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1939 Major League Baseball Died this Year

1938 MLB  / 1940 MLB  Died this Year

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 Francis Abercrombie 1 1871 1871 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 11 Philadelphia, PA, USA
2 Nick Allen 6 1914 1920 0 216 549 500 41 116 13 5 0 36 8 0 33 73 .232 .288 .278 .566 Oct 16 Hines, IL, USA
3 Sweetbreads Bailey 3 1919 1921 0 52 35 30 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .267 .353 .300 .653 Sep 27 Joliet, IL, USA
4 Ed Biecher 2 1897 1898 0 11 38 37 2 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 .243 .243 .297 .541 Jul 15 St. Louis, MO, USA
5 Dallas Bradshaw 1 1917 1917 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Dec 11 Herrin, IL, USA
6 Cal Broughton 4 1883 1888 0 40 147 143 10 27 6 0 0 3 0 4 0 .189 .211 .231 .442 Mar 15 Evansville, WI, USA
7 Bill Burke 1 1887 1887 0 2 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 Mar 17 Atchison, KS, USA
8 Tiny Chaplin 4 1928 1936 0 87 130 119 9 21 2 1 1 13 0 4 26 .176 .203 .235 .439 Mar 25 National City, CA, USA
9 Toots Coyne 1 1914 1914 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 18 St.Louis, MO, USA
10 Joe Crisp 2 1910 1911 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Feb 5 Kansas City, MO, USA
11 Bill Cristall 1 1901 1901 0 6 21 20 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .550 .900 Jan 28 Buffalo, NY, USA
12 Murphy Currie 1 1916 1916 0 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 Jun 18 Asheboro, NC, USA
13 Fred Curtis 1 1905 1905 0 2 10 9 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .222 .300 .333 .633 Apr 5 Minneapolis, MN, USA
14 Abner Dalrymple 12 1878 1891 0 951 4384 4172 813 1202 217 81 43 407 58 204 359 .288 .323 .410 .732 Jan 25 Warren, IL, USA
15 Jack Darragh 1 1891 1891 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Aug 12 Rochester, PA, USA
16 Red Downs 3 1907 1912 0 241 846 790 68 179 30 11 3 94 13 28 22 .227 .256 .304 .560 Oct 19 Council Bluffs, IA, USA
17 Sam Dungan 5 1892 1901 0 382 1685 1543 214 464 71 26 3 197 38 116 29 .301 .356 .386 .742 Mar 16 Santa Ana, CA, USA
18 Clyde Engle 8 1909 1916 0 836 3206 2822 373 748 101 39 12 318 128 9 271 119 .265 .335 .341 .676 Dec 26 Boston, MA, USA
19 George Fair 1 1876 1876 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Feb 12 Roslindale, MA, USA
20 Jack Fifield 3 1897 1899 0 69 220 196 18 38 5 1 2 14 1 19 .194 .265 .260 .525 Nov 27 Syracuse, NY, USA
21 Chauncey Fisher 5 1893 1901 0 65 192 174 22 38 4 2 1 22 1 13 11 .218 .273 .282 .554 Apr 27 Los Angeles, CA, USA
22 Ed Flynn 1 1887 1887 0 7 28 27 0 5 1 0 0 4 3 1 .185 .214 .222 .437 Aug 28 Chicago, IL, USA
23 Fred Goldsmith 7 1875 1884 0 218 881 855 128 193 33 10 3 75 0 0 26 99 .226 .249 .298 .547 Mar 28 Berkley, MI, USA
24 Peaches Graham 7 1902 1912 0 373 1159 999 99 265 34 6 1 85 21 114 33 .265 .347 .314 .661 Jul 25 Long Beach, CA, USA
25 Frank Harris 1 1884 1884 0 24 98 95 10 25 2 1 0 0 3 .263 .286 .305 .591 Nov 26 E.Moline, IL, USA
26 Tom Hart 1 1891 1891 0 8 26 24 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 .125 .192 .125 .317 Sep 17 Gardner, MA, USA
27 Cliff Heathcote 15 1918 1932 0 1415 4966 4443 643 1222 206 55 42 448 191 75 367 325 .275 .333 .375 .708 Jan 19 York, PA, USA
28 Horace Helmbold 1 1890 1890 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 18 Lake Lure, NC, USA
29 Pete Henning 2 1914 1915 0 68 121 112 7 22 2 1 0 5 0 5 29 .196 .231 .232 .463 Nov 4 Dyer, IN, USA
30 John Henry 4 1884 1890 0 60 227 218 28 53 9 0 0 19 12 8 27 .243 .273 .284 .558 Jun 11 Hartford, CT, USA
