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fatalities update (additional fatalities not listed in book)
7/23/1914
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 4/30/1867 |
John Durham, 22 |
Spectator |
Getchell Corner, ME |
Collision |
| 5/25/1867 |
Smith |
Player |
Norwalk, CT |
Ball/head |
| 8/16/1867 |
Unknown |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Bat/stomach |
| 10/10/1867 |
Carl Ruff |
Player |
Madison, WI |
Fall/picket fence/throat |
| 5/20/1870 |
Brown, 15 |
Player |
Dover, NH |
Ball/head |
| 5/22/1870 |
James Jones, 15 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 8/24/1870 |
James Wilson |
Player |
New Orleans, LA |
Bat/head |
| 9/1/1870 |
John Rogers, 18 |
Player |
Sharpsburg, PA |
Bat/head/fight |
| 10/23/1870 |
Bundy, 7 |
Unknown |
St. Charles, IL |
Ball/stomach |
| 8/7/1871 |
Luke Deignan, 18 |
Player |
Hoboken, N& |
Bat/head/fight |
| 4/16/1872 |
Charles Beecher, 12 |
Player |
Racine, WI |
Ball/stomach |
| 9/6/1872 |
Fields |
Spectator |
Millville, MO |
Ball/neck |
| 6/2/1873 |
Edward Couch (or Crouch), 13 |
Player |
Bradford, IA |
Bat/stomach |
| 5/9/1874 |
Charles Michener |
Spectator |
Bristol, PA |
Bat |
| 8/20/1874 |
Walter Brown, 10 |
Spectator |
Ludlow, KY |
Batted ball/chest |
| 9/12/1875 |
Frank Grinnell |
Player |
Bridgeport, CT |
Ball/head |
| 7/4/1876 |
George Prentice, 14 |
Spectator |
Providence, RI |
Bat/head/fight |
| 7/30/1876 |
James Stetson, 18 |
Player |
Cheshire, MA |
Ball/head |
| 7/7/1877 |
Unknown |
Player |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
Collision |
| 5/29/1878 |
Robert Davidson, 10 |
Player |
Patterson, NJ |
Bat/head |
| 6/26/1878 |
Edson Barris, 17 |
Player |
Finchford, IA |
Bat/head |
| 9/4/1878 |
James Barry |
Player |
Boonville, NY |
Foul tip/stomach |
| 8/10/1879 |
John Lee, 20 |
Spectator |
Providence, RI |
Fall from tree |
| 3/22/1880 |
William Kinser, 25 |
Player |
Red Bluff, CA |
Beaning |
| 4/28/1881 |
Leo Fleck, 11 |
Player |
Louisville, KY |
Lightning |
| 4/28/1881 |
George Schulte, 12 |
Player |
Louisville, KY |
Lightning |
| 4/28/1881 |
William Pfaizer, 11 |
Player |
Louisville, KY |
Lightning |
| 4/28/1881 |
Frank Schneider, 11 |
Player |
Louisville, KY |
Lightning |
| 7/18/1881 |
Fogarty |
Spectator |
Shelton, CT |
Bat/head |
| 7/24/1881 |
Joseph Wheeler, 12 |
Spectator |
Dunkirk, NY |
Bat/chest |
| 5/26/1882 |
Gustavus Tischner, 11 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Bat/chest |
| 7/23/1882 |
John Mitchell, 23 |
Player |
Christian Co., MO |
Bat/head |
| 4/20/1883 |
William Collins |
Player |
Big Rapids, MI |
Thrown ball/neck |
| 6/11/1883 |
D. Porter Ferrer, 14 |
Player |
Renovo, PA |
Thrown ball/neck |
| 7/26/1883 |
Edward Dempsey, 14 |
Player |
Newark, NJ |
Lightning |
| 10/9/1883 |
Brad Simpson |
Player |
Edwardsgburg, MI |
Beaning |
| 12/18/1883 |
Asa Mapes, 16 |
Player |
Paris, IL |
Bat/head |
| 5/1/1884 |
Unknown |
Spectator |
Cincinnati, OH |
Stands collapsed |
| 5/5/1884 |
Edward Shea, 11 |
Spectator |
Brooklyn, NY |
Bat/head |
| 5/20/1884 |
Robert Allen, 17 |
Player |
Richmond, VA |
Bat/chest |
| 6/12/1884 |
Joseph Coyle, 13 |
Player |
Allentown, PA |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 6/27/1884 |
Frankie Jones, 2 |
Player |
Connellsville, PA |
Bat/stomach |
| 7/19/1884 |
Annie Zimmerman |
Spectator |
Chicago, IL |
Fireworks |
| 8/7/1884 |
Sigismund Jacobs, 11 |
Spectator |
Van Wert, OH |
Bat/head |
| 7/25/1885 |
Thomas Reynolds, 19 |
Player |
New Haven, CT |
Thrown ball/stomach |
| 8/19/1885 |
John Brown |
Player |
Chattanooga, TN |
Bat/head/fight |
| 10/28/1885 |
Frank Reisenweaver, 9 |
Player |
Drums, PA |
Bat/head |
| 6/15/1886 |
Luther Frank, 13 |
Player |
Dayton, OH |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 6/21/1886 |
Pheser |
Player |
Salina, KS |
Collision |
| 7/24/1886 |
Mrs. Schultz |
Spectator |
Brooklyn, NY |
Thrown ball |
| 7/27/1886 |
William Connelly, 12 |
Player |
Clearfield, PA |
Lightning |
| 11/15/1886 |
Emil Lydehn |
Player |
Moline, IL |
Bat/head |
| 3/12/1888 |
Malcolm Anderson, 23 |
Player |
Oakland, CA |
Heart disease |
| 5/28/1888 |
Dominick Frinnchini |
Spectator |
New Orleans, LA |
Health-related |
| 8/30/1888 |
George Wills, 11 |
Player |
Pembroke, KY |
Bat/head |
| 9/1/1888 |
Emma Sheldon, 18 |
Spectator |
Chatham, OH |
Batted ball/head |
| 9/23/1888 |
Jan Lagendyk14 |
Player |
Orange City, IA |
Bat/chest |
| 4/25/1889 |
Thompson, 9 |
Player |
Louisville, KY |
Tetanus |
| 6/11/1889 |
Adam Krausemiller, 70 |
Spectator |
Bethlehem, PA |
Bat/head |
| 6/20/1889 |
James Feeney, 3 |
Spectator |
Chicago, IL |
Batted ball |
| 7/13/1889 |
Thomas Van Allen |
Player |
Burlington, PA |
Thrown ball |
| 9/2/1889 |
Thomas Murray, 18 |
Player |
Red Bank, NJ |
Rupture/blood vessel |
| 9/9/1889 |
William Pettus |
Player |
Charlotte, NC |
Shot/fight |
| 9/21/1889 |
Thomas J. Godfrey |
Player |
Long Island, NY |
Beaning |
| 12/20/1889 |
Clinton Sprague |
Unknown |
Morrill, KS |
Ball/head |
| 4/10/1890 |
W.J. Boland |
Player |
Los Angeles, CA |
Tetanus |
| 5/29/1890 |
Denis Comiskey |
Spectator |
Joliet, IL |
Bat/head/fight |
| 6/10/1890 |
Owen Hamilton, 13 |
Player |
Pottstown, PA |
Collision |
| 7/26/1890 |
John Sawyer, 3 |
Spectator |
Lakeview, OH |
Bat |
| 4/30/1891 |
John Deans, 14 |
Player |
Astoria, NY |
Ball/chest |
| 5/10/1891 |
Son of Terrence Brady, 8 |
Player |
Bayonne, NJ |
Bat/head |
| 6/7/1891 |
Nickerson |
Unknown |
Houlton, NJ |
Ball/head |
| 6/8/1891 |
Unknown |
Player |
Mapleton, OH |
Beaning |
| 7/19/1891 |
Daniel Harrington |
Player |
Somerville, MA |
Collision |
| 7/21/1891 |
Thomas Lollard |
Player |
St. Joseph, MO |
Collision |
| 8/9/1891 |
Edward McGivern, 38 |
Player |
Rochester, NY |
Hit by a horse |
| 8/25/1891 |
Felix Wasniski, 16 |
Player |
Beaverdale, PA |
Bat/head/fight |
| 9/12/1891 |
Son of Jerry Brennan, 11 |
Player |
Morrison, WI |
Bat/stomach |
| 12/14/1891 |
Zack Lewis, Jr., 19 |
Player |
Gordonsville, VA |
Rock/head/fight |
| 2/17/1892 |
Otto Berg |
Spectator |
Prescott, AZ |
Suicide |
| 5/7/1892 |
Jones Ricker |
Player |
Dover, NH |
Sliding |
| 5/25/1892 |
Charles Schuman, 21 |
Player |
Columbus, OH |
Thrown ball |
| 5/29/1982 |
James Cuzner, 10 |
Player |
Racine, WI |
Bat/head |
| 5/29/1892 |
Melchrure Webster, 16 |
Player |
Milwaukee, WI |
Beaning |
| 6/27/1892 |
Robert Shifler, 25 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/3/1892 |
Uriah Woolbach |
Umpire |
Wallace, NE |
Batted ball/chest |
| 7/15/1892 |
Delbert Forbes, 12 |
Spectator |
Columbus, OH |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/23/1892 |
Simon Jacobs |
Player |
Buffalo, NY |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/29/1892 |
George Starrett, 19 |
Player |
Jersey City, NJ |
Beaning |
| 8/29/1892 |
Thomas Donnelly |
Player |
Lansford, PA |
Beaning |
| 10/2/1892 |
John O'Connor, 16 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Bat/head/fight |
| 10/23/1892 |
David Allen, 18 |
Spectator |
Perry Center, NY |
Batted ball/heart |
| 3/30/1893 |
Frank Aaronson, 11 |
Player |
Mt. Holly, NJ |
Batted ball/head |
| 9/3/1893 |
Willie Watson, 11 |
Player |
Moosic, PA |
Ball/stomach |
| 9/16/1893 |
Louis Lewis |
Spectator |
San Boise Cty, OK |
Shot |
| 9/16/1893 |
Moses Waslard |
Spectator |
San Boise Cty, OK |
Shot |
| 9/24/1893 |
Fred Dudley, 18 |
Player |
Hazard, NE |
Fall/head |
| 9/24/1893 |
Ezra Dudley, 50 |
Spectator |
Hazard, NE |
Fall/head |
| 9/26/1893 |
Thomas Long, 9 |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 5/10/1894 |
Fred Trumble |
Spectator |
Milaca, MN |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/22/1894 |
Gertrude Christopher |
Spectator |
Reading, PA |
Bat |
| 5/30/1894 |
Joseph Perry, 51 |
Spectator |
Providence, RI |
Heart disease |
| 6/2/1894 |
Julius Simko, 18 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Bat/head/fight |
| 6/21/1984 |
Margaret Sharpe, 24 |
Spectator |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/4/1894 |
Harry MacVeety,16 |
Player |
Fish House, NY |
Beaning |
| 8/4/1894 |
Frank Vedder |
Player |
Fish House, NY |
Ball/head |
| 8/8/1894 |
Robert Harrison, 14 |
Player |
Homestead, PA |
Ball/heart |
| 8/10/1894 |
John Jacobs |
Player |
Bassetts, TX |
Lightning |
| 8/10/1894 |
Walter Atchley |
Player |
Bassetts, TX |
Lightning |
| 8/10/1894 |
Thomas Merchant |
Player |
Bassetts, TX |
Lightning |
| 8/10/1894 |
William Heath |
Player |
Bassetts, TX |
Lightning |
| 8/10/1894 |
Thomas Blanchard |
Player |
Bassetts, TX |
Lightning |
| 8/10/1894 |
Archie Petty |
Player |
Bassetts, TX |
Lightning |
| 8/10/1894 |
William Welsh |
Player |
Bassetts, TX |
Lightning |
| 8/11/1894 |
John Tanner |
Player |
Hebron, KY |
Lightning |
| 4/15/1895 |
Albertus Keller, 17 |
Player |
York, PA |
Beaning |
| 4/17/1895 |
Sam Roland, 18 |
Player |
Macon, MO |
Bat/head/fight |
| 5/9/1895 |
William Dooley, 16 |
Player |
Susquehanna, PA |
Beaning |
| 5/9/1895 |
Oscar Hummel, 15 |
Player |
Liberty, MO |
Ball/heart |
| 5/30/1895 |
Judson Scott, 21 |
Player |
Dorchester, MA |
Beaning |
| 7/4/1895 |
Joseph Kirkendall, 26 |
Player |
Evansville, IN |
Shot/accident |
| 7/4/1895 |
Jenkins, 4 |
Unknown |
S. McAlester, OK |
Ball |
| 8/5/1895 |
Charles Rosecrans, 13 |
Player |
Taylorville, IL |
Bat/head |
| 8/6/1895 |
Winifried Neil, 4 mos. |
Spectator |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 8/21/1895 |
Bud Jones |
Player |
Eldorado Sprgs, MO |
Ball/stomach |
| 9/9/1895 |
Benjamin F. Meyers, 23 |
Player |
Washington, DC |
Collision |
| 9/22/1895 |
Craig Hankins, 17 |
Player |
Kerrville, TX |
Beaning |
| 9/22/1895 |
Jimmy Simpson, 14 |
Player |
Iuka, KS |
Pitched ball/head |
| 3/23/1896 |
Wat Neal, 15 |
Player |
Cisco,TX |
Beaning |
| 4//17/1896 |
James Mair |
Player |
Monmouth, IL |
Collision |
| 5/12/1896 |
Frank Johnson |
Player |
Fowler, IN |
Pitched ball |
| 5/14/1896 |
Charles Rice, 25 |
Player |
Rosenburg, OR |
Shot/fight |
| 5/14/1896 |
Joseph Bradshaw, 14 |
Player |
Pottsville, PA |
Batted ball/neck |
| 6/3/1896 |
Omer Cox, 17 |
Player |
Mechanicsburg, OH |
Thrown ball/head |
| 6/11/1896 |
Jack Sheridan |
Umpire |
Bloomington, IN |
Thrown ball |
| 6/12/1896 |
John Glosson, 10 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Bat/chest |
| 8/5/1896 |
William Corbin, 18 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Fall |
| 8/16/1896 |
Two unnamed boys |
Players |
Poplar Grove, AR |
Shot/fight |
| 8/22/1896 |
Thomas Marion, 9 |
Spectator |
Germantown, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 9/8/1896 |
Jimmy Quay (or Queir), 10 |
Spectator |
Bethlehem, PA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/22/1897 |
Thomas Chisley, 35 |
Player |
Washington, DC |
Bat/head/fight |
| 4/25/1897 |
Charles Haines |
Player |
Ora, IN |
Beaning |
| 6/27/1897 |
Willie Oldham, 12 |
Player |
Henderson, KY |
Ball/stomach |
| 7/3/1897 |
Frank Millis |
Player |
Mound, OK |
Pitched ball |
| 7/17/1897 |
George Early, 23 |
Player |
Ft. Spring, WV |
Batted ball/heart |
| 8/2/1897 |
Dennis O'Connor, 13 |
Player |
Westchester, NY |
Batted ball/heart |
| 8/3/1897 |
Wesley Strome, 13 |
Player |
Springfield, OH |
Collision/lumber |
| 5/20/1898 |
Allen Thrasher, 19 |
Player |
Fredonia, NY |
Thrown ball/head |
| 5/27/1898 |
James O'Sullivan, 32 |
Player |
Oswego, NY |
Heart disease |
| 7/14/1898 |
George Beard, 33 |
Player |
Dolgeville, NY |
Collision |
| 5/7/1899 |
Harry (or Harvey) Enders |
Player |
Pennsburg, PA |
Ball/head |
| 5/31/1899 |
Edward Conner, 20 |
Player |
Lawrence, MA |
Foul tip/chest |
| 6/15/1899 |
Harry Halle, 4 |
Unknown |
Cincinnati, OH |
Thown ball |
| 7/1/1899 |
Charles Rice, 19 |
Player |
Greenville, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/22/1899 |
Paul Bartach, 19 |
Player |
Jersey City, NJ |
Lightning |
| 8/8/1899 |
Frank Weston, 15 |
Spectator |
Hartford, CT |
Ball/head |
| 8/13/1899 |
Charles Schock |
Player |
Batavia, OH |
Bat/fight |
| 10/17/1899 |
James O'Nell, 55 |
Spectator |
Harlem, NY |
