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1927 Major League Baseball Died this Year

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Batting

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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 Died
1 Billy Alvord 5 1885 1893 0 265 1114 1069 129 270 31 30 3 109 27 44 83 .253 .283 .346 .629 Apr 7 St. Petersburg, FL, USA
2 Kirtley Baker 5 1890 1899 0 65 190 166 19 35 1 2 0 10 2 22 13 .211 .311 .241 .551 Apr 15 Covington, KY, USA
3 Phil Bedgood 2 1922 1923 0 10 8 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .286 .333 .619 Nov 8 Fort Pierce, FL, USA
4 Charlie Bennett 15 1878 1893 0 1062 4310 3821 549 978 203 67 55 533 42 478 572 .256 .340 .387 .728 Feb 24 Detroit, MI, USA
5 Drummond Brown 3 1913 1915 0 123 356 319 20 77 14 1 2 33 4 21 38 .241 .294 .310 .605 Jan 27 Parkville, MO, USA
6 Tom Brown 17 1882 1898 0 1786 8182 7363 1521 1951 239 138 64 736 657 748 708 .265 .337 .361 .698 Oct 25 Washington, DC, USA
7 Harry Cheek 1 1910 1910 0 2 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 Aug 25 Redwood City, CA, USA
8 Lave Cross 21 1887 1907 0 2275 9710 9072 1333 2645 411 135 47 1371 301 464 90 .292 .328 .382 .710 Sep 6 Toledo, OH, USA
9 Jerry Denny 13 1881 1894 0 1237 5134 4946 714 1286 238 76 74 667 130 173 602 .260 .287 .384 .671 Aug 16 Houston, TX, USA
10 Henry Fox 1 1902 1902 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 6 Scranton, PA, USA
11 Bill Gannon 1 1901 1901 0 15 63 61 2 9 0 0 0 0 5 1 .148 .161 .148 .309 Apr 26 Fort Worth, TX, USA
12 Bill Gilbert 1 1892 1892 0 2 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 Dec 17 Havre de Grace, MD, USA
13 Billy Gilbert 8 1901 1909 0 850 3271 2816 375 695 72 17 4 237 167 270 .247 .328 .289 .617 Aug 8 New York, NY, USA
14 Pat Griffin 1 1914 1914 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 7 Youngstown, OH, USA
15 Jack Harper 1 1915 1915 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 18 Halstead, KS, USA
16 Ben Harris 2 1914 1915 0 32 52 45 3 9 1 1 0 2 0 4 15 .200 .265 .267 .532 Apr 29 St.Louis, MO, USA
17 Ed Hughes 3 1902 1906 0 9 21 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .190 .190 .190 .381 Oct 14 McHenry, IL, USA
18 Ben Hunt 2 1910 1913 0 9 21 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .050 .050 .050 .100 Sep 27 Greybull, WY, USA
19 Bob Ingersoll 1 1914 1914 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Jan 13 Minneapolis, MN, USA
20 Tommy Johns 1 1873 1873 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 13 Baltimore, MD, USA
21 Katsy Keifer 1 1914 1914 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Feb 19 Outwood, KY, USA
22 Vive Lindaman 4 1906 1909 0 131 334 303 27 46 4 1 0 11 1 22 .152 .209 .172 .381 Feb 13 Charles City, IA, USA
23 Harry Little 1 1877 1877 0 4 17 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 .133 .235 .133 .369 Feb 17 Bremen Township, IL, USA
24 Mike Lynch 4 1904 1907 0 98 267 246 23 50 7 3 0 18 0 12 .203 .240 .256 .496 Apr 2 Garrison, NY, USA
25 John McGlone 3 1886 1888 0 80 325 297 38 58 3 4 1 33 41 23 3 .195 .265 .242 .507 Nov 22 Brooklyn, NY, USA
26 Herm Merritt 1 1921 1921 0 20 49 46 3 17 1 2 0 6 1 0 1 5 .370 .396 .478 .874 May 26 Kansas City, MO, USA
27 Ray Miller 1 1917 1917 0 25 59 48 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 10 6 .167 .310 .208 .519 Apr 7 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
28 Hank Morrison 1 1887 1887 0 7 28 26 4 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 .115 .179 .115 .294 Sep 30 Attleboro, MA, USA
29 Henry Mullin 1 1884 1884 0 36 136 128 14 17 3 1 0 0 0 8 .133 .184 .172 .356 Nov 8 Beverly, MA, USA
30 Pat Murphy 4 1887 1890 0 86 334 309 34 68 9 2 1 21 7 24 28 .220 .278 .272 .550 May 16 Worcester, MA, USA
31 Al Myers 8 1884 1891 0 833 3548 3222 429 788 135 34 13 359 111 294 263 .245 .314 .320 .634 Dec 24 Marshall, IL, USA
32 Chick Pedroes 1 1902 1902 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Chicago, IL, USA
33 John Richter 1 1898 1898 0 3 14 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 Oct 4 Louisville, KY, USA
34 Ike Rockenfield 2 1905 1906 0 122 504 411 43 91 16 0 0 24 11 47 .221 .328 .260 .588 Feb 21 San Diego, CA, USA
35 Bobby Rothermel 1 1899 1899 0 10 23 21 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .095 .136 .095 .232 Feb 11 Detroit, MI, USA
36 Otto Schomberg 3 1886 1888 0 214 912 777 155 220 29 23 7 122 34 123 44 .283 .389 .407 .796 May 3 Ottawa, KS, USA
37 Jack Sharrott 4 1890 1893 0 96 308 299 47 71 9 5 2 43 15 9 31 .237 .260 .321 .581 Dec 31 Los Angeles, CA, USA
38 Danny Shay 4 1901 1907 0 231 886 775 89 186 26 5 2 62 52 88 .240 .325 .294 .620 Dec 1 Kansas City, MO, USA
39 Mike Shea 1 1887 1887 0 2 9 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 Aug 22 New Orleans, LA, USA
40 Germany Smith 15 1884 1898 0 1710 6995 6552 907 1592 251 94 47 797 235 408 243 .243 .289 .332 .620 Dec 1 Altoona, PA, USA
41 Pop Smith 12 1880 1891 0 1112 4623 4238 643 941 141 87 24 358 169 325 345 .222 .287 .313 .600 Apr 18 Boston, MA, USA
42 Joe Start 16 1871 1886 0 1071 4911 4747 854 1418 147 67 15 544 18 9 164 109 .299 .322 .367 .690 Mar 27 Providence, RI, USA
43 Jake Wells 2 1888 1890 0 46 177 162 22 34 4 0 0 14 1 10 5 .210 .277 .235 .511 Mar 16 Hendersonville, NC, USA
44 Jimmy Wood 3 1871 1873 0 102 512 487 162 162 33 12 3 83 30 5 25 6 .333 .365 .468 .833 Nov 30 San Francisco, CA, USA
45 Ross Youngs HOF 10 1917 1926 0 1211 5333 4627 812 1491 236 93 42 592 153 83 550 390 .322 .399 .441 .839 Oct 22 San Antonio, TX, USA
Totals 208 1871 1926 0 15005 62762 57508 8982 15236 2269 900 406 6798 2216 97 4374 3617 .265 .321 .357 .678
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Pitching

