Centenarians

From BR Bullpen

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 eleven have followed in less than 35 years.

Former Negro League star Double Duty Radcliffe was 103 years, 1 months, and 4 days old at the time of his death on August 11, 2005. Several other Negro Leaguers reached 100, including Si Simmons, who had the longest life of any MLB or Negro League player.

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

Age at Death	Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Years Played
107 years, 4 months, and 9 days	Chet Hoff	May 8, 1891	September 17, 1998	1911 - 1915
101 years, 7 months, and 17 days	Bob Wright	December 13, 1891	July 30, 1993	1915 - 1915
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 - 1912
100 years, 11 months, and 21 days	Bill Otis	December 24, 1889	December 15, 1990	1912 - 1912
100 years, 8 months, and 5 days	Rollie Stiles	November 17, 1906	July 22, 2007	1930 - 1933
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, 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 - 1919
100 years, 1 months, and 23 days	Ralph Miller	March 15, 1873	May 8, 1973	1898 - 1899
100 years and 2 days	Ralph Erickson	June 25, 1902	June 27, 2002	1929 - 1930