List of oldest major league Baseball players - wikipedia List of oldest major league Baseball players Jack Quinn in 1919 Below is the List of oldest Major League Baseball ( MLB ) players, with their last season in parentheses. Only baseball players who played at least one game when they were older than 45 are included on the list. Active are players in bold type. Contents 1 Oldest players in the regular season 2 Oldest players in the postseason 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Oldest players in the regular season Jamie Moyer signing autographs Roger Clemens with Astros Pitchers 59 - Satchel Paige ( 1965 ) 50 - Jack Quinn ( 1933 ) 49 - Hoyt Wilhelm ( 1972 ) 49 - Jamie Moyer ( 2012 ) 48 - Phil Niekro ( 1987 ) 48 - Nick Altrock ( 1924 ) 46 - Nolan Ryan ( 1993 ) 46 - Jesse Orosco ( 2003 ) 46 - Charlie Hough ( 1994 ) 46 - Tommy John ( 1989 ) 46 - Hod Lisenbee ( 1945 ) 46 - Randy Johnson ( 2009 ) 45 - Roger Clemens ( 2007 ) 45 - Gaylord Perry ( 1983 ) 45 - Fred Johnson ( 1939 ) 45 - Ted Lyons ( 1946 ) 45 - Tim Wakefield ( 2011 ) Position players 58 - Charley O'Leary ( 1934 ) 57 - Nick Altrock ( 1933 ) 56 - Minnie Miñoso ( 1980 ) 54 - Jim O'Rourke ( 1904 ) 49 - Julio Franco ( 2007 ) 49 - Hughie Jennings ( 1918 ) 49 - Arlie Latham ( 1909 ) 48 - Gabby Street ( 1931 ) 48 - Deacon McGuire ( 1912 ) 48 - Johnny Evers ( 1929 ) 46 - Jimmy Austin ( 1926 ) 46 - Sam Thompson ( 1906 ) 46 - Dan Brouthers ( 1904 ) 45 - Cap Anson ( 1897 ) 45 - Pete Rose ( 1986 ) 45 - Carlton Fisk ( 1993 ) 45 - Omar Vizquel ( 2012 ) Note : Paige, O'Leary, O'Rourke, Jennings, Street, McGuire and Evers each made one token major league appearance years ( or even decades ) after their careers had otherwise ended. The careers of Altrock, Minoso and Latham had also effectively ended many years before their final major league appearances, though each were brought back for token appearances several times ( spanning several seasons ) before their final game. Julio Franco is the oldest position player to appear regularly. Oldest players in the postseason Quinn, Jack Jack Quinn Philadelphia Athletics 1930 World Series 47 years, 95 days Quinn, Jack Jack Quinn Philadelphia Athletics 1929 World Series 46 years, 103 days Moyer, Jamie Jamie Moyer Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series 45 years, 342 days Clemens, Roger Roger Clemens New York Yankees 2007 ALDS 45 years, 64 days Moyer, Jamie Jamie Moyer Philadelphia Phillies 2007 NLDS 44 years, 322 days Rice, Sam Sam Rice Washington Senators 1933 World Series 43 years, 226 days Niekro, Phil Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves 1982 NLCS 43 years, 191 days Wells, David David Wells San Diego Padres 2006 NLDS 43 years, 138 days Clemens, Roger Roger Clemens Houston Astros 2005 World Series 43 years, 79 days Johnson, Randy Randy Johnson New York Yankees 2006 ALDS 43 years, 31 days Note : Phil Niekro 's start came in the first game of the 1982 NLCS. However, with the Braves leading the St. Louis Cardinals 1 - 0, the game was delayed on account of rain. When the rain did not clear, the game was called three outs before it could be considered official, and was restarted the following night with Braves pitcher Pascual Pérez getting the start. The Braves would lose the game 7 - 0. See also Baseball portal List of oldest living Major League Baseball players List of oldest professional athletes by sport References Jump up ^ Oldest pitcher to appear regularly ; made 14 appearance as a reliever in his final season before his career ended on July 7, 1933, 6 days after turning 50 Jump up ^ Oldest pitcher to log over 100 innings in a season. Quinn pitched 87 innings as a 48 - year - old, and Moyer pitched 53 ⁄ innings at 49. Jump up ^ http://www.sportspool.com/baseball/postseason/nlcs/1982.php External links Article including sidebar on oldest players Oldest player by year ESPN column This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_Major_League_Baseball_players&oldid=803200192 '' Categories : Lists of Major League Baseball players Lists of oldest people Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Incomplete lists from August 2008 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 October 2017, at 02 : 52. About Wikipedia

Question: who was the oldest person to play major league baseball
Answer: Satchel Paige