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|Bill Lennon
|{{wp|Bill Lennon}}
|January 3, 1845
|January 3, 1845
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, New York
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|1 day
|1 day
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|Harry Wright
|{{wp|Harry Wright}}
|January 10, 1835
|January 10, 1835
Sheffield, England
Sheffield, England
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|178 days
|178 days
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|Nate Berkenstock
|{{wp|Nate Berkenstock}}
|September 17, 1832
|September 17, 1832
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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|28 years, 116 days
|28 years, 116 days
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|Dickey Pearce
|{{wp|Dickey Pearce}}
|February 29, 1836
|February 29, 1836
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, New York
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|8 years, 208 days
|8 years, 208 days
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|Al Barker
|{{wp|Al Barker}}
|January 18, 1839
|January 18, 1839
Lost Creek Township, Indiana
Lost Creek Township, Indiana
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|3 years, 363 days
|3 years, 363 days
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|Al Reach
|{{wp|Al Reach}}
|May 25, 1840
|May 25, 1840
London, England
London, England
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|15 years, 121 days
|15 years, 121 days
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|Harry Berthrong
|{{wp|Harry Berthrong}}
|January 1, 1844
|January 1, 1844
Mumford, New York
Mumford, New York
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|101 days
|101 days
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|Phonney Martin
|{{wp|Phonney Martin}}
|August 4, 1845
|August 4, 1845
New York, New York
New York, New York
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|5 years, 30 days
|5 years, 30 days
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|Harry Schafer
|{{wp|Harry Schafer}}
|August 14, 1846
|August 14, 1846
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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|1 year, 280 days
|1 year, 280 days
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|George Wright
|{{wp|George Wright (sportsman)|George Wright}}
|January 28, 1847
|January 28, 1847
New York, New York
New York, New York
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|2 years, 174 days
|2 years, 174 days
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|John McKelvey
|{{wp|John McKelvey}}
|August 27, 1847
|August 27, 1847
New York, New York
New York, New York
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|6 years, 284 days
|6 years, 284 days
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|Charles Witherow
|{{wp|Charles Witherow}}
|April 1852 (approx.)
|April 1852 (approx.)
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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|4 years, 33 days
|4 years, 33 days
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|Henry Jones
|{{wp|Henry Jones (second baseman)|Henry Jones}}
|May 19, 1857
|May 19, 1857
New York
New York
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|6 years, 332 days
|6 years, 332 days
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|John Leighton
|{{wp|John Leighton (baseball)|John Leighton}}
|October 4, 1861
|October 4, 1861
Peabody, Massachusetts
Peabody, Massachusetts
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|1 year, 153 days
|1 year, 153 days
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|Dummy Hoy
|{{wp|Dummy Hoy}}
|May 23, 1862
|May 23, 1862
Houcktown, Ohio
Houcktown, Ohio
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|5 years, 45 days
|5 years, 45 days
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|Buster Burrell
|{{wp|Buster Burrell}}
|December 22, 1866
|December 22, 1866
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Weymouth, Massachusetts
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|144 days
|144 days
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|William Kinsler
|{{wp|William Kinsler}}
|November 9, 1867
|November 9, 1867
New York, New York
New York, New York
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|1 year, 94 days
|1 year, 94 days
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|John Grimes
|{{wp|John Grimes (baseball)|John Grimes}}
|April 17, 1869
|April 17, 1869
Woodstock, Maryland
Woodstock, Maryland
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|160 days
|160 days
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|John Hollison
|{{wp|John Hollison}}
|May 3, 1870
|May 3, 1870
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
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|5 years, 214 days
|5 years, 214 days
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|Ralph Miller
|{{wp|Ralph Miller (right-handed pitcher)|Ralph Miller}}
|March 15, 1873
|March 15, 1873
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
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|3 years, 261 days
|3 years, 261 days
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|Charlie Emig
|{{wp|Charlie Emig}}
|April 5, 1875
|April 5, 1875
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
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|2 years, 148 days
|2 years, 148 days
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|Paddy Livingston
|{{wp|Paddy Livingston}}
|January 14, 1880
|January 14, 1880
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
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|1 year, 352 days
|1 year, 352 days
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|Sam Edmonston
|{{wp|Sam Edmonston}}
|August 30, 1883
|August 30, 1883
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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|1 year, 205 days
|1 year, 205 days
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|Red Morgan
|{{wp|Red Morgan}}
|October 6, 1883
|October 6, 1883
Neola, Iowa
Neola, Iowa
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|1 year, 347 days
|1 year, 347 days
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|Jack Snyder
|{{wp|Jack Snyder (baseball)|Jack Snyder}}
|October 6, 1886
