MLB players born in 1914
104 MLB players on file were born in 1914. Joe DiMaggio leads them with 75.1 career WAR. The first born in 1914 to play in the MLB were Frankie Hayes and Jack Salveson, in 1933. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1914 (104)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe DiMaggio | — | 1936–1951 | 13 | 2,214 H · 361 HR · 75.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Nicholson | — | 1936–1953 | 16 | 1,484 H · 235 HR · 40.2 WAR | — |
| Harry Brecheen | P | 1940–1953 | 12 | 133 W · 901 SO · 39.4 WAR | — |
| Johnny Vander meer | P | 1937–1951 | 13 | 119 W · 1,294 SO · 25.1 WAR | — |
| Johnny Rigney | P | 1937–1947 | 8 | 63 W · 605 SO · 18.8 WAR | — |
| Ellis Kinder | P | 1946–1957 | 12 | 102 W · 749 SO · 11.5 WAR | — |
| Elmer Riddle | P | 1939–1949 | 10 | 65 W · 342 SO · 11.2 WAR | — |
| Marius Russo | P | 1939–1946 | 6 | 45 W · 311 SO · 6.9 WAR | — |
| Blix Donnelly | P | 1944–1951 | 8 | 27 W · 296 SO · 6.6 WAR | — |
| Buddy Rosar | — | 1939–1951 | 13 | 836 H · 18 HR · 5.9 WAR | — |
| Russ Bauers | P | 1936–1950 | 8 | 31 W · 300 SO · 5.6 WAR | — |
| George Myatt | — | 1938–1947 | 7 | 381 H · 4 HR · 5.0 WAR | — |
| Dick Errickson | P | 1938–1942 | 5 | 36 W · 176 SO · 5.0 WAR | — |
| Andy Karl | P | 1943–1947 | 5 | 18 W · 107 SO · 4.7 WAR | — |
| Frankie Hayes | — | 1933–1947 | 14 | 1,164 H · 119 HR · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Bert Haas | — | 1937–1951 | 8 | 644 H · 22 HR · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Mickey Livingston | — | 1938–1951 | 10 | 354 H · 19 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Jimmy Wasdell | — | 1937–1947 | 11 | 782 H · 29 HR · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Maurice Vanrobays | — | 1939–1946 | 6 | 493 H · 20 HR · 2.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Hallett | P | 1940–1948 | 6 | 12 W · 128 SO · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Joe Grace | — | 1938–1947 | 6 | 442 H · 20 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Joe Orengo | — | 1939–1945 | 6 | 266 H · 17 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Don Ross | — | 1938–1946 | 7 | 390 H · 12 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Mike Tresh | — | 1938–1949 | 12 | 788 H · 2 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Lefty Wilkie | P | 1941–1946 | 3 | 8 W · 37 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Merv Connors | — | 1937–1938 | 2 | 46 H · 8 HR · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Culley Rikard | — | 1941–1947 | 3 | 107 H · 4 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| George Fallon | — | 1937–1945 | 4 | 61 H · 1 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Italo Chelini | P | 1935–1937 | 3 | 4 W · 20 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Harl Maggert | — | 1938 | 1 | 25 H · 3 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| John Gaddy | P | 1938 | 1 | 2 W · 3 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Jesse Flores | P | 1942–1950 | 7 | 44 W · 352 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Dee Moore | — | 1936–1946 | 4 | 53 H · 1 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Mack Stewart | P | 1944–1945 | 2 | 0 W · 12 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Shilling | — | 1939 | 1 | 37 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Mel Bosser | P | 1945 | 1 | 2 W · 3 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Hank Camelli | — | 1943–1947 | 5 | 86 H · 2 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| George Archie | — | 1938–1946 | 3 | 115 H · 3 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Pete Naktenis | P | 1936–1939 | 2 | 0 W · 19 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Bruce Sloan | — | 1944 | 1 | 28 H · 1 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Emerson Dickman | P | 1936–1941 | 5 | 22 W · 126 SO | — |
| Les McCrabb | P | 1939–1950 | 5 | 10 W · 57 SO | — |
| Marv Breuer | P | 1939–1943 | 5 | 25 W · 226 SO | — |
| George Turbeville | P | 1935–1937 | 3 | 2 W · 47 SO | — |
| Al Williams | P | 1937–1938 | 2 | 4 W · 52 SO | — |
| Andy Gilbert | — | 1942–1946 | 2 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bob Loane | — | 1939–1940 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dave Smith | P | 1938–1939 | 2 | 2 W · 13 SO | — |
| Gene Handley | — | 1946–1947 | 2 | 86 H · 0 HR | — |
