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56 players died in Mississippi  · born in Mississippi  · buried in Mississippi

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 Cecil Bolton 1 1928 1928 0 4 15 13 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .154 .267 .462 .728 Aug 25, 1993 Sep 30, 1928 Jackson /3
2 Jim Brenneman 1 1965 1965 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar 10, 1994 Jul 23, 1965 Pearl /1
3 Marshall Bridges 7 1959 1965 0 206 68 59 6 7 1 1 1 6 0 0 3 20 .119 .175 .220 .395 Sep 3, 1990 Sep 25, 1965 Jackson 1
4 Red Bullock 1 1936 1936 0 12 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 27, 1988 Sep 6, 1936 Pascagoula /1
5 Paul Busby 2 1941 1943 0 36 64 56 16 15 1 0 0 7 2 2 2 .268 .293 .286 .579 Dec 5, 2003 Jul 1, 1943 Meridian /O
6 Guy Bush 17 1923 1945 0 544 1001 888 57 143 12 2 0 52 3 0 50 162 .161 .207 .179 .386 Jul 2, 1985 May 26, 1945 Shannon *1
7 Calvin Chapman 2 1935 1936 0 111 295 272 41 72 8 3 1 25 7 20 24 .265 .317 .327 .645 Apr 1, 1983 Sep 27, 1936 Batesville O/465
8 Ed Chapman 1 1933 1933 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 3, 2000 Oct 1, 1933 Clarksdale /1
9 Danny Clark 3 1922 1927 0 245 682 582 75 161 36 8 5 93 5 7 74 37 .277 .360 .392 .752 May 23, 1937 Sep 26, 1927 Meridian 54/O
10 Dode Criss 4 1908 1911 0 227 339 304 38 84 19 4 3 47 3 31 47 .276 .349 .395 .744 Sep 8, 1955 Aug 25, 1911 Sherman 1/3O
11 Hughie Critz 12 1924 1935 0 1478 6412 5930 832 1591 195 95 38 531 97 24 289 257 .268 .303 .352 .656 Jan 10, 1980 Sep 27, 1935 Greenwood *4/6
12 Jerry Dahlke 1 1956 1956 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 2, 2006 May 20, 1956 Batesville /1
13 John Davis 1 1941 1941 0 21 78 70 8 15 3 0 0 5 0 8 12 .214 .295 .257 .552 Apr 26, 2002 Sep 28, 1941 Laurel /5
14 Clem Dreisewerd 4 1944 1948 0 46 46 38 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 22 .105 .190 .132 .322 Sep 11, 2001 Aug 2, 1948 Ocean Springs 1
15 James Edwards 6 1922 1928 0 145 195 184 6 24 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 36 .130 .144 .136 .280 Jan 19, 1965 Jul 19, 1928 Serepta 1
16 Aubrey Epps 1 1935 1935 0 1 4 4 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000 Nov 13, 1984 Sep 29, 1935 Ackerman /2
17 Joe Evans 11 1915 1925 0 733 2362 2043 306 529 71 31 3 210 67 16 212 152 .259 .329 .328 .658 Aug 9, 1953 Oct 1, 1925 Gulfport *O5/634
18 George Gill 3 1937 1939 0 85 143 135 12 17 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 34 .126 .132 .156 .288 Feb 21, 1999 Sep 27, 1939 Jackson 1
19 Paul Gregory 2 1932 1933 0 56 81 73 6 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 .110 .156 .137 .293 Sep 16, 1999 Sep 24, 1933 Southaven 1
20 Pat Hardgrove 1 1918 1918 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 26, 1973 Jun 13, 1918 Jackson
