Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1980

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 1980

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Bill Ayers Newnan, Georgia 09-24-1980 1947 1947
Tom Baker Port Townsend, Washington 03-09-1980 1963 1963
Eppie Barnes Mineola, New York 11-17-1980 1923 1924
Clyde Barnhart Hagerstown, Maryland 01-21-1980 1920 1928
Charlie Bates Topeka, Kansas 01-29-1980 1927 1927
Dud Branom Sun City, Arizona 02-04-1980 1927 1927
Ralph Capron Los Angeles, California 09-19-1980 1912 1913
Herb Cobb Tarboro, North Carolina 01-08-1980 1929 1929
Curt Coleman Newport, Oregon 07-01-1980 1912 1912
Allan Collamore Battle Creek, Michigan 08-08-1980 1911 1915
Bill Connelly Richmond, Virginia 11-27-1980 1945 1953
Jerry Conway Holyoke, Massachusetts 04-16-1980 1920 1920
Walt Craddock Parma Heights, Ohio 07-06-1980 1955 1958
Hughie Critz Greenwood, Mississippi 01-10-1980 1924 1935
Bill Crouch Howell, Michigan 12-26-1980 1939 1945
Frank Croucher Houston, Texas 05-21-1980 1939 1942
Ray Dobens Stuart, Florida 04-21-1980 1929 1929
Bill Dunlap Reading, Pennsylvania 11-29-1980 1929 1930
Foster Edwards Orleans, Massachusetts 01-04-1980 1925 1930
Rube Ehrhardt Chicago Heights, Illinois 04-27-1980 1924 1929
Buck Etchison East New Market, Maryland 01-24-1980 1943 1944
Herman Fink Salisbury, North Carolina 08-24-1980 1935 1937
Les Fleming Cleveland, Texas 03-05-1980 1939 1949
Ray Foley Vero Beach, Florida 03-22-1980 1928 1928
Wenty Ford Nassau, Bahamas 07-08-1980 1973 1973
Sid Gautreaux Morgan City, Louisiana 04-19-1980 1936 1937
Bob Geary Cincinnati, Ohio 01-03-1980 1918 1921
Jack Gilligan Modesto, California 11-19-1980 1909 1910
Jonah Goldman Palm Beach, Florida 08-17-1980 1928 1931
Earl Grace Phoenix, Arizona 12-22-1980 1929 1937
Joe Graves Salem, Massachusetts 12-22-1980 1926 1926
Bob Habenicht Richmond, Virginia 12-24-1980 1951 1953
Odell Hale El Dorado, Arkansas 06-09-1980 1931 1941
Ed Head Bastrop, Louisiana 01-31-1980 1940 1946
Al Hermann Lewes, Delaware 08-20-1980 1923 1924
George Hesselbacher Rydal, Pennsylvania 02-18-1980 1916 1916
Johnny Hodapp Cincinnati, Ohio 06-14-1980 1925 1933
Kenny Hogan Cleveland, Ohio 01-02-1980 1921 1924
Bob Hooper New Brunswick, New Jersey 03-17-1980 1950 1955
Elston Howard New York, New York 12-14-1980 1955 1968
Bill Hubbell Lakewood, Colorado 08-03-1980 1919 1925
Harry Hulihan Rutland, Vermont 09-11-1980 1922 1922
Hooks Iott St. Petersburg, Florida 08-17-1980 1941 1947
Tony Jacobs Nashville, Tennessee 12-21-1980 1948 1955
Lefty Jamerson Mocksville, North Carolina 08-04-1980 1924 1924
Lloyd Johnson Stockton, California 10-08-1980 1934 1934
Art Jones Columbia, South Carolina 11-25-1980 1932 1932
Dale Jones Orlando, Florida 11-08-1980 1941 1941
Johnny Jones Ruston, Louisiana 06-05-1980 1919 1920
Art Jorgens Wilmette, Illinois 03-01-1980 1929 1939
Jimmie Keenan Seminole, Florida 06-05-1980 1920 1921
Mel Kerr Vero Beach, Florida 08-09-1980 1925 1925
Gus Ketchum Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 09-06-1980 1922 1922
Stan Klopp Robesonia, Pennsylvania 03-11-1980 1944 1944
Lou Knerr Denver, Pennsylvania 03-23-1980 1945 1947
Mike Knode South Bend, Indiana 12-20-1980 1920 1920
Frank LaManna Syracuse, New York 09-01-1980 1940 1942
Cliff Lee Denver, Colorado 08-25-1980 1919 1926
George Lees Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 01-02-1980 1921 1921
