MLB players born in 1919
123 MLB players on file were born in 1919. Jackie Robinson leads them with 58.7 career WAR. The first born in 1919 to play in the MLB was Johnny Lucadello, in 1938. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1919 (123)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Robinson | — | 1947–1956 | 10 | 1,518 H · 137 HR · 58.7 WAR | — |
| Pete Reiser | — | 1940–1952 | 10 | 786 H · 58 HR · 20.9 WAR | — |
| Monte Irvin | — | 1949–1956 | 8 | 731 H · 99 HR · 20.2 WAR | — |
| Fred Hutchinson | P | 1939–1953 | 10 | 95 W · 591 SO · 19.1 WAR | — |
| Jerry Priddy | — | 1941–1953 | 11 | 1,252 H · 61 HR · 16.2 WAR | — |
| Vic Raschi | P | 1946–1955 | 10 | 132 W · 944 SO · 15.1 WAR | — |
| Eddie Waitkus | — | 1941–1955 | 11 | 1,214 H · 24 HR · 10.7 WAR | — |
| Bill Voiselle | P | 1942–1950 | 9 | 74 W · 645 SO · 10.1 WAR | — |
| Johnny Wyrostek | — | 1942–1954 | 11 | 1,149 H · 58 HR · 9.5 WAR | — |
| Hal White | P | 1941–1954 | 12 | 46 W · 349 SO · 9.4 WAR | — |
| Billy Cox | — | 1941–1955 | 11 | 974 H · 66 HR · 7.8 WAR | — |
| Stubby Overmire | P | 1943–1952 | 10 | 58 W · 301 SO · 7.6 WAR | — |
| Tommy Byrne | P | 1943–1957 | 13 | 85 W · 766 SO · 6.3 WAR | — |
| Fred Sanford | P | 1943–1951 | 7 | 37 W · 285 SO · 5.4 WAR | — |
| Tommy Hughes | P | 1941–1948 | 5 | 31 W · 221 SO · 4.9 WAR | — |
| Stan Rojek | — | 1942–1952 | 8 | 470 H · 4 HR · 4.5 WAR | — |
| Ken Trinkle | P | 1943–1949 | 5 | 21 W · 130 SO · 3.8 WAR | — |
| Ray Lamanno | — | 1941–1948 | 5 | 355 H · 18 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Spider Jorgensen | — | 1947–1951 | 5 | 201 H · 9 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Harry Feldman | P | 1941–1946 | 6 | 35 W · 254 SO · 2.9 WAR | — |
| Harry Taylor | P | 1946–1952 | 6 | 19 W · 127 SO · 2.6 WAR | — |
| Ed Wright | P | 1945–1952 | 5 | 25 W · 93 SO · 2.6 WAR | — |
| Ed Bahr | P | 1946–1947 | 2 | 11 W · 69 SO · 2.6 WAR | — |
| Nap Reyes | — | 1943–1950 | 4 | 264 H · 13 HR · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Al Zarilla | — | 1943–1953 | 10 | 975 H · 61 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Diomedes Olivo | P | 1960–1963 | 3 | 5 W · 85 SO · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Luis Olmo | — | 1943–1951 | 6 | 458 H · 29 HR · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Dain Clay | — | 1943–1946 | 4 | 397 H · 3 HR · 1.5 WAR | — |
| Steve Souchock | — | 1946–1955 | 8 | 313 H · 50 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Bobby Sturgeon | — | 1940–1948 | 6 | 313 H · 1 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Whitey Wietelmann | — | 1939–1947 | 9 | 409 H · 7 HR · 0.9 WAR | — |
| Glenn Elliott | P | 1947–1949 | 3 | 4 W · 25 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Cy Buker | P | 1945 | 1 | 7 W · 48 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Earl Harrist | P | 1945–1953 | 5 | 12 W · 162 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Bobby Rhawn | — | 1947–1949 | 3 | 47 H · 2 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Ken Gables | P | 1945–1947 | 3 | 13 W · 88 SO · 0.6 WAR | — |
| Johnny Pesky | — | 1942–1954 | 10 | 1,455 H · 17 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Orval Grove | P | 1940–1949 | 10 | 63 W · 374 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Johnny Lucadello | — | 1938–1947 | 6 | 181 H · 5 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Earl Jones | P | 1945 | 1 | 0 W · 13 SO · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Charley Schanz | P | 1944–1950 | 5 | 28 W · 243 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Pete Wojey | P | 1954–1957 | 3 | 1 W · 22 SO · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Cy Block | — | 1942–1946 | 3 | 16 H · 0 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Jack Brewer | P | 1944–1946 | 3 | 9 W · 73 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Slim Emmerich | P | 1945–1946 | 2 | 4 W · 28 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Joe Wood | — | 1943 | 1 | 53 H · 1 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Damon Phillips | — | 1942–1946 | 3 | 144 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Ray Noble | — | 1951–1953 | 3 | 53 H · 9 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Ducky Detweiler | — | 1942–1946 | 2 | 14 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Barney Olsen | — | 1941 | 1 | 21 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Freed | — | 1942 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Ralph Houk | — | 1947–1954 | 8 | 43 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jack Wallaesa | — | 1940–1948 | 5 | 120 H · 15 HR | — |
