2009 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 2009 calendar year.

2009 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Nick Adenhart1986-08-242009-04-0922.228P6-3200RR1986-08-24Silver Spring,MDMLB2008-20092005-2009
2004- 14- 413-ANA
James Atkins1921-03-102009-02-2887.355P6-3205LR1921-03-10Birmingham,ALMLB1950-19521950-1952 
Del Bates1940-06-122009-09-2469.104C6-2195LR1940-06-12Seattle,WAMLB1970-19701970-1970
1963-  UDFA  -ANA
Stan Benjamin1914-05-202009-12-2495.218OF6-2194RR1914-05-20Framingham,MAMLB1939-19451939-1945 
Ed Blake1925-12-232009-04-1583.113P5-11175RR1925-12-23East St. Louis,ILMLB1951-19571951-1957 
Johnny Blanchard1933-02-262009-03-2576.027OF-C6-1198LR1933-02-26Minneapolis,MNMLB1955-19651955-1965 
Buddy Blattner1920-02-082009-09-0489.2082B6-0180RR1920-02-08St. Louis,MOMLB1942-19491942-1949 
Nino Bongiovanni1911-12-212009-01-0697.016OF5-10175LL1911-12-21New Orleans,LAMLB1938-19391938-1939 
Earle Brucker1925-08-252009-03-2883.215C6-2210LR1925-08-25Los Angeles,CAMLB1948-19481948-1948 
Bill Burich1918-05-292009-12-2591.210SS-3B6-0180RR1918-05-29Calumet,MIMLB1942-19461942-1946 
Ron Cash1949-11-202009-04-2259.1531B-3B6-0180RR1949-11-20Atlanta,GAMLB1973-19741970-1976
1971-  3-  66-DET
Jackie Collum1927-06-212009-08-2982.069P5-7160LL1927-06-21Victor,IAMLB1951-19621951-1962 
Gene Corbett1913-10-252009-01-2895.0951B6-2190LR1913-10-25Winona,MNMLB1936-19381936-1938 
Frank Dasso1917-08-312009-06-0891.281P5-11185RR1917-08-31Chicago,ILMLB1945-19461945-1946 
Mike Derrick1943-09-192009-01-1465.117OF-1B6-0190LR1943-09-19Columbia,SCMLB1970-19701970-1970
1962-  UDFA  -PIT
Bob Dillinger1918-09-172009-11-0791.0513B6-0170RR1918-09-17Glendale,CAMLB1946-19511946-1951
1939-  UDFA  -SLA
Dom DiMaggio1917-02-122009-05-0892.085OF5-9168RR1917-02-12San Francisco,CAMLB1940-19531940-1953 
Alec Distaso1948-12-232009-07-1360.202P6-2200RR1948-12-23Los Angeles,CAMLB1969-19691969-1969
1967-  1-   1-CHN
Cal Ermer1923-11-102009-08-0885.2712B6-0175RR1923-11-10Baltimore,MDMLB1947-19471947-1947 
Mark Fidrych1954-08-142009-04-1354.242P6-3175RR1954-08-14Worcester,MAMLB1976-19801976-1983
1974- 10- 232-DET
Ben Flowers1927-06-152009-02-1881.248P6-4195RR1927-06-15Wilson,NCMLB1951-19561951-1956 
Herman Franks1914-01-042009-03-3095.085C5-11187LR1914-01-04Price,UTMLB1939-19491939-1949 
Lonny Frey1910-08-232009-09-1399.0212B-SS5-10160LR1910-08-23St. Louis,MOMLB1933-19481933-1948 
John Gabler1930-10-022009-02-0778.128P6-2165BR1930-10-02Kansas City,MOMLB1959-19611959-1961
1949-  UDFA  -NYA
Purnal Goldy1937-11-282009-09-2171.297OF6-5200RR1937-11-28Camden,NJMLB1962-19631962-1963
1959-  UDFA  -DET
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Preston Gomez1923-04-202009-01-1385.268SS-2B5-11170RR1923-04-20Preston,CUMLB1944-19441944-1944 
