MLB players born in 1920
107 MLB players on file were born in 1920. Stan Musial leads them with 123.4 career WAR. The first born in 1920 to play in the MLB were Early Wynn, Walt Masterson, Frankie Gustine, and Sibby Sisti and 1 more, in 1939. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1920 (107)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Musial | — | 1941–1963 | 22 | 3,630 H · 475 HR · 123.4 WAR | — |
| Early Wynn | P | 1939–1963 | 23 | 300 W · 2,334 SO · 46.5 WAR | — |
| Bob Lemon | P | 1946–1958 | 13 | 207 W · 1,277 SO · 34.7 WAR | — |
| Vern Stephens | — | 1941–1955 | 15 | 1,859 H · 247 HR · 23.3 WAR | — |
| Johnny Schmitz | P | 1941–1956 | 13 | 93 W · 746 SO · 22.6 WAR | — |
| Larry Jansen | P | 1947–1956 | 9 | 122 W · 842 SO · 20.7 WAR | — |
| Andy Seminick | — | 1943–1957 | 15 | 953 H · 164 HR · 20.5 WAR | — |
| Steve Gromek | P | 1941–1957 | 17 | 123 W · 904 SO · 19.7 WAR | — |
| Gerry Staley | P | 1947–1961 | 15 | 134 W · 727 SO · 17.5 WAR | — |
| Dave Koslo | P | 1941–1955 | 12 | 92 W · 606 SO · 15.6 WAR | — |
| Connie Ryan | — | 1942–1954 | 12 | 988 H · 56 HR · 14.7 WAR | — |
| Eddie Robinson | — | 1942–1957 | 13 | 1,146 H · 172 HR · 14.4 WAR | — |
| Ron Northey | — | 1942–1957 | 12 | 874 H · 108 HR · 13.6 WAR | — |
| Wally Westlake | — | 1947–1956 | 10 | 848 H · 127 HR · 12.9 WAR | — |
| Vern Bickford | P | 1948–1954 | 7 | 66 W · 450 SO · 11.7 WAR | — |
| Gene Hermanski | — | 1943–1953 | 9 | 533 H · 46 HR · 9.7 WAR | — |
| Walt Masterson | P | 1939–1956 | 14 | 78 W · 815 SO · 9.0 WAR | — |
| Sandy Consuegra | P | 1950–1957 | 8 | 51 W · 193 SO · 8.1 WAR | — |
| Frankie Gustine | — | 1939–1950 | 12 | 1,214 H · 38 HR · 6.4 WAR | — |
| Dick Sisler | — | 1946–1953 | 8 | 720 H · 55 HR · 6.3 WAR | — |
| Spec Shea | P | 1947–1955 | 8 | 56 W · 361 SO · 4.8 WAR | — |
| Bud Byerly | P | 1943–1960 | 11 | 22 W · 209 SO · 4.6 WAR | — |
| Gene Bearden | P | 1947–1953 | 7 | 45 W · 259 SO · 4.5 WAR | — |
| Buddy Blattner | — | 1942–1949 | 5 | 176 H · 16 HR · 3.7 WAR | — |
| Dick Mauney | P | 1945–1947 | 3 | 12 W · 72 SO · 3.6 WAR | — |
| Bill Werle | P | 1949–1954 | 6 | 29 W · 283 SO · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Dave Philley | — | 1941–1962 | 18 | 1,700 H · 84 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Gus Niarhos | — | 1946–1955 | 9 | 174 H · 1 HR · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Frank Hiller | P | 1946–1953 | 7 | 30 W · 197 SO · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Bob Keegan | P | 1953–1958 | 6 | 40 W · 198 SO · 3.0 WAR | — |
| Dixie Howell | P | 1940–1958 | 6 | 19 W · 99 SO · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Danny Gardella | — | 1944–1950 | 3 | 145 H · 24 HR · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Jim Hegan | — | 1941–1960 | 17 | 1,087 H · 92 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Catfish Metkovich | — | 1943–1954 | 10 | 934 H · 47 HR · 1.9 WAR | — |
| Eddie Lukon | — | 1941–1947 | 4 | 143 H · 23 HR · 1.8 WAR | — |
| Eddie Kazak | — | 1948–1952 | 5 | 165 H · 11 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Paul Gillespie | — | 1942–1945 | 3 | 58 H · 6 HR · 1.3 WAR | — |
| Erv Dusak | — | 1941–1952 | 9 | 251 H · 24 HR · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Ed Hanyzewski | P | 1942–1946 | 5 | 12 W · 81 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Johnny Podgajny | P | 1940–1946 | 5 | 20 W · 129 SO · 1.2 WAR | — |
| Hector Rodriguez | — | 1952 | 1 | 108 H · 1 HR · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Sibby Sisti | — | 1939–1954 | 12 | 732 H · 27 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Paul O'dea | — | 1944–1945 | 2 | 107 H · 1 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Cliff Dapper | — | 1942 | 1 | 8 H · 1 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Karl Drews | P | 1946–1954 | 8 | 44 W · 322 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Dick Whitman | — | 1946–1951 | 6 | 165 H · 2 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Eddie Malone | — | 1949–1950 | 2 | 62 H · 1 HR · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Julio Gonzalez | P | 1949 | 1 | 0 W · 5 SO · 0.3 WAR | — |
