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 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
 

Federal League Retirements

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

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.

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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