Baseball Almanac - 1926 American League Retirements

1926 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 1926.

"I want to hit a routine grounder to second and run all out to first base, then get thrown out by a half step. I want to leave an example to the young guys that that's how you play the game, all out." - George Brett

American League Retirements
1926

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Les Cox Chicago White Sox P 22

n/a Chappie Geygan Boston Red Sox 3B 23

n/a Sy Rosenthal Boston Red Sox OF 23

n/a Lefty Thomas Washington Senators P 23

n/a Les Burke Detroit Tigers 2B 24

n/a Buster Ross Boston Red Sox P 24

n/a Howie Fitzgerald Boston Red Sox OF 25

n/a Pryor McBee Chicago White Sox P 25

n/a Emmet McCann Boston Red Sox SS 25

n/a Roy Carlyle Boston Red Sox OF 26

n/a Roy Carlyle New York Yankees OF 26

n/a Boob Fowler Boston Red Sox 3B 26

n/a Ray Knode Cleveland Indians 1B 26

n/a Norm Lehr Cleveland Indians P 26

n/a Curly Ogden Washington Senators P 26

n/a Jimmy Uchrinscko Washington Senators P 26

n/a Honey Barnes New York Yankees C 27

n/a Happy Foreman Boston Red Sox P 27

n/a Tom Gulley Chicago White Sox OF 27

n/a Joe Kiefer Boston Red Sox P 27

n/a Dud Lee Boston Red Sox SS 27

n/a Al Stokes Boston Red Sox C 27

n/a Bill Clowers Boston Red Sox P 28

n/a Rudy Kneisch Detroit Tigers P 28

n/a Herb McQuaid New York Yankees P 28

n/a Mike Herrera Boston Red Sox 2B 29

n/a Guy Lacy Cleveland Indians 2B 29

n/a Bobby LaMotte St. Louis Browns SS 29

n/a Frank Loftus Washington Senators P 29

n/a Milt Steengrafe Chicago White Sox P 29

n/a Russ Ennis Washington Senators C 30

n/a Cliff Lee Cleveland Indians OF 30

n/a Bill Skiff New York Yankees C 31

n/a Stan Baumgartner Philadelphia Athletics P 32

n/a John Bischoff Boston Red Sox C 32

n/a Bill Wambsganss Philadelphia Athletics SS 33

n/a Everett Scott Chicago White Sox SS 34

n/a Clyde Barfoot Detroit Tigers P 35

n/a Wilbur Cooper Detroit Tigers P 35

n/a Hank Severeid New York Yankees C 35

n/a Hank Severeid Washington Senators C 35

n/a Dixie Davis St. Louis Browns P 36

n/a Hooks Dauss Detroit Tigers P 37

n/a Fred Merkle New York Yankees 1B 38

# Name Team Pos Age

1926 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1926 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).

Hank Aaron ended his Major League career on October 3, 1976, with a sharp single during the sixth inning off Dave Roberts of the Detroit Tigers.

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