MLB players born in 1897
135 MLB players on file were born in 1897. Lu Blue leads them with 33.0 career WAR. The first born in 1897 to play in the MLB were Red Shannon, Neal Brady, Jim Brown, and Joe Shannon and 1 more, in 1915. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1897 (135)
- Adrian Lynch 1920
- George Foss 1921
- Paul Castner 1923
- Ray Shepardson 1924
- Bob Clark 1920–1921
- Epp Sell 1922–1923
- Cy Fried 1920
- Ed Gerner 1919
- Red Miller 1923
- Alex Ferguson 1918–1929
- Kettle Wirts 1921–1924
- Camp Skinner 1922–1923
- Bruce Hitt 1917
- Bill Pertica 1918–1923
- Ed Lennon 1928
- Harry Riconda 1923–1930
- Dave Keefe 1917–1922
- Mike Kircher 1919–1921
- Jim Hamby 1926–1927
- Jocko Conlon 1923
- Heinie Sand 1923–1928
- Skipper Friday 1923
- Ray Pierce 1924–1926
- Bubber Jonnard 1920–1935
- Lew Malone 1915–1919
- Pat Murray 1919
- Allen Elliott 1923–1924
- Bob Vines 1924–1925
- Sumpter Clarke 1920–1924
- Dick Attreau 1926–1927
- Ed Sicking 1916–1927
- Bill Lamar 1917–1927
- Myles Thomas 1926–1930
- Hugh Canavan 1918
- Chet Nichols 1926–1932
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.