1985 Major League Died this Year

World Series Champion: Kansas City Royals

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Batting

Batting
Rk	Name	Yrs	From	To	ASG	WAR/pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Date of Death	Died	Tms
1	Alf Anderson	3	1941	1946	0	-0.1	126	430	390	56	93	11	3	1	17	6	3	33	49	.238	.300	.290	.589	Jun 23	Albany, GA, United States	PIT
2	George Banks	5	1962	1966	0	0.3	106	245	201	33	44	6	2	9	27	0	1	37	59	.219	.340	.403	.743	Mar 1	Spartanburg, SC, United States	CLE, MIN
3	Curt Barclay	3	1957	1959	0	0.2	44	67	64	6	15	3	0	0	4	0	0	1	18	.234	.258	.281	.539	Mar 25	Missoula, MT, United States	NYG, SFG
4	Les Bell	9	1923	1931	0	10.8	896	3629	3239	404	938	184	49	66	509	25	35	276	322	.290	.346	.438	.784	Dec 26	Hershey, PA, United States	BSN, CHC, STL
5	Johnny Bero	2	1948	1951	0	-0.3	65	201	169	26	34	5	0	5	17	1	1	27	31	.201	.311	.320	.631	May 11	Gardena, CA, United States	DET, SLB
6	Jim Bilbrey	1	1949	1949	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Dec 26	Toledo, OH, United States	SLB
7	Ossie Bluege	18	1922	1939	1	28.7	1867	7458	6440	883	1751	276	67	43	848	140	89	723	515	.272	.352	.356	.707	Oct 14	Edina, MN, United States	WSH
8	Elmer Bowman	1	1920	1920	0	0.0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	Dec 17	Los Angeles, CA, United States	WSH
9	Joe Bradshaw	1	1929	1929	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Jan 31	Tavares, FL, United States	BRO
10	Ramón Bragaña	1	1928	1928	0	-0.4	23	74	69	9	15	2	0	1	5	1		4		.217	.270	.290	.560	May 11	Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico	CSE
11	Art Bramhall	1	1935	1935	0	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Sep 4	Madison, WI, United States	PHI
12	Johnny Broaca	5	1934	1939	0	-3.1	121	277	254	10	23	0	0	0	9	0	1	10	119	.091	.125	.091	.216	May 16	Lawrence, MA, United States	CLE, NYY
13	Barney Brown	11	1932	1948	5	2.2	308	869	733	94	181	23	9	1	83	3		112		.247	.348	.307	.655		Philadelphia, PA, United States	CUP, NBY, PS
14	Earl Bumpus	4	1944	1948	0	-0.4	62	181	163	16	37	4	2	1	26	2		16		.227	.300	.294	.594	May 14	Uniontown, KY, United States	BBB, CAG, KCM
15	Walter Burch	8	1934	1946	0	-0.4	36	112	104	6	21	1	1	0	10	0		7		.202	.252	.231	.483	May 10	Detroit, MI, United States	BBS, CAG, CBE, CBR, CCB, HG, SNS
16	Guy Bush	17	1923	1945	0	-2.8	544	1003	888	57	143	12	2	0	52	3	0	50	162	.161	.207	.179	.386	Jul 2	Shannon, MS, United States	BSN, CHC, CIN, PIT, STL
17	Subby Byas	8	1932	1942	2	1.2	167	554	482	66	130	21	2	2	54	9		50		.270	.343	.334	.677	Oct 8	Chicago, IL, United States	CAG, MRS, NBY, ND
18	Harry Byrd	7	1950	1957	0	-0.5	187	291	262	16	42	2	0	0	14	1	1	9	60	.160	.188	.168	.356	May 14	Darlington, SC, United States	BAL, CHW, DET, NYY, PHA
19	Roland Calhoun	1	1938	1938	0	-0.1	6	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000		Oakmont, PA, United States	PC, SEN
