MLB PLAYERS THAT DIED IN A PLANE CRASH

Every Major League Baseball Player Who Died in a Plane Crash

The following research list includes every Major League Baseball player who passed away due to an airplane crash, as researched by Baseball Almanac.

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"Baseball legend Roy Halladay had amphetamines, morphine and traces of a drug used to treat insomnia in his system when he was killed after crashing his private plane into the Gulf of Mexico last year, an autopsy report revealed Friday. The 40-year-old former Phillies pitcher was alone in his two-seat sports plane when it plunged into the ocean 10 miles off the coast of St. Petersburg, Fla. on Nov. 7. Halladay, a sure-bet Hall-of-Famer who retired from baseball after the 2013 season, was alternately flying high and then buzzing the water before the 'high-energy impact' crushed the plane and ended his life, said National Transportation Safety Board Investigator Noreen Price at the time." - Sommerfeldt, Chris. Staff Writer. New York Daily News: Mix of drugs found in baseball legend Roy Halladay's system after fatal plane crash. 20 January 2018.

Baseball Players That Died in a Plane Crash

Names Appear in Chronological Order

1. Marv Goodwin Pitcher 09-07-1916 10-21-1925
2. Elmer Gedeon Outfielder 09-18-1939 04-20-1944
3. Tom Gastall Catcher 06-21-1955 09-20-1956
4. Charlie Peete Center Fielder 07-17-1956 11-27-1956
5. Ken Hubbs Second Baseman 09-10-1961 02-13-1964
6. Nestor Chavez Pitcher 09-09-1967 03-16-1969
7. Roberto Clemente Right Fielder 04-17-1955 12-31-1972
8. Irv Medlinger Pitcher 04-20-1949 09-03-1975
9. Thurman Munson Catcher 08-08-1969 08-02-1979
10. Jim Hardin Pitcher 06-23-1967 03-09-1991
11. Cory Lidle Pitcher 05-08-1997 10-11-2006
12. Roy Halladay Pitcher 09-20-1998 11-07-2017
13. Tyson Brummett Pitcher 10-03-2012 07-03-2020
MLB Players Who Died in a Plane Crash | Research by Baseball Almanac
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Trivia: Marv Goodwin was the first player who died in a plane crash. Elmer Gedeon died in an airplane crash during World War II. Roberto Clemente and Roy Halladay are both Hall of Fame Members who died in plane crashes.

If you research the player names listed above—by simply visiting their online baseball card—you'll find many include newspaper clippings or specific details about their respective plane crash.

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