MLB players born in 1871
54 MLB players on file were born in 1871. Amos Rusie leads them with 57.3 career WAR. The first born in 1871 to play in the MLB were Amos Rusie and Andy Dunning, in 1889. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1871 (54)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Rusie | P | 1889–1901 | 10 | 245 W · 1,934 SO · 57.3 WAR | — |
| Joe McGinnity | P | 1899–1908 | 10 | 246 W · 1,068 SO · 44.0 WAR | — |
| Fred Tenney | — | 1894–1911 | 17 | 2,231 H · 22 HR · 40.8 WAR | — |
| Fielder Jones | — | 1896–1915 | 15 | 1,920 H · 21 HR · 40.2 WAR | — |
| Sam Leever | P | 1898–1910 | 13 | 194 W · 847 SO · 39.0 WAR | — |
| Dan McGann | — | 1896–1908 | 12 | 1,482 H · 42 HR · 26.9 WAR | — |
| Bill Lange | — | 1893–1899 | 7 | 1,055 H · 39 HR · 21.4 WAR | — |
| Joe Kelley | — | 1891–1908 | 17 | 2,220 H · 65 HR · 17.0 WAR | — |
| Chick Fraser | P | 1896–1909 | 14 | 175 W · 1,098 SO · 11.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Bernhard | P | 1899–1907 | 9 | 116 W · 545 SO · 7.5 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Bannon | — | 1893–1896 | 4 | 459 H · 19 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Fred Klobedanz | P | 1896–1902 | 5 | 53 W · 181 SO · 4.4 WAR | — |
| Jack Fifield | P | 1897–1899 | 3 | 21 W · 89 SO · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Buck Freeman | — | 1891–1907 | 11 | 1,235 H · 82 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Chief Sockalexis | — | 1897–1899 | 3 | 115 H · 3 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Art Nichols | — | 1898–1903 | 6 | 194 H · 3 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Art Madison | — | 1895–1899 | 2 | 44 H · 0 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Art Herman | P | 1896–1897 | 2 | 4 W · 17 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Skel Roach | P | 1899 | 1 | 1 W · 0 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Dummy Leitner | P | 1901–1902 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Will Smalley | — | 1890–1891 | 2 | 113 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Kissinger | — | 1895–1897 | 3 | 60 H · 0 HR | — |
| Roger Denzer | P | 1897–1901 | 2 | 4 W · 39 SO | — |
| Charlie Jordan | P | 1896 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO | — |
| George Blackburn | P | 1897 | 1 | 2 W · 1 SO | — |
| Harvey Smith | — | 1896 | 1 | 36 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mike Hickey | — | 1899 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Phil Saylor | P | 1891 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Rip Egan | P | 1894 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| George Paynter | — | 1894 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| George Flynn | — | 1896 | 1 | 27 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dick Cogan | P | 1897–1900 | 3 | 2 W · 10 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Cy Bowen | P | 1896 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| George Boone | P | 1891 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Duncan | — | 1899 | 1 | 35 H · 2 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Newt Fisher | — | 1898 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Heinie Smith | — | 1897–1903 | 6 | 268 H · 3 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Billy Goeckel | — | 1899 | 1 | 37 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Marty Bergen | — | 1896–1899 | 4 | 339 H · 10 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Andy Dunning | P | 1889–1891 | 2 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Russ Hall | — | 1898–1901 | 2 | 37 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Bill Grey | — | 1890–1898 | 5 | 250 H · 1 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Frank Gatins | — | 1898–1901 | 2 | 58 H · 1 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Otis Stocksdale | P | 1893–1896 | 4 | 15 W · 48 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Butts Wagner | — | 1898 | 1 | 59 H · 1 HR · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Snake Wiltse | P | 1901–1903 | 3 | 29 W · 121 SO · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Ed Eiteljorge | P | 1890–1891 | 2 | 1 W · 24 SO · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Charlie Knepper | P | 1899 | 1 | 4 W · 43 SO · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Tom Smith | P | 1894–1898 | 4 | 4 W · 38 SO · -1.8 WAR | — |
| Pete Childs | — | 1901–1902 | 2 | 147 H · 0 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Ben Conroy | — | 1890 | 1 | 69 H · 0 HR · -2.6 WAR | — |
| Bert Inks | P | 1891–1896 | 5 | 27 W · 167 SO · -2.7 WAR | — |
| Dewey McDougal | P | 1895–1896 | 2 | 3 W · 23 SO · -2.7 WAR | — |
| Jiggs Parrott | — | 1892–1895 | 4 | 307 H · 6 HR · -4.5 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.