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.

Obituaries

Hank Aaron (d. 1-22-21)
Tom Acker (d. 1-4-21)
Dick Allen (d. 12-7-20)
Luke Allen (d. 4-23-22)
Julio Alonso (10-20-18)
Jesus Alou (d. 3-10-23)
Joe Altobelli (d. 3-3-21)
John Altobelli (d. 1-26-20)
Fred Andrews (d. 12-20-21)
Norm Angelini (d. 12-21-19)
Art Angotti (d. 3-6-19)
Johnny Antonelli (d. 2-28-20)
Jim Archer (d. 9-9-19)
Ed Armbrister (d. 3-17-21)
Sal Artiaga (d. 2-16-19)
Derek Aucoin (d. 12-26-20)
Al Autry (d. 2-25-22)
Ramon Aviles (d. 1-27-20)
Jim Bailey (d. 10-12-22)
Rick Baldwin (d. 10-30-20)
Sal Bando (d. 1-20-23)
Rich Barry (d. 10-9-21)
Kimera Bartee (d. 12-20-21)
Bill Bartholomay (d. 3-25-20)
Eddie Basinski (d. 1-8-22)
Kim Batiste (d. 10-7-20)
Ed Bauta (d. 7-6-22)
Glenn Beckert (d. 4-12-20)
Joe Beckwith (d. 5-22-21)
Julio Becquer (d. 11-1-20)
Mike Bell (d. 3-26-21)
Larry Biittner (d. 1-2-22)
Ethan Blackaby (d. 1-16-22)
Ron Blazier (d. 12-4-21)
Brian Bock (d. 4-22-19)
Tommy Boggs (d. 10-5-22)
Dick Bokelmann (d. 12-27-19)
Jim Bolger (d. 4-9-20)
Frank Bolling (d. 7-11-20)
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)
Cloyd Boyer (d. 9-20-21)
Hal Breeden (d. 5-3-21)
Lou Brock (d. 9-6-20)
Dick Brodowski (d. 1-14-19)
Ernie Broglio (d. 7-16-19)
Jim Bronstad (d. 4-9-22)
Bobby Brown (d. 3-26-21)
Oscar Brown (d. 6-3-20)
Cal Browning (d. 9-14-22)
Tom Browning (d. 12-19-22)
Delores Brumfield White (d. 5-29-20)
Tyson Brummett (d. 7-3-20)
Will Brunson (d. 11-23-19)
Jerry Buchek (d. 1-2-19)
Jean Buckley (d. 7-7-19)
Bill Buckner (d. 5-27-19)
Bill Burbach (d. 7-20-22)
Shirley Burkovich (d. 3-31-22)
Pete Burnside (d. 8-26-22)
Fred Caligiuri (d. 11-30-18)
Joe Camacho (d. 12-27-18)
Bill Campbell (d. 1-6-23)
Ron Campbell (d. 2-2-23)
John Carbray (d. 8-10-19)
Rafael Carmona (d. 8-21)
Chuck Carr (d. 11-12-22)
Tom Carroll (d. 9-22-21)
Marjorie Carveth Dunn (d. 1-27-19)
Jerry Casale (d. 2-8-19)
Jose Castillo (d. 12-6-18)
Foster Castleman (d. 11-9-20)
Frank Cipriani (d. 6-7-22)
Horace Clarke (d. 8-5-20)
Art Clarkson (d. 10-7-19)
Tex Clevenger (d. 8-24-19)
Gene Clines (d. 1-27-22)
Gil Coan (d. 2-4-20)
Jim Coates (d. 11-18-19)
Hy Cohen (d. 2-4-21)
Mike Colbern (d. 3-8-19)
Nate Colbert (d. 1-6-23)
Clint Conatser (d. 8-23-19)
Ramón Conde (d. 2-23-20)
Billy Conigliaro (d. 2-10-21)
Terry Cooney (d. 3-4-22)
Eric Cooper (d. 10-20-19)
Rheal Cormier (d. 3-8-21)
Jim Corsi (d. 1-4-22)
Ryan Costello (d. 11-18-19)
Derryl Cousins (d. 10-19-20)
Ted Cox (d. 3-11-20)
Rocky Craig (3-14-22)
Del Crandall (d. 5-5-21)
Jack Crimian (d. 2-11-19)
Julio Cruz (d. 2-22-22)
John Cumberland (d. 4-5-22)
Joe Cunningham (d. 3-25-21)
Steve Dalkowski (d. 4-19-20)
Ray Daviault (d. 11-6-20)
Bill Davis (d. 1-13-23)
Jacke Davis (d. 5-30-21)
