Accidents
Baseball Notables Who Died By Way Of Accidents

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 (31)....................Pneumonia as a result of an accidental wrestling injury

1890: Jake Goodman (36)....................Stroke of Palsy due to being hit in the head with a baseball several years before

1890: Ben Young (30) (Former AA 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

1895: Ed Colgan (37)....................Killed Coupling Railroad Accident

1895: Jim McLaughlin (34)....................Trolley Accident

1896: John Curran (44)....................Fell backwards into a basement and broke his neck

1896: George Heubel (46)....................Injuries from a fall at home

1897: Jim Dee (32)....................Smothered in grain in the hold of a train

1898: Vincent Hudson (39) (Former Union Association Umpire)....................fell from the porch roof of a boarding house while sleepwalking

1899: Frank Kreeger (38)....................Drowned while swimming in the Okaw Kaskaskia) River in Illinois while on a fishing trip

1900: Ed Knouff (32)....................Renal Failure Due To Complications From A Broken Back

1900: Walter Plock (30)....................Killed when he fell off a Hoisting Engine while building a bridge in Richmond, Virginia

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: 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 (53)...................Shock & 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 spree

1907: Nat Hicks (62)....................Gas Asphyxiation In A Hotel Room

1908: John Brown (32)....................Extensive Thermal 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 sleeplessness

1910: Jack Horner (46)....................Skull Fracture From Slipping In The Bathtub

1911: Ed Glenn (36)....................Fell Into A Railroad Pit

1911: Lew Simmons (73)....................Hit By Truck

1911: Wil White (56)....................Drowned

1912: Fred Corey (55)....................Gas Asphyxiation In A Hotel Room

1912: Harry Keener (43)....................Found dead on the street after a night of drinking due to Alcohol Poisioning

1912: Charlie Sprague (48)....................Head Injury

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

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

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: Vince Dailey (54)....................Injuries from a fall off the top of the Erie Roundhouse while working for the Erie Railway

1920: 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)....................Cerebral Tumor Six Weeks After Being Hit Beened In The Head By A Baseball

1923: Wild Bill Donovan (47)....................Train Wreck

1924: Tony Boeckel (31)....................Auto Accident

1924: Jay 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

1926: Tom Needham (47)....................Myelitis from when he fell and fractured his Spine

1926: Bill Stecher (57)....................His Car was hit by a Train at a railroad crossing near his home

1926: Art Sunday (65)....................1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns from a fire while workind for the Ormsby County, NV fire patrol

1927: Bill Gannon (54)....................Drowned

1927: Al Myers (64)....................Tetanus after stepping on a Rusty Nail

1927: Germany Smith (64)....................Hit by a Car

1928: Charlie Dorman (30)....................Coronary Embolism Due To Accidental Fracture Of Left Patella From Playing Baseball

1928: Jack Ridgway (38)....................Auto Accident

1929: Fred Hayner (57)....................Burned in a house fire

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

1929: Mike Scanlon (81)....................Injuries And Shock From A Fall

1929: Denny Williams (29)....................Auto Accident

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: Doc Newton (53)....................Food Poisoning

1931: Mark Stewart (42)....................Hit By A Drunk Driver

1932: Howard Freigau (29)....................Drowned

1932: Charlie Grant (75) (Negro League Player)....................Auto Accident

1932: Lon Knight (78)....................Gas Asphyxiation

1932: Doug Neff (40)....................Drowned When He Fell Off A Boat

1932: Lou Widrig (61) Reds Treasurer / Part-Owner.....................Pneumonia Resulting From Burns From A Hotel Fire

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

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 car

1934: 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: Irv Hach (63)....................Skull Fracture when he fell off a truck

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 Accident

1938: 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: Emil Bildilli (34)....................Crashed His Car Into A Tree On His 34th Birthday

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: Ben Taylor (57)....................Broken Neck when he lost control of his car and collided with an embankment

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: Mike Jacobs (71)....................Accidental Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from a stove

1949: Marty O'Toole (60)....................Fell Down A Stairs

1949: Bill Steele (64)....................Hit By A Streetcar

1949: Harvey Watkins (79)....................Accidental Coal Gas Poisoning

1950: Jing Johnson (56)....................Auto Accident

1950: Duke Kenworthy (64)....................Drowned While Fishing off the 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: Ed McNichol (73)....................Burned in house fire

1952: Arky Vaughan (40)....................Drowned While Fishing

1953: Roy Van Graflan (54) (Former AL Umpire).....................Broncho Pneumonia due to injuries from an 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 fell 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 Phillips (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: 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

