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 2007MLB Players Who Died in 2007 | Return To Players by Year of Death |
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Player | Died In | Date of Death | Debut Year | Final Year |
Ed Bahr | Seattle, Washington | 04-06-2007 | 1946 | 1947 |
Ed Bailey | Knoxville, Tennessee | 03-23-2007 | 1953 | 1966 |
Steve Barber | Henderson, Nevada | 02-04-2007 | 1960 | 1974 |
Hank Bauer | Lenexa, Kansas | 02-09-2007 | 1948 | 1961 |
Jim Beauchamp | Union City, Georgia | 12-25-2007 | 1963 | 1973 |
Rod Beck | Phoenix, Arizona | 06-23-2007 | 1991 | 2004 |
Ray Berres | Kenosha, Wisconsin | 02-01-2007 | 1934 | 1945 |
Milt Bocek | Brookfield, Illinois | 04-29-2007 | 1933 | 1934 |
Clete Boyer | Lawrenceville, Georgia | 06-04-2007 | 1955 | 1971 |
Fred Bruckbauer | Naples, Florida | 10-14-2007 | 1961 | 1961 |
Lew Burdette | Winter Garden, Florida | 02-06-2007 | 1950 | 1967 |
Tommy Byrne | Wake Forest, North Carolina | 12-20-2007 | 1943 | 1957 |
Ben Callahan | Concord, North Carolina | 01-09-2007 | 1983 | 1983 |
Jim Castiglia | Rockville, Maryland | 12-26-2007 | 1942 | 1942 |
Mike Coolbaugh | North Little Rock, Arkansas | 07-22-2007 | 2001 | 2002 |
Otis Davis | Clearwater, Florida | 04-23-2007 | 1946 | 1946 |
Don Dennis | Fort Scott, Kansas | 03-22-2007 | 1965 | 1966 |
Terry Enyart | Zephyrhills, Florida | 02-15-2007 | 1974 | 1974 |
Art Fowler | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 01-29-2007 | 1954 | 1964 |
Owen Friend | Wichita, Kansas | 10-14-2007 | 1949 | 1956 |
Chico Garcia | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 08-16-2007 | 1954 | 1954 |
Lee Griffeth | Durham, North Carolina | 08-03-2007 | 1946 | 1946 |
Buddy Hancken | Orange, Texas | 02-15-2007 | 1940 | 1940 |
Josh Hancock | St. Louis, Missouri | 04-29-2007 | 2002 | 2007 |
Bill Harman | Greenville, Delaware | 09-22-2007 | 1941 | 1941 |
Bobby Herrera | Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico | 08-23-2007 | 1951 | 1951 |
Gomer Hodge | Saluda, North Carolina | 05-13-2007 | 1971 | 1971 |
Hal Jeffcoat | Tampa, Florida | 08-30-2007 | 1948 | 1959 |
Sherman Jones | Kansas City, Kansas | 02-21-2007 | 1960 | 1962 |
Dick Joyce | Raleigh, North Carolina | 01-23-2007 | 1965 | 1965 |
Joe Kennedy | Brandon, Florida | 11-23-2007 | 2001 | 2007 |
Ernie Koy | Bellville, Texas | 01-01-2007 | 1938 | 1942 |
Al Kozar | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida | 09-06-2007 | 1948 | 1950 |
Lou Kretlow | Enid, Oklahoma | 09-12-2007 | 1946 | 1956 |
Dick Kryhoski | Beverly Hills, Michigan | 04-10-2007 | 1949 | 1955 |
Clem Labine | Vero Beach, Florida | 03-02-2007 | 1950 | 1962 |
Jack Lamabe | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 12-21-2007 | 1962 | 1968 |
Max Lanier | Lecanto, Florida | 01-30-2007 | 1938 | 1953 |
Norm Larker | Long Beach, California | 03-12-2007 | 1958 | 1963 |
Bill Lefebvre | Largo, Florida | 01-19-2007 | 1938 | 1944 |
