Baseball Obituaries & Deaths in 2006

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JANUARY

• 1 -- Paul Lindblad -- 14-year career as relief pitcher
• 5 -- Rod Dedeaux -- Stellar coaching career at USC
• 8 -- Merv Connors -- Hit 8 home runs in brief career
• 14 -- Bubba Morton -- First African American player with Tigers
• 16 -- Willie Smith -- Wonderful Willie spent 9 seasons in MLB
• 16 -- Bob Repass -- Played in 84 games in majors
• 17 -- Seth Morehead -- 5-19 as major league pitcher
• 24 -- Carlos Martinez -- Played in majors for seven seasons
• 28 -- Frank Campos -- Drove in 13 runs in majors
• 28 -- Stan Galle -- Played in 13 games in majors

FEBRUARY

• 11 -- Rankin Johnson -- Pitched for As in 1941
• 19 -- Bill Abernathie -- Record save in only MLB appearance
• 21 -- Mark Freeman -- 3-3 in major league pitching career
• 21 -- Scott Breeden -- Major League pitching coach
• 26 -- Ace Adams -- Six-year career as relief pitcher
• 28 -- Jake Wade -- Won 27 games in major leagues
• 29 -- Curt Gowdy -- Famed broadcaster with Yankees, Red Sox, NBC

MARCH

• 1 -- Ray Poole -- Played briefly for Athletics
• 6 -- Kirby Puckett -- Hall of Famer dies at 45
• 12 -- William Metzig -- Played for White Sox in 1944
• 28 -- Paul Minner -- Won 69 games in major-league career
• 29 -- Thornton Kipper -- Won three games in majors

APRIL

• 1 -- Bill Pierro -- Pitched for Pirates in 1950
• 3 -- Royce Lint -- Won two games in majors
• 9 -- Billy Hitchcock -- Player and manager in Major Leagues
• 9 -- Jimmy Outlaw - Played for 10 seasons in the major leagues
• 13 -- Bill Baker -- Catcher played in 1940 World Series
• 13 -- Dutch Fehring -- Catcher had one at-bat in majors
• 19 -- Oscar Acosta -- Worked as coach in MLB
• 23 -- Billy Queen -- Hitless in two at-bats for Braves
• 24 -- Sibby Sisti -- 13 seasons with Braves
• 26 -- Russ Swan -- Pitched for Giants and Mariners
• 28 -- Steve Howe -- Troubled relief pitcher
• 30 -- Dave Bartosch -- Brief career as player, long career as scout

MAY

• 4 -- Jim Delsing -- Part of the Eddie Gaedel stunt
• 4 -- Paul Penson -- Pitched 16 innings for Phillies
• 7 -- Jeff James -- Finished career with 6-6 record
• 8 -- Cy Williams -- Long career as a major league scout
• 14 -- Jim Lemon -- Outfielder and manager in major leagues

JUNE

• 1 -- Eddie Malone -- Catcher drove in 26 runs in MLB career
• 4 -- Bill Fleming -- Pitched for six seasons in major leagues
• 4 -- Ron Jones -- Hit 13 home runs in brief MLB career
• 5 -- Eric Gregg -- Former National League umpire
• 8 -- Roland Seidler -- Family once owned Dodgers
• 10 -- Charles Johnson -- Played in the Negro Leagues
• 10 -- Moe Drabowsky -- Pitcher and famed prankster
• 19 -- Walt Kellner -- Pitched seven innings in majors
• 20 -- Bill Johnson -- Played for Yankees and Cardinals
• 22 -- Paul Campbell -- Spent six seasons in majors as a player
• 23 -- Leo Wells -- Played in 80 games in major leagues
• 24 -- Chink Zachary -- Pitched for Dodgers in 1944
• 26 -- Jack Urban -- Pitched to a 15-15 record in MLB

JULY

• 5 -- Chet Hajduk -- One at-bat in the major leagues
• 10 -- Angel Fleitas -- Played for Washington in 1948
• 15 -- Howdy Groskloss -- Former player lived to be 100

