MLB players born in 1855

30 MLB players on file were born in 1855. Hardy Richardson leads them with 38.5 career WAR. The first born in 1855 to play in the MLB were John Morrill, Joe Gerhardt, Bill Harbidge, and Bill Holbert and 8 more, in 1876. Every season since 1876 is on file.

Former MLB players born in 1855 (30)

Former MLB players born in 1855
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Hardy Richardson	—	1879–1892	14	1,688 H · 70 HR · 38.5 WAR	—
John Morrill	—	1876–1890	15	1,275 H · 43 HR · 21.6 WAR	—
Sam Weaver	P	1878–1886	5	69 W · 357 SO · 11.7 WAR	—
Harry McCormick	P	1879–1883	4	41 W · 157 SO · 9.4 WAR	—
Silver Flint	—	1878–1889	12	682 H · 21 HR · 7.0 WAR	—
Joe Gerhardt	—	1876–1891	12	854 H · 7 HR · 6.7 WAR	—
Denny Driscoll	P	1880–1884	4	38 W · 171 SO · 4.2 WAR	—
Bill Harbidge	—	1876–1884	8	323 H · 2 HR · 1.9 WAR	—
Hick Carpenter	—	1879–1892	12	1,202 H · 18 HR · 1.7 WAR	—
Harry Salisbury	P	1879–1882	2	24 W · 166 SO · 1.0 WAR	—
Jimmy Macullar	—	1879–1886	6	319 H · 7 HR · 0.8 WAR	—
Bill Holbert	—	1876–1888	12	486 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR	—
Dave Pierson	—	1876	1	55 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR	—
Foghorn Bradley	P	1876	1	9 W · 16 SO · 0.3 WAR	—
Lou Sylvester	—	1884–1887	3	159 H · 6 HR · 0.2 WAR	—
Jim Ward	—	1876	1	2 H · 0 HR	—
John Valentine	P	1883	1	2 W · 13 SO	—
John Haldeman	—	1877	1	0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR	—
Will Foley	—	1876–1884	6	221 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR	—
John Carbine	—	1876	1	4 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR	—
Gil Hatfield	—	1885–1895	8	295 H · 6 HR · -0.3 WAR	—
Whitey Ritterson	—	1876	1	13 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR	—
Dale Williams	P	1876	1	1 W · 9 SO · -0.5 WAR	—
Charlie Eden	—	1877–1885	4	244 H · 4 HR · -0.7 WAR	—
Bill McGunnigle	—	1879–1882	3	35 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR	—
Bob Blakiston	—	1882–1884	3	142 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR	—
Tom Mansell	—	1879–1884	3	199 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR	—
Jack Allen	—	1879	1	16 H · 0 HR · -0.9 WAR	—
William Coon	—	1876	1	50 H · 0 HR · -0.9 WAR	—
Art Croft	—	1877–1878	2	86 H · 0 HR · -1.4 WAR	—

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