Oldest Baseball Hall of Fame Members
This list includes the living Baseball Hall of Fame members. They are listed in order from oldest to youngest.
* denotes individual inducted as a manager
† denotes individual inducted as an executive
Last updated: December 15, 2007
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Rank |
Name |
Age |
Date of Birth |
Date of Debut |
Final Game |
Year Inducted |
Clubs |
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1 |
Lee MacPhail† |
October 25, 1917 |
N/A |
N/A |
1998 |
N/A |
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2 |
Bobby Doerr |
April 7, 1918 |
April 20, 1937 |
September 7, 1951 |
1986 |
Boston Red Sox |
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3 |
Bob Feller |
November 3, 1918 |
July 19, 1936 |
September 30, 1956 |
1962 |
Cleveland Indians |
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4 |
Monte Irvin |
February 25, 1919 |
July 8, 1949 |
September 30, 1956 |
1973 |
New York Giants, Chicago Cubs |
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5 |
Stan Musial |
November 21, 1920 |
September 17, 1941 |
September 29, 1963 |
1969 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
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6 |
George Kell |
August 23, 1922 |
September 28, 1943 |
September 14, 1957 |
1983 |
Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles |
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7 |
Ralph Kiner |
October 27, 1922 |
April 16, 1946 |
September 25, 1955 |
1975 |
Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians |
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8 |
Red Schoendienst |
February 2, 1923 |
April 17, 1945 |
July 7, 1963 |
1989 |
St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Milwaukee Braves |
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9 |
Yogi Berra |
May 12, 1925 |
September 22, 1946 |
May 9, 1965 |
1972 |
New York Yankees, New York Mets |
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10 |
Duke Snider |
September 19, 1926 |
April 17, 1947 |
October 3, 1964 |
1980 |
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants |
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11 |
Robin Roberts |
September 30, 1926 |
June 18, 1949 |
August 26, 1966 |
1976 |
Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs |
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12 |
Tommy Lasorda* |
September 22, 1927 |
1976 |
1996 |
1997 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
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13 |
Whitey Ford |
October 21, 1928 |
July 1, 1950 |
May 21, 1967 |
1974 |
New York Yankees |
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14 |
[...] Williams* |
May 7, 1929 |
2008 |
Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners |
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15 |
Earl Weaver* |
August 14, 1930 |
1968 |
1986 |
1996 |
Baltimore Orioles |
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16 |
Ernie Banks |
January 31, 1931 |
September 17, 1953 |
September 26, 1971 |
1977 |
Chicago Cubs |
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17 |
Willie Mays |
May 6, 1931 |
May 25, 1951 |
September 8, 1973 |
1979 |
New York/San Francisco Giants, New York Mets |
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18 |
Jim Bunning |
October 23, 1931 |
July 20, 1955 |
September 3, 1971 |
2000 |
Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers |
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19 |
Hank Aaron |
February 5, 1934 |
April 13, 1954 |
October 3, 1976 |
1982 |
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers |
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20 |
Sparky Anderson* |
February 22, 1934 |
1970 |
1995 |
2000 |
Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers |
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21 |
Luis Aparicio |
April 29, 1934 |
April 17, 1956 |
September 28, 1973 |
1984 |
Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox |
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22 |
Al Kaline |
December 19, 1934 |
June 25, 1953 |
October 2, 1974 |
1980 |
Detroit Tigers |
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23 |
Frank Robinson |
August 31, 1935 |
April 17, 1956 |
September 18, 1976 |
1982 |
Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, Cleveland Indians |
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24 |
Bob Gibson |
November 9, 1935 |
April 15, 1959 |
September 3, 1975 |
1981 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
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25 |
Sandy Koufax |
December 30, 1935 |
June 24, 1955 |
October 2, 1966 |
1972 |
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers |
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26 |
Harmon Killebrew |
June 29, 1936 |
June 23, 1954 |
September 26, 1975 |
1984 |
Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals |
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27 |
Bill Mazeroski |
September 5, 1936 |
July 7, 1956 |
October 4, 1972 |
2001 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
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28 |
Brooks Robinson |
May 18, 1937 |
September 17, 1955 |
August 13, 1977 |
1983 |
Baltimore Orioles |
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29 |
Orlando Cepeda |
September 17, 1937 |
April 15, 1958 |
September 19, 1974 |
1999 |
San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals |
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30 |
Juan Marichal |
October 20, 1937 |
July 26, 1960 |
April 16, 1975 |
1983 |
San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers |
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31 |
Willie McCovey |
January 10, 1938 |
July 30, 1959 |
July 6, 1980 |
1986 |
San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics |
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32 |
Billy Williams |
June 15, 1938 |
