1953 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1953 calendar year.

1953 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Harry Armbruster1882-03-201953-12-1071.265OF5-10190LL1882-03-20Liverpool,OHMLB1906-19061906-1906 
Harry Atkinson1874-06-161953-01-0278.200OF 0  1874-06-16Fulton,MOMLB1895-18951895-1895 
Harry Aubrey1881-07-051953-09-1872.075SS5-7130RR1881-07-05St. Joseph,MOMLB1903-19031903-1903 
Larry Benton1897-11-201953-04-0355.134P5-11165RR1897-11-20St. Louis,MOMLB1923-19351923-1935 
John Brackenridge1880-12-241953-03-2072.086P6-00RR1880-12-24Harrisburg,PAMLB1904-19041904-1904 
Don Brennan1903-12-021953-04-2649.145P6-0210RR1903-12-02Augusta,MEMLB1933-19371933-1937 
Jesse Burkett1868-12-041953-05-2784.174OF5-8155LL1868-12-04Wheeling,WVMLB1890-19051890-1905 
Bill Burns1880-01-271953-06-0673.130OF6-2195BL1880-01-27San Saba,TXMLB1908-19121908-1912 
Wese Callahan1888-07-031953-09-1365.072SS5-8155RR1888-07-03Lyons,INMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Mike Cantwell1896-01-151953-01-0556.356P5-10155LL1896-01-15Washington,DCMLB1916-19201916-1920 
Pat Carney1876-08-071953-01-0976.155P6-0200LL1876-08-07Holyoke,MAMLB1901-19041901-1904 
Leon Chagnon1902-09-281953-07-3050.305P6-0182RR1902-09-28Pittsfield,NHMLB1929-19351929-1935 
John Chapman1899-10-151953-11-0354.019SS5-11175RR1899-10-15Centralia,PAMLB1924-19241924-1924 
Wally Clement1881-07-211953-11-0172.103OF5-11175LR1881-07-21Auburn,MEMLB1908-19091908-1909 
Bob Coulson1887-06-171953-09-1166.086OF5-11175RR1887-06-17Courtney,PAMLB1908-19111908-1911 
Bill Cunningham1894-07-301953-09-2659.058OF5-8155RR1894-07-30San Francisco,CAMLB1921-19241921-1924 
Mike Dejan1915-01-131953-02-0238.020OF6-1185LL1915-01-13Cleveland,OHMLB1940-19401940-1940 
Jim Delahanty1879-06-201953-10-1774.1192B-3B5-10170RR1879-06-20Cleveland,OHMLB1901-19121901-1912 
Walt Devoy1885-03-141953-12-1768.278OF5-11165RR1885-03-14St. Louis,MOMLB1909-19091909-1909 
Frank Donnelly1869-10-071953-02-0383.119P5-6180  1869-10-07Tamaroa,ILMLB1893-18931893-1893 
Patsy Donovan1865-03-161953-12-2588.284OF5-11175LL1865-03-16County Cork,IRMLB1890-19071890-1907 
Tom Dougherty1881-05-301953-11-0672.160P5-11195LR1881-05-30Chicago,ILMLB1904-19041904-1904 
Klondike Douglass1872-05-101953-12-1381.2171B6-0200LR1872-05-10Boston,PAMLB1896-19041896-1904 
Michael Driscoll1892-10-191953-03-2260.154P6-0160RR1892-10-19North Abington,MAMLB1916-19161916-1916 
Carl East1894-08-271953-01-1558.141OF-P6-2178LR1894-08-27Marietta,GAMLB1915-19241915-1924 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Tex Erwin1885-12-221953-04-0567.104C6-0185LR1885-12-22Forney,TXMLB1907-19141907-1914 
Joe Evans1895-05-151953-08-0958.086OF-3B5-9160RR1895-05-15Meridian,MSMLB1915-19251915-1925 
Rags Faircloth1892-08-191953-10-0561.047P5-11160RR1892-08-19Kenton,TNMLB1919-19191919-1919 
Jim Field1863-04-241953-05-1390.0191B6-1170  1863-04-24Philadelphia,PAMLB1883-18981883-1898 
Happy Foreman1897-07-201953-02-1355.208P5-7160LL1897-07-20Memphis,TNMLB1924-19261924-1926 
