Dick Hall Cause of Death

American professional baseball player and Hall of Famer Dick Hall passed away on Sunday, June 18, at the age of 92. No cause of death has been revealed.

Hall, known for his pinpoint control, went 65-40 with a 2.89 ERA in 342 games with the Orioles from 1961 to 1966 and 1969 to 1971. He was a member of two World Series championship teams and four American League pennants. In 1989, he was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame.

He began his career as an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1952, but he switched to second base in 1955. After two years on the mound, he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics in 1960, at the age of 29. At the start of the 1961 season, he was traded to the Orioles.

After being traded to the Phillies in December 1966, he signed as a free agent with the Orioles in 1969 and finished his career there in 1971.

Hall, a Swarthmore College graduate and member of the college’s athletic hall of fame, worked part-time as an accountant during his playing career and retired from full-time CPA work in 2001.

Until the Covid-19 pandemic, he continued to participate in Orioles alumni and community relations activities.