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Rickey Henderson, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and the league's all-time stolen bases leader, has died at age 65, MLB announced Saturday. MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred confirmed ...
Last MLB team Last pro team Cause of death Year Ref(s) John Ake: 25 Third baseman: Baltimore Orioles: Duluth Freezers: drowning 1887 Francisco Barrios: 28 Pitcher: Chicago White Sox: Free agent [j] heart attack: 1982 [34] Cy Blanton: 37 Pitcher: Philadelphia Phillies: Hollywood Stars: cirrhosis: 1945 [35] Walt Bond: 29 Outfielder: Minnesota ...
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.
A coroner has ruled on Pete Rose's cause of death, one day after the Cincinnati Reds legend — whose storied career ended when he was banned from baseball for betting on games in 1989 — passed ...
Eugene Anthony Clines (October 6, 1946 – January 27, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and coach.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1970 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won four National League Eastern Division titles in five seasons between 1970 and 1974, and won the World Series in 1971.
Many don't even remember the team I was on, or the position I played, or anything. Just Wambsganss-unassisted triple play! You'd think I was born on the day before and died on the day after." Wambsganss died of heart failure in Lakewood, Ohio, on December 8, 1985. He was 91 years old. Wambsganss was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland. [7]
During his MLB career, Frailing made 19 starts and 97 relief appearances. He allowed 252 hits and 82 bases on balls, with 136 strikeouts, in 218 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched. He compiled a 10–16 (3.96) record with two saves. Frailing died suddenly on August 26, 2022, at the age of 74. [6]
Bird appeared in six postseason games from 1976 through 1978, all with the Royals, and each time against the New York Yankees, posting a 2.35 ERA in 7.2 innings pitched. After good work in the 1976 and 1977 playoffs , Bird surrendered a two-run home run to Thurman Munson in the eighth inning of Game Three during the 1978 American League ...