Batted ball/head |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 4/30/1900 |
James Epps |
Player |
Newport, IL |
Shot |
| 5/5/1900 |
Harold Hicks, 14 |
Spectator |
Clinton, IA |
Ball/head |
| 5/6/1900 |
John Wirtz |
Player |
Williamsburg, NY |
Overexertion |
| 5/7/1900 |
John Kelly, 14 |
Player |
Jersey City, NJ |
Beaning |
| 6/30/1900 |
George Lipscomb, 17 |
Player |
New Troy, MI |
Thrown ball/chest |
| 7/9/1900 |
Chester Waterman, 7 |
Player |
Providence, RI |
Thrown ball/stomach |
| 7/24/1900 |
John Baumann, 16 |
Player |
Buffalo, NY |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/6/1900 |
James Brophy, 12 |
Player |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Ball/head |
| 8/16/1900 |
Samuel Amidon |
Player |
Ashtabula, OH |
Beaning |
| 11/20/1900 |
Eli Stauffer, 34 |
Player |
Silver Springs, PA |
Fall |
| 1/27/1901 |
James Henderson23 |
Player |
Hartford, CT |
Collision |
| 4/13/1901 |
Herman Fox, 11 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Bat/head |
| 4/18/1901 |
Robert Croissant, 9 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Concussion |
| 5/5/1901 |
Edward Hamburger, 16 |
Player |
Cincinnati, OH |
Batted ball/heart |
| 5/24/1901 |
Edwin Welsh, 13 |
Player |
Germantown, PA |
Blow/heart/fight |
| 6/1/1901 |
Stanley Leach, 14 |
Spectator |
Wellston, OH |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/2/1901 |
Len Chellis (or Challis) |
Spectator |
Richmond, KY |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/2/1901 |
Lloyd Noble |
Player |
Helena, MT |
Appendicitis |
| 6/6/1901 |
Ralph (or J.B.) Copper |
Player |
Rockwell City, IA |
Ball/back |
| 6/8/1901 |
Harry Shower |
Player |
South Fork, PA |
Hit by train |
| 6/27/1901 |
Morris Carlson |
Player |
Monroe Center, IL |
Lightning |
| 7/7/1901 |
Arthur Goff |
Player |
Des Moines, IA |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/17/1901 |
Clifford Guissinger, 12 |
Unknown |
McDonnellsburg, PA |
Thrown ball |
| 8/26/1901 |
John Shields |
Player |
Rankinville, TX |
Beaning |
| 8/29/1901 |
Francis J. McDevitt, 25 |
Player |
Germantown, PA |
Brain hemorrhage |
| 9/5/1901 |
Lakin Herron |
Player |
Arkansas City, KS |
Heart failure |
| 11/5/1901 |
Joseph O'Donnell, 16 |
Player |
San Francisco, CA |
Batted ball/head |
| 3/25/1902 |
Adolph Hope, 12 |
Player |
Danbury, CT |
Bat/head |
| 4/13/1902 |
Lawrence Stultz, 14 |
Player |
Lincoln, NE |
Fist/head/fight |
| 4/19/1902 |
Richard Roan, 12 |
Spectator |
Akron, OH |
Lightning |
| 4/19/1902 |
Arthur Rogers, 16 |
Spectator |
Akron, OH |
Lightning |
| 5/3/1902 |
Maurice O'Leary, |
Player |
Mayfield, CA |
Bat/head |
| 5/4/1902 |
Clarence Davis |
Unknown |
Indianapolis, IN |
Bat/head |
| 6/18/1902 |
Genevieve Cunningham, 10 |
Spectator |
East St. Louis, IL |
Bat/head |
| 6/21/1902 |
Michael Fessina, 81 |
Spectator |
Hazleton, PA |
Collision |
| 6/22/1902 |
William Eppler, 15 |
Spectator |
Jersey City, NJ |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/27/1902 |
Ford Holt |
Player |
Heron Lake, MN |
Ball/head |
| 7/7/1902 |
Hubert Jones |
Player |
Danville, AR |
Foul ball/chest |
| 7/8/1902 |
Bert Carver |
Player |
Wilson, NY |
Bat/head |
| 7/8/1902 |
George Steinkamp, 16 |
Spectator |
Cincinnati, OH |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/10/1902 |
George Mann, 3 |
Spectator |
Emery, IA |
Batted ball/neck |
| 7/14/1902 |
Albert Griffith, 18 |
Player |
Manayunk, PA |
Fall |
| 7/22/1902 |
Milton Good, 17 |
Player |
Leaman Place, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/27/1902 |
Hiram Haviland |
Player |
Katonah, NY |
Heart disease |
| 2/1/1903 |
A. J. Fisher, 12 |
Spectator |
Newport, OK |
Bat/head |
| 4/20/1903 |
Raymond Lewars, 16 |
Player |
Hamburg, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/13/1903 |
Luke Carlin, 10 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Hit by car |
| 5/29/1903 |
Steven Toms, 17 |
Player |
Loomis, CA |
Collision |
| 5/29/1903 |
Francis Stokes, 12 |
Player |
Westtown, PA |
Beaning |
| 5/31/1903 |
Frank Morris (or Mounts) |
Player |
Parkersburg, WV |
Foul tip/heart |
| 6/9/1903 |
Arvid Holmberg, 10 |
Spectator |
Brockton, MA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/13/1903 |
James McGinn, 10 |
Player |
Brooklyn, NY |
Fight |
| 6/26/1903 |
Adolph William, 3 |
Spectator |
Torrington, CT |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/29/1903 |
Newton Van Horn, 17 |
Spectator |
Coshocton, OH |
Batted ball//head |
| 7/27/1903 |
Roy Kirkley, 19 |
Player |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Pitched ball/neck |
| 8/22/1903 |
John Stegall, 12 |
Player |
Bainbridge, GA |
Batted ball/side |
| 8/24/1903 |
Michael Downey, 15 |
Spectator |
Norristown, PA |
Batted ball |
| 8/24/1903 |
Eugene Carry |
Coach |
Covington, GA |
Heart failure |
| 9/20/1903 |
W.W. Kelley |
Player |
Algona, IA |
Beaning |
| 9/21/1903 |
John Stroebel |
Player |
Marion, IN |
Tetanus |
| 10/10/1903 |
Father of Zeek Cline |
Spectator |
Beechburg, KY |
Bat/head/assault |
| 10/22/1903 |
John Stegale, 12 |
Player |
Bainbridge, GA |
Batted ball/side |
| 4/3/1904 |
Thomas W. Barry, 12 |
Player |
Hartford, CT |
Beaning |
| 4/9/1904 |
Alfonso Smith, 16 |
Player |
Elmhurst, NY |
Ball/head |
| 4/10/1904 |
Nelson Ainsworth, 16 |
Player |
Round Rock, TX |
Beaning |
| 4/11/1904 |
John Gillis, 19 |
Player |
New Haven, CT |
Ball/head |
| 5/11/1904 |
Lawrence Hubbell, 14 |
Player |
Peoria, IL |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 5/19/1904 |
Luis Protin |
Player |
Washington, PA |
Ball/head |
| 5/23/1904 |
George Wilkes |
Scorekeeper |
Chicago, IL |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/30/1904 |
Abraham Horchner (or Hordiner), 10 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Fall/roof |
| 5/30/1904 |
William Russell, 16 |
Player |
Andover, MA |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/10/1904 |
William Rapp |
Player |
Dunbar, PA |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 6/13/1904 |
Charles Binder, 22 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Collision |
| 6/20/1904 |
John Hornberger, 24 |
Player |
Terre Hill, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/21/1904 |
Grove Thomas, 30 |
Player |
Johnstown, PA |
Foul ball/chest |
| 6/30/1904 |
Clarence Knopp, 10 |
Player |
Arlington, NJ |
Dragged by horse |
| 7/2/1904 |
Joseph Schneider |
Player |
Germantown, PA |
Heart failure |
| 7/7/1904 |
Thomas Dolphin, 16 |
Player |
Scranton, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/17/1904 |
Frank Knoblauch, 10 |
Water boy |
Metamora, IL |
Bat/head |
| 8/9/1904 |
Vernon Lowe |
Player |
Coshocton, OH |
Unknown |
| 8/14/1904 |
Peter Larkins |
Player |
Limestone, OH |
Beaning |
| 8/16/1904 |
Partick O'Reilly, 25 |
Player |
Sioux City, IA |
Sliding/broken neck |
| 8/16/1904 |
John Basto, 20 |
Player |
Monongahela City, PA |
Beaning |
| 9/30/1904 |
Merton Ward, 14 |
Player |
Wagoner, OK |
Bat/heart |
| 10/14/1904 |
Bernard Cleary, 15 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Drowning |
| 10/20/1904 |
Frank Cullen |
Player |
Newark, NJ |
Broken neck |
| 11/22/1904 |
Carter Uhl, 7 |
Player |
Wooster, OH |
Ball/head |
| 1/23/1905 |
John Souza, 21 |
Player |
Wainaku, HI |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/7/1905 |
Lillian Taylor, 4 |
Spectator |
Lynn, MA |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/17/1905 |
Sam Felder, 9 |
Player |
Bamberg, SC |
Fall/bat/neck |
| 5/10/1905 |
Walter Wescoat |
Player |
Desloge, MO |
Collision |
| 5/26/1905 |
Gideon Oden, 21 |
Player |
Minneapolis, MN |
Bat/stomach |
| 6/2/1905 |
John Mabry, 22 |
Player |
Battle, TX |
Beaning |
| 6/11/1905 |
Henry Deaken, 19 |
Spectator |
Long Island, NY |
Shot |
| 6/11/1905 |
Albert Pettit, 23 |
Player |
Millville, NJ |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 6/16/1905 |
Thomas Baker, 46 |
Spectator |
Camden, NJ |
Bat/head |
| 6/17/1905 |
Earl Dagnault, 20 |
Player |
Minneapolis, MN |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 6/23/1905 |
Robert Handshaw, 7 |
Player |
Harrisburg, PA |
Hit by trolley |
| 7/5/1905 |
Annie Pollard |
Spectator |
Athens, GA |
Ball/face |
| 7/5/1905 |
Robert Wanner, 15 |
Player |
Jeddo, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/5/1905 |
Stewart Bosman (or Osman), 11 |
Player |
Shamokin, PA |
Bat/stomach |
| 7/6/1905 |
David Johnson |
Spectator |
Nansen, SD |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/11/1905 |
A.E. Harter |
Player |
Altoona, IA |
Apoplexy |
| 8/23/1905 |
Joseph Weisly, 48 |
Spectator |
Catasauqua, PA |
Suicide/carbolic acid |
| 8/24/1905 |
Chic Townsend |
Player |
Sunbury, PA |
Beaning |
| 8/27/1905 |
William Franks, 26 |
Spectator |
Sidnaw, MI |
Batted ball/head |
| 8/30/1905 |
Michael Davis, 10 |
Spectator |
Chester, PA |
Fall |
| 9/1/1905 |
John Reardon, 13 |
Player |
Newark, NJ |
Electrocuted |
| 9/10/1905 |
Jesse Franklin, 26 |
Player |
Helena, MT |
Batted ball/heart |
| 7/14/1905 |
Eugene Gibbs, 11 |
Player |
Kalamazoo, MI |
Thrown ball/head |
| 9/17/1905 |
Frank Sims |
Player |
Independent Springs, TX |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/12/1906 |
Henry Paschall |
Spectator |
St. Louis, MO |
Heart disease |
| 4/15/1906 |
Sammy Beam, 11 |
Spectator |
Sedan, MT |
Bat/head |
| 4/21/1906 |
Thomas Brown, 11 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Batted ball/neck |
| 4/22/1906 |
Son of A.F. Moore, 4 |
Spectator |
Seattle, WA |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 4/25/1906 |
Edward E. Lewis |
Umpire |
Marlow, TX |
Bat/head/assault |
| 5/4/1906 |
Roy D. Tremain |
Player |
St. Louis, MO |
Tetanus |
| 5/5/1906 |
Reuben Nebeker, 19 |
Player |
Logan, UT |
Beaning |
| 5/15/1906 |
Frank Webber |
Spectator |
Memphis, TN |
Heart failure |
| 5/20/1906 |
Carl Stauber, 15 |
Player |
Saginaw, MI |
Heart disease |
| 5/25/1906 |
Paul Mooney, 19 |
Player |
North Adams, MA |
Collision |
| 5/28/1906 |
Frank Wilson, 14 |
Player |
Germantown, PA |
Bat/head |
| 6/3/1906 |
Claud Camp, 21 |
Player |
Muskogee, OK |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/17/1906 |
Arthur Peterson, 12 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Foul tip/heart |
| 7/4/1906 |
William Gardner, 4 |
Spectator |
Goshen, UT |
Batted ball/heart |
| 7/7/1906 |
Luther Irby, 16 |
Player |
Roanoke, VA |
Ball/stomach |
| 7/8/1906 |
John Koscielmak |
Player |
Detroit, MI |
Batted ball/jaw |
| 7/8/1906 |
Thomas Crossen, 23 |
Player |
Pottsville, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/18/1906 |
Walter McConnell, 33 |
Player |
Chester, PA |
Thrown ball/stomach |
| 7/21/1906 |
John Redmond, 22 |
Spectator |
Durham, NC |
Lightning |
| 7/21/1906 |
B.F. Hicks |
Player |
Pitcairn, PA |
Hit by train |
| 8/1/1906 |
Mike Permantgen |
Umpire |
Browns Valley, MN |
Heart attack |
| 8/1/1906 |
George Lee |
Player |
Worcester, MA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 8/2/1906 |
Charles Arnold, 34 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Heat exhaustion |
| 8/11/1906 |
John O'Brien, 42 |
Spectator |
Glen Cove, NY |
Lightning |
| 9/8/1906 |
Dan Mitchell, 20 |
Player |
Seney, GA |
Lightning |
| 9/8/1906 |
Felton Clemons, 20 |
Player |
Seney, GA |
Lightning |
| 9/11/1906 |
Earle Joyce |
Player |
Bloomington, IL |
Batted ball/neck |
| 3/23/1907 |
Ethel Hines, 10 |
Player |
Ethan, SD |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 4/26/1907 |
Daniel Trefethen, 10 |
Player |
Portsmouth, NH |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/28/1907 |
Russell Neilson, 6 |
Spectator |
Jersey City, NJ |
Bleachers collapsed |
| 5/13/1907 |
Harry Koogle, 20 |
Player |
Frederick, MD |
Beaning |
| 5/19/1907 |
George Richardson |
Spectator |
New Orleans, LA |
Shot/fight |
| 5/19/1907 |
John Lewis |
Spectator |
New Orleans, LA |
Shot/fight |
| 6/12/1907 |
Albert Sheets |
Player |
Binghamton, NY |
Foul tip/head |
| 7/7/1907 |
Frank Conway, 19 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/19/1907 |