|October 6, 1886
Lincoln, Pennsylvania
Lincoln, Pennsylvania
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|263 days
|263 days
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|Carl Manda
|{{wp|Carl Manda}}
|November 16, 1886
|November 16, 1886
Little River, Kansas
Little River, Kansas
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|1 year, 86 days
|1 year, 86 days
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|John Daley
|{{wp|John Daley (baseball)|John Daley}}
|May 25, 1887
|May 25, 1887
Du Bois, Pennsylvania
Du Bois, Pennsylvania
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|5 years, 175 days
|5 years, 175 days
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|Bill Otis
|{{wp|Bill Otis}}
|December 24, 1889
|December 24, 1889
Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate, Massachusetts
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|2 years, 106 days
|2 years, 106 days
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|-
|Red Hoff
|{{wp|Red Hoff}}
|May 8, 1891
|May 8, 1891
Ossining, New York
Ossining, New York
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|7 years, 276 days
|7 years, 276 days
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|-
|Ike Kahdot
|{{wp|Ike Kahdot}}
|October 22, 1899
|October 22, 1899
Georgetown, Oklahoma
Georgetown, Oklahoma
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|195 days
|195 days
|-
|-
|Karl Swanson
|{{wp|Karl Swanson}}
|December 17, 1900
|December 17, 1900
North Henderson, Illinois
North Henderson, Illinois
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|3 years, 3 days
|3 years, 3 days
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|-
|Ralph Erickson
|{{wp|Ralph Erickson}}
|June 25, 1902
|June 25, 1902
Dubois, Idaho
Dubois, Idaho
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|85 days
|85 days
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|Ray Hayworth
|{{wp|Ray Hayworth}}
|January 29, 1904
|January 29, 1904
High Point, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
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|90 days
|90 days
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|-
|Paul Hopkins
|{{wp|Paul Hopkins (baseball)|Paul Hopkins}}
|September 25, 1904
|September 25, 1904
Chester, Connecticut
Chester, Connecticut
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|1 year, 99 days
|1 year, 99 days
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|-
|Ray Cunningham
|{{wp|Ray Cunningham}}
|January 17, 1905
|January 17, 1905
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite, Texas
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|1 year, 209 days
|1 year, 209 days
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|-
|Howdy Groskloss
|{{wp|Howdy Groskloss}}
|April 10, 1906
|April 10, 1906
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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|350 days
|350 days
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|-
|Rollie Stiles
|{{wp|Rollie Stiles}}
|November 17, 1906
|November 17, 1906
Ratcliff, Arkansas
Ratcliff, Arkansas
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|1 year, 7 days
|1 year, 7 days
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|Billy Werber
|{{wp|Billy Werber}}
|June 20, 1908
|June 20, 1908
Berwyn Heights, Maryland
Berwyn Heights, Maryland
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|1 year, 184 days
|1 year, 184 days
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|-
|Tony Malinosky
|{{wp|Tony Malinosky}}
|October 7, 1909
|October 7, 1909
Collinsville, Illinois
Collinsville, Illinois
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|2 years, 17 days
|2 years, 17 days
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|-
|Connie Marrero
|{{wp|Connie Marrero}}
|April 25, 1911
|April 25, 1911
Sagua La Grande, Cuba
Sagua La Grande, Cuba
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|3 years, 46 days
|3 years, 46 days
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|-
|Mike Sandlock
|{{wp|Mike Sandlock}}
|October 17, 1915
|October 17, 1915
Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Old Greenwich, Connecticut
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|1 year, 347 days
|1 year, 347 days
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|-
|Eddie Carnett
|{{wp|Eddie Carnett}}
|October 21, 1916
|October 21, 1916
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
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|214 days
|214 days
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|-
|Bobby Doerr
|{{wp|Bobby Doerr}}
|April 7, 1918
|April 7, 1918
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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|1 year, 9 days
|1 year, 9 days
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|-
|Chuck Stevens
|{{wp|Chuck Stevens}}
|July 10, 1918
|July 10, 1918
Van Houten, New Mexico
Van Houten, New Mexico
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|196 days
|196 days
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|-
|Fred Caligiuri
|{{wp|Fred Caligiuri}}
|October 22, 1918
|October 22, 1918
West Hickory, Pennsylvania
West Hickory, Pennsylvania
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|186 days
|186 days
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|-
|Tom Jordan
|{{wp|Tom Jordan (baseball)|Tom Jordan}}
|September 5, 1919
|September 5, 1919
Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton, Oklahoma
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|269 days
|269 days
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|-
|Val Heim
|{{wp|Val Heim}}
|November 4, 1920
|November 4, 1920
Plymouth, Wisconsin
Plymouth, Wisconsin
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|March 10, 1921
|March 10, 1921
Lebanon, Kentucky
Lebanon, Kentucky
|July 7, 2022
Fruita, Colorado
|{{age in years and days|1921|3|10|2022|7|7}}
|St. Louis Browns (1949)
|October 4, 2021 - July 7, 2022
|{{age in years and days|2021|10|4|2022|7|7}}
|-
|{{wp|Art Schallock}}
|April 25, 1924
Mill Valley, California
|Living
|Living
|{{age in years and days|1921|3|10}}
|{{age in years and days|1924|4|25}}
|St. Louis Browns (1949)
|New York Yankees (1951–1955)
|October 4, 2021 - current
Baltimore Orioles (1955)
|{{age in years and days|2021|10|4}}
|July 7, 2022 - current
|{{age in years and days|2022|7|7}}
|}
|}


