Baseball Almanac - 1912 American League Retirements

1912 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 1912.

"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
1912

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Jack Bushelman Boston Red Sox P 27

n/a Larry Pape Boston Red Sox P 27

n/a Doug Smith Boston Red Sox P 21

n/a Ben Van Dyke Boston Red Sox P 24

n/a Cuke Barrows Chicago White Sox OF 29

n/a Ralph Bell Chicago White Sox P 22

n/a Dennis Berran Chicago White Sox OF 25

n/a Roy Crabb Chicago White Sox P 22

n/a Flame Delhi Chicago White Sox P 20

n/a Mutz Ens Chicago White Sox 1B 26

n/a Kid Gleason Chicago White Sox 2B 46

n/a Matty McIntyre Chicago White Sox OF 32

n/a Del Paddock Chicago White Sox PH 25

n/a Harry Smith Chicago White Sox P 23

n/a Lee Tannehill Chicago White Sox 3B 32

n/a Bert Brenner Cleveland Naps P 25

n/a Hank Butcher Cleveland Naps OF 26

n/a Harvey Grubb Cleveland Naps OF 22

n/a Arthur Hauger Cleveland Naps OF 19

n/a Eddie Hohnhorst Cleveland Naps 1B 28

n/a Bill Hunter Cleveland Naps OF 25

n/a Jack Kibble Cleveland Naps 3B 21

n/a Harry Krause Cleveland Naps P 24

n/a Moxie Meixell Cleveland Naps OF 25

n/a Lou Nagelsen Cleveland Naps C 25

n/a Jim Neher Cleveland Naps P 24

n/a Ernie Wolf Cleveland Naps P 24

n/a Bill Burns Detroit Tigers P 33

n/a Tex Covington Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Ed Irwin Detroit Tigers 3B 31

n/a Bill Leinhauser Detroit Tigers OF 19

n/a Vincent Maney Detroit Tigers SS 26

n/a Red McDermott Detroit Tigers OF 24

n/a Jim McGarr Detroit Tigers 2B 24

n/a Dan McGarvey Detroit Tigers OF 25

n/a Pat McGehee Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Deacon McGuire Detroit Tigers C 49

n/a Hub Pernoll Detroit Tigers P 25

n/a Hank Perry Detroit Tigers OF 26

n/a Jack Smith Detroit Tigers 3B 19

n/a Joe Sugden Detroit Tigers 1B 42

n/a Ed Summers Detroit Tigers P 28

n/a Allan Travers Detroit Tigers P 21

n/a Bun Troy Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Hap Ward Detroit Tigers OF 27

n/a Charlie Wheatley Detroit Tigers P 19

n/a George Batten New York Highlanders 2B 21

n/a Curt Coleman New York Highlanders 3B 26

n/a John Dowd New York Highlanders SS 22

n/a Gus Fisher New York Highlanders C 27

n/a Earle Gardner New York Highlanders 2B 29

n/a Jack Little New York Highlanders OF 22

n/a Pat Maloney New York Highlanders OF 25

n/a Tommy McMillan New York Highlanders SS 25

n/a Bill Otis New York Highlanders OF 23

n/a Del Paddock New York Highlanders 3B 25

n/a Johnny Priest New York Highlanders PH 21

n/a George Shears New York Highlanders P 23

n/a Klondike Smith New York Highlanders OF 26

n/a Carl Thompson New York Highlanders P 23

n/a Homer Thompson New York Highlanders C 21

n/a Harry Wolverton New York Highlanders 3B 39

n/a Hardin Barry Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Roy Crabb Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Chester Emerson Philadelphia Athletics PH 23

n/a Howard Fahey Philadelphia Athletics 3B 20

n/a Slim Harrell Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Harry Krause Philadelphia Athletics P 24

n/a Harl Maggert Philadelphia Athletics OF 30

n/a Doc Martin Philadelphia Athletics P 25

n/a Lefty Russell Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Roger Salmon Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a George Aiton St. Louis Browns OF 22

n/a Bill Brown St. Louis Browns OF 19

n/a Lou Criger St. Louis Browns C 41

n/a John Daley St. Louis Browns SS 26

n/a John Frill St. Louis Browns P 34

n/a Ed Hallinan St. Louis Browns SS 24

n/a Willie Hogan St. Louis Browns OF 28

n/a Heinie Jantzen St. Louis Browns OF 23

n/a Phil Ketter St. Louis Browns C 29

n/a Paul Krichell St. Louis Browns C 30

n/a Joe Kutina St. Louis Browns 1B 28

n/a Charlie Miller St. Louis Browns SS 21

n/a Barney Pelty St. Louis Browns P 32

n/a Jack Powell St. Louis Browns P 38

n/a Doc Shanley St. Louis Browns SS uk

n/a Henry Smoyer St. Louis Browns SS 23

n/a Charlie Snell St. Louis Browns C 19

n/a Hack Spencer St. Louis Browns P 28

n/a Jim Stephens St. Louis Browns C 29

n/a Tom Tennant St. Louis Browns PH 30

n/a Fred Walden St. Louis Browns C 22

n/a Jerry Akers Washington Senators P 25

n/a Charlie Becker Washington Senators P 22

n/a Bill Cunningham Washington Senators 2B 26

n/a John Flynn Washington Senators 1B 29

n/a Herb Herring Washington Senators P 21

n/a Roy Moran Washington Senators OF 28

n/a Barney Pelty Washington Senators P 32

n/a Lefty Schegg Washington Senators P 23

n/a Dixie Walker Washington Senators P 24

n/a Steve White Washington Senators P 28

# Name Team Pos Age

1912 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1912 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

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).

Did you know that future hall of fame pitcher Walter Johnson ended his Major League career in 1927 with a pinch-hit appearance? During the final game of the season pitcher Tom Zachary, who had just given up Babe Ruth's sixtieth home run of the season, was lifted and Johnson replaced him at the plate.

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