Players Who Died on December 12
Players Who Died On December 12
| 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 | Greg Thayer | 2025 | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.80 | 102 | 1.556 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 40 | 5 | 30 | 30 | MIN | |||||
| 2 | Wayne Simpson | 2024 | 6 | 1970 | 1977 | -1.0 | 1 | 80 | 153 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .078 | .113 | .085 | .198 | -44 | 36 | 31 | 4.37 | 86 | 1.448 | 122 | 107 | 0 | 636.0 | 606 | 57 | 315 | 353 | ANA,CIN,KCR,PHI |
| 3 | Bob Allen | 2023 | 5 | 1961 | 1967 | -1.4 | 0 | 204 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .129 | .156 | .161 | .318 | -11 | 7 | 12 | 4.11 | 89 | 1.533 | 204 | 0 | 19 | 274.0 | 288 | 23 | 132 | 199 | CLE |
| 4 | Larry Miggins | 2023 | 2 | 1948 | 1952 | -0.5 | 0 | 43 | 97 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .227 | .250 | .361 | .611 | 67 | STL | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Dick Murphy | 2020 | 1 | 1954 | 1954 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | CIN | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Billy MacLeod | 2018 | 1 | 1962 | 1962 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 94 | 3.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | BOS | |||||
| 7 | Herb Plews | 2014 | 4 | 1956 | 1959 | -1.5 | 0 | 346 | 1017 | 125 | 266 | 4 | 82 | 3 | 74 | .262 | .312 | .348 | .660 | 81 | BOS,MIN | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Jim Burton | 2013 | 2 | 1975 | 1977 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.75 | 153 | 1.437 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 55.2 | 60 | 6 | 20 | 42 | BOS | |||||
| 9 | Randy Stein | 2011 | 4 | 1978 | 1982 | -2.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5.72 | 70 | 1.736 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 133.2 | 151 | 15 | 81 | 93 | CHC,MIL,SEA | |||||
| 10 | Irv Hall | 2006 | 4 | 1943 | 1946 | 1.4 | 0 | 508 | 1904 | 178 | 496 | 0 | 168 | 16 | 97 | .261 | .302 | .311 | .613 | 78 | OAK | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Red Barkley | 2000 | 3 | 1937 | 1943 | -0.3 | 0 | 63 | 163 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 19 | .264 | .341 | .319 | .660 | 75 | ATL,BAL,LAD | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Denny Galehouse | 1998 | 15 | 1934 | 1949 | 22.6 | 0 | 375 | 665 | 33 | 92 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 40 | .138 | .188 | .150 | .339 | -9 | 109 | 118 | 3.97 | 105 | 1.439 | 375 | 258 | 13 | 2004.0 | 2148 | 103 | 735 | 851 | BAL,BOS,CLE |
| 13 | George Jumonville | 1996 | 2 | 1940 | 1941 | -0.3 | 0 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .146 | .186 | .220 | .406 | 14 | PHI | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Mike Modak | 1995 | 1 | 1945 | 1945 | -0.3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | -44 | 1 | 2 | 5.74 | 66 | 1.772 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 42.1 | 52 | 0 | 23 | 7 | CIN |
| 15 | Avelino Cañizares | 1993 | 1 | 1945 | 1945 | 1.2 | 0 | 21 | 88 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | .352 | .400 | .466 | .866 | 153 | CBE | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Rube Walker | 1992 | 11 | 1948 | 1958 | -2.4 | 0 | 608 | 1585 | 114 | 360 | 35 | 192 | 3 | 150 | .227 | .294 | .341 | .635 | 68 | CHC,LAD | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Ken Keltner | 1991 | 13 | 1937 | 1950 | 33.0 | 7 | 1526 | 5683 | 737 | 1570 | 163 | 852 | 39 | 514 | .276 | .338 | .441 | .778 | 112 | BOS,CLE | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Johnny Wyrostek | 1986 | 11 | 1942 | 1954 | 11.9 | 2 | 1221 | 4240 | 525 | 1149 | 58 | 481 | 33 | 482 | .271 | .349 | .383 | .731 | 98 | CIN,PHI,PIT | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Gene Layden | 1984 | 1 | 1915 | 1915 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 71 | NYY | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Jim Weaver | 1983 | 8 | 1928 | 1939 | 5.4 | 0 | 189 | 289 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 | .104 | .151 | .121 | .272 | -26 | 57 | 36 | 3.88 | 103 | 1.374 | 189 | 108 | 3 | 893.1 | 891 | 38 | 336 | 449 | BAL,CHC,CIN,MIN,NYY,PIT |
