1967 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 1967.

"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

1967

29, 46 Tom Fisher Baltimore Orioles P 26
33 Paul Gilliford Baltimore Orioles P 23
44 Charlie Lau Baltimore Orioles PH 35
2 Mickey McGuire Baltimore Orioles 2B 27
17 John Miller Baltimore Orioles P 27
4 Don Demeter Boston Red Sox OF 32
21, 38 Hank Fischer Boston Red Sox P 28
15 Jim Landis Boston Red Sox OF 34
17 Ken Poulsen Boston Red Sox 3B 20
32 Lew Burdette California Angels P 41
46 Jim Coates California Angels P 35
47 Jim Hibbs California Angels PH 23
17 Fred Newman California Angels P 26
4 Jimmy Piersall California Angels OF 38
37 Jorge Rubio California Angels P 23
49 Jack Sanford California Angels P 39
49 Curt Simmons California Angels P 39
14 Bill Skowron California Angels 1B 37
26 Moose Stubing California Angels PH 30
39 Ken Turner California Angels P 24
34 Don Wallace California Angels 2B 27
25 Johnny Werhas California Angels 3B 30
24 Nick Willhite California Angels P 27
2 Smoky Burgess Chicago White Sox PH 41
18 Jim King Chicago White Sox OF 35
27 Fred Klages Chicago White Sox P 24
18, 21 Jim O'Toole Chicago White Sox P 31
14 Bill Skowron Chicago White Sox PH 37
36 Bob Allen Cleveland Indians P 30
39 Ed Connolly Cleveland Indians P 28
20 Don Demeter Cleveland Indians OF 32
24 Pedro Gonzalez Cleveland Indians 2B 30
21 Jim King Cleveland Indians OF 35
31 Jack Kralick Cleveland Indians P 32
30 Johnny Klippstein Detroit Tigers P 40
19 George Korince Detroit Tigers P 22
4 Jim Landis Detroit Tigers OF 34
9 Jerry Lumpe Detroit Tigers 2B 34
2 Jake Wood Detroit Tigers 1B 30
10 Weldon Bowlin Kansas City Athletics 3B 27
10, 12 Ossie Chavarria Kansas City Athletics 2B 27
31 Bob Duliba Kansas City Athletics P 33
33 Jack Sanford Kansas City Athletics P 39
22 Bill Stafford Kansas City Athletics P 28
18 Wes Stock Kansas City Athletics P 34
11 Tim Talton Kansas City Athletics C 29
10 Earl Battey Minnesota Twins C 33
21 Walt Bond Minnesota Twins OF 30
30 Carroll Hardy Minnesota Twins OF 35
21 Hank Izquierdo Minnesota Twins C 37
18 Jim Ollom Minnesota Twins P 22
25 Dwight Siebler Minnesota Twins P 30
42 Ray Barker New York Yankees 1B 32
40 Lou Clinton New York Yankees OF 30
16 Whitey Ford New York Yankees P 39
53 Ross Moschitto New York Yankees OF 23
48 Cecil Perkins New York Yankees P 27
18 Hal Reniff New York Yankees P 29
43 Dale Roberts New York Yankees P 26
30 Jim King Washington Senators OF 35
18 Dick Lines Washington Senators P 29
20 Buster Narum Washington Senators P 27
22 Dick Nold Washington Senators P 25
3 John Orsino Washington Senators PH 30
15 Bob Saverine Washington Senators 2B 26
1967 American League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1967 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.

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.