1974 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1974 calendar year.

1974 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Hal Anderson1904-02-101974-05-0170.080OF5-11160RR1904-02-10St. Louis,MOMLB1932-19321932-1932 
Pete Appleton1904-05-201974-01-1869.243P5-11180RR1904-05-20Terryville,CTMLB1927-19451927-1945 
Bob Baird1940-01-161974-04-1134.085P6-4195LL1940-01-16Knoxville,TNMLB1962-19631962-1963
1962-  UDFA  -WS1
Johnny Barrett1915-12-181974-08-1758.242OF5-10170LL1915-12-18Lowell,MAMLB1942-19461942-1946 
Jim Beckman1905-03-011974-12-0569.279P5-10172RR1905-03-01Cincinnati,OHMLB1927-19281927-1928 
Augie Bergamo1917-02-141974-08-1957.186OF5-9165LL1917-02-14Detroit,MIMLB1944-19451944-1945 
Claude Berry1880-02-141974-02-0193.352C5-7165RR1880-02-14Losantville,INMLB1904-19071904-1907 
Homer Blankenship1902-08-041974-06-2271.322P6-0185RR1902-08-04Bonham,TXMLB1922-19281922-1928 
Cliff Brady1897-03-061974-09-2577.2032B5-6140RR1897-03-06St. Louis,MOMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Duke Brett1900-05-231974-11-2574.186P6-0175RR1900-05-23Lawrenceville,VAMLB1924-19251924-1925 
Gus Brittain1909-11-291974-02-1664.079C5-10192RR1909-11-29Wilmington,NCMLB1937-19371937-1937 
Lloyd Brown1904-12-251974-01-1469.020P5-9170LL1904-12-25Beeville,TXMLB1925-19401925-1940 
Joe Burns1916-06-171974-06-2458.0073B-OF5-11175RR1916-06-17Bryn Mawr,PAMLB1943-19451943-1945 
Bullet Joe Bush1892-11-271974-11-0181.339P5-9173RR1892-11-27Ehime,MNMLB1912-19281912-1928 
Pat Caraway1905-09-261974-06-0968.256P6-4175LL1905-09-26El Paso,TXMLB1930-19321930-1932 
Bob Christian1945-10-171974-02-2028.126OF5-10180RR1945-10-17Chicago,ILMLB1968-19701968-1970
1964-  UDFA  -NYA
Jack Compton1882-03-091974-07-0492.117P5-9157RR1882-03-09Lancaster,OHMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Claude Cooper1892-04-011974-01-2181.295OF5-9158LL1892-04-01Troup,TXMLB1913-19171913-1917 
Ernie Cox1894-02-191974-04-2980.069P6-1180LR1894-02-19Birmingham,ALMLB1922-19221922-1922 
Rolla Daringer1888-11-151974-05-2385.189SS5-10155LR1888-11-15Hayden,INMLB1914-19151914-1915 
Dizzy Dean1910-01-161974-07-1764.182P6-2182RR1910-01-16Lucas,ARMLB1930-19471930-1947 
Eddie Dent1887-12-081974-11-2586.352P6-1190RR1887-12-08Baltimore,MDMLB1909-19121909-1912 
Claud Derrick1886-06-111974-07-1588.034SS-2B6-0175RR1886-06-11Burton,GAMLB1910-19141910-1914 
Red Dorman1900-10-031974-12-0774.065OF5-11180RR1900-10-03Jacksonville,ILMLB1928-19281928-1928 
Larry Doyle1886-07-311974-03-0187.2132B5-10165LR1886-07-31Caseyville,ILMLB1907-19201907-1920 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Al Eckert1906-05-171974-04-2067.338P5-10174LL1906-05-17Milwaukee,WIMLB1930-19351930-1935 
Paul Fittery1887-10-101974-01-2886.110P5-9156BL1887-10-10Lebanon,PAMLB1914-19171914-1917 
Frank Fletcher1891-03-061974-10-0783.215H5-10165RR1891-03-06Hildreth,ILMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Harry Fritz1890-09-301974-11-0484.0353B5-8170RR1890-09-30Philadelphia,PAMLB1913-19131913-1913 
June Greene1899-06-251974-03-1974.267P6-3185LR1899-06-25Ramseur ,NCMLB1928-19291928-1929 
Ed Grimes1905-09-081974-10-0569.0273B5-10165RR1905-09-08Chicago,ILMLB1931-19321931-1932 
Mule Haas1903-10-151974-06-3070.258OF6-1175LR1903-10-15Montclair,NJMLB1925-19381925-1938 
Sammy Hale1896-09-101974-09-0677.3613B5-9160RR1896-09-10Glen Rose,TXMLB1920-19301920-1930 
Thomas Healy1895-10-301974-01-1578.0773B6-0172RR1895-10-30Altoona,PAMLB1915-19161915-1916 
