Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Florida / Played in 1939

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 Florida / Played in 1939

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Morrie Aderholt Sarasota, Florida 03-18-1955 1939 1945
Johnny Allen St. Petersburg, Florida 03-29-1959 1932 1944
Wayne Ambler Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 01-03-1998 1937 1939
Stan Andrews Bradenton, Florida 06-10-1995 1939 1945
Elden Auker Vero Beach, Florida 08-04-2006 1933 1942
George Barnicle Largo, Florida 10-10-1990 1939 1941
Frank Barrett Leesburg, Florida 03-06-1998 1939 1950
Dick Bass Graceville, Florida 02-03-1989 1939 1939
Jimmy Bloodworth Apalachicola, Florida 08-17-2002 1937 1951
Jack Bolling Panama City, Florida 04-13-1998 1939 1944
Clay Bryant Fort Lauderdale, Florida 04-09-1999 1935 1940
Bruce Campbell Ft. Myers Beach, Florida 06-17-1995 1930 1942
Spud Chandler South Pasadena, Florida 01-09-1990 1937 1947
Dave Coble Orlando, Florida 10-15-1971 1939 1939
Johnny Cooney Sarasota, Florida 07-08-1986 1921 1944
Tony Cuccinello Tampa, Florida 09-21-1995 1930 1945
Paul Derringer Sarasota, Florida 11-17-1987 1931 1945
Joe DiMaggio Hollywood, Florida 03-08-1999 1936 1951
Joe Dobson Jacksonville, Florida 06-23-1994 1939 1954
Jake Early Melbourne, Florida 05-31-1985 1939 1949
Bobby Estalella Hialeah, Florida 01-06-1991 1935 1949
Eddie Feinberg Hollywood, Florida 04-20-1986 1938 1939
Wes Ferrell Sarasota, Florida 12-09-1976 1927 1941
Jimmie Foxx Miami, Florida 07-21-1967 1925 1945
Billy Herman West Palm Beach, Florida 09-05-1992 1931 1947
Myril Hoag High Springs, Florida 07-28-1971 1931 1945
Fred Hutchinson Bradenton, Florida 11-12-1964 1939 1953
Hank Johnson Bradenton, Florida 08-20-1982 1925 1939
Billy Jurges Clearwater, Florida 03-03-1997 1931 1947
Max Lanier Lecanto, Florida 01-30-2007 1938 1953
Bill Lefebvre Largo, Florida 01-19-2007 1938 1944
Ed Leip Zephyrhills, Florida 11-24-1983 1939 1942
Charlie Letchas Tampa, Florida 03-14-1995 1939 1946
Al Lopez Tampa, Florida 10-30-2005 1928 1947
Heinie Manush Sarasota, Florida 05-12-1971 1923 1939
Barney McCosky Venice, Florida 09-06-1996 1939 1953
Joe Medwick St. Petersburg, Florida 03-21-1975 1932 1948
Eddie Miller Lake Worth, Florida 07-31-1997 1936 1950
Heinie Mueller Orlando, Florida 10-03-1986 1938 1941
George Myatt Orlando, Florida 09-14-2000 1938 1947
Pete Naktenis Singer Island, Florida 08-01-2007 1936 1939
Bobo Newsom Orlando, Florida 12-07-1962 1929 1953
Bobo Newsom Orlando, Florida 12-07-1962 1929 1953
Ike Pearson Sarasota, Florida 03-17-1985 1939 1948
Pep Rambert West Palm Beach, Florida 11-16-1974 1939 1940
Jim Reninger North Fort Myers, Florida 08-23-1993 1938 1939
Jack Russell Clearwater, Florida 11-03-1990 1926 1940
Marius Russo Fort Myers, Florida 03-26-2005 1939 1946
Gene Schott Sun City Center, Florida 11-16-1992 1935 1939
Gene Schott Sun City Center, Florida 11-16-1992 1935 1939
George Selkirk Fort Lauderdale, Florida 01-19-1987 1934 1942
Rip Sewell Plant City, Florida 09-03-1989 1932 1949
Eddie Silber Dunedin, Florida 10-26-1976 1937 1939
Ken Silvestri Tallahassee, Florida 03-31-1992 1939 1951
Billy Sullivan Sarasota, Florida 01-04-1994 1931 1947
George Susce Sarasota, Florida 02-25-1986 1929 1944
Bill Swift Bartow, Florida 02-23-1969 1932 1943
Birdie Tebbetts Manatee, Florida 03-24-1999 1936 1952
Johnny Vander Meer Tampa, Florida 10-06-1997 1937 1951
Paul Waner Sarasota, Florida 08-29-1965 1926 1945
Jimmy Wasdell New Port Richey, Florida 08-06-1983 1937 1947
Jim Weaver Lakeland, Florida 12-12-1983 1928 1939
Monte Weaver Orlando, Florida 06-14-1994 1931 1939
Ted Williams Crystal River, Florida 07-05-2002 1939 1960
Jimmie Wilson Bradenton, Florida 05-31-1947 1923 1940
Taffy Wright Orlando, Florida 10-22-1981 1938 1949
Early Wynn Venice, Florida 04-04-1999 1939 1963

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Florida / Played in 1939



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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