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09-28-2006, 12:54 PM
Posted By: <b>Turner Engle</b><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aef_R.e5T.sk&refer=home" target="_new" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aef_R.e5T.sk&refer=home</a" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aef_R.e5T.sk&refer=home</a</a>><br /><br />This is just crazy. Has anybody ever heard of old time ball players doing this kind of stuff?

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09-28-2006, 12:59 PM
Posted By: <b>Bob Pomilla</b><p>I'd say there were a few.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedeadballera.com/suicides.html" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedeadballera.com/suicides.html</a>

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09-28-2006, 01:07 PM
Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>In 1900 Marty Bergen hacked up his family and then killed himself. And Willard Hershberger, who appears in the 1940 Play Ball set, killed himself in a hotel room. I'm sure there are others.

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09-28-2006, 01:14 PM
Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>they were much more creative back then...battery acid, morphine, opium, illuminating gas, choloric acid...etc.<br /><br />as far as "oldtime" ballplayers pulling stunts like TO...just read up on Rube Waddell, Germany Schafer, and even our beloved G.H. Ruth...just to name a few.

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09-28-2006, 01:19 PM
Posted By: <b>S. Gross</b><p>Looks like an interesting "Type card" collection possibility.<br /><br />Still, of all the crazies, ol' Terrible Terry Larkin is the king ....<br />

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09-28-2006, 02:29 PM
Posted By: <b>Tom Boblitt</b><p>'dead' ballera.com<br /><br /><br />

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09-28-2006, 02:31 PM
Posted By: <b>PC</b><p>Otto Miller ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/library/columns/rw_040504.htm" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/library/columns/rw_040504.htm</a>

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09-28-2006, 02:33 PM
Posted By: <b>Zach Rice</b><p>I believe Harry Pullam commited suicide.

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09-28-2006, 02:34 PM
Posted By: <b>robert a</b><p>Turner,<br /><br />From the stories that I've read, that was a lot more troubled ball players in the "old times." Many had to pick up a second job after "work" at the local bar. <br /><br /><br /><br />

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09-28-2006, 02:46 PM
Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>Unfriggingbelievable that someone would kill themselves by slashing their throat with a razor blade (several died that way). Of course consuming battery acid wouldn't be my preference either.<br />Did every major league player named McGann commit suicide?????

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09-28-2006, 03:19 PM
Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>Does Ken Caminiti count?

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09-28-2006, 04:35 PM
Posted By: <b>Judge Dred (Fred)</b><p>Cmonnow, can't y'all read... it wasn't a suicide attempt, it was an alergic reaction to his pain medication... <br /><br />Mike,<br /><br />Caminiti didn't kill himself in the literal sense. He died of an OD or heart attack (brought on by drug abuse). His was truly a tragic story. He was a heck of a ball player, even if he did roids. He was a true competitor.

