List of baseball players who died during their careers

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This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers. These deaths occurred during a game, due to illness, or as a result of accidents.

Repeated studies have shown that Major League Baseball players have a greater life expectancy than males in the general US population — about five years more, on average. This is attributed to their superior fitness and greater height. The longer the active career, the longer the player lives, on average. This correlation is attributed to the maintenance of fitness and increased wealth.[1]

Causes of deaths during a player's career include the aftermath of beanball. Being struck on the head by a ball was the most common cause of death before batting helmets were introduced to prevent this. Over a hundred batters have been killed in this way.[2] Other players died from commotio cordis — heart failure due to a blow on the chest causing the heart to quiver rather than pump correctly. Young players such as Little Leaguers are most susceptible to this and suffer two or three deaths from this cause each year.[3]

Deaths of active players

This is a list of notable deaths in baseball and untimely deaths of active professional baseball players.

dagger Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Major League Baseball

Minor-league players are listed with their major-league affiliations.

Player Age Position Team Cause of death Year Ref(s)
Sandy Acevedo 18 Third baseman New York Yankees car accident 2016 [4]
Nick Adenhart 22 Pitcher Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim car accident 2009 [5]
Harry Agganis 26 First baseman Boston Red Sox pulmonary embolism 1955 [5]
Steve Bechler 23 Pitcher Baltimore Orioles complications from use of Ephedra 2003 [6]
Cy Bentley 22 Pitcher Middletown Mansfields tuberculosis 1873 [7]
Marty Bergen 28 Catcher Boston Beaneaters suicide after murdering his family 1900
Bill Blair 26 Pitcher Chicago Cubs Influenza 1890
Tony Boeckel 31 Third baseman Boston Braves car accident 1924
Walt Bond 29 Outfielder Minnesota Twins leukemia 1967
Tiny Bonham 36 Pitcher Pittsburgh Pirates appendicitis 1949
Lyman Bostock 27 Outfielder California Angels homicide 1978 [8]
Hal Carlson 38 Pitcher Chicago Cubs stomach hemorrhage 1930
Joe Cassidy 23 Shortstop Washington Senators purpura hemorrhagia 1905
Evan Chambers 24 Center Field Pittsburgh Pirates died in sleep of cardiac arrhythmia 2013 [9][10]
Ray Chapman 29 Shortstop Cleveland Indians hit by pitch in game 1920 [5]
Larry Chappell 27 Outfielder Boston Braves Influenza pandemic 1918
Néstor Chávez 21 Pitcher San Francisco Giants plane crash 1969
Roberto Clementedagger 38 Outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates plane crash 1972 [5]
Brian Cole 22 Outfielder New York Mets car accident 2001 [11]
King Cole 29 Pitcher New York Yankees tuberculosis 1916
Hub Collins 28 Second baseman Brooklyn Dodgers typhoid fever 1892
Tim Crews 31 Pitcher Cleveland Indians boat accident that killed teammate Steve Olin and injured teammate Bobby Ojeda 1993 [5]
Amos Cross 28 Catcher Louisville Colonels tuberculosis 1888 [12]
Jay Dahl 19 Pitcher Houston Colt .45s car accident 1965
Mike Darr 25 Outfielder San Diego Padres car accident 2002 [5]
Jake Daubert 40 First baseman Cincinnati Reds appendicitis 1924
Ed Delahantydagger 35 Outfielder Washington Senators swept over Niagara Falls 1903 [5]
Joe DeSa 27 First baseman Chicago White Sox car accident 1986
Pickles Dillhoefer 28 Catcher St. Louis Cardinals typhoid fever 1922
John Dodge 27 Third baseman Cincinnati Reds hit by pitch during game 1916
Cozy Dolan 34 Outfielder Boston Braves typhoid fever 1907
Jim Doyle 30 Third baseman Chicago Cubs burst appendix 1912
Alfredo Edmead 178 Outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates on-field collision with teammate 1974 [13][14]
Paul Edmondson 27 Pitcher Chicago White Sox car accident 1970
Mario Encarnación 30 Outfielder Macoto Cobras congenital disorder 2005
Charlie Ferguson 25 Pitcher Philadelphia Phillies typhoid fever 1888
Neal Finn 29 Second baseman Philadelphia Phillies duodenal ulcer 1933
Jim Fogarty 27 Outfielder Philadelphia Phillies tuberculosis 1891
Danny Frisella 30 Pitcher Milwaukee Brewers dune buggy accident 1977 [5]
Miguel Fuentes 23 Pitcher Seattle Pilots murdered in a bar in Loíza, Puerto Rico 1970
Rosman Garcia 32 Pitcher Tigres de Aragua car crash 2011
Tom Gastall 24 Catcher Baltimore Orioles plane crash 1956
Elmer Gedeon 27 Outfielder Washington Senators killed in World War II 1944
Geremi González 33 Pitcher Milwaukee Brewers lightning strike 2008 [15]
Marv Goodwin 34 Pitcher Cincinnati Reds plane crash 1925
Eddie Grant 35 Second baseman New York Giants killed in World War I 1918
Marc Hall 27 Pitcher Detroit Tigers diabetes 1915
