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| 1861: Jim Creighton (21)....................Ruptured Inguinal Hernia From Swinging At A Pitch 1872: Al Thake (22)....................Drowned While Fishing Off Fort Hamilton in New York 1886: Bill Smith (26)....................Broke His back In a Diving Accident 1887: John Ake (25)....................Drowned Tryng To Row Across The Mississippi River 1888: John Glenn (39)....................Accidentally Shot By A Cop While Being Protected From A Lynch Mob 1888: Denny Mack (37)....................Internal Hemmorhage And Seizures From a Fall At Home 1889: Lew Brown  (30)....................Pneumonia as a result of an accidental wrestling injury1890: Jake Goodman (36)....................Stroke
of Palsy due to being hit in the head with a baseball several years
before1890: Ben Young (?) (NL Umpire)....................Northern Pacific Railway Crash Near Eagle Gorge, WA 1891: Jerry Dorgan (35)....................Alcohol Poisoning 1893: Tom Zacharias (32) (NL Umpire)....................Hit by a freight train at Homestead, PA 1894: Jim Gallagher (?)....................Accidental Fall From A Railroad Car 1895: Ed Colgan (37)....................Killed Coupling Railroad Accident 1895: Jim McLaughlin (34)....................Trolley Accident 1895: Kid Summers (27)....................Blood Clot on the brain caused by a fall at his home1896: George Heubel (46)....................Injuries from a fall at home 1899: Frank Kreeger (38)....................Drowned while swiming in the Okaw (Kaskaskia) River in Illinois while on a fishing trip1900: Ed Knouff (32)....................Renal Failure Due To Complications From A Broken Back 1900: Walter Plock (30)....................Bridge Accident 1900: John Traffley (38)....................Brain Injury 1900: Fred Zahner (30)....................Drowned 1901: Dennis Driscoll (38)....................Boiler Explosion At A Bleach Factory 1901: Jim Duncan (30)....................Drowned 1901: Chappy Lane (38)....................Injuries Received When A Barrell Of Brass Fell On His Head 1901: Doc McJames (28)...................Thrown From A Carriage 1901: Charles Snyder (28)....................Fractured His Skull While Being Evicted From A Hotel 1902: Dave Eggler (50)...................Hit By A Train 1903: Hardie Henderson (40)....................Run Over By A Train Trolley 1903: Ed Delahanty (35)....................Fell Over Niagara Falls 1904: George Seward (52)...................Injuries Received In An Accident 1905: Al Mays (39)....................Drowned 1905: Pete Dowling (28)....................Hit By A Train 1905: Fergie Malone (60)....................Accidental Alcohol Poisoning after a prolonged drinking spree1906: George Davies (38)....................Accidental Overdose Of Medication Being Used As a Sedative 1907: Nat Hicks (62)....................Gas Asphyxiation In A Hotel Room 1908: John Brown (32)....................Extensive Thurmal Burns On Body And Limbs From An Accident At work 1909: Mike Dorgan (55).....................Blood Poisoning After Knee Surgery For An Old Playing Injury 1909: William Bedford (Cuban Giants 2nd Baseman).....................Hit By Lightning At Inlet Park In Atlantic City 1910: George Boone (39)....................Accidental Overdose of medication taken to relieve sleeplessness1910: Jack Horner (46)....................Skull Fracture From Slipping In The Bathtub 1911: Wil White (56)....................Drowned 1911: Ed Glenn (36)....................Fell Into A Railroad Pit 1912: Rube Taylor (34)....................Skull Was Crushed When He Was Run Over By A Street Car 1912: Charlie Waitt (59)....................Fell While Washing A Window 1912: Fred Corey (55)....................Gas Asphyxiation In A Hotel Room 1912: Charlie Sprague (48)....................Head Injury 1913: Henry Murphy (59) (Former NL Umpire)....................Cerebral Hemmorhage from head injuries due to a fall from a Carriage.1913: Joe Stewart (33)....................Fell Out A Window 1914: Willie Mills (36)....................Railroad Accident 1914: Heinie Reitz (47)....................Hit By A Car (He Was The First Major Leaguer Killed By An Auto) 1915: Otis Johnson (32)....................Shot In A Hunting Accident 1915: Bert Myers (41)....................Blood Poisoning after accidentally stepping on a rusty nail 1916: John Dodge (27)....................Hit By A Pitched Ball While Playing In The Minor Leagues 1916: Bob Unglaub (35)....................Crushed In A Railroad Pit 1916: Reddy Mack (50)....................Fell And Fractured His Skull 1917: Willie Sudhoff (42)....................Brain Injury 1918: Carl Druhot (35)....................Shipyard Accident 1918: Ralph Sharman (23)....................Drowned 1918: John McCloskey (36)....................Mine Explosion 1919: Harry Blake (45)....................Burned In A Rooming House Fire 1919: Bob Clark (56)....................Chemical Burns 1919: Vince Dailey (54)....................Injuries from a fall off the top of the