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Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash following the 1972 season.. 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.
Harry Perry Chappas (October 26, 1957 – September 15, 2024) was an American baseball player who was a shortstop with the Chicago White Sox in parts of three seasons, from 1978 until 1980. Though he appeared in only 72 career games, he became a cult hero on the South Side due primarily to his stature.
Eric Richard Cooper (December 18, 1966 – October 20, 2019) was an American professional baseball umpire, whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned 1999 until his death in October 2019. [1] He wore umpire uniform number 56.
William Francis Plummer (March 21, 1947 – March 12, 2024) was an American professional baseball player and manager.He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher in 1968 and then from 1970 to 1978, most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976.
Darryl Andrew Kile (December 2, 1968 – June 22, 2002) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher.He pitched from 1991 to 2002 for three Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, primarily for the Houston Astros.
Robert Eugene Durnbaugh (January 15, 1933 – September 20, 2023) was an American Major League Baseball player. He played in two games at shortstop for the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1957, and grounded out in his only major league at-bat.
Hancock's death marked the second time in five years a player for the Cardinals died during the baseball season, the first being of pitcher Darryl Kile in 2002 with a coronary artery blockage. Hancock was the second active MLB player to be killed in an accident in less than a year, after the plane crash of Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle .
Lynn Everett McGlothen (March 27, 1950 – August 14, 1984) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1972 through 1982 . He played for the Boston Red Sox (1972–1973), St. Louis Cardinals (1974–1976), San Francisco Giants (1977–1978), Chicago Cubs (1978–1981), Chicago ...