Major League Baseball Players Who Were Born in 1888

MLB Players That Were Born in 1888

The following Major League Baseball players were born in 1888. While in Spring Training, Frank Thomas, the hall of fame designated hitter who played until he was 40-years-old, said, "I'm worried about the state of baseball, to be honest. If these young kids continue to impress like this, coming up hitting home runs, doing so much on the field, what's going to happen to the veteran players five years from now?" The research below allows you to research those "young kids" in a year by year format. Simply select a year and up comes a list of every Major League player who was born during any given year.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The list of baseball players who were born in 1888 is listed by default in alphabetical order, using the player's last name. However, you can sort the data to meet your needs. Click where it says "Date of Birth" and the data will be sorted by their respective month and date of birth. Click "Died On" and see it listed chronologically, for the month and date as well. Debut Year and Final Year (in the majors) are also sortable.

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"It's amazing to see a guy (Luis García) growing up and come up here and try to do the best. It just feels really good — and now I (Juan Soto) feel a little old." - Camerato, Jessica. Nats prospect 1st player born in 2000s to HR. 18 August 2020.

Major League Baseball Players Who Were Born in 1888

MLB Players That Were Born in 1888 | Return To Players by Year of Birth

Frank Allen 08-26-1888 07-30-1933 1912 1917
Nick Allen 09-14-1888 10-16-1939 1914 1920
Les Backman 03-20-1888 11-08-1975 1909 1910
Lore Bader 04-27-1888 06-02-1973 1912 1918
Bill Bailey 04-12-1888 11-02-1926 1907 1922
Howard Baker 03-01-1888 01-16-1964 1912 1915
Jesse Baker 06-03-1888 09-26-1972 1911 1911
Al Bashang 08-22-1888 06-23-1967 1912 1918
Marty Berghammer 06-18-1888 12-21-1957 1911 1915
Frank Betcher 02-15-1888 11-27-1981 1910 1910
Luther Bonin 01-13-1888 01-03-1966 1913 1914
Babe Borton 08-14-1888 07-29-1954 1912 1916
Curly Brown 12-09-1888 06-10-1968 1911 1915
Art Bues 03-03-1888 11-07-1954 1913 1914
Ray Caldwell 04-26-1888 08-17-1967 1910 1921
Dave Callahan 07-20-1888 10-28-1969 1910 1911
Wesley Callahan 07-03-1888 09-13-1953 1913 1913
Vin Campbell 01-30-1888 11-16-1969 1908 1915
Tom Cantwell 12-23-1888 04-01-1968 1909 1910
Chet Carmichael 01-09-1888 08-22-1960 1909 1909
George Chalmers 06-07-1888 08-05-1960 1910 1916
Bill Chambers 09-05-1888 03-27-1962 1910 1910
Chief Chouneau 09-02-1888 09-17-1948 1910 1910
Al Clancy 08-14-1888 10-17-1951 1911 1911
Tommy Clarke 05-09-1888 08-14-1945 1909 1918
Cecil Coombs 03-18-1888 11-25-1975 1914 1914
Ensign Cottrell 08-29-1888 02-27-1947 1911 1915
George Curry 12-23-1888 10-05-1963 1911 1911
Rolla Daringer 11-15-1888 05-23-1974 1914 1915
Rex Dawson 02-10-1888 10-20-1958 1913 1913
Rex DeVogt 01-04-1888 11-09-1935 1913 1913
Louis Drucke 12-03-1888 09-22-1955 1909 1912
