1940 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1940 calendar year.

1940 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Bill Abstein1883-02-021940-04-0857.0661B6-0185RR1883-02-02St. Louis,MOMLB1906-19101906-1910 
Bert Adams1891-06-211940-06-2449.003C6-1185BR1891-06-21Wharton,TXMLB1910-19191910-1919 
Wally Andrews1859-09-181940-01-2080.1241B6-3170RR1859-09-18Philadelphia,PAMLB1884-18881884-1888 
Bock Baker1878-07-171940-08-1762.031P5-9181 L1878-07-17Troy,NYMLB1901-19011901-1901 
Phil Baker1856-09-191940-06-0483.2591B-OF5-8152LL1856-09-19Philadelphia,PAMLB1883-18861883-1886 
Charlie Berry1860-09-061940-02-1679.1632B5-11175RR1860-09-06Elizabeth,NJMLB1884-18841884-1884 
George Bird1850-06-231940-11-0990.139OF5-9150RR1850-06-23Rockford,ILMLB1871-18711871-1871 
Matt Broderick1877-12-011940-02-2662.0872B5-7135RR1877-12-01Lattimer,PAMLB1903-19031903-1903 
Ed Bruyette1874-08-311940-08-0565.340OF5-10170LR1874-08-31Manawa,WIMLB1901-19011901-1901 
Joe Burke1867-12-071940-11-0372.332IF5-7160  1867-12-07Nashville,TNMLB1890-18911890-1891 
Bill Childers0000-00-001940-12-30P 0    MLB1895-18951895-1895 
George Clark1891-05-191940-11-1449.179P6-0190RL1891-05-19Smithland,IAMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Henry Cote1864-02-191940-04-2876.069C5-9165  1864-02-19Troy,NYMLB1894-18951894-1895 
Roy Crabb1890-08-231940-03-3049.220P5-11160RR1890-08-23Monticello,IAMLB1912-19121912-1912 
George Davis1870-08-231940-10-1770.055SS5-9180BR1870-08-23Cohoes,NYMLB1890-19091890-1909 
Frank Decker1857-02-261940-02-0582.344C 0RR1857-02-26St. Louis,MOMLB1879-18821879-1882 
Patsy Dougherty1876-10-271940-04-3063.186OF6-2190LR1876-10-27Andover,NYMLB1902-19111902-1911 
Logan Drake1899-12-261940-06-0140.158P5-11165RR1899-12-26Spartanburg,SCMLB1922-19241922-1924 
Gus Dundon1874-07-101940-09-0166.0532B5-10165RR1874-07-10Columbus,OHMLB1904-19061904-1906 
Harry Eells1880-02-141940-12-0760.297P6-1195RR1880-02-14Ida Grove,IAMLB1906-19061906-1906 
Red Ehret1868-08-311940-07-2871.332P6-0175RR1868-08-31Louisville,KYMLB1888-18981888-1898 
Red Fisher1887-06-221940-01-3152.223OF5-9176LR1887-06-22Pittsburgh,PAMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Ira Flagstead1893-09-221940-03-1346.173OF5-9165RR1893-09-22Montague,MIMLB1917-19301917-1930 
Chick Fraser1873-08-261940-05-0866.256P5-11188RR1873-08-26Chicago,ILMLB1896-19091896-1909 
Chick Fulmer1851-02-131940-02-1589.002SS6-0158RR1851-02-13Philadelphia,PAMLB1871-18841871-1884 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Harry Gaspar1883-04-281940-05-1457.016P6-0180RR1883-04-28Quorn,IAMLB1909-19121909-1912 
Ed Hallinan1888-08-231940-08-2452.001SS-2B5-9168RR1888-08-23San Francisco,CAMLB1911-19121911-1912 
Billy Hamilton1866-02-151940-12-1574.304OF5-6165LR1866-02-15Newark,NJMLB1888-19011888-1901 
Alex Hardy1876-09-301940-04-2263.205P5-10164RL1876-09-30Toronto,ONMLB1902-19031902-1903 
John Harkins1859-04-121940-11-1881.220P6-1205RR1859-04-12New Brunswick,NJMLB1884-18881884-1888 
Bill Hawes1853-11-171940-06-1686.212OF5-10155RR1853-11-17Nashua,NHMLB1879-18841879-1884 
Chink Heileman1872-08-101940-07-1967.3443B5-8155RR1872-08-10Cincinnati,OHMLB1901-19011901-1901 
Willard Hershberger1910-05-281940-08-0330.067C5-11167RR1910-05-28Lemoncove,CAMLB1938-19401938-1940 
Charlie Hollocher1896-06-111940-08-1444.064SS5-7154LR1896-06-11St. Louis,MOMLB1918-19241918-1924 
Charlie Johnson1885-03-121940-08-2855.169OF5-9150LL1885-03-12Slatington,PAMLB1908-19081908-1908 
Johnny Johnston1890-03-281940-03-0749.345OF5-11172LR1890-03-28Longview,TXMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Mike Jordan1863-02-071940-09-2577.231OF5-7155  1863-02-07Lawrence,MAMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Ed Keas1863-01-021940-01-1277.010P 0  1863-01-02Dubuque,IAMLB1888-18881888-1888 
Billy Kelly1886-05-011940-06-0354.033C6-0183RR1886-05-01Baltimore,MDMLB1910-19131910-1913 
Charlie Kelly1862-02-251940-01-0577.314IF 0RR1862-02-25Kellyville,PAMLB1883-18861883-1886 
John Kiley1859-07-011940-12-1881.170OF5-7147LL1859-07-01Dedham,MAMLB1884-18911884-1891 
