Centenarian

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It took the major leagues until 1973 to produce a centenarian, a person who has attained the age of 100 years or more. Ralph Miller was the first and since then 24 have followed over the next half-century.

The following is a list of former major league players who have lived past the age of 100 years:

Age at Death Name Birth Date Death Date Years Played
111 years, 15 days Si Simmons October 14, 1895 October 29, 2006 1926
107 years, 4 months, and 9 days Chet Hoff May 8, 1891 September 17, 1998 1911 - 1915
105 years, 7 months, and 4 days Emilio Navarro September 26, 1905 April 30, 2011 1928 - 1929
103 years, 1 month, and 4 days Ted Radcliffe July 7, 1902 August 11, 2005 1928 - 1946
102 years, 11 months, and 28 days Connie Marrero April 25, 1911 April 23, 2014 1950 - 1954
102 years, 11 months, and 1 day Bucky Williams December 15, 1906 November 16, 2009 1933
101 years, 7 months, and 17 days Bob Wright December 13, 1891 July 30, 1993 1915
101 years, 4 months, and 1 day Tony Malinosky October 7, 1909 February 8, 2011 1937
101 years, 3 months and 27 days George Elder March 10, 1921 July 7, 2022 1949
101 years, 3 months, and 16 days Karl Swanson December 17, 1900 April 3, 2002 1928 - 1929
101 years, 3 months, and 6 days John Daley May 25, 1887 August 31, 1988 1912
101 years and 24 days William Lindsay April 15, 1905 May 9, 2006 1934
100 years, 11 months, and 21 days Bill Otis December 24, 1889 December 15, 1990 1912
100 years, 9 months, and 19 days Eddie Robinson December 15, 1920 October 4, 2021 1942 - 1957
100 years, 8 months, and 5 days Rollie Stiles November 17, 1906 July 22, 2007 1930 - 1933
100 years, 7 months, and 2 days Billy Werber June 20, 1908 January 22, 2009 1930 - 1942
100 years, 6 months, and 13 days Ray Cunningham January 17, 1905 July 30, 2005 1931 - 1932
100 years, 5 months, and 27 days Charlie Emig April 5, 1875 October 2, 1975 1896 - 1896
100 years, 5 months, and 18 days Mike Sandlock October 17, 1915 April 4, 2016 1942 - 1953
100 years, 3 months, and 16 days Howdy Groskloss April 9, 1906 July 15, 2006 1930 - 1932
100 years, 2 months, and 29 days Milt Gaston January 27, 1896 April 26, 1996 1924 - 1934
100 years, 2 months, and 3 days Ed Gill August 7, 1895 October 10, 1995 1919
100 years, 1 month, and 23 days Ralph Miller March 15, 1873 May 8, 1973 1898 - 1899
100 years, 1 month, and 8 days Fred Caligiuri October 22, 1918 November 30, 2018 1941 - 1942
100 years and 31 days Fred Daniels January 27, 1893 February 27, 1993 1924 - 1927
100 years and 14 days Eddie Carnett October 21, 1916 November 4, 2016 1941 - 1945
100 years and 2 days Ralph Erickson June 25, 1902 June 27, 2002 1929 - 1930
100 years+ Art Schallock April 24, 1924 still living 1951 - 1955
100 years+ Bill Greason September 3, 1924 still living 1948 - 1954