Buck Freeman1896-07-051953-02-2156.231P5-10167BR1896-07-05Mart,TXMLB1921-19221921-1922 
Herb Gorman1924-12-181953-04-0528.108H5-11180LL1924-12-18San Francisco,CAMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Sam Gray1897-10-151953-04-1655.183P5-11175RR1897-10-15Van Alstyne,TXMLB1924-19331924-1933 
Tim Griesenbeck1897-12-101953-03-2555.105C5-11190RR1897-12-10San Antonio,TXMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Ray Grimes1893-09-111953-05-2559.2561B5-11168RR1893-09-11Bergholz,OHMLB1920-19261920-1926 
Ed Haigh1867-02-071953-02-1386.006OF 0  1867-02-07Philadelphia,PAMLB1892-18921892-1892 
Mike Handiboe1887-07-211953-01-3165.194OF5-10155LL1887-07-21Washington,DCMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Howie Haworth1893-08-271953-01-2859.154C5-11165LR1893-08-27Newberg,ORMLB1915-19151915-1915 
Charlie Hemphill1876-04-201953-06-2277.063OF5-9160LL1876-04-20Greenville,MIMLB1899-19111899-1911 
Buck Herzog1885-07-091953-09-0468.0572B-3B5-11160RR1885-07-09Baltimore,MDMLB1908-19201908-1920 
Pat Hilly1887-02-241953-07-2566.151OF5-11180RR1887-02-24Fostoria,OHMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Ed Hug1880-07-141953-05-1172.301C5-80RR1880-07-14Fayetteville,OHMLB1903-19031903-1903 
Jim Jones1876-12-251953-05-0676.132OF5-10162RR1876-12-25London,KYMLB1897-19021897-1902 
Oscar Jones1879-01-221953-06-1674.145P5-7163RR1879-01-22Carter County,MOMLB1903-19051903-1905 
Slats Jordan1878-09-271953-12-0775.0711B-OF6-1190LL1878-09-27Baltimore,MDMLB1901-19021901-1902 
Al Kellogg1886-09-091953-07-2166.315P6-3208LL1886-09-09Providence,RIMLB1908-19081908-1908 
Guy Lacy1897-06-121953-11-1956.1602B6-0170RR1897-06-12Cleveland,TNMLB1926-19261926-1926 
Pete Lapan1891-06-251953-01-0561.194C5-7165RR1891-06-25Easthampton,MAMLB1922-19231922-1923 
Sam Leever1871-12-231953-05-1981.147P5-11175RR1871-12-23Goshen,OHMLB1898-19101898-1910 
Billy Maharg1881-03-191953-11-2072.246OF-3B5-5155RR1881-03-19Philadelphia,PAMLB1912-19161912-1916 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Gene McAuliffe1872-02-281953-04-2981.060C6-1180RR1872-02-28Randolph,MAMLB1904-19041904-1904 
Mike McCormack1882-10-021953-11-1871.0473B5-3155RR1882-10-02Jersey City,NJMLB1904-19041904-1904 
Frank McCue1898-10-041953-07-0554.2743B5-9150BR1898-10-04Chicago,ILMLB1922-19221922-1922 
Lou McEvoy1902-05-301953-12-1751.201P6-3203RR1902-05-30Williamsburg,KSMLB1930-19311930-1931 
Doug McWeeny1896-08-171953-01-0156.137P6-2190RR1896-08-17Chicago,ILMLB1921-19301921-1930 
John Menefee1868-01-151953-03-1185.055P6-0165RR1868-01-15Rowlesburg,WVMLB1892-19031892-1903 
Lenny Metz1899-07-061953-02-2453.233SS-2B5-11170RR1899-07-06Superior,COMLB1923-19251923-1925 
Clyde Milan1887-03-251953-03-0365.343OF5-9168LR1887-03-25Linden,TNMLB1907-19221907-1922 
Fred Miller1886-06-281953-05-0266.308P6-2190LL1886-06-28Fairfield,INMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Doc Moskiman1878-12-201953-01-1174.0221B-OF6-0170RR1878-12-20Oakland,CAMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Kid Nichols1869-09-141953-04-1183.209P5-11175BR1869-09-14Madison,WIMLB1890-19061890-1906 
