Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1977

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 1977

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Jose Acosta Havana, Cuba 11-16-1977 1920 1922
Charlie Barnabe Waco, Texas 08-16-1977 1927 1928
Gene Bedford San Antonio, Texas 10-06-1977 1925 1925
Beau Bell College Station, Texas 09-14-1977 1935 1941
Sid Benton Fayetteville, Arkansas 03-08-1977 1922 1922
Jack Berly Houston, Texas 06-26-1977 1924 1933
Otto Bluege Chicago, Illinois 06-28-1977 1932 1933
Sam Bohne Palo Alto, California 05-23-1977 1916 1926
Bill Bonness Detroit, Michigan 12-03-1977 1944 1944
Joe Bratcher Fort Worth, Texas 10-13-1977 1924 1924
Boardwalk Brown Burlington, New Jersey 02-08-1977 1911 1915
Jimmy Brown Bath, North Carolina 12-29-1977 1937 1946
Fred Carisch San Gabriel, California 04-19-1977 1903 1923
Tex Carleton Fort Worth, Texas 01-11-1977 1932 1940
Johnnie Chambers Palatka, Florida 05-11-1977 1937 1937
Joe Connell Trexlertown, Pennsylvania 09-21-1977 1926 1926
Leo Cristante Dearborn, Michigan 08-24-1977 1951 1955
Adam Debus Chicago, Illinois 05-13-1977 1917 1917
Tod Dennehey Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 08-08-1977 1923 1923
Art Ewoldt Des Moines, Iowa 12-08-1977 1919 1919
Turk Farrell Great Yarmouth, England 06-10-1977 1956 1969
Ray Fitzgerald Westfield, Massachusetts 09-06-1977 1931 1931
Hod Ford Winchester, Massachusetts 01-29-1977 1919 1933
Vic Frazier Jacksonville, Texas 01-10-1977 1931 1939
Johnny Frederick Tigard, Oregon 06-18-1977 1929 1934
Danny Frisella Phoenix, Arizona 01-01-1977 1967 1976
Clarence Garrett Moundsville, West Virginia 02-11-1977 1915 1915
George Gerken Arcadia, California 10-23-1977 1927 1928
Jim Gladd Long Beach, California 11-08-1977 1946 1946
Bob Glenn Richmond, California 06-03-1977 1920 1920
Mike Gonzalez Havana, Cuba 02-19-1977 1912 1932
Fred Haney Beverly Hills, California 11-09-1977 1922 1929
Roy Hansen Beloit, Wisconsin 02-09-1977 1918 1918
Bucky Harris Bethesda, Maryland 11-08-1977 1919 1931
Don Hendrickson Norfolk, Virginia 01-19-1977 1945 1946
Oral Hildebrand Southport, Indiana 09-08-1977 1931 1940
Billy Holm East Chicago, Indiana 07-27-1977 1943 1945
Oscar Horstmann Salina, Kansas 05-11-1977 1917 1919
Baby Doll Jacobson Orion, Illinois 01-16-1977 1915 1927
Al Javery Putnam, Connecticut 08-16-1977 1940 1946
Broadway Jones Lewes, Delaware 09-07-1977 1923 1923
Bubber Jonnard New York, New York 08-23-1977 1920 1935
Joe Kelly St. Joseph, Missouri 08-16-1977 1914 1919
Ollie Klee Toledo, Ohio 02-09-1977 1925 1925
Bob Klinger Villa Ridge, Missouri 08-19-1977 1938 1947
Johnny Kucab Youngstown, Ohio 05-26-1977 1950 1952
Roxie Lawson Stockport, Iowa 04-09-1977 1930 1940
Hal Leathers Modesto, California 04-12-1977 1920 1920
Bill Lee Plaquemine, Louisiana 06-15-1977 1934 1947
Nemo Leibold Detroit, Michigan 02-04-1977 1913 1925
Bill Lewis Memphis, Tennessee 10-24-1977 1933 1936
Carlisle Littlejohn Kansas City, Missouri 10-27-1977 1927 1928
