National League Retirements 1973
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
20, 45	Oscar Brown	Atlanta Braves	OF	28
30	Dave Cheadle	Atlanta Braves	P	22
43	Al Closter	Atlanta Braves	P	30
14	Dick Dietz	Atlanta Braves	1B	32
56	Wenty Ford	Atlanta Braves	P	27
40	Jimmy Freeman	Atlanta Braves	P	22
25	Larry Howard	Atlanta Braves	C	28
36	Tom Kelley	Atlanta Braves	P	30
31	Gary Neibauer	Atlanta Braves	P	29
22	Jim Panther	Atlanta Braves	P	29
7	Joe Pepitone	Atlanta Braves	1B	33
18	Freddie Velazquez	Atlanta Braves	C	36
24	Cleo James	Chicago Cubs	OF	33
42	Tony La Russa	Chicago Cubs	PR	29
32	Milt Pappas	Chicago Cubs	P	35
8	Joe Pepitone	Chicago Cubs	1B	33
25	Joe Hague	Cincinnati Reds	OF	30
31	Jim McGlothlin	Cincinnati Reds	P	30
29	Larry Stahl	Cincinnati Reds	OF	32
20	Tommie Agee	Houston Astros	OF	31
48	Fred Gladding	Houston Astros	P	37
10	Larry Howard	Houston Astros	C	28
11	Jimmy Stewart	Houston Astros	3B	34
9	Otis Thornton	Houston Astros	C	28
28	Jim Fairey	Los Angeles Dodgers	PH	29
29	Greg Heydeman	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	22
9	Bernie Allen	Montreal Expos	2B	35
17	Curtis Brown	Montreal Expos	OF	28
35	Craig Caskey	Montreal Expos	P	24
42	Joe Gilbert	Montreal Expos	P	22
34	Pat Jarvis	Montreal Expos	P	33
39	Coco Laboy	Montreal Expos	3B	34
5	Clyde Mashore	Montreal Expos	OF	29
17	Jorge Roque	Montreal Expos	OF	24
1	Lute Barnes	New York Mets	PH	27
5	Jim Beauchamp	New York Mets	1B	34
6	Greg Harts	New York Mets	PH	24
34	Phil Hennigan	New York Mets	P	28
20	Jerry May	New York Mets	C	30
24	Willie Mays	New York Mets	OF	43
19	Brian Ostrosser	New York Mets	SS	24
30	Bucky Brandon	Philadelphia Phillies	P	33
16	Jose Pagan	Philadelphia Phillies	3B	39
37	Bill Wilson	Philadelphia Phillies	P	31
14	Gene Alley	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS	33
4	Jim Campanis	Pittsburgh Pirates	PH	30
58	Jim Foor	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	25
2	Jackie Hernandez	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS	33
44	John Lamb	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	27
39	Jim McKee	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	27
11	Jerry McNertney	Pittsburgh Pirates	C	37
32	Chris Zachary	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	30
28	Pat Corrales	San Diego Padres	C	33
8	Dave Marshall	San Diego Padres	OF	31
5	Don Mason	San Diego Padres	2B	29
42	Frank Snook	San Diego Padres	P	25
10	Al Gallagher	San Francisco Giants	3B	28
47	Tommie Agee	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	31
37	John Andrews	St. Louis Cardinals	P	25
18	Bobby Fenwick	St. Louis Cardinals	2B	27
48	Eddie Fisher	St. Louis Cardinals	P	37
34	Al Santorini	St. Louis Cardinals	P	26
24	Scipio Spinks	St. Louis Cardinals	P	26
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
1973 National League Retirements

1973 A.L. Retirements

	Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1973 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. Did you know that future hall of fame pitcher Walter Johnson ended his Major League career in 1927 with a pinch-hit appearance? During the final game of the season pitcher Tom Zachary, who had just given up Babe Ruth's sixtieth home run of the season, was lifted and Johnson replaced him at the plate.