1993 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 1993.

"I'll never make the mistake of being seventy (70) again." - Casey Stengel comment made after being told to quit following the 1960 World Series
 

American League Retirements

1993

38 Marcos Armas Oakland Athletics 1B 24
42 Jim Austin Milwaukee Brewers P 30
50 Bob Ayrault Seattle Mariners P 28
22 Wally Backman Seattle Mariners 3B 34
36 Steve Balboni Texas Rangers DH 37
21 George Bell Chicago White Sox DH 34
12 Lance Blankenship Oakland Athletics OF 30
52 Mike Boddicker Milwaukee Brewers P 36
5 George Brett Kansas City Royals DH 41
26 J.T. Bruett Minnesota Twins OF 26
57 Greg Brummett Minnesota Twins P 27
28 Todd Burns Texas Rangers P 30
25 Randy Bush Minnesota Twins 1B 35
30 Jim Byrd Boston Red Sox PR 25
23 Ivan Calderon Boston Red Sox OF 32
27 Ivan Calderon Chicago White Sox DH 32
21 Willie Canate Toronto Blue Jays OF 22
88 Paul Carey Baltimore Orioles 1B 26
46 Chuck Cary Chicago White Sox P 34
34 Andy Cook New York Yankees P 26
55 Mike Cook Baltimore Orioles P 30
28 Henry Cotto Seattle Mariners OF 33
27 Glenn Davis Baltimore Orioles 1B 33
46 Ken Dayley Toronto Blue Jays P 35
62 Drew Denson Chicago White Sox 1B 28
31 Frank DiPino Kansas City Royals P 37
13 Bill Doran Milwaukee Brewers 2B 36
31 Kelly Downs Oakland Athletics P 33
72 Carlton Fisk Chicago White Sox C 46
32 Dan Gladden Detroit Tigers OF 36
13 Larry Gonzales California Angels C 27
37 Mark Grater Detroit Tigers P 30
4 Alfredo Griffin Toronto Blue Jays SS 36
17 Kelly Gruber California Angels 3B 32
18 Dave Haas Detroit Tigers P 28
18 Donald Harris Texas Rangers OF 26
48 Hilly Hathaway California Angels P 24
53 Neal Heaton New York Yankees P 34
57 Shawn Hillegas Oakland Athletics P 29
38 Brad Holman Seattle Mariners P 26
29 Mike Humphreys New York Yankees OF 27
42 Domingo Jean New York Yankees P 25
40 Dave Johnson Detroit Tigers P 34
43 Jeff Johnson New York Yankees P 27
50 Barry Jones Chicago White Sox P 31
27 Terry Jorgensen Minnesota Twins 3B 27
46 John Kiely Detroit Tigers P 29
29 Tom Kramer Cleveland Indians P 26
9 Gene Larkin Minnesota Twins OF 31
34 Terry Leach Chicago White Sox P 40
52 Derek Lee Minnesota Twins OF 27
32 Charlie Leibrandt Texas Rangers P 37
68 Doug Lindsey Chicago White Sox C 26
49 Scott Lydy Oakland Athletics OF 25
30 Steve Lyons Boston Red Sox OF 33
48, 52 Carlos Maldonado Milwaukee Brewers P 27
14 Chito Martinez Baltimore Orioles OF 28
5 Domingo Martinez Toronto Blue Jays 1B 26
50 Matt Maysey Milwaukee Brewers P 27
48 Kevin McGehee Baltimore Orioles P 25
58 Jeff McNeely Boston Red Sox OF 24
11 Luis Mercedes Baltimore Orioles OF 26
34 Sam Militello New York Yankees P 24
16 Gene Nelson California Angels P 33
23 Gene Nelson Texas Rangers P 33
36 Jerry Nielsen California Angels P 27
39 Rafael Novoa Milwaukee Brewers P 26
9, 12 Pete O'Brien Seattle Mariners DH 36
46 John O'Donoghue Baltimore Orioles P 25
14 John Orton California Angels C 28
12 Geno Petralli Texas Rangers C 34
48 Dennis Powell Seattle Mariners P 30
48 Ted Power Cleveland Indians P 39
42, 48 Ted Power Seattle Mariners P 39
18 Carlos Quintana Boston Red Sox 1B 28
29 Kevin Reimer Milwaukee Brewers DH 29
20 Jeff Richardson Boston Red Sox 2B 28
12 Ernest Riles Boston Red Sox 2B 33
17, 25 John Russell Texas Rangers C 33
34 Nolan Ryan Texas Rangers P 47
53 Nelson Santovenia Kansas City Royals C 32
23 Mike Schooler Texas Rangers P 31
43 Darryl Scott California Angels P 25
47 Scott Scudder Cleveland Indians P 26
40 Larry Sheets Seattle Mariners OF 34
40 Zak Shinall Seattle Mariners P 25
2 William Suero Milwaukee Brewers 2B 27
20 Paul Swingle California Angels P 27
31 Frank Tanana New York Yankees P 40
56 Scott Taylor Boston Red Sox P 26
8 Dickie Thon Milwaukee Brewers SS 35
22 George Tsamis Minnesota Twins P 26
3, 8 Jim Walewander California Angels SS 32
19 Curtis Wilkerson Kansas City Royals 2B 33
8 Craig Wilson Kansas City Royals 3B 29
39 Mike Witt New York Yankees P 33
43 Cliff Young Cleveland Indians P 29
29 Curt Young Oakland Athletics P 34
40 Matt Young Cleveland Indians P 35
19 Robin Yount Milwaukee Brewers OF 38
1993 American League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1993 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.

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.