Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2009

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 2009

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Nick Adenhart Fullerton, California 04-09-2009 2008 2009
James Atkins Hanceville, Alabama 02-28-2009 1950 1952
Del Bates Spokane, Washington 09-24-2009 1970 1970
Stan Benjamin Harwich, Massachusetts 12-24-2009 1939 1945
Ed Blake Swansea, Illinois 04-15-2009 1951 1957
Johnny Blanchard Robbinsdale, Minnesota 03-25-2009 1955 1965
Buddy Blattner Chesterfield, Missouri 09-04-2009 1942 1949
Nino Bongiovanni San Jose, California 01-06-2009 1938 1939
Earle Brucker El Cajon, California 03-28-2009 1948 1948
Bill Burich Apple Valley, California 12-25-2009 1942 1946
Ron Cash Tampa, Florida 04-22-2009 1973 1974
Jackie Collum Grinnell, Iowa 08-29-2009 1951 1962
Gene Corbett Salisbury, Maryland 01-28-2009 1936 1938
Frank Dasso Seattle, Washington 06-08-2009 1945 1946
Mike Derrick Lexington, South Carolina 01-14-2009 1970 1970
Dom DiMaggio Marion, Massachusetts 05-08-2009 1940 1953
Bob Dillinger Santa Clarita, California 11-07-2009 1946 1951
Alec Distaso Macomb, Illinois 07-13-2009 1969 1969
Cal Ermer Chattanooga, Tennessee 08-08-2009 1947 1947
Mark Fidrych Northborough, Massachusetts 04-13-2009 1976 1980
Ben Flowers Wilson, North Carolina 02-18-2009 1951 1956
Herman Franks Salt Lake City, Utah 03-30-2009 1939 1949
Lonny Frey Coeur d' Alene, Idaho 09-13-2009 1933 1948
Gabe Gabler Overland Park, Kansas 02-07-2009 1959 1961
Purnal Goldy Denver, Colorado 09-21-2009 1962 1963
Preston Gomez Fullerton, California 01-13-2009 1944 1944
Ray Hamrick Nashville, Tennessee 06-09-2009 1943 1944
Gene Handley Tucson, Arizona 04-12-2009 1946 1947
Woodie Held Dubois, Wyoming 06-11-2009 1954 1969
Tommy Henrich Beavercreek, Ohio 12-01-2009 1937 1950
Ramon Hernandez Carolina, Puerto Rico 02-04-2009 1967 1977
Jessie Hollins Trinity River, Polk County, Texas 07-09-2009 1992 1992
Larry Jansen Verboort, Oregon 10-10-2009 1947 1956
Roy Johnson San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, Mexico 01-26-2009 1982 1985
George Kell Swifton, Arkansas 03-24-2009 1943 1957
Bill Kelso North Kansas City, Missouri 05-11-2009 1964 1968
Jim Kirby Nashville, Tennessee 07-17-2009 1949 1949
Bill Kirk Lititz, Pennsylvania 10-26-2009 1961 1961
Jay Kleven San Lorenzo, California 06-30-2009 1976 1976
Ron Klimkowski Plainview, New York 11-13-2009 1969 1972
Barry Lersch Aurora, Colorado 10-04-2009 1969 1974
Bill Lillard San Luis Obispo, California 06-09-2009 1939 1940
Jack Littrell Louisville, Kentucky 06-09-2009 1952 1957
Whitey Lockman Phoenix, Arizona 03-17-2009 1945 1960
Jack Lohrke San Jose, California 04-29-2009 1947 1953
Eddie Lyons Winston-Salem, North Carolina 01-25-2009 1947 1947
Ron Moeller Cincinnati, Ohio 11-02-2009 1956 1963
Danny Morejon Miami, Florida 04-27-2009 1958 1958
Joe Pactwa Hutchins, Texas 03-10-2009 1975 1975
Gene Patton Lancaster, Pennsylvania 06-25-2009 1944 1944
Len Perme Hayward, California 01-24-2009 1942 1946
Jack Phillips Chelsea, Michigan 08-30-2009 1947 1957
Brian Powell Tallahassee, Florida 10-05-2009 1998 2004
Luis Quintana Lake Park, Florida 07-27-2009 1974 1975
Herman Reich Fallbrook, California 10-22-2009 1949 1949
Tommy Reis Ocala, Florida 11-06-2009 1938 1938
Dusty Rhodes Las Vegas, Nevada 06-17-2009 1952 1959
Dave Roberts Short Gap, West Virginia 01-09-2009 1969 1981
Humberto Robinson Brooklyn, New York 09-29-2009 1955 1960
Eduardo Rodriguez Barceloneta, Puerto Rico 03-06-2009 1973 1979
Freddy Rodriguez Miami, Florida 06-11-2009 1958 1959
Bob Roselli Rocklin, California 11-05-2009 1955 1962
Johnny Schaive Springfield, Illinois 05-11-2009 1958 1963
Bob Scherbarth Presque Isle, Wisconsin 01-31-2009 1950 1950
Howie Schultz Chaska, Minnesota 10-30-2009 1943 1948
Craig Stimac San Marino, San Marino 01-16-2009 1980 1981
Tom Sturdivant Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 02-28-2009 1955 1964
Joe Tepsic Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania 02-23-2009 1946 1946
Don Thompson Asheville, North Carolina 09-28-2009 1949 1954
Ted Uhlaender Atwood, Kansas 02-12-2009 1965 1972
Elmer Weingartner Elyria, Ohio 03-15-2009 1945 1945
Bill Werber Charlotte, North Carolina 01-22-2009 1930 1942
Carl Willey Ellsworth, Maine 07-21-2009 1958 1965
Davey Williams Farmer's Branch, Texas 08-17-2009 1949 1955
Frank Williams Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada 01-09-2009 1984 1989
George Williams Detroit, Michigan 05-14-2009 1961 1964
Ed Wolfe Modesto, California 03-08-2009 1952 1952
Hal Woodeshick Houston, Texas 06-14-2009 1956 1967

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2009


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