== On deck ==
== On deck ==
The next oldest living former major league player is {{wp|Art Schallock}}, who was born April 25, 1924.
The next oldest living former major league player is {{wp|Bill Greason}}, who was born September 3, 1924.


== See also ==
== See also ==


* {{wp|List of oldest living Major League Baseball players}}
* {{wp|List of oldest living Major League Baseball players}}
Notes
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    ^ "Harry Wright". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ Devine, Christopher. "Harry Wright biography at the Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Nate Berkenstock". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Dickey Pearce". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ McKenna, Brian. "Dickey Pearce biography at the Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Al Barker". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ Morris, Peter. "Al Barker biography at the Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Al Reach". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Harry Berthrong". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Phonney Martin". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Harry Schafer". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ Nemec, David. "Henry C. Schafer biography at the Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "George Wright". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "John McKelvey". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Charles Witherow". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Henry Jones". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ Morris, Peter. "Henry Jones biography at the Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "John Leighton". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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    ^ "Paddy Livingston". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Sam Edmonston". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Red Morgan". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Jack Snyder". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Carl Manda". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "John Daley". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Bill Otis". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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    ^ "Red Hoff". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Sidelines: Et Cetera – From Contest to Final Test". New York Times. May 27, 1991. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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    ^ "Ike Kahdot". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Karl Swanson". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Ralph Erickson". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ "Ray Hayworth". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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    ^ "Ray Cunningham". baseball-reference.com. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
    ^ Zanardi, Pete. "Paul Hopkins biography at the Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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Revision as of 23:55, 10 July 2022

This article contains a list of the oldest living Major League Baseball player since the start of professional league play in 1871.

Overview

Bill Lennon was the oldest player in baseball on his team's Opening Day of the National Association, the first major league on professional baseball, and Harry Wright became the oldest player when his team played its first game the following day. Wright remained the oldest player until Nate Berkenstock played in the last game of the season, his only appearance in a professional game. Berkenstock remained the oldest to have played until he died, which has been the pattern since then. A list of the same players appears in a slightly different format on the Baseball-reference website.

