Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2003

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 2003

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Ed Albosta Saginaw, Michigan 01-07-2003 1941 1946
Chuck Aleno Deland, Florida 02-10-2003 1941 1944
Toby Atwell Purcellville, Virginia 01-25-2003 1952 1956
Red Barbary Simpsonville, South Carolina 09-27-2003 1943 1943
Earl Battey Ocala, Florida 11-15-2003 1955 1967
Ralph Beard West Palm Beach, Florida 02-10-2003 1954 1954
Steve Bechler Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 02-17-2003 2002 2002
Bobby Bonds San Carlos, California 08-23-2003 1968 1981
Sam Bowens Wilmington, North Carolina 03-28-2003 1963 1969
Charlie Bowles Newton, North Carolina 12-23-2003 1943 1945
Ken Brett Spokane, Washington 11-18-2003 1967 1981
Jack Brewer Sun City, California 11-30-2003 1944 1946
Jack Bruner Lincoln, Nebraska 06-24-2003 1949 1950
Wally Burnette Danville, Virginia 02-12-2003 1956 1958
Paul Busby Meridian, Mississippi 12-05-2003 1941 1943
Joe Buzas Salt Lake City, Utah 03-19-2003 1945 1945
Ivan Calderon Loiza, Puerto Rico 12-27-2003 1984 1993
Jim Carlin Birmingham, Alabama 11-29-2003 1941 1941
Ed Chandler Las Vegas, Nevada 07-06-2003 1947 1947
Slick Coffman Birmingham, Alabama 05-08-2003 1937 1940
Alta Cohen Maplewood, New Jersey 03-11-2003 1931 1933
Al Corwin Geneva, Illinois 10-23-2003 1951 1955
Wil Culmer Nassau, Bahamas 10-14-2003 1983 1983
Dave DeBusschere New York, New York 05-14-2003 1962 1963
Joe Decker Fraser, Michigan 03-02-2003 1969 1979
Juan Delis Havana, Cuba 07-23-2003 1955 1955
Charlie Devens Scarborough, Maine 08-13-2003 1932 1934
Jay Difani Crystal City, Missouri 12-03-2003 1948 1949
Larry Doby Montclair, New Jersey 06-18-2003 1947 1959
Harry Eisenstat Beachwood, Ohio 03-21-2003 1935 1942
Al Epperly McFarland, Wisconsin 04-14-2003 1938 1950
Hilly Flitcraft Boulder, Colorado 04-02-2003 1942 1942
Jim Fridley Port Charlotte, Florida 02-28-2003 1952 1958
Greg Garrett Newhall, California 06-07-2003 1970 1971
Al Gionfriddo Solvang, California 03-14-2003 1944 1947
Harley Grossman Evansville, Indiana 09-05-2003 1952 1952
Garvin Hamner Richmond, Virginia 12-15-2003 1945 1945
Red Hardy Phoenix, Arizona 08-15-2003 1951 1951
Gene Hasson Pomona, California 07-30-2003 1937 1938
Lefty Hayden Lodi, California 06-13-2003 1958 1958
Johnny Hopp Scottsbluff, Nebraska 06-01-2003 1939 1952
Art Houtteman Rochester Hills, Michigan 05-06-2003 1945 1957
Spider Jorgensen Rancho Cucamonga, California 11-06-2003 1947 1951
Joe Just Franklin, Wisconsin 11-22-2003 1944 1945
Bob Kammeyer Sacramento, California 01-27-2003 1978 1979
Harry Kinzy Fort Worth, Texas 06-22-2003 1934 1934
Johnny Klippstein Elgin, Illinois 10-10-2003 1950 1967
Mickey Kreitner Nashville, Tennessee 03-06-2003 1943 1944
Don Landrum Pittsburg, California 01-09-2003 1957 1966
Al Libke Wenatchee, Washington 03-07-2003 1945 1946
Carmen Mauro Carmichael, California 12-19-2003 1948 1953
Phil McCullough Decatur, Georgia 01-16-2003 1942 1942
Mickey McDermott Phoenix, Arizona 08-07-2003 1948 1961
Mickey McGowan Waycross, Georgia 03-08-2003 1948 1948
Norm McRae Garland, Texas 07-25-2003 1969 1970
Ray Medeiros San Mateo, California 06-06-2003 1945 1945
Jim Mertz Waycross, Georgia 02-04-2003 1943 1943
Bud Metheny Virginia Beach, Virginia 01-02-2003 1943 1946
Dutch Meyer Fort Worth, Texas 01-19-2003 1937 1946
Bill Miller Lititz, Pennsylvania 07-01-2003 1952 1955
Rinty Monahan Brooklyn, New York 07-27-2003 1953 1953
Ray Murray Fort Worth, Texas 04-09-2003 1948 1954
Danny Napoleon Trenton, New Jersey 04-26-2003 1965 1966
Joe Ostrowski Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 01-03-2003 1948 1952
Billy Parker Sun City West, Arizona 02-09-2003 1971 1973
Claude Passeau Lucedale, Mississippi 08-30-2003 1935 1947
Rusty Peters Harrisonburg, Virginia 02-21-2003 1936 1947
Jim Pruett Waukesha, Wisconsin 07-29-2003 1944 1945
Ribs Raney Warren, Michigan 07-07-2003 1949 1950
Hector Rodriguez Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico 09-01-2003 1952 1952
Billy Rogell Sterling Heights, Michigan 08-09-2003 1925 1940
Ernie Rudolph Black River Falls, Wisconsin 01-13-2003 1945 1945
Sonny Senerchia Freehold, New Jersey 11-01-2003 1952 1952
Jim Sheehan New Haven, Connecticut 12-02-2003 1936 1936
Ron Shoop Rural Valley, Pennsylvania 05-14-2003 1959 1959
Pete Sivess Candler, North Carolina 06-01-2003 1936 1938
Lefty Sloat St. Paul, Minnesota 04-18-2003 1948 1949
Bob Smith Clarence, Missouri 06-23-2003 1958 1959
Warren Spahn Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 11-24-2003 1942 1965
Dernell Stenson Chandler, Arizona 11-05-2003 2003 2003
Haywood Sullivan Fort Myers, Florida 02-12-2003 1955 1963
Jarvis Tatum Los Angeles, California 01-06-2003 1968 1970
Pete Taylor Annapolis, Maryland 11-17-2003 1952 1952
Johnny Welaj Arlington, Texas 09-13-2003 1939 1943
Max West Sierra Madre, California 12-31-2003 1938 1948
Jim Westlake Sacramento, California 01-03-2003 1955 1955
Don Wheeler Bloomington, Minnesota 12-10-2003 1949 1949
Fuzz White Springfield, Missouri 04-24-2003 1940 1947
Dick Whitman Peoria, Arizona 02-12-2003 1946 1951
Grady Wilson Columbus, Georgia 07-23-2003 1948 1948
Chris Zachary Knoxville, Tennessee 04-19-2003 1963 1973

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2003


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