The Hall Of Famers

Causes Of Death

NAME AGE DATE OF DEATH CAUSE OF DEATH
Pete Alexander
63
 November 4th, 1950 Heart Failure
Walter Alston
72
 October 1st, 1984 Heart Disease
Sparky Anderson
76
 November 4th, 2010 Complications From Dementia
Cap Anson
70
 April 14th, 1922 Cerebral Hemmorhage
Luke Appling
83
 January 3rd, 1991 During Emergency Surgery for an Abdominal Aneurysm
Richie Ashburn
70
 September 9th, 1997 Heart Attack
Earl Averill
81
 August 16th, 1983 Pneumonia
Frank Baker
77
 June 28th, 1963 Stroke
Dave Bancroft
81
 October 9th, 1972 Heart Failure
Al Barlick
80
 December 27th, 1995 Cardiac Arrest
Ed Barrow
85
 December 15th, 1953 Cancer after being in a month long Coma
Jake Beckley
50
 June 25th, 1918 Valvular Heart Disease
Cool Papa Bell
87
 March 7th, 1991 Heart Attack
Chief Bender
70
 May 22nd, 1954 Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Jim Bottomley
59
 December 11th, 1959 Myocardial Infarction
Lou Boudreau
84
 August 10th, 2001 Congestive Heart Failure
Roger Bresnahan
65
 December 4th, 1944 Coronary Thrombosis
Dan Brouthers
74
 August 3rd, 1932 Heart Attack
Mordecai Brown
71
 February 14th, 1948 Complications from Diabetes
Ray Brown
56
 February 8th, 1965 Unknown
Willard Brown
81
 August 4th, 1996 Complications From Alzheimer’s Disease
Morgan Bulkeley
84
 November 6th, 1922 Heart Failure
Jesse Burkett
84
 May 27th, 1953 Uremia w/ Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Roy Campanella
71
 June 26th, 1993 Heart Attack
Max Carey
85
 May 30th, 1976 Cancer
Gary Carter
57
 February 16th, 2012 Glioblastoma Multiforme
Alexander Cartwright
72
 June 12th, 1892 Heart Attack
Henry Chadwick
83
 April 20th, 1908 Pneumonia
Frank Chance
47
 September 15th, 1924 Pulmonary Oedema w/ Acute Glomerular Nephritis
Happy Chandler
93
 June 15th, 1991 Heart Attack
Oscar Charleston
57
 October 5th, 1954 Multiple Myeloma
Jack Chesbro
57
 November 6th, 1931 Cerebral Hemmorhage
Nestor Chylak
59
 February 17th, 1982 Heart Attack
Fred Clarke
87
 August 14th, 1960 Pneumonia
John Clarkson
47
 February 4th, 1909 Lobar Pneumonia & General Paralysis
Roberto Clemente
38
 December 31st, 1972 Plane Crash
Ty Cobb
74
 July 17th, 1961 Cancer
Mickey Cochrane
59
 June 28th, 1962 Lympho-Sarcoma
Eddie Collins
63
 March 25th, 1951 Cerebral Hemmorhage
Jimmy Collins
73
 March 6th, 1943 Pneumonia
Earl Combs
77
 July 21st, 1976 Cancer
Charles Comiskey
72
 October 26th, 1931 Nephritis, Pneumonia and Heart Disease
Jocko Conlan
89
 April 1st, 1989 Heart Failure
Tommy Connolly
90
 April 28th, 1961 Unknown
Roger Connor
73
 January 4th, 1931 Throat Cancer
Andy Cooper
43
 June 3rd, 1941 Cardiac Decompostion due to Mitral Regurgitation
Stan Coveleski
94
 March 20th, 1984 Unknown
Sam Crawford
87
 June 15th, 1968 Stroke
Joe Cronin
77
 Septamber 7th, 1984 Unknown
Candy Cummings
75
 May 16th, 1924 Senile Dementia & Exhaustion
Kiki Cuyler
51
 February 11th, 1950 Heart Attack
Ray Dandridge
80
 February 12th , 1994 Prostate Cancer
George Davis
70
 October 17th, 1940 Syphilis
Leon Day
78
 March 13th, 1995 Complications from Diabetes
Dizzy Dean
64
 July 17th, 1974 Heart Attack
Ed Delahanty
35
 July 2nd, 1903 Fell off a bridge into Niagara Falls
Bill Dickey
86
 November 12th , 1993 Complications from a Stroke
Martin Dihigo
65
 May 20th, 1971 Unknown
Joe DiMaggio
84
