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58 players died in Colorado  · born in Colorado  · buried in Colorado

Batting

Pitchers / Managers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Date of Death Last Game Died Pos
1 Gus Alberts 3 1884 1891 0 120 487 426 62 84 10 6 1 50 27 52 5 .197 .298 .256 .554 May 7, 1912 Sep 22, 1891 Idaho Springs 56
2 John Bass 3 1871 1877 0 25 103 100 19 29 2 10 3 19 0 1 3 4 .290 .311 .600 .911 Sep 25, 1888 Aug 20, 1877 Denver /6O2
3 Art Benedict 1 1883 1883 0 3 15 15 3 4 1 0 0 4 0 4 .267 .267 .333 .600 Jan 14, 1948 Jun 6, 1883 Denver /4
4 Jim Bivin 1 1935 1935 0 47 52 48 3 7 3 0 0 1 0 4 28 .146 .212 .208 .420 Nov 7, 1982 Sep 29, 1935 Pueblo 1
5 Ray Boggs 1 1928 1928 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 27, 1989 Sep 17, 1928 Grand Junction /1
6 Henry Bostick 1 1915 1915 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 Sep 16, 1968 May 19, 1915 Denver /5
7 Grant Bowler 2 1931 1932 0 17 13 12 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .083 .154 .167 .321 Jun 25, 1968 Aug 14, 1932 Denver /1
8 Asa Brainard 4 1871 1874 0 108 477 467 71 116 11 0 0 45 4 3 10 7 .248 .264 .272 .536 Dec 29, 1888 Oct 14, 1874 Denver 1/4O
9 Al Brazle 10 1943 1954 0 445 466 453 37 80 5 1 0 31 0 0 2 40 .177 .180 .192 .372 Oct 24, 1973 Sep 24, 1954 Grand Junction *1
10 Don Carlsen 3 1948 1952 0 13 19 19 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 .263 .263 .526 Sep 22, 2002 May 24, 1952 Denver /1
11 Les Channell 2 1910 1914 0 7 22 20 3 7 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 3 .350 .409 .400 .809 May 7, 1954 Apr 18, 1914 Denver /O
12 Sam Childs 1 1883 1883 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 21, 1938 May 31, 1883 Denver /3
13 Henry Clarke 2 1897 1898 0 9 32 29 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 .276 .344 .276 .620 Mar 28, 1950 Jul 5, 1898 Colorado Springs /1O
14 Joe Connors 1 1884 1884 0 6 23 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .130 .091 .221 Jan 13, 1891 Jun 15, 1884 Denver /O15
15 Pat Dillard 1 1900 1900 0 57 198 183 24 42 5 2 0 12 7 13 17 .230 .284 .279 .563 Jul 22, 1907 Aug 18, 1900 Denver /O56
16 Bill Eagan 3 1891 1898 0 107 444 377 66 90 13 7 4 50 26 57 66 .239 .352 .342 .694 Feb 13, 1905 Jun 2, 1898 Denver 4
17 Bill Evans 2 1949 1951 0 13 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 30, 1983 Jun 21, 1951 Grand Junction /1
18 Bill Everitt 7 1895 1901 0 698 3124 2842 535 902 85 43 11 341 186 212 205 .317 .368 .389 .757 Jan 19, 1938 Jun 24, 1901 Denver *3*5O/4
19 John Ewing 6 1883 1891 0 133 474 454 47 87 6 3 2 36 18 18 79 .192 .226 .231 .457 Apr 23, 1895 Oct 1, 1891 Denver 1/O3
20 Frederick Fass 1 1887 1887 0 4 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 Jul 5, 1930 Jul 29, 1887 Burnt Mill /1O
21 Hilly Flitcraft 1 1942 1942 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 2, 2003 Sep 17, 1942 Boulder /1
22 Jake Gettman 3 1897 1899 0 197 833 772 108 215 24 8 8 78 44 40 83 .278 .322 .361 .683 Oct 4, 1956 May 19, 1899 Denver O/3
