Yogi Berra was looking up at the scoreboard on Old Timers' Day, saw the list of Yankee greats who had recently died, and said, "Boy, I hope I never see my name up there." The research below, by Baseball Almanac, allows you to "check the scoreboard" and see every ballplayer who died during any given year.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The list of baseball players who died are sorted by default in alphabetical order, using the player's last name. However, you can sort the data to meet your needs. Click where it says "Died In" and the data will be sorted by the place of death. Click "Date of Death" and see it listed chronologically, for the given year. Debut Year and Final Year (in the majors) are also sortable.
"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 1990MLB Players Who Died in 1990 | Return To Players by Year of Death |
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Player | Died In | Date of Death | Debut Year | Final Year |
Buster Adams | Rancho Mirage, California | 09-01-1990 | 1939 | 1947 |
Walter Anderson | Battle Creek, Michigan | 01-06-1990 | 1917 | 1919 |
John Antonelli | Memphis, Tennessee | 04-18-1990 | 1944 | 1945 |
Bobby Balcena | San Pedro, California | 01-05-1990 | 1956 | 1956 |
George Barnicle | Largo, Florida | 10-10-1990 | 1939 | 1941 |
Red Barrett | Wilson, North Carolina | 07-28-1990 | 1937 | 1949 |
Johnny Beazley | Nashville, Tennessee | 04-21-1990 | 1941 | 1949 |
Bill Beckmann | Florissant, Missouri | 01-02-1990 | 1939 | 1942 |
Don Bessent | Jacksonville, Florida | 07-07-1990 | 1955 | 1958 |
Joe Bowman | Kansas City, Missouri | 11-22-1990 | 1932 | 1945 |
Marshall Bridges | Jackson, Mississippi | 09-03-1990 | 1959 | 1965 |
Bob Brown | Pembroke, Massachusetts | 08-03-1990 | 1930 | 1936 |
Spud Chandler | South Pasadena, Florida | 01-09-1990 | 1937 | 1947 |
Jim Clark | Santa Monica, California | 10-24-1990 | 1948 | 1948 |
Tony Conigliaro | Salem, Massachusetts | 02-24-1990 | 1964 | 1975 |
Henry Coppola | Norfolk, Massachusetts | 07-10-1990 | 1935 | 1936 |
Larry Cox | Bellefontaine, Ohio | 02-17-1990 | 1973 | 1982 |
Doc Cramer | Manahawkin, New Jersey | 09-09-1990 | 1929 | 1948 |
Creepy Crespi | Florissant, Missouri | 03-01-1990 | 1938 | 1942 |
Bo Diaz | Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela | 11-23-1990 | 1977 | 1989 |
Vance Dinges | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 10-04-1990 | 1945 | 1946 |
Lino Donoso | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | 10-13-1990 | 1955 | 1956 |
Nick Etten | Hinsdale, Illinois | 10-18-1990 | 1938 | 1947 |
Wally Flager | Keizer, Oregon | 12-16-1990 | 1945 | 1945 |
Lew Flick | Weber City, Virginia | 12-07-1990 | 1943 | 1944 |
Vern Freiburger | Palm Springs, California | 02-27-1990 | 1941 | 1941 |
Bob Garbark | Meadville, Pennsylvania | 08-15-1990 | 1934 | 1945 |
Lou Garland | Idaho Falls, Idaho | 08-30-1990 | 1931 | 1931 |
Cecil Garriott | Lake Elsinore, California | 02-20-1990 | 1946 | 1946 |
Charlie Gibson | LaGrange, Georgia | 12-18-1990 | 1924 | 1924 |
Joe Gleason | Phelps, New York | 09-08-1990 | 1920 | 1922 |
Glen Gorbous | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | 06-12-1990 | 1955 | 1957 |
Dick Gyselman | Snohomish, Washington | 09-20-1990 | 1933 | 1934 |
Carmen Hill | Indianapolis, Indiana | 01-01-1990 | 1915 | 1930 |
Bonnie Hollingsworth | Knoxville, Tennessee | 01-04-1990 | 1922 | 1928 |
Dixie Howell | Binghamton, New York | 10-05-1990 | 1947 | 1956 |
