Julio Franco is the oldest with >0 home runs in a postseason game. He was 43 years and 59 days old in Game 5 of the 2001 NLCS against the Diamondbacks.
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Who was the oldest player to hit a playoff home run in a game?| NAME | AGE | HR | DATE | TM | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | |||
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| 1 |  | J. Franco | 43-059 | 1 | 10/21/2001 |  ATL | vs |  ARI | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | J. Franco | 43-050 | 1 | 10/12/2001 | ATL | vs |  HOU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  | N. Cruz | 41-098 | 1 | 10/7/2021 |  TBR | vs |  BOS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | D. Winfield | 41-009 | 1 | 10/12/1992 |  TOR | @ |  OAK | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | D. Winfield | 41-004 | 1 | 10/7/1992 | TOR | vs | OAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | E. Murray | 40-232 | 1 | 10/13/1996 |  BAL | vs |  NYY | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | M. Stairs | 40-229 | 1 | 10/13/2008 |  PHI | @ |  LAD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | H. Baines | 40-206 | 1 | 10/7/1999 |  CLE | vs | BOS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | E. Slaughter | 40-162 | 1 | 10/6/1956 | NYY | vs |  BKN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 |  | W. Mays | 40-150 | 1 | 10/3/1971 |  SFG | vs |  PIT | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | K. Lofton | 40-137 | 1 | 10/15/2007 | CLE | vs | BOS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | | R. Ibanez | 40-133 | 1 | 10/13/2012 | NYY | vs |  DET | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | R. Ibanez | 40-130 | 2 | 10/10/2012 | NYY | vs | BAL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | J. Morgan | 40-025 | 1 | 10/14/1983 |  PHI | vs |  BAL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | J. Morgan | 40-022 | 1 | 10/11/1983 | PHI | @ | BAL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | J. Mize | 39-272 | 1 | 10/5/1952 | NYY | vs | BKN | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | J. Mize | 39-271 | 1 | 10/4/1952 | NYY | vs | BKN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | J. Mize | 39-270 | 1 | 10/3/1952 | NYY | vs | BKN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | E. Murray | 39-240 | 1 | 10/22/1995 | CLE | @ | ATL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | E. Murray | 39-232 | 1 | 10/14/1995 | CLE | vs |  SEA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | D. Ross | 39-228 | 1 | 11/2/2016 |  CHC | @ | CLE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | W. Stargell | 39-225 | 1 | 10/17/1979 | PIT | @ | BAL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | | E. Murray | 39-222 | 1 | 10/4/1995 | CLE | vs |  BOS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | W. Stargell | 39-221 | 1 | 10/13/1979 | PIT | vs | BAL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | S. Dunston | 39-219 | 1 | 10/26/2002 | SFG | @ |  ANA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for home runs and player age going back to the 1903 playoffs.
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