1949 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1949 calendar year.

1949 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
John Anderson1873-12-141949-07-2375.221OF-1B6-2180BR1873-12-14Sarpsborg,NOMLB1894-19081894-1908 
Norm Baker1862-10-141949-02-2086.129P 0  1862-10-14Philadelphia,PAMLB1883-18901883-1890 
Johnny Bates1882-08-211949-02-1066.173OF5-7168LL1882-08-21Steubenville,OHMLB1906-19141906-1914 
Henry Beckendorf1884-06-151949-09-1565.092C5-9174RR1884-06-15New York,NYMLB1909-19101909-1910 
Herman Bell1897-07-161949-06-0751.326P6-0185RR1897-07-16Mount Sherman,KYMLB1924-19341924-1934 
Bill Bernhard1871-03-161949-03-3078.014P6-1205BR1871-03-16Clarence,NYMLB1899-19071899-1907 
Tiny Bonham1913-08-161949-09-1536.030P6-2215RR1913-08-16Ione,CAMLB1940-19491940-1949 
Tim Bowden1891-08-151949-10-2558.071OF5-10175LR1891-08-15McDonough,GAMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Hugh Bradley1885-05-231949-01-2663.2481B5-10175RR1885-05-23Grafton,MAMLB1910-19121910-1912 
Erv Brame1901-10-121949-11-2248.041P6-2190LR1901-10-12Big Rock,TNMLB1928-19321928-1932 
Jim Buchanan1876-07-011949-06-1572.349P5-10165LR1876-07-01Chatham Hill,VAMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Bill Burdick1859-10-111949-10-2390.012P 0RR1859-10-11Austin,MNMLB1888-18891888-1889 
Joe Buskey1902-12-181949-04-1146.114SS5-5160RR1902-12-18Cumberland,MDMLB1926-19261926-1926 
Joe Callahan1916-10-081949-05-2432.228P6-2170RR1916-10-08East Boston,MAMLB1939-19401939-1940 
Jim Canavan1866-11-261949-05-2782.182OF-2B5-8160RR1866-11-26New Bedford,MAMLB1891-18971891-1897 
John Carden1921-05-191949-02-0827.265P6-5210RR1921-05-19Killeen,TXMLB1946-19461946-1946 
Ike Caveney1894-12-101949-07-0654.208SS5-9168RR1894-12-10San Francisco,CAMLB1922-19251922-1925 
Bill Cissell1904-01-031949-03-1545.0712B-SS5-11170RR1904-01-03Perryville,MOMLB1928-19381928-1938 
Artie Clarke1865-05-061949-11-1484.192OF5-8155RR1865-05-06Providence,RIMLB1890-18911890-1891 
Nig Clarke1882-12-151949-06-1566.182C5-8165LR1882-12-15Amherstburg,ONMLB1905-19201905-1920 
Orth Collins1880-04-271949-12-1369.230OF6-0150LR1880-04-27Lafayette,INMLB1904-19091904-1909 
Jim Cook1879-11-101949-06-1769.219OF-2B5-9163RR1879-11-10Dundee,ILMLB1903-19031903-1903 
Buck Danner1891-06-081949-09-2158.105SS5-7140RR1891-06-08Dedham,MAMLB1915-19151915-1915 
Roger Denzer1871-10-051949-09-1877.348P6-0180LR1871-10-05Le Sueur,MNMLB1897-19011897-1901 
John Donahue1894-04-191949-10-0355.167OF5-8170BR1894-04-19Roxbury,MAMLB1923-19231923-1923 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Red Downey1889-02-061949-07-1060.154OF5-11174LL1889-02-06Aurora,INMLB1909-19091909-1909 
John Durham1881-10-071949-05-0767.212P-OF6-0175RR1881-10-07Douglass,KSMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Truck Eagan1877-08-101949-03-1971.221IF5-11190RR1877-08-10San Francisco,CAMLB1901-19011901-1901 