 March 8th, 1999 Lung Cancer
Larry Doby
79
 June 18, 2003 Cancer
Barney Dreyfuss
66
 February 5th, 1932 Pneumonia
Don Drysdale
56
 July 3rd, 1993 Heart Attack
Hugh Duffy
87
 October 19th, 1954 After a long Illness
Leo Durocher
86
 October th, 1991 Abdominal Hemmorhage
Billy Evans
71
 January 23rd, 1956 Heart Attack
Johnny Evers
65
 March 28th, 1947 Cerebral Hemmorhage
Buck Ewing
46
 October 20th, 1906 Diabetes & Paralysis
Red Faber
88
 September 25th, 1976 Coronary Thrombosis
Bob Feller
92
 December 15th, 2010 Acute Myloid Leukemia
Rick Ferrell
89
 July 27th, 1995 Arrhythmia
Elmer Flick
94
 January 9th, 1971 Stomach Ailment
Willie Foster
74
 September 16th, 1978 Heart Disease
Rube Foster
51
 December 9th, 1930 General Paralysis of the Insane due to Syphilis
Nellie Fox
47
 December 1st, 1975 Skin Cancer
Jimmy Foxx
59
 July 21st, 1967 Choked on a peice of meat
Ford Frick
83
 April 8th, 1978 After a series of strokes
Frankie Frisch
74
 March 12th, 1973 Injuries from an Auto Accident
Pud Galvin
45
 March 7th, 1902 Catarrh of the Stomach
Lou Gehrig
37
 June 21st, 1941 Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
Charlie Gehringer
89
 January 21st, 1993 Stroke
Josh Gibson
35
 January 20th, 1947 Stroke due to a Brain Tumor
Warren Giles
82
 February 7th, 1979 Cancer
Lefty Gomez
80
 February 17th, 1989 Congestive Heart Failure
Joe Gordon
63
 April 14, 1978 Heart Attack
Goose Goslin
70
 May 15th, 1971 Cancer
Frank Grant
71
 May 27th, 1937 Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
Hank Greenberg
75
 September 4th, 1986 Cancer
Clark Griffith
85
 October 27th, 1955 Massive Stomach Hemmorhage
Burleigh Grimes
92
 December 6th, 1985 Cancer
Lefty Grove
75
 May 22nd, 1975 Heart Attack
Chick Hafey
70
 July 2nd, 1973 Stroke complicated by Emphysema
Jessie Haines
85
 August 5th, 1978 Heart Failure
Billy Hamilton
74
 December 16th, 1940 Heart Failure
Ned Hanlon
79
 April 14th, 1937 Heart Attack
Wil Harridge
87
 April 9th, 1971 Complications from Gall Bladder Surgery
Bucky Harris
81
 November 8th, 1977 Parkinson's Disease
Gabby Hartnett
72
 December 20th, 1972 Cirrosis of the Liver
Harry Heilmann
56
 July 9th, 1951 Lung Cancer
Billy Herman
83
 September 5th, 1992 Cancer
Pete Hill
71
 December 19, 1951 Unknown
Harry Hooper
87
 December 18th, 1974 Abdominal Aneurysm two weeks after Open Heart Surgery
Rogers Hornsby
66
 January 5th, 1963 Myocardial Infarction
Waite Hoyte
84
 August 25th, 1984 Heart Attack
Cal Hubbard
76
 October 17th, 1977 Cancer
Carl Hubbell
85
 November 21st, 1988 Intra-Cranial Hemmorhage due to injuries from an Auto Accident
Miller Huggins
51
 September 25th, 1929 Staphylococcus Pyogenes Aureus following an infection of the face
William Hulbert
49
 April 10th, 1882 Heart Disease
Catfish Hunter
53
 September 9th, 1999 Complications from a fall at home while suffering from Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
Travis Jackson
83
 July 27th, 1987 Alzheimers Disease
Hughie Jennings
58
 February 1st, 1928 Tubercular Spinal Meningitis
Ban Johnson
67
 March 28th, 1931 Diabetes Mellitis
Walter Johnson
59
 December 10th, 1946 Brain Tumor
Judy Johnson
89
 June 15th, 1989 Stroke
Addie Joss
31
 April 14th, 1911 Tubercular Spinal Meningitis
Tim Keefe
76
 April 23rd, 1933 Heart Failure
Willie Keeler
50
 January 1st, 1923 Chronic Endocarditis
George Kell