AUGUST

• 4 - Elden Auker -- Pitched for Tigers in World Series
• 5 -- Con Dempsey -- Pitched in three games for Pirates
• 8 -- Dino Restelli -- Hit 12 home runs in debut season
• 12 -- Earl Wooten -- Had legendary status in S.C.
• 24 -- Junior Thompson -- 47-35 in six seasons in MLB
• 30 -- Charlie Wagner -- Pitched six seasons in majors

SEPTEMBER

• 1 -- Ted Davidson -- Pitched four seasons in majors
• 2 -- Victor Bernal -- Pitched for Padres in 1977
• 3 -- Jerry Dahlke -- Pitched for Chicago in 1956
• 7 -- Gordie Mueller -- Pitched for Red Sox in 1950
• 10 -- Al Gardella -- Played briefly for Giants in 1945
• 17 -- Jack Banta -- Relief pitcher for Dodgers
• 18 -- Syd Thrift -- Former general manager of Pirates
• 19 -- Buddy Peterson -- Played in 13 games
• 27 -- Craig Kusick -- Hit 46 home runs in career
• 27 -- Joe Koppe -- Shorstop spent eight seasons in majors

OCTOBER

• 2 -- Clyde Vollmer -- Hit 69 home runs in majors
• 2 -- Al Heist -- Outfielder for Chicago and Houston
• 6 -- Buck O'Neil -- Negro Leagues ambassador
• 8 -- Ivan Murrell -- Played in more than 500 games
• 8 -- Frank Dolson -- Sportswriter who went to work for Yankees
• 11 -- Cory Lidle -- DIed in plane crash in NY
• 11 -- Eddie Pellagrini -- Played in majors for eight seasons
• 12 -- Johnny Callison -- All-Star outfielder with Phillies
• 16 -- Tony Curry -- Bahamas native played 3 seasons in MLB
• 24 -- Jack Radtke -- Played for Dodgers in 1936
• 26 -- Fred Marsh -- Played for Browns & Senators
• 27 -- Joe Niekro -- Won 221 games in 22-year career
• 29 -- Si Simmons -- Former Negro League pitcher dies at 111
• 31 -- Rocky Nelson -- Hit home run in 1960 World Series

NOVEMBER

• 2 -- Red Hayworth -- Played in 1944 World Series
• 7 -- Johnny Sain -- Part of famous duo with Spahn
• 7 -- Buddy Kerr -- Shortstop for Giants and Braves
• 9 -- Garton Del Savio -- Played in four games in 1943
• 9 -- Jimmie Armstead Jr. -- Played in the Negro Leagues
• 14 -- Pete Suder -- Played 13 seasons for Athletics
• 17 -- Bo Schembechler -- Former president of Detroit Tigers
• 18 -- Willie Grace -- Played in Negro Leagues
• 22 -- Pat Dobson -- One of four 20-game winners for 1971 Orioles
• 26 -- Bill Graham -- Pitched for Tigers & Mets
• 27 -- Eddie Mayo -- Played for Tigers in 1945 World Series
• 28 -- Sam Calderone -- Catcher played for three seasons
• 29 -- Pete Mikkelsen -- Pitched for Yankees in 1964 World Series

DECEMBER

• 3 -- Billy Klaus -- Shortstop for Red Sox in mid-1950s
• 3 -- Ernie Oravetz -- Outfielder for Senators
• 8 -- Jose Uribe -- Spent majority of career with Giants
• 12 -- Irv Hall -- Played in four seasons for Philadelphia As.
• 16 -- Cecil Travis -- Shortstop served in WWII
• 17 -- Larry Sherry -- MVP of the 1959 World Series
• 23 -- Sam Chapman -- Outfielder for Philadelphia Athletics
• 27 -- Chris Brown -- Made debut with Giants in 1984
• 31 -- Marv Breeding -- Infielder played in 415 MLB games

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