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1915 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 1915.

"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
1915

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Dick Kauffman St. Louis Browns 1B 27

n/a John Leary St. Louis Browns 1B 25

n/a Pete Shields Cleveland Indians 1B 24

n/a Roy Wood Cleveland Indians 1B 23

n/a Ralph Edwards Philadelphia Athletics 2B 33

n/a Henry Bostick Philadelphia Athletics 3B 21

n/a Jim Breton Chicago White Sox 3B 24

n/a Tom Connolly Washington Senators 3B 23

n/a Owen Conway Philadelphia Athletics 3B 25

n/a Art Corcoran Philadelphia Athletics 3B 21

n/a Bill Dalrymple St. Louis Browns 3B 25

n/a Harry Damrau Philadelphia Athletics 3B 25

n/a Tex Hoffman Cleveland Indians 3B 22

n/a Sam McConnell Philadelphia Athletics 3B 20

n/a Doug Neff Washington Senators 3B 24

n/a Ben Egan Cleveland Indians C 32

n/a Howie Haworth Cleveland Indians C 22

n/a George O'Brien St. Louis Browns C 26

n/a Pi Schwert New York Yankees C 23

n/a Ira Thomas Philadelphia Athletics C 35

n/a Howard Baker Chicago White Sox PH 28

n/a Chris Burkam St. Louis Browns PH 23

n/a Everett Bankston Philadelphia Athletics OF 23

n/a Birdie Cree New York Yankees OF 33

n/a Tom Daley New York Yankees OF 31

n/a Jim Eschen Cleveland Indians OF 24

n/a Gene Layden New York Yankees OF 22

n/a Sam Mayer Washington Senators OF 23

n/a Pat Parker St. Louis Browns OF 23

n/a Finners Quinlan Chicago White Sox OF 28

n/a Skeeter Shelton New York Yankees OF 27

n/a Ernie Walker St. Louis Browns OF 25

n/a Dee Walsh St. Louis Browns OF 26

n/a Denney Wilie Cleveland Indians OF 25

n/a Gus Williams St. Louis Browns OF 28

n/a Walter Ancker Philadelphia Athletics P 23

n/a Abe Bowman Cleveland Indians P 23

n/a Boardwalk Brown New York Yankees P 27

n/a Pug Cavet Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a King Cole New York Yankees P 30

n/a Allan Collamore Cleveland Indians P 28

n/a Ray Collins Boston Red Sox P 29

n/a Bob Cone Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Rollin Cook St. Louis Browns P 25

n/a Guy Cooper Boston Red Sox P 23

n/a Ensign Cottrell New York Yankees P 27

n/a Bud Davis Philadelphia Athletics P 20

n/a Harry Eccles Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Clarence Garrett Cleveland Indians P 25

n/a Bruno Haas Philadelphia Athletics P 25

n/a Jack Harper Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Oscar Harstad Cleveland Indians P 24

n/a Herbert Hill Cleveland Indians P 24

n/a Harry Hoch St. Louis Browns P 29

n/a Chet Hoff St. Louis Browns P 25

n/a Bill Hopper Washington Senators P 24

n/a Tom Knowlson Philadelphia Athletics P 21

n/a Razor Ledbetter Detroit Tigers P 21

n/a Walt Leverenz St. Louis Browns P 27

n/a Reeve McKay St. Louis Browns P 34

n/a Bill Meehan Philadelphia Athletics P 26

n/a Bob Pepper Philadelphia Athletics P 21

n/a Parson Perryman St. Louis Browns P 27

n/a Cy Pieh New York Yankees P 29

n/a Squiz Pillion Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Alex Remneas St. Louis Browns P 30

n/a Ross Reynolds Detroit Tigers P 28

n/a Joe Sherman Philadelphia Athletics P 25

n/a Pete Sims St. Louis Browns P 25

n/a Bill Steen Cleveland Indians P 28

n/a Bill Steen Detroit Tigers P 28

n/a Johnny Tillman St. Louis Browns P 22

n/a Dan Tipple New York Yankees P 26

n/a Tink Turner Philadelphia Athletics P 26

n/a Jack Warhop New York Yankees P 31

n/a Buck Danner Philadelphia Athletics SS 24

n/a Shorty Dee St. Louis Browns SS 26

# Name Team Pos Age

1915 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1915 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).

Hank Aaron ended his Major League career on October 3, 1976, with a sharp single during the sixth inning off Dave Roberts of the Detroit Tigers.

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