21 Bill Higdon 1 1949 1949 0 11 29 23 3 7 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 .304 .448 .435 .883 Apr 30, 1986 Oct 2, 1949 Pascagoula /8
22 Sammy Holbrook 1 1935 1935 0 52 169 135 20 35 2 2 2 25 0 0 30 16 .259 .408 .348 .756 Apr 10, 1991 Sep 29, 1935 Jackson 2
23 Hal Lee 7 1930 1936 0 752 2997 2750 316 755 144 40 33 323 15 203 225 .275 .326 .392 .718 Sep 4, 1989 Sep 27, 1936 Pascagoula *O/4
24 Jim Lemon 12 1950 1963 2 1010 3873 3445 446 901 121 35 164 529 13 18 363 787 .262 .332 .460 .792 May 14, 2006 Sep 29, 1963 Brandon *9*73
25 Sam Leslie 10 1929 1938 0 822 2714 2460 311 749 123 28 36 389 14 216 118 .304 .366 .421 .787 Jan 21, 1979 Sep 27, 1938 Pascagoula *3/O
26 Dave Madison 3 1950 1953 0 74 34 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .100 .156 .100 .256 Dec 8, 1985 Aug 20, 1953 Macon 1
27 Dixie McArthur 1 1914 1914 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 31, 1986 Jul 10, 1914 West Point /1
28 Jimmy McMath 1 1968 1968 0 6 14 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .143 .143 .143 .286 Jul 20, 2010 Sep 22, 1968 Meadville /7
29 Eric McNair 14 1929 1942 0 1251 4862 4519 592 1240 229 29 82 633 59 54 261 328 .274 .318 .392 .710 Mar 11, 1949 Sep 19, 1942 Meridian *645/3O
30 John Merritt 1 1913 1913 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 3, 1955 Sep 27, 1913 Tupelo /O
31 Willie Mitchell 11 1909 1919 0 279 595 530 29 69 5 0 0 27 0 3 29 138 .130 .180 .140 .319 Nov 23, 1973 May 31, 1919 Sardis 1/O
32 Anse Moore 1 1946 1946 0 51 148 134 16 28 4 0 1 8 1 1 12 9 .209 .279 .261 .540 Oct 29, 1993 Sep 29, 1946 Pearl /79
33 Gene Moore 14 1931 1945 1 1042 3914 3543 497 958 179 53 58 436 31 10 317 401 .270 .333 .400 .733 Mar 12, 1978 Sep 30, 1945 Jackson *O/3
34 Charlie Moss 3 1934 1936 0 47 65 57 6 14 1 1 0 12 1 0 7 5 .246 .328 .298 .626 Oct 9, 1991 Sep 16, 1936 Meridian /2
35 Bob Myrick 3 1976 1978 0 82 16 16 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 Aug 23, 2012 May 18, 1978 Hattiesburg 1
36 Dolan Nichols 1 1958 1958 0 24 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 20, 1989 Sep 26, 1958 Tupelo /1
37 Claude Passeau 13 1935 1947 5 447 1051 982 84 189 29 3 15 80 2 26 294 .192 .214 .274 .488 Aug 30, 2003 Sep 17, 1947 Lucedale *1
38 Bubba Phillips 10 1955 1964 0 1062 3564 3278 348 835 135 8 62 356 25 11 182 314 .255 .297 .358 .655 Jun 22, 1993 Sep 18, 1964 Hattiesburg *5789/46
39 Jake Propst 1 1923 1923 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Feb 24, 1967 Aug 7, 1923 Columbus
40 Frank Ragland 2 1932 1933 0 23 22 21 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .238 .273 .286 .558 Jul 28, 1959 Sep 24, 1933 Paris /1
41 Phil Redding 2 1912 1913 0 4 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 Mar 30, 1929 Apr 24, 1913 Greenwood /1
