Some of these stories are unbelievable. I found an old article online that didn't exactly explain why Charley O'Leary pinch hit when he was 58 years old, but it does say that Charlie Gehringer more or less let the ball through so he could record a hit.
I also found this note on Gabby Street entering a game in 1931. At 48 years old he still caught the inning AND threw out Babe Herman trying to steal 2nd:
St. Louis, September 21, 1931. — “Today’s battery, Johnson and Street.” Diamond followers who thrilled to that cry years ago when Walter Johnson and Gabby Street of the Washington Senators formed the most famous battery in history, heard it once again here Sunday. Street, now piloting St. Louis’ championship Cardinals, returned to active play for the first time since 1928, when he played with Knoxville in the Southern League, and caught three innings against Brooklyn. His pitcher was Sylvester Johnson, completing the “Johnson and Street” battery. Street showed he still retained his throwing ability by tossing out Babe Herman, the only Robin who attempted to steal. He was at bat only once and flied out to Herman
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