Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Alabama

Hall of Fame Manager Casey Stengel once quipped, "Most people my age are dead - you could look it up." The table below allows you to "look it up", as it is a comprehensive historical analysis of every major league baseball players' place of death. Selecting a state or country will bring up a sortable chart with every player in history who died in that particular area.

"Baseball is a game dominated by vital ghosts; it's a fraternity, like no other we have of the active and the no longer so, the living and the dead." - Richard Gilman in The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball (Jonathan Fraser Light, 2005)
Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Alabama

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Frank Allen Gainesville, Alabama 07-30-1933 1912 1917
Ivy Andrews Birmingham, Alabama 11-24-1970 1931 1938
Orville Armbrust Mobile, Alabama 10-02-1967 1934 1934
James Atkins Hanceville, Alabama 02-28-2009 1950 1952
Red Barnes Mobile, Alabama 07-03-1959 1927 1930
Sam Barnes Montgomery, Alabama 02-19-1981 1921 1921
Gene Bearden Alexander City, Alabama 03-18-2004 1947 1953
Rube Benton Dothan, Alabama 12-12-1937 1910 1925
Stew Bolen Mobile, Alabama 08-30-1969 1926 1932
Milt Bolling Mobile, Alabama 01-19-2013 1952 1958
Dan Boone Tuscaloosa, Alabama 05-11-1968 1919 1923
Ike Boone Northport, Alabama 08-01-1958 1922 1932
Marv Breeding Decatur, Alabama 12-31-2006 1960 1963
Howie Camp Eastaboga, Alabama 05-08-1960 1917 1917
Jim Carlin Birmingham, Alabama 11-29-2003 1941 1941
Ben Chapman Hoover, Alabama 07-07-1993 1930 1946
Lloyd Christenbury Birmingham, Alabama 12-13-1944 1919 1922
Bubba Church Birmingham, Alabama 09-17-2001 1950 1955
Dick Coffman Athens, Alabama 03-24-1972 1927 1945
Slick Coffman Birmingham, Alabama 05-08-2003 1937 1940
Joe Conzelman Mountain Brook, Alabama 04-17-1979 1913 1915
Ernie Cox Birmingham, Alabama 04-29-1974 1922 1922
Ed Crowley Birmingham, Alabama 04-14-1970 1928 1928
Walton Cruise Sylacauga, Alabama 01-09-1975 1914 1924
Jud Daley Gadsden, Alabama 01-26-1967 1911 1912
Spud Davis Birmingham, Alabama 08-14-1984 1928 1945
Art Decatur Talladega, Alabama 04-25-1966 1922 1927
Eddie Dent Birmingham, Alabama 11-25-1974 1909 1912
John Dodge Mobile, Alabama 06-19-1916 1912 1913
Tom Drake Birmingham, Alabama 07-02-1988 1939 1941
Charlie Duffee Mobile, Alabama 12-24-1894 1889 1893
Jim Dunn Gadsden, Alabama 01-06-1999 1952 1952
Verdo Elmore Birmingham, Alabama 08-05-1969 1924 1924
Gus Felix Montgomery, Alabama 05-12-1960 1923 1927
Bob Ferguson Wetumpka, Alabama 05-23-2008 1944 1944
Dana Fillingim Tuskegee, Alabama 02-03-1961 1915 1925
Hal Finney Lafayette, Alabama 12-20-1991 1931 1936
Lou Finney Lafayette, Alabama 04-22-1966 1931 1947
Ed Foster Montgomery, Alabama 03-01-1929 1908 1908
Charlie Fritz Mobile, Alabama 07-30-1943 1907 1907
Stan Galle Mobile, Alabama 01-28-2006 1942 1942
Paul Gillespie Anniston, Alabama 08-11-1970 1942 1945
Grant Gillis Thomasville, Alabama 02-04-1981 1927 1929
Barney Graham Mobile, Alabama 12-31-1896 1889 1889
Bernie Graham Mobile, Alabama 10-30-1886 1884 1884
Skinny Graham Oak Grove, Alabama 12-01-1973 1924 1929
George Grant Montgomery, Alabama 03-25-1986 1923 1931
Sammy Hairston Birmingham, Alabama 10-31-1997 1951 1951
Lum Harris Pell City, Alabama 11-11-1996 1941 1947
Jackie Hayes Birmingham, Alabama 02-09-1983 1927 1940
Ralph Head Muscadine, Alabama 10-08-1962 1923 1923
Jay Heard Birmingham, Alabama 11-18-1999 1954 1954
Billy Hitchcock Opelika, Alabama 04-09-2006 1942 1953
Jim Hitchcock Montgomery, Alabama 06-23-1959 1938 1938
Red Holt Birmingham, Alabama 02-02-1961 1925 1925
Frank House Birmingham, Alabama 03-13-2005 1950 1961
Bill Hughes Birmingham, Alabama 02-25-1963 1921 1921
George Jumonville Mobile, Alabama 12-12-1996 1940 1941
Chris Kitsos Mobile, Alabama 06-07-2004 1954 1954
Doc Land Livingston, Alabama 04-14-1986 1929 1929
Al Lary Northport, Alabama 07-10-2001 1954 1962
Paul Lehner Birmingham, Alabama 12-27-1967 1946 1952
Jack Lively Arab, Alabama 12-05-1967 1911 1911
Lep Long Birmingham, Alabama 10-21-1958 1911 1911
Tom Long Mobile, Alabama 06-23-1972 1911 1917