Tommy Hughes | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | 11-28-1990 | 1941 | 1948 |
Larry Jackson | Boise, Idaho | 08-28-1990 | 1955 | 1968 |
Bucky Jacobs | Richmond, Virginia | 06-15-1990 | 1937 | 1940 |
Roy Jarvis | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 01-13-1990 | 1944 | 1947 |
Erv Kantlehner | Santa Barbara, California | 02-03-1990 | 1914 | 1916 |
Charlie Keller | Frederick, Maryland | 05-23-1990 | 1939 | 1952 |
Bill Kelly | Syracuse, New York | 04-08-1990 | 1920 | 1928 |
Bill Lasley | Seattle, Washington | 08-21-1990 | 1924 | 1924 |
Cookie Lavagetto | Orinda, California | 08-10-1990 | 1934 | 1947 |
Phil Masi | Mount Prospect, Illinois | 03-29-1990 | 1939 | 1952 |
Mark Mauldin | Union City, Georgia | 09-02-1990 | 1934 | 1934 |
Al McLean | Asheboro, North Carolina | 09-29-1990 | 1935 | 1935 |
George McNamara | Hinsdale, Illinois | 06-12-1990 | 1922 | 1922 |
Aurelio Monteagudo | Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico | 11-10-1990 | 1963 | 1973 |
Wally Moses | Vidalia, Georgia | 10-10-1990 | 1935 | 1951 |
Earl Naylor | Winter Haven, Florida | 01-16-1990 | 1942 | 1946 |
Johnny Neun | Baltimore, Maryland | 03-28-1990 | 1925 | 1931 |
Joe O'Rourke | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 06-27-1990 | 1929 | 1929 |
Bill Otis | Duluth, Minnesota | 12-15-1990 | 1912 | 1912 |
Boyd Perry | Burlington, North Carolina | 06-29-1990 | 1941 | 1941 |
Pretzel Pezzullo | Dallas, Texas | 05-16-1990 | 1935 | 1936 |
Ray Poat | Oak Lawn, Illinois | 04-29-1990 | 1942 | 1949 |
Nels Potter | Mount Morris, Illinois | 09-30-1990 | 1936 | 1949 |
Johnny Reder | Fall River, Massachusetts | 04-12-1990 | 1932 | 1932 |
Walt Ripley | Attleboro, Massachusetts | 10-07-1990 | 1935 | 1935 |
Jim Romano | New York, New York | 09-12-1990 | 1950 | 1950 |
Jack Russell | Clearwater, Florida | 11-03-1990 | 1926 | 1940 |
Roy Schalk | Gainesville, Texas | 03-11-1990 | 1932 | 1945 |
Jim Schelle | Weymouth, Massachusetts | 05-04-1990 | 1939 | 1939 |
Heinie Schuble | Baytown, Texas | 10-02-1990 | 1927 | 1936 |
Joe Sewell | Mobile, Alabama | 03-06-1990 | 1920 | 1933 |
Charlie Shoemaker | Mount Penn, Pennsylvania | 05-31-1990 | 1961 | 1964 |
Paddy Smith | New Rochelle, New York | 12-02-1990 | 1920 | 1920 |
Tony Solaita | Tafuna, American Samoa | 02-10-1990 | 1968 | 1979 |
Neb Stewart | London, Ohio | 06-08-1990 | 1940 | 1940 |
Fay Thomas | Chatsworth, California | 08-12-1990 | 1927 | 1935 |
Shag Thompson | Black Mountain, North Carolina | 01-07-1990 | 1914 | 1916 |
Earl Torgeson | Everett, Washington | 11-08-1990 | 1947 | 1961 |
Bob Uhl | Santa Rosa, California | 08-21-1990 | 1938 | 1940 |
Al Veach | Charlotte, North Carolina | 09-06-1990 | 1935 | 1935 |
Lou Vedder | Lake Placid, Florida | 03-09-1990 | 1920 | 1920 |
Frank Waddey | Knoxville, Tennessee | 10-21-1990 | 1931 | 1931 |
Jim Walkup | Duncan, Oklahoma | 06-12-1990 | 1927 | 1927 |
Junior Walsh | Olyphant, Pennsylvania | 11-12-1990 | 1946 | 1951 |
Johnny Werts | Newberry, South Carolina | 09-24-1990 | 1926 | 1929 |
Mickey Witek | Kingston, Pennsylvania | 08-24-1990 | 1940 | 1949 |
Andy Woehr | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 07-24-1990 | 1923 | 1924 |
Pete Wojey | Mobile, Alabama | 04-23-1990 | 1954 | 1957 |
Player | Died In | Date of Death | Debut Year | Final Year |
MLB Players Who Died in 1990 | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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