1932 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 1932.

"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

1932

37 Bruce Connatser Cleveland Indians 1B 30
23 Oscar Roettger Philadelphia Athletics 1B 33
1 Al Van Camp Boston Red Sox 1B 29
28 Johnny Reder Boston Red Sox 1B 23
2 Andy Spognardi Boston Red Sox 2B 24
- Jim McLaughlin St. Louis Browns 3B 31
- Danny Musser Washington Senators 3B 27
24 Ed Grimes St. Louis Browns 3B 27
7 Urbane Pickering Boston Red Sox 3B 33
7 Carey Selph Chicago White Sox 3B 31
- Wes Kingdon Washington Senators 3B 32
10 Benny Bengough St. Louis Browns C 34
10 Ed Connolly Boston Red Sox C 24
20 Johnnie Heving Philadelphia Athletics C 37
10 Howard Maple Washington Senators C 29
11 Hank Patterson Boston Red Sox C 25
18 Johnny Schulte St. Louis Browns C 36
11 Howie Storie Boston Red Sox C 22
16 Johnny Lucas Boston Red Sox PH 30
8 Otis Miller Boston Red Sox PH 32
36 Hal Anderson Chicago White Sox OF 29
- Showboat Fisher St. Louis Browns OF 34
28 Charlie Jamieson Cleveland Indians OF 40
26 Tom Jenkins St. Louis Browns OF 35
23 John Jones Philadelphia Athletics OF 32
25 Nap Kloza St. Louis Browns OF 29
7 Bill Lawrence Detroit Tigers OF 27
27 Bill Norman Chicago White Sox OF 22
- Mel Simons Chicago White Sox OF 32
23 Larry Bettencourt St. Louis Browns OF 27
- Les Bartholomew Chicago White Sox P 30
15 Charlie Biggs Chicago White Sox P 26
31 Larry Boerner Boston Red Sox P 28
23, 39 Grant Bowler Chicago White Sox P 25
15 Pat Caraway Chicago White Sox P 27
17 Bill Chamberlain Chicago White Sox P 24
20 Bob Cooney St. Louis Browns P 25
9, 32 Pete Daglia Chicago White Sox P 26
25 Pete Donohue Boston Red Sox P 32
31 Ed Edelen Washington Senators P 21
14 Art Evans Chicago White Sox P 21
39 Clarence Fieber Chicago White Sox P 19
19 Bob Friedrichs Washington Senators P 26
1 Ed Gallagher Boston Red Sox P 22
21 Izzy Goldstein Detroit Tigers P 24
18 Lew Krausse Philadelphia Athletics P 20
25 Regis Leheny Boston Red Sox P 25
23 Hal McKain Chicago White Sox P 26
16 Gordon McNaughton Boston Red Sox P 22
27 John Michaels Boston Red Sox P 25
24, 21 Leo Moon Cleveland Indians P 33
46 Jim Moore Chicago White Sox P 29
14 Eddie Rommel Philadelphia Athletics P 35
- Art Smith Chicago White Sox P 26
17 Irv Stein Philadelphia Athletics P 22
18 Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox P 28
15 Archie Wise Chicago White Sox P 20
22 Joe Boley Cleveland Indians SS 36
24 Joe Boley Philadelphia Athletics SS 36
24 Al Reiss Philadelphia Athletics SS 24
7 Ed Montague Cleveland Indians SS 27
1932 American League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1932 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.

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.