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1945 MLB Season

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player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
John Atz 1945-05-22 65.325 -- 2b 5-9 150 R R 1879-07-01 Washington,DC MLB 1902-1909 1902-1909
Ernie Baker 1945-10-25 70.077 -- p 5-10 160 R R 1875-08-08 Concord,MI MLB 1905-1905 1905-1905
Bill Barnes 1945-07-10 87.087 -- of 5-10 175 -- -- 1858-04-13 Shakopee,MN MLB 1884-1884 1884-1884
Steve Behel 1945-02-15 84.100 -- of -- -- -- -- 1860-11-06 Earlville,IL MLB 1884-1886 1884-1886
Ted Blankenship 1945-01-14 43.249 -- p 6-1 170 R R 1901-05-10 Bonham,TX MLB 1922-1930 1922-1930
Cy Blanton 1945-09-13 37.069 -- p 6-0 180 L R 1908-07-06 Waurika,OK MLB 1934-1942 1934-1942
Frank Butler 1945-07-18 84.364 -- of 5-7 155 L L 1860-07-18 Savannah,GA MLB 1895-1895 1895-1895
Walter Carlisle 1945-05-27 61.325 -- of 5-9 154 B R 1883-07-06 Yorkshire,EN MLB 1908-1908 1908-1908
Dick Carroll 1945-11-22 61.123 -- p 6-2 -- R R 1884-07-21 Cleveland,OH MLB 1909-1909 1909-1909
Ted Cather 1945-04-09 55.323 -- of 5-10 178 R R 1889-05-20 Chester,PA MLB 1912-1915 1912-1915
Tommy Clarke 1945-08-14 57.096 -- c 5-11 175 R R 1888-05-09 New York,NY MLB 1909-1917 1909-1917
Gene Cocreham 1945-12-27 61.042 -- p 6-3 192 R R 1884-11-14 Luling,TX MLB 1913-1915 1913-1915
Joe Corbett 1945-05-02 69.149 -- p 5-10 -- R R 1875-12-04 San Francisco,CA MLB 1895-1904 1895-1904
Dick Cotter 1945-04-04 55.173 -- c 5-11 172 R R 1889-10-12 Manchester,NH MLB 1911-1912 1911-1912
Pete Cregan 1945-05-18 70.034 -- of 5-7 150 R R 1875-04-13 Kingston,NY MLB 1899-1903 1899-1903
Bill Crouch 1945-12-22 59.018 -- p 6-1 210 L L 1886-12-03 Marshallton,DE MLB 1910-1910 1910-1910
Cal Crum 1945-12-07 56.132 -- p 6-1 175 R R 1889-07-27 Cooks Mills,IL MLB 1917-1918 1917-1918
Ervin Curtis 1945-02-14 83.048 -- of 5-8 157 L L 1861-12-27 Coldwater,MI MLB 1891-1891 1891-1891
Hack Eibel 1945-10-16 51.313 -- of-p 5-11 220 L L 1893-12-06 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1912-1920 1912-1920
Chick Fewster 1945-04-16 49.157 -- 2b-of 5-11 160 R R 1895-11-10 Baltimore,MD MLB 1917-1927 1917-1927
William Fischer 1945-09-04 54.185 -- c 6-0 174 L R 1891-03-02 New York,NY MLB 1913-1917 1913-1917
Henry Fournier 1945-12-08 80.121 -- p 5-9 160 -- L 1865-08-08 Syracuse,NY MLB 1894-1894 1894-1894
Charlie Frye 1945-05-25 31.312 -- p 6-1 175 R R 1913-07-17 Hickory,NC MLB 1940-1940 1940-1940
Bob Gandy 1945-06-19 51.297 -- of 6-3 180 L R 1893-08-25 Jacksonville,FL MLB 1916-1916 1916-1916
Bob Ganley 1945-10-09 70.168 -- of 5-7 156 L L 1875-04-23 Lowell,MA MLB 1905-1909 1905-1909