23 Purnal Goldy 2 1962 1963 0 29 80 78 9 18 1 1 3 12 0 0 0 16 .231 .238 .385 .622 Sep 21, 2009 Sep 28, 1963 Denver /9
24 Claude Gouzzie 1 1903 1903 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 21, 1907 Jul 22, 1903 Denver /4
25 Pug Griffin 2 1917 1920 0 23 32 29 4 6 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 11 .207 .258 .345 .603 Oct 12, 1951 Oct 2, 1920 Colorado Springs /3O
26 Roy Hartzell 11 1906 1916 0 1290 5223 4548 503 1146 112 55 12 397 182 56 455 383 .252 .327 .309 .635 Nov 6, 1961 Jul 25, 1916 Golden *O*564
27 Ed Heusser 9 1935 1948 0 266 363 335 32 69 8 3 3 24 0 0 15 91 .206 .240 .275 .515 Mar 1, 1956 Sep 14, 1948 Aurora 1
28 Chuck Hostetler 2 1944 1945 0 132 343 309 45 86 12 2 0 22 4 4 28 39 .278 .338 .330 .668 Feb 18, 1971 Sep 23, 1945 Fort Collins O
29 Bill Hubbell 7 1919 1925 0 205 342 308 31 53 12 0 1 16 0 0 21 81 .172 .227 .221 .448 Aug 3, 1980 Sep 13, 1925 Lakewood 1
30 Jim Hyndman 1 1886 1886 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 16, 1934 Jul 23, 1886 Alamosa /O1
31 Cobe Jones 2 1928 1929 0 26 66 65 6 17 5 1 0 4 1 1 5 .262 .273 .369 .642 Jun 3, 1969 Jun 15, 1929 Denver /6
32 Orville Jorgens 3 1935 1937 0 144 171 157 10 23 2 0 0 9 0 8 38 .146 .188 .159 .347 Jan 11, 1992 Sep 29, 1937 Colorado Springs 1
33 Ed Karger 6 1906 1911 0 167 432 400 31 88 14 2 6 35 1 12 62 .220 .261 .310 .571 Sep 9, 1957 Sep 4, 1911 Delta 1
34 Bruce Konopka 3 1942 1946 0 45 111 105 9 25 4 1 0 10 0 0 5 9 .238 .273 .295 .568 Sep 27, 1996 Sep 29, 1946 Denver /37
35 Marty Lang 1 1930 1930 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 13, 1968 Jul 14, 1930 Lakewood /1
36 Bill Lattimore 1 1908 1908 0 4 11 9 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .444 .444 .444 .889 Oct 30, 1919 May 28, 1908 Colorado Springs /1
37 Cliff Lee 8 1919 1926 0 521 1718 1583 216 475 87 28 38 216 14 11 104 186 .300 .344 .462 .806 Apr 25, 1980 Sep 8, 1926 Denver *O32/5
38 Dud Lee 5 1920 1926 0 253 852 732 80 163 20 9 0 60 12 8 88 70 .223 .311 .275 .586 Jan 7, 1971 Apr 14, 1926 Denver 64/5
39 Barry Lersch 6 1969 1974 0 177 157 133 9 15 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 56 .113 .185 .120 .305 Oct 4, 2009 Sep 21, 1974 Aurora 1
40 Herman Long 16 1889 1904 0 1875 8505 7678 1456 2129 342 97 91 1055 537 612 463 .277 .335 .383 .718 Sep 17, 1909 Jul 13, 1904 Denver *64/O35
41 Larry Loughlin 1 1967 1967 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 Jan 26, 1999 Jun 14, 1967 Denver /1
42 Bill McCarren 1 1923 1923 0 69 248 216 28 53 10 1 3 27 0 1 22 39 .245 .326 .343 .669 Sep 11, 1983 Aug 23, 1923 Denver 5/O
43 Bill McGilvray 1 1908 1908 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 23, 1952 Apr 27, 1908 Denver
44 Lenny Metz 3 1923 1925 0 30 66 58 6 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 5 .172 .250 .172 .422 Feb 24, 1953 Sep 27, 1925 Denver /64
45 Buzz Murphy 2 1918 1919 0 88 322 284 25 78 9 7 1 37 5 22 37 .275 .338 .366 .704 May 11, 1938 Sep 21, 1919 Denver O
