Horace Speed

Q: When did Horace Speed die?

Horace Speed died on May 26, 2025.

Q: How old was Horace Speed when they died?

Horace Speed was 73 years old at the time of death.

Horace Arthur Speed III (October 4, 1951 – May 26, 2025) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played three seasons for the San Francisco Giants and the Cleveland Indians.

Biography

Speed was selected by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB draft. He made his major league debut with San Francisco as a pinch runner for catcher Dave Rader in 1975, as the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres, 2–0. He then signed as a free agent with the Indians on December 7, 1977, and had his most productive major league season with the team in 1978, appearing in 70 games.

He made his final major league appearance in 1979, as a pinch runner for Cliff Johnson, in a Cleveland 4–3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

Speed died on May 26, 2025, at the age of 73.