MLB players born in 1903
105 MLB players on file were born in 1903. Lou Gehrig leads them with 108.5 career WAR. The first born in 1903 to play in the MLB were Travis Jackson, Jim Brillheart, and Uel Eubanks, in 1922. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1903 (105)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Gehrig | — | 1923–1939 | 17 | 2,721 H · 493 HR · 108.5 WAR | — |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 1924–1942 | 19 | 2,839 H · 184 HR · 76.6 WAR | — |
| Paul Waner | — | 1926–1945 | 20 | 3,152 H · 113 HR · 69.8 WAR | — |
| Carl Hubbell | P | 1928–1943 | 16 | 253 W · 1,677 SO · 65.3 WAR | — |
| Tony Lazzeri | — | 1926–1939 | 14 | 1,840 H · 178 HR · 46.2 WAR | — |
| Travis Jackson | — | 1922–1936 | 15 | 1,768 H · 135 HR · 42.0 WAR | — |
| Babe Herman | — | 1926–1945 | 13 | 1,818 H · 181 HR · 38.3 WAR | — |
| Curt Davis | P | 1934–1946 | 13 | 158 W · 684 SO · 30.6 WAR | — |
| Chick Hafey | — | 1924–1937 | 13 | 1,466 H · 164 HR · 28.4 WAR | — |
| Clint Brown | P | 1928–1942 | 15 | 89 W · 410 SO · 17.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Walker | P | 1927–1936 | 10 | 97 W · 626 SO · 16.9 WAR | — |
| Carl Reynolds | — | 1927–1939 | 13 | 1,357 H · 80 HR · 16.4 WAR | — |
| Johnny Niggeling | P | 1938–1946 | 9 | 64 W · 620 SO · 14.3 WAR | — |
| Dale Alexander | — | 1929–1933 | 5 | 811 H · 61 HR · 13.7 WAR | — |
| Joe Stripp | — | 1928–1938 | 11 | 1,238 H · 24 HR · 12.1 WAR | — |
| Mickey Cochrane | — | 1925–1937 | 13 | 1,652 H · 119 HR · 10.9 WAR | — |
| Jim Turner | P | 1937–1945 | 9 | 69 W · 329 SO · 9.8 WAR | — |
| Roy Johnson | — | 1929–1938 | 10 | 1,292 H · 58 HR · 7.8 WAR | — |
| Steve Swetonic | P | 1929–1933 | 5 | 37 W · 154 SO · 7.4 WAR | — |
| Alex Metzler | — | 1925–1930 | 6 | 561 H · 9 HR · 6.2 WAR | — |
| Chief Hogsett | P | 1929–1944 | 11 | 63 W · 441 SO · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Billy Urbanski | — | 1931–1937 | 7 | 791 H · 19 HR · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Weaver | P | 1928–1939 | 8 | 57 W · 449 SO · 4.4 WAR | — |
| Estel Crabtree | — | 1929–1944 | 8 | 396 H · 13 HR · 3.7 WAR | — |
| Bob Osborn | P | 1925–1931 | 6 | 27 W · 140 SO · 2.9 WAR | — |
| Rabbit Warstler | — | 1930–1940 | 11 | 935 H · 11 HR · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Mule Haas | — | 1925–1938 | 12 | 1,257 H · 43 HR · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Jim Moore | P | 1928–1932 | 5 | 2 W · 29 SO · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Saltzgaver | — | 1932–1945 | 6 | 199 H · 10 HR · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Red Barnes | — | 1927–1930 | 4 | 225 H · 8 HR · 1.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Brillheart | P | 1922–1931 | 4 | 8 W · 98 SO · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Walt Lerian | — | 1928–1929 | 2 | 126 H · 8 HR · 1.6 WAR | — |
| Don Brennan | P | 1933–1937 | 5 | 21 W · 172 SO · 1.4 WAR | — |
| Ray Phelps | P | 1930–1936 | 5 | 33 W · 190 SO · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Mike Ryba | P | 1935–1946 | 10 | 52 W · 307 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Dutch Holland | — | 1932–1934 | 3 | 86 H · 3 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Carroll Yerkes | P | 1927–1933 | 5 | 1 W · 16 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Fred Schemanske | — | 1923 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Howard Maple | — | 1932 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Jack Tising | P | 1936 | 1 | 1 W · 27 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Moore | — | 1930–1931 | 2 | 59 H · 4 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Abie Hood | — | 1925 | 1 | 6 H · 1 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Hank Boney | P | 1927 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Hod Kibbie | — | 1925 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Hal Wiltse | P | 1926–1931 | 4 | 20 W · 134 SO | — |
| Tom Oliver | — | 1930–1933 | 4 | 534 H · 0 HR | — |
| Al Vancamp | — | 1928–1932 | 3 | 116 H · 0 HR | — |
| Buster Ross | P | 1924–1926 | 3 | 7 W · 31 SO | — |
| Chappie Geygan | — | 1924–1926 | 3 | 26 H · 0 HR | — |
| Herb Bradley | P | 1927–1929 | 3 | 1 W · 20 SO | — |
| Mul Holland | P | 1926–1929 | 3 | 1 W · 5 SO | — |
