Baseball Almanac - 1915 National League Retirements

1915 National 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 National 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

National League Retirements
1915

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Ted Cather Boston Braves OF 27

n/a Gene Cocreham Boston Braves P 31

n/a Dick Crutcher Boston Braves P 26

n/a George Davis Boston Braves P 26

n/a Larry Gilbert Boston Braves OF 24

n/a Otto Hess Boston Braves P 37

n/a Fletcher Low Boston Braves 3B 23

n/a Herbie Moran Boston Braves OF 32

n/a Butch Schmidt Boston Braves 1B 29

n/a Joe Shannon Boston Braves OF 19

n/a Bert Whaling Boston Braves C 27

n/a Raleigh Aitchison Brooklyn Robins P 28

n/a Elmer Brown Brooklyn Robins P 32

n/a John Karst Brooklyn Robins 3B 22

n/a Charlie Schmutz Brooklyn Robins P 25

n/a Bill Zimmerman Brooklyn Robins OF 29

n/a Karl Adams Chicago Cubs P 24

n/a Roger Bresnahan Chicago Cubs C 36

n/a Red Corriden Chicago Cubs 3B 28

n/a John Fluhrer Chicago Cubs OF 22

n/a Bert Humphries Chicago Cubs P 35

n/a Pete Knisely Chicago Cubs OF 28

n/a Polly McLarry Chicago Cubs 2B 25

n/a Art Phelan Chicago Cubs 3B 28

n/a Ed Schorr Chicago Cubs P 24

n/a Pete Standridge Chicago Cubs P 25

n/a Jack Wallace Chicago Cubs C 25

n/a Bob Wright Chicago Cubs P 24

n/a Zip Zabel Chicago Cubs P 25

n/a Curly Brown Cincinnati Reds P 27

n/a Ray Callahan Cincinnati Reds P 24

n/a Goat Cochran Cincinnati Reds P 26

n/a King Lear Cincinnati Reds P 25

n/a Harry McCluskey Cincinnati Reds P 24

n/a Joe Wagner Cincinnati Reds 2B 27

n/a Charlie Babington New York Giants OF 21

n/a Howard Baker New York Giants 3B 28

n/a Marty Becker New York Giants OF 22

n/a Art Fromme New York Giants P 32

n/a Eddie Grant New York Giants 3B 33

n/a Fred Herbert New York Giants P 29

n/a Larry McLean New York Giants C 34

n/a Beals Becker Philadelphia Phillies OF 29

n/a Fred Clarke Pittsburgh Pirates OF 43

n/a Joe Conzelman Pittsburgh Pirates P 26

n/a Harry Daubert Pittsburgh Pirates PH 23

n/a Herb Kelly Pittsburgh Pirates P 23

n/a Larry Lejeune Pittsburgh Pirates OF 30

n/a Leo Murphy Pittsburgh Pirates C 27

n/a Fritz Scheeren Pittsburgh Pirates OF 24

n/a Phil Slattery Pittsburgh Pirates P 23

n/a Syd Smith Pittsburgh Pirates PH 32

n/a Charlie Boardman St. Louis Cardinals P 23

n/a Rolla Daringer St. Louis Cardinals SS 27

n/a Harry Glenn St. Louis Cardinals C 25

n/a Fred Lamlein St. Louis Cardinals P 28

n/a Hub Perdue St. Louis Cardinals P 33

# Name Team Pos Age

1915 National League Retirements

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

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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