MLB players born in 1908
96 MLB players on file were born in 1908. Ernie Lombardi leads them with 43.6 career WAR. The first born in 1908 to play in the MLB was Wes Ferrell, in 1927. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1908 (96)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Lombardi | — | 1931–1947 | 17 | 1,792 H · 190 HR · 43.6 WAR | — |
| Lefty Gomez | P | 1930–1943 | 14 | 189 W · 1,468 SO · 39.3 WAR | — |
| Ben Chapman | — | 1930–1946 | 15 | 1,958 H · 90 HR · 34.9 WAR | — |
| Wes Ferrell | P | 1927–1941 | 15 | 193 W · 985 SO · 28.8 WAR | — |
| Billy Jurges | — | 1931–1947 | 17 | 1,613 H · 43 HR · 28.3 WAR | — |
| Red Rolfe | — | 1934–1942 | 9 | 1,394 H · 69 HR · 22.2 WAR | — |
| Zeke Bonura | — | 1934–1940 | 7 | 1,099 H · 119 HR · 21.9 WAR | — |
| Ival Goodman | — | 1935–1944 | 10 | 1,104 H · 95 HR · 21.7 WAR | — |
| George Selkirk | — | 1934–1942 | 9 | 810 H · 108 HR · 20.7 WAR | — |
| Bill Swift | P | 1932–1943 | 11 | 95 W · 636 SO · 17.9 WAR | — |
| Gee Walker | — | 1931–1945 | 15 | 1,991 H · 124 HR · 15.1 WAR | — |
| Jo-jo Moore | — | 1930–1941 | 12 | 1,615 H · 79 HR · 15.1 WAR | — |
| Babe Phelps | — | 1931–1942 | 11 | 657 H · 54 HR · 15.1 WAR | — |
| Al Lopez | — | 1928–1947 | 19 | 1,547 H · 51 HR · 14.5 WAR | — |
| Odell Hale | — | 1931–1941 | 10 | 1,071 H · 73 HR · 14.2 WAR | — |
| Cy Blanton | P | 1934–1942 | 9 | 68 W · 611 SO · 13.9 WAR | — |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 1931–1945 | 12 | 1,321 H · 45 HR · 12.2 WAR | — |
| Johnny Murphy | P | 1932–1947 | 13 | 93 W · 378 SO · 12.1 WAR | — |
| Billy Werber | — | 1930–1942 | 11 | 1,363 H · 78 HR · 10.1 WAR | — |
| Al Hollingsworth | P | 1935–1946 | 11 | 70 W · 608 SO · 9.9 WAR | — |
| Debs Garms | — | 1932–1945 | 12 | 910 H · 17 HR · 9.8 WAR | — |
| Frankie Pytlak | — | 1932–1946 | 12 | 677 H · 7 HR · 7.2 WAR | — |
| Bob Klinger | P | 1938–1947 | 8 | 66 W · 357 SO · 6.6 WAR | — |
| Buzz Boyle | — | 1929–1935 | 5 | 389 H · 12 HR · 4.1 WAR | — |
| Orville Jorgens | P | 1935–1937 | 3 | 21 W · 149 SO · 3.2 WAR | — |
| Gilly Campbell | — | 1933–1938 | 5 | 186 H · 5 HR · 3.1 WAR | — |
| Ralph Birkofer | P | 1933–1937 | 5 | 31 W · 224 SO · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Gibby Brack | — | 1937–1939 | 3 | 273 H · 16 HR · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Oscar Judd | P | 1941–1948 | 8 | 40 W · 304 SO · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Tom Padden | — | 1932–1943 | 7 | 318 H · 2 HR · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Tony Freitas | P | 1932–1936 | 5 | 25 W · 135 SO · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Euel Moore | P | 1934–1936 | 3 | 9 W · 75 SO · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Buster Mills | — | 1934–1946 | 7 | 396 H · 14 HR · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Durham | P | 1929–1933 | 5 | 29 W · 204 SO · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Harlin Pool | — | 1934–1935 | 2 | 129 H · 2 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Joe Glenn | — | 1932–1940 | 8 | 181 H · 5 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Pattison | P | 1929 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Paul Richards | — | 1932–1946 | 8 | 321 H · 15 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Trotter | P | 1937–1944 | 7 | 22 W · 158 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bernie Walter | P | 1930 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| John Bottarini | — | 1937 | 1 | 11 H · 1 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Ralph Onis | — | 1935 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Ed Connolly | — | 1929–1932 | 4 | 66 H · 0 HR | — |
| George Hockette | P | 1934–1935 | 2 | 4 W · 25 SO | — |
| Joe Becker | — | 1936–1937 | 2 | 20 H · 1 HR | — |
| Joe Vitelli | — | 1944–1945 | 2 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pat Simmons | P | 1928–1929 | 2 | 0 W · 18 SO | — |
| Vince Barton | — | 1931–1932 | 2 | 87 H · 16 HR | — |
