The following Major League Baseball players were born in 1918. 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 1918 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.
"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 1918MLB Players That Were Born in 1918 | Return To Players by Year of Birth |
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Player | Date of Birth | Died On | Debut Year | Final Year |
Dewey Adkins | 05-11-1918 | 12-26-1998 | 1942 | 1949 |
Ed Albosta | 10-27-1918 | 01-07-2003 | 1941 | 1946 |
Dale Alderson | 03-09-1918 | 02-12-1982 | 1943 | 1944 |
Ferrell Anderson | 01-09-1918 | 03-12-1978 | 1946 | 1953 |
Ernie Andres | 01-11-1918 | 09-19-2008 | 1946 | 1946 |
Frank Baumholtz | 10-07-1918 | 12-14-1997 | 1947 | 1957 |
Johnny Beazley | 05-25-1918 | 04-21-1990 | 1941 | 1949 |
Clarence Beers | 12-09-1918 | 12-06-2002 | 1948 | 1948 |
Jack Brewer | 04-21-1918 | 11-30-2003 | 1944 | 1946 |
Cy Buker | 02-05-1918 | 10-11-2011 | 1945 | 1945 |
Paul Busby | 08-25-1918 | 12-05-2003 | 1941 | 1943 |
Bill Butland | 03-22-1918 | 09-19-1997 | 1940 | 1947 |
Fred Caligiuri | 10-22-1918 | 11-30-2018 | 1941 | 1942 |
Pat Capri | 11-27-1918 | 06-14-1989 | 1944 | 1944 |
Jim Carlin | 02-23-1918 | 11-29-2003 | 1941 | 1941 |
Arnold Carter | 03-14-1918 | 04-12-1989 | 1944 | 1945 |
Jim Castiglia | 09-30-1918 | 12-26-2007 | 1942 | 1942 |
Bob Chipman | 10-11-1918 | 11-08-1973 | 1941 | 1952 |
Walt Chipple | 09-26-1918 | 06-08-1988 | 1945 | 1945 |
Joe Cleary | 12-03-1918 | 06-03-2004 | 1945 | 1945 |
Frank Colman | 03-02-1918 | 02-19-1983 | 1942 | 1947 |
Jack Conway | 07-30-1918 | 06-11-1993 | 1941 | 1948 |
John Corriden | 01-06-1918 | 06-04-2001 | 1946 | 1946 |
Creepy Crespi | 02-16-1918 | 03-01-1990 | 1938 | 1942 |
Jeff Cross | 08-28-1918 | 07-23-1997 | 1942 | 1948 |
Woody Crowson | 09-09-1918 | 08-14-1947 | 1945 | 1945 |
Cookie Cuccurullo | 02-08-1918 | 01-23-1983 | 1943 | 1945 |
Leon Culberson | 08-06-1918 | 09-17-1989 | 1943 | 1948 |
Fats Dantonio | 12-31-1918 | 05-28-1993 | 1944 | 1945 |
Bill DeKoning | 12-19-1918 | 07-26-1979 | 1945 | 1945 |
George Diehl | 02-25-1918 | 08-24-1986 | 1942 | 1943 |
Bob Dillinger | 09-17-1918 | 11-07-2009 | 1946 | 1951 |
Bobby Doerr | 04-07-1918 | 11-13-2017 | 1937 | 1951 |
Monk Dubiel | 02-12-1918 | 10-23-1969 | 1944 | 1952 |
Pete Elko | 06-17-1918 | 09-17-1993 | 1943 | 1944 |
Bill Endicott | 09-04-1918 | 11-26-2016 | 1946 | 1946 |
Al Epperly | 05-07-1918 | 04-14-2003 | 1938 | 1950 |
Everett Fagan | 01-13-1918 | 02-16-1983 | 1943 | 1946 |
Bob Feller | 11-03-1918 | 12-15-2010 | 1936 | 1956 |
Ed Fernandes | 03-11-1918 | 11-27-1968 | 1940 | 1946 |
Nanny Fernandez | 10-25-1918 | 09-19-1996 | 1942 | 1950 |
Al Gardella | 01-11-1918 | 09-10-2006 | 1945 | 1945 |
Charlie Gassaway | 08-12-1918 | 01-15-1992 | 1944 | 1946 |
