MLB players born in 1929
88 MLB players on file were born in 1929. Curt Simmons leads them with 38.0 career WAR. The first born in 1929 to play in the MLB were Curt Simmons, Chuck Stobbs, and Bud Swartz, in 1947. Every season since 1876 is on file.
Former MLB players born in 1929 (88)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Simmons | P | 1947–1967 | 20 | 193 W · 1,697 SO · 38.0 WAR | — |
| Jim Piersall | — | 1950–1967 | 17 | 1,604 H · 104 HR · 25.3 WAR | — |
| Elston Howard | — | 1955–1968 | 14 | 1,471 H · 167 HR · 24.5 WAR | — |
| Bob Purkey | P | 1954–1966 | 13 | 129 W · 793 SO · 22.1 WAR | — |
| Don Mossi | P | 1954–1965 | 12 | 101 W · 932 SO · 21.4 WAR | — |
| Al Worthington | P | 1953–1969 | 14 | 75 W · 834 SO · 16.9 WAR | — |
| Wally Post | — | 1949–1964 | 15 | 1,064 H · 210 HR · 16.4 WAR | — |
| Jack Sanford | P | 1956–1967 | 12 | 137 W · 1,182 SO · 15.9 WAR | — |
| Frank Thomas | — | 1951–1966 | 16 | 1,671 H · 286 HR · 14.9 WAR | — |
| Ray Herbert | P | 1950–1966 | 14 | 104 W · 864 SO · 13.2 WAR | — |
| Hector Lopez | — | 1955–1966 | 12 | 1,251 H · 136 HR · 11.0 WAR | — |
| Jim Brosnan | P | 1954–1963 | 9 | 55 W · 507 SO · 9.7 WAR | — |
| Billy Loes | P | 1950–1961 | 11 | 80 W · 645 SO · 9.0 WAR | — |
| Don Elston | P | 1953–1964 | 9 | 49 W · 519 SO · 8.8 WAR | — |
| Chuck Stobbs | P | 1947–1961 | 15 | 107 W · 897 SO · 8.7 WAR | — |
| Ike Delock | P | 1952–1963 | 11 | 84 W · 672 SO · 8.5 WAR | — |
| Don Larsen | P | 1953–1967 | 14 | 81 W · 849 SO · 7.8 WAR | — |
| Tom Poholsky | P | 1950–1957 | 6 | 31 W · 316 SO · 6.0 WAR | — |
| Ryne Duren | P | 1954–1965 | 10 | 27 W · 630 SO · 5.3 WAR | — |
| Art Ditmar | P | 1954–1962 | 9 | 72 W · 552 SO · 5.3 WAR | — |
| Leo Kiely | P | 1951–1960 | 7 | 26 W · 212 SO · 4.9 WAR | — |
| Red Wilson | — | 1951–1960 | 10 | 455 H · 24 HR · 4.1 WAR | — |
| Don Ferrarese | P | 1955–1962 | 8 | 19 W · 350 SO · 4.0 WAR | — |
| Hank Foiles | — | 1953–1964 | 11 | 353 H · 46 HR · 3.9 WAR | — |
| Wally Burnette | P | 1956–1958 | 3 | 14 W · 122 SO · 3.6 WAR | — |
| Bill Tuttle | — | 1952–1963 | 11 | 1,105 H · 67 HR · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Lou Berberet | — | 1954–1960 | 7 | 281 H · 31 HR · 3.5 WAR | — |
| Steve Ridzik | P | 1950–1966 | 12 | 39 W · 406 SO · 3.3 WAR | — |
| Dick Williams | — | 1951–1964 | 13 | 768 H · 70 HR · 2.4 WAR | — |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | P | 1952–1968 | 10 | 9 W · 204 SO · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Joe Pignatano | — | 1957–1962 | 6 | 161 H · 16 HR · 2.2 WAR | — |
| Norm Zauchin | — | 1951–1959 | 6 | 242 H · 50 HR · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Corky Valentine | P | 1954–1955 | 2 | 14 W · 87 SO · 1.1 WAR | — |
| Pete Whisenant | — | 1952–1961 | 8 | 221 H · 37 HR · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Bill Tremel | P | 1954–1956 | 3 | 4 W · 34 SO · 1.0 WAR | — |
| Cal Neeman | — | 1957–1963 | 7 | 224 H · 30 HR · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Bill Macdonald | P | 1950–1953 | 2 | 8 W · 64 SO · 0.8 WAR | — |
| Hardy Peterson | — | 1955–1959 | 4 | 44 H · 3 HR · 0.7 WAR | — |
| George O'donnell | P | 1954 | 1 | 3 W · 8 SO · 0.7 WAR | — |
| Marv Blaylock | — | 1950–1957 | 4 | 175 H · 15 HR · 0.5 WAR | — |
| Jim Pisoni | — | 1953–1960 | 5 | 40 H · 6 HR · 0.4 WAR | — |
| Bud Thomas | — | 1951 | 1 | 7 H · 1 HR · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Moe Savransky | P | 1954 | 1 | 0 W · 7 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Steve Kraly | P | 1953 | 1 | 0 W · 8 SO · 0.2 WAR | — |
