List of baseball players who died during their careers

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Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash following the 1972 season. Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates - 1966.jpg
Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash following the 1972 season.

This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers. While some of these deaths occurred during a game, the majority were the result of accidents off the field, illnesses, acts of violence, or suicide.

Contents

Repeated studies have shown that contemporary Major League Baseball players have a greater life expectancy than males in the general U.S. population — about five years more, on average, which is attributed to their superior fitness and healthy lifestyles. 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]

Deaths of active players

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

†Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Major League Baseball

The following Major League Baseball players died during their careers.

PlayerAgePositionTeamCause of deathYearRef(s)
Nick Adenhart 22 Pitcher Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim killed by drunk driver2009 [2]
Harry Agganis 26 First baseman Boston Red Sox pulmonary embolism 1955 [2]
Steve Bechler 23 Pitcher Baltimore Orioles complications from use of ephedra 2003 [3]
Cy Bentley 22 Pitcher Middletown Mansfields tuberculosis 1873 [4]
Marty Bergen 28 Catcher Boston Beaneaters suicide 1900
Bill Blair 26 Pitcher Chicago Cubs influenza 1890 [5]
Tony Boeckel 31 Third baseman Boston Braves automobile crash1924
Tiny Bonham 36 Pitcher Pittsburgh Pirates appendicitis 1949
Lyman Bostock 27 Outfielder California Angels homicide, gunshot1978 [6]
Hal Carlson 38 Pitcher Chicago Cubs stomach hemorrhage 1930
Joe Cassidy 23 Shortstop Washington Senators purpura hemorrhagia 1906
Ray Chapman 29 Shortstop Cleveland Indians struck on head by a pitch during a game1920 [2]
Roberto Clemente †38 Outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates plane crash 1972 [2]
King Cole 29 Pitcher New York Yankees lung cancer 1916 [7]
Hub Collins 28 Second baseman Brooklyn Dodgers typhoid fever 1892
Tim Crews 31 Pitcher Cleveland Indians [a] boat accident (with Steve Olin)1993 [2]
Amos Cross 28 Catcher Louisville Colonels tuberculosis 1888 [8]
Mike Darr 25 Outfielder San Diego Padres automobile crash2002 [2]
Jake Daubert 40 First baseman Cincinnati Reds appendicitis 1924
Ed Delahanty †35 Outfielder Washington Senators drowned, swept over Niagara Falls 1903 [2]
Pickles Dillhoefer 28 Catcher St. Louis Cardinals typhoid fever 1922
Cozy Dolan 34 Outfielder Boston Braves typhoid fever 1907
Jim Doyle 30 Third baseman Chicago Cubs appendicitis 1912
Paul Edmondson 27 Pitcher Chicago White Sox automobile crash1970
Charlie Ferguson 25 Pitcher Philadelphia Quakers typhoid fever 1888
José Fernández 24 Pitcher Miami Marlins boating while intoxicated resulting in crash2016 [9] [10]
Neal Finn 29 Second baseman Philadelphia Phillies duodenal ulcer 1933
Jim Fogarty 27 Outfielder Philadelphia Athletics tuberculosis 1891
Danny Frisella 30 Pitcher Milwaukee Brewers dune buggy crash1977 [2]
Miguel Fuentes 23 Pitcher Seattle Pilots homicide, gunshot1970
Tom Gastall 24 Catcher Baltimore Orioles drowning after escaping plane crash wreckage without any injuries1956 [11]
Marv Goodwin 34 Pitcher Cincinnati Reds plane crash1925
Marc Hall 27 Pitcher Detroit Tigers diabetes 1915 [12]
Greg Halman 24 Outfielder Seattle Mariners homicide, stabbing2011 [2] [13]
Josh Hancock 29 Pitcher St. Louis Cardinals driving while intoxicated resulting in crash2007 [14]