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Frank Grube 1945-07-02 40.176 -- c 5-9 190 R R 1905-01-07 Easton,PA MLB 1931-1941 1931-1941
Ernie Gust 1945-10-26 57.275 -- 1b 6-0 170 R R 1888-01-24 Bay City,MI MLB 1911-1911 1911-1911
George Hale 1945-11-01 51.089 -- c 5-10 160 R R 1894-08-03 Dexter,KS MLB 1914-1918 1914-1918
Jocko Halligan 1945-02-13 76.066 -- of 5-9 166 L -- 1868-12-08 Avon,NY MLB 1890-1892 1890-1892
Jack Hannifin 1945-10-27 62.243 -- 3b-ss 5-11 167 R R 1883-02-25 Holyoke,MA MLB 1906-1908 1906-1908
Charlie Heard 1945-02-20 73.021 -- p 6-2 190 R R 1872-01-30 Philadelphia,PA MLB 1890-1890 1890-1890
Tom Hess 1945-12-15 70.121 -- c 5-7 157 -- R 1875-08-15 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1892-1892 1892-1892
Bill Hobbs 1945-01-05 51.242 -- ss 5-9 155 R R 1893-05-07 Grants Lick,KY MLB 1913-1916 1913-1916
Ducky Holmes 1945-09-18 62.071 -- c 5-10 160 R R 1883-07-08 Dayton,OH MLB 1906-1906 1906-1906
Jim Hughey 1945-03-29 76.020 -- p 6-0 -- -- R 1869-03-08 Wakeshma,MI MLB 1891-1900 1891-1900
Bert Humphries 1945-09-21 64.359 -- p 6-0 182 R R 1880-09-26 California,PA MLB 1910-1915 1910-1915
Ham Iburg 1945-02-11 71.103 -- p 5-11 165 R R 1873-10-30 San Francisco,CA MLB 1902-1902 1902-1902
Bill Kay 1945-12-03 67.291 -- of 6-2 180 L R 1878-02-14 New Castle,VA MLB 1907-1907 1907-1907
Bill Kemmer 1945-06-08 71.204 -- 3b 6-2 195 R R 1873-11-15 -- MLB 1895-1895 1895-1895
Snapper Kennedy 1945-07-31 66.271 -- of 5-10 165 B R 1878-11-01 Conneaut,OH MLB 1902-1902 1902-1902
Frank Lange 1945-12-26 62.058 -- p 5-11 180 R R 1883-10-28 Columbia,WI MLB 1910-1913 1910-1913
Gene Lansing 1945-01-18 47.006 -- p 6-1 185 R R 1898-01-11 Albany,NY MLB 1922-1922 1922-1922
Fred Lewis 1945-06-05 86.234 -- of 5-10 194 B R 1858-10-13 Buffalo,NY MLB 1881-1886 1881-1886
Harry McNeal 1945-01-11 67.152 -- p 6-3 175 R R 1877-08-11 Iberia,OH MLB 1901-1901 1901-1901
Jack Mercer 1945-06-25 56.106 -- p -- -- -- -- 1889-03-10 Zanesville,OH MLB 1910-1910 1910-1910
Sam Mertes 1945-03-11 72.216 -- of 6-0 225 R R 1872-08-06 San Francisco,CA MLB 1896-1906 1896-1906
Dusty Miller 1945-09-03 76.357 -- of 5-11 170 L R 1868-09-10 Oil City,PA MLB 1889-1899 1889-1899
John Munyan 1945-02-18 84.095 -- c -- -- -- -- 1860-11-14 Chester,PA MLB 1887-1891 1887-1891
Connie Murphy 1945-12-14 75.042 -- c 5-8 155 L R 1870-11-01 Northfield,MA MLB 1893-1894 1893-1894
Jim Murray 1945-04-25 67.098 -- of 5-10 180 R L 1878-01-16 Galveston,TX MLB 1902-1914 1902-1914
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Art Nichols 1945-08-09 74.025 -- c 5-10 175 R R 1871-07-14 Manchester,NH MLB 1898-1903 1898-1903
