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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RankNameBornYears of ServicePitcher?
1Art Schallock4/25/19241951-55Yes
2Bill Greason9/3/19241954Yes
3Larry Miggins8/20/19251948, 1952No
4Bobby Shantz9/26/19251949-64Yes
5Frank Saucier5/28/19261951No
6Ed Mickelson9/9/19261950, 1953, 1957No
7Carl Erskine12/13/19261948-59Yes
8Jim Willis3/20/19271953-54Yes
9Charlie Maxwell4/8/19271950-64No
10Billy Gardner7/19/19271954-63No
11Bob Kelly10/4/19271951-58Yes
12Tommy Brown12/6/19271944-45, 1947-53Yes
13Bob Oldis1/5/19281953-55, 1960-63No
14Felipe Montemayor2/7/19281953, 1955No
15Roy Face2/20/19281953, 1955-69Yes
16Billy Hunter6/4/19281953-58No
17John Glenn7/10/19281960No
18Gail Henley10/15/19281954No
19Bob Ross11/2/19281950-51, 1956Yes

Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedYears of ServicePitcher?
Bobby Morgan6/29/19266/1/20231950, 1952-58No
Chris Haughey10/3/19254/24/20231943Yes
Paul Hinrichs8/31/19254/9/20231951Yes
Fred Marolewski10/9/19282/28/20231953No
Dave Hillman9/14/192711/20/20221955-62Yes
Mickey Micelotta10/20/192810/9/20221954-55No

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