Tommy Davis (d. 4-3-22)
Frankie De la Cruz (d. 3-14-21)
Bobby Del Greco (d. 10-13-19)
Ike Delock (d. 2-28-22)
Billy DeMars (d. 12-10-20)
Don Demeter (d. 11-29-21)
Adrian Devine (d. 6-27-20)
Martin Dihigo Jr. (d. 6-17-19)
Don Dillard (1-8-22)
Art Ditmar (d. 6-11-21)
Chuck Dobson (d. 11-30-21)
Terry Donahue (d. 3-14-19)
Rick Down (d. 1-5-19)
Denny Doyle (d. 12-20-22)
Paul Doyle (d. 5-6-20)
Solly Drake (d. 8-18-21)
Brian DuBois (d. 2-13-23)
Hal Dues (d. 10-20-20)
Chris Duncan (d. 9-7-19)
Carl Duser (d. 1-5-23)
Angel Echevarria (d. 2-7-20)
David Elder (d. 1-31-23)
George Elder (d. 7-6-22)
John Ellis (d. 4-5-22)
Dick Ellsworth (d. 10-10-22)
Narciso Elvira (d. 1-28-20)
Nino Escalera (d. 7-3-21)
Francisco Estrada (d. 12-9-19)
Andy Etchebarren (d. 10-5-19)
Ron Fairly (d. 10-30-19)
Ed Farmer (d. 4-1-20)
Jean Faut (d. 2-28-23)
Pedro Feliciano (d. 11-8-21)
Lorenzo “Chico” Fernandez (d. 11-26-20)
Tony Fernández (d. 2-15-20)
Bill Fischer (d. 10-30-18)
Ed FitzGerald (d. 6-14-20)
Tom Flanigan (d. 12-8-22)
Whitey Ford (d. 10-8-20)
Larry Foss (d. 6-15-19)
Ray Fosse (d. 10-13-21)
Helen Nicol Fox (d. 7-25-21)
Paul Foytack (d. 1-23-21)
Ken Frailing (d. 8-25-22)
Bill Freehan (d. 8-19-21)
Jim Frey (d. 4-12-20)
Bob Friend (d. 2-3-19)
Dave Frost (d. 4-17-23)


Al Gallagher (d. 12-6-18)
John Gamble (d. 9-1-22)
Damaso Garcia (d. 4-15-20)
Adrian Garrett (d. 4-22-21)
Aubrey Gatewood (d. 6-5-19)
George Gerberman (d. 1-7-22)
Jeremy Giambi (d. 2-9-22)
Joe Gibbon (d. 2-20-19)
Bob Gibson (d. 10-2-20)
Bob Giggie (d. 12-9-18)
Bill Gilbreth (d. 7-12-20)
Don Gile (d. 3-5-21)
Tommy Giordano (d. 2-14-19)
David Glass (d. 1-9-20)
Brian Glover (d. 1-28-19)
Pedro Gonzalez (d. 1-10-21)
Larry Gowell (d. 5-11-20)
Alex Grammas (d. 9-13-19)
Jim “Mudcat” Grant (d. 6-11-21)
Eli Grba (d. 1-14-19)
David Green (d. 1-25-22)
Lenny Green (d. 1-6-19)
Pumpsie Green (d. 7-17-19)
Jim Greengrass (d. 9-9-19)
Hank Greenwald (d. 10-22-18)
Johnny Groth (d. 8-7-21)
Joe Grzenda (d. 7-12-19)
Rich Hacker (d. 4-22-20)
Charlie Haeger (d. 10-3-20)
Bill Haller (d. 8-20-22)
Jay Hankins (d. 1-20-20)
Carroll Hardy (d. 8-9-20)
Chuck Harmon (d. 3-19-19)
Billy Harris (d. 12-20-20)
Buddy Harris (d. 11-5-22)
Chuck Hartenstein (d. 10-2-21)
Don Hasenmayer (d. 1-28-20)
Andy Hassler (d. 12-25-19)
Tom Hausman (d. 1-16-19)
Wynn Hawkins (d. 2-11-21)
Val Heim (d. 11-21-19)
Neale “Bobo” Henderson (d. 12-27-18)
Angel “Remy” Hermoso (d. 8-22-20)
Rudy Hernandez (d. 11-23-22)
Alex Herrera (d. 2-16-23)
Jim Hicks (d. 10-29-20)
Tom Hilgendorf (d. 3-28-21)
Dave Hill (d. 10-16-18)
Dave Hillman (d. 11-20-22)
Paul Hinrichs (d. 4-9-23)
Jim Hoff (d. 12-11-18)
Jim Holt (d. 3-29-19)
Joe Horlen (d. 4-11-22)
Ken Howell (d. 11-9-18)
LaMarr Hoyt (d. 11-29-21)
Willard Hunter (d. 2-3-21)