| Moe Franklin | — | 1941–1942 | 2 | 43 H · 2 HR | — |
| Woody Wheaton | — | 1943–1944 | 2 | 17 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ben Huffman | — | 1937 | 1 | 48 H · 1 HR | — |
| Bill Sodd | — | 1937 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bob Daughters | — | 1937 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dick Midkiff | P | 1938 | 1 | 1 W · 10 SO | — |
| Irv Bartling | — | 1938 | 1 | 8 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ken Weafer | P | 1936 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Otto Huber | — | 1939 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pinky Jorgensen | — | 1937 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR | — |
| Red Jones | — | 1940 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Turkey Tyson | — | 1944 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Benny Culp | — | 1943–1944 | 2 | 5 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Red Marion | — | 1935–1943 | 2 | 5 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Al Cuccinello | — | 1935 | 1 | 41 H · 4 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Frye | P | 1940 | 1 | 0 W · 18 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| George Bradley | — | 1946 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Alex Pitko | — | 1938–1939 | 2 | 7 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Clay Smith | P | 1938–1940 | 2 | 1 W · 17 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Gallagher | — | 1939–1940 | 2 | 133 H · 16 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Mel Preibisch | — | 1940–1941 | 2 | 9 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Angel Fleitas | — | 1948 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| George Washburn | P | 1941 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jug Thesenga | P | 1944 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Mark Mauldin | — | 1934 | 1 | 10 H · 1 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Milt Gray | — | 1937 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Mel Mazzera | — | 1935–1940 | 5 | 136 H · 10 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Hal Epps | — | 1938–1944 | 4 | 99 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Alf Anderson | — | 1941–1946 | 3 | 93 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Eddie Morgan | — | 1936–1937 | 2 | 14 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Asbell | — | 1938 | 1 | 6 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Allen | P | 1937 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Rusty Peters | — | 1936–1947 | 10 | 289 H · 8 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Johnny Johnson | P | 1944–1945 | 2 | 3 W · 49 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Lynn Myers | — | 1938–1939 | 2 | 83 H · 1 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Boyd Perry | — | 1941 | 1 | 15 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Charlie Wiedemeyer | P | 1934 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Larry Crawford | P | 1937 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Herman Franks | — | 1939–1949 | 6 | 80 H · 3 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Tom McBride | — | 1943–1948 | 6 | 326 H · 2 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Eddie Silber | — | 1937–1939 | 2 | 26 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Maury Newlin | P | 1940–1941 | 2 | 1 W · 13 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Stan Sperry | — | 1936–1938 | 2 | 74 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Tommy Fine | P | 1947–1950 | 2 | 1 W · 16 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Johnny Welaj | — | 1939–1943 | 4 | 198 H · 4 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Steve Peek | P | 1941 | 1 | 4 W · 18 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Tommy Reis | P | 1938 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Jack Salveson | P | 1933–1945 | 5 | 9 W · 85 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Al Piechota | P | 1940–1941 | 2 | 2 W · 18 SO · -0.8 WAR | — |
| Ed Weiland | P | 1940–1942 | 2 | 0 W · 7 SO · -1.0 WAR | — |
| Johnnie Wittig | P | 1938–1949 | 5 | 10 W · 121 SO · -1.1 WAR | — |
- Lefty Smoll 1940
- Stan Benjamin 1939–1945
- Frank Croucher 1939–1942
- George Scharein 1937–1940
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.