42 Andy Reese 4 1927 1930 0 331 1229 1142 166 321 47 11 14 111 21 51 107 .281 .315 .378 .694 Jan 10, 1966 Aug 24, 1930 Tupelo O54/36
43 Jim Roberts 2 1924 1925 0 12 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 Jun 24, 1984 Apr 16, 1925 Columbus /1
44 Ray Roberts 1 1919 1919 0 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 Jan 30, 1962 Sep 26, 1919 Cruger /1
45 Clay Roe 1 1923 1923 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 3, 1956 Oct 3, 1923 Cleveland /1
46 Jack Ryan 3 1908 1911 0 25 37 31 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 4 15 .161 .257 .194 .451 Oct 16, 1949 May 9, 1911 Mondsboro /1
47 Mike Ryan 1 1895 1895 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 3, 1935 Jul 27, 1895 Natchez /5
48 Pete Shields 1 1915 1915 0 23 78 72 4 15 6 0 0 6 3 3 4 14 .208 .250 .292 .542 Feb 11, 1961 May 16, 1915 Jackson /3
49 Homer Spragins 1 1947 1947 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 10, 2002 Sep 21, 1947 Minter City /1
50 Tommy Taylor 1 1924 1924 0 26 77 73 11 19 3 1 0 10 2 0 2 8 .260 .289 .329 .618 Apr 5, 1956 Sep 30, 1924 Greenville /54O
51 Bob Thorpe 3 1951 1953 0 110 343 331 22 83 9 3 3 32 3 2 6 48 .251 .266 .323 .590 Oct 30, 1996 Sep 27, 1953 Waveland 9/7
52 Gee Walker 15 1931 1945 1 1784 7207 6771 954 1991 399 76 124 997 223 70 330 600 .294 .331 .430 .761 Mar 20, 1981 Sep 30, 1945 Jackson *O/5
53 Fred Walters 1 1945 1945 0 40 103 93 2 16 2 0 0 5 1 1 10 9 .172 .252 .194 .446 Feb 1, 1980 Aug 9, 1945 Laurel 2
54 Skeeter Webb 12 1932 1948 0 699 2456 2274 216 498 73 15 3 166 33 26 132 215 .219 .263 .268 .531 Jul 8, 1986 Aug 31, 1948 Meridian *64/5
55 Papa Williams 1 1945 1945 0 16 20 19 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 .250 .211 .461 Nov 2, 1993 Jul 8, 1945 Meridian /3
56 Sid Womack 1 1926 1926 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Aug 28, 1958 Aug 15, 1926 Jackson /2
Totals 241 1895 1978 9 14085 47445 43434 5458 11421 1868 453 648 5154 633 246 2898 4508 .263 .312 .372 .683

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 Brenneman 1 1965 1965 0 0 0 18.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 5 4 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 14 Mar 10, 1994 Jul 23, 1965 Pearl
2 Marshall Bridges 7 1959 1965 0 23 15 .605 3.75 206 5 103 1 0 25 345.1 315 171 144 29 191 23 302 3 1 11 1523 Sep 3, 1990 Sep 25, 1965 Jackson
3 Red Bullock 1 1936 1936 0 0 2 .000 14.04 12 2 3 0 0 0 16.2 19 32 26 0 37 7 0 0 5 108 Jun 27, 1988 Sep 6, 1936 Pascagoula
4 Guy Bush 17 1923 1945 0 176 136 .564 3.86 542 308 144 151 16 34 2722.0 2950 1366 1166 151 859 850 41 2 51 11750 Jul 2, 1985 May 26, 1945 Shannon
5 Ed Chapman 1 1933 1933 0 0 0 8.00 6 1 5 0 0 0 9.0 10 9 8 2 2 4 0 0 0 39 May 3, 2000 Oct 1, 1933 Clarksdale
6 Dode Criss 4 1908 1911 0 3 9 .250 4.38 30 9 19 3 0 0 111.0 104 75 54 1 64 70 11 1 8 477 Sep 8, 1955 Aug 25, 1911 Sherman
