Baseball Passings 2023

[G-Fafif]

Vic Davalillo, 84.



https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/vic-davalillo-passes-away.htmlhttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/vic-davalillo-passes-away.html



Vic and Manny Mota teamed up for some serious pinch-hitting in the postseason.



https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197710070.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197710070.shtml

[MFS62]

Vic Davalillo, 84. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/vic-davalillo-passes-away.htmlhttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/vic-davalillo-passes-away.html Vic and Manny Mota teamed up for some serious pinch-hitting in the postseason. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197710070.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197710070.shtml

Vic was one of my favorite players because he had been a pitcher and I wanted to see him do dual duty (Ohtani light) in the majors. But he never got the shot.

Later

[G-Fafif]

Vic Davalillo, 84. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/vic-davalillo-passes-away.htmlhttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/vic-davalillo-passes-away.html Vic and Manny Mota teamed up for some serious pinch-hitting in the postseason. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197710070.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197710070.shtml Vic was one of my favorite players because he had been a pitcher and I wanted to see him do dual duty (Ohtani light) in the majors. But he never got the shot. Later

Two shots against the Mets in the same series. Less Ohtani than Derek Bell.



https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=davalvi01&t=p&year=1969https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=davalvi01&t=p&year=1969

[Cowtipper]

Dan Dobbek:



https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/daniel-dobbek-obituary?id=53761627&_gl=1*tkomm2*_gcl_au*MTIyMzg4MTcxMS4xNzAxMTA0NjQ4https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/daniel-dobbek-obituary?id=53761627&_gl=1*tkomm2*_gcl_au*MTIyMzg4MTcxMS4xNzAxMTA0NjQ4



Dave Wehrmeister:



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262079722/dave-wehrmeisterhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262079722/dave-wehrmeister



Mike Corkins:



https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pressenterprise/name/michael-corkins-obituary?id=53766262https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pressenterprise/name/michael-corkins-obituary?id=53766262



Jeff Peterek:



https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jeffrey-peterek-obituary?id=53317015https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jeffrey-peterek-obituary?id=53317015



Wayne Comer:



https://www.whsv.com/2023/10/04/former-major-leaguer-shenandoah-native-wayne-comer-dies/https://www.whsv.com/2023/10/04/former-major-leaguer-shenandoah-native-wayne-comer-dies/



Guys from the late '70s and '80s are starting to die like crazy.

[Cowtipper]

Larry Miggins:



https://josephjearthman.funeraltechweb.com/tribute/details/747/Lawrence-Miggins/obituary.htmlhttps://josephjearthman.funeraltechweb.com/tribute/details/747/Lawrence-Miggins/obituary.html



Tom Harrison:



https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=harrito01https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=harrito01



Lee Richard:



https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wacotrib/name/lee-richard-obituary?id=52667655https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wacotrib/name/lee-richard-obituary?id=52667655



Dave Skaugstad:



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John Glenn:



https://www.moultrieobserver.com/sports/local_sports/colquitt-county-hall-of-famer-john-glenn-dies-in-new-jersey/article_58f7a330-9150-11ee-a9c4-5f94cc2dadc9.htmlhttps://www.moultrieobserver.com/sports/local_sports/colquitt-county-hall-of-famer-john-glenn-dies-in-new-jersey/article_58f7a330-9150-11ee-a9c4-5f94cc2dadc9.html



Joe Gaines:



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[MFS62]

I remember him as Lee "BB" Richard, infielder for the ChiSox.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Ryan Minor, most famous for playing third base for the Orioles on the day Cal Ripken finally sat, has passed at just 49.

[Frayed Knot]

The call to end the Ripken streak was always going to be Cal's. But apparently that didn't occur to Minor because

when he arrived at the park and was told that he was going to be that night's starting 3Bman his initial reaction

was "Does Cal know that?"



Other Minor tidbits:

- his name should have been Major cuz he was Yuge: 6' 7" / 225

- he was drafted in the 1st round by the Philly 76ers and played briefly with them in a training camp

- he had an identical twin: Damon

- he played just parts of four ML seasons [1998-2001] as did Damon [sFG 2000-2003, 2004]

- both twins were drafted by the Mets though neither one signed

[Edgy MD]

I knew there was a Mets connection, but I couldn't remember what. I didn't remember Damon at all.

[Cowtipper]

Bob Allen:



https://www.crawfordacrim.com/obituaries/Robert-Gray-Allen/#!/Obituaryhttps://www.crawfordacrim.com/obituaries/Robert-Gray-Allen/#!/Obituary

[Cowtipper]

Inevitably, there will be some unreported deaths uncovered and late-December passings that will trickle in, however this is the list of 2023 MLB deaths:



Bob Allen

Jesús Alou

Jack Baldschun

Sal Bando

Mike Baxes

Rob Belloir

Vida Blue

Bobby Bolin

Eddie Bressoud

Leo Burke

Dick Burwell

Bill Campbell

Ron Campbell

Joe Christopher

Nate Colbert

Alex Cole

Wayne Comer

Mike Corkins

Pat Corrales

Casey Cox

Roger Craig

Vic Davalillo

Bill Davis

Miguel de la Hoz

Dan Dobbek

Dick Drago

Brian Dubois

Bobby Durnbaugh

Carl Duser

Dave Elder

Larry Foster

George Frazier

Dave Frost

Joe Gaines

Rob Gardner

Bob Garibaldi

John Glenn

Dick Groat

Mario Guerrero

Bobby Guindon

Dick Hall

Roger Hambright

Preston Hanna

Bob Harrison

Roric Harrison

Tom Harrison

Willie Hernández

Alex Herrera

Joe Hicks

Dennis Higgins

Paul Hinrichs

Ron Hodges

Vern Holtgrave

Don Hood

Frank Howard

Mike Ivie

Deacon Jones

Fred Klages

Pete Koegel

Pete Ladd

Hobie Landrith

Don Leppert

Ken MacKenzie

Fred Marolewski

Tim McCarver

Dan McGinn

Román Mejías

Larry Miggins

John Miller

Ryan Minor

Bobby Morgan

Danny Morris

Cotton Nash

Dave Nicholson

Albie Pearson

Bert Peña

Joe Pepitone

Jeff Peterek

Gary Peters

Jim Poole

Jim Price

Bob Priddy

Larry Ray

Dennis Ribant

Lee Richard

Mel Roach

Brooks Robinson HOF

Ted Savage

Bill Schlesinger

Mike Shannon

Dave Skaugstad

Lou Skizas

Dave Stenhouse

Ken Suarez

John Sullivan

Frank Thomas

Lee Tinsley

Dick Tomanek

Ron Tompkins

Jerry Turner

Sandy Valdespino

Tim Wakefield

Tom Walker

Dave Wehrmeister

Ed Winceniak

Larry Yellen

Danny Young

Mike Young

[Cowtipper]

Here's an expanded list of 2023 deaths, including notable non-major leaguers:



A



Kazuharu Abe

Aquino Abreu

Bob Allen (allenbo04)

Jesus Alou

Rafael Avila



B



Jack Baldschun

Sal Bando

Roberto Barbon

Mike Baxes

Rob Belloir

Harry Blijden

Vida Blue

Bobby Bolin

Eddie Bressoud

Wilma Briggs

Willem Broertjes

Leo Burke

Dick Burwell

Shoichi Busujima



C



Bill Campbell

Ron Campbell

Luis Castro (minors06)

Joe Christopher

Nate Colbert

Alex Cole

Wayne Comer

Chris Cooper (minors03)

Mike Corkins

José Corpas Jr.

Pat Corrales

Casey Cox

Roger Craig



D



Emir Darce

Vic Davalillo

Bill Davis (davisbi01)

Miguel de la Hoz

Don Denkinger

Dan Dobbek

Dick Drago

Brian Dubois

Bobby Durnbaugh

Carl Duser



E

Dave Elder



F



Jean Faut

Larry Foster

George Frazier

Dave Frost

Kenji Furusawa



G



Joe Gaines

Rob Gardner

Bob Garibaldi

Yoandy Garlobo

Jack Giese

Coco Gómez

Dick Groat

Mario Guerrero

Bobby Guindon

Cliff Gustafson



H



Dick Hall

Roger Hambright

Preston Hanna

Bob Harrison

Roric Harrison

Tom Harrison

Willie Hernandez

Alex Herrera

Dennis Higgins

Paul Hinrichs

Mitsuyasu Hirano

Ron Hodges

Vern Holtgrave

Don Hood

Frank Howard

Rick Hummel



I



Hidetoshi Ikeda

Satoshi Iriki

Mike Ivie



J



Deacon Jones (jonesde02)

Joe Jones (minors04)



K



Hiromitsu Kadota

Manabu Kitabeppu

Fred Klages

Pete Koegel



L



Pete Ladd

Hobie Landrith

Don Leppert (leppedo02)

Ted Lerner



M



Ken MacKenzie

Fred Marolewski

Chip Maxwell

Tim McCarver

Dan McGinn

Román Mejias

Larry Miggins

John Miller (millejo04)

Ryan Minor

Bobby Morgan

Danny Morris

Dan Morrison



N



Toshio Naka

Futoshi Nakanishi

Cotton Nash

Dave Nicholson



O



Eliecer O'Connor

Koji Okamura



P



Albie Pearson

Bert Peña

Joe Pepitone

Jeff Peterek

Gary Peters

Jim Poole (pooleji02)

Jim Price (priceji01)

Bob Priddy

Carlos Pulido



R



Mike Radcliff

Larry Ray

Dennis Ribant

Lee Richard

Mel Roach

Brooks Robinson

Calín Rosales

Tom Ruane



S



Yoshiyuki Sakakibara

Ted Savage

Bill Schlesinger

Peter Seidler

Mike Shannon

Dave Skaugstad

Lou Skizas

Hans Slaap

Tomás Soto

Dave Stenhouse

Ken Suarez

Shigeru Sugishita

John Sullivan (sullijo07)

Taira Sumitomo



T



Frank Thomas (thomafr03)

Lee Tinsley

Dick Tomanek

Ron Tompkins

Masataka Tsuchiya (Tsuchma02)

Jerry Turner



V



Sandy Valdespino



W



Tim Wakefield

Tom Walker (walketo02)

Taisuke Watanabe

Dave Wehrmeister

Dave Wills (college)

Ed Winceniak

Rick Wolff



Y



Koshi Yamamoto

Larry Yellen

Danny Young (youngda01)

Mike Young