Jean Dubuc 09-15-1888 08-28-1958 1908 1919
George Dunlop 07-19-1888 12-12-1971 1913 1914
Red Faber 09-06-1888 09-25-1976 1914 1933
Pembroke Finlayson 07-31-1888 03-06-1912 1908 1909
Rube Foster 01-05-1888 03-01-1976 1913 1917
Chick Gandil 01-19-1888 12-13-1970 1910 1919
Joe Giannini 09-08-1888 09-26-1942 1911 1911
Grover Gilmore 11-01-1888 11-25-1919 1914 1915
Roy Golden 07-12-1888 10-04-1961 1910 1911
Stan Gray 12-10-1888 10-11-1964 1912 1912
Frank Gregory 07-25-1888 11-05-1955 1912 1912
Dan Griner 03-07-1888 06-04-1950 1912 1918
Hy Gunning 08-06-1888 03-28-1975 1911 1911
Ernie Gust 01-24-1888 10-26-1945 1911 1911
Ed Hallinan 08-23-1888 08-24-1940 1911 1912
Andy Harrington 11-13-1888 11-12-1938 1913 1913
Grover Hartley 07-02-1888 10-19-1964 1911 1934
Charlie Hartman 08-10-1888 10-22-1960 1908 1908
Arnold Hauser 09-25-1888 05-22-1966 1910 1915
Ed Hawk 02-22-1888 03-26-1936 1911 1911
Harry Hedgpeth 09-04-1888 07-30-1966 1913 1913
Olaf Henriksen 04-26-1888 10-17-1962 1911 1917
Eddie Higgins 03-18-1888 02-14-1959 1909 1910
Dick Hoblitzell 10-26-1888 11-14-1962 1908 1918
Ben Hunt 11-10-1888 09-27-1927 1910 1913
Pete Johns 01-17-1888 08-09-1964 1915 1918
Ernie Johnson 04-29-1888 05-01-1952 1912 1925
Rankin Johnson 02-04-1888 07-02-1972 1914 1918
Jake Kafora 10-16-1888 03-23-1928 1913 1914
Dick Kauffman 06-22-1888 04-16-1948 1914 1915
Ed Kelly 12-10-1888 11-04-1928 1914 1914
Jay Kirke 06-16-1888 08-31-1968 1910 1918
Ed Klepfer 03-17-1888 08-09-1950 1911 1919
Brad Kocher 01-16-1888 01-13-1965 1912 1916
Harry Krause 07-12-1888 10-23-1940 1908 1912
Marty Krug 09-10-1888 06-27-1966 1912 1922
Harry LaRoss 01-02-1888 03-22-1954 1914 1914
Chick Lathers 10-22-1888 07-26-1971 1910 1911
Elmer Leonard 11-12-1888 05-27-1981 1911 1911
Walt Leverenz 07-21-1888 03-19-1973 1913 1915
Duffy Lewis 04-18-1888 06-17-1979 1910 1921
Lep Long 07-12-1888 10-21-1958 1911 1911
Stubby Magner 02-10-1888 09-06-1956 1911 1911
Danny Mahoney 09-06-1888 09-28-1960 1911 1911
Pat Maloney 01-19-1888 06-27-1979 1912 1912
Lew McCarty 11-17-1888 06-09-1930 1913 1921
Red McDermott 11-12-1888 09-11-1964 1912 1912
Joe McDonald 04-09-1888 05-30-1963 1910 1910
Patsy McGaffigan 09-12-1888 12-22-1940 1917 1918
Jim McGarr 11-09-1888 07-21-1981 1912 1912
Pat McGehee 07-02-1888 12-30-1946 1912 1912
Limb McKenry 08-13-1888 11-01-1956 1915 1916
Kid McLaughlin 04-12-1888 11-17-1934 1914 1914
Tommy McMillan 04-18-1888 07-15-1966 1908 1912
Paul Meloan 08-23-1888 02-11-1950 1910 1911
Fred Merkle 12-20-1888 03-02-1956 1907 1926
Lee Meyer 03-29-1888 09-02-1968 1909 1909
Ed Miller 11-24-1888 04-17-1980 1912 1918
Ray Miller 02-12-1888 04-07-1927 1917 1917
Vince Molyneaux 08-17-1888 05-04-1950 1917 1918
Mike Murphy 08-19-1888 10-26-1952 1912 1916
Ken Nash 07-14-1888 02-16-1977 1912 1914
Ovid Nicholson 12-30-1888 03-24-1968 1912 1912
Jake Northrop 03-05-1888 11-16-1945 1918 1919
Marty O'Toole 11-27-1888 02-18-1949 1908 1914
Joe Ohl 01-10-1888 12-18-1951 1909 1909
Jack Onslow 10-13-1888 12-22-1960 1912 1917
Hub Pernoll 03-14-1888 02-18-1944 1910 1912
