MLB players born in 1877
86 MLB players on file were born in 1877. Tommy Leach leads them with 43.8 career WAR. The first born in 1877 to play in the MLB were Ed Abbaticchio, Charlie Kuhns, and Youngy Johnson, in 1897. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1877 (86)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Leach | — | 1898–1918 | 19 | 2,143 H · 63 HR · 43.8 WAR | — |
| Frank Chance | — | 1898–1913 | 16 | 1,273 H · 20 HR · 43.5 WAR | — |
| Harry Steinfeldt | — | 1898–1911 | 14 | 1,576 H · 27 HR · 27.8 WAR | — |
| George Stone | — | 1903–1910 | 7 | 984 H · 23 HR · 24.5 WAR | — |
| Ed Siever | P | 1901–1908 | 7 | 83 W · 470 SO · 19.4 WAR | — |
| Wid Conroy | — | 1901–1911 | 11 | 1,257 H · 22 HR · 17.3 WAR | — |
| Irv Young | P | 1905–1911 | 6 | 63 W · 560 SO · 11.2 WAR | — |
| George McConnell | P | 1909–1916 | 6 | 41 W · 403 SO · 8.4 WAR | — |
| Tom Jones | — | 1902–1910 | 8 | 964 H · 4 HR · 8.1 WAR | — |
| Ed Abbaticchio | — | 1897–1910 | 9 | 772 H · 11 HR · 7.3 WAR | — |
| Germany Schaefer | — | 1901–1918 | 15 | 972 H · 9 HR · 6.8 WAR | — |
| Doc Newton | P | 1900–1909 | 8 | 54 W · 502 SO · 6.1 WAR | — |
| Lew Drill | — | 1902–1905 | 4 | 231 H · 2 HR · 5.9 WAR | — |
| Peaches Graham | — | 1902–1912 | 7 | 265 H · 1 HR · 4.6 WAR | — |
| Tommy Sheehan | — | 1900–1908 | 4 | 238 H · 1 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Hobe Ferris | — | 1901–1909 | 9 | 1,146 H · 40 HR · 3.2 WAR | — |
| Mike O'Neill | — | 1901–1907 | 5 | 97 H · 2 HR · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Vive Lindaman | P | 1906–1909 | 4 | 36 W · 286 SO · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Tex Neuer | P | 1907 | 1 | 4 W · 22 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Bob Spade | P | 1907–1910 | 4 | 25 W · 121 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Del Howard | — | 1905–1909 | 5 | 482 H · 6 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Ben Koehler | — | 1905–1906 | 2 | 168 H · 2 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Grant Thatcher | P | 1903–1904 | 2 | 4 W · 13 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Bert Blue | — | 1908 | 1 | 12 H · 0 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Eli Cates | — | 1908 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Rudy Hulswitt | — | 1899–1910 | 7 | 564 H · 3 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Pete O'brien | — | 1901–1907 | 3 | 191 H · 3 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Martin Glendon | P | 1902–1903 | 2 | 1 W · 9 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Ernie Diehl | — | 1903–1909 | 4 | 14 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Pep Deininger | — | 1902–1909 | 2 | 46 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Taylor | P | 1903 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Frank Foutz | — | 1901 | 1 | 17 H · 2 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Norwood Gibson | P | 1903–1906 | 4 | 34 W · 258 SO | — |
| Charlie Kuhns | — | 1897–1899 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Godwin | — | 1905–1906 | 2 | 50 H · 0 HR | — |
| Youngy Johnson | P | 1897–1899 | 2 | 1 W · 8 SO | — |
| Art Goodwin | P | 1905 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Ben Beville | P | 1901 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Bill Eagle | — | 1898 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR | — |
| Charlie Harris | — | 1899 | 1 | 19 H · 0 HR | — |
| Charlie Miller | — | 1915 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Kenna | P | 1902 | 1 | 1 W · 5 SO | — |
| Frank Dupee | P | 1901 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Gary Wilson | — | 1902 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harvey Cushman | P | 1902 | 1 | 0 W · 12 SO | — |
| Henry Wilson | — | 1898 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Lou Bruce | — | 1904 | 1 | 27 H · 0 HR | — |
| Odie Porter | P | 1902 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| Pat Crisham | — | 1899 | 1 | 50 H · 0 HR | — |
| Willie Garoni | P | 1899 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| Jim Jackson | — | 1901–1906 | 4 | 300 H · 4 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Byers | — | 1904 | 1 | 13 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Dearmond | — | 1903 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ed Watkins | — | 1902 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Frank Hershey | P | 1905 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John Burke | — | 1902 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Kitty Brashear | P | 1899 | 1 | 1 W · 5 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Leo Fishel | P | 1899 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Matt Broderick | — | 1903 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Truck Eagan | — | 1901 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Thomas | — | 1902 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| John Lovett | P | 1903 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jack Hardy | — | 1903–1910 | 4 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Alex Pearson | P | 1902–1903 | 2 | 3 W · 36 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Art Williams | — | 1902 | 1 | 37 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ham Iburg | P | 1902 | 1 | 11 W · 106 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ham Patterson | — | 1909 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Joe Adams | P | 1902 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Willie Mills | P | 1901 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Champ Osteen | — | 1903–1909 | 4 | 60 H · 2 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Harry McNeal | P | 1901 | 1 | 5 W · 15 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Tacks Latimer | — | 1898–1902 | 5 | 19 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Charlie Buelow | — | 1901 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Dave Wills | — | 1899 | 1 | 21 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Bull Durham | P | 1904–1909 | 4 | 2 W · 6 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Ed Murphy | P | 1898–1903 | 4 | 25 W · 103 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Bob Blewett | P | 1902 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Jim Hackett | — | 1902–1903 | 2 | 86 H · 0 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Wiley Dunham | P | 1902 | 1 | 2 W · 15 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Tim Flood | — | 1899–1903 | 3 | 190 H · 3 HR · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Jack Lundbom | P | 1902 | 1 | 1 W · 7 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
| War Sanders | P | 1903–1904 | 2 | 2 W · 20 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Otto Williams | — | 1902–1906 | 4 | 113 H · 0 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| She Donahue | — | 1904 | 1 | 47 H · 0 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Gus Thompson | P | 1903–1906 | 2 | 4 W · 58 SO · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Bill Popp | P | 1902 | 1 | 2 W · 20 SO · -2.1 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.