MLB players born in 1866
82 MLB players on file were born in 1866. Billy Hamilton leads them with 50.5 career WAR. The first born in 1866 to play in the MLB was Milt Scott, in 1882. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1866 (82)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | — | 1888–1901 | 14 | 2,158 H · 40 HR · 50.5 WAR | — |
| George Vanhaltren | — | 1887–1903 | 17 | 2,532 H · 69 HR · 39.9 WAR | — |
| Hugh Duffy | — | 1888–1906 | 17 | 2,282 H · 106 HR · 38.9 WAR | — |
| Gus Weyhing | P | 1887–1901 | 14 | 264 W · 1,665 SO · 37.6 WAR | — |
| Herman Long | — | 1889–1904 | 16 | 2,127 H · 91 HR · 33.4 WAR | — |
| Denny Lyons | — | 1885–1897 | 13 | 1,333 H · 62 HR · 33.2 WAR | — |
| Lave Cross | — | 1887–1907 | 21 | 2,645 H · 47 HR · 27.6 WAR | — |
| Tom Daly | — | 1887–1903 | 16 | 1,582 H · 49 HR · 21.3 WAR | — |
| Matt Kilroy | P | 1886–1898 | 10 | 141 W · 1,170 SO · 19.3 WAR | — |
| Duke Farrell | — | 1888–1905 | 18 | 1,564 H · 51 HR · 13.4 WAR | — |
| Lee Viau | P | 1888–1892 | 5 | 83 W · 554 SO · 10.9 WAR | — |
| Ed Beatin | P | 1887–1891 | 5 | 48 W · 335 SO · 8.3 WAR | — |
| Harry Taylor | — | 1890–1893 | 4 | 504 H · 3 HR · 7.1 WAR | — |
| Eddie Burke | — | 1890–1897 | 8 | 979 H · 30 HR · 6.7 WAR | — |
| George Haddock | P | 1888–1894 | 7 | 95 W · 599 SO · 5.4 WAR | — |
| Kid Madden | P | 1887–1891 | 5 | 54 W · 284 SO · 5.2 WAR | — |
| Reddy Mack | — | 1885–1890 | 6 | 524 H · 6 HR · 5.0 WAR | — |
| John Healy | P | 1885–1892 | 8 | 78 W · 822 SO · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Sam Dungan | — | 1892–1901 | 5 | 464 H · 3 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Gus Krock | P | 1888–1890 | 3 | 32 W · 209 SO · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Kid Gleason | — | 1888–1912 | 22 | 1,944 H · 15 HR · 4.6 WAR | — |
| Larry McKeon | P | 1884–1886 | 3 | 46 W · 474 SO · 3.9 WAR | — |
| Billy Hart | P | 1890 | 1 | 12 W · 95 SO · 3.8 WAR | — |
| Frank Shugart | — | 1890–1901 | 8 | 804 H · 22 HR · 3.7 WAR | — |
| Dad Clarkson | P | 1891–1896 | 6 | 39 W · 133 SO · 3.0 WAR | — |
| Tom Kinslow | — | 1886–1898 | 10 | 376 H · 12 HR · 2.3 WAR | — |
| John Carney | — | 1889–1891 | 3 | 258 H · 7 HR · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Mickey Hughes | P | 1888–1890 | 3 | 39 W · 250 SO · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Milt Scott | — | 1882–1886 | 4 | 293 H · 5 HR · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Jim Handiboe | P | 1886 | 1 | 7 W · 83 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Joe Neale | P | 1886–1891 | 4 | 12 W · 58 SO · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Charlie Duffee | — | 1889–1893 | 5 | 518 H · 35 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Jim Devlin | P | 1886–1889 | 4 | 11 W · 90 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Pete Conway | — | 1885–1889 | 5 | 134 H · 9 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Charlie Petty | P | 1889–1894 | 3 | 10 W · 40 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Art Twineham | — | 1893–1894 | 2 | 55 H · 1 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Husted | P | 1890 | 1 | 5 W · 33 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Jack Scheible | P | 1893–1894 | 2 | 1 W · 1 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Mike Sullivan | P | 1889–1899 | 11 | 54 W · 286 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Ed Mars | P | 1890 | 1 | 9 W · 59 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Fred Demarais | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Louis Graff | — | 1890 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Pat Callahan | — | 1884 | 1 | 67 H · 2 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Abbey | — | 1893–1897 | 5 | 492 H · 19 HR | — |
| Fred Lake | — | 1891–1910 | 5 | 29 H · 1 HR | — |
| Buster Burrell | — | 1891–1897 | 4 | 96 H · 3 HR | — |
| Bill Hughes | — | 1884–1885 | 2 | 9 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Mayer | — | 1890–1891 | 2 | 167 H · 1 HR | — |
| Frank Pears | P | 1889–1893 | 2 | 0 W · 5 SO | — |
| Joe Yingling | — | 1886–1894 | 2 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Alex McFarlan | — | 1892 | 1 | 7 H · 0 HR | — |
| Denny O'neil | — | 1893 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Emory Nusz | — | 1884 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jack Darragh | — | 1891 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Joe Gormley | P | 1891 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| Nick Wise | — | 1888 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pat Flaherty | — | 1894 | 1 | 43 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pat Hannifin | — | 1897 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Varney Anderson | P | 1889–1896 | 4 | 9 W · 41 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Joe Murphy | P | 1886–1887 | 2 | 4 W · 30 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Harry Spies | — | 1895 | 1 | 85 H · 2 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Henry Lynch | — | 1893 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Tom Cotter | — | 1891 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Alex Ferson | P | 1889–1892 | 3 | 18 W · 106 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Murphy | P | 1890 | 1 | 4 W · 34 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Tub Welch | — | 1890–1895 | 2 | 68 H · 2 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Hernon | — | 1897 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| John Sowders | — | 1887–1890 | 3 | 44 H · 1 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Cannonball Titcomb | P | 1886–1890 | 5 | 30 W · 283 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Mike Goodfellow | — | 1887–1888 | 2 | 66 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| George Harper | P | 1894–1896 | 2 | 10 W · 46 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Frank Genins | — | 1892–1901 | 3 | 116 H · 2 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| George Carman | — | 1890 | 1 | 17 H · 0 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Hank Morrison | P | 1887 | 1 | 3 W · 13 SO · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Mike Slattery | — | 1884–1891 | 5 | 372 H · 8 HR · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Pete Sommers | — | 1887–1890 | 4 | 67 H · 3 HR · -1.7 WAR | — |
| John Pickett | — | 1889–1892 | 3 | 189 H · 5 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Tom Dowse | — | 1890–1892 | 3 | 116 H · 0 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Jim Canavan | — | 1891–1897 | 5 | 461 H · 30 HR · -2.3 WAR | — |
| Jack Boyle | — | 1886–1898 | 13 | 1,067 H · 23 HR · -2.4 WAR | — |
| Harry Lyons | — | 1887–1893 | 6 | 401 H · 7 HR · -2.9 WAR | — |
| Crazy Schmit | P | 1890–1901 | 5 | 7 W · 93 SO · -3.0 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.