Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Florida / Played in 1951

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 1951

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Julio Moreno Miami, Florida 01-02-1987 1950 1953
Bubba Harris Nobleton, Florida 01-12-2013 1948 1951
Bubba Harris Nobleton, Florida 01-12-2013 1948 1951
Dale Long Palm Coast, Florida 01-27-1991 1951 1963
Dale Long Palm Coast, Florida 01-27-1991 1951 1963
Frank Campos Miami, Florida 01-28-2006 1951 1953
Max Lanier Lecanto, Florida 01-30-2007 1938 1953
Harry Chiti Haines City, Florida 01-31-2002 1950 1962
Andy Hansen Lake Worth, Florida 02-02-2002 1944 1953
Lew Burdette Winter Garden, Florida 02-06-2007 1950 1967
Andy Seminick Melbourne, Florida 02-22-2004 1943 1957
Cal Abrams Fort Lauderdale, Florida 02-25-1997 1949 1956
Clem Labine Vero Beach, Florida 03-02-2007 1950 1962
Stubby Overmire Lakeland, Florida 03-03-1977 1943 1952
Stubby Overmire Lakeland, Florida 03-03-1977 1943 1952
Joe DiMaggio Hollywood, Florida 03-08-1999 1936 1951
Birdie Tebbetts Manatee, Florida 03-24-1999 1936 1952
Sid Schacht Fort Lauderdale, Florida 03-30-1991 1950 1951
Sid Schacht Fort Lauderdale, Florida 03-30-1991 1950 1951
Ken Silvestri Tallahassee, Florida 03-31-1992 1939 1951
Lou Limmer Boca Raton, Florida 04-01-2007 1951 1954
Gil Hodges West Palm Beach, Florida 04-02-1972 1943 1963
Early Wynn Venice, Florida 04-04-1999 1939 1963
George Bamberger North Redington Beach, Florida 04-04-2004 1951 1959
Joe Coleman Fort Myers, Florida 04-09-1997 1942 1955
Tommy Holmes Boca Raton, Florida 04-14-2008 1942 1952
Hal White Venice, Florida 04-21-2001 1941 1954
Pete Castiglione Pompano Beach, Florida 04-22-2010 1947 1954
Joe Astroth Boca Raton, Florida 05-03-2013 1945 1956
Robin Roberts Temple Terrace, Florida 05-05-2010 1948 1966
Fred Hatfield Tallahassee, Florida 05-22-1998 1950 1958
Jim Hearn Boca Grande, Florida 06-10-1998 1947 1959
Duke Markell Fort Lauderdale, Florida 06-14-1984 1951 1951
Ted Gray Delray Beach, Florida 06-15-2011 1946 1955
Joe Dobson Jacksonville, Florida 06-23-1994 1939 1954
Bert Haas Tampa, Florida 06-23-1999 1937 1951
Ted Williams Crystal River, Florida 07-05-2002 1939 1960
Chuck Stobbs Sarasota, Florida 07-11-2008 1947 1961
Del Wilber St. Petersburg, Florida 07-18-2002 1946 1954
Ralph Houk Winter Haven, Florida 07-21-2010 1947 1954
Gene Hermanski Homosassa Springs, Florida 08-09-2010 1943 1953
Gene Hermanski Homosassa Springs, Florida 08-09-2010 1943 1953
Karl Drews Dania, Florida 08-15-1963 1946 1954
Jimmy Bloodworth Apalachicola, Florida 08-17-2002 1937 1951
Les Moss Longwood, Florida 08-29-2012 1946 1958
Les Moss Longwood, Florida 08-29-2012 1946 1958
Hal Jeffcoat Tampa, Florida 08-30-2007 1948 1959
Barney McCosky Venice, Florida 09-06-1996 1939 1953
Barney McCosky Venice, Florida 09-06-1996 1939 1953
Barney McCosky Venice, Florida 09-06-1996 1939 1953
Tom Saffell Sarasota, Florida 09-10-2012 1949 1955
Danny Litwhiler Clearwater, Florida 09-23-2011 1940 1951
Frank Smith Malone, Florida 09-24-2005 1950 1956
Billy Goodman Sarasota, Florida 10-01-1984 1947 1962
Johnny Vander Meer Tampa, Florida 10-06-1997 1937 1951
Lou Possehl Sarasota, Florida 10-07-1997 1946 1952
Max Surkont Largo, Florida 10-08-1986 1949 1957
Mike Guerra Miami Beach, Florida 10-09-1992 1937 1951
Mike Guerra Miami Beach, Florida 10-09-1992 1937 1951
Mickey Grasso Miami, Florida 10-15-1975 1946 1955
Joe Lutz Sarasota, Florida 10-20-2008 1951 1951
Chris Van Cuyk Hudson, Florida 11-03-1992 1950 1952
Andy Varga Orlando, Florida 11-04-1992 1950 1951
George Estock Sebastian, Florida 11-07-2010 1951 1951
Fred Hutchinson Bradenton, Florida 11-12-1964 1939 1953
Sandy Consuegra Miami, Florida 11-16-2005 1950 1957
Jim Russell Orlando, Florida 11-24-1987 1942 1951
Frank Baumholtz Winter Springs, Florida 12-14-1997 1947 1957
Bobby Hogue Miami, Florida 12-22-1987 1948 1952
Bobby Hogue Miami, Florida 12-22-1987 1948 1952
Bobby Hogue Miami, Florida 12-22-1987 1948 1952
Hal Rice St. Petersburg, Florida 12-22-1997 1948 1954

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Florida / Played in 1951



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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1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
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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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