MLB PLAYER OBITUARIES

Baseball Player Obituaries & Death by Month Chart | Baseball Almanac

Baseball Almanac is honored to preserve the legacies of those who shaped the game by presenting a carefully researched record of baseball player obituaries, accompanied by a detailed month‑by‑month chart of ballplayer deaths. This collection serves as both a historical reference and a tribute—recognizing every known player who has passed away and ensuring their place in the sport's enduring story.

Each entry reflects the most current information available, with the chart updated through the date shown. As with all of our archival work, this compilation is the result of ongoing, meticulous research by Baseball Almanac, dedicated to maintaining the accuracy, completeness, and integrity that the history of our national pastime deserves.

"George (Brett) is getting to be such a monster that I'd hate to die in a car wreck with the guy. You'd be listed as: Others Killed." - Hurdle, Clint. The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball. Light, Jonathan Fraser. Author. McFarland Publishing. 30 July 2005.

Baseball Player Obituaries & Death by Month Chart MLB Player Monthly Death Totals \| Research by Baseball Almanac
Number of Major League Players Who Died in Each Month

Baseball Obituaries A-J ^(Stats)	Baseball Obituaries K-Y ^(Stats)
Tommie Aaron Obituary^(stats)	Matt Kilroy Obituary^(stats)
Harry Agganis Obituary^(stats)	Nap Lajoie Obituary^(stats)
Cap Anson Obituary^(stats)	Tony Lazzeri Obituary^(stats)
Gene Bearden Obituary^(stats)	Tony Lupien Obituary^(stats)
Lou Berberet Obituary^(stats)	Mickey Mantle Obituary^(stats)
Jim Bivin Obituary^(stats)	Roger Maris Obituary^(stats)
Walt Bond Obituary^(stats)	Eddie Mathews Obituary^(stats)
Wally Burnette Obituary^(stats)	Joe Medwick Obituary^(stats)
Moe Burtschy Obituary^(stats)	Rube Melton Obituary^(stats)
Roy Campanella Obituary^(stats)	Fred Merkle Obituary^(stats)
Norm Cash Obituary^(stats)	Frank Okrie Obituary^(stats)
Fred Clarke Obituary^(stats)	Jim Park Obituary^(stats)
Mickey Cochrane Obituary^(stats)	Pee Wee Reese Obituary^(stats)
Chubby Dean Obituary^(stats)	George Sisler Obituary^(stats)
Ed Delahanty Obituary^(stats)	Glen Stewart Obituary^(stats)
Jim Doyle Obituary^(stats)	Tris Speaker Obituary^(stats)
Hal Epps Obituary^(stats)	Lee Stine Obituary^(stats)
Ray Fisher Obituary^(stats)	Snuffy Stirnweiss Obituary^(stats)
Dee Fondy Obituary^(stats)	Max Surkont Obituary^(stats)
Nellie Fox Obituary^(stats)	Honus Wagner Obituary^(stats)
Jimmie Foxx Obituary^(stats)	Leon Wagner Obituary^(stats)
Carl Furillo Obituary^(stats)	Ken Weafer Obituary^(stats)
Eddie Gaedel Obituary^(stats)	Smoky Joe Wood Obituary^(stats)
Ben Geraghty Obituary^(stats)	Cy Young Obituary^(stats)
Mule Haas Obituary^(stats)	Ross Youngs Obituary^(stats)
Addie Joss Obituary^(stats)	Future Expansion Area^{(- -)}
Baseball Obituaries A-J ^(Stats)	Baseball Obituaries K-Y ^(Stats)
Major League Baseball Player Obituary Chart

Did you know that Baseball Almanac has a specific page for umpire burial locations, umpire gravesite photos and umpire obituaries online?

The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, by Jonathan Fraser Light, has an entire section dedicated to Baseball Related Deaths (pg 199); here are some entries from that truly amazing book:

"He's dead at the present time." - Casey Stengel (on the status of a colleague)

"Most people my age are dead — you could look it up." - Casey Stengel

"George (Brett) is getting to be such a monster that I'd hate to die in a car wreck with the guy. You'd be listed as: Others Killed." - Clint Hurdle (1981)

Source: The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball.

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