1959 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1959 calendar year.

1959 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Johnny Allen1904-09-301959-03-2954.180P6-0180RR1904-09-30Lenoir,NCMLB1932-19441932-1944 
Sled Allen1886-08-231959-10-1673.054C6-1180RR1886-08-23West Plains,MOMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Morrie Arnovich1910-11-161959-07-2048.246OF5-10168RR1910-11-16Superior,WIMLB1936-19461936-1946 
Red Barnes1903-12-251959-07-0355.190OF5-10158LR1903-12-25Suggsville,ALMLB1927-19301927-1930 
Walter Beall1899-07-291959-01-2859.183P5-10178RR1899-07-29Washington,DCMLB1924-19291924-1929 
Ralph Bell1890-11-161959-10-1868.336P6-0170LL1890-11-16Argyle,IAMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Clarence Berger1894-11-011959-06-3064.241OF6-0185LR1894-11-01East Cleveland,OHMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Frank Biscan1920-03-131959-05-2239.070P5-11190LL1920-03-13Mount Olive,ILMLB1942-19481942-1948 
Don Black1916-07-201959-04-2142.275P6-0185RR1916-07-20Salix,IAMLB1943-19481943-1948 
Jim Bottomley1900-04-231959-12-1159.2321B6-0180LL1900-04-23Oglesby,ILMLB1922-19371922-1937 
Emmett Bowles1898-08-021959-09-0361.032P6-0180RR1898-08-02Wanette,OKMLB1922-19221922-1922 
Herb Bradley1903-01-031959-10-1656.286P6-0170RR1903-01-03Agenda,KSMLB1927-19291927-1929 
Dave Brain1879-01-241959-05-2580.1213B5-10170RR1879-01-24Hereford,ENMLB1901-19081901-1908 
Frederick Brainerd1892-02-171959-04-1767.0591B-3B6-0176RR1892-02-17Champaign,ILMLB1914-19161914-1916 
Art Brouthers1882-11-251959-09-2876.3073B6-10RR1882-11-25Montgomery,ALMLB1906-19061906-1906 
Frank Bruggy1891-05-041959-04-0567.336C5-11195RR1891-05-04Elizabeth,NJMLB1921-19251921-1925 
Hal Bubser1895-09-281959-06-2263.267H5-11170RR1895-09-28Chicago,ILMLB1922-19221922-1922 
Johnny Burnett1904-11-011959-08-1254.284SS-3B5-11175LR1904-11-01Bartow,FLMLB1927-19351927-1935 
Bruce Caldwell1906-02-081959-02-1553.007OF-1B6-0195RR1906-02-08Ashton,RIMLB1928-19321928-1932 
Raymond Charles1881-03-251959-08-0478.1322B-SS5-11175RR1881-03-25Phillipsburg,NJMLB1908-19101908-1910 
Win Clark1875-04-111959-04-1584.0042B5-10175RR1875-04-11Circleville,OHMLB1897-18971897-1897 
William Clarke1868-10-181959-07-2990.2841B-C6-0170RR1868-10-18New York,NYMLB1893-19051893-1905 
Verne Clemons1891-09-081959-05-0567.239C5-10190RR1891-09-08Clemons,IAMLB1916-19241916-1924 
Bob Coleman1890-09-261959-07-1668.293C6-2190RR1890-09-26Huntingburg,INMLB1913-19161913-1916 
Wid Conroy1877-04-051959-12-0682.2453B-OF5-9158RR1877-04-05Philadelphia,PAMLB1901-19111901-1911 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Red Corriden1887-09-041959-09-2872.024SS-3B5-9165RR1887-09-04Logansport,INMLB1910-19151910-1915 
Ed Cotter1904-07-041959-06-1454.3453B-SS6-0185RR1904-07-04Hartford,CTMLB1926-19261926-1926 
