MLB players born in 1856

45 MLB players on file were born in 1856. Pud Galvin leads them with 75.2 career WAR. The first born in 1856 to play in the MLB were Tommy Bond, Frank Whitney, George Fair, and Doc Bushong, in 1876. Every season since 1876 is on file.

Former MLB players born in 1856 (45)

Former MLB players born in 1856
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Pud Galvin	P	1879–1892	14	360 W · 1,799 SO · 75.2 WAR	—
Tommy Bond	P	1876–1884	8	193 W · 860 SO · 48.2 WAR	—
Harry Stovey	—	1880–1893	14	1,771 H · 122 HR · 41.8 WAR	—
Jack Rowe	—	1879–1890	12	1,256 H · 28 HR · 26.6 WAR	—
Guy Hecker	—	1882–1890	9	812 H · 19 HR · 11.0 WAR	—
Dave Foutz	—	1884–1896	13	1,253 H · 31 HR · 9.4 WAR	—
Barney Gilligan	—	1879–1888	10	386 H · 3 HR · 6.7 WAR	—
Pete Hotaling	—	1879–1888	9	931 H · 9 HR · 5.1 WAR	—
Pop Smith	—	1880–1891	12	941 H · 24 HR · 4.8 WAR	—
Curry Foley	—	1879–1883	5	373 H · 6 HR · 3.0 WAR	—
Martin Powell	—	1881–1885	5	341 H · 3 HR · 2.9 WAR	—
Chub Sullivan	—	1877–1880	3	114 H · 0 HR · 2.7 WAR	—
Frank Hankinson	—	1878–1888	10	747 H · 13 HR · 2.5 WAR	—
Dasher Troy	—	1881–1885	5	274 H · 4 HR · 2.0 WAR	—
Bill McClellan	—	1878–1888	8	773 H · 6 HR · 1.5 WAR	—
Alex McKinnon	—	1884–1887	4	465 H · 14 HR · 1.4 WAR	—
Eddie Fusselback	—	1882–1888	4	124 H · 1 HR · 0.6 WAR	—
Charlie Robinson	—	1884–1885	2	29 H · 0 HR · 0.4 WAR	—
Phil Baker	—	1883–1886	3	212 H · 3 HR · 0.3 WAR	—
Bobby Mitchell	—	1877–1882	4	38 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR	—
Frank Whitney	—	1876	1	33 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR	—
Henry Luff	—	1882–1884	3	66 H · 0 HR	—
Frank Decker	—	1879–1882	2	3 H · 0 HR	—
Tom Loftus	—	1877–1883	2	6 H · 0 HR	—
Al Dwight	—	1884	1	10 H · 0 HR	—
Alexander Skinner	—	1884	1	2 H · 0 HR	—
Bill Rollinson	—	1884	1	0 H · 0 HR	—
George Fair	—	1876	1	0 H · 0 HR	—
Hickey Hoffman	—	1879	1	0 H · 0 HR	—
John Morrissey	—	1881–1882	2	12 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR	—
Fleet Walker	—	1884	1	40 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR	—
Fred Robinson	—	1884	1	3 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR	—
Dan O'leary	—	1879–1884	5	44 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR	—
Clarence Cross	—	1884–1887	2	37 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR	—
Jim Tyng	P	1879–1888	2	1 W · 9 SO · -0.5 WAR	—
Charlie Baker	—	1884	1	8 H · 1 HR · -0.6 WAR	—
George Radbourn	P	1883	1	1 W · 2 SO · -0.7 WAR	—
Harry Smith	—	1877–1889	2	29 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR	—
Kick Kelly	—	1879	1	9 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR	—
Doc Bushong	—	1876–1890	12	511 H · 2 HR · -1.0 WAR	—
George Strief	—	1879–1885	5	281 H · 5 HR · -1.0 WAR	—
Frank McLaughlin	—	1882–1884	3	97 H · 5 HR · -1.0 WAR	—
Ike Benners	—	1884	1	39 H · 1 HR · -1.0 WAR	—
Fred Goldsmith	—	1879–1884	6	191 H · 3 HR · -1.4 WAR	—
Ed Kennedy	—	1883–1886	4	225 H · 5 HR · -3.5 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.