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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'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
1913

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Bill Mundy Boston Red Sox 1B 24

n/a Guy Tutwiler Detroit Tigers 1B 24

n/a John Knight New York Yankees 1B 28

n/a Dutch Sterrett New York Yankees 1B 24

n/a Eddie Edmonson Cleveland Naps 1B 24

n/a Les Hennessey Detroit Tigers 2B 20

n/a Bill Morley Washington Senators 2B 24

n/a Neal Ball Boston Red Sox 2B 33

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

n/a Steve Partenheimer Detroit Tigers 3B 22

n/a Pepper Peploski Detroit Tigers 3B 22

n/a Ezra Midkiff New York Yankees 3B 31

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

n/a Joe Giebel Philadelphia Athletics C 22

n/a Harry Hanson New York Yankees C 18

n/a Bill McAllester St. Louis Browns C 24

n/a Jack Ryan Washington Senators C 45

n/a Joe Smith New York Yankees C 20

n/a Wally Snell Boston Red Sox C 25

n/a Bob Williams New York Yankees C 30

n/a Josh Swindell Cleveland Naps PH 30

n/a George Tomer St. Louis Browns PH 18

n/a George Young Cleveland Naps PH 24

n/a Jake Stahl Boston Red Sox PH 35

n/a George Brickley Philadelphia Athletics OF 19

n/a Joe Burns Detroit Tigers OF 25

n/a Johnny Johnston St. Louis Browns OF 24

n/a Walt Meinert St. Louis Browns OF 23

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 Buddy Ryan Cleveland Naps OF 28

n/a Jimmy Callahan Chicago White Sox OF 40

n/a Mack Allison St. Louis Browns P 27

n/a Jim Baskette Cleveland Naps P 26

n/a George Clark New York Yankees P 23

n/a Al Clauss Detroit Tigers P 22

n/a Lee Dashner Cleveland Naps P 27

n/a Rex Dawson Washington Senators P 26

n/a Tom Drohan Washington Senators P 26

n/a Heinie Elder Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Luke Glavenich Cleveland Naps P 21

n/a Dave Gregg Cleveland Naps P 23

n/a Charlie Grover Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Jim Hanley New York Yankees P 28

n/a Charlie Harding Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Harry Hedgpeth Washington Senators P 25

n/a Fred House Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Tom Hughes Washington Senators P 35

n/a Al Klawitter Detroit Tigers P 25

n/a Joe Lake Detroit Tigers P 33

n/a Frank Lange Chicago White Sox P 30

n/a Lefty Lorenzen Detroit Tigers P 21

n/a Paul Maloy Boston Red Sox P 21

n/a Dave Morey Philadelphia Athletics P 25

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

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

n/a Jack Powell St. Louis Browns P 22

n/a Erwin Renfer Detroit Tigers P 22

n/a Pete Schmidt St. Louis Browns P 23

n/a Hal Schwenk St. Louis Browns P 23

n/a Jim Scoggins Chicago White Sox P 22

n/a John Taff Philadelphia Athletics P 23

n/a John Wilson Washington Senators P 23

n/a Carl Zamloch Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Doc White Chicago White Sox P 35

n/a Monte Peffer Philadelphia Athletics SS 22

n/a Mike Balenti St. Louis Browns SS 27

n/a Bill Stumpf New York Yankees SS 22

# 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.

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.

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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