Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2011

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 2011

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death
Ricky Adams Rancho Cucamonga, California 10-28-2011 1982 1985
Matty Alou Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic 11-03-2011 1960 1974
Billy Baldwin Hudson, Ohio 06-28-2011 1975 1976
Ted Beard Fishers, Indiana 12-30-2011 1948 1958
Reno Bertoia Windsor, Ontario, Canada 04-15-2011 1953 1962
Bud Bloomfield Huntsville, Arkansas 12-21-2011 1963 1964
Eddie Bockman Millbrae, California 09-29-2011 1946 1949
Red Borom Dallas, Texas 01-07-2011 1944 1945
Don Buddin Greenville, South Carolina 06-30-2011 1956 1962
Cy Buker Greenwood, Wisconsin 10-11-2011 1945 1945
Joe Caffie Warren, Ohio 08-01-2011 1956 1957
Andy Carey Costa Mesa, California 12-15-2011 1952 1962
Scott Cary Coldwater, Michigan 02-28-2011 1947 1947
Gino Cimoli Roseville, California 02-12-2011 1956 1965
Dave Cole Hagerstown, Maryland 10-26-2011 1950 1955
Wes Covington Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 07-04-2011 1956 1966
George Crowe Rancho Cordova, California 01-18-2011 1952 1961
Bert Cueto Charlotte, North Carolina 10-25-2011 1961 1961
Perry Currin San Antonio, Texas 01-17-2011 1947 1947
Cliff Dapper Fallbrook, California 02-08-2011 1942 1942
Sonny Dixon Charlotte, North Carolina 11-19-2011 1953 1956
Tommy Dunbar Aiken, South Carolina 03-16-2011 1983 1985
Ryne Duren Lake Wales, Florida 01-06-2011 1954 1965
Frank Fanovich New Smyrna Beach, Florida 08-27-2011 1949 1953
Al Federoff Gilbert, Arizona 08-02-2011 1951 1952
Mike Flanagan Monkton, Maryland 08-24-2011 1975 1992
Bob Forsch Weeki Wachee, Florida 11-03-2011 1974 1989
Joe Frazier Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 02-15-2011 1947 1956
Woodie Fryman Lexington, Kentucky 02-04-2011 1966 1983
Rosman Garcia Aragua, Venezuela 12-29-2011 2003 2004
Len Gilmore Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 02-18-2011 1944 1944
Greg Goossen Sherman Oaks, California 02-26-2011 1965 1970
Ted Gray Delray Beach, Florida 06-15-2011 1946 1955
Al Grunwald Chatsworth, California 01-18-2011 1955 1959
Greg Halman Rotterdam, Netherlands 11-21-2011 2010 2011
Bill Harris Kennewick, Washington 05-28-2011 1957 1959
Roy Hartsfield Ball Ground, Georgia 01-15-2011 1950 1952
Jim Heise Orlando, Florida 04-21-2011 1957 1957
Howard Hilton Ventura, California 07-12-2011 1990 1990
Ralph Hodgin Burlington, North Carolina 10-04-2011 1939 1948
Hideki Irabu Rancho Palos Verdes, California 07-27-2011 1997 2002
Spook Jacobs Milford, Delaware 02-18-2011 1954 1956
Jesse Jefferson Midlothian, Virginia 09-08-2011 1973 1981
Ernie Johnson Cumming, Georgia 08-12-2011 1950 1959
Eddie Joost Fair Oaks, California 04-12-2011 1936 1955
Harmon Killebrew Scottsdale, Arizona 05-17-2011 1954 1975
Mike Krsnich Mesquite, Nevada 04-30-2011 1960 1962
Charlie Lea Collierville, Tennessee 11-11-2011 1980 1988
Buddy Lewis Gastonia, North Carolina 02-18-2011 1935 1949
Danny Litwhiler Clearwater, Florida 09-23-2011 1940 1951
Joe Lonnett Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 12-05-2011 1956 1959
Tony Malinosky Oxnard, California 02-08-2011 1937 1937
Marty Marion St. Louis, Missouri 03-15-2011 1940 1953
Paul Martin San Diego, California 10-11-2011 1955 1955
Tom McAvoy Stillwater, New York 03-19-2011 1959 1959
Benny McCoy Grandville, Michigan 11-09-2011 1938 1941
Bob McNamara Rancho Bernardo, California 03-09-2011 1939 1939
Charlie Metro Buckingham, Virginia 03-18-2011 1943 1945
Don Mueller St. Louis, Missouri 12-28-2011 1948 1959
Richie Myers Yreka, California 06-24-2011 1956 1956
Tex Nelson Mesquite, Texas 07-22-2011 1955 1957
Jim Northrup Grand Blanc, Michigan 06-08-2011 1964 1975
Jose Ortiz Yabucoa, Puerta Rico 01-20-2011 1969 1971
Bobo Osborne Woodstock, Georgia 04-15-2011 1957 1963
Jose Pagan Sebring, Florida 06-07-2011 1959 1973
Mitchell Page Oakland, California 03-12-2011 1977 1984
Mike Palm Scituate, Massachusetts 07-24-2011 1948 1948
Carlos Pascual Miami, Florida 05-12-2011 1950 1950
Ron Piche Verdun, Québec, Canada 02-03-2011 1960 1966
Duane Pillette San Jose, California 05-06-2011 1949 1956
Alex Pitko Mesa, Arizona 08-01-2011 1938 1939
Jim Pyburn Jasper, Alabama 05-21-2011 1955 1957
Mel Queen Morro Bay, California 05-13-2011 1964 1972
Merritt Ranew Valdosta, Georgia 10-18-2011 1962 1969
John Romonosky Columbus, Ohio 10-02-2011 1953 1959
Normie Roy Nashua, New Hampshire 03-22-2011 1950 1950
Bob Rush Mesa, Arizona 03-19-2011 1948 1960
Fred Sanford Salt Lake City, Utah 03-15-2011 1943 1951
Johnny Schmitz Wausau, Wisconsin 10-01-2011 1941 1956
Mickey Scott Binghamton, New York 10-30-2011 1972 1977
Elmer Sexauer Atlanta, Georgia 06-27-2011 1948 1948
Tom Silverio Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic 04-02-2011 1970 1972
Dave Sisler St. Louis, Missouri 01-09-2011 1956 1962
Roy Smalley Sahuarita, Arizona 10-22-2011 1948 1958
Duke Snider Escondido, California 02-27-2011 1947 1964
Paul Splittorff Blue Springs, Missouri 05-25-2011 1970 1984
Randy Stein Rancho Cucamonga, California 12-12-2011 1978 1982
Nick Strincevich Valparaiso, Indiana 11-11-2011 1940 1948
Chuck Tanner New Castle, Pennsylvania 02-11-2011 1955 1962
Bill Taylor Acton, California 09-15-2011 1954 1958
Bobby Thompson Charlotte, North Carolina 04-25-2011 1978 1978
Joe Trimble Lincoln, Rhode Island 08-11-2011 1955 1957
Jose Vidal La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic 01-07-2011 1966 1969
Bob Will Woodstock, Illinois 08-11-2011 1957 1963
Dick Williams Las Vegas, Nevada 07-07-2011 1951 1964
Don Williams Floyd, Virginia 10-16-2011 1958 1962
Gus Zernial Fresno, California 01-20-2011 1949 1959
Francisco de la Rosa Baltimore, Maryland 01-06-2011 1991 1991

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2011


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