31 Frank Killen 10 1891 1900 0 335 1147 998 151 241 28 17 11 127 9 131 157 .241 .335 .337 .672 Dec 3 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
32 Hal Kime 1 1920 1920 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 16 Columbus, OH, USA
33 Frank LaPorte 11 1905 1915 0 1194 4651 4212 501 1185 198 79 15 560 101 288 85 .281 .331 .377 .708 Sep 25 Newcomerstown, OH, USA
34 Ed Lennox 6 1906 1915 0 448 1615 1383 138 379 70 25 18 185 38 174 99 .274 .361 .400 .760 Oct 26 Camden, NJ, USA
35 Fred Link 1 1910 1910 0 25 53 48 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .200 .167 .367 May 22 Houston, TX, USA
36 Bill McCarthy 1 1906 1906 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 29 Boston, MA, USA
37 Alex McFarlan 1 1892 1892 0 14 50 42 2 7 0 0 0 1 1 8 11 .167 .300 .167 .467 Mar 2 Pewee Valley, KY, USA
38 Ralph Miller 3 1920 1924 0 163 586 557 48 138 24 1 3 54 6 9 18 43 .248 .274 .311 .584 Mar 18 Ft.Wayne, IN, USA
39 Frank Morrissey 2 1901 1902 0 8 28 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .080 .179 .080 .259 Feb 22 Baltimore, MD, USA
40 Frank Mountain 7 1880 1886 0 194 761 717 84 158 28 13 9 13 3 0 39 12 .220 .265 .333 .599 Nov 19 Schenectady, NY, USA
41 Simmy Murch 3 1904 1908 0 23 74 71 4 10 2 0 0 1 0 2 .141 .164 .169 .333 Jun 6 Exeter, NH, USA
42 Dave Oldfield 3 1883 1886 0 46 166 155 11 31 4 0 0 9 1 10 .200 .253 .226 .479 Aug 28 Philadelphia, PA, USA
43 Pat Paige 1 1911 1911 0 2 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 Jun 8 Berlin, WI, USA
44 Louis Pelouze 1 1886 1886 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 9 New York, NY, USA
45 Barney Pelty 10 1903 1912 0 282 748 697 42 100 6 3 0 30 5 21 .143 .173 .161 .334 May 24 Farmington, MO, USA
46 Jack Reis 1 1911 1911 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 20 Cincinnati, OH, USA
47 Tom Richardson 1 1917 1917 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 15 Onawa, IA, USA
48 Biff Schaller 2 1911 1913 0 76 186 156 20 29 3 1 1 11 6 24 16 .186 .298 .237 .536 Oct 9 Emeryville, CA, USA
49 Heinie Smith 6 1897 1903 0 311 1216 1126 117 268 42 7 3 91 54 51 .238 .276 .296 .572 Jun 25 Buffalo, NY, USA
50 Allen Sothoron 11 1914 1926 0 265 590 546 37 113 20 5 0 41 0 2 15 93 .207 .230 .262 .491 Jun 17 St.Louis, MO, USA
51 John Sowders 3 1887 1890 0 69 237 221 25 44 6 0 1 26 1 14 33 .199 .253 .240 .493 Jul 29 Indianapolis, IN, USA
52 Scott Stratton 8 1888 1895 0 389 1510 1383 201 379 37 32 8 163 56 108 93 .274 .335 .364 .699 Mar 8 Louisville, KY, USA
53 Bert Weeden 1 1911 1911 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jan 7 Northwood, NH, USA
54 Deacon White 20 1871 1890 0 1560 6972 6624 1140 2066 268 96 23 977 57 8 307 221 .312 .346 .392 .738 Jul 7 Aurora, IL, USA
55 Dale Williams 1 1876 1876 0 9 35 35 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 Oct 22 Covington, KY, USA
Totals 220 1871 1936 0 10572 39643 36372 5017 9817 1477 520 203 4042 817 103 2439 2039 .270 .320 .356 .676
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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 Sweetbreads Bailey 3 1919 1921 0 4 7 .364 4.59 52 6 28 0 0 0 137.1 171 85 70 4 40 35 7 0 3 598 Sep 27 Joliet, IL, USA
2 Bill Burke 1 1887 1887 0 0 1 .000 6.00 2 2 0 1 0 0 15.0 26 14 10 0 5 3 2 0 1 73 Mar 17 Atchison, KS, USA
3 Tiny Chaplin 4 1928 1936 0 15 23 .395 4.25 87 43 21 18 0 4 371.0 428 208 175 31 102 118 9 0 5 1608 Mar 25 National City, CA, USA
4 Bill Cristall 1 1901 1901 0 1 5 .167 4.84 6 6 0 5 1 0 48.1 54 42 26 1 30 12 4 0 3 0 Jan 28 Buffalo, NY, USA