Rufe Gentry | 05-18-1918 | 07-03-1997 | 1943 | 1948 |
Carden Gillenwater | 05-13-1918 | 05-10-2000 | 1940 | 1948 |
Lon Goldstein | 05-13-1918 | 01-28-2013 | 1943 | 1946 |
Stan Goletz | 05-21-1918 | 06-07-1997 | 1941 | 1941 |
Jimmy Grant | 10-06-1918 | 07-08-1970 | 1942 | 1944 |
Marv Grissom | 03-31-1918 | 09-19-2005 | 1946 | 1959 |
Randy Gumpert | 01-23-1918 | 11-25-2008 | 1936 | 1952 |
Chet Hajduk | 07-21-1918 | 07-05-2006 | 1941 | 1941 |
Irv Hall | 10-07-1918 | 12-12-2006 | 1943 | 1946 |
Ed Head | 01-25-1918 | 01-31-1980 | 1940 | 1946 |
Randy Heflin | 09-11-1918 | 08-17-1999 | 1945 | 1946 |
Bill Hoffman | 03-03-1918 | 05-14-2004 | 1939 | 1939 |
Ken Holcombe | 08-23-1918 | 03-15-2010 | 1945 | 1953 |
Al Javery | 06-05-1918 | 08-16-1977 | 1940 | 1946 |
Sam Jethroe | 01-20-1918 | 06-16-2001 | 1950 | 1954 |
Billy Johnson | 08-30-1918 | 06-20-2006 | 1943 | 1953 |
Dale Jones | 12-17-1918 | 11-08-1980 | 1941 | 1941 |
Bill Kennedy | 12-22-1918 | 08-20-1995 | 1942 | 1947 |
Ernie Kish | 02-06-1918 | 12-21-1993 | 1945 | 1945 |
Lou Klein | 10-22-1918 | 06-20-1976 | 1943 | 1951 |
Ed Klieman | 03-21-1918 | 11-15-1979 | 1943 | 1950 |
Austin Knickerbocker | 10-15-1918 | 02-18-1997 | 1947 | 1947 |
Don Kolloway | 08-04-1918 | 06-30-1994 | 1940 | 1953 |
Jack Kramer | 01-05-1918 | 05-18-1995 | 1939 | 1951 |
Jack Kraus | 04-26-1918 | 01-02-1976 | 1943 | 1946 |
Whitey Kurowski | 04-19-1918 | 12-09-1999 | 1941 | 1949 |
Al Lakeman | 12-31-1918 | 05-25-1976 | 1942 | 1954 |
Garland Lawing | 08-29-1918 | 09-27-1996 | 1946 | 1946 |
Hillis Layne | 02-23-1918 | 01-12-2010 | 1941 | 1945 |
John Leovich | 05-05-1918 | 02-03-2000 | 1941 | 1941 |
Al Libke | 09-12-1918 | 03-07-2003 | 1945 | 1946 |
Bill Lillard | 01-10-1918 | 06-09-2009 | 1939 | 1940 |
Ed Lopat | 06-21-1918 | 06-15-1992 | 1944 | 1955 |
Lou Lucier | 03-23-1918 | 10-18-2014 | 1943 | 1945 |
Al Lyons | 07-18-1918 | 12-20-1965 | 1944 | 1948 |
Jim Mallory | 09-01-1918 | 08-06-2001 | 1940 | 1945 |
Bob Malloy | 05-28-1918 | 02-20-2007 | 1943 | 1949 |
Frank Mancuso | 05-23-1918 | 08-04-2007 | 1944 | 1947 |
Harry Marnie | 07-06-1918 | 01-07-2002 | 1940 | 1942 |
Rogelio Martinez | 11-05-1918 | 05-24-2010 | 1950 | 1950 |
Bob Mavis | 04-08-1918 | 03-01-2005 | 1949 | 1949 |
Ralph McCabe | 10-21-1918 | 05-03-1974 | 1946 | 1946 |
Frank McElyea | 08-04-1918 | 04-19-1987 | 1942 | 1942 |
Russ Meers | 11-28-1918 | 11-16-1994 | 1941 | 1947 |
Steve Mesner | 01-13-1918 | 04-06-1981 | 1938 | 1945 |
William Metzig | 12-04-1918 | 03-12-2006 | 1944 | 1944 |
Carl Miles | 03-22-1918 | 09-09-2016 | 1940 | 1940 |
Ronnie Miller | 08-28-1918 | 01-06-1998 | 1941 | 1941 |
Howie Moss | 10-17-1918 | 05-07-1989 | 1942 | 1946 |
Bitsy Mott | 06-12-1918 | 02-25-2001 | 1945 | 1945 |
Dick Mulligan | 03-18-1918 | 12-15-1992 | 1941 | 1947 |
Red Munger | 10-04-1918 | 07-23-1996 | 1943 | 1956 |
