World War I Deaths
| Rank | Name | Baseball Experience | Pos | Service | Cause of Death | Location | Date |
| Lt. | Alexander "Tom" Burr | Major League | OF | US Army Air Service | Plane Crash | France | Oct 12, 1918 |
| Harry E. Chapman | Major League | C | US Army | Illness | Nevada, MO | Oct 21, 1918 | |
| LaVerne A. "Larry" Chappell | Major League | OF | Medical Corps | Illness | San Francisco, CA | Nov 8, 1918 | |
| Pvt. | Harry M. Glenn | Major League | C | US Army | Illness | St Paul, MN | Oct 12, 1918 |
| Cptn. | Edward L. "Eddie" Grant | Major League | 3B | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 5, 1918 |
| Newton S. "Newt" Halliday | Major League | 1B | US Navy | Illness | Great Lakes, IL | Apr 6, 1918 | |
| Cpl. | Ralph E. Sharman | Major League | OF | US Army | Accident | Camp Sheridan, AL | May 24, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Robert G. "Bun" Troy | Major League | P | US Army | Died from Wounds | France | Oct 7, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Harry B. Acton | Minor League | P | US Army | Illness | Camp Sherman, OH | Oct 11, 1918 |
| Pvt. | George H. "Rabbit" Albus | Minor League | SS/3B | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Nov 8, 1918 |
| 1/Lt. | Thomas R. "Tommy" Brailsford | Minor League | 3B | US Marine Corps | Killed in Action | France | Jul 29, 1918 |
| Pfc. | Albert D. "A. D." Breeding | Minor League | P | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 12, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Wilmer H. Brickley | Minor League | P | US Marine Corps | Plane Crash | Miami, FL | Oct 31, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Leroy J. Bruff | Minor League | C | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Sep 29, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Calvin R. Bryant | Minor League | IF | US Army | Died from Wounds | France | Nov 11, 1918 |
| Pvt. | John Cooper | Minor League | C | US Army | Accident | France | Sep 2, 1918 |
| Cpl. | B. Leo Dolan | Minor League | P | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 16, 1918 |
| 2/Lt. | Clarence M. "Milt" Drumm | Minor League | OF | US Army | Killed in Action | France | May 28, 1918 |
| Pfc. | Hugh Garrity | Minor League | OF/P | US Army | Illness | France | Sep 28, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Nicole "Jock" Giacomo (Di Giacomo) | Minor League | 3B | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 31, 1918 |
| Pfc. | Sherman R. "Chief" Greene | Minor League | P | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 16, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Frank S. Healy | Minor League | Umpire | US Army | Illness | Ft Riley, KS | Oct 1918 |
| Pvt. | Lucian S. "Dutch" Hiner | Minor League | C | US Army | Illness | France | Nov 4, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Leonard B. "Len" Hollywood | Minor League | IF | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Nov 3, 1918 |
| Seaman | John W. "Jack" Inglis | Minor League | C | US Navy | Illness | Troy, NY | Oct 6, 1918 |
| 2/Lt. | Charles W. Joplin | Minor League | SS | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jun 21, 1918 |
| 2/Lt | Arthur L. Joquel | Minor League | C | US Army Air Service | Plane Crash | Ft. Worth, TX | Nov 2, 1918 |
| Pfc. | Orville Kilroy | Minor League | P | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 9, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Willard J. McGraw | Minor League | C | US Army | Illness | Germany | Mar 1, 1919 |
| YN | Percy L. Merritt | Minor League | IF | US Navy | Illness | Mare Island, CA | Dec 10, 1918 |
| Cadet | Marcus G. Milligan | Minor League | P | US Army Air Service | Plane Crash | Ft Worth, TX | Sep 4, 1918 |
| S/1c | Guy R. Milliman | Minor League | P | US Navy | Illness | Pelham Bay Park, NY | Oct 9, 1918 |
| 2/Lt. | Edward L. Moore | Minor League | C | US Army | Died from Wounds | France | Sep 30, 1918 |
| Pvt. | James M. O'Rourke | Minor League | OF | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 12, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Frank "Dawson" Poteet | Minor League | P | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Nov 3, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Paul J. Rairick | Minor League | C | US Army | Illness | Fort Meade, MD | Sep 27, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Mannie E. "Babe" Reams | Minor League | IF | US Army | Killed in Action | Belgium | Oct 31, 1918 |
