Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2011

MLB Players That Died in 2011

Yogi Berra was looking up at the scoreboard on Old Timers' Day, saw the list of Yankee greats who had recently died, and said, "Boy, I hope I never see my name up there." The research below, by Baseball Almanac, allows you to "check the scoreboard" and see every ballplayer who died during any given year.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The list of baseball players who died are sorted by default in alphabetical order, using the player's last name. However, you can sort the data to meet your needs. Click where it says "Died In" and the data will be sorted by the place of death. Click "Date of Death" and see it listed chronologically, for the given year. Debut Year and Final Year (in the majors) are also sortable.

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"If anybody talks about a dead guy during a broadcast, I'll sack 'em. I'm sick of dead guys. Whenever I turn on baseball, all I hear about is dead guys. If I hear a name, I'm going to ask: 'Is he dead?' And if he is, you're fired." - Fox Sports President David Hill in The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball (Jonathan Fraser Light, 2005)

Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2011

MLB Players Who Died in 2011 | Return To Players by Year of Death

Francisco de la Rosa Baltimore, Maryland 01-06-2011 1991 1991
Ryne Duren Lake Wales, Florida 01-06-2011 1954 1965
Red Borom Dallas, Texas 01-07-2011 1944 1945
Jose Vidal La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic 01-07-2011 1966 1969
Dave Sisler St. Louis, Missouri 01-09-2011 1956 1962
Roy Hartsfield Ball Ground, Georgia 01-15-2011 1950 1952
Perry Currin San Antonio, Texas 01-17-2011 1947 1947
George Crowe Rancho Cordova, California 01-18-2011 1952 1961
Al Grunwald Chatsworth, California 01-18-2011 1955 1959
Jose Ortiz Yabucoa, Puerto Rico 01-20-2011 1969 1971
Gus Zernial Fresno, California 01-20-2011 1949 1959
Ron Piche Verdun, Québec, Canada 02-03-2011 1960 1966
Woodie Fryman Lexington, Kentucky 02-04-2011 1966 1983
Cliff Dapper Fallbrook, California 02-08-2011 1942 1942
Tony Malinosky Oxnard, California 02-08-2011 1937 1937
Chuck Tanner New Castle, Pennsylvania 02-11-2011 1955 1962
Gino Cimoli Roseville, California 02-12-2011 1956 1965
Joe Frazier Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 02-15-2011 1947 1956
Len Gilmore Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 02-18-2011 1944 1944
Spook Jacobs Milford, Delaware 02-18-2011 1954 1956
Buddy Lewis Gastonia, North Carolina 02-18-2011 1935 1949
Greg Goossen Sherman Oaks, California 02-26-2011 1965 1970
Duke Snider Escondido, California 02-27-2011 1947 1964
Scott Cary Coldwater, Michigan 02-28-2011 1947 1947
Bob McNamara Rancho Bernardo, California 03-09-2011 1939 1939
Mitchell Page Glendale, Arizona 03-12-2011 1977 1984
Marty Marion Ladue, Missouri 03-15-2011 1940 1953
Fred Sanford Salt Lake City, Utah 03-15-2011 1943 1951
Tommy Dunbar Aiken, South Carolina 03-16-2011 1983 1985
Charlie Metro Buckingham, Virginia 03-18-2011 1943 1945
Tom McAvoy Stillwater, New York 03-19-2011 1959 1959
Bob Rush Mesa, Arizona 03-19-2011 1948 1960
Normie Roy Nashua, New Hampshire 03-22-2011 1950 1950
Tom Silverio Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic 04-02-2011 1970 1972
Eddie Joost Fair Oaks, California 04-12-2011 1936 1955
Reno Bertoia Windsor, Ontario, Canada 04-15-2011 1953 1962
Bobo Osborne Woodstock, Georgia 04-15-2011 1957 1963
Jim Heise Orlando, Florida 04-21-2011 1957 1957