Ray Hamrick1921-08-012009-06-0987.312SS-2B6-0160RR1921-08-01Nashville,TNMLB1943-19441943-1944 
Gene Handley1914-11-252009-04-1294.1382B5-11165RR1914-11-25Kennett,MOMLB1946-19471946-1947 
Woodie Held1932-03-252009-06-1177.078SS-OF5-11180RR1932-03-25Sacramento,CAMLB1954-19691954-1969 
Tommy Henrich1913-02-202009-12-0196.284OF6-0180LL1913-02-20Massillon,OHMLB1937-19501937-1950 
Ramon Hernandez1940-08-312009-02-0468.157P5-9170BL1940-08-31Carolina,PRMLB1967-19771967-1977
1959-  UDFA  -PIT
Jose Herrera1942-04-082009-10-1667.191OF5-8165RR1942-04-08San Lorenzo,VZMLB1967-19701967-1970
1964-  UDFA  -HOU
Jessie Hollins1970-01-272009-07-0939.163P6-3190RR1970-01-27Conroe,TXMLB1992-19921989-1997
1988- 40-1027-CHN
Larry Jansen1920-07-162009-10-1089.086P6-2190RR1920-07-16Verboort,ORMLB1947-19561947-1956 
Roy Johnson1959-06-272009-01-2649.213OF6-4205LL1959-06-27Parkin,ARMLB1982-19851980-1988
1980-  5- 125-MON
George Kell1922-08-232009-03-2486.2133B5-9175RR1922-08-23Swifton,ARMLB1943-19571943-1957 
Bill Kelso1940-02-192009-05-1169.081P6-4215RR1940-02-19Kansas City,MOMLB1964-19681964-1968
1959-  UDFA  -LAN
Jim Kirby1923-05-052009-07-1786.073H5-11175RR1923-05-05Nashville,TNMLB1949-19491949-1949 
Bill Kirk1934-07-192009-10-2675.099P6-0165LL1934-07-19Coatesville,PAMLB1961-19611961-1961
1954-  UDFA  -KC1
Jay Kleven1949-12-022009-06-3059.210C6-2190RR1949-12-02Oakland,CAMLB1976-19761976-1977
1971-  UDFA  -NYN
Ron Klimkowski1944-03-012009-11-1365.257P6-2190RR1944-03-01Jersey City,NJMLB1969-19721969-1972
1964-  UDFA  -BOS
Barry Lersch1944-09-072009-10-0465.027P6-0180BR1944-09-07Denver,COMLB1969-19741969-1974
1964-  UDFA  -PHI
Bill Lillard1918-01-102009-06-0991.150SS5-10170RR1918-01-10Goleta,CAMLB1939-19401939-1940 
Jack Littrell1929-01-222009-06-0980.138SS6-0179RR1929-01-22Louisville,KYMLB1952-19571952-1957 
Whitey Lockman1926-07-252009-03-1782.2351B-OF6-1175LR1926-07-25Lowell,NCMLB1945-19601945-1960
1943-  UDFA  -NY1
Jack Lohrke1924-02-252009-04-2985.0633B-2B6-0180RR1924-02-25Los Angeles,CAMLB1947-19531947-1953 
Ed Lyons1923-05-122009-01-2585.2582B5-9165RR1923-05-12Winston-Salem,NCMLB1947-19471947-1947 
Ron Moeller1938-10-132009-11-0271.020P6-0180LL1938-10-13Cincinnati,OHMLB1956-19631956-1963
1956-  UDFA  -BAL
Danny Morejon1930-07-212009-04-2778.280OF6-1175RR1930-07-21Havana,CUMLB1958-19581958-1958 
Joe Pactwa1948-06-022009-03-1060.281P5-11185LL1948-06-02Hammond,INMLB1975-19751975-1975
1966- 18- 350-NYA
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Len Perme1917-11-252009-01-2491.060P6-0170LL1917-11-25Cleveland,OHMLB1942-19461942-1946 
Jack Phillips1921-09-062009-08-3087.3581B6-4193RR1921-09-06Clarence,NYMLB1947-19571947-1957 