Lou Limmer | Boca Raton, Florida | 04-01-2007 | 1951 | 1954 |
Art Lopatka | Elk Grove Village, Illinois | 03-10-2007 | 1945 | 1946 |
Emil Mailho | Hayward, California | 03-07-2007 | 1936 | 1936 |
Bob Malloy | Cincinnati, Ohio | 02-20-2007 | 1943 | 1949 |
Frank Mancuso | Houston, Texas | 08-04-2007 | 1944 | 1947 |
Jim Mangan | San Jose, California | 07-19-2007 | 1952 | 1956 |
Bob Marquis | Beaumont, Texas | 11-28-2007 | 1953 | 1953 |
Charlie Marshall | Wilmington, Delaware | 04-15-2007 | 1941 | 1941 |
Cuddles Marshall | Saugus, California | 12-14-2007 | 1946 | 1950 |
Marty Martinez | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic | 03-15-2007 | 1962 | 1972 |
Orlando McFarlane | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 07-18-2007 | 1962 | 1968 |
Ralph McLeod | Weymouth, Massachusetts | 04-27-2007 | 1938 | 1938 |
Carl McNabb | Jasper, Tennessee | 07-16-2007 | 1945 | 1945 |
Sammy Meeks | Memphis, Tennessee | 04-23-2007 | 1948 | 1951 |
Ox Miller | Beeville, Texas | 08-13-2007 | 1943 | 1947 |
Bob Milliken | Clearwater, Florida | 01-03-2007 | 1953 | 1954 |
Pete Naktenis | Singer Island, Florida | 08-01-2007 | 1936 | 1939 |
Don Nicholas | Garden Grove, California | 10-23-2007 | 1952 | 1954 |
Don Nottebart | Cypress, Texas | 10-04-2007 | 1960 | 1969 |
Joe Nuxhall | Fairfield, Ohio | 11-15-2007 | 1944 | 1966 |
Gene Oliver | Rock Island, Illinois | 03-03-2007 | 1959 | 1969 |
Jim Pisoni | Dallas, Texas | 02-04-2007 | 1953 | 1960 |
Danny Reynolds | Statesville, North Carolina | 02-18-2007 | 1945 | 1945 |
Phil Rizzuto | West Orange, New Jersey | 08-13-2007 | 1941 | 1956 |
Bill Robinson | Las Vegas, Nevada | 07-29-2007 | 1966 | 1983 |
Vern Ruhle | Houston, Texas | 01-20-2007 | 1974 | 1986 |
Mickey Rutner | Georgetown, Texas | 10-17-2007 | 1947 | 1947 |
Dee Sanders | McAlester, Oklahoma | 08-17-2007 | 1945 | 1945 |
Willard Schmidt | Newcastle, Oklahoma | 03-22-2007 | 1952 | 1959 |
Clancy Smyres | Lancaster, California | 11-27-2007 | 1944 | 1944 |
Bunky Stewart | Wilmington, North Carolina | 10-03-2007 | 1952 | 1956 |
Rollie Stiles | St. Louis, Missouri | 07-22-2007 | 1930 | 1933 |
Bobby Sturgeon | San Dimas, California | 03-10-2007 | 1940 | 1948 |
John Sullivan | Homewood, Illinois | 09-20-2007 | 1942 | 1949 |
John Vukovich | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 03-08-2007 | 1970 | 1981 |
Bill Wight | Mount Shasta, California | 05-17-2007 | 1946 | 1958 |
Archie Wilson | Decatur, Alabama | 04-28-2007 | 1951 | 1952 |
Casey Wise | Naples, Florida | 02-20-2007 | 1957 | 1960 |
Ken Wood | North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 11-22-2007 | 1948 | 1953 |
Al Yates | Miami, Florida | 11-24-2007 | 1971 | 1971 |
Player | Died In | Date of Death | Debut Year | Final Year |
MLB Players Who Died in 2007 | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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