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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.

"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

American League Retirements
1912

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a George Aiton St. Louis Browns OF 22

n/a Jerry Akers Washington Senators P 25

n/a Cuke Barrows Chicago White Sox OF 29

n/a Hardin Barry Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a George Batten New York Highlanders 2B 21

n/a Charlie Becker Washington Senators P 22

n/a Ralph Bell Chicago White Sox P 22

n/a Dennis Berran Chicago White Sox OF 25

n/a Bert Brenner Cleveland Naps P 25

n/a Bill Brown St. Louis Browns OF 19

n/a Bill Burns Detroit Tigers P 33

n/a Jack Bushelman Boston Red Sox P 27

n/a Hank Butcher Cleveland Naps OF 26

n/a Curt Coleman New York Highlanders 3B 26

n/a Tex Covington Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Roy Crabb Chicago White Sox P 22

n/a Roy Crabb Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Lou Criger St. Louis Browns C 41

n/a Bill Cunningham Washington Senators 2B 26

n/a John Daley St. Louis Browns SS 26

n/a Flame Delhi Chicago White Sox P 20

n/a John Dowd New York Highlanders SS 22

n/a Chester Emerson Philadelphia Athletics PH 23

n/a Mutz Ens Chicago White Sox 1B 26

n/a Howard Fahey Philadelphia Athletics 3B 20

n/a Gus Fisher New York Highlanders C 27

n/a John Flynn Washington Senators 1B 29

n/a John Frill St. Louis Browns P 34

n/a Earle Gardner New York Highlanders 2B 29

n/a Kid Gleason Chicago White Sox 2B 46

n/a Harvey Grubb Cleveland Naps OF 22

n/a Ed Hallinan St. Louis Browns SS 24

n/a Slim Harrell Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Arthur Hauger Cleveland Naps OF 21

n/a Herb Herring Washington Senators P 21

n/a Willie Hogan St. Louis Browns OF 28

n/a Eddie Hohnhorst Cleveland Naps 1B 28

n/a Bill Hunter Cleveland Naps OF 25

n/a Ed Irwin Detroit Tigers 3B 31

n/a Heinie Jantzen St. Louis Browns OF 23

n/a Phil Ketter St. Louis Browns C 29

n/a Jack Kibble Cleveland Naps 3B 21

n/a Harry Krause Cleveland Naps P 24

n/a Harry Krause Philadelphia Athletics P 24

n/a Paul Krichell St. Louis Browns C 30

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

n/a Bill Leinhauser Detroit Tigers OF 19

n/a Jack Little New York Highlanders OF 22

n/a Harl Maggert Philadelphia Athletics OF 30

n/a Pat Maloney New York Highlanders OF 25

n/a Vincent Maney Detroit Tigers SS 26

n/a Doc Martin Philadelphia Athletics P 25

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 Matty McIntyre Chicago White Sox OF 32

n/a Tommy McMillan New York Highlanders SS 25

n/a Moxie Meixell Cleveland Naps OF 25

n/a Charlie Miller St. Louis Browns SS 21

n/a Roy Moran Washington Senators OF 28

n/a Lou Nagelsen Cleveland Naps C 25

n/a Jim Neher Cleveland Naps P 24

n/a Bill Otis New York Highlanders OF 23

n/a Del Paddock Chicago White Sox PH 25

n/a Del Paddock New York Highlanders 3B 25

n/a Larry Pape Boston Red Sox P 27

n/a Barney Pelty St. Louis Browns P 32

n/a Barney Pelty Washington Senators P 32

n/a Hub Pernoll Detroit Tigers P 25

n/a Hank Perry Detroit Tigers OF 26

n/a Jack Powell St. Louis Browns P 38

n/a Johnny Priest New York Highlanders PH 21

n/a Lefty Russell Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Roger Salmon Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Lefty Schegg Washington Senators P 23

n/a Doc Shanley St. Louis Browns SS uk

n/a George Shears New York Highlanders P 23

n/a Doug Smith Boston Red Sox P 21

n/a Harry Smith Chicago White Sox P 23

n/a Jack Smith Detroit Tigers 3B 19

n/a Klondike Smith New York Highlanders OF 26

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 Joe Sugden Detroit Tigers 1B 42

n/a Ed Summers Detroit Tigers P 28

n/a Lee Tannehill Chicago White Sox 3B 32

n/a Tom Tennant St. Louis Browns PH 30

n/a Homer Thompson New York Highlanders C 21

n/a Tommy Thompson New York Highlanders P 23

n/a Allan Travers Detroit Tigers P 21

n/a Bun Troy Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Ben Van Dyke Boston Red Sox P 24

n/a Fred Walden St. Louis Browns C 22

n/a Dixie Walker Washington Senators P 24

n/a Hap Ward Detroit Tigers OF 27

n/a Charlie Wheatley Detroit Tigers P 19

n/a Steve White Washington Senators P 28

n/a Ernie Wolf Cleveland Naps P 24

n/a Harry Wolverton New York Highlanders 3B 39

# 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.

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.

On September 28, 1960, broadcaster Curt Gowdy uttered, "It's got a chance. It's got a chance. And it's gone!" Those words were used to describe the final at-bat of slugger Ted Williams.

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