American League Retirements 1997
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
61	Mike Bovee	Anaheim Angels	P	24
43	Anthony Chavez	Anaheim Angels	P	27
11	Robert Eenhoorn	Anaheim Angels	3B	30
7	Angelo Encarnacion	Anaheim Angels	C	29
44	Kevin Gross	Anaheim Angels	P	36
23	Mark Gubicza	Anaheim Angels	P	35
33	Eddie Murray	Anaheim Angels	DH	42
59	Shad Williams	Anaheim Angels	P	27
50	Mel Rosario	Baltimore Orioles	C	25
50	Mark Brandenburg	Boston Red Sox	P	27
52	Vaughn Eshelman	Boston Red Sox	P	29
59	Ken Grundt	Boston Red Sox	P	28
53	Kerry Lacy	Boston Red Sox	P	25
38	Jose Malave	Boston Red Sox	OF	27
11	Tim Naehring	Boston Red Sox	3B	31
44	Rudy Pemberton	Boston Red Sox	OF	28
29	Arquimedez Pozo	Boston Red Sox	3B	24
43	Ricky Trlicek	Boston Red Sox	P	29
51	Mike Bertotti	Chicago White Sox	P	28
57	Chris Clemons	Chicago White Sox	P	25
48	Jeff Darwin	Chicago White Sox	P	28
20	Ron Karkovice	Chicago White Sox	C	34
29	Tony Pena	Chicago White Sox	C	40
50	Larry Thomas	Chicago White Sox	P	28
26	Casey Candaele	Cleveland Indians	2B	37
47	Terry Clark	Cleveland Indians	P	37
20	Kevin Seitzer	Cleveland Indians	DH	36
57	John Smiley	Cleveland Indians	P	33
52	Jose Bautista	Detroit Tigers	P	33
29	Vince Coleman	Detroit Tigers	OF	36
19	John Cummings	Detroit Tigers	P	29
58	Glenn Dishman	Detroit Tigers	P	27
43	Joe Hall	Detroit Tigers	OF	32
42	Fernando Hernandez	Detroit Tigers	P	26
53	Jimmy Hurst	Detroit Tigers	OF	26
14	Orlando Miller	Detroit Tigers	SS	29
50	Tim Pugh	Detroit Tigers	P	31
7	Jody Reed	Detroit Tigers	2B	35
38	Jim Converse	Kansas City Royals	P	26
14, 16	Scott Cooper	Kansas City Royals	3B	30
52	Roland de la Maza	Kansas City Royals	P	26
36	Ryan Long	Kansas City Royals	OF	25
31	Rod Myers	Kansas City Royals	OF	25
52	Mike Perez	Kansas City Royals	P	33
63	Andy Stewart	Kansas City Royals	C	27
51	Randy Veres	Kansas City Royals	P	32
49	Mitch Williams	Kansas City Royals	P	33
24	Chuck Carr	Milwaukee Brewers	OF	30
37, 48	Mark Davis	Milwaukee Brewers	P	37
51	Eddy Diaz	Milwaukee Brewers	2B	26
18	Todd Dunn	Milwaukee Brewers	OF	27
33	Jamie McAndrew	Milwaukee Brewers	P	30
40	Ben McDonald	Milwaukee Brewers	P	30
25	Angel Miranda	Milwaukee Brewers	P	28
52	Mike Misuraca	Milwaukee Brewers	P	29
11	Antone Williamson	Milwaukee Brewers	1B	24
52	Shane Bowers	Minnesota Twins	P	26
18	Mariano Duncan	New York Yankees	2B	35
55	Mark Acre	Oakland Athletics	P	29
40	Willie Adams	Oakland Athletics	P	25
8	Tilson Brito	Oakland Athletics	3B	26
49	Gary Haught	Oakland Athletics	P	27
59	Dane Johnson	Oakland Athletics	P	35
39	Steve Wojciechowski	Oakland Athletics	P	27
47	Tim Davis	Seattle Mariners	P	27
26	Alvaro Espinoza	Seattle Mariners	SS	36
39	Edwin Hurtado	Seattle Mariners	P	28
30	Brian Raabe	Seattle Mariners	3B	30
35	Dan Rohrmeier	Seattle Mariners	DH	32
5	Lee Tinsley	Seattle Mariners	OF	29
48	Jose Alberro	Texas Rangers	P	28
46	Terry Clark	Texas Rangers	P	37
55	Wilson Heredia	Texas Rangers	P	26
10	Henry Mercedes	Texas Rangers	C	28
45	Eric Moody	Texas Rangers	P	27
37	Marc Sagmoen	Texas Rangers	OF	27
15	Mickey Tettleton	Texas Rangers	DH	37
12	Tilson Brito	Toronto Blue Jays	2B	26
24	Mariano Duncan	Toronto Blue Jays	2B	35
38	Huck Flener	Toronto Blue Jays	P	29
36	Marty Janzen	Toronto Blue Jays	P	25
52	Kenny Robinson	Toronto Blue Jays	P	28
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
1997 American League Retirements

1997 N.L. Retirements

	Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1997 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).