RIP Baseball Archives

Here is the complete list of grave stories, obituaries and tales from baseball history that have appeared on RIP Baseball. Click on each name or headline to go to the story.

Grave Stories

Ewing Kauffman
Mike Kelley
Henry Killilea
Walter Kinzie
Jim Kirby
Mickey Kreitner
Joe Kuhel
Clayton Lambert
Tom Lanning
Leonidas Lee
Lou Limmer
Lynn Lovenguth
Red Lucas
Bobby Marshall
Marshall Mauldin
Ed McKean
Russ McKelvy
Larry Miller
Tom Nagle
Earl Naylor
Steere Noda
John Noriega
Buck O’Neil
Don O’Riley
Yip Owens
Satchel Paige
Jeff Peeples
Bob Peterson
Jesse Petty
Carl Pohlad
Jim Pruett
Harry Pulliam
Bobby Reis
Sherry Robertson
Fred Sanford
Clarence Saulpaugh
Sam Shaw
Gerald Shea
Dick Siebert
Al Simmons
Hank Small
Wib Smith
Ed Springer
Harry Stovey
Paul Strand
Sammy Strang
Ted Sullivan
Steve Sundra
Alvin Tate
Patsy Tebeau
Frank Trechock
Tom “Tink” Turner
Jay Van Noy
Hy Vandenberg
Rube Waddell
Bill Wambsganss
Bill Webb
Tony Welzer
Don Wheeler
Pinky Whitney
Irvin “Kaiser” Wilhelm
Jimmy Williams
Jimmy “Chicken” Wolf
Harold “Chief” Wonson
Will Wynne
Wally Yonamine
Ross Youngs
George Ziegler
Jerry Zimmerman

