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 279d1954Yes
2Bobby Shantz9/26/1925100y 256d1949-64Yes
3Bob Ross11/2/192897y 219d1950-51, 1956Yes
4Al Worthington2/5/192997y 124d1953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69Yes
5Joe Margoneri1/13/193096y 147d1956-57Yes
6Vern Law3/12/193096y 89d1950-51, 1954-67Yes
7Bob Lillis6/2/193096y 7d1958-67No
8Joe Morgan11/19/193095y 202d1959-64No
9Chuck Essegian8/9/193194y 304d1958-1963No
10Stan Pawloski9/6/193194y 276d1955No
11Ken Aspromonte9/22/193194y 260d1957-1963No
12Fred Kipp10/1/193194y 251d1957-1960Yes
13Neal Hertweck11/22/193194y 199d1952No
14John Pyecha11/25/193194y 196d1954Yes
15Don Taussig2/19/193294y 110d1958-62No
16Lee Tate3/18/193294y 83d1958-59No
17Charlie Rabe5/6/193294y 34d1957-58Yes
18Bernie Daniels6/17/193293y 357d1957-65Yes
19Ron Necciai6/18/193293y 356d1952Yes
20Vicente Amor8/8/193293y 305d1955-57Yes
21Eric MacKenzie8/29/193293y 284d1955No
22Marty Kutyna11/14/193293y 207d1959-62Yes


Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedAgeML CareerPitcher?
Bob Skinner10/3/19315/4/2026(94y 213d)1954-1966No
Roy Face2/20/19282/12/2026(97y 357d)1953, 1955-69Yes
Gary Blaylock10/11/19312/7/2026(94y 119d)1959Yes
Zach Monroe7/8/19311/18/2026(94y 194d)1958-1959Yes
Ray Crone8/7/19311/15/2026(94y 161d)1954-1958Yes
Jim Willis3/20/19271/2/2026(98y 288d)1953-54Yes
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