1948 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1948 calendar year.

1948 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Pelham Ballenger1894-02-061948-12-0854.3063B5-11160RR1894-02-06Gilreath Mill,SCMLB1928-19281928-1928 
Jimmy Bannon1871-05-051948-03-2476.324OF5-5160RR1871-05-05Amesbury,MAMLB1893-18961893-1896 
Art Benedict1862-03-311948-01-1485.2892B 0RR1862-03-31Cornwall,ILMLB1883-18831883-1883 
Walter Blair1883-10-131948-08-2064.312C6-0185RR1883-10-13Landrus,PAMLB1907-19111907-1911 
Gus Bono1894-08-291948-12-0354.096P5-11175RR1894-08-29Doe Run,MOMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Chick Bowen1897-07-261948-08-0951.014OF5-7165RR1897-07-26New Haven,CTMLB1919-19191919-1919 
Frank Bowerman1868-12-051948-11-3079.361C-1B6-2190RR1868-12-05Romeo,MIMLB1895-19091895-1909 
Mordecai Brown1876-10-191948-02-1471.118P5-10175BR1876-10-19Nyesville,INMLB1903-19161903-1916 
Stub Brown1870-08-031948-03-1077.220P6-2220 L1870-08-03Baltimore,MDMLB1893-18971893-1897 
Frank Browning1882-10-291948-05-2065.204P5-6155RR1882-10-29Falmouth,KYMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Fred Buckingham1876-02-131948-12-0372.294P 0  1876-02-13Blenheim,NYMLB1895-18951895-1895 
Ike Butler1873-08-221948-03-1774.208P6-0175 R1873-08-22Langston,MIMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Bill Byers1877-10-031948-09-0870.341C5-7210LR1877-10-03Bridgeton,INMLB1904-19041904-1904 
Lew Camp1868-02-231948-10-0180.2213B6-0175LR1868-02-23Columbus,OHMLB1892-18941892-1894 
Wirt Cannell1880-01-231948-08-2668.216OF5-11180LR1880-01-23South Bridgton,MEMLB1904-19051904-1905 
Howdy Caton1894-07-161948-01-0853.176SS5-6165RR1894-07-16Zanesville,OHMLB1917-19201917-1920 
Bill Clancy1879-04-121948-02-1068.3041B6-2180LR1879-04-12Redfield,NYMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Dick Cogan1871-12-051948-05-0276.149P5-7150RR1871-12-05Paterson,NJMLB1897-19001897-1900 
Percy Coleman1876-10-151948-02-1671.124P 0 R1876-10-15Mason,OHMLB1897-18981897-1898 
Phil Collins1901-08-271948-08-1446.353P5-11175RR1901-08-27Chicago,ILMLB1923-19351923-1935 
Bill Dammann1872-08-091948-12-0676.119P5-7155LL1872-08-09Chicago,ILMLB1897-18991897-1899 
Homer Davidson1884-10-141948-07-2663.286C5-11155RR1884-10-14Cleveland,OHMLB1908-19081908-1908 
Pat Deisel1876-04-291948-04-1771.354C5-5145RR1876-04-29Ripley,OHMLB1902-19031902-1903 
Art Devlin1879-10-161948-09-1868.3383B6-0175RR1879-10-16Washington,DCMLB1904-19131904-1913 
John Dolan1867-09-121948-05-0480.235P5-10170 R1867-09-12Newport,KYMLB1890-18951890-1895 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Frank Doljack1907-10-051948-01-2340.110OF5-11175RR1907-10-05Cleveland,OHMLB1930-19431930-1943 
Rich Durning1892-10-101948-09-2355.349P6-2178LL1892-10-10Louisville,KYMLB1917-19181917-1918 
Roy Ellam1886-02-081948-10-2862.263SS5-11203RR1886-02-08West Conshohocken,PAMLB1909-19181909-1918 
Bob Emmerich1891-08-011948-11-2257.113OF5-3155RR1891-08-01New York,NYMLB1923-19231923-1923 
Jimmy Esmond1889-08-081948-06-2658.323SS5-11167RR1889-08-08Albany,NYMLB1911-19121911-1912 
Bill Gardner0000-00-001948-10-12P 0   Baltimore,MDMLB1887-18871887-1887 
Charlie Graham1878-04-241948-08-2970.127C6-0190RR1878-04-24Santa Clara,CAMLB1906-19061906-1906 
Bob Groom1884-09-121948-02-1963.160P6-2175RR1884-09-12Belleville,ILMLB1909-19181909-1918 
Bert Hall1889-10-151948-07-1858.277P5-10178RR1889-10-15Portland,ORMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Chick Hartley1880-08-221948-07-1867.331OF5-8180RR1880-08-22Philadelphia,PAMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Larry Hoffman1882-07-181948-12-2966.1643B5-8175RR1882-07-18Chicago,ILMLB1901-19011901-1901 
Bert Husting1878-03-061948-09-0370.181P5-10185RR1878-03-06Mayville,WIMLB1900-19021900-1902 
Doc Imlay1889-01-121948-10-0759.269P5-11168RR1889-01-12Allentown,NJMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Art Jahn1895-12-021948-01-0952.038OF6-0180RR1895-12-02Struble,IAMLB1925-19281925-1928 
