Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Arizona

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 Arizona

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Darrel Akerfelds Phoenix, Arizona 06-24-2012 1986 1991
Bob Allison Rio Verde, Arizona 04-09-1995 1958 1970
Les Barnhart Scottsdale, Arizona 10-07-1971 1928 1930
Monty Basgall Sierra Vista, Arizona 09-22-2005 1948 1951
Ray Bates Tucson, Arizona 08-15-1970 1913 1917
Alex Beam Nogales, Arizona 04-17-1938 1889 1889
Rod Beck Phoenix, Arizona 06-23-2007 1991 2004
Clarence Beers Tucson, Arizona 12-06-2002 1948 1948
Joe Black Scottsdale, Arizona 05-17-2002 1952 1957
Don Blasingame Fountain Hills, Arizona 04-13-2005 1955 1966
Ed Bouchee Phoenix, Arizona 01-23-2013 1956 1962
Emmett Bowles Flagstaff, Arizona 09-03-1959 1922 1922
Dud Branom Sun City, Arizona 02-04-1980 1927 1927
Sammy Byrd Mesa, Arizona 05-11-1981 1929 1936
Cam Carreon Tucson, Arizona 09-02-1987 1959 1966
Jack Cassini Mesa, Arizona 09-20-2010 1949 1949
Moose Clabaugh Tucson, Arizona 07-11-1984 1926 1926
Jocko Conlan Scottsdale, Arizona 04-16-1989 1934 1935
Walker Cooper Scottsdale, Arizona 04-11-1991 1940 1957
Jerry Crider Phoenix, Arizona 04-04-2008 1969 1970
Lou Criger Tucson, Arizona 05-14-1934 1896 1912
Todd Cruz Bullhead City, Arizona 09-02-2008 1978 1984
Art Daney Phoenix, Arizona 03-11-1988 1928 1928
Mike Darr Peoria, Arizona 02-15-2002 1999 2001
George Darrow Sun City, Arizona 03-24-1983 1934 1934
Ted Davidson Bullhead City, Arizona 09-01-2006 1965 1968
Ike Davis Tucson, Arizona 04-02-1984 1919 1925
Bill DeLancey Phoenix, Arizona 11-28-1946 1932 1940
Mal Eason Douglas, Arizona 04-16-1970 1900 1906
Ralph Erickson Chandler, Arizona 06-27-2002 1929 1930
Rags Faircloth Tucson, Arizona 10-05-1953 1919 1919
Al Federoff Gilbert, Arizona 08-02-2011 1951 1952
Warren Fitzgerald Phoenix, Arizona 11-07-1930 1891 1892
Danny Frisella Phoenix, Arizona 01-01-1977 1967 1976
Earl Grace Phoenix, Arizona 12-22-1980 1929 1937
Bert Graham Cottonwood, Arizona 06-19-1971 1910 1910
George Grantham Kingman, Arizona 03-16-1954 1922 1934
Hal Griggs Tucson, Arizona 05-10-2005 1956 1959
Charlie Grimm Scottsdale, Arizona 11-15-1983 1916 1936
Gene Handley Tucson, Arizona 04-12-2009 1946 1947
Red Hardy Phoenix, Arizona 08-15-2003 1951 1951
John Henry Fort Huachuca, Arizona 11-24-1941 1910 1918
Herb Herring Tucson, Arizona 04-22-1964 1912 1912
Otto Hess Tucson, Arizona 02-25-1926 1902 1915
Carl Hubbell Scottsdale, Arizona 11-21-1988 1928 1943
Roy Johnson Scottsdale, Arizona 01-10-1986 1918 1918
Alex Kellner Tucson, Arizona 05-03-1996 1948 1959
Walt Kellner Tucson, Arizona 06-19-2006 1952 1953
Bob Kennedy Mesa, Arizona 04-07-2005 1939 1957
Harmon Killebrew Scottsdale, Arizona 05-17-2011 1954 1975
Thornton Kipper Scottsdale, Arizona 03-29-2006 1953 1955
Harvey Kuenn Peoria, Arizona 02-28-1988 1952 1966
Grover Land Phoenix, Arizona 07-22-1958 1908 1915
