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.
Rank | Name | Born | Age | ML Career | Pitcher? |
1 | Art Schallock | 4/25/1924 | 99y 227d | 1951-55 | Yes |
2 | Bill Greason | 9/3/1924 | 99y 96d | 1954 | Yes |
3 | Larry Miggins | 8/20/1925 | 98y 110d | 1948, 1952 | No |
4 | Bobby Shantz | 9/26/1925 | 98y 73d | 1949-64 | Yes |
5 | Frank Saucier | 5/28/1926 | 97y 194d | 1951 | No |
6 | Ed Mickelson | 9/9/1926 | 97y 90d | 1950, 1953, 1957 | No |
7 | Carl Erskine | 12/13/1926 | 96y 360d | 1948-59 | Yes |
8 | Jim Willis | 3/20/1927 | 96y 263d | 1953-54 | Yes |
9 | Charlie Maxwell | 4/8/1927 | 96y 244d | 1950-64 | No |
10 | Billy Gardner | 7/19/1927 | 96y 142d | 1954-63 | No |
11 | Bob Kelly | 10/4/1927 | 96y 65d | 1951-58 | Yes |
12 | Tommy Brown | 12/6/1927 | 96y 2d | 1944-45, 1947-53 | Yes |
13 | Bob Oldis | 1/5/1928 | 95y 337d | 1953-55, 1960-63 | No |
14 | Felipe Montemayor | 2/7/1928 | 95y 304d | 1953, 1955 | No |
15 | Roy Face | 2/20/1928 | 95y 291d | 1953, 1955-69 | Yes |
16 | Billy Hunter | 6/4/1928 | 95y 187d | 1953-58 | No |
17 | John Glenn | 7/10/1928 | 95y 151d | 1960 | No |
18 | Gail Henley | 10/15/1928 | 95y 54d | 1954 | No |
19 | Bob Ross | 11/2/1928 | 95y 36d | 1950-51, 1956 | Yes |
Recent Deaths
Name | Born | Died | Age | ML Career | Pitcher? |
Bobby Morgan | 6/29/1926 | 6/1/2023 | (96y 337d) | 1950, 1952-58 | No |
Chris Haughey | 10/3/1925 | 4/24/2023 | (97y 203d) | 1943 | Yes |
Paul Hinrichs | 8/31/1925 | 4/9/2023 | (97y 221d) | 1951 | Yes |
Fred Marolewski | 10/9/1928 | 2/28/2023 | (94y 142d) | 1953 | No |