1891 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 1891.

"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

1891

n/a Jersey Bakley Baltimore Orioles P 28
n/a Lou Hardie Baltimore Orioles OF 27
n/a Kid Madden Baltimore Orioles P 25
n/a Irv Ray Baltimore Orioles OF 28
n/a George Townsend Baltimore Orioles C 24
n/a Joe Walsh Baltimore Orioles SS 27
n/a Tom Cotter Boston Red Stockings C 25
n/a Bill Daley Boston Red Stockings P 23
n/a John Fitzgerald Boston Red Stockings P 22
n/a Mike Flynn Boston Red Stockings C 20
n/a John Irwin Boston Red Stockings OF 30
n/a Kid Madden Boston Red Stockings P 25
n/a Jack McGeachy Boston Red Stockings OF 28
n/a Darby O'Brien Boston Red Stockings P 25
n/a Frank Quinlan Boston Red Stockings C 23
n/a Ed Andrews Cincinnati Porkers OF 33
n/a Charlie Bastian Cincinnati Porkers 2B 31
n/a Charlie Bell Cincinnati Porkers P 23
n/a Joe Burke Cincinnati Porkers 2B 24
n/a John Carney Cincinnati Porkers 1B 25
n/a Jerry Hurley Cincinnati Porkers C 28
n/a Dick Johnston Cincinnati Porkers OF 29
n/a Jack Keenan Cincinnati Porkers P 23
n/a Lefty Marr Cincinnati Porkers OF 29
n/a John Slagle Cincinnati Porkers P uk
n/a Art Whitney Cincinnati Porkers 3B 34
n/a Wild Bill Widner Cincinnati Porkers P 24
n/a Ed Clark Columbus Colts P 29
n/a Elmer Cleveland Columbus Colts 3B 29
n/a Jim Donahue Columbus Colts C 30
n/a Mike Lehane Columbus Colts 1B 27
n/a Jack Leiper Columbus Colts P 24
n/a Jim McTamany Columbus Colts OF 28
n/a John Sneed Columbus Colts OF 31
n/a Bobby Wheelock Columbus Colts SS 27
n/a Ollie Beard Louisville Colonels 3B 30
n/a Charlie Bell Louisville Colonels P 23
n/a George Boone Louisville Colonels P 21
n/a Tom Cahill Louisville Colonels C uk
n/a Monk Cline Louisville Colonels OF 34
n/a Paul Cook Louisville Colonels C 29
n/a Ed Daily Louisville Colonels P 29
n/a Jack Darragh Louisville Colonels 1B 25
n/a John Doran Louisville Colonels P 30
n/a Joe Gerhardt Louisville Colonels 2B 37
n/a John Irwin Louisville Colonels 3B 30
n/a Sam LaRocque Louisville Colonels 2B 29
n/a Pat Pettee Louisville Colonels 2B 29
n/a Nick Reeder Louisville Colonels 3B 25
n/a Al Schellhase Louisville Colonels C 27
n/a Tim Shinnick Louisville Colonels 2B 24
n/a Jack Wentz Louisville Colonels 2B 29
n/a Gus Alberts Milwaukee Brewers 3B 31
n/a John Carney Milwaukee Brewers 1B 25
n/a Abner Dalrymple Milwaukee Brewers OF 34
n/a Howard Earl Milwaukee Brewers OF 23
n/a Tom Letcher Milwaukee Brewers OF uk
n/a Bob Pettit Milwaukee Brewers 2B 30
n/a Ed Beecher Philadelphia Athletics OF 32
n/a Sumner Bowman Philadelphia Athletics P 25
n/a Will Calihan Philadelphia Athletics P 24
n/a Bill Clymer Philadelphia Athletics SS 18
n/a Pat Friel Philadelphia Athletics OF 33
n/a Bob Matthews Philadelphia Athletics OF uk
n/a Jack McGeachy Philadelphia Athletics OF 28
n/a Dave McKeough Philadelphia Athletics C 28
n/a Jim McTamany Philadelphia Athletics OF 28
n/a Harry Burrell St. Louis Browns P 25
n/a Paul Cook St. Louis Browns C 29
n/a Dell Darling St. Louis Browns C 30
n/a Harry Fuller St. Louis Browns 3B 29
n/a Paul McSweeney St. Louis Browns 2B 25
n/a John Munyan St. Louis Browns C 31
n/a Joe Neale St. Louis Browns P 26
n/a John Schulze St. Louis Browns C 26
n/a Joe Visner St. Louis Browns OF 32
n/a Art Whitney St. Louis Browns 3B 34
n/a Bill Zies St. Louis Browns C 24
n/a Jersey Bakley Washington Senators P 28
n/a Ed Beecher Washington Senators OF 32
n/a Jim Burns Washington Senators OF uk
n/a Ed Cassian Washington Senators P 24
n/a Ervin Curtis Washington Senators OF 30
n/a Ed Daily Washington Senators OF 29
n/a Jumbo Davis Washington Senators 3B 30
n/a Martin Duke Washington Senators P uk
n/a Fred Dunlap Washington Senators 2B 33
n/a Ed Eiteljorge Washington Senators P 20
n/a Tom Hart Washington Senators C 22
n/a Paul Hines Washington Senators OF 37
n/a George Keefe Washington Senators P 25
n/a George Lohman Washington Senators C 27
n/a Harry Mace Washington Senators P 25
n/a Al McCauley Washington Senators 1B 29
n/a Tom McLaughlin Washington Senators SS 32
n/a Mox McQuery Washington Senators 1B 30
n/a Bob Miller Washington Senators P 24
n/a Larry Murphy Washington Senators OF 35
n/a Miah Murray Washington Senators C 27
n/a Dan Shannon Washington Senators SS 27
n/a Mike Slattery Washington Senators OF 25
n/a Will Smalley Washington Senators 3B 20
n/a Pop Smith Washington Senators 2B 35
n/a Pop Snyder Washington Senators 1B 37
n/a Joe Visner Washington Senators OF 32
1891 American Association Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American Association during the 1891 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).