2003 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 2003 calendar year.

2003 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Ed Albosta1918-10-272003-01-0784.072P6-1175RR1918-10-27Saginaw,MIMLB1941-19461941-1946 
Chuck Aleno1917-02-192003-02-1085.3563B6-2215RR1917-02-19St. Louis,MOMLB1941-19441941-1944 
Toby Atwell1924-03-082003-01-2578.323C5-10185LR1924-03-08Leesburg,VAMLB1952-19561952-1956
1946-  UDFA  -BRO
Red Barbary1920-06-202003-09-2783.099H6-2195RR1920-06-20Simpsonville,SCMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Earl Battey1935-01-052003-11-1568.314C6-1205RR1935-01-05Los Angeles,CAMLB1955-19671955-1967 
Ralph Beard1929-02-112003-02-1073.364P6-5200RR1929-02-11Cincinnati,OHMLB1954-19541954-1954 
Steve Bechler1979-11-182003-02-1723.091P6-2230RR1979-11-18Medford,ORMLB2002-20021998-2002
1998-  3-  99-BAL
Bobby Bonds1946-03-152003-08-2357.161OF6-1190RR1946-03-15Riverside,CAMLB1968-19811968-1982
1964-  UDFA  -SFN
Sam Bowens1938-03-232003-03-2865.005OF6-2195RR1938-03-23Wilmington,NCMLB1963-19691963-1969
1960-  UDFA  -BAL
Charlie Bowles1917-03-152003-12-2386.283P6-3180RR1917-03-15Norwood,MAMLB1943-19451943-1945 
Ken Brett1948-09-182003-11-1855.061P5-11195LL1948-09-18Brooklyn,NYMLB1967-19811967-1981
1966-  1-   4-BOS
Jack Brewer1918-04-212003-11-3085.223P6-2170RR1918-04-21Los Angeles,CAMLB1944-19461944-1946 
Jack Bruner1924-07-012003-06-2478.358P6-1185LL1924-07-01Waterloo,IAMLB1949-19501949-1950 
Wally Burnette1929-06-202003-02-1273.237P6-0178RR1929-06-20Blairs,VAMLB1956-19581956-1958 
Paul Busby1918-08-252003-12-0585.102OF6-1175LR1918-08-25Waynesboro,MSMLB1941-19431941-1943 
Joe Buzas1919-10-022003-03-1983.168SS6-1180RR1919-10-02Alpha,NJMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Ivan Calderon1962-03-192003-12-2741.283LF-RF6-1220RR1962-03-19Fajardo,PRMLB1984-19931980-1993
1979-  UDFA  -SEA
Jim Carlin1918-02-232003-11-2985.279OF-3B5-11165RR1918-02-23Wylam,ALMLB1941-19411941-1941 
Ed Chandler1917-01-312003-07-0686.156P6-2190RR1917-01-31Pinson,ALMLB1947-19471947-1947 
George Coffman1910-12-112003-05-0892.148P6-0155RR1910-12-11Veto,ALMLB1937-19401937-1940 
Alta Cohen1908-12-252003-03-1194.076OF5-11170LL1908-12-25New York,NYMLB1931-19331931-1933 
Al Corwin1926-12-032003-10-2376.324P6-1170RR1926-12-03Newburgh,NYMLB1951-19551951-1955 
Wil Culmer1957-11-112003-10-1445.337OF6-4210RR1957-11-11Nassau,BMMLB1983-19831978-1984
1977-  UDFA  -PHI
Dave DeBusschere1940-10-162003-05-1462.210P6-6225RR1940-10-16Detroit,MIMLB1962-19631962-1963
1962-  UDFA  -CHA
Joe Decker1947-06-162003-03-0255.259P6-0180RR1947-06-16Storm Lake,IAMLB1969-19791969-1983
1965-  9- 161-CHN
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Juan Delis1928-02-272003-07-2375.1463B-OF5-11170RR1928-02-27Santiago,CUMLB1955-19551955-1955 
Charlie Devens1910-01-012003-08-1393.224P6-1180RR1910-01-01Milton,MAMLB1932-19341932-1934 
Jay Difani1922-12-212003-12-0380.3472B6-0170RR1922-12-21Crystal City,MOMLB1948-19491948-1949 
Larry Doby1923-12-132003-06-1879.187OF6-1180LR1923-12-13Camden,SCMLB1947-19591947-1959 
Harry Eisenstat1915-10-102003-03-2187.162P5-11185LL1915-10-10Brooklyn,NYMLB1935-19421935-1942 
