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 Butch Schmidt Boston Braves 1B 29

n/a Polly McLarry Chicago Cubs 2B 25

n/a Joe Wagner Cincinnati Reds 2B 27

n/a Howard Baker New York Giants 3B 28

n/a Red Corriden Chicago Cubs 3B 28

n/a Eddie Grant New York Giants 3B 33

n/a John Karst Brooklyn Robins 3B 22

n/a Fletcher Low Boston Braves 3B 23

n/a Art Phelan Chicago Cubs 3B 28

n/a Roger Bresnahan Chicago Cubs C 36

n/a Harry Glenn St. Louis Cardinals C 25

n/a Larry McLean New York Giants C 34

n/a Leo Murphy Pittsburgh Pirates C 27

n/a Jack Wallace Chicago Cubs C 25

n/a Bert Whaling Boston Braves C 27

n/a Harry Daubert Pittsburgh Pirates PH 23

n/a Syd Smith Pittsburgh Pirates PH 32

n/a Charlie Babington New York Giants OF 21

n/a Beals Becker Philadelphia Phillies OF 29

n/a Marty Becker New York Giants OF 22

n/a Ted Cather Boston Braves OF 27

n/a Fred Clarke Pittsburgh Pirates OF 43

n/a John Fluhrer Chicago Cubs OF 22

n/a Larry Gilbert Boston Braves OF 24

n/a Pete Knisely Chicago Cubs OF 28

n/a Larry Lejeune Pittsburgh Pirates OF 30

n/a Herbie Moran Boston Braves OF 32

n/a Fritz Scheeren Pittsburgh Pirates OF 24

n/a Joe Shannon Boston Braves OF 19

n/a Bill Zimmerman Brooklyn Robins OF 29

n/a Karl Adams Chicago Cubs P 24

n/a Raleigh Aitchison Brooklyn Robins P 28

n/a Charlie Boardman St. Louis Cardinals P 23

n/a Curly Brown Cincinnati Reds P 27

n/a Elmer Brown Brooklyn Robins P 32

n/a Ray Callahan Cincinnati Reds P 24

n/a Goat Cochran Cincinnati Reds P 26

n/a Gene Cocreham Boston Braves P 31

n/a Joe Conzelman Pittsburgh Pirates P 26

n/a Dick Crutcher Boston Braves P 26

n/a George Davis Boston Braves P 26

n/a Art Fromme New York Giants P 32

n/a Fred Herbert New York Giants P 29

n/a Otto Hess Boston Braves P 37

n/a Bert Humphries Chicago Cubs P 35

n/a Herb Kelly Pittsburgh Pirates P 23

n/a Fred Lamlein St. Louis Cardinals P 28

n/a King Lear Cincinnati Reds P 25

n/a Harry McCluskey Cincinnati Reds P 24

n/a Hub Perdue St. Louis Cardinals P 33

n/a Charlie Schmutz Brooklyn Robins P 25

n/a Ed Schorr Chicago Cubs P 24

n/a Phil Slattery Pittsburgh Pirates P 23

n/a Pete Standridge Chicago Cubs P 25

n/a Bob Wright Chicago Cubs P 24

n/a Zip Zabel Chicago Cubs P 25

n/a Rolla Daringer St. Louis Cardinals SS 27

# 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.

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.

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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