2007 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 2007.

"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

2007

9 Jeff Cirillo Arizona Diamondbacks 3B 38
30 Jeff DaVanon Arizona Diamondbacks OF 34
32 J.D. Durbin Arizona Diamondbacks P 26
40 Joe Kennedy Arizona Diamondbacks P 29
32 Byung-Hyun Kim Arizona Diamondbacks P 29
4 Donnie Sadler Arizona Diamondbacks 2B 32
62 Mike Schultz Arizona Diamondbacks P 28
32 Bob Wickman Arizona Diamondbacks P 39
30 Kevin Barry Atlanta Braves P 29
37 Steve Colyer Atlanta Braves P 29
14 Julio Franco Atlanta Braves 1B 49
49 Macay McBride Atlanta Braves P 25
20 Scott Thorman Atlanta Braves 1B 26
28 Bob Wickman Atlanta Braves P 39
38 Craig Wilson Atlanta Braves 1B 31
52 Wade Miller Chicago Cubs P 31
56 Billy Petrick Chicago Cubs P 24
7 Mark Bellhorn Cincinnati Reds 3B 33
19 Jeff Conine Cincinnati Reds 1B 41
37 Rheal Cormier Cincinnati Reds P 41
40 Jon Coutlangus Cincinnati Reds P 27
48 Enrique Cruz Cincinnati Reds SS 26
37 Bobby Livingston Cincinnati Reds P 25
58 Pedro Lopez Cincinnati Reds SS 24
59 Marcus McBeth Cincinnati Reds P 27
53 Brad Salmon Cincinnati Reds P 28
57 Victor Santos Cincinnati Reds P 31
64 Tom Shearn Cincinnati Reds P 30
29 Mike Stanton Cincinnati Reds P 40
52 Ricky Stone Cincinnati Reds P 33
14 Sean Barker Colorado Rockies OF 28
99 Darren Clarke Colorado Rockies P 27
12 Steve Finley Colorado Rockies OF 43
16 Geronimo Gil Colorado Rockies C 32
49 Tim Harikkala Colorado Rockies P 36
49 Byung-Hyun Kim Colorado Rockies P 29
47 John Mabry Colorado Rockies 3B 37
39 Tom Martin Colorado Rockies P 38
46 Zach McClellan Colorado Rockies P 29
29 Dan Serafini Colorado Rockies P 34
38 Daniel Barone Florida Marlins P 25
21 Joe Borchard Florida Marlins OF 29
50 Marcos Carvajal Florida Marlins P 23
40 Nate Field Florida Marlins P 32
31 John Gall Florida Marlins OF 30
68 Harvey Garcia Florida Marlins P 24
49, 38, 23 Byung-Hyun Kim Florida Marlins P 29
26 Todd Linden Florida Marlins OF 27
41 Wes Obermueller Florida Marlins P 31
77 Henry Owens Florida Marlins P 29
50 Erasmo Ramirez Florida Marlins P 32
1 Eric Reed Florida Marlins OF 27
58 Mauro Zarate Florida Marlins P 25
7, 42, 7 Craig Biggio Houston Astros 2B 42
38 Travis Driskill Houston Astros P 36
16, 42, 16 Jason Lane Houston Astros OF 31
62 Mark McLemore Houston Astros P 27
19, 42, 19 Orlando Palmeiro Houston Astros OF 39
63 Stephen Randolph Houston Astros P 34
21, 42, 21 Rick White Houston Astros P 39
29, 42, 29 Woody Williams Houston Astros P 41
36 Roberto Hernandez Los Angeles Dodgers P 43
28 Shea Hillenbrand Los Angeles Dodgers 3B 32
54 D.J. Houlton Los Angeles Dodgers P 28
57 Eric Hull Los Angeles Dodgers P 28
14, 42, 14 Mike Lieberthal Los Angeles Dodgers C 36
8 Olmedo Saenz Los Angeles Dodgers 1B 37
41 Chin-hui Tsao Los Angeles Dodgers P 26
33 David Wells Los Angeles Dodgers P 45
26, 42, 26 Damian Miller Milwaukee Brewers C 38
50 Chris Spurling Milwaukee Brewers P 30
52 Mel Stocker Milwaukee Brewers OF 27
19, 28 Sandy Alomar, Jr. New York Mets C 41
40 Ambiorix Burgos New York Mets P 24
36 Willie Collazo New York Mets P 28
28, 19 Jeff Conine New York Mets 1B 41
23 Julio Franco New York Mets 1B 49
20 Shawn Green New York Mets OF 35
