Oldest Living Major Leaguers
This list includes every major-league baseball player born on or before 31 December 1930 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.
Rank | Name | Born | Age | ML Career | Pitcher? |
1 | Art Schallock | 4/25/1924 | 100y 180d | 1951-55 | Yes |
2 | Bill Greason | 9/3/1924 | 100y 49d | 1954 | Yes |
3 | Bobby Shantz | 9/26/1925 | 99y 26d | 1949-64 | Yes |
4 | Frank Saucier | 5/28/1926 | 98y 147d | 1951 | No |
5 | Ed Mickelson | 9/9/1926 | 98y 43d | 1950, 1953, 1957 | No |
6 | Jim Willis | 3/20/1927 | 97y 216d | 1953-54 | Yes |
7 | Charlie Maxwell | 4/8/1927 | 97y 197d | 1950-64 | No |
8 | Bob Kelly | 10/4/1927 | 97y 18d | 1951-58 | Yes |
9 | Tommy Brown | 12/6/1927 | 96y 321d | 1944-45, 1947-53 | Yes |
10 | Bob Oldis | 1/5/1928 | 96y 291d | 1953-55, 1960-63 | No |
11 | Felipe Montemayor | 2/7/1928 | 96y 258d | 1953, 1955 | No |
12 | Roy Face | 2/20/1928 | 96y 245d | 1953, 1955-69 | Yes |
13 | Billy Hunter | 6/4/1928 | 96y 140d | 1953-58 | No |
14 | Gail Henley | 10/15/1928 | 96y 7d | 1954 | No |
15 | Bob Ross | 11/2/1928 | 95y 355d | 1950-51, 1956 | Yes |
16 | Al Worthington | 2/5/1929 | 95y 260d | 1953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69 | Yes |
17 | Don Ferrarese | 6/19/1929 | 95y 125d | 1955-62 | Yes |
18 | Joe Margoneri | 1/13/1930 | 94y 283d | 1956-57 | Yes |
19 | Vern Law | 3/12/1930 | 94y 224d | 1950-51, 1954-67 | Yes |
20 | Bob Lillis | 6/2/1930 | 94y 142d | 1958-67 | No |
21 | Bob Speake | 8/22/1930 | 94y 61d | 1955, 1957-59 | Yes |
22 | Joe Morgan | 11/19/1930 | 93y 338d | 1959-64 | No |
23 | Johnny O'Brien | 12/11/1930 | 93y 316d | 1953, 1955-59 | Yes |
Recent Deaths
Name | Born | Died | Age | ML Career | Pitcher? |
Pete Daley | 1/14/1930 | 8/22/2024 | (94y 221d) | 1955-61 | No |
Mel Held | 4/12/1929 | 7/20/2024 | (95y 99d) | 1956 | Yes |
Hank Foiles | 6/10/1929 | 5/21/2024 | (94y 346d) | 1953, 1955-64 | No |
Carl Erskine | 12/13/1926 | 4/16/2024 | (97y 125d) | 1948-59 | Yes |
Billy Gardner | 7/19/1927 | 1/3/2024 | (96y 168d) | 1954-63 | No |
Larry Miggins | 8/20/1925 | 12/12/2023 | (98y 114d) | 1948, 1952 | No |