MLB players born in 1909
92 MLB players on file were born in 1909. Mel Ott leads them with 104.0 career WAR. The first born in 1909 to play in the MLB was Mel Ott, in 1926. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1909 (92)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Ott | — | 1926–1947 | 22 | 2,876 H · 511 HR · 104.0 WAR | — |
| Billy Herman | — | 1931–1947 | 15 | 2,345 H · 47 HR · 52.5 WAR | — |
| Stan Hack | — | 1932–1947 | 16 | 2,193 H · 57 HR · 50.7 WAR | — |
| Dutch Leonard | P | 1933–1953 | 20 | 191 W · 1,170 SO · 46.7 WAR | — |
| Bucky Walters | P | 1934–1950 | 16 | 198 W · 1,107 SO · 43.4 WAR | — |
| Mel Harder | P | 1928–1947 | 20 | 223 W · 1,160 SO · 42.2 WAR | — |
| Lon Warneke | P | 1930–1945 | 15 | 192 W · 1,140 SO · 38.4 WAR | — |
| Claude Passeau | P | 1935–1947 | 13 | 162 W · 1,104 SO · 36.0 WAR | — |
| Bill Lee | P | 1934–1947 | 14 | 169 W · 998 SO · 28.5 WAR | — |
| Monte Pearson | P | 1932–1941 | 10 | 100 W · 703 SO · 16.9 WAR | — |
| Harry Gumbert | P | 1935–1950 | 15 | 143 W · 709 SO · 15.3 WAR | — |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 1930–1942 | 13 | 1,382 H · 106 HR · 13.1 WAR | — |
| Gene Moore | — | 1931–1945 | 14 | 958 H · 58 HR · 11.7 WAR | — |
| John Whitehead | P | 1935–1942 | 7 | 49 W · 254 SO · 11.6 WAR | — |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 1930–1946 | 14 | 1,941 H · 140 HR · 9.3 WAR | — |
| Ed Heusser | P | 1935–1948 | 9 | 56 W · 299 SO · 9.2 WAR | — |
| Pete Fox | — | 1933–1945 | 13 | 1,678 H · 65 HR · 9.0 WAR | — |
| Bill McGee | P | 1935–1942 | 8 | 46 W · 340 SO · 9.0 WAR | — |
| Hersh Martin | — | 1937–1945 | 6 | 643 H · 28 HR · 7.6 WAR | — |
| Mace Brown | P | 1935–1946 | 10 | 76 W · 435 SO · 7.1 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Ripple | — | 1936–1943 | 7 | 510 H · 28 HR · 5.2 WAR | — |
| Ernie Koy | — | 1938–1942 | 5 | 515 H · 36 HR · 4.3 WAR | — |
| Johnny Broaca | P | 1934–1939 | 5 | 44 W · 258 SO · 4.0 WAR | — |
| George Gill | P | 1937–1939 | 3 | 24 W · 95 SO · 3.6 WAR | — |
| Oris Hockett | — | 1938–1945 | 7 | 598 H · 13 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Sig Jakucki | P | 1936–1945 | 3 | 25 W · 131 SO · 3.0 WAR | — |
| Ralph Winegarner | — | 1930–1949 | 6 | 51 H · 5 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Jimmie Deshong | P | 1932–1939 | 7 | 47 W · 273 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Winford | P | 1932–1938 | 6 | 14 W · 107 SO · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Bobby Reis | — | 1931–1938 | 6 | 70 H · 0 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Floyd Giebell | P | 1939–1941 | 3 | 3 W · 30 SO · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Bill Phebus | P | 1936–1938 | 3 | 3 W · 18 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Buck Marrow | P | 1932–1938 | 3 | 3 W · 39 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Eddie Wilson | — | 1936–1937 | 2 | 72 H · 4 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Tom Winsett | — | 1930–1938 | 7 | 134 H · 8 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Jo-jo White | — | 1932–1944 | 9 | 678 H · 8 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Harry Kimberlin | P | 1936–1939 | 4 | 1 W · 21 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Al Blanche | P | 1935–1936 | 2 | 0 W · 8 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| George Meyer | — | 1938 | 1 | 24 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Frank Reiber | — | 1933–1936 | 4 | 23 H · 2 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Gil English | — | 1931–1944 | 6 | 194 H · 8 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Les Powers | — | 1938–1939 | 2 | 18 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Chuck Sheerin | — | 1936 | 1 | 19 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Red Howell | — | 1941 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Sherman Edwards | P | 1934 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Casper Asbjornson | — | 1928–1932 | 4 | 52 H · 1 HR | — |
| Flea Clifton | — | 1934–1937 | 4 | 39 H · 0 HR | — |
| Chile Gomez | — | 1935–1942 | 3 | 142 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dick Newsome | P | 1941–1943 | 3 | 35 W · 138 SO | — |
| Jimmy Shevlin | — | 1930–1934 | 3 | 19 H · 0 HR | — |
| Skinny Graham | — | 1934–1935 | 2 | 14 H · 0 HR | — |
| Alex Mustaikis | P | 1940 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO | — |
| Al Mahon | P | 1930 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Al Reiss | — | 1932 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Al Veach | P | 1935 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO | — |
| Art Bramhall | — | 1935 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bob Keely | — | 1945 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Emil Mailho | — | 1936 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Harry Rosenberg | — | 1930 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jim Spotts | — | 1930 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Johnny Reder | — | 1932 | 1 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Lefty Guise | P | 1940 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Orie Arntzen | P | 1943 | 1 | 4 W · 66 SO | — |
| Red Kellett | — | 1934 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Spike Merena | P | 1934 | 1 | 1 W · 7 SO | — |
| Tony Malinosky | — | 1937 | 1 | 18 H · 0 HR | — |
| Vince Sherlock | — | 1935 | 1 | 12 H · 0 HR | — |
| Spades Wood | P | 1930–1931 | 2 | 6 W · 56 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Chamberlain | P | 1932 | 1 | 0 W · 11 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Karlon | — | 1930 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Gus Brittain | — | 1937 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Lefty Bertrand | P | 1936 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Steamboat Struss | P | 1934 | 1 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Dunlap | — | 1929–1930 | 2 | 14 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Cole | P | 1938–1939 | 2 | 1 W · 31 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Eric McNair | — | 1929–1942 | 14 | 1,240 H · 82 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dick Ward | P | 1934–1935 | 2 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Rip Collins | — | 1940–1944 | 2 | 26 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Emil Planeta | P | 1931 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Walt Bashore | — | 1936 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Garbark | — | 1934–1945 | 7 | 81 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Bob Kline | P | 1930–1934 | 5 | 30 W · 87 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Ernie Rudolph | P | 1945 | 1 | 1 W · 3 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Johnny Marcum | P | 1933–1939 | 7 | 65 W · 392 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Otto Bluege | — | 1932–1933 | 2 | 62 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| John Jackson | P | 1933 | 1 | 2 W · 11 SO · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Whitey Hilcher | P | 1931–1936 | 4 | 3 W · 28 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Bivin | P | 1935 | 1 | 2 W · 54 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
| Dee Miles | — | 1935–1943 | 7 | 411 H · 2 HR · -1.3 WAR | — |
| Joe Coscarart | — | 1935–1936 | 2 | 157 H · 3 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Jim Walkup | P | 1934–1939 | 6 | 16 W · 134 SO · -2.3 WAR | — |
| Skeeter Webb | — | 1938–1948 | 11 | 498 H · 3 HR · -5.6 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.