Harry Johnson, 18 |
Player |
St. Louis, MO |
Fall |
| 7/20/1907 |
Frank Shindle |
Player |
Akron, OH |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 8/23/1907 |
John Nelson, 17 |
Player |
Chehalis, WA |
Batted ball/head |
| 9/7/1907 |
John Muckle, 11 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Bat/head |
| 9/21/1907 |
James Jones |
Spectator |
S. Bethlehem, PA |
Bat/head |
| 9/22/1907 |
Howard Yoder, 16 |
Spectator |
Pottsville, PA |
Stands collapsed |
| 10/2/1907 |
John Heyne |
Player |
Fremont, NE |
Beaning |
| 3/21/1908 |
Ira Goodlet, 18 |
Player |
Clarksville, AR |
Beaning |
| 4/19/1908 |
H. D. Mangum |
Player |
Vicksburg, TN |
Collision |
| 4/25/1908 |
Henry E. Vance, 15 |
Player |
Hopedale, MA |
Heart failure |
| 5/3/1908 |
Charles Leebove, 6 |
Spectator |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/18/1908 |
Ward Liming |
Player |
Jacksonville, IL |
Beaning |
| 5/21/1908 |
John Norgard, 18 |
Spectator |
Council Bluffs, IA |
Bat/head |
| 5/21/1908 |
Ralph C. Barr, 11 |
Player |
Hazelwood, PA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 5/31/1908 |
Oscar Anderson, 16 |
Umpire |
Norwalk, CT |
Thrown ball/head |
| 6/4/1908 |
M. S. Northrup |
Spectator |
Johnstown, PA |
Heart disease |
| 6/5/1908 |
Willie Watson, 10 |
Player |
LaFayette, GA |
Bat/heart |
| 6/8/1908 |
Lloyd Shelton, 18 |
Spectator |
Fancy Farm, KY |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 6/25/1908 |
Ethel Gath, 10 |
Spectator |
Torrington, CT |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/4/1908 |
Rolla Davis |
Spectator |
Perryville, KY |
Bat/head/fight |
| 7/6/1908 |
Claude Brewer, 19 |
Player |
Bonham, TX |
Batted ball/heart |
| 7/10/1908 |
John Foley, 16 |
Player |
Binghamton, NY |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/12/1908 |
Thomas J. Bryce |
Owner |
Columbus, OH |
Heart disease |
| 7/13/1908 |
Frank Howard, 16 |
Player |
Harvard, IL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 7/19/1908 |
Samuel Haflon (or Halfon), 17 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Hit by taxi |
| 7/24/1908 |
William Hefferman, 20 |
Player |
Elizabeth, NJ |
Ball/head |
| 7/28/1908 |
Edward McCarthy, 7 |
Spectator |
Newark, NJ |
Collision |
| 8/11/1908 |
Michael T. Maroney, 25 |
Player |
Portland, CT |
Collision |
| 8/30/1908 |
Morgan Cunningham, 15 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 9/2/1908 |
Donald Harper, 10 |
Player |
Lima, OH |
Fall |
| 9/13/1908 |
Son of J.C. Burdett, 4 |
Spectator |
Fordland, MO |
Ball/heart |
| 9/18/1908 |
Stanley Krofshefski |
Unknown |
Jermyn, PA |
Bat/head/fight |
| 9/23/1908 |
Thomas Walrod, 10 |
Player |
Bayonne, NJ |
Heart disease |
| 10/1/1908 |
Halrock Shackelford, 16 |
Player |
Georgetown, SC |
Batted ball/head |
| 10/14/1908 |
Joseph Reed, 9 |
Player |
Pottsville, PA |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 4/16/1909 |
Clarence Rathgeb, 6 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Hit by trolley |
| 5/8/1909 |
Milton Bush, 27 |
Player |
Boise, ID |
Ball/head |
| 5/8/1909 |
Rudolph Kimmick, 14 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Hit by car |
| 5/8/1909 |
Adolph Kortlander |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 5/16/1909 |
William Harrison, 17 |
Player |
Gastonville, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/27/1909 |
John Badgley, 22 |
Player |
Boston, MA |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/18/1909 |
Daughter of Ed Basinger, 11 |
Player |
Hollis, OK |
Ball/head |
| 6/29/1909 |
William Moore, 25 |
Player |
Ford City, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/3/1909 |
Christopher Magee, 79 |
Spectator |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Apoplexy |
| 7/25/1909 |
Anton Peitz (or Teitz), 83 |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Suicide/knife |
| 7/27/1909 |
Harry Blanchard, 20 |
Player |
Whitehouse, NJ |
Lightning |
| 7/31/1909 |
William Kuhlmann |
Manager |
Elizabeth, NJ |
Foul ball/head |
| 8/6/1909 |
E.J. Sheid, 36 |
Player |
Alexandria, AL |
Beaning |
| 8/15/1909 |
Ewell Pace, 16 |
Player |
Hardin, KY |
Bat/head/fight |
| 8/20/1909 |
John Roskie |
Player |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Foul ball/heart |
| 9/6/1909 |
William Davidson, 11 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Hit by trolly car |
| 9/23/1909 |
James Walsh |
Player |
Miller, SD |
Ball/mouth |
| 9/26/1909 |
Joseph Goodman, 15 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Bat/stomach |
| 9/28/1909 |
Son of Alex. Moore, 20 |
Player |
Greenville, TN |
Batted ball/mouth |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 4/2/1910 |
Alfred Crooks, 44 |
Player |
Columbus, OH |
Tetanus |
| 4/17/1910 |
William Schmitt, 28 |
Player |
Freeburg, IL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 4/25/1910 |
Michael Keefe, 7 |
Player |
Roxbury, MA |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 5/17/1910 |
Alfred Lent, 15 |
Playre |
Nyack, NY |
Tetanus |
| 5/24/1910 |
John Reilly, 10 |
Player |
Kingston, NY |
Hit by car |
| 5/26/1910 |
Thomas Cusack, 12 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Hit by car |
| 5/28/1910 |
John Suppes, 55 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Suicide/carbolic acid |
| 5/29/1910 |
Charles Larsen, 28 |
Player |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Heart disease |
| 5/30/1910 |
Emil Anderson, 7 |
Player |
Brooklyn, NY |
Hit by car |
| 6/2/1910 |
John Halpin, 64 |
Player |
Brooklyn, NY |
Heart disease |
| 6/6/1910 |
Morris McLaurin, 11 |
Player |
Dallas, TX |
Bat/head |
| 6/9/1910 |
Albert Adams |
Spectator |
Thomasville, GA |
Heart disease |
| 6/10/1910 |
Willie Wilkinson, 10 |
Spectator |
Syracuse, NY |
Hit by trolley |
| 6/11/1910 |
Phillip Distler |
Spectator |
Peoria, IL |
Heart disease |
| 6/22/1910 |
Albert Stagner, 14 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Hit by car |
| 6/29/1910 |
Leslie Bratton |
Spectator |
Kerrville, TN |
Shot |
| 7/3/1910 |
Alonzo Compton, 16 |
Unknown |
Vineyard, TX |
Batted ball |
| 7/5/1910 |
Arthur Tushingham, 14 |
Player |
New Brighton, NY |
Shot |
| 7/14/1910 |
William Johnson |
Player |
Olive, OK |
Beaning |
| 7/16/1910 |
Phillip Forney |
Umpire |
El Reno, OK |
Ball/head |
| 7/17/1910 |
Robert Fitzgerald, 17 |
Player |
Muncie, IN |
Fight |
| 8/4/1910 |
Private McGookim |
Player |
Honolulu, HI |
Beaning |
| 8/6/1910 |
Henry Wasson |
Spectator |
St. Louis, MO |
Suicide/gun |
| 8/22/1910 |
William Welsh, 13 |
Player |
Dallas, TX |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/22/1910 |
Moses Nathan, 60 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Heart failure |
| 9/3/1910 |
Albert Chiocca, 6 |
Spectator |
Beltzhoover, PA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 9/5/1910 |
Maurice Sweet, 7 |
Spectator |
Roxbury, MA |
Stands collapsed |
| 10/11/1910 |
Oscar Neufelt, 21 |
Player |
Sheboygan, WI |
Thrown ball/head |
| 10/14/1910 |
John Loro (or DeDura or Delura or Bolura), 48 |
Unknown |
Olyphant, PA |
Murder/rock/head |
| 11/18/1910 |
Edward Ward |
Player |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Batted ball/neck |
| 5/13/1911 |
William Myers, 19 |
Player |
Baltimore, MD |
Lightning |
| 5/20/1911 |
Frank S. Elliott |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Cerebral hemor. |
| 5/20/1911 |
Ralph Hollingsworth, 25 |
Spectator |
Fabius, NY |
Health issue |
| 5/21/1911 |
Harry O'Connor, 31 |
Spectator |
Jersey City, NJ |
Heart failure |
| 5/23/1911 |
C.P. Hill |
Spectator |
Troy, NY |
Heat prostration |
| 6/4/1911 |
Frank Van |
Player |
Norwalk, OH |
Lightning |
| 6/4/1911 |
J. Henry Watson |
Spectator |
Lynn, MA |
Heart disease |
| 6/12/1911 |
John Hamilton |
Spectator |
Lilly, PA |
Lightning |
| 6/12/1911 |
August Launtz |
Spectator |
Lilly, PA |
Lightning |
| 6/14/1911 |
Joseph Mirahile, 10 |
Player |
Milwaukee, WI |
Hit by car |
| 6/28/1911 |
Darrell Harrison |
Spectator |
Columbia, SC |
Electrocuted |
| 7/4/1911 |
Otis Eyre, 27 |
Player |
Portsmouth, OH |
Beaning |
| 7/13/1911 |
John Crowley |
Spectator |
San Francisco, CA |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/20/1911 |
William Hibbs, 16 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Ball/head |
| 7/28/1911 |
William Evans, 33 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Health issues |
| 7/30/1911 |
Fred White, 18 |
Player |
Painesville, OH |
Beaning |
| 8/4/1911 |
J. Henry Watson, 56 |
Spectator |
Boston, MA |
Hearth failure |
| 8/7/1911 |
James Barnett, 15 |
Player |
Eldorado, IL |
Thrown ball |
| 8/12/1911 |
Warren Wheeler, 20 |
Player |
Clinton, MA |
Beaning |
| 8/16/1911 |
Burrell Shafer, 21 |
Player |
Lafayette, IN |
Heart failure |
| 8/18/1911 |
Arthur Vankirk, 12 |
Player |
Robinson, PA |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 8/18/1911 |
Lawrence Burton, 24 |
Player |
Davison, MI |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/26/1911 |
Dwight |
Unknown |
Orangeburg, SC |
Bat/head/fight |
| 8/27/1911 |
Chester Childs, 25 |
Player |
Lewiston, ME |
Beaning |
| 9/5/1911 |
Harvey Chambers |
Player |
Brewster, KS |
Fall |
| 9/9/1911 |
Carl Buttery, 12 |
Spectator |
Cleveland, VA |
Batted ball |
| 9/11/1911 |
Meyer Schlesberg |
Umpire |
Boston, MA |
Ball/head |
| 9/18/1911 |
Peter Curran, 30 |
Player |
New Straitsville, OH |
Heart disease |
| 10/9/1911 |
Fred White |
Player |
Leroy, OH |
Beaning |
| 10/15/1911 |
Louis Boll, 60 |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Apoplexy |
| 3/23/1912 |
Robert Croke, 15 |
Player |
Sacramento, CA |
Bat/head |
| 4/10/1912 |
David Kling, 22 |
Player |
New Haven, CT |
Shovel handle/head/fight |
| 4/14/1912 |
Delmer Wheat |
Player |
Sydney, NY |
Beaning |
| 5/18/1912 |
Frank Barnett, 45 |
Spectator |
Cincinnati, OH |
Heart trouble |
| 5/20/1912 |
Edward Lynch |
Player |
New York, NY |
Unknown |
| 5/27/1912 |
Frederick Anim, 11 |
Player |
Barrington, NJ |
Broken bat/head |
| 5/31/1912 |
Martin Dunn, 7 |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Hit by car |
| 6/3/1912 |
John Hoffman, Jr., 11 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Heart disease |
| 6/4/1912 |
Robert Carrol, 14 |
Player |
St. Louis, MO |
Batted ball |
| 6/30/1912 |
William Traynor, 19 |
Player |
Koshkonong, WI |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 7/4/1912 |
Joseph Laverick, 15 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Bat/head |
| 7/5/1912 |
Thomas Whalen, 11 |
Player |
Mechanicville, NY |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/19/1912 |
John Anderson, 58 |
Spectator |
Renovo, PA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/20/1912 |
Joseph Laverick, 15 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Bat/head |
| 8/2/1912 |
William Brown, Jr., 14 |
Player |
Kansas City, KS |
Batted ball/head |
| 8/15/1912 |
Ray McGinley, 10 |
Player |
Hulburt, IN |
Batted ball/ head |
| 9/2/1912 |
John Caldwell, 17 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Tetanus |
| 9/3/1912 |
Timothy Flanagan, 25 |
Spectator |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Heart failure |
| 9/5/1912 |
Grace Riley, 20 |
Spectator |
Erie, KS |
Batted ball/head |
| 9/7/1912 |
Dale Flora, 20 |
Unknown |
Boonville, MO |
Bat/head/fight |
| 9/16/1912 |
Herman Higendorf |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Beaning |
| 12/5/1912 |
Frederick Jones, 24 |
Spectator |
Burlington, NJ |
Suicide/poison |
| 2/16/1913 |
Lige Thomas |
Spectator |
Earlington, KY |
Shot/fight |
| 3/27/1913 |
John Grable, 20 |
Player |
Phoenix, AZ |
Beaning |
| 4/19/1913 |
Clinton Hiller, 20 |
Player |
Newark, NJ |
Beaning |
| 5/10/1913 |
Victor Marsh, 13 |
Player |
Perry, NY |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 5/13/1913 |
William Drescher, 47 |
Player |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Heart disease |
| 5/24/1913 |
Anthony Ferro, 14 |
Player |
Marlborough, MA |
Bat/neck |
| 5/27/1913 |
