List of baseball players who died during their careers
Summary
This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers. While some of these deaths occurred during a game, the majority were the result of accidents off the field, illnesses, acts of violence, or suicide.
Originally created by Colonel Warden
9/21/2013, 5:45:04 PM
Modified
4/16/2026, 12:45:18 AM
Recent revisions
/* College baseball */ re-added Kyle Valentine after finding source; other minor changes
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1348942022|1348942022]] by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-23106-53|~2026-23106-53]] ([[User talk:~2026-23106-53|talk]]): edit broke table.
/* College baseball */
added van Mil, corrected Halman (not ruled a homicide), fixed reference
/* Negro leagues */
/* Deaths of active players */ more specific cause of death
link
/* Dutch League Baseball */
/* Negro leagues */
/* Negro leagues */
added ref
/* College baseball */
/* College baseball */
/* College baseball */
Fix spelling: occured -> occurred
/* Deaths of active players */
Reference additions.
/* See also */
/* Former major-league players still active in professional baseball at the time of their death */ officials say
/* Major League Baseball */ fixed reference