Lee Dashner1887-04-251959-12-1672.235P6-0192BL1887-04-25Renault,ILMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Harley Dillinger1894-10-301959-01-0864.070P5-11175RL1894-10-30Pomeroy,OHMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Ben Dyer1893-02-131959-08-0766.1753B-SS5-11170RR1893-02-13Chicago,ILMLB1914-19191914-1919 
Howard Ehmke1894-04-241959-03-1764.327P6-3190RR1894-04-24Silver Creek,NYMLB1916-19301916-1930 
Carter Elliott1893-11-291959-05-2165.173SS5-11165LR1893-11-29Atchison,KSMLB1921-19211921-1921 
Fred Eunick1892-04-221959-12-0967.2313B5-6148RR1892-04-22Baltimore,MDMLB1917-19171917-1917 
Willy Fetzer1884-06-241959-05-0374.313H5-11180LR1884-06-24Concord,NCMLB1906-19061906-1906 
Howard Fitzgerald1902-05-161959-02-2756.287OF6-0163LL1902-05-16Eagle Lake,TXMLB1922-19261922-1926 
Don Flinn1892-11-171959-03-0966.112OF6-1185RR1892-11-17Bluff Dale,TXMLB1917-19171917-1917 
Bill Friel1876-04-011959-12-2483.2672B-3B5-10165LR1876-04-01Renovo,PAMLB1901-19031901-1903 
Johnson Fry1901-11-211959-04-0757.137P6-1150RR1901-11-21Huntington,WVMLB1923-19231923-1923 
Dave Fultz1875-05-291959-10-2984.153OF5-11170RR1875-05-29Staunton,VAMLB1898-19051898-1905 
John Ganzel1874-04-071959-01-1484.2821B6-0195RR1874-04-07Kalamazoo,MIMLB1898-19081898-1908 
Dinty Gearin1897-10-151959-03-1161.147P5-4148LL1897-10-15Providence,RIMLB1923-19241923-1924 
Norwood Gibson1877-03-111959-07-0782.118P5-10165RR1877-03-11Peoria,ILMLB1903-19061903-1906 
Frank Gilhooley1892-06-101959-07-1167.031OF5-8155LR1892-06-10Toledo,OHMLB1912-19191912-1919 
John Glaiser1894-07-281959-03-0764.222P5-8165LR1894-07-28Yoakum,TXMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Ed Goebel1898-09-011959-08-1260.345OF5-11170RR1898-09-01Brooklyn,NYMLB1922-19221922-1922 
Joe Harris1891-05-201959-12-1068.2041B-OF5-9170RR1891-05-20Coulters,PAMLB1914-19281914-1928 
Frank Harter1886-09-191959-04-1472.207P5-11165RR1886-09-19Keyesport,ILMLB1912-19131912-1913 
Bunny Hearn1891-05-211959-10-1068.142P5-11190LL1891-05-21Chapel Hill,NCMLB1910-19201910-1920 
Fritz Henrich1899-05-081959-05-0159.358OF5-10160LL1899-05-08Cincinnati,OHMLB1924-19241924-1924 
Jake Hewitt1870-06-061959-05-1888.346P5-7150LL1870-06-06Maidsville,WVMLB1895-18951895-1895 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Irv Higginbotham1882-04-261959-06-1277.047P6-1196RR1882-04-26Homer,NEMLB1906-19091906-1909 
Eddie Higgins1888-03-181959-02-1470.333P6-0174RR1888-03-18Nevada,ILMLB1909-19101909-1910 
Hunter Hill1879-06-211959-02-2279.2463B 0RR1879-06-21Austin,TXMLB1903-19051903-1905 
Jim Hitchcock1911-06-281959-06-2347.360SS5-11175RR1911-06-28Inverness,ALMLB1938-19381938-1938 
Bill Hoffer1870-11-081959-07-2188.255P5-9155RR1870-11-08Cedar Rapids,IAMLB1895-19011895-1901 
Lefty Hopper1875-05-271959-09-2784.123P6-00 L1875-05-27Jersey City,NJMLB1898-18981898-1898 
