I had maintained this list over on Facebook, but with Facebook shutting down its blogging services, I might as well transition this to this forum. Over the past year or so I've been keeping track of the players in each of the four major team sports (baseball, basketball, football, hockey) that made it to the top league in their respective sport (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) sometime in my lifetime (I was born January 25, 1985) that has since passed away.
This was the first list that I had made. I was working a night shift, and this was only a few days after Tyler Skaggs's tragic death of asphyxiation following an overdose of opiates and other drugs. During some down time I was looking up deceased MLB players and made a list of the deceased players that played in the 2000s, then since I started watching baseball in 1993. At the end I just went ahead and made a list of everybody from my lifetime. I was already keeping track of deceased players through baseball cards I had. This may have been from the fact that I've been a baseball fan for so long, and know more baseball players than the other sports. Since then I've been updating the list, which now totals 244 players. The players are listed in reverse chronological order by their final MLB game. If multiple players last played on the same day, then the player who died later are listed first.
* indicates the player is in the Hall of Fame. Their names are also underlined.
06/29/2019 - Tyler Skaggs (1991-2019)
08/03/2018 - Luis Valbuena (1985-2018)
09/30/2016 - Yordano Ventura (1991-2017)
09/20/2016 - Jose Fernandez (1992-2016)
04/28/2016 - Daniel Webb (1989-2017)
04/28/2015 - Anthony Varvaro (1984-2022)
10/16/2014 - Oscar Taveras (1992-2014)
09/27/2014 - Miguel Gonzalez (1983-2017)
08/06/2014 - Andy Marte (1983-2017)
09/28/2013 - Pedro Feliciano (1976-2021)
09/28/2013 - Tommy Hanson (1986-2015)
09/23/2013 - Roy Halladay* (1977-2017)
10/03/2012 - Tyson Brummett (1984-2020)
06/25/2012 - Doug Slaten (1980-2016)
09/26/2011 - Frankie De La Cruz (1984-2021)
09/25/2011 - Tim Wakefield (1966-2023)
08/23/2011 - Julio Lugo (1975-2021)
08/03/2011 - Greg Halman (1987-2011)
07/18/2010 - Justin Miller (1977-2013)
06/24/2010 - Charlie Haeger (1983-2020)
08/04/2009 - Ryan Freel (1976-2012)
07/20/2009 - Chris Duncan (1981-201)
05/25/2009 - Rich Rundles (1981-2019)
04/08/2009 - Nick Adenhart (1986-2009)
09/28/2008 - Odalis Perez (1977-2022)
09/28/2008 - Jose Castillo (1981-2018)
04/26/2008 - Jose Capellan (1981-2015)
09/29/2007 - Marcos Carvajal (1984-2018)
09/29/2007 - Joe Kennedy (1979-2007)
09/28/2007 - John Rheinecker (1979-2017)
04/28/2007 - Josh Hancock (1978-2007)
04/18/2007 - Rheal Cormier (1967-2021)
10/07/2006 - Cory Lidle (1972-2006)
10/01/2006 - Brad Halsey (1981-2014)
09/26/2006 - Geremi Gonzalez (1975-2008)
07/07/2006 - Jose Lima (1972-2010)
10/02/2005 - Gerald Williams (1966-2022)
10/02/2005 - Walter Young (1980-2015)
05/26/2005 - Frank Castillo (1969-2013)
05/01/2005 - Dave McCarty (1969-2024)
09/24/2004 - Brian Powell (1973-2009)
08/14/2004 - Rod Beck (1968-2007)
08/08/2004 - Rosman Garcia (1979-2011)
07/21/2004 - Jeriome Robertson (1977-2010)
04/24/2004 - Carlos Pulido (1971-2023)
09/28/2003 - Jarrod Patterson (1973-2020)
09/28/2003 - Ruben Quevedo (1979-2016)
09/28/2003 - Dernell Stenson (1978-2003)
08/01/2003 - Jeremy Giambi (1974-2022)
07/20/2003 - Alex Herrera (1979-2023)
07/17/2003 - Luke Allen (1978-2022)
05/11/2003 - Dave Elder (1975-2023)
09/29/2002 - Angel Echevarria (1971-2020)
09/22/2002 - Steve Bechler (1969-2003)
07/27/2002 - Walt McKeel (1972-2019)
