Oldest living MLB player turns 100, vividly recalls facing Dodgers in 1953 World Series
Art Schallock, the oldest living former MLB player, tips his hat during his 100th birthday bash at Cogir on Napa Road Assisted Living in Sonoma on Thursday. Schallock pitched for three World Series champions in the 1950s as a member of the New York Yankees.
(Josh Edelson / For the Los Angeles Times)
Art Schallock has the easy laugh of someone as delighted with his current circumstances as he is with his memories.
“I’m still alive and I’m healthy,” he said, prefacing the words with a chuckle.
Schallock, the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, certainly has had the last laugh. He celebrated his 100th birthday with a party Thursday at Cogir on Napa Road, the Sonoma assisted-living facility he calls home.