Erie roundhouse while working for the Erie Railway1920: Ray Chapman (29)....................Hit In the Head By A Pitch From Yankees Pitcher Carl Mays 1920: Dick Bayless (36)....................Died In A Copper Mine Explosion 1921: Socks Seybold (51)....................Car Crash 1922: John Coleman (59)....................Hit By A Car 1923: Jack Barnett (43)....................Accidentally Shot While Hunting 1923: Jim Scoggins (32)....................Brain Injury After Being Hit In The Head By A Baseball 1923: Wild Bill Donovan (47)....................Train Wreck 1924: Tony Boeckel (31)....................Auto Accident 1924: Jim Hughes (50)....................Fell From A Train Trestle And Fractured His Skull 1925: Marv Goodwin (34)....................Crashed His Plane On A Training Flight While A Member Of The Army Air Force Reserve 1925: Emil Huhn (33)....................Auto Accident 1925: Charlie Irwin (56)....................Hit By A Bus 1926: Otis Clymer (50)....................Auto Accident 1927: Bill Gannon (54) ....................Drowned1927: Al Myers (64)....................Tetanus after stepping on a Rusty Nail 1927: Tom Needham (47) ...................Myelitis from an Accidental Fall1927: Germany Smith (64)....................Hit By A Car 1928: Charlie Dorman (30) ....................Coronary Embolism Due To Accidental Fracture Of Left Patella From Playing Baseball1928: Jack Ridgway (38)....................Auto Accident 1929: Mike Scanlon (81)....................Injuries And Shock From A Fall 1929: Denny Williams (29)....................Auto Accident 1929: Walt Lerian (26)....................Hit By A Truck 1929: Tom Crooke (44)....................Bus Accident 1929: Rupert Mills (36)....................Drowned In Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey 1929: Dan Long (61)....................Railroad Accident 1929: Joe O'Brien (54) (Former New York Giants Secretary)....................Accidental Ingestion of Potassium Cyanide 1930: Gus Sandberg (33)....................Burned 1930: Guy Tutwiler (41)....................Train Accident 1930: Sandy Piez (38)....................Drowned When His Car Hit Some Ice And Skidded Off a Bridge 1930: Arlie Pond (58)....................Complications From A Botched Appendectomy 1930: Jack Powell (38)....................Choked On A Steak 1931: Sam Brown (53)....................Found Dead In His Garage From Accidental Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 1931: Charlie Ferguson (56)....................Drowned 1931: Mark Stewart (42)....................Hit By A Drunk Driver 1932: Howard Freigau (29)....................Drowned 1932: Charlie Grant (75) (Negro League Player)....................Auto Accident 1932: Lou Widrig (61) Reds Treasurer / Part-Owner.....................Pneumonia Resulting From Burns From A Hotel Fire 1932: Doug Neff (40)....................Drowned When He Fell Off A Boat 1933: Tommy Dowd (64)....................Drowned 1933: Harry G. Fallon (Braves Traveling Secretary)....................Auto Accident 1933: Fred Wood (70)....................Hit By A Car 1934: John Kane (51)....................Auto Accident 1934: Rowdy Elliot (43)....................Fell From A Window 1934: Dan Dugdale (69)....................Hit By A Truck 1934: Harry Hogan (58)....................Fracture 1932: Lon Knight (78)....................Gas Asphyxiation 1934: Henry Koons (64)....................Hit By A Public Service Bus 1934: Adrian Lynch (37)....................Drove His Car Into A Ditch 1934: Jim Roxburgh (76) ....................Fractured Right Femur and Clavicle with Pneumonia due to being hit by a car1934: Joe Ward (49)....................Auto Accident 1935: Frank Navin (64)....................Heart Attack and Fall While Riding His Horse 1935: Charlie Sullivan (32)....................His Car Was Hit By A Train 1935: Rex DeVogt (47)....................Auto Accident 1936: Braggo Roth (44).....................Car Was Hit By A Truck 1937: Eddie Foster (49).....................Auto Accident 1937: Harry Wolverton (63)....................Killed By A Hit And Run Driver 1937: Hi Jasper (56)....................Fell Off A Truck 1937: Andy Bednar (29)....................Auto Accident 1937: Rube Benton (50)....................Auto Accident 1937: Gene Connell (31)....................Auto Accident 1937: Nig Fuller (58) ....................Injuries from an Auto/Train Accident1938: Earl Clark (30)....................Auto / Streetcar Crash 1938: Red Hill (45)....................Auto Accident 1938: Still Bill Hill (63)....................Auto Accident 1939: Tiny Chaplin (33)....................Auto Accident 1939: Pete Henning (51)....................Auto Accident 1939: Charles Murphy Stewart (63) (Former Indians Trainer)....................Auto Accident 1940: Axel Lindstrom (44)....................Concussion From A Fall On The Street 1940: Hal Krause (53)....................Auto Accident 1940: Patsy McGaffigan (52)....................Drowned 1941: Rube Kisinger (64)....................Train Accident While On Duty