icon 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.

RankNameBornAgeML CareerPitcher?
1Art Schallock4/25/1924100y 0d1951-55Yes
2Bill Greason9/3/192499y 235d1954Yes
3Bobby Shantz9/26/192598y 212d1949-64Yes
4Frank Saucier5/28/192697y 333d1951No
5Ed Mickelson9/9/192697y 229d1950, 1953, 1957No
6Jim Willis3/20/192797y 36d1953-54Yes
7Charlie Maxwell4/8/192797y 17d1950-64No
8Bob Kelly10/4/192796y 204d1951-58Yes
9Tommy Brown12/6/192796y 141d1944-45, 1947-53Yes
10Bob Oldis1/5/192896y 111d1953-55, 1960-63No
11Felipe Montemayor2/7/192896y 78d1953, 1955No
12Roy Face2/20/192896y 65d1953, 1955-69Yes
13Billy Hunter6/4/192895y 326d1953-58No
14Gail Henley10/15/192895y 193d1954No
15Bob Ross11/2/192895y 175d1950-51, 1956Yes
16Al Worthington2/5/192995y 80d1953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69Yes
17Mel Held4/12/192995y 13d1956Yes
18Hank Foiles6/10/192994y 320d1953, 1955-64No
19Don Ferrarese6/19/192994y 311d1955-62Yes


Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedAgeML CareerPitcher?
Carl Erskine12/13/19264/16/2024(97y 125d)1948-59Yes
Billy Gardner7/19/19271/3/2024(96y 168d)1954-63No
Larry Miggins8/20/192512/12/2023(98y 114d)1948, 1952No
John Glenn7/10/19286/4/2023(94y 329d)1960No
Bobby Morgan6/29/19266/1/2023(96y 337d)1950, 1952-58No