2003 Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers

Has not played in MLB

Drafted Players

1st Round Draft Picks

Player Name	Pos	Death Date	Death Cause	Ht	Wt	B-T	BornDate	Age	Place	HiLvl	Stat Years	MLB Years	Draft Information
Max West	OF-1B	2003-12-31	Brain cancer	6-1	182	L-R	1916-11-28	87.033	Dexter,Missouri	MLB	1938-1948	1938-1948	�
Ivan Calderon	LF-RF	2003-12-27	Murdered	6-1	205	R-R	1962-03-19	41.283	Fajardo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1980-1993	1984-1993	1979- UDFA-SEA
Paul Owens	EXEC	2003-12-26		6-3	190	R-R	1924-02-27	79.303	Salamanca,New York		-	-	�
Charlie Bowles	P	2003-12-23		6-3	180	R-R	1917-03-15	86.283	Norwood,Massachusetts	MLB	1943-1945	1943-1945	�
Carmen Mauro	OF	2003-12-19		6-0	167	L-R	1926-11-10	77.039	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1948-1953	1948-1953	�
Garvin Hamner	2B-SS	2003-12-15		5-11	172	R-R	1924-03-18	79.272	Richmond,Virginia	MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945	�
Don Wheeler	C	2003-12-10		5-10	175	R-R	1922-09-29	81.072	Minneapolis,Minnesota	MLB	1949-1949	1949-1949	�
Jim Sheehan	C	2003-12-02		6-2	196	R-R	1913-06-03	90.182	New Haven,Connecticut	MLB	1936-1936	1936-1936	�
Jack Brewer	P	2003-11-30		6-2	170	R-R	1919-07-21	84.132	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1944-1946	1944-1946	�
Jim Duffy	UMP	2003-11-29		6-2	210	-	1920-08-09	83.112	Pawtucket,Rhode Island		-	-	�
Warren Spahn	P	2003-11-24	Natural causes	6-0	175	L-L	1921-04-23	82.215	Buffalo,New York	MLB	1942-1965	1942-1965	�
Joe Just	C	2003-11-22		5-11	185	R-R	1916-01-08	87.319	Milwaukee,Wisconsin	MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945	�
Ken Brett	P	2003-11-18	Brain cancer	5-11	195	L-L	1948-09-18	55.061	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1966-1981	1967-1981	1966- 1- 4-BOS
Pete Taylor	P	2003-11-17		6-1	170	R-R	1927-11-26	75.357	Severn,Maryland	MLB	1952-1952	1952-1952	�
Earl Battey	C	2003-11-15	Cancer	6-1	205	R-R	1935-01-05	68.314	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1955-1967	1955-1967	�
Wil Culmer	OF	2003-11-14	Cerebral hemmorrhage	6-4	210	R-R	1957-11-11	46.003	Nassau,Bahamas	MLB	1978-1984	1983-1983	1977- UDFA-PHI
Spider Jorgensen	3B	2003-11-06		5-9	155	L-R	1919-11-03	84.003	Folsom,California	MLB	1947-1951	1947-1951	�
Dernell Stenson	LF-RF	2003-11-05	Murdered	6-1	215	L-L	1978-06-17	25.141	LaGrange,Georgia	MLB	1996-2003	2003-2003	1996- 3- 91-BOS
Sonny Senerchia	3B	2003-11-01	Motorcycle accident	6-1	195	R-R	1931-04-06	72.209	Newark,New Jersey	MLB	1952-1952	1952-1952	�
Al Corwin	P	2003-10-23		6-1	170	R-R	1926-12-03	76.324	Newburgh,New York	MLB	1951-1955	1951-1955	�
Josh Brinkley	2B	2003-10-15	Hit by car while jogging	5-10	170	R-R	1973-08-05	30.071	Kinston,North Carolina	AA	1993-2003	-	�
