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1884 American Association Retirements

The baseball torch is passed from season to season and in some cases, from game to game. In 1911, Cy Young pitched his final Major League game, lost 1-0, and ended the final season of his career with a losing record of 7-9 and an ERA of 3.77. Young's opponent that particular day was a first-year pitcher named Grover Alexander who received the win, added to his league leading shutout total, and went on to begin his career with a winning record of 28-13 and an ERA of 2.57.

Bob Gibson, who was easily one of the most intense competitors of all time, gave up a grand slam to the last Major League hitter he faced, Pete LaCock of the Chicago Cubs. Fifteen years passed and when the two faced off during an old-timer's game, Gibson hit LaCock on his back with a fastball.

Babe Ruth summed it up when he responded to a question about retirement by saying, "A ballplayer should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill." Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive list of American Association League players who hung up their spikes in 1884.

"You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to: Run forward. Bend. Scoop up the ball. Peg it to the infield. Then your body says, 'Who, me?'" - Retirement comment made by Joe DiMaggio

American Association Retirements
1884

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a John Ake Baltimore Orioles 3B 23

n/a John Burns Baltimore Orioles 1B 24

n/a Fred Goldsmith Baltimore Orioles P 33

n/a Jim McLaughlin Baltimore Orioles P 24

n/a Ike Benners Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers OF 28

n/a Jack Corcoran Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers C 27

n/a John Farrow Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers C 31

n/a Charlie Householder Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 1B 31

