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1985 Major League Baseball Died this Year

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Batting

Pitchers / Managers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Date of Death Died
1 Alf Anderson 3 1941 1946 0 -0.3 126 430 390 56 93 11 3 1 17 6 33 49 .238 .300 .290 .589 Jun 23 Albany, GA, USA
2 George Banks 5 1962 1966 0 0.3 106 245 201 33 44 6 2 9 27 0 1 37 59 .219 .340 .403 .743 Mar 1 Spartanburg, SC, USA
3 Curt Barclay 3 1957 1959 0 0.3 44 67 64 6 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 18 .234 .258 .281 .539 Mar 25 Missoula, MT, USA
4 Les Bell 9 1923 1931 0 9.6 896 3628 3239 404 938 184 49 66 509 25 5 276 322 .290 .346 .438 .784 Dec 26 Hershey, PA, USA
5 Johnny Bero 2 1948 1951 0 -0.4 65 201 169 26 34 5 0 5 17 1 1 27 31 .201 .311 .320 .631 May 11 Gardena, CA, USA
6 Jim Bilbrey 1 1949 1949 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 26 Toledo, OH, USA
7 Ossie Bluege 18 1922 1939 1 24.4 1867 7453 6440 883 1751 276 67 43 848 140 87 723 515 .272 .352 .356 .707 Oct 14 Edina, MN, USA
8 Elmer Bowman 1 1920 1920 0 0.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 Dec 17 Los Angeles, CA, USA
9 Joe Bradshaw 1 1929 1929 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 30 Tavares, FL, USA
10 Art Bramhall 1 1935 1935 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 4 Madison, WI, USA
11 Johnny Broaca 5 1934 1939 0 -3.0 121 277 254 10 23 0 0 0 9 0 1 10 119 .091 .125 .091 .216 May 16 Lawrence, MA, USA
12 Guy Bush 17 1923 1945 0 -2.7 544 1001 888 57 143 12 2 0 52 3 0 50 162 .161 .207 .179 .386 Jul 2 Shannon, MS, USA
13 Harry Byrd 7 1950 1957 0 -0.5 187 291 262 16 42 2 0 0 14 1 1 9 60 .160 .188 .168 .356 May 14 Darlington, SC, USA
14 Ken Chase 8 1936 1943 0 -1.0 190 447 419 28 69 9 2 1 27 0 0 12 97 .165 .190 .203 .393 Jan 16 Oneonta, NY, USA
15 Stu Clarke 2 1929 1930 0 0.4 61 215 187 22 51 5 8 2 23 3 20 21 .273 .346 .417 .763 Aug 26 Hayward, CA, USA
16 Larry Drake 2 1945 1948 0 -0.1 5 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .222 .300 .222 .522 Jul 14 Houston, TX, USA
17 Dick Drott 7 1957 1963 0 -0.5 176 213 202 12 34 0 1 0 7 0 0 6 66 .168 .192 .178 .371 Aug 16 Glendale Heights, IL, USA
18 Jake Early 9 1939 1949 1 4.3 747 2519 2208 216 532 98 23 32 264 7 8 281 259 .241 .330 .350 .679 May 31 Melbourne, FL, USA
19 Clarence Fieber 1 1932 1932 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug 20 Redwood City, CA, USA
20 Joe Genewich 9 1922 1930 0 -0.4 279 504 464 37 96 7 1 0 30 1 0 13 62 .207 .232 .226 .458 Dec 21 Lockport, NY, USA
21 Joe Glenn 8 1932 1940 0 -0.4 248 808 718 77 181 34 5 5 89 6 5 81 91 .252 .330 .334 .664 May 6 Tunkhannock, PA, USA
22 Hal Goldsmith 4 1926 1929 0 0.2 47 66 62 8 13 3 0 0 7 0 2 11 .210 .234 .258 .492 Oct 20 Riverhead, NY, USA
23 Jim Grant 1 1923 1923 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 30 Des Moines, IA, USA
24 Burleigh Grimes HOF 19 1916 1934 0 6.0 632 1686 1535 157 380 62 11 2 168 15 4 69 241 .248 .282 .306 .588 Dec 6 Clear Lake, WI, USA
