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.
Rank | Name | Born | Age | ML Career | Pitcher? |
1 | Art Schallock | 4/25/1924 | 100y 10d | 1951-55 | Yes |
2 | Bill Greason | 9/3/1924 | 99y 245d | 1954 | Yes |
3 | Bobby Shantz | 9/26/1925 | 98y 222d | 1949-64 | Yes |
4 | Frank Saucier | 5/28/1926 | 97y 343d | 1951 | No |
5 | Ed Mickelson | 9/9/1926 | 97y 239d | 1950, 1953, 1957 | No |
6 | Jim Willis | 3/20/1927 | 97y 46d | 1953-54 | Yes |
7 | Charlie Maxwell | 4/8/1927 | 97y 27d | 1950-64 | No |
8 | Bob Kelly | 10/4/1927 | 96y 214d | 1951-58 | Yes |
9 | Tommy Brown | 12/6/1927 | 96y 151d | 1944-45, 1947-53 | Yes |
10 | Bob Oldis | 1/5/1928 | 96y 121d | 1953-55, 1960-63 | No |
11 | Felipe Montemayor | 2/7/1928 | 96y 88d | 1953, 1955 | No |
12 | Roy Face | 2/20/1928 | 96y 75d | 1953, 1955-69 | Yes |
13 | Billy Hunter | 6/4/1928 | 95y 336d | 1953-58 | No |
14 | Gail Henley | 10/15/1928 | 95y 203d | 1954 | No |
15 | Bob Ross | 11/2/1928 | 95y 185d | 1950-51, 1956 | Yes |
16 | Al Worthington | 2/5/1929 | 95y 90d | 1953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69 | Yes |
17 | Mel Held | 4/12/1929 | 95y 23d | 1956 | Yes |
18 | Hank Foiles | 6/10/1929 | 94y 330d | 1953, 1955-64 | No |
19 | Don Ferrarese | 6/19/1929 | 94y 321d | 1955-62 | Yes |
Recent Deaths
Name | Born | Died | Age | ML Career | Pitcher? |
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 |
John Glenn | 7/10/1928 | 6/4/2023 | (94y 329d) | 1960 | No |
Bobby Morgan | 6/29/1926 | 6/1/2023 | (96y 337d) | 1950, 1952-58 | No |