Oldest Living Major-League Baseball Players

This list includes every major-league baseball player born on or before 31 December 1915 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?
1Bill Werber6/20/19081930, 1933-42No
2Tony Malinosky10/5/19091937No
3Lonny Frey8/23/19101933-43, 1946-48No
4Herb Hash2/13/19111940-41Yes
5Connie Marrero8/11/19111950-54Yes
6Nino Bongiovanni12/21/19111938-39No
7Ace Parker5/17/19121937-38No
8Don Gutteridge6/19/19121936-48No
9George Cisar8/25/19121937No
10Tommy Henrich2/20/19131937-42, 1946-50No
11Art Mahan6/8/19131940No
12Gene Corbett10/25/19131936-38No
13Herman Franks1/4/19141939-41, 1947-49No
14Stan Benjamin5/20/19141939-42, 1945No
15George Binks7/11/19141944-48No
16Tommy Reis8/6/19141938Yes
17Les McCrabb11/4/19141939-42, 1950Yes
18Alex Pitko11/22/19141938-39No
19Gene Handley11/25/19141946-47No
20Sid Hudson1/3/19151940-42, 1946-54Yes
21Ralph Hodgin2/10/19151939, 1943-48No
22Preacher Roe2/26/19151938, 1944-54Yes
23Nick Strincevich3/1/19151940-42, 1944-48Yes
24Don Lang3/15/19151938, 48No
25Otey Clark5/22/19151945Yes
26Mike Sandlock10/17/19151942, 1944-46, 1953No
27George Gick10/18/19151937-38Yes
28Red Borom10/30/19151944-45No
29Benny McCoy11/9/19151938-41No

Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedYears of ServicePitcher?
Hersh Lyons7/23/19154/8/20081941Yes
Ox Miller5/4/19158/13/20071943, 1945-47Yes
Pete Naktenis6/12/19148/1/20071936, 1939Yes
Rollie Stiles11/17/19067/22/20071930-33Yes

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