerksieck Stuttgart, Arkansas 03-11-1970 1939 1939
Kurt Krieger St. Louis, Missouri 08-16-1970 1949 1951
Bobby LaMotte Chatham, Georgia 11-02-1970 1920 1926
Bill Lamar Rockport, Massachusetts 05-24-1970 1917 1927
Fred Lamlein Port Huron, Michigan 09-20-1970 1912 1915
Sam Lanford Woodruff, South Carolina 09-14-1970 1907 1907
Bill Leard San Francisco, California 01-15-1970 1917 1917
Lefty Leifield Fairfax, Virginia 10-10-1970 1905 1920
Jim Levey Dallas, Texas 03-14-1970 1930 1933
Jimmie Long Ft. Dodge, Iowa 09-14-1970 1922 1922
Johnny Lucas Maryville, Illinois 10-31-1970 1931 1932
Howard Maple Portland, Oregon 11-09-1970 1932 1932
Wedo Martini Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10-28-1970 1935 1935
Dick Mauney Albemarle, North Carolina 02-06-1970 1945 1947
Jakie May Wendell, North Carolina 06-03-1970 1917 1932
Bill McAllester Chattanooga, Tennessee 03-03-1970 1913 1913
Paul McCullough New Castle, Pennsylvania 11-07-1970 1929 1929
Hal McKain Sacramento, California 01-24-1970 1927 1932
Johnny Meador Winston-Salem, North Carolina 04-11-1970 1920 1920
Rufus Meadows Wichita, Kansas 05-10-1970 1926 1926
Ed Mensor Salem, Oregon 04-20-1970 1912 1914
John Misse St. Joseph, Missouri 03-18-1970 1914 1914
Fred Mitchell Newton, Massachusetts 10-13-1970 1901 1913
George Mohart Silver Creek, New York 10-02-1970 1920 1921
Leo Moon New Orleans, Louisiana 08-25-1970 1932 1932
Charley Moore Portland, Oregon 07-29-1970 1912 1912
Jake Mooty Fort Worth, Texas 04-20-1970 1936 1944
Johnny Mostil Midlothian, Illinois 12-10-1970 1918 1929
Johnny Murphy New York, New York 01-14-1970 1932 1947
Ed Murray Cheyenne, Wyoming 11-08-1970 1917 1917
Alex Mustaikis Scranton, Pennsylvania 01-17-1970 1940 1940
Lou Novikoff South Gate, California 09-30-1970 1941 1946
Heinie Odom Rusk, Texas 08-31-1970 1925 1925
Andy Oyler East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania 10-24-1970 1902 1902
Doc Ozmer Atlanta, Georgia 12-28-1970 1923 1923
Emilio Palmero Toledo, Ohio 07-15-1970 1915 1928
Jim Park Lexington, Kentucky 12-17-1970 1915 1917
Hank Patterson Panorama City, California 09-30-1970 1932 1932
Urbane Pickering Modesto, California 05-13-1970 1931 1932
Whitey Platt West Palm Beach, Florida 07-27-1970 1942 1949
Carl Ray Lexington, North Carolina 04-02-1970 1915 1916
Marshall Renfroe Pensacola, Florida 12-10-1970 1959 1959
Ross Reynolds Ada, Oklahoma 06-23-1970 1914 1915
Jack Richardson Marion, Illinois 01-18-1970 1915 1916
Lee Riley Schenectady, New York 09-13-1970 1944 1944
Dave Robertson Virginia Beach, Virginia 11-05-1970 1912 1922
Sherry Robertson Houghton, South Dakota 10-23-1970 1940 1952
Eddie Rommel Baltimore, Maryland 08-26-1970 1920 1932
Charlie Root Hollister, California 11-05-1970 1923 1941
Nap Rucker Alpharetta, Georgia 12-19-1970 1907 1916
Dutch Ruether Phoenix, Arizona 05-16-1970 1917 1927
Ray Schalk Chicago, Illinois 05-19-1970 1912 1929
Red Shannon Jersey City, New Jersey 04-12-1970 1915 1926
Joe Shaute Scranton, Pennsylvania 02-21-1970 1922 1934
Ray Shook South Bend, Indiana 09-16-1970 1916 1916
Harry Shriver Morgantown, West Virginia 01-21-1970 1922 1923
Red Smith Bradenton, Florida 08-23-1970 1917 1918
Ben Spencer Finksburg, Maryland 09-01-1970 1913 1913
Brad Springer Birmingham, Michigan 01-04-1970 1925 1926
Freddy Spurgeon Kalamazoo, Michigan 11-05-1970 1924 1927
Jack Stansbury Easton, Pennsylvania 12-26-1970 1918 1918
Gene Steinbrenner Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 04-25-1970 1912 1912
Sailor Stroud Stockton, California 04-11-1970 1910 1916
Johnny Stuart Charleston, West Virginia 05-13-1970 1922 1925
Doug Taitt Portland, Oregon 12-12-1970 1928 1932
Frosty Thomas St. Joseph, Missouri 03-18-1970 1905 1905
Walt Tragesser Lafayette, Indiana 12-14-1970 1913 1920
Willie Underhill Bay City, Texas 10-26-1970 1927 1928
Ollie Voigt Scottsdale, Arizona 04-07-1970 1924 1924
George Watkins Austin, Texas 06-01-1970 1930 1936
Orlie Weaver New Orleans, Louisiana 11-28-1970 1910 1911
Biggs Wehde Sioux Falls, South Dakota 09-21-1970 1930 1931
Jimmy Welsh Oakland, California 10-30-1970 1925 1930
Charlie Wilson Rochester, New York 12-19-1970 1931 1935
Jim Winford Miami, Oklahoma 12-16-1970 1932 1938
Harry Wolter Palo Alto, California 07-07-1970 1907 1917
Yats Wuestling St. Louis, Missouri 04-26-1970 1929 1930
Joe Wyatt Oblong, Illinois 12-05-1970 1924 1924
Rudy York Rome, Georgia 02-05-1970 1934 1948
Tony York Hillsboro, Texas 04-18-1970 1944 1944
Ducky Yount Winston-Salem, North Carolina 05-09-1970 1914 1914
Zip Zabel Beloit, Wisconsin 05-31-1970 1913 1915

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1970



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