Lou Nordyke 1945-09-27 69.050 -- 1b 6-0 185 R R 1876-08-07 Brighton,IA MLB 1906-1906 1906-1906
Jake Northrop 1945-11-16 57.255 -- p 5-11 170 L R 1888-03-05 Monroeton,PA MLB 1918-1919 1918-1919
Henry Oxley 1945-10-12 87.280 -- c 5-11 163 R -- 1858-01-04 Covehead,PE MLB 1884-1884 1884-1884
Ham Patterson 1945-11-25 68.042 -- 1b-of 6-2 185 R R 1877-10-13 Belleville,IL MLB 1909-1909 1909-1909
Monte Pfyl 1945-10-18 61.159 -- 1b 6-3 190 L L 1884-05-11 St. Louis,MO MLB 1907-1907 1907-1907
Cy Pieh 1945-09-12 58.347 -- p 6-2 190 R R 1886-09-29 Waunakee,IL MLB 1913-1915 1913-1915
Roy Radebaugh 1945-01-17 60.329 -- p 5-7 160 R R 1884-02-22 Champaign,IL MLB 1911-1911 1911-1911
Paul Radford 1945-02-21 83.129 -- of 5-6 148 R R 1861-10-14 Roxbury,MA MLB 1883-1894 1883-1894
Morrie Rath 1945-11-18 58.327 -- 2b 5-8 160 L R 1886-12-25 Mobeetie,TX MLB 1909-1920 1909-1920
Taylor Shafer 1945-10-27 79.105 -- of 5-7 155 L R 1866-07-13 Philadelphia,PA MLB 1884-1890 1884-1890
Elmer Smith 1945-11-03 77.224 -- of 5-11 178 L L 1868-03-23 Pittsburgh,PA MLB 1886-1901 1886-1901
Tubby Spencer 1945-02-01 61.006 -- c 5-10 215 R R 1884-01-26 Oil City,PA MLB 1905-1918 1905-1918
Bill Stemmeyer 1945-05-03 79.361 -- p 6-2 190 R R 1865-05-06 Cleveland,OH MLB 1885-1888 1885-1888
George Stone 1945-01-03 67.121 -- of 5-9 175 L L 1877-09-03 Lost Nation,IA MLB 1903-1910 1903-1910
Cy Swaim 1945-12-27 71.290 -- p 6-6 180 -- -- 1874-03-11 Cadwallader,OH MLB 1897-1898 1897-1898
Ray Tift 1945-03-29 60.280 -- p 5-10 155 L L 1884-06-21 Fitchburg,MA MLB 1907-1907 1907-1907
Tuck Turner 1945-07-16 78.152 -- of 5-6 155 B L 1867-02-13 -- MLB 1893-1898 1893-1898
Fred Tyler 1945-10-14 53.302 -- c 5-10 180 R R 1891-12-16 Derry,NH MLB 1914-1914 1914-1914
George Van Haltren 1945-09-29 79.182 -- of 5-11 170 L L 1866-03-30 St. Louis,MO MLB 1887-1903 1887-1903
Bobby Veach 1945-08-07 57.038 -- of 5-11 160 L R 1888-06-29 Island,KY MLB 1912-1925 1912-1925
Joe Visner 1945-06-17 85.263 -- of 5-11 180 L R 1859-09-27 Minneapolis,MN MLB 1885-1891 1885-1891
Rube Ward 1945-01-17 65.345 -- of 5-7 152 -- -- 1879-02-06 New Lexington,OH MLB 1902-1902 1902-1902
Clarence Winters 1945-06-29 46.294 -- p -- -- R R 1898-09-07 Detroit,MI MLB 1924-1924 1924-1924
Dave Zearfoss 1945-09-12 77.254 -- c 5-9 -- -- R 1868-01-01 Schenectady,NY MLB 1896-1905 1896-1905
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Eddie Zimmerman 1945-05-06 62.121 -- 3b 5-9 160 R R 1883-01-04 Oceanic,NJ MLB 1906-1911 1906-1911
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