mentor Honus Wagner. The connection to Wagner makes Vaughan a below-the-radar name in memorabilia circles. In his 2021 book, The Baseball 100, Joe Posnanski places Vaughan at number 61 on a list of the 100 all-time best baseball players of all time Personal life Vaughan married his wife, Margaret, in 1931, and they had four children. After leaving the Seals, Vaughan bought a ranch in Eagleville, California, where he retired to fish, hunt and tend cattle. On August 30, 1952, Vaughan was fishing in nearby Lost Lake, with his friend Bill Wimer. According to a witness, Wimer stood up in the boat, causing it to capsize, and both men drowned. Their bodies were recovered the next day. Vaughan was 40. Vaughan's nephew Glenn Vaughan had a brief major league career with the Houston Colt .45s in 1963. See also List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle References Further reading Abrams, Al (July 15, 1933). "'There They Are, Arky,' Latest Yell; Vaughan's Hitting With Men on Base Starts Chant". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 12, 13. External links Arky Vaughan at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1912 births 1952 deaths Major League Baseball shortstops National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees People from Madison County, Arkansas Pittsburgh Pirates players Brooklyn Dodgers players National League All-Stars National League batting champions National League stolen base champions Wichita Aviators players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Baseball players from Arkansas Accidental deaths in California Deaths by drowning in California