1992 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 1992.

"You are George Brett and all the cheering has stopped. The music is muted, the hour is late, and they will be taking the banners down and emptying your locker any minute now. As the late Jimmy Cannon would say it, 'All your bats are broken.'" - Broadcaster Jim Murray
 

American League Retirements

1992

29 Pat Clements Baltimore Orioles P 31
24 Rick Dempsey Baltimore Orioles C 43
46 Mike Flanagan Baltimore Orioles P 41
33 Tommy Barrett Boston Red Sox 2B 33
25 Jack Clark Boston Red Sox DH 37
31 Peter Hoy Boston Red Sox P 26
59 Daryl Irvine Boston Red Sox P 28
5 Herm Winningham Boston Red Sox OF 31
28 Bert Blyleven California Angels P 42
21 Alvin Davis California Angels 1B 32
20 Mike Fitzgerald California Angels C 32
38 Jose Gonzalez California Angels OF 28
9 Von Hayes California Angels OF 34
33 John Morris California Angels OF 32
5 Ken Oberkfell California Angels 2B 37
40 Don Robinson California Angels P 35
6 Bobby Rose California Angels 2B 26
45 Shawn Abner Chicago White Sox OF 26
57 Chris Cron Chicago White Sox 1B 29
54 Mike Dunne Chicago White Sox P 30
10 Shawn Jeter Chicago White Sox OF 26
36 Brad Arnsberg Cleveland Indians P 29
26 Brook Jacoby Cleveland Indians 3B 33
31 Steve Olin Cleveland Indians P 27
20 Tony Perezchica Cleveland Indians 3B 27
22 Dave Rohde Cleveland Indians 3B 29
14 Dave Bergman Detroit Tigers 1B 39
25 Eric King Detroit Tigers P 29
18 Gary Pettis Detroit Tigers OF 35
35 Walt Terrell Detroit Tigers P 35
48 Juan Berenguer Kansas City Royals P 38
54 Ed Pierce Kansas City Royals P 24
49 Steve Shifflett Kansas City Royals P 27
17 Jim Gantner Milwaukee Brewers 2B 40
33 Ron Robinson Milwaukee Brewers P 31
2 Donnie Hill Minnesota Twins SS 32
16 Bob Kipper Minnesota Twins P 28
49 Luis Quinones Minnesota Twins 3B 31
18 Darren Reed Minnesota Twins OF 27
29 Jesse Barfield New York Yankees OF 33
41 Tim Burke New York Yankees P 34
41 Johnny Guzman Oakland Athletics P 22
4 Carney Lansford Oakland Athletics 3B 36
6, 9 Jamie Quirk Oakland Athletics C 38
52 Mike Raczka Oakland Athletics P 30
56 Todd Revenig Oakland Athletics P 23
34 Jim Acker Seattle Mariners P 34
6, 9 Scott Bradley Seattle Mariners C 33
15 Kevin Brown Seattle Mariners P 27
43 Dave Cochrane Seattle Mariners OF 30
46 Brian Fisher Seattle Mariners P 31
6 Bert Heffernan Seattle Mariners C 28
52 Calvin Jones Seattle Mariners P 29
54 Randy Kramer Seattle Mariners P 32
6 John Moses Seattle Mariners OF 35
32 Clay Parker Seattle Mariners P 30
20 Dave Schmidt Seattle Mariners P 36
17 Matt Sinatro Seattle Mariners C 33
20 Shane Turner Seattle Mariners 3B 30
44 Mike Walker Seattle Mariners P 27
42 Kerry Woodson Seattle Mariners P 24
48 Gerald Alexander Texas Rangers P 25
17 Floyd Bannister Texas Rangers P 37
18 Don Carman Texas Rangers P 33
43 Scott Chiamparino Texas Rangers P 26
54 Cris Colon Texas Rangers SS 24
66 Doug Davis Texas Rangers C 30
5, 55 Brian Downing Texas Rangers DH 42
29 Steve Fireovid Texas Rangers P 35
49 Danilo Leon Texas Rangers P 26
39 Rob Maurer Texas Rangers 1B 26
46 Lance McCullers Texas Rangers P 29
8 Al Newman Texas Rangers 2B 32
20 Jeff Robinson Texas Rangers P 31
52 Wayne Rosenthal Texas Rangers P 28
24 Ray Stephens Texas Rangers C 30
5 Rance Mulliniks Toronto Blue Jays DH 37
15 Pat Tabler Toronto Blue Jays 1B 35
1992 American League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1992 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.

Stan Musial ended his Major League career on September 29, 1963. His final hit was a single during the sixth inning off Jim Maloney which drove in his last RBI (which was Curt Flood).