1991 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 1991.

"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

1991

58 Francisco de la Rosa Baltimore Orioles P 26
24 Dwight Evans Baltimore Orioles OF 40
45 Kevin Hickey Baltimore Orioles P 36
43 Roy Smith Baltimore Orioles P 30
11 Ernie Whitt Baltimore Orioles C 39
38 Jeff Gray Boston Red Sox P 29
19 Dana Kiecker Boston Red Sox P 31
22 Mike Marshall Boston Red Sox 1B 32
43 Kevin Morton Boston Red Sox P 23
46 Dan Petry Boston Red Sox P 33
54 Jeff Plympton Boston Red Sox P 26
16 Kevin Romine Boston Red Sox OF 31
36 Chris Beasley California Angels P 29
40 Mark Davis California Angels OF 27
41 Mike Marshall California Angels 1B 32
39 Dave Parker California Angels DH 40
8 Max Venable California Angels OF 34
41 Jeff Carter Chicago White Sox P 27
42 Tom Drees Chicago White Sox P 28
45 Wayne Edwards Chicago White Sox P 28
42 Ron Kittle Chicago White Sox 1B 34
47 Don Wakamatsu Chicago White Sox C 29
51 Steve Wapnick Chicago White Sox P 26
37 Beau Allred Cleveland Indians OF 26
46 Bruce Egloff Cleveland Indians P 27
6 Jose Escobar Cleveland Indians SS 31
58 Garland Kiser Cleveland Indians P 23
22 Luis Lopez Cleveland Indians C 27
6 Ever Magallanes Cleveland Indians SS 26
23 Luis Medina Cleveland Indians DH 29
4 Joel Skinner Cleveland Indians C 31
56 Mike York Cleveland Indians P 27
9 Tony Bernazard Detroit Tigers 2B 35
55 John Cerutti Detroit Tigers P 32
42 Mike Dalton Detroit Tigers P 29
17 Luis de los Santos Detroit Tigers OF 25
32 Dan Gakeler Detroit Tigers P 28
15 Lloyd Moseby Detroit Tigers OF 32
34 Johnny Paredes Detroit Tigers 2B 29
46 Dan Petry Detroit Tigers P 33
27 Mark Salas Detroit Tigers C 31
25 John Shelby Detroit Tigers OF 34
39 Stu Cole Kansas City Royals 2B 26
28 Steve Crawford Kansas City Royals P 34
49 Warren Cromartie Kansas City Royals 1B 38
39 Wes Gardner Kansas City Royals P 31
13 Carmelo Martinez Kansas City Royals 1B 31
38 Andy McGaffigan Kansas City Royals P 35
9 Bobby Moore Kansas City Royals OF 26
26 Terry Puhl Kansas City Royals OF 35
43 Dan Schatzeder Kansas City Royals P 37
34 Hector Wagner Kansas City Royals P 23
17 Paul Zuvella Kansas City Royals 3B 33
38 Don August Milwaukee Brewers P 28
9 Greg Brock Milwaukee Brewers 1B 34
22 George Canale Milwaukee Brewers 1B 26
59 Chris George Milwaukee Brewers P 25
43 Jim Hunter Milwaukee Brewers P 27
48 Julio Machado Milwaukee Brewers P 26
18 Jim Olander Milwaukee Brewers OF 29
49 Allan Anderson Minnesota Twins P 28
22 Carmen Castillo Minnesota Twins OF 33
40 Andy Hawkins New York Yankees P 32
17 Scott Lusader New York Yankees OF 27
34 Pascual Perez New York Yankees P 35
48 John Ramos New York Yankees C 26
17 Pat Sheridan New York Yankees OF 34
41 Wade Taylor New York Yankees P 26
38 Dana Allison Oakland Athletics P 25
49 Steve Chitren Oakland Athletics P 24
22 Kirk Dressendorfer Oakland Athletics P 23
41 Andy Hawkins Oakland Athletics P 32
48 Brad Komminsk Oakland Athletics OF 31
2 Vance Law Oakland Athletics 3B 35
14 Fred Manrique Oakland Athletics SS 30
30 Eric Show Oakland Athletics P 36
57 Ron Witmeyer Oakland Athletics 1B 24
32 Keith Comstock Seattle Mariners P 36
30 Ken Griffey Seattle Mariners OF 42
36 Brian Holman Seattle Mariners P 27
25 Tracy Jones Seattle Mariners DH 31
7 Alonzo Powell Seattle Mariners OF 27
23 Pat Rice Seattle Mariners P 28
27 John Barfield Texas Rangers P 27
44 Joe Bitker Texas Rangers P 28
29 Oil Can Boyd Texas Rangers P 32
10 Nick Capra Texas Rangers OF 34
42 Eric Nolte Texas Rangers P 28
32 Calvin Schiraldi Texas Rangers P 29
18 Tony Scruggs Texas Rangers OF 26
39 Dave Parker Toronto Blue Jays DH 40
13 Kenny Williams Toronto Blue Jays OF 28
44 Frank Wills Toronto Blue Jays P 33
3 Mookie Wilson Toronto Blue Jays OF 36
1991 American League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1991 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.