86
 March 24, 2009 Died in his sleep in his hometown of Swifton, AR
Joe Kelley
71
 August 14th, 1943 Cancer
George Kelly
89
 October 13th, 1984 Stroke
King Kelly
36
 November 8th, 1894 Pneumonia
Harmon Killebrew
74
 May 17th, 2011 Esophogeal Cancer
Chuck Klein
53
 March 28th, 1958 Cerebral Hemmorhage
Bill Klem
77
 September 1st, 1951 Heart Disease
Bowie Kuhn
80
 March 15th, 2007 Respiratory Failure due to Pneumonia
Nap Lajoie
84
 February 7th, 1959 Pneumonia
Kenasaw M. Landis
78
 November 25th, 1944 Acute Bronchopneumonia secondary to Hypertension
Tony Lazzeri
42
 August 6th, 1946 Heart Attack
Bob Lemon
79
 January 11th, 2000 Complications from a series of Stroke
Buck Leonard
90
 November 27th, 1997 Complications from a Stroke
Fred Lindstrom
75
 October 4th, 1981 Bacteremic Shock due to blockage of Right Kidney
Pop Lloyd
80
 March 19th, 1965 Arteriosclerosis
Ernie Lombardi
69
 September 26th, 1977 Heart Failure
Al Lopez
93
 October 30th, 2005 Heart Attack
Ted Lyons
85
 July 25th, 1986 Cancer
Connie Mack
93
 February 8th, 1956 Myocardial Failure due to Atherosclerosis w/ Intertrochanter Fracture of right hip
Biz Mackey
68
 September 22nd, 1965 Unknown
Larry MacPhail
85
 October 1st, 1975 Pneumonia
Effa Manley
84
 April 16th, 1981 Unknown
Mickey Mantle
63
 August 13th, 1995 Cancer
Heinie Manush
69
 May 12th, 1971 Throat Cancer
Rabbit Maranville
62
 January 5th, 1954 Heart Attack due to Coronary Sclerosis
Rube Marquard
90
 June 1st, 1980 Prostate Cancer
Eddie Mathews
69
 February 18th, 2001 Congestive Heart Failure & Pneumonia
Christy Mathewson
45
 October 7th, 1925 Tuberculosis
Joe McCarthy
90
 January 13th, 1978 Pneumonia Complicated by Cancer & Uremia
Tommy McCarthy
59
 August 5th, 1922 Cancer of the Intestine complicated by Pneumonia
Joe McGinnity
58
 November 14th, 1929 Bladder Cancer
Bill McGowan
58
 December 9th, 1954 Heart Attack
John McGraw
60
 February 25th, 1934 Abdominal Hemmorhage complicated by Cancer
Bill McKechnie
78
 October 29th, 1965 Pneumonia
Bid McPhee
83
 January 3rd, 1943 Heart Attack
Joe Medwick
63
 March 21st, 1975 Heart Attack
Jose Mendez
41
 October 31st, 1928 Unknown
Johnny Mize
80
 June 2nd, 1993 Cardiac Arrest
Hal Newhouser
77
 November 10th, 1998 Emphysema & Heart Problems
Kid Nichols
83
 April 11th, 1953 Carcinomatosis due to a Malignant Tumor of the Neck
Hank O'Day
72
 July 2nd, 1935 Bronchiopneumonia due to Tuberculosis of Lungs w/Bronchitis
Walter O'Malley
75
 August 9th, 1979 Congestive Heart Failure while being treated for Cancer
Jim O'Rourke
66
 January 8th, 1919 Pneumonia
Mel Ott
49
 November 21st, 1958 Injuries from an Auto Accident
Satchel Paige
76
 June 8th, 1982 Heart Attack
Herb Pennock
53
 January 30th, 1948 Cerebral Hemmorhage
Eddie Plank
50
 February 24th, 1926 Paralytic Stroke caused by Cerebral Hemmorhage w/ Hypostatic Congestive Lung
Alex Pompez
83
 March 14th, 1974 Unknown
Cum Posey
55
 March 28th, 1946 Bronchogenic Carcinoma of the Right Main Bronchus
Kirby Puckett
45
 March 6th, 2006 Stroke
Old Hoss Radbourn
43
 February 5th, 1897 Complications from Syphilis
Pee Wee Reese
81
 August 14th, 1999 Lung Cancer
Sam Rice
84
 October 13th, 1974 Cancer
Branch Rickey
83
 December 9th, 1965 Arterioscleratic Heart Disease
Eppa Rixey
71
 February 28th, 1963 Heart Attack
Phil Rizzuto
89
 August 13th, 2007 Pneumonia
