1996 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1996 calendar year.

1996 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Bob Adams1901-07-241996-10-1795.085P5-11168RR1901-07-24Holyoke,MAMLB1925-19251925-1925 
Loren Bain1922-07-041996-11-2474.143P6-0190RR1922-07-04Staples,MNMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Mike Balas1910-05-091996-10-1586.159P6-0195RR1910-05-09Lowell,MAMLB1938-19381938-1938 
John Bateman1940-07-211996-12-0356.135C6-3220RR1940-07-21Fort Sill,OKMLB1963-19721963-1972
1962-  UDFA  -HOU
Jim Baumer1931-01-291996-07-0865.1612B-SS6-2185RR1931-01-29Tulsa,OKMLB1949-19611949-1961 
Jim Baxes1928-07-051996-11-1468.1322B-3B6-1190RR1928-07-05San Francisco,CAMLB1959-19591959-1959
1947-  UDFA  -BRO
Johnny Berardino1917-05-011996-05-1979.0182B-SS5-11180RR1917-05-01Los Angeles,CAMLB1939-19521939-1952 
Hank Biasatti1922-01-141996-04-2074.0971B5-11175LL1922-01-14Beano,ITMLB1949-19491949-1949 
Ewell Blackwell1922-10-231996-10-2974.006P6-6195RR1922-10-23Fresno,CAMLB1942-19551942-1955 
Buddy Blair1910-09-101996-06-0785.2713B6-0186LR1910-09-10Columbia,MSMLB1942-19421942-1942 
Don Bollweg1921-02-121996-05-2675.1041B6-1190LL1921-02-12Wheaton,ILMLB1950-19551950-1955 
Billy Bowers1922-03-251996-09-1774.176OF5-10176LR1922-03-25Parkin,ARMLB1949-19491949-1949 
Gene Brabender1941-08-161996-12-2755.133P6-6225RR1941-08-16Madison,WIMLB1966-19701966-1970
1961-  UDFA  -LAN
Bob Brady1922-11-081996-04-2273.166C6-1175LR1922-11-08Lewistown,PAMLB1946-19471946-1947 
Willard Brown1915-06-261996-08-0481.039OF6-0200RR1915-06-26Shreveport,LAMLB1947-19471947-1947 
Johnny Bucha1925-01-221996-04-2871.097C5-11190RR1925-01-22Allentown,PAMLB1948-19531948-1953 
Jim Busby1927-01-081996-07-0869.182OF6-1175RR1927-01-08Kenedy,TXMLB1950-19621950-1962 
Hank Camelli1914-12-091996-07-1481.218C5-11190RR1914-12-09Gloucester,MAMLB1943-19471943-1947 
Mike Clark1922-02-121996-01-2573.347P6-4190RR1922-02-12Camden,NJMLB1952-19531952-1953 
Chuck Coles1931-06-271996-01-2564.212OF5-9180LL1931-06-27Fredericktown,PAMLB1958-19581958-1958
1950-  UDFA  -BRO
Earl Cook1908-12-101996-11-2187.347P6-0195RR1908-12-10Stouffville,ONMLB1941-19411941-1941 
Walker Cress1917-03-061996-04-2179.046P6-5205RR1917-03-06Ben Hur,VAMLB1948-19491948-1949 
Babe Dahlgren1912-06-151996-09-0484.0811B6-0190RR1912-06-15San Francisco,CAMLB1935-19461935-1946 
Jake Daniel1911-04-221996-04-2385.0011B5-11175LL1911-04-22Roanoke,ALMLB1937-19371937-1937 
Red Embree1917-08-301996-09-2479.025P6-0165RR1917-08-30El Monte,CAMLB1941-19491941-1949 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Gil English1909-07-021996-08-3187.0603B-SS5-11180RR1909-07-02Glenola,NCMLB1931-19441931-1944 
Del Ennis1925-06-081996-02-0870.245OF6-0195RR1925-06-08Philadelphia,PAMLB1946-19591946-1959 
Nanny Fernandez1918-10-251996-09-1977.3303B-SS5-9170RR1918-10-25Wilmington,CAMLB1942-19501942-1950 
Tom Ferrick1915-01-061996-10-1581.283P6-3220RR1915-01-06New York,NYMLB1941-19521941-1952 
Roger Freed1946-06-021996-01-0949.221OF6-0190RR1946-06-02Los Angeles,CAMLB1970-19791970-1980
1966- 38- 712-MIN
Buck Frierson1917-07-291996-06-2678.333OF6-3195RR1917-07-29Chicota,TXMLB1941-19411941-1941 
Milt Gaston1896-01-271996-04-26100.090P6-1185RR1896-01-27Ridgefield Park,NJMLB1924-19341924-1934 
Gary Geiger1937-04-041996-04-2459.020OF6-0168LR1937-04-04Sand Ridge,ILMLB1958-19701958-1970 
