2001 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 2001 calendar year.

2001 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Ted Abernathy1921-10-302001-11-1680.017P6-2210RL1921-10-30Bynum,NCMLB1942-19441942-1944 
Tommie Agee1942-08-092001-01-2258.166OF5-11195RR1942-08-09Magnolia,ALMLB1962-19731962-1973
1961-  UDFA  -CLE
Luis Alvarado1949-01-152001-03-2052.064SS-2B5-9162RR1949-01-15Lajas,PRMLB1968-19771968-1977
1967-  UDFA  -BOS
George Archie1914-04-272001-09-2087.1463B-1B6-0170RR1914-04-27Nashville,TNMLB1938-19461938-1946 
Johnny Babich1913-05-142001-01-1987.250P6-1185RR1913-05-14Albion,CAMLB1934-19411934-1941 
Bo Belinsky1936-12-072001-11-2364.351P6-2191LL1936-12-07New York,NYMLB1962-19701962-1970
1956-  UDFA  -PIT
Curt Blefary1943-07-052001-01-2857.207OF-1B6-2195LR1943-07-05Brooklyn,NYMLB1965-19721965-1972
1962-  UDFA  -NYA
Frenchy Bordagaray1910-01-032001-04-1391.100OF-3B5-8175RR1910-01-03Coalinga,CAMLB1934-19451934-1945 
Lou Boudreau1917-07-172001-08-1084.024SS5-11185RR1917-07-17Harvey,ILMLB1938-19521938-1952 
Ike Brown1942-04-132001-05-1759.0342B-1B6-1205RR1942-04-13Memphis,TNMLB1969-19741969-1974
1962-  UDFA  -DET
Bob Buhl1928-08-122001-02-1672.188P6-2190RR1928-08-12Saginaw,MIMLB1953-19671953-1967 
Nelson Burbrink1921-12-282001-04-1179.104C5-10195RR1921-12-28Cincinnati,OHMLB1955-19551955-1955 
Tom Cheney1934-10-142001-11-0167.018P6-0180RR1934-10-14Morgan,GAMLB1957-19661957-1966 
Bubba Church1924-09-122001-09-1777.005P6-0180RR1924-09-12Birmingham,ALMLB1950-19551950-1955 
Jorge Comellas1916-12-072001-09-1384.280P6-0190RR1916-12-07Havana,CUMLB1945-19451945-1945 
John Corriden1918-10-062001-06-0482.241H5-6160BR1918-10-06Logansport,INMLB1946-19461946-1946 
Tony Criscola1915-07-092001-07-1086.001OF5-11180LR1915-07-09Walla Walla,WAMLB1942-19441942-1944 
John Dagenhard1917-04-252001-07-1684.082P6-2195RR1917-04-25Magnolia,OHMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Bob Davis1933-09-112001-12-2268.102P6-0170RR1933-09-11New York,NYMLB1958-19601958-1960
1955-  UDFA  -KC1
Crash Davis1919-07-142001-08-3182.0482B-SS6-0173RR1919-07-14Canon,GAMLB1940-19421940-1942 
Miguel Del Toro1972-06-222001-10-0629.106P6-1160RR1972-06-22Sonora,MXMLB1999-20001992-2000
1992-  UDFA  -PIT
Mel Deutsch1915-07-262001-11-1886.115P6-4215RR1915-07-26Caldwell,TXMLB1946-19461946-1946 
Clem Dreisewerd1916-01-242001-09-1185.230P6-2195LL1916-01-24Old Monroe,MOMLB1944-19481944-1948 
John Easton1933-03-042001-07-2868.146H6-2185RR1933-03-04Trenton,NJMLB1959-19591959-1959 
Ferris Fain1921-05-292001-10-1880.1421B5-11185LL1921-05-29San Antonio,TXMLB1947-19551947-1955 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Ramon Garcia1924-03-052001-12-2577.295P5-10170RR1924-03-05La Esperanza,CUMLB1948-19481948-1948 
Ford Garrison1915-08-292001-06-0685.281OF5-11180RR1915-08-29Greenville,SCMLB1943-19461943-1946 
Gary Gearhart1923-08-102001-04-0277.235OF5-11180RL1923-08-10New Lebanon,OHMLB1947-19471947-1947 
Dave Gerard1936-08-062001-10-1065.065P6-2205RR1936-08-06New York,NYMLB1962-19621962-1962
1955-  UDFA  -CHN
Bob Gillespie1919-10-082001-11-0482.027P6-4187RR1919-10-08Columbus,OHMLB1944-19501944-1950 
Ralph Hamner1916-09-122001-05-2284.252P6-3165RR1916-09-12Gibsland,LAMLB1946-19491946-1949 