Johnny Klippstein	P	2003-10-10		6-1	185	R-R	1927-10-17	75.359	Washington,DC	MLB	1950-1967	1950-1967	�
Steve Gruwell	SCOUT	2003-10-09		5-10	180	R-R	1941-01-20	62.262	-		-	-	�
Red Barbary	H	2003-09-27		6-2	195	R-R	1920-06-20	83.099	Simpsonville,South Carolina	MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943	�
Johnny Welaj	OF	2003-09-13		6-0	164	R-R	1914-05-27	89.109	Moss Creek,Pennsylvania	MLB	1939-1943	1939-1943	�
Harley Grossman	P	2003-09-05		6-0	170	R-R	1930-05-05	73.123	Evansville,Indiana	MLB	1952-1952	1952-1952	�
Claude Passeau	P	2003-08-30	Natural causes	6-3	198	R-R	1909-04-09	94.143	Waynesboro,Mississippi	MLB	1935-1947	1935-1947	�
Bobby Bonds	OF	2003-08-23	Lung cancer,brain tumor	6-1	190	R-R	1946-03-15	57.161	Riverside,California	MLB	1965-1982	1968-1981	1964- UDFA-SFN
Red Hardy	P	2003-08-15		5-11	175	R-R	1923-01-06	80.221	Marmarth,North Dakota	MLB	1951-1951	1951-1951	�
Charlie Devens	P	2003-08-13		6-1	180	R-R	1910-01-01	93.224	Milton,Massachusetts	MLB	1932-1934	1932-1934	�
Billy Rogell	SS	2003-08-09	Pneumonia	5-10	163	B-R	1904-11-24	98.258	Springfield,Illinois	MLB	1925-1940	1925-1940	�
Mickey McDermott	P	2003-08-07	Congestive heart failure/colon cancer	6-2	170	L-L	1928-08-29	74.343	Poughkeepsie,New York	MLB	1948-1961	1948-1961	�
Gene Hasson	1B	2003-07-30		6-0	197	L-L	1915-07-20	88.010	Connellsville,Pennsylvania	MLB	1937-1938	1937-1938	�
Jim Pruett	C	2003-07-29		5-10	178	R-R	1917-12-16	85.225	Nashville,Tennessee	MLB	1944-1945	1944-1945	�
George Maloney	UMP	2003-07-29		6-2	225	-	1928-02-28	75.152	New York,New York		-	-	�
Norm McRae	P	2003-07-25	Cancer	6-1	195	R-R	1947-09-26	55.303	Elizabeth,New Jersey	MLB	1969-1970	1969-1970	1966- UDFA-DET
Grady Wilson	SS	2003-07-23		6-0	170	R-R	1922-11-23	80.242	Columbus,Georgia	MLB	1948-1948	1948-1948	�
Juan Delis	3B-OF	2003-07-23		5-11	170	R-R	1928-02-27	75.147	Santiago,Cuba	MLB	1955-1955	1955-1955	�
Ribs Raney	P	2003-07-07		6-4	190	R-R	1923-02-16	80.141	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1949-1950	1949-1950	�
Ed Chandler	P	2003-07-06		6-2	190	R-R	1922-02-17	81.139	Pinson,Alabama	MLB	1947-1947	1947-1947	�
Bill Miller	P	2003-07-01		6-0	175	L-L	1927-07-26	75.341	Minersville,Pennsylvania	MLB	1952-1955	1952-1955	�
Jack Bruner	P	2003-06-24		6-1	185	L-L	1924-07-01	78.358	Waterloo,Iowa	MLB	1949-1950	1949-1950	�
Bob Smith	P	2003-06-23		6-0	185	L-L	1928-05-13	75.041	Clarence,Missouri	MLB	1958-1959	1958-1959	�
Harry Kinzy	P	2003-06-22		6-4	185	R-R	1910-07-09	92.348	Hallsville,Texas	MLB	1934-1934	1934-1934	�
Larry Doby	OF	2003-06-18	Cancer	6-1	182	L-R	1923-12-13	79.188	Camden,South Carolina	MLB	1947-1959	1947-1959	�
Tom Fleming	UMP	2003-06-18			�	-	1918-01-30	85.139	-		-	-	�
Greg Garrett	P	2003-06-07		6-0	200	B-L	1948-03-12	55.087	Atascadero,California	MLB	1970-1971	1970-1971	1967-10- 147-ATL