John Stanta, 25 |
Personnel |
New York, NY |
Buried by ashes |
| 6/8/1913 |
James Linklater, 16 |
Spectator |
Chicago, IL |
Drinking soda |
| 6/15/1913 |
John Gilligan, 53 |
Spectator |
Watertown, NY |
Hit by train |
| 6/19/1913 |
Joseph Peacock, 11 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Tetanus |
| 7/8/1913 |
Stephen Hughes, 23 |
Player |
Altoona, PA |
Surgery |
| 7/13/1913 |
Louis Sigmund, 10 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Rock/head/fight |
| 7/26/1913 |
Henry Browne, 19 |
Player |
Oxford, MS |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 7/27/1913 |
Richard Bloomquist |
Player |
St. James, MN |
Hay bucker |
| 7/30/1913 |
Paul Reynal |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Beaning |
| 8/2/1913 |
Charles Deets, 23 |
Player |
Kingston, PA |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/8/1913 |
Donald Hamilton |
Player |
Johnstown, PA |
Beaning |
| 8/26/1913 |
Fred Hammick, 18 |
Player |
Chardon, OH |
Batted ball/heart |
| 8/28/1913 |
John Cole, 20 |
Player |
Ridgeway, MO |
Beaning |
| 9/8/1913 |
William Lutzenberg, 17 |
Player |
Cincinnati, OH |
Hit by car |
| 9/16/1913 |
Charles Mandowitz, 11 |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Bat/head |
| 5/19/1914 |
Nelson King, 17 |
Player |
Greenwood Lake, NY |
Beaning |
| 6/1/1914 |
Frank Souchern, 22 |
Player |
Rockville, CT |
Beaning |
| 6/1/1914 |
Arthur Cash, 21 |
Player |
Jamestown, NY |
Beaning |
| 6/12/1914 |
Allen W. Blosser, 22 |
Player |
Connellsville, PA |
Beaning |
| 6/30/1914 |
Charles Allen, 22 |
Spectator |
Warren, OH |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 7/13/1914 |
Jaren Tolman, 27 |
Player |
Brigham City, UT |
Beaning |
| 7/16/1914 |
Mark Burch |
Spectator |
New Haven, CT |
Paralysis |
| 7/23/1914 |
Herbert Davis, 10 |
Player |
Bloomington, IN |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 8/6/1914 |
Edward Buerkell, 12 |
Player |
Brooklyn, NY |
Hit by car |
| 9/11/1914 |
Louis Luckoff, 21 |
Player |
Lima, OH |
Beaning |
| 4/21/1915 |
Arthur Rosenburger, 15 |
Player |
Syracuse, NY |
Bat/chest |
| 4/28/1915 |
George Lopez |
Spectator |
Shreve, OH |
Pitched ball/head |
| 4/30/1915 |
Ernestine Heldman, 38 |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Pneumonia |
| 5/10/1915 |
Edward Seligman, 17 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Beaning |
| 6/7/1915 |
Harry Shaffer, 23 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Brick/fight |
| 6/10/1915 |
Allen Blosser, 22 |
Player |
Cheat Haven, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/1/1915 |
Clive Edwards, 16 |
Player |
Wilkes-Bare, PA |
Heart failure/fight |
| 7/17/1915 |
T.D. Greenwood, 26 |
Player |
Rising Star, TX |
Ball/head |
| 7/19/1915 |
William McElwaine, 23 |
Player |
Bath, NY |
Electrocuted |
| 7/19/1915 |
Unidentified, 50 |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Heart failure/heat |
| 7/23/1915 |
Fay Burdick |
Player |
Shinglehouse, PA |
Beaning |
| 10/6/1915 |
Harry Winters, 14 |
Player |
E. Liverpool, OH |
Bat/stomach |
| 2/20/1916 |
Mildred Marek, 6 |
Spectator |
Nampa, ID |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 5/7/1916 |
Vincenzo Occhipitto (or Occhipinti), 28 |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Ball/heart |
| 5/20/1916 |
Joseph Adams, 35 |
Spectator |
Mt. Holly, NJ |
Apoplexy |
| 5/21/1916 |
Edward Terck, 9 |
Player |
Kenosha, WI |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/26/1916 |
Billy Rossman, 6 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Bat/heart |
| 5/28/1916 |
Palmer Ellongson, 20 |
Player |
Fife, WA |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 6/20/1916 |
John Quinn, 7 |
Spectator |
Brooklyn, NY |
Fall |
| 7/22/1916 |
Clarence Carlson, 11 |
Player |
Fargo, ND |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/24/1916 |
Clyde Hansel |
Player |
Battle Creek, MI |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/4/1916 |
Millard Brummett, 21 |
Player |
Nashville, TN |
Heat prostration |
| 8/19/1916 |
E.W. Manson |
Player |
Independence, IA |
Beaning |
| 8/21/1916 |
Avis Whitehead, 13 |
Unknown |
Westphalia, KS |
Batted ball/head |
| 8/27/1916 |
Joseph Harding, 10 |
Player |
Staten Island, NY |
Lightning |
| 8/28/1916 |
Alva Curtis, 22 |
Player |
Wheeling, WV |
Struck on stomach |
| 9/3/1916 |
Patrick McGiveney, 28 |
Player |
Staten Island, NY |
Hit by train/decapitated |
| 10/3/1916 |
John Hynes, 6 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Hit by car |
| 10/7/1916 |
James Hill, 76 |
Spectator |
York, PA |
Epileptic attack |
| 10/15/1916 |
Ray Howenstine |
Player |
East Greenville, OH |
Batted ball/head |
| 3/23/1917 |
Ben Toledo, 18 |
Player |
Albuquerque, NM |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/16/1917 |
Frank Waunch, 8 |
Spectator |
Paterson, NJ |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/17/1917 |
Nellie Wolstegen, 13 mos. |
Spectator |
Jersey City, NY |
Thrown ball/stomach |
| 6/28/1917 |
Rudolph Nolton |
Player |
Altamont, KS |
Beaning |
| 7/5/1917 |
Leo Fields |
Player |
Galesburg, IL |
Beaning |
| 8/21/1917 |
Lester Schreokengost, 13 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Lightning |
| 8/25/1917 |
Ralph Duncan |
Player |
Galesburg, IL |
Beaning |
| 9/3/1917 |
William Cox, 54 |
Spectator |
Bronx, NY |
Heart failure |
| 5/18/1918 |
Samuel Sittoof, 12 |
Player |
Brooklyn, NY |
Hit by car |
| 5/19/1918 |
John Clarkson, 16 |
Player |
Brooklyn, NY |
Batted ball/heart |
| 5/22/1918 |
Frank Castor, 8 |
Spectator |
Shamokin, PA |
Lightning |
| 5/25/1918 |
Roger Kennedy |
Unknown |
New London, CT |
Ball/head |
| 6/28/1918 |
George Demes, 19 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Collision |
| 7/25/1918 |
John Beihler, 8 |
Player |
Ridgewood, NY |
Hit by brewery truck |
| 3/30/1919 |
Carl Skinner, 14 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/13/1919 |
Lurie Thompson, 12 |
Spectator |
Diller, NE |
Bat/head |
| 4/21/1919 |
James Guorrassi, 9 |
Player |
Brooklyn, NY |
Hit by car |
| 6/8/1919 |
Elmer Trumbo |
Spectator |
Mt. Sterling, KY |
Pitched ball/head |
| 7/1/1919 |
Charles H. Gerber, 3 |
Spectator |
St. Louis, MO |
Fall |
| 7/2/1919 |
Herbert Ryan, 19 |
Player |
Altoona, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/15/1919 |
Walter Squires, 25 |
Spectator |
Niagara, NY |
Shot/fight |
| 7/21/1919 |
J. Whitney Bussert |
Player |
Mt. Sterling, OH |
Beaning |
| 8/12/1919 |
Willie Kite, 14 |
Player |
Hazleton, PA |
Collision/fight |
| 8/27/1919 |
George Barr, 47 |
Player |
Beaver Falls, PA |
Beaning |
| 9/1/1919 |
Charles Tincher, 22 |
Player |
Indianapolis, IN |
Beaning |
| 9/1/1919 |
Guy Grang, 33 |
Player |
Postville, IA |
Heat exhaustion |
| 9/6/1919 |
Walter Ott, 26 |
Player |
Milwaukee, WI |
Beaning |
| 10/13/1919 |
Clyde Chipman |
Spectator |
Anamosa, IA |
Batted ball/head/surgery |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 1/9/1920 |
Bernard Bridgeman, 11 |
Player |
Colville, WA |
Hit by car |
| 3/18/1920 |
Samuel Tomlin, 43 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Hit by car |
| 5/5/1920 |
Howard Moore, 14 |
Player |
Corning, NY |
Beaning |
| 5/13/1920 |
Carl Dye, 13 |
Spectator |
Supulpa, OK |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/16/1920 |
Maurice Burgoyne, 15 |
Player |
Ellenburg Depot, NY |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/18/1920 |
Hubert Wesley, 21 |
Player |
Lawrence, KS |
Hit by shot put/heart |
| 6/6/1920 |
Harry Schaffhauser, 14 |
Player |
Clearview, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/12/1920 |
Thomas Ward, 22 |
Player |
Rouses Point, NY |
Heart disease |
| 7/18/1920 |
Edward Wourms, 26 |
Player |
Carthagena, OH |
Lightning |
| 8/1/1920 |
Harold Newcomb |
Umpire |
Walla Walla, WA |
Bat/head/fight |
| 9/18/1920 |
Herald Samborn, 35 |
Player |
Larned, KS |
Beaning |
| 9/29/1920 |
Antonio Tosto, 7 |
Player |
Staten Island, NY |
Ball/stomach |
| 9/29/1920 |
Eugene Clute, 29 |
Player |
Albany, NY |
Pitched ball/jaw/surgery |
| 10/19/1920 |
Theodore Sturm |
Spectator |
Manhatten, NY |
Heart failure |
| 11/18/1920 |
Frank Lahey, 23 |
Player |
Jersey City, NJ |
Thrown ball/head |
| 3/14/1921 |
Joseph Mattloa, 13 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Ball/head |
| 4/20/1921 |
Hilding Hockinson, 8 |
Player |
Beaver City, NE |
Thrown ball |
| 5/8/1921 |
Patrick Joyce |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Shot/fight |
| 6/1/1921 |
Margaret Mors, 12 |
Spectator |
Syracuse, NY |
Heart attack |
| 6/5/1921 |
William Brinton, 9 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Fall |
| 6/7/1921 |
Daniel O'Connell, 14 |
Player |
Glens Falls, NY |
Beaning |
| 6/24/1921 |
Frank Williams, 43 |
Spectator |
Wichita, KS |
Ball/head |
| 6/25/1921 |
John Bochernick, 5 |
Player |
McKeesport, PA |
Hit by road roller |
| 6/26/1921 |
Walter Preston, 12 |
Player |
Springdale, IA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 6/27/1921 |
Robert Schaffer, 23 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Tetanus |
| 6/29/1921 |
William Smith, 17 |
Player |
Richmond, VA |
Beaning |
| 7/9/1921 |
J.H. Green |
Spectator |
Chicago, IL |
Health-related |
| 7/11/1921 |
Samuel Evans |
Player |
Pottsville, PA |
Health-related |
| 7/19/1921 |
Dewitt Young, 38 |
Player |
Gloversville, NY |
Beaning |
| 8/2/1921 |
Joseph McGlaughlin, 14 |
Player |
Chester, PA |
Health related |
| 9/5/1921 |
Everett Impyn |
Unknown |
McNeil Island, WA |
Shot/prison break |
| 9/25/1921 |
George Bender, 29 |
Player |
Baltimore, MD |
Heart disease |
| 10/14/1921 |
Johnny Sloan, 14 |
Player |
Linton, IN |
Self-inflicted batted ball/head |
| 4/24/1922 |
Arthur Darling, 27 |
Player |
Wellsboro, PA |
Heart failure |
| 4/30/1922 |
Earl Heuer, 25 |
Player |
Brooklyn, NY |
Beaning |
| 5/27/1922 |
Walter Daniels, 16 |
Player |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Lightning |
| 6/9/1922 |
Newton Edgar, 12 |
Player |
Horseheads, NY |
Lightning |
| 6/23/1922 |
Alfred Keschko, 33 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/4/1922 |
James (or John) Meyers, 15 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/17/1922 |
Charles Bouzek, 33 |
Umpire |
St. Louis, MO |
Bat/head/assault |
| 7/21/1922 |
Eddie McDermott |
Player |
Honesdale, PA |
Bat/head |
| 7/21/1922 |
Earl Miller, 28 |
Player |
Akron, OH |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/23/1922 |
James Heidegger, 12 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/29/1922 |
Leonard Green |
Player |
Bradish, NE |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 9/10/1922 |
J. Burke |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Crushed by crowd |
| 9/14/1922 |
Wesley Hanson, 4 |
Player |
San Francisco, CA |
Hit by car |
| 9/19/1922 |
Lester Claybourne, 36 |
Player |
Butte, MT |
Heart disease |
| 3/18/1923 |
Otto Huber, 20 |
Player |
San Francisco, CA |
Health related |
| 4/6/1923 |
William Watson, 11 |
Player |
Belton, TX |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 4/22/1923 |
Amos Shackelford, 19 |
Player |
Kelleyville, OK |
Game injuries |
| 5/24/1923 |
Joe Lan, 26 |
Player |
Detroit, MI |
Beaning |
| 5/25/1923 |
William Patterson, 4 |
Spectator |
Waynesboro, PA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/3/1923 |
Cassell Mowory, 21 |
Player |
Morgantown, WV |
Beaning |
| 6/16/1923 |
Jack Quick |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/18/1923 |
William Ward, 22 |
Player |
Gallipolis, OH |
Heart disease |
| 6/24/1923 |
William (or Roy) Mears, 25 |
Player |
Stronghurst, IL |
Lightning |
| 6/26/1923 |
Bernard Green, 46 |
Player |
McKeesport, PA |
Apoplexy |
| 6/26/1923 |
Lowell Kenney, 21 |
Player |
Albany, NY |
Batted ball/ruptured liver |
| 8/15/1923 |
John Clemons |
Worker |
Buffalo, NY |
Crushed/steel column |
| 8/26/1923 |
Joe Loveall, 22 |
Player |
Savanna, OK |
Batted ball/heart |
| 9/24/1923 |
John Woods, 28 |
Umpire |
