Baseball Almanac - 1905 National League Retirements

1905 National 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 National 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

National League Retirements
1905

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Rip Vowinkel Cincinnati Reds P 21

n/a Ralph Caldwell Philadelphia Phillies P 22

n/a Red Munson Philadelphia Phillies C 22

n/a Buck Washer Philadelphia Phillies P 23

n/a Gerry Shea St. Louis Cardinals C 24

n/a Tom Walker Cincinnati Reds P 24

n/a Jim Wallace Pittsburgh Pirates OF 24

n/a Steamer Flanagan Pittsburgh Pirates OF 25

n/a Rip Cannell Boston Beaneaters OF 26

n/a Jack Dunleavy St. Louis Cardinals OF 26

n/a Ollie Johns Cincinnati Reds P 26

n/a Oscar Jones Brooklyn Superbas P 26

n/a Bill Lauterborn Boston Beaneaters 3B 26

n/a Charlie Malay Brooklyn Superbas 2B 26

n/a Bill Clancy Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 27

n/a Bob Hall Brooklyn Superbas OF 27

n/a Bob Hall New York Giants OF 27

n/a Jim McGinley St. Louis Cardinals P 27

n/a Chick Robitaille Pittsburgh Pirates P 27

n/a Moonlight Graham New York Giants OF 28

n/a Frank Hershey Boston Beaneaters P 28

n/a Ed McGamwell Brooklyn Superbas 1B 28

n/a Frank Moore Pittsburgh Pirates P 28

n/a Claude Elliott New York Giants P 29

n/a John Farrell St. Louis Cardinals 2B 29

n/a Otto Krueger Philadelphia Phillies SS 29

n/a Offa Neal New York Giants 3B 29

n/a Ernie Baker Cincinnati Reds P 30

n/a George Barclay Boston Beaneaters OF 30

n/a Buttons Briggs Chicago Cubs P 30

n/a John Dobbs Brooklyn Superbas OF 30

n/a Win Kellum St. Louis Cardinals P 30

n/a Dave Murphy Boston Beaneaters SS 30

n/a Fred Raymer Boston Beaneaters 2B 30

n/a Fred Abbott Philadelphia Phillies C 31

n/a Jimmy Burke St. Louis Cardinals 3B 31

n/a Dick Harley Boston Beaneaters P 31

n/a Red Owens Brooklyn Superbas 2B 31

n/a Sandy McDougal St. Louis Cardinals P 32

n/a Jack Sutthoff Philadelphia Phillies P 32

n/a Charlie Babb Brooklyn Superbas SS 33

n/a Tom Leahy St. Louis Cardinals C 36

n/a Ad Yale Brooklyn Superbas 1B 36

n/a Boileryard Clarke New York Giants 1B 37

n/a Dave Zearfoss St. Louis Cardinals C 38

# Name Team Pos Age

1905 National League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1905 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

Hank Aaron ended his Major League career on October 3, 1976, with a sharp single during the sixth inning off Dave Roberts of the Detroit Tigers.

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.

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