1985 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1985 calendar year.

1985 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Alf Anderson1914-01-281985-06-2371.146SS5-11165RR1914-01-28Gainesville,GAMLB1941-19461941-1946 
George Banks1938-09-241985-03-0146.1583B-OF5-11185RR1938-09-24Pacolet Mills,SCMLB1962-19661962-1966
1957-  UDFA  -NYA
Curt Barclay1931-08-221985-03-2553.215P6-3210RR1931-08-22Chicago,ILMLB1957-19591957-1959 
Les Bell1901-12-141985-12-2684.0123B5-11165RR1901-12-14Harrisburg,PAMLB1923-19311923-1931 
Johnny Bero1922-12-221985-05-1162.140SS6-0170LR1922-12-22Gary,WVMLB1948-19511948-1951 
Jim Bilbrey1924-04-201985-12-2661.250P6-3205RR1924-04-20Rickman,TNMLB1949-19491949-1949 
Ossie Bluege1900-10-241985-10-1484.3553B5-11162RR1900-10-24Chicago,ILMLB1922-19391922-1939 
Elmer Bowman1897-03-191985-12-1788.273H6-0193RR1897-03-19Proctor,VTMLB1920-19201920-1920 
Joe Bradshaw1897-08-171985-01-3087.166P6-3200RR1897-08-17Roellen,TNMLB1929-19291929-1929 
Art Bramhall1909-02-221985-09-0476.194SS-3B5-11170RR1909-02-22Oak Park,ILMLB1935-19351935-1935 
Johnny Broaca1909-10-031985-05-1675.225P5-11190RR1909-10-03Lawrence,MAMLB1934-19391934-1939 
Guy Bush1901-08-231985-07-0283.313P6-0175RR1901-08-23Aberdeen,MSMLB1923-19451923-1945 
Harry Byrd1925-02-031985-05-1460.100P6-1188RR1925-02-03Darlington,SCMLB1950-19571950-1957 
Ken Chase1913-10-061985-01-1671.102P6-2210LL1913-10-06Oneonta,NYMLB1936-19431936-1943 
Stu Clarke1906-01-241985-08-2679.214SS-3B5-9160RR1906-01-24San Francisco,CAMLB1929-19301929-1930 
Larry Drake1921-05-041985-07-1464.071OF6-2195LR1921-05-04McKinney,TXMLB1945-19481945-1948 
Dick Drott1936-07-011985-08-1649.046P6-0185RR1936-07-01Cincinnati,OHMLB1957-19631957-1963 
Jake Early1915-05-191985-05-3170.012C5-11168LR1915-05-19Kings Mountain,NCMLB1939-19491939-1949 
Clarence Fieber1913-09-041985-08-2071.350P6-4187LL1913-09-04San Francisco,CAMLB1932-19321932-1932 
Joe Genewich1897-01-151985-12-2188.340P6-0174RR1897-01-15Elmira,NYMLB1922-19301922-1930 
Joe Glenn1908-11-191985-05-0676.168C5-11175RR1908-11-19Dickson City,PAMLB1932-19401932-1940 
Hal Goldsmith1898-08-181985-10-2087.063P6-0174RR1898-08-18Peconic,NYMLB1926-19291926-1929 
Jim Grant1894-08-041985-11-3091.118P5-11180RL1894-08-04Coalville,IAMLB1923-19231923-1923 
Burleigh Grimes1893-08-181985-12-0692.110P5-10175RR1893-08-18Emerald,WIMLB1916-19341916-1934 
Oscar Harstad1892-05-241985-11-1493.174P6-0174RR1892-05-24Parkland,WAMLB1915-19151915-1915 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Kirby Higbe1915-04-081985-05-0670.028P5-11190RR1915-04-08Columbia,SCMLB1937-19501937-1950 
Ray Jablonski1926-12-171985-11-2558.3433B5-10180RR1926-12-17Chicago,ILMLB1953-19601953-1960 
Syl Johnson1900-12-311985-02-2084.051P5-11180RR1900-12-31Portland,ORMLB1922-19401922-1940 
Ted Kleinhans1899-04-081985-07-2486.107P6-0170RL1899-04-08Deer Park,WIMLB1934-19381934-1938 
Bill Kunkel1936-07-071985-05-0448.301P6-1187RR1936-07-07Hoboken,NJMLB1961-19631961-1963
1955-  UDFA  -BOS
Roy Lee1917-09-281985-11-1168.044P6-0175LL1917-09-28Elmira,NYMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Johnny Lindell1916-08-301985-08-2768.362OF6-5217RR1916-08-30Greeley,COMLB1941-19541941-1954
1936-  UDFA  -NYA
Roy Luebbe1900-09-171985-08-2184.338C6-0175BR1900-09-17Parkersburg,IAMLB1925-19251925-1925 
Dave Madison1921-02-011985-12-0864.310P6-3190RR1921-02-01Brooksville,MSMLB1950-19531950-1953 
Roger Maris1934-09-101985-12-1451.095OF6-0200LR1934-09-10Hibbing,MNMLB1957-19681957-1968 
Cloy Mattox1902-11-241985-08-0382.252C5-8168LR1902-11-24Leesville,VAMLB1929-19291929-1929 