20	Ken Chase	8	1936	1943	0	-1.3	190	449	419	28	69	9	2	1	27	0	0	12	97	.165	.190	.203	.393	Jan 16	Oneonta, NY, United States	BOS, NYG, WSH
21	Stu Clarke	2	1929	1930	0	0.6	61	215	187	22	51	5	8	2	23	3	1	20	21	.273	.346	.417	.763	Aug 26	Hayward, CA, United States	PIT
22	Bill Cooper	6	1938	1946	0	2.0	180	628	561	97	159	25	3	6	80	8		56		.283	.351	.371	.721	Mar 10	Philadelphia, PA, United States	BCA, IAB, NBY, PS
23	Rogelio Crespo	2	1926	1927	0	-0.9	96	395	346	49	74	8	5	2	36	6		36		.214	.311	.283	.595	Aug 27	Miami, FL, United States	CSE
24	Lloyd Davenport	10	1935	1945	6	4.5	231	952	864	134	253	44	11	3	88	30	0	77		.293	.352	.380	.732		New Orleans, LA, United States	BBB, CAG, CBE, CCB, CT, JRC, KCM, MRS, PS
25	Roy Debnam	1	1940	1940	0	0.1	4	16	12	2	5	0	0	0	2	0		3		.417	.533	.417	.950	Mar 1	Durham, NC, United States	NBY
26	Johnnie Bob Dixon	5	1926	1934	0	0.1	31	58	54	3	12	1	0	0	2	0		3		.222	.263	.241	.504	Feb 3	Stark County, OH, United States	CHT, CRS, CTG, CUP, DS, SLS
27	Larry Drake	2	1945	1948	0	-0.1	5	11	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.222	.300	.222	.522	Jul 14	Houston, TX, United States	PHA, WSH
28	Dick Drott	7	1957	1963	0	-0.4	176	213	202	12	34	0	1	0	7	0	0	6	66	.168	.192	.178	.371	Aug 16	Glendale Heights, IL, United States	CHC, HOU
29	Jake Early	9	1939	1949	1	8.2	747	2519	2208	216	532	98	23	32	264	7	8	281	259	.241	.330	.350	.679	May 31	Melbourne, FL, United States	SLB, WSH
30	Clarence Fieber	1	1932	1932	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Aug 20	Redwood City, CA, United States	CHW
31	Joe Genewich	9	1922	1930	0	-0.2	279	506	464	37	96	7	1	0	30	1	1	13	62	.207	.232	.226	.458	Dec 21	Lockport, NY, United States	BSN, NYG
32	Joe Glenn	8	1932	1940	0	-1.2	248	808	718	77	181	34	5	5	89	6	5	81	91	.252	.330	.334	.664	May 6	Tunkhannock, PA, United States	BOS, NYY, SLB
33	Hal Goldsmith	4	1926	1929	0	0.1	47	67	62	8	13	3	0	0	7	0	0	2	11	.210	.234	.258	.492	Oct 20	Riverhead, NY, United States	BSN, STL
34	Jim Grant	1	1923	1923	0	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Nov 30	Des Moines, IA, United States	PHI
35	Leslie Green	4	1939	1946	1	2.1	89	370	308	72	81	15	3	3	31	22		57		.263	.381	.360	.742	Mar 2	St. Louis, MO, United States	CAG, MRS, NBY, SL3, SNS
36	Burleigh Grimes HOF	19	1916	1934	0	6.2	632	1687	1535	157	380	62	11	2	168	15	6	69	241	.248	.282	.306	.588	Dec 6	Clear Lake, WI, United States	BRO, BSN, CHC, NYG, NYY, PIT, STL
37	Oscar Harstad	1	1915	1915	0	-0.2	32	17	16	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	.125	.125	.125	.250	Nov 14	Corvallis, OR, United States	CLE
38	Kirby Higbe	12	1937	1950	2	-1.8	418	714	660	35	101	14	2	3	47	0	1	15	135	.153	.172	.194	.366	May 6	Columbia, SC, United States	BRO, CHC, NYG, PHI, PIT
39	Philly Holmes	3	1938	1945	0	0.3	48	207	192	24	48	3	5	1	25	8	0	14		.250	.301	.333	.634	Oct 7	Atlanta, GA, United States	CBR, CC, IAB, JRC, NBY