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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 Died
1 Kirtley Baker 5 1890 1899 0 9 38 .191 6.16 58 44 13 34 2 0 371.0 483 388 254 20 186 115 23 0 30 874 Apr 15 Covington, KY, USA
2 Phil Bedgood 2 1922 1923 0 1 2 .333 4.88 10 3 4 1 0 0 27.2 23 17 15 0 18 12 5 0 1 132 Nov 8 Fort Pierce, FL, USA
3 Tom Brown 17 1882 1898 0 2 2 .500 5.29 12 1 10 1 0 0 49.1 56 55 29 0 31 16 3 0 2 153 Oct 25 Washington, DC, USA
4 Jerry Denny 13 1881 1894 0 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 5 4 1 4 1 0 0 3 22 Aug 16 Houston, TX, USA
5 Henry Fox 1 1902 1902 0 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jun 6 Scranton, PA, USA
6 Bill Gilbert 1 1892 1892 0 0 1 .000 5.79 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.0 14 15 9 1 17 5 0 0 1 0 Dec 17 Havre de Grace, MD, USA
7 Pat Griffin 1 1914 1914 0 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 Jun 7 Youngstown, OH, USA
8 Jack Harper 1 1915 1915 0 0 0 3.12 3 0 2 0 0 0 8.2 5 4 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 32 Jun 18 Halstead, KS, USA
9 Ben Harris 2 1914 1915 0 7 7 .500 4.04 32 14 14 5 0 1 156.0 180 89 70 7 41 40 6 0 2 638 Apr 29 St.Louis, MO, USA
10 Ed Hughes 3 1902 1906 0 3 2 .600 4.78 8 4 4 2 0 0 43.1 53 34 23 0 12 11 0 0 0 0 Oct 14 McHenry, IL, USA
11 Ben Hunt 2 1910 1913 0 2 4 .333 3.95 9 8 1 3 0 0 54.2 51 27 24 4 29 25 0 0 1 228 Sep 27 Greybull, WY, USA
12 Bob Ingersoll 1 1914 1914 0 0 0 3.00 4 0 3 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 0 5 2 1 0 0 26 Jan 13 Minneapolis, MN, USA
13 Katsy Keifer 1 1914 1914 0 1 0 1.000 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 6 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 36 Feb 19 Outwood, KY, USA
14 Vive Lindaman 4 1906 1909 0 36 60 .375 2.92 131 101 28 83 7 2 904.0 876 418 293 22 296 286 37 1 17 3670 Feb 13 Charles City, IA, USA
15 Mike Lynch 4 1904 1907 0 43 32 .573 3.05 97 72 22 53 1 3 656.0 597 294 222 9 281 292 29 0 16 2722 Apr 2 Garrison, NY, USA
16 Hank Morrison 1 1887 1887 0 3 4 .429 7.58 7 7 0 5 0 0 57.0 79 73 48 2 27 13 1 0 7 285 Sep 30 Attleboro, MA, USA
17 Jack Sharrott 4 1890 1893 0 20 17 .541 3.12 48 33 15 26 0 1 311.1 264 183 108 6 157 137 0 0 16 0 Dec 31 Los Angeles, CA, USA
18 Mike Shea 1 1887 1887 0 1 1 .500 7.02 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.2 26 25 13 0 10 0 0 0 0 88 Aug 22 New Orleans, LA, USA
19 Germany Smith 15 1884 1898 0 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Dec 1 Altoona, PA, USA
20 Pop Smith 12 1880 1891 0 0 0 6.35 3 0 3 0 0 0 5.2 10 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 Apr 18 Boston, MA, USA
Totals 91 1880 1923 0 128 170 .430 3.76 431 291 124 217 10 8 2697.1 2741 1646 1127 72 1120 962 105 1 97 8942
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Managers

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Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Date of Death Died
1 Tom Brown 2 1897 1898 137 64 72 .471 -8 6 11 8.5
2 Lave Cross 1 1899 1899 38 8 30 .211 -22 12 12 12.0
3 Joe Start 1 1873 1873 25 18 7 .720 11 4 4 4.0
4 Jimmy Wood 5 1871 1875 206 105 99 .515 6 2 9 4.8
Totals 9 1871 1899 406 195 208 .484 -13 2 12 6.2
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