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Chuck Stevens: Oldest living major leaguer
Following the death of Bobby Doerr, Chuck Stevens a switch hitting, lefthanded throwing first baseman
with the St.Louis Browns in the 1940s
becomes the oldest living major leaguer. He is now
99 years and 4 months of age. (born: July 10, 1918).
Stevens hit .251 with 4 home runs in 211 major league games with the
Browns in 1941, 1946 & 1948 in a World War Two military service interrupted career.
Stevens continued to play in the Pacific Coast League with the Hollywood Stars as late as 1952
after his major league days ended in '48.
Last edited by dennis_keith; 11-17-2017 at 02:36 AM.
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