Baseball Almanac - 1901 American League Retirements

1901 American 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 American League League players who hung up their spikes in 1901.

"I want to hit a routine grounder to second and run all out to first base, then get thrown out by a half step. I want to leave an example to the young guys that that's how you play the game, all out." - George Brett

American League Retirements
1901

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Frank Foutz Baltimore Orioles 1B 25

n/a Burt Hart Baltimore Orioles 1B 31

n/a Bill Karns Baltimore Orioles P 26

n/a Jerry Nops Baltimore Orioles P 26

n/a Crazy Schmit Baltimore Orioles P 36

n/a Chappie Snodgrass Baltimore Orioles OF 32

n/a Ben Beville Boston Americans P 24

n/a Nig Cuppy Boston Americans P 32

n/a Tommy Dowd Boston Americans OF 33

n/a Ted Lewis Boston Americans P 29

n/a Frank Dupee Chicago White Stockings P 25

n/a Pop Foster Chicago White Stockings OF 24

n/a Frank Shugart Chicago White Stockings SS 35

n/a Bock Baker Cleveland Blues P 23

n/a Jack Bracken Cleveland Blues P 21

n/a Dick Braggins Cleveland Blues P 22

n/a Ed Cermak Cleveland Blues OF 20

n/a Bill Cristall Cleveland Blues P 26

n/a Frank Cross Cleveland Blues OF 29

n/a Tom Donovan Cleveland Blues OF 29

n/a Pete Dowling Cleveland Blues P 25

n/a Truck Eagan Cleveland Blues 2B 24

n/a Shorty Gallagher Cleveland Blues OF 30

n/a Frank Genins Cleveland Blues OF 35

n/a Russ Hall Cleveland Blues SS 30

n/a Bill Hart Cleveland Blues P 36

n/a Bill Hoffer Cleveland Blues P 31

n/a Harry Hogan Cleveland Blues OF 25

n/a Jim McGuire Cleveland Blues SS 27

n/a Harry McNeal Cleveland Blues P 23

n/a Ed Scott Cleveland Blues P 31

n/a Gus Weyhing Cleveland Blues P 35

n/a Davey Crockett Detroit Tigers 1B 26

n/a Ed High Detroit Tigers P 28

n/a Harry Lochhead Detroit Tigers SS 26

n/a Doc Nance Detroit Tigers OF 25

n/a George Bone Milwaukee Brewers SS 27

n/a Ed Bruyette Milwaukee Brewers OF 27

n/a Pete Dowling Milwaukee Brewers P 25

n/a Pink Hawley Milwaukee Brewers P 29

n/a George Hogriever Milwaukee Brewers OF 33

n/a Irv Waldron Milwaukee Brewers OF 30

n/a Bock Baker Philadelphia Athletics P 23

n/a Joe Dolan Philadelphia Athletics SS 29

n/a Fred Ketchum Philadelphia Athletics OF 26

n/a Bob Lindemann Philadelphia Athletics OF 20

n/a Harry Lochhead Philadelphia Athletics SS 26

n/a Pete Loos Philadelphia Athletics P 24

n/a Bob McKinney Philadelphia Athletics 2B 26

n/a Morgan Murphy Philadelphia Athletics C 35

n/a Sam Dungan Washington Senators OF 35

n/a Bill Everitt Washington Senators 1B 33

n/a Pop Foster Washington Senators OF 24

n/a Dale Gear Washington Senators OF 30

n/a Ben Harrison Washington Senators OF uk

n/a Charlie Luskey Washington Senators OF 26

n/a Joe Quinn Washington Senators 2B 37

n/a Irv Waldron Washington Senators OF 30

# Name Team Pos Age

1901 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1901 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

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.

On September 28, 1960, broadcaster Curt Gowdy uttered, "It's got a chance. It's got a chance. And it's gone!" Those words were used to describe the final at-bat of slugger Ted Williams.

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