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09-28-2006, 04:37 PM
Posted By: <b>Judge Dred (Fred)</b><p>From Deadball Era.Com <br /><br />1881: Fraley Rogers (31)....................Gun<br /><br />1889: Jim McElroy (26)....................Opium Overdose<br /><br />1889: Frank Ringo (28)....................Morphine<br /><br />1891: Ernie Hickman (35)....................Gun<br /><br />1894: Terry Larkin (?)....................Slit His Throat With A Razor<br /><br />1894: Edgar McNabb (28)....................Gun<br /><br />1896: Cannonball Crane (34)....................Overdose Of Chloral<br /><br />1900: Marty Bergen (28) ....................Slit His Throat After Killing His Wife And Two Children<br /><br />1903: WIN MERCER (28)....................INHALED ILLUMINATING GAS<br /><br />1904: DAN MAHONEY (39)....................Drank Carbolic Acid<br /><br />1907: CHICK STAHL (34)....................Drank Carbolic Acid<br /><br />1908: Reddy Foster (44)....................Shotgun<br /><br />1909: Nicholas Mathewson (22) MINOR LEAGUER....................Gun (CHRISTY'S BABY BROTHER)<br /><br />1909: HARRY PULLIAM (44) NL PRESIDENT....................Gunshot To The Head<br /><br />1910: ED STRICKLAND (26) MINOR LEAGUER....................Gun (AFTER SHOOTING HIS GIRLFRIEND FIRST)<br /><br />1910: CHARLES NELSON BROWN (?) MINOR LEAGUER....................Gun<br /><br />1910: JAMES PAYNE (?) MINOR LEAGUER....................Gun<br /><br />1910: DAN McGANN (39)....................Gun<br /><br />1911: RANDOLPH BLANCH (PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS WRITER)....................Gun<br /><br />1911: THOMAS SENIOR (32) MINOR LEAGUE UMP....................Gun<br /><br />1911: DICK SCOTT (27)....................RAZOR<br /><br />1914: CHARLIE WEBER (45)....................Gun<br /><br />1916: CARL BRITTON (40) MINOR LEAGUE PITCHER....................UNKNOWN<br /><br />1916: EDDIE HOHNHURST (31)....................Gun<br /><br />1918: NED EGAN (?) (MANAGER MILWAUKEE: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION)....................Gun<br /><br />1918: PATSY TEBEAU (43)....................SHOT HIMSELF<br /><br />1920: LOU MEYERS (60)....................STRYCHNINE<br /><br />1921: NOEL BRUCE (56) MINOR LEAGUER....................Gun<br /><br />1921: CLAY DAILEY (?) MINOR LEAGUER....................Gun (AFTER BEING CUT FROM THE LOUISVILLE TEAM)<br /><br />1921: ART IRWIN (63)....................JUMPED FROM A STEAMER INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN<br /><br />1924: WALT GOLDSBY (52)....................Gun<br /><br />1924: JOHN WAKEFIELD (?) MINOR LEAGUER....................UNKNOWN (AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND)<br /><br />1927: DRUMMOND BROWN (41)....................Gun<br /><br />1927: BILL GANNON (50)....................DROWNING<br /><br />1927: DANNY SHAY (51)....................UNKNOWN<br /><br />1927: JAKE WELLS (63)....................UNKNOWN<br /><br />1929: TONY BROTTEM (37)....................Gun<br /><br />1929: JIM PRICE (60) SPORTS WRITER....................Gun<br /><br />1930: JOE LANNIN (60) FORMER RED SOX OWNER....................JUMPED OUT A WINDOW<br /><br />1930: JOHN B. SHERIDAN (61) SPORTS WRITER....................HANGED HIMSELF<br /><br />1930: ZEKE ROSEBRAUGH (59)....................Gun<br /><br />1931: CON LUCID (57)....................UNKNOWN<br /><br />1931: CARL SITTON (48)....................Gun<br /><br />1932: BILL GREY (61)....................Gun<br /><br />1934: PEA RIDGE DAY (34)....................SLIT HIS THROAT WITH A HUNTING KNIFE AFTER AN OPERATION FAILED TO RESTORE HIS PITCHING ARM<br /><br />1934: GUY MORRISON (38)....................Gun<br /><br />1934: CHARLIE DEXTER (57)....................Gun<br /><br />1934: SY SANBORN (67) SPORTS WRITER....................Gun<br /><br />1935: WALT KUHN (51)...................Gun<br /><br />1937: EMMET McCANN (35)....................Gun<br /><br />1937: BENNY FREY (31)....................CARBON MONOXIDE<br /><br />1940: WILLARD HERSHBERGER (30)....................SLASHED HIS THROAT<br /><br />1940: CHARLIE HOLLOCHER (44)....................Gun (SHOT HIMSELF IN THE THROAT)<br /><br />1941: RALPH WORKS (43)....................Gun<br /><br />1941: HARVEY HENDRICK (43)....................Gun<br /><br />1942: LYLE BIGBEE (48)....................Gun<br /><br />1943: CHET CHADBOURNE (58)....................Gun<br /><br />1945: BOB GANDY (51)....................Gun<br /><br />1945: HARRY McNEAL (66)....................Gun<br /><br />1945: HANK EIBEL (51)....................Gun<br /><br />1945: MORRIE RATH (58)....................Gun<br /><br />1947: FERDIE MOORE (51)....................Gun<br /><br />1947: LUKE STUART (55)....................Gun<br /><br />1948: JAKE POWELL (40)....................SHOT HIMSELF IN A POLICE STATION<br /><br />1948: BERT HALL (59)....................HANGING<br /><br />1949: TIM BOWDEN (58)....................Gun<br /><br />1950: JOHN MORRISON ALLEN (29) (SHORTSTOP: PORTSMOUTH / OHIO-INDIAN LEAGUE)...................UNKNOWN<br /><br />1950: WATTIE HOLM (48)....................SHOT HIMSELF AFTER KILLING HIS WIFE<br /><br />1950: FRANK PEARCE (45)....................Gun<br /><br />1951: HUGH CASEY (37)....................SHOTGun BLAST TO THE NECK<br /><br />1951: WALLY ROETTGER (49)....................RAZOR<br /><br />1954: SKEETER SHELTON (65)....................Gun<br /><br />1955: JIM OGLESBY (50)....................SHOTGun<br /><br />1956: LIMB McKENRY (68)....................Gun<br /><br />1957: FRED ANDERSON (71)....................SHOTGun<br /><br />1960: GIB BRACK (47)....................Gun<br /><br />1961: JOHN MOHARDT (63)....................CUT HIS FEMORAL ARTERY<br /><br />1961: GEORGE DAVIS (71)....................HANGING<br /><br />1962: FRED BRATSCHI (70)....................DRANK BATTERY ACID<br /><br />1962: OTTO MILLER (72)....................JUMPED<br /><br />1962: CY MORGAN (83).....................RAZOR<br /><br />1963: JOHNNY NIGGELING (60)....................HANGING<br /><br />1964: PAUL ZAHNISER (68)....................Gun<br /><br />1965: STAN PITULA (34)....................CARBON MONOXIDE<br /><br />1966: LEW MOREN (83)....................SLIT HIS THROAT<br /><br />1967: ART GARIBALDI (60)....................Gun<br /><br />1969: EMIL KUSH (53)....................CARBON MONOXIDE<br /><br />1971: MURRAY WALL (45)....................Gun<br /><br />1972: DEL BISSONETTE (72)....................Gun<br /><br />1975: DON WILSON (29)....................CARBON MONOXIDE<br /><br />1980: DAN THOMAS (29)....................HUNG HIMSELF IN JAIL AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH RAPE<br /><br />1989: VIRGIL STALLCUP (67)....................Gun<br /><br />1989: CARLOS BERNIER (62)....................HANGING<br /><br />1989: TONY LUCADELLO (?) BASEBALL SCOUT....................Gunshot Wound To The Head<br /><br />1989: DONNIE MOORE (35)....................Gun (AFTER SHOOTING HIS WIFE FIRST)<br /><br />1989: MIKE REINBACH (39)....................DROVE HIS CAR OVER A CLIFF<br /><br />1990: CHARLIE SHOEMAKER (51)....................Gun<br /><br />1991: JIM MAGNUSON (44)....................ALCOHOL POISONING<br /><br />1995: RON LUCIANO (57) FORMER AMERICAN LEAGUE UMP....................CARBON MONOXIDE <br />