Lefty Houtz1875-09-041959-02-1583.164OF5-10170LL1875-09-04Connersville,INMLB1899-18991899-1899 
Frank Huelsman1874-06-051959-06-0985.004OF6-2210RR1874-06-05St. Louis,MOMLB1897-19051897-1905 
John Hummel1883-04-041959-05-1876.0442B-OF5-11160RR1883-04-04Bloomsburg,PAMLB1905-19181905-1918 
Bert James1886-07-071959-01-0272.179OF5-11175LR1886-07-07Coopertown,TNMLB1909-19091909-1909 
Fred Johnston1899-07-091959-07-1460.0053B-2B6-0170RR1899-07-09Charlotte,NCMLB1924-19241924-1924 
Claude Jonnard1897-11-231959-08-2761.277P6-1165RR1897-11-23Nashville,TNMLB1921-19291921-1929 
Nick Kahl1879-04-101959-07-1380.0942B5-9185RR1879-04-10Coulterville,ILMLB1905-19051905-1905 
Walter Keating1891-08-081959-07-1367.339SS5-10155RR1891-08-08Philadelphia,PAMLB1913-19261913-1926 
Elmer Koestner1885-11-301959-10-2773.331P6-2175RR1885-11-30Piper City,ILMLB1910-19141910-1914 
Nap Lajoie1874-09-051959-02-0784.1552B6-1195RR1874-09-05Woonsocket,RIMLB1896-19161896-1916 
Phil Lewis1883-10-071959-08-0875.305SS6-0195RR1883-10-07Pittsburgh,PAMLB1905-19081905-1908 
Doc Marshall1875-09-221959-12-1184.080C-OF6-0185RR1875-09-22Butler,PAMLB1904-19091904-1909 
Ed McFarland1873-08-031959-11-2886.117C5-10180RR1873-08-03Cleveland,OHMLB1893-19081893-1908 
Bill McGill1880-06-291959-08-0779.039P6-2185RR1880-06-29Galva,KSMLB1907-19071907-1907 
Tom McGuire1892-02-011959-12-0767.309P6-0175RR1892-02-01Chicago,ILMLB1919-19191919-1919 
Jim McHale1875-12-171959-06-1783.182OF5-11165RR1875-12-17Miners Mills,PAMLB1908-19081908-1908 
Vance McIlree1897-10-141959-05-0661.204P6-0160RR1897-10-14Riverside,IAMLB1921-19211921-1921 
Otis Miller1901-02-021959-07-2658.1743B-2B5-11168RR1901-02-02Belleville,ILMLB1927-19321927-1932 
Roy Mitchell1885-04-191959-09-0874.142P5-10170RR1885-04-19Belton,TXMLB1910-19191910-1919 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Buck O'Brien1882-05-091959-07-2577.077P5-10188RR1882-05-09Brockton,MAMLB1911-19131911-1913 
Mike O'Neill1877-09-071959-08-1281.339OF5-11185RL1877-09-07Galway,IRMLB1901-19071901-1907 
Joe Ogrodowski1906-11-201959-06-2452.216P5-11165RR1906-11-20Hoytville,PAMLB1925-19251925-1925 
Frank Okrie1896-10-271959-10-1662.354P5-11175LL1896-10-27Detroit,MIMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Gene Packard1887-07-131959-05-1871.309P5-10155LL1887-07-13Colorado Springs,COMLB1912-19191912-1919 
Dode Paskert1881-08-281959-02-1277.168OF5-11165RR1881-08-28Cleveland,OHMLB1907-19211907-1921 
George Payne1889-05-231959-01-2469.246P5-11172RR1889-05-23Mount Vernon,KYMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Ken Penner1896-04-241959-05-2863.034P6-0170LR1896-04-24Boonville,INMLB1916-19291916-1929 
Scott Perry1891-04-171959-10-2768.193P6-0195LR1891-04-17Denison,TXMLB1915-19211915-1921 
William Pierson1899-06-141959-02-2059.251P6-2180LL1899-06-14Atlantic City,NJMLB1918-19241918-1924 
