icon Oldest Living Major Leaguers

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.

RankNameBornAgeML CareerPitcher?
1Art Schallock4/25/192499y 227d1951-55Yes
2Bill Greason9/3/192499y 96d1954Yes
3Larry Miggins8/20/192598y 110d1948, 1952No
4Bobby Shantz9/26/192598y 73d1949-64Yes
5Frank Saucier5/28/192697y 194d1951No
6Ed Mickelson9/9/192697y 90d1950, 1953, 1957No
7Carl Erskine12/13/192696y 360d1948-59Yes
8Jim Willis3/20/192796y 263d1953-54Yes
9Charlie Maxwell4/8/192796y 244d1950-64No
10Billy Gardner7/19/192796y 142d1954-63No
11Bob Kelly10/4/192796y 65d1951-58Yes
12Tommy Brown12/6/192796y 2d1944-45, 1947-53Yes
13Bob Oldis1/5/192895y 337d1953-55, 1960-63No
14Felipe Montemayor2/7/192895y 304d1953, 1955No
15Roy Face2/20/192895y 291d1953, 1955-69Yes
16Billy Hunter6/4/192895y 187d1953-58No
17John Glenn7/10/192895y 151d1960No
18Gail Henley10/15/192895y 54d1954No
19Bob Ross11/2/192895y 36d1950-51, 1956Yes


Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedAgeML CareerPitcher?
Bobby Morgan6/29/19266/1/2023(96y 337d)1950, 1952-58No
Chris Haughey10/3/19254/24/2023(97y 203d)1943Yes
Paul Hinrichs8/31/19254/9/2023(97y 221d)1951Yes
Fred Marolewski10/9/19282/28/2023(94y 142d)1953No