Matt Kilroy1866-06-211940-03-0273.255P5-9175LL1866-06-21Philadelphia,PAMLB1886-18981886-1898 
Fred Klobedanz1871-06-131940-04-1268.304P5-11190LL1871-06-13Waterbury,CTMLB1896-19021896-1902 
Andy Knox1864-01-061940-09-1476.2521B 0RR1864-01-06Philadelphia,PAMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Harry Krause1888-07-121940-10-2352.103P5-10165BL1888-07-12San Francisco,CAMLB1908-19121908-1912 
Bill Leith1873-05-311940-07-1667.046P6-1208 L1873-05-31Matteawan,NYMLB1899-18991899-1899 
Axel Lindstrom1895-08-261940-06-2444.303P5-10180RR1895-08-26Gustavsberg,SWMLB1916-19161916-1916 
Marshall Locke1857-03-121940-03-0682.360OF 0  1857-03-12Ashland,OHMLB1884-18841884-1884 
Byrd Lynn1889-03-131940-02-0550.329C5-11165RR1889-03-13Unionville,ILMLB1916-19201916-1920 
Mike Mahoney1873-12-051940-01-0366.0291B6-4220R 1873-12-05Boston,MAMLB1897-18981897-1898 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Bill Massey0000-00-001940-10-091B5-11167RR Philadelphia,PAMLB1894-18941894-1894 
Patsy McGaffigan1888-09-121940-12-2252.1012B-SS5-8140RR1888-09-12Carlyle,ILMLB1917-19181917-1918 
George McQuillan1885-05-011940-03-3054.334P6-0175RR1885-05-01Brooklyn,NYMLB1907-19181907-1918 
Bill Mellor1874-06-061940-11-0566.1521B6-0190RR1874-06-06Camden,NJMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Ray Morgan1889-06-141940-02-1550.2462B5-9155RR1889-06-14Baltimore,MDMLB1911-19181911-1918 
Dave Murphy1876-05-041940-04-0863.340SS-3B 0 R1876-05-04Adams,MAMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Billy Otterson1862-05-241940-09-2178.120SS5-7135RR1862-05-24Pittsburgh,PAMLB1887-18871887-1887 
Ed Pabst1867-07-081940-06-1972.347OF5-11170 R1867-07-08St. Louis,MOMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Joe Quinn1864-12-251940-11-1275.3232B5-7158RR1864-12-25Sydney,AUMLB1884-19011884-1901 
Billy Reid1857-05-171940-06-2683.0402B-OF6-0170LR1857-05-17London,ONMLB1883-18841883-1884 
Jimmie Savage1883-08-291940-06-2656.3022B5-5150BR1883-08-29Southington,CTMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Crazy Schmit1866-02-131940-10-0574.235P5-10165LL1866-02-13Chicago,ILMLB1890-19011890-1901 
Bill Schwartz1864-04-031940-12-2276.263C6-1195RR1864-04-03Jamestown,KYMLB1883-18841883-1884 
Tom Seaton1887-08-301940-04-1052.224P6-0175BR1887-08-30Blair,NEMLB1912-19171912-1917 
Spike Shannon1878-02-071940-05-1662.099OF5-11180BR1878-02-07Pittsburgh,PAMLB1904-19081904-1908 
Bill Shipke1882-11-181940-09-1057.2973B5-7145RR1882-11-18St. Louis,MOMLB1906-19091906-1909 
John Stafford1870-04-081940-07-0370.086P5-10170RR1870-04-08Dudley,MAMLB1893-18931893-1893 
Buck Stanley1889-11-131940-08-1350.274P5-10160LL1889-11-13Washington,DCMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Park Swartzel1865-11-211940-01-0374.043P5-10150RR1865-11-21Knightstown,INMLB1889-18891889-1889 
Charlie Swindells1878-10-261940-07-2261.270C6-0180RR1878-10-26Rockford,ILMLB1904-19041904-1904 
John Taber1868-06-281940-02-2171.238P5-80RR1868-06-28Acushnet,MAMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Frank Thompson1895-07-021940-06-2744.3613B5-8155RR1895-07-02Springfield,MOMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Ollie Tucker1902-01-271940-07-1338.168OF5-11180LR1902-01-27Radiant,VAMLB1927-19281927-1928 
Libe Washburn1874-06-161940-03-2265.280P-OF5-10180BL1874-06-16Lyme,NHMLB1902-19031902-1903 
Johnny Welch1906-12-021940-09-0233.275P6-3184LR1906-12-02Washington,DCMLB1926-19361926-1936 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Tom Williams1870-08-191940-07-2769.343P 0  1870-08-19Minersville,OHMLB1892-18931892-1893 
Bill Wise1861-03-151940-05-0579.051OF5-7142  1861-03-15Washington,DCMLB1882-18861882-1886 
George Yeager1873-06-041940-07-0567.031C5-10190RR1873-06-04Cincinnati,OHMLB1896-19021896-1902 
Stan Yerkes1874-11-281940-07-2865.243P5-10165RR1874-11-28Cheltenham,PAMLB1901-19031901-1903 
Ed Yewell1862-08-221940-09-1578.0242B-3B 0  1862-08-22Washington,DCMLB1884-18841884-1884 
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