Parson Perryman 10-24-1888 09-12-1966 1915 1915
Jeff Pfeffer 03-04-1888 08-15-1972 1911 1924
Charlie Pick 04-12-1888 06-26-1954 1914 1920
George Pierce 01-10-1888 10-11-1935 1912 1917
Ed Porray 12-05-1888 07-13-1954 1914 1914
Irv Porter 05-17-1888 02-20-1971 1914 1914
Ray Powell 11-20-1888 10-16-1962 1913 1924
Del Pratt 01-10-1888 09-30-1977 1912 1924
Mike Prendergast 12-15-1888 11-18-1967 1914 1919
Bill Rariden 02-05-1888 08-28-1942 1909 1920
Mike Regan 11-19-1888 05-22-1961 1917 1919
Wally Rehg 08-31-1888 04-05-1946 1912 1919
Reggie Richter 09-14-1888 08-02-1934 1911 1911
Skipper Roberts 01-11-1888 12-24-1963 1913 1914
Jay Rogers 08-03-1888 07-01-1964 1914 1914
Al Scheer 10-27-1888 05-06-1959 1913 1915
Jim Scott 04-23-1888 04-07-1957 1909 1917
Jim Scott 09-22-1888 12-02-1962 1914 1914
Skeeter Shelton 06-29-1888 01-09-1954 1915 1915
Toots Shultz 10-10-1888 01-30-1959 1911 1912
Paul Smith 05-07-1888 07-03-1958 1916 1916
Wally Smith 03-13-1888 06-10-1930 1911 1914
Tris Speaker 04-04-1888 12-08-1958 1907 1928
Harry Sullivan 04-12-1888 09-22-1919 1909 1909
Bill Swanson 10-12-1888 10-14-1954 1914 1914
Ed Sweeney 07-19-1888 07-04-1947 1908 1919
Wiley Taylor 03-18-1888 07-08-1954 1911 1914
Jeff Tesreau 03-05-1888 09-24-1946 1912 1918
Pinch Thomas 01-24-1888 12-24-1953 1912 1921
Fred Toney 12-11-1888 03-11-1953 1911 1923
Bob Troy 08-27-1888 10-07-1918 1912 1912
Bill Upham 04-04-1888 09-14-1959 1915 1918
Ben Van Dyke 08-15-1888 10-22-1973 1909 1912
Hippo Vaughn 04-09-1888 05-29-1966 1908 1921
Bobby Veach 06-29-1888 08-07-1945 1912 1925
Paul Wachtel 04-30-1888 12-15-1964 1917 1917
Dixie Walker 06-01-1888 11-14-1965 1909 1912
Del Wertz 10-11-1888 05-26-1958 1914 1914
Bert Whaling 06-22-1888 01-21-1965 1913 1915
Zack Wheat 05-23-1888 03-11-1972 1909 1927
Al Wickland 01-27-1888 03-14-1980 1913 1919
Gus Williams 05-07-1888 04-16-1964 1911 1915
Fin Wilson 12-09-1888 03-09-1959 1914 1915
Tex Wisterzil 03-07-1888 06-27-1964 1914 1915
Polly Wolfe 09-01-1888 11-21-1938 1912 1914
Ralph Works 03-16-1888 08-08-1941 1909 1913
Steve Yerkes 05-15-1888 01-31-1971 1909 1916
Earl Yingling 10-29-1888 10-02-1962 1911 1918
Ralph Young 09-19-1888 01-24-1965 1913 1922
Matt Zeiser 09-25-1888 06-10-1942 1914 1914
Dutch Zwilling 11-02-1888 03-27-1978 1910 1916

MLB Players Who Were Born in 1888 | Research by Baseball Almanac

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The follow Baseball Almanac research enables you to find Major League Baseball players who were born (and died) on any specific date of the year!

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If you'd like this research in reverse, Major League Baseball Players by Year of Death, we have that available online as well.

The day after a rookie player makes his Major League debut, we create his online baseball card. Their year of birth automatically updates this research. If you are interested in finding rookie debuts by year, visit our Baseball Famous Firsts section (Examples: 2018 A.L. Rookies & 2018 N.L. Rookies).