billy werber , 1st baseman in major league baseball , has died at the age of 100 . werber died of unknown causes on thursday , january 22 , 2009 at an assisted living institution in charlotte , nc carolina . he was transferred there after his form deteriorated a month earlier . his father said that when admitted , werber refused to eat solid foods and only only drunk liquids . " he just tried to eat and that was his plan , " bill werber jr . told the oakland press . he added that his father was " dull up until four weeks later " .
Werber died in North Carolina at the age of 100.