07/12/2002 - Hideki Irabu (伊良部秀輝) (1969-2011)
07/07/2002 - Mike Coolbaugh (1972-2007)
06/18/2002 - Darryl Kile (1968-2002)
05/15/2002 - Hector Ortiz (1969-2024)
04/14/2002 - Mario Encarnacion (1975-2005)
10/12/2001 - Ken Caminiti (1963-2004)
10/07/2001 - Ryan Minor (1974-2023)
10/07/2001 - Tony Fernandez (1962-2020)
10/07/2001 - Tony Gwynn* (1960-2014)
10/07/2001 - Mike Darr (1976-2002)
08/21/2001 - Kevin Foster (1969-2008)
08/03/2001 - Kimera Bartee (1972-2021)
06/28/2001 - Darryl Hamilton (1964-2015)
10/07/2000 - Doug Jones (1957-2021)
10/01/2000 - Mike Bell (1974-2021)
10/01/2000 - Miguel Del Toro (1972-2001)
09/30/2000 - Robert Ramsay (1973-2016)
07/20/2000 - Mark Brownson (1975-2017)
06/01/2000 - Jim Poole (1966-2023)
04/06/2000 - Danny Young (1971-2023)
10/03/1999 - Jim Corsi (1961-2022)
08/15/1999 - Tony Phillips (1959-2016)
08/11/1999 - Terry Mathews (1964-2012)
07/09/1999 - Will Brunson (1970-2019)
06/12/1999 - Rafael Carmona (1972-2021)
06/02/1999 - Danny Clyburn (1974-2012)
09/23/1998 - John Marzano (1963-2008)
09/04/1998 - David West (1964-2022)
06/25/1998 - Darrin Winston (1966-2008)
06/04/1998 - Richie Lewis (1966-2021)
10/26/1997 - Darren Daulton (1962-2017)
10/03/1997 - Chuck Carr (1967-2022)
09/28/1997 - Lee Tinsley (1969-2023)
09/28/1997 - Ron Blazier (1971-2021)
09/26/1997 - John LeRoy (1975-2001)
09/24/1997 - Ken Robinson (1969-1999)
07/11/1997 - Vaughn Eshelman (1969-2018)
06/23/1997 - Randy Veres (1965-2016)
06/11/1997 - Ken Ramos (1967-2016)
09/29/1996 - Dwight Smith (1963-2022)
09/28/1996 - Kim Batiste (1968-2020)
09/15/1996 - Andujar Cedeno (1969-2000)
09/03/1996 - Mark Small (1967-2013)
08/04/1996 - Tom Urbani (1968-2022)
06/21/1996 - Steve Howe (1958-2006)
06/19/1996 - Anthony Young (1966-2017)
05/27/1996 - Todd Frohwirth (1962-2017)
05/25/1996 - Derek Aucoin (1970-2020)
05/22/1996 - Alex Cole (1965-2023)
05/15/1996 - Scott Sanderson (1956-2019)
05/14/1996 - John Hope (1970-2018)
10/01/1995 - Jose Oliva (1971-1997)
09/30/1995 - Ross Powell (1968-2017)
09/28/1995 - Kirby Puckett* (1960-2006)
09/18/1995 - Jose DeLeon (1960-2024)
08/25/1995 - Juan Bell (1968-2016)
07/30/1995 - Riccardo Ingram (1966-2015)
07/20/1995 - Carlos Martinez (1965-2006)
07/15/1995 - Mike Sharperson (1961-1996)
05/19/1995 - Tom Browning (1960-2022)
08/11/1994 - Jeff McKnight (1963-2015)
08/11/1994 - Bob Welch (1956-2014)
07/29/1994 - Dave Henderson (1958-2015)
04/30/1994 - Matt Turner (1967-2019)
04/30/1994 - Russ Swan (1964-2006)
10/03/1993 - Drew Denson (1965-2014)
10/03/1993 - Jose Uribe (1959-2006)
10/03/1993 - Ivan Calderon (1962-2003)
10/02/1993 - Jeff Innis (1962-2022)
09/23/1993 - Luis Mercedes (1968-2019)
07/26/1993 - Tim Layana (1964-1999)
07/24/1993 - Cliff Young (1964-1993)
07/22/1993 - Gus Polidor (1961-1995)
07/19/1993 - William Suero (1966-1995)
05/23/1993 - Dan Walters (1966-2020)
10/04/1992 - Kevin Ward (1961-2019)
10/04/1992 - Dave Bergman (1953-2015)
10/04/1992 - Oscar Azocar (1965-2010)
10/04/1992 - Steve Olin (1965-1993)
10/03/1992 - Tim Crews (1961-1993)
10/01/1992 - Calvin Jones (1963-2022)
09/28/1992 - Jessie Hollins (1970-2009)
09/27/1992 - Gary Carter* (1954-2012)
09/27/1992 - Mike Flanagan (1951-2011)
07/20/1992 - Jeff Robinson (1961-2014)
06/08/1992 - Dave Smith (1955-2008)
10/06/1991 - Johnny Paredes (1962-2020)
10/06/1991 - Ron Jones (1964-2006)
10/05/1991 - John Cerutti (1960-2004)
10/03/1991 - Francisco de la Rosa (1966-2011)
10/02/1991 - Pascual Perez (1957-2012)
09/30/1991 - Eric Show (1956-1994)
08/06/1991 - Rick Mahler (1953-2005)
08/01/1991 - John Barfield (1964-2016)
07/06/1991 - Kevin Hickey (1956-2012)
