MLB players born in 1858
65 MLB players on file were born in 1858. Dan Brouthers leads them with 73.0 career WAR. The first born in 1858 to play in the MLB was Lew Brown, in 1876. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1858 (65)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Brouthers | — | 1879–1904 | 19 | 2,296 H · 106 HR · 73.0 WAR | — |
| Tip O'Neill | — | 1883–1892 | 10 | 1,386 H · 52 HR · 18.8 WAR | — |
| John Reilly | — | 1880–1891 | 10 | 1,352 H · 69 HR · 16.7 WAR | — |
| George Wood | — | 1880–1892 | 13 | 1,467 H · 68 HR · 13.8 WAR | — |
| Arthur Irwin | — | 1880–1891 | 12 | 934 H · 5 HR · 9.6 WAR | — |
| Jim Keenan | — | 1880–1891 | 10 | 452 H · 22 HR · 9.0 WAR | — |
| Buttercup Dickerson | — | 1878–1885 | 7 | 500 H · 4 HR · 6.3 WAR | — |
| Emil Gross | — | 1879–1884 | 5 | 291 H · 7 HR · 6.0 WAR | — |
| Lew Brown | — | 1876–1884 | 7 | 379 H · 10 HR · 5.3 WAR | — |
| John Kerins | — | 1884–1890 | 7 | 561 H · 20 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Sam Barkley | — | 1884–1889 | 6 | 602 H · 10 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Chris Fulmer | — | 1884–1889 | 5 | 216 H · 1 HR · 4.4 WAR | — |
| Bill Gleason | — | 1882–1889 | 8 | 907 H · 7 HR · 4.0 WAR | — |
| Fred Lewis | — | 1881–1886 | 5 | 390 H · 4 HR · 3.7 WAR | — |
| Dick Buckley | — | 1888–1895 | 8 | 449 H · 26 HR · 3.4 WAR | — |
| Mike Mansell | — | 1879–1884 | 5 | 352 H · 9 HR · 2.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Conway | P | 1884–1889 | 3 | 22 W · 140 SO · 2.7 WAR | — |
| Monk Cline | — | 1882–1891 | 5 | 247 H · 2 HR · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Fatty Briody | — | 1880–1888 | 8 | 271 H · 3 HR · 2.3 WAR | — |
| Fred Mann | — | 1882–1887 | 6 | 597 H · 12 HR · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Sommer | — | 1880–1890 | 10 | 911 H · 11 HR · 2.0 WAR | — |
| Pop Corkhill | — | 1883–1892 | 10 | 1,120 H · 31 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Bill Kuehne | — | 1883–1892 | 10 | 996 H · 25 HR · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Hugh Nicol | — | 1881–1890 | 10 | 813 H · 5 HR · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Art Whitney | — | 1880–1891 | 11 | 820 H · 6 HR · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Ren Deagle | P | 1883–1884 | 2 | 17 W · 83 SO · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Sandy Griffin | — | 1884–1893 | 4 | 173 H · 5 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Daisy Davis | P | 1884–1885 | 2 | 16 W · 186 SO · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Laurie Reis | P | 1877–1878 | 2 | 4 W · 19 SO · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Mountjoy | P | 1883–1885 | 3 | 31 W · 164 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Dennis Casey | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 115 H · 6 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Harry McCaffery | — | 1882–1885 | 3 | 44 H · 0 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| George Bignell | — | 1884 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Steve Dunn | — | 1884 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Denny Sullivan | — | 1879–1880 | 2 | 6 H · 0 HR | — |
| Gus Shallix | P | 1884–1885 | 2 | 17 W · 93 SO | — |
| Jim Devine | — | 1883–1886 | 2 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Tony Suck | — | 1883–1884 | 2 | 31 H · 0 HR | — |
| Gene Vadeboncoeur | — | 1884 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jim Cudworth | — | 1884 | 1 | 17 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Russ | — | 1882 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mike Depangher | — | 1884 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Milo Lockwood | — | 1884 | 1 | 14 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bill Tierney | — | 1882–1884 | 2 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Jones | — | 1884 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ossie France | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Wiman Andrus | — | 1885 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ben Guiney | — | 1883–1884 | 2 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Roxburgh | — | 1884–1887 | 2 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Frank Harris | — | 1884 | 1 | 25 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Henry Oxley | — | 1884 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Nate Kellogg | — | 1885 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Straub | — | 1880–1883 | 3 | 22 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Bill Watkins | — | 1884 | 1 | 26 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Joe Mulvey | — | 1883–1895 | 12 | 1,059 H · 29 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Fred Carl | — | 1889 | 1 | 20 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Nin Alexander | — | 1884 | 1 | 9 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Joe Ardner | — | 1884–1890 | 2 | 88 H · 0 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Henry Oberbeck | — | 1883–1884 | 2 | 42 H · 0 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Alex Voss | — | 1884 | 1 | 51 H · 0 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Joe Strauss | — | 1884–1886 | 3 | 86 H · 1 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Bill Geis | — | 1884 | 1 | 50 H · 2 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Harry Wheeler | — | 1878–1884 | 6 | 256 H · 2 HR · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Jack Neagle | — | 1879–1884 | 3 | 65 H · 0 HR · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Toy | — | 1887–1890 | 2 | 123 H · 1 HR · -3.5 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.