40	Ray Jablonski	8	1953	1960	1	2.9	812	2807	2562	297	687	126	11	83	438	16	13	196	330	.268	.320	.423	.743	Nov 25	Chicago, IL, United States	CIN, KCA, NYG, SFG, STL
41	George Jefferson	4	1944	1948	0	-0.3	23	56	51	5	5	0	1	0	3	0	0	4		.098	.164	.137	.301	Sep 21	Erie, PA, United States	CBE
42	Syl Johnson	19	1922	1940	0	-2.0	542	757	702	51	127	18	5	4	53	1	0	23	214	.181	.209	.238	.447	Feb 20	Portland, OR, United States	CIN, DET, PHI, STL
43	Ted Kleinhans	4	1934	1938	0	-0.1	57	41	38	3	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	10	.158	.179	.158	.337	Jul 24	Redington Beach, FL, United States	CIN, NYY, PHI
44	Bill Kunkel	3	1961	1963	0	0.2	89	17	14	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	.214	.313	.214	.527	May 4	Red Bank, NJ, United States	KCA, NYY
45	Enrique Lantigua	1	1935	1935	0	-0.2	6	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		.000	.167	.000	.167	Jun 29	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic	NYC
46	Roy Lee	1	1945	1945	0	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Nov 11	St. Louis, MO, United States	NYG
47	Johnny Lindell	12	1941	1954	1	13.9	854	3123	2795	401	762	124	48	72	404	17	13	289	366	.273	.344	.429	.773	Aug 27	Newport Beach, CA, United States	NYY, PHI, PIT, STL
48	Roy Luebbe	1	1925	1925	0	-0.3	8	18	15	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	6	.000	.118	.000	.118	Aug 21	Papillion, NE, United States	NYY
49	Dave Madison	3	1950	1953	0	-0.2	74	34	30	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.100	.156	.100	.256	Dec 8	Macon, MS, United States	DET, NYY, SLB
50	Roger Maris	12	1957	1968	7	38.3	1463	5847	5101	826	1325	195	42	275	850	21	9	652	733	.260	.345	.476	.822	Dec 14	Houston, TX, United States	CLE, KCA, NYY, STL
51	Cloy Mattox	1	1929	1929	0	0.0	3	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167	.286	.167	.452	Aug 3	Danville, VA, United States	PHA
52	Boots McClain	6	1920	1926	0	-1.5	131	511	463	58	102	12	7	4	51	11		37		.220	.284	.302	.586	Aug 24	Columbus, OH, United States	ABC, CBN, COB, CTS, DM, DS, TT
53	Archie McKain	6	1937	1943	0	0.2	167	164	142	19	25	8	1	2	9	0	0	15	48	.176	.264	.289	.553	May 21	Salina, KS, United States	BOS, DET, SLB
54	Pete McQueen	3	1932	1937	0	-0.7	19	65	60	6	10	2	0	0	3	1		3		.167	.206	.200	.406		West Seneca, NY, United States	LRG, MRS, PC
55	Ralph Mellix	3	1934	1943	0	0.1	5	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	Mar 23	Homewood, PA, United States	HG, ND
56	Johnny Mokan	7	1921	1927	0	1.1	582	2219	1936	282	563	98	17	32	273	26	30	206	150	.291	.364	.409	.773	Feb 10	Buffalo, NY, United States	PHI, PIT
57	Willis Moody	1	1929	1929	0	-0.1	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	Oct 16	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	HG
58	Bill Morley	1	1913	1913	0	-0.1	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	May 14	Lubbock, TX, United States	WSH
59	Frank Mulroney	1	1930	1930	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					Nov 11	Aberdeen, WA, United States	BOS