Sam Harshaney1910-04-242001-02-0190.283C6-0180RR1910-04-24Madison,ILMLB1937-19401937-1940 
Mel Hoderlein1923-06-242001-05-2177.3312B5-10185BR1923-06-24Mount Carmel,OHMLB1951-19541951-1954 
Bert Hodges1917-05-252001-01-0883.2283B5-11170LR1917-05-25Knoxville,TNMLB1942-19421942-1942 
John Hoffman1943-10-312001-12-2758.057C6-0190LR1943-10-31Aberdeen,SDMLB1964-19651964-1965
1963-  UDFA  -HOU
Chief Hogsett1903-11-022001-07-1797.257P6-0190LL1903-11-02Brownell,KSMLB1929-19441929-1944 
Wally Hood1925-09-242001-06-1675.265P6-1190RR1925-09-24Los Angeles,CAMLB1949-19491949-1949 
Bill Howerton1921-12-122001-12-1880.006OF5-11185LR1921-12-12Lompoc,CAMLB1949-19521949-1952 
Jim Hughes1923-03-212001-08-1278.144P6-1200RR1923-03-21Chicago,ILMLB1952-19571952-1957 
Woody Jensen1907-08-112001-10-0594.055OF5-11160LL1907-08-11Bremerton,WAMLB1931-19391931-1939 
Sam Jethroe1917-01-232001-06-1884.146OF6-1178BR1917-01-23East St. Louis,ILMLB1950-19541950-1954 
Bob Keegan1920-08-042001-06-2080.320P6-3207RR1920-08-04Rochester,NYMLB1953-19581953-1958 
Bob Keely1909-08-222001-05-2091.271C6-0175RR1909-08-22St. Louis,MOMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Newt Kimball1915-03-272001-03-2285.360P6-3190RR1915-03-27Logan,UTMLB1937-19431937-1943 
Dick Kimble1915-07-272001-05-0785.284SS5-9160LR1915-07-27Buchtel,OHMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Al Lary1928-09-262001-07-0972.286P6-3185RR1928-09-26Northport,ALMLB1954-19621954-1962 
John LeRoy1975-04-192001-06-2526.067P6-3175RR1975-04-19Bellevue,WAMLB1997-19971993-2001
1993- 15- 432-ATL
Carl Lind1903-09-192001-09-0397.3492B6-0160RR1903-09-19New Orleans,LAMLB1927-19301927-1930 
Carl Lindquist1919-05-092001-09-0382.117P6-2185RR1919-05-09Morris Run,PAMLB1943-19441943-1944 
Lou Lombardo1928-11-182001-06-1172.205P6-2210LL1928-11-18Carlstadt,NJMLB1948-19481948-1948 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Marcelino Lopez1943-09-232001-11-2958.067P6-3210RL1943-09-23Havana,CUMLB1963-19721963-1972
1959-  UDFA  -PHI
Joe Lovitto1951-01-062001-05-1950.133OF6-0185BR1951-01-06San Pedro,CAMLB1972-19751972-1975
1969-  1-   2-WS2
Johnny Lucadello1919-02-222001-10-3082.2502B-3B5-11160BR1919-02-22Thurber,TXMLB1938-19471938-1947 
Jack Maguire1925-02-052001-09-2876.235OF5-11165RR1925-02-05St. Louis,MOMLB1950-19511950-1951 
Jim Mallory1918-09-012001-08-0682.339OF6-1170RR1918-09-01Lawrenceville,VAMLB1940-19451940-1945 
Eddie Mathews1931-10-132001-02-1869.1283B6-1200LR1931-10-13Texarkana,TXMLB1952-19681952-1968 
Tom McBride1914-11-022001-12-2687.054OF6-0190RR1914-11-02Bonham,TXMLB1943-19481943-1948 
Jerry McQuaig1912-01-312001-02-0589.005OF5-11183RR1912-01-31Douglas,GAMLB1934-19341934-1934 
Ramon Monzant1933-01-042001-08-1068.218P6-0165RR1933-01-04Maracaibo,VZMLB1954-19601954-1960 
Jo-Jo Moore1908-12-252001-04-0192.097OF5-11155LR1908-12-25Gause,TXMLB1930-19411930-1941 
Bitsy Mott1918-06-122001-02-2582.258SS-2B5-8155RR1918-06-12Arcadia,FLMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Bill Mueller1920-11-092001-10-2480.349OF6-2180RR1920-11-09Bay City,MIMLB1942-19451942-1945 
Hugh Mulcahy1913-09-092001-10-1988.040P6-2190RR1913-09-09Brighton,MAMLB1935-19471935-1947 
Joe Murray1920-11-112001-10-1980.342P6-0165LL1920-11-11Wilkes-Barre,PAMLB1950-19501950-1950 
John Noriega1943-12-202001-09-2957.283P6-4185RR1943-12-20Ogden,UTMLB1969-19701969-1970