As A Railroad Bridge Engineer 1941: Lou Kolls (44) (Former AL Uumpire)....................Auto Accident 1941: Joe Boehling (50)....................Fell Off A Porch 1941: George Gilpatrick (66)....................Fell And FractureD His Skull 1942: Bob Bescher (58)....................Car/Train Collison 1942: Frank Connaughton (73)....................Hit By A Car 1942: Chad Kimsey (36)....................Crashed A Truck Into A Bridge 1942: Slim Love (52)....................Hit By A Car 1942: Alvin Montgomery (21)....................Auto Wreck 1942: Harry Spies (76)....................Hit By A Car 1944: Ed Brandt (39)....................Hit By A Car 1945: Bill Hobbs (51)....................Shot In A Hunting Accident 1946: Hick Cady (60)....................Hotel Room Fire 1946: Bill Fincher (51)....................Shot By Accident 1946: Johnny Grabowski (46)....................Burns From A House Fire 1946: Chris Hartje (31)....................Burns From A Team Bus Accident In the Minor Leagues 1946: Emil Bildilli (34)....................Crashed His Car Into A Tree On His 34th Birthday 1946: John Woods (48)....................Crashed His Car Into A Truck 1947: Jimmy Sheckard (68)....................Hit By A Car 1947: Tom Sullivan (87)....................Hit By A Car 1947: Bill Keen (54)....................Car / Train Crash 1947: Woody Crowson (28)....................Truck / Bus Accident 1947: Roscoe McDonald (?) (Indians Scout)....................Auto Accident 1947: Phil Stremmel (67)....................Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 1948: Frank Browning (65)....................Burns From A House Fire 1948: Pete Knisely (60)....................Fell Off A Trestle 1948: Chick Bowen (51)....................Fell Out A Window 1948: Roy Ellam (62)....................Hit By A Falling Weight 1949: John Carden (27)....................Electrocuted 1949: Marty O'Toole (60)....................Fell Down A Stairs 1949: Bill Steele (64)....................Hit By A Streetcar 1950: Jing Johnson (56)....................Auto Accident 1950: Duke Kenworthy (64)....................Drowned While Fishing Off th4e Coast Of California 1950: Carroll Yerkes (47)....................Cerebral Hemmorhage Due To A Skull Fracture From A Fall 1951: Vance Page (45)....................Fell Off A Barn And Fractured His Skull 1951: Rube Vinson (72)....................Fell While Washing a Window 1952: Ray Jacobs (50)....................Auto Accident 1952: Burt Keeley (72)....................Complications From A Fractured Hip 1952: Arky Vaughan (40)....................Drowned While Fishing 1953: Roy Van Graflan (54) (Former AL Umpire).....................Auto Accident 1954: Les Channell (68)....................Fell At Home And Broke His Hip 1954: Fred C. Miller (48) (Milwaukee Braves Executive).....................Plane Crash 1954: Earl Whitehill (54)....................Auto Accident 1955: Rube DeGroff (76)....................Auto Accident 1955: Frank Gregory (67)....................Drowned In The Rock River In Beloit, Wisconsin 1955: Harold Roettger (41) (Pirates Assistant To The President)....................Drowned In A Swimming Pool 1955: Whitey Willis (?) Former Tigers Batboy)....................Auto Accident 1956: Tommy Sewell (50)....................Drowned 1956: Danny Claire (59)....................Burned 1956: Tom Gastall (24)....................Drowned When His Plane Crashed Into Chesapeake Bay 1956: Charlie Peete (27)....................Plane Crash On His Way To Winter Ball In Venezuela 1957: Johnny Nee (67) (Yankees/Phillies Scout)....................Burned To Death When He FellL Asleep With A Lit Cigarette In Bed 1957: Dixie Leverett (62)....................Injuries From A Fall 1957: Ivy Griffin (60)....................Auto Accident 1957: Charlie Babington (61)....................Injuries From A Fall 1958: Joe Berry (53)....................Auto Accident 1958: Howie Fitzgerald (56)....................Auto Accident 1958: Walt Lonergan (72)....................Fell And Fractured His Skull 1958: Bill McAfee (50)....................Plane Crash 1958: Walt Meinert (67)....................Injuries From A Fall While Loading A Shaft At Work 1958: Mel Ott (49)....................Auto Accident 1958: Jack Phillip (39)....................Electrocuted 1958: George Quellich (52)....................Auto Accident 1958: Snuffy Stirnweiss (39)....................Train Wreck 1959: Boileryard Clark (90)....................Hip Fracture 1959: Howie Fitzgerald (56)....................Auto Accident 1959: Terry Lyons (50)....................Gas Asphyxiation By His Dentist 1959: Ed McFarland (85)....................Injuries From A Fall 1960: Fritz Clausen (90)....................Injuries From A Fall 1960: Al Kellett (58)....................Skull Fracture 1960: Uke Clanton (62)....................Auto Accident 1960: Bob Thorpe (25)....................Electrocuted 1960: Wil Thompson (91)....................Complications From A Broken Hip 1962: Johnny Scalzi (55)....................Auto Accident 1962: Bill