MLB players born in 1853

20 MLB players on file were born in 1853. Mike Dorgan leads them with 2.9 career WAR. The first born in 1853 to play in the MLB were Joe Blong, Jack Manning, Amos Booth, and Lon Knight, in 1876. Every season since 1876 is on file.

Former MLB players born in 1853 (20)

Former MLB players born in 1853
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Mike Dorgan	—	1877–1890	10	802 H · 4 HR · 2.9 WAR	—
Joe Blong	—	1876–1877	2	109 H · 0 HR · 0.7 WAR	—
Jack Manning	—	1876–1886	9	725 H · 13 HR · 0.5 WAR	—
Jake Goodman	—	1878–1882	2	75 H · 1 HR · 0.4 WAR	—
George Miller	—	1877–1884	2	11 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR	—
Doc Kennedy	—	1879–1883	5	160 H · 1 HR	—
Amos Booth	—	1876–1882	4	98 H · 0 HR	—
Asa Stratton	—	1881	1	1 H · 0 HR	—
Bill Sullivan	—	1878	1	1 H · 0 HR	—
Charlie Mason	—	1883	1	1 H · 0 HR	—
Fred Haley	—	1880	1	0 H · 0 HR	—
Jim Pirie	—	1883	1	3 H · 0 HR	—
John Farrow	—	1884	1	11 H · 0 HR	—
Steve Libby	—	1879	1	0 H · 0 HR	—
Martin Flaherty	—	1881	1	0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR	—
Tim Manning	—	1882–1885	4	138 H · 2 HR · -0.8 WAR	—
Billy Barnie	—	1883–1886	2	11 H · 0 HR · -1.0 WAR	—
Bill Hawes	—	1879–1884	2	128 H · 4 HR · -1.1 WAR	—
Charlie Waitt	—	1877–1883	3	44 H · 0 HR · -1.8 WAR	—
Lon Knight	P	1876–1885	3	10 W · 16 SO · -4.2 WAR	—

Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.