1947 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1947 calendar year.

1947 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
George Bausewine1869-03-221947-07-2978.129P6-2207  1869-03-22Philadelphia,PAMLB1889-18891889-1889 
Harry Bemis1874-02-011947-05-2373.111C5-8175RR1874-02-01Farmington,NHMLB1902-19101902-1910 
George Blaeholder1904-01-261947-12-2943.337P5-11175RR1904-01-26Orange,CAMLB1925-19361925-1936 
Jim Bluejacket1887-07-081947-03-2659.261P6-3200RR1887-07-08Adair,OKMLB1916-19161916-1916 
King Brady1881-05-281947-08-2166.085P6-0190RR1881-05-28Elmer,NJMLB1905-19121905-1912 
Neal Brady1897-03-041947-06-1950.107P6-0197RR1897-03-04Covington,KYMLB1915-19251915-1925 
Kitty Bransfield1875-01-071947-05-0172.1141B5-11207RR1875-01-07Worcester,MAMLB1898-19111898-1911 
George Brickley1894-07-191947-02-2352.219OF5-9180RR1894-07-19Everett,MAMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Jack Calhoun1879-12-141947-02-2767.0753B6-0185RR1879-12-14Pittsburgh,PAMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Ed Callahan1857-12-111947-02-0589.056OF-SS 0  1857-12-11Boston,MAMLB1884-18841884-1884 
Hal Chase1883-02-131947-05-1864.0941B6-0175RL1883-02-13Los Gatos,CAMLB1905-19191905-1919 
Joe Cobb1895-01-241947-12-2452.334H5-9170RR1895-01-24Hudson,PAMLB1918-19181918-1918 
Goat Cochran1890-01-311947-05-2357.112P5-10175RR1890-01-31Concord,GAMLB1915-19151915-1915 
Jim Cockman1873-04-261947-09-2874.1553B5-6145RR1873-04-26Guelph,ONMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Ensign Cottrell1888-08-291947-02-2758.182P5-10173LL1888-08-29Hoosick Falls,NYMLB1911-19151911-1915 
Woody Crowson1918-09-091947-08-1428.339P6-2185RR1918-09-09Fuquay Springs,NCMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Harry Davis1873-07-181947-08-1174.0241B5-10180RR1873-07-18Philadelphia,PAMLB1895-19171895-1917 
She Donahue1877-06-291947-08-2870.060SS-3B5-90RR1877-06-29Oswego,NYMLB1904-19041904-1904 
Slow Joe Doyle1881-09-151947-11-2166.067P5-8150RR1881-09-15Clay Center,KSMLB1906-19101906-1910 
Dick Egan1884-06-231947-07-0763.0142B5-11162RR1884-06-23Portland,ORMLB1908-19161908-1916 
Charles Embry1901-08-171947-10-1046.054P6-2184RR1901-08-17Columbia,TNMLB1923-19231923-1923 
Johnny Evers1881-07-211947-03-2865.2502B5-9125LR1881-07-21Troy,NYMLB1902-19221902-1922 
Bob Ewing1873-04-241947-06-2074.057P6-2170RR1873-04-24New Hampshire,OHMLB1902-19121902-1912 
Newt Fisher1871-06-281947-02-2875.245C5-9171RR1871-06-28Nashville,TNMLB1898-18981898-1898 
Steamer Flanagan1881-04-201947-04-2166.001OF6-1185LL1881-04-20Pringle,PAMLB1905-19051905-1905 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Carney Flynn1875-01-231947-02-1072.018P5-11165LL1875-01-23Cincinnati,OHMLB1894-18961894-1896 
Jacob Fox1879-09-271947-08-2167.328P 0  1879-09-27Scranton,PAMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Ossie France1858-10-041947-05-0288.210P5-8155LL1858-10-04Greensburg,OHMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Del Gainer1886-11-101947-01-2960.0801B6-0180RR1886-11-10Montrose,WVMLB1909-19221909-1922 
