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 2013MLB Players Who Died in 2013 | Return To Players by Year of Death |
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Player | Died In | Date of Death | Debut Year | Final Year |
Joe Astroth | Boca Raton, Florida | 05-03-2013 | 1945 | 1956 |
Matt Batts | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 07-14-2013 | 1947 | 1956 |
Zeke Bella | Greenwich, Connecticut | 11-17-2013 | 1957 | 1959 |
Charlie Bicknell | Livingston, Montana | 11-24-2013 | 1948 | 1949 |
Babe Birrer | Clarence, New York | 11-19-2013 | 1955 | 1958 |
Paul Blair | Baltimore, Maryland | 12-26-2013 | 1964 | 1980 |
Milt Bolling | Mobile, Alabama | 01-19-2013 | 1952 | 1958 |
Tom Borland | Stillwater, Oklahoma | 03-02-2013 | 1960 | 1961 |
Ed Bouchee | Phoenix, Arizona | 01-23-2013 | 1956 | 1962 |
Lou Brissie | Augusta, Georgia | 11-25-2013 | 1947 | 1953 |
Gates Brown | Detroit, Michigan | 09-27-2013 | 1963 | 1975 |
Ellis Burton | Fontana, California | 10-01-2013 | 1958 | 1965 |
Jim Burton | Charlotte, North Carolina | 12-12-2013 | 1975 | 1977 |
Rick Camp | Rydal, Georgia | 04-25-2013 | 1976 | 1985 |
Frank Castillo | Bartlett Lake, Arizona | 07-28-2013 | 1991 | 2005 |
Bob Chance | Charleston, West Virginia | 10-03-2013 | 1963 | 1969 |
Neil Chrisley | Conway, South Carolina | 05-18-2013 | 1957 | 1961 |
Jim Cosman | Roswell, Georgia | 01-07-2013 | 1966 | 1970 |
Rod Craig | Los Angeles, California | 08-17-2013 | 1979 | 1986 |
Bill Currie | Arlington, Georgia | 10-30-2013 | 1955 | 1955 |
Jack Daniels | Shreveport, Louisiana | 04-16-2013 | 1952 | 1952 |
Yo-Yo Davalillo | Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda, Venezuela | 02-28-2013 | 1953 | 1953 |
Mike Davison | Glencoe, Minnesota | 05-11-2013 | 1969 | 1970 |
Cot Deal | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 05-21-2013 | 1947 | 1954 |
Steve Demeter | Parma, Ohio | 02-03-2013 | 1959 | 1960 |
Ducky Detweiler | Easton, Maryland | 03-13-2013 | 1942 | 1946 |
Harry Elliott | Little River, Kansas | 08-09-2013 | 1953 | 1955 |
Eddie Erautt | Portland, Oregon | 10-27-2013 | 1947 | 1953 |
Gene Freese | New Orleans, Louisiana | 06-19-2013 | 1955 | 1966 |
Norm Gigon | Mahwah, New Jersey | 04-01-2013 | 1967 | 1967 |
Bill Glynn | San Diego, California | 01-15-2013 | 1949 | 1954 |
Lon Goldstein | Fort Worth, Texas | 01-28-2013 | 1943 | 1946 |
Dick Gray | Anaheim, California | 07-08-2013 | 1958 | 1960 |
Bubba Harris | Nobleton, Florida | 01-12-2013 | 1948 | 1951 |
Jack Harshman | Georgetown, Texas | 08-17-2013 | 1948 | 1960 |
Grady Hatton | Warren, Texas | 04-11-2013 | 1946 | 1960 |
Drungo Hazewood | Sacremento, California | 07-28-2013 | 1980 | 1980 |
Mike Hegan | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina | 12-25-2013 | 1964 | 1977 |
Enzo Hernandez | El Tigre, Anzoategui, Venezuela | 01-13-2013 | 1971 | 1978 |
Ed Herrmann | Poway, California | 12-22-2013 | 1967 | 1978 |
Earl Hersh | Hanover, Pennsylvania | 03-18-2013 | 1956 | 1956 |
Chuck Hinton | Washington, D.C. | 01-27-2013 | 1961 | 1971 |
Glen Hobbie | Springfield, Illinois | 08-09-2013 | 1957 | 1964 |
Larry Johnson | Tampa, Florida | 05-26-2013 | 1972 | 1978 |
Al Kenders | Los Angeles, California | 01-07-2013 | 1961 | 1961 |
Danny Kravitz | Danville, Pennsylvania | 06-19-2013 | 1956 | 1960 |
Johnny Kucks | Saddle River, New Jersey | 10-31-2013 | 1955 | 1960 |
Brad Lesley | Marina Del Rey, California | 04-27-2013 | 1982 | 1985 |
