A listing of baseball deaths and obituaries through the years

Baseball Obituaries
& Deaths in 2007

January

• 1 -- Ernie Koy -- Played for Brooklyn Dodgers
• 4 -- Bob Milliken -- Pitched two seasons for Brooklyn Dodgers
• 16 -- Betty Trezza -Played in AAGPBL
• 20 -- Vern Ruhle -- Pitched for 13 seasons in major leagues
• 23 -- Dick Joyce -- Pitched 13 innings in majors
• 27 -- Bing Devine -- Former GM for Mets & Cardinals
• 29 -- Art Fowler -- South Carolina baseball legend
• 30 -- Max Lanier -- Pitched 14 seasons in major leagues

February

• 1 -- Ray Berres -- Legendary pitching coach
• 4 -- Steve Barber -- First 20-game winner in Orioles history
• 4 -- Jim Pisoni -- Hit six home runs in career
• 6 -- Lew Burdette -- MVP of 1957 World Series
• 9 -- Hank Bauer -- Played on seven WS winners with NY
• 9 -- Eddie Feigner -- Fast-pitch softball king
• 15 -- Buddy Hancken -- Played single game for Athletics
• 20 -- Casey Wise -- Played four seasons in majors
• 20 -- Bob Malloy -- Pitched five seasons in majors
• 21 -- Sherman Jones -- Pitched 48 games in MLB

MARCH

• 2 -- Clem Labine -- Reliever pitched in five World Series
• 3 -- Gene Oliver -- Catcher spent 10 seasons in majors
• 5 -- Ken Beardslee -- Scout for Pittsburgh for 20 years
• 7 -- Emil Mailho -- Played briefly for Athletics
• 8 -- John Vukovich -- Utility player and coach
• 10 -- Art Lopatka -- Pitched in majors for two seasons
• 12 -- Norm Larker -- Played in 1959 World Series with Dodgers
• 15 -- Marty Martinez -- Former player managed single game
• 15 -- Bowie Kuhn -- Former commissioner of baseball
• 22 -- Willard Schmidt -- Pitched seven seasons in majors
• 22 -- Don Dennis -- Pitched for Cardinals in 1965 and 1966
• 23 -- Ed Bailey -- Catcher spent 14 seasons in major leagues

APRIL

• 1 -- Lou Limmer -- Hit 19 home runs in brief MLB career
• 6 -- Ed Bahr -- 11-11 in MLB pitching career
• 23 -- David Halberstam -- Baseball author died in car accident
• 23 -- Sammy Meeks -- Former SC baseball player
• 27 -- Ralph McLeod -- Played for Boston in 1938
• 28 -- Archie Wilson -- Drove in 17 runs in two seasons
• 29 -- Josh Hancock -- Cardinals' pitcher died in accident
• 29 -- Milt Bocek -- Played in 30 games for Chicago in 1930s

MAY

• 10 -- Dick Kryhoski -- Involved in 17-player trade in 1954
• 13 -- Gomer Hodge -- Played for Indians in 1971
• 17 -- Bill Wight -- Former MLB pitcher and scout

JUNE

• 4 -- Clete Boyer -- Played for Yankees and Braves
• 11 -- Vern Hoscheit -- Coach on four World Series winners
• 23 -- Rod Beck -- Former top closer in MLB

JULY

• 11 -- Shag Crawford -- Former Major League Umpire
• 16 -- Carl McNabb -- Hitless in only MLB at-bat
• 18 -- Orlando McFarlane -- Catcher played five seasons in MLB
• 19 -- Jim Mangan -- Catcher played in 45 games in MLB
• 22 -- Rollie Stiles -- Former Brown dies at 100
• 22 -- Mike Coolbaugh -- Minor league coach dies in onfield accident
• 23 -- Scat Davis -- Single appearance in major leagues
• 29 -- Bill Robinson -- Played in 1979 World Series

AUGUST

• 4 -- Frank Mancuso -- Catcher for Browns, Senators
• 13 -- Phil Rizzuto -- Hall of Fame Shortstop for Yankees
• 13 -- Ox Miller -- Pitched for four seasons in major leagues
• 30 -- Hal Jeffcoat -- Outfielder converted to successful pitching career

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