Clyde Hatter 29 Pitcher Detroit Tigers heart attack1937
Willard Hershberger 30 Catcher Cincinnati Reds suicide1940 [15]
Herman Hill 25 Outfielder St. Louis Cardinals [b] drowned while swimming1970
Charlie Hodes 27 Catcher/Outfielder Brooklyn Atlantics tuberculosis 1875 [16]
Ken Hubbs 22 Second baseman Chicago Cubs plane crash1964 [2]
Addie Joss †31 Pitcher Cleveland Indians meningitis 1911 [2]
Joe Kennedy 28 Pitcher Toronto Blue Jays [c] hypertensive heart disease 2007 [2]
Darryl Kile 33 Pitcher St. Louis Cardinals heart attack 2002 [2]
Len Koenecke 31 Outfielder Brooklyn Dodgers cerebral hemorrhage sustained during a fight on an airplane1935
Jim Korwan 25 Pitcher Chicago Colts tuberculosis 1899
Joe Leonard 26 Third baseman Washington Senators appendicitis 1920
Walter Lerian 26 Catcher Philadelphia Phillies automobile crash1929
Cory Lidle 34 Pitcher New York Yankees plane crash 2006 [2]
Pat Luby 30 Pitcher Louisville Colonels tuberculosis 1899
Steve Macko 27 Infielder Chicago Cubs [d] testicular cancer 1981 [17]
Austin McHenry 27 Outfielder St. Louis Cardinals brain tumor1922
Doc McJames 27 Pitcher Brooklyn Superbas [e] tuberculosis, complicated by injuries sustained in a carriage accident1901 [18]
Alex McKinnon 30 First baseman Pittsburgh Alleghenys typhoid fever 1887
Edgar McNabb 28 Pitcher Baltimore Orioles suicide1894
Win Mercer 28 Pitcher Detroit Tigers suicide1903
Mike Miley 23 Shortstop California Angels automobile crash1977 [2]
Tom Miller 26 Catcher St. Louis Brown Stockings indeterminate illness1876 [19]
Al Montgomery 21 Catcher New York Giants [f] automobile crash1942
Bob Moose 29 Pitcher Pittsburgh Pirates automobile crash1976 [2]
Ed Morris 32 Pitcher Boston Red Sox homicide, stabbing1932 [2]
Thurman Munson 32 Catcher New York Yankees plane crash1979 [2]
Cinders O'Brien 24 Pitcher St. Louis Browns [g] pneumonia 1892
Tom O'Brien 27 Outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates pneumonia 1901
Steve Olin 27 Pitcher Cleveland Indians boat accident (with Tim Crews)1993 [2]
Doc Powers 38 Catcher Philadelphia Athletics peritonitis arising from surgery complications following an in-game injury1909
Jimmy Sebring 27 Outfielder Washington Senators Bright's disease 1909
Ralph Sharman 23 Outfielder Philadelphia A's [h] drowned while in military training1918 [20] [21]
Mike Sharperson 34 Infielder San Diego Padres [i] automobile crash1996 [22]
Tyler Skaggs 27 Pitcher Los Angeles Angels accidental drug overdose2019 [23]
Len Sowders 27 Outfielder Baltimore Orioles typhoid malaria1888
Chick Stahl 34 Outfielder Boston Red Sox suicide by ingestion of carbolic acid 1907 [24]
Dernell Stenson 25 Outfielder Cincinnati Reds homicide, gunshot2003 [2]
Alan Storke 25 Infielder Cincinnati Reds general streptococcus due to empyema 1910 [25]
Sy Sutcliffe 30 Catcher Baltimore Orioles Bright's disease 1893 [26]
Oscar Taveras 22 Outfielder St. Louis Cardinals driving while intoxicated resulting in crash2014 [27]
Jack Taylor 26 Pitcher Cincinnati Reds nephritis 1900
Al Thake 22 Outfielder Brooklyn Atlantics drowned while fishing1872
Danny Thompson 29 Shortstop Texas Rangers leukemia 1976 [28]
Jim Umbricht 33 Pitcher Houston Colt .45s malignant melanoma 1964
Yordano Ventura 25 Pitcher Kansas City Royals automobile crash2017 [29]
Dick Wantz 25 Pitcher California Angels inoperable brain tumor 1965
Elmer White 22 Outfielder Cleveland Forest Citys tuberculosis 1872 [30]
Don Wilson 29 Pitcher Houston Astros carbon monoxide poisoning 1975 [2] [31]
Cliff Young 29 Pitcher Cleveland Indians automobile crash1993 [32]
Ross Youngs †30 Outfielder New York Giants Bright's disease 1927 [33]

Former major-league players still active in professional baseball at the time of their death

