MLB players born in 1865
69 MLB players on file were born in 1865. Mike Griffin leads them with 37.9 career WAR. The first born in 1865 to play in the MLB was George Winkelman, in 1883. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1865 (69)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Griffin | — | 1887–1898 | 12 | 1,753 H · 42 HR · 37.9 WAR | — |
| Billy Nash | — | 1884–1898 | 15 | 1,606 H · 60 HR · 30.7 WAR | — |
| Bill Joyce | — | 1890–1898 | 8 | 970 H · 70 HR · 20.6 WAR | — |
| Perry Werden | — | 1884–1897 | 7 | 773 H · 26 HR · 16.2 WAR | — |
| Patsy Donovan | — | 1890–1907 | 17 | 2,253 H · 16 HR · 15.0 WAR | — |
| Lou Bierbauer | — | 1886–1898 | 13 | 1,521 H · 33 HR · 11.0 WAR | — |
| Jake Virtue | — | 1890–1894 | 5 | 483 H · 7 HR · 8.7 WAR | — |
| Bert Cunningham | P | 1887–1901 | 12 | 142 W · 718 SO · 7.9 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Cooney | — | 1890–1892 | 3 | 315 H · 4 HR · 7.8 WAR | — |
| Pop Schriver | — | 1886–1901 | 14 | 720 H · 16 HR · 7.2 WAR | — |
| Bob Wood | — | 1898–1905 | 7 | 350 H · 2 HR · 6.6 WAR | — |
| Dad Clarke | P | 1888–1898 | 7 | 44 W · 174 SO · 5.5 WAR | — |
| Jack Crooks | — | 1889–1898 | 8 | 668 H · 21 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Al Mays | P | 1885–1890 | 6 | 53 W · 469 SO · 4.0 WAR | — |
| Farmer Weaver | — | 1888–1894 | 7 | 856 H · 9 HR · 3.0 WAR | — |
| Phil Knell | P | 1888–1895 | 6 | 79 W · 575 SO · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Ben Sanders | — | 1888–1892 | 5 | 257 H · 5 HR · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Bartson | P | 1890 | 1 | 8 W · 47 SO · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Al Maul | — | 1884–1901 | 15 | 331 H · 7 HR · 1.2 WAR | — |
| George Meakim | P | 1890–1895 | 4 | 15 W · 142 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Billy Gumbert | P | 1890–1893 | 3 | 7 W · 21 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Park Swartzel | P | 1889 | 1 | 19 W · 147 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Tom Sexton | — | 1884 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Bill Hart | P | 1886–1901 | 8 | 66 W · 431 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Hercules Burnett | — | 1888–1895 | 2 | 7 H · 2 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Dan Minnehan | — | 1895 | 1 | 13 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Mike Jones | P | 1890 | 1 | 2 W · 6 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Silch | — | 1888 | 1 | 13 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill George | — | 1887–1889 | 3 | 26 H · 1 HR | — |
| Mike Lehane | — | 1884–1891 | 3 | 222 H · 1 HR | — |
| Billy Crowell | P | 1887–1888 | 2 | 19 W · 138 SO | — |
| George Winkelman | — | 1883–1886 | 2 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Edgar McNabb | P | 1893 | 1 | 8 W · 18 SO | — |
| Frank Millard | — | 1890 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| George Cobb | P | 1892 | 1 | 10 W · 159 SO | — |
| George McVey | — | 1885 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| George Moolic | — | 1886 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harry Brooks | — | 1886 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pat Wright | — | 1890 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Sun Daly | — | 1892 | 1 | 12 H · 0 HR | — |
| George Mappes | — | 1885–1886 | 2 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bob Langsford | — | 1899 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Hasney | — | 1890 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Scheibeck | — | 1887–1906 | 8 | 329 H · 2 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Billy Klusman | — | 1888–1890 | 2 | 36 H · 3 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Tom Nagle | — | 1890–1891 | 2 | 42 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Charlie Reynolds | — | 1889 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Frank Zinn | — | 1888 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Dowie | — | 1889 | 1 | 17 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Charlie Hoover | — | 1888–1889 | 2 | 67 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Stellberger | P | 1885 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Henry Fournier | P | 1894 | 1 | 1 W · 5 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Herman Pitz | — | 1890 | 1 | 47 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Mother Watson | P | 1887 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Bill Stemmeyer | P | 1885–1888 | 4 | 29 W · 295 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Hank Gastright | P | 1889–1896 | 7 | 72 W · 514 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Andrews | — | 1890 | 1 | 38 H · 3 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Miah Murray | — | 1884–1891 | 4 | 17 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Artie Clarke | — | 1890–1891 | 2 | 122 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Bill Vinton | P | 1884–1885 | 2 | 17 W · 160 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Doc Leitner | P | 1887 | 1 | 2 W · 27 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| John Cahill | — | 1884–1887 | 3 | 192 H · 1 HR · -1.2 WAR | — |
| John Kirby | P | 1884–1888 | 5 | 18 W · 200 SO · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Dick Conway | P | 1886–1888 | 3 | 15 W · 121 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Ed Gastfield | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 6 H · 0 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Jim Donnelly | — | 1884–1898 | 11 | 552 H · 2 HR · -1.8 WAR | — |
| Dan Shannon | — | 1889–1891 | 3 | 225 H · 8 HR · -1.9 WAR | — |
| Gene Moriarity | — | 1884–1892 | 3 | 41 H · 3 HR · -2.4 WAR | — |
| Grant Briggs | — | 1890–1895 | 4 | 62 H · 0 HR · -2.7 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.