Baseball Almanac - 1877 National League Retirements

1877 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 1877.

"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
1877

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Harry Wright Boston Red Caps OF 43

n/a John Glenn Chicago White Stockings OF 28

n/a Paddy Quinn Chicago White Stockings OF 28

n/a Bob Addy Cincinnati Red Stockings OF 33

n/a Candy Cummings Cincinnati Red Stockings P 29

n/a Charlie Gould Cincinnati Red Stockings 1B 30

n/a Scott Hastings Cincinnati Red Stockings C 30

n/a Nat Hicks Cincinnati Red Stockings C 33

n/a Henry Kessler Cincinnati Red Stockings C 31

n/a Johnny Ryan Cincinnati Red Stockings OF 24

n/a John Bass Hartford Dark Blues OF 30

n/a Josh Bunce Hartford Dark Blues OF 31

n/a John Maloney Hartford Dark Blues OF uk

n/a Jay Pike Hartford Dark Blues OF uk

n/a Bill Craver Louisville Grays SS 33

n/a Jim Devlin Louisville Grays P 28

n/a John Haldeman Louisville Grays 2B 22

n/a George Hall Louisville Grays OF 29

n/a Flip Lafferty Louisville Grays OF 24

n/a Harry Little Louisville Grays 2B 27

n/a Al Nichols Louisville Grays 2B 26

n/a Joe Blong St. Louis Brown Stockings OF 24

n/a Herman Dehlman St. Louis Brown Stockings 1B 26

n/a Leonidas Lee St. Louis Brown Stockings OF 17

n/a Harry Little St. Louis Brown Stockings OF 27

n/a T.E. Newell St. Louis Brown Stockings SS uk

n/a Dickey Pearce St. Louis Brown Stockings SS 42

# Name Team Pos Age

1877 National League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1877 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).

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