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
2Lonny Frey8/23/19101933-43, 1946-48No
3Connie Marrero8/11/19111950-54Yes
4Ace Parker5/17/19121937-38No
5George Cisar8/25/19121937No
6Tommy Henrich2/20/19131937-42, 1946-50No
7Art Mahan6/8/19131940No
8Stan Benjamin5/20/19141939-42, 1945No
9George Binks7/11/19141944-48No
10Tommy Reis8/6/19141938Yes
11Alex Pitko11/22/19141938-39No
12Ralph Hodgin2/10/19151939, 1943-48No
13Nick Strincevich3/1/19151940-42, 1944-48Yes
14Don Lang3/15/19151938, 48No
15Otey Clark5/22/19151945Yes
16Mike Sandlock10/17/19151942, 1944-46, 1953No
17Red Borom10/30/19151944-45No
18Benny McCoy11/9/19151938-41No
19Freddy Schmidt2/9/19161944, 1946-47Yes
20Art Kenney4/29/19161938Yes
21Eddie Joost6/5/19161936-55No
22Phil Cavarretta7/19/19161934-55No
23Buddy Lewis8/10/19161935-41, 1945-49No
24Danny Litwhiler8/31/19161940-51No
25Bob McNamara9/19/19161939No
26Ray Hathaway10/13/19161945Yes
27Eddie Carnett10/21/19161941, 1944-45No

Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedYears of ServicePitcher?
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
Preacher Roe2/26/191611/9/20081938, 1944-54Yes
Sid Hudson1/3/191510/10/20081940-42, 1946-54Yes
Les McCrabb11/4/191410/8/20081939-42, 1950Yes
Don Gutteridge6/19/19129/7/20081936-48No
George Gick10/18/19158/12/20081937-38Yes

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