5 Murphy Currie 1 1916 1916 0 0 0 1.88 6 0 5 0 0 0 14.1 7 4 3 1 9 8 0 0 1 59 Jun 18 Asheboro, NC, USA
6 Jack Fifield 3 1897 1899 0 21 39 .350 4.59 68 64 4 54 3 1 521.2 616 362 266 11 193 89 33 1 16 0 Nov 27 Syracuse, NY, USA
7 Chauncey Fisher 5 1893 1901 0 21 26 .447 5.37 65 44 19 36 3 3 435.2 583 365 260 18 140 80 2 0 8 0 Apr 27 Los Angeles, CA, USA
8 Fred Goldsmith 7 1875 1884 0 112 68 .622 2.73 189 185 3 174 16 1 1609.2 1685 885 488 38 171 433 1 2 57 6765 Mar 28 Berkley, MI, USA
9 Peaches Graham 7 1902 1912 0 0 1 .000 5.40 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 9 6 3 0 3 4 1 0 0 25 Jul 25 Long Beach, CA, USA
10 Horace Helmbold 1 1890 1890 0 0 1 .000 14.14 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.0 17 15 11 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 Nov 18 Lake Lure, NC, USA
11 Pete Henning 2 1914 1915 0 14 25 .359 3.83 68 34 29 22 1 4 345.0 334 176 147 10 134 118 10 1 12 1439 Nov 4 Dyer, IN, USA
12 John Henry 4 1884 1890 0 4 14 .222 4.09 18 18 0 18 1 0 140.2 152 121 64 3 54 73 2 2 12 646 Jun 11 Hartford, CT, USA
13 Frank Killen 10 1891 1900 0 164 131 .556 3.78 321 300 18 253 13 0 2511.1 2730 1571 1054 55 822 725 27 3 64 374 Dec 3 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
14 Hal Kime 1 1920 1920 0 0 0 2.57 4 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 9 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 30 May 16 Columbus, OH, USA
15 Fred Link 1 1910 1910 0 5 7 .417 3.30 25 16 7 6 1 1 144.2 145 63 53 0 63 60 8 0 4 582 May 22 Houston, TX, USA
16 Bill McCarthy 1 1906 1906 0 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 14 May 29 Boston, MA, USA
17 Frank Morrissey 2 1901 1902 0 1 3 .250 2.23 6 5 1 5 0 0 44.1 45 17 11 0 10 14 4 0 0 166 Feb 22 Baltimore, MD, USA
18 Frank Mountain 7 1880 1886 0 58 83 .411 3.47 143 142 1 137 9 1 1215.2 1273 812 469 23 309 383 18 0 26 4620 Nov 19 Schenectady, NY, USA
19 Pat Paige 1 1911 1911 0 1 0 1.000 4.50 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.0 21 12 8 0 7 6 0 0 0 69 Jun 8 Berlin, WI, USA
20 Barney Pelty 10 1903 1912 0 92 117 .440 2.63 266 217 41 175 23 4 1908.0 1663 750 558 22 532 693 107 1 42 6674 May 24 Farmington, MO, USA
21 Jack Reis 1 1911 1911 0 0 0 0.96 3 0 2 0 0 0 9.1 5 3 1 0 8 4 0 0 0 40 Jul 20 Cincinnati, OH, USA
22 Heinie Smith 6 1897 1903 0 0 1 .000 8.10 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.1 24 13 12 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 Jun 25 Buffalo, NY, USA
23 Allen Sothoron 11 1914 1926 0 91 100 .476 3.31 264 194 56 102 17 9 1582.1 1583 786 582 34 596 576 54 2 35 6802 Jun 17 St.Louis, MO, USA
24 John Sowders 3 1887 1890 0 25 32 .439 4.29 65 60 5 48 1 1 497.0 573 427 237 12 271 195 9 0 34 2378 Jul 29 Indianapolis, IN, USA
25 Scott Stratton 8 1888 1895 0 97 114 .460 3.87 230 213 16 198 10 1 1883.1 2170 1295 809 44 432 569 12 0 37 3054 Mar 8 Louisville, KY, USA
26 Deacon White 20 1871 1890 0 0 0 7.20 2 0 2 0 0 1 10.0 19 15 8 0 2 3 0 0 0 7 Jul 7 Aurora, IL, USA
27 Dale Williams 1 1876 1876 0 1 8 .111 4.23 9 9 0 9 0 0 83.0 123 75 39 1 4 9 0 5 367 Oct 22 Covington, KY, USA
Totals 122 1871 1936 0 727 806 .474 3.56 1906 1562 263 1264 99 31 13578.0 14467 8132 5368 308 3953 4219 313 12 366 36390
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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 Heinie Smith 1 1902 1902 32 5 27 .156 -22 8 8 8.0
2 Allen Sothoron 1 1933 1933 8 2 6 .250 -4 8 8 8.0
3 Deacon White 2 1872 1879 20 9 11 .450 -2 5 7 5.2
Totals 4 1872 1933 60 16 44 .267 -28 5 8 7.1
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