| Dixie Howell | — | 1947–1956 | 8 | 224 H · 12 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Eddie Bockman | — | 1946–1949 | 4 | 109 H · 11 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Bert Shepard | P | 1945 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Jay Avrea | P | 1950 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Sammy Hairston | — | 1951 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Benny Zientara | — | 1941–1948 | 4 | 230 H · 2 HR | — |
| Ben Guintini | — | 1946–1950 | 2 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Lyman Linde | P | 1947–1948 | 2 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Pat McGlothin | P | 1949–1950 | 2 | 1 W · 13 SO | — |
| Ray Poole | — | 1941–1947 | 2 | 3 H · 0 HR | — |
| Sam Lowry | P | 1942–1943 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO | — |
| Al Montgomery | — | 1941 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR | — |
| Bert Kuczynski | P | 1943 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO | — |
| Bill Mills | — | 1944 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Dick Adams | — | 1947 | 1 | 18 H · 2 HR | — |
| Dick Adkins | — | 1942 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Joe Murray | P | 1950 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO | — |
| Larry Eschen | — | 1942 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Leslie Aulds | — | 1947 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Mickey Rutner | — | 1947 | 1 | 12 H · 1 HR | — |
| Otis Davis | — | 1946 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Red Barbary | — | 1943 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Roy Valdes | — | 1944 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Russ Kerns | — | 1945 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR | — |
| Walter Ockey | P | 1944 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Frank Biscan | P | 1942–1948 | 3 | 7 W · 64 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Artie Wilson | — | 1951 | 1 | 4 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John O'neil | — | 1946 | 1 | 25 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Mike Schultz | P | 1947 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Val Heim | — | 1942 | 1 | 9 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Red Treadway | — | 1944–1945 | 2 | 105 H · 4 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Jay Heard | P | 1954 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Roy Talcott | P | 1943 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Vern Curtis | P | 1943–1946 | 3 | 0 W · 10 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bill Ramsey | — | 1945 | 1 | 40 H · 1 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Fred Hancock | — | 1949 | 1 | 7 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Sal Madrid | — | 1947 | 1 | 3 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Deacon Donahue | P | 1943–1944 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Fred Bradley | P | 1948–1949 | 2 | 0 W · 2 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Jean-pierre Roy | P | 1946 | 1 | 0 W · 6 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Ben Cardoni | P | 1943–1945 | 3 | 0 W · 34 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Zeb Eaton | P | 1944–1945 | 2 | 4 W · 19 SO · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Boyd Bartley | — | 1943 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Eddie Shokes | — | 1941–1946 | 2 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Babe Martin | — | 1944–1953 | 6 | 44 H · 2 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Bud Sheely | — | 1951–1953 | 3 | 44 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Vic Johnson | P | 1944–1946 | 3 | 6 W · 31 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Bill Mueller | — | 1942–1945 | 2 | 14 H · 0 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Jim Hickey | P | 1942–1944 | 2 | 0 W · 3 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Dutch McCall | P | 1948 | 1 | 4 W · 89 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Jake Jones | — | 1941–1948 | 5 | 181 H · 23 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Bryan Stephens | P | 1947–1948 | 2 | 8 W · 69 SO · -1.2 WAR | — |
- Dan Bankhead 1947–1951
- Whitey Platt 1942–1949
- Mickey Grasso 1946–1955
- Marino Pieretti 1945–1950
- Bob Kennedy 1939–1957
- Paul Lehner 1946–1952
- John Sullivan 1942–1949
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.