• LIST: Major leaguers who lived to 100

    From David Carson@davidc@wa-wd.com to alt.obituaries on Sun Jun 21 15:15:30 2026
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    These are the major-league baseball players who lived to age 100.

    1. Chester "Red" Hoff, 5/8/1891 - 9/17/1998 - 107y 132d
    2. Connie Marrero, 4/25/1911 - 4/23/2014 - 102y 363d
    3. Bill Greason, 9/23/1924 - present - 101y 271d and counting
    4. Bob Wright, 12/13/1891 - 7/30/1993 - 101y 229d
    5. Ace Parker, 5/17/1912 - 11/6/2013 - 101y 173d
    6. Tony Malinosky, 10/5/1909 - 2/8/2011 - 101y 126d
    7. George Elder, 3/10/1921 - 7/7/2022 - 101y 119d
    8. Karl Swanson, 12/17/1900 - 4/3/2002 - 101y 107d
    9. John Daley, 5/25/1887 - 8/31/1988 - 101y 98d
    10. Paul Otis, 12/24/1889 - 12/15/1990 - 100y 356d
    11. Art Schallock, 4/25/1924 - 3/6/2025 - 100y 315d
    12. Eddie Robinson, 12/15/1920 - 10/4/2021 - 100y 293d
    13. Rollie Stiles, 11/17/1906 - 7/22/2007 - 100y 247d
    14. Bobby Shantz, 9/26/1925 - present - 100y 268d and counting
    15. Bill Werber, 6/20/1908 - 1/22/2009 - 100y 216d
    16. Ray Cunningham, 1/17/1905 - 7/30/2005 - 100y 204d
    17. Charles Emig, 4/5/1875 - 10/2/1975 - 100y 180d
    18. Mike Sandlock, 10/17/1915 - 4/4/2016 - 100y, 170d
    19. Milt Gaston, 1/27/1896 - 4/26/1996 - 100y 90d
    20. Howdy Groskloss, 4/10/1906 - 7/15/2006 - 100y 87d
    21. Edward Gill, 8/7/1895 - 10/10/1995 - 100y 64d
    22. Ralph Miller, 3/15/1873 - 5/8/1973 - 100y 54d
    23. Fred Caliguri, 10/22/1918 - 11/30/2018 - 100y, 39d
    24. Eddie Carnett, 10/21/1916 - 11/4/2016 - 100y, 14d
    25. Ralph Erickson, 6/25/1902 - 6/27/2002 - 100y 2d

    David Carson
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  • From Louis Epstein@le@lekno.ws to alt.obituaries on Sun Jun 21 20:36:29 2026
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    David Carson <davidc@wa-wd.com> wrote:
    These are the major-league baseball players who lived to age 100.

    1. Chester "Red" Hoff, 5/8/1891 - 9/17/1998 - 107y 132d
    2. Connie Marrero, 4/25/1911 - 4/23/2014 - 102y 363d
    3. Bill Greason, 9/23/1924 - present - 101y 271d and counting
    4. Bob Wright, 12/13/1891 - 7/30/1993 - 101y 229d
    5. Ace Parker, 5/17/1912 - 11/6/2013 - 101y 173d
    6. Tony Malinosky, 10/5/1909 - 2/8/2011 - 101y 126d
    7. George Elder, 3/10/1921 - 7/7/2022 - 101y 119d
    8. Karl Swanson, 12/17/1900 - 4/3/2002 - 101y 107d
    9. John Daley, 5/25/1887 - 8/31/1988 - 101y 98d
    10. Paul Otis, 12/24/1889 - 12/15/1990 - 100y 356d
    11. Art Schallock, 4/25/1924 - 3/6/2025 - 100y 315d
    12. Eddie Robinson, 12/15/1920 - 10/4/2021 - 100y 293d
    13. Rollie Stiles, 11/17/1906 - 7/22/2007 - 100y 247d
    14. Bobby Shantz, 9/26/1925 - present - 100y 268d and counting

    247 is more than 268?

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  • From kludge@kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) to alt.obituaries on Sun Jun 21 19:16:59 2026
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    Satchel Paige was interviewed on his 70th birthday by the Atlanta
    Constitution and was asked what he owed his longevity to, and he said
    "I never et nothin' what wasn't fried."
    --scott
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  • From Louis Epstein@le@lekno.ws to alt.obituaries on Mon Jun 22 01:26:25 2026
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    Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
    Satchel Paige was interviewed on his 70th birthday by the Atlanta Constitution and was asked what he owed his longevity to, and he said
    "I never et nothin' what wasn't fried."
    --scott

    While he was able to play professionally to age 59,
    he didn't actually live to age 80 let alone 100.

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  • From kludge@kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) to alt.obituaries on Mon Jun 22 12:33:20 2026
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    In article <111a301$bli$1@reader1.panix.com>,
    Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> wrote:
    Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
    Satchel Paige was interviewed on his 70th birthday by the Atlanta
    Constitution and was asked what he owed his longevity to, and he said
    "I never et nothin' what wasn't fried."

    While he was able to play professionally to age 59,
    he didn't actually live to age 80 let alone 100.

    This is true enough but you can't blame his death on too much steamed food. --scott
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