60	Van Mungo	14	1931	1945	5	2.2	410	838	787	56	174	24	4	0	74	1	1	29	164	.221	.250	.262	.511	Feb 12	Pageland, SC, United States	BRO, NYG
61	Luke Nelson	1	1919	1919	0	0.0	9	7	7	1	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	4	.143	.143	.286	.429	Nov 14	Moline, IL, United States	NYY
62	Bob Nieman	12	1951	1962	0	17.4	1113	3947	3452	455	1018	180	32	125	544	10	30	435	512	.295	.373	.474	.847	Mar 10	Corona, CA, United States	BAL, CHW, CLE, DET, SFG, SLB, STL
63	Ken O'Dea	12	1935	1946	1	9.2	832	2513	2195	262	560	101	20	40	323	3	6	273	251	.255	.338	.374	.712	Dec 17	Lima, NY, United States	BSN, CHC, NYG, STL
64	Ike Pearson	6	1939	1948	0	-0.5	165	176	159	8	20	2	0	1	8	0	0	5	34	.126	.152	.157	.310	Mar 17	Sarasota, FL, United States	CHW, PHI
65	Red Peery	2	1927	1929	0	0.1	11	17	14	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	5	.214	.353	.214	.567	May 6	Salt Lake City, UT, United States	BSN, PIT
66	Grover Powell	1	1963	1963	0	0.1	20	12	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.200	.333	.200	.533	May 21	Raleigh, NC, United States	NYM
67	Army Rhodes	2	1940	1942	0	-0.3	7	26	25	2	4	1	0	0	2	0		0		.160	.160	.200	.360	Feb 22	Flint, MI, United States	CAG
68	Johnny Rucker	6	1940	1946	0	1.6	705	2769	2617	354	711	105	39	21	214	35	23	109	248	.272	.302	.366	.668	Aug 7	Moultrie, GA, United States	NYG
69	Bob Scheffing	8	1941	1951	0	2.7	517	1474	1357	105	357	53	9	20	187	6	6	103	127	.263	.316	.360	.676	Oct 26	Phoenix, AZ, United States	CHC, CIN, STL
70	Wes Schulmerich	4	1931	1934	0	4.0	429	1586	1442	169	417	73	20	27	192	7	20	118	197	.289	.347	.424	.771	Jun 26	Corvallis, OR, United States	BSN, CIN, PHI
71	Bud Sheely	3	1951	1953	0	-1.1	101	244	210	7	44	5	0	0	12	0	1	27	22	.210	.305	.233	.539	Oct 17	Sacramento, CA, United States	CHW
72	John Sherlock	1	1930	1930	0	-0.4	92	335	299	51	97	18	2	0	38	0	2	27	28	.324	.380	.398	.778	Nov 26	Buffalo, NY, United States	PHI
73	George Sias	1	1932	1932	0	-0.2	20	82	78	8	21	0	1	0	7	0		4		.269	.305	.295	.600		New Orleans, LA, United States	MRM, WAP
74	Orville Singer	7	1923	1932	0	5.1	207	861	800	133	267	36	12	8	119	34		51		.334	.376	.439	.815	Jun 29	Dorset, OH, United States	CBN, CCU, CLS, CTG, NLG
75	Clyde Smoll	1	1940	1940	0	-0.1	33	31	31	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	.161	.161	.161	.323	Aug 31	Quakertown, PA, United States	PHI
76	Riggs Stephenson	14	1921	1934	0	32.8	1310	5136	4508	714	1515	321	54	63	773	53	43	494	247	.336	.407	.473	.880	Nov 15	Tuscaloosa, AL, United States	CHC, CLE
77	Sam Streeter	13	1921	1936	1	2.4	201	507	484	40	138	13	7	1	44	0		14		.285	.307	.347	.654	Aug 9	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	BBB, CAG, CCU, HG, NLG, PC
78	Clarence Struss	1	1934	1934	0	0.1	1	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.667	1.000	Sep 12	Grand Rapids, MI, United States	PIT
