Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Place of Death

Howie Koplitz Oshkosh, Wisconsin 01-02-2012 1961 1966
Fred Luderus Three Lakes, Wisconsin 01-05-1961 1909 1920
Doc Hamann Milwaukee, Wisconsin 01-11-1973 1922 1922
Clay Perry Rice Lake, Wisconsin 01-13-1954 1908 1908
Ernie Rudolph Black River Falls, Wisconsin 01-13-2003 1945 1945
Fred Thomas Rice Lake, Wisconsin 01-15-1986 1918 1920
Dan Marion Milwaukee, Wisconsin 01-18-1933 1914 1915
Russ Ennis Superior, Wisconsin 01-21-1949 1926 1926
George Hogriever Appleton, Wisconsin 01-26-1961 1895 1901
Bob Scherbarth Presque Isle, Wisconsin 01-31-2009 1950 1950
Ray Berres Kenosha, Wisconsin 02-01-2007 1934 1945
Frank Luce Milwaukee, Wisconsin 02-03-1942 1923 1923
Fabian Gaffke Milwaukee, Wisconsin 02-08-1992 1936 1942
Roy Hansen Beloit, Wisconsin 02-09-1977 1918 1918
Bundy Brief Milwaukee, Wisconsin 02-11-1963 1912 1917
Charlie Dougherty Milwaukee, Wisconsin 02-18-1925 1884 1884
Adonis Terry Milwaukee, Wisconsin 02-24-1915 1884 1897
Tom Lee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 03-04-1886 1884 1884
Jack Hammond Kenosha, Wisconsin 03-04-1942 1915 1922
Rube Lutzke Granville, Wisconsin 03-06-1938 1923 1927
Tom Nagle Milwaukee, Wisconsin 03-09-1946 1890 1891
Al Wickland Port Washington, Wisconsin 03-14-1980 1913 1919
Cal Broughton Evansville, Wisconsin 03-15-1939 1883 1888
Tony Welzer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 03-18-1971 1926 1927
Art Kores Milwaukee, Wisconsin 03-26-1974 1915 1915
Frank Roth Burlington, Wisconsin 03-27-1955 1903 1910
Jimmy Archer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 03-29-1958 1904 1918
Anton Falch Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 03-31-1936 1884 1884
Paul Erickson Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 04-05-2002 1941 1948
Ginger Beaumont Burlington, Wisconsin 04-10-1956 1899 1910
Hal Peck Milwaukee, Wisconsin 04-13-1995 1943 1949
Pat Sullivan Milwaukee, Wisconsin 04-14-1901 1884 1884
Dan Lally Milwaukee, Wisconsin 04-14-1936 1891 1897
Roy Patterson St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 04-14-1953 1901 1907
Al Epperly McFarland, Wisconsin 04-14-2003 1938 1950
John Michaelson Woodruff, Wisconsin 04-16-1968 1921 1921
Sam Brenegan Galesville, Wisconsin 04-20-1956 1914 1914
Al Eckert Milwaukee, Wisconsin 04-20-1974 1930 1935
Bill Norman Milwaukee, Wisconsin 04-21-1962 1931 1932
Cy Williams Eagle River, Wisconsin 04-23-1974 1912 1930
Lou Manske Milwaukee, Wisconsin 04-27-1963 1906 1906
John Morrissey Janesville, Wisconsin 04-29-1884 1881 1881
Al Klawitter Milwaukee, Wisconsin 05-02-1950 1909 1913
Weldon Wyckoff Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin 05-08-1961 1913 1918
Ted Cieslak Milwaukee, Wisconsin 05-09-1993 1944 1944
Vic Johnson Eau Claire, Wisconsin 05-10-2005 1944 1946
John Ake La Crosse, Wisconsin 05-11-1887 1884 1884
Frank Schneiberg Milwaukee, Wisconsin 05-18-1948 1910 1910
Bob Poser Columbus, Wisconsin 05-21-2002 1932 1935
Ernie Groth Milwaukee, Wisconsin 05-23-1950 1904 1904
Al Simmons Milwaukee, Wisconsin 05-26-1956 1924 1944
Jim Breton Beloit, Wisconsin 05-30-1973 1913 1915
Jim Magnuson Green Bay, Wisconsin 05-30-1991 1970 1973
Zip Zabel Beloit, Wisconsin 05-31-1970 1913 1915
Henry Benn Madison, Wisconsin 06-04-1967 1914 1914
Pat Paige Berlin, Wisconsin 06-08-1939 1911 1911
Pep Clark Milwaukee, Wisconsin 06-08-1965 1903 1903
Nap Kloza Milwaukee, Wisconsin 06-11-1962 1931 1932
Bob Hartman Kenosha, Wisconsin 06-16-2010 1959 1962
Milo Allison Kenosha, Wisconsin 06-18-1957 1913 1917
Norm Wallen Milwaukee, Wisconsin 06-20-1994 1945 1945
Claude Elliott Pardeeville, Wisconsin 06-21-1923 1904 1905
Dick Lowe Janesville, Wisconsin 06-28-1922 1884 1884
George McBride Milwaukee, Wisconsin 07-02-1973 1901 1920
Claude Rothgeb Manitowoc, Wisconsin 07-06-1944 1905 1905
Joe Hauser Sheboygan, Wisconsin 07-11-1997 1922 1929
