Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1982

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 1982

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Jimmy Adair Dallas, Texas 12-09-1982 1931 1931
Dale Alderson Garden Grove, California 02-12-1982 1943 1944
Andy Anderson Seattle, Washington 07-18-1982 1948 1949
Bill Andrus Washington, D.C. 03-12-1982 1931 1937
Al Baker Kenedy, Texas 11-06-1982 1938 1938
Neal Baker Houston, Texas 01-05-1982 1927 1927
Bob Barrett Atlanta, Georgia 01-18-1982 1923 1929
Francisco Barrios Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 04-09-1982 1974 1981
Red Barron Atlanta, Georgia 10-04-1982 1929 1929
Jim Bivin Pueblo, Colorado 11-07-1982 1935 1935
Footsie Blair Texarkana, Texas 07-01-1982 1929 1931
Sheriff Blake Beckley, West Virginia 10-31-1982 1920 1937
Randy Bobb Carnelian Bay, California 06-13-1982 1968 1969
Lute Boone Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 07-29-1982 1913 1918
Ken Boyer St. Louis, Missouri 09-07-1982 1955 1969
George Bradley Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 10-19-1982 1946 1946
Buster Bray Evansville, Indiana 09-04-1982 1941 1941
Leo Callahan Erie, Pennsylvania 05-02-1982 1913 1919
Al Cicotte Westland, Michigan 11-29-1982 1957 1962
Mays Copeland Indio, California 11-29-1982 1935 1935
Leo Dickerman Atkins, Arkansas 04-30-1982 1923 1925
Joe Dugan Norwood, Massachusetts 07-07-1982 1917 1931
Ed Edelen LaPlata, Maryland 02-01-1982 1932 1932
Red Evans Lakeview, Arkansas 06-14-1982 1936 1939
Tony Faeth St. Paul, Minnesota 12-22-1982 1919 1920
Chet Falk Austin, Texas 01-07-1982 1925 1927
Ray Fisher Ann Arbor, Michigan 11-03-1982 1910 1920
Charlie Gooch Lanham, Maryland 05-30-1982 1929 1929
Al Gould San Jose, California 08-08-1982 1916 1917
Bill Haeffner Springfield, Pennsylvania 01-27-1982 1915 1928
Jack Hallett Toledo, Ohio 06-11-1982 1940 1948
Truck Hannah Fountain Valley, California 04-27-1982 1918 1920
Spencer Harris Minneapolis, Minnesota 07-03-1982 1925 1930
Jim Hopper Charlotte, North Carolina 01-23-1982 1946 1946
Hank Hulvey Mount Sidney, Virginia 04-09-1982 1923 1923
Tom Hurd Waterloo, Iowa 09-05-1982 1954 1956
Irv Jeffries Louisville, Kentucky 06-08-1982 1930 1934
Jackie Jensen Charlottesville, Virginia 07-14-1982 1950 1961
Art Johnson Sarasota, Florida 06-07-1982 1927 1927
Bob Johnson Tacoma, Washington 07-06-1982 1933 1945
Hank Johnson Bradenton, Florida 08-20-1982 1925 1939
Tony Kaufmann Elgin, Illinois 06-04-1982 1921 1935
Mike Kelly Modesto, California 04-26-1982 1926 1926
Harry Kingman Oakland, California 12-27-1982 1914 1914
Hugo Klaerner Fredericksburg, Texas 02-03-1982 1934 1934
Ray Knode Battle Creek, Michigan 04-13-1982 1923 1926
Pete Layden Edna, Texas 07-18-1982 1948 1948
Al Lefevre Glen Cove, New York 01-21-1982 1920 1920
Ramon Lopez Miami, Florida 09-04-1982 1966 1966
Buck Marrow Newport News, Virginia 11-21-1982 1932 1938
Frank McCormick Manhasset, New York 11-21-1982 1934 1948
Clyde McCullough San Francisco, California 09-18-1982 1940 1956
Hank McDonald Hemet, California 10-17-1982 1931 1933
Beauty McGowan Hamden, Connecticut 05-06-1982 1922 1937
Bill Meehan Douglas, Wyoming 10-08-1982 1915 1915
Moxie Meixell Los Angeles, California 08-17-1982 1912 1912
John Mercer Shreveport, Louisiana 12-22-1982 1912 1912
Cass Michaels Grosse Pointe, Michigan 11-12-1982 1943 1954
Bill Miller Hannibal, Missouri 02-26-1982 1937 1937
Lefty Mills Riverside, California 09-23-1982 1934 1940
Eddie Morgan Lakewood, Ohio 06-27-1982 1936 1937
Eddie Mulligan San Rafael, California 03-15-1982 1915 1928
Chet Nichols Pawtucket, Rhode Island 07-11-1982 1926 1932
Charlie Niebergall Holiday, Florida 08-29-1982 1921 1924
Johnny O'Connor Bonner Springs, Kansas 05-30-1982 1916 1916
Satchel Paige Kansas City, Missouri 06-08-1982 1948 1965
Erv Palica Huntington Beach, California 05-29-1982 1945 1956
Roberto Pena Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic 07-23-1982 1965 1971
Henry Peploski Dover, New Jersey 01-28-1982 1929 1929
Bud Podbielan Syracuse, New York 10-26-1982 1949 1959
Wally Post St. Henry, Ohio 01-06-1982 1949 1964
Hub Pruett Ladue, Missouri 01-28-1982 1922 1932
Mel Queen Fort Smith, Arkansas 04-04-1982 1942 1952
Buster Ross Mayfield, Kentucky 04-24-1982 1924 1926
Ollie Sax Newark, New Jersey 03-21-1982 1928 1928
Ray Scarborough Mount Olive, North Carolina 07-01-1982 1942 1953
Paul Schreiber Sarasota, Florida 01-28-1982 1922 1945
Duke Sedgwick Clearwater, Florida 12-04-1982 1921 1923
Ray Shearer York, Pennsylvania 02-21-1982 1957 1957
Tom Sheehan Chillicothe, Ohio 10-29-1982 1915 1926
Roy Sherid Parker Ford, Pennsylvania 02-28-1982 1929 1931
Ben Shields Woodruff, South Carolina 01-24-1982 1924 1931
John Smith Silver Spring, Maryland 05-09-1982 1931 1931
Ebba St. Claire Whitehall, New York 08-22-1982 1951 1954
Ray Steineder Vineland, New Jersey 08-25-1982 1923 1924
Lin Storti Ontario, California 07-24-1982 1930 1933
Monty Stratton Greenville, Texas 09-29-1982 1934 1938
Leo Taylor Seattle, Washington 05-20-1982 1923 1923
Johnny Tobin Oakland, California 01-18-1982 1945 1945
Eddie Turchin Brookhaven, New York 02-08-1982 1943 1943
Bob Vines Orlando, Florida 10-18-1982 1924 1925
Dixie Walker Birmingham, Alabama 05-17-1982 1931 1949
Hub Walker San Jose, California 11-26-1982 1931 1945
Lefty Wallace Evansville, Indiana 07-28-1982 1942 1946
Lloyd Waner Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 07-22-1982 1927 1945
Charlie Wheatley Tulsa, Oklahoma 12-10-1982 1912 1912
Ed White Lakeland, Florida 09-28-1982 1955 1955
Les Willis Jasper, Texas 01-22-1982 1947 1947
Pinky Woods Los Angeles, California 10-30-1982 1943 1945
Bill Zuber Cedar Rapids, Iowa 11-02-1982 1936 1947

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1982


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