Dick Hyde (d. 4-15-20)
Jeff Innis (d. 1-30-22)
Al Jackson (d. 8-19-19)
Grant Jackson (d. 2-3-21)
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)
Jerry Johnson (d. 11-15-21)
Lou Johnson (d. 10-1-20)
Ron Johnson (d. 1-26-21)
Rex Johnston (d. 12-15-19)
Jay Johnstone (d. 9-26-20)
Calvin Jones (d. 2-12-22)
Doug Jones (d. 11-22-21)
Tom Jordan (d. 8-27-19)
Howie Judson (d. 8-18-20)
Al Kaline (d. 4-6-20)
Eddie Kasko (d. 6-24-20)
Joe Keough (d. 9-9-19)
Matt Keough (d. 5-2-20)
George Kernek (d. 8-14-22)
Frank “Bubba” King (d. 12-9-18)
Fred Klages (d. 3-30-23)
Pete Koegel (d. 2-4-23)
Larry Koentopp (d. 1-12-19)
Gary Kolb (d. 7-3-19)
Lew Krausse (d. 2-16-21)
Rocky Krsnich (d. 2-14-19)
Hobie Landrith (d. 4-6-23)
Don Larsen (d. 1-1-20)
Fred Lasher (d. 2-27-22)
Tommy Lasorda (d. 1-7-21)
Barry Latman (d. 4-28-19)
Bob Lee (d. 3-25-20)
Ted Lepcio (d. 12-5-19)
Don Leppert (d. 1-5-21)
Don G. Leppert (d. 4-13-23)
Richie Lewis (d. 12-8-21)
Chuck Lindstrom (d. 9-29-21)
Carl Linhart (d. 1-4-22)
Phil Linz (d. 12-9-20)
Mark Littell (d. 9-5-22)
Bobby Locke (d. 6-4-20)
Bob Locker (d. 8-15-22)
Alberto Lois (d. 3-12-19)
Phil Lombardi (d. 5-20-21)
Hector Lopez (d. 9-29-22)
Pete Lovrich (d. 12-30-18)
Frank Lucchesi (d. 6-8-19)
Julio Lugo (d. 11-15-21)
Guillermo “Memo” Luna (d. 11-8-21)
Billy MacLeod (d. 12-12-18)
Peter Magowan (d. 1-27-19)
Angel Mangual (d. 2-16-21)
Dick Manville (d. 2-13-19)
Fred Marolewski (d. 2-28-23)
Dave Marshall (d. 6-6-19)
Mike Marshall (d. 5-30-21)
Henry Mason (5-29-20)
Tommy Matchick (d. 1-4-22)
John Matias (d. 4-7-20)
Ken Mauer Sr. (d. 2-26-19)
Art Mazmanian (d. 3-22-19)
Tim McCarver (d. 2-16-23)
Mike McCormick (d. 6-13-20)
Willie McCovey (d. 10-31-18)
Lindy McDaniel (d. 11-14-20)
Dan McGinn (d. 3-1-23)
Jim McKean (d. 1-24-19)
Walt McKeel (d. 1-1-19)
Jack McMahan (d. 10-16-20)
John McNamara (d. 7-29-20)
Roman Mejias (d. 2-22-23)
Denis Menke (d. 12-1-20)
Luis Mercedes (d. 6-30-19)
Chuck Meriwether (d. 10-26-19)
Glenn Mickens (d. 7-9-19)
Bob G. Miller (d. 5-24-22)
Bob J. Miller (d. 11-27-20)
John Miller (d. 6-5-20)
Ray Miller (d. 5-5-21)
Bill Mills (d. 8-9-19)
Bobby Mitchell (d. 9-29-19)
David Montgomery (d. 5-8-19)
Billy Moran (d. 10-21-21)
Jose Moreno (d. 9-6-19)
Rogelio “Roger” Moret (d. 12-7-20)
Joe Morgan (d. 10-11-20)
Don Mossi (d. 7-19-19)
Jose Brito Mota (d. 11-6-18)
Vince Naimoli (d. 8-25-19)
Al Naples (d. 2-26-21)
Hal Naragon (d. 8-31-19)
Cholly Naranjo (d. 1-13-22)
Al Neiger (d. 10-3-22)
Ricky Nelson (d. 11-19-21)
Don Newcombe (d. 2-19-19)
Ron Negray (d. 11-8-18)
Dave Nicholson (d. 2-25-23)
Phil Niekro (d. 12-26-20)
Irv Noren (d. 11-15-19)
Annie O’Dowd (d. 12-30-18)
Ed Olivares (d. 10-14-22)
Bob Oliver (d. 4-19-20)
Bill Oster (d. 6-6-20)
Mike Overy (d. 9-22-21)
