Deceased Twins

Rest in peace gentlemen and thank you for all the wonderful memories!

If the player played for the Washington Senators prior to becoming a Minnesota Twin, his service time in Washington is also included.
NamePositionYears as
a Twin
Birth
Date
Birth
Place
Date of
Death
AgeCause
Allison, BobOF, 1B1958-19707/11/1934Raytown, MO4/4/199560Ataxia
Banks, George3B, OF1962-19649/24/1938Pacolet Mills, SC
3/1/198546ALS
Battey, EarlC1960-19671/5/1935Los Angeles, CA11/15/200368Cancer
Bertoia, Reno3B, 2B1959-19611/8/1935Tagliamento, Italy
4/15/201176Lymphoma
Bloomfield, Bud2B19641/5/1936Oklahoma City, OK12/21/201176Brief illness
Bond, WaltOF19679/14/1967Denmark, TN9/14/196729Leukemia
Bostock, LymanOF1975-197711/22/1950Birmingham, AL11/23/197827Gun shot - murder
Brett, KenLHP19799/18/1948Brooklyn, NY11/18/200355Cancer
Bruckbauer, FredRHP19615/27/1938New Ulm, MN10/14/200769unknown
Collum, JackieLHP19626/21/1927Victor, IA8/29/200982unknown
Consolo, BillySS, 2B1959-19618/18/1934Cleveland, OH3/27/200873Heart attack
Crider, JerryRHP19699/2/1941Sioux Falls, SD4/4/200866Heart failure
Cueto, BertRHP19618/14/1937San Luis, Cuba10/25/201174unknown
Decker, JoeRHP1973-19766/16/1947Storm Lake, IA3/2/200355Injured in a fall
Fornieles, MikeRHP1952, 19631/18/1932La Habana, Cuba2/11/199866Injured in fall
Giel, PaulRHP19619/29/1932Winona, MN5/22/200269Heart attack
Hill, HermanOF1969-197010/12/1945Tuskegee, AL12/14/197025Drowning
Howe, SteveLHP19853/10/1958Pontiac, MI4/28/200648Traffic accident
Jacobs, LamarOF1960-19616/9/1937Youngstown, OH7/26/201073Dementia
Kelly, PatOF1967-19687/30/1944Philadelphia, PA10/2/200561Heart attack
Killebrew, Harmon1B, 3B, OF, 2B1954-19746/29/1936Payette, ID5/17/201174Esophageal cancer
Kiline, RonRHP19673/9/1932Callery, PA6/22/200270Circulatory
Klippstein, JohnRHP1964-196610/17/1927Washington, DC10/10/200375Cancer
Kusick, Craig1B, OF1973-19799/30/1948Milwaukee, WI9/27/200657Leukemia
Lea, CharlieRHP198812/25/1956Orleans, France11/11/201154Heart attack
Lemon, JimOF1954-19633/23/1928Covington, VA5/14/200678Cancer
Lis, Joe1B1973-19748/15/1946Somerville, NJ10/17/201064Prostate cancer
Lowry, DwightC198810/23/1957Lumberton, NC7/10/199739heart attack
Maranda, GeorgesRHP19621/15/1932Levis, Quebec, Canada7/14/200068unknown
Martin, Billy2B, scout, caoch, manager1961-19695/16/1928Berkeley, CA12/25/198961Auto accident
Martinez, MartySS19628/23/1941La Habana, Cuba3/8/200765Heart attack
McDevitt, DannyLHP196111/18/1932New York, NY11/20/201078unknown
Miller, BobRHP1968-19692/18/1939St. Louis, MO8/6/199354Auto accident
Mincher, Don1B1960-19666/24/1938Huntsville, AL3/4/201273Heart issues
Monzon, Dan2B, 3B1972-19735/17/1946Bronx, NY1/21/199649Auto accident
Moore, RayRHP1960-19636/1/1926Meadows, MD3/2/199568unknown
Niekro, JoeRHP1987-198811/7/1944Martins Ferry, OH10/27/200661Brain aneurysm
Palmquist, EdRHP19616/10/1933Los Angeles, CA7/10/201077unknown
Post, WallyOF19637/9/1929St. Wendelin, OH1/6/198252Cancer
Power, Vic1B, 2B1962-196411/1/1927Arecibo, Puerto Rico
11/29/200578Cancer
Puckett, KirbyOF1984-19953/14/1960Chicago, IL3/6/200645Brain aneurysm
Roland, JimLHP1962-1964, 1966-196812/14/1942Franklin, NC3/6/201067Cancer
Roseboro, JohnC1968-19695/13/1933Ashland, OH8/16/200269 Heart failure
Sadowski, TedRHP1960-19624/1/1936Pittsburgh, PA7/18/199357Cancer
Schroll, AlRHP19613/22/1932New Orleans, LO11/30/199967unknown
Stobbs, ChuckLHP1953-19617/2/1929Wheeling, WV7/11/200879Cancer
Thompson, DannySS, 3B, 2B1970-19762/1/1947Wichita, KS12/10/197629Leukemia
Tovar, CesarOF, 3B, 2B, SS1965-19727/3/1940Caracas, Venezuela7/14/199454Cancer
Tuttle, BillOF, 3B1961-19637/4/1929Elmwood, IL7/27/199869Cancer
Uhlaender, TedOF1965-196910/21/1939Chicago Heights, IL2/12/200969Cancer
Valo, ElmerOF, PH1960-19613/5/1921Rybnik, Czechoslovakia7/19/199877Heart attack
Versalles, ZoiloSS1959-196712/18/1939La Habana, Cuba6/9/199555Arteriosclerosis
Veselic, BobRHP1980-19819/27/1955Pittsburgh, PA12/26/199540Cancer
Wertz, Vic1B19632/9/1925York, PA7/7/198358Heart attack
Whisenant, PeteOF1960-196112/14/1929Asheville, NC3/2/199666Liver failure
Williams, DonRHP19639/2/1935Los Angeles, CA12/20/199156unknown
Zimmerman, JerryC1962-19689/21/1934Omaha, NE9/9/199863Heart attack

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