Baseball Almanac - 1928 American League Retirements

1928 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 1928.

"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

American League Retirements
1928

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Carl Sumner Boston Red Sox OF 20

n/a Ed Crowley Washington Senators 3B 22

n/a Cliff Garrison Boston Red Sox P 22

n/a John Goodell Chicago White Sox P 22

n/a Luther Harvel Cleveland Indians OF 23

n/a Rudy Leopold Chicago White Sox P 23

n/a Ike Powers Philadelphia Athletics P 23

n/a Frank Bennett Boston Red Sox P 24

n/a George Cox Chicago White Sox P 24

n/a Art Daney Philadelphia Athletics P 24

n/a Ike Danning St. Louis Browns C 24

n/a Ollie Sax St. Louis Browns 3B 24

n/a John Shea Boston Red Sox P 24

n/a Arlie Tarbert Boston Red Sox OF 24

n/a Willie Underhill Cleveland Indians P 24

n/a George Blackerby Chicago White Sox OF 25

n/a Cecil Bolton Cleveland Indians 1B 25

n/a George Gerken Cleveland Indians OF 25

n/a Paul Hinson Boston Red Sox PR 25

n/a Freddie Moncewicz Boston Red Sox SS 25

n/a Ernie Nevers St. Louis Browns P 26

n/a Art Reinholz Cleveland Indians 3B 26

n/a Merle Settlemire Boston Red Sox P 26

n/a John Wilson Boston Red Sox P 26

n/a Marty Griffin Boston Red Sox P 27

n/a Steve Slayton Boston Red Sox P 27

n/a Ollie Tucker Cleveland Indians OF 27

n/a Charlie Barnabe Chicago White Sox P 28

n/a Red Dorman Cleveland Indians OF 28

n/a Babe Ganzel Washington Senators OF 28

n/a Frank Wilson Cleveland Indians PH 28

n/a Frank Wilson St. Louis Browns OF 28

n/a Jim Wright St. Louis Browns P 28

n/a Sam Langford Cleveland Indians OF 29

n/a Guy Sturdy St. Louis Browns 1B 29

n/a Clay Van Alstyne Washington Senators P 29

n/a Al Williamson Chicago White Sox P 29

n/a Garland Buckeye Cleveland Indians P 31

n/a Slim Harriss Boston Red Sox P 31

n/a Eddie Kenna Washington Senators C 31

n/a Dutch Levsen Cleveland Indians P 31

n/a Johnny Mann Chicago White Sox 3B 31

n/a Al Wingo Detroit Tigers OF 31

n/a Chick Galloway Detroit Tigers SS 32

n/a Aaron Ward Cleveland Indians 3B 32

n/a Denny Williams Boston Red Sox OF 32

n/a Roy Wilson Chicago White Sox P 32

n/a Mike Gazella New York Yankees 3B 33

n/a Billy Mullen St. Louis Browns 3B 33

n/a Fred Hofmann Boston Red Sox C 34

n/a Jing Johnson Philadelphia Athletics P 34

n/a Pelham Ballenger Washington Senators 3B 35

n/a Dick Spalding Washington Senators OF 35

n/a Joe Bush Philadelphia Athletics P 36

n/a Steve O'Neill St. Louis Browns C 37

n/a Urban Shocker New York Yankees P 38

n/a Stan Coveleski New York Yankees P 39

n/a Tris Speaker Philadelphia Athletics OF 41

n/a Ty Cobb Philadelphia Athletics OF 42

# Name Team Pos Age

1928 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1928 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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