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1920 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 1920.

"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

American League Retirements
1920

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Ernie Alten Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Harry Baumgartner Detroit Tigers P 28

n/a Joe Boehling Cleveland Indians P 30

n/a John Bogart Detroit Tigers P 20

n/a Gus Bono Washington Senators P 26

n/a Elmer Bowman Washington Senators PH 24

n/a Cliff Brady Boston Red Sox 2B 24

n/a Jack Calvo Washington Senators OF 26

n/a Leon Carlson Washington Senators P 26

n/a Ray Chapman Cleveland Indians SS 30

n/a Eddie Cicotte Chicago White Sox P 36

n/a Danny Claire Detroit Tigers SS 23

n/a Allen Conkwright Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Jerry Conway Washington Senators P 19

n/a Jack Coombs Detroit Tigers P 38

n/a Red Cox Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Hal Deviney Boston Red Sox P 28

n/a Hack Eibel Boston Red Sox OF 27

n/a Babe Ellison Detroit Tigers 1B 24

n/a George Ellison Cleveland Indians P 24

n/a Joe Engel Washington Senators P 28

n/a Tony Faeth Cleveland Indians P 27

n/a Happy Felsch Chicago White Sox OF 29

n/a Clarence Fisher Washington Senators P 22

n/a Gary Fortune Boston Red Sox P 26

n/a Cy Fried Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Bert Gallia St. Louis Browns P 29

n/a Joe Gedeon St. Louis Browns 2B 27

n/a John Glaiser Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Norman Glaser Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Frank Gleich New York Yankees OF 27

n/a Truck Hannah New York Yankees C 31

n/a Spencer Heath Chicago White Sox P 27

n/a Charlie High Philadelphia Athletics OF 22

n/a Bill Hollahan Washington Senators 3B 24

n/a Joe Jackson Chicago White Sox OF 33

n/a Ed Johnson Washington Senators OF 22

n/a Ted Jourdan Chicago White Sox 1B 25

n/a Bill Knowlton Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Lefty Leifield St. Louis Browns P 37

n/a Joe Leonard Washington Senators PR 27

n/a Hod Leverette St. Louis Browns P 32

n/a Slim Love Detroit Tigers P 30

n/a Grover Lowdermilk Chicago White Sox P 36

n/a Harry Lunte Cleveland Indians SS 28

n/a Adrian Lynch St. Louis Browns P 24

n/a Byrd Lynn Chicago White Sox C 32

n/a Pat Martin Philadelphia Athletics P 29

n/a George McBride Washington Senators SS 40

n/a Fred McMullin Chicago White Sox 3B 29

n/a Bill Morrisette Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Tim Murchison Cleveland Indians P 24

n/a Dick Niehaus Cleveland Indians P 28

n/a Frank Okrie Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a George Orme Boston Red Sox OF 29

n/a George Payne Chicago White Sox P 32

n/a Earl Pruess St. Louis Browns OF 26

n/a Swede Risberg Chicago White Sox SS 26

n/a Roy Sanders St. Louis Browns P 26

n/a John Scheneberg St. Louis Browns P 33

n/a Bill Shanner Philadelphia Athletics P 26

n/a Duke Shirey Washington Senators P 22

n/a Ernie Shore New York Yankees P 30

n/a John Shovlin St. Louis Browns SS 30

n/a John Slappey Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Paddy Smith Boston Red Sox C 27

n/a Bill Snyder Washington Senators P 23

n/a Paul Speraw St. Louis Browns 3B 27

n/a Fred Thomas Philadelphia Athletics 3B 28

n/a Fred Thomas Washington Senators 3B 28

n/a Frank Thompson St. Louis Browns 3B 25

n/a Lou Vedder Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Allie Watt Washington Senators 2B 21

n/a Buck Weaver Chicago White Sox 3B 30

n/a Carl Weilman St. Louis Browns P 31

n/a Lefty Williams Chicago White Sox P 28

n/a Mutt Wilson Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Ed Wingo Philadelphia Athletics C 25

# Name Team Pos Age

1920 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1920 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

On September 28, 1960, broadcaster Curt Gowdy uttered, "It's got a chance. It's got a chance. And it's gone!" Those words were used to describe the final at-bat of slugger Ted Williams.

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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