diagnosed with cancer, and he spent much of the next two years in a hospital. He died in 1951. References External links Baseball-Reference.com Wish Egan - Baseballbiography.com Motownsports.com Tribute page on Wish Egan The Sporting News Obituary Wish Egan Playfield location St. Louis Cardinals players Detroit Tigers players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Michigan Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida 1881 births 1951 deaths Detroit Tigers scouts Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players San Jose Prune Pickers players Newark Indians players People from Evart, Michigan