Athens, OH |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/11/1924 |
Albert Zande |
Player |
Keystone, WV |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/22/1924 |
John Cima, 16 |
Spectator |
Steubenville, OH |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/30/1924 |
William Davis, 17 |
Player |
Memphis, TN |
Beaning |
| 6/8/1924 |
John Forrsen, 16 |
Player |
Springfield, MA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/29/1924 |
Russell McDaniel, 18 |
Player |
Johnstown, IL |
Beaning |
| 4/27/1925 |
Francis Russell, 14 |
Player |
Clarksburg, WV |
Ball/head |
| 5/2/1925 |
James Bradley |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Batted ball/stomach |
| 5/10/1925 |
John Barich, 23 |
Spectator |
Chicago, IL |
Batted ball/broken neck |
| 6/22/1925 |
Oide Broderson, 38 |
Player |
Sandusky, OH |
Collision |
| 7/13/1925 |
Christ Eggebrecht, 20 |
Player |
Hampshire, IL |
Overexertion |
| 7/22/1925 |
Howard Wentzel, 25 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Beaning |
| 9/8/1925 |
Louis Chedo, 23 |
Player |
Evansville, IN |
Beaning |
| 4/10/1926 |
Patrick Egan, 16 |
Player |
Glencoe, MO |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 5/12/1926 |
John Dopieralski, 9 |
Player |
Rochester, NY |
Hit by car |
| 5/16/1926 |
Curtis Brenneman, 17 |
Player |
York, PA |
Beaning |
| 5/20/1926 |
Robertus Powell, 14 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Ball/head |
| 5/23/1925 |
Fred Haebel, 11 |
Player |
Buffalo, NY |
Bat/head |
| 5/31/1926 |
John Pavliko, 18 |
Player |
Campbell, OH |
Beaning |
| 6/5/1926 |
Roy Raplea, 14 |
Player |
Blossburg, PA |
Hit by car |
| 6/14/1926 |
Glen Canfield |
Player |
Detroit, MI |
Beaning |
| 7/3/1926 |
Ernest Regenold, 26 |
Player |
Evansville, IN |
Heart attack |
| 7/12/1926 |
Earl Leonard |
Player |
Port Angeles, WA |
Beaning |
| 7/23/1926 |
Johnnie Matthews, 33 |
Player |
Nashville, TN |
Lightning |
| 7/28/1926 |
Dave Hotchkiss |
Player |
Richmond, VA |
Beaning |
| 7/31/1926 |
Marion Pinkham (or Tinkham), 21 |
Player |
Carbondale, IL |
Beaning |
| 8/5/1926 |
Ray Wallace, 7 |
Player |
Lincoln, IL |
Ball-related |
| 8/7/1926 |
John Downs, Jr. |
Player |
Annapolis, MD |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/24/1926 |
Harold Wilder, 34 |
Player |
Independence, IA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 3/16/1927 |
Howard Sons, 12 |
Player |
Moberly, MO |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/13/1927 |
Charlie Coleman, 18 |
Player |
McCoy, TX |
Heart disease |
| 5/17/1927 |
Emil Muller, 26 |
Spectator |
East Orange, NJ |
Bat/head |
| 5/21/1927 |
Harry Burr, 11 |
Player |
Cheltenham, PA |
Batted ball/throat |
| 6/16/1927 |
Charles Morrow, 22 |
Player |
New Castle, PA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/19/1927 |
Theodore Shafer, 25 |
Player |
Joplin, MO |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/20/1927 |
Paul Pamieri, 18 |
Player |
Schenectady, NY |
Beaning |
| 7/10/1927 |
Alexis L'Huillier, 20 |
Player |
Watertown, NY |
Self-inflicted batted ball/head |
| 7/24/1927 |
Harry Weisman |
Player |
Chatfield, MN |
Beaning |
| 9/5/1927 |
Carl Haderman, Jr. |
Player |
Petaluma, CA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/3/1908 |
Jimmy Chezume, 4 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Bat/stomach |
| 4/4/1928 |
Fred King, 14 |
Umpire |
Burnsville, NC |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/10/1928 |
Folmer Peterson, 13 |
Player |
Elkhorn, IA |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/11/1928 |
Robert Norman, 12 |
Player |
Independence, IA |
Bat/head |
| 4/21/1928 |
Albert Steck, 4 |
Player |
Pheonixville, PA |
Collision |
| 6/10/1928 |
Stuart St. Claire, 13 mos. |
Bystander |
Gridley, IA |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 6/15/1928 |
Peter Nicolette, 22 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Beaning |
| 6/18/1928 |
Charles Childress, 7 |
Player |
Danville, VA |
Ball/ankle/bone infection |
| 7/15/1928 |
Cecil Thomas, 17 |
Player |
Moscow, TX |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/26/1928 |
Clyde Baldridge, 24 |
Player |
Galena, KS |
Bat/head |
| 8/27/1928 |
Chester Carolini, 21 |
Player |
Ravensdale, WA |
Beaning |
| 10/2/1928 |
Eugene Clements, 25 |
Player |
Oneonta, NY |
Collision |
| 10/28/1928 |
William Thorman, 58 |
Spectator |
Long Island, NY |
Heart failure |
| 1/29/1929 |
James Price |
Official |
Boston, MA |
Razor/suicide |
| 5/4/1929 |
Earl Comstock, 25 |
Player |
Stockton, CA |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/28/1929 |
Charles Bobach (or Boback), 19 |
Spectator |
Central City, PA |
Lightning |
| 5/28/1929 |
Peter Solonech (or Solonich), 16 |
Spectator |
Central City, PA |
Lightning |
| 6/29/1929 |
Henry Pille, 24 |
Player |
Maple River, IA |
Beaning |
| 7/4/1929 |
Harry Stepp, 35 |
Unknown |
Michigan City, IN |
Stabbed/fight |
| 7/4/1929 |
T.S. Waud, 84 |
Spectator |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Health-related |
| 7/5/1929 |
Emmett Nichols, 18 |
Player |
St. Louis, MO |
Lightning |
| 7/7/1929 |
Talton Higgs |
Player |
Arkansas City, KS |
Beaning |
| 7/14/1929 |
Clarence Stahl, 15 |
Player |
De Soto, MO |
Lightning |
| 7/28/1929 |
Edward Pierce, 38 |
Player |
Eau Claire, WI |
Heart disease |
| 8/5/1929 |
Joseph Machalec, 18 |
Umpire |
Palmerton, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 8/18/1929 |
Ralph Watson, 17 |
Player |
Webb City, MO |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 10/13/1929 |
Jack Staley (or Strahley), 17 |
Spectator |
Paulding, OH |
Fistfight |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 3/19/1930 |
Joseph Garcia,9 |
Player |
Hudson, MA |
Bat/head |
| 4/10/1930 |
Joseph Lefkowieicz, 41 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Beaning |
| 4/20/1930 |
J. Stant Campbell, 17 |
Player |
Purley, TX |
Beaning |
| 5/4/1930 |
George Dambach |
Spectator |
Bedford, OH |
Fall |
| 5/16/1930 |
Edward Doncette, 15 |
Spectator |
Farmingdale, NY |
Ball/head |
| 6/1/1930 |
Raymond Lajoie, 16 |
Player |
Cohoes, NY |
Fall |
| 6/3/1930 |
Henry Benz |
Player |
Wausau, WI |
Health-related |
| 6/9/1930 |
Leo Miller, 23 |
Manager |
Tupper Lake, NY |
Bat/head |
| 7/2/1930 |
Jesse Hollerman, 8 |
Player |
Pine Grove, PA |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 7/22/1930 |
James Pyle |
Player |
Bluefield, WV |
Game injuries |
| 8/3/1930 |
Ramon Gonzales, 42 |
Unknown |
Inez, TX |
Bat/head/fight |
| 8/12/1930 |
Harry Pumpian |
Spectator |
Chicago, IL |
Health-related |
| 8/17/1930 |
James Irby, 19 |
Player |
Memphis, TN |
Collision |
| 9/5/1930 |
Philip Labagnern, 15 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Batted ball/head |
| 9/18/1930 |
Ted Dawson, 28 |
Player |
Bagley, IA |
Heart attack |
| 4/22/1931 |
Robert Taylor, Jr., 13 |
Player |
St. Louis, MO |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/25/1931 |
Elias Kenyon, 17 |
Player |
Cortland, NY |
Bat/head |
| 7/6/1931 |
Kelly Baker, 13 |
Spectator |
Dayton, OH |
Bat/head |
| 7/7/1931 |
Arthur Brelholz |
Spectator |
Chicago, IL |
Heart attack |
| 7/12/1931 |
Tim Haggerty, 17 |
Player |
Stamford, CT |
Heart attack |
| 8/2/1931 |
Louis Luebbering, 20 |
Player |
St. Thomas, MO |
Lightning |
| 8/18/1931 |
Joseph Kolski, 25 |
Player |
Kenosha, WI |
Beaning |
| 8/24/1931 |
Ernest Doorn, 19 |
Player |
Flanagan, IL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/25/1931 |
Walter Mesich, 9 |
Spectator |
McClellandtown, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 8/26/1931 |
Patrick Towers, 45 |
Spectator |
Chicago, IL |
Bat/head |
| 1/24/1932 |
Clare Springer, 10 |
Spectator |
Warren, PA |
Bat/stomach |
| 3/25/1932 |
Richard Conk, 17 |
Player |
Binghamton, NY |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/15/1932 |
Ward Calhoun, 17 |
Player |
Anderson, SC |
Beaning |
| 4/22/1932 |
Robert Perry, 25 |
Player |
Spokane, WA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/27/1932 |
John Anderson, 32 |
Manager |
Sycamore, IL |
Bat/head |
| 5/4/1932 |
Alfred Ulrich, 20 |
Player |
West Point, NE |
Collision |
| 5/8/1932 |
Ignacio Soto |
Player |
San Antonio, TX |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/27/1932 |
Joseph Balone, 20 |
Player |
Kane, PA |
Blood poisoning |
| 6/19/1932 |
William Jackson, 24 |
Player |
Reading, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/23/1932 |
Walter Fitzer, 16 |
Player |
Yakima, WA |
Beaning |
| 7/4/1932 |
Joseph Crnich, 19 |
Unknown |
Butte, MT |
Dynamite explosion |
| 7/4/1932 |
William Crnich, 19 |
Unknown |
Butte, MT |
Dynamite explosion |
| 7/4/1932 |
Stanley Serich, 19 |
Unknown |
Butte, MT |
Dynamite explosion |
| 7/4/1932 |
Stanley Strizic, 18 |
Unknown |
Butte, MT |
Dynamite explosion |
| 7/4/1932 |
Rudolph Kavran, 20 |
Unknown |
Butte, MT |
Dynamite explosion |
| 7/4/1932 |
Joseph Mufich, 19 |
Unknown |
Butte, MT |
Dynamite explosion |
| 7/5/1932 |
Frank Younk |
Player |
St. Augustine, FL |
Beaning |
| 7/16/1932 |
Unknown |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Lightning |
| 7/19/1932 |
Leroy Lonsdale, 34 |
Player |
Altoona, PA |
Lightning |
| 7/19/1932 |
Ira Mollet, 32 |
Player |
Altoona, PA |
Lightning |
| 7/19/1932 |
Robert Charlesworth, 12 |
Player |
Altoona, PA |
Lightning |
| 7/24/1932 |
Nicholas Moore, 3 |
Spectator |
Springfield, MA |
Ball/heart |
| 8/4/1932 |
Frank Botello, 14 |
Spectator |
Hutchinson, KS |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/6/1932 |
Thomas Whitely, 19 |
Player |
Glen Cove, NY |
Collision |
| 8/9/1932 |
William Aaron, 13 |
Player |
Springfield, IL |
Bat/head |
| 8/9/1932 |
Charles Stonner, 24 |
Player |
Kreamer, PA |
Bat/head |
| 9/6/1932 |
Paul Carlson, 22 |
Player |
Osbornville, NJ |
Beaning |
| 9/6/1932 |
Nelson Kelleher, 39 |
Spectator |
Kirkville, NY |
Batted ball/head |
| 9/11/1932 |
Herbert Duvall, 26 |
Player |
Unionville, MD |
Fistfight |
| 9/19/1932 |
Karl F. Mueller, 19 |
Player |
St. Paul, MN |
Game injuries |
| 10/5/1932 |
Salvatore Cordes, 12 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Fall |
| 4/13/1933 |
Robert L. Robe, 19 |
Player |
Cincinnati, OH |
Collision |
| 4/18/1933 |
Chester Lynn, 38 |
Player |
Birmingham, AL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 5/1/1933 |
Henry Fox, 40 |
Umpire |
Walla Walla, WA |
Heart attack |
| 5/8/1933 |
Leo Colgan, 23 |
Spectator |
Frostburg, MD |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/8/1933 |
Michael Acosta |
Spectator |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Bat/chest |
| 5/15/1933 |
George Johnson, 5 |
Spectator |
Indiana Harbor, IN |
Bat |
| 5/16/1933 |
W. A. Lowry, Jr., 12 |
Player |
Natchez, MS |
Ball/head |
| 5/29/1933 |
John Merino, 28 |
Player |
Republic, WA |
Beaning |
| 6/2/1933 |
John Thompson |
Player |
Wilmington, DE |
Beaning |
| 6/3/1933 |
William Backes, 3 |
Spectator |
Wauwatosa, WI |
Bat/heart |
| 6/15/1933 |
Edward Hiller, 44 |
Umpire |
Erie, PA |
Health-related |
| 6/20/1933 |
Henry Pollack, 6 |
Player |
Bloomsburg, PA |
Bat |
| 6/21/1933 |
Renie Deloge, 19 |
Player |
Putnam, CT |
Collision |
| 7/4/1933 |
Raymond Christopher |
Player |
Jenkins, KY |
Beaning |
| 7/9/1933 |
Theo Cruz, 27 |
Player |
San Antonio, TX |
Overexertion |
| 7/19/1933 |
Benjamin Aillo, 15 |
Spectator |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Bat/head |
| 8/12/1933 |
Frank Palasz, 12 |
Player |
Cleveland, OH |
Skull fracture |
| 9/1/1933 |
Ned Graham |
Player |
Troy, NC |
Lightning |
| 9/4/1933 |
Charles Namwach, 30 |
Player |
Albany, NY |
Beaning |
| 9/10/1933 |
Bill Stone, 28 |
Unknown |
Angola, LA |
Shot/prison break |
| 9/10/1933 |
J. W. Fletcher |
Unknown |
Angola, LA |
Shot/prison break |
| 9/10/1933 |
Arnold Davis |
Unknown |
Angola, LA |
Shot/prison break |
| 9/11/1933 |
John Singleton |
Unknown |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Shot/prison break |
| 10/12/1933 |
Ralph Ritter, 16 |
Spectator |
Huron, OH |
Bat/head |
| 10/23/1933 |
Clifford Brown |
