1913 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 1913.

"I'll never make the mistake of being seventy (70) again." - Casey Stengel comment made after being told to quit following the 1960 World Series
 

National League Retirements

1913

n/a Buster Brown Boston Braves P 32
n/a Bill Calhoun Boston Braves 1B 23
n/a Otis Clymer Boston Braves OF 38
n/a Art Devlin Boston Braves 3B 34
n/a Rex DeVogt Boston Braves C 26
n/a Lefty Gervais Boston Braves P 23
n/a George Jackson Boston Braves OF 32
n/a Bris Lord Boston Braves OF 30
n/a Jeff McCleskey Boston Braves 3B 22
n/a Fred Mitchell Boston Braves PH 35
n/a Cy Seymour Boston Braves OF 41
n/a John Titus Boston Braves OF 38
n/a Cliff Curtis Brooklyn Dodgers P 32
n/a Bill Hall Brooklyn Dodgers P 20
n/a Mike Hechinger Brooklyn Dodgers C 24
n/a Maury Kent Brooklyn Dodgers P 28
n/a Ray Mowe Brooklyn Dodgers SS 24
n/a Ed Phelps Brooklyn Dodgers C 35
n/a Otis Clymer Chicago Cubs OF 38
n/a Mike Hechinger Chicago Cubs PH 24
n/a Ed McDonald Chicago Cubs PR 27
n/a Orval Overall Chicago Cubs P 33
n/a Lew Richie Chicago Cubs P 30
n/a Rafael Almeida Cincinnati Reds 3B 26
n/a Harry Betts Cincinnati Reds P 32
n/a John Dodge Cincinnati Reds 3B 25
n/a Andy Harrington Cincinnati Reds P 25
n/a Johnny Kling Cincinnati Reds C 38
n/a Harry McIntire Cincinnati Reds P 35
n/a Joe McManus Cincinnati Reds P 26
n/a Karl Meister Cincinnati Reds OF 23
n/a Cy Morgan Cincinnati Reds P 35
n/a Red Nelson Cincinnati Reds P 28
n/a Bill Powell Cincinnati Reds P 29
n/a Jimmy Sheckard Cincinnati Reds OF 35
n/a Chick Smith Cincinnati Reds P 21
n/a Mark Stewart Cincinnati Reds C 24
n/a Ralph Works Cincinnati Reds P 26
n/a Joe Evers New York Giants PR 22
n/a Moose McCormick New York Giants OF 33
n/a John Merritt New York Giants OF 19
n/a Tillie Shafer New York Giants 3B 25
n/a Ralph Capron Philadelphia Phillies OF 24
n/a John Dodge Philadelphia Phillies SS 25
n/a Jim Haislip Philadelphia Phillies P 22
n/a Ray Hartranft Philadelphia Phillies P 23
n/a Dan Howley Philadelphia Phillies C 28
n/a Doc Imlay Philadelphia Phillies P 25
n/a Red Nelson Philadelphia Phillies P 28
n/a Gil Britton Pittsburgh Pirates SS 22
n/a Bernie Duffy Pittsburgh Pirates P 20
n/a Jack Ferry Pittsburgh Pirates P 27
n/a Billy Kelly Pittsburgh Pirates C 28
n/a Wild Bill Luhrsen Pittsburgh Pirates P 30
n/a Al Cabrera St. Louis Cardinals SS 33
n/a Wesley Callahan St. Louis Cardinals SS 25
n/a Rube Geyer St. Louis Cardinals P 30
n/a Palmer Hildebrand St. Louis Cardinals C 29
n/a Ben Hunt St. Louis Cardinals P 25
n/a Walt Marbet St. Louis Cardinals P 23
n/a Heinie Peitz St. Louis Cardinals C 43
n/a Phil Redding St. Louis Cardinals P 24
n/a Jimmy Sheckard St. Louis Cardinals OF 35
n/a Harry Trekell St. Louis Cardinals P 21
n/a John Vann St. Louis Cardinals PH 23
n/a Jimmy Whelan St. Louis Cardinals PH 24
n/a Joe Willis St. Louis Cardinals P 24
1913 National League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1913 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

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