Jim Owens (d. 9-8-20)

Stan Palys (d. 2-8-21)
Johnny Paredes (d. 11-5-20)
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)
Albie Pearson (d. 2-22-23)
Bert Pena (d. 19-23)
Joe Pepitone (d. 3-13-23)
Odalis Perez (d. 3-10-22)
Cecil Perkins (d. 10-28-21)
Ron Perranoski (d. 10-2-20)
Gaylord Perry (d. 12-1-22)
Gary Peters (d. 1-26-23)
Ray Peters (d. 5-4-19)
Harding Peterson (d. 4-16-19)
Paul Pettit (d. 9-24-20)
Dan Pfister (d. 11-9-20)
Tom Phoebus (d. 9-5-19)
Joe Pignatano (d. 5-23-22)
Juan Pizarro (d. 2-18-21)
Biff Pocoroba (d. 5-24-20)
J.W. Porter (d. 10-11-20)
Leo Posada (d. 6-23-22)
Mary Pratt (d. 5-6-20)
Bobby Prescott (d. 8-2-20)
Joe Presko (d. 2-5-19)
Hal Raether (d. 9-26-20)
Milt Ramirez (d. 8-18-22)
Michael Rebhan (d. 2-27-19)
Jack Reed (d. 11-10-22)
Porter Reed (d. 1-2-19)
Scott Reid (d. 6-29-21)
Ken Reitz (d. 3-31-21)
Win Remmerswaal (d. 7-24-22)
Jerry Remy (d. 10-30-21)
Ken Retzer (d. 5-17-20)
J.R. Richard (d. 8-4-21)
Ray Rippelmeyer (d. 9-9-22)
Mike Roarke (d. 7-27-19)
Dave L. Roberts (d. 10-2-21)
Eddie Robinson (d. 10-4-21)
Frank Robinson (d. 2-7-19)
Tom Robson (d. 4-20-21)
Les Rohr (d. 11-6-20)
John Romano (d. 2-24-19)
Vic Roznovsky (d. 1-18-22)
Jorge Rubio (d. 6-15-20)
Rich Rundles (d. 12-16-19)
Mike Ryan (d. 7-7-20)
Mike Sadek (d. 1-20-21)
“Salty” Saltwell (d. 5-3-20)
Ron Samford (d. 1-14-21)
Roger Samuels (d. 1-17-22)
John Sanders (d. 2-5-22)
Scott Sanderson (d. 4-11-19)
Tommy Sandt (d. 12-1-20)
Ted Savage (d. 1-15-23)
Moe Savransky (d. 10-13-22)
Mark Schaeffer (d. 6-1-22)
Richie Scheinblum (d. 5-10-21)
Chuck Schilling (d. 3-30-21)
Dick Schofield (d. 7-11-22)
Paul Schramka (d. 7-8-19)
Ted Schreiber (d. 9-8-22)
Jerry Schypinski (d. 3-25-19)
Bob Scott (d. 10-11-20)
Dick Scott (d. 2-10-20)
Bill Scripture (d. 11-11-18)
Vin Scully (d. 8-2-22)
Tom Seaver (d. 8-31-20)
Bob Sebra (d. 7-22-20)
Fausto Segura (d. 1-12-20)
Norm Sherry (d. 3-8-21)
Costen Shockley (d. 5-30-22)
Dwight Siebler (d. 6-16-21)
Charlie Silvera (d. 9-7-19)
Curt Simmons (d. 12-13-22)
Tyler Skaggs (d. 7-1-19)
Dick Smith (d. 1-25-21)
Dwight Smith (d. 7-22-22)
Hal Smith (d. 1-9-20)
Helen “Gig” Smith (d. 1-17-19)
Jack Smith (d. 4-7-21)
Jim Snyder (d. 3-9-21)
Bill Spanswick (d. 12-2-20)
Ed Sprague Sr. (d. 1-10-20)
George Spriggs (d. 12-22-20)
Marv Staehle (d. 9-30-22)
Joe Stanka (d. 10-15-18)
Leroy Stanton (d. 3-13-19)
Joe Staton (d. 6-20-22)
John Stearns (9-15-22)
Hank Steinbrenner (d. 4-14-20)
Joyce Steele (d. 4-21-19)
Rennie Stennett (d. 5-18-21)
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)
Bill Sudakis (d. 9-15-21)
Bruce Sutter (d. 10-13-22)
Don Sutton (1-19-21)
Tim Talton (d. 7-22-21)
Randy Tate (d. 3-25-21)
Sammy Taylor (d. 10-8-19)
Samuel “Bay” Taylor (d. 4-8-19)
Tony Taylor (d. 7-17-20)
