MLB players born in 1883
107 MLB players on file were born in 1883. Russ Ford leads them with 29.6 career WAR. The first born in 1883 to play in the MLB was Dick Scott, in 1901. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1883 (107)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Ford | P | 1909–1915 | 7 | 99 W · 710 SO · 29.6 WAR | — |
| Jack Quinn | P | 1909–1933 | 23 | 247 W · 1,329 SO · 25.2 WAR | — |
| Hal Chase | — | 1905–1919 | 15 | 2,158 H · 57 HR · 19.2 WAR | — |
| Lefty Leifield | P | 1905–1920 | 12 | 124 W · 616 SO · 18.2 WAR | — |
| Lew Richie | P | 1906–1913 | 8 | 74 W · 437 SO · 13.2 WAR | — |
| Art Fromme | P | 1906–1915 | 10 | 80 W · 638 SO · 11.2 WAR | — |
| John Hummel | — | 1905–1918 | 12 | 991 H · 29 HR · 10.3 WAR | — |
| Harry Gaspar | P | 1909–1912 | 4 | 46 W · 228 SO · 10.0 WAR | — |
| Chief Wilson | — | 1908–1916 | 9 | 1,246 H · 59 HR · 8.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Hinchman | — | 1905–1920 | 10 | 793 H · 20 HR · 7.5 WAR | — |
| Ed Karger | P | 1906–1911 | 6 | 48 W · 415 SO · 5.7 WAR | — |
| Al Mattern | P | 1908–1912 | 5 | 36 W · 254 SO · 5.3 WAR | — |
| Rollie Zeider | — | 1910–1918 | 9 | 769 H · 5 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Glenn Liebhardt | P | 1906–1909 | 4 | 36 W · 280 SO · 4.6 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Archer | — | 1904–1918 | 12 | 660 H · 17 HR · 4.5 WAR | — |
| Oscar Stanage | — | 1906–1925 | 14 | 819 H · 8 HR · 4.0 WAR | — |
| Art Griggs | — | 1909–1918 | 7 | 379 H · 5 HR · 4.0 WAR | — |
| Jim Stephens | — | 1907–1912 | 6 | 276 H · 3 HR · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Eddie Grant | — | 1905–1915 | 10 | 844 H · 5 HR · 3.4 WAR | — |
| Frank Lange | P | 1910–1913 | 4 | 28 W · 318 SO · 3.4 WAR | — |
| Cliff Curtis | P | 1909–1913 | 5 | 28 W · 236 SO · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Amby McConnell | — | 1908–1911 | 4 | 398 H · 3 HR · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Bris Lord | — | 1905–1913 | 8 | 707 H · 13 HR · 2.3 WAR | — |
| Doc Miller | — | 1910–1914 | 5 | 507 H · 12 HR · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Syd Smith | — | 1908–1915 | 5 | 98 H · 2 HR · 2.0 WAR | — |
| Rube Manning | P | 1907–1910 | 4 | 22 W · 212 SO · 2.0 WAR | — |
| Al Burch | — | 1906–1911 | 6 | 554 H · 4 HR · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Elmer Brown | P | 1911–1915 | 5 | 7 W · 79 SO · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Lew Moren | P | 1903–1910 | 6 | 48 W · 356 SO · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Fred Osborn | — | 1907–1909 | 3 | 228 H · 2 HR · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Jim St.vrain | P | 1902 | 1 | 4 W · 51 SO · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Joe Cassidy | — | 1904–1905 | 2 | 264 H · 2 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Otis Johnson | — | 1911 | 1 | 49 H · 3 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Phil Lewis | — | 1905–1908 | 4 | 429 H · 4 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Ben Houser | — | 1910–1912 | 3 | 126 H · 9 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Jack Hannifin | — | 1906–1908 | 3 | 94 H · 3 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Bill O'hara | — | 1909–1910 | 2 | 88 H · 1 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Pep Clark | — | 1903 | 1 | 20 H · 0 HR · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Jimmie Savage | — | 1912–1915 | 3 | 139 H · 1 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Jerry Upp | P | 1909 | 1 | 2 W · 13 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Tom Tuckey | P | 1908–1909 | 2 | 3 W · 42 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Gene Curtis | — | 1903 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Bill Cooney | — | 1909–1910 | 2 | 6 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bob Ingersoll | P | 1914 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Pickett | P | 1910 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Harry Curtis | — | 1907 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Carrigan | — | 1906–1916 | 10 | 506 H · 6 HR | — |
| Larry Pape | P | 1909–1912 | 3 | 13 W · 84 SO | — |
| Bill Warren | — | 1914–1915 | 2 | 13 H · 0 HR | — |
