1907 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 1907.

"I want to hit a routine grounder to second and run all out to first base, then get thrown out by a half step. I want to leave an example to the young guys that that's how you play the game, all out." - George Brett
 

National League Retirements

1907

n/a Moose Baxter St. Louis Cardinals 1B 31
n/a Jake Beckley St. Louis Cardinals 1B 40
n/a Bob Brush Boston Doves 1B 33
n/a Joe Nealon Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 23
n/a Monte Pfyl New York Giants 1B 22
n/a Harry Arndt St. Louis Cardinals 1B 29
n/a Tommy Corcoran New York Giants 2B 39
n/a Pug Bennett St. Louis Cardinals 2B 34
n/a Danny Shay New York Giants 2B 31
n/a Doc Casey Brooklyn Superbas 3B 38
n/a Tom Asmussen Boston Doves C 29
n/a Harry Curtis New York Giants C 25
n/a Matty Fitzgerald New York Giants C 27
n/a Jerry Hurley Brooklyn Superbas C uk
n/a Billy Kelsey Pittsburgh Pirates C 26
n/a Joe Knotts Boston Doves C 24
n/a Pete Lamer Cincinnati Reds C 34
n/a Bill McCarthy Cincinnati Reds C 22
n/a Pete Noonan St. Louis Cardinals C 26
n/a Jess Orndorff Boston Doves C 27
n/a Sam Brown Boston Doves C 30
n/a John Butler Brooklyn Superbas C 28
n/a Frank Burke Boston Doves OF 28
n/a Jack Burnett St. Louis Cardinals OF 28
n/a Lefty Davis Cincinnati Reds OF 33
n/a Bill Hallman Pittsburgh Pirates OF 32
n/a Izzy Hoffman Boston Doves OF 33
n/a Buck Hopkins St. Louis Cardinals OF 25
n/a John Kelly St. Louis Cardinals OF 29
n/a Jack McCarthy Brooklyn Superbas OF 39
n/a Ed McLane Brooklyn Superbas OF 26
n/a Tom O'Hara St. Louis Cardinals OF 27
n/a Mike O'Neill Cincinnati Reds OF 30
n/a Newt Randall Boston Doves OF 28
n/a Newt Randall Chicago Cubs OF 28
n/a Ham Wade New York Giants OF 28
n/a Goat Anderson Pittsburgh Pirates OF 28
n/a Fred Odwell Cincinnati Reds OF 35
n/a Emil Batch Brooklyn Superbas OF 28
n/a Patsy Donovan Brooklyn Superbas OF 43
n/a Carl Druhot St. Louis Cardinals P 25
n/a Bill Duggleby Philadelphia Phillies P 34
n/a Bill Duggleby Pittsburgh Pirates P 34
n/a Bill Essick Cincinnati Reds P 26
n/a Weldon Henley Brooklyn Superbas P 27
n/a Roy Hitt Cincinnati Reds P 20
n/a Frank Leary Cincinnati Reds P 27
n/a Ernie Lindemann Boston Doves P 29
n/a Mike Lynch New York Giants P 27
n/a Mike Lynch Pittsburgh Pirates P 27
n/a Del Mason Cincinnati Reds P 24
n/a Henry Mathewson New York Giants P 21
n/a John McCloskey Philadelphia Phillies P 25
n/a Cotton Minahan Cincinnati Reds P 25
n/a Togie Pittinger Philadelphia Phillies P 36
n/a Charlie Shields St. Louis Cardinals P 28
n/a Fred Smith Cincinnati Reds P 29
n/a Elmer Stricklett Brooklyn Superbas P 31
n/a Jack Taylor Chicago Cubs P 34
n/a Connie Walsh Pittsburgh Pirates P 26
n/a Jesse Whiting Brooklyn Superbas P 29
n/a Hutch Campbell Pittsburgh Pirates SS 23
n/a Forrest Crawford St. Louis Cardinals SS 27
n/a Oscar Westerberg Boston Doves SS 25
n/a Paul Sentell Philadelphia Phillies SS 28
1907 National League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1907 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.

On July 28, 1976, Blue Moon Odom pitched the final five innings of his Major League career. He was relieved by Francisco Barrios in the sixth inning and the two White Sox combined to pitch a 2-1 no-hitter versus the Oakland Athletics.