American League Retirements 1953
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
38	John Baumgartner	Detroit Tigers	3B	23
30	Bruce Barmes	Washington Senators	OF	24
15	Yo-Yo Davalillo	Washington Senators	SS	25
21	Walt Kellner	Philadelphia Athletics	P	25
35	Steve Kraly	New York Yankees	P	25
15	Gene Verble	Washington Senators	SS	25
7	Spider Wilhelm	Philadelphia Athletics	SS	25
38	Loren Babe	New York Yankees	3B	26
3	Loren Babe	Philadelphia Athletics	3B	26
6	Rocky Krsnich	Chicago White Sox	3B	26
34	Rinty Monahan	Philadelphia Athletics	P	26
34	Hal Hudson	Chicago White Sox	P	27
35	Milt Jordan	Detroit Tigers	P	27
6	Carmen Mauro	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	27
6	Carmen Mauro	Washington Senators	OF	27
35	Al Richter	Boston Red Sox	SS	27
44	Frank Verdi	New York Yankees	SS	27
15	Dick Aylward	Cleveland Indians	C	28
7, 36	Tommy Giordano	Philadelphia Athletics	2B	28
35, 39	Bob Habenicht	St. Louis Browns	P	28
4	Tom Hamilton	Philadelphia Athletics	1B	28
36	Dixie Upright	St. Louis Browns	PH	28
12	Lou Brissie	Cleveland Indians	P	29
32	Johnny Bucha	Detroit Tigers	C	29
10	Frank Sacka	Washington Senators	C	29
26	Ken Wood	Washington Senators	OF	29
11	Luis Aloma	Chicago White Sox	P	30
25	Frank Campos	Washington Senators	PH	30
18	Allie Clark	Chicago White Sox	1B	30
7	Allie Clark	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	30
8	Les Peden	Washington Senators	C	30
15	Frank Fanovich	Philadelphia Athletics	P	31
24	Bobo Holloman	St. Louis Browns	P	31
19	Russ Sullivan	Detroit Tigers	OF	31
6	Kite Thomas	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	31
26	Kite Thomas	Washington Senators	OF	31
45	Neal Watlington	Philadelphia Athletics	C	31
12	Jack Merson	Boston Red Sox	2B	32
36	Gene Bearden	Chicago White Sox	P	33
14	Dave Madison	Detroit Tigers	P	33
23	Julio Moreno	Washington Senators	P	33
30	Bud Sheely	Chicago White Sox	C	33
22	Frank Carswell	Detroit Tigers	OF	34
27	Hal Erickson	Detroit Tigers	P	34
35	Earl Harrist	Chicago White Sox	P	34
35, 39	Earl Harrist	Detroit Tigers	P	34
29	Fred Hutchinson	Detroit Tigers	P	34
32	Babe Martin	St. Louis Browns	C	34
4	Jerry Priddy	Detroit Tigers	2B	34
15	Hank Edwards	St. Louis Browns	OF	35
14	Ken Holcombe	Boston Red Sox	P	35
11	Don Kolloway	Philadelphia Athletics	3B	35
32	Al Zarilla	Boston Red Sox	OF	35
6	Pat Mullin	Detroit Tigers	OF	36
19	Ray Scarborough	Detroit Tigers	P	36
19	Ray Scarborough	New York Yankees	P	36
7	Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	PH	37
27	Bob Elliott	Chicago White Sox	3B	37
40	Bob Elliott	St. Louis Browns	3B	37
17	Billy Hitchcock	Detroit Tigers	3B	37
4	Marty Marion	St. Louis Browns	3B	37
32	Barney McCosky	Cleveland Indians	PH	37
5	Max Lanier	St. Louis Browns	P	38
28	Ted Wilks	Cleveland Indians	P	38
31	Harry Brecheen	St. Louis Browns	P	39
9	Bob Swift	Detroit Tigers	C	39
36	Johnny Mize	New York Yankees	1B	41
20	Bobo Newsom	Philadelphia Athletics	P	46
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
1953 American League Retirements

1953 N.L. Retirements

	Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1953 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams. 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. 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.