1910 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 1910.

"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 League Retirements

1910

n/a Frank Arellanes Boston Red Sox P 29
n/a Frank Barberich Boston Red Sox P 29
n/a Pat Donahue Boston Red Sox C 26
n/a Charlie French Boston Red Sox 2B 27
n/a Ed Hearne Boston Red Sox SS 23
n/a Dutch Lerchen Boston Red Sox SS 22
n/a Louis LeRoy Boston Red Sox P 32
n/a Chris Mahoney Boston Red Sox P 25
n/a Doc Moskiman Boston Red Sox 1B 31
n/a Harry Niles Boston Red Sox OF 30
n/a Ralph Pond Boston Red Sox OF 21
n/a Red Bowser Chicago White Sox OF 29
n/a Chief Chouneau Chicago White Sox P 22
n/a Willis Cole Chicago White Sox OF 29
n/a Charlie French Chicago White Sox 2B 27
n/a Ed Hahn Chicago White Sox OF 35
n/a Red Kelly Chicago White Sox OF 26
n/a Harry Bemis Cleveland Naps C 37
n/a Heinie Berger Cleveland Naps P 29
n/a Walt Doan Cleveland Naps P 24
n/a Pat Donahue Cleveland Naps C 26
n/a Harry Fanwell Cleveland Naps P 24
n/a Elmer Flick Cleveland Naps OF 35
n/a Addie Joss Cleveland Naps P 31
n/a Harry Kirsch Cleveland Naps P 23
n/a Fred Link Cleveland Naps P 25
n/a Simon Nicholls Cleveland Naps SS 28
n/a Harry Niles Cleveland Naps OF 30
n/a Jim Rutherford Cleveland Naps OF 24
n/a Art Thomason Cleveland Naps OF 22
n/a Heinie Beckendorf Detroit Tigers C 26
n/a Frank Browning Detroit Tigers P 28
n/a Tom Jones Detroit Tigers 1B 34
n/a Ed Killian Detroit Tigers P 34
n/a Bill Lelivelt Detroit Tigers P 26
n/a Art Loudell Detroit Tigers P 29
n/a Marv Peasley Detroit Tigers P 21
n/a Dave Skeels Detroit Tigers P 19
n/a Slow Joe Doyle New York Highlanders P 29
n/a Tommy Madden New York Highlanders PH 27
n/a Rube Manning New York Highlanders P 28
n/a Larry McClure New York Highlanders OF 26
n/a Tommy Atkins Philadelphia Athletics P 23
n/a Pat Donahue Philadelphia Athletics C 26
n/a Jimmy Dygert Philadelphia Athletics P 26
n/a Heinie Heitmuller Philadelphia Athletics OF 28
n/a Bill Abstein St. Louis Browns 1B 28
n/a Sled Allen St. Louis Browns C 24
n/a Bill Crouch St. Louis Browns P 24
n/a Red Fisher St. Louis Browns OF 23
n/a Jack Gilligan St. Louis Browns P 25
n/a Bert Graham St. Louis Browns 1B 25
n/a Bill Grahame St. Louis Browns P 26
n/a Harry Howell St. Louis Browns P 34
n/a Ray Jansen St. Louis Browns 3B 22
n/a Ed Kinsella St. Louis Browns P 31
n/a Fred Link St. Louis Browns P 25
n/a Alex Malloy St. Louis Browns P 24
n/a Joe McDonald St. Louis Browns 3B 23
n/a Tommy Mee St. Louis Browns SS 21
n/a Jack O'Connor St. Louis Browns C 41
n/a Farmer Ray St. Louis Browns P 24
n/a Bob Spade St. Louis Browns P 34
n/a George Stone St. Louis Browns OF 34
n/a Phil Stremmel St. Louis Browns P 31
n/a Rube Waddell St. Louis Browns P 34
n/a Heinie Beckendorf Washington Senators C 26
n/a Tom Crooke Washington Senators 1B 26
n/a Bill Forman Washington Senators P 24
n/a Jack Hardy Washington Senators C 33
n/a Dutch Hinrichs Washington Senators P 22
n/a Ed Moyer Washington Senators P 25
n/a Frank Oberlin Washington Senators P 35
n/a Doc Ralston Washington Senators OF 25
n/a Doc Reisling Washington Senators P 36
n/a Bob Unglaub Washington Senators 1B 29
1910 American League Retirements



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