List of Major League Baseball players who died in wars

This is a list of Major League Baseball players who died in wars. The player's team refers to the last team the person played for.

Spanish-American War

Name	Age	Year died	Position	Team	Last year played	Service	Notes
Bill Stearns	45	1898	Pitcher and outfielder	Washington Nationals	1875	United States Army	Stearns was the first Major League Baseball player to die in a war.^[1] He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, which means he served in the American Civil War, even though he was only 12 years old at the end of the war; children are known to have served as drummers, messengers, etc. At the age of 45, he volunteered to serve in the Spanish-American War, but became ill during the American landing on Puerto Rico and died at home several months later.^[2]

Name	Age	Year died	Position	Team	Last year played	Service	Notes
Tom Burr^[2]	24	1918	Outfielder	New York Yankees	1914	United States Army	A pilot, he crashed after a mid-air collision.
Harry Chapman^[2]	32		Catcher	St. Louis Browns	1916		Died of influenza-induced pneumonia, a victim of the Spanish flu.
Larry Chappell^[2]	28		Outfielder	Boston Braves	1917	United States Army	Died of the Spanish flu.
Harry Glenn^[2]	28		Catcher	St. Louis Cardinals	1915		Died of pneumonia.
Eddie Grant^[2]	35		Third baseman	New York Giants	1915		Killed by a shell while leading a unit searching for the "Lost Battalion".
Newt Halliday^[2]	21		First baseman	Pittsburgh Pirates	1916	United States Navy	Died of tuberculosis.
Ralph Sharman^[2]	23		Outfielder	Philadelphia Athletics	1917	United States Army	Drowned while swimming.
Bun Troy^[2]	30		Pitcher	Detroit Tigers	1912	United States Army	Shot in the chest during the Meuse–Argonne offensive.

Of the more than 500 major league players who served in the military in World War II, two were killed.^[3]

Name	Age	Year died	Position	Team	Last year played	Service	Notes
Elmer Gedeon^[2]	27	1944	Outfielder	Washington Senators	1939	United States Army Air Forces	Shot down over France while piloting a Martin B-26 Marauder bomber.
Harry O'Neill^[2]	27	1945	Catcher	Philadelphia Athletics	1939	United States Marine Corps	Killed by a sniper during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

One Major Leaguer was killed in the Korean War.^[2]

Name	Age	Year died	Position	Team	Last year played	Service	Notes
Bob Neighbors^[2]^[4]	34	1952	Shortstop	St. Louis Browns	1939	United States Air Force	Piloted a Douglas A-26 Invader light bomber which was hit. The crew bailed out and were initially listed only as missing in action.