MLB players born in 1864
84 MLB players on file were born in 1864. Ed McKean leads them with 35.8 career WAR. The first born in 1864 to play in the MLB was Jumbo McGinnis, in 1882. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1864 (84)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McKean | — | 1887–1899 | 13 | 2,083 H · 66 HR · 35.8 WAR | — |
| Oyster Burns | — | 1884–1895 | 11 | 1,389 H · 65 HR · 22.2 WAR | — |
| Adonis Terry | P | 1884–1897 | 14 | 197 W · 1,552 SO · 21.7 WAR | — |
| Toad Ramsey | P | 1885–1890 | 6 | 114 W · 1,515 SO · 21.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Clements | — | 1884–1900 | 17 | 1,226 H · 77 HR · 18.3 WAR | — |
| Fred Carroll | — | 1884–1891 | 8 | 820 H · 27 HR · 17.9 WAR | — |
| Charlie Getzien | P | 1884–1892 | 9 | 145 W · 1,070 SO · 16.1 WAR | — |
| Doggie Miller | — | 1884–1896 | 13 | 1,380 H · 33 HR · 13.5 WAR | — |
| Bob Caruthers | — | 1884–1893 | 10 | 695 H · 29 HR · 12.6 WAR | — |
| Hub Collins | — | 1886–1892 | 7 | 790 H · 11 HR · 8.3 WAR | — |
| Jersey Bakely | P | 1883–1891 | 6 | 76 W · 669 SO · 6.7 WAR | — |
| Patsy Tebeau | — | 1887–1900 | 13 | 1,290 H · 27 HR · 6.5 WAR | — |
| Jumbo McGinnis | P | 1882–1887 | 6 | 102 W · 562 SO · 5.1 WAR | — |
| Con Daily | — | 1884–1896 | 13 | 541 H · 2 HR · 3.9 WAR | — |
| Otto Schomberg | — | 1886–1888 | 3 | 220 H · 7 HR · 3.8 WAR | — |
| Tim O'rourke | — | 1890–1894 | 5 | 440 H · 1 HR · 3.2 WAR | — |
| Irv Ray | — | 1888–1891 | 4 | 263 H · 3 HR · 3.1 WAR | — |
| Jocko Fields | — | 1887–1892 | 6 | 358 H · 12 HR · 2.8 WAR | — |
| Ted Scheffler | — | 1888–1890 | 2 | 128 H · 3 HR · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Sowders | P | 1888–1890 | 3 | 29 W · 205 SO · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Joe Quinn | — | 1884–1901 | 17 | 1,797 H · 29 HR · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Farmer Vaughn | — | 1886–1899 | 13 | 946 H · 21 HR · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Phenomenal Smith | P | 1884–1891 | 8 | 57 W · 532 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Vince Dailey | — | 1890 | 1 | 71 H · 0 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Fogarty | — | 1884–1890 | 7 | 709 H · 20 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| John Shaffer | P | 1886–1887 | 2 | 7 W · 58 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Henry Cote | — | 1894–1895 | 2 | 19 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Bobby Wheelock | — | 1887–1891 | 3 | 201 H · 3 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| George Proeser | — | 1888–1890 | 2 | 20 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Henry Easterday | — | 1884–1890 | 4 | 203 H · 9 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Weckbecker | — | 1889–1890 | 2 | 24 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Fred Doe | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Henry Yaik | — | 1888 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Bellman | — | 1889 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| John Hibbard | P | 1884 | 1 | 1 W · 4 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Gilmore | P | 1886–1888 | 3 | 12 W · 212 SO | — |
| Sam Laroque | — | 1888–1891 | 3 | 120 H · 2 HR | — |
| Dan Mahoney | — | 1892–1895 | 2 | 6 H · 0 HR | — |
| Charlie Hallstrom | P | 1885 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Charlie Kalbfus | — | 1884 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dan Phelan | — | 1890 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Flynn | — | 1887 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| George Meister | — | 1884 | 1 | 23 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harry Stine | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Jerry O'brien | — | 1887 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jim Chatterton | — | 1884 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Joe Woerlin | — | 1895 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Gilbert | — | 1890 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Godar | — | 1892 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mike Drissel | — | 1885 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pit Gilman | — | 1884 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Will Sawyer | P | 1883 | 1 | 4 W · 76 SO | — |
| Charlie Hilsey | — | 1883–1884 | 2 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Daniels | P | 1890–1898 | 2 | 2 W · 21 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Belden Hill | — | 1890 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Lohman | — | 1891 | 1 | 21 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Sprague | — | 1887–1890 | 3 | 50 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| John Rainey | — | 1887–1890 | 2 | 56 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Andy Knox | — | 1890 | 1 | 19 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Danny Murphy | — | 1892 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dan Bickham | P | 1886 | 1 | 1 W · 6 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Fred Donovan | — | 1895 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dave Oldfield | — | 1883–1886 | 3 | 31 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Bill Schwartz | — | 1883–1884 | 2 | 26 H · 1 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Ed Conley | P | 1884 | 1 | 4 W · 33 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Pete McShannic | — | 1888 | 1 | 19 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Willie Murphy | — | 1884 | 1 | 48 H · 1 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Al Schellhase | — | 1890–1891 | 2 | 7 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Dan Dugdale | — | 1886–1894 | 2 | 39 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Joe Walsh | — | 1891 | 1 | 21 H · 1 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Larry Twitchell | — | 1886–1894 | 9 | 676 H · 19 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Ned Bligh | — | 1886–1890 | 4 | 34 H · 1 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Bill Hassamaer | — | 1894–1896 | 3 | 305 H · 7 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Jimmy McAleer | — | 1889–1902 | 12 | 1,007 H · 12 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Doc Oberlander | P | 1888 | 1 | 1 W · 23 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Lou Hardie | — | 1884–1891 | 4 | 67 H · 3 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Tom Quinn | — | 1886–1890 | 3 | 78 H · 2 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Jocko Flynn | — | 1886 | 1 | 41 H · 4 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Harry Sage | — | 1890 | 1 | 41 H · 2 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Luke Lutenberg | — | 1894 | 1 | 48 H · 0 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Frank Brill | P | 1884 | 1 | 2 W · 18 SO · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Kid Baldwin | — | 1884–1890 | 7 | 371 H · 7 HR · -3.0 WAR | — |
| Bob Gilks | — | 1887–1893 | 5 | 320 H · 1 HR · -4.0 WAR | — |
| Jack McGeachy | — | 1886–1891 | 6 | 604 H · 9 HR · -5.9 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.