Bell (28)....................Auto Accident 1962: Possum Whitted (72)....................Complications From A Broken Hip 1963: Dave Shean (79)....................Auto Accident (Drove His Car Into A Fence) 1963: Karl Drews (43)....................Hit By A Drunk Driver 1963: Ed Hock (64)....................Drowned 1963: Dinny McNamara (58)....................Hit By A Car 1964: Ken Hubbs (22)....................Plane Crash 1964: Andy Palich (49) (Cleveland Plain Dealer Sports Reporter)....................Auto Accident 1964: Ted Pawelek (44)....................Car / Truck Crash 1964: Ed Pipgras (58)....................Auto Accident 1964: Lefty Scott (48)....................Skull Fracture 1964: Al Wingo (66)....................Car / Truck Crash 1964: Fred Vaughn (45)....................Auto Accident 1965: Jim Joe Edwards (70)....................Auto Accident 1965: Jay Dahl (19)....................Auto Accident 1965: Dick Newsome (56)....................Auto Accident 1965: Jack Quinlan (38) (Cubs radio Announcer)....................Auto Accident 1966: Reed Alan Raynor (18) (Dodgers Draft Pick)...................Auto Accident 1966: Julio DeArcos (43) (Indians Scout)....................Auto Accident 1966: John Gaddy (52)....................Auto Accident 1966: Jack Niemes (46)....................Auto Accident 1966: Bing Miller (71)....................Heart Attack After An Auto Accident 1966: Frank Delahanty (83)....................Injuries From A Fall 1966: Tom Gulley (66)....................Drowned 1966: Malcom C. Wild (52) (Former Browns Treasurer...................Struck By A Car 1967: Jimmie Foxx (59)....................Choked On A Piece Of Meat 1968: Al Benton (57)....................Motel Fire / Explosion 1968: Ned Porter (63)....................Explosion On A Cabin Cruiser 1968: Don Rudolph (37)....................Crushed By A Dump Truck 1969: Nestor Chavez (21)....................Jet Airliner Crash 1969: Milt Gray (55)....................Auto / Train Accident 1969: Joe Grace (55)....................Auto Accident 1969: Curt Roberts (40)....................Hit By A Car While Changing A Flat Tire 1970: Mal Eason (91)....................House Fire 1970: Herman Hill (25)....................Drowned 1970: Paul Edmondson (27)....................Auto Accident On His Way To Spring Training 1970: Marshall Renfroe (37)....................Burns From An Auto/Gas Truck Accident 1970: Sherry Robertson (51)....................Auto Accident 1970: Joe Wyatt (70)....................Shot In A Hunting Accident 1971: George Kirksey (67) (Astros Part Owner) (1962-66)....................Auto Accident In France 1971: Rube Melton (54)....................Auto Accident 1971: Mike Ryba (68)....................Fell Off A Ladder While Trimming Branches 1972: Chico Ruiz (33)....................Auto Accident 1972: Moe Berg (70)....................Injuries From A Fall AT Home 1972: Roberto Clemente(38)....................Airplane Crash 1973: Frank Calo (48) NL Scout.....................Auto Accident 1973: Pat Hardgrove (77)....................Auto Accident 1973: Frankie Frisch (74)....................Injuries From An Auto Accident 1974: John Weekley (37)....................Auto Accident 1975: Irv Medlinger (48)....................Plane Crash 1976: John Bottarini (58)....................Drowned When His Boat Overturned 1976: Claude Davenport (78) ....................Auto Accident1976: Bob Moose (29)....................Auto Accident On His 29Th Birthday 1977: Danny Frisella (30)....................Dune Buggy Accident On New Years Day 1977: Mike Miley (22)....................Auto Accident 1977: Bill Bonness (53)....................Injuries From A Fall At Home Down His Basement Steps 1977: John Chambers (66)....................Drowned When His Fishing Boat Overturned 1977: Dick Farrell (43)....................Auto Accident In England 1977: Bob Klinger (69)....................Auto Accident 1977: Danny Lynch (52)....................Head-On Collision With A Cement Mixer 1978: Mike Gazella (81)....................Auto Accident 1979: Jack Butterfield (50) (Yankees VP In Charge Of Scouting And Player Development).....................Auto Accident 1979: Thurman Munson (32)....................Private Jet Crash 1980: Wenty Ford (33)....................Auto Accident 1981: Dick Hoover (55)....................Auto Accident 1981: AL Bool (84)....................Tractor Overturned 1981: George Thompson (55) (A's Scout).....................Hit By A Car 1982: Lou Dimuro (AL Ump)....................Hit By A Car 1982: Randy Bobb (34)....................Auto Accident 1982: Francisco Barrios (28)....................Heart Attack From An Accidental Drug Overdose 1986: Roberto Pena (45)....................Accidental Alcohol Poisoning 1983: Bob Hall (59)....................Hit By A Car 1983: Ray Sanders (66)....................Auto Accident 1984: Lynn McGlothen (34)....................Gas Asphyxiation From A Mobile Home Fire 1984: Gonzalo Marquez (38)....................Auto Accident 1985: Joe Wood (65)....................Carbon