Baseball Almanac - 1913 American League Retirements

1913 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 1913.

"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

American League Retirements
1913

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Harry Hanson New York Yankees C 18

n/a George Tomer St. Louis Browns PH 18

n/a George Brickley Philadelphia Athletics OF 19

n/a Les Hennessey Detroit Tigers 2B 20

n/a Joe Smith New York Yankees C 20

n/a Luke Glavenich Cleveland Naps P 21

n/a Lefty Lorenzen Detroit Tigers P 21

n/a Paul Maloy Boston Red Sox P 21

n/a Al Clauss Detroit Tigers P 22

n/a Charlie Flanagan St. Louis Browns 3B 22

n/a Joe Giebel Philadelphia Athletics C 22

n/a Steve Partenheimer Detroit Tigers 3B 22

n/a Monte Peffer Philadelphia Athletics SS 22

n/a Pepper Peploski Detroit Tigers 3B 22

n/a Jack Powell St. Louis Browns P 22

n/a Erwin Renfer Detroit Tigers P 22

n/a Jim Scoggins Chicago White Sox P 22

n/a Bill Stumpf New York Yankees SS 22

n/a George Clark New York Yankees P 23

n/a Heinie Elder Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Dave Gregg Cleveland Naps P 23

n/a Charlie Grover Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Charlie Harding Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Fred House Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Walt Meinert St. Louis Browns OF 23

n/a Pete Schmidt St. Louis Browns P 23

n/a Hal Schwenk St. Louis Browns P 23

n/a John Taff Philadelphia Athletics P 23

n/a John Wilson Washington Senators P 23

n/a Eddie Edmonson Cleveland Naps 1B 24

n/a Fred Graf St. Louis Browns 3B 24

n/a Johnny Johnston St. Louis Browns OF 24

n/a Bill McAllester St. Louis Browns C 24

n/a Bill Morley Washington Senators 2B 24

n/a Bill Mundy Boston Red Sox 1B 24

n/a Al Platte Detroit Tigers OF 24

n/a Biff Schaller Chicago White Sox OF 24

n/a Ben Spencer Washington Senators OF 24

n/a Dutch Sterrett New York Yankees 1B 24

n/a Guy Tutwiler Detroit Tigers 1B 24

n/a George Young Cleveland Naps PH 24

n/a Carl Zamloch Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Joe Burns Detroit Tigers OF 25

n/a Harry Hedgpeth Washington Senators P 25

n/a Al Klawitter Detroit Tigers P 25

n/a Dave Morey Philadelphia Athletics P 25

n/a Wally Snell Boston Red Sox C 25

n/a Jim Baskette Cleveland Naps P 26

n/a Rex Dawson Washington Senators P 26

n/a Tom Drohan Washington Senators P 26

n/a Mack Allison St. Louis Browns P 27

n/a Mike Balenti St. Louis Browns SS 27

n/a Lee Dashner Cleveland Naps P 27

n/a Jim Hanley New York Yankees P 28

n/a John Knight New York Yankees 1B 28

n/a Buddy Ryan Cleveland Naps OF 28

n/a Frank Lange Chicago White Sox P 30

n/a Josh Swindell Cleveland Naps PH 30

n/a Bob Williams New York Yankees C 30

n/a Ezra Midkiff New York Yankees 3B 31

n/a Buck O'Brien Boston Red Sox P 32

n/a Buck O'Brien Chicago White Sox P 32

n/a Neal Ball Boston Red Sox 2B 33

n/a Joe Lake Detroit Tigers P 33

n/a Tom Hughes Washington Senators P 35

n/a Jake Stahl Boston Red Sox PH 35

n/a Doc White Chicago White Sox P 35

n/a Jimmy Callahan Chicago White Sox OF 40

n/a Jack Ryan Washington Senators C 45

# Name Team Pos Age

1913 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1913 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 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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