Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1997

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 1997

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Cal Abrams Fort Lauderdale, Florida 02-25-1997 1949 1956
Bobby Adams Gig Harbor, Washington 02-13-1997 1946 1959
Luis Aloma Park Ridge, Illinois 04-07-1997 1950 1953
Richie Ashburn New York, New York 09-09-1997 1948 1962
Rex Barney Baltimore, Maryland 08-12-1997 1943 1950
Frank Baumholtz Winter Springs, Florida 12-14-1997 1947 1957
Ray Benge Centerville, Texas 06-27-1997 1925 1938
Al Blanche Melrose, Massachusetts 04-02-1997 1935 1936
Roger Bowman Los Angeles, California 07-21-1997 1949 1955
Pidge Browne Houston, Texas 06-03-1997 1962 1962
Bill Butland Terre Haute, Indiana 09-19-1997 1940 1947
Bob Cain Cleveland, Ohio 04-08-1997 1949 1954
Dolph Camilli San Mateo, California 10-21-1997 1933 1945
Hardin Cathey Nashville, Tennessee 07-27-1997 1942 1942
Fred Chapman Kannapolis, North Carolina 03-27-1997 1939 1941
Flea Clifton Cincinnati, Ohio 12-22-1997 1934 1937
Lou Clinton Wichita, Kansas 12-06-1997 1960 1967
Joe Coleman Fort Myers, Florida 04-09-1997 1942 1955
Bill Conroy Citrus Heights, California 11-13-1997 1935 1944
Bernie Creger Lynchburg, Virginia 11-30-1997 1947 1947
Jeff Cross Huntsville, Texas 07-23-1997 1942 1948
Guy Curtright Sun City Center, Florida 08-23-1997 1943 1946
Harry Davis Shreveport, Louisiana 03-03-1997 1932 1937
Eddie Delker Pottsville, Pennsylvania 05-14-1997 1929 1933
Johnny Dickshot Waukegan, Illinois 11-04-1997 1936 1945
George Dockins Clyde, Kansas 01-22-1997 1945 1947
Ed Donnelly Houston, Texas 12-25-1997 1959 1959
Bill Donovan Maywood, Illinois 09-25-1997 1942 1943
Dick Donovan Weymouth, Massachusetts 01-06-1997 1950 1965
Gus Dugas Colchester, Connecticut 04-14-1997 1930 1934
Woody English Newark, Ohio 09-26-1997 1927 1938
Rube Fischer Green Bay, Wisconsin 07-16-1997 1941 1946
Curt Flood Los Angeles, California 01-20-1997 1956 1971
Bob Friedrichs Jasper, Indiana 04-15-1997 1932 1932
Rufe Gentry Winston-Salem, North Carolina 07-03-1997 1943 1948
Stan Goletz Hood, Texas 06-07-1997 1941 1941
Connie Grob Madison, Wisconsin 09-28-1997 1956 1956
Sammy Hairston Birmingham, Alabama 10-31-1997 1951 1951
Steve Hamilton Morehead, Kentucky 12-02-1997 1961 1972
Bud Hardin Rancho Santa Fe, California 07-28-1997 1952 1952
Buddy Hassett Westwood, New Jersey 08-23-1997 1936 1942
Joe Hauser Sheboygan, Wisconsin 07-11-1997 1922 1929
Francis Healy Springfield, Massachusetts 02-12-1997 1930 1934
Jim Hickey Manchester, Connecticut 09-20-1997 1942 1944
Bill Holland Goldsboro, North Carolina 04-05-1997 1939 1939
Jim Holloway Baton Rouge, Louisiana 04-15-1997 1929 1929
Ken Hunt Gardena, California 06-08-1997 1959 1964
Duane Josephson New Hampton, Iowa 01-30-1997 1965 1972
Billy Jurges Clearwater, Florida 03-03-1997 1931 1947
Monte Kennedy Midlothian, Virginia 03-01-1997 1946 1953
Austin Knickerbocker Clinton Corners, New York 02-18-1997 1947 1947
Alex Konikowski Seymour, Connecticut 09-28-1997 1948 1954
Bert Kuczynski Allentown, Pennsylvania 01-19-1997 1943 1943
Bill Lawrence Redwood City, California 06-15-1997 1932 1932
Thornton Lee Tucson, Arizona 06-09-1997 1933 1948
Dick Littlefield Detroit, Michigan 11-20-1997 1950 1958
Vic Lombardi Fresno, California 12-07-1997 1945 1950
Dwight Lowry Jamestown, New York 07-10-1997 1984 1988
Phil Marchildon Toronto, Ontario, Canada 01-10-1997 1940 1950
Barney Martin Columbia, South Carolina 10-30-1997 1953 1953
Stu Martin Severn, North Carolina 01-11-1997 1936 1943
Paul Masterson Chicago, Illinois 11-27-1997 1940 1942
Mel Mazzera Stockton, California 12-17-1997 1935 1940
Roy McMillan Bonham, Texas 11-02-1997 1951 1966
Bill McWilliams Garland, Texas 01-21-1997 1931 1931
Art Merewether Bayside, New York 02-02-1997 1922 1922
Russ Meyer Oglesby, Illinois 11-16-1997 1946 1959
Eddie Miller Lake Worth, Florida 07-31-1997 1936 1950
Dee Moore Williston, North Dakota 07-02-1997 1936 1946
Les Munns Cedar Rapids, Iowa 02-28-1997 1934 1936
Amby Murray Port Salerno, Florida 02-06-1997 1936 1936
Don O'Riley Kansas City, Missouri 05-02-1997 1969 1970
Jose Oliva San Cristobal, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic 12-22-1997 1994 1995
Homer Peel Shreveport, Louisiana 04-08-1997 1927 1934
George Pfister St. Joseph, Missouri 08-14-1997 1941 1941
Nick Picciuto Winchester, Virginia 01-10-1997 1945 1945
Lou Possehl Sarasota, Florida 10-07-1997 1946 1952
Hal Rice St. Petersburg, Florida 12-22-1997 1948 1954
Mickey Rocco St. Paul, Minnesota 06-01-1997 1943 1946
Armando Roche Maywood, Illinois 06-26-1997 1945 1945
Stan Rojek North Tonawanda, New York 07-09-1997 1942 1952
Harry Rosenberg San Mateo, California 04-13-1997 1930 1930
Emil Roy Crystal River, Florida 01-05-1997 1933 1933
Manny Salvo Vallejo, California 02-07-1997 1939 1943
Lou Scoffic Herrin, Illinois 08-28-1997 1936 1936
Vince Sherlock Cheektowaga, New York 05-11-1997 1935 1935
Bill Smith Clinton, Maryland 03-30-1997 1958 1962
Milt Smith San Diego, California 04-11-1997 1955 1955
Glen Stewart Memphis, Tennessee 02-11-1997 1940 1944
Oad Swigart St. Joseph, Missouri 08-08-1997 1939 1940
Chuck Templeton Irving, Texas 10-09-1997 1955 1956
Moe Thacker Louisville, Kentucky 11-13-1997 1958 1963
Johnny Vander Meer Tampa, Florida 10-06-1997 1937 1951
Jim Walkup Danville, Arkansas 02-07-1997 1934 1939
Hal Warnock Tucson, Arizona 02-08-1997 1935 1935
Butch Weis St. Louis, Missouri 05-04-1997 1922 1925
Al Weston San Diego, California 11-13-1997 1929 1929
Bob Whitcher Akron, Ohio 05-08-1997 1945 1945

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 1997


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