Momoxide / Soot Inhalation 1986: Eddie Solomon (34)....................Auto Accident 1986: Norm Cash (51)....................Drowned 1986: Joe DeSa (27)....................Auto Accident 1987: Jim Brewer (49)....................Auto Accident 1987: John Burrows (73)....................Died In A Fire 1987: Fred Newman (45)....................Auto Accident 1987: Dick Stello (NL Umpire)....................Hit By A Car 1988: Carl Hubbell (85)....................Auto Accident 1989: Billy Martin (61)...................Auto Accident 1989: Michael McCarthy (30) (Yankees Minor League Strength Coach)....................Accidental Cocaine Overdose 1989: Mike Reinbach (39)....................Auto Accident 1989: Steve Senteney (33)....................Auto Accident 1989: Specs Toporcer (90)....................Injuries From A Fall At Home 1990: Bo Diaz (37)....................Crushed By A Satellite Dish 1990: Don Bessent (58)....................Accidental Alcohol Poisoning 1990: Aurelio Monteagudo (47)....................Auto Accident 1991: Jim Hardin (47)....................Plane Crash 1991: Jim Magnuson (44)....................Accidental Alcohol Poisoning 1992: Aurelio Lopez (44)....................Auto Accident 1992: Rod Scurry (36)....................Accidental Drug Overdose (Cocaine-related Cardiopulmonary Arrest) 1993: Bill Atwood (81)....................Auto Accident 1993: Vern Kennedy (85)....................Home Accident (Roof From A Shed Fell On Him) 1993: Bob Miller (54)....................Auto Accident 1993: Tim Crews (31)....................Boating Accident 1993: Steve Olin (27)....................Boating Accident 1993: Cliff Young (29)....................Pick-up Truck Accident 1994: Jim McKnight (57)....................Car Crash 1994: Roger Miller (38)....................Acetelyne Tank Explosion 1994: Eric Show (37)....................Accidental Drug Overdose 1995: George Omachi (?) (Astros Associate Scout)....................Auto Accident 1995: Williams Suero (29)....................Auto Accident 1996: Joe Hoerner (60)....................Farm Accident 1996: Jerry May (52)....................Farm Accident 1996: Danny Monzon (49)....................Auto Accident 1996: Jerry Robertson (52)....................Auto Accident 1996: Mike Sharperson (34)....................Auto Accident 1997: Jose Oliva (26)....................Auto Accident 1998: Red Badgro (95)....................Complications From A Fall 1998: Chet Hoff (107)....................Complications From A Fall 1998: Rufino Linares (47)....................Auto Accident 1999: Ken Robinson (29)....................Auto Accident 1999: TIm Layana (35)....................Car Crash 1999: Catfish Hunter (53)....................Complications From A Fall At Home While Suffering ALS 2000: Aurelio Rodriguez (52)....................Hit By A Car While Walking 2000: Andujar Cedeno (31)....................Auto Accident 2001: Miguel Del Toro (29)....................Auto Accident 2001: Al Lary (72)....................Drowned 2001: Clem Dreiswerd (85)....................Head Injuries From A Fall At Home 2002: Frank Crosetti (91)....................Complications From A Fall At Home 2002: Mike Darr (23) Padres Outfielder....................Rollover SUV Accident 2002: Jim McKee (55)....................Auto Accident 2003: Sonny Senerchia (72)....................Motorcycle Accident 2003: Riverboat Smith (76)....................Injuries From A Tractor Accident 2004: Gertie Dunn (72) (AAGPBL)....................Private Plane Crash 2004: Ken Caminiti (41)....................Acute Intoxication Due To The Combined Effects Of Cocaine And Opiates 2005: Dick Radatz (67)....................Severe Head Trauma Due To A Fall Downstairs In His Home 2006: Steve Howe (47)....................Auto Accident 2006: Cory Lidle (34)....................Cirrus SR-20 private plane crash in NYC 2006: Russ Swan (42)....................Head Injuries From a Fall Down a Stairwell 2007: Mike Coolbaugh (35)....................Hemmorhage from being hit in neck by a line drive foul ball while coaching first base for the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League 2007: Josh Hancock (29)....................Auto Accident 2009: Henri Centeno (39) (Indians Scout)....................Auto accident while scouting the Venezuelan Winter League 2009: Preston Gomez (85)....................Injuries sustained when he was hit by a pick-up Truck 9 months earlier 2009: George Kissell (88) (Cardinals Official)....................Injuries From An Auto Accident 2009: Nick Adenhart (22) (Angels Pitcher)....................Auto Accident 2009: Jessie Hollins (39) ....................Drowned While Fishing2009: John Marzano (45) ....................Postural Asphyxia contributed to by Blunt Trauma and Ethanol Intoxication from a fall fownstairs at his home2009: Mark Fidrych (54) ....................Suffication Rsulting From When His Clothes Became Entangled With The Power Takeoff Shaft Of The Dump Truck He Was Working On 2010: Hank Small (56)....................Head Injuries from falling backward off the front steps of the house he was moving in to2010: Rogelio Martinez (91)....................Internal Bleeding from a fall at home2010: Jeriome Robertson (33)....................Motorcycle Accident (Crashed his 2007 Yamaha Warrior at 70 miles an hour)
