Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1991

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 1991

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Jack Albright San Diego, California 07-22-1991 1947 1947
Nate Andrews Winston-Salem, North Carolina 04-26-1991 1937 1946
Luke Appling Cumming, Georgia 01-03-1991 1930 1950
Tom Baker Fort Worth, Texas 01-03-1991 1935 1938
Heinz Becker Dallas, Texas 11-11-1991 1943 1947
Bill Bevens Salem, Oregon 10-26-1991 1944 1947
Joe Bokina Chattanooga, Tennessee 10-25-1991 1936 1936
Marv Breuer Rolla, Missouri 01-17-1991 1939 1943
Walter Brown Westfield, New York 02-03-1991 1947 1947
George Brunet Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico 10-25-1991 1956 1971
Smoky Burgess Asheville, North Carolina 09-15-1991 1949 1967
Howie Carter New York, New York 07-24-1991 1926 1926
Loyd Christopher Richmond, California 09-05-1991 1945 1947
Larry Ciaffone Brooklyn, New York 12-14-1991 1951 1951
Jimmie Coker Throckmorton, Texas 10-29-1991 1958 1967
Allen Conkwright LaMesa, California 07-30-1991 1920 1920
Bobby Coombs Ogunquit, Maine 10-21-1991 1933 1943
Jimmy Cooney Warwick, Rhode Island 08-07-1991 1917 1928
Walker Cooper Scottsdale, Arizona 04-11-1991 1940 1957
Roy Cullenbine Mt. Clemens, Michigan 05-28-1991 1938 1947
George DeTore Utica, New York 02-07-1991 1930 1931
John Dobb Muskegon, Michigan 07-31-1991 1924 1924
Leo Durocher Palm Springs, California 10-07-1991 1925 1945
Bobby Estalella Hialeah, Florida 01-06-1991 1935 1949
Hoot Evers Houston, Texas 01-25-1991 1941 1956
Hal Finney Lafayette, Alabama 12-20-1991 1931 1936
Jesse Flores Orange, California 12-17-1991 1942 1950
Jack Franklin Panama City, Florida 11-15-1991 1944 1944
Al Glossop Walnut Creek, California 07-02-1991 1939 1946
Julio Gonzalez Banes, Cuba 02-15-1991 1949 1949
Hal Gregg Bishop, California 05-13-1991 1943 1952
Frankie Gustine Davenport, Iowa 04-01-1991 1939 1950
Jim Hamby Springfield, Illinois 10-21-1991 1926 1927
Ed Hanyzewski Fargo, North Dakota 10-08-1991 1942 1946
Jim Hardin Key West, Florida 03-09-1991 1967 1972
Herb Harris Crystal Lake, Illinois 01-18-1991 1936 1936
Sammy Holbrook Jackson, Mississippi 04-10-1991 1935 1935
Johnny Johnson Iron Mountain, Michigan 06-26-1991 1944 1945
Smead Jolley Alameda, California 11-17-1991 1930 1933
Ken Jones Hartford, Connecticut 05-15-1991 1924 1930
Sheldon Jones Greenville, North Carolina 04-18-1991 1946 1953
Lyle Judy Ormond Beach, Florida 01-15-1991 1935 1935
Dick Kelley Northridge, California 12-12-1991 1964 1971
Ken Keltner New Berlin, Wisconsin 12-12-1991 1937 1950
Clay Kirby Arlington, Virginia 10-11-1991 1969 1976
Clem Koshorek Royal Oak, Michigan 09-08-1991 1952 1953
Frank Leja Boston, Massachusetts 05-03-1991 1954 1962
Gene Lillard Goleta, California 04-12-1991 1936 1940
Dale Long Palm Coast, Florida 01-27-1991 1951 1963
Bill MacDonald Shasta Lake, California 05-04-1991 1950 1953
Jim Magnuson Green Bay, Wisconsin 05-30-1991 1970 1973
Hank Majeski Staten Island, New York 08-09-1991 1939 1955
Les Mallon Granbury, Texas 04-17-1991 1931 1935
Tony Martinez Miami, Florida 08-24-1991 1963 1966
Alex McColl Kingsville, Ohio 02-06-1991 1933 1934
Dan McGee Lakehurst, New Jersey 12-04-1991 1934 1934
Whitey Miller St. Louis, Missouri 04-03-1991 1944 1944
Buster Mills Arlington, Texas 12-01-1991 1934 1946
Johnny Moore Bradenton, Florida 04-04-1991 1928 1945
Chet Morgan Pasadena, Texas 09-20-1991 1935 1938
Ed Moriarty Holyoke, Massachusetts 09-29-1991 1935 1936
Charlie Moss Meridian, Mississippi 10-09-1991 1934 1936
Joe Munson Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 02-24-1991 1925 1926
Ed Murphy Joliet, Illinois 12-10-1991 1942 1942
Marv Owen Mountain View, California 06-22-1991 1931 1940
Dixie Parsons Longview, Texas 10-31-1991 1939 1943
Jimmy Pattison Melbourne, Florida 02-22-1991 1929 1929
Steve Peek Syracuse, New York 09-20-1991 1941 1941
Bob Prichard Abilene, Texas 09-25-1991 1939 1939
Pete Rambo Camden, New Jersey 06-19-1991 1926 1926
Les Rock Davis, California 09-09-1991 1936 1936
Eric Rodin Somerville, New Jersey 01-04-1991 1954 1954
Lou Rosenberg Daly City, California 09-08-1991 1923 1923
Pete Runnels Pasadena, Texas 05-20-1991 1951 1964
Carl Sawatski Little Rock, Arkansas 11-24-1991 1948 1963
Pat Scantlebury Glen Ridge, New Jersey 05-24-1991 1956 1956
Sid Schacht Fort Lauderdale, Florida 03-30-1991 1950 1951
Chris Short Wilmington, Delaware 08-01-1991 1959 1973
Bill Starr LaJolla, California 08-12-1991 1935 1936
Bryan Stephens Santa Ana, California 11-21-1991 1947 1948
Luis Suarez Havana, Cuba 06-05-1991 1944 1944
Bud Swartz Los Angeles, California 06-24-1991 1947 1947
Herb Thomas Starke, Florida 12-04-1991 1924 1927
Al Verdel Sarasota, Florida 04-16-1991 1944 1944
Johnny Vergez Davis, California 07-15-1991 1931 1936
Bucky Walters Abington, Pennsylvania 04-20-1991 1931 1950
Roy Weatherly Woodville, Texas 01-19-1991 1936 1950
Dick Weik Harvey, Illinois 04-21-1991 1948 1954
Stan Wentzel St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania 11-28-1991 1945 1945
Sammy White Princeville, Hawaii 08-04-1991 1951 1962
Alan Wiggins Los Angeles, California 01-06-1991 1981 1987
Harry Wilke Hamilton, Ohio 06-21-1991 1927 1927
Don Williams LaJolla, California 12-20-1991 1963 1963
Roy Zimmerman Pine Grove, Pennsylvania 11-22-1991 1945 1945
Jimmy Zinn Memphis, Tennessee 02-26-1991 1919 1929

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1991


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