Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1973

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 1973

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Cliff Aberson Vallejo, California 06-23-1973 1947 1949
Scotty Alcock Wooster, Ohio 01-30-1973 1914 1914
Vic Aldridge Terre Haute, Indiana 04-17-1973 1917 1928
Jesse Altenburg Lansing, Michigan 03-12-1973 1916 1917
Lore Bader LeRoy, Kansas 06-02-1973 1912 1918
Gene Bailey Houston, Texas 11-14-1973 1917 1924
Del Baker Olmos Park, Texas 09-11-1973 1914 1916
Irv Bartling Westland, Michigan 06-12-1973 1938 1938
Vince Barton Toronto, Ontario, Canada 09-13-1973 1931 1932
George Beck South Bend, Indiana 10-29-1973 1914 1914
Lou Bevil Dixon, Illinois 02-01-1973 1942 1942
Jim Bishop Montgomery City, Missouri 09-20-1973 1923 1924
Rivington Bisland Salzburg, Austria 01-11-1973 1912 1914
Clarence Blethen Frederick, Maryland 04-11-1973 1923 1929
Clint Blume Islip, New York 06-12-1973 1922 1923
Bernie Boland Detroit, Michigan 09-12-1973 1915 1921
Al Brazle Grand Junction, Colorado 10-24-1973 1943 1954
Jim Breton Beloit, Wisconsin 05-30-1973 1913 1915
Bill Burwell Ormond Beach, Florida 06-11-1973 1920 1928
Ray Callahan Olympia, Washington 01-23-1973 1915 1915
Gilly Campbell Los Angeles, California 02-21-1973 1933 1938
Bob Chipman Huntington, New York 11-08-1973 1941 1952
Doc Cook Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 06-30-1973 1913 1916
Wilbur Cooper Encino, California 08-07-1973 1912 1926
George Cutshaw San Diego, California 08-22-1973 1912 1923
Al Cypert Washington, D.C. 01-09-1973 1914 1914
Chick Davies Middletown, Connecticut 09-05-1973 1914 1926
George Edmondson Waco, Texas 07-11-1973 1922 1924
Don Fisher Mayfield Heights, Ohio 07-29-1973 1945 1945
Gene Ford Dunedin, Florida 08-23-1973 1905 1905
Jack Fournier Tacoma, Washington 09-05-1973 1912 1927
Jesse Fowler Columbia, South Carolina 09-23-1973 1924 1924
Frankie Frisch Wilmington, Delaware 03-12-1973 1919 1937
Walt Golvin Gardena, California 06-11-1973 1922 1922
Skinny Graham Oak Grove, Alabama 12-01-1973 1924 1929
Bert Griffith Bishop, California 05-05-1973 1922 1924
Denver Grigsby Sapulpa, Oklahoma 11-10-1973 1923 1925
Chick Hafey Calistoga, California 07-02-1973 1924 1937
Ray Haley Bradenton, Florida 10-08-1973 1915 1917
Al Halt Sandusky, Ohio 01-22-1973 1914 1918
Doc Hamann Milwaukee, Wisconsin 01-11-1973 1922 1922
Tom Hamilton Tyler, Texas 11-29-1973 1952 1953
Pat Hardgrove Jackson, Mississippi 01-26-1973 1918 1918
Dave Harris Atlanta, Georgia 09-18-1973 1925 1934
Chicken Hawks San Rafael, California 05-26-1973 1921 1925
Fred Heimach Fort Myers, Florida 06-01-1973 1920 1933
Bruce Hitt Portland, Oregon 11-10-1973 1917 1917
Bert Hogg Detroit, Michigan 11-05-1973 1934 1934
Ed Holly Williamsport, Pennsylvania 11-27-1973 1906 1915
Roland Howell Baton Rouge, Louisiana 03-31-1973 1912 1912
Ira Hutchinson Chicago, Illinois 08-21-1973 1933 1945
Tex Jeanes Longview, Texas 04-05-1973 1921 1927
Fred Johnson Kerrville, Texas 06-14-1973 1922 1939
Paul Johnson McAllen, Texas 02-14-1973 1920 1921
Roy Johnson Tacoma, Washington 09-10-1973 1929 1938
