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1914 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 1914.

"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
1914

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Scotty Alcock Chicago White Sox 3B 29

n/a Grover Baichley St. Louis Browns P 25

n/a Frank Barron Washington Senators P 24

n/a George Beck Cleveland Naps P 25

n/a Henry Benn Cleveland Naps P 25

n/a Joe Berger Chicago White Sox SS 28

n/a Joe Birmingham Cleveland Naps OF 30

n/a Lloyd Bishop Cleveland Naps P 25

n/a Rivington Bisland Cleveland Naps SS 25

n/a Fred Blanding Cleveland Naps P 29

n/a Charlie Bold St. Louis Browns 1B 20

n/a Tim Bowden St. Louis Browns OF 23

n/a Delos Brown Chicago White Sox PH 22

n/a Tom Burr New York Yankees OF 21

n/a Carl Cashion Washington Senators P 23

n/a Frank Chance New York Yankees 1B 38

n/a Les Channell New York Yankees PH 29

n/a Bob Clemens St. Louis Browns OF 28

n/a Cecil Coombs Chicago White Sox OF 27

n/a Toots Coyne Philadelphia Athletics 3B 20

n/a Frank Crossin St. Louis Browns C 23

n/a Press Cruthers Philadelphia Athletics 2B 24

n/a Al Cypert Cleveland Naps 3B 25

n/a Harley Dillinger Cleveland Naps P 20

n/a George Dunlop Cleveland Naps SS 26

n/a Tinsley Ginn Cleveland Naps OF 23

n/a Dick Gossett New York Yankees C 24

n/a Clark Griffith Washington Senators P 45

n/a Marc Hall Detroit Tigers P 27

n/a Bruce Hartford Cleveland Naps SS 23

n/a Bill Holden New York Yankees OF 25

n/a Lefty James Cleveland Naps P 25

n/a Willie Jensen Philadelphia Athletics P 25

n/a George Kahler Cleveland Naps P 25

n/a Charlie Kavanagh Chicago White Sox PH 23

n/a Ed Kelly Boston Red Sox P 26

n/a Harry Kingman New York Yankees 1B 23

n/a Walt Kuhn Chicago White Sox C 28

n/a Bill Lathrop Chicago White Sox P 23

n/a Jack Lelivelt Cleveland Naps OF 29

n/a Earle Mack Philadelphia Athletics 1B 25

n/a Carl Manda Chicago White Sox 2B 28

n/a Ernie Manning St. Louis Browns P 24

n/a Ed McCreery Detroit Tigers P 25

n/a Charlie Meara New York Yankees OF 24

n/a Bobby Messenger St. Louis Browns OF 31

n/a Frank Mills Cleveland Naps C 20

n/a Mike Mitchell Washington Senators OF 35

n/a Ferdie Moore Philadelphia Athletics 1B 19

n/a Billy Orr Philadelphia Athletics SS 24

n/a Larry Pezold Cleveland Naps 3B 21

n/a Irv Porter Chicago White Sox OF 27

n/a Billy Purtell Detroit Tigers 3B 29

n/a Tom Reilly Cleveland Naps PH 30

n/a Bill Reynolds New York Yankees C 30

n/a Branch Rickey St. Louis Browns PH 33

n/a Ben Rochefort Philadelphia Athletics 1B 18

n/a Jay Rogers New York Yankees C 26

n/a Dutch Schirick St. Louis Browns PH 24

n/a Wally Smith Washington Senators 2B 27

n/a Jim Stevens Washington Senators P 25

n/a Dean Sturgis Philadelphia Athletics C 22

n/a Bill Swanson Boston Red Sox 2B 26

n/a Buck Sweeney Philadelphia Athletics OF 25

n/a Wiley Taylor St. Louis Browns P 27

n/a Al Tedrow Cleveland Naps P 23

n/a Buzzy Wares St. Louis Browns SS 29

n/a Harry Williams New York Yankees 1B 24

n/a Johnnie Williams Detroit Tigers P 25

n/a Mutt Williams Washington Senators P 22

n/a Squanto Wilson Boston Red Sox 1B 26

n/a Tom Wilson Washington Senators C 24

n/a Polly Wolfe Chicago White Sox OF 26

n/a Fred Worden Philadelphia Athletics P 20

n/a Matt Zeiser Boston Red Sox P 26

# Name Team Pos Age

1914 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1914 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.

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).

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