46 Tom O'Hara 2 1906 1907 0 62 247 226 19 57 3 1 0 5 4 15 17 .252 .299 .274 .573 Jun 8, 1954 Jul 4, 1907 Denver O
47 Frank Papish 6 1945 1950 0 149 184 162 9 25 4 0 0 9 0 0 6 36 .154 .185 .179 .364 Aug 30, 1965 Jun 27, 1950 Pueblo 1
48 Ray Pierce 3 1924 1926 0 68 61 52 6 8 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 12 .154 .200 .212 .412 May 4, 1963 Sep 16, 1926 Denver 1
49 Eddie Quick 1 1903 1903 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 19, 1913 Sep 28, 1903 Rocky Ford /1
50 Charlie Reynolds 1 1889 1889 0 13 47 46 6 10 1 1 0 4 2 1 7 .217 .234 .283 .517 Jul 3, 1944 Aug 19, 1889 Denver /2
51 George Shears 1 1912 1912 0 4 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 Nov 12, 1978 Jun 20, 1912 Loveland /1
52 Ginger Shinault 2 1921 1922 0 35 52 44 6 13 2 0 0 4 1 0 6 7 .295 .380 .341 .721 Dec 29, 1930 Aug 1, 1922 Denver 2
53 Urban Shocker 13 1916 1928 0 412 1049 798 89 167 23 3 1 70 1 3 139 211 .209 .334 .249 .584 Sep 9, 1928 May 30, 1928 Denver *1
54 Joe Straub 3 1880 1883 0 38 150 144 7 22 2 0 0 4 6 3 .153 .187 .167 .353 Feb 13, 1929 Sep 22, 1883 Pueblo /23O
55 Josh Swindell 2 1911 1913 0 5 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 Mar 19, 1969 Jun 15, 1913 Fruita /1
56 George Tebeau 6 1887 1895 0 628 2676 2319 441 623 96 54 15 311 228 324 129 .269 .364 .376 .740 Feb 4, 1923 Sep 29, 1895 Denver *O3/15
57 Jack Tising 1 1936 1936 0 10 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .273 .545 Sep 5, 1967 May 30, 1936 Leadville /1
58 Art Weaver 4 1902 1908 0 86 270 257 20 47 5 2 0 15 1 9 37 .183 .211 .218 .428 Mar 23, 1917 Aug 8, 1908 Denver 2/3
Totals 198 1871 1974 0 8883 30619 27371 4093 7117 946 349 204 3039 1309 87 2340 2609 .260 .323 .342 .666

Pitching

Batting Above / Managers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Date of Death Last Game Died
1 Jim Bivin 1 1935 1935 0 2 9 .182 5.79 47 14 15 0 0 1 161.2 220 129 104 20 65 54 3 0 0 773 Nov 7, 1982 Sep 29, 1935 Pueblo
2 Ray Boggs 1 1928 1928 0 0 0 5.40 4 0 4 0 0 0 5.0 2 3 3 0 7 0 3 1 2 23 Nov 27, 1989 Sep 17, 1928 Grand Junction
3 Grant Bowler 2 1931 1932 0 0 1 .000 6.91 17 3 9 1 0 0 41.2 55 38 32 2 27 17 0 1 2 200 Jun 25, 1968 Aug 14, 1932 Denver
4 Asa Brainard 4 1871 1874 0 24 53 .312 4.40 85 82 4 77 0 0 699.2 1109 917 342 6 78 25 0 41 3625 Dec 29, 1888 Oct 14, 1874 Denver
5 Al Brazle 10 1943 1954 0 97 64 .602 3.31 441 117 178 47 7 60 1376.2 1387 589 506 83 492 554 25 3 22 5853 Oct 24, 1973 Sep 24, 1954 Grand Junction
6 Don Carlsen 3 1948 1952 0 2 4 .333 6.00 13 7 1 2 0 0 54.0 75 39 36 5 21 23 1 0 3 252 Sep 22, 2002 May 24, 1952 Denver
7 Henry Clarke 2 1897 1898 0 1 4 .200 4.99 6 5 1 4 0 0 39.2 40 33 22 4 17 4 4 0 0 175 Mar 28, 1950 Jul 5, 1898 Colorado Springs
8 Joe Connors 1 1884 1884 0 0 2 .000 5.57 3 2 1 2 0 0 21.0 42 28 13 1 5 1 2 112 Jan 13, 1891 Jun 15, 1884 Denver
9 Bill Evans 2 1949 1951 0 0 1 .000 4.98 13 0 5 0 0 0 21.2 21 14 12 0 16 4 0 0 3 97 Nov 30, 1983 Jun 21, 1951 Grand Junction
10 John Ewing 6 1883 1891 0 53 63 .457 3.68 129 121 8 113 9 2 1058.2 1113 715 433 17 390 525 49 0 37 4714 Apr 23, 1895 Oct 1, 1891 Denver