Archie McKain1911-05-121985-05-2174.009P5-10175BL1911-05-12Delphos,KSMLB1937-19431937-1943 
Johnny Mokan1895-09-231985-02-1089.140OF5-7165RR1895-09-23Buffalo,NYMLB1921-19271921-1927 
Bill Morley1890-01-231985-05-1495.1112B5-11170RR1890-01-23Holland,MIMLB1913-19131913-1913 
Frank Mulroney1903-04-081985-11-1182.217P6-0170RR1903-04-08Mallard,IAMLB1930-19301930-1930 
Van Mungo1911-06-081985-02-1273.249P6-2185RR1911-06-08Pageland,SCMLB1931-19451931-1945 
Luke Nelson1893-12-041985-11-1491.345P6-0180RR1893-12-04Cable,ILMLB1919-19191919-1919 
Bob Nieman1927-01-261985-03-1058.043OF5-11195RR1927-01-26Cincinnati,OHMLB1951-19621951-1962 
Ken O'Dea1913-03-161985-12-1772.276C6-0180LR1913-03-16Lima,NYMLB1935-19461935-1946 
Ike Pearson1917-03-011985-03-1768.016P6-1180RR1917-03-01Grenada,MSMLB1939-19481939-1948 
Red Peery1906-08-151985-05-0678.264P5-11160LL1906-08-15Payson,UTMLB1927-19291927-1929 
Grover Powell1940-10-101985-05-2144.223P5-10175LL1940-10-10Sayre,PAMLB1963-19631963-1963
1962-  UDFA  -NYN
Johnny Rucker1917-01-151985-08-0768.204OF6-2175LR1917-01-15Crabapple,GAMLB1940-19461940-1946 
Bob Scheffing1913-08-111985-10-2672.076C6-2189RR1913-08-11Overland,MOMLB1941-19511941-1951 
Wes Schulmerich1901-08-211985-06-2683.309OF5-11210RR1901-08-21Hillsboro,ORMLB1931-19341931-1934 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Bud Sheely1920-11-261985-10-1764.325C6-1200LR1920-11-26Spokane,WAMLB1951-19531951-1953 
John Sherlock1904-10-261985-11-2681.0311B5-10175RR1904-10-26Buffalo,NYMLB1930-19301930-1930 
Clyde Smoll1914-04-171985-08-3171.136P5-10175BL1914-04-17Quakertown,PAMLB1940-19401940-1940 
Clarence Struss1909-02-241985-09-1276.200P5-11163RR1909-02-24Riverdale,ILMLB1934-19341934-1934 
Joe Sullivan1910-09-261985-04-0874.194P5-11175LL1910-09-26Mason City,ILMLB1935-19411935-1941 
Bud Teachout1904-02-271985-05-1181.073P6-2183RL1904-02-27Los Angeles,CAMLB1930-19321930-1932 
Al Todd1902-01-071985-03-0883.060C6-1198RR1902-01-07Troy,NYMLB1932-19431932-1943 
George Uhle1898-09-181985-02-2686.161P6-0190RR1898-09-18Cleveland,OHMLB1919-19361919-1936 
Dick Wakefield1921-05-061985-08-2664.112OF6-4210LR1921-05-06Chicago,ILMLB1941-19521941-1952 
Augie Walsh1904-08-171985-11-1281.087P6-0175RR1904-08-17Wilmington,DEMLB1927-19281927-1928 
Bill Wambsganss1894-03-191985-12-0891.2642B5-11175RR1894-03-19Cleveland,OHMLB1914-19261914-1926 
George Washington1907-06-041985-02-1777.258OF6-0190LR1907-06-04Linden,TXMLB1935-19361935-1936 
Sam West1904-10-051985-11-2381.049OF5-11165LL1904-10-05Longview,TXMLB1927-19421927-1942 
Vernon Wilshere1912-08-031985-05-2372.293P6-0180LL1912-08-03Poplar Ridge,NYMLB1934-19361934-1936 
Bob Wilson1925-02-221985-04-2360.060C5-11197RR1925-02-22Dallas,TXMLB1958-19581958-1958 
Whitey Wistert1912-02-201985-04-2373.062P6-4210RR1912-02-20Chicago,ILMLB1934-19341934-1934 
Joe Wood1889-10-251985-07-2795.275OF-P5-11180RR1889-10-25Kansas City,MOMLB1908-19221908-1922 
Joe Wood1919-10-031985-03-2565.1732B-3B5-10160RR1919-10-03Houston,TXMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Rusty Yarnall1902-10-221985-10-0982.352P6-0175RR1902-10-22Chicago,ILMLB1926-19261926-1926 
Bobby Young1925-01-221985-01-2860.0062B6-1175LR1925-01-22Granite,MDMLB1948-19581948-1958 
Carl Yowell1902-12-201985-07-2782.219P6-4180LL1902-12-20Madison,VAMLB1924-19251924-1925 
Benny Zientara1920-02-141985-04-1665.0612B-3B5-9165RR1920-02-14Chicago,ILMLB1941-19481941-1948 
Billy Zitzmann1895-11-191985-05-2989.191OF5-11175RR1895-11-19Long Island City,NYMLB1919-19291919-1929 
73 record(s)