Oldest Living Major-League Baseball Players
This list includes every major-league baseball player born on or before 31 December 1927 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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Rank | Name | Born | Years of Service | Pitcher? |
1 | Eddie Robinson | 12/15/1920 | 1942-57 | No | 2 | George Elder | 3/10/1921 | 1949 | No | 3 | Eddie Basinski | 11/4/1922 | 1944-47 | No | 4 | Tim Thompson | 3/1/1924 | 1954-58 | No | 5 | Art Schallock | 4/25/1924 | 1951-55 | Yes | 6 | Bill Greason | 9/3/1924 | 1954 | Yes | 7 | Bobby Brown | 10/25/1924 | 1946-54 | No | 8 | Larry Miggins | 8/20/1925 | 1948, 1952 | No | 9 | Paul Hinrichs | 8/31/1925 | 1951 | Yes | 10 | Bobby Shantz | 9/26/1925 | 1949-64 | Yes | 11 | Chris Haughey | 10/3/1925 | 1943 | Yes | 12 | Frank Saucier | 5/28/1926 | 1951 | No | 13 | Bobby Morgan | 6/29/1926 | 1950, 1952-58 | No | 14 | Johnny Groth | 7/23/1926 | 1946-60 | No | 15 | Al Naples | 8/29/1926 | 1949 | No | 16 | Ed Mickelson | 9/9/1926 | 1950, 1953, 1957 | No | 17 | Carl Erskine | 12/13/1926 | 1948-59 | Yes | 18 | Jim Willis | 3/20/1927 | 1953-54 | Yes | 19 | Charlie Maxwell | 4/8/1927 | 1950-64 | No | 20 | Billy Gardner | 7/19/1927 | 1954-63 | No | 21 | Cloyd Boyer | 9/1/1927 | 1949-55 | Yes | 22 | Dave Hillman | 9/14/1927 | 1955-62 | Yes | 23 | Bill Harrington | 10/3/1927 | 1953, 1955-56 | Yes | 24 | Bob Kelly | 10/4/1927 | 1951-58 | Yes | 25 | Tommy Brown | 12/6/1927 | 1944-45, 1947-53 | Yes |
Recent Deaths
Name | Born | Died | Years of Service | Pitcher? |
Wayne Terwilliger | 6/27/1925 | 2/3/2021 | 1949-51, 1953-56, 1959-60 | No | Billy DeMars | 8/26/1925 | 12/10/2020 | 1948, 1950-51 | No | Bob Miller | 6/16/1926 | 11/27/2020 | 1949-58 | Yes | Howie Judson | 2/16/1926 | 8/18/2020 | 1948-54 | Yes | Bert Thiel | 5/4/1926 | 7/31/2020 | 1952 | Yes | Ed Fitz Gerald | 5/21/1924 | 6/14/2020 | 1948-59 | No |
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