1905 American League 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 League League players who hung up their spikes in 1905.

"You are George Brett and all the cheering has stopped. The music is muted, the hour is late, and they will be taking the banners down and emptying your locker any minute now. As the late Jimmy Cannon would say it, 'All your bats are broken.'" - Broadcaster Jim Murray
 

American League Retirements

1905
n/a Jesse Burkett Boston Americans OF 37
n/a Duke Farrell Boston Americans C 39
n/a Candy LaChance Boston Americans 1B 36
n/a Art McGovern Boston Americans C 24
n/a Hank Olmsted Boston Americans P 27
n/a Pop Rising Boston Americans OF 34
n/a Danny Green Chicago White Sox OF 29
n/a Ducky Holmes Chicago White Sox OF 37
n/a Cy Ferry Cleveland Naps P 27
n/a John Halla Cleveland Naps P 22
n/a Nick Kahl Cleveland Naps 2B 27
n/a Emil Leber Cleveland Naps 3B 25
n/a Andy Bruckmiller Detroit Tigers P 24
n/a Duff Cooley Detroit Tigers OF 33
n/a George Disch Detroit Tigers P 27
n/a Lew Drill Detroit Tigers C 29
n/a Gene Ford Detroit Tigers P 25
n/a Herbie Jackson Detroit Tigers P uk
n/a Walt Justis Detroit Tigers P 22
n/a Frosty Thomas Detroit Tigers P 25
n/a Bob Wood Detroit Tigers C 40
n/a Jim Cockman New York Highlanders 3B 33
n/a Joe Connor New York Highlanders C 31
n/a Phil Cooney New York Highlanders 3B 23
n/a Fred Curtis New York Highlanders 1B 25
n/a Jack Doyle New York Highlanders 1B 36
n/a Charlie Fallon New York Highlanders PR 25
n/a Dave Fultz New York Highlanders OF 31
n/a Art Goodwin New York Highlanders P 29
n/a Harry Barton Philadelphia Athletics C 31
n/a Joseph Myers Philadelphia Athletics P 24
n/a Jim Buchanan St. Louis Browns P 29
n/a Charlie Gibson St. Louis Browns C 26
n/a Harry Gleason St. Louis Browns 3B 31
n/a Charles Moran St. Louis Browns 2B 27
n/a Dick Padden St. Louis Browns 2B 35
n/a Ike Van Zandt St. Louis Browns OF 30
n/a Rick Adams Washington Senators P 27
n/a Harry Cassady Washington Senators OF 25
n/a Joe Cassidy Washington Senators SS 23
n/a Hunter Hill Washington Senators 3B 26
n/a Frank Huelsman Washington Senators OF 31
n/a Punch Knoll Washington Senators OF 24
n/a Jim Mullin Washington Senators 2B 22
n/a Claude Rothgeb Washington Senators OF 26
n/a Hughie Tate Washington Senators OF 26
1905 American League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1905 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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