2006 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 2006 calendar year.

2006 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Bill Abernathie1929-01-302006-02-1977.020P5-10190RR1929-01-30Torrance,CAMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Ace Adams1910-03-022006-02-2695.361P5-11182RR1910-03-02Willows,CAMLB1941-19461941-1946 
Elden Auker1910-09-212006-08-0495.317P6-2194RR1910-09-21Norcatur,KSMLB1933-19421933-1942 
Bill Baker1911-02-222006-04-1395.050C6-0200RR1911-02-22Paw Creek,NCMLB1940-19491940-1949 
Jack Banta1925-06-242006-09-1781.085P6-3175LR1925-06-24Hutchinson,KSMLB1947-19501947-1950 
Dave Bartosch1917-03-242006-04-3089.037OF6-1190RR1917-03-24St. Louis,MOMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Victor Bernal1953-10-062006-09-0252.331P6-1175RR1953-10-06Los Angeles,CAMLB1977-19771977-1979
1975-  6- 122-SDN
Marv Breeding1934-03-082006-12-3172.2982B6-0175RR1934-03-08Decatur,ALMLB1960-19631960-1963
1955-  UDFA  -BAL
Chris Brown1961-08-152006-12-2645.1333B6-2210RR1961-08-15Jackson,MSMLB1984-19891979-1995
1979-  2-  44-SFN
Sam Calderone1926-02-062006-11-2880.295C5-11185RR1926-02-06Beverly,NJMLB1950-19541950-1954 
Johnny Callison1939-03-122006-10-1267.214OF5-10175LR1939-03-12Qualls,OKMLB1958-19731958-1973
1957-  UDFA  -CHA
Paul Campbell1917-09-012006-06-2288.2941B5-10185LL1917-09-01Paw Creek,NCMLB1942-19501942-1950 
Frank Campos1924-05-112006-01-2881.262OF5-11180LL1924-05-11Havana,CUMLB1951-19531951-1953
1944-  UDFA  -CHN
Sol Carter1908-12-232006-12-2398.000P6-0178RR1908-12-23Picayune,MSMLB1931-19311931-1931
1931-  UDFA  -PHA
Sam Chapman1916-04-112006-12-2290.255OF6-0190RR1916-04-11Tiburon,CAMLB1938-19511938-1951
1938-  UDFA  -PHA
Merv Connors1914-01-232006-01-0891.3501B-3B6-2192RR1914-01-23Berkeley,CAMLB1937-19381937-1938 
Tony Curry1937-12-222006-10-1668.298OF5-11185LL1937-12-22Nassau,BMMLB1960-19661960-1966
1957-  UDFA  -PHI
Jerry Dahlke1929-06-082006-09-0277.086P6-0180RR1929-06-08Marathon,WIMLB1956-19561956-1956 
Ted Davidson1939-10-042006-09-0166.332P6-0192RL1939-10-04Las Vegas,NVMLB1965-19681965-1968
1960-  UDFA  -CIN
Rod Dedeaux1914-02-172006-01-0591.322SS5-11160RR1914-02-17New Orleans,LAMLB1935-19351935-1935 
Garton Del Savio1913-11-262006-11-0992.348SS5-10165RR1913-11-26New York,NYMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Jim Delsing1925-11-132006-05-0480.172OF5-10175LR1925-11-13Rudolph,WIMLB1948-19601948-1960 
Con Dempsey1922-09-162006-08-0583.323P6-4190RR1922-09-16San Francisco,CAMLB1951-19511951-1951 
Pat Dobson1942-02-122006-11-2264.283P6-3190RR1942-02-12Buffalo,NYMLB1967-19771967-1977
1959-  UDFA  -DET
Moe Drabowsky1935-07-212006-06-1070.324P6-2200RR1935-07-21Ozanna,POMLB1956-19721956-1972 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
George Eyrich1925-03-032006-06-2581.114P5-11175RR1925-03-03Reading,PAMLB1943-19431943-1943 
Dutch Fehring1912-05-312006-04-1393.317C6-0195BR1912-05-31Columbus,INMLB1934-19341934-1934 
Angel Fleitas1914-11-102006-07-1091.242SS5-9160RR1914-11-10Los Abreus,CUMLB1948-19481948-1948 
Bill Fleming1913-07-312006-06-0492.308P6-0190RR1913-07-31Rowland Heights,CAMLB1940-19461940-1946 
Mark Freeman1930-12-072006-02-2175.076P6-4220RR1930-12-07Memphis,TNMLB1959-19601959-1960
1952-  UDFA  -NYA