Jim Gleeson1912-03-051996-05-0184.057OF6-1191BR1912-03-05Kansas City,MOMLB1936-19421936-1942 
Gordon Goldsberry1927-08-301996-02-2368.1771B6-0170LL1927-08-30Sacramento,CAMLB1949-19521949-1952 
Joe Gonzales1915-03-191996-11-1681.242P5-9175RR1915-03-19San Francisco,CAMLB1937-19371937-1937 
Hank Gornicki1911-01-141996-02-1685.033P6-1145RR1911-01-14Niagara Falls,NYMLB1941-19461941-1946 
Howie Goss1934-11-011996-07-3161.273OF6-4204RR1934-11-01Wewoka,OKMLB1962-19631962-1963
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
Fred Green1933-09-141996-12-2263.099P6-4190RL1933-09-14Titusville,NJMLB1959-19641959-1964
1952-  UDFA  -PIT
Bob Grim1930-03-081996-10-2366.229P6-1185RR1930-03-08New York,NYMLB1954-19621954-1962 
Tom Hafey1913-07-121996-10-0283.0823B6-1180RR1913-07-12Berkeley,CAMLB1939-19441939-1944 
Harry Hanebrink1927-11-121996-09-0968.3022B-OF6-0165LR1927-11-12St. Louis,MOMLB1953-19591953-1959 
Lum Harris1915-01-171996-11-1181.299P6-1180RR1915-01-17New Castle,ALMLB1941-19471941-1947 
Joe Hoerner1936-11-121996-10-0459.327P6-1200RL1936-11-12Dubuque,IAMLB1963-19771963-1977
1957-  UDFA  -CHA
Joe Holden1913-06-041996-05-1082.341C5-8175LR1913-06-04St. Clair,PAMLB1934-19361934-1936 
Al Hollingsworth1908-02-251996-04-2888.063P6-0174LL1908-02-25St. Louis,MOMLB1935-19461935-1946 
Tommy Irwin1912-12-201996-04-2583.127SS5-11165RR1912-12-20Altoona,PAMLB1938-19381938-1938 
Vic Janowicz1930-02-261996-02-2766.001C-3B5-9185RR1930-02-26Elyria,OHMLB1953-19541953-1954 
Pinky Jorgensen1914-11-211996-05-0281.163OF6-1195RR1914-11-21Laton,CAMLB1937-19371937-1937 
George Jumonville1917-05-161996-12-1279.210SS6-0175RR1917-05-16Mobile,ALMLB1940-19411940-1941 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Alex Kellner1924-08-261996-05-0371.251P6-0200RL1924-08-26Tucson,AZMLB1948-19591948-1959 
Gus Keriazakos1931-07-281996-05-0464.281P6-3187RR1931-07-28West Orange,NJMLB1950-19551950-1955 
Elmer Klumpp1906-08-261996-10-1890.053C6-0184RR1906-08-26St. Louis,MOMLB1934-19371934-1937 
Bruce Konopka1919-09-161996-09-2777.0111B6-2190LL1919-09-16Hammond,INMLB1942-19461942-1946 
Andy Lapihuska1922-11-011996-02-1773.108P5-11175LR1922-11-01Delmont,NJMLB1942-19431942-1943 
Garland Lawing1918-08-291996-09-2778.029OF6-1180RR1918-08-29Gastonia,NCMLB1946-19461946-1946 
Dan Lewandowski1928-01-061996-07-1968.195P6-0180RR1928-01-06Buffalo,NYMLB1951-19511951-1951 
Wes Livengood1910-07-181996-09-0286.046P6-2172RR1910-07-18Salisbury,NCMLB1939-19391939-1939 
Eddie Lukon1920-08-051996-11-0776.094OF5-10168LL1920-08-05Burgettstown,PAMLB1941-19471941-1947 
Cliff Mapes1922-03-131996-12-0574.267OF6-3205LR1922-03-13Sutherland,NEMLB1948-19521948-1952 
Jerry May1943-12-141996-06-3052.199C6-3195RR1943-12-14Staunton,VAMLB1964-19731964-1973
1961-  UDFA  -PIT
Dutch McCall1920-12-271996-01-0875.012P6-1184LL1920-12-27Columbia,TNMLB1948-19481948-1948 
Roger McCardell1932-08-291996-11-1364.076C6-0200RR1932-08-29Gorsuch Mills,MDMLB1959-19591959-1959
1950-  UDFA  -BSN
Barney McCosky1917-04-111996-09-0679.148OF6-1184LR1917-04-11Coal Run,PAMLB1939-19531939-1953 
John Michaels1907-07-101996-11-1889.131P5-11154LL1907-07-10Bridgeport,CTMLB1932-19321932-1932 
Willy Miranda1926-05-241996-09-0770.106SS5-9150BR1926-05-24Velasco,CUMLB1951-19591951-1959
1948-  UDFA  -WS1
Dan Monzon1946-05-171996-01-2149.2492B-3B5-10182RR1946-05-17Bronx,NYMLB1972-19731972-1977
1967-  2-  23-MIN