Bobby Thompson Charlotte, North Carolina 04-25-2011 1978 1978
Don Miles Humble, Texas 04-26-2011 1958 1958
Mike Krsnich Mesquite, Nevada 04-30-2011 1960 1962
Luis Peraza Caguas, Puerto Rico 05-03-2011 1969 1969
Duane Pillette San Jose, California 05-06-2011 1949 1956
Carlos Pascual Miami, Florida 05-12-2011 1950 1950
Mel Queen Morro Bay, California 05-13-2011 1964 1972
Harmon Killebrew Scottsdale, Arizona 05-17-2011 1954 1975
Jim Pyburn Jasper, Alabama 05-21-2011 1955 1957
Paul Splittorff Blue Springs, Missouri 05-25-2011 1970 1984
Bill Harris Kennewick, Washington 05-27-2011 1957 1959
Jose Pagan Sebring, Florida 06-07-2011 1959 1973
Jim Northrup Grand Blanc, Michigan 06-08-2011 1964 1975
John Braun Oceanside, California 06-10-2011 1964 1964
Ted Gray Delray Beach, Florida 06-15-2011 1946 1955
Richie Myers Yreka, California 06-24-2011 1956 1956
Elmer Sexauer Atlanta, Georgia 06-27-2011 1948 1948
Billy Baldwin Hudson, Ohio 06-28-2011 1975 1976
Don Buddin Greenville, South Carolina 06-30-2011 1956 1962
Wes Covington Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 07-04-2011 1956 1966
Dick Williams Las Vegas, Nevada 07-07-2011 1951 1964
Howard Hilton Ventura, California 07-12-2011 1990 1990
Tex Nelson Mesquite, Texas 07-22-2011 1955 1957
Mike Palm Scituate, Massachusetts 07-24-2011 1948 1948
Hideki Irabu Rancho Palos Verdes, California 07-27-2011 1997 2002
Alex Pitko Mesa, Arizona 08-01-2011 1938 1939
Joe Caffie Warren, Ohio 08-01-2011 1956 1957
Al Federoff Gilbert, Arizona 08-02-2011 1951 1952
Joe Trimble Lincoln, Rhode Island 08-11-2011 1955 1957
Bob Will Woodstock, Illinois 08-11-2011 1957 1963
Ernie Johnson Cumming, Georgia 08-12-2011 1950 1959
Mike Flanagan Monkton, Maryland 08-24-2011 1975 1992
Frank Fanovich New Smyrna Beach, Florida 08-27-2011 1949 1953
Jesse Jefferson Midlothian, Virginia 09-08-2011 1973 1981
Bill Taylor Acton, California 09-15-2011 1954 1958
Danny Litwhiler Clearwater, Florida 09-23-2011 1940 1951
Eddie Bockman Millbrae, California 09-29-2011 1946 1949
Johnny Schmitz Weston, Wisconsin 10-01-2011 1941 1956
John Romonosky Columbus, Ohio 10-02-2011 1953 1959
Vic LaRose Phoenix, Arizona 10-03-2011 1968 1968
Ralph Hodgin Burlington, North Carolina 10-04-2011 1939 1948
Cy Buker Greenwood, Wisconsin 10-11-2011 1945 1945
Paul Martin San Diego, California 10-11-2011 1955 1955
Don Williams Floyd, Virginia 10-16-2011 1958 1962
Merritt Ranew Valdosta, Georgia 10-18-2011 1962 1969
Roy Smalley Sahuarita, Arizona 10-22-2011 1948 1958
Bert Cueto Charlotte, North Carolina 10-25-2011 1961 1961
Dave Cole Hagerstown, Maryland 10-26-2011 1950 1955
Ricky Adams Rancho Cucamonga, California 10-28-2011 1982 1985
Mickey Scott Binghamton, New York 10-30-2011 1972 1977
Matty Alou Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic 11-03-2011 1960 1974
Bob Forsch Weeki Wachee, Florida 11-03-2011 1974 1989
Benny McCoy Grandville, Michigan 11-09-2011 1938 1941
Charlie Lea Collierville, Tennessee 11-11-2011 1980 1988
Nick Strincevich Valparaiso, Indiana 11-11-2011 1940 1948
Sonny Dixon Charlotte, North Carolina 11-19-2011 1953 1956
Greg Halman Rotterdam, Netherlands 11-21-2011 2010 2011
Joe Lonnett Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 12-05-2011 1956 1959
Randy Stein Rancho Cucamonga, California 12-12-2011 1978 1982
Andy Carey Costa Mesa, California 12-15-2011 1952 1962
Bud Bloomfield Huntsville, Arkansas 12-21-2011 1963 1964
Don Mueller St. Louis, Missouri 12-28-2011 1948 1959
Rosman Garcia Aragua, Venezuela 12-29-2011 2003 2004
Ted Beard Fishers, Indiana 12-30-2011 1948 1958

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