Baseball Almanac - 1914 Federal League Retirements

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'll never make the mistake of being seventy (70) again." - Casey Stengel comment made after being told to quit following the 1960 World Series

Federal League Retirements
1914

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a John Allen Baltimore Terrapins P 24

n/a Johnny Bates Baltimore Terrapins OF 32

n/a Medric Boucher Baltimore Terrapins C 29

n/a Vern Hughes Baltimore Terrapins P 22

n/a Fred Kommers Baltimore Terrapins OF 29

n/a Frank Lobert Baltimore Terrapins 3B 31

n/a Jack Ridgway Baltimore Terrapins P 25

n/a Ducky Yount Baltimore Terrapins P 29

n/a Esty Chaney Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 24

n/a Bill Chappelle Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 34

n/a Herold Juul Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 22

n/a Bert Maxwell Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 28

n/a John McGraw Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 24

n/a Rube Peters Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 30

n/a Joe Vernon Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 25

n/a Rinaldo Williams Brooklyn Tip-Tops 3B 21

n/a Luther Bonin Buffalo Buffeds OF 27

n/a Everett Booe Buffalo Buffeds OF 23

n/a Bill Collins Buffalo Buffeds OF 33

n/a Joe Houser Buffalo Buffeds P 23

n/a Art LaVigne Buffalo Buffeds C 30

n/a Earl Moore Buffalo Buffeds P 37

n/a Ned Pettigrew Buffalo Buffeds PH 33

n/a Ed Porray Buffalo Buffeds P 26

n/a Larry Schlafly Buffalo Buffeds 2B 36

n/a Biff Schlitzer Buffalo Buffeds P 30

n/a Chubby Snyder Buffalo Buffeds C 24

n/a Del Wertz Buffalo Buffeds SS 26

n/a Bruno Block Chicago Whales C 30

n/a Max Fiske Chicago Whales P 26

n/a Jack Kading Chicago Whales PH 30

n/a Leo Kavanagh Chicago Whales SS 20

n/a Erv Lange Chicago Whales P 27

n/a Skipper Roberts Chicago Whales PH 27

n/a Dan Sherman Chicago Whales P 25

n/a Jim Stanley Chicago Whales SS 26

n/a Austin Walsh Chicago Whales OF 23

n/a Everett Booe Indianapolis Hoosiers OF 23

n/a Charlie Carr Indianapolis Hoosiers 1B 38

n/a Biddy Dolan Indianapolis Hoosiers 1B 33

n/a Frank Harter Indianapolis Hoosiers P 28

n/a Ed Henderson Indianapolis Hoosiers P 30

n/a Al Kaiser Indianapolis Hoosiers OF 28

n/a Katie Keifer Indianapolis Hoosiers P 23

n/a Ralph McConnaughey Indianapolis Hoosiers P 25

n/a Fred Ostendorf Indianapolis Hoosiers P 22

n/a Frank Rooney Indianapolis Hoosiers 1B 30

n/a Carl Vandagrift Indianapolis Hoosiers 2B 32

n/a Clarence Woods Indianapolis Hoosiers P 22

n/a Cad Coles Kansas City Packers OF 29

n/a Cliff Daringer Kansas City Packers SS 30

n/a George Hogan Kansas City Packers P 29

n/a John Potts Kansas City Packers OF 28

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 Medric Boucher Pittsburgh Rebels PH 29

n/a Bob Coulson Pittsburgh Rebels OF 27

n/a Ed Henderson Pittsburgh Rebels P 30

n/a Frank Madden Pittsburgh Rebels C 22

n/a Ralph Mattis Pittsburgh Rebels OF 24

n/a Skipper Roberts Pittsburgh Rebels C 27

n/a Jim Scott Pittsburgh Rebels SS 27

n/a Al Boucher St. Louis Terriers 3B 33

n/a Henry Keupper St. Louis Terriers P 27

n/a Fred Kommers St. Louis Terriers OF 29

n/a John Misse St. Louis Terriers 2B 30

n/a Ted Welch St. Louis Terriers P 22

# Name Team Pos Age

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.

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).

On July 28, 1976, Blue Moon Odom pitched the final five innings of his Major League career. He was relieved by Francisco Barrios in the sixth inning and the two White Sox combined to pitch a 2-1 no-hitter versus the Oakland Athletics.

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