Pete Sivess	P	2003-06-01		6-3	195	R-R	1913-09-23	89.251	South River,New Jersey	MLB	1936-1938	1936-1938	�
Johnny Hopp	OF-1B	2003-06-01		5-10	175	L-L	1916-07-18	86.318	Hastings,Nebraska	MLB	1939-1952	1939-1952	�
Joe Puskaric	UMP	2003-05-14			�	-	1924-03-09	79.066	-		-	-	�
Slick Coffman	P	2003-05-08		6-0	155	R-R	1910-12-11	92.148	Veto,Alabama	MLB	1937-1940	1937-1940	�
Art Houtteman	P	2003-05-06	Heart attack	6-2	188	R-R	1927-08-07	75.273	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1945-1957	1945-1957	�
Danny Napoleon	OF-3B	2003-04-26		5-11	190	R-R	1942-01-11	61.105	Claysburg,Pennsylvania	MLB	1965-1966	1965-1966	1964- UDFA-NYN
Fuzz White	OF	2003-04-24		6-0	175	L-R	1918-06-27	84.301	Springfield,Missouri	MLB	1940-1947	1940-1947	�
Chris Zachary	P	2003-04-19	Cancer	6-2	200	L-R	1944-02-19	59.060	Knoxville,Tennessee	MLB	1963-1973	1963-1973	1962- UDFA-HOU
Lefty Sloat	P	2003-04-18		6-0	168	R-L	1918-12-01	84.138	Nokomis,Illinois	MLB	1948-1949	1948-1949	�
Al Epperly	P	2003-04-14		6-2	194	L-R	1918-05-07	84.342	Glidden,Iowa	MLB	1938-1950	1938-1950	�
Ray Murray	C	2003-04-09		6-3	204	R-R	1917-10-12	85.179	Spring Hope,North Carolina	MLB	1948-1954	1948-1954	�
Hilly Flitcraft	P	2003-04-02		6-2	180	L-L	1923-08-21	79.225	Woodstown,New Jersey	MLB	1942-1942	1942-1942	�
Sam Bowens	OF	2003-03-28		6-1	195	R-R	1939-03-23	64.005	Wilmington,North Carolina	MLB	1963-1969	1963-1969	1960- UDFA-BAL
Frank Vito	1B	2003-03-25			�	-	1958-07-11	44.257	Rochester,New York	Ind	1995-1995	-	�
Harry Eisenstat	P	2003-03-21		5-11	185	L-L	1915-10-10	87.163	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1935-1942	1935-1942	�
Joe Buzas	SS	2003-03-19		6-1	180	R-R	1919-10-02	83.169	Alpha,New Jersey	MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945	�
Ron Shoop	C	2003-03-14		5-11	180	R-R	1931-09-19	71.177	Rural Valley,Pennsylvania	MLB	1959-1959	1959-1959	1951- UDFA-DET
Al Gionfriddo	OF	2003-03-14	Heart attack	5-6	165	L-L	1922-03-08	81.006	Dysart,Pennsylvania	MLB	1944-1947	1944-1947	�
Alta Cohen	OF	2003-03-11		5-10	170	L-L	1908-12-25	94.076	New York,New York	MLB	1931-1933	1931-1933	�
Mickey McGowan	P	2003-03-08		6-2	200	L-L	1921-11-26	81.102	Dothan,Alabama	MLB	1948-1948	1948-1948	�
Al Libke	OF	2003-03-07		6-4	215	L-R	1918-09-12	84.176	Tacoma,Washington	MLB	1945-1946	1945-1946	�
Mickey Kreitner	C	2003-03-06		6-3	190	R-R	1922-10-10	80.147	Nashville,Tennessee	MLB	1943-1944	1943-1944	�
Joe Decker	P	2003-03-02	Head injuries related to fall	6-0	180	R-R	1947-06-16	55.260	Storm Lake,Iowa	MLB	1965-1983	1969-1979	1965- 9- 161-CHN
Jim Fridley	OF	2003-02-28		6-2	205	R-R	1924-09-06	78.175	Philippi,West Virginia	MLB	1952-1958	1952-1958	�
Curt Daniels	2B	2003-02-25		5-11	170	B-R	1949-12-13	53.074	Hillsboro,Oregon	A-	1977-1980	-	1971- 8- 114-BAL
