American League Retirements 1959
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
5	Harry Simpson	Kansas City Athletics	1B	34
5	Norm Zauchin	Washington Senators	1B	30
7	Preston Ward	Kansas City Athletics	1B	32
9	Gus Zernial	Detroit Tigers	1B	36
12	Bobby Avila	Boston Red Sox	2B	36
1	Herb Plews	Boston Red Sox	2B	31
25	Herb Plews	Washington Senators	2B	31
32	Jim Baxes	Cleveland Indians	2B	31
2	Randy Jackson	Cleveland Indians	3B	34
33	Jim Finigan	Baltimore Orioles	3B	31
8	Ed Fitz Gerald	Cleveland Indians	C	36
8	Ed Fitz Gerald	Washington Senators	C	36
10	Steve Korcheck	Washington Senators	C	27
25	Ron Shoop	Detroit Tigers	C	28
9	JW Porter	Washington Senators	C	27
36	Ossie Alvarez	Detroit Tigers	PH	26
45	Jim Bolger	Cleveland Indians	PH	28
32	Don Mueller	Chicago White Sox	PH	33
25	Larry Doby	Detroit Tigers	OF	36
3	Del Ennis	Chicago White Sox	OF	34
39	Jerry Mallett	Boston Red Sox	OF	24
30	Bill Renna	Boston Red Sox	OF	35
3	Lou Skizas	Chicago White Sox	OF	27
17	Enos Slaughter	New York Yankees	OF	44
27	Joe Taylor	Baltimore Orioles	OF	34
17	Zeke Bella	Kansas City Athletics	OF	29
32	Larry Doby	Chicago White Sox	OF	36
8	Harry Simpson	Chicago White Sox	OF	34
8	Bobby Avila	Baltimore Orioles	OF	36
25	Rudy Arias	Chicago White Sox	P	28
16	George Bamberger	Baltimore Orioles	P	36
22	Gary Blaylock	New York Yankees	P	28
26	Dick Brodowski	Cleveland Indians	P	27
27	Jerry Davie	Detroit Tigers	P	27
21	Murry Dickson	Kansas City Athletics	P	43
37	Tom Gorman	Kansas City Athletics	P	35
24	Hal Griggs	Washington Senators	P	31
35	Al Grunwald	Kansas City Athletics	P	30
46	Ernie Johnson	Baltimore Orioles	P	35
36	Evans Killeen	Kansas City Athletics	P	24
15	Ralph Lumenti	Washington Senators	P	23
25	Tom McAvoy	Washington Senators	P	23
20	Russ Meyer	Kansas City Athletics	P	36
55	Zach Monroe	New York Yankees	P	28
16	Ray Narleski	Detroit Tigers	P	31
23	Bud Podbielan	Cleveland Indians	P	36
37	Jim Proctor	Detroit Tigers	P	24
34, 38	John Romonosky	Washington Senators	P	30
28	Bob Smith	Cleveland Indians	P	33
26	Bob Smith	Detroit Tigers	P	29
36	Joe Stanka	Chicago White Sox	P	28
26	Jim Stump	Detroit Tigers	P	28
26	George Susce	Detroit Tigers	P	28
15	Dick Tomanek	Kansas City Athletics	P	29
15	Vito Valentinetti	Washington Senators	P	31
26	Murray Wall	Boston Red Sox	P	33
35	Murray Wall	Washington Senators	P	33
35	George Zuverink	Baltimore Orioles	P	35
32	Bob Martyn	Kansas City Athletics	PR	29
32	Ron Samford	Washington Senators	SS	30
17	Chico Carrasquel	Baltimore Orioles	SS	32
14	Tom Carroll	Kansas City Athletics	SS	23
7	Willy Miranda	Baltimore Orioles	SS	34
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
1959 American League Retirements

1959 N.L. Retirements

	Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1959 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams. 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. 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).