Oldest Living Major-League Baseball Players

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.

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RankNameBornYears of ServicePitcher?
1Bill Greason9/3/19241954Yes
2Bobby Shantz9/26/19251949-64Yes
3Bob Ross11/2/19281950-51, 1956Yes
4Joe Margoneri1/13/19301956-57Yes
5Vern Law3/12/19301950-51, 1954-67Yes
6Bob Lillis6/2/19301958-67No
7Joe Morgan11/19/19301959-64No
8Chuck Essegian8/9/19311958-1963No
9Stan Pawloski9/6/19311955No
10Ken Aspromonte9/22/19311957-1963No
11Fred Kipp10/1/19311957-1960Yes
12Neal Hertweck11/22/19311952No
13John Pyecha11/25/19311954Yes
14Don Taussig2/19/19321958-62No
15Lee Tate3/18/19321958-59No
16Charlie Rabe5/6/19321957-58Yes
17Bernie Daniels6/17/19321957-65Yes
18Ron Necciai6/18/19321952Yes
19Vicente Amor8/8/19321955-57Yes
20Eric MacKenzie8/29/19321955No
21Marty Kutyna11/14/19321959-62Yes

Recent Deaths

NameBornDiedYears of ServicePitcher?
Al Worthington2/5/19296/16/20261953-54, 1956-60, 1963-69Yes
Bob Skinner10/3/19315/4/20261954-1966No
Roy Face2/20/19282/12/20261953, 1955-69Yes
Gary Blaylock10/11/19312/7/20261959Yes
Zach Monroe7/8/19311/18/20261958-1959Yes
Ray Crone8/7/19311/15/20261954-1958Yes
Jim Willis3/20/19271/2/20261953-54Yes
Bob Oldis1/5/19289/21/20251953-55, 1960-63No
Jim Marshall5/25/19319/7/20251958-1962No
Billy Hunter6/4/19287/3/20251953-58No

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