Rusty Peters	2B-SS	2003-02-21		5-11	170	R-R	1914-12-14	88.069	Roanoke,Virginia	MLB	1936-1947	1936-1947	�
Steve Bechler	P	2003-02-17	Abnormal liver function,mild hypertension	6-2	207	R-R	1979-11-18	23.091	Medford,Oregon	MLB	1998-2002	2002-2002	1998- 3- 99-BAL
Haywood Sullivan	C	2003-02-12	Stroke	6-4	215	R-R	1930-12-15	72.059	Donalsonville,Georgia	MLB	1955-1963	1955-1963	�
Dick Whitman	OF	2003-02-12		5-11	170	L-R	1920-11-09	82.095	Woodburn,Oregon	MLB	1946-1971	1946-1951	�
Wally Burnette	P	2003-02-12		6-0	178	R-R	1929-06-20	73.237	Blairs,Virginia	MLB	1956-1958	1956-1958	�
Gene Kelly	UMP	2003-02-11			�	-	1922-02-12	80.364	-		-	-	�
Chuck Aleno	3B	2003-02-10		6-1	215	R-R	1917-02-19	85.356	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1941-1944	1941-1944	�
Ralph Beard	P	2003-02-10		6-5	200	R-R	1929-02-11	73.364	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1954-1954	1954-1954	�
Billy Parker	2B-3B	2003-02-09		5-8	168	R-R	1947-01-14	56.026	Hayneville,Alabama	MLB	1969-1973	1971-1973	1969- UDFA-CAL
Jim Mertz	P	2003-02-04		5-10	170	R-R	1916-08-10	86.178	Lima,Ohio	MLB	1943-1943	1943-1943	�
Bob Kammeyer	P	2003-01-27	Pulmonary embolism	6-4	210	R-R	1950-12-02	52.056	Kansas City,Kansas	MLB	1970-1980	1978-1979	1972-21- 492-NYA
Toby Atwell	C	2003-01-25		5-9	185	L-R	1924-03-08	78.323	Leesburg,Virginia	MLB	1952-1956	1952-1956	�
Dennis Baldridge	OF	2003-01-24		6-1	185	R-R	1945-06-13	57.225	Eugene,Oregon		-	-	1966- 3- 50-NYA
Dutch Meyer	2B	2003-01-19		5-10	181	R-R	1915-10-06	87.105	Waco,Texas	MLB	1940-1946	1940-1946	�
Phil McCullough	P	2003-01-16		6-4	204	R-R	1917-07-22	85.178	Stockbridge,Georgia	MLB	1942-1942	1942-1942	�
Ernie Rudolph	P	2003-01-13		5-8	165	L-R	1909-02-13	93.334	Black River Falls,Wisconsin	MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945	�
Don Landrum	OF	2003-01-09		6-0	180	L-R	1936-02-16	66.328	Santa Rosa,California	MLB	1957-1966	1957-1966	�
Ed Albosta	P	2003-01-07		6-1	175	R-R	1918-10-27	84.072	Saginaw,Michigan	MLB	1941-1946	1941-1946	�
Jarvis Tatum	OF	2003-01-06		6-0	185	R-R	1946-10-11	56.087	Fresno,California	MLB	1968-1970	1968-1970	1965-16- 307-CAL
Durwood Merrill	UMP	2003-01-05	Complications from heart attack	6-0	215	-	1938-03-12	64.299	Cloud Chief,Oklahoma		-	-	�
Jim Westlake	H	2003-01-03		6-1	190	L-L	1930-07-03	72.184	Sacramento,California	MLB	1955-1955	1955-1955	�
Joe Ostrowski	P	2003-01-03		6-0	180	L-L	1916-11-15	86.049	West Wyoming,Pennsylvania	MLB	1948-1952	1948-1952	�
Bud Metheny	OF	2003-01-02		5-11	190	L-L	1915-06-01	87.215	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1943-1946	1943-1946	�

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2003 Baseball Deaths

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