Ed Murphy | 08-23-1918 | 12-10-1991 | 1942 | 1942 |
Ernie Nevel | 08-17-1918 | 07-10-1988 | 1950 | 1953 |
Butch Nieman | 02-08-1918 | 11-02-1993 | 1943 | 1945 |
Tommy O'Brien | 12-19-1918 | 11-05-1978 | 1943 | 1950 |
Emmett O'Neill | 01-13-1918 | 10-11-1993 | 1943 | 1946 |
Dave Odom | 06-05-1918 | 11-19-1987 | 1943 | 1943 |
Vern Olsen | 03-16-1918 | 07-13-1989 | 1939 | 1946 |
Tony Ordenana | 10-30-1918 | 09-29-1988 | 1943 | 1943 |
Eddie Pellagrini | 03-13-1918 | 10-11-2006 | 1946 | 1954 |
Sid Peterson | 01-31-1918 | 08-29-2001 | 1943 | 1943 |
George Pfister | 09-04-1918 | 08-14-1997 | 1941 | 1941 |
Mel Queen | 03-04-1918 | 04-04-1982 | 1942 | 1952 |
Wimpy Quinn | 05-14-1918 | 09-01-1954 | 1941 | 1941 |
Chucho Ramos | 04-12-1918 | 09-02-1977 | 1944 | 1944 |
Pee Wee Reese | 07-23-1918 | 08-14-1999 | 1940 | 1958 |
Len Rice | 09-02-1918 | 06-13-1992 | 1944 | 1945 |
Bill Rigney | 01-29-1918 | 02-20-2001 | 1946 | 1953 |
Red Roberts | 08-08-1918 | 12-02-1998 | 1943 | 1943 |
Steve Roser | 01-25-1918 | 02-08-2002 | 1944 | 1946 |
Jim Russell | 10-01-1918 | 11-24-1987 | 1942 | 1951 |
Sid Schacht | 02-03-1918 | 03-30-1991 | 1950 | 1951 |
Joe Schultz | 08-29-1918 | 01-10-1996 | 1939 | 1948 |
Walter Sessi | 07-23-1918 | 04-18-1998 | 1941 | 1946 |
Tex Shirley | 04-25-1918 | 11-07-1993 | 1941 | 1946 |
Elmer Singleton | 06-26-1918 | 01-05-1996 | 1945 | 1959 |
Lefty Sloat | 12-01-1918 | 04-18-2003 | 1948 | 1949 |
Chuck Stevens | 07-10-1918 | 05-28-2018 | 1941 | 1948 |
Neb Stewart | 05-21-1918 | 06-08-1990 | 1940 | 1940 |
Snuffy Stirnweiss | 10-26-1918 | 09-15-1958 | 1943 | 1952 |
Rocky Stone | 08-23-1918 | 11-12-1986 | 1943 | 1943 |
Marlin Stuart | 08-08-1918 | 06-16-1994 | 1949 | 1954 |
Jackie Sullivan | 02-22-1918 | 10-15-1992 | 1944 | 1944 |
Al Tate | 07-01-1918 | 05-08-1993 | 1946 | 1946 |
Forrest Thompson | 03-03-1918 | 02-26-1979 | 1948 | 1949 |
Fred Vaughn | 10-18-1918 | 03-02-1964 | 1944 | 1945 |
Mickey Vernon | 04-22-1918 | 09-24-2008 | 1939 | 1960 |
Norm Wallen | 02-13-1918 | 06-20-1994 | 1945 | 1945 |
Elmer Weingartner | 08-13-1918 | 03-15-2009 | 1945 | 1945 |
Ted Williams | 08-30-1918 | 07-05-2002 | 1939 | 1960 |
Hank Wyse | 03-01-1918 | 10-22-2000 | 1942 | 1951 |
Benny Zientara | 02-14-1918 | 04-16-1985 | 1941 | 1948 |
Bill Zinser | 01-06-1918 | 02-16-1993 | 1944 | 1944 |
Sam Zoldak | 12-08-1918 | 08-25-1966 | 1944 | 1952 |
Player | Date of Birth | Died On | Debut Year | Final Year |
MLB Players Who Were Born in 1918 | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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).
If you'd like this research in reverse, Major League Baseball Players by Year of Death, we have that available online as well.
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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