2015 MLB Baseball Deaths

Major Leaguers known to have died during the 2015 calendar year.

2015 MLB Deaths

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playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Bob Anderson1935-09-292015-03-1279.164P6-4210RR1935-09-29East Chicago,INMLB1957-19631957-1963 
Joaquin Andujar1952-12-212015-09-0862.261P6-0180BR1952-12-21San Pedro de Macoris,DRMLB1976-19881976-1988
1969-  UDFA  -CIN
Rugger Ardizoia1919-11-202015-07-1995.241P5-11180RR1919-11-20Oleggio,ITMLB1947-19471947-1947 
Earl Averill1931-09-092015-05-1383.246C-OF5-10190RR1931-09-09Cleveland,OHMLB1956-19631956-1963 
Ernie Banks1931-01-312015-01-2383.3571B-SS6-1180RR1931-01-31Dallas,TXMLB1953-19711953-1971 
Dick Barone1932-10-132015-04-2382.192SS5-9165RR1932-10-13San Jose,CAMLB1960-19601960-1960
1952-  UDFA  -PIT
Dave Bergman1953-06-062015-02-0261.2411B6-2185LL1953-06-06Evanston,ILMLB1975-19921972-1992
1974-  2-  36-NYA
Yogi Berra1925-05-122015-09-2290.133C5-8194LR1925-05-12St. Louis,MOMLB1946-19651946-1965 
Fred Besana1931-04-052015-11-0784.216P6-4200RL1931-04-05Lincoln,CAMLB1956-19561956-1956 
Rocky Bridges1927-08-072015-01-2787.173SS-2B5-8175RR1927-08-07Refugio,TXMLB1951-19611951-1961 
Hal Brown1924-12-112015-12-1791.006P6-2180RR1924-12-11Greensboro,NCMLB1951-19641951-1964
1946-  UDFA  -BOS
Ollie Brown1944-02-112015-04-1671.064OF6-3200RR1944-02-11Tuscaloosa,ALMLB1965-19771965-1977
1962-  UDFA  -SFN
Don Bryant1941-07-132015-01-2273.193C6-5200RR1941-07-13Jasper,FLMLB1966-19701966-1970
1959-  UDFA  -DET
George Burpo1922-06-192015-12-2093.184P6-0195RL1922-06-19Jenkins,KYMLB1946-19461946-1946 
Jose Capellan1981-01-132015-04-0734.084P6-4245RR1981-01-13Cotui,DRMLB2004-20082001-2009
1998-  UDFA  -ATL
Carmen Castillo1958-06-082015-11-1557.160OF6-1190RR1958-06-08San Francisco de Macoris,DRMLB1982-19911978-1991
1978-  UDFA  -PHI
Dean Chance1941-06-012015-10-1174.132P6-3200RR1941-06-01Wooster,OHMLB1961-19711961-1971
1959-  UDFA  -BAL
Harold Daugherty1927-10-122015-08-1587.307H6-0180RR1927-10-12Paris,PAMLB1951-19511951-1951
1948-  UDFA  -DET
Ramon de los Santos1949-01-192015-11-2966.314P6-1175LL1949-01-19Santo Domingo,DRMLB1974-19741974-1984
1972-  UDFA  -HOU
Carlos Diaz1958-01-072015-09-2857.264P6-0170RL1958-01-07Kaneohe,HIMLB1982-19861979-1986
1979-  1-  15-SEA
Kerry Dineen1952-07-012015-11-2163.143OF5-11165LL1952-07-01Englewood,NJMLB1975-19781975-1979
1973-  4-  85-NYA
Bob Dustal1935-09-282015-11-3080.063P6-0172RR1935-09-28Sayreville,NJMLB1963-19631963-1963
1955-  UDFA  -DET
Larry Eschen1920-09-222015-06-0994.260SS6-0180RR1920-09-22Suffern,NYMLB1942-19421942-1942 
Bobby Etheridge1942-11-252015-09-1972.2983B5-9170RR1942-11-25Greenville,MSMLB1967-19691967-1969
1964-  UDFA  -SFN
Jim Fanning1927-09-142015-04-2587.223C5-11180RR1927-09-14Chicago,ILMLB1954-19571954-1957 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
George Genovese1922-02-222015-11-1593.266H5-7160LR1922-02-22Staten Island,NYMLB1950-19501950-1950 
Gus Gil1939-04-192015-12-0876.2332B-3B5-10180RR1939-04-19Caracas,VZMLB1967-19711967-1971
1959-  UDFA  -CIN
Fred Gladding1936-06-282015-05-2178.327P6-0225LR1936-06-28Flat Rock,MIMLB1961-19731961-1973
1956-  UDFA  -DET