| Harry Agganis | — | 1954–1955 | 2 | 135 H · 11 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Pidge Browne | — | 1962 | 1 | 21 H · 1 HR · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Ralph Beard | P | 1954 | 1 | 0 W · 17 SO · 0.1 WAR | — |
| Gino Cimoli | — | 1956–1965 | 10 | 808 H · 44 HR | — |
| John Romonosky | P | 1953–1959 | 3 | 3 W · 63 SO | — |
| Al Lary | P | 1954–1962 | 2 | 0 W · 22 SO | — |
| Ed Albrecht | P | 1949–1950 | 2 | 1 W · 2 SO | — |
| Walt Kellner | P | 1952–1953 | 2 | 0 W · 6 SO | — |
| Bill Upton | P | 1954 | 1 | 0 W · 2 SO | — |
| Bruce Barmes | — | 1953 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Ed Wolfe | P | 1952 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO | — |
| Fred Hahn | P | 1952 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO | — |
| Mel Held | P | 1956 | 1 | 0 W · 4 SO | — |
| Ray Shearer | — | 1957 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR | — |
| Skeeter Kell | — | 1952 | 1 | 47 H · 0 HR | — |
| Spider Wilhelm | — | 1953 | 1 | 2 H · 0 HR | — |
| Curt Roberts | — | 1954–1956 | 3 | 128 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Dick Tettelbach | — | 1955–1957 | 3 | 12 H · 1 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Bill Abernathie | P | 1952 | 1 | 0 W · 0 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Carl Linhart | — | 1952 | 1 | 0 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Charlie Peete | — | 1956 | 1 | 10 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Don Plarski | — | 1955 | 1 | 1 H · 0 HR · -0.1 WAR | — |
| Rene Valdez | P | 1957 | 1 | 1 W · 10 SO · -0.1 WAR | — |
| John Powers | — | 1955–1960 | 6 | 42 H · 6 HR · -0.2 WAR | — |
| Harry Bright | — | 1958–1965 | 8 | 214 H · 32 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jerry Snyder | — | 1952–1958 | 7 | 145 H · 3 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Jim Mangan | — | 1952–1956 | 3 | 9 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Lee Wheat | P | 1954–1955 | 2 | 0 W · 8 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bobby Kline | — | 1955 | 1 | 31 H · 0 HR · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Bud Swartz | P | 1947 | 1 | 0 W · 1 SO · -0.3 WAR | — |
| Dick Marlowe | P | 1951–1956 | 6 | 13 W · 108 SO · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Milt Smith | — | 1955 | 1 | 20 H · 3 HR · -0.4 WAR | — |
| Ed Winceniak | — | 1956–1957 | 2 | 14 H · 1 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Nino Escalera | — | 1954 | 1 | 11 H · 0 HR · -0.5 WAR | — |
| Chuck Tanner | — | 1955–1962 | 8 | 231 H · 21 HR · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Tom Herrin | P | 1954 | 1 | 1 W · 8 SO · -0.6 WAR | — |
| Al Cicotte | P | 1957–1962 | 5 | 10 W · 149 SO · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Bill Taylor | — | 1954–1958 | 5 | 41 H · 7 HR · -0.7 WAR | — |
| Gale Wade | — | 1955–1956 | 2 | 6 H · 1 HR · -0.9 WAR | — |
| Bob Mabe | P | 1958–1960 | 3 | 7 W · 82 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Roberto Vargas | P | 1955 | 1 | 0 W · 13 SO · -1.4 WAR | — |
| Tookie Gilbert | — | 1950–1953 | 2 | 98 H · 7 HR · -1.5 WAR | — |
| Duke Maas | P | 1955–1961 | 7 | 45 W · 356 SO · -1.7 WAR | — |
| Jack Littrell | — | 1952–1957 | 4 | 52 H · 2 HR · -1.9 WAR | — |
Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: WAR in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.