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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 start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to: Run forward. Bend. Scoop up the ball. Peg it to the infield. Then your body says, 'Who, me?'" - Retirement comment made by Joe DiMaggio

American League Retirements
1914

# Name Team Pos Age

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

n/a Frank Chance New York Yankees 1B 38

n/a Harry Kingman New York Yankees 1B 23

n/a Earle Mack Philadelphia Athletics 1B 25

n/a Ferdie Moore Philadelphia Athletics 1B 19

n/a Ben Rochefort Philadelphia Athletics 1B 18

n/a Harry Williams New York Yankees 1B 24

n/a Squanto Wilson Boston Red Sox 1B 26

n/a Press Cruthers Philadelphia Athletics 2B 24

n/a Carl Manda Chicago White Sox 2B 28

n/a Wally Smith Washington Senators 2B 27

n/a Bill Swanson Boston Red Sox 2B 26

n/a Scotty Alcock Chicago White Sox 3B 29

n/a Toots Coyne Philadelphia Athletics 3B 20

n/a Al Cypert Cleveland Naps 3B 25

n/a Larry Pezold Cleveland Naps 3B 21

n/a Billy Purtell Detroit Tigers 3B 29

n/a Frank Crossin St. Louis Browns C 23

n/a Dick Gossett New York Yankees C 24

n/a Walt Kuhn Chicago White Sox C 28

n/a Frank Mills Cleveland Naps C 20

n/a Bill Reynolds New York Yankees C 30

n/a Jay Rogers New York Yankees C 26

n/a Dean Sturgis Philadelphia Athletics C 22

n/a Tom Wilson Washington Senators C 24

n/a Delos Brown Chicago White Sox PH 22

n/a Les Channell New York Yankees PH 29

n/a Charlie Kavanagh Chicago White Sox PH 23

n/a Tom Reilly Cleveland Naps PH 30

n/a Branch Rickey St. Louis Browns PH 33

n/a Dutch Schirick St. Louis Browns PH 24

n/a Joe Birmingham Cleveland Naps OF 30

n/a Tim Bowden St. Louis Browns OF 23

n/a Tom Burr New York Yankees OF 21

n/a Bob Clemens St. Louis Browns OF 28

n/a Cecil Coombs Chicago White Sox OF 27

n/a Tinsley Ginn Cleveland Naps OF 23

n/a Bill Holden New York Yankees OF 25

n/a Jack Lelivelt Cleveland Naps OF 29

n/a Charlie Meara New York Yankees OF 24

n/a Bobby Messenger St. Louis Browns OF 31

n/a Mike Mitchell Washington Senators OF 35

n/a Irv Porter Chicago White Sox OF 27

n/a Buck Sweeney Philadelphia Athletics OF 25

n/a Polly Wolfe Chicago White Sox OF 26

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 Lloyd Bishop Cleveland Naps P 25

n/a Fred Blanding Cleveland Naps P 29

n/a Carl Cashion Washington Senators P 23

n/a Harley Dillinger Cleveland Naps P 20

n/a Clark Griffith Washington Senators P 45

n/a Marc Hall Detroit Tigers P 27

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 Ed Kelly Boston Red Sox P 26

n/a Bill Lathrop Chicago White Sox P 23

n/a Ernie Manning St. Louis Browns P 24

n/a Ed McCreery Detroit Tigers P 25

n/a Jim Stevens Washington Senators P 25

n/a Wiley Taylor St. Louis Browns P 27

n/a Al Tedrow Cleveland Naps P 23

n/a Johnnie Williams Detroit Tigers P 25

n/a Mutt Williams Washington Senators P 22

n/a Fred Worden Philadelphia Athletics P 20

n/a Matt Zeiser Boston Red Sox P 26

n/a Joe Berger Chicago White Sox SS 28

n/a Rivington Bisland Cleveland Naps SS 25

n/a George Dunlop Cleveland Naps SS 26

n/a Bruce Hartford Cleveland Naps SS 23

n/a Billy Orr Philadelphia Athletics SS 24

n/a Buzzy Wares St. Louis Browns SS 29

# 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.

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.

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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