Oldest Living Major Leaguers
This list includes every major-league baseball player born on or before 31 December 1929 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.
Rank | Name | Born | Age | ML Career | Pitcher? |
1 | Art Schallock | 4/25/1924 | 99y 328d | 1951-55 | Yes |
2 | Bill Greason | 9/3/1924 | 99y 197d | 1954 | Yes |
3 | Bobby Shantz | 9/26/1925 | 98y 174d | 1949-64 | Yes |
4 | Frank Saucier | 5/28/1926 | 97y 295d | 1951 | No |
5 | Ed Mickelson | 9/9/1926 | 97y 191d | 1950, 1953, 1957 | No |
6 | Carl Erskine | 12/13/1926 | 97y 96d | 1948-59 | Yes |
7 | Jim Willis | 3/20/1927 | 96y 364d | 1953-54 | Yes |
8 | Charlie Maxwell | 4/8/1927 | 96y 345d | 1950-64 | No |
9 | Bob Kelly | 10/4/1927 | 96y 166d | 1951-58 | Yes |
10 | Tommy Brown | 12/6/1927 | 96y 103d | 1944-45, 1947-53 | Yes |
11 | Bob Oldis | 1/5/1928 | 96y 73d | 1953-55, 1960-63 | No |
12 | Felipe Montemayor | 2/7/1928 | 96y 40d | 1953, 1955 | No |
13 | Roy Face | 2/20/1928 | 96y 27d | 1953, 1955-69 | Yes |
14 | Billy Hunter | 6/4/1928 | 95y 288d | 1953-58 | No |
15 | Gail Henley | 10/15/1928 | 95y 155d | 1954 | No |
16 | Bob Ross | 11/2/1928 | 95y 137d | 1950-51, 1956 | Yes |
17 | Al Worthington | 2/5/1929 | 95y 42d | 1953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69 | Yes |
18 | Mel Held | 4/12/1929 | 94y 341d | 1956 | Yes |
19 | Hank Foiles | 6/10/1929 | 94y 282d | 1953, 1955-64 | No |
20 | Don Ferrarese | 6/19/1929 | 94y 273d | 1955-62 | Yes |
Recent Deaths
Name | Born | Died | Age | ML Career | Pitcher? |
Billy Gardner | 7/19/1927 | 1/3/2024 | (96y 168d) | 1954-63 | No |
Larry Miggins | 8/20/1925 | 12/12/2023 | (98y 114d) | 1948, 1952 | No |
John Glenn | 7/10/1928 | 6/4/2023 | (94y 329d) | 1960 | No |
Bobby Morgan | 6/29/1926 | 6/1/2023 | (96y 337d) | 1950, 1952-58 | No |
Chris Haughey | 10/3/1925 | 4/24/2023 | (97y 203d) | 1943 | Yes |
Paul Hinrichs | 8/31/1925 | 4/9/2023 | (97y 221d) | 1951 | Yes |