7 Jerry Dahlke 1 1956 1956 0 0 0 19.29 5 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 5 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 18 Sep 2, 2006 May 20, 1956 Batesville
8 Clem Dreisewerd 4 1944 1948 0 6 8 .429 4.54 46 10 18 3 0 2 140.2 160 75 71 14 39 39 1 0 0 607 Sep 11, 2001 Aug 2, 1948 Ocean Springs
9 James Edwards 6 1922 1928 0 26 37 .413 4.37 145 59 42 22 6 4 584.1 666 360 284 19 278 211 13 2 6 2663 Jan 19, 1965 Jul 19, 1928 Serepta
10 George Gill 3 1937 1939 0 24 26 .480 5.05 85 45 30 22 2 1 395.1 494 253 222 37 129 95 6 0 3 1778 Feb 21, 1999 Sep 27, 1939 Jackson
11 Paul Gregory 2 1932 1933 0 9 14 .391 4.72 56 26 16 8 0 0 221.1 249 150 116 18 98 57 3 1 6 994 Sep 16, 1999 Sep 24, 1933 Southaven
12 Dave Madison 3 1950 1953 0 8 7 .533 5.70 74 6 34 0 0 0 158.0 173 117 100 16 103 70 8 0 6 742 Dec 8, 1985 Aug 20, 1953 Macon
13 Dixie McArthur 1 1914 1914 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 May 31, 1986 Jul 10, 1914 West Point
14 Willie Mitchell 11 1909 1919 0 83 92 .474 2.88 276 190 65 93 16 4 1632.0 1464 731 522 14 605 921 75 6 47 6692 Nov 23, 1973 May 31, 1919 Sardis
15 Bob Myrick 3 1976 1978 0 3 6 .333 3.48 82 5 34 0 0 2 139.2 138 62 54 10 59 8 73 1 0 2 595 Aug 23, 2012 May 18, 1978 Hattiesburg
16 Dolan Nichols 1 1958 1958 0 0 4 .000 5.01 24 0 7 0 0 1 41.1 46 27 23 1 16 2 9 1 0 1 179 Nov 20, 1989 Sep 26, 1958 Tupelo
17 Claude Passeau 13 1935 1947 5 162 150 .519 3.32 444 331 85 188 26 21 2719.2 2856 1204 1003 105 728 1104 39 1 22 11642 Aug 30, 2003 Sep 17, 1947 Lucedale
18 Frank Ragland 2 1932 1933 0 1 4 .200 7.11 23 6 8 0 0 0 76.0 105 65 60 6 31 15 4 0 2 358 Jul 28, 1959 Sep 24, 1933 Paris
19 Phil Redding 2 1912 1913 0 2 1 .667 5.14 4 3 0 2 0 0 28.0 33 19 16 2 12 10 0 0 0 122 Mar 30, 1929 Apr 24, 1913 Greenwood
20 Jim Roberts 2 1924 1925 0 0 3 .000 7.18 12 5 4 0 0 0 26.1 42 29 21 1 8 10 2 0 0 129 Jun 24, 1984 Apr 16, 1925 Columbus
21 Ray Roberts 1 1919 1919 0 0 2 .000 7.71 3 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 21 14 12 0 3 2 0 0 0 60 Jan 30, 1962 Sep 26, 1919 Cruger
22 Clay Roe 1 1923 1923 0 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 4 0 0 6 2 0 0 3 12 Apr 3, 1956 Oct 3, 1923 Cleveland
23 Jack Ryan 3 1908 1911 0 4 5 .444 2.94 24 10 12 3 0 1 101.0 100 53 33 4 26 32 6 0 1 401 Oct 16, 1949 May 9, 1911 Mondsboro
24 Homer Spragins 1 1947 1947 0 0 0 6.75 4 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 3 4 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 22 Dec 10, 2002 Sep 21, 1947 Minter City
Totals 91 1908 1978 5 530 522 .504 3.74 2108 1024 632 496 66 95 9494.0 9959 4831 3948 431 3306 33 3890 214 15 174 40929

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 Jim Lemon 1 1968 1968 161 65 96 .404 -31 10 10 10.0 May 14, 2006 Sep 29, 1963 Brandon
Totals 1 1968 1968 161 65 96 .404 -31 10 10 10.0