Oldest Living Major-League Baseball Players

This list includes every major-league baseball player born on or before 31 December 1916 who is alive. They are listed in order from oldest to youngest.

Players who accumulated fewer than 200 at bats and 50 innings pitched are in normal type. Players with more than 200 at bats or 50 innings pitched are in bold. Players in the Baseball Hall of Fame are in BOLD CAPS.

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RankNameBornYears of ServicePitcher?
1Tony Malinosky10/5/19091937No
2Connie Marrero8/11/19111950-54Yes
3Ace Parker5/17/19121937-38No
4George Cisar8/25/19121937No
5Tommy Henrich2/20/19131937-42, 1946-50No
6Art Mahan6/8/19131940No
7Stan Benjamin5/20/19141939-42, 1945No
8George Binks7/11/19141944-48No
9Tommy Reis8/6/19141938Yes
10Alex Pitko11/22/19141938-39No
11Ralph Hodgin2/10/19151939, 1943-48No
12Nick Strincevich3/1/19151940-42, 1944-48Yes
13Don Lang3/15/19151938, 48No
14Otey Clark5/22/19151945Yes
15Mike Sandlock10/17/19151942, 1944-46, 1953No
16Red Borom10/30/19151944-45No
17Benny McCoy11/9/19151938-41No
18Freddy Schmidt2/9/19161944, 1946-47Yes
19Art Kenney4/29/19161938Yes
20Eddie Joost6/5/19161936-55No
21Phil Cavarretta7/19/19161934-55No
22Buddy Lewis8/10/19161935-41, 1945-49No
23Danny Litwhiler8/31/19161940-51No
24Bob McNamara9/19/19161939No
25Ray Hathaway10/13/19161945Yes
26Eddie Carnett10/21/19161941, 1944-45No

Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedYears of ServicePitcher?
Lonny Frey8/23/19109/13/20091933-43, 1946-48No
Gene Handley11/25/19144/12/20091946-47No
Herman Franks1/4/19143/30/20091939-41, 1947-49No
Gene Corbett10/25/19131/28/20091936-38No
Bill Werber6/20/19081/22/20091930, 1933-42No
Nino Bongiovanni12/21/19111/6/20091938-39No

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