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.

"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
 

American League Retirements

1967

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