Darryl Hamilton1964-12-032015-06-2150.200CF-RF6-1190LR1964-12-03Baton Rouge,LAMLB1988-20011986-2001
1986- 11- 269-MIL
Garry Hancock1954-01-232015-10-1061.260OF-1B6-0175LL1954-01-23Tampa,FLMLB1978-19841975-1984
1976-  1-  17-CLE
Tommy Hanson1986-08-282015-11-1029.074P6-6220RR1986-08-28Tulsa,OKMLB2009-20132005-2015
2005- 22- 677-ATL
Ray Hathaway1916-10-132015-02-1198.121P6-0165RR1916-10-13Greenville,OHMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Dave Henderson1958-07-212015-12-2757.159CF-OF6-2220RR1958-07-21Merced,CAMLB1981-19941977-1994
1977-  1-  26-SEA
Evelio Hernandez1930-12-242015-12-1884.359P6-1195RR1930-12-24Guanabacoa,CUMLB1956-19571956-1957 
Harley Hisner1926-11-062015-03-2088.134P6-1185RR1926-11-06Maples,INMLB1951-19511951-1951 
Riccardo Ingram1966-09-102015-03-3148.202LF6-0205RR1966-09-10Douglas,GAMLB1994-19951985-1996
1987-  4- 105-DET
Hank Izquierdo1931-03-202015-08-0184.134C5-11175RR1931-03-20Matanzas,CUMLB1967-19671967-1967
1955-  UDFA  -CLE
Alex Johnson1942-12-072015-02-2872.083OF6-0205RR1942-12-07Helena,ARMLB1964-19761964-1976
1961-  UDFA  -PHI
Don Johnson1926-11-122015-02-1088.090P6-3200RR1926-11-12Portland,ORMLB1947-19581947-1958 
Ken Johnson1933-06-162015-11-2182.158P6-4210RR1933-06-16West Palm Beach,FLMLB1958-19701958-1970
1952-  UDFA  -PHA
Skeeter Kell1929-10-112015-05-2885.2292B5-9160RR1929-10-11Swifton,ARMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Tom Kelley1944-01-052015-09-2571.263P6-0190RR1944-01-05Manchester,CTMLB1964-19731964-1976
1963-  UDFA  -CLE
Jim King1932-08-272015-02-2382.180OF6-0185LR1932-08-27Elkins,ARMLB1955-19671955-1967 
Nick Koback1935-07-192015-01-2379.188C6-0187RR1935-07-19Hartford,CTMLB1953-19551953-1955 
Alan Koch1938-03-252015-05-2277.058P6-4195RR1938-03-25Decatur,ALMLB1963-19641963-1964
1960-  UDFA  -DET
Buddy Lively1925-02-142015-07-1290.148P6-0200RR1925-02-14Birmingham,ALMLB1947-19491947-1949 
Chuck Locke1932-05-052015-01-0982.249P5-11185RR1932-05-05Malden,MOMLB1955-19551955-1955 
Frank Malzone1930-02-282015-12-2985.3043B5-10180RR1930-02-28Bronx,NYMLB1955-19661955-1966 
Lou Marone1945-12-032015-11-2769.359P5-11185RL1945-12-03San Diego,CAMLB1969-19701969-1970
1965- 30- 561-PIT
Bob Martyn1930-08-152015-12-0285.109OF6-0176LR1930-08-15Weiser,IDMLB1957-19591957-1959 
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Len Matarazzo1928-09-122015-06-1986.280P6-4195RR1928-09-12New Castle,PAMLB1952-19521952-1952 
Ed Mayer1931-11-302015-12-2984.029P6-2185LL1931-11-30San Francisco,CAMLB1957-19581957-1958 
Jim McAnany1936-09-042015-12-1679.103OF5-10196RR1936-09-04Los Angeles,CAMLB1958-19621958-1962
1955-  UDFA  -CHA
Jeff McKnight1963-02-182015-03-0152.0111B-2B6-0185BR1963-02-18Conway,ARMLB1989-19941983-1998
1983-  2-  29-NYN
Lennie Merullo1917-05-052015-05-3098.025SS5-11168RR1917-05-05Boston,MAMLB1941-19471941-1947 
Stu Miller1927-12-262015-01-0487.009P6-0165RR1927-12-26Northampton,MAMLB1952-19681952-1968 
Dick Mills1945-01-292015-03-2870.058P6-3195RR1945-01-29Boston,MAMLB1970-19701970-1970
1966-  3-  54-BOS
Eddie Milner1955-05-212015-11-0260.165OF5-11173LL1955-05-21Columbus,OHMLB1980-19881977-1988
1976- 21- 503-CIN
Minnie Minoso1925-11-292015-03-0189.092OF5-10175RR1925-11-29Havana,CUMLB1949-19801949-2003 
