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 | 100y 4d | 1951-55 | Yes |
2 | Bill Greason | 9/3/1924 | 99y 239d | 1954 | Yes |
3 | Bobby Shantz | 9/26/1925 | 98y 216d | 1949-64 | Yes |
4 | Frank Saucier | 5/28/1926 | 97y 337d | 1951 | No |
5 | Ed Mickelson | 9/9/1926 | 97y 233d | 1950, 1953, 1957 | No |
6 | Jim Willis | 3/20/1927 | 97y 40d | 1953-54 | Yes |
7 | Charlie Maxwell | 4/8/1927 | 97y 21d | 1950-64 | No |
8 | Bob Kelly | 10/4/1927 | 96y 208d | 1951-58 | Yes |
9 | Tommy Brown | 12/6/1927 | 96y 145d | 1944-45, 1947-53 | Yes |
10 | Bob Oldis | 1/5/1928 | 96y 115d | 1953-55, 1960-63 | No |
11 | Felipe Montemayor | 2/7/1928 | 96y 82d | 1953, 1955 | No |
12 | Roy Face | 2/20/1928 | 96y 69d | 1953, 1955-69 | Yes |
13 | Billy Hunter | 6/4/1928 | 95y 330d | 1953-58 | No |
14 | Gail Henley | 10/15/1928 | 95y 197d | 1954 | No |
15 | Bob Ross | 11/2/1928 | 95y 179d | 1950-51, 1956 | Yes |
16 | Al Worthington | 2/5/1929 | 95y 84d | 1953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69 | Yes |
17 | Mel Held | 4/12/1929 | 95y 17d | 1956 | Yes |
18 | Hank Foiles | 6/10/1929 | 94y 324d | 1953, 1955-64 | No |
19 | Don Ferrarese | 6/19/1929 | 94y 315d | 1955-62 | Yes |
Recent Deaths
Name | Born | Died | Age | ML Career | Pitcher? |
Carl Erskine | 12/13/1926 | 4/16/2024 | (97y 125d) | 1948-59 | Yes |
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 |