PlayerAgePositionLast MLB teamLast pro teamCause of deathYearRef(s)
John Ake 25 Third baseman Baltimore Orioles Duluth Freezers drowning1887
Francisco Barrios 28 Pitcher Chicago White Sox Free agent [j] heart attack 1982 [34]
Cy Blanton 37 Pitcher Philadelphia Phillies Hollywood Stars cirrhosis 1945 [35]
Walt Bond 29 Outfielder Minnesota Twins Jacksonville Suns [k] leukemia 1967
José Castillo 37 Infielder Houston Astros Cardenales de Lara car crash, murdered (with Luis Valbuena)2018 [36]
Andújar Cedeño 31 Shortstop Houston Astros Azucareros del Este car crash2000
Tiny Chaplin 33 Pitcher Boston Bees San Diego Padres automobile accident1939 [37]
Néstor Chávez 21 Pitcher San Francisco Giants Phoenix Giants plane crash 1969
Woody Crowson 28 Pitcher Philadelphia Athletics Greensboro Patriots bus accident1947 [38]
Jay Dahl 19 Pitcher Houston Colt .45s Salisbury Astros automobile crash1965
Frankie de la Cruz 37 Pitcher Milwaukee Brewers Algodoneros de Unión Laguna heart attack2021 [39]
Miguel del Toro 29 Pitcher San Francisco Giants Seibu Lions car crash2001
Joe DeSa 27 First baseman Chicago White Sox Ponce Lions car crash1986
Bo Díaz 37 Catcher Cincinnati Reds Leones del Caracas crushed by a falling satellite dish 1990 [40]
John Dodge 27 Third baseman Cincinnati Reds Mobile Sea Gulls hit in the head by a pitch1916 [41]
Mario Encarnación 30 Outfielder Chicago Cubs Macoto Cobras congenital disorder2005
Howie Fox 34 Pitcher Baltimore Orioles San Antonio Missions homicide, stabbing1955 [42]
Rosman García 32 Pitcher Texas Rangers Tigres de Aragua car crash2011
Geremi González 33 Pitcher Milwaukee Brewers Yomiuri Giants lightning strike2008 [43]
Miguel Alfredo González 34 Pitcher Philadelphia Phillies Free agent car crash2017 [44]
Herb Gorman 28 Left fielder St. Louis Cardinals San Diego Padres cardiac arrest 1953 [45]
George Grosart 22 Left fielder Boston Beaneaters Toledo Mud Hens [l] typhoid fever 1902 [46]
Tommy Hanson 29 Pitcher Los Angeles Angels Sacramento River Cats organ failure related to cocaine toxicity2015 [47]
Chris Hartje 31 Catcher Brooklyn Dodgers Spokane Indians bus crash 1946 [48]
Dixie Howell 40 Pitcher Chicago White Sox Indianapolis Indians heart attack1960
Pat Hynes 23 Outfielder St. Louis Browns Milwaukee Brewers homicide1907 [49]
Henry Krug 31 Outfielder Philadelphia Phillies Indianapolis Indians [m] pneumonia 1908 [50]
John LeRoy 26 Pitcher Atlanta Braves Sioux City Explorers heart attack and brain aneurysm2001
José Lima 37 Pitcher New York Mets Aguilas Cibaenas heart attack 2010
Andy Marte 33 Infielder Arizona Diamondbacks KT Wiz car crash2017 [51]
Dan McGann 39 First baseman New York Giants Milwaukee Brewers suicide, gunshot1910 [52]
Reyes Moronta 31 Pitcher Los Angeles Angels Bravos de León car crash2024 [53]
José Oliva 26 Third baseman St. Louis Cardinals Brother Elephants car crash1997
Jiggs Parrott 26 Third baseman Chicago Colts Dubuque Westerns tuberculosis 1898
Charlie Peete 27 Outfielder St. Louis Cardinals Omaha Cardinals plane crash 1956
Nick Reeder 27 Third baseman Louisville Colonels Peoria Distillers "brain fever"1894 [54]
Jim Ritz 22 Third baseman Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Little Senators typhoid fever 1896
Kenny Robinson 29 Pitcher Toronto Blue Jays AZL Diamondbacks automobile crash1999
Chico Ruiz 33 Infielder California Angels Salt Lake City Angels automobile crash1972 [2]
Jim Rogers 27 First baseman Louisville Colonels Norwich Witches unknown1900
William Suero 29 Second baseman Milwaukee Brewers Free agent car crash1995 [55]
Luis Valbuena 33 Infielder Los Angeles Angels Cardenales de Lara car crash, murdered (with José Castillo)2018 [36] [56]
Daniel Webb 28 Relief pitcher Chicago White Sox Free agent all-terrain vehicle crash2017
Denny Williams 32 Center fielder Boston Red Sox Portland Beavers automobile crash1929 [57]

Minor League Baseball

Minor league players are listed with their major league affiliate team, else denoted with a dagger (†) if their team was unaffiliated.