August 6, 1959 |
October 2, 1976 |
1987 |
Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics |
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33 |
Gaylord Perry |
September 15, 1938 |
April 14, 1962 |
September 21, 1983 |
1991 |
San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals |
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34 |
Phil Niekro |
April 1, 1939 |
April 15, 1964 |
September 27, 1987 |
1997 |
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays |
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35 |
Lou Brock |
June 18, 1939 |
September 10, 1961 |
September 30, 1979 |
1985 |
Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals |
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36 |
Carl Yastrzemski |
August 22, 1939 |
April 11, 1961 |
October 2, 1983 |
1989 |
Boston Red Sox |
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37 |
Tony Pérez |
May 14, 1942 |
July 26, 1964 |
September 19, 1986 |
1992 |
Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies |
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38 |
Joe Morgan |
September 19, 1943 |
September 21, 1963 |
September 30, 1984 |
1990 |
Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics |
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39 |
Ferguson Jenkins |
December 13, 1943 |
September 10, 1965 |
September 26, 1983 |
1991 |
Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox |
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40 |
Tom Seaver |
November 17, 1944 |
April 13, 1967 |
October 5, 1986 |
1992 |
New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox |
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41 |
Steve Carlton |
December 22, 1944 |
April 12, 1965 |
April 23, 1988 |
1994 |
St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins |
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42 |
Don Sutton |
April 2, 1945 |
April 14, 1966 |
August 9, 1988 |
1998 |
Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, California Angels |
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43 |
Rod Carew |
October 1, 1945 |
April 11, 1967 |
October 5, 1985 |
1991 |
Minnesota Twins, California Angels |
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44 |
Jim Palmer |
October 15, 1945 |
April 17, 1965 |
May 12, 1984 |
1990 |
Baltimore Orioles |
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45 |
Reggie Jackson |
May 18, 1946 |
June 6, 1967 |
October 4, 1987 |
1993 |
Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels |
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46 |
Rollie Fingers |
August 25, 1946 |
September 15, 1968 |
September 17, 1985 |
1992 |
Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers |
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47 |
Nolan Ryan |
January 31, 1947 |
September 11, 1966 |
September 22, 1993 |
1999 |
New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers |
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48 |
Johnny Bench |
December 7, 1947 |
August 28, 1967 |
September 29, 1983 |
1989 |
Cincinnati Reds |
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49 |
Carlton Fisk |
December 26, 1947 |
September 18, 1969 |
June 22, 1993 |
2000 |
Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox |
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50 |
Mike Schmidt |
September 27, 1949 |
September 12, 1972 |
May 28, 1989 |
1995 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
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51 |
Dave Winfield |
October 3, 1951 |
June 19, 1973 |
October 1, 1995 |
2001 |
San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians |
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52 |
Bruce Sutter |
January 8, 1953 |
May 9, 1976 |
September 9, 1988 |
2006 |
Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves |
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53 |
George Brett |
May 15, 1953 |
August 2, 1973 |
October 3, 1993 |
1999 |
Kansas City Royals |
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54 |
Gary Carter |
April 8, 1954 |
September 16, 1974 |
September 27, 1992 |
2003 |
Montreal Expos, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers |
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55 |
Dennis Eckersley |
October 3, 1954 |
April 12, 1975 |
September 26, 1998 |
2004 |
Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals |
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56 |
Ozzie Smith |
December 26, 1954 |
April 7, 1978 |
September 29, 1996 |
2002 |
San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals |
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57 |
Robin Yount |
September 16, 1955 |
April 5, 1974 |
October 3, 1993 |
1999 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
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58 |
Eddie Murray |
April 24, 1956 |
April 7, 1977 |
September 20, 1997 |
2003 |
Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Anaheim Angels |
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59 |
Paul Molitor |
August 22, 1956 |
April 7, 1978 |
September 27, 1998 |
2004 |
Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins |
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60 |
Wade Boggs |
June 15, 1958 |
April 10, 1982 |
August 27, 1999 |
2005 |
Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
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61 |
Ryne Sandberg |
September 18, 1959 |
September 2, 1981 |
September 28, 1997 |
2005 |
Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs |
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62 |
Tony Gwynn |
May 9, 1960 |
July 19, 1982 |
October 7, 2001 |
2007 |
San Diego Padres |
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63 |
Cal Ripken, Jr. |
August 24, 1960 |
August 10, 1981 |
October 6, 2001 |
2007 |
Baltimore Orioles |
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See also
- List of oldest living Major League Baseball players