Player |
Folsom Prison, CA |
Bat/head |
| 3/21/1934 |
Bartolo Cabibi, 26 |
Player |
Los Angeles, CA |
Beaning |
| 3/25/1934 |
Lee Long, 20 |
Player |
Columbus, OH |
Bat/neck |
| 4/6/1934 |
Robert Rutter, 15 |
Player |
Phoenixville, PA |
Bat/head |
| 4/22/1934 |
Lawrence Daugherty, 14 |
Spectator |
Steubenville, OH |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/5/1934 |
Ernest Roberts, 15 |
Player |
Jamestown, NY |
Bat/head |
| 5/5/1934 |
Cyril Havlik, 14 |
Player |
Hudson, NY |
Fist/heart/fight |
| 5/7/1934 |
Charles Kresses, 18 |
Player |
Boston, MA |
Beaning |
| 5/24/1934 |
Charles Krichmeyer, 10 |
Player |
Buffalo, NY |
Hit by train |
| 6/2/1934 |
John Demotte, 28 |
Umpire |
Orleans, MA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/21/1934 |
Bill Tidwell, 28 |
Manager |
Anderson, SC |
Stabbed/fight |
| 7/10/1934 |
Charles B. Emmons, 26 |
Player |
Ft. Knox, KY |
Heart attack |
| 7/21/1934 |
A. R. Thritt, 37 |
Spectator |
Pacolet Mills, SC |
Grandstand roof collapse |
| 7/29/1934 |
Everett McCalla, 16 |
Player |
Indianapolis, IN |
Ball/head |
| 7/29/1934 |
Cyril Blackmar, 36 |
Coach |
Willimantic, CT |
Heart attack |
| 7/30/1934 |
Lester MacLachlan, 23 |
Player |
North Attleboro, MA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/4/1934 |
William Beck |
Player |
Pasadena, CA |
Fall from donkey |
| 8/18/1934 |
Leo Plelik, 24 |
Unknown |
Pontiac, IL |
Shot/prison riot |
| 8/23/1934 |
Hugh Hayes, 22 |
Spectator |
Sedalia, SC |
Lightning |
| 9/28/1934 |
Herbert Hiller, 50 |
Spectator |
Honesdale, PA |
Bat/head |
| 2/10/1935 |
David Ferguson, 36 |
Player |
San Francisco,CA |
Heart attack |
| 4/18/1935 |
Jay Kornblum, 15 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Fight |
| 5/6/1935 |
Roy Reynolds, 20 |
Player |
Huntington, WV |
Beaning |
| 6/3/1935 |
Paul Murray, 10 |
Spectator |
Columbia, SC |
Gate collapse |
| 6/10/1935 |
Luther Munson, 26 |
Player |
Kerrville, TX |
Beaning |
| 6/11/1935 |
Elgin Pluenneke, 34 |
Player |
Fredericksburg, TX |
Beaning |
| 6/11/1935 |
Donald Graizer, 18 |
Player |
Syracuse, NY |
Beaning |
| 8/17/1935 |
Eugene Robbins, 19 |
Player |
Indiana, PA |
Beaning |
| 8/26/1935 |
William Ruttlege, 21 |
Player |
Gary, IN |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 3/29/1956 |
Donald Wyka, 14 |
Player |
Binghamton, NY |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/19/1936 |
Maurice Fay, Jr., 13 |
Player |
Fort Dodge, IA |
Bat/head |
| 4/27/1936 |
Holland Browne, 52 |
Spectator |
Cleveland, OH |
Health-related |
| 4/29/1936 |
Henry Hoffman, 65 |
Spectator |
St. Louis, MO |
Heart attack |
| 5/9/1936 |
Edson Gish, 18 |
Player |
St. Cloud, MN |
Batted ball |
| 5/26/1936 |
Walter Fortuna, 16 |
Player |
Buffalo, NY |
Thrown ball/stomach |
| 6/1/1936 |
Lloyd Slevert, 15 |
Player |
Williston, OH |
Beaning |
| 6/2/1936 |
William Zollner, 21 |
Player |
Bay Village, OH |
Bat/throat |
| 6/2/1936 |
Frank Passage, 61 |
Spectator |
Milwaukee, WI |
Heart disease |
| 6/14/1936 |
Glenn Baker, 25 |
Player |
St. Joseph, MO |
Beaning |
| 7/6/1936 |
John Carle |
Player |
Merriman, MI |
Beaning |
| 7/19/1936 |
Frank Crist, 65 |
Spectator |
Richfield Springs, NY |
Heart attack |
| 7/20/1936 |
Joseph Palumbo, 23 |
Player |
Raton, MM |
Lightning |
| 7/28/1936 |
Henry Williams, 28 |
Player |
Smock, PA |
Stands collapsed |
| 7/30/1936 |
William Carter, Jr., 16 |
Player |
Steubenville, OH |
Hit by car |
| 8/13/1936 |
Peter Walls, 32 |
Player |
Saratoga Springs, NY |
Ball/head |
| 8/26/1936 |
George Millward, 24 |
Player |
Lawrence, MA |
Ruptured spleen |
| 5/1/1937 |
John Matthews, 15 |
Spectator |
Newark, NJ |
Fall |
| 5/23/1937 |
Oliver Dorris, 25 |
Player |
Alton, MO |
Beaning |
| 6/4/1937 |
Leslie Fleeger, 16 |
Player |
Kane, PA |
Foul tip of own bat |
| 6/15/1937 |
John Hanson |
Spectator |
Oak Park, NV |
Ball/head |
| 7/3/1937 |
Clifford Larkins, 21 |
Player |
Roslyn, WA |
Pitched ball/throat |
| 7/20/1937 |
Catherine Bell, 8 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Bat/Stomach |
| 8/23/1937 |
Clebe Chambliss, 25 |
Player |
Texas City, TX |
Beaning |
| 9/15/1937 |
William Easton, Jr., 25 |
Player |
Syracuse, NY |
Beaning |
| 3/24/1938 |
Katherine Plantz, 21 |
Spectator |
Milwaukee, WI |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/13/1938 |
Leo Leonard, 16 |
Player |
Rock Lake, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/18/1938 |
Rudy Bryant, 7 |
Player |
Baird, TX |
Hit by car |
| 4/27/1938 |
Carley Campbell, 4 |
Spectator |
Oakland, IA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 5/3/1938 |
Allen Stephenson, Jr., 15 |
Player |
Dripping Sprngs,TX |
Broken leg |
| 5/9/1938 |
Curtis Carson, 26 |
Player |
Camden, AR |
Bat/head/fight |
| 5/11/1938 |
Reginald Rhodes, 62 |
Player |
Waupaca, WI |
Suicide/gun |
| 5/15/1938 |
Floyd Vaughn, 37 |
Player |
Pierre, SD |
Beaning |
| 5/22/1938 |
Leo Gross, 40 |
Player |
Rochester, NY |
Heart attack |
| 8/31/1938 |
Harry A. Clark, 8 |
Spectator |
Terre Haute, IN |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/25/1939 |
Metro Ardea, 22 |
Player |
Cleveland, OH |
Beaning |
| 6/9/1939 |
G.W. Wyatt, 45 |
Spectator |
Lamesa, TX |
Heart attack |
| 6/11/1939 |
Ernest Cowart, 28 |
Spectator |
Gadsden, AL |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/25/1939 |
Joan O'Connell, 19 mos. |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Bat/head |
| 6/27/1939 |
Stuart Goldberger, 14 |
Player |
New York, NY |
Cerebral hemorrhage/fight |
| 7/13/1939 |
Norman Ingram, 14 |
Player |
Burlington, IA |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 7/16/1939 |
Seymour Fleming, 70 |
Spectator |
Buffalo, NY |
Health-related |
| 9/8/1939 |
Glenn Houser, 11 |
Player |
Lancaster, PA |
Thrown ball |
| 10/4/1939 |
Chester Amweaver, 45 |
Spectator |
Fort Worth, TX |
Heart attack |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 4/27/1940 |
Charles Jones, 32 |
Spectator |
Hampton, NH |
Bat/heart |
| 4/29/1940 |
Robert McCusker, 17 |
Player |
South Portland, ME |
Bat/heart |
| 5/3/1940 |
John Tramontano, 17 |
Player |
Gloversville, NY |
Collision |
| 5/22/1940 |
Stanley Radewitz, 22 |
Player |
Racine, WI |
Collision |
| 6/1/1940 |
Lyle Neuman, 28 |
Player |
Kenosha, WI |
Beaning |
| 6/5/1940 |
Harold Cahoon, 21 |
Player |
Watertown, WI |
Collision/broken neck |
| 6/16/1940 |
Henry Dettmann, 69 |
Spectator |
Milaukee, WI |
Health-related |
| 6/16/1940 |
Arne Karl |
Player |
Wright, MN |
Collision |
| 11/5/1940 |
Melvin Gehm, 20 |
Player |
Celina, OH |
Unknown |
| 3/9/1941 |
Alfred Cardenas, 6 |
Player |
San Francisco, CA |
Bat/head |
| 4/16/1941 |
Harry H. Shaft, 64 |
Spectator |
Cincinnati, OH |
Heart failure |
| 7/9/1941 |
Alfred Johns, 52 |
Spectator |
Youngstown, OH |
Heart attack |
| 8/8/1941 |
John Trzcinski, 31 |
Player |
Cleveland, OH |
Heat exhaustion |
| 9/12/1941 |
George Duane, 68 |
Spectator |
St. Louis, MO |
Heart attack |
| 5/28/1942 |
Glenn M. Titus, 52 |
Spectator |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Stroke |
| 5/31/1942 |
John Geyer, 23 |
Player |
Fremont, OH |
Heart attack |
| 6/8/1942 |
Brian Bell |
Spectator |
Arlington, VA |
Heart attack |
| 8/31/1942 |
Ray Leicht, 41 |
Spectator |
Green Bay, WI |
Heart attack |
| 9/27/1942 |
Thomas Parker, Jr., 13 |
Player |
St. Louis, MO |
Bat/head |
| 4/18/1943 |
Connie Klein |
Player |
Worland, WY |
Batted ball/head |
| 1/24/1944 |
Edward Mehling, 14 |
Player |
Yakima, WA |
Batted ball/head |
| 3/18/1945 |
Hugh Ott |
Spectator |
Flushing, NY |
Heart attack |
| 7/17/1945 |
Andrew Schultz, 14 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Ball/head |
| 7/25/1945 |
Susan McLaughlin, 11 mos. |
Bystander |
Mt. Morris, IL |
Bat/head |
| 3/17/1946 |
Conrad Michaud, Jr., 16 |
Spectator |
Fall River, MA |
Broom handle bat/eye |
| 5/8/1946 |
Ward Sirface, 16 |
Player |
Buffalo, NY |
Collision |
| 5/13/1946 |
Paul Augustyn, 32 |
Player |
Buffalo, NY |
Health-related |
| 6/4/1946 |
Joseph J. Moore, 15 |
Player |
Holyoke, MA |
Fall |
| 7/9/1946 |
John D. Giacobbe, 18 |
Player |
Syracuse, NY |
Beaning |
| 8/12/1946 |
Frances Davis, 50 |
Spectator |
Buffalo, NY |
Stroke |
| 2/14/1947 |
Hubert Biggs, 17 |
Player |
Eagle Rock, VA |
Beaning |
| 3/4/1947 |
Leonard Vreeken, 14 |
Umpire |
Diamond Springs, CA |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/7/1947 |
Richard Ford, 16 |
Unknown |
Faribault, MN |
Ball |
| 5/18/1947 |
John Peeler, 24 |
Pilot |
Burlington, IA |
Plane crash |
| 5/18/1947 |
Ronald Hagemeier, 14 |
Player |
Burlington, IA |
Plane crash |
| 5/18/1947 |
Richard Grant, 14 |
Player |
Burlington, IA |
Plane crash |
| 6/3/1947 |
George Murk, 13 |
Player |
Astoria, NY |
Stabbed/broken bat/neck |
| 6/15/1947 |
John Brandewie, 64 |
Spectator |
Cincinnati, OH |
Heart attack |
| 6/22/1947 |
John Taylor, 25 |
Player |
Jonesboro, AR |
Bat/head |
| 6/24/1947 |
John M. McCarthy, 12 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/4/1947 |
Leslie Bowermaster, 17 |
Player |
Stockton, CA |
Fistfight |
| 8/14/1947 |
David L. Shearer, 70 |
Spectator |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Heart attack |
| 8/20/1947 |
Melvin Mullins, 6 |
Spectator |
Princeton, MO |
Bat/head |
| 8/24/1947 |
Dan Brown, 58 |
Spectator |
Ogdensburg, NY |
Fall |
| 4/8/1948 |
Jack McCullum, 55 |
Coach |
Everett, WA |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 4/11/1948 |
Gary Kramer, 16 |
Player |
Blairstown, IA |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/23/1948 |
Charles F. Hendricks, 70 |
Spectator |
Selma, AL |
Health-related |
| 5/8/1948 |
Douglas Warner, 1 |
Spectator |
St. Louis, MO |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 5/9/1948 |
Grant Mead, 82 |
Spectator |
Gloversville, NY |
Heart attack |
| 5/23/1948 |
John Brown, Jr. |
Player |
Swissvale, PA |
Cerebral hemor. |
| 6/12/1948 |
Luverne Boer, 17 |
Player |
Sioux City, IA |
Ball/head |
| 6/13/1948 |
Earl Compton, 55 |
Spectator |
Philadelphia, PA |
Health-related |
| 6/29/1948 |
Foster Burggraf, 30 |
Player |
Mansfield, OH |
Collision/ruptured intestine |
| 7/18/1948 |
Louis J. Merriam, 46 |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Heart attack |
| 8/14/1948 |
Thomas Lovett, 68 |
Umpire |
Toledo, OH |
Heart attack |
| 3/13/1949 |
Alvin Brandt, 35 |
Umpire |
Helotes, TX |
Thrown ball/head |
| 3/30/1949 |
Alberto Silva, 16 |
Player |
Martinez, CA |
Heart attack |
| 4/17/1949 |
Jerry Walser, 11 |
Player |
Lexinton, NC |
Batted ball |
| 5/8/1949 |
Frank B. Whitman, 62 |
Editor |
St. Louis, MO |
Health-related |
| 5/11/1949 |
Robert C. Binford, 49 |
Spectator |
Cleveland, OH |
Health-related |
| 5/15/1949 |
Edgar Cupp, 15 |
Player |
Altoona, PA |
Beaning |
| 6/6/1949 |
Bob Karels, 28 |
Player |
Iona, MN |
Beaning |
| 6/16/1949 |
Arthur Heath, 76 |
Spectator |
Riceville, NY |
Heart attack |
| 6/16/1949 |
Robert Dolan |
Player |
Hecla, SD |
Cerebral hemor. |
| 6/28/1949 |
Thaddeus Majewski, 13 |
Player |
Cheektowaga, NY |
Bat/stomach |
| 7/7/1949 |
Auburn Fletcher, 34 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Ball/stomach |
| 7/10/1949 |
Tony Cook, 5 |
Spectator |
Four Corners, OK |
Batted ball/heart |
| 7/12/1949 |
Leotis Gordon, 29 |
Player |
Baileysville, WV |
Heart attack |
| 7/14/1949 |
Clair Eddy, 22 |
Player |
Buffalo, NY |
Fractured skull |
| 7/18/1949 |
Lawrence Summers, 9 |
Spectator |
Norfolk, VA |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/22/1949 |
Ronald Wagner, 13 |
Player |
Altoona, PA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/22/1949 |
Samuel Corenflos, 37 |
Player |
Terre Haute, IN |
Beaning |
| 8/27/1949 |
Mark Bryan, 18 |
Player |
Joppa, AL |
Beaning |
| 10/1/1949 |
Paul Zacharie, 70 |
Spectator |
Bronx, NY |
Health-related |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 3/21/1950 |
Walter Zorn, 21 |
Player |
Winfield, KS |
Beaning |
| 4/3/1950 |
Dale Carrithers, 12 |
Player |
Penrose, CO |
Collision |
| 4/16/1950 |
Frederick A. Pressell, 21 |
Player |
Reno, NV |
