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The 74 Oldest MLB Legends Still Alive Today

Updated October 9, 2020 72 items

List RulesOnly living former professional baseball players older than age 90.

It seems like the oldest living baseball players have been around forever. All of the former MLB players who are 90 or older right now have gone on to many things outside their baseball careers, though many have stuck around the game as managers and scouts and commentators. Some of these players made their Major League debuts as far back as World War II.

The list of oldest baseball players includes a number of Hall of Famers, like Tommy Lasorda, and other legends whose great accomplishments have followed them their whole lives. All of these men are part of a select club of former players who have lived into their 90s and are still with us.

Val Heim, at age 99, is the oldest living ex-ballplayer, and he made his final appearance in the majors in 1942. Others like Roy Face and Al Worthington played well into the 1960s. So check out this list of the oldest living baseball players, ordered by their ages, and see if there are any names you recognize, and enjoy learning about some players you might never have heard of.

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1
Val Heim
Outfielder
Birthplace: Plymouth, Wisconsin
Teams: Chicago White Sox
Age: 99
DOB: November 4, 1920

Final game: September 22, 1942

Stats
.200 avg., 7 RBIs
2
Eddie Robinson
First baseman
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Paris, Texas
Teams: Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles
Age: 98
DOB: December 15, 1920

Final game: September 15, 1957

Stats
.268 avg., 172 HRs, 723 RBIs
3
George Elder
Outfielder
Birthplace: Lebanon, Kentucky
Teams: St. Louis Browns
Age: 98
DOB: March 10, 1921

Final game: September 25, 1949

Stats
.250 avg., 2 RBIs
4
Gil Coan
Outfielder
Birthplace: Monroe, North Carolina
Teams: New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators
Age: 97
DOB: May 18, 1922

Final game: April 25, 1956

Stats
.254 avg., 39 HRs, 278 RBIs
5
Eddie Basinski
Second baseman, Shortstop
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers
Age: 97
DOB: November 4, 1922

Final game: July 4, 1947

Stats
.244 avg., 59 RBIs
6
George Yankowski
Catcher
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Teams: Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox
Age: 96
DOB: November 19, 1922

Final game: June 28, 1946

Stats
.161 avg., 4 RBIs
7
Neal Watlington
Catcher
Birthplace: Yanceyville, North Carolina
Teams: Philadelphia Athletics
Age: 96
DOB: December 25, 1922

Final game: September 17, 1953

Stats
.159 avg., 3 RBIs
8
Tim Thompson
Catcher
Birthplace: Coalport, Pennsylvania
Teams: Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers
Age: 95
DOB: March 1, 1924

Final game: April 27, 1958

Stats
.238 avg., 8 HRs, 47 RBIs
9
Art Schallock
Pitcher
Birthplace: Mill Valley, California
Teams: Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees
Age: 95
DOB: April 25, 1924

Final game: September 23, 1955

Stats
6-7 record, 4.02 ERA, 77 Ks
10
Ed Fitz Gerald
Catcher
Birthplace: Santa Ynez, California
Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators
Age: 95
DOB: May 21, 1924

Final game: September 15, 1959

Stats
.260 avg., 19 HRs, 217 RBIs
11
Bill Greason
Pitcher
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
Teams: St. Louis Cardinals
Age: 95
DOB: September 3, 1924

Final game: June 20, 1954

Stats
0-1 record, 13.50 ERA, 2 Ks
12
Bobby Brown
Outfielder
Birthplace: Virginia
Teams: San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees
Age: 95
DOB: October 25, 1924

Final game: June 30, 1954

Stats
.279 avg., 22 HRs, 237 RBIs
13
Irv Noren
Outfielder
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Jamestown, New York
Teams: Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees
Age: 94
DOB: November 29, 1924

Final game: October 1, 1960

Stats
.275 avg., 65 HRs, 453 RBIs

14
Wayne Terwilliger
Second baseman
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Clare, Michigan
Teams: Kansas City Athletics, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators
Age: 94
DOB: June 27, 1925

Final game: May 16, 1960

Stats
.240 avg., 22 HRs, 162 RBIs
15
Larry Miggins
Outfielder
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Teams: St. Louis Cardinals
Age: 94
DOB: August 20, 1925

Final game: September 28, 1952

Stats
.227 avg., 2 HRs, 10 RBIs
16
Billy DeMars
Shortstop
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Teams: Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns
Age: 94
DOB: August 26, 1925

Final game: September 28, 1951

Stats
.237, 14 RBIs
17
Paul Hinrichs
Relief pitcher
Birthplace: Marengo, Iowa
Teams: Boston Red Sox
Age: 94
DOB: August 31, 1925

Final game: June 21, 1951

Stats
21.60 ERA, 1 K
18
Bobby Shantz
Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Houston colt .45s, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics
Age: 94
DOB: September 26, 1925

Final game: September 29, 1964

Stats
119-99 record, 3.38 ERA, 1,072 Ks
19
Chris Haughey
Pitcher
Birthplace: Astoria, New York City, New York
Teams: Brooklyn Dodgers
Age: 94
DOB: October 3, 1925

Final game: October 3, 1943

Stats
0-1 record, 3.86 ERA
20
Hank Workman
First baseman
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Teams: New York Yankees
Age: 93
DOB: February 5, 1926

Final game: October 1, 1950

Stats
.200 avg.
21
Howie Judson
Pitcher
Birthplace: Hebron, Illinois
Teams: Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Redlegs
Age: 93
DOB: February 16, 1926

Final game: September 25, 1954

Stats
17-37 record, 4.29 ERA, 204 Ks
22
Dick Koecher
Pitcher
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Teams: Philadelphia Phillies
Age: 93
DOB: March 30, 1926

Final game: October 2, 1948

Stats
0-4 record, 4.91 ERA, 8 Ks
23
Bert Thiel
Pitcher
Birthplace: Marion, Wisconsin
Age: 93
DOB: May 4, 1926

Final game: April 30, 1952

Stats
1-1 record, 7.71 ERA, 6 Ks

24
Frank Saucier
Outfielder
Birthplace: Leslie, Missouri
Teams: St. Louis Browns
Age: 93
DOB: May 28, 1926

Final game: September 23, 1951

Stats
.071 avg., 1 RBI
25
Bob Miller
Pitcher
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Teams: Philadelphia Phillies
Age: 93
DOB: June 16, 1926

Final game: August 10, 1958

Stats
42-42 record, 3.96 ERA, 263 Ks