1993 National 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 National League League players who hung up their spikes in 1993.

"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
 

National League Retirements

1993

19 Francisco Cabrera Atlanta Braves 1B 27
10 Greg Olson Atlanta Braves C 33
44 William Brennan Chicago Cubs P 31
53 Doug Jennings Chicago Cubs 1B 29
10 Steve Lake Chicago Cubs C 37
1 Tommy Shields Chicago Cubs 2B 29
20 Eric Yelding Chicago Cubs 2B 29
56 Mike Anderson Cincinnati Reds P 27
61 Chris Bushing Cincinnati Reds P 26
18 Tim Costo Cincinnati Reds OF 25
21 Jack Daugherty Cincinnati Reds OF 33
22 Cecil Espy Cincinnati Reds OF 31
54 Steve Foster Cincinnati Reds P 27
50 Keith Gordon Cincinnati Reds OF 25
58 Cesar Hernandez Cincinnati Reds OF 27
45 Keith Hughes Cincinnati Reds OF 30
56 Jeff Kaiser Cincinnati Reds P 33
62 Keith Kessinger Cincinnati Reds SS 27
60 Brian Koelling Cincinnati Reds 2B 24
43 Bill Landrum Cincinnati Reds P 36
28 Scott Ruskin Cincinnati Reds P 30
51 Greg Tubbs Cincinnati Reds OF 31
49 Scott Fredrickson Colorado Rockies P 26
37 Jay Gainer Colorado Rockies 1B 27
55 Mark Grant Colorado Rockies P 30
41 Mark Knudson Colorado Rockies P 33
3 Dale Murphy Colorado Rockies OF 38
28 Bryn Smith Colorado Rockies P 38
20 Greg Briley Florida Marlins OF 29
29 Henry Cotto Florida Marlins OF 33
4 Monty Fariss Florida Marlins OF 26
52 Mitch Lyden Florida Marlins C 29
10 Bob McClure Florida Marlins P 42
14 Gus Polidor Florida Marlins 2B 32
49 Juan Agosto Houston Astros P 36
54 Eric Bell Houston Astros P 30
22 Jack Daugherty Houston Astros 1B 33
47 Mark Grant Houston Astros P 30
28 Jose Uribe Houston Astros SS 35
50 Steve Wilson Los Angeles Dodgers P 29
38 Jimmy Jones Montreal Expos P 30
25 Charlie Montoyo Montreal Expos 2B 28
11 Ted Wood Montreal Expos OF 27
20 Pete Young Montreal Expos P 26
1 Kevin Baez New York Mets SS 27
47 Mike Draper New York Mets P 27
2 Wayne Housie New York Mets OF 29
40 Jeff Innis New York Mets P 31
56 Jeff Kaiser New York Mets P 33
26 Ced Landrum New York Mets OF 30
36 Tito Navarro New York Mets SS 23
2 Doug Saunders New York Mets 2B 24
29 Frank Tanana New York Mets P 40
34 Chico Walker New York Mets 2B 36
43 Mickey Weston New York Mets P 33
55 Bob Ayrault Philadelphia Phillies P 28
35 Doug Lindsey Philadelphia Phillies C 26
24 Joe Millette Philadelphia Phillies SS 27
45 John Candelaria Pittsburgh Pirates P 40
53 Paul Miller Pittsburgh Pirates P 29
24 Dennis Moeller Pittsburgh Pirates P 26
44, 66 Ben Shelton Pittsburgh Pirates OF 24
61 Freddie Toliver Pittsburgh Pirates P 33
17 Bob Walk Pittsburgh Pirates P 37
53 Glenn Wilson Pittsburgh Pirates OF 35
50 Mark Ettles San Diego Padres P 27
17 Bob Geren San Diego Padres C 32
25 Kevin Higgins San Diego Padres C 27
3 Darrell Sherman San Diego Padres OF 26
20 Tim Teufel San Diego Padres 2B 35
23 Guillermo Velasquez San Diego Padres 1B 26
11 Dan Walters San Diego Padres C 27
37 Terry Bross San Francisco Giants P 28
50 Greg Brummett San Francisco Giants P 27
46 Craig Colbert San Francisco Giants C 29
21 Paul Faries San Francisco Giants 2B 29
29 Steve Hosey San Francisco Giants OF 25
36 Tim Layana San Francisco Giants P 30
30 Jim McNamara San Francisco Giants C 28
17 Luis Mercedes San Francisco Giants OF 26
36, 39 Gino Minutelli San Francisco Giants P 30
33 Rod Brewer St. Louis Cardinals OF 28
41 Todd Burns St. Louis Cardinals P 30
46 Ozzie Canseco St. Louis Cardinals OF 29
8 Tim Jones St. Louis Cardinals SS 31
36 Paul Kilgus St. Louis Cardinals P 32
50 Les Lancaster St. Louis Cardinals P 32
51, 55 Lonnie Maclin St. Louis Cardinals OF 27
29 Marc Ronan St. Louis Cardinals C 24
29 Hector Villanueva St. Louis Cardinals C 29
54 Tracy Woodson St. Louis Cardinals 3B 31
1993 National League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1993 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

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).

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.