Centenarian

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 and 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
101 years+	Bill Greason	September 3, 1924	still living	1948 - 1954
100 years, 11 months, and 21 days	Bill Otis	December 24, 1889	December 15, 1990	1912
100 years, 10 months, and 9 days	Art Schallock	April 24, 1924	March 6, 2025	1951 - 1955
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+	Bobby Shantz	September 26, 1925	still living	1949 - 1964