Ralph Edwards1882-12-141949-01-0566.0222B5-9165RR1882-12-14Brewster,NYMLB1915-19151915-1915 
Matty Fitzgerald1880-08-311949-09-2269.022C6-0185RR1880-08-31Albany,NYMLB1906-19071906-1907 
Buck Freeman1871-10-301949-06-2577.238OF-1B5-9169LL1871-10-30Catasauqua,PAMLB1891-19071891-1907 
Robert Gibson1869-08-201949-12-1980.121P6-3185RR1869-08-20Duncanvsille,PAMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Frank Gleich1894-03-071949-03-2755.020OF5-11175LR1894-03-07Columbus,OHMLB1919-19201919-1920 
John Godar1864-10-251949-06-2384.241OF5-9170RR1864-10-25Cincinnati,OHMLB1892-18921892-1892 
Charlie Hallstrom1863-01-221949-05-0686.104P 0  1863-01-22Jonkopking,SWMLB1885-18851885-1885 
Walt Herrell1889-02-191949-01-2359.339P5-100RR1889-02-19Rockville,MDMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Frank Hershey1877-12-131949-12-1572.002P5-10175 R1877-12-13Gorham,NYMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Jack Himes1878-09-221949-12-1671.085OF6-2180LR1878-09-22Bryan,OHMLB1905-19061905-1906 
Hanson Horsey1889-11-261949-12-0160.005P5-11165RR1889-11-26Galena,MDMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Mike Jacobs0000-00-001949-03-26SS5-11180   Louisville,KYMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Tim Jordan1879-02-141949-09-1370.2111B6-1170LL1879-02-14New York,NYMLB1901-19101901-1910 
Mike Kahoe1873-09-031949-05-1475.253C6-0185RR1873-09-03Yellow Springs,OHMLB1895-19091895-1909 
Jerry Kane1866-04-041949-06-1683.0731B6-0175RR1866-04-04Collinsville,ILMLB1890-18901890-1890 
Teddy Kearns1900-01-011949-12-2149.3541B5-11180RR1900-01-01Trenton,NJMLB1920-19251920-1925 
Speed Kelly1884-08-191949-05-0664.2603B-2B6-2185RR1884-08-19Bryan,OHMLB1909-19091909-1909 
Eddie Kolb1880-07-201949-10-0169.073P 0RR1880-07-20Cincinnati,OHMLB1899-18991899-1899 
Art Kruger1881-03-161949-11-2868.257OF6-0185RR1881-03-16San Antonio,TXMLB1907-19101907-1910 
Pete LePine1876-09-051949-12-0373.089OF5-10142LL1876-09-05Montreal,QCMLB1902-19021902-1902 
Jake Livingstone1875-03-221949-03-2274.000P 0  1875-03-22St. Petersburg,RUMLB1901-19011901-1901 
Jack Lundbom1877-03-101949-10-3172.235P6-2187RR1877-03-10Manistee,MIMLB1902-19021902-1902 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Gene Madden1890-01-051949-04-0659.091H5-10155LR1890-01-05Elm Grove,WVMLB1916-19161916-1916 
Len Madden1890-07-021949-09-0959.069P6-2165LL1890-07-02Toledo,OHMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Lou Mahaffey1874-01-031949-10-2675.296P5-9170RR1874-01-03Madison,WIMLB1898-18981898-1898 
John Malarkey1872-05-041949-10-2977.178P5-11155RR1872-05-04Springfield,OHMLB1894-19031894-1903 
Charlie Malay1879-06-131949-09-1870.0972B-OF6-0175BR1879-06-13Brooklyn,NYMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Billy Martin1894-02-131949-09-1455.213SS5-9170RR1894-02-13Washington,DCMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Pat Martin1894-04-131949-02-0454.297P6-0170LL1894-04-13Brooklyn,NYMLB1919-19201919-1920 
