MLB players born in 1870
73 MLB players on file were born in 1870. George Davis leads them with 80.2 career WAR. The first born in 1870 to play in the MLB was Bill Farmer, in 1888. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1870 (73)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Davis | — | 1890–1909 | 20 | 2,660 H · 73 HR · 80.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Dahlen | — | 1891–1911 | 21 | 2,457 H · 84 HR · 70.9 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Collins | — | 1895–1908 | 14 | 1,999 H · 65 HR · 24.4 WAR | — |
| Frank Killen | P | 1891–1900 | 10 | 164 W · 725 SO · 23.5 WAR | — |
| Heinie Peitz | — | 1892–1913 | 16 | 1,117 H · 16 HR · 17.3 WAR | — |
| Doc Casey | — | 1898–1907 | 10 | 1,122 H · 9 HR · 10.9 WAR | — |
| Candy Lachance | — | 1893–1905 | 12 | 1,377 H · 39 HR · 7.6 WAR | — |
| Joe Sugden | — | 1893–1912 | 13 | 696 H · 3 HR · 6.4 WAR | — |
| Ollie Pickering | — | 1896–1908 | 8 | 910 H · 9 HR · 5.9 WAR | — |
| Herm McFarland | — | 1896–1903 | 5 | 340 H · 13 HR · 5.1 WAR | — |
| Dick Padden | — | 1896–1905 | 9 | 814 H · 11 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Kid Carsey | P | 1891–1901 | 10 | 115 W · 481 SO · 4.0 WAR | — |
| Ed Scott | P | 1900–1901 | 2 | 23 W · 110 SO · 2.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Merritt | — | 1891–1899 | 8 | 383 H · 8 HR · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Hoffer | P | 1895–1901 | 6 | 92 W · 314 SO · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Joe Sullivan | — | 1893–1896 | 4 | 492 H · 11 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Tim Donahue | — | 1891–1902 | 8 | 354 H · 2 HR · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Charlie Hastings | P | 1893–1898 | 4 | 18 W · 115 SO · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Charlie Frank | — | 1893–1894 | 2 | 144 H · 5 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Hawke | P | 1892–1894 | 3 | 32 W · 193 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Scoops Carey | — | 1895–1903 | 4 | 313 H · 1 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Huyler Westervelt | P | 1894 | 1 | 7 W · 35 SO · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Bill Whitrock | P | 1890–1896 | 4 | 9 W · 57 SO · 0.6 WAR | — |
| George Nicol | — | 1890–1894 | 3 | 51 H · 0 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Bumpus Jones | P | 1892–1893 | 2 | 2 W · 10 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Tommy Raub | — | 1903–1906 | 2 | 41 H · 0 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Williams | P | 1892–1893 | 2 | 2 W · 9 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Jake Hewitt | P | 1895 | 1 | 1 W · 4 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Burt Hart | — | 1901 | 1 | 64 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Stub Brown | P | 1893–1897 | 3 | 4 W · 10 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Billy Hulen | — | 1896–1899 | 2 | 100 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Charlie Nyce | — | 1895 | 1 | 8 H · 2 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| John Hollison | P | 1892 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Pussy Tebeau | — | 1895 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Zeke Rosebraugh | P | 1898–1899 | 2 | 0 W · 8 SO | — |
| Bill Farmer | — | 1888 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bobby Rothermel | — | 1899 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dan Leahy | — | 1896 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Deacon Vanburen | — | 1904 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR | — |
| Fred Siefke | — | 1890 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR | — |
| Hi Ladd | — | 1898 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ira Davis | — | 1899 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR | — |
| Phil Routcliffe | — | 1890 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Rudy Kling | — | 1902 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Tom Stouch | — | 1898 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Tony Vonfricken | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| Tom Colcolough | P | 1893–1899 | 4 | 14 W · 65 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank O'connor | P | 1893 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Herb Goodall | P | 1890 | 1 | 8 W · 46 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ad Yale | — | 1905 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Alex Beam | P | 1889 | 1 | 1 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Floyd Ritter | — | 1890 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Scott Hardesty | — | 1899 | 1 | 16 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Tom Lipp | P | 1897 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Will Thompson | P | 1892 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Socks Seybold | — | 1899–1908 | 9 | 1,085 H · 51 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Connie Murphy | — | 1893–1894 | 2 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Harry Truby | — | 1895–1896 | 2 | 73 H · 2 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| John Houseman | — | 1894–1897 | 2 | 74 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Chappie Snodgrass | — | 1901 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Gus Creely | — | 1890 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Pop Swett | — | 1890 | 1 | 18 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| John O'brien | — | 1891–1899 | 6 | 486 H · 12 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Abel Lizotte | — | 1896 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| George Kelb | P | 1898 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Tom Niland | — | 1896 | 1 | 12 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Bill Duzen | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Pat McCauley | — | 1893–1903 | 3 | 23 H · 3 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Fred Zahner | — | 1894–1895 | 2 | 20 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| John h Fitzgerald | P | 1891 | 1 | 1 W · 16 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Sam Moran | P | 1895 | 1 | 2 W · 19 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Jot Goar | P | 1896–1898 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Doc Powers | — | 1898–1909 | 11 | 450 H · 4 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.