MLB players born in 1873
68 MLB players on file were born in 1873. Claude Ritchey leads them with 31.5 career WAR. The first born in 1873 to play in the MLB were Willie McGill and Henry Blauvelt, in 1890. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1873 (68)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Ritchey | — | 1897–1909 | 13 | 1,618 H · 18 HR · 31.5 WAR | — |
| Bob Ewing | P | 1902–1912 | 11 | 124 W · 998 SO · 28.3 WAR | — |
| Jake Weimer | P | 1903–1909 | 7 | 97 W · 657 SO · 24.4 WAR | — |
| John Anderson | — | 1894–1908 | 14 | 1,841 H · 49 HR · 20.7 WAR | — |
| Red Donahue | P | 1893–1906 | 13 | 165 W · 788 SO · 20.0 WAR | — |
| Jack Taylor | P | 1891–1899 | 9 | 120 W · 528 SO · 18.7 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Slagle | — | 1899–1908 | 10 | 1,340 H · 2 HR · 13.2 WAR | — |
| Duff Cooley | — | 1893–1905 | 13 | 1,576 H · 26 HR · 12.7 WAR | — |
| Chick Stahl | — | 1897–1906 | 10 | 1,546 H · 36 HR · 12.7 WAR | — |
| Harry Wolverton | — | 1898–1912 | 9 | 833 H · 7 HR · 10.3 WAR | — |
| John McGraw | — | 1891–1906 | 16 | 1,309 H · 13 HR · 10.1 WAR | — |
| Willie McGill | P | 1890–1896 | 7 | 72 W · 510 SO · 8.9 WAR | — |
| Billy Lush | — | 1895–1904 | 7 | 429 H · 8 HR · 7.8 WAR | — |
| Bobby Wallace | P | 1894–1902 | 4 | 24 W · 120 SO · 5.7 WAR | — |
| Danny Friend | P | 1895–1898 | 4 | 32 W · 158 SO · 5.6 WAR | — |
| Bill Carrick | P | 1898–1902 | 5 | 63 W · 239 SO · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Charlie Babb | — | 1903–1905 | 3 | 287 H · 0 HR · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Tuck Turner | — | 1893–1898 | 6 | 478 H · 7 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Jack Sutthoff | P | 1898–1905 | 6 | 31 W · 194 SO · 2.7 WAR | — |
| Harry Davis | — | 1895–1917 | 22 | 1,841 H · 75 HR · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Tom O'brien | — | 1897–1900 | 4 | 436 H · 10 HR · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Hughie Hearne | — | 1901–1903 | 3 | 83 H · 0 HR · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Chummy Gray | P | 1899 | 1 | 3 W · 9 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Henry Schmidt | P | 1903 | 1 | 22 W · 96 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Pop Dillon | — | 1899–1904 | 5 | 298 H · 1 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| George Stultz | P | 1894 | 1 | 1 W · 1 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Doc McJames | P | 1895–1901 | 6 | 79 W · 593 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Wall | — | 1901–1902 | 2 | 12 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Billy Campbell | P | 1905–1909 | 4 | 23 W · 116 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Cross | — | 1901 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jack O'brien | — | 1899–1903 | 3 | 317 H · 9 HR | — |
| Tom Thomas | P | 1894–1900 | 3 | 3 W · 15 SO | — |
| Effie Norton | P | 1896–1897 | 2 | 5 W · 16 SO | — |
| Hal O'hagen | — | 1892–1902 | 2 | 39 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harry Jordan | P | 1894–1895 | 2 | 1 W · 5 SO | — |
| Bill Leith | P | 1899 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Charlie Atherton | — | 1899 | 1 | 60 H · 0 HR | — |
| Charlie Krause | — | 1901 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Gussie Gannon | P | 1895 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Henry Blauvelt | P | 1890 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO | — |
| Irv Hach | — | 1897 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mike Roach | — | 1899 | 1 | 17 H · 0 HR | — |
| George Starnagle | — | 1902 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John Richter | — | 1898 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Stuart | — | 1895–1899 | 2 | 19 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| John Sullivan | — | 1905–1908 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Mike Mahoney | — | 1897–1898 | 2 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Clymer | — | 1891 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Kemmer | — | 1895 | 1 | 7 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Tom Donovan | — | 1901 | 1 | 18 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dad Clark | — | 1902 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Jim Cockman | — | 1905 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Archie Stimmel | P | 1900–1902 | 3 | 5 W · 64 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Jack O'Neill | — | 1902–1906 | 5 | 185 H · 1 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Kit McKenna | P | 1898–1899 | 2 | 4 W · 34 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Pat Dillard | — | 1900 | 1 | 42 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Tom Fleming | — | 1899–1904 | 3 | 22 H · 0 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Dan McFarlan | P | 1895–1899 | 2 | 8 W · 51 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Pete Cassidy | — | 1896–1899 | 2 | 98 H · 3 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Frank Eustace | — | 1896 | 1 | 17 H · 1 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Mike Kahoe | — | 1895–1909 | 11 | 278 H · 4 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Frank Shannon | — | 1892–1896 | 2 | 19 H · 1 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Ike Butler | P | 1902 | 1 | 1 W · 13 SO · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Reidy | P | 1896–1904 | 6 | 27 W · 109 SO · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Ralph Miller | P | 1898–1899 | 2 | 5 W · 46 SO · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Ed Doheny | P | 1895–1903 | 9 | 75 W · 567 SO · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Joe Dolan | — | 1896–1901 | 5 | 247 H · 6 HR · -2.0 WAR | — |
| Oscar Streit | P | 1899–1902 | 2 | 1 W · 10 SO · -2.0 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.