79	Joe Sullivan	5	1935	1941	0	0.3	152	223	208	14	43	3	0	0	15	1	0	9	35	.207	.240	.221	.461	Apr 8	Sequim, WA, United States	BSN, DET, PIT
80	Bud Teachout	3	1930	1932	0	0.2	80	89	84	12	22	4	1	0	5	0	0	2	14	.262	.279	.333	.612	May 11	Laguna Beach, CA, United States	CHC, STL
81	Al Todd	11	1932	1943	0	4.3	863	2940	2785	286	768	119	29	35	366	18	17	104	243	.276	.307	.377	.684	Mar 8	Elmira, NY, United States	BRO, CHC, PHI, PIT
82	George Uhle	17	1919	1936	0	10.6	722	1513	1360	172	393	60	21	9	190	6	8	98	112	.289	.339	.384	.722	Feb 26	Lakewood, OH, United States	CLE, DET, NYG, NYY
83	Dick Wakefield	9	1941	1952	1	12.9	638	2506	2132	334	625	102	29	56	315	10	17	360	270	.293	.396	.447	.843	Aug 26	Redford, MI, United States	DET, NYG, NYY
84	Augie Walsh	2	1927	1928	0	0.2	40	44	43	7	11	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	8	.256	.256	.372	.628	Nov 12	San Rafael, CA, United States	PHI
85	Bill Wambsganss	13	1914	1926	0	4.1	1491	6113	5241	710	1359	215	59	7	521	140	74	490	357	.259	.328	.327	.655	Dec 8	Lakewood, OH, United States	BOS, CLE, PHA
86	George Washington	2	1935	1936	0	-0.3	128	405	388	46	104	24	3	9	52	1	0	11	22	.268	.294	.415	.708	Feb 17	Linden, TX, United States	CHW
87	Sam West	16	1927	1942	4	32.6	1753	6974	6148	934	1838	347	101	75	838	54	56	696	540	.299	.371	.425	.796	Nov 23	Lubbock, TX, United States	CHW, SLB, WSH
88	Vernon Wilshere	3	1934	1936	0	-0.5	41	60	50	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	24	.080	.164	.080	.244	May 23	Cooperstown, NY, United States	PHA
89	Bob Wilson	3	1947	1958	0	1.3	94	334	304	30	91	10	1	3	40	8	0	25	1	.299	.355	.368	.723	Apr 23	Dallas, TX, United States	LAD, NE
90	Whitey Wistert	1	1934	1934	0	-0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	Apr 23	Painesville, OH, United States	CIN
91	Joe Wood	1	1943	1943	0	0.4	60	174	164	22	53	4	4	1	17	2	2	6	13	.323	.347	.415	.762	Mar 25	Houston, TX, United States	DET
92	Smoky Joe Wood	14	1908	1922	0	10.4	697	2282	1952	266	553	118	31	23	325	23	5	208	265	.283	.357	.411	.768	Jul 27	West Haven, CT, United States	BOS, CLE
93	Rusty Yarnall	1	1926	1926	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Oct 9	Lowell, MA, United States	PHI
94	Bobby Young	8	1948	1958	0	-2.1	687	2719	2447	244	609	68	28	15	137	18	19	208	212	.249	.308	.318	.626	Feb 4	Randallstown, MD, United States	BAL, CLE, PHI, SLB, STL
95	Carl Yowell	2	1924	1925	0	-0.2	16	20	19	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.158	.158	.158	.316	Jul 27	Jacksonville, TX, United States	CLE
96	Benny Zientara	4	1941	1948	0	0.7	278	985	906	106	230	29	5	2	49	5	8	50	48	.254	.293	.304	.596	Apr 16	Lake Elsinore, CA, United States	CIN
97	Billy Zitzmann	6	1919	1929	0	-1.3	406	1142	1004	197	268	38	11	3	89	42	21	83	85	.267	.333	.336	.668	May 29	Passaic, NJ, United States	CIN, PIT
	Totals	547	1908	1968	39	253.2	27260	90016	79937	10366	21511	3538	872	1206	10205	867	577	7585	8320	.269	.335	.380	.716