Robin Roberts
83
 May 6th, 2010 Heart Failure
Jackie Robinson
53
 October 24th, 1972 Acute Myocardial Infarction
Wilbert Robinson
71
 August 8th, 1934 Cerebral Hemmorhage
Joe Rogan
77
 March 4th, 1967 Heart Disease
Edd Roush
94
 March 21st, 1988 Heart Attack
Red Ruffing
80
 February 17th, 1986 Heart Failure due to Stroke Complications
Jacob Ruppert
71
 January 13, 1939 Phlebitis
Amos Rusie
71
 December 6th, 1942 Chronic Myocarditis
Babe Ruth
53
 August 16th, 1948 Throat Cancer
Louis Santop
42
 January 6, 1942 Unknown
Ray Schalk
77
 May 19th, 1970 Asphyxia & Bronchiopneumonia due to Carcinoma of the Esophagus
Frank Selee
49
 July 5th, 1909 Tuberculosis
Joe Sewell
91
 March 6th, 1990 Unknown
Al Simmons
54
 May 26th, 1956 Heart Attack
George Sisler
80
 March 22nd, 1973 Heart Attack
Enos Slaughter
86
 August 12th, 2002 Complications from emergency colon surgery complicated by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hilton Smith
76
 November 18th, 1983 Unknown
Duke Snider
84
 February 27th, 2011 Diabetes Complications
Billy Southworth
76
 November 15th, 1969 Emphysema
Warren Spahn
82
 November 24th, 2003 Natural Causes
Al Spalding
65
 September 9th, 1915 Stroke
Tris Speaker
70
 December 8th, 1959 Coronary Occlusion
Willie Stargell
61
 April 9th, 2001 Stroke Ccomplicated by Kidney Disease
Turkey Stearnes
78
 September 4th, 1979 Cancer
Mule Suttles
66
 July 9th, 1966 Unknown
Casey Stengel
85
 September 29th, 1975 Lymphoma
Ben Taylor
64
 January 24, 1953 Unknown
Bill Terry
90
 January 9th, 1989 Natural Causes
Sam Thompson
62
 November 7th, 1922 Heart Attack
Joe Tinker
68
 July 27th, 1948 Congestive Heart Failure & Respiratory Disease
Cristóbal Torriente
44
 April 11th, 1938 Alcoholism & Tuberculosis
Pie Trayner
72
 March 16th, 1972 Heart Attack
Dazzy Vance
69
 February 16th, 1961 Heart Attack
Arky Vaughan
40
 August 30th, 1952 Drowned
Bill Veeck
71
 January 2nd, 1984 Acute Cardiopulmonary Arrest due to Pulmonary Embolism
Rube Waddell
37
 April 1st, 1914 Tuberculosis
Honus Wagner
81
 December 6th, 1955 Uremia w/ Arteriosclerosis
Bobhy Wallace
86
 November 3rd, 1960 Heart Attack
Big Ed Walsh
78
 May 26th, 1959 Cancer
Lloyd Waner
76
 July 22nd, 1982 Emphysema
Paul Waner
62
 August 29th, 1965 Pulmonary Emphysem & Pneumonia
Monte Ward
65
 March 4th, 1925 Pneumonia
George Weiss
77
 July 13th, 1972 Unknown
Mickey Welch
82
 July 30th, 1941 Gangrene of left foot due to Arteriosclerosis and Chronic Myocarditis
Willie Wells
82
 January 22nd, 1989 Congestive Heart Failure
Zack Wheat
83
 March 11th, 1972 Heart Attack
Deacon White
91
 July 7th, 1939 Unknown
Sol White
87
 August 26th, 1955 Unknown
Hoyt Wilhelm
80
 August 24th, 2002 Heart Failure
J. L. Wilkinson
86
 August 21, 1964 Unknown
Dick Williams
82
 July 7th, 2011 Brain Aneurysm
Joe Williams
64
 February 25th, 1951 Heart Disease
Ted Williams
83
 July 5th, 2002 Cardiac Arrest
Vic Willis
71
 August 3rd, 1947 Stroke
Hack Wilson
48
 November 23rd, 1948 Cerebral Hemmorhage Complicated by Influenza
Jud Wilson
66
 June 24, 1963 Unknown
George Wright
90
 August 21st, 1937 Myocarditis
Harry Wright
60
 October 3rd, 1895 Pneumonia
Early Wynn
79
 April 4th, 1999 Stroke
Tom Yawkey
73
 July 9th, 1976 Leukemia
Cy Young
88
 November 4th, 1955 Coronary Occlusion
Ross Youngs
30
 October 22nd, 1927 Pyelonephritis & Myocarditis