MLB players born in 1869
84 MLB players on file were born in 1869. Kid Nichols leads them with 109.0 career WAR. The first born in 1869 to play in the MLB was Bill Bishop, in 1886. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1869 (84)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | P | 1890–1906 | 15 | 361 W · 1,868 SO · 109.0 WAR | — |
| Clark Griffith | P | 1891–1914 | 20 | 237 W · 955 SO · 54.5 WAR | — |
| Ted Breitenstein | P | 1891–1901 | 11 | 160 W · 889 SO · 49.0 WAR | — |
| Nig Cuppy | P | 1892–1901 | 10 | 162 W · 504 SO · 37.8 WAR | — |
| Billy Rhines | P | 1890–1899 | 9 | 114 W · 555 SO · 23.8 WAR | — |
| Mike Grady | — | 1894–1906 | 11 | 881 H · 35 HR · 21.1 WAR | — |
| Ed Stein | P | 1890–1898 | 8 | 109 W · 535 SO · 16.7 WAR | — |
| Tommy Corcoran | — | 1890–1907 | 18 | 2,252 H · 34 HR · 16.5 WAR | — |
| Jack Doyle | — | 1889–1905 | 17 | 1,806 H · 26 HR · 14.3 WAR | — |
| Frank Kitson | P | 1898–1907 | 10 | 128 W · 729 SO · 9.1 WAR | — |
| Zeke Wilson | P | 1895–1899 | 5 | 52 W · 194 SO · 8.8 WAR | — |
| Jack McCarthy | — | 1893–1907 | 12 | 1,203 H · 7 HR · 8.7 WAR | — |
| Monte Cross | — | 1892–1907 | 15 | 1,364 H · 31 HR · 7.1 WAR | — |
| Billy Clingman | — | 1890–1903 | 10 | 697 H · 8 HR · 7.0 WAR | — |
| Charlie Irwin | — | 1893–1902 | 10 | 981 H · 16 HR · 7.0 WAR | — |
| Ducky Holmes | — | 1895–1905 | 10 | 1,014 H · 17 HR · 5.4 WAR | — |
| Hughie Jennings | — | 1891–1912 | 16 | 1,527 H · 18 HR · 5.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Sullivan | P | 1891–1897 | 4 | 26 W · 97 SO · 4.5 WAR | — |
| Scott Stratton | — | 1888–1895 | 8 | 379 H · 8 HR · 4.3 WAR | — |
| Algie McBride | — | 1896–1901 | 5 | 464 H · 12 HR · 3.9 WAR | — |
| Jim Hughey | P | 1891–1900 | 7 | 29 W · 250 SO · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Jack Sharrott | P | 1890–1893 | 4 | 20 W · 137 SO · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Bill Eagan | — | 1891–1898 | 3 | 90 H · 4 HR · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Tom Leahy | — | 1897–1905 | 4 | 105 H · 0 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| John Weyhing | P | 1888–1889 | 2 | 3 W · 30 SO · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Hal Mauck | P | 1893 | 1 | 8 W · 23 SO · 1.3 WAR | — |
| George Wheeler | P | 1896–1899 | 4 | 21 W · 60 SO · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Malachi Kittridge | — | 1890–1906 | 16 | 882 H · 17 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| George Hogriever | — | 1895–1901 | 2 | 117 H · 2 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Bert Abbey | P | 1892–1896 | 5 | 22 W · 161 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Frank Connaughton | — | 1894–1906 | 3 | 150 H · 4 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Fritz Clausen | P | 1892–1896 | 4 | 16 W · 134 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Jack McMahon | — | 1892–1893 | 2 | 43 H · 1 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Joe Peitz | — | 1894 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Kirtley Baker | P | 1890–1899 | 5 | 9 W · 115 SO | — |
| Jerry Harrington | — | 1890–1893 | 4 | 151 H · 3 HR | — |
| Jud Smith | — | 1893–1901 | 4 | 97 H · 4 HR | — |
| Bill Bishop | P | 1886–1889 | 3 | 0 W · 9 SO | — |
| Yale Murphy | — | 1894–1897 | 3 | 113 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Gilroy | P | 1895–1896 | 2 | 1 W · 2 SO | — |
| Marty Hogan | — | 1894–1895 | 2 | 34 H · 0 HR | — |
| Sam Nichol | — | 1888–1890 | 2 | 10 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bill McCauley | — | 1895 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bill Wynne | P | 1894 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| John Johnson | P | 1894 | 1 | 1 W · 10 SO | — |
| Mike Gaule | — | 1889 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Walter Plock | — | 1891 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Bird | — | 1892 | 1 | 10 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Quinlan | — | 1891 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Chick Pedroes | — | 1902 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dummy Stephenson | — | 1892 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| John Buckley | P | 1890 | 1 | 1 W · 4 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Tom Hart | — | 1891 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Householder | — | 1903 | 1 | 9 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Frank Donnelly | P | 1893 | 1 | 3 W · 6 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Garry | P | 1893 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| George Ulrich | — | 1892–1896 | 3 | 15 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Bannon | — | 1895–1896 | 2 | 44 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Harry Burrell | P | 1891 | 1 | 4 W · 19 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| John Grimes | P | 1897 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| George Borchers | P | 1888–1895 | 2 | 4 W · 26 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| George Bausewine | P | 1889 | 1 | 1 W · 18 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| George Darby | P | 1893 | 1 | 1 W · 6 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Jack O'connor | — | 1887–1907 | 20 | 1,417 H · 19 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Alex Jones | P | 1889–1903 | 4 | 7 W · 65 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| George Sharrott | P | 1893–1894 | 2 | 4 W · 26 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Jack McFetridge | P | 1890–1903 | 2 | 2 W · 35 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Al Lawson | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Elmer Horton | P | 1896–1898 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Howard Earl | — | 1890–1891 | 2 | 127 H · 8 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Joe Harrington | — | 1895–1896 | 2 | 57 H · 3 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| John McPherson | P | 1901–1904 | 2 | 1 W · 32 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Frank Todd | P | 1898 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Ace Stewart | — | 1895 | 1 | 88 H · 8 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Toby Lyons | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Robert Gibson | P | 1890 | 1 | 1 W · 4 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Frank Bonner | — | 1894–1903 | 6 | 244 H · 4 HR · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Bill Moran | — | 1892–1895 | 2 | 20 H · 1 HR · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Les German | P | 1890–1897 | 6 | 34 W · 147 SO · -1.9 WAR | — |
| Lev Shreve | P | 1887–1889 | 3 | 19 W · 141 SO · -2.5 WAR | — |
| Bill Fagan | P | 1887–1888 | 2 | 6 W · 61 SO · -2.9 WAR | — |
| Harry Colliflower | P | 1899 | 1 | 1 W · 8 SO · -2.9 WAR | — |
| George Decker | — | 1892–1899 | 8 | 753 H · 25 HR · -3.0 WAR | — |
| Tommy Dowd | — | 1891–1901 | 10 | 1,492 H · 24 HR · -4.7 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.