Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2007

MLB Players That Died in 2007

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.

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"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 2007

MLB Players Who Died in 2007 | Return To Players by Year of Death

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

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