Players

= member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Name Born Died Age Team(s) Start and end dates as oldest ballplayer Duration as oldest player
Bill Lennon January 3, 1845

Brooklyn, New York

August 19, 1910

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

65 years, 228 days Fort Wayne Kekiongas (1871)

Washington Nationals (1872) Baltimore Marylands (1873)

May 4, 1871 – May 5, 1871 1 day
Harry Wright January 10, 1835

Sheffield, England

October 3, 1895

Atlantic City, New Jersey

60 years, 266 days Boston Red Stockings (1871–1877) May 5, 1871 – October 30, 1871 178 days
Nate Berkenstock September 17, 1832

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 23, 1900

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

67 years, 159 days Philadelphia Athletics (1871) October 30, 1871 – February 23, 1900 28 years, 116 days
Dickey Pearce February 29, 1836

Brooklyn, New York

September 18, 1908

Wareham, Massachusetts

72 years, 202 days New York Mutuals (1871–1872)

Brooklyn Atlantics (1873–1874) St. Louis Brown Stockings (1875–1877)

February 23, 1900 – September 18, 1908 8 years, 208 days
Al Barker January 18, 1839

Lost Creek Township, Indiana

September 15, 1912

Rockford, Illinois

73 years, 241 days Rockford Forest Citys (1871) September 18, 1908 – September 15, 1912 3 years, 363 days
Al Reach May 25, 1840

London, England

January 14, 1928

Atlantic City, New Jersey

87 years, 234 days Philadelphia Athletics (1871–1875) September 15, 1912 – January 14, 1928 15 years, 121 days
Harry Berthrong January 1, 1844

Mumford, New York

April 24, 1928

Chelsea, Massachusetts

84 years, 114 days Washington Olympics (1871) January 14, 1928 – April 24, 1928 101 days
Phonney Martin August 4, 1845

New York, New York

May 24, 1933

Hollis, Queens, New York

87 years, 293 days Troy Haymakers (1872)

Brooklyn Eckfords (1872) New York Mutuals (1873)

April 24, 1928 – May 24, 1933 5 years, 30 days
Harry Schafer August 14, 1846

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 28, 1935

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

88 years, 198 days Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps (1871–1878) May 24, 1933 – February 28, 1935 1 year, 280 days
George Wright January 28, 1847

New York, New York

August 21, 1937

Boston, Massachusetts

90 years, 205 days Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps (1871–1878)

Providence Grays (1879) Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps (1880–1881) Providence Grays (1882)

February 28, 1935 – August 21, 1937 2 years, 174 days
John McKelvey August 27, 1847

New York, New York

May 31, 1944

New York, New York

96 years, 278 days New Haven Elm Citys (1875) August 21, 1937 – May 31, 1944 6 years, 284 days
Charles Witherow April 1852 (approx.)

Washington, D.C.

July 3, 1948

Washington, D.C.

96 years and 2 or 3 months Washington Nationals (1875) May 31, 1944 – July 3, 1948 4 years, 33 days
Henry Jones May 19, 1857

New York

May 31, 1955

Manistee, Michigan

98 years, 12 days Detroit Wolverines (1884) July 3, 1948 – May 31, 1955 6 years, 332 days
John Leighton October 4, 1861

Peabody, Massachusetts

October 31, 1956

Lynn, Massachusetts

95 years, 27 days Syracuse Stars (1890) May 31, 1955 – October 31, 1956 1 year, 153 days
Dummy Hoy May 23, 1862

Houcktown, Ohio

December 15, 1961

Cincinnati, Ohio

99 years, 206 days Washington Nationals (1888–1889)

Buffalo Bisons (1890) St. Louis Browns (1891) Washington Senators (1892–1893) Cincinnati Reds (1894–1897) Louisville Colonels (1898–1899) Chicago White Sox (1901) Cincinnati Reds (1902)

October 31, 1956 – December 15, 1961 5 years, 45 days
Buster Burrell December 22, 1866

Weymouth, Massachusetts

May 8, 1962

Weymouth, Massachusetts

95 years, 137 days New York Giants (1891)

Brooklyn Grooms/Bridegrooms (1895–1897)

December 15, 1961 – May 8, 1962 144 days
William Kinsler November 9, 1867

New York, New York

August 10, 1963

Miami Beach, Florida

95 years, 274 days New York Giants (1893) May 8, 1962 – August 10, 1963 1 year, 94 days
John Grimes April 17, 1869

