RIP Eddie Robinson

[TheSportsPredictor]

Oldest living major leaguer and last living member of 1948 Indians World Series winner:

Eddie Robinson, MLB’s oldest former player and ex-Texas Rangers GM, dead at 100

 

[mpcincal]

My first reaction to seeing the thread title: "Eddie Robinson? He's been dead for almost 15 years."

 

[maumann]

RIP, Eddie.

From what I can tell using the Wiki page, there are only three surviving major leaguers who played during World War II -- middle infielder Eddie Basinski (98), pitcher Chris Haughey (96) and utilityman Tommy Brown (93). Haughey, who pitched in the Dodgers' season finale as an 18-year-old and never made another major league appearance, is the last person alive who played in the 1943 season.

The new oldest, ironically named George Elder, who turned 100 in March, made his MLB debut in 1949 with the Browns.

Only eight survivors, including Curt Simmons and Carl Erskine, made their debuts in the 1940s. And there are only 94 players alive who played during the 16-team, pre-expansion era, including the white Joe Morgan and Maury Wills.

Pitchers Roy Face (93) and Al Worthington (92) are the two oldest surviving players who played in the 1969 centennial season.

Of the 100 oldest surviving players, only three -- **** Hall (who seemed to be in every Topps pack I ever bought), Wills and Willie Mays -- played into the 1970s.