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1920 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 1920.

"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

American League Retirements
1920

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Cliff Brady Boston Red Sox 2B 24

n/a Hal Deviney Boston Red Sox P 28

n/a Hack Eibel Boston Red Sox OF 27

n/a Gary Fortune Boston Red Sox P 26

n/a George Orme Boston Red Sox OF 29

n/a Paddy Smith Boston Red Sox C 27

n/a Eddie Cicotte Chicago White Sox P 36

n/a Happy Felsch Chicago White Sox OF 29

n/a Spencer Heath Chicago White Sox P 27

n/a Joe Jackson Chicago White Sox OF 31

n/a Ted Jourdan Chicago White Sox 1B 25

n/a Grover Lowdermilk Chicago White Sox P 36

n/a Byrd Lynn Chicago White Sox C 32

n/a Fred McMullin Chicago White Sox 3B 29

n/a George Payne Chicago White Sox P 32

n/a Swede Risberg Chicago White Sox SS 26

n/a Buck Weaver Chicago White Sox 3B 30

n/a Lefty Williams Chicago White Sox P 28

n/a Joe Boehling Cleveland Indians P 30

n/a Ray Chapman Cleveland Indians SS 30

n/a George Ellison Cleveland Indians P 24

n/a Tony Faeth Cleveland Indians P 27

n/a Harry Lunte Cleveland Indians SS 28

n/a Tim Murchison Cleveland Indians P 24

n/a Dick Niehaus Cleveland Indians P 28

n/a Ernie Alten Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Harry Baumgartner Detroit Tigers P 28

n/a John Bogart Detroit Tigers P 20

n/a Danny Claire Detroit Tigers SS 23

n/a Allen Conkwright Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Jack Coombs Detroit Tigers P 38

n/a Red Cox Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Babe Ellison Detroit Tigers 1B 24

n/a Cy Fried Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a John Glaiser Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Norman Glaser Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Slim Love Detroit Tigers P 30

n/a Bill Morrisette Detroit Tigers P 26

n/a Frank Okrie Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Lou Vedder Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Mutt Wilson Detroit Tigers P 24

n/a Frank Gleich New York Yankees OF 27

n/a Truck Hannah New York Yankees C 31

n/a Ernie Shore New York Yankees P 30

n/a Charlie High Philadelphia Athletics OF 22

n/a Bill Knowlton Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Pat Martin Philadelphia Athletics P 29

n/a Bill Shanner Philadelphia Athletics P 26

n/a John Slappey Philadelphia Athletics P 22

n/a Fred Thomas Philadelphia Athletics 3B 28

n/a Ed Wingo Philadelphia Athletics C 25

n/a Bert Gallia St. Louis Browns P 29

n/a Joe Gedeon St. Louis Browns 2B 27

n/a Lefty Leifield St. Louis Browns P 37

n/a Hod Leverette St. Louis Browns P 32

n/a Adrian Lynch St. Louis Browns P 24

n/a Earl Pruess St. Louis Browns OF 26

n/a Roy Sanders St. Louis Browns P 26

n/a John Scheneberg St. Louis Browns P 33

n/a John Shovlin St. Louis Browns SS 30

n/a Paul Speraw St. Louis Browns 3B 27

n/a Frank Thompson St. Louis Browns 3B 25

n/a Carl Weilman St. Louis Browns P 31

n/a Gus Bono Washington Senators P 26

n/a Elmer Bowman Washington Senators PH 24

n/a Jack Calvo Washington Senators OF 26

n/a Leon Carlson Washington Senators P 26

n/a Jerry Conway Washington Senators P 19

n/a Joe Engel Washington Senators P 28

n/a Clarence Fisher Washington Senators P 22

n/a Bill Hollahan Washington Senators 3B 24

n/a Ed Johnson Washington Senators OF 22

n/a Joe Leonard Washington Senators PR 27

n/a George McBride Washington Senators SS 40

n/a Duke Shirey Washington Senators P 22

n/a Bill Snyder Washington Senators P 23

n/a Fred Thomas Washington Senators 3B 28

n/a Allie Watt Washington Senators 2B 21

# Name Team Pos Age

1920 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1920 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.

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.

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