Al Epperly1918-05-072003-04-1484.342P6-2194LR1918-05-07Glidden,IAMLB1938-19501938-1950 
Hilly Flitcraft1923-08-212003-04-0279.224P6-2180LL1923-08-21Woodstown,NJMLB1942-19421942-1942 
Jim Fridley1924-09-062003-02-2878.175OF6-2205RR1924-09-06Philippi,WVMLB1952-19581952-1958 
Greg Garrett1948-03-122003-06-0755.087P6-0200BL1948-03-12Atascadero,CAMLB1970-19711970-1971
1967- 10- 147-ATL
Al Gionfriddo1922-03-082003-03-1481.006OF5-6165LL1922-03-08Dysart,PAMLB1944-19471944-1947 
Harley Grossman1930-05-052003-09-0573.123P6-0170RR1930-05-05Evansville,INMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Garvin Hamner1924-03-182003-12-1579.2722B-SS5-11172RR1924-03-18Richmond,VAMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Red Hardy1923-01-062003-08-1580.221P5-11175RR1923-01-06Marmarth,NDMLB1951-19511951-1951 
Gene Hasson1915-07-202003-07-3088.0101B6-0197LL1915-07-20Connellsville,PAMLB1937-19381937-1938 
Gene Hayden1935-04-142003-06-1368.060P6-2175LL1935-04-14San Francisco,CAMLB1958-19581958-1958 
Johnny Hopp1916-07-182003-06-0186.318OF-1B5-10175LL1916-07-18Hastings,NEMLB1939-19521939-1952 
Art Houtteman1927-08-072003-05-0675.272P6-2188RR1927-08-07Detroit,MIMLB1945-19571945-1957 
Spider Jorgensen1919-11-032003-11-0684.0033B5-9155LR1919-11-03Folsom,CAMLB1947-19511947-1951 
Joe Just1916-01-082003-11-2287.318C5-11185RR1916-01-08Milwaukee,WIMLB1944-19451944-1945 
Bob Kammeyer1950-12-022003-01-2752.056P6-4210RR1950-12-02Kansas City,KSMLB1978-19791970-1980
1972- 21- 492-NYA
Harry Kinzy1910-07-192003-06-2292.338P6-4185RR1910-07-19Hallsville,TXMLB1934-19341934-1934 
Johnny Klippstein1927-10-172003-10-1075.358P6-1185RR1927-10-17Washington,DCMLB1950-19671950-1967 
Mickey Kreitner1922-10-102003-03-0680.147C6-3190RR1922-10-10Nashville,TNMLB1943-19441943-1944 
Don Landrum1936-02-162003-01-0966.327OF6-0180LR1936-02-16Santa Rosa,CAMLB1957-19661957-1966 
Al Libke1918-09-122003-03-0784.176OF6-4215LR1918-09-12Tacoma,WAMLB1945-19461945-1946 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Carmen Mauro1926-11-102003-12-1977.039OF6-0167LR1926-11-10St. Paul,MNMLB1948-19531948-1953 
Phil McCullough1917-07-222003-01-1685.178P6-4204RR1917-07-22Stockbridge,GAMLB1942-19421942-1942 
Mickey McDermott1929-04-292003-08-0774.100P6-2170LL1929-04-29Poughkeepsie,NYMLB1948-19611948-1961
1945-  UDFA  -BOS
Mickey McGowan1921-11-262003-03-0881.102P6-2200LL1921-11-26Dothan,ALMLB1948-19481948-1948 
Jim McManus1936-07-202003-11-0267.1051B6-4215LL1936-07-20Brookline,MAMLB1960-19601960-1960
1954-  UDFA  -DET
Norm McRae1947-09-262003-07-2555.302P6-1195RR1947-09-26Elizabeth,NJMLB1969-19701969-1970
1966-  UDFA  -DET
Jim Mertz1916-08-102003-02-0486.178P5-11170RR1916-08-10Lima,OHMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Bud Metheny1915-06-012003-01-0287.215OF5-11190LL1915-06-01St. Louis,MOMLB1943-19461943-1946 
Dutch Meyer1915-10-062003-01-1987.1052B5-11181RR1915-10-06Waco,TXMLB1940-19461940-1946 
Bill Miller1927-07-262003-07-0175.340P6-0175LL1927-07-26Minersville,PAMLB1952-19551952-1955 
Rinty Monahan1928-04-282003-07-2775.090P6-2195RR1928-04-28Brooklyn,NYMLB1953-19531953-1953 
