Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Florida / Played in 1944

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 1944

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Bobby Estalella Hialeah, Florida 01-06-1991 1935 1949
Spud Chandler South Pasadena, Florida 01-09-1990 1937 1947
Charlie Gassaway Miami, Florida 01-15-1992 1944 1946
John McHale Stuart, Florida 01-17-2008 1943 1948
Bill Lefebvre Largo, Florida 01-19-2007 1938 1944
Max Lanier Lecanto, Florida 01-30-2007 1938 1953
Andy Hansen Lake Worth, Florida 02-02-2002 1944 1953
Ed Boland Clearwater, Florida 02-05-1993 1934 1944
Chuck Aleno Deland, Florida 02-10-2003 1941 1944
Bill Zinser Englewood, Florida 02-16-1993 1944 1944
Andy Seminick Melbourne, Florida 02-22-2004 1943 1957
George Susce Sarasota, Florida 02-25-1986 1929 1944
Fred Vaughn Near Lake Wales, Florida 03-02-1964 1944 1945
Stubby Overmire Lakeland, Florida 03-03-1977 1943 1952
Billy Jurges Clearwater, Florida 03-03-1997 1931 1947
Frank Barrett Leesburg, Florida 03-06-1998 1939 1950
Charlie Letchas Tampa, Florida 03-14-1995 1939 1946
Morrie Aderholt Sarasota, Florida 03-18-1955 1939 1945
Joe Medwick St. Petersburg, Florida 03-21-1975 1932 1948
Johnny Allen St. Petersburg, Florida 03-29-1959 1932 1944
Early Wynn Venice, Florida 04-04-1999 1939 1963
Jack Bolling Panama City, Florida 04-13-1998 1939 1944
Tommy Holmes Boca Raton, Florida 04-14-2008 1942 1952
Al Verdel Sarasota, Florida 04-16-1991 1944 1944
Sandy Ullrich Miami, Florida 04-21-2001 1944 1945
Len Schulte Orlando, Florida 05-06-1986 1944 1946
Bob Keely Sarasota, Florida 05-20-2001 1944 1945
Ford Garrison Largo, Florida 06-06-2001 1943 1946
Ford Garrison Largo, Florida 06-06-2001 1943 1946
Stan Andrews Bradenton, Florida 06-10-1995 1939 1945
Chet Covington Pembroke Park, Florida 06-11-1976 1944 1944
Ben Geraghty Jacksonville, Florida 06-18-1963 1936 1944
Johnny Cooney Sarasota, Florida 07-08-1986 1921 1944
Johnny Cooney Sarasota, Florida 07-08-1986 1921 1944
Wally Holborow Fort Lauderdale, Florida 07-14-1986 1944 1948
Jimmie Foxx Miami, Florida 07-21-1967 1925 1945
Myril Hoag High Springs, Florida 07-28-1971 1931 1945
Myril Hoag High Springs, Florida 07-28-1971 1931 1945
Eddie Miller Lake Worth, Florida 07-31-1997 1936 1950
Max Macon Jupiter, Florida 08-05-1989 1938 1947
Jimmy Wasdell New Port Richey, Florida 08-06-1983 1937 1947
Guy Curtright Sun City Center, Florida 08-23-1997 1943 1946
Paul Waner Sarasota, Florida 08-29-1965 1926 1945
Paul Waner Sarasota, Florida 08-29-1965 1926 1945
Rip Sewell Plant City, Florida 09-03-1989 1932 1949
Rene Monteagudo Hialeah, Florida 09-14-1973 1938 1945
George Myatt Orlando, Florida 09-14-2000 1938 1947
Roberto Ortiz Miami, Florida 09-15-1971 1941 1950
Nap Reyes Miami, Florida 09-15-1995 1943 1950
Tony Cuccinello Tampa, Florida 09-21-1995 1930 1945
Danny Litwhiler Clearwater, Florida 09-23-2011 1940 1951
Mike Guerra Miami Beach, Florida 10-09-1992 1937 1951
George Fallon Lake Worth, Florida 10-25-1994 1937 1945
Ed Levy Titusville, Florida 10-27-2008 1940 1944
Al Lopez Tampa, Florida 10-30-2005 1928 1947
Ed Klieman Homosassa, Florida 11-15-1979 1943 1950
Jack Franklin Panama City, Florida 11-15-1991 1944 1944
Paul Derringer Sarasota, Florida 11-17-1987 1931 1945
Jim Russell Orlando, Florida 11-24-1987 1942 1951
Roy Valdes Miami, Florida 12-03-2005 1944 1944
Bobo Newsom Orlando, Florida 12-07-1962 1929 1953
Zeb Eaton West Palm Beach, Florida 12-17-1989 1944 1945

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Florida / Played in 1944



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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