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  • Al Worthington, played for six major-league teams, 97

    From David Carson@davidc@wa-wd.com to alt.obituaries on Fri Jun 19 15:19:28 2026
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    He pitched for six teams if you count the New York Giants and San
    Francisco Giants as different teams. He was the fourth oldest living
    major leaguer. He died on 16 June.

    The OLML is Bill Greason at 101 years, 289 days and counting. The
    second-oldest is Bobby Shantz, at 100 years, 266 days and counting.

    David Carson
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  • From Louis Epstein@le@lekno.ws to alt.obituaries on Fri Jun 19 22:50:13 2026
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    David Carson <davidc@wa-wd.com> wrote:
    He pitched for six teams if you count the New York Giants and San
    Francisco Giants as different teams. He was the fourth oldest living
    major leaguer. He died on 16 June.

    The OLML is Bill Greason at 101 years, 289 days and counting. The second-oldest is Bobby Shantz, at 100 years, 266 days and counting.

    Greason being mainly a Negro Leaguer only allowed into the majors
    at the end of his career...the retroactive declaration notwithstanding
    we'll never know how well he'd have done if allowed in the NL/AL
    from the beginning.

    Shantz of course was an All-Star/MVP/Gold Glove winner.

    Who are the most prominent players to have become the OLML?

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