Walt Moryn1926-04-121996-07-2170.100OF6-2205LR1926-04-12St. Paul,MNMLB1954-19611954-1961 
Bob Muncrief1916-01-281996-02-0680.009P6-2190RR1916-01-28Madill,OKMLB1937-19511937-1951 
Red Munger1918-10-041996-07-2377.293P6-2200RR1918-10-04Houston,TXMLB1943-19561943-1956 
Sam Narron1913-08-251996-12-3183.128C5-10180RR1913-08-25Middlesex,NCMLB1935-19431935-1943 
Charlie Neal1931-01-301996-11-1865.2932B-SS5-10165RR1931-01-30Longview,TXMLB1956-19631956-1963 
Bill Nicholson1914-12-111996-03-0881.088OF6-0205LR1914-12-11Chestertown,MDMLB1936-19531936-1953 
Jim Pendleton1924-01-071996-03-2072.073OF6-0185RR1924-01-07St. Charles,MOMLB1953-19621953-1962 
Ray Pepper1905-08-051996-03-2490.232OF6-2195RR1905-08-05Decatur,ALMLB1932-19361932-1936 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Ted Petoskey1911-01-051996-11-3085.330OF6-0183RR1911-01-05St. Charles,MIMLB1934-19351934-1935 
Al Piechota1914-01-191996-06-1382.146P6-0195RR1914-01-19Chicago,ILMLB1940-19411940-1941 
Andy Pilney1913-01-191996-09-1583.240H5-11174RR1913-01-19Frontenac,KSMLB1936-19361936-1936 
Johnny Pramesa1925-08-281996-09-0971.012C6-2210RR1925-08-28Barton,OHMLB1949-19521949-1952 
Dick Rand1931-03-071996-01-2264.321C6-2185RR1931-03-07South Gate,CAMLB1953-19571953-1957 
Jerry Robertson1943-10-131996-03-2452.163P6-2205BR1943-10-13Winchester,KSMLB1969-19701969-1970
1965- 27- 519-SLN
Don Ross1914-07-161996-04-0481.2633B-OF6-2200RR1914-07-16Pasadena,CAMLB1938-19461938-1946 
Connie Ryan1920-02-271996-01-0375.3102B5-11175RR1920-02-27New Orleans,LAMLB1942-19541942-1954 
Joe Samuels1905-03-211996-10-2891.221P6-2196RR1905-03-21Scranton,PAMLB1930-19301930-1930 
Bill Sayles1917-07-271996-11-2079.116P6-2175RR1917-07-27Portland,ORMLB1939-19431939-1943 
Joe Schultz1918-08-291996-01-1077.134C5-11180LR1918-08-29Chicago,ILMLB1939-19481939-1948 
Bill Serena1924-10-021996-04-1771.1983B-2B5-10175RR1924-10-02Alameda,CAMLB1949-19541949-1954 
Mike Sharperson1961-10-041996-05-2634.2353B-2B6-3191RR1961-10-04Orangeburg,SCMLB1987-19951982-1996
1981-  1-  11-TOR
Ray Shore1921-06-091996-08-1375.065P6-3210RR1921-06-09Cincinnati,OHMLB1946-19491946-1949 
Harry Shuman1915-03-051996-10-2581.234P6-2195RR1915-03-05Philadelphia,PAMLB1942-19441942-1944 
Elmer Singleton1918-06-261996-01-0577.193P6-2174RR1918-06-26Ogden,UTMLB1945-19591945-1959 
Gene Snyder1931-03-311996-06-0265.063P5-11175RL1931-03-31York,PAMLB1959-19591959-1959
1950-  UDFA  -PHI
Bob Thorpe1926-11-191996-10-3069.346OF6-2190RR1926-11-19Caryville,FLMLB1951-19531951-1953 
Les Tietje1911-09-111996-10-0285.021P6-0178RR1911-09-11Sumner,IAMLB1933-19381933-1938 
Overton Tremper1906-03-221996-01-0989.293OF5-10163RR1906-03-22Brooklyn,NYMLB1927-19281927-1928 
Joe Walsh1917-03-131996-10-0579.206SS5-10155RR1917-03-13Boston,MAMLB1938-19381938-1938 
Red Webb1924-09-251996-02-0771.135P6-0175LR1924-09-25Washington,DCMLB1948-19491948-1949 
Dick West1915-11-241996-03-1380.110C6-2180RR1915-11-24Louisville,KYMLB1938-19431938-1943 
Pete Whisenant1929-12-141996-03-2266.099OF6-2200RR1929-12-14Asheville,NCMLB1952-19611952-1961
1947-  UDFA  -BSN
Ed Wineapple1905-08-101996-07-2390.348P6-0210LL1905-08-10Boston,MAMLB1929-19291929-1929 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Al Zarilla1919-05-011996-08-2877.119OF5-11180LR1919-05-01Los Angeles,CAMLB1943-19531943-1953 
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