1914 Federal 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 Federal League League players who hung up their spikes in 1914.

"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
 

Federal League Retirements

1914
n/a John Allen Baltimore Terrapins P 24
n/a Johnny Bates Baltimore Terrapins OF 32
n/a Bruno Block Chicago Whales C 30
n/a Luther Bonin Buffalo Buffeds OF 27
n/a Everett Booe Buffalo Buffeds OF 23
n/a Everett Booe Indianapolis Hoosiers OF 23
n/a Al Boucher St. Louis Terriers 3B 33
n/a Medric Boucher Baltimore Terrapins C 29
n/a Medric Boucher Pittsburgh Rebels PH 29
n/a Charlie Carr Indianapolis Hoosiers 1B 38
n/a Esty Chaney Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 24
n/a Bill Chappelle Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 34
n/a Cad Coles Kansas City Packers OF 29
n/a Bill Collins Buffalo Buffeds OF 33
n/a Bob Coulson Pittsburgh Rebels OF 27
n/a Cliff Daringer Kansas City Packers SS 30
n/a Biddy Dolan Indianapolis Hoosiers 1B 33
n/a Max Fiske Chicago Whales P 26
n/a Frank Harter Indianapolis Hoosiers P 28
n/a Ed Henderson Indianapolis Hoosiers P 30
n/a Ed Henderson Pittsburgh Rebels P 30
n/a George Hogan Kansas City Packers P 29
n/a Joe Houser Buffalo Buffeds P 23
n/a Vern Hughes Baltimore Terrapins P 22
n/a Herold Juul Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 22
n/a Jack Kading Chicago Whales PH 30
n/a Al Kaiser Indianapolis Hoosiers OF 28
n/a Leo Kavanagh Chicago Whales SS 20
n/a Katie Keifer Indianapolis Hoosiers P 23
n/a Henry Keupper St. Louis Terriers P 27
n/a Fred Kommers Baltimore Terrapins OF 29
n/a Fred Kommers St. Louis Terriers OF 29
n/a Erv Lange Chicago Whales P 27
n/a Art LaVigne Buffalo Buffeds C 30
n/a Frank Lobert Baltimore Terrapins 3B 31
n/a Frank Madden Pittsburgh Rebels C 22
n/a Ralph Mattis Pittsburgh Rebels OF 24
n/a Bert Maxwell Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 28
n/a Ralph McConnaughey Indianapolis Hoosiers P 25
n/a John McGraw Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 24
n/a John Misse St. Louis Terriers 2B 30
n/a Earl Moore Buffalo Buffeds P 37
n/a Fred Ostendorf Indianapolis Hoosiers P 22
n/a Rube Peters Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 30
n/a Ned Pettigrew Buffalo Buffeds PH 33
n/a Ed Porray Buffalo Buffeds P 26
n/a John Potts Kansas City Packers OF 28
n/a Jack Ridgway Baltimore Terrapins P 25
n/a Skipper Roberts Chicago Whales PH 27
n/a Skipper Roberts Pittsburgh Rebels C 27
n/a Frank Rooney Indianapolis Hoosiers 1B 30
n/a Larry Schlafly Buffalo Buffeds 2B 36
n/a Biff Schlitzer Buffalo Buffeds P 30
n/a Jim Scott Pittsburgh Rebels SS 27
n/a Dan Sherman Chicago Whales P 25
n/a Chubby Snyder Buffalo Buffeds C 24
n/a Jim Stanley Chicago Whales SS 26
n/a Dwight Stone Kansas City Packers P 28
n/a Ducky Swan Kansas City Packers P 27
n/a Walter Tappan Kansas City Packers SS 24
n/a Carl Vandagrift Indianapolis Hoosiers 2B 32
n/a Joe Vernon Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 25
n/a Austin Walsh Chicago Whales OF 23
n/a Ted Welch St. Louis Terriers P 22
n/a Del Wertz Buffalo Buffeds SS 26
n/a Rinaldo Williams Brooklyn Tip-Tops 3B 21
n/a Clarence Woods Indianapolis Hoosiers P 22
n/a Ducky Yount Baltimore Terrapins P 29
1914 Federal League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the Federal 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.

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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