Minor Leaguers And Executives 1860: George Havemeyer (20)....................Accident At His Families Sugar Factory 1877: John Quigley(?)(Poughkeepsie)....................(Poughkeepsie) After 7/7 Collision With Wappingers Falls' Dan Brouthers During A Pop Bunt Play on 8/12 1883: William Collins(?)....................At Grand Rapids, MI, After being Struck In The Neck By A Ball While Playing Catcher. He was Not Wearing A Chest Protector, Died The Next Day 1884: John McDonough (?)....................At Mt. Clemens, (Catcher & Captain of Fort Wayne, NWL)....................Six Weeks After Being Hit In Chest With Foul Tip On 7/22 1885: Louis Henke (?)....................Atlanta Crackers (Southern Association)....................Internal Bleeding From A Ruptured Liver After An 8/14 Collision with Lefty Marr, Nashville 1887: William H. Grainey (?).................... At Brockton, MA, umpire, hit by a pitch earlier in day . 1887: Michael Murphy (?).................... At Rochester, NY, struck on jugular vein by pitch 8/19 . 1887: Jack Golden (?)....................Complications From a Beaning At Cedar Glade, AR . 1902: Kid Monroe (?) (Tri-State League)....................Crushed By A Train 1903: Henry Broad (?)....................(Deaf/Mute Minor Leaguer)....................Hit By A Train 1906: Thomas F. Burke (?) (Lynn, New England League)....................Fractured Skull / Beaned By Fall River Pitcher Joe Yeager 1906: Frank King (?) (Pennsylvania League)....................Run Over By A Train 1906: Herb Whitley (?) (Burlington Pathfinders, Iowa State League)....................Fractured Skull / Beaned By Waterloo Pitcher Fred Evans 1907: Edward Bowe (14)....................Killed By A Pitched Ball During A Game At Troy, NY 1907: William Steth (20)....................Hit on the head by a pitched ball and killed 1907: William Heibel (17)....................Struck And Killed by a bat during a game at Waverly, Ohio when the bat slipped out of the batters hand 1907: Clifford Clore (8)....................Struck In The Temple And Killed By A Bat That Was Being Swung By His 10 Year Old Brother at Ludlow, KY 1907: Dan McKean (?)....................(Captain of the Franklin Athletic)....................Struck in the mouth by a baseball during a game at Morristown, NJ on 8/17/1907 1907: Fred Stephenson (21)....................Fell dead from a heart attck after smacking an extra base hit at Ellendale, ND on 8/21/1907 1907: Joseph Briskey (?)....................(Savannah: South Atlantic League)....................Broke his neck in a diving Accident at Tybee Island, Georgia when he dived into shwllow water Diving 1907: Preston D. Jones (?)....................(Tarboro, NC)....................Jumped from a window while delirious 1909: Charles Pinkney (22)....................Killed By A Pitched Ball While Playing For Dayton (Ohio) Ball Club In September 1909: Charles Tenhuy (?) (Dayton, Central League)....................Fractured Skull / Beaned By Pitcher Hagerman Of Grand Rapids 1910: Philip Forney Umpire (Western Association)....................Hit Over The Left Eye, Died Of Paralysis 1911: Jerry O'Brien (47)....................Drowned 1914: Gardner Lowe (Minor League Pitcher)....................Infection Complications FROM BEING Hit By A Pitched Ball The Previous Summer 1920: Carl Jager (Amateur Player, Plainwell, MI)....................Hit In The Head By A Pitch, Died The Same Day As Ray Chapman 1920: Delos Peterman (26) (Pirates Minor Leaguer)....................Crushed By A Crane At A Foundry In Oakville, PA 1933: James P. McAndrews (New York-Penn League Umpire)....................Train Wreck 1934: Dave Seisler (63) (Outfielder for Peoria & Bloomington: Western Assiciaon / Des Moines: Western League....................Auto Accident1936: George Tkach (Superior: Northern League)....................Hit By A Pitch 1938: Linus (Skeeter) Ebnet (23)....................Injuries From A Beaning Playing For Winnipeg Of The Northern League 1938: Charles Ray Tumelty (25) (Minor Leaguer)....................Injuries From A Collision At Home Plate 1939: Tom Toner (63) (Vicksburgh / Portsmouth / Petersberg / Great Falls / Decatur)....................Auto Accident 1939: Dutch Sherwood (52) (New Haven: Eastern League)....................Fractured Skull While Hunting 1940: Arne Karl (?) 