Major League Baseball Players Who Died in California / Played in 1947

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 California / Played in 1947

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Cliff Aberson Vallejo, California 06-23-1973 1947 1949
Buster Adams Rancho Mirage, California 09-01-1990 1939 1947
Jack Albright San Diego, California 07-22-1991 1947 1947
Al Benton Lynwood, California 04-14-1968 1934 1952
Johnny Berardino Los Angeles, California 05-19-1996 1939 1952
Eddie Bockman Millbrae, California 09-29-2011 1946 1949
Milo Candini Manteca, California 03-17-1998 1943 1951
Sam Chapman Kentfield, California 12-22-2006 1938 1951
Loyd Christopher Richmond, California 09-05-1991 1945 1947
Russ Christopher Richmond, California 12-05-1954 1942 1948
Merl Combs Riverside, California 07-08-1981 1947 1952
Frankie Crosetti Stockton, California 02-11-2002 1932 1948
Bob Dillinger Santa Clarita, California 11-07-2009 1946 1951
Bruce Edwards Sacramento, California 04-25-1975 1946 1956
Hank Edwards Anaheim, California 06-22-1988 1941 1953
Bob Elliott San Diego, California 05-04-1966 1939 1953
Ferris Fain Georgetown, California 10-18-2001 1947 1955
Nanny Fernandez Harbor City, California 09-19-1996 1942 1950
Jesse Flores Orange, California 12-17-1991 1942 1950
Augie Galan Fairfield, California 12-28-1993 1934 1949
Al Gionfriddo Solvang, California 03-14-2003 1944 1947
Al Gionfriddo Solvang, California 03-14-2003 1944 1947
Joe Gordon Sacramento, California 04-14-1978 1938 1950
Hank Greenberg Beverly Hills, California 09-04-1986 1930 1947
Hal Gregg Bishop, California 05-13-1991 1943 1952
Orval Grove Carmichael, California 04-20-1992 1940 1949
Joe Hatten Redding, California 12-16-1988 1946 1952
Don Johnson Laguna Beach, California 04-06-2000 1943 1948
Nippy Jones Sacramento, California 10-03-1995 1946 1957
Eddie Joost Fair Oaks, California 04-12-2011 1936 1955
Spider Jorgensen Rancho Cucamonga, California 11-06-2003 1947 1951
Wally Judnich Glendale, California 07-12-1971 1940 1949
Andy Karl LaJolla, California 04-08-1989 1943 1947
Eddie Lake Castro Valley, California 06-07-1995 1939 1950
Ray Lamanno Berkeley, California 02-09-1994 1941 1948
Cookie Lavagetto Orinda, California 08-10-1990 1934 1947
Bob Lemon Long Beach, California 01-11-2000 1941 1958
Johnny Lindell Newport Beach, California 08-27-1985 1941 1954
Jack Lohrke San Jose, California 04-29-2009 1947 1953
Ernie Lombardi Santa Cruz, California 09-26-1977 1931 1947
Vic Lombardi Fresno, California 12-07-1997 1945 1950
Peanuts Lowrey Inglewood, California 07-02-1986 1942 1955
Al Lyons Inglewood, California 12-20-1965 1944 1948
Al Lyons Inglewood, California 12-20-1965 1944 1948
Gordon Maltzberger Rialto, California 12-11-1974 1943 1947
Gene Mauch Rancho Mirage, California 08-08-2005 1944 1957
Eddie Mayo Banning, California 11-27-2006 1936 1948
Mike McCormick Los Angeles, California 04-13-1976 1940 1951
Clyde McCullough San Francisco, California 09-18-1982 1940 1956
Eddie McGah Oakland, California 09-30-2002 1946 1947
Catfish Metkovich Costa Mesa, California 05-17-1995 1943 1954
Erv Palica Huntington Beach, California 05-29-1982 1945 1956
Roy Partee Eureka, California 12-27-2000 1943 1948
Marino Pieretti San Francisco, California 01-30-1981 1945 1950
Jerry Priddy North Hollywood, California 03-03-1980 1941 1953
Pete Reiser Palm Springs, California 10-25-1981 1940 1952
Del Rice Buena Park, California 01-26-1983 1945 1961
Bill Rigney Walnut Creek, California 02-20-2001 1946 1953
Rip Russell Los Alamitos, California 09-26-1976 1939 1947
Bill Salkeld Los Angeles, California 04-22-1967 1945 1950
Charley Schanz Sacramento, California 05-28-1992 1944 1950
Duke Snider Escondido, California 02-27-2011 1947 1964
Bryan Stephens Santa Ana, California 11-21-1991 1947 1948
Vern Stephens Long Beach, California 11-03-1968 1941 1955
Joe Stephenson Fullerton, California 09-20-2001 1943 1947
Bobby Sturgeon San Dimas, California 03-10-2007 1940 1948
Bud Swartz Los Angeles, California 06-24-1991 1947 1947
Jim Tabor Sacramento, California 08-22-1953 1938 1947
Hank Thompson Fresno, California 09-30-1969 1947 1956
Lou Tost Santa Clara, California 02-22-1967 1942 1947
Arky Vaughan Eagleville, California 08-30-1952 1932 1948
Butch Wensloff San Rafael, California 02-18-2001 1943 1948
Whitey Wietelmann San Diego, California 03-26-2002 1939 1947
Bill Wight Mount Shasta, California 05-17-2007 1946 1958
Benny Zientara Lake Elsinore, California 04-16-1985 1941 1948

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in California / Played in 1947



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
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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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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