07/02/1991 - Darrel Akerfelds (1962-2012)
06/24/1991 - Hector Wagner (1968-2017)
05/09/1991 - Carmelo Castillo (1958-2015)
04/30/1991 - Frank Wills (1958-2012)
09/28/1990 - Narciso Elvira (1967-2020)
08/05/1990 - Ken Howell (1960-2018)
07/05/1990 - Brian Dubois (1967-2023)
06/30/1990 - Bob Sebra (1961-2020)
06/18/1990 - Claudell Washington (1954-2020)
05/30/1990 - Bill Buckner (1949-2019)
05/26/1990 - Greg Booker (1960-2019)
05/25/1990 - John Hoover (1962-2014)
05/21/1990 - Brian Traxler (1967-2004)
04/23/1990 - Dan Quisenberry (1953-1998)
04/11/1990 - Howard Hilton (1964-2011)
10/01/1989 - Phil Lombardi (1963-2021)
09/30/1989 - Mike Young (1960-2023)
09/27/1989 - Frank Williams (1958-2009)
09/25/1989 - Bob Forsch (1950-2011)
09/24/1989 - Mark Higgins (1963-2017)
09/22/1989 - Jeff Peterek (1963-2023)
09/12/1989 - Damaso Garcia (1957-2020)
08/18/1989 - Willie Hernandez (1954-2023)
07/09/1989 - Bo Diaz (1953-1990)
06/23/1989 - Bryan Clutterbuck (1959-2016)
06/21/1989 - Kevin Batiste (1966-2024)
06/08/1989 - Roger Samuels (1961-2022)
06/07/1989 - Larry Arndt (1963-2014)
05/16/1989 - Chris Brown (1961-2006)
10/16/1988 - Don Baylor (1949-2017)
10/01/1988 - Charlie Lea (1956-2011)
09/30/1988 - Joaquin Andujar (1952-2015)
09/30/1988 - Rod Scurry (1956-1992)
09/25/1988 - Larry Owen (1955-2018)
09/23/1988 - Odell Jones (1953-2024)
09/09/1988 - Bruce Sutter (1953-2022)
08/18/1988 - Kelly Paris (1957-2019)
08/09/1988 - Don Sutton (1945-2021)
08/07/1988 - Donnie Moore (1954-1989)
07/29/1988 - Eddie Milner (1955-2015)
04/29/1988 - Joe Niekro (1944-2006)
04/23/1988 - Dwight Lowry (1957-1997)
10/21/1987 - George Frazier (1954-2023)
10/04/1987 - U L Washington (1953-2024)
10/04/1987 - David Green (1960-2022)
10/04/1987 - Darrell Porter (1952-2002)
10/03/1987 - Sammy Stewart (1954-2018)
10/03/1987 - Greg Jelks (1961-2017)
09/27/1987 - Phil Niekro* (1939-2020)
08/28/1987 - Alan Wiggins (1958-1991)
08/16/1987 - Tim Tolman (1956-2021)
07/19/1987 - Bert Pena (1959-2023)
06/17/1987 - Aurelio Lopez (1948-1992)
04/30/1987 - Bill Campbell (1948-2023)
04/20/1987 - Tom Waddell (1958-2019)
10/11/1986 - Vern Ruhle (1951-2007)
10/05/1986 - La Schelle Tarver (1959-2024)
10/03/1986 - Pete Ladd (1956-2023)
10/03/1986 - LaMarr Hoyt (1955-2021)
10/02/1986 - Vida Blue (1949-2023)
10/02/1986 - Matt Keough (1955-2020)
09/30/1986 - Joe Beckwith (1955-2021)
09/22/1986 - Wayne Krenchiki (1954-2018)
09/19/1986 - Tom Seaver* (1944-2020)
09/05/1986 - Frank Pastore (1957-2012)
08/31/1986 - Julio Cruz (1954-2022)
08/02/1986 - Ricky Nelson (1959-2021)
07/26/1986 - Carlos Diaz (1958-2015)
06/08/1986 - Al Cowens (1951-2002)
05/05/1986 - Rod Craig (1958-2013)
10/13/1985 - Bobby Castillo (1955-2014)
10/12/1985 - Jay Johnstone (1945-2020)
10/06/1985 - Rusty Staub (1944-2018)
10/06/1985 - Rob Picciolo (1953-2018)
10/06/1985 - Bobby Moore (1958-2015)
10/06/1985 - Luis Sanchez (1953-2005)
10/06/1985 - Rufino Linares (1951-1998)
10/05/1985 - Bruce Kison (1950-2018)
10/05/1985 - Rick Camp (1953-2013)
10/05/1985 - Mario Ramirez (1957-2013)
10/05/1985 - Ricky Adams (1959-2011)
10/04/1985 - Dave Wehrmeister (1952-2023)
10/04/1985 - Brad Lesley (1958-2013)
10/03/1985 - Joe DeSa (1959-1986)
09/27/1985 - Gary Woods (1953-2015)
09/21/1985 - Ramon Romero (1959-1988)
08/15/1985 - Johnny Wockenfuss (1949-2022)
08/08/1985 - Oscar Gamble (1949-2018)
07/13/1985 - Tommy Dunbar (1959-2011)
06/21/1985 - Rick Behenna (1960-2012)
05/29/1985 - Pat Zachry (1952-2024)
05/07/1985 - Tommy Boggs (1955-2022)
05/07/1985 - Andy Hassler (1951-2019)
04/14/1985 - Roy Johnson (1959-2009)
RIP everyone
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