List of the oldest living Major League Baseball players

This article contains a list of the oldest living Major League Baseball player among those currently living and a list of the individuals who, at the time of their deaths, were the oldest living since the start of professional league play in 1871. Of those living, the oldest living actually is Art Schallow.

Oldest Players (historic)

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.

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, 26 days	New York Yankees (1951–1955) Baltimore Orioles (1955)	July 7, 2022 - current	1 year, 319 days

Oldest players currently living

Rank	Player	Date of birth	First Game	Last Game	Team(s)	Age (years, days)
1	Art Schallock	April 25, 1924	July 16, 1951	September 23, 1955	New York Yankees (1951–1955) Baltimore Orioles (1955)	100 years, 26 days
2	Bill Greason	September 3, 1924	May 31, 1954	June 20, 1954	St. Louis Cardinals (1954)	99 years, 261 days
3	Larry Miggins	August 20, 1925	October 3, 1948	September 28, 1952	St. Louis Cardinals (1948, 1952)	98 years, 275 days
4	Paul Hinrichs	August 31, 1925	May 16, 1951	June 21, 1951	Boston Red Sox (1951)	98 years, 264 days
5	Bobby Shantz	September 26, 1925	May 1, 1949	September 29, 1964	Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1949–1956) New York Yankees (1957–1960) Pittsburgh Pirates (1961) Houston Colt 45's (1962) St. Louis Cardinals (1962–1964) Chicago Cubs (1964) Philadelphia Phillies (1964)	98 years, 238 days
6	Chris Haughey	October 3, 1925	October 3, 1943	October 3, 1943	Brooklyn Dodgers (1943)	98 years, 231 days
7	Frank Saucier	May 28, 1926	July 21, 1951	September 23, 1951	St. Louis Browns (1951)	97 years, 359 days
8	Bobby Morgan	June 29, 1926	April 18, 1950	April 20, 1958	Brooklyn Dodgers (1950, 1952–1953) Philadelphia Phillies (1954–1956, 1957) St. Louis Cardinals (1956) Chicago Cubs (1957–1958)	97 years, 327 days
9	Ed Mickelson	September 9, 1926	September 18, 1950	May 12, 1957	St. Louis Cardinals (1950) St. Louis Browns (1953) Chicago Cubs (1957)	98 years, 231 days
10	Carl Erskine	December 13, 1926	July 25, 1948	June 14, 1959	Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1948–1959)	97 years, 359 days