1st baseman with Wright of the Upper Mississippi Valley League....................Injuries suffered after colliding with a teammate chasing a fly ball1941: James W. Brown (28) (St. Paul: American Associtaion)....................Auto Accident 1941: Floyd Helms (21) (Amarillo: West Texas-New Mexico League)....................Struck By A Boom In An Oil Field Accident 1941: Bob Porter: (31) (Minor Leaguer Montreal International League / Little Rock - New Orleans Southern Association.................... Auto Accident 1942: Trammell Scott (56) (Former Southern Association President)...................Shot himself while hunting 1944: Russ Moore (?) (Middletown: Ohio State League)....................Mine Accident 1945: Jim Carrig (?)) (Outfielder with Lincoln of the Nebraska State League in 1922)....................Auto Accident 1945: Bill Hansen (24)) (Greenville Lions: Alabama State League / Fort Pierce Bombers: Florida East Coast League / Green Bay Blue Jays: Wisconsin State League)....................Killed In Action in Belgium in February, 1945 1945: Harlan Larsen (19) (Lockport, NY)....................Killed On Board The USS Indianapolis While Serving With The US Marines 1945: Harold G. Phillips (44) (Catcher In Piedmont League)....................Auto Accident 1945: Pete Zarilla (23 (Knoxville Smokies: Southern Asociation)....................US Army Air Force Plane Crash 1947: Jim "Stormy" Davis (20) (Ballinger: Longhorne League).....................Hemmorhage From A Beaning On 7/3/1947. Died 7 Days Later 1948: John Travis (?) (Rock Hill: Tri-State League)....................Truck Accident 1950: William Corvallis (20) (Dodgers Minor Leaguer)....................Toboggan / Auto Accident 1950: Rolland Lee Dunn (23) (Dodgers Minor Leaguer).....................Auto Accident 1950: Ralph "Monk" Fraser (20) (Minor Leaguer: Emporia Virginia).....................Auto Accident 1950: Jimmy Groh (19) (Grand Forks: Northern League).....................Auto Accident 1950: Jack Gutierrez (25) (Minor League Pitcher).....................Auto Accident IN HAVANA, CUBA 1950: Clifford Janni (39) (Umpire: Arizona-Texas League).....................Auto Accident 1950: Robert E. Larkin (24) (0ttowa: Border League).....................Auto Accident 1950: Richard Paul Mix (26) (Giants Minor Leaguer).....................Auto Accident 1950: Bert M. Roseberry (20) (Minor Leaguer: Emporia Virginia).....................Auto Accident 1950: Tony Smeraglia (21) (Anniston: Southeastern League).....................Auto Accident 1951: Willaim Coffey (21) (Fond du Lac: Wisconsin State League).....................Drowned 1951: Richard J. Conway (19) (Twin Falls Pioneer Club)....................Struck Over The Heart By A Thrown Ball During Pre-Game Practice 1951: Ottis Johnson (24) (Outfielder, Dothan: Alabama-Florida)....................Skull Fracture / Beaned By Headland Pitcher Jack Clifton 1951: Mickey Mahon (17) (Fond du Lac: Wisconsin State League).....................Drowned In A Boating Accident 1951: Andy Strong (23) (Crowley: Evangeline League)....................Struck By A Bolt Of Lightning During A Game At Alexandria, LA 1951: Jim Welch (36) (Umpire: West Texas-New Mexico League).....................Truck Collision 1952: Sam Still Brewer (28) (Brownsville: Gulf Coast League).....................Auto Accident 1952: David Lee Johnson (21) (Columbus: American Association).....................Deer Hunting Accident 1952: Michael Francis Martin (67) (Senators Scout).....................Auto Collision 1952: Sam Neal (50) (Caretaker Of Legion Field / Longview: Big State League)...................Electrocuted While Lowering A Flag At The Park 1952: Jack Rosen (36) (Secretary: Miami Beach, Florida: International League).....................Auto Collision 1953: Nicholas Chumbris (24) (Waycross: Georgia-Florida League)....................Gun Accident (Dropped And Accidentally Discharged A 30-30 Rifle) 1953: Red Crowder (23) (Birmingham: Southern League).....................Drowned 1953: Bill McMillan (22) (Souix City: Western League).....................Hunting Accident 1953: William Earl Rakes (24) (Reidsville: Carolina League).....................Car Overturned 1953: Edd Roberts (60) (Denver: Werstern League)....................Auto Accident 1953: Alfred Sahlberg (23) (Spokane: Western International League).....................Auto Accident 1953: Gilbert F. Shirk (22) (Pueblo: Western League).....................Auto Accident 1953: Patterson Ray Smith (20) (Orlando: Florida State League)....................Injuries From An Auto Accident 1954: Ray Cucchiarini (23) (Houston: Texas League).....................Auto Accident 1954: Carl Lee Hackford (24) (Charleston: Sally League).....................Electrocuted 1954: Vic Michalec (26) (Tallahassee: Florida International League).....................Drowned 1954: John W. Reese (?) (Boise: Pioneer League).....................Auto Accident 1954: Donald Robert Swanson (20) (St.Jean: Provincial League).....................Auto Accident 1955: Richard Avery (20) (Giants Minor Leaguer).....................Auto Accident 1956: Henry Holcombe (31) (Southern Association Umpire).....................Injuries From An Auto Accident Five Weeks Earlier 1956: Wilfredo Salas (32) (Veracruz: Mexican League).....................Auto Accident 1957: Joel Howard Parkey (18) (Bluefield: Appalachin League).....................Compications From An Auto Accident Five Weeks Earlier 1957: Grover Seitz (50) (Manager: Plainview / Southwestern League).....................Auto / Train Crash 1958: Ron Anastasio (22) (Minor: Northern League).....................Auto Accident 1958: Keith Friend (18) (Minor: Northern League).....................Auto Accident 1958: James H. Grieves (38) (GM: York /Eastern League).....................Auto Accident 1960: Tom Foley (38) (Minor League Broadcaster)....................Auto Accident 1960: Elio Ribet (18) (Palatka: Florida State League).....................Drowned 1961: Walter E. Cosgrief (47) (President: Salt Lake, PCL).....................Auto Accident 1961: Frank Jackson (21) (Pirates Minor Leaguer).....................Accidentally Shot 1961: Lionel Rodgers (20) (Fresno: California League).....................Auto Accident 1962: Bobby Joe Case (25) (Mobile: Southern Association).....................Auto Accident 1962: Al Hubbard (22) (Braves Minor Leaguer).....................Accidental Asphyxiation 1962: Roberto Vea (28) (Mexico City Tigers: Mexican League)....................Bus Accident 1964: Sammy Roy Fountain (26) (Pitcher / Durham: Carolina League)....................Bus Accident 1964: Gerald Highfill (13) (Batboy / Wenatchee: Northern League)....................Hit By A Line Drive In Pre-Game Practice 1964: Jerome Hummitzsch (23) (Pitcher / Austin: Texas League)....................Auto Accident 1964: Richard Tams (22) (Pitcher / Wytheville: Appalachin League)....................Auto Accident 1964: Larry Shoemaker (19) (Catcher / Quincey: Midwest League)....................Auto Accident 1965: Clarence F. 'Buddy' Teague (74) (Former Minor Leaguer: Waterbury / Portsmouth / Rocky Mount)....................Hit By A Car 1967: Robert Chindamo (21) (1St Base-Outfield / Medford: Northwest League)....................Drowned In The Snake River In Idaho 1967: Rickey Lane Davis (19) (Outfielder / Duluth-Superior: Northwest League)....................Auto Accident 1968: Michael McCready (19) (Pitcher / Mets Minor Leaguer)....................Auto Accident 1968: Asa Small (26) (Pitcher / Columbus: International League)....................House Fire 1969: Fred Celmer (52) Salem-Roanoke: Virginia State League....................Fell while repairing a roof1969: Bill Seinsoth (22) (1st Baseman / Bakersfield: California League)....................Auto Accident 1974: Alfredo Francisco Edmead (18) Salem (Carolina League)....................Injuries from a Collision with a Teammate 1974: Bruce "Heinie" Heinbechner (23) (Angels Minor Leaguer).....................Auto Accident 1979: Mark Edward Weems (22) (Orioles Minor Leaguer).....................Drowned In The Carribean 1976: Richard Ferrell (21) (Catcher/Great Falls Of The Pioneer Rookie League).....................Auto Accident 1983: Tony Latham (20) (Red Sox Minor Leaguer: Winston-Salem/Carol League)....................Drowned While Shark Fishing 1984: Stephen Allen Reish (24) (Royals Minor Leaguer).....................Auto Accident 1985: Ramon Lora (30) (Phillies and Blue Jays Minor Leaguer).....................Auto Accident 1985: Bob Souza (22) (Tigers Minor Leaguer).....................Auto Accident 1988: Greg Ferguson (22) (A's Minor League Pitcher)....................Auto Accident 1996: Mike Diebold (22) (Tigers Minor Leaguer)....................Auto Accident After A Seizure 2001: Gerik Baxter (21) (San Diego Padres First-Round Draft Choice)....................Pick-Up Truck Accident Near Indio, CA 2001: Martin Boryczewski (29) (Former Tigers And Pirates Minor Leaguer)....................Killed At The W.T.C. (Cantor Fitzgerald Employee) 2001: Brian Cole (22) (Mets Double A Minor League Outfielder)....................Pick-Up Truck Accident 2001: Jody Gajewski (19) (Catcher: South East Missouri State University)....................Auto Accident 2001: Mark Hilde (18) (Oakland A's 2001 Draft Pick)....................Same Pick-Up Truck Accident That Killed Gerick Baxter 2001: Mike Weinberg (34) (Former Tigers Minor Leaguer)....................Killed at the W.T.C. Serving As A Member Of Engine 1, Ladder 24, NYFD 2002: Leif McKinley (30) (Former Red Sox Minor Leaguer)....................Lost At Sea 2003: Josh Brinkley (30) (Bangor Lumberjacks Hitting Coach) (Northeast League)....................Hit By A Car While Jogging 2003: Stephen Gates (27) (Media Relations Director For The Northeast League)....................Hit And Run Accident While Changing A Flat 2003: Leigh Neuage (20) (Former Dodgers Minor League Pitcher)....................Fell 15 Stories At A Sidney Australia Hotel 2003: Brandon Patch (18)....................Struck And Killed by a batted ball while pitching for the Miles City Mavericks Class (AA) Legion 2008: Luz Portobanco (28) Former New York Mets Farm Hand....................Auto Accident 2009: Max Limonick (23) El Paso Diablos Pitcher....................Auto Accident2009: Chris Price (36) Former Royals Farm Hand....................Injuries From A Motorcycle Accident2010: Rich Bristow (40) Former Mets Farm Hand....................Auto Accident
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