Collision |
| 4/19/1950 |
Martin Pl Pedlow, 14 |
Player |
Albany, NY |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/24/1950 |
Andrew W. Ten Eyck, 71 |
Spectator |
Colorado Sprs., CO |
Health-related |
| 4/26/1950 |
Billy Forel, 11 |
Player |
Raton Rouge, LA |
Batted ball/chest |
| 5/11/1950 |
Don Johnson, 17 |
Player |
Herrin, IL |
Beaning |
| 5/5/1950 |
Harry Konchar, 33 |
Worker |
Madrid, IA |
Falling light tower |
| 5/10/1950 |
Lynda Brewer, 6 |
Player |
Northfield, OH |
Bat/head |
| 6/5/1950 |
Eugene Schollmeier, 28 |
Player |
Rochester, MN |
Beaning |
| 6/11/1950 |
Kang Eng, 18 |
Spectator |
Boston, MA |
Batted ball |
| 6/16/1950 |
Arthur Trujillo, 14 |
Player |
Gallup, NM |
Beaning |
| 7/2/1950 |
Joseph W. Fiala, 25 |
Player |
Howells, NE |
Batted ball/head |
| 8/30/1950 |
Paul Melville, 22 |
Player |
Melrose, MA |
Beaning |
| 2/8/1951 |
Gene Spradley, 17 |
Player |
Miami, FL |
Rheumatic heart attack |
| 4/13/1951 |
Jasper Gilbert, 18 |
Player |
Lafayette, LA |
Batted ball/chest |
| 4/17/1951 |
Leonard Moore, Jr., 6 |
Player |
Seattle, WA |
Hit by car |
| 4/24/1951 |
Gerald Starks, 16 |
Player |
Grandville, MI |
Tetanus |
| 4/29/1951 |
Harry F. High, 34 |
Player |
Midland, MD |
Heart ailment |
| 6/3/1951 |
John Griffin, 36 |
Spectator |
Cleveland, OH |
Health-related |
| 6/3/1951 |
Arthur Neiner, 67 |
Spectator |
Cleveland, OH |
Health-related |
| 6/4/1951 |
Harvey Becker, 67 |
Spectator |
Cleveland, OH |
Health-related |
| 7/17/1951 |
Samuel Parry, 64 |
Spectator |
Cleveland, OH |
Heart attack |
| 8/6/1951 |
W.B. Watkins, 65 |
Spectator |
El Dorado, AR |
Heart attack |
| 8/22/1951 |
Riley Schultz, 16 |
Player |
Detroit, MI |
Beaning |
| 9/1/1951 |
Michael Morgan, 11 |
Spectator |
Fort Worth, TX |
Heart ailment |
| 3/31/1952 |
James Morningstar |
Player |
Seattle, WA |
Collision |
| 4/30/1952 |
Don Goodin, 17 |
Player |
Huntington, WA |
Beaning |
| 6/4/1952 |
Lynne Carder, 6 |
Spectator |
North Reading, MA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/4/1952 |
Robert Rittenbaugh, 11 |
Player |
Ravine, PA |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 6/4/1952 |
Ronald Tiefenbrunn, 11 |
Player |
Shrewsbury, MO |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 6/8/1952 |
David Funare, 17 |
Player |
Norwich, NY |
Ball-related |
| 6/15/1952 |
Robert Davis, 11 |
Player |
Johnstown, PA |
Ball/head |
| 8/6/1952 |
Douglas Burque, 17 |
Player |
Centerville, MN |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 4/2/1953 |
Llewellyn Dunlap, 10 |
Player |
East Moriches, NY |
Batted ball/heart |
| 4/9/1953 |
Harold Rogers, 17 |
Player |
Joplin, MO |
Ball/head |
| 4/10/1953 |
Bobby Ladd, 12 |
Player |
Lufkin, TX |
Collision/tree |
| 7/2/1953 |
Arthur Aguirre, 15 |
Player |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Ball/head |
| 7/17/1953 |
Linly Davis, 53 |
Spectator |
Lincoln, NE |
Health-related |
| 8/14/1953 |
Edward Case, 12 |
Player |
Richburg, NY |
Pitched ball/chest |
| 4/6/1954 |
Robert Sherman, 16 |
Player |
Coupeville, WA |
Ball/head |
| 4/8/1954 |
Michael Northrup, 12 |
Player |
Frankfort, KY |
Thrown ball/head |
| 5/1/1954 |
Gerald Petrimouix, 15 |
Player |
Bay City, MI |
Beaning |
| 6/1/1954 |
Janet Barnes, 5 |
Spectator |
Ecorse, MI |
Bat/face |
| 6/9/1954 |
Donald Feld, 11 |
Player |
Milwaukee, WI |
Lightning |
| 6/9/1954 |
Dennis Leland, 11 |
Player |
Milwaukee, WI |
Lightning |
| 8/3/1954 |
Unidentified, 15 |
Player |
Dearborn, MI |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/19/1954 |
Ronald Bernardini, 18 |
Player |
Hamden, CT |
Beaning |
| 4/13/1955 |
Frankie Maynard, 11 |
Player |
Canon City, CO |
Ball |
| 4/23/1955 |
Colette Wright, 14 |
Player |
West Hartford , CT |
Bat/head |
| 5/15/1955 |
Bert Graves, 45 |
Player |
Hamburg, IA |
Heart attack |
| 5/27/1955 |
Michael Mekus, 9 |
Player |
Defiance, OH |
Thrown ball/head |
| 5/30/1955 |
Victor Thury, 2 |
Spectator |
Yankton, SD |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/2/1955 |
Robert L. Sallie, 11 |
Player |
Muskogee, OK |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/27/1955 |
Daniel Williamson, 13 |
Player |
Stratford, NJ |
Lightning |
| 7/10/1955 |
Barry Hodson, 19 |
Player |
Orleans, IN |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/31/1955 |
Arthur Lombardo, 41 |
Spectator |
Elmira, NY |
Heart attack |
| 5/10/1956 |
Jack Baker, 14 |
Player |
Marshalltown, IA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 5/16/1956 |
Harlan Ahrendt, 8 |
Player |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Batted golf ball/head |
| 5/27/1956 |
Chester E. Dorland, 23 |
Player |
Cass City, MI |
Thrown ball/head |
| 6/7/1956 |
William Sikely, 28 |
Player |
Jersey City, NJ |
Heart attack |
| 6/13/1956 |
Jerry Ochsner, 13 |
Player |
York, NE |
Beaning |
| 6/21/1956 |
Samih Abu Laban |
Other |
San Bernrdino, CA |
Suicide/gun |
| 6/27/1956 |
Earl Ashbrook, 9 |
Player |
Bristol, VA |
Brain aneurysm |
| 7/21/1956 |
Kenneth Sakowicz, 15 |
Player |
Chicago, IL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 7/22/1956 |
Richard Becker, 14 |
Player |
Iowa City, IA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/12/1956 |
Richard Crooks, 15 |
Player |
Ravena, NY |
Batted ball/chest |
| 5/2/1957 |
Claude Tuerk11 |
Player |
Druid City, AL |
Batted ball/face |
| 5/15/1957 |
Michael Watson, 15 |
Player |
Jonesboro, TN |
Lightning |
| 5/25/1957 |
William Hermesman, 15 |
Player |
Ambridge, PA |
Overexertion |
| 6/4/1957 |
Tommy Greer |
Player |
Vandalia, IL |
Collision |
| 6/21/1957 |
J.D. Bainbridge |
Umpire |
Grand Island, NE |
Health-related |
| 6/27/1957 |
Francis Shaw, 14 |
Player |
Robbinsdale, MN |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/9/1957 |
Lewis Moore, Jr., 14 |
Player |
North East, MD |
Beaning |
| 7/14/1957 |
John R. Lininger, 44 |
Umpire |
Los Angeles, CA |
Heart attack |
| 7/15/1957 |
Richard Weikert, 15 |
Player |
Gettysburg, PA |
Beaning |
| 7/17/1957 |
Virgilio Madrigal, 8 |
Spectator |
Detroit, MI |
Bat/chest |
| 5/17/1958 |
Donald Haslett, 4 |
Player |
Groton, CT |
Bat/head |
| 5/24/1958 |
Todd Horton, 2 1/2 |
Spectator |
Gloversville, NY |
Collision |
| 6/16/1958 |
Bobby Benson, 14 |
Player |
Atlanta, GA |
Head injury/sliding |
| 6/22/1958 |
Jane Updegrove, 11 |
Spectator |
Van Wert, OH |
Thrown ball/head |
| 6/27/1958 |
Philip Antoon, 9 |
Player |
St. Louis, MO |
Beaning |
| 7/21/1958 |
Debbie Bednarik, 2 |
Spectator |
Easton, PA |
Bat/chest |
| 8/4/1958 |
Edward Miller, Jr. |
Player |
Leonia, NJ |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 9/4/1958 |
Gregory Meadows, 7 |
Player |
Indianapolis, IN |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 9/11/1958 |
Mark Hutchinson, 11 |
Player |
Hackensack, NJ |
Ball/head |
| 3/11/1959 |
Don Hammons, 12 |
Player |
Farmers Brnch., TX |
Ball/head |
| 4/26/1959 |
John Merry, 17 |
Player |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Bat/heart |
| 5/4/1959 |
Phillip Johnson, 13 |
Player |
Dallas, TX |
Beaning |
| 5/20/1959 |
Edward Thomas, 17 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Collision/fence |
| 5/22/1959 |
Michael Vlacancich, Jr., 15 |
Player |
Elmhurst, NY |
Ball/head |
| 618/1959 |
Taylor Hanson, 10 |
Player |
Malad, ID |
Metal antenna/head |
| 6/21/1959 |
Russell Maas, 29 |
Player |
Madison, WI |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/11/1959 |
James Crawford, 10 |
Player |
Newport, AR |
Lightning |
| 7/21/1959 |
Paul Gordon, 15 |
Player |
Attleboro, MA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/27/1959 |
Jackie King, 13 |
Player |
Dayton, OH |
Lightning |
| 7/29/1959 |
Lawrence Herbert, 12 |
Player |
Oakdale, NY |
Beaning |
| 8/7/1959 |
Orion Smyer, Jr. 7 |
Player |
Chattanooga, TN |
Broomstick/stomach |
| 8/12/1959 |
Robert Falck, 15 |
Player |
Triadelphia, WV |
Batted ball/heart |
| 9/7/1959 |
Dennis Boyle, 17 |
Player |
Cincinnati, OH |
Bat/head |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 3/28/1960 |
Wallace Bain, 27 |
Player |
Fredonia, NY |
Heart condition |
| 4/8/1960 |
Larry Wike, 17 |
Player |
Twin Falls, WA |
Beaning |
| 4/12/1960 |
Matthew Schlyper, 12 |
Player |
Salem, OR |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/3/1960 |
Richard Petro, 17 |
Player |
Cleveland, OH |
Batted ball/heart |
| 5/14/1960 |
Greg Housholder, 10 |
Spectator |
Madison, WI |
Pitched ball/face |
| 5/15/1960 |
James Gallagher, 48 |
Player |
Hazleton, PA |
Heart attack |
| 5/29/1960 |
Alfred Price, 11 |
Player |
Evansville, IN |
Thrown ball/head |
| 6/9/1960 |
Joyce Madden, 14 |
Spectator |
Chelsea, MA |
Ball/head |
| 6/27/1960 |
Frank Galindre, 16 |
Player |
Oakland, CA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/19/1960 |
Edward J. Hughes,11 |
Player |
Kings Park, NY |
Dilatation of heart |
| 7/27/1960 |
David Horton, 9 |
Player |
Milford, UT |
Batted ball/heart |
| 3/24/1961 |
Bob Adams, 20 |
Player |
Columbus, OH |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/15/1961 |
Harry Quinn |
Spectator |
Baltimore, MD |
Health-related |
| 4/16/1961 |
Frank Mendenhall, 16 |
Player |
Reno, NV |
Thrown ball/head |
| 5/24/1961 |
Larry Richards, 13 |
Player |
Chaplin, KY |
Beaning |
| 5/25/1961 |
Ronnie Paschall, 9 |
Player |
Memphis, TN |
Crushed by butane tank |
| 5/30/1961 |
Frederick Latorella, 36 |
Spectator |
Walpole, MA |
Bat/head/prison fight |
| 6/14/1961 |
Brumit Estes, 12 |
Player |
Cocoa, FL |
Pitched ball/throat |
| 7/21/1961 |
Rickey Skelton, 10 |
Player |
Bon Air, AL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/13/1961 |
Patrick McCormick, 12 |
Player |
Parchment, MI |
Beaning |
| 3/14/1962 |
J. M. Randall, 11 |
Player |
Beaufort, SC |
Heart attack |
| 4/17/1962 |
Clive McGill, 63 |
Spectator |
Los Angeles, CA |
Health-related |
| 5/3/1962 |
George Xepoleas, 54 |
Spectator |
San Francisco, CA |
Health-related |
| 5/16/1962 |
Jan Samel, 16 |
Player |
Long Beach, CA |
Heart attack/fistfight |
| 5/19/1962 |
Gary Dexter, 14 |
Player |
Las Vegas, NV |
Beaning |
| 5/26/1962 |
William Coup, 59 |
Spectator |
Lima, OH |
Heart attack |
| 6/2/1962 |
Ronald Christie, 13 |
Player |
Trinidad, CA |
Thrown ball/neck |
| 6/7/1962 |
Lewis Nault, 9 |
Player |
Hopewell, VA |
Bat/head |
| 6/14/1962 |
Albert Amieble, Jr., 9 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/17/1962 |
Michael Hudson, 13 |
Player |
Johnsonburg, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/23/1962 |
Byron Wendland, 24 |
Player |
Corona, SD |
Beaning |
| 7/23/1962 |
James K. Doherty, 12 |
Player |
Cambridge, MA |
Brain hemorr. |
| 3/18/1963 |
Jimmy Jacques, 17 |
Player |
Tulare, CA |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/4/1963 |
Paul Jones, Jr., 13 |
Player |
Lewistown, PA |
Dugout collapse |
| 4/18/1963 |
David Bremser, 14 |
Player |
Omaha, NE |
Beaning |
| 5/1/1963 |
Thomas McCollum, 15 |
Player |
Denver, CO |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/17/1963 |
Russell Robison, 12 |
Player |
Skokie, IL |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/19/1963 |
Donald W. Smith, 10 |
Player |
Hopkinsville, KY |
Beaning |
| 5/31/1963 |
Roy Byrd, Jr., 17 |
Player |
Little Rock, AR |
Beaning |
| 6/5/1963 |
Joseph Wood, 4 |
Spectator |
St. Johnsbury, VT |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 7/7/1963 |
Timothy Morrison, 15 |
Player |
Aultman, OH |
Beaning |
| 7/11/1963 |
Bruce Sloat, 12 |
Player |
Jackson, MS |
Pitched ball/head |
| 7/12/1963 |
Warren Gill, Jr., 39 |
Player |
Dillsburg, PA |
Lightning |
| 7/12/1963 |
Eddie Justiss, 14 |
Player |
Alexandria, LA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/13/1963 |
Gary Lee Allen, 15 |
Player |
Des Moines, IA |
Collision |
| 7/20/1963 |
Peter Tocholonis, 11 |
Player |
Dupont, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/20/1963 |
Harry B. Thomas, 61 |
Spectator |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Heart attack |
| 4/11/1964 |
Timothy Judge, 5 |
Player |
Overland Park, KS |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/20/1964 |