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09-28-2006, 04:55 PM
Posted By: <b>T E</b><p>Didn't Delahanty die chasing a train across a bridge over a river, plunging to a watery and no doubt painful death? Maybe not quite suicide, but close...

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09-28-2006, 04:59 PM
Posted By: <b>Turner Engle</b><p>here is the full article on Delahanty. I guess he had a little too much to drink.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/delahanty.html" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/delahanty.html</a>

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09-28-2006, 05:16 PM
Posted By: <b>prewarsports</b><p>The Chick Stahl story is really intriguing. He supposedly was having an affair with a woman who was threatening to go to the press and so he comitted suicide by drinking acid. He excused himself from a dinner party at his house and then went upstairs and did the deed while the rest of the group continued with the party.<br /><br />Also, for the record, Dan McGann most likely was murdered.<br /><br />Arthur Irwin is THE Best (if you can tactfully say that) suicide story. He kept a wife and family in two cities for years and years with no suspicion. One day the stress got to him and he threw himself off a boat. It got a bit odd when two wives and two full sets of children showed up at the funeral.<br /><br />Another thing to remember is that A LOT of early ballplayers had all sorts of venerial diseases which eventually affected the brain as well. Others like Marty Bergen would be able to be treated with medication today. The off-the-field lives of early baseball players is often much more interesting than the study of their on-field performances.