Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1974

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 1974

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Hal Anderson St. Louis, Missouri 05-01-1974 1932 1932
Pete Appleton Trenton, New Jersey 01-18-1974 1927 1945
Bob Baird Chattanooga, Tennessee 04-11-1974 1962 1963
Johnny Barrett Seabrook Beach, New Hampshire 08-17-1974 1942 1946
Jim Beckman Montgomery, Ohio 12-05-1974 1927 1928
Augie Bergamo Grosse Pointe, Michigan 08-19-1974 1944 1945
Claude Berry Richmond, Indiana 02-01-1974 1904 1915
Homer Blankenship Longview, Texas 06-22-1974 1922 1928
Al Boucher Torrance, California 06-23-1974 1914 1914
Medric Boucher Martinez, California 03-12-1974 1914 1914
Cliff Brady Belleville, Illinois 09-25-1974 1920 1920
Herb Brett St. Petersburg, Florida 11-25-1974 1924 1925
Gus Brittain Wilmington, North Carolina 02-16-1974 1937 1937
Lloyd Brown Opa-Locka, Florida 01-14-1974 1925 1940
Joe Burns Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 06-24-1974 1943 1945
Joe Bush Fort Lauderdale, Florida 11-01-1974 1912 1928
Pat Caraway El Paso, Texas 06-09-1974 1930 1932
Bob Christian San Diego, California 02-20-1974 1968 1970
Jack Compton Lancaster, Ohio 07-04-1974 1911 1911
Claude Cooper Plainview, Texas 01-21-1974 1913 1917
Ernie Cox Birmingham, Alabama 04-29-1974 1922 1922
Rolla Daringer Seymour, Indiana 05-23-1974 1914 1915
Dizzy Dean Reno, Nevada 07-17-1974 1930 1947
Eddie Dent Birmingham, Alabama 11-25-1974 1909 1912
Claud Derrick Clayton, Georgia 07-15-1974 1910 1914
Red Dorman Anaheim, California 12-07-1974 1928 1928
Larry Doyle Saranac Lake, New York 03-01-1974 1907 1920
Al Eckert Milwaukee, Wisconsin 04-20-1974 1930 1935
Paul Fittery Cartersville, Georgia 01-28-1974 1914 1917
Frank Fletcher St. Petersburg, Florida 10-07-1974 1914 1914
Harry Fritz Columbus, Ohio 11-04-1974 1913 1915
June Greene Glendora, California 03-19-1974 1928 1929
Ed Grimes Chicago, Illinois 10-05-1974 1931 1932
Mule Haas New Orleans, Louisiana 06-30-1974 1925 1938
Sammy Hale Wheeler, Texas 09-06-1974 1920 1930
Thomas Healy Cleveland, Ohio 01-15-1974 1915 1916
Bunny Hearn Venice, Florida 03-31-1974 1926 1929
Homer Hillebrand Elsinore, California 01-20-1974 1905 1908
George Hockette Plantation, Florida 01-20-1974 1934 1935
Willie Hogan San Jose, California 09-28-1974 1911 1912
Harry Hooper Santa Cruz, California 12-18-1974 1909 1925
Al Huenke St. Marys, Ohio 09-20-1974 1914 1914
Joe Jenkins Fresno, California 06-21-1974 1914 1919
Red Jones Lincoln, California 06-30-1974 1940 1940
Orie Kerlin Shreveport, Louisiana 10-29-1974 1915 1915
Tom Kirk Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 08-01-1974 1947 1947
Joe Kohlman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 03-16-1974 1937 1938
Art Kores Milwaukee, Wisconsin 03-26-1974 1915 1915
Dick Luebke San Diego, California 12-04-1974 1962 1962
Duster Mails San Francisco, California 07-05-1974 1915 1926
Gordon Maltzberger Rialto, California 12-11-1974 1943 1947
Leo Mangum Lima, Ohio 07-09-1974 1924 1935
Cliff Markle Temple City, California 05-24-1974 1915 1924
Ralph McCabe Windsor, Ontario, Canada 05-03-1974 1946 1946
Tom McNamara Danvers, Massachusetts 05-05-1974 1922 1922
Benny Meyer Festus, Missouri 02-06-1974 1913 1925