1975: Don Wilson (29)....................Accidental Carbon Monoxide

1976: John Bottarini (58)....................Drowned When His Boat Overturned

1976: Claude Davenport (78)....................Auto Accident

1976: Bob Moose (29)....................Auto Accident On His 29Th Birthday

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: Danny Frisella (30)....................Dune Buggy Accident On New Years Day

1977: Bob Klinger (69)....................Auto Accident

1977: Danny Lynch (52)....................Head-On Collision With A Cement Mixer

1977: Mike Miley (22)....................Auto Accident

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 Peņa (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 Monoxide / 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

1988: Ramon Ramero (29)....................A crack dealer, he fell from a fire escape while being chased by the NYPD

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: Tim Crews (31)....................Boating Accident

1993: Vern Kennedy (85)....................Home Accident (Roof From A Shed Fell On Him)

1993: Bob Miller (54)....................Auto Accident

1993: Roger Miller (38)....................Acetylene Tank Explosion

1993: Steve Olin (27)....................Boating Accident

1993: Cliff Young (29)....................Pick-up Truck Accident

1994: Jim McKnight (57)....................Car Crash

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: Dan Monzon (49)....................Auto Accident in the Dominican Republic

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: Clem Dreiswerd (85)....................Head Injuries From A Fall At Home

2001: Al Lary (72)....................Drowned

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: Chris Brown (45)....................Burned in house fire

2006: Steve Howe (47)....................Pick-Up Truck Rollover 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

2006: Jose Uribe (47)....................Auto Accident

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

2008: Geremi Gonzalez (33)....................Struck by Lightning

2009: Nick Adenhart (22) (Angels Pitcher)....................Auto Accident

2009: Henri Centeno (39) (Indians Scout)....................Auto accident while scouting the Venezuelan Winter League

2009: Mark Fidrych (54) ....................Strangulation Resulting from when his clothes became entangled with the Power Takeoff Shaft Of The Dump Truck He Was Working On

2009: Preston Gomez (85)....................Injuries sustained when he was hit by a pick-up Truck 9 months earlier

2009: Jessie Hollins (39)....................Drowned While Fishing

2009: George Kissell (88) (Cardinals Official)....................Injuries From An Auto Accident

2009: John Marzano (45)....................Postural Asphyxia contributed to by Blunt Trauma and Ethanol Intoxication from a fall downstairs at his home

2010: Hank Small (56)....................Head Injuries from falling backward off the front steps of the house he was moving in to

2010: Rogelio Martinez (91)....................Internal Bleeding from a fall at home

2010: Jeriome Robertson (33)....................Motorcycle Accident (Crashed his 2007 Yamaha Warrior at 70 miles an hour)

2010: Bill Shannon (69) (Yankees/Mets Official Scorer)....................House Fire

2011: Rosman Garcia (32)....................Auto Accident

2012: Frank Pastore (55)....................Complications from when his Honda Shadow motorcycle was struck by a Hyundai Sonata on the 210 Freeway one month earlier

2013: Frank Castillo (44)....................Drowned in Lake Bartlett, Arizona

2014: Jerry Coleman (89)....................Complications from head injuries caused by a fall at home

2014: Brad Halsey (33)....................Recreational Climbing Accident (Fell 100 feet off a cliff)

2014: Oscar Taveres (22)....................Auto Accident in the Dominican Republic

2014: Bob Welch (57)....................Epidural Hemorrhage due to Hyperextension of neck from a fall in his bathroom

2015: Tommy Hanson (29)....................Massive Organ Failure (Delayed complications of Cocaine and Alcohol Toxicity) Death was ruled an accident

2015: Buddy Hicks (87)....................Complications from a fall at home

2016: Jose Fernandez (24)....................Boating Accident

2017: Roy Halladay (40)....................Private Place Crash in Gulf of Mexico

2017: Andy Marte (33)....................Auto Accident in the Dominican Republic

2017: Ross Powell (49)....................Accidental Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

2017: Yordano Ventura (25)....................Auto Accident in the Dominican Republic

2017: Daniel Webb (28)....................ATV Accident

2018: Jose Castillo (37)....................Auto Accident in Venezuela

2018: Luis Valbuena (33)....................Auto Accident in Venezuela

2020: Angel Echevarria (48)....................Head Injuries from a fall at home

2020: Jarrod Patterson (46)....................Auto Accident

2020: Tyson Brummett (35)....................Private Plane Crash