25 Oscar Harstad 1 1915 1915 0 -0.2 32 17 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 Nov 14 Corvallis, OR, USA
26 Kirby Higbe 12 1937 1950 2 -1.9 418 714 660 35 101 14 2 3 47 0 15 135 .153 .172 .194 .366 May 6 Columbia, SC, USA
27 Ray Jablonski 8 1953 1960 1 1.6 808 2803 2562 297 687 126 11 83 438 16 13 196 330 .268 .320 .423 .743 Nov 25 Chicago, IL, USA
28 Syl Johnson 19 1922 1940 0 -1.6 542 757 702 51 127 18 5 4 53 1 0 23 214 .181 .209 .238 .447 Feb 20 Portland, OR, USA
29 Ted Kleinhans 4 1934 1938 0 -0.1 57 41 38 3 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .158 .179 .158 .337 Jul 24 Redington Beach, FL, USA
30 Bill Kunkel 3 1961 1963 0 0.2 89 17 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .214 .313 .214 .527 May 4 Red Bank, NJ, USA
31 Roy Lee 1 1945 1945 0 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Nov 11 St. Louis, MO, USA
32 Johnny Lindell 12 1941 1954 1 12.7 854 3121 2795 401 762 124 48 72 404 17 13 289 366 .273 .344 .429 .773 Aug 27 Newport Beach, CA, USA
33 Roy Luebbe 1 1925 1925 0 -0.4 8 18 15 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 .000 .118 .000 .118 Aug 21 Papillion, NE, USA
34 Dave Madison 3 1950 1953 0 -0.3 74 34 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .100 .156 .100 .256 Dec 8 Macon, MS, USA
35 Roger Maris 12 1957 1968 7 36.2 1463 5847 5101 826 1325 195 42 275 850 21 9 652 733 .260 .345 .476 .822 Dec 14 Houston, TX, USA
36 Cloy Mattox 1 1929 1929 0 0.0 3 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 Aug 3 Danville, VA, USA
37 Archie McKain 6 1937 1943 0 0.1 167 164 142 19 25 8 1 2 9 0 0 15 48 .176 .264 .289 .553 May 21 Salina, KS, USA
38 Johnny Mokan 7 1921 1927 0 0.1 582 2219 1936 282 563 98 17 32 273 26 22 206 150 .291 .364 .409 .773 Feb 10 Buffalo, NY, USA
39 Bill Morley 1 1913 1913 0 -0.1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 14 Lubbock, TX, USA
40 Frank Mulroney 1 1930 1930 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 11 Aberdeen, WA, USA
41 Van Mungo 14 1931 1945 4 2.1 410 838 787 56 174 24 4 0 74 1 29 164 .221 .250 .262 .511 Feb 12 Pageland, SC, USA
42 Luke Nelson 1 1919 1919 0 0.0 9 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 .143 .143 .286 .429 Nov 14 Moline, IL, USA
43 Bob Nieman 12 1951 1962 0 16.5 1113 3947 3452 455 1018 180 32 125 544 10 30 435 512 .295 .373 .474 .847 Mar 10 Corona, CA, USA
44 Ken O'Dea 12 1935 1946 1 8.3 832 2510 2195 262 560 101 20 40 323 3 273 251 .255 .338 .374 .712 Dec 17 Lima, NY, USA
45 Ike Pearson 6 1939 1948 0 -0.5 165 175 159 8 20 2 0 1 8 0 0 5 34 .126 .152 .157 .310 Mar 17 Sarasota, FL, USA
46 Red Peery 2 1927 1929 0 0.1 11 17 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 .214 .353 .214 .567 May 6 Salt Lake City, UT, USA
47 Grover Powell 1 1963 1963 0 0.1 20 12 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 May 21 Raleigh, NC, USA
48 Johnny Rucker 6 1940 1946 0 -0.7 705 2767 2617 354 711 105 39 21 214 35 109 248 .272 .302 .366 .668 Aug 7 Moultrie, GA, USA
49 Bob Scheffing 8 1941 1951 0 3.2 517 1473 1357 105 357 53 9 20 187 6 0 103 127 .263 .316 .360 .676 Oct 26 Phoenix, AZ, USA