Obituaries

Julio Alonso (10-20-18)
John Altobelli (d. 1-26-20)
Norm Angelini (d. 12-21-19)
Art Angotti (d. 3-6-19)
Johnny Antonelli (d. 2-28-20)
Jim Archer (d. 9-9-19)
Sal Artiaga (d. 2-16-19)
Ramon Aviles (d. 1-27-20)
Bill Bartholomay (d. 3-25-20)
Glenn Beckert (d. 4-12-20)
Brian Bock (d. 4-22-19)
Dick Bokelmann (d. 12-27-19)
Jim Bolger (d. 4-9-20)
Greg Booker (d. 3-30-19)
Ruth Born (d. 3-10-20)
Jim Bouton (d. 7-10-19)
Weldon “Hoss” Bowlin (d. 12-8-19)
Ernie Bowman (d. 8-4-19)
Dick Brodowski (d. 1-14-19)
Ernie Broglio (d. 7-16-19)
Oscar Brown (d. 6-3-20)
Delores Brumfield White (d. 5-29-20)
Tyson Brummett (d. 7-3-20)
Will Brunson (d. 11-23-19)
Jerry Buchek (1-2-19)
Jean Buckley (d. 7-7-19)
Bill Buckner (d. 5-27-19)
Fred Caligiuri (d. 11-30-18)
Joe Camacho (d. 12-27-18)
John Carbray (d. 8-10-19)
Marjorie Carveth Dunn (d. 1-27-19)
Jerry Casale (d. 2-8-19)
Jose Castillo (d. 12-6-18)
Art Clarkson (d. 10-7-19)
Tex Clevenger (d. 8-24-19)
Gil Coan (d. 2-4-20)
Jim Coates (d. 11-18-19)
Mike Colbern (d. 3-8-19)
Clint Conatser (d. 8-23-19)
Ramón Conde (d. 2-23-20)
Eric Cooper (d. 10-20-19)
Ryan Costello (d. 11-18-19)
Ted Cox (d. 3-11-20)
Jack Crimian (d. 2-11-19)
Bobby Del Greco (d. 10-13-19)
Steve Dalkowski (d. 4-19-20)
Adrian Devine (d. 6-27-20)
Martin Dihigo Jr. (6. 6-17-19)
Terry Donahue (d. 3-14-19)
Rick Down (1-5-19)
Paul Doyle (d. 5-6-20)
Chris Duncan (d. 9-7-19)
Angel Echevarria (d. 2-7-20)
Narciso Elvira (d. 1-28-20)
Francisco Estrada (d. 12-9-19)
Andy Etchebarren (d. 10-5-19)
Ron Fairly (d. 10-30-19)
Ed Farmer (d. 4-1-20)
Tony Fernández (d. 2-15-20)
Bill Fischer (d. 10-30-18)
Larry Foss (d. 6-15-19)
Jim Frey (d. 4-12-20)
Bob Friend (d. 2-3-19)
Al Gallagher (d. 12-6-18)
Damaso Garcia (d. 4-15-20)
Aubrey Gatewood (d. 6-5-19)
Joe Gibbon (d. 2-20-19)
Bob Giggie (d. 12-9-18)
Tommy Giordano (d. 2-14-19)
David Glass (d. 1-9-20)
Brian Glover (d. 1-28-19)
Larry Gowell (d. 5-11-20)
Alex Grammas (d. 9-13-19)
Eli Grba (d. 1-14-19)
Lenny Green (d. 1-6-19)
Pumpsie Green (d. 7-17-19)
Jim Greengrass (d. 9-9-19)
Hank Greenwald (d. 10-22-18)
Joe Grzenda (d. 7-12-19)
Rich Hacker (d. 4-22-20)
Jay Hankins (d. 1-20-20)
Chuck Harmon (d. 3-19-19)
Don Hasenmayer (d. 1-28-20)
Andy Hassler (d. 12-25-19)
Tom Hausman (d. 1-16-19)
Val Heim (d. 11-21-19)
Neale “Bobo” Henderson (d. 12-27-18)
Dave Hill (d. 10-16-18)
Jim Hoff (d. 12-11-18)
Jim Holt (d. 3-29-19)
Ken Howell (d. 11-9-18)
Dick Hyde (d. 4-15-20)
Al Jackson (d. 8-19-19)
Randy Jackson (d. 3-20-19)
Jackie Hernandez (d. 10-12-19)
Katherine Herring James (d. 11-4-18)
Marilyn Jenkins (d. 2-7-20)
Bart Johnson (d. 4-22-20)
Ben Johnson (d. 5-8-20)
Bob Johnson (d. 11-12-19)
Rex Johnston (d. 12-15-19)
Tom Jordan (d. 8-27-19)
Al Kaline (d. 4-6-20)
Eddie Kasko (d. 6-24-20)
Joe Keough (d. 9-9-19)
Matt Keough (d. 5-2-20)
Frank “Bubba” King (d. 12-9-18)
Larry Koentopp (d. 1-12-19)
Gary Kolb (d. 7-3-19)
Rocky Krsnich (d. 2-14-19)

