MLB players born in 1901
109 MLB players on file were born in 1901. Heinie Manush leads them with 42.5 career WAR. The first born in 1901 to play in the MLB were Fred Heimach, Virgil Cheeves, and Jerry Conway, in 1920. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1901 (109)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinie Manush | — | 1923–1939 | 17 | 2,524 H · 110 HR · 42.5 WAR | — |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | P | 1925–1943 | 19 | 217 W · 870 SO · 30.3 WAR | — |
| Glenn Wright | — | 1924–1935 | 11 | 1,219 H · 94 HR · 23.9 WAR | — |
| Guy Bush | P | 1923–1945 | 17 | 176 W · 850 SO · 20.3 WAR | — |
| Phil Collins | P | 1923–1935 | 8 | 80 W · 423 SO · 15.7 WAR | — |
| Harry Rice | — | 1923–1933 | 10 | 1,118 H · 48 HR · 13.0 WAR | — |
| Fred Schulte | — | 1927–1937 | 11 | 1,241 H · 47 HR · 12.9 WAR | — |
| Taylor Douthit | — | 1923–1933 | 11 | 1,201 H · 29 HR · 10.9 WAR | — |
| Ted Blankenship | P | 1922–1930 | 9 | 77 W · 378 SO · 9.9 WAR | — |
| Les Bell | — | 1923–1931 | 9 | 938 H · 66 HR · 9.6 WAR | — |
| Johnny Cooney | — | 1921–1944 | 20 | 965 H · 2 HR · 8.0 WAR | — |
| Dick Porter | — | 1929–1934 | 6 | 774 H · 11 HR · 5.5 WAR | — |
| Wes Schulmerich | — | 1931–1934 | 4 | 417 H · 27 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Curly Ogden | P | 1922–1926 | 5 | 18 W · 88 SO · 3.0 WAR | — |
| Mike Cvengros | P | 1922–1929 | 6 | 25 W · 201 SO · 2.9 WAR | — |
| Al Grabowski | P | 1929–1930 | 2 | 9 W · 65 SO · 2.6 WAR | — |
| Bennie Tate | — | 1924–1934 | 10 | 435 H · 4 HR · 2.5 WAR | — |
| Fred Heimach | P | 1920–1933 | 13 | 62 W · 334 SO · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Beauty McGowan | — | 1922–1937 | 5 | 316 H · 6 HR · 2.0 WAR | — |
| Erv Brame | P | 1928–1932 | 5 | 52 W · 188 SO · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Luke Sewell | — | 1921–1942 | 20 | 1,393 H · 20 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Ed Coleman | — | 1932–1936 | 5 | 381 H · 40 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Jimmie Reese | — | 1930–1932 | 3 | 206 H · 8 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| George Smith | P | 1926–1930 | 5 | 10 W · 135 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Ralph Judd | P | 1927–1930 | 3 | 3 W · 23 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Ed Taylor | — | 1926 | 1 | 73 H · 0 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Carlisle Littlejohn | P | 1927–1928 | 2 | 5 W · 22 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Jimmy O'connell | — | 1923–1924 | 2 | 96 H · 8 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Virgil Cheeves | P | 1920–1927 | 6 | 26 W · 98 SO · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Eddie Phillips | — | 1924–1935 | 6 | 236 H · 14 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Doc Gautreau | — | 1925–1928 | 4 | 207 H · 0 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Jerry Standaert | — | 1925–1929 | 3 | 42 H · 0 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Carey Selph | — | 1929–1932 | 2 | 124 H · 0 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Pat Patterson | — | 1921 | 1 | 14 H · 1 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Clyde Sukeforth | — | 1926–1945 | 10 | 326 H · 2 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Babe Ganzel | — | 1927–1928 | 2 | 23 H · 1 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Norm Lehr | P | 1926 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Ray Moss | P | 1926–1931 | 6 | 22 W · 109 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Mack Hillis | — | 1924–1928 | 2 | 9 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Tony Rensa | — | 1930–1939 | 6 | 134 H · 7 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Drew Rader | P | 1921 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jerry Conway | P | 1920 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Battle | — | 1927 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Mahlon Higbee | — | 1922 | 1 | 4 H · 1 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Flint Rhem | P | 1924–1936 | 12 | 105 W · 534 SO | — |
| Phil Todt | — | 1924–1931 | 8 | 880 H · 57 HR | — |
| Earle Brucker | — | 1937–1943 | 5 | 205 H · 12 HR | — |
| Denver Grigsby | — | 1923–1925 | 3 | 179 H · 3 HR | — |
| Fred Stiely | P | 1929–1931 | 3 | 1 W · 9 SO | — |
| Al Kellett | P | 1923–1924 | 2 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Al Yeargin | P | 1922–1924 | 2 | 1 W · 35 SO | — |
| Bill Moore | — | 1926–1927 | 2 | 18 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Jones | — | 1923–1932 | 2 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Johnny Berger | — | 1922–1927 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bob Adams | P | 1925 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Bud Connolly | — | 1925 | 1 | 28 H · 0 HR | — |
| Doc Ozmer | P | 1923 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Elbert Andrews | P | 1925 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| George McNamara | — | 1922 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ike Kahdot | — | 1922 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jim Stroner | — | 1929 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Joe Benes | — | 1931 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Freeman | — | 1927 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Marty Griffin | P | 1928 | 1 | 0 W · 9 SO | — |
| Tige Stone | — | 1923 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Otto Miller | — | 1927–1932 | 4 | 229 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Grant Gillis | — | 1927–1929 | 3 | 48 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bernie Deviveiros | — | 1924–1927 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| George Loepp | — | 1928–1930 | 2 | 46 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ox Eckhardt | — | 1932–1936 | 2 | 10 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Henderson | P | 1930 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Buddy Crump | — | 1924 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Herman Layne | — | 1927 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John Dobb | P | 1924 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Leo Tankersley | — | 1925 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Pat Burke | — | 1924 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Pryor McBee | P | 1926 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Sid Graves | — | 1927 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Butch Weis | — | 1922–1925 | 4 | 92 H · 2 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ken Ash | P | 1925–1930 | 4 | 6 W · 47 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Buster Chatham | — | 1930–1931 | 2 | 118 H · 6 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Johnson Fry | P | 1923 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Moose Clabaugh | — | 1926 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Rabbit Benton | — | 1922 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Scottie Slayback | — | 1926 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Charlie Caldwell | P | 1925 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Slim Embrey | P | 1923 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Tex Wilson | P | 1924 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Ray Knode | — | 1923–1926 | 4 | 55 H · 2 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Carr Smith | — | 1923–1924 | 2 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Bunny Roser | — | 1922 | 1 | 27 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Roy Flaskamper | — | 1927 | 1 | 21 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| John Happenny | — | 1923 | 1 | 19 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Phil Hensiek | P | 1935 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Ray Gardner | — | 1929–1930 | 2 | 68 H · 1 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Oscar Siemer | — | 1925–1926 | 2 | 29 H · 1 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Dick Loftus | — | 1924–1925 | 2 | 53 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Lou Polli | P | 1932–1944 | 2 | 0 W · 11 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Mule Shirley | — | 1924–1925 | 2 | 21 H · 0 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Frank Wilson | — | 1924–1928 | 4 | 120 H · 1 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
- Monroe Mitchell 1923
- Walt Tauscher 1928–1931
- Johnny Stuart 1922–1925
- Lou Legett 1929–1935
- Wattie Holm 1924–1932
- Hugh McMullen 1925–1929
- Ernie Maun 1924–1926
- Doc Farrell 1925–1935
- Les Sweetland 1927–1931
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.