Tom Douglas, 18 |
Player |
Portland, OR |
Beaning |
| 4/27/1964 |
Joseph Ziegler, 16 |
Player |
Eugene, OR |
Beaning |
| 5/2/1964 |
Annette Constantini, 14 |
Spectator |
Baltimore, MD |
Escalator mishap |
| 6/9/1964 |
John W. Lutz, Jr., 11 |
Player |
Providence, RI |
Thrown ball/stom. |
| 6/20/1964 |
John J. Metz, Jr., 11 |
Player |
South Bend, IN |
Heart ailment |
| 6/28/1964 |
Roger Simpson, 17 |
Player |
Wheeling, WV |
Collision |
| 7/12/1964 |
Stephen Kiefer, 14 |
Player |
Sacramento, CA |
Beaning |
| 8/2/1964 |
Edward Knipschield, 57 |
Aerialist |
Detroit, MI |
Fall from high wire |
| 8/5/1964 |
Robert Arrambide, 16 |
Player |
McAllen, TX |
Thrown ball/head |
| 8/17/1964 |
Robert Cox, Jr., 3 |
Player |
Buffalo, NY |
Bat/heart |
| 8/25/1964 |
Thomas Wendell, 12 |
Player |
Elgin, IL |
Thrown ball/neck |
| 9/15/1964 |
Brian Maeder, 19 |
Player |
Cleveland, OH |
Beaning |
| 3/26/1965 |
Thomas Claman, 28 |
Coach |
Holston, TN |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/12/1965 |
Carl W. Coble, 65 |
Spectator |
Cincinnati, OH |
Heart attack |
| 5/12/1965 |
Ted Gabriel, 9 |
Player |
Amarillo, TX |
Ball/head |
| 5/14/1965 |
John Curtis II, 4 |
Player |
Black Earth, WI |
Bat/stomach |
| 5/21/1965 |
Raymond Cutcliff, Jr., 7 |
Player |
Birmingham, AL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 5/25/1965 |
Ernest N. Coleman, 31 |
Umpire |
Houston, TX |
Shot |
| 5/26/1965 |
Daniel Odekirk, 8 |
Player |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Ball/heart |
| 7/5/1965 |
Bart Wilson, 19 |
Player |
Elizabeth, CO |
Broken leg/after surgery |
| 7/12/1965 |
James Dyer, 9 |
Player |
La Porte, TX |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 3/20/1966 |
Chester Bojarski, 13 |
Player |
White Oak, OH |
Health-related |
| 4/19/1966 |
Robert Kline, 18 |
Player |
Cincinnati, OH |
Collision |
| 4/23/1966 |
Eric Springer, 10 |
Player |
Port Dickinson, NY |
Ball/head |
| 5/20/1966 |
William Garrens, 39 |
Coach |
Kansas City, MO |
Lightning |
| 6/4/1966 |
James F. Heath, 12 |
Player |
Greensboro, NC |
Health-related |
| 6/15/1966 |
Jim Herridge, 14 |
Player |
Phoenix, AZ |
Thrown ball/head |
| 6/19/1966 |
Kenneth Johnston, 15 |
Player |
Albany, NY |
Collision |
| 6/26/1966 |
James Didderich, 20 |
Player |
Ixonia, WI |
Heart attack |
| 6/27/1966 |
Keith Richards, 3 |
Unknown |
Grand Forks, ND |
Ball/head |
| 7/12/1966 |
Thomas Peden, Jr., 10 |
Player |
Silsbee, TX |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/13/1966 |
Terry Loeschen, 7 |
Player |
Armstrong, IL |
Ball/heart |
| 10/16/1966 |
Don Bruce, 34 |
Player |
Highland, IL |
Health-related |
| 4/5/1967 |
Charles Beauchamp, 17 |
Player |
St. Petersburg, FL |
Collision |
| 4/14/1967 |
Richard Scott, 35 |
Spectator |
Cochranville, PA |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/1/1967 |
Charles Oliver |
Grounds crew |
Springfield, VA |
Electrocuted |
| 6/1/1967 |
Kenneth Steiner |
Grounds crew |
Springfield, VA |
Electrocuted |
| 6/1/1967 |
Marvin Harrison |
Grounds crew |
Springfield, VA |
Electrocuted |
| 6/1/1967 |
Paul Briggs |
Grounds crew |
Springfield, VA |
Electrocuted |
| 6/1/1967 |
Anthony Evans |
Grounds crew |
Springfield, VA |
Electrocuted |
| 6/1/1967 |
Charles Whaleyn |
Grounds crew |
Springfield, VA |
Electrocuted |
| 6/23/1967 |
David McCartin, 12 |
Player |
Baltimore, MD |
Lightning |
| 6/29/1967 |
John Sicotte, 17 |
Player |
Sheboygan, WI |
Collision |
| 7/5/1967 |
Ralph K. Regli, 12 |
Player |
Bozeman, MT |
Lightning |
| 7/7/1967 |
John Fannin, 17 |
Player |
Poteau, OK |
Beaning |
| 8/15/1967 |
Tighe McLaughlin, 9 |
Player |
Knoxville, TN |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 2/13/1968 |
Ron Handzel, 18 |
Player |
Berkeley, CA |
Health-related |
| 3/6/1968 |
Joseph Geddings, Jr., 20 |
Player |
Charlotte, NC |
Beaning |
| 4/13/1968 |
Thomas Brunn, 9 |
Player |
San Rafael, CA |
Pitched ball/neck |
| 5/1/1968 |
Edward Moore, 14 |
Player |
East Chicago, IN |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 5/8/1968 |
Jim Kimball, 10 |
Player |
Portland, OR |
Batted ball/heart |
| 5/10/1968 |
Edward Dillon, 3 |
Spectator |
Eggertsville, NY |
Bat/heart |
| 5/17/1968 |
Gregory Clapsaddle, 14 |
Player |
Erie, PA |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 6/14/1968 |
Daniel Kirk, 6 |
Player |
Springfield, VA |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/19/1968 |
James R. Bender, 10 |
Player |
Evansville, IN |
Batted ball/heart |
| 8/28/1968 |
Thomas Gilmore, 4 |
Spectator |
Manhattan, NY |
Bat/heart |
| 3/7/1969 |
Brian Gromek, 16 |
Player |
Royal Oak, MI |
Brain hemorrhage |
| 3/19/1969 |
Joseph P. Davis, 4 |
Player |
Danville, VA |
Hit by car |
| 4/9/1969 |
Richard G. Wallace, 9 |
Player |
Clearwater, FL |
Health-related |
| 4/16/1969 |
Douglas Hayhurst, 10 |
Player |
Elk Grove Villag, IL |
Batted ball/chest |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 5/19/1970 |
Arnold Ryan, 54 |
Coach |
Charleston, MO |
Thrown ball/head |
| 5/28/1971 |
William Bogan, 17 |
Player |
Pensacola, FL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 4/18/1971 |
Duane Benson, 11 |
Player |
Klamath Falls, ID |
Ball/neck |
| 4/23/1971 |
Thomas D. Autem, 15 |
Player |
Bremerton, WA |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 5/6/1971 |
Steve Rasey, 11 |
Player |
Oxnard, CA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 5/19/1971 |
Dan Clem, 18 |
Player |
Detroit, MI |
Beaning |
| 6/29/1971 |
Paul Kelley, 15 |
Player |
Monroe, MI |
Heat stroke |
| 7/18/1971 |
Paul J. Eifert, 15 |
Player |
Ft. Recovery, OH |
Ball/stomach |
| 10/12/1971 |
James DeWitt, 67 |
Spectator |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Heart attack |
| 6/23/1972 |
Ronald Laws, 12 |
Player |
Thompson Falls, MT |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/16/1972 |
Alan L. Burge, 17 |
Player |
Decatur, IL |
Health-related |
| 4/8/1973 |
Dean A. Watson, 17 |
Player |
Huntington, WV |
Bat/head |
| 5/14/1973 |
Joseph Moffett, 18 |
Player |
Brandon, VT |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 6/17/1973 |
Grover Carter, 55 |
Spectator |
Moneta, VA |
Hit by car |
| 7/2/1973 |
Mark Atkins, 14 |
Player |
Louisville, KY |
Ball/head |
| 4/3/1974 |
Samuel J. Campanaro, 44 |
Umpire |
Roseto, PA |
Heart attack |
| 5/29/1974 |
Kelly Russell, 18 |
Player |
Russellville, KY |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/16/1974 |
Robert Funchion, 12 |
Player |
Malinta, OH |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/21/1974 |
Dick M. Johnson, 43 |
Spectator |
Fort Dodge, IA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 7/24/1974 |
Ronnie Strickland, 17 |
Player |
Charleston, SC |
Undisclosed injury |
| 5/1/1975 |
Vincent Torres, 13 |
Player |
Lauderdale Lks, FL |
Collision |
| 3/20/1976 |
Michael Hynes, 4 |
Player |
Batavia, NY |
Bat/heart |
| 3/29/1976 |
Jeffrey Howard, 14 |
Player |
Warwick, RI |
Thrown ball/neck |
| 4/5/1977 |
Criston Rowell, 15 |
Player |
College Place, WA |
Heart attack |
| 5/23/1977 |
Thomas Steck, Jr., 8 |
Player |
Lemont, IL |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 8/9/1977 |
Daniel Stott, 14 |
Player |
Rochester, NY |
Health-related |
| 6/28/1978 |
Rodney Lange, 15 |
Player |
Overland Park, KS |
Collision |
| 9/4/1978 |
Timothy Winegar, 10 |
Player |
Burlington, VT |
Batted ball/head |
| 4/30/1979 |
Robert Kinzer, 11 |
Player |
Heppner, OR |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/12/1979 |
Roger Mudd, 67 |
Spectator |
Cleveland, OH |
Heart attack |
| 8/29/1979 |
Michel Bergeron, 28 |
Spectator |
Montreal, Canada |
Fall |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 4/4/1981 |
Bill Adams |
Coach |
Lansing, MI |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/15/1981 |
Sandi Quinton, 29 |
Spectator |
Tahlequah, OK |
Shot |
| 3/23/1982 |
Alan Poindexter, 16 |
Player |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Beaning |
| 3/24/1982 |
Scott Cheap, 16 |
Player |
Woodward, OK |
Thrown ball/head |
| 6/21/1982 |
Steve Scheffert, 10 |
Player |
Des Moines, IA |
Batted ball/throat |
| 7/19/1982 |
Lora Schneeman, 21 |
Spectator |
Cincinnati, OH |
Fall |
| 8/3/1982 |
David Rife, Jr., 24 |
Player |
Appleton, WI |
Lightning |
| 10/9/1982 |
John Dillon |
Spectator |
Oswego, NY |
Heart attack |
| 5/1/1983 |
Dameon Froemke, 8 |
Player |
Grand Forks, ND |
Batted ball/heart |
| 6/21/1983 |
Jeff Durham, 17 |
Player |
Roanoke, VA |
Lightning |
| 5/30/1984 |
Jay Coleman, 17 |
Player |
Monroe, LA |
Health-related |
| 4/2/1985 |
Mike Abel, 15 |
Player |
Star, MS |
Heart attack |
| 4/6/1985 |
David Kershaw, 38 |
Player |
Mt. Vernon, NY |
Heart attack |
| 6/5/1985 |
Jeffrey R. Jameson, 11 |
Player |
West Milford, NJ |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/5/1986 |
Scot Clarke, 17 |
Player |
Mt. Vernon, OH |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 4/23/1987 |
Shaun Frederic, 8 |
Player |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
Batted ball/head |
| 5/26/1988 |
Brian E. Appleton, 9 |
Player |
Buffalo, OK |
Thrown ball/head |
| 6/15/1988 |
Matt Lottman, 10 |
Player |
Sutherland, IA |
Thrown ball/head |
| 4/24/1989 |
Unknown woman |
Spectator |
New York, NY |
Suicide/fall |
| 6/29/1989 |
Brien P. Ryan, 6 |
Player |
Denver, CO |
Batted ball/heart |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 4/26/1990 |
Spencer Potter, 10 |
Player |
Brighton, CO |
Batted ball/heart |
| 5/5/1990 |
Collin Anderson, 8 |
Player |
Riverside, IL |
Hit by car |
| 5/5/1990 |
Ryan Womack, 8 |
Player |
Riverside, IL |
Hit by car |
| 5/5/1990 |
Holly Rizzi, 8 |
Player |
Riverside, IL |
Hit by car |
| 5/22/1991 |
Peter Butanowicz, 15 |
Player |
New Haven, CT |
Ball/head |
| 6/13/1991 |
Jeffrey Richards, 16 |
Player |
Evanston, IL |
Lightning |
| 8/13/1991 |
Kenneth Piery, 39 |
Spectator |
Toronto, Canada |
Fall |
| 10/5/1991 |
Unidentified man, 24 |
Player |
Philadelphia, PA |
Collision |
| 3/19/1992 |
Rick Saggese, 44 |
Coach |
Naples, FL |
Batted ball/head |
| 6/3/1992 |
Michael Harrison, 2 |
Spectator |
Milwaukee, WI |
Hit by golf cart |
| 7/29/1992 |
Eric Sargent, 16 |
Player |
Plain Twnshp, OH |
Heart defect |
| 4/16/1993 |
Fred Lawson, 43 |
Coach |
Sacramento, CA |
Shot |
| 4/18/1994 |
Timothy R. Herman, 9 |
Player |
Los Angeles, CA |
Enlarged heart |
| 4/30/1994 |
Eric Rodgers, 3 |
Player |
Grand Prairie, TX |
Batted ball/heart |
| 5/19/1994 |
Justin McQuillen, 5 |
Player |
Hershey, PA |
Pitched ball/heart |
| 6/15/1994 |
Christopher Lambert, 11 |
Player |
Ran. St. Mar., CA |
Health-related |
| 7/30/1994 |
Ralph Baldwin, 46 |
Spectator |
Renton, WA |
Fight |
| 4/3/1995 |
Sam Oakes, 53 |
Umpire |
Martinsburg, PA |
Health-related |
| 6/5/1995 |
Jeff Duncan, 15 |
Player |
Heber Springs, AR |
Health-related |
| 6/28/1996 |
Zachary Stutman, 10 |
Player |
Encino, CA |
Brain aneurysm |
| 10/9/1996 |
Daniel Weber, 35 |
Worker |
Mesa, AZ |
Electrocuted |
| 4/2/1997 |
Patrick Lawrence, 16 |
Player |
Ironton, OH |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 6/3/1997 |
David Lendermon, Jr., 8 |
Player |
Metairie, LA |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 8/25/1997 |
Alex Floyd, 9 |
Player |
Sarasota, FL |
Heart defect |
| Date of Death |
Name/Age |
Status |
Place of Death |
Cause |
| 7/17/2000 |
Kelsey Osburn, 20 |
Player |
Rochester, NY |
Batted ball/head |
| 7/16/2001 |
Matthew Toland, 10 |
Player |
St. Louis, MO |
Shot |
| 7/16/2001 |
Carmen Anderson, 30s |
Spectator |
St. Louis, MO |
Shot |
| 4/18/2003 |
Jared M. Gibe, 8 |
Player |
Tulare, CA |
Thrown ball/heart |
| 4/21/2004 |
Joseph Codianne, 3 |
Spectator |
Ramona, CA |
Hit by car |
| 12/26/2004 |
Jack Noyes, 20 |
Player |
Temple, TX |
Collision |
| 4/14/2005 |
Scott Marangi |
Umpire |
Downers Grove, IL |
Health-related |
| 6/19/2005 |
Benjamin T. Huxtable, 4 |
Spectator |
Baltimore, MD |
Thrown ball/heart |
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