50 Wes Schulmerich 4 1931 1934 0 4.7 429 1585 1442 169 417 73 20 27 192 7 118 197 .289 .347 .424 .771 Jun 26 Corvallis, OR, USA
51 Bud Sheely 3 1951 1953 0 -0.7 101 244 210 7 44 5 0 0 12 0 1 27 22 .210 .305 .233 .539 Oct 17 Sacramento, CA, USA
52 Monk Sherlock 1 1930 1930 0 -0.4 92 335 299 51 97 18 2 0 38 0 27 28 .324 .380 .398 .778 Nov 26 Buffalo, NY, USA
53 Lefty Smoll 1 1940 1940 0 -0.2 33 31 31 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .161 .161 .161 .323 Aug 31 Quakertown, PA, USA
54 Riggs Stephenson 14 1921 1934 0 30.0 1310 5134 4508 714 1515 321 54 63 773 53 9 494 247 .336 .407 .473 .880 Nov 15 Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
55 Steamboat Struss 1 1934 1934 0 0.0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 .333 .333 .667 1.000 Sep 12 Grand Rapids, MI, USA
56 Joe Sullivan 5 1935 1941 0 0.2 152 223 208 14 43 3 0 0 15 1 0 9 35 .207 .240 .221 .461 Apr 8 Sequim, WA, USA
57 Bud Teachout 3 1930 1932 0 0.2 80 89 84 12 22 4 1 0 5 0 2 14 .262 .279 .333 .612 May 11 Laguna Beach, CA, USA
58 Al Todd 11 1932 1943 0 3.8 863 2940 2785 286 768 119 29 35 366 18 104 243 .276 .307 .377 .684 Mar 8 Elmira, NY, USA
59 George Uhle 17 1919 1936 0 11.5 722 1511 1360 172 393 60 21 9 187 6 8 98 112 .289 .339 .384 .722 Feb 26 Lakewood, OH, USA
60 Dick Wakefield 9 1941 1952 1 12.0 638 2506 2132 334 625 102 29 56 315 10 17 360 270 .293 .396 .447 .843 Aug 26 Redford, MI, USA
61 Augie Walsh 2 1927 1928 0 0.2 40 44 43 7 11 2 0 1 3 0 0 8 .256 .256 .372 .628 Nov 12 San Rafael, CA, USA
62 Bill Wambsganss 13 1914 1926 0 0.5 1491 6107 5241 710 1359 215 59 7 520 140 74 490 357 .259 .328 .327 .655 Dec 8 Lakewood, OH, USA
63 George Washington 2 1935 1936 0 -0.5 128 405 388 46 104 24 3 9 52 1 0 11 22 .268 .294 .415 .708 Feb 17 Linden, TX, USA
64 Sam West 16 1927 1942 4 26.1 1753 6973 6148 934 1838 347 101 75 838 54 56 696 540 .299 .371 .425 .796 Nov 23 Lubbock, TX, USA
65 Whitey Wilshere 3 1934 1936 0 -0.5 41 60 50 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 24 .080 .164 .080 .244 May 23 Cooperstown, NY, USA
66 Bob Wilson 1 1958 1958 0 0.0 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 Apr 23 Dallas, TX, USA
67 Whitey Wistert 1 1934 1934 0 -0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 23 Painesville, OH, USA
68 Joe Wood 1 1943 1943 0 0.3 60 174 164 22 53 4 4 1 17 2 2 6 13 .323 .347 .415 .762 Mar 25 Houston, TX, USA
69 Smoky Joe Wood 14 1908 1922 0 9.7 697 2277 1952 266 553 118 31 23 325 23 5 208 267 .283 .357 .411 .768 Jul 27 West Haven, CT, USA
70 Rusty Yarnall 1 1926 1926 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Oct 9 Lowell, MA, USA
71 Bobby Young 8 1948 1958 0 -3.2 687 2720 2447 244 609 68 28 15 137 18 19 208 212 .249 .308 .318 .626 Jan 28 Baltimore, MD, USA
72 Carl Yowell 2 1924 1925 0 -0.2 16 20 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .158 .158 .158 .316 Jul 27 Jacksonville, TX, USA
73 Benny Zientara 4 1941 1948 0 0.0 278 984 906 106 230 29 5 2 49 5 50 48 .254 .293 .304 .596 Apr 16 Lake Elsinore, CA, USA
74 Billy Zitzmann 6 1919 1929 0 -1.8 406 1142 1004 197 268 38 11 3 89 42 11 83 85 .267 .333 .336 .668 May 29 Passaic, NJ, USA
