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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

That is not necessarily true. According to some reports, Donnie Moore ended up shooting his wife and then himself due to despondency over his poor postseason play (she survived). It's post-war, but it still counts!



Kind of along the same lines (but not quite) are the suicides of Benny Frey and Pea Ridge Day. Frey became depressed after he was to be demoted to the minors and Day's suicide was attributed to his being distraught over the poor results of an operation that failed to restore his pitching arm.