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 201d1954Yes
2Bobby Shantz9/26/1925100y 178d1949-64Yes
3Bob Ross11/2/192897y 141d1950-51, 1956Yes
4Al Worthington2/5/192997y 46d1953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69Yes
5Joe Margoneri1/13/193096y 69d1956-57Yes
6Vern Law3/12/193096y 11d1950-51, 1954-67Yes
7Bob Lillis6/2/193095y 294d1958-67No
8Joe Morgan11/19/193095y 124d1959-64No
9Chuck Essegian8/9/193194y 226d1958-1963No
10Stan Pawloski9/6/193194y 198d1955No
11Ken Aspromonte9/22/193194y 182d1957-1963No
12Fred Kipp10/1/193194y 173d1957-1960Yes
13Bob Skinner10/3/193194y 171d1954-1966No
14Neal Hertweck11/22/193194y 121d1952No
15John Pyecha11/25/193194y 118d1954Yes
16Don Taussig2/19/193294y 32d1958-62No
17Lee Tate3/18/193294y 5d1958-59No
18Charlie Rabe5/6/193293y 321d1957-58Yes
19Bernie Daniels6/17/193293y 279d1957-65Yes
20Ron Necciai6/18/193293y 278d1952Yes
21Vicente Amor8/8/193293y 227d1955-57Yes
22Eric MacKenzie8/29/193293y 206d1955No
23Marty Kutyna11/14/193293y 129d1959-62Yes


Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedAgeML CareerPitcher?
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