1966-  4-  61-CIN
Sid Peterson1918-01-312001-08-2983.210P6-3220RR1918-01-31Havelock,NDMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Tom Poholsky1929-08-262001-01-0671.133P6-3205RR1929-08-26Detroit,MIMLB1950-19571950-1957 
John Powers1929-07-082001-09-2572.079OF6-0190LR1929-07-08Birmingham,ALMLB1955-19601955-1960
1949-  UDFA  -BOS
Tot Pressnell1906-08-082001-01-0694.151P5-10175RR1906-08-08Findlay,OHMLB1938-19421938-1942 
Bill Reeder1922-02-202001-03-1279.020P6-5205RR1922-02-20Dike,TXMLB1949-19491949-1949 
Hank Riebe1921-10-102001-04-1679.188C5-10175RR1921-10-10Cleveland,OHMLB1942-19491942-1949 
Bill Rigney1918-01-292001-02-2083.0222B-3B6-1178RR1918-01-29Alameda,CAMLB1946-19531946-1953 
Dick Rozek1927-03-272001-09-2774.184P6-0190LL1927-03-27Cedar Rapids,IAMLB1950-19541950-1954 
Alex Sabo1910-02-142001-01-0390.324C6-0192RR1910-02-14New Brunswick,NJMLB1936-19361936-1936 
Ben Sankey1907-09-022001-10-1494.042SS5-10155RR1907-09-02Nauvoo,ALMLB1929-19311929-1931 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Hank Sauer1917-03-172001-08-2484.160OF6-4198RR1917-03-17Pittsburgh,PAMLB1941-19591941-1959
1937-  UDFA  -NYA
Hank Schmulbach1925-01-172001-05-0376.106H5-11165LR1925-01-17East St. Louis,ILMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Dick Selma1943-11-042001-08-2957.298P5-11175RR1943-11-04Santa Ana,CAMLB1965-19741965-1976
1963-  UDFA  -NYN
Barry Shetrone1938-07-062001-07-1863.012OF6-2190LR1938-07-06Baltimore,MDMLB1959-19631959-1963
1956-  UDFA  -BAL
Duke Simpson1927-09-152001-02-0773.145P6-2190RR1927-09-15Columbus,OHMLB1953-19531953-1953 
Marcelino Solis1930-07-192001-06-1570.331P6-1185LL1930-07-19San Luis Potosi,MXMLB1958-19581958-1958
1957-  UDFA  -CHN
Bill Stafford1939-08-132001-09-1962.037P6-2193RR1939-08-13Catskill,NYMLB1960-19671960-1967
1957-  UDFA  -NYA
Willie Stargell1940-03-062001-04-0961.034OF-1B6-3225LL1940-03-06Earlsboro,OKMLB1962-19821962-1982
1958-  UDFA  -PIT
Red Steiner1915-01-072001-11-1686.313C6-0185LR1915-01-07Los Angeles,CAMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Joe Stephenson1921-06-302001-09-2080.082C6-2185RR1921-06-30Detroit,MIMLB1943-19471943-1947 
Frank Stewart1906-09-082001-04-3094.234P6-2180RR1906-09-08Minneapolis,MNMLB1927-19271927-1927 
Nick Strincevich1915-03-012001-11-1186.255P6-1180RR1915-03-01Gary,INMLB1940-19481940-1948 
Bud Thomas1910-09-092001-05-2090.253P6-0180RR1910-09-09Faber,VAMLB1932-19411932-1941 
Leo Thomas1923-07-262001-03-0577.2223B6-0178RR1923-07-26Turlock,CAMLB1950-19521950-1952 
Eric Tipton1915-04-202001-08-2986.131OF5-11190RR1915-04-20Petersburg,VAMLB1939-19451939-1945 
Sandy Ullrich1921-07-252001-04-2179.270P6-1180RR1921-07-25Havana,CUMLB1944-19451944-1945 
Vince Ventura1917-04-182001-09-1184.146OF6-2190RR1917-04-18New York,NYMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Charles Wensloff1915-12-032001-02-1885.077P5-11185RR1915-12-03Sausalito,CAMLB1943-19481943-1948 
Hal White1919-03-182001-04-2182.034P5-10170RR1919-03-18Utica,NYMLB1941-19541941-1954 
Gene Woodling1922-08-162001-06-0278.290OF5-10195LR1922-08-16Akron,OHMLB1943-19621943-1962 
Joe Zapustas1907-07-252001-01-0493.163OF6-1185RR1907-07-25Boston,MAMLB1933-19331933-1933 
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