n/a Charlie Jones Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 2B 23

n/a Jack Remsen Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers OF uk

n/a Fred Warner Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 3B uk

n/a Tug Wilson Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers OF uk

n/a Frank Berkelbach Cincinnati Red Stockings OF 31

n/a Ren Deagle Cincinnati Red Stockings P 26

n/a Chick Fulmer Cincinnati Red Stockings SS 34

n/a Tom Mansell Cincinnati Red Stockings OF 30

n/a George Miller Cincinnati Red Stockings C 32

n/a Icicle Reeder Cincinnati Red Stockings OF uk

n/a Jimmy Woulfe Cincinnati Red Stockings OF 25

n/a Ed Dundon Columbus Colts OF 25

n/a Tom Mansell Columbus Colts OF 30

n/a Marty Barrett Indianapolis Blues C 24

n/a Bob Blakiston Indianapolis Blues 1B 29

n/a Tommy Bond Indianapolis Blues P 29

n/a Bill Butler Indianapolis Blues OF uk

n/a Pat Callaghan Indianapolis Blues 3B 18

n/a Pete Fries Indianapolis Blues OF 27

n/a Jim Holdsworth Indianapolis Blues OF 34

n/a Marshall Locke Indianapolis Blues OF 28

n/a Mac MacArthur Indianapolis Blues P 23

n/a Ed Merrill Indianapolis Blues 2B 25

n/a Frank Monroe Indianapolis Blues OF uk

n/a George Mundinger Indianapolis Blues C 30

n/a Charlie Reising Indianapolis Blues OF 23

n/a Tug Thompson Indianapolis Blues OF 28

n/a Jim Tray Indianapolis Blues C 25

n/a Bill Watkins Indianapolis Blues 3B 27

n/a Joe Weber Indianapolis Blues C 23

n/a Podge Weihe Indianapolis Blues OF 22

n/a Ren Deagle Louisville Colonels P 26

n/a Denny Driscoll Louisville Colonels P 29

n/a Bill Hunter Louisville Colonels C 30

n/a Juice Latham Louisville Colonels 1B 32

n/a Tony Murphy New York Metropolitans C 25

n/a Henry Oxley New York Metropolitans C 27

n/a Gracie Pierce New York Metropolitans OF uk

n/a Jud Birchall Philadelphia Athletics OF 29

n/a Bob Blakiston Philadelphia Athletics OF 29

n/a Robert Foster Philadelphia Athletics C 30

n/a Charlie Hilsey Philadelphia Athletics OF 21

n/a Mike Mansell Philadelphia Athletics OF 27

n/a Mike Moynahan Philadelphia Athletics OF uk

n/a Ed Rowen Philadelphia Athletics C 27

n/a Frank Beck Pittsburgh Alleghenys P 25

n/a Ed Colgan Pittsburgh Alleghenys C uk

n/a George Creamer Pittsburgh Alleghenys 2B uk

n/a Jim Dee Pittsburgh Alleghenys SS uk

n/a Conny Doyle Pittsburgh Alleghenys OF uk

n/a Bob Ferguson Pittsburgh Alleghenys OF 40

n/a Jack Gorman Pittsburgh Alleghenys P uk

n/a Charlie Hautz Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1B 33

n/a Mike Mansell Pittsburgh Alleghenys OF 27

n/a Jack Neagle Pittsburgh Alleghenys P 27

n/a Bill Nelson Pittsburgh Alleghenys P 21

n/a John Peters Pittsburgh Alleghenys SS 35

n/a Billy Reid Pittsburgh Alleghenys OF 28

n/a Frank Smith Pittsburgh Alleghenys C 27

n/a Fleury Sullivan Pittsburgh Alleghenys P uk

n/a Live Oak Taylor Pittsburgh Alleghenys OF 34

n/a Jimmy Woulfe Pittsburgh Alleghenys OF 25

n/a Wes Curry Richmond Virginias P 25

n/a Bill Dugan Richmond Virginias C uk

n/a Ed Dugan Richmond Virginias P uk

n/a John Firth Richmond Virginias P 30

n/a Ed Ford Richmond Virginias SS 23

n/a John Hanna Richmond Virginias C 21

n/a Terry Larkin Richmond Virginias 2B 29

n/a Mike Mansell Richmond Virginias OF 27

n/a Bill Morgan Richmond Virginias C uk

n/a Jim Powell Richmond Virginias 1B 25

n/a Andy Swan Richmond Virginias 1B 26

n/a Nin Alexander St. Louis Browns C 26

n/a Chick Fulmer St. Louis Browns 2B 34

n/a Walt Kinzie St. Louis Browns 2B 27

n/a Johnny Lavin St. Louis Browns OF uk

n/a Al Strueve St. Louis Browns OF 24

n/a Harry Wheeler St. Louis Browns OF 27

n/a Ed Brown Toledo Blue Stockings 3B uk

n/a Sim Bullas Toledo Blue Stockings C 22

n/a Ed Kent Toledo Blue Stockings P 26

n/a Chappy Lane Toledo Blue Stockings 1B uk

n/a George Meister Toledo Blue Stockings 3B 20

n/a Ed Miller Toledo Blue Stockings OF uk

n/a Joe Moffett Toledo Blue Stockings 1B uk

n/a John Tilley Toledo Blue Stockings OF uk

n/a Fleet Walker Toledo Blue Stockings C 28

n/a Welday Walker Toledo Blue Stockings OF uk

n/a Jack Beach Washington Nationals OF uk

n/a Lyman Drake Washington Nationals OF 33

n/a Tom Farley Washington Nationals OF 28

n/a Alex Gardner Washington Nationals C 24

n/a John Hamill Washington Nationals P 24

n/a John Hanna Washington Nationals C 21

n/a Thorny Hawkes Washington Nationals 2B 32

n/a John Humphries Washington Nationals C 23

n/a Unknown Jones Washington Nationals OF uk

n/a Sam King Washington Nationals 1B 33

n/a Bill Morgan Washington Nationals OF 29

n/a Henry Mullin Washington Nationals OF 23

n/a Willie Murphy Washington Nationals OF 21

n/a Walter Prince Washington Nationals 1B 24

n/a Andy Swan Washington Nationals 1B 26

n/a Ed Trumbull Washington Nationals OF 24

n/a Unknown Wills Washington Nationals OF uk

n/a Ed Yewell Washington Nationals 2B 22

# Name Team Pos Age

1884 American Association Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American Association during the 1884 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

Goose Goslin played for eighteen seasons and averaged one-hundred twenty-seven games played per season. In 1938, during his final at-bat, he twisted his back and was replaced at the plate by a pinch-hitter for the first time in his Major League career.

Stan Musial ended his Major League career on September 29, 1963. His final hit was a single during the sixth inning off Jim Maloney which drove in his last RBI (which was Curt Flood).

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