| 21 | Nick Dumovich | 1979 | 1 | 1923 | 1923 | -0.2 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .313 | .310 | .623 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 4.60 | 87 | 1.734 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 94.0 | 118 | 4 | 45 | 23 | CHC |
| 22 | Julie Wera | 1975 | 2 | 1927 | 1929 | 0.0 | 0 | 43 | 54 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .316 | .389 | .705 | 84 | NYY | |||||||||||||
| 23 | Booker McDaniel | 1974 | 5 | 1941 | 1945 | 9.2 | 1 | 77 | 154 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | .234 | .258 | .344 | .602 | 79 | 30 | 13 | 2.64 | 150 | 1.140 | 71 | 33 | 11 | 385.0 | 335 | 5 | 104 | 298 | KCM |
| 24 | Frog Holsey | 1972 | 5 | 1928 | 1932 | 5.0 | 0 | 62 | 129 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .225 | .259 | .264 | .523 | 42 | 21 | 23 | 4.25 | 104 | 1.413 | 60 | 39 | 2 | 362.1 | 398 | 14 | 114 | 141 | BEG,CAG |
| 25 | George Dunlop | 1971 | 2 | 1913 | 1914 | -0.1 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .238 | .250 | .488 | 42 | CLE | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Nip Winters | 1971 | 8 | 1923 | 1932 | 27.6 | 0 | 254 | 641 | 83 | 184 | 13 | 104 | 7 | 48 | .287 | .340 | .460 | .800 | 108 | 89 | 43 | 3.52 | 132 | 1.304 | 163 | 129 | 6 | 1127.2 | 1088 | 60 | 383 | 569 | BBS,HIL,NLG,WAP |
| 27 | Bill Kellogg | 1971 | 1 | 1914 | 1914 | -0.8 | 0 | 71 | 126 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | .175 | .262 | .190 | .453 | 34 | CIN | |||||||||||||
| 28 | Doug Taitt | 1970 | 4 | 1928 | 1932 | 0.2 | 0 | 258 | 824 | 81 | 217 | 4 | 95 | 13 | 58 | .263 | .314 | .369 | .683 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 21 | 4.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | BOS,CHW,PHI |
| 29 | Herman Young | 1966 | 1 | 1911 | 1911 | -0.2 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .269 | .240 | .509 | 39 | ATL | |||||||||||||
| 30 | Myles Thomas | 1963 | 5 | 1926 | 1930 | -1.4 | 0 | 108 | 146 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .240 | .260 | .247 | .507 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 4.64 | 87 | 1.583 | 105 | 40 | 3 | 434.2 | 499 | 19 | 189 | 121 | MIN,NYY |
| 31 | George Daly | 1957 | 1 | 1909 | 1909 | -0.8 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | -32 | 0 | 3 | 6.00 | 44 | 1.857 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 8 | SFG |
| 32 | Bill Malarkey | 1956 | 1 | 1908 | 1908 | -0.3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 2 | 2.57 | 96 | 1.171 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 35.0 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 12 | SFG |
| 33 | Ed Pinnance | 1944 | 1 | 1903 | 1903 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 127 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | OAK |
| 34 | Rube Benton | 1937 | 15 | 1910 | 1925 | 15.9 | 0 | 437 | 825 | 45 | 142 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 22 | .172 | .196 | .208 | .404 | 16 | 150 | 144 | 3.09 | 102 | 1.265 | 437 | 311 | 21 | 2517.1 | 2472 | 52 | 712 | 950 | CIN,SFG |
| 35 | Jim Long | 1932 | 2 | 1891 | 1893 | -1.1 | 0 | 61 | 251 | 36 | 54 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 19 | .215 | .286 | .279 | .565 | 51 | BLO,LOU | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Dick Buckley | 1929 | 8 | 1888 | 1895 | 4.3 | 0 | 524 | 1833 | 213 | 449 | 26 | 216 | 25 | 98 | .245 | .291 | .342 | .633 | 80 | IND,PHI,SFG,STL | |||||||||||||
| 37 | Ed Sixsmith | 1926 | 1 | 1884 | 1884 | -0.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | PHI | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | Jim Green | 1912 | 1 | 1884 | 1884 | -0.2 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .139 | .139 | .167 | .306 | 3 | WNA | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Harry Fuller | 1895 | 1 | 1891 | 1891 | -0.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | STL |


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