26 Orlando Hernandez New York Mets P 42
4 Ben Johnson New York Mets OF 26
54 Brian Lawrence New York Mets P 32
9 Ricky Ledee New York Mets OF 34
30 Aaron Sele New York Mets P 37
19 Lino Urdaneta New York Mets P 28
22 Jose Valentin New York Mets 2B 38
32 Dave Williams New York Mets P 29
57, 42, 57 Antonio Alfonseca Philadelphia Phillies P 36
52 Fabio Castro Philadelphia Phillies P 23
48 Kane Davis Philadelphia Phillies P 32
52 J.D. Durbin Philadelphia Phillies P 26
46 John Ennis Philadelphia Phillies P 28
61 Anderson Garcia Philadelphia Phillies P 27
44 Yoel Hernandez Philadelphia Phillies P 28
4 Pete LaForest Philadelphia Phillies PH 30
49 Jose Mesa Philadelphia Phillies P 42
29 Chris Roberson Philadelphia Phillies OF 28
54, 42, 54 Francisco Rosario Philadelphia Phillies P 27
40, 42, 40 Matt Smith Philadelphia Phillies P 28
54, 42, 54 Jonah Bayliss Pittsburgh Pirates P 27
11, 42, 11 Humberto Cota Pittsburgh Pirates C 29
59 Dan Kolb Pittsburgh Pirates P 33
18 Masumi Kuwata Pittsburgh Pirates P 40
39 Marty McLeary Pittsburgh Pirates P 33
59 Brian Rogers Pittsburgh Pirates P 25
44 Josh Sharpless Pittsburgh Pirates P 27
37, 42, 37 John Wasdin Pittsburgh Pirates P 35
27 Shane Youman Pittsburgh Pirates P 28
7 Hiram Bocachica San Diego Padres OF 32
22 Marcus Giles San Diego Padres 2B 30
53 Pete LaForest San Diego Padres C 30
7 Jason Lane San Diego Padres OF 31
57 Aaron Rakers San Diego Padres P 31
13 Oscar Robles San Diego Padres 2B 32
8 Terrmel Sledge San Diego Padres OF 31
39 Mike Thompson San Diego Padres P 27
33 David Wells San Diego Padres P 45
25, 42, 25 Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants OF 43
29 Luis Figueroa San Francisco Giants SS 34
21 Ryan Klesko San Francisco Giants 1B 36
34 Steve Kline San Francisco Giants P 35
39 Todd Linden San Francisco Giants OF 27
51 Noah Lowry San Francisco Giants P 27
54 Scott Munter San Francisco Giants P 28
28 Lance Niekro San Francisco Giants 1B 29
46, 61 Troy Cate St. Louis Cardinals P 27
33, 63 Andy Cavazos St. Louis Cardinals P 27
59 Dennis Dove St. Louis Cardinals P 26
43 Juan Encarnacion St. Louis Cardinals OF 32
32, 42, 32 Josh Hancock St. Louis Cardinals P 30
61, 19, 42, 19 Tyler Johnson St. Louis Cardinals P 26
54, 42, 54 Randy Keisler St. Louis Cardinals P 32
46 Mike Maroth St. Louis Cardinals P 30
26, 42, 26 Scott Spiezio St. Louis Cardinals 3B 35
35, 54 Kelly Stinnett St. Louis Cardinals C 38
3, 42, 3 Preston Wilson St. Louis Cardinals OF 33
37 Mike Bacsik Washington Nationals P 30
77 Tony Batista Washington Nationals 1B 34
30 Chris Booker Washington Nationals P 31
13 Robert Fick Washington Nationals 1B 34
6 D'Angelo Jimenez Washington Nationals SS 30
7 Nook Logan Washington Nationals OF 28
49 Arnie Munoz Washington Nationals P 25
22 John Patterson Washington Nationals P 30
29 Michael Restovich Washington Nationals OF 29
50 Jason Simontacchi Washington Nationals P 34
35 Ryan Wagner Washington Nationals P 25
00 Brandon Watson Washington Nationals OF 26
2007 National League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 2007 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

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.

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.