Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1987

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 1987

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Jerry Adair Tulsa, Oklahoma 05-31-1987 1958 1970
Jay Avrea Dallas, Texas 06-26-1987 1950 1950
Bud Bates Long Beach, California 04-29-1987 1939 1939
Boom-Boom Beck Champaign, Illinois 05-07-1987 1924 1945
Hank Behrman New York, New York 01-20-1987 1946 1949
Joe Bennett Morro Bay, California 07-11-1987 1923 1923
Huck Betts Millsboro, Delaware 06-13-1987 1920 1935
George Blackerby Wichita Falls, Texas 05-30-1987 1928 1928
Zeke Bonura New Orleans, Louisiana 03-09-1987 1934 1940
Jim Brewer Tyler, Texas 11-16-1987 1960 1976
Joe Burns Beverly, Massachusetts 07-12-1987 1910 1913
John Burrows Coal Run, Ohio 04-27-1987 1943 1944
Ed Busch St. Clair County, Illinois 01-17-1987 1943 1945
Frank Callaway Knoxville, Tennessee 08-21-1987 1921 1922
Cam Carreon Tucson, Arizona 09-02-1987 1959 1966
Ed Cihocki Newark, Delaware 11-09-1987 1932 1933
Jocko Conlon Falmouth, Massachusetts 08-05-1987 1923 1923
Dusty Cooke Raleigh, North Carolina 11-21-1987 1930 1938
Pete Cote Middleton, Massachusetts 10-17-1987 1926 1926
Paul Derringer Sarasota, Florida 11-17-1987 1931 1945
Jake Eisenhart Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 12-20-1987 1944 1944
Nino Espinosa Villa Altagracia, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic 12-24-1987 1974 1981
Larry French San Diego, California 02-09-1987 1929 1942
Snake Henry Wendell, North Carolina 10-12-1987 1922 1923
Babe Herman Glendale, California 11-27-1987 1926 1945
Frank Hiller West Chester, Pennsylvania 01-10-1987 1946 1953
Bobby Hogue Miami, Florida 12-22-1987 1948 1952
Bobo Holloman Athens, Georgia 05-01-1987 1953 1953
Dick Howser Kansas City, Missouri 06-17-1987 1961 1968
Travis Jackson Waldo, Arkansas 07-27-1987 1922 1936
Jim Johnson North Muskegon, Michigan 12-06-1987 1970 1970
Bob Kline Westerville, Ohio 03-16-1987 1930 1934
Barney Koch Tacoma, Washington 06-06-1987 1944 1944
Hod Lisenbee Clarksville, Tennessee 11-14-1987 1927 1945
Fred Lucas Cambridge, Maryland 03-11-1987 1935 1935
Frank Makosky Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 01-10-1987 1937 1937
Ernie Maun Corpus Christi, Texas 01-01-1987 1924 1926
Pete McClanahan Mont Belvieu, Texas 10-28-1987 1931 1931
Frank McElyea Evansville, Indiana 04-19-1987 1942 1942
Bill McGee St. Louis, Missouri 02-11-1987 1935 1942
John McGillen Upland, Pennsylvania 08-11-1987 1944 1944
Don McMahon Los Angeles, California 07-22-1987 1957 1974
John Mihalic Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia 04-24-1987 1935 1937
Elmer Miller Corona, California 01-08-1987 1929 1929
Dale Mitchell Tulsa, Oklahoma 01-05-1987 1946 1956
Whitey Moore Uhrichsville, Ohio 12-10-1987 1936 1942
Julio Moreno Miami, Florida 01-02-1987 1950 1953
Tom Morgan Anaheim, California 01-13-1987 1951 1963
Bud Morse Sparks, Nevada 04-06-1987 1929 1929
Bots Nekola Rockville Centre, New York 03-11-1987 1929 1933
Fred Newman Framingham, Massachusetts 06-24-1987 1962 1967
Leo Norris Zachary, Louisiana 02-13-1987 1936 1937
Rube Novotney Redondo Beach, California 07-16-1987 1949 1949
Dave Odom Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 11-19-1987 1943 1943
Wayne Osborne Vancouver, Washington 03-13-1987 1935 1936
Tony Rensa Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 01-04-1987 1930 1939
Ken Richardson Woodland Hills, California 12-07-1987 1942 1946
Jim Russell Orlando, Florida 11-24-1987 1942 1951
Bill Schuster El Monte, California 06-28-1987 1937 1945
George Selkirk Fort Lauderdale, Florida 01-19-1987 1934 1942
Luke Sewell Akron, Ohio 05-14-1987 1921 1942
Jack Sheehan West Palm Beach, Florida 05-29-1987 1920 1921
Joe Sherman Cape Coral, Florida 12-21-1987 1915 1915
Bob Smith Waycross, Georgia 07-19-1987 1923 1937
George Smith St. Petersburg, Florida 06-15-1987 1963 1966
Bill Upton San Diego, California 01-02-1987 1954 1954
Kermit Wahl Tucson, Arizona 09-16-1987 1944 1951
Phil Weintraub Palm Springs, California 06-21-1987 1933 1945
Don White Carlsbad, California 06-15-1987 1948 1949
Pinky Whitney Center, Texas 09-01-1987 1928 1939
Tom Winsett Memphis, Tennessee 07-20-1987 1930 1938
Hughie Wise Plantation, Florida 07-21-1987 1930 1930

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1987


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