PlayerAgePositionLast teamOrganizationCause of deathYearRef(s)
Malcom Anderson23 Third baseman San Francisco Haverlys — cardiac arrest 1888 [58]
Alexeis Azuaje21 Second baseman Clearwater Threshers Philadelphia Phillies car accident2023 [59]
Gerik Baxter21 Pitcher Fort Wayne Wizards San Diego Padres car accident2001 [60]
Jesse Batterton19 Second baseman Springfield Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals struck on the head by a pitch1933 [61]
Stan Bell23 Pitcher Shreveport Braves Atlanta Braves car accident1970 [62]
Randy Burden23 Pitcher Provo Angels Los Angeles Angels heart attack2002 [63]
Thomas Burke26 Left fielder Lynn Shoemakers —struck on the head by a pitch1906 [64]
Jairo Capellan19 Pitcher DSL Reds Cincinnati Reds automobile crash2018 [65]
Bobby Joe Case24 Infielder Mobile Bears New York Mets automobile crash1962 [66]
Evan Chambers24 Outfielder GCL Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates heart defect2013 [67]
Louis Chedo23 Pitcher Decatur Commodores —struck on the head by a pitch1925 [68]
Thomas Coates— Outfielder Oshkosh Indians — unintentional discharge of firearm1909 [69]
William Coffey22 Pitcher Pampa Oilers —automobile crash1951 [70]
Brian Cole 22 Outfielder Scottsdale Scorpions New York Mets automobile crash2001 [71]
Dick Conway19 Catcher Twin Falls Cowboys New York Yankees struck in the heart by a thrown ball1951 [72]
Ryan Costello 23 Infielder Pensacola Blue Wahoos Minnesota Twins sudden cardiac arrhythmia 2019 [73] [74]
Aaron Cox24 Pitcher Inland Empire 66ers Los Angeles Angels self-inflicted gunshot wound2018 [75] [76]
James Davis20 Outfielder Ballinger Cats —struck on the head by a pitch1947 [77]
Linus Ebnet23 Shortstop Winnipeg Maroons —struck on the head by a pitch1938 [77]
Alfredo Edmead 17 Outfielder Salem Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates brain trauma from in-game outfield collision1974 [78]
Lute Freeland28 Pitcher New Orleans Pelicans — blood poisoning 1902 [79] [80]
Ronny Garcia24 Pitcher York Revolution —car crash2024 [81]
Miguel Gonzalez21 Pitcher DSL Orioles Baltimore Orioles car crash2017 [82]
Louis Henke— First baseman Atlanta Atlantas — internal bleeding from a collision on the base path1885 [83]
Red Herbert18 First baseman Dayton Veterans — internal bleeding from a collision on the base path1904 [84]
Jeff Hoffman24 Pitcher Albany-Colonie Yankees New York Yankees heart failure1992 [85] [86]
Happy Hogan 37 Catcher / Manager Vernon Tigers — pneumonia 1915 [87]
Ossie Johnson— Outfielder Oakland Oaks — blood poisoning 1924 [88]
Ottis Johnson24 Outfielder Dothan Browns —struck on the head by a pitch1951 [89]
Yorman Landa22 Pitcher Fort Myers Miracle Minnesota Twins car crash2016 [90]
Anthony Latham21 Outfielder Winston-Salem Red Sox Boston Red Sox boat accident1983 [91]
Pete Mann27 Third baseman Macon Peaches —struck in the chest by a pitch1927 [92] [93]
Andres Melendez20 Catcher Lynchburg Hillcats Cleveland Guardians Multiple Organ Failure2021 [94] [95]
Doug Million 21 Pitcher New Haven Ravens Colorado Rockies asthma attack 1997 [96]
Sean Murphy27 Pitcher Sacramento River Cats Oakland Athletics Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 2016 [97]
Ernest Nichols22 Pitcher Spokane Indians —cardiac arrest1903 [98]
Chace Numata27 Catcher Erie SeaWolves Detroit Tigers injuries sustained in skateboarding accident2019 [99]
Bob Osgood19 Catcher Marion Cubs Chicago Cubs cardiac arrest 1948 [100]
Corey Phelan20 Relief pitcher FCL Phillies Philadelphia Phillies T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL)2022 [101] [102]
Charles Pinkney20 Second baseman Dayton Veterans —struck on the head by a pitch1909 [103]
Billy Rakes24 Third baseman Reidsville Luckies —automobile crash1953 [104]
Ernest Regenold25 Pitcher Springfield Senators — cardiac arrest and heat stroke 1926 [105]
Russell Reynolds24 Catcher Huntington Red Birds —struck on the head by a pitch1935 [106]
Lionel Rodgers21 Utility Fresno Giants San Francisco Giants automobile crash1961 [107]
Ronaldo Romero19 Pitcher Gastonia Rangers Texas Rangers cardiomyopathy, Supac use was a contributing factor1990 [108]
Victor Sanchez20 Pitcher Leones del Caracas Seattle Mariners struck by a boat while swimming2015 [2]
Fausto Segura23 Pitcher Auburn Doubledays Washington Nationals motorcycle crash2020 [109]
Bill Seinsoth22 First baseman Bakersfield Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers automobile crash1969 [110]
Leo Smith19 Third baseman Kokomo Wild Cats — internal bleeding from a collision on the base path1909 [111]
Mac Smith23 Infielder Hagerstown Packets Washington Senators cardiac arrest 1954 [112]
Andy Strong24 Center fielder Crowley Millers — lightning strike during game1951 [113]
George Tkach21 Second baseman Superior Blues —struck on the head by a pitch1936 [114]
Casey Thomas24 Infielder Arizona League Athletics Oakland Athletics painkiller overdose2017 [115]
Herbert Whitney27 Catcher Burlington Pathfinders —struck on the head by a pitch1906 [116]
Lefty Wycoff— Pitcher Canton Terriers —struck by automobile1929 [117]