Jim Middleton Argos, Indiana 01-12-1974 1917 1921
Frank Miller Allegan, Michigan 02-19-1974 1913 1923
Jake Miller Towson, Maryland 08-24-1974 1922 1922
Al Moore Atlantic Ocean 11-29-1974 1925 1926
Hap Morse St. Paul, Minnesota 06-19-1974 1911 1911
Tony Murray Chicago, Illinois 03-19-1974 1923 1923
Buddy Myer Baton Rouge, Louisiana 10-31-1974 1925 1941
Bert Niehoff Inglewood, California 12-08-1974 1913 1918
Lou North Shelton, Connecticut 05-15-1974 1913 1924
Jay Partridge Nashville, Tennessee 01-14-1974 1927 1928
Ben Paschal Charlotte, North Carolina 11-10-1974 1915 1929
Bill Perrin New Orleans, Louisiana 06-30-1974 1934 1934
Leon Pettit Columbia, Tennessee 11-21-1974 1935 1937
Ty Pickup Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 08-02-1974 1918 1918
Howie Pollet Houston, Texas 08-08-1974 1941 1956
Elmer Ponder Albuquerque, New Mexico 04-20-1974 1917 1921
Dick Porter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 09-24-1974 1929 1934
Frank Pratt Centreville, Alabama 03-08-1974 1921 1921
Hal Quick Swansea, Illinois 03-09-1974 1939 1939
Pep Rambert West Palm Beach, Florida 11-16-1974 1939 1940
Sam Rice Rossmoor, Maryland 10-13-1974 1915 1934
Roger Salmon Belfast, Maine 06-17-1974 1912 1912
Jack Salveson Norwalk, California 12-28-1974 1933 1945
Al Shaw Danville, Illinois 12-30-1974 1907 1915
Jimmy Shevlin Fort Lauderdale, Florida 10-30-1974 1930 1934
Walter Signer Greenwich, Connecticut 07-23-1974 1943 1945
Danny Silva Hyannis, Massachusetts 04-04-1974 1919 1919
Mel Simons Paducah, Kentucky 11-10-1974 1931 1932
Gordon Slade Long Beach, California 01-02-1974 1930 1935
Walt Slagle San Gabriel, California 06-17-1974 1910 1910
Jimmy Smith Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 01-01-1974 1914 1922
Joe Smith Yonkers, New York 01-12-1974 1913 1913
Fred Snodgrass Ventura, California 04-05-1974 1908 1916
By Speece Elgin, Oregon 09-29-1974 1924 1930
Bill Stellbauer New Braunfels, Texas 02-16-1974 1916 1916
Lefty Stewart Knoxville, Tennessee 09-26-1974 1921 1935
Allyn Stout Sikeston, Missouri 12-22-1974 1931 1943
Paul Strand Salt Lake City, Utah 07-02-1974 1913 1924
Les Sweetland Melbourne, Florida 03-04-1974 1927 1931
Steve Swetonic Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 04-22-1974 1929 1935
Vito Tamulis Nashville, Tennessee 05-05-1974 1934 1941
Zack Taylor Orlando, Florida 09-19-1974 1920 1935
Babe Twombly San Clemente, California 11-23-1974 1920 1921
Cy Twombly Savannah, Georgia 12-03-1974 1921 1921
Tommy Vereker Baltimore, Maryland 04-02-1974 1915 1915
Frank Walker Bristol, Tennessee 09-16-1974 1917 1925
Bob Way Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 06-20-1974 1927 1927
Johnny Weekly Walnut Creek, California 11-24-1974 1962 1964
Ernie White Augusta, Georgia 05-22-1974 1940 1948
Cy Williams Eagle River, Wisconsin 04-23-1974 1912 1930
Frank Wilson Leicester, Massachusetts 11-25-1974 1924 1928
George Wilson Gastonia, North Carolina 10-29-1974 1952 1956
Hank Winston Jacksonville, Florida 02-04-1974 1933 1936
Doc Wood New Orleans, Louisiana 11-03-1974 1923 1923
Roy Wood Fayetteville, Arkansas 04-06-1974 1913 1915

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1974


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