Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1986

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 1986

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
George Abrams Clearwater, Florida 12-05-1986 1923 1923
John Bogart Clarence, New York 12-07-1986 1920 1920
John Boozer Lexington, South Carolina 01-24-1986 1962 1969
Mel Bosser Crossville, Tennessee 03-26-1986 1945 1945
Roy Bruner St. Matthews, Kentucky 11-30-1986 1939 1941
Joe Burns Trenton, New Jersey 01-07-1986 1924 1924
Norm Cash Beaver Island, Michigan 10-12-1986 1958 1974
Paul Castner St. Paul, Minnesota 03-03-1986 1923 1923
Jake Caulfield San Francisco, California 12-16-1986 1946 1946
Johnny Cooney Sarasota, Florida 07-08-1986 1921 1944
Joe DeSa San Juan, Puerto Rico 12-20-1986 1980 1985
Vince DiMaggio North Hollywood, California 10-03-1986 1937 1946
George Diehl Kingsport, Tennessee 08-24-1986 1942 1943
Taylor Douthit Fremont, California 05-28-1986 1923 1933
George Durning Tampa, Florida 04-18-1986 1925 1925
Charlie Eckert Trevose, Pennsylvania 08-22-1986 1919 1922
Eddie Feinberg Hollywood, Florida 04-20-1986 1938 1939
Bob Finley West Covina, California 01-02-1986 1943 1944
Paul Florence Gainesville, Florida 05-28-1986 1926 1926
Mike Garcia Fairview Park, Ohio 01-13-1986 1948 1961
Paul Gehrman Bend, Oregon 10-23-1986 1937 1937
Tom Gorman Closter, New Jersey 08-11-1986 1939 1939
Hank Grampp New York, New York 03-24-1986 1927 1929
George Grant Montgomery, Alabama 03-25-1986 1923 1931
Hank Greenberg Beverly Hills, California 09-04-1986 1930 1947
Tom Grubbs Lexington, Kentucky 01-28-1986 1920 1920
Bud Hafey Sacramento, California 07-27-1986 1935 1939
Bill Hall Moultrie, Georgia 01-01-1986 1954 1958
Fred Hancock Clearwater, Florida 03-12-1986 1949 1949
Loy Hanning Washington, Missouri 06-24-1986 1939 1942
Luther Harvel Kansas City, Missouri 04-10-1986 1928 1928
Mickey Heath Dallas, Texas 07-30-1986 1931 1932
Chico Hernandez Havana, Cuba 01-03-1986 1942 1943
Bill Higdon Pascagoula, Mississippi 08-30-1986 1949 1949
Wally Holborow Fort Lauderdale, Florida 07-14-1986 1944 1948
Ed Holley Paducah, Kentucky 10-26-1986 1928 1934
Roy Johnson Scottsdale, Arizona 01-10-1986 1918 1918
Marty Karow Bryan, Texas 04-27-1986 1927 1927
Pip Koehler Tacoma, Washington 12-08-1986 1925 1925
Dick Kokos Chicago, Illinois 04-09-1986 1948 1954
Larry Kopf Anderson Township, Ohio 10-15-1986 1913 1923
Doc Land Livingston, Alabama 04-14-1986 1929 1929
Walt Lanfranconi Barre, Vermont 08-18-1986 1941 1947
Peanuts Lowrey Inglewood, California 07-02-1986 1942 1955
Hal Luby Eugene, Oregon 05-04-1986 1936 1944
Red Lucas Nashville, Tennessee 07-09-1986 1923 1938
Ted Lyons Sulphur, Louisiana 07-25-1986 1923 1946
Clarence Maddern Tucson, Arizona 08-09-1986 1946 1951
Harl Maggert Citrus Heights, California 07-10-1986 1938 1938
Dixie McArthur West Point, Mississippi 05-31-1986 1914 1914
Bill McCahan Fort Worth, Texas 07-03-1986 1946 1949
Ed McGhee Memphis, Tennessee 02-13-1986 1950 1955
Hugh McMullen Whittier, California 05-23-1986 1925 1929
Cliff Melton Baltimore, Maryland 07-28-1986 1937 1944
John Middleton Amarillo, Texas 11-03-1986 1922 1922
Jimmy Moore Memphis, Tennessee 03-07-1986 1930 1931
Bob Moorhead Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 12-03-1986 1962 1965
Dave Morey Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts 01-04-1986 1913 1913
Heinie Mueller Orlando, Florida 10-03-1986 1938 1941
Joe Mulligan West Roxbury, Massachusetts 06-05-1986 1934 1934
Otho Nitcholas McKinney, Texas 09-11-1986 1945 1945
Frank O'Rourke Chatham, New Jersey 05-14-1986 1912 1931
Joe Oeschger Rohnert Park, California 07-28-1986 1914 1925
Bill Patton Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 03-15-1986 1935 1935
George Pipgras Gainesville, Florida 10-19-1986 1923 1935
Arnie Portocarrero Kansas City, Kansas 06-21-1986 1954 1960
Bob Rice Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 02-20-1986 1926 1926
Paul Richards Waxahachie, Texas 05-04-1986 1932 1946
Oscar Roettger St. Louis, Missouri 07-04-1986 1923 1932
Red Ruffing Mayfield Heights, Ohio 02-17-1986 1924 1947
Len Schulte Orlando, Florida 05-06-1986 1944 1946
Webb Schultz Delavan, Wisconsin 07-26-1986 1924 1924
Pat Seerey Jennings, Missouri 04-28-1986 1943 1949
Bill Shanner Evansville, Indiana 12-18-1986 1920 1920
Chuck Sheerin Valley Stream, New York 09-27-1986 1936 1936
Jim Shilling Tulsa, Oklahoma 09-12-1986 1939 1939
Eddie Solomon Macon, Georgia 01-12-1986 1973 1982
Joe Sparma Columbus, Ohio 05-14-1986 1964 1970
Bill Steinecke St. Augustine, Florida 07-20-1986 1931 1931
Al Stokes Grantham, New Hampshire 12-19-1986 1925 1926
Rocky Stone Fountain Valley, California 11-12-1986 1943 1943
Max Surkont Largo, Florida 10-08-1986 1949 1957
George Susce Sarasota, Florida 02-25-1986 1929 1944
Fred Thomas Rice Lake, Wisconsin 01-15-1986 1918 1920
Tom Turner Kennewick, Washington 05-14-1986 1940 1944
Dixie Upright Concord, North Carolina 11-13-1986 1953 1953
Russ Van Atta Andover, New Jersey 10-10-1986 1933 1939
Sammy Vick Memphis, Tennessee 08-17-1986 1917 1921
Jack Wallaesa Easton, Pennsylvania 12-27-1986 1940 1948
Jack Warner Mt. Vernon, Illinois 03-13-1986 1925 1933
Skeeter Webb Meridian, Mississippi 07-08-1986 1932 1948
Les Webber Santa Maria, California 11-13-1986 1942 1948
Ed Wells Montgomery, Alabama 05-01-1986 1923 1934
Jo-Jo White Tacoma, Washington 10-09-1986 1932 1944
Jim Wilson Newport Beach, California 09-02-1986 1945 1958
Jesse Winters Abilene, Texas 06-05-1986 1919 1923
Spades Wood Wichita, Kansas 05-18-1986 1930 1931
Johnny Wyrostek St. Louis, Missouri 12-12-1986 1942 1954
Eddie Yuhas Winston-Salem, North Carolina 07-06-1986 1952 1953

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1986


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