Jack Glasscock1857-07-221947-02-2489.217IF5-8160RR1857-07-22Wheeling,WVMLB1879-18951879-1895 
Jot Goar1870-01-311947-04-0477.063P5-9160RR1870-01-31New Lisbon,INMLB1896-18981896-1898 
Gene Good1882-12-131947-08-0664.236OF5-6130LL1882-12-13Roxbury,MAMLB1906-19061906-1906 
Bill Hall1894-02-221947-08-1553.174P6-2250RR1894-02-22Charleston,WVMLB1913-19131913-1913 
John Halla1884-05-131947-09-3063.140P5-11175LL1884-05-13St. Louis,MOMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Ed Harting0000-00-001947-06-18C5-9213   St. Louis,MOMLB1886-18861886-1886 
Jack Hoey1881-11-101947-11-1466.004OF5-9185LL1881-11-10Watertown,MAMLB1906-19081906-1908 
Tex Hoffman1893-11-301947-05-1953.1703B5-9195LR1893-11-30San Antonio,TXMLB1915-19151915-1915 
Billy Hulen1870-03-121947-10-0277.204SS5-8148LL1870-03-12Dixon,CAMLB1896-18991896-1899 
Charlie Jones1876-06-021947-04-0270.304OF6-1165RR1876-06-02Butler,PAMLB1901-19081901-1908 
Jim Kane1881-11-271947-10-0265.3091B6-2225LL1881-11-27Scranton,PAMLB1908-19081908-1908 
Bill Keen1892-08-161947-07-1654.3341B6-0181RR1892-08-16Oglethorpe,GAMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Johnny Kling1875-11-131947-01-3171.079C5-10160RR1875-11-13Kansas City,MOMLB1900-19131900-1913 
Ed Konetchy1885-09-031947-05-2761.2661B6-3195RR1885-09-03La Crosse,WIMLB1907-19211907-1921 
Joe Koukalik1880-03-031947-01-0266.305P5-8160RR1880-03-03Chicago,ILMLB1904-19041904-1904 
Ty LaForest1917-04-181947-05-0530.0173B5-9165RR1917-04-18Edmundston,NBMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Bevo Lebourveau1896-08-241947-12-1051.108OF5-11175LR1896-08-24Dana Point,CAMLB1919-19291919-1929 
Ed Lennon1897-08-171947-09-1350.027P5-11170RR1897-08-17Philadelphia,PAMLB1928-19281928-1928 
Pete Lister1881-07-211947-03-2765.2491B6-0190RR1881-07-21Savanna,ILMLB1907-19071907-1907 
Carlton Lord1900-01-071947-08-1547.2203B5-11170RR1900-01-07Philadelphia,PAMLB1923-19231923-1923 
Bill Ludwig1882-05-271947-09-0565.101C 0RR1882-05-27Louisville,KYMLB1908-19081908-1908 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Mike Lynch1875-09-101947-04-0171.203OF5-10155 R1875-09-10St. Paul,MNMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Tom Maher0000-00-001947-12-07H 0    MLB1902-19021902-1902 
Doc Martel1883-06-291947-10-1164.104C-1B6-0185RR1883-06-29Weymouth,MAMLB1909-19101909-1910 
Mike McDermott1864-05-061947-05-0783.001P5-10152  1864-05-06Fall River,MAMLB1889-18891889-1889 
Dan McGarvey1887-12-021947-03-0759.095OF 0R 1887-12-02Philadelphia,PAMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Hugh McQuillan1895-09-151947-08-2651.345P6-0170RR1895-09-15New York,NYMLB1918-19271918-1927 
Dewey Metivier1898-05-061947-03-0248.300P5-11175LR1898-05-06Cambridge,MAMLB1922-19241922-1924 
Ferdie Moore1896-02-221947-05-0651.0731B6-0212  1896-02-22Camden,NJMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Mike Mowrey1884-04-241947-03-2062.3303B5-10180RR1884-04-24Browns Mill,PAMLB1905-19171905-1917 
