Baseball Almanac - 1906 National League Retirements

1906 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 1906.

"I'll never make the mistake of being seventy (70) again." - Casey Stengel comment made after being told to quit following the 1960 World Series

National League Retirements
1906

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Jack Cameron Boston Beaneaters OF 22

n/a Charlie Case Pittsburgh Pirates P 27

n/a Frank Connaughton Boston Beaneaters SS 38

n/a Ches Crist Philadelphia Phillies C 25

n/a Snake Deal Cincinnati Reds 1B 28

n/a Rube DeGroff St. Louis Cardinals OF 27

n/a Cozy Dolan Boston Beaneaters OF 34

n/a Jerry Donovan Philadelphia Phillies C 30

n/a Hugh Duffy Philadelphia Phillies PH 40

n/a Mal Eason Brooklyn Superbas P 28

n/a Wish Egan St. Louis Cardinals P 25

n/a Gene Good Boston Beaneaters OF 24

n/a Mike Grady St. Louis Cardinals C 37

n/a Leo Hafford Cincinnati Reds P 23

n/a Jack Harper Chicago Cubs P 29

n/a Jack Harper Cincinnati Reds P 29

n/a Jack Himes St. Louis Cardinals OF 28

n/a Ducky Holmes St. Louis Cardinals C 23

n/a Harry Huston Philadelphia Phillies C 23

n/a Frank Jude Cincinnati Reds OF 22

n/a Harry Kane Philadelphia Phillies P 23

n/a Hub Knolls Brooklyn Superbas P 23

n/a Lou Manske Pittsburgh Pirates P 22

n/a Joe Marshall St. Louis Cardinals OF 31

n/a Bill McCarthy Boston Beaneaters P 25

n/a Joe McCarthy St. Louis Cardinals C 25

n/a Chappie McFarland Brooklyn Superbas P 32

n/a Chappie McFarland Pittsburgh Pirates P 32

n/a Chappie McFarland St. Louis Cardinals P 32

n/a John McGraw New York Giants 3B 34

n/a Dutch Meier Pittsburgh Pirates OF 28

n/a Sam Mertes New York Giants OF 34

n/a Sam Mertes St. Louis Cardinals OF 34

n/a Kid Nichols Philadelphia Phillies P 37

n/a Jack O'Neill Boston Beaneaters C 34

n/a Bill Phyle St. Louis Cardinals 3B 31

n/a Ambrose Puttmann St. Louis Cardinals P 26

n/a Tommy Raub St. Louis Cardinals C 36

n/a Phil Reardon Brooklyn Superbas OF 25

n/a Charlie Roy Philadelphia Phillies P 22

n/a Jack Schulte Boston Beaneaters SS 25

n/a Johnny Siegle Cincinnati Reds OF 32

n/a Aleck Smith New York Giants C uk

n/a Homer Smoot Cincinnati Reds OF 29

n/a Homer Smoot St. Louis Cardinals OF 29

n/a Chet Spencer Boston Beaneaters OF 24

n/a Allie Strobel Boston Beaneaters 2B 22

n/a Gus Thompson St. Louis Cardinals P 29

n/a Tom Walsh Chicago Cubs C 22

n/a Bob Wicker Chicago Cubs P 29

n/a Bob Wicker Cincinnati Reds P 29

# Name Team Pos Age

1906 National League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1906 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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