Clarence Currie Little Chute, Wisconsin 07-15-1941 1902 1903
Rube Fischer Green Bay, Wisconsin 07-16-1997 1941 1946
Morrie Arnovich Superior, Wisconsin 07-20-1959 1936 1946
Ralph Shinners Milwaukee, Wisconsin 07-23-1962 1922 1925
Webb Schultz Delavan, Wisconsin 07-26-1986 1924 1924
Jim Pruett Waukesha, Wisconsin 07-29-2003 1944 1945
George Nicol Milwaukee, Wisconsin 08-04-1924 1890 1894
Bruno Block South Milwaukee, Wisconsin 08-06-1937 1907 1914
Ben Dyer Kenosha, Wisconsin 08-07-1959 1914 1919
Leo Murphy Racine, Wisconsin 08-12-1960 1915 1915
Happy Felsch Milwaukee, Wisconsin 08-17-1964 1915 1920
George Perring Beloit, Wisconsin 08-20-1960 1908 1915
Emil Gross Eagle River, Wisconsin 08-24-1921 1879 1884
Stoney McGlynn Manitowoc, Wisconsin 08-26-1941 1906 1908
Johnny Gerlach Madison, Wisconsin 08-28-1999 1938 1939
Bert Husting Milwaukee, Wisconsin 09-03-1948 1900 1902
Art Bramhall Madison, Wisconsin 09-04-1985 1935 1935
Charlie Kavanagh Reedsburg, Wisconsin 09-06-1973 1914 1914
Ken Jungels West Bend, Wisconsin 09-09-1975 1937 1942
Jap Barbeau Milwaukee, Wisconsin 09-10-1969 1905 1910
Ernie Ovitz Green Bay, Wisconsin 09-11-1980 1911 1911
Charlie Pechous Kenosha, Wisconsin 09-13-1980 1915 1917
Ed Corey Kenosha, Wisconsin 09-17-1970 1918 1918
Pink Hawley Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 09-19-1938 1892 1901
George Davies Waterloo, Wisconsin 09-22-1906 1891 1893
Tom Morrissey Janesville, Wisconsin 09-23-1941 1882 1884
Stan Sperry Evansville, Wisconsin 09-27-1962 1936 1938
Connie Grob Madison, Wisconsin 09-28-1997 1956 1956
Johnny Schmitz Wausau, Wisconsin 10-01-2011 1941 1956
Ed Barney Rice Lake, Wisconsin 10-04-1967 1915 1916
Dave Bancroft Superior, Wisconsin 10-09-1972 1915 1930
Louis LeRoy Shawano, Wisconsin 10-10-1944 1905 1910
Patsy Gharrity Beloit, Wisconsin 10-10-1966 1916 1930
Willis Cole Madison, Wisconsin 10-11-1965 1909 1910
Cy Buker Greenwood, Wisconsin 10-11-2011 1945 1945
Elmer Klumpp Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 10-18-1996 1934 1937
Otey Clark Boscobel, Wisconsin 10-20-2010 1945 1945
Phil Haugstad Black River Falls, Wisconsin 10-21-1998 1947 1952
Hi Ebright Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10-24-1916 1889 1889
Lyman Linde Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 10-24-1995 1947 1948
Charlie Comiskey Eagle River, Wisconsin 10-26-1931 1882 1894
Dave Tyriver Oshkosh, Wisconsin 10-28-1988 1962 1962
Frank Gregory Beloit, Wisconsin 11-05-1955 1912 1912
Tom Dougherty Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11-06-1953 1904 1904
Art Bues Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 11-07-1954 1913 1914
Garland Buckeye Stone Lake, Wisconsin 11-14-1975 1918 1928
Carl Cashion Lake Millicent, Wisconsin 11-17-1935 1911 1914
Joe Rogalski Ashland, Wisconsin 11-20-1951 1938 1938
Bill Lathrop Janesville, Wisconsin 11-20-1958 1913 1914
Joe Just Franklin, Wisconsin 11-22-2003 1944 1945
Loren Bain Chetek, Wisconsin 11-24-1996 1945 1945
Elmer Miller Beloit, Wisconsin 11-28-1944 1912 1922
Dave Koslo Menasha, Wisconsin 12-01-1975 1941 1955
Mandy Brooks Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 12-06-1976 1925 1926
Burleigh Grimes Clear Lake, Wisconsin 12-06-1985 1916 1934
Pete Morris Columbus, Wisconsin 12-09-1884 1884 1884
Ken Keltner New Berlin, Wisconsin 12-12-1991 1937 1950
Frank Lange Madison, Wisconsin 12-26-1945 1910 1913
Press Cruthers Kenosha, Wisconsin 12-27-1976 1913 1914
Gene Brabender Madison, Wisconsin 12-27-1996 1966 1970

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in Wisconsin



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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:
 
1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
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
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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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