Bunny Hearn1904-01-131974-03-3170.077P5-8160LL1904-01-13Brooklyn,NYMLB1926-19291926-1929 
Homer Hillebrand1879-10-101974-01-2094.102P5-8165RL1879-10-10Freeport,ILMLB1905-19081905-1908 
George Hockette1908-04-071974-01-2065.288P6-0174LL1908-04-07Perth,MSMLB1934-19351934-1935 
Willie Hogan1884-09-141974-09-2890.014OF5-10175RR1884-09-14North San Juan,CAMLB1911-19121911-1912 
Harry Hooper1887-08-241974-12-1887.116OF5-10168LR1887-08-24Bell Station,CAMLB1909-19251909-1925 
Al Huenke1891-06-261974-09-2083.086P6-0175RR1891-06-26New Bremen,OHMLB1914-19141914-1914 
Joe Jenkins1890-10-121974-06-2183.252C5-11170RR1890-10-12Shelbyville,TNMLB1914-19191914-1919 
Tom Kirk1927-09-271974-08-0146.308H5-11182LL1927-09-27Philadelphia,PAMLB1947-19471947-1947 
Joe Kohlman1913-01-281974-03-1661.047P6-0160RR1913-01-28Philadelphia,PAMLB1937-19381937-1938 
Dick Luebke1935-04-081974-12-0439.240P6-4200RL1935-04-08Chicago,ILMLB1962-19621962-1962
1954-  UDFA  -BAL
Duster Mails1894-10-011974-07-0579.277P6-0195LL1894-10-01San Quentin,CAMLB1915-19261915-1926 
Gordon Maltzberger1912-09-041974-12-1162.098P6-0170RR1912-09-04Utopia,TXMLB1943-19471943-1947 
Leo Mangum1896-05-241974-07-0978.046P6-1187RR1896-05-24Durham,NCMLB1924-19351924-1935 
Cliff Markle1894-05-031974-05-2480.021P5-9163RR1894-05-03Dravosburg,PAMLB1915-19241915-1924 
Ralph McCabe1918-10-211974-05-0355.194P6-4195RR1918-10-21Napanee,ONMLB1946-19461946-1946 
Tom McNamara1895-11-051974-05-0578.181H6-2200RR1895-11-05Roxbury,MAMLB1922-19221922-1922 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Benny Meyer1885-01-211974-02-0689.016OF5-9170RR1885-01-21Hematite,MOMLB1913-19251913-1925 
Jim Middleton1889-05-281974-01-1284.229P6-0165RR1889-05-28Argos,INMLB1917-19211917-1921 
Frank Miller1886-05-131974-02-1987.282P6-0188RR1886-05-13Salem,MIMLB1913-19231913-1923 
Jake Miller1895-12-011974-08-2478.266OF5-10170RR1895-12-01Baltimore,MDMLB1922-19221922-1922 
Al Moore1902-08-041974-11-2972.117OF5-10174RR1902-08-04Brooklyn,NYMLB1925-19261925-1926 
Hap Morse1886-12-061974-06-1987.195SS-OF5-8160RR1886-12-06St. Paul,MNMLB1911-19111911-1911 
Tony Murray1904-04-301974-03-1969.323OF5-11154RR1904-04-30Chicago,ILMLB1923-19231923-1923 
Buddy Myer1904-03-161974-10-3170.2292B5-11163LR1904-03-16Ellisville,MSMLB1925-19411925-1941 
Bert Niehoff1884-05-131974-12-0890.2092B-3B5-11170RR1884-05-13Louisville,COMLB1913-19181913-1918 
Lou North1891-06-151974-05-1582.334P5-11175RR1891-06-15Elgin,ILMLB1913-19241913-1924 
Jay Partridge1902-11-151974-01-1471.0602B5-11160LR1902-11-15Mountville,GAMLB1927-19281927-1928 
Ben Paschal1895-10-131974-11-1079.028OF5-11185RR1895-10-13Enterprise,ALMLB1915-19291915-1929 
Bill Perrin1910-06-231974-06-3064.007P5-11172RL1910-06-23New Orleans,LAMLB1934-19341934-1934 
Leon Pettit1902-06-231974-11-2172.151P5-11165LL1902-06-23Waynesburg,PAMLB1935-19371935-1937 
Ty Pickup1897-10-291974-08-0276.277OF6-0180RR1897-10-29Philadelphia,PAMLB1918-19181918-1918 
Howie Pollet1921-06-261974-08-0853.043P6-2175LL1921-06-26New Orleans,LAMLB1941-19561941-1956
1939-  UDFA  -SLN
Elmer Ponder1893-06-261974-04-2080.298P6-0178RR1893-06-26Reed,OKMLB1917-19211917-1921 
Dick Porter1901-12-301974-09-2472.268OF5-10170LR1901-12-30Princess Anne,MDMLB1929-19341929-1934 
Frank Pratt1897-08-241974-03-0876.196H5-10155LR1897-08-24Blocton,ALMLB1921-19211921-1921 
Hal Quick1917-10-041974-03-0956.156SS5-11163RR1917-10-04Rome,GAMLB1939-19391939-1939 