Walter Jantzen1890-04-091948-04-0157.358OF6-0170RR1890-04-09Chicago,ILMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Dick Kauffman1888-06-221948-04-1659.2991B6-3190BR1888-06-22East Lewisburg,PAMLB1914-19151914-1915 
Pete Knisely1884-08-111948-07-0163.325OF5-9185RR1884-08-11Waynesburg,PAMLB1912-19151912-1915 
Charlie Krause1873-10-021948-03-3074.1802B5-60 R1873-10-02Detroit,MIMLB1901-19011901-1901 
Ed Kusel1886-02-151948-10-2062.248P6-0165 R1886-02-15Cleveland,OHMLB1909-19091909-1909 
Hi Ladd1870-02-091948-05-0778.088OF6-4180LR1870-02-09Willemantic,CTMLB1898-18981898-1898 
Clarence Lehr1886-05-161948-01-3161.260OF-SS5-11165RR1886-05-16Escanaba,MIMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Elmer Leifer1893-05-231948-09-2655.126OF-3B5-10170LR1893-05-23Clarington,OHMLB1921-19211921-1921 
Harry Lord1882-03-081948-08-0966.1543B5-11165LR1882-03-08Porter,MEMLB1907-19141907-1914 
Jim McCormick1868-11-021948-02-0179.0912B6-1160RR1868-11-02Spencer,MAMLB1892-18921892-1892 
Dutch Meier1879-03-301948-03-2368.359OF-SS5-10175RR1879-03-30St. Louis,MOMLB1906-19061906-1906 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Fred Mollenkamp1890-03-151948-11-0158.2311B6-2195  1890-03-15Cincinnati,OHMLB1914-19141914-1914 
George Moore1872-11-251948-11-0475.345P6-4200BR1872-11-25Cambridge,MAMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Rebel Oakes1883-12-171948-03-0164.075OF5-11170LR1883-12-17Arizona,LAMLB1909-19131909-1913 
Fred Odwell1872-09-251948-08-1975.329OF5-10160LR1872-09-25Downsville,NYMLB1904-19071904-1907 
Al Orth1872-09-051948-10-0876.033P6-0200LR1872-09-05Sedalia,MOMLB1895-19091895-1909 
Joe Pate1892-06-061948-12-2656.203P5-10184LL1892-06-06Alice,TXMLB1926-19271926-1927 
Marv Peasley1889-07-161948-12-2759.164P6-1175LL1889-07-16Jonesport,MEMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Herb Pennock1894-02-101948-01-3053.354P6-0160BL1894-02-10Kennett Square,PAMLB1912-19341912-1934 
Nig Perrine1885-01-141948-08-1363.2122B-SS5-9160RR1885-01-14Clinton,WIMLB1907-19071907-1907 
Jake Powell1908-07-151948-11-0440.112OF5-11180RR1908-07-15Silver Spring,MDMLB1930-19451930-1945 
Irv Ray1864-01-221948-02-2184.030SS5-6165LR1864-01-22Harrington,MEMLB1888-18911888-1891 
Joe Regan1872-07-121948-11-1876.129OF6-10RR1872-07-12Seymour,CTMLB1898-18981898-1898 
Babe Ruth1895-02-061948-08-1653.192OF6-2215LL1895-02-06Baltimore,MDMLB1914-19351914-1935 
Victor Schlitzer1884-12-041948-01-0463.031P5-11175RR1884-12-04Rochester,NYMLB1908-19091908-1909 
Frank Schneiberg1880-03-121948-05-1968.068P6-1165RR1880-03-12Milwaukee,WIMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Charlie See1896-10-131948-07-1951.280OF5-11175LR1896-10-13Pleasantville,NYMLB1919-19211919-1921 
Hosea Siner1885-03-201948-06-1063.0823B5-11185RR1885-03-20Shelburn,INMLB1909-19091909-1909 
Ed Smith0000-00-001948-07-05P 0    MLB1884-18841884-1884 
Jake Smith1887-06-101948-11-0761.150P6-5200BL1887-06-10Dravosburg,PAMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Arnie Stone1892-10-091948-07-2955.294P6-0180RL1892-10-09North Creek,NYMLB1923-19241923-1924 
Bill Sweeney1886-03-061948-05-2662.0812B-3B5-11175RR1886-03-06Covington,KYMLB1907-19141907-1914 
Jack Thoney1879-12-081948-10-2468.321OF5-10175RR1879-12-08Fort Thomas,KYMLB1902-19111902-1911 
Joe Tinker1880-07-271948-07-2768.000SS5-9175RR1880-07-27Muscotah,KSMLB1902-19161902-1916 
Fritz Vonkolnitz1893-05-201948-03-1854.3033B-OF5-11175RR1893-05-20Charleston,SCMLB1914-19161914-1916 
Charlie Wacker1883-12-081948-08-0764.243P5-90LL1883-12-08Jeffersonville,INMLB1909-19091909-1909 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Joe Wagner1889-04-241948-11-1559.2052B-SS5-11165RR1889-04-24New York,NYMLB1915-19151915-1915 
Hack Wilson1900-04-261948-11-2348.211OF5-6190RR1900-04-26Ellwood City,PAMLB1923-19341923-1934 
Charles Witherow0000-00-001948-07-03P 0   Washington,DCMLB1875-18751875-1875 
Rasty Wright1895-11-051948-06-1252.220P5-11160RR1895-11-05Ceredo,WVMLB1917-19231917-1923 
Ad Yale1870-04-171948-04-2778.0101B 0RR1870-04-17Bristol,CTMLB1905-19051905-1905 
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