Don Larsen (d. 1-1-20)
Barry Latman (d. 4-28-19)
Bob Lee (d. 3-25-20)
Ted Lepcio (d. 12-5-19)
Bobby Locke (d. 6-4-20)
Alberto Lois (d. 3-12-19)
Pete Lovrich (d. 12-30-18)
Frank Lucchesi (d. 6-8-19)
Billy MacLeod (d. 12-12-18)
Peter Magowan (d. 1-27-19)
Dick Manville (d. 2-13-19)
Dave Marshall (d. 6-6-19)
Henry Mason (5-29-20)
John Matias (d. 4-7-20)
Ken Mauer Sr. (d. 2-26-19)
Art Mazmanian (d. 3-22-19)
Mike McCormick (d. 6-13-20)
Willie McCovey (d. 10-31-18)
Jim McKean (d. 1-24-19)
Walt McKeel (d. 1-1-19)
Luis Mercedes (d. 6-30-19)
Chuck Meriwether (d. 10-26-19)
Glenn Mickens (d. 7-9-19)
John Miller (d. 6-5-20)
Bill Mills (d. 8-9-19)
Bobby Mitchell (d. 9-29-19)
David Montgomery (d. 5-8-19)
Jose Moreno (d. 9-6-19)
Don Mossi (d. 7-19-19)
Jose Brito Mota (d. 11-6-18)
Vince Naimoli (d. 8-25-19)
Hal Naragon (d. 8-31-19)
Don Newcombe (d. 2-19-19)
Ron Negray (d. 11-8-18)
Irv Noren (d. 11-15-19)
Annie O’Dowd (d. 12-30-18)
Bob Oliver (d. 4-19-20)
Bill Oster (d. 6-6-20)
Kelly Paris (d. 5-27-19)
Bea Arbour Parrott (d. 6-10-19)
Jarrod Patterson (d. 3-11-20)
Don Pavletich (d. 3-5-20)
Ray Peters (d. 5-4-19)
Harding Peterson (d. 4-16-19)
Tom Phoebus (d. 9-5-19)
Biff Pororoba (d. 5-24-20)
Mary Pratt (d. 5-6-20)
Joe Presko (d. 2-5-19)
Michael Rebhan (d. 2-27-19)
Porter Reed (d. 1-2-19)
Ken Retzer (d. 5-17-20)
Mike Roarke (d. 7-27-19)
Frank Robinson (d. 2-7-19)
John Romano (3-4-19)
Jorge Rubio (d. 6-15-20)
Rich Rundles (d. 12-16-19)
“Salty” Saltwell (d. 5-3-20)
Scott Sanderson (d. 4-11-19)
Paul Schramka (d. 7-8-19)
Jerry Schypinski (d. 3-25-19)
Dick Scott (d. 2-10-20)
Bill Scripture (d. 11-11-18)
Fausto Segura (d. 1-12-20)
Charlie Silvera (d. 9-7-19)
Tyler Skaggs (d. 7-1-19)
Hal Smith (d. 1-9-20)
Helen “Gig” Smith (d. 1-17-19)
Ed Sprague Sr. (d. 1-10-20)
Joe Stanka (d. 10-15-18)
Leroy Stanton (d. 3-13-19)
Hank Steinbrenner (d. 4-14-20)
Joyce Steele (d. 4-21-19)
Gene Stephens (d. 4-27-19)
Bob Stephenson (d. 3-20-20)
Julia Ruth Stevens (d. 3-9-19)
Denise Miarecki Stillman (d. 11-7-18)
Mel Stottlemyre (d. 1-13-19)
John Strohmayer (d. 11-28-19)
Sammy Taylor (d. 10-8-19)
Samuel “Bay” Taylor (d. 4-8-19)
Nick Testa (d. 11-16-18)
Carlos “Bobby” Trevino (d. 12-5-18)
Bob Tufts (d. 10-4-19)
Matt Turner (d. 1-27-19)
Arnold Umbach (d. 5-30-20)
Luis Valbuena (d. 12-6-18)
Benny Valenzuela (d. 10-24-18)
Loek van Mil (d. 7-28-19)
Freddie Velázquez (d. 5-21-19)
Helene Machado Van Sant (d. 2-13-19)
Tom Waddell (d. 9-14-19)
Dan Walters (d. 4-23-20)
Kevin Ward (d. 3-9-19)
Claudell Washington (d. 6-10-20)
Neal Watlington (d. 12-29-19)
Bob Watson (d. 5-14-20)
Milt Welch (d. 2-9-19)
Wally Westlake (d. 9-6-19)
“Jumping” Johnny Wilson (d. 1-11-19)
Bobby Winkles (d. 4-17-20)
Dan Winters (d. 10-31-18)
Hank Workman (d. 3-16-20)
Jim Wynn (d. 3-26-20)
George Yankowski (d. 2-25-20)

Baseball History

Satchel Paige pitches for his life
Bob Watson runs into things
Talking about the Hall of Name with D.B. Firstman
Player gets released, wins game anyway
Requiem for Slumpy
When you’ve got Christy Mathewson right where he wants you
Patsy Tebeau assaults an umbrella and other stories
Yankees don’t want no sissy batting helmets
Baseball lives lost on 9-11
A brief tour of Minneapolis baseball history
Bob Feller slept here (any maybe still does?)
Frank Lucchesi gets ejected, climbs light tower
Baseball will kill ya
A brief interlude on death at the ballpark
Chief Meyers wants you to stop killing his brother
That time Lou Gehrig put Babe Ruth in the hospital

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