| Johnny Lucas | — | 1931–1932 | 2 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| John Wilson | P | 1927–1928 | 2 | 0 W · 9 SO | — |
| Karl Swanson | — | 1928–1929 | 2 | 9 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ken Jones | P | 1924–1930 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| Si Rosenthal | — | 1925–1926 | 2 | 95 H · 4 HR | — |
| Andy Harrington | — | 1925 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Art Reinholz | — | 1928 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bill Hohman | — | 1927 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bob Linton | — | 1929 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Doc Land | — | 1929 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Double joe Dwyer | — | 1937 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Elmer Miller | — | 1929 | 1 | 9 H · 1 HR | — |
| Frank Mulroney | P | 1930 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| Freddie Moncewicz | — | 1928 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| George Blackerby | — | 1928 | 1 | 21 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mel Kerr | — | 1925 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Merle Settlemire | P | 1928 | 1 | 0 W · 12 SO | — |
| Russ Scarritt | — | 1929–1932 | 4 | 296 H · 3 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Sullivan | P | 1928–1931 | 3 | 4 W · 68 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Art Mills | P | 1927–1928 | 2 | 0 W · 7 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Lefty Thomas | P | 1925–1926 | 2 | 0 W · 13 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Nap Kloza | — | 1931–1932 | 2 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Al Smith | P | 1926 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Earl Williams | — | 1928 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Fred Lucas | — | 1935 | 1 | 9 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Les Bartholomew | P | 1928–1932 | 2 | 0 W · 7 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Clise Dudley | P | 1929–1933 | 5 | 17 W · 106 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Foster Edwards | P | 1925–1930 | 5 | 6 W · 60 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Chuck Hostetler | — | 1944–1945 | 2 | 86 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Charlie Engle | — | 1926–1930 | 2 | 59 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Hank Grampp | P | 1927–1929 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Mickey Heath | — | 1931–1932 | 2 | 34 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| George Darrow | P | 1934 | 1 | 2 W · 14 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Len Dondero | — | 1929 | 1 | 6 H · 1 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Nolen Richardson | — | 1929–1939 | 6 | 117 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Joe Muich | P | 1924 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Uel Eubanks | P | 1922 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Chick Autry | — | 1924–1930 | 6 | 68 H · 2 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Ben Shields | P | 1924–1931 | 4 | 4 W · 9 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Archie Campbell | P | 1928–1930 | 3 | 2 W · 29 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Jack Berly | P | 1924–1933 | 4 | 10 W · 66 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| George Milstead | P | 1924–1926 | 3 | 3 W · 27 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Jack Crouch | — | 1930–1933 | 3 | 9 H · 1 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| George Gerken | — | 1927–1928 | 2 | 29 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Jack Warner | — | 1925–1933 | 8 | 387 H · 1 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Clay Touchstone | P | 1928–1945 | 3 | 0 W · 6 SO · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Art Ruble | — | 1927–1934 | 2 | 30 H · 0 HR · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Fritz Knothe | — | 1932–1933 | 2 | 135 H · 2 HR · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Roy Mahaffey | P | 1926–1936 | 9 | 67 W · 365 SO · -1.3 WAR | — |
- Carl Lind 1927–1930
- Yats Wuestling 1929–1930
- George Grant 1923–1931
- Ike Eichrodt 1925–1931
- Tommy Thevenow 1924–1938
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.