| Allen Benson | P | 1934 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| Carl Sumner | — | 1928 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR | — |
| Earl Cook | P | 1941 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Floyd Newkirk | P | 1934 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Hank Garrity | — | 1931 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jack Owens | — | 1935 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Johnny Watson | — | 1930 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Regis Leheny | P | 1932 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Sol Carter | P | 1931 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Jim Peterson | P | 1931–1937 | 3 | 2 W · 29 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Howard Craghead | P | 1931–1933 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Prince Oana | P | 1943–1945 | 2 | 3 W · 18 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Strickland | P | 1937 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bob Barr | P | 1935 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Buck Fausett | — | 1944 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| John Stoneham | — | 1933 | 1 | 3 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ray Lucas | P | 1929–1934 | 5 | 1 W · 5 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dick Gyselman | — | 1933–1934 | 2 | 43 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Art McLarney | — | 1932 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Don Savidge | P | 1929 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Holloway | P | 1929 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Alta Cohen | — | 1931–1933 | 3 | 13 H · 0 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Andy Bednar | P | 1930–1931 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Izzy Goldstein | P | 1932 | 1 | 3 W · 14 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Otho Nitcholas | P | 1945 | 1 | 1 W · 4 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| John Kroner | — | 1935–1938 | 4 | 184 H · 7 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Fabian Kowalik | P | 1932–1936 | 3 | 3 W · 42 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Paul Gregory | P | 1932–1933 | 2 | 9 W · 57 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Hugo Klaerner | P | 1934 | 1 | 0 W · 9 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Les Willis | P | 1947 | 1 | 0 W · 10 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Red Phillips | P | 1934–1936 | 2 | 4 W · 18 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| George Susce | — | 1929–1944 | 6 | 61 H · 2 HR · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Ed Madjeski | — | 1932–1937 | 4 | 116 H · 5 HR · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Joe Mowry | — | 1933–1935 | 3 | 108 H · 2 HR · -1.1 WAR | — |
| Harley Boss | — | 1928–1933 | 4 | 139 H · 1 HR · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Leo Norris | — | 1936–1937 | 2 | 252 H · 20 HR · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Boland | — | 1934–1944 | 3 | 35 H · 0 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Clyde Hatter | P | 1935–1937 | 2 | 1 W · 19 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Bob Boken | — | 1933–1934 | 2 | 113 H · 6 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Ed Fallenstein | P | 1931–1933 | 2 | 2 W · 20 SO · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Harry Davis | — | 1932–1937 | 3 | 320 H · 7 HR · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Bobby Coombs | P | 1933–1943 | 2 | 0 W · 13 SO · -1.6 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Jordan | — | 1933–1936 | 4 | 327 H · 2 HR · -1.8 WAR | — |
| Jim McLeod | — | 1930–1933 | 3 | 54 H · 0 HR · -1.9 WAR | — |
| Les Munns | P | 1934–1936 | 3 | 4 W · 58 SO · -2.1 WAR | — |
| Jake Powell | — | 1930–1945 | 11 | 689 H · 22 HR · -2.3 WAR | — |
| Roy Schalk | — | 1932–1945 | 3 | 259 H · 2 HR · -2.8 WAR | — |
| Myril Hoag | — | 1931–1945 | 13 | 854 H · 28 HR · -4.8 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.