| Doc Martel | — | 1909–1910 | 2 | 15 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Gagnier | — | 1914–1915 | 2 | 76 H · 0 HR | — |
| Heinie Heitmuller | — | 1909–1910 | 2 | 87 H · 0 HR | — |
| Shag Shaughnessy | — | 1905–1908 | 2 | 9 H · 0 HR | — |
| Tex Pruiett | P | 1907–1908 | 2 | 4 W · 82 SO | — |
| Tommy Madden | — | 1906–1910 | 2 | 4 H · 0 HR | — |
| Tuffy Stewart | — | 1913–1914 | 2 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dick Bayless | — | 1908 | 1 | 16 H · 1 HR | — |
| Ducky Holmes | — | 1906 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Eddie Files | P | 1908 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO | — |
| Elmer Zacher | — | 1910 | 1 | 28 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ernie Lindemann | P | 1907 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO | — |
| Frank Manush | — | 1908 | 1 | 12 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harry Huston | — | 1906 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Castle | — | 1910 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Josh Swindell | — | 1911 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Leo Hafford | P | 1906 | 1 | 1 W · 5 SO | — |
| Lew Groh | — | 1919 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Phil Reardon | — | 1906 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Red Morgan | — | 1906 | 1 | 66 H · 1 HR | — |
| Tom Richardson | — | 1917 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Walter Carlisle | — | 1908 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harl Maggert | — | 1907–1912 | 2 | 62 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill McGilvray | — | 1908 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Wacker | P | 1909 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Sam Edmonston | P | 1907 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Walt Justis | P | 1905 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Brinker | — | 1912 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Buck Hopkins | — | 1907 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Dick Scott | P | 1901 | 1 | 0 W · 7 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Harley Young | P | 1908 | 1 | 0 W · 29 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Hub Knolls | P | 1906 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Red Waller | P | 1909 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Cuke Barrows | — | 1909–1912 | 4 | 19 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Moroney | P | 1906–1912 | 3 | 2 W · 29 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Happy Smith | — | 1910 | 1 | 18 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Queenie O'rourke | — | 1908 | 1 | 25 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Frank Lobert | — | 1914 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Harry Welchonce | — | 1911 | 1 | 14 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| John McDonald | P | 1907 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Red Munson | — | 1905 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| John Flynn | — | 1910–1912 | 3 | 115 H · 6 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Harry Kane | P | 1902–1906 | 4 | 2 W · 43 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Bill Abstein | — | 1906–1910 | 3 | 150 H · 1 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Walter Blair | — | 1907–1915 | 7 | 272 H · 3 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Carl Vandagrift | — | 1914 | 1 | 34 H · 0 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Forrest More | P | 1909 | 1 | 2 W · 27 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Dave Shean | — | 1906–1919 | 9 | 495 H · 6 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Del Mason | P | 1904–1907 | 3 | 5 W · 65 SO · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Ben Egan | — | 1908–1915 | 4 | 58 H · 0 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Eddie Zimmerman | — | 1906–1911 | 2 | 80 H · 3 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
- Jim Mullin 1904–1905
- Charlie French 1909–1910
- Mike Simon 1909–1915
- Red Downs 1907–1912
- Frank Delahanty 1905–1915
- Rube Dessau 1907–1910
- Harry Billiard 1908–1915
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.