Oldest Living Major-League Baseball Players
This list includes every major-league baseball player born on or before 31 December 1928 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 | George Elder | 3/10/1921 | 1949 | No | 2 | Art Schallock | 4/25/1924 | 1951-55 | Yes | 3 | Bill Greason | 9/3/1924 | 1954 | Yes | 4 | Larry Miggins | 8/20/1925 | 1948, 1952 | No | 5 | Paul Hinrichs | 8/31/1925 | 1951 | Yes | 6 | Bobby Shantz | 9/26/1925 | 1949-64 | Yes | 7 | Chris Haughey | 10/3/1925 | 1943 | Yes | 8 | Frank Saucier | 5/28/1926 | 1951 | No | 9 | Bobby Morgan | 6/29/1926 | 1950, 1952-58 | No | 10 | Ed Mickelson | 9/9/1926 | 1950, 1953, 1957 | No | 11 | Carl Erskine | 12/13/1926 | 1948-59 | Yes | 12 | Jim Willis | 3/20/1927 | 1953-54 | Yes | 13 | Charlie Maxwell | 4/8/1927 | 1950-64 | No | 14 | Billy Gardner | 7/19/1927 | 1954-63 | No | 15 | Dave Hillman | 9/14/1927 | 1955-62 | Yes | 16 | Bill Harrington | 10/3/1927 | 1953, 1955-56 | Yes | 17 | Bob Kelly | 10/4/1927 | 1951-58 | Yes | 18 | Tommy Brown | 12/6/1927 | 1944-45, 1947-53 | Yes | 19 | Bob Oldis | 1/5/1928 | 1953-55, 1960-63 | No | 20 | Felipe Montemayor | 2/7/1928 | 1953, 1955 | No | 21 | Roy Face | 2/20/1928 | 1953, 1955-69 | Yes | 22 | Billy Hunter | 6/4/1928 | 1953-58 | No | 23 | John Glenn | 7/10/1928 | 1960 | No | 24 | Fred Marolewski | 10/9/1928 | 1953 | No | 25 | Gail Henley | 10/15/1928 | 1954 | No | 26 | Mickey Micelotta | 10/20/1928 | 1954-55 | No | 27 | Bob Ross | 11/2/1928 | 1950-51, 1956 | Yes | 28 | Bill Wilson | 11/6/1928 | 1950, 1953-55 | No |
Recent Deaths
Name | Born | Died | Years of Service | Pitcher? |
Eddie Basinski | 11/4/1922 | 1/8/2022 | 1944-47 | No | Tim Thompson | 3/1/1924 | 10/25/2021 | 1954-58 | No | Eddie Robinson | 12/15/1920 | 10/4/2021 | 1942-57 | No | Cloyd Boyer | 9/1/1927 | 9/20/2021 | 1949-55 | Yes | Johnny Groth | 7/23/1926 | 8/7/2021 | 1946-60 | No |
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