Baseball Almanac - 1892 National League Retirements

1892 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 1892.

"You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to: Run forward. Bend. Scoop up the ball. Peg it to the infield. Then your body says, 'Who, me?'" - Retirement comment made by Joe DiMaggio

National League Retirements
1892

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Charlie Buffinton Baltimore Orioles P 31

n/a George Cobb Baltimore Orioles P 27

n/a Sun Daly Baltimore Orioles OF 28

n/a Harry Ely Baltimore Orioles P uk

n/a Alex Ferson Baltimore Orioles P 26

n/a Bill Gilbert Baltimore Orioles P 25

n/a John Godar Baltimore Orioles OF 28

n/a Jocko Halligan Baltimore Orioles OF 24

n/a Ned Hanlon Baltimore Orioles OF 35

n/a John Healy Baltimore Orioles P 26

n/a Tom Hess Baltimore Orioles C 17

n/a Bill Johnson Baltimore Orioles OF uk

n/a John Pickett Baltimore Orioles 2B 27

n/a Sy Sutcliffe Baltimore Orioles 1B 31

n/a George Wood Baltimore Orioles OF 34

n/a Dan Burke Boston Beaneaters C 24

n/a Joe Daly Boston Beaneaters C 24

n/a Lee Viau Boston Beaneaters P 26

n/a Hub Collins Brooklyn Bridegrooms OF 29

n/a Darby O'Brien Brooklyn Bridegrooms OF 29

n/a Jimmy Cooney Chicago Colts SS 27

n/a Harry DeMiller Chicago Colts P 25

n/a John Hollison Chicago Colts P 23

n/a Charlie Newman Chicago Colts OF 24

n/a Fred Roat Chicago Colts 2B 25

n/a Tom Dowse Cincinnati Reds C 26

n/a Jocko Halligan Cincinnati Reds OF 24

n/a Buster Hoover Cincinnati Reds OF 30

n/a Bill Kuehne Cincinnati Reds 3B 34

n/a Tip O'Neill Cincinnati Reds OF 35

n/a George Rettger Cincinnati Reds P 24

n/a George Wood Cincinnati Reds OF 34

n/a George Rettger Cleveland Spiders P 24

n/a Lee Viau Cleveland Spiders P 26

n/a Charley Bassett Louisville Colonels 3B 30

n/a Harry Dooms Louisville Colonels OF 26

n/a Tom Dowse Louisville Colonels C 26

n/a Warren Fitzgerald Louisville Colonels P 25

n/a John Healy Louisville Colonels P 26

n/a Bill Kuehne Louisville Colonels 3B 34

n/a Alex McFarlan Louisville Colonels OF 26

n/a Ben Sanders Louisville Colonels P 28

n/a Emmett Seery Louisville Colonels OF 32

n/a Lee Viau Louisville Colonels P 26

n/a Charley Bassett New York Giants 2B 30

n/a Jocko Fields New York Giants OF 28

n/a George Gore New York Giants OF 36

n/a Jimmy Knowles New York Giants 3B 36

n/a Danny Murphy New York Giants C 28

n/a Charlie Newman New York Giants OF 24

n/a Hardy Richardson New York Giants 2B 38

n/a Mickey Welch New York Giants P 33

n/a Jerry Connors Philadelphia Phillies OF uk

n/a Tom Dowse Philadelphia Phillies C 26

n/a Harry Morelock Philadelphia Phillies 3B uk

n/a Dummy Stephenson Philadelphia Phillies OF 23

n/a John Thornton Philadelphia Phillies P 24

n/a Tom Burns Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 36

n/a Bobby Cargo Pittsburgh Pirates SS uk

n/a Pop Corkhill Pittsburgh Pirates OF 35

n/a Pud Galvin Pittsburgh Pirates P 36

n/a Harry Raymond Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 31

n/a Ed Swartwood Pittsburgh Pirates OF 34

n/a Will Thompson Pittsburgh Pirates P 22

n/a Fred Woodcock Pittsburgh Pirates P 25

n/a Frank Bird St. Louis Browns C 24

n/a Hick Carpenter St. Louis Browns 3B 37

n/a Unknown Collins St. Louis Browns OF uk

n/a Pud Galvin St. Louis Browns P 36

n/a Charlie Getzien St. Louis Browns P 29

n/a George Gore St. Louis Browns OF 36

n/a Ed Haigh St. Louis Browns OF 26

n/a Bill Kuehne St. Louis Browns 3B 34

n/a Unknown Leonard St. Louis Browns OF uk

n/a Jim McCormick St. Louis Browns 2B 24

n/a Mark McGrillis St. Louis Browns 3B 20

n/a Gene Moriarity St. Louis Browns OF 28

n/a John Thornton St. Louis Browns OF 24

n/a Jimmy Wolf St. Louis Browns OF 31

n/a J.B. Young St. Louis Browns P 35

n/a Tun Berger Washington Senators SS 25

n/a Jimmy Cooney Washington Senators SS 27

n/a Tom Dowse Washington Senators OF 26

n/a Jake Drauby Washington Senators 3B 29

n/a Dan Potts Washington Senators C uk

n/a Harry Raymond Washington Senators 3B 31

n/a Hardy Richardson Washington Senators OF 38

n/a Yank Robinson Washington Senators 3B 33

# Name Team Pos Age

1892 National League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1892 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

Goose Goslin played for eighteen seasons and averaged one-hundred twenty-seven games played per season. In 1938, during his final at-bat, he twisted his back and was replaced at the plate by a pinch-hitter for the first time in his Major League career.

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.

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