Baseball Almanac - 1960 National League Retirements

1960 National 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 National League League players who hung up their spikes in 1960.

"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

National League Retirements
1960

# Name Team Pos Age

41 Art Ceccarelli Chicago Cubs P 31

31 Mark Freeman Chicago Cubs P 30

31 John Goetz Chicago Cubs P 23

20 Grady Hatton Chicago Cubs 2B 38

9 Jim Hegan Chicago Cubs C 40

45 Ben Johnson Chicago Cubs P 30

20 Irv Noren Chicago Cubs 1B 36

23 Art Schult Chicago Cubs OF 32

46 Brooks Lawrence Cincinnati Reds P 36

19 Whitey Lockman Cincinnati Reds 1B 34

36 Don Newcombe Cincinnati Reds P 34

45 Duane Richards Cincinnati Reds P 24

35 Raul Sanchez Cincinnati Reds P 30

34 Ted Wieand Cincinnati Reds P 28

18 Sandy Amoros Los Angeles Dodgers OF 31

6 Carl Furillo Los Angeles Dodgers OF 39

15 Irv Noren Los Angeles Dodgers PH 36

19 Ray Boone Milwaukee Braves 1B 37

19 Al Dark Milwaukee Braves OF 39

11 Eddie Haas Milwaukee Braves OF 26

15 Stan Lopata Milwaukee Braves C 35

17 Bob Rush Milwaukee Braves P 35

1 Al Dark Philadelphia Phillies 3B 39

37 Hank Mason Philadelphia Phillies P 29

44 Al Neiger Philadelphia Phillies P 22

34 Humberto Robinson Philadelphia Phillies P 30

8 Dick Barone Pittsburgh Pirates SS 28

38 Don Gross Pittsburgh Pirates P 29

10 Danny Kravitz Pittsburgh Pirates C 30

42 Mickey Vernon Pittsburgh Pirates PH 43

36 Bud Byerly San Francisco Giants P 40

20 Don Choate San Francisco Giants P 22

41 Ramon Monzant San Francisco Giants P 28

6 Neil Wilson San Francisco Giants C 25

36 Frank Barnes St. Louis Cardinals P 34

23 Cal Browning St. Louis Cardinals P 23

22 John Glenn St. Louis Cardinals OF 32

27 Dick Gray St. Louis Cardinals 2B 29

25 Wally Shannon St. Louis Cardinals 2B 28

# Name Team Pos Age

1960 National League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1960 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.

Goose Goslin played for eighteen seasons and averaged one-hundred twenty-seven games played per season. In 1938, during his final at-bat, he twisted his back and was replaced at the plate by a pinch-hitter for the first time in his Major League career.

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