Nippon Professional Baseball

PlayerAgePositionTeamCause of deathYearRef(s)
Lou Jackson 33 Outfielder Sankei Atoms pancreatic necrosis 1969 [118]
Hiroyuki Oze 24 Outfielder Orix Buffaloes suicide2010 [119]
Yūsuke Kinoshita 27 Pitcher Chunichi Dragons myocarditis 2021 [120]

KBO League

PlayerAgePositionTeamCause of deathYearRef(s)
Kim Young-Sin (baseball)  [ ko ]24 Catcher OB Bears Drowning suspected to be suicide1986 [121]
Kim Dae-Hyeon (pitcher, born 1962)  [ ko ]26 Pitcher Haitai Tigers car accident1988 [122]
Kim Sang-Jin (pitcher, born 1977)  [ ko ]22 Pitcher Haitai Tigers stomach cancer 1999 [123]
Lee Kyoo-hwan (baseball)  [ ko ]22 Outfielder Doosan Bears fell down the stairs2012 [124]
Lee Doo-hwan  [ ko ]24 First baseman KIA Tigers Osteosarcoma 2012 [125]
Lee Jang-hui (baseball)  [ ko ]24 Infielder LG Twins found dead after falling near a parking lot2013 [126]
Braulio Lara 30 Pitcher SK Wyverns car accident2019 [127]
Andy Marte 33 Infielder KT Wiz car accident2017 [128]
Kim Sung-Hun (pitcher, born 1998)  [ ko ]21 pitcher Hanwha Eagles death in a fall from a building2019 [129]

Negro leagues

PlayerAgePositionTeamCause of deathYearRef(s)
William Bedford 23 Outfielder Cuban Giants lightning strike 1909 [130]
George Fleischman24 Catcher Stapleton Baseball Club struck on head by a pitch1908 [131]
John Garcia 28 Catcher Cuban Giants cardiac arrest during game1904 [132]
Josh Gibson †35 Catcher Homestead Grays brain tumor and stroke 1947
Clifford Larkins 21 Catcher Zulu Cannibal Giants struck on the throat by a pitch1937 [133]
José Leblanc 28 Pitcher Cuban Stars hit on the head by a bat during an in-game argument1922
Porter Moss 34 Pitcher Memphis Red Sox homicide, gunshot 1944
Ben Myers 19–20 Catcher Southern Star Baseball Club broken neck, struck by a passed ball 1890 [134]
Pythias Russ 26 Catcher Chicago American Giants tuberculosis 1930
Clyde Nelson 32 Infielder Indianapolis Clowns cardiac arrest during game1949 [135]
Chino Smith 28 Outfielder Lincoln Giants yellow fever 1932
Frank Warfield 35 Second baseman / manager Washington Pilots heart attack 1932
George Washington 34 Pitcher Philadelphia Giants cardiac arrest 1908 [135]
Charlie Williams 27 Shortstop Chicago American Giants ptomaine poisoning 1931