Bob Linton Destin, Florida 04-03-1980 1929 1929
Frank Loftus Belchertown, Massachusetts 10-27-1980 1926 1926
Joe Lucey Holyoke, Massachusetts 07-30-1980 1920 1925
Waddy Macphee Charlotte, North Carolina 01-20-1980 1922 1922
Garth Mann Italy, Texas 09-11-1980 1944 1944
Rube Marquard Baltimore, Maryland 06-01-1980 1908 1925
Rube Marshall Dover, Ohio 06-11-1980 1912 1915
Hersh Martin Cuba, Missouri 11-17-1980 1937 1945
Jack Martin Plainfield, New Jersey 07-04-1980 1912 1914
Ed Miller South Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania 04-17-1980 1912 1918
Tom Miller Richmond, Virginia 08-13-1980 1918 1919
Ed Morgan New Orleans, Louisiana 04-09-1980 1928 1934
Joe Muir Baltimore, Maryland 06-25-1980 1951 1952
Greg Mulleavy Arcadia, California 02-01-1980 1930 1933
Tommy Neill Houston, Texas 09-22-1980 1946 1947
Andy O'Connor Norwood, Massachusetts 09-26-1980 1908 1908
Ole Olsen Norwalk, Connecticut 09-12-1980 1922 1923
Ted Olson Weymouth, Massachusetts 12-09-1980 1936 1938
Johnny Oulliber New Orleans, Louisiana 12-26-1980 1933 1933
Ernie Ovitz Green Bay, Wisconsin 09-11-1980 1911 1911
Don Padgett High Point, North Carolina 12-02-1980 1937 1948
Joe Page Latrobe, Pennsylvania 04-21-1980 1944 1954
Charlie Pechous Kenosha, Wisconsin 09-13-1980 1915 1917
Cap Peterson Tacoma, Washington 05-16-1980 1962 1969
Bob Porterfield Charlotte, North Carolina 04-28-1980 1948 1959
Mel Preibisch Sealy, Texas 04-12-1980 1940 1941
Jerry Priddy North Hollywood, California 03-03-1980 1941 1953
Art Reinholz New Port Richey, Florida 12-29-1980 1928 1928
Beryl Richmond Cameron, West Virginia 04-24-1980 1933 1934
Frank Rosso Springfield, Massachusetts 01-26-1980 1944 1944
Jack Rothrock San Bernardino, California 02-02-1980 1925 1937
Harvey Russell Alexandria, Virginia 01-08-1980 1914 1915
Rosy Ryan Scottsdale, Arizona 12-10-1980 1919 1933
Gene Rye Park Ridge, Illinois 01-21-1980 1931 1931
Bob Shawkey Syracuse, New York 12-31-1980 1913 1927
Ernie Shore Winston-Salem, North Carolina 09-24-1980 1912 1920
Harry Smythe Augusta, Georgia 08-28-1980 1929 1934
Wally Snell Providence, Rhode Island 07-23-1980 1913 1913
Charlie Sproull Rockford, Illinois 01-13-1980 1945 1945
Stuffy Stewart Lake City, Florida 12-30-1980 1916 1929
Dick Stone Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 02-18-1980 1945 1945
Monty Swartz Germantown, Ohio 01-13-1980 1920 1920
Hank Sweeney Columbia, Tennessee 05-06-1980 1944 1944
Leo Tankersley Dallas, Texas 09-18-1980 1925 1925
Chink Taylor Temple, Texas 07-07-1980 1925 1925
Dan Thomas Mobile, Alabama 06-12-1980 1976 1977
Ben Tincup Claremore, Oklahoma 07-05-1980 1914 1928
Red Torphy Fall River, Massachusetts 02-11-1980 1920 1920
Bob Trowbridge Hudson, New York 04-03-1980 1956 1960
Luke Urban Somerset, Massachusetts 12-07-1980 1927 1928
Pat Veltman San Antonio, Texas 10-01-1980 1926 1934
Ernie Vick Ann Arbor, Michigan 07-16-1980 1922 1926
Fred Walters Laurel, Mississippi 02-01-1980 1945 1945
Johnny Watwood Goodwater, Alabama 03-01-1980 1929 1939
Al Wickland Port Washington, Wisconsin 03-14-1980 1913 1919
Fred Wigington Mesa, Arizona 05-08-1980 1923 1923
John Wilson Chattanooga, Tennessee 08-27-1980 1927 1928
George Woodend Hartford, Connecticut 02-06-1980 1944 1944

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1980


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