Stan Galle1919-02-072006-01-2886.3553B5-7165RR1919-02-07Milwaukee,WIMLB1942-19421942-1942 
Al Gardella1918-01-112006-09-1088.2421B5-10172LL1918-01-11New York,NYMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Bill Graham1937-01-212006-10-2669.278P6-3217RR1937-01-21Flemingsburg,KYMLB1966-19671966-1967
1957-  UDFA  -DET
Howard Groskloss1906-04-102006-07-15100.0962B5-9176RR1906-04-10Pittsburgh,PAMLB1930-19321930-1932 
Chet Hajduk1918-07-212006-07-0487.348H6-0195RR1918-07-21Chicago,ILMLB1941-19411941-1941 
Irv Hall1918-10-072006-12-1288.0662B-SS5-11160RR1918-10-07Alberton,MDMLB1943-19461943-1946 
Red Hayworth1916-05-142006-11-0290.172C6-2200RR1916-05-14High Point,NCMLB1944-19451944-1945 
Al Heist1927-10-052006-10-0278.362OF6-2185RR1927-10-05Brooklyn,NYMLB1960-19621960-1962
1949-  UDFA  -SLA
Billy Hitchcock1916-07-312006-04-0989.2523B-2B6-2185RR1916-07-31Inverness,ALMLB1942-19531942-1953
1939-  UDFA  -NYA
Steve Howe1958-03-102006-04-2848.049P6-1180LL1958-03-10Pontiac,MIMLB1980-19961977-1997
1979-  1-  16-LAN
Jeff James1941-09-292006-05-0764.220P6-3195RR1941-09-29Indianapolis,INMLB1968-19691968-1969
1960-  UDFA  -PHI
Billy Johnson1918-08-302006-06-2087.2943B5-10180RR1918-08-30Montclair,NJMLB1943-19531943-1953 
Rankin Johnson1917-03-012006-02-1188.347P6-3177RR1917-03-01Hayden,AZMLB1941-19411941-1941 
Ron Jones1964-06-112006-06-0441.358RF-LF5-10195LR1964-06-11Seguin,TXMLB1988-19911985-1999
1983-  2-  42-MON
Walt Kellner1929-04-262006-06-1977.054P6-0200RR1929-04-26Tucson,AZMLB1952-19531952-1953 
Buddy Kerr1922-11-062006-11-0784.001SS6-2180RR1922-11-06Astoria,NYMLB1943-19511943-1951 
Thornton Kipper1928-09-272006-03-2977.183P6-3190RR1928-09-27Bagley,WAMLB1953-19551953-1955 
Billy Klaus1928-12-092006-12-0377.359SS-3B5-10165LR1928-12-09Spring Grove,ILMLB1952-19631952-1963 
Joe Koppe1930-10-192006-09-2775.343SS5-10165RR1930-10-19Detroit,MIMLB1958-19651958-1965
1955-  UDFA  -MLN
Craig Kusick1948-09-302006-09-2757.3621B6-3230RR1948-09-30Milwaukee,WIMLB1973-19791973-1981
1970-  UDFA  -MIN
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Jim Lemon1928-03-232006-05-1478.052OF6-4200RR1928-03-23Covington,VAMLB1950-19631950-1963 
Cory Lidle1972-03-222006-10-1134.203P5-11190RR1972-03-22Hollywood,CAMLB1997-20061991-2006
1990-  UDFA  -MIN
Paul Lindblad1941-08-092006-01-0164.145P6-1195LL1941-08-09Chanute,KSMLB1965-19781965-1978
1963-  UDFA  -KC1
Royce Lint1921-01-012006-04-0385.092P6-1165LL1921-01-01Birmingham,ALMLB1954-19541954-1954 
Eddie Malone1920-06-162006-06-0185.350C5-10175RR1920-06-16Chicago,ILMLB1949-19501949-1950 
Fred Marsh1924-01-052006-10-2682.2943B-SS5-10180RR1924-01-05Valley Falls,KSMLB1951-19561951-1956
1942-  UDFA  -CHN
Carlos Martinez1965-08-112006-01-2440.1661B-3B6-5175RR1965-08-11La Guaira,VZMLB1988-19951984-2000
1983-  UDFA  -NYA
Eddie Mayo1910-04-152006-11-2796.2262B-3B5-11178LR1910-04-15Holyoke,MAMLB1936-19481936-1948 
William Metzig1918-12-042006-03-1287.0982B6-1180RR1918-12-04Fort Dodge,IAMLB1944-19441944-1944 
Pete Mikkelsen1939-10-252006-11-2967.035P6-2220RR1939-10-25Staten Island,NYMLB1964-19721964-1972
1958-  UDFA  -NYA
Paul Minner1923-07-302006-03-2882.241P6-5210LL1923-07-30New Wilmington,PAMLB1946-19561946-1956 
Seth Morehead1934-08-152006-01-1771.155P6-0195LL1934-08-15Houston,TXMLB1957-19611957-1961 