Dutch League Baseball

PlayerAgePositionTeamCause of deathYearRef(s)
Hartog Hamburger 37 Infielder OVVO hit by line drive ball on head1924

College baseball

PlayerAgePositionTeamCause of deathYearRef(s)
Sang Ho Baek20 Pitcher George Mason blood clot from complications from Tommy John surgery 2021 [136]
Curtis Brenneman17 Second baseman Gettysburg struck on head by a pitch1926 [137]
Derek Becker21 Middle infielder Keiser homicide, gunshot2020 [138]
Chris Lane22 Catcher East Central homicide, gunshot2013 [139]
Robert Brown19unknown Howard County JC electrocuted while erecting a foul pole that fell on a powerline1953 [140]
Randy Collins22 Pitcher / Outfielder Vanderbilt automobile crash1973 [141]
Donny Everett 19 Pitcher Vanderbilt drowned2016 [142]
Joseph Geddings20 Catcher Appalachian State struck on head by a pitch1964 [143]
Ira Goodlet18unknown Arkansas Cumberland struck on head by a pitch1908 [144]
James Mair— Second baseman Monmouth cerebral hemorrhage, collided with a teammate1896 [145]
Hervey Mangham19 Right fielder Louisiana State struck on head by a pitch1908 [146]
Cassel Mowrey21 First baseman West Virginia struck on head by a pitch1923 [147]
Gene Reynolds18unknown Howard County JC electrocuted while erecting a foul pole that fell on a powerline1953 [140]
Tim Trunk19 Pitcher Bradley automobile crash1989 [148]
Walter Zorn19unknown St. John's (Kansas) struck on head by a pitch1950 [149]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Crews played his entire six-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the end of the 1992 season he became a free agent and signed with the Cleveland Indians on January 22, 1993. He died during spring training.
  2. ↑ Hill's only major league playing experience was with the Minnesota Twins in 1969 and '70. About three weeks after the 1970 season ended, Hill was traded to St. Louis. However, Hill never actually played for St. Louis, as he died during that off-season.
  3. ↑ Technically, Kennedy was a free agent at the time of his death, having been granted free agency by Toronto about three weeks prior.
  4. ↑ Macko last played in August of 1980, when he was injured in a game. The injury was severe enough to keep him on the disabled list for the rest of 1980. In the course of doctor's examinations over the winter in early 1981, Macko was discovered to have cancer, which he fought through 1981. He traveled with the Cubs and remained on the disabled list through the entire 1981 season.
  5. ↑ Technically, McJames was no longer actively involved in baseball at the time of his death. He had been released by Brooklyn in July, due the effects of tuberculosis. McJames was working as a doctor at the time of his death nine weeks later in September; the tuberculosis which ended his baseball career was a factor in his death.
  6. ↑ Montgomery's only major league playing experience came with the Boston Braves in 1941. He was sold to the Giants in February of 1942, and spent spring training with the Giants. Montgomery died in a car accident on the trip north, before the start of the regular season.
  7. ↑ O'Brien played for the Boston Reds in 1891 but was under contract with the St. Louis Browns at the time of his death before the start of the 1892 season.
  8. ↑ Sharman was one of eight one-time Major League Baseball players known either to have been killed or died from illness while serving in the armed forces during World War I, but the only one who went directly from a major league career (concluding the 1917 season with the A's) to the military.
  9. ↑ Technically, Sharperson was still a minor league player at the time of his death. The Padres had summoned Sharperson to join the major league team, to be on hand if he were needed in the event of an injury. (Sharperson died on the journey.) However, he had not been activated as a major league player at the time of his death, and quite possibly might not have been activated even had he arrived safely. Sharperson had last been on a major league roster with the Atlanta Braves in 1995.
  10. ↑ Barrios was a free agent at the time of his death, although he was reportedly about to sign a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on the day he died. He had last been on a major league roster in 1981, with the Chicago White Sox.
  11. ↑ Bond, who had been diagnosed with leukemia in 1962, had been playing with the Minnesota Twins until he was released on May 15, 1967. He was picked up by the Jacksonville Suns, the triple-A team of the New York Mets, but only played three games with Jacksonville before he had to enter a hospital for treatment. He died September 14.
  12. ↑ Grosart signed with the Toledo Mud Hens prior to the 1902 season and was with them during spring training; he had last played for the Dayton Old Soldiers during the 1901 season.
  13. ↑ Krug last played for the Indianapolis Indians in 1907 but was under contract with the minor league Johnstown Johnnies at the time of his death in January 1908.

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