Paddy Livingston Cleveland, Ohio 09-19-1977 1901 1917
Howard Lohr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 06-09-1977 1914 1916
Sherm Lollar Springfield, Missouri 09-24-1977 1946 1963
Ernie Lombardi Santa Cruz, California 09-26-1977 1931 1947
Jim Lyle Williamsport, Pennsylvania 10-10-1977 1925 1925
Red Lynn Bellville, Texas 10-27-1977 1939 1944
Sal Madrid Ft. Wayne, Indiana 02-24-1977 1947 1947
Al Mahon New Haven, Connecticut 12-26-1977 1930 1930
Johnny Mann Terre Haute, Indiana 03-31-1977 1928 1928
Bill Marshall Sacramento, California 05-05-1977 1931 1934
Buster Maynard Durham, North Carolina 09-07-1977 1940 1946
Tim McCabe Ironton, Missouri 04-12-1977 1915 1918
Spike Merena Bridgeport, Connecticut 03-09-1977 1934 1934
Bob Meusel Downey, California 11-28-1977 1920 1930
Mike Miley Baton Rouge, Louisiana 01-06-1977 1975 1976
George Milstead Cleburne, Texas 08-09-1977 1924 1926
Ken Nash Epsom, New Hampshire 02-16-1977 1912 1914
Ernie Neitzke Sylvania, Ohio 04-27-1977 1921 1921
Jack Ogden Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11-09-1977 1918 1932
Chi-Chi Olivo Guayubin, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic 02-03-1977 1961 1966
Diomedes Olivo Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic 02-15-1977 1960 1963
Barney Olsen Everett, Massachusetts 03-30-1977 1941 1941
Red Ostergard Hemet, California 01-13-1977 1921 1921
Stubby Overmire Lakeland, Florida 03-03-1977 1943 1952
Pat Patterson St. Louis, Missouri 10-01-1977 1921 1921
Roger Peckinpaugh Cleveland, Ohio 11-17-1977 1910 1927
Pinky Pittenger Fort Lauderdale, Florida 11-04-1977 1921 1929
John Pomorski Brampton, Ontario, Canada 12-06-1977 1934 1934
Del Pratt Texas City, Texas 09-30-1977 1912 1924
Frankie Pytlak Buffalo, New York 05-08-1977 1932 1946
Chucho Ramos Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 09-02-1977 1944 1944
Otto Rettig Stuart, Florida 06-16-1977 1922 1922
Johnny Rizzo Houston, Texas 12-04-1977 1938 1942
Frank Rooney Bessemer, Michigan 04-06-1977 1914 1914
Al Smith Brownsville, Texas 04-28-1977 1934 1945
Mayo Smith Boynton Beach, Florida 11-24-1977 1945 1945
Denny Sothern Durham, North Carolina 12-07-1977 1926 1931
Milt Steengrafe Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 06-02-1977 1924 1926
Hank Steinbacher Sacramento, California 04-03-1977 1937 1939
Milt Stock Fairhope, Alabama 07-16-1977 1913 1926
Pete Turgeon Wichita Falls, Texas 01-24-1977 1923 1923
Elam Vangilder Cape Girardeau, Missouri 04-30-1977 1919 1929
Harry Welchonce Arcadia, California 02-26-1977 1911 1911
Ron Willis Memphis, Tennessee 11-21-1977 1966 1970
Max Wilson Greensboro, North Carolina 01-02-1977 1940 1946
Ernie Wingard Prattville, Alabama 01-17-1977 1924 1927
Chuck Wortman Las Vegas, Nevada 08-19-1977 1916 1918
Rube Yarrison Williamsport, Pennsylvania 04-22-1977 1922 1924
George Zackert Burlington, Iowa 02-18-1977 1911 1912

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1977


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