Brian Powell1973-10-102009-10-0535.360P6-2200RR1973-10-10Bainbridge,GAMLB1998-20041993-2005
1995-  2-  41-DET
Luis Quintana1951-12-252009-07-2757.214P6-2175LL1951-12-25Vega Baja,PRMLB1974-19751974-1983
1972-  UDFA  -SFN
Herman Reich1917-11-232009-10-2291.3331B6-2200RL1917-11-23Bell,CAMLB1949-19491949-1949 
Tommy Reis1914-08-062009-11-0695.092P6-2180RR1914-08-06Newport,KYMLB1938-19381938-1938 
Dusty Rhodes1927-05-132009-06-1782.035OF6-0180LR1927-05-13Mathews,ALMLB1952-19591952-1959 
Dave Roberts1944-09-112009-01-0964.120P6-2195LL1944-09-11Gallipolis,OHMLB1969-19811969-1981
1963-  UDFA  -PHI
Humberto Robinson1930-06-252009-09-2979.096P6-1155RR1930-06-25Colon,PNMLB1955-19601955-1960 
Eduardo Rodriguez1952-03-062009-03-0657.000P6-0185RR1952-03-06Barceloneta,PRMLB1973-19791973-1979
1971-  UDFA  -MIL
Freddy Rodriguez1924-04-292009-06-1185.043P6-0180RR1924-04-29Havana,CUMLB1958-19591958-1959 
Bob Roselli1931-12-102009-11-0677.331C5-11185RR1931-12-10San Francisco,CAMLB1955-19621955-1962 
Johnny Schaive1934-02-252009-05-1175.0753B-2B5-8175RR1934-02-25Springfield,ILMLB1958-19631958-1963
1953-  UDFA  -CHA
Howie Schultz1922-07-032009-10-3087.1191B6-6200RR1922-07-03St. Paul,MNMLB1943-19481943-1948 
Craig Stimac1954-11-182009-01-1654.059C6-2185RR1954-11-18Oak Park,ILMLB1980-19811976-1982
1976-  9- 197-SDN
Gene Stone1944-01-162009-03-0165.0441B5-11190LL1944-01-16Burbank,CAMLB1969-19691969-1969
1963-  UDFA  -PHI
Tom Sturdivant1930-04-282009-02-2878.306P6-1186LR1930-04-28Gordon,KSMLB1955-19641955-1964 
Joe Tepsic1923-09-182009-02-2385.158OF5-9170RR1923-09-18Slovan,PAMLB1946-19461946-1946 
Don Thompson1923-12-282009-09-2885.274OF6-0185LL1923-12-28Swepsonville,NCMLB1949-19541949-1954 
Ted Uhlaender1940-10-212009-02-1268.114OF6-2190LR1940-10-21Chicago Heights,ILMLB1965-19721965-1972
1961-  UDFA  -MIN
Elmer Weingartner1918-08-132009-03-1590.214SS5-11178RR1918-08-13Cleveland,OHMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Billy Werber1908-06-202009-01-22100.2163B5-10170RR1908-06-20Berwyn,MDMLB1930-19421930-1942 
Carl Willey1931-06-062009-07-2178.045P6-0175RR1931-06-06Cherryfield,MEMLB1958-19651958-1965 
Davey Williams1927-11-022009-08-1781.2882B5-10160RR1927-11-02Dallas,TXMLB1949-19551949-1955 
Frank Williams1958-02-132009-01-0950.331P6-1190RR1958-02-13Seattle,WAMLB1984-19891979-1989
1979- 11- 278-SFN
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
George Williams1939-10-232009-05-1469.2032B5-11165RR1939-10-23Detroit,MIMLB1961-19641961-1964
1957-  UDFA  -PHI
Ed Wolfe1929-01-022009-03-0880.065P6-3185RR1929-01-02Los Angeles,CAMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Hal Woodeshick1932-08-242009-06-1476.294P6-3200RL1932-08-24Wilkes-Barre,PAMLB1956-19671956-1967 
78 record(s)