Frank Ragland1904-05-261959-07-2855.063P6-1186RR1904-05-26Water Valley,MSMLB1932-19331932-1933 
Elmer Rieger1889-02-251959-10-2170.238P6-0175BR1889-02-25Perris,CAMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Jimmy Ripple1909-10-141959-07-1649.275OF5-10170LR1909-10-14Export,PAMLB1936-19431936-1943 
Blondy Ryan1906-01-041959-11-2853.328SS-3B6-1178RR1906-01-04Lynn,MAMLB1930-19381930-1938 
Ralph Savidge1879-02-031959-07-2280.169P6-2210RR1879-02-03Jerseytown,PAMLB1908-19091908-1909 
Al Scheer1888-10-271959-05-0670.191OF5-9165LR1888-10-27Groveport,OHMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Joe Schepner1895-08-101959-07-2563.3493B5-10160RR1895-08-10Aliquippa,PAMLB1919-19191919-1919 
Jack Scott1892-04-181959-11-3067.226P6-3199LR1892-04-18Ridgeway,NCMLB1916-19291916-1929 
Ben Shaw1893-06-181959-03-1665.2711B-C6-0190RR1893-06-18LaCenter,KYMLB1917-19181917-1918 
Tommy Sheehan1877-11-061959-05-2281.1973B5-8160RR1877-11-06Sacramento,CAMLB1900-19081900-1908 
Toots Shultz1888-10-101959-01-3070.112P5-10175RR1888-10-10Homestead,PAMLB1911-19121911-1912 
Oscar Siemer1901-08-141959-12-0558.113C5-9162RR1901-08-14St. Louis,MOMLB1925-19261925-1926 
Klondike Smith1887-01-041959-11-1572.315OF5-9160LL1887-01-04London,ENMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Wib Smith1886-08-301959-11-1873.080C5-11165LR1886-08-30Evart,MIMLB1909-19091909-1909 
Joe Sugden1870-07-311959-06-2888.332C-1B5-10180BR1870-07-31Philadelphia,PAMLB1893-19121893-1912 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Roy Thomas1874-03-241959-11-2085.241OF5-11150LL1874-03-24Norristown,PAMLB1899-19111899-1911 
Doc Tonkin1881-08-111959-05-3077.292P5-9165LL1881-08-11Concord,NHMLB1907-19071907-1907 
Bill Upham1888-04-041959-09-1471.163P6-0178BR1888-04-04Akron,OHMLB1918-19181918-1918 
Dutch Ussat1904-04-111959-05-2955.0483B-2B6-1170RR1904-04-11Dayton,OHMLB1925-19271925-1927 
Speed Walker1898-01-231959-06-2061.1481B6-0170RR1898-01-23Munhall,PAMLB1923-19231923-1923 
Tilly Walker1887-09-041959-09-2072.016OF5-11165RR1887-09-04Telford,TNMLB1911-19231911-1923 
Ed Walsh1881-05-141959-05-2678.012P6-1193RR1881-05-14Plains,PAMLB1904-19171904-1917 
Lew Whistler1868-03-101959-12-3091.2951B5-10178 R1868-03-10St. Louis,MOMLB1890-18931890-1893 
Ken Williams1890-06-281959-01-2268.208OF6-0170LR1890-06-28Grants Pass,ORMLB1915-19291915-1929 
Lefty Williams1893-03-091959-11-0466.240P5-9160RL1893-03-09Aurora,MOMLB1913-19201913-1920 
Pop Williams1874-05-191959-08-0485.077P5-11190LR1874-05-19Bowdoinham,MEMLB1898-19031898-1903 
Dave Wills1877-01-261959-10-1382.2601B 0LL1877-01-26Charlottesville,VAMLB1899-18991899-1899 
Hooks Wiltse1879-09-071959-01-2179.136P6-0185RL1879-09-07Hamilton,NYMLB1904-19141904-1914 
Del Young1885-10-241959-12-1774.054OF5-11195LR1885-10-24Macon,MOMLB1909-19091909-1909 
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