Tom Kane Chicago, Illinois 11-26-1973 1938 1938
Charlie Kavanagh Reedsburg, Wisconsin 09-06-1973 1914 1914
Herb Kelly Torrance, California 05-18-1973 1914 1915
Lyn Lary Downey, California 01-09-1973 1929 1940
Herman Layne Gallipolis, Ohio 08-27-1973 1927 1927
Walt Leverenz Atascadero, California 03-19-1973 1913 1915
Tom Long Louisville, Kentucky 09-16-1973 1924 1924
Fletcher Low Hanover, New Hampshire 06-06-1973 1915 1915
Wild Bill Luhrsen Little Rock, Arkansas 08-15-1973 1913 1913
Ernie Manning Pensacola, Florida 04-28-1973 1914 1914
Jim Mattox Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 10-12-1973 1922 1923
Wickey McAvoy Rochester, New York 07-06-1973 1913 1919
George McBride Milwaukee, Wisconsin 07-02-1973 1901 1920
Johnny McCarthy Mundelein, Illinois 09-13-1973 1934 1948
Bill McCorry Augusta, Georgia 03-22-1973 1909 1909
Alex Metzler Fresno, California 11-30-1973 1925 1930
Ralph Miller Cincinnati, Ohio 05-07-1973 1898 1899
Red Miller Orlando, Florida 10-20-1973 1923 1923
Jack Mills Washington, D.C. 06-03-1973 1911 1911
Willie Mitchell Sardis, Mississippi 11-23-1973 1909 1919
Rene Monteagudo Hialeah, Florida 09-14-1973 1938 1945
Jim Moore Seattle, Washington 05-19-1973 1928 1932
Jim Murray New York, New York 07-15-1973 1922 1922
Paul Musser State College, Pennsylvania 07-07-1973 1912 1919
Greasy Neale Lake Worth, Florida 11-02-1973 1916 1924
Tommy Nelson San Diego, California 09-24-1973 1945 1945
Tom Padden Manchester, New Hampshire 06-10-1973 1932 1943
Spencer Pumpelly Sayre, Pennsylvania 12-05-1973 1925 1925
Bobby Reis St. Paul, Minnesota 05-01-1973 1931 1938
Joe Riggert Kansas City, Missouri 12-10-1973 1911 1919
Reb Russell Indianapolis, Indiana 09-30-1973 1913 1923
Fritz Scheeren Kittaning, Pennsylvania 06-17-1973 1914 1915
Pete Schmidt Pembroke, Ontario, Canada 03-11-1973 1913 1913
Walter Schmidt Modesto, California 07-04-1973 1916 1925
Syl Simon Chandler, Indiana 02-28-1973 1923 1924
George Sisler Richmond Heights, Missouri 03-26-1973 1915 1930
Bruce Sloan Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 09-24-1973 1944 1944
Doug Smith Greenfield, Massachusetts 09-18-1973 1912 1912
Ernie Smith Brooklyn, New York 04-06-1973 1930 1930
Roy Spencer Port Charlotte, Florida 02-08-1973 1925 1938
Evar Swanson Galesburg, Illinois 07-17-1973 1929 1934
Bennie Tate West Frankfort, Illinois 10-27-1973 1924 1934
Sloppy Thurston Los Angeles, California 09-14-1973 1923 1933
Phil Todt St. Louis, Missouri 11-15-1973 1924 1931
Twink Twining Lansdale, Pennsylvania 06-14-1973 1916 1916
Billy Urbanski Perth Amboy, New Jersey 07-12-1973 1931 1937
Ben Van Dyke Sarasota, Florida 10-22-1973 1909 1912
Herm Wehmeier Dallas, Texas 05-21-1973 1945 1958
Lefty Weinert Rockledge, Florida 04-17-1973 1919 1931
Kemp Wicker Kernersville, North Carolina 06-11-1973 1936 1941
Claude Willoughby McPherson, Kansas 08-14-1973 1925 1931
Icehouse Wilson Moraga, California 10-13-1973 1934 1934
Eddie Yount Newton, North Carolina 10-26-1973 1937 1939

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1973


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