Charlie Newman1868-11-051947-11-2379.018OF5-11160RR1868-11-05Juda,WIMLB1892-18921892-1892 
Hub Northen1886-08-161947-10-0161.046OF5-8175LL1886-08-16Atlanta,TXMLB1910-19121910-1912 
Orval Overall1881-02-021947-07-1466.162P6-2214BR1881-02-02Farmersville,CAMLB1905-19131905-1913 
Pol Perritt1891-08-301947-10-1556.046P6-2168RR1891-08-30Arcadia,LAMLB1912-19211912-1921 
Ralph Pond1888-05-041947-09-0859.127OF5-90 R1888-05-04Eau Claire,WIMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Roxey Roach1882-11-281947-12-2665.028SS5-11160RR1882-11-28Anita,PAMLB1910-19121910-1912 
Chick Robitaille1879-03-021947-07-3068.150P5-8150RR1879-03-02Whitehall,NYMLB1904-19051904-1905 
Jack Rothfuss1872-04-181947-04-2075.0021B5-11195RR1872-04-18Newark,NJMLB1897-18971897-1897 
Harry Sage1864-03-161947-05-2783.072C5-10185RR1864-03-16Rock Island,ILMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Ed Seward1867-06-291947-07-3080.031OF-P5-7175 R1867-06-29Cleveland,OHMLB1885-18911885-1891 
Sam Shaw0000-00-001947-02-13P5-5140RR Baltimore,MDMLB1888-18931888-1893 
Jimmy Sheckard1878-11-231947-01-1568.053OF5-9175LR1878-11-23Upper Chanceford,PAMLB1897-19131897-1913 
Jud Smith1869-01-131947-12-0778.3283B6-0185RR1869-01-13Green Oak,MIMLB1893-19011893-1901 
Stub Smith1873-11-241947-11-1473.355SS5-6145LR1873-11-24Elmwood,ILMLB1898-18981898-1898 
Clarence Stephens1863-08-191947-02-2883.193P 0 R1863-08-19Cincinnati,OHMLB1886-18911886-1891 
Phil Stremmel1880-04-161947-12-2667.254P6-0175RR1880-04-16Zanesville,OHMLB1909-19101909-1910 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Luke Stuart1892-05-231947-06-1555.0232B5-8165RR1892-05-23Alamance County,NCMLB1921-19211921-1921 
Tom Sullivan1860-03-011947-04-1287.042P5-10165  1860-03-01New York,NYMLB1884-18891884-1889 
Ed Sweeney1888-07-191947-07-0458.350C6-1200RR1888-07-19Chicago,ILMLB1908-19191908-1919 
Lee Viau1866-07-051947-12-1781.165P5-4160RR1866-07-05Corinth,VTMLB1888-18921888-1892 
Tony Von Fricken1869-05-301947-03-2277.296P5-11160BR1869-05-30Brooklyn,NYMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Ed Walker1874-08-111947-09-2973.049P6-5242LL1874-08-11Cambois,ENMLB1902-19031902-1903 
Jimmy Walsh1886-03-251947-01-2160.302OF-2B5-9174RR1886-03-25Lima,OHMLB1910-19131910-1913 
John Walsh1879-03-251947-04-2568.0313B5-9162RR1879-03-25Wilkes-Barre,PAMLB1903-19031903-1903 
Hooks Warner1894-05-221947-02-1952.2733B5-11170LR1894-05-22Del Rio,TXMLB1916-19211916-1921 
George Whiteman1882-12-231947-02-1064.049OF5-7160RR1882-12-23Peoria,ILMLB1907-19181907-1918 
Vic Willis1876-04-121947-08-0371.113P6-2185RR1876-04-12Cecil County,MDMLB1898-19101898-1910 
Jimmie Wilson1900-07-231947-05-3146.312C6-2200RR1900-07-23Philadelphia,PAMLB1923-19401923-1940 
Mellie Wolfgang1890-03-201947-06-3057.102P5-9160RR1890-03-20Albany,NYMLB1914-19181914-1918 
Ceylon Wright1893-08-161947-11-0754.083SS5-9150LR1893-08-16Minneapolis,MNMLB1916-19161916-1916 
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