| Merl Combs | — | 1947–1952 | 5 | 73 H · 2 HR | — |
| Al Brancato | — | 1939–1945 | 4 | 199 H · 4 HR | — |
| Bruce Konopka | — | 1942–1946 | 3 | 25 H · 0 HR | — |
| Clem Hausmann | P | 1944–1949 | 3 | 9 W · 73 SO | — |
| Crash Davis | — | 1940–1942 | 3 | 102 H · 2 HR | — |
| Johnny Kucab | P | 1950–1952 | 3 | 5 W · 48 SO | — |
| Porter Vaughan | P | 1940–1946 | 3 | 2 W · 52 SO | — |
| Tom Jordan | — | 1944–1948 | 3 | 23 H · 1 HR | — |
| Bill Burgo | — | 1943–1944 | 2 | 47 H · 2 HR | — |
| Don White | — | 1948–1949 | 2 | 98 H · 1 HR | — |
| Howie Moss | — | 1942–1946 | 2 | 7 H · 0 HR | — |
| Les Mueller | P | 1941–1945 | 2 | 6 W · 50 SO | — |
| Mike Budnick | P | 1946–1947 | 2 | 2 W · 42 SO | — |
| Norm Brown | P | 1943–1946 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| Tommy Tatum | — | 1941–1947 | 2 | 50 H · 1 HR | — |
| Alex Monchak | — | 1940 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Andy Tomasic | P | 1949 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| Danny Reynolds | — | 1945 | 1 | 12 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Carswell | — | 1953 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR | — |
| Frank Jelincich | — | 1941 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Garland Lawing | — | 1946 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Gene Markland | — | 1950 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jack Cassini | — | 1949 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Jack Phillips | — | 1945 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Joe Buzas | — | 1945 | 1 | 17 H · 0 HR | — |
| Pete Laydon | — | 1948 | 1 | 26 H · 0 HR | — |
| Strick Shofner | — | 1947 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ted Pawelek | — | 1946 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Sauer | — | 1943–1949 | 4 | 117 H · 5 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ernie Nevel | P | 1950–1953 | 3 | 0 W · 9 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Loyd Christopher | — | 1945–1947 | 2 | 9 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Tommy Neill | — | 1946–1947 | 2 | 14 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Harman | — | 1941 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Hal Erickson | P | 1953 | 1 | 0 W · 19 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Lou Rochelli | — | 1944 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Ray Goolsby | — | 1946 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Rugger Ardizoia | P | 1947 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Evans | P | 1949–1951 | 2 | 0 W · 4 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Don Savage | — | 1944–1945 | 2 | 76 H · 4 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jack Franklin | P | 1944 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jack Niemes | P | 1943 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Del Wilber | — | 1946–1954 | 8 | 174 H · 19 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Earl Johnson | P | 1940–1951 | 8 | 40 W · 250 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Leon Culberson | — | 1943–1948 | 6 | 324 H · 14 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Don Richmond | — | 1941–1951 | 4 | 32 H · 2 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Carl Lindquist | P | 1943–1944 | 2 | 0 W · 5 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bud Sketchley | — | 1942 | 1 | 7 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
- Jim Hopper 1946
- Stan Galle 1942
- Sherry Robertson 1940–1952
- Hank Schenz 1946–1951
- Earl Naylor 1942–1946
- Art Lopatka 1945–1946
- Baby Ortiz 1944
- Barney Mussill 1944
- Bill Clemensen 1939–1946
- Charlie Cozart 1945
- Hardin Cathey 1942
- Buddy Gremp 1940–1942
- Bob Ferguson 1944
- Hooks Iott 1941–1947
- Jack Conway 1941–1948
- Frank Lamanna 1940–1942
- Steve Nagy 1947–1950
- Bill Ayers 1947
- Charlie Gilbert 1940–1947
- Junior Walsh 1946–1951
- Charlie Sproull 1945
- Charlie Metro 1943–1945
- Hugh East 1941–1943
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.