Larry McClure1884-10-081949-09-0164.328OF5-7130RR1884-10-08Wayne,WVMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Harry McIntire1879-01-111949-01-0969.364P5-11180RR1879-01-11Dayton,OHMLB1905-19131905-1913 
Eric McNair1909-04-121949-03-1139.333SS-2B5-9160RR1909-04-12Meridian,MSMLB1929-19421929-1942 
Charlie Moran1878-02-221949-06-1471.112C5-8180RR1878-02-22Nashville,TNMLB1903-19081903-1908 
Harry Morelock0000-00-001949-04-21IF 0   Philadelphia,PAMLB1891-18921891-1892 
John Murphy1879-05-201949-04-2069.335SS5-8160  1879-05-20New Haven,CTMLB1902-19031902-1903 
Frank Naleway1902-07-051949-01-2846.207SS5-10165RR1902-07-05Chicago,ILMLB1924-19241924-1924 
Hal Neubauer1902-05-131949-09-0947.119P6-0185RR1902-05-13Hoboken,NJMLB1925-19251925-1925 
Marty O'Toole1888-11-271949-02-1860.083P5-11175RR1888-11-27William Penn,PAMLB1908-19141908-1914 
Tommy Raub1870-12-011949-02-1678.077C-1B5-10155RR1870-12-01Raubsville,PAMLB1903-19061903-1906 
Bill Richardson1878-01-241949-11-0671.2861B5-11200RR1878-01-24Salem,INMLB1901-19011901-1901 
Jim Riley1886-11-101949-03-2562.135OF6-0165RR1886-11-10Buffalo,NYMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Dick Rudolph1887-08-251949-10-2062.056P5-10160RR1887-08-25New York,NYMLB1910-19271910-1927 
Jack Ryan1884-09-191949-10-1665.027P5-10165LR1884-09-19Lawrenceville,ILMLB1908-19111908-1911 
Doc Scanlan1881-03-071949-05-2968.083P5-8165LR1881-03-07Syracuse,NYMLB1903-19111903-1911 
Ted Scheffler1864-04-051949-02-2484.325OF5-10160RR1864-04-05New York,NYMLB1888-18901888-1890 
Frank Schulte1882-09-171949-10-0267.015OF5-11170LR1882-09-17Cohocton,NYMLB1904-19181904-1918 
Jack Slattery1878-01-061949-07-1771.192C-1B6-2191RR1878-01-06South Boston,MAMLB1901-19091901-1909 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Sherry Smith1891-02-181949-09-1258.206P6-1170RL1891-02-18Monticello,GAMLB1911-19271911-1927 
Rudy Sommers1886-10-301949-03-1862.139P5-11165BL1886-10-30Cincinnati,OHMLB1912-19271912-1927 
Bill Steele1885-10-051949-10-1964.014P5-11200RR1885-10-05Milford,PAMLB1910-19141910-1914 
George Suggs1882-07-071949-04-0466.271P5-8168RR1882-07-07Kinston,NCMLB1908-19131908-1913 
Bill Swabach0000-00-001949-05-17P 0    MLB1887-18871887-1887 
Clay Touchstone1903-01-241949-04-2846.094P5-9175RR1903-01-24Moores,PAMLB1928-19451928-1945 
Doc Watson1886-01-301949-12-3063.334P6-0170RL1886-01-30Kensington,OHMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Mule Watson1896-10-151949-08-2552.314P6-2185RR1896-10-15Homer,LAMLB1918-19241918-1924 
Huyler Westervelt1869-10-011949-10-1480.013P5-9170  1869-10-01Tenafly,NYMLB1894-18941894-1894 
Chief Zimmer1860-11-231949-08-2288.272C6-0190RR1860-11-23Marietta,OHMLB1884-19031884-1903 
Guy Zinn1887-02-131949-10-0662.235OF5-11170LR1887-02-13Holbrook,WVMLB1911-19131911-1913 
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