Swede Larsen Tucson, Arizona 10-08-2005 1936 1936
Thornton Lee Tucson, Arizona 06-09-1997 1933 1948
Hank Leiber Tucson, Arizona 11-08-1993 1933 1942
Whitey Lockman Phoenix, Arizona 03-17-2009 1945 1960
Billy Loes Tucson, Arizona 07-15-2010 1950 1961
Clarence Maddern Tucson, Arizona 08-09-1986 1946 1951
Bill Malarkey Phoenix, Arizona 12-12-1956 1908 1908
Bobby Mattick Scottsdale, Arizona 12-16-2004 1938 1942
Mickey McDermott Phoenix, Arizona 08-07-2003 1948 1961
Jim McDonald Kingman, Arizona 10-23-2004 1950 1958
Tom McGuire Phoenix, Arizona 12-07-1959 1914 1919
Mike Mitchell Phoenix, Arizona 07-16-1961 1907 1914
Art Nehf Phoenix, Arizona 12-18-1960 1915 1929
Tom O'Brien Phoenix, Arizona 02-03-1901 1897 1900
Billy Parker Sun City West, Arizona 02-09-2003 1971 1973
Jiggs Parrott Phoenix, Arizona 04-14-1898 1892 1895
Alex Pitko Mesa, Arizona 08-01-2011 1938 1939
Kirby Puckett Phoenix, Arizona 03-06-2006 1984 1995
Oscar Purner Douglas, Arizona 12-04-1915 1895 1895
Alex Remneas Phoenix, Arizona 08-27-1975 1912 1915
Xavier Rescigno Sun City West, Arizona 12-25-2004 1943 1945
Kenny Robinson Tucson, Arizona 02-28-1999 1995 1997
Jack Roche Peoria, Arizona 03-30-1983 1914 1917
Dutch Ruether Phoenix, Arizona 05-16-1970 1917 1927
Bob Rush Mesa, Arizona 03-19-2011 1948 1960
Rosy Ryan Scottsdale, Arizona 12-10-1980 1919 1933
Ron Santo Scottsdale, Arizona 12-03-2010 1960 1974
Bob Scheffing Phoenix, Arizona 10-26-1985 1941 1951
Jay Schlueter Phoenix, Arizona 05-13-2010 1971 1971
Walt Schulz Prescott, Arizona 02-27-1928 1920 1920
Jim Scott Phoenix, Arizona 12-02-1962 1914 1914
Roy Smalley Sahuarita, Arizona 10-22-2011 1948 1958
Wally Smith Florence, Arizona 06-10-1930 1911 1914
Dernell Stenson Chandler, Arizona 11-05-2003 2003 2003
Gus Suhr Scottsdale, Arizona 01-15-2004 1930 1940
Lefty Sullivan Scottsdale, Arizona 11-01-1988 1939 1939
Blaine Thomas Payson, Arizona 08-21-1915 1911 1911
Carl Thomas Phoenix, Arizona 03-07-2013 1960 1960
Junior Thompson Scottsdale, Arizona 08-24-2006 1939 1947
Tony Tonneman Prescott, Arizona 08-04-1951 1911 1911
Ollie Voigt Scottsdale, Arizona 04-07-1970 1924 1924
Kermit Wahl Tucson, Arizona 09-16-1987 1944 1951
Rube Walberg Tempe, Arizona 10-27-1978 1923 1937
Hal Warnock Tucson, Arizona 02-08-1997 1935 1935
Ed Watkins Kelvin, Arizona 03-29-1933 1902 1902
Buzz Wetzel Globe, Arizona 03-07-1941 1927 1927
Dick Whitman Peoria, Arizona 02-12-2003 1946 1951
Fred Wigington Mesa, Arizona 05-08-1980 1923 1923
Ed Wilkinson Tucson, Arizona 04-09-1918 1911 1911
Marsh Williams Tucson, Arizona 02-22-1935 1916 1916
Rinaldo Williams Cottonwood, Arizona 04-24-1966 1914 1914

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Arizona



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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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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