List of baseball players who died during their careers
This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers. These deaths occurred during a game, due to illness, results of accidents, acts of violence, or suicide. Repeated studies have shown that Major League Baseball players have a greater life expectancy than males in the general U.S. population — about five years more, on average, which is attributed to their superior fitness and healthy lifestyles. The longer the active career, the longer the player lives, on average. This correlation is attributed to the maintenance of fitness and increased wealth. Deaths  of active players. This is a list of notable deaths in baseball and untimely deaths of active professional baseball players. Major League Baseball. The following Major League Baseball players died during their careers. Minor League Baseball. Minor league players are listed with their major league affiliate team, else denoted with a dagger () if their team was unaffiliated. !| Player !| Age !| Position !| Last team !| Organization !| Cause of death !| Year ! class=unsortable| Ref(s) ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | List of baseball players who