Woodstock, Maryland

January 17, 1964

San Francisco, California

94 years, 275 days St. Louis Browns (1897) August 10, 1963 – January 17, 1964 160 days
John Hollison May 3, 1870

Chicago, Illinois

August 19, 1969

Chicago, Illinois

99 years, 108 days Chicago Cubs (1892) January 17, 1964 – August 19, 1969 5 years, 214 days
Ralph Miller March 15, 1873

Cincinnati, Ohio

May 7, 1973

Cincinnati, Ohio

100 years, 53 days Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1898)

Baltimore Orioles (1899)

August 19, 1969 – May 7, 1973 3 years, 261 days
Charlie Emig April 5, 1875

Cincinnati, Ohio

October 2, 1975

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

100 years, 180 days Louisville Colonels (1896) May 7, 1973 – October 2, 1975 2 years, 148 days
Paddy Livingston January 14, 1880

Cleveland, Ohio

September 19, 1977

Cleveland, Ohio

97 years, 248 days Cleveland Blues (1901)

Cincinnati Reds (1906) Philadelphia Athletics (1909–1911) Cleveland Naps (1912) St. Louis Cardinals (1917)

October 2, 1975 – September 19, 1977 1 year, 352 days
Sam Edmonston August 30, 1883

Washington, D.C.

April 12, 1979

Corpus Christi, Texas

95 years, 225 days Washington Senators (1907) September 19, 1977 – April 12, 1979 1 year, 205 days
Red Morgan October 6, 1883

Neola, Iowa

March 25, 1981

New York, New York

97 years, 170 days Boston Americans (1906) April 12, 1979 – March 25, 1981 1 year, 347 days
Jack Snyder October 6, 1886

Lincoln, Pennsylvania

December 13, 1981

Brownsville, Pennsylvania

95 years, 68 days Brooklyn Robins (1917) March 25, 1981 – December 13, 1981 263 days
Carl Manda November 16, 1886

Little River, Kansas

March 9, 1983

Artesia, New Mexico

96 years, 113 days Chicago White Sox (1914) December 13, 1981 – March 9, 1983 1 year, 86 days
John Daley May 25, 1887

Du Bois, Pennsylvania

August 31, 1988

Mansfield, Ohio

101 years, 98 days St. Louis Browns (1912) March 9, 1983 – August 31, 1988 5 years, 175 days
Bill Otis December 24, 1889

Scituate, Massachusetts

December 15, 1990

Duluth, Minnesota

100 years, 356 days New York Highlanders (1912) August 31, 1988 – December 15, 1990 2 years, 106 days
Red Hoff May 8, 1891

Ossining, New York

September 17, 1998

Daytona Beach, Florida

107 years, 132 days New York Highlanders/Yankees (1911–1913)

St. Louis Browns (1915)

December 15, 1990 – September 17, 1998 7 years, 276 days
Ike Kahdot October 22, 1899

Georgetown, Oklahoma

March 31, 1999

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

99 years, 160 days Cleveland Indians (1922) September 17, 1998 – March 31, 1999 195 days
Karl Swanson December 17, 1900

North Henderson, Illinois

April 3, 2002

Rock Island, Illinois

101 years, 107 days Chicago White Sox (1928–1929) March 31, 1999 – April 3, 2002 3 years, 3 days
Ralph Erickson June 25, 1902

Dubois, Idaho

June 27, 2002

Chandler, Arizona

100 years, 2 days Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–1930) April 3, 2002 – June 27, 2002 85 days
Ray Hayworth January 29, 1904

High Point, North Carolina

September 25, 2002

Salisbury, North Carolina

98 years, 239 days Detroit Tigers (1926, 1929–1938)

Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1939) New York Giants (1939) St. Louis Browns (1942) Brooklyn Dodgers (1944–1945)

June 27, 2002 – September 25, 2002 90 days
Paul Hopkins September 25, 1904

Chester, Connecticut

January 2, 2004

Middletown, Connecticut

99 years, 99 days Washington Senators (1927, 1929)

St. Louis Browns (1929)

September 25, 2002 – January 2, 2004 1 year, 99 days
Ray Cunningham January 17, 1905

Mesquite, Texas

July 30, 2005

Pearland, Texas

100 years, 194 days St. Louis Cardinals (1931–1932) January 2, 2004 – July 30, 2005 1 year, 209 days
Howdy Groskloss April 10, 1906