Harry Niles1880-09-101953-04-1872.220OF-2B5-8175RR1880-09-10Buchanan,MIMLB1906-19101906-1910 
Roy Patterson1876-12-171953-04-1476.118P6-0185RR1876-12-17Stoddard,WIMLB1901-19071901-1907 
Kewpie Pennington1896-09-241953-05-0356.221P5-9168RR1896-09-24New York,NYMLB1917-19171917-1917 
Jack Pfiester1878-05-241953-09-0375.102P5-11180RL1878-05-24Cincinnati,OHMLB1903-19111903-1911 
Bill Phyle1875-06-251953-08-0678.042P 0 R1875-06-25Duluth,MNMLB1898-19061898-1906 
Abner Powell1860-12-151953-08-0792.235P5-7160LR1860-12-15Shenandoah,PAMLB1884-18861884-1886 
Tex Pruiett1883-04-101953-03-0669.330P5-8176LR1883-04-10Osgood,INMLB1907-19081907-1908 
Arthur Ragan1878-06-051953-06-0875.003P5-11170RR1878-06-05Lincoln,ILMLB1903-19031903-1903 
Jose Rodriguez1894-02-231953-01-2158.3332B-1B5-8150RR1894-02-23Havana,CUMLB1917-19181917-1918 
Dutch Schesler1900-06-011953-11-1953.171P6-2185RR1900-06-01Frankfurt,GEMLB1931-19311931-1931 
Pete Scott1897-12-211953-05-0355.133OF6-0175RR1897-12-21Woodland,CAMLB1926-19281926-1928 
Merv Shea1900-09-051953-01-2752.144C5-11175RR1900-09-05San Francisco,CAMLB1927-19441927-1944 
Charlie Shields1879-12-101953-08-2773.260P 0LL1879-12-10Jackson,TNMLB1902-19071902-1907 
Seth Sigsby1874-04-301953-09-1579.138P6-0175  1874-04-30Cobleskill,NYMLB1893-18931893-1893 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Charlie Small1905-10-241953-01-1447.082OF5-11180LR1905-10-24Auburn,MEMLB1930-19301930-1930 
Ed Summers1884-12-051953-05-1268.158P6-2180BR1884-12-05Ladoga,INMLB1908-19121908-1912 
Jim Tabor1916-11-051953-08-2236.2903B6-2175RR1916-11-05New Hope,ALMLB1938-19471938-1947 
Pinch Thomas1888-01-241953-12-2465.334C5-10173LR1888-01-24Camp Point,ILMLB1912-19211912-1921 
Jim Thorpe1887-05-281953-03-2865.304OF6-1185RR1887-05-28Prague,OKMLB1913-19191913-1919 
Cotton Tierney1894-02-101953-04-1859.0672B-3B5-8175RR1894-02-10Kansas City,KSMLB1920-19251920-1925 
Fred Toney1888-12-111953-03-1164.090P6-1195RR1888-12-11Nashville,TNMLB1911-19231911-1923 
Harry Truby1868-05-121953-03-2184.3132B5-11185RR1868-05-12Kittanning,PAMLB1895-18961895-1896 
Lefty Tyler1889-12-141953-09-2963.289P6-0175LL1889-12-14Derry,NHMLB1910-19211910-1921 
Ty Tyson1892-06-011953-08-1661.076OF5-11169RR1892-06-01Wilkes-Barre,PAMLB1926-19281926-1928 
Ernest Vache1894-11-171953-06-1158.206OF6-1200RR1894-11-17Santa Monica,CAMLB1925-19251925-1925 
Jim Wallace1881-11-141953-05-1671.183OF5-9150LL1881-11-14Boston,MAMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Connie Walsh1882-04-231953-04-0570.347P 0RR1882-04-23St. Louis,MOMLB1907-19071907-1907 
Lew Wendell1892-03-221953-07-1161.111C5-11178RR1892-03-22New York,NYMLB1915-19261915-1926 
Tom Wilson1890-06-031953-03-0762.277C6-2160BR1890-06-03Fleming,KSMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Barney Wolfe1876-01-091953-02-2777.049P6-10RR1876-01-09Independence,PAMLB1903-19061903-1906 
Chuck Workman1915-01-061953-01-0337.363OF-3B6-0175LR1915-01-06Leeton,MOMLB1938-19461938-1946 
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