| Pvt. | John F. Rice | Minor League | OF | US Army | Illness | Oswego, NY | Sep 27, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Ernest E. Rochon | Minor League | Unknown | Canadian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Jun 3, 1917 |
| Unknown | Ernest E. Stiteler | Minor League | IF | US Army | Illness | Smithville, TX | May 14, 1918 |
| Cptn. | Leonard A. "L.A." Wattelet | Minor League | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Belgium | Oct 31, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Frederic M. Woods | Minor League | P | US Army Air Service | Illness | France | Oct 2, 1918 |
| Pvt. | C. Ralph Worrell | Minor League | P | US Army | Illness | Charlottesville, VA | Nov 4, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Robert A. Foster | Professional | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | July 28, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Ted Kimbro | Negro League | 3B | US Army | Illness | Camp Dix, NJ | Sep 19, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Norman Triplett | Negro League | OF | US Army | Illness | France | Oct 20, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Pearl F. "Specks" Webster | Negro League | C | US Army | Illness | France | Nov 16, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Lester W. Allen | Semi-Pro | Unknown | US Marine Corps | Killed in Action | France | Oct 3, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Carl C. Jones | Semi-Pro | IF | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 1918 |
| Sgt. | Apau Kau | Semi-Pro | P | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Nov 5, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Matthew S. Lanighan | Semi-Pro | C | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 16, 1918 |
| Pvt. | John A. "Topsy" McDevitt | Semi-Pro | 1B | US Army | Died from Wounds | France | Oct 31, 1918 |
| 1/Lt. | Benjamin P. Bradford | College - Bowdoin | C | US Army Air Service | Plane Crash | France | Aug 6, 1918 |
| Ensign | D. Blair Mingle | College - Penn State | 2B | Naval Aviation Service | Plane Crash | Pensacola, FL | Feb 7, 1919 |
| Mjr. | John F. Murtaugh | College - Cornell | 1B | US Army | Poison | New York | Dec 1, 1918 |
| Lt. | James O'Neil | College - Columbia | Unknown | US Army | Died from Wounds | Unknown | Oct 2, 1918 |
| Lt. | Samuel J. Reid, Jr. | College - Princeton | C/SS | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 22, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Carl C. "Birdie" Saunders | College - Colgate | P | US Army | Illness | France | Feb 24, 1919 |
| 1/Lt. | Laurens C. "Spike" Shull | College - Chicago | P | US Army | Died from Wounds | France | Aug 5, 1918 |
| 1/Lt. | Allen W. Talley | College - Princeton | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 7, 1918 |
| Lt. | John A.L Zenor | College - Naval Academy | Unknown | US Navy | Accident | The Philippines | Dec 20, 1917 |
| Cpl. | Martin L. "Pete" Anderson | Amateur | IF | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jun 18, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Joseph Dumas | Amateur | 3B | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 11, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Joseph H. Landon | Amateur | C | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 14, 1918 |
| MU2 | George D. Sinks | Amateur | Unknown | US Navy | Accident | Norfolk, VA | Mar 10, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Alexander "Sandy" Smith | Amateur | 3B | Canadian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Sep 2, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Thomas A. "Tommy" Squair | Amateur | OF | Canadian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Sep 30, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Frederick W. Valentine, Jr. | Amateur | Unknown | US Marine Corps | Illness | France | Nov 11, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Allen B. White | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jul 18, 1918 |
| Sgt. | Ivor Harris | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Apr 11, 1917 |
| 2/Lt. | Chris Mahony | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Sep 1, 1918 |
| Sgt. | A. T. Smith | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Turkey | Aug 20, 1915 |
| Pvt. | Alfred D. Thomas | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Turkey | Nov 29, 1915 |
Baseball players killed in WWI, baseball players who died from wounds in WWI, baseball players who died in accidents in WWI and baseball players who died from illness.
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