1944 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1944 calendar year.

1944 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Al Bauer1859-08-071944-02-2384.200P 0 L1859-08-07Columbus,OHMLB1884-18861884-1886 
Bill Bowman1867-01-231944-12-2877.340C5-11180  1867-01-23Chicago,ILMLB1891-18911891-1891 
Ed Brandt1905-02-171944-11-0139.258P6-1190LL1905-02-17Spokane,WAMLB1928-19381928-1938 
Roger Bresnahan1879-06-111944-12-0465.176C-OF5-9200RR1879-06-11Toledo,OHMLB1897-19151897-1915 
Frank Brill1864-03-281944-11-1980.236P5-8155RR1864-03-28Astoria,NYMLB1884-18841884-1884 
Jim Brown1891-03-311944-10-2253.205OF6-0178RR1891-03-31Laurel,MDMLB1915-19161915-1916 
Bob Brush1875-03-081944-04-0269.0251B5-100  1875-03-08Osage,IAMLB1907-19071907-1907 
Bill Chappelle1881-03-221944-12-3163.284P6-2206RR1881-03-22Waterloo,NYMLB1908-19091908-1909 
Jim Chatterton1864-10-141944-12-1580.062OF-1B 0  1864-10-14Brooklyn,NYMLB1884-18841884-1884 
Lloyd Christenbury1893-10-191944-12-1351.055OF-2B5-7165LR1893-10-19Mecklenburg County,NCMLB1919-19221919-1922 
Bob Clark1897-08-221944-05-1846.270P6-3188RR1897-08-22Newport,PAMLB1920-19211920-1921 
Ed Clough1906-10-281944-01-3037.094OF6-0188LL1906-10-28Wiconisco,PAMLB1924-19261924-1926 
Orlin Collier1907-02-171944-09-0937.205P6-0180RR1907-02-17East Prairie,MOMLB1931-19311931-1931 
Bert Conn1879-09-221944-11-0265.0412B-P6-0178 R1879-09-22Philadelphia,PAMLB1898-19011898-1901 
Harry Daubert1892-06-191944-01-0851.203H6-0160RR1892-06-19Columbus,OHMLB1915-19151915-1915 
Dixie Davis1890-10-121944-02-0453.115P5-11155RR1890-10-12Wilsons Mills,NCMLB1912-19261912-1926 
Snake Deal1879-01-211944-05-0965.1091B6-0164RR1879-01-21Lancaster,PAMLB1906-19061906-1906 
Joseph DeBerry1896-11-291944-10-0947.315P6-1175LR1896-11-29Mount Gilead,NCMLB1920-19211920-1921 
Bill Duggleby1874-03-161944-08-3070.167P 0 R1874-03-16Utica,NYMLB1898-19071898-1907 
Jack Dunleavy1879-09-141944-04-1164.210OF-P5-6167LL1879-09-14Harrison,NJMLB1903-19051903-1905 
Joe Dunn1885-03-111944-03-1959.008C5-9160RR1885-03-11Springfield,MAMLB1908-19091908-1909 
Bill Duzen1870-02-211944-03-1174.019P5-11165RR1870-02-21Buffalo,NYMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Kid Elberfeld1875-04-131944-01-1368.275SS-3B5-7158RR1875-04-13Pomeroy,OHMLB1898-19141898-1914 
Jack Enzenroth1885-11-041944-02-2158.109C5-9160RR1885-11-04Mineral Point,WIMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Pop Foster1878-04-081944-04-1666.008OF5-80RR1878-04-08New Haven,CTMLB1898-19011898-1901 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Welcome Gaston1874-12-191944-12-1369.360P 0 L1874-12-19Senecaville,OHMLB1898-18991898-1899 
Elmer Gedeon1917-04-151944-04-2027.005OF6-4196RR1917-04-15Cleveland,OHMLB1939-19391939-1939 
Bob Gilks1864-07-021944-08-2180.050P5-8178RR1864-07-02Cincinnati,OHMLB1887-18931887-1893 
Jack Gleason1854-07-141944-09-0490.0523B 170RR1854-07-14St. Louis,MOMLB1877-18861877-1886 
Bob Glenalvin1867-01-171944-03-2477.0672B5-9160BR1867-01-17Pine Bluff,ARMLB1890-18931890-1893 
Scott Hardesty1870-01-261944-10-2974.277SS 0 L1870-01-26Bellville,OHMLB1899-18991899-1899 
Billy Hart1866-05-161944-05-1477.364P5-80  1866-05-16Palmyra,MOMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Topsy Hartsel1874-06-261944-10-1470.110OF5-5155LL1874-06-26Polk,OHMLB1898-19111898-1911 
Arthur Hauger1891-11-181944-08-0252.258OF5-11168LR1891-11-18Delhi,OHMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Claude Hendrix1889-04-131944-03-2254.344P6-0195RR1889-04-13Olathe,KSMLB1911-19201911-1920 
Dan Howley1885-10-161944-03-1058.146C6-0187RR1885-10-16Weymouth,MAMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Hal Irelan1890-08-051944-07-1653.3462B5-7165BR1890-08-05Burnettsville,INMLB1914-19141914-1914 
