william werber , third baseman in major professional baseball , has died at the age of 100 . werber died of natural causes on thursday , january 22 , 2009 at an assisted living center in salisbury , charlotte carolina . he was moving there after his body deterioration a month ago . his son said that when admitted , werber refused to eat basic foods and would only consume liquids . " he just wanted to pay and that was his intention , " willie werber ft . said the pittsburgh world . he mentioned that his father was " sharp up until four weeks ago " .
Werber died in North Carolina at the age of 100.