1915 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 1915.

"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
 

Federal League Retirements

1915
n/a Dan Adams Kansas City Packers P 28
n/a Joe Agler Baltimore Terrapins 1B 28
n/a Joe Agler Buffalo Buffeds OF 28
n/a Cy Barger Pittsburgh Rebels P 31
n/a Fred Beck Chicago Whales 1B 29
n/a Hugh Bedient Buffalo Buffeds P 26
n/a Marty Berghammer Pittsburgh Rebels SS 27
n/a Claude Berry Pittsburgh Rebels C 36
n/a Harry Billiard Newark Peppers P 32
n/a Walter Blair Buffalo Buffeds C 32
n/a Bill Bradley Kansas City Packers 3B 38
n/a Hugh Bradley Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1B 31
n/a Hugh Bradley Newark Peppers 1B 31
n/a Hugh Bradley Pittsburgh Rebels OF 31
n/a Al Braithwood Pittsburgh Rebels P 24
n/a Chick Brandom Newark Peppers P 29
n/a Al Bridwell St. Louis Terriers 2B 32
n/a Drummond Brown Kansas City Packers C 31
n/a Sandy Burk Pittsburgh Rebels P 29
n/a Howie Camnitz Pittsburgh Rebels P 34
n/a Vin Campbell Newark Peppers OF 28
n/a Felix Chouinard Brooklyn Tip-Tops OF 28
n/a Ken Crawford Baltimore Terrapins 1B 21
n/a Frank Delahanty Pittsburgh Rebels OF 33
n/a Jim Delahanty Brooklyn Tip-Tops 2B 36
n/a Walt Dickson Pittsburgh Rebels P 37
n/a Larry Douglas Baltimore Terrapins P 25
n/a Tom Downey Buffalo Buffeds 2B 32
n/a Delos Drake St. Louis Terriers OF 29
n/a Vern Duncan Baltimore Terrapins OF 26
n/a Charlie Eakle Baltimore Terrapins 2B 28
n/a Ted Easterly Kansas City Packers C 31
n/a Jack Enzenroth Kansas City Packers C 30
n/a Jimmy Esmond Newark Peppers SS 26
n/a Steve Evans Baltimore Terrapins OF 31
n/a Steve Evans Brooklyn Tip-Tops OF 31
n/a Jack Farrell Chicago Whales 2B 23
n/a Russ Ford Buffalo Buffeds P 33
n/a Ed Forsythe Baltimore Terrapins 3B 29
n/a Harry Fritz Chicago Whales 3B 25
n/a Ed Gagnier Brooklyn Tip-Tops SS 34
n/a Ed Gagnier Buffalo Buffeds 2B 34
n/a John Gallagher Baltimore Terrapins 2B 24
n/a Grover Gilmore Kansas City Packers OF 27
n/a Joe Gingras Kansas City Packers P 22
n/a Pep Goodwin Kansas City Packers SS 24
n/a Charlie Hanford Chicago Whales OF 33
n/a Ben Harris Kansas City Packers P 26
n/a Arnold Hauser Chicago Whales SS 27
n/a Ty Helfrich Brooklyn Tip-Tops 2B 25
n/a Pete Henning Kansas City Packers P 28
n/a Ernie Herbert St. Louis Terriers P 29
n/a Bill Herring Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 22
n/a Ed Holly Pittsburgh Rebels SS 36
n/a Dave Howard Brooklyn Tip-Tops 2B 27
n/a Bill Jackson Chicago Whales 1B 35
n/a Chief Johnson Kansas City Packers P 30
n/a Davy Jones Pittsburgh Rebels OF 35
n/a Fielder Jones St. Louis Terriers OF 44
n/a George Kaiserling Newark Peppers P 23
n/a Orie Kerlin Pittsburgh Rebels C 25
n/a Doc Kerr Baltimore Terrapins C 34
n/a La Rue Kirby St. Louis Terriers OF 26
n/a Enos Kirkpatrick Baltimore Terrapins 3B 31
n/a Karl Kolseth Baltimore Terrapins 1B 23
n/a Art Kores St. Louis Terriers 3B 29
n/a Gene Krapp Buffalo Buffeds P 29
n/a Art Kruger Kansas City Packers OF 35
n/a Ed Lafitte Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 30
n/a Ed Lafitte Buffalo Buffeds P 30
n/a Grover Land Brooklyn Tip-Tops C 31
n/a Frank LaPorte Newark Peppers 2B 36