Pep Rambert1916-08-011974-11-1658.107P6-0175RR1916-08-01Cleveland,OHMLB1939-19401939-1940 
Sam Rice1890-02-201974-10-1384.235OF5-9150LR1890-02-20Morocco,INMLB1915-19341915-1934 
Roger Salmon1891-05-111974-06-1783.037P6-2170LL1891-05-11Newark,NJMLB1912-19121912-1912 
Jack Salveson1914-01-051974-12-2860.357P6-0180RR1914-01-05Fullerton,CAMLB1933-19451933-1945 
Al Shaw1881-03-011974-12-3093.304OF5-9165LR1881-03-01Toledo,ILMLB1907-19091907-1909 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Jimmy Shevlin1909-07-091974-10-3065.1131B5-11155LL1909-07-09Cincinnati,OHMLB1930-19341930-1934 
Walter Signer1910-10-121974-07-2363.284P6-0185RR1910-10-12New York,NYMLB1943-19451943-1945 
Danny Silva1896-10-051974-04-0477.1813B6-0170RR1896-10-05Everett,MAMLB1919-19191919-1919 
Mel Simons1900-07-011974-11-1074.132OF5-10175LR1900-07-01Carlyle,ILMLB1931-19321931-1932 
Gordon Slade1904-10-091974-01-0269.085SS-2B5-11160RR1904-10-09Salt Lake City,UTMLB1930-19351930-1935 
Walt Slagle1878-12-151974-06-1795.184P6-0165BR1878-12-15Kenton,OHMLB1910-19101910-1910 
Jimmy Smith1895-05-151974-01-0178.2312B-SS5-9152BR1895-05-15Pittsburgh,PAMLB1916-19221916-1922 
Joe Smith1893-12-291974-01-1280.014C5-7170RR1893-12-29New York,NYMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Fred Snodgrass1887-10-191974-04-0586.168OF6-0175RR1887-10-19Ventura,CAMLB1908-19161908-1916 
By Speece1897-01-061974-09-2977.266P5-11170RR1897-01-06West Baden,INMLB1924-19301924-1930 
Bill Stellbauer1894-03-201974-02-1679.333OF5-10175RR1894-03-20Bremond,TXMLB1916-19161916-1916 
Lefty Stewart1900-09-231974-09-2674.003P5-10160RL1900-09-23Sparta,TNMLB1921-19351921-1935 
Allyn Stout1904-10-311974-12-2270.052P5-10167RR1904-10-31Peoria,ILMLB1931-19431931-1943 
Paul Strand1893-12-191974-07-0280.195P6-0190RL1893-12-19Carbonado,MOMLB1913-19241913-1924 
Les Sweetland1901-08-151974-03-0472.201P6-0155RL1901-08-15St. Ignace,MIMLB1927-19311927-1931 
Steve Swetonic1903-08-131974-04-2270.252P5-11185RR1903-08-13Mount Pleasant,PAMLB1929-19351929-1935 
Vito Tamulis1911-07-111974-05-0562.298P5-9170LL1911-07-11Cambridge,MAMLB1934-19411934-1941 
Zack Taylor1898-07-271974-09-1976.054C6-0180RR1898-07-27Yulee,FLMLB1920-19351920-1935 
Babe Twombly1896-01-181974-11-2378.309OF5-10165LR1896-01-18Jamaica Plain,MAMLB1920-19211920-1921 
Cy Twombly1897-06-151974-12-0377.171P5-11170RR1897-06-15Groveland,MAMLB1921-19211921-1921 
Frank Walker1894-09-221974-09-1679.359OF5-11165RR1894-09-22Enoree,SCMLB1917-19251917-1925 
Bob Way1906-04-021974-06-2068.0792B5-11168RR1906-04-02Emlenton,PAMLB1927-19271927-1927 
Johnny Weekly1937-06-141974-11-2437.163OF6-0200RR1937-06-14Waterproof,LAMLB1962-19641962-1964
1956-  UDFA  -NY1
Ernie White1916-09-051974-05-2257.259P6-0175RL1916-09-05Pacolet Mills,SCMLB1940-19481940-1948 
Cy Williams1887-12-211974-04-2386.123OF6-2180LL1887-12-21Wadena,INMLB1912-19301912-1930 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Frank Wilson1901-04-201974-11-2573.219OF6-0185LR1901-04-20Malden,MAMLB1924-19281924-1928 
George Wilson1925-08-301974-10-2949.060OF6-2185LR1925-08-30Cherryville,NCMLB1952-19561952-1956 
Hank Winston1904-06-151974-02-0469.234P6-4226LR1904-06-15Youngsville,NCMLB1933-19361933-1936 
Doc Wood1900-02-281974-11-0374.248SS5-10150RR1900-02-28Batesville,MSMLB1923-19231923-1923 
Roy Wood1892-08-291974-04-0681.220OF-1B6-0175RR1892-08-29Monticello,ARMLB1913-19151913-1915 
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