Ralph Terry (3-16-22)
Wayne Terwilliger (d. 2-3-21)
Nick Testa (d. 11-16-18)
Bert Thiel (d. 7-31-20)
Frank Thomas (d. 1-16-23)
Lee Thomas (d. 8-31-22)
Tim Thompson (d. 10-25-21)
Dick Tidrow (d. 7-10-21)
Lee Tinsley (d. 1-12-23)
Tim Tolman (d. 6-3-21)
Ron Tompkins (d. 2-4-23)
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)
Tom Urbani (d. 9-28-22)
Luis Valbuena (d. 12-6-18)
Sandy Valdespino (d. 2-26-23)
Julio Valdez (d. 7-24-22)
Fred Valentine (d. 12-25-22)
Vito Valentinetti (d. 8-5-21)
Benny Valenzuela (d. 10-24-18)
Loek van Mil (d. 7-28-19)
Helene Machado Van Sant (d. 2-13-19)
Anthony Varvaro (d. 9-11-22)
Coot Veal (d. 3-14-21)
Freddie Velázquez (d. 5-21-19)
Bill Virdon (d. 11-22-21)
Kathryn Vonderau (d. 8-10-22)
Tom Waddell (d. 9-14-19)
Gale Wade (d. 1-16-22)
Dan Walters (d. 4-23-20)
Kevin Ward (d. 3-9-19)
Pete Ward (d. 3-16-22)
Claudell Washington (d. 6-10-20)
Neal Watlington (d. 12-29-19)
Bob Watson (d. 5-14-20)
Stefan Wever (d. 12-27-22)
Ray Webster (d. 6-3-20)
Ted Wieand (d. 7-7-21)
Milt Welch (d. 2-9-19)
Fred Wenz (d. 10-6-20)
David West (d. 5-14-22)
Joyce (Hill) Westerman (d. 1-18-21)
Wally Westlake (d. 9-6-19)
Dave Wickersham (d. 6-19-22)
Gerald Williams (d. 2-8-22)
Stan Williams (d. 2-20-21)
Maury Wills (d. 9-19-22)
Duane Wilson (d. 11-9-21)
“Jumping” Johnny Wilson (d. 1-11-19)
Gordon Windhorn (d. 5-21-22)
Bobby Winkles (d. 4-17-20)
Dan Winters (d. 10-31-18)
John Wockenfuss (d. 8-19-22)
Hank Workman (d. 3-16-20)
Jim Wynn (d. 3-26-20)
George Yankowski (d. 2-25-20)
Tom Yewcic (d. 10-20-20)

Grave Stories

Baseball History

In Memoriam 2022 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
A short note on Peter Cooper and his baseball songs
Hick Carpenter’s grave is unmarked no longer
From the Luckiest Man to a pariah
Losing to win: Tony La Russa & the 1981 split season
In Memoriam 2021 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
SABR completes Ed Williamson Grave Marker Project
Greenville still loves Shoeless Joe Jackson
Mother and son die in fall at Petco Park
John Reilly survives a shipwreck but breaks his heart
The Ed Williamson grave marker project
Baseball in the genteel 19th Century (dodging mattresses & bullets)
Richie Scheinblum survives Nicaragua — barely
The Atlanta house bombing with the Miracle Mets connection
Dr. Bobby Brown talks Yogi, Casey
Hank Aaron’s heavy burden
Charley Pride and Nashville’s lethal ignorance
2020 was as bad as you thought it was
A league of their own… in 1905
Former Rays minor-leaguer found guilty of triple homicide
The way to Lou Johnson’s ear is through his stomach
Waite Hoyt fights bad hats and lazy skin
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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