Harry Matuzak Fairhope, Alabama 11-16-1978 1934 1936
Dee Miles Birmingham, Alabama 11-02-1976 1935 1943
Pete Milne Mobile, Alabama 04-11-1999 1948 1950
Don Mincher Huntsville, Alabama 03-04-2012 1960 1972
Danny Moeller Florence, Alabama 04-14-1951 1907 1916
Bill Morrell Birmingham, Alabama 08-05-1975 1926 1931
Guy Morton Sheffield, Alabama 10-18-1934 1914 1924
Jack Nabors Wilton, Alabama 10-29-1923 1915 1917
Tommy O'Brien Anniston, Alabama 11-05-1978 1943 1950
Tom Oliver Montgomery, Alabama 02-26-1988 1930 1933
Jimmy Outlaw Jackson, Alabama 04-09-2006 1937 1949
Dixie Parker Tuscaloosa, Alabama 05-15-1972 1923 1923
Ray Pepper Belle Mina, Alabama 03-24-1996 1932 1936
Johnny Powers Birmingham, Alabama 09-25-2001 1955 1960
Frank Pratt Centreville, Alabama 03-08-1974 1921 1921
Jim Pyburn Jasper, Alabama 05-21-2011 1955 1957
Earl Reid Cullman, Alabama 05-11-1984 1946 1946
Red Rollings Mobile, Alabama 12-31-1964 1927 1930
Bama Rowell Citronelle, Alabama 08-16-1993 1939 1948
Joe Schepner Mobile, Alabama 07-25-1959 1919 1919
Le Grant Scott Birmingham, Alabama 11-12-1993 1939 1939
Walter Sessi Mobile, Alabama 04-18-1998 1941 1946
Joe Sewell Mobile, Alabama 03-06-1990 1920 1933
Tommy Sewell Montgomery, Alabama 07-30-1956 1927 1927
Ralph Sharman Camp Sheridan, Alabama 05-24-1918 1917 1917
Ed Sherling Enterprise, Alabama 11-16-1965 1924 1924
Fred Sington Birmingham, Alabama 08-20-1998 1934 1939
Willie Smith Anniston, Alabama 01-16-2006 1963 1971
Tully Sparks Anniston, Alabama 07-15-1937 1897 1910
Eddie Stanky Fairhope, Alabama 06-16-1999 1943 1953
Jim Stephens Oxford, Alabama 01-02-1965 1907 1912
Riggs Stephenson Tuscaloosa, Alabama 11-15-1985 1921 1934
Milt Stock Fairhope, Alabama 07-16-1977 1913 1926
Oscar Streit Birmingham, Alabama 03-16-1935 1899 1902
Lena Styles Hunstville, Alabama 03-14-1956 1919 1931
Harry Swacina Birmingham, Alabama 06-21-1944 1907 1915
Dan Thomas Mobile, Alabama 06-12-1980 1976 1977
Joe Tipton Birmingham, Alabama 03-01-1994 1948 1954
Leo Townsend Mobile, Alabama 12-03-1976 1920 1921
Virgil Trucks Calera, Alabama 03-23-2013 1941 1958
Guy Tutwiler Anniston, Alabama 08-15-1930 1911 1913
Dixie Walker Birmingham, Alabama 05-17-1982 1931 1949
Dixie Walker Leeds, Alabama 11-14-1965 1909 1912
Ernie Walker Pell City, Alabama 04-01-1965 1913 1915
Harry Walker Birmingham, Alabama 08-08-1999 1940 1955
Johnny Watwood Goodwater, Alabama 03-01-1980 1929 1939
Frank Welch Birmingham, Alabama 07-25-1957 1919 1927
Ed Wells Montgomery, Alabama 05-01-1986 1923 1934
Fred Whitfield Gadsden, Alabama 01-31-2013 1962 1970
Archie Wilson Decatur, Alabama 04-28-2007 1951 1952
Zeke Wilson Montgomery, Alabama 04-26-1928 1895 1899
Ernie Wingard Prattville, Alabama 01-17-1977 1924 1927
Pete Wojey Mobile, Alabama 04-23-1990 1954 1957
Yam Yaryan Birmingham, Alabama 11-16-1964 1921 1922
Norm Zauchin Birmingham, Alabama 01-31-1999 1951 1959

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Alabama



If you have ever wondered what month most ballplayers passed away in, or if you enjoy reading baseball obituaries, then Baseball Almanac suggests you visit our Baseball Player Obituaries & Death by Month Chart.

Baseball Almanac is aware that researching baseball players by their place of death is common data found easily on the Internet today. We, as you are well aware, enjoy taking that extra step here and have taken that common data and added this amazing chart which will enable you to see a historical breakdown of players from any given year in history by their place of death:
 
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1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895
1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905
1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915
1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
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Did you know that Frank Ringo was the first Major League baseball player to committ suicide? On April 12, 1889, he ingested a lethal dose of morphine, died of the drug overdose, and became the first baseball suicide in history.

     

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