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

July 15, 2006

Vero Beach, Florida

100 years, 96 days Pittsburgh Pirates (1930–1932) July 30, 2005 – July 15, 2006 350 days
Rollie Stiles November 17, 1906

Ratcliff, Arkansas

July 22, 2007

St. Louis, Missouri

100 years, 247 days St. Louis Browns (1930–1933) July 15, 2006 – July 22, 2007 1 year, 7 days
Billy Werber June 20, 1908

Berwyn Heights, Maryland

January 22, 2009

Charlotte, North Carolina

100 years, 216 days New York Yankees (1930, 1933)

Boston Red Sox (1933–1936) Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938) Cincinnati Reds (1939–1941) New York Giants (1942)

July 22, 2007 – January 22, 2009 1 year, 184 days
Tony Malinosky October 7, 1909

Collinsville, Illinois

February 8, 2011

Oxnard, California

101 years, 124 days Brooklyn Dodgers (1937) January 22, 2009 – February 8, 2011 2 years, 17 days
Connie Marrero April 25, 1911

Sagua La Grande, Cuba

April 23, 2014

Havana, Cuba

102 years, 363 days Washington Senators (1950–1954) February 8, 2011 – April 23, 2014 3 years, 46 days
Mike Sandlock October 17, 1915

Old Greenwich, Connecticut

April 4, 2016

Cos Cob, Connecticut

100 years, 170 days Boston Braves (1942, 1944)

Brooklyn Dodgers (1945–1946) Pittsburgh Pirates (1953)

April 23, 2014 – April 4, 2016 1 year, 347 days
Eddie Carnett October 21, 1916

Springfield, Missouri

November 4, 2016

Ringling, Oklahoma

100 years, 14 days Boston Braves (1941)

Chicago White Sox (1944) Cleveland Indians (1945)

April 4, 2016 – November 4, 2016 214 days
Bobby Doerr April 7, 1918

Los Angeles, California

November 13, 2017

Junction City, Oregon

99 years, 220 days Boston Red Sox (1937–1944, 1946–1951) November 4, 2016 – November 13, 2017 1 year, 9 days
Chuck Stevens July 10, 1918

Van Houten, New Mexico

May 28, 2018

Long Beach, California

99 years, 322 days St. Louis Browns (1941, 1946, 1948) November 13, 2017 – May 28, 2018 196 days
Fred Caligiuri October 22, 1918

West Hickory, Pennsylvania

November 30, 2018

Charlotte, North Carolina

100 years, 39 days Philadelphia Athletics (1941–1942) May 28, 2018 – November 30, 2018 186 days
Tom Jordan September 5, 1919

Lawton, Oklahoma

August 26, 2019

Roswell, New Mexico

99 years, 355 days Chicago White Sox (1944, 1946)

Cleveland Indians (1946) St. Louis Browns (1948)

November 30, 2018 – August 26, 2019 269 days
Val Heim November 4, 1920

Plymouth, Wisconsin

November 21, 2019

Superior, Nebraska

99 years, 17 days Chicago White Sox (1942) August 26, 2019 – November 21, 2019 87 days
Eddie Robinson December 15, 1920

Paris, Texas

October 4, 2021

Bastrop, Texas

100 years, 293 days Cleveland Indians (1942, 1945–1948)

Washington Senators (1949–1950) Chicago White Sox (1950–1952) Philadelphia Athletics (1953–1956) New York Yankees (1954–1956) Kansas City Athletics (1956) Detroit Tigers (1957) Cleveland Indians (1957) Baltimore Orioles (1957)

November 21, 2019 – October 4, 2021 1 year, 317 days
George Elder March 10, 1921

Lebanon, Kentucky

July 7, 2022

Fruita, Colorado

101 years, 119 days St. Louis Browns (1949) October 4, 2021 - July 7, 2022 276 days
Art Schallock April 25, 1924

Mill Valley, California

Living 100 years, 25 days New York Yankees (1951–1955)

Baltimore Orioles (1955)

July 7, 2022 - current 1 year, 318 days

On deck

The next oldest living former major league player is Bill Greason, who was born September 3, 1924.

See also

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