n/a George LeClair Baltimore Terrapins P 29
n/a George LeClair Buffalo Buffeds P 29
n/a George LeClair Pittsburgh Rebels P 29
n/a Ed Lennox Pittsburgh Rebels 3B 32
n/a Jack Lewis Pittsburgh Rebels 2B 32
n/a Harry Lord Buffalo Buffeds 3B 34
n/a Charlie Maisel Baltimore Terrapins C 22
n/a Dan Marion Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 26
n/a Rube Marshall Buffalo Buffeds P 25
n/a Jack McCandless Baltimore Terrapins OF 25
n/a Tex McDonald Buffalo Buffeds OF 25
n/a Charlie Miller Baltimore Terrapins PH 38
n/a Hughie Miller St. Louis Terriers 1B 29
n/a Rupert Mills Newark Peppers 1B 23
n/a Harry Moran Newark Peppers P 27
n/a George Mullin Newark Peppers P 35
n/a Danny Murphy Brooklyn Tip-Tops 2B 39
n/a Hap Myers Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1B 29
n/a Rebel Oakes Pittsburgh Rebels OF 32
n/a Frank Owens Baltimore Terrapins C 30
n/a George Perring Kansas City Packers 3B 31
n/a Larry Pratt Brooklyn Tip-Tops C 28
n/a Larry Pratt Newark Peppers C 28
n/a Hans Rasmussen Chicago Whales P 21
n/a Milt Reed Brooklyn Tip-Tops SS 25
n/a Ted Reed Newark Peppers 3B 25
n/a Wally Reinecker Baltimore Terrapins 3B 26
n/a Cy Rheam Pittsburgh Rebels OF 22
n/a Roxey Roach Buffalo Buffeds SS 33
n/a Harvey Russell Baltimore Terrapins C 29
n/a Jimmie Savage Pittsburgh Rebels OF 32
n/a Al Scheer Newark Peppers OF 27
n/a Al Shaw Kansas City Packers OF 35
n/a Hack Simmons Baltimore Terrapins 2B 31
n/a Mike Simon Brooklyn Tip-Tops C 33
n/a Bob Smith Buffalo Buffeds P 25
n/a Frank Smith Baltimore Terrapins P 36
n/a Frank Smith Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 36
n/a George Stovall Kansas City Packers 1B 38
n/a Larry Strands Newark Peppers 3B 30
n/a George Suggs Baltimore Terrapins P 33
n/a Harry Swacina Baltimore Terrapins 1B 34
n/a Al Tesch Brooklyn Tip-Tops 2B 25
n/a George Textor Newark Peppers C 29
n/a Fred Trautman Newark Peppers P 24
n/a Bobby Vaughn St. Louis Terriers 2B 30
n/a Tommy Vereker Baltimore Terrapins P 22
n/a Mysterious Walker Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 32
n/a Jimmy Walsh Baltimore Terrapins 3B 30
n/a Jimmy Walsh St. Louis Terriers 3B 30
n/a Bill Warren Newark Peppers C 32
n/a Art Watson Brooklyn Tip-Tops C 32
n/a Art Watson Buffalo Buffeds C 32
n/a Doc Watson St. Louis Terriers P 30
n/a Joe Weiss Chicago Whales 1B 22
n/a Gil Whitehouse Newark Peppers OF 22
n/a Ed Willett St. Louis Terriers P 32
n/a Fin Wilson Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 27
n/a Hooks Wiltse Brooklyn Tip-Tops P 36
n/a Tex Wisterzil Brooklyn Tip-Tops 3B 28
n/a Tex Wisterzil Chicago Whales 3B 28
n/a Tex Wisterzil St. Louis Terriers 3B 28
n/a Dan Woodman Buffalo Buffeds P 22
n/a Dick Wright Brooklyn Tip-Tops C 26
n/a Charlie Young Baltimore Terrapins P 23
n/a Del Young Buffalo Buffeds OF 30
n/a Guy Zinn Baltimore Terrapins OF 29
1915 Federal League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the Federal League during the 1915 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

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.

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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