MLB players born in 1896
133 MLB players on file were born in 1896. Rogers Hornsby leads them with 125.0 career WAR. The first born in 1896 to play in the MLB were Merito Acosta and Harry Hanson, in 1913. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1896 (133)
- Marty Shay 1916–1924
- Ollie Hanson 1921
- Sam Post 1922
- Joe Boley 1927–1932
- Joe Deberry 1920–1921
- Allen Conkwright 1920
- Frank Okrie 1920
- Gil Gallagher 1922
- Lefty Clarke 1921
- Mutt Wilson 1920
- Rip Conway 1918
- Charlie Hargreaves 1923–1930
- Roy Crumpler 1920–1925
- Rube Yarrison 1922–1924
- Bernie Hungling 1922–1930
- George Edmondson 1922–1924
- Roy Parker 1919
- Bert Cole 1921–1927
- Homer Ezzell 1923–1925
- John Singleton 1922
- Charlie Pechous 1915–1917
- Ray Richmond 1920–1921
- Mike Cantwell 1916–1920
- Carl Holling 1921–1922
- Andy Woehr 1923–1924
- Frank Emmer 1916–1926
- Herschel Bennett 1923–1927
- Clarence Huber 1920–1926
- Ralph Miller 1920–1924
- Leo Mangum 1924–1935
- Cedric Durst 1922–1930
- Ray Schmandt 1915–1922
- Clyde Manion 1920–1934
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.