Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Florida / Played in 1946

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 1946

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Ernie Andres Bradenton, Florida 09-19-2008 1946 1946
Joe Astroth Boca Raton, Florida 05-03-2013 1945 1956
Frank Barrett Leesburg, Florida 03-06-1998 1939 1950
Jimmy Bloodworth Apalachicola, Florida 08-17-2002 1937 1951
Spud Chandler South Pasadena, Florida 01-09-1990 1937 1947
Joe Coleman Fort Myers, Florida 04-09-1997 1942 1955
Guy Curtright Sun City Center, Florida 08-23-1997 1943 1946
Otis Davis Clearwater, Florida 04-23-2007 1946 1946
Joe DiMaggio Hollywood, Florida 03-08-1999 1936 1951
Joe Dobson Jacksonville, Florida 06-23-1994 1939 1954
Karl Drews Dania, Florida 08-15-1963 1946 1954
Jake Early Melbourne, Florida 05-31-1985 1939 1949
Ford Garrison Largo, Florida 06-06-2001 1943 1946
Charlie Gassaway Miami, Florida 01-15-1992 1944 1946
Carden Gillenwater Largo, Florida 05-10-2000 1940 1948
Ray Goolsby Apopka, Florida 11-13-1999 1946 1946
Hank Gornicki Riviera Beach, Florida 02-16-1996 1941 1946
Mickey Grasso Miami, Florida 10-15-1975 1946 1955
Ted Gray Delray Beach, Florida 06-15-2011 1946 1955
Johnny Grodzicki Daytona Beach, Florida 05-02-1998 1941 1947
Mike Guerra Miami Beach, Florida 10-09-1992 1937 1951
Bert Haas Tampa, Florida 06-23-1999 1937 1951
Ned Harris West Palm Beach, Florida 12-18-1976 1941 1946
Billy Herman West Palm Beach, Florida 09-05-1992 1931 1947
Billy Herman West Palm Beach, Florida 09-05-1992 1931 1947
Gene Hermanski Homosassa Springs, Florida 08-09-2010 1943 1953
Tommy Holmes Boca Raton, Florida 04-14-2008 1942 1952
Fred Hutchinson Bradenton, Florida 11-12-1964 1939 1953
Billy Jurges Clearwater, Florida 03-03-1997 1931 1947
Ed Klieman Homosassa, Florida 11-15-1979 1943 1950
Max Lanier Lecanto, Florida 01-30-2007 1938 1953
Charlie Letchas Tampa, Florida 03-14-1995 1939 1946
Danny Litwhiler Clearwater, Florida 09-23-2011 1940 1951
Danny Litwhiler Clearwater, Florida 09-23-2011 1940 1951
Al Lopez Tampa, Florida 10-30-2005 1928 1947
Barney McCosky Venice, Florida 09-06-1996 1939 1953
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
Les Moss Longwood, Florida 08-29-2012 1946 1958
George Myatt Orlando, Florida 09-14-2000 1938 1947
Earl Naylor Winter Haven, Florida 01-16-1990 1942 1946
Bobo Newsom Orlando, Florida 12-07-1962 1929 1953
Bobo Newsom Orlando, Florida 12-07-1962 1929 1953
Stubby Overmire Lakeland, Florida 03-03-1977 1943 1952
Ike Pearson Sarasota, Florida 03-17-1985 1939 1948
Whitey Platt West Palm Beach, Florida 07-27-1970 1942 1949
Lou Possehl Sarasota, Florida 10-07-1997 1946 1952
Jim Russell Orlando, Florida 11-24-1987 1942 1951
Marius Russo Fort Myers, Florida 03-26-2005 1939 1946
Mike Schemer Miami, Florida 04-22-1983 1945 1946
Len Schulte Orlando, Florida 05-06-1986 1944 1946
Andy Seminick Melbourne, Florida 02-22-2004 1943 1957
Rip Sewell Plant City, Florida 09-03-1989 1932 1949
Ken Silvestri Tallahassee, Florida 03-31-1992 1939 1951
Ben Steiner Venice, Florida 10-27-1988 1945 1947
Birdie Tebbetts Manatee, Florida 03-24-1999 1936 1952
Johnny Vander Meer Tampa, Florida 10-06-1997 1937 1951
Jimmy Wasdell New Port Richey, Florida 08-06-1983 1937 1947
Jimmy Wasdell New Port Richey, Florida 08-06-1983 1937 1947
Hal White Venice, Florida 04-21-2001 1941 1954
Del Wilber St. Petersburg, Florida 07-18-2002 1946 1954
Ace Williams Fort Myers, Florida 09-16-1999 1940 1946
Ted Williams Crystal River, Florida 07-05-2002 1939 1960
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 1946



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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