Frankie Libran | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 05-16-2013 | 1969 | 1969 |
Walt Linden | La Grange Park, Illinois | 09-20-2013 | 1950 | 1950 |
Johnny Logan | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 08-09-2013 | 1951 | 1963 |
Stan Lopata | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 06-15-2013 | 1948 | 1960 |
Don Lund | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 12-10-2013 | 1945 | 1954 |
Babe Martin | Tucson, Arizona | 08-01-2013 | 1944 | 1953 |
Ray Martin | Norwood, Massachusetts | 03-07-2013 | 1943 | 1948 |
Justin Miller | Palm Harbor, Florida | 06-26-2013 | 2002 | 2010 |
Rod Miller | Cascade, Idaho | 11-08-2013 | 1957 | 1957 |
Rudy Minarcin | Cabot, Pennsylvania | 10-15-2013 | 1955 | 1957 |
Moon Mullen | Stanwood, Washington | 02-28-2013 | 1944 | 1944 |
Stan Musial | Ladue, Missouri | 01-19-2013 | 1941 | 1963 |
Barney Mussill | Detroit, Michigan | 01-27-2013 | 1944 | 1944 |
Pete Naton | Springfield, Massachusetts | 12-10-2013 | 1953 | 1953 |
Dan Osinski | Sun City, Arizona | 09-13-2013 | 1962 | 1970 |
Andy Pafko | Stevensville, Michigan | 10-08-2013 | 1943 | 1959 |
Mike Palagyi | Conneaut, Ohio | 11-21-2013 | 1939 | 1939 |
Ace Parker | Portsmouth, Virginia | 11-06-2013 | 1937 | 1938 |
Mario Picone | Brooklyn, New York | 10-23-2013 | 1947 | 1954 |
Tony Pierce | Columbus, Georgia | 01-31-2013 | 1967 | 1968 |
Mario Ramirez | Yauco, Puerto Rico | 02-22-2013 | 1980 | 1985 |
Santiago Rosario | Guayanilla, Puerto Rico | 09-06-2013 | 1965 | 1965 |
Marv Rotblatt | Chicago, Illinois | 07-16-2013 | 1948 | 1951 |
Bob Savage | Berlin, New Hampshire | 07-26-2013 | 1942 | 1949 |
George Scott | Greenville, Mississippi | 07-28-2013 | 1966 | 1979 |
Lou Sleater | Timonium, Maryland | 03-25-2013 | 1950 | 1958 |
Mark Small | Edmonds, Washington | 10-22-2013 | 1996 | 1996 |
Bob Smith | Augusta, Georgia | 04-01-2013 | 1955 | 1959 |
Jose Sosa | Rio San Juan, San Juan, Dominican Republic | 06-08-2013 | 1975 | 1976 |
Bill Stewart | Northville, Michigan | 09-25-2013 | 1955 | 1955 |
Jake Striker | Dallas, Oregon | 03-07-2013 | 1959 | 1960 |
Russ Sullivan | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 11-02-2013 | 1951 | 1953 |
Fred Talbot | Falls Church, Virginia | 01-11-2013 | 1963 | 1970 |
Harry Taylor | Fort Worth, Texas | 01-24-2013 | 1957 | 1957 |
Jake Thies | Florissant, Missouri | 02-10-2013 | 1954 | 1955 |
Carl Thomas | Phoenix, Arizona | 03-07-2013 | 1960 | 1960 |
Bill Tremel | Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania | 12-22-2013 | 1954 | 1956 |
Gus Triandos | San Jose, California | 03-28-2013 | 1953 | 1965 |
Virgil Trucks | Calera, Alabama | 03-23-2013 | 1941 | 1958 |
Bob Turley | Atlanta, Georgia | 03-30-2013 | 1951 | 1963 |
Preston Ward | Las Vegas, Nevada | 06-02-2013 | 1948 | 1959 |
George Werley | St. Louis, Missouri | 11-21-2013 | 1956 | 1956 |
Fred Whitfield | Gadsden, Alabama | 01-31-2013 | 1962 | 1970 |
Billy Williams | Oakland, California | 06-11-2013 | 1969 | 1969 |
Earl Williams | Somerset, New Jersey | 01-28-2013 | 1970 | 1977 |
Neil Wilson | Jackson, Tennessee | 02-20-2013 | 1960 | 1960 |
George Witt | Los Angeles, California | 01-30-2013 | 1957 | 1962 |
Len Yochim | River Ridge, Louisiana | 05-11-2013 | 1951 | 1954 |
Player | Died In | Date of Death | Debut Year | Final Year |
MLB Players Who Died in 2013 | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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