John Kelly1879-03-131944-03-1965.006OF5-9165  1879-03-13Clifton Heights,PAMLB1907-19071907-1907 
Phil Knell1865-03-121944-06-0579.085P5-7154RL1865-03-12Mill Valley,CAMLB1888-18951888-1895 
Bill Knowlton1898-08-181944-02-2545.191P5-100RR1898-08-18Philadelphia,PAMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Rube Kroh1886-08-251944-03-1757.205P6-2186LL1886-08-25Friendship,NYMLB1906-19121906-1912 
Louis LeRoy1879-02-181944-10-1065.235P5-10180RR1879-02-18Omro,WIMLB1905-19101905-1910 
Pete McBride1875-07-091944-07-0368.360P5-10170RR1875-07-09Adams,MAMLB1898-18991898-1899 
Swat McCabe1881-11-201944-12-0963.019OF5-10187LR1881-11-20Towanda,PAMLB1909-19101909-1910 
Willie McGill1873-11-101944-08-2970.293P5-6170 L1873-11-10Atlanta,GAMLB1890-18961890-1896 
John McKelvey1847-08-271944-05-3196.278OF5-7175RR1847-08-27Rochester,NYMLB1875-18751875-1875 
Jouett Meekin1867-02-211944-12-1477.297P6-1180RR1867-02-21New Albany,INMLB1891-19001891-1900 
Elmer Miller1890-07-281944-11-2854.123OF6-0175RR1890-07-28Sandusky,OHMLB1912-19221912-1922 
Frank Motz1868-10-011944-03-1875.1691B6-0160  1868-10-01Freeburg,PAMLB1890-18941890-1894 
Tony Mullane1859-01-301944-04-2585.086P5-10165BB1859-01-30Cork,IRMLB1881-18941881-1894 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
George Mullin1880-07-041944-01-0763.187P5-11188RR1880-07-04Toledo,OHMLB1902-19131902-1913 
John Pappalau1875-04-031944-05-1269.039P6-0175RR1875-04-03Albany,NYMLB1897-18971897-1897 
Hub Pernoll1888-03-141944-02-1855.341P5-8175RL1888-03-14Applegate,ORMLB1910-19121910-1912 
Ed Pinnance1880-10-221944-12-1264.051P6-1180LR1880-10-22Walpole Island,ONMLB1903-19031903-1903 
Lew Post1875-04-121944-08-2169.131OF 0  1875-04-12woodland,MIMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Jack Powell1874-07-091944-10-1770.100P5-11195RR1874-07-09Bloomington,ILMLB1897-19121897-1912 
Charlie Reynolds1865-05-011944-07-0379.063C5-9175RR1865-05-01Williamsburg,INMLB1889-18891889-1889 
Dick Robertson1891-09-161944-10-0253.016P5-9160RR1891-09-16Rockville,MDMLB1913-19191913-1919 
Claude Rothgeb1880-01-011944-07-0664.187OF6-0200B 1880-01-01Milford,ILMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Tim Shinnick1867-11-061944-05-1876.1942B5-9150BR1867-11-06Exeter,NHMLB1890-18911890-1891 
Frank Shugart1866-12-101944-09-0977.274SS-OF5-8170LR1866-12-10Luthersburg,PAMLB1890-19011890-1901 
Camp Skinner1897-06-251944-08-0447.040OF5-11165LR1897-06-25Douglasville,GAMLB1922-19231922-1923 
Ecky Stearns1861-10-171944-06-2882.2551B-OF6-1185LR1861-10-17Buffalo,NYMLB1880-18891880-1889 
Farmer Steelman1875-06-291944-09-1669.079C-OF5-110 R1875-06-29Millville,NJMLB1899-19021899-1902 
Neil Stynes1868-12-101944-03-2675.107C6-0165RR1868-12-10Arlington,MAMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Tom Sullivan1906-12-191944-08-1637.241C6-0190RR1906-12-19Nome,AKMLB1925-19251925-1925 
Harry Swacina1881-08-221944-06-2162.3041B6-2190RR1881-08-22St. Louis,MOMLB1907-19081907-1908 
Pinky Swander1880-07-041944-10-2464.112OF5-9180LL1880-07-04Portsmouth,OHMLB1903-19041903-1904 
Art Thomason1889-02-121944-05-0255.080OF5-8150LL1889-02-12Liberty,MOMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Irv Waldron1872-01-211944-07-2272.183OF5-5155LR1872-01-21Hillside,NYMLB1901-19011901-1901 
Tom Walker1881-08-011944-07-1062.344P5-11170RR1881-08-01Philadelphia,PAMLB1902-19051902-1905 
Harry Wilhelm1874-04-071944-02-2069.319P5-7155RR1874-04-07Uniontown,PAMLB1899-18991899-1899 
Elmer Zacher1883-09-171944-12-2061.094OF5-9190RR1883-09-17Buffalo,NYMLB1910-19101910-1910 
73 record(s)