Ray Murray1917-10-122003-04-0985.179C6-3204RR1917-10-12Spring Hope,NCMLB1948-19541948-1954 
Danny Napoleon1942-01-112003-04-2661.105OF-3B5-11190RR1942-01-11Claysburg,PAMLB1965-19661965-1966
1964-  UDFA  -NYN
Joe Ostrowski1916-11-152003-01-0386.049P6-0180LL1916-11-15West Wyoming,PAMLB1948-19521948-1952 
Billy Parker1942-01-142003-02-0961.0262B-3B5-8168RR1942-01-14Hayneville,ALMLB1971-19731971-1976
1969-  UDFA  -CAL
Claude Passeau1909-04-092003-08-3094.143P6-3198RR1909-04-09Waynesboro,MSMLB1935-19471935-1947 
Rusty Peters1914-12-142003-02-2188.0692B-SS5-11170RR1914-12-14Roanoke,VAMLB1936-19471936-1947 
Jim Pruett1917-12-162003-07-2985.225C5-10178RR1917-12-16Nashville,TNMLB1944-19451944-1945 
Ribs Raney1923-02-162003-07-0780.141P6-4190RR1923-02-16Detroit,MIMLB1949-19501949-1950 
Hector Rodriguez1920-06-132003-09-0183.0803B5-8165RR1920-06-13Alquizar,CUMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Billy Rogell1904-11-242003-08-0998.258SS5-11163BR1904-11-24Springfield,ILMLB1925-19401925-1940 
Ernie Rudolph1909-02-132003-01-1393.334P5-8165LR1909-02-13Black River Falls,WIMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Sonny Senerchia1931-04-062003-11-0172.2093B6-1195RR1931-04-06Newark,NJMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Jim Sheehan1913-06-032003-12-0290.182C6-2196RR1913-06-03New Haven,CTMLB1936-19361936-1936 
Ron Shoop1931-09-192003-03-1471.176C5-11180RR1931-09-19Rural Valley,PAMLB1959-19591959-1959
1951-  UDFA  -DET
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Pete Sivess1913-09-232003-06-0189.251P6-4195RR1913-09-23South River,NJMLB1936-19381936-1938 
Dwain Sloat1918-12-012003-04-1884.138P6-0168RL1918-12-01Nokomis,ILMLB1948-19491948-1949 
Bob Smith1927-05-132003-06-2376.041P6-0185LL1927-05-13Clarence,MOMLB1958-19591958-1959
1951-  UDFA  -BOS
Warren Spahn1921-04-232003-11-2482.215P6-0175LL1921-04-23Buffalo,NYMLB1942-19651942-1965 
Dernell Stenson1978-06-172003-11-0525.141LF-RF6-1230LL1978-06-17LaGrange,GAMLB2003-20031996-2003
1996-  3-  91-BOS
Haywood Sullivan1930-12-152003-02-1272.059C6-4215RR1930-12-15Donalsonville,GAMLB1955-19631955-1963 
Jarvis Tatum1946-10-112003-01-0656.087OF6-0185RR1946-10-11Fresno,CAMLB1968-19701968-1970
1965- 16- 307-CAL
Pete Taylor1927-11-262003-11-1775.356P6-1170RR1927-11-26Severn,MDMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Johnny Welaj1914-05-272003-09-1389.109OF6-0164RR1914-05-27Moss Creek,PAMLB1939-19431939-1943 
Max West1916-11-282003-12-3187.033OF-1B6-2182LR1916-11-28Dexter,MOMLB1938-19481938-1948 
Jim Westlake1930-07-032003-01-0372.184H6-1190LL1930-07-03Sacramento,CAMLB1955-19551955-1955 
Don Wheeler1922-09-292003-12-1081.072C5-10175RR1922-09-29Minneapolis,MNMLB1949-19491949-1949 
Fuzz White1918-06-272003-04-2484.301OF6-0175LR1918-06-27Springfield,MOMLB1940-19471940-1947 
Dick Whitman1920-11-092003-02-1282.095OF5-11170LR1920-11-09Woodburn,ORMLB1946-19511946-1971 
Grady Wilson1922-11-232003-07-2380.242SS6-0170RR1922-11-23Columbus,GAMLB1948-19481948-1948 
Chris Zachary1944-02-192003-04-1959.059P6-2200LR1944-02-19Knoxville,TNMLB1963-19731963-1973
1962-  UDFA  -HOU
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