Bill Monbouquette1936-08-112015-01-2578.167P5-11195RR1936-08-11Medford,MAMLB1958-19681958-1968
1955-  UDFA  -BOS
Alex Monchak1917-03-052015-09-1298.191SS6-0180RR1917-03-05Bayonne,NJMLB1940-19401940-1940 
Bobby Moore1958-11-082015-04-1056.153P6-4200RR1958-11-08Jena,LAMLB1985-19851977-1995
1976- 11- 264-OAK
Andres Mora1955-05-252015-06-1260.018OF6-0180RR1955-05-25Rio Bravo,MXMLB1976-19801976-1980
1973-  UDFA  -MON
Cal Neeman1929-02-182015-10-0186.225C6-1192RR1929-02-18Valmeyer,ILMLB1957-19631957-1963 
Jim O'Toole1937-01-102015-12-2678.350P6-0195BL1937-01-10Chicago,ILMLB1958-19671958-1967
1957-  UDFA  -CIN
Billy Ott1940-11-232015-02-1874.087OF6-1180BR1940-11-23New York,NYMLB1962-19641962-1964
1960-  UDFA  -CHN
Billy Pierce1927-04-022015-07-3188.120P5-10160LL1927-04-02Detroit,MIMLB1945-19641945-1964 
Jim Robertson1928-01-292015-10-2187.265C5-9183RR1928-01-29Chicago,ILMLB1954-19551954-1955 
Al Rosen1924-02-292015-03-1391.0133B5-11180RR1924-02-29Spartanburg,SCMLB1947-19561947-1956 
Willie Royster1954-04-112015-11-2361.226C5-11180RR1954-04-11Clarksville,VAMLB1981-19811978-1983
1972- 22- 525-BAL
Hal Schacker1925-04-062015-10-0290.179P6-0190RR1925-04-06Brooklyn,NYMLB1945-19451945-1945 
Bob Schmidt1933-04-222015-05-0282.010C6-2205RR1933-04-22St. Louis,MOMLB1958-19651958-1965 
Barney Schultz1926-08-152015-09-0689.022P6-2200RR1926-08-15Beverly,NJMLB1955-19651955-1965 
Kal Segrist1931-04-142015-06-2684.0732B-3B6-0180RR1931-04-14Greenville,TXMLB1952-19551952-1955 
Al Severinsen1944-11-092015-01-2770.079P6-3220RR1944-11-09Brooklyn,NYMLB1969-19721969-1972
1963-  UDFA  -CHN
playerborndiedageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft info
Steve Shea1942-12-052015-03-0472.089P6-3215RR1942-12-05Worcester,MAMLB1968-19691968-1969
1961-  UDFA  -CHN
Neill Sheridan1921-11-202015-10-1593.329H6-2195RR1921-11-20Sacramento,CAMLB1948-19481948-1948 
Norm Siebern1933-07-262015-10-3082.0961B-OF6-3205LR1933-07-26St. Louis,MOMLB1956-19681956-1968 
Bill Slayback1948-02-212015-03-2567.032P6-4200RR1948-02-21Hollywood,CAMLB1972-19741972-1976
1968-  7- 113-DET
Bobby Gene Smith1934-05-282015-11-2481.180OF5-11185RR1934-05-28Hood River,ORMLB1957-19651957-1965 
Jack Spring1933-03-112015-08-0282.144P6-1180RL1933-03-11Spokane,WAMLB1955-19651955-1965 
Jim Stump1932-02-102015-11-1983.282P6-0188RR1932-02-10Lansing,MIMLB1957-19591957-1959 
Ed Sukla1943-03-032015-09-2472.205P5-11170RR1943-03-03Long Beach,CAMLB1964-19661964-1966
1962-  UDFA  -ANA
Bud Thomas1929-03-102015-08-1586.158SS6-0180RR1929-03-10Sedalia,MOMLB1951-19511951-1951 
John Tsitouris1936-05-042015-10-2279.171P6-0175RR1936-05-04Monroe,NCMLB1957-19681957-1968 
Randy Wiles1951-09-102015-09-1564.005P6-1185LL1951-09-10Fort Belvoir,VAMLB1977-19771976-1978
1973-  5- 108-SLN
Charlie Williams1947-10-112015-01-2767.108P6-2200RR1947-10-11Flushing,NYMLB1971-19781971-1978
1968-  7- 133-NYN
Gary Woods1954-07-202015-02-1960.214OF6-2190RR1954-07-20Santa Barbara,CAMLB1976-19851976-1986
1973- 27- 602-MIN
Walter Young1980-02-182015-09-1935.2131B6-5315LR1980-02-18Hattiesburg,MSMLB2005-20051999-2009
1999- 31- 932-PIT
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