Greg Halman 24 Outfielder Seattle Mariners homicide, killed by his brother 2011 [5][16]
Josh Hancock 29 Pitcher St. Louis Cardinals car accident 2007
Tommy Hanson 29 Pitcher San Francisco Giants catastrophic organ failure 2015 [17]
Willard Hershberger 30 Catcher Cincinnati Reds suicide 1940
Herman Hill 25 Outfielder Minnesota Twins drowned while swimming 1970
Charlie Hodes 27 Catcher/Outfielder Brooklyn Atlantics tuberculosis 1875 [18]
Ken Hubbs 22 second baseman Chicago Cubs plane crash 1964 [5]
Addie Jossdagger 31 Pitcher Cleveland Indians meningitis 1911 [5]
Dustin Kellogg 18 Pitcher Houston Astros car accident 2011
Joe Kennedy 28 Pitcher Toronto Blue Jays hypertensive heart disease 2007 [5]
Darryl Kile 33 Pitcher St. Louis Cardinals heart defect 2002 [5]
Len Koenecke 31 Outfielder Brooklyn Dodgers killed in fight 1935
Jim Korwan 25 Pitcher Chicago Colts tuberculosis 1899
Joe Leonard 26 Third baseman Washington Senators appendicitis 1920
Walter Lerian 26 Catcher Philadelphia Phillies car accident 1929
Cory Lidle 34 Pitcher New York Yankees Plane crash 2006 [5]
José Lima 37 Pitcher Aguilas Cibaenas Heart attack 2010
Pat Luby 30 Pitcher Louisville Colonels tuberculosis 1899
Steve Macko 27 Infielder Chicago Cubs cancer 1981
Dan McGann 39 First baseman New York Giants suicide 1910
Austin McHenry 27 Outfielder St. Louis Cardinals brain tumor 1922
Doc McJames 27 Pitcher Brooklyn Superbas tuberculosis, complicated by injuries sustained when he was struck by a runaway carriage 1901
Alex McKinnon 30 First baseman Pittsburgh Pirates typhoid fever 1887
Edgar McNabb 28 Pitcher Baltimore Orioles suicide 1894
Win Mercer 28 Pitcher Detroit Tigers suicide (gas inhalation) 1903
Mike Miley 23 Shortstop California Angels car accident 1977 [5]
Tom Miller 26 Catcher St. Louis Brown Stockings illness 1876 [19]
Doug Million 21 Pitcher Colorado Rockies asthma attack 1997
Al Montgomery 21 Catcher Boston Braves car accident 1941
Bob Moose 29 Pitcher Pittsburgh Pirates car accident 1976 [5]
Ed Morris 32 Pitcher Boston Red Sox stabbed to death in a tavern in Century, Florida 1932 [5]
Thurman Munson 32 Catcher New York Yankees plane crash 1979 [5]
Tom O'Brien 27 Outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates Pneumonia 1901
Steve Olin 27 Pitcher Cleveland Indians boat accident that killed teammate Tim Crews and injured teammate Bobby Ojeda 1993 [5]
José Oliva 26 Third baseman St. Louis Cardinals car accident 1997
Jiggs Parrott 26 Third baseman Chicago Colts tuberculosis 1898
Charlie Peete 27 Outfielder St. Louis Cardinals plane crash 1956
Doc Powers 38 Catcher Philadelphia Athletics peritonitis arising from post-surgery infections due to injuries sustained during a game 1909
Ramon Ramirez 23 Infielder Baltimore Orioles motorcycle accident 2016 [20]
Jim Ritz 22 Third baseman Pittsburgh Pirates typhoid fever 1896
Jim Rogers 27 First baseman Louisville Colonels Unknown 1900
Jose Rosario 20 Pitcher Houston Astros motorcycle accident 2016 [21]
Chico Ruiz 33 Infielder California Angels car accident 1972 [5]
Victor Sanchez 20 Pitcher Seattle Mariners boat accident 2015 [5]
Jimmy Sebring 27 Outfielder Washington Senators Bright's disease 1909
Ralph Sharman 23 Outfielder Philadelphia Athletics drowning 1918
Mike Sharperson 34 Infielder San Diego Padres car accident 1996 [22]
Len Sowders 27 Outfielder Baltimore Orioles Unknown 1888
Chick Stahl 34 Outfielder Boston Red Sox suicide 1907
Dernell Stenson 25 Outfielder Cincinnati Reds murdered during robbery 2003 [5]
Alan Storke 25 Infielder Cincinnati Reds general streptococcus due to empyema 1910 [23]
Sy Sutcliffe 30 Catcher Baltimore Orioles appendicitis 1893
Oscar Taveras 22 Outfielder St. Louis Cardinals car accident 2014 [24]
Jack Taylor 26 Pitcher Cincinnati Reds nephritis 1900
Al Thake 22 Outfielder Brooklyn Atlantics drowned while fishing 1872
Danny Thompson 29 Infielder Texas Rangers leukemia 1976
Jim Umbricht 33 Pitcher Houston Colt .45's malignant melanoma 1964
Dick Wantz 25 Pitcher California Angels inoperable brain tumor 1965
Elmer White 22 Outfielder Cleveland Forest Citys lung disease 1872 [25]
Don Wilson 29 Pitcher Houston Astros Carbon monoxide poisoning 1975 [5][26]
Cliff Young 29 Pitcher Cleveland Indians car accident 1993
Ross Youngsdagger 30 Outfielder New York Giants Bright's disease 1927

Negro League Baseball

Player Age Position Team Cause of death Year
Josh Gibsondagger 35 Catcher Homestead Grays brain tumor and stroke 1947
Pythias Russ 26 Catcher Chicago American Giants tuberculosis 1930
Chino Smith 28 Outfielder Lincoln Giants yellow fever 1932
Frank Warfield 35 Second baseman/manager Washington Pilots heart attack 1932
Charlie Williams 27 Shortstop Chicago American Giants ptomaine poisoning 1931

Dutch League Baseball

Player Age Position Team Cause of death Year
Hartog Hamburger 37 Infielder OVVO hit by line drive ball on head 1924

See also

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