Totals 440 1908 1968 23 203.2 25264 83091 73766 9510 19855 3317 802 1170 9487 724 402 7011 8322 .269 .335 .383 .719

Pitching

Batters Above / Managers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR 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 Curt Barclay 3 1957 1959 0 2.9 10 9 .526 3.48 44 29 4 5 2 0 199.1 214 95 77 24 55 7 73 5 0 1 855 Mar 25 Missoula, MT, USA
2 Jim Bilbrey 1 1949 1949 0 -0.1 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 Dec 26 Toledo, OH, USA
3 Joe Bradshaw 1 1929 1929 0 0.0 0 0 4.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 3 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 20 Jan 30 Tavares, FL, USA
4 Johnny Broaca 5 1934 1939 0 4.0 44 29 .603 4.08 121 86 18 42 4 3 674.1 748 366 306 51 255 258 1 2 4 2985 May 16 Lawrence, MA, USA
5 Guy Bush 17 1923 1945 0 21.6 176 136 .564 3.86 542 308 144 151 16 34 2722.0 2950 1366 1166 151 859 850 41 2 51 11750 Jul 2 Shannon, MS, USA
6 Harry Byrd 7 1950 1957 0 3.5 46 54 .460 4.35 187 108 36 33 8 9 827.2 890 442 400 71 355 9 381 41 1 20 3675 May 14 Darlington, SC, USA
7 Ken Chase 8 1936 1943 0 5.5 53 84 .387 4.27 188 160 18 62 4 1 1165.0 1188 647 553 55 694 582 15 3 53 5283 Jan 16 Oneonta, NY, USA
8 Dick Drott 7 1957 1963 0 -1.4 27 46 .370 4.78 176 101 32 14 5 0 687.2 626 420 365 84 405 11 460 23 4 38 3078 Aug 16 Glendale Heights, IL, USA
9 Clarence Fieber 1 1932 1932 0 0.2 1 0 1.000 1.69 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 6 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 25 Aug 20 Redwood City, CA, USA
10 Joe Genewich 9 1922 1930 0 7.8 73 92 .442 4.29 272 166 70 71 7 12 1401.2 1610 778 668 77 402 316 35 1 22 6114 Dec 21 Lockport, NY, USA
11 Hal Goldsmith 4 1926 1929 0 0.6 6 10 .375 4.04 47 20 15 6 0 1 185.0 235 104 83 9 56 30 1 0 6 826 Oct 20 Riverhead, NY, USA
12 Jim Grant 1 1923 1923 0 -0.4 0 0 13.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 10 8 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 23 Nov 30 Des Moines, IA, USA
13 Burleigh Grimes HOF 19 1916 1934 0 44.2 270 212 .560 3.53 616 497 94 314 35 18 4180.0 4412 2050 1638 148 1295 1512 101 12 92 17974 Dec 6 Clear Lake, WI, USA
14 Oscar Harstad 1 1915 1915 0 0.1 3 5 .375 3.40 32 7 15 4 0 1 82.0 81 45 31 1 35 35 1 0 1 336 Nov 14 Corvallis, OR, USA
15 Kirby Higbe 12 1937 1950 2 18.5 118 101 .539 3.69 418 238 104 98 11 24 1952.1 1763 909 800 116 979 971 35 4 61 8472 May 6 Columbia, SC, USA
16 Syl Johnson 19 1922 1940 0 27.6 112 117 .489 4.06 542 209 201 82 11 43 2165.2 2290 1099 977 172 488 920 48 3 22 9124 Feb 20 Portland, OR, USA
17 Ted Kleinhans 4 1934 1938 0 -1.5 4 9 .308 5.26 56 12 24 1 0 1 143.2 185 110 84 4 76 48 2 0 3 686 Jul 24 Redington Beach, FL, USA
18 Bill Kunkel 3 1961 1963 0 0.0 6 6 .500 4.29 89 2 39 0 0 4 142.2 153 80 68 17 49 5 83 0 0 8 623 May 4 Red Bank, NJ, USA
19 Roy Lee 1 1945 1945 0 -0.4 0 2 .000 11.57 3 1 2 0 0 0 7.0 8 9 9 3 3 0 0 1 0 33 Nov 11 St. Louis, MO, USA
20 Johnny Lindell 12 1941 1954 1 0.9 8 18 .308 4.47 55 28 19 15 1 1 251.2 247 147 125 20 161 146 7 1 12 1141 Aug 27 Newport Beach, CA, USA