11 Frederick Fass 1 1887 1887 0 0 1 .000 10.34 4 2 1 1 0 1 15.2 25 22 18 1 8 0 2 0 4 82 Jul 5, 1930 Jul 29, 1887 Burnt Mill
12 Hilly Flitcraft 1 1942 1942 0 0 0 8.10 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 17 Apr 2, 2003 Sep 17, 1942 Boulder
13 Ed Heusser 9 1935 1948 0 56 67 .455 3.69 266 104 90 50 10 18 1087.0 1167 528 446 66 300 299 13 1 13 4644 Mar 1, 1956 Sep 14, 1948 Aurora
14 Bill Hubbell 7 1919 1925 0 40 63 .388 4.68 204 108 55 50 5 10 931.0 1207 611 484 67 225 167 20 4 22 4168 Aug 3, 1980 Sep 13, 1925 Lakewood
15 Jim Hyndman 1 1886 1886 0 0 1 .000 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 10 6 1 5 1 1 0 2 17 Jan 16, 1934 Jul 23, 1886 Alamosa
16 Orville Jorgens 3 1935 1937 0 21 27 .438 4.70 144 54 36 11 0 5 496.1 571 322 259 40 233 149 20 1 15 2264 Jan 11, 1992 Sep 29, 1937 Colorado Springs
17 Ed Karger 6 1906 1911 0 48 67 .417 2.79 165 123 36 81 9 3 1091.2 1012 471 338 12 314 415 35 0 28 4461 Sep 9, 1957 Sep 4, 1911 Delta
18 Marty Lang 1 1930 1930 0 0 0 54.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 9 10 10 2 3 2 0 0 1 16 Jan 13, 1968 Jul 14, 1930 Lakewood
19 Bill Lattimore 1 1908 1908 0 1 2 .333 4.50 4 4 0 1 1 0 24.0 24 16 12 0 7 5 0 0 0 104 Oct 30, 1919 May 28, 1908 Colorado Springs
20 Barry Lersch 6 1969 1974 0 18 32 .360 3.82 169 53 47 9 1 6 570.1 536 255 242 70 172 20 317 10 1 20 2377 Oct 4, 2009 Sep 21, 1974 Aurora
21 Larry Loughlin 1 1967 1967 0 0 0 15.19 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 9 9 9 1 4 1 5 0 0 0 28 Jan 26, 1999 Jun 14, 1967 Denver
22 Frank Papish 6 1945 1950 0 26 29 .473 3.58 149 64 51 18 3 9 581.0 541 266 231 26 319 255 6 1 11 2547 Aug 30, 1965 Jun 27, 1950 Pueblo
23 Ray Pierce 3 1924 1926 0 7 11 .389 5.64 66 15 26 5 0 0 182.0 269 144 114 12 63 38 2 0 6 861 May 4, 1963 Sep 16, 1926 Denver
24 Eddie Quick 1 1903 1903 0 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 Jun 19, 1913 Sep 28, 1903 Rocky Ford
25 George Shears 1 1912 1912 0 0 0 5.40 4 0 4 0 0 0 15.0 24 18 9 0 11 9 0 0 0 77 Nov 12, 1978 Jun 20, 1912 Loveland
26 Urban Shocker 13 1916 1928 0 187 117 .615 3.17 412 317 72 200 28 25 2681.2 2709 1131 945 130 657 983 37 3 20 11137 Sep 9, 1928 May 30, 1928 Denver
27 Josh Swindell 2 1911 1913 0 0 1 .000 2.08 4 1 3 1 0 0 17.1 19 9 4 0 4 6 1 0 1 79 Mar 19, 1969 Jun 15, 1913 Fruita
28 George Tebeau 6 1887 1895 0 0 1 .000 11.77 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.0 30 24 17 0 8 1 1 0 1 76 Feb 4, 1923 Sep 29, 1895 Denver
29 Jack Tising 1 1936 1936 0 1 3 .250 4.21 10 6 0 1 0 0 47.0 52 26 22 5 24 27 0 0 0 219 Sep 5, 1967 May 30, 1936 Leadville
Totals 102 1871 1974 0 584 623 .484 3.74 2371 1205 648 675 73 140 11247.0 12284 6386 4674 571 3478 21 3887 233 16 257 49010

Managers

Batting / Pitchers Above
Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Date of Death Last Game Died
1 Frank Selee HOF 16 1890 1905 2180 1284 862 .598 422 1 6 2.9 Jul 5, 1909 Unknown Denver
Totals 16 1890 1905 2180 1284 862 .598 422 1 6 2.9