Players Who Died on May 21
Players Who Died On May 21
| Rk | Name | Died | Yrs | From | To | WAR | ASG | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | Franchises | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank Foiles | 2024 | 11 | 1953 | 1964 | 4.8 | 1 | 608 | 1455 | 171 | 353 | 46 | 166 | 3 | 170 | .243 | .321 | .392 | .713 | 92 | ANA,BAL,CIN,CLE,DET,OAK,PIT | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Gordie Windhorn | 2022 | 3 | 1959 | 1962 | -0.6 | 0 | 95 | 108 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .176 | .252 | .333 | .585 | 55 | ANA,LAD,NYY,OAK | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Freddie Velázquez | 2019 | 2 | 1969 | 1973 | -0.1 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .293 | .333 | .626 | 72 | ATL,MIL | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Fred Gladding | 2015 | 13 | 1961 | 1973 | 6.9 | 0 | 450 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .016 | .016 | .016 | .031 | -91 | 48 | 34 | 3.13 | 114 | 1.313 | 450 | 1 | 109 | 601.0 | 566 | 38 | 223 | 394 | DET,HOU |
| 5 | Johnny Gray | 2014 | 4 | 1954 | 1958 | -3.6 | 0 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .043 | .063 | .043 | .105 | -71 | 4 | 18 | 6.18 | 64 | 1.858 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 169.0 | 172 | 16 | 142 | 75 | CLE,OAK,PHI |
| 6 | Cot Deal | 2013 | 4 | 1947 | 1954 | -1.6 | 0 | 46 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .333 | .564 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 6.55 | 63 | 1.780 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 89.1 | 111 | 14 | 48 | 34 | BOS,STL |
| 7 | Jim Pyburn | 2011 | 3 | 1955 | 1957 | -0.7 | 0 | 158 | 294 | 36 | 56 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 34 | .190 | .275 | .272 | .547 | 53 | BAL | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Bob Poser | 2002 | 2 | 1932 | 1935 | -0.3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 10.05 | 49 | 2.442 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14.1 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 2 | BAL,CHW |
| 9 | Mel Hoderlein | 2001 | 4 | 1951 | 1954 | -0.1 | 0 | 118 | 294 | 22 | 74 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 31 | .252 | .327 | .306 | .633 | 77 | BOS,MIN | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Joe Campini | 2001 | 1 | 1948 | 1948 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 479 | BEG | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Piper Davis | 1997 | 7 | 1942 | 1948 | 5.6 | 6 | 153 | 575 | 110 | 179 | 8 | 84 | 15 | 56 | .311 | .377 | .456 | .833 | 142 | BBB,HG | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Sylvester Snead | 1995 | 4 | 1938 | 1946 | 0.9 | 0 | 74 | 257 | 37 | 66 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 26 | .257 | .334 | .377 | .712 | 109 | 1 | 2 | 6.50 | 61 | 1.556 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | HG,IC,KCM,NBY |
| 13 | Harry Cozart | 1989 | 2 | 1939 | 1944 | -0.4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .462 | .300 | .762 | 106 | 0 | 3 | 8.50 | 57 | 1.722 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18.0 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 9 | NE |
| 14 | Grover Powell | 1985 | 1 | 1963 | 1963 | 0.6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 2.72 | 128 | 1.389 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 49.2 | 37 | 2 | 32 | 39 | NYM |
| 15 | Archie McKain | 1985 | 6 | 1937 | 1943 | 7.6 | 0 | 167 | 142 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 | .176 | .264 | .289 | .553 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 4.26 | 112 | 1.515 | 165 | 34 | 16 | 486.1 | 529 | 26 | 208 | 188 | BAL,BOS,DET |
| 16 | Frank Croucher | 1980 | 4 | 1939 | 1942 | -3.3 | 0 | 296 | 935 | 94 | 235 | 7 | 86 | 4 | 56 | .251 | .296 | .324 | .620 | 57 | DET,MIN | |||||||||||||
| 17 | John Karst | 1976 | 1 | 1915 | 1915 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LAD | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Bob King | 1974 | 1 | 1926 | 1926 | -0.1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 | 42 | DYM | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Herm Wehmeier | 1973 | 13 | 1945 | 1958 | 6.1 | 0 | 413 | 633 | 67 | 124 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 16 | .196 | .217 | .240 | .457 | 22 | 92 | 108 | 4.80 | 84 | 1.474 | 361 | 240 | 9 | 1803.0 | 1806 | 210 | 852 | 794 | CIN,DET,PHI,STL |
| 20 | Jack Farmer | 1970 | 2 | 1916 | 1918 | -0.2 | 0 | 62 | 175 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | .269 | .308 | .349 | .657 | 101 | CLE,PIT | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Les Fusselman | 1970 | 2 | 1952 | 1953 | -0.5 | 0 | 43 | 71 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .169 | .268 | .437 | 18 | STL | |||||||||||||
| 22 | Dennis Burns | 1969 | 2 | 1923 | 1924 | 1.4 | 0 | 41 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .137 | .214 | .137 | .352 | -8 | 8 | 9 | 4.62 | 92 | 1.586 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 181.0 | 212 | 4 | 75 | 34 | OAK |
| 23 | Ben Koehler | 1961 | 2 | 1905 | 1906 | 1.0 | 0 | 208 | 722 | 82 | 168 | 2 | 62 | 31 | 56 | .233 | .295 | .281 | .576 | 87 | BAL | |||||||||||||
| 24 | George Cochran | 1960 | 1 | 1918 | 1918 | 0.0 | 0 | 24 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .117 | .264 | .117 | .381 | 15 | BOS | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Leo Birdine | 1960 | 4 | 1927 | 1930 | -2.3 | 0 | 120 | 318 | 34 | 79 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 6 | .248 | .271 | .321 | .592 | 56 | 13 | 22 | 6.11 | 72 | 1.612 | 59 | 39 | 0 | 303.1 | 398 | 16 | 91 | 80 | BBB,MRS |
| 26 | Carter Elliott | 1959 | 1 | 1921 | 1921 | 0.1 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .364 | .321 | .685 | 83 | CHC | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Dan Kennard | 1947 | 5 | 1920 | 1925 | 4.0 | 0 | 186 | 578 | 81 | 171 | 12 | 113 | 10 | 42 | .296 | .358 | .460 | .818 | 124 | DS,SLS | |||||||||||||
| 28 | Sam Childs | 1938 | 1 | 1883 | 1883 | -0.1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | CBK | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Jack McAdams | 1937 | 1 | 1911 | 1911 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 93 | 1.241 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | STL |
| 30 | Charlie Osterhout | 1933 | 1 | 1879 | 1879 | -0.2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | SYR | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | Hub Collins | 1892 | 7 | 1886 | 1892 | 15.0 | 0 | 680 | 2779 | 653 | 790 | 11 | 319 | 335 | 332 | .284 | .365 | .369 | .734 | 117 | LAD,LOU | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Jim Whitney | 1891 | 10 | 1881 | 1890 | 56.0 | 0 | 550 | 2144 | 316 | 559 | 18 | 280 | 20 | 161 | .261 | .313 | .375 | .688 | 112 | 191 | 204 | 2.97 | 105 | 1.147 | 413 | 396 | 2 | 3496.1 | 3598 | 79 | 411 | 1571 | ATL,IND,KCN,PHA,WNL |
| 33 | David Lenz | 1886 | 1 | 1872 | 1872 | -0.1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | -46 | ECK |


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