icon Oldest Living Major Leaguers

This list includes every major-league baseball player born on or before 31 December 1931 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.

RankNameBornAgeML CareerPitcher?
1Bill Greason9/3/1924101y 65d1954Yes
2Bobby Shantz9/26/1925100y 42d1949-64Yes
3Jim Willis3/20/192798y 232d1953-54Yes
4Roy Face2/20/192897y 260d1953, 1955-69Yes
5Bob Ross11/2/192897y 5d1950-51, 1956Yes
6Al Worthington2/5/192996y 275d1953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69Yes
7Joe Margoneri1/13/193095y 298d1956-57Yes
8Vern Law3/12/193095y 240d1950-51, 1954-67Yes
9Bob Lillis6/2/193095y 158d1958-67No
10Joe Morgan11/19/193094y 353d1959-64No
11Zach Monroe7/8/193194y 122d1958-1959Yes
12Ray Crone8/7/193194y 92d1954-1958Yes
13Chuck Essegian8/9/193194y 90d1958-1963No
14Stan Pawloski9/6/193194y 62d1955No
15Ken Aspromonte9/22/193194y 46d1957-1963No
16Fred Kipp10/1/193194y 37d1957-1960Yes
17Bob Skinner10/3/193194y 35d1954-1966No
18Gary Blaylock10/11/193194y 27d1959Yes
19Neal Hertweck11/22/193193y 350d1952No
20John Pyecha11/25/193193y 347d1954Yes


Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedAgeML CareerPitcher?
Bob Oldis1/5/19289/21/2025(97y 259d)1953-55, 1960-63No
Jim Marshall5/25/19319/7/2025(94y 105d)1958-1962No
Billy Hunter6/4/19287/3/2025(97y 29d)1953-58No
Ed Mickelson9/9/19266/27/2025(98y 291d)1950, 1953, 1957No
Johnny O'Brien12/11/19306/13/2025(94y 184d)1953, 1955-59Yes
Art Schallock4/25/19243/6/2025(100y 315d)1951-55Yes
Frank Saucier5/28/19263/3/2025(98y 279d)1951No
Bobby Malkmus7/4/19312/23/2025(93y 234d)1957-1962No
Felipe Montemayor2/7/19282/4/2025(96y 363d)1953, 1955No
Tommy Brown12/6/19271/15/2025(97y 40d)1944-45, 1947-53Yes
Charlie Maxwell4/8/192712/27/2024(97y 263d)1950-64No
Bob Kelly10/4/192711/27/2024(97y 54d)1951-58Yes
Gail Henley10/15/192811/25/2024(96y 41d)1954No