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Stearns was the first Major League Baseball player to die in a war. [1] He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic , which means he served in the American Civil War , even though he was only 12 years old at the end of the war; children are known to have served as drummers, messengers, etc.
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.
Elmer John Gedeon (April 15, 1917 – April 20, 1944) was an American professional baseball player, appearing in several games for the Washington Senators in 1939.Gedeon and Harry O'Neill were the only two Major League Baseball players killed during World War II. [1]
List of baseball players who died during their careers; List of Major League Baseball players who died in wars; List of basketball players who died during their careers; List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta quake struck at exactly 5:04 p.m., at the height of rush hour and just before the first pitch of Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the ...
Harry Mink O'Neill (May 8, 1917 – March 6, 1945) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in one game for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1939, as a catcher. O'Neill and Elmer Gedeon were the only two Major League Baseball players killed during World War II. [1]
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 ...
Loyola High baseball players played through an emotional 9-0 loss to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on Tuesday after the death of teammate Ryan Times last week.