21 Dave Madison 3 1950 1953 0 -2.5 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 Macon, MS, USA
22 Archie McKain 6 1937 1943 0 6.8 26 21 .553 4.26 165 34 70 8 1 16 486.1 529 270 230 26 208 188 3 0 6 2175 May 21 Salina, KS, USA
23 Frank Mulroney 1 1930 1930 0 0.0 0 1 .000 3.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 Nov 11 Aberdeen, WA, USA
24 Van Mungo 14 1931 1945 4 29.0 120 115 .511 3.47 364 259 61 123 20 16 2113.0 1957 955 815 89 868 1242 33 5 52 9030 Feb 12 Pageland, SC, USA
25 Luke Nelson 1 1919 1919 0 0.2 3 0 1.000 2.96 9 1 4 0 0 0 24.1 22 9 8 1 11 11 1 0 0 102 Nov 14 Moline, IL, USA
26 Ike Pearson 6 1939 1948 0 0.0 13 50 .206 4.83 164 54 75 10 2 8 559.0 611 338 300 49 268 149 23 0 12 2530 Mar 17 Sarasota, FL, USA
27 Red Peery 2 1927 1929 0 0.3 0 1 .000 5.00 10 1 8 0 0 0 45.0 53 29 25 1 10 3 0 0 1 192 May 6 Salt Lake City, UT, USA
28 Grover Powell 1 1963 1963 0 0.4 1 1 .500 2.72 20 4 10 1 1 0 49.2 37 23 15 2 32 0 39 1 0 9 218 May 21 Raleigh, NC, USA
29 Lefty Smoll 1 1940 1940 0 -1.1 2 8 .200 5.37 33 9 12 0 0 0 109.0 145 77 65 6 36 31 4 0 3 500 Aug 31 Quakertown, PA, USA
30 Steamboat Struss 1 1934 1934 0 -0.1 0 1 .000 6.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 7 6 5 0 6 3 0 0 1 34 Sep 12 Grand Rapids, MI, USA
31 Joe Sullivan 5 1935 1941 0 0.9 30 37 .448 4.01 150 55 55 20 0 5 588.0 601 334 262 25 298 216 17 0 19 2627 Apr 8 Sequim, WA, USA
32 Bud Teachout 3 1930 1932 0 1.9 12 6 .667 4.51 68 19 21 7 0 0 215.1 259 121 108 22 76 73 1 0 2 965 May 11 Laguna Beach, CA, USA
33 George Uhle 17 1919 1936 0 39.7 200 166 .546 3.99 513 368 114 232 21 25 3119.2 3417 1635 1384 119 966 1135 113 5 55 13597 Feb 26 Lakewood, OH, USA
34 Augie Walsh 2 1927 1928 0 -0.5 4 10 .286 6.05 39 12 17 3 0 2 132.1 172 97 89 16 45 38 5 0 1 602 Nov 12 San Rafael, CA, USA
35 Whitey Wilshere 3 1934 1936 0 1.1 10 12 .455 5.28 41 23 7 7 3 1 182.1 196 116 107 9 112 103 11 4 3 849 May 23 Cooperstown, NY, USA
36 Whitey Wistert 1 1934 1934 0 0.4 0 1 .000 1.13 2 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 5 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 33 Apr 23 Painesville, OH, USA
37 Smoky Joe Wood 14 1908 1922 0 28.0 117 57 .672 2.03 225 158 56 121 28 10 1434.1 1138 497 324 10 421 989 49 0 43 5640 Jul 27 West Haven, CT, USA
38 Rusty Yarnall 1 1926 1926 0 -0.1 0 1 .000 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 Oct 9 Lowell, MA, USA
39 Carl Yowell 2 1924 1925 0 0.3 3 4 .429 5.40 16 6 5 3 0 0 63.1 77 42 38 2 30 20 1 0 1 276 Jul 27 Jacksonville, TX, USA
Totals 219 1908 1963 7 238.3 1506 1429 .513 3.88 5293 2983 1392 1433 180 235 26100.2 27025 13352 11240 1397 9677 32 10980 629 48 608 113162

Managers

Batting / Pitchers Above
Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Date of Death Died
1 Ossie Bluege 5 1943 1947 772 375 394 .488 -19 2 8 4.6
2 Burleigh Grimes HOF 2 1937 1938 306 131 171 .434 -40 6 7 6.5
3 Bob Scheffing 6 1957 1963 849 418 427 .495 -9 2 8 5.1
Totals 13 1937 1963 1927 924 992 .482 -68 2 8 5.1


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