Bubba Morton1931-12-132006-01-1474.032OF5-11180RR1931-12-13Washington,DCMLB1961-19691961-1969
1955-  UDFA  -DET
Gordie Mueller1922-12-102006-09-0783.271P6-4200RR1922-12-10Timonium,MDMLB1950-19501950-1950 
Ivan Murrell1943-04-242006-10-0863.167OF6-2195RR1943-04-24Bocas del Toro,PNMLB1963-19741963-1977
1963-  UDFA  -HOU
Rocky Nelson1924-11-182006-10-3181.3471B5-11175LL1924-11-18Portsmouth,OHMLB1949-19611949-1961 
Joe Niekro1944-11-072006-10-2761.354P6-1190RR1944-11-07Martins Ferry,OHMLB1967-19881967-1988
1966-  3-  43-CHN
Ernie Oravetz1932-01-242006-12-0374.313OF5-4145BL1932-01-24Johnstown,PAMLB1955-19561955-1956 
Jimmy Outlaw1913-01-202006-04-0993.079OF-3B5-8165RR1913-01-20Orme,TNMLB1937-19491937-1949 
Eddie Pellagrini1918-03-132006-10-1188.212SS-2B5-9165RR1918-03-13Boston,MAMLB1946-19541946-1954 
Paul Penson1931-07-122006-05-0374.295P6-1185RR1931-07-12Kansas City,KSMLB1954-19541954-1954 
Buddy Peterson1925-04-232006-09-1981.149SS5-10170RR1925-04-23Portland,ORMLB1955-19571955-1957 
Bill Pierro1926-04-152006-04-0179.351P6-1155RR1926-04-15Brooklyn,NYMLB1950-19501950-1950 
Ray Poole1920-01-162006-03-0186.044H6-0180LR1920-01-16Salisbury,NCMLB1941-19471941-1947 
Kirby Puckett1960-03-142006-03-0645.357CF-OF5-8210RR1960-03-14Chicago,ILMLB1984-19951981-1995
1982-  1-   3-MIN
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Billy Queen1928-11-282006-04-2377.146OF6-1185RR1928-11-28Gastonia,NCMLB1954-19541954-1954 
Jack Radtke1913-04-142006-10-2493.1932B-3B5-7160BR1913-04-14Denver,COMLB1936-19361936-1936 
Bob Repass1917-11-062006-01-1688.0712B-3B6-1185RR1917-11-06West Pittston,PAMLB1939-19421939-1942 
Dino Restelli1924-09-232006-08-0881.319OF6-2191RR1924-09-23St. Louis,MOMLB1949-19511949-1951 
Johnny Sain1917-09-252006-11-0789.043P6-2200RR1917-09-25Havana,ARMLB1942-19551942-1955 
Larry Sherry1935-07-252006-12-1771.145P6-2204RR1935-07-25Los Angeles,CAMLB1958-19681958-1968 
Sibby Sisti1920-07-262006-04-2485.2722B-3B5-11175RR1920-07-26Buffalo,NYMLB1939-19541939-1954 
Willie Smith1939-02-112006-01-1666.339OF-1B6-0190LL1939-02-11Anniston,ALMLB1963-19711963-1971
1960-  UDFA  -DET
Pete Suder1916-04-162006-11-1490.2122B-3B6-0175RR1916-04-16Aliquippa,PAMLB1941-19551941-1955 
Russ Swan1964-01-032006-04-2642.113P6-4215LL1964-01-03Fremont,CAMLB1989-19941985-1996
1986-  9- 214-SFN
Junior Thompson1917-06-072006-08-2489.078P6-1185RR1917-06-07Latham,ILMLB1939-19471939-1947 
Cecil Travis1913-08-082006-12-1693.130SS-3B6-2185LR1913-08-08Riverdale,GAMLB1933-19471933-1947 
Jack Urban1928-12-052006-06-2677.203P5-8155RR1928-12-05Omaha,NEMLB1957-19591957-1959 
Jose Uribe1959-01-212006-12-0847.321SS5-10165BR1959-01-21San Cristobal,DRMLB1984-19931981-1993
1977-  UDFA  -NYA
Clyde Vollmer1921-09-242006-10-0285.008OF6-1190RR1921-09-24Cincinnati,OHMLB1942-19541942-1954 
Jake Wade1912-04-012006-02-0193.306P6-2175LL1912-04-01Morehead City,NCMLB1936-19461936-1946 
Charlie Wagner1912-12-032006-08-3193.271P5-11170RR1912-12-03Reading,PAMLB1938-19461938-1946 
Leo Wells1917-07-182006-06-2388.3403B-SS5-9170RR1917-07-18Kansas City,KSMLB1942-19461942-1946 
Junior Wooten1924-01-162006-08-1282.208OF5-11160RL1924-01-16Pelzer,SCMLB1947-19481947-1948 
Chink Zachary1917-10-192006-06-2488.248P5-11182RR1917-10-19Brooklyn,NYMLB1944-19441944-1944 
95 record(s)