Baseball Almanac - 1925 National League Retirements

1925 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 1925.

"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
1925

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Bill Anderson Boston Braves P 30

n/a Joe Batchelder Boston Braves P 27

n/a Dee Cousineau Boston Braves C 27

n/a Albie Hood Boston Braves 2B 23

n/a Ike Kamp Boston Braves P 25

n/a Hod Kibbie Boston Braves 2B 22

n/a Rube Marquard Boston Braves P 39

n/a Joe Ogrodowski Boston Braves P 19

n/a Ed Sperber Boston Braves PH 31

n/a Casey Stengel Boston Braves OF 35

n/a Nelson Greene Brooklyn Robins P 26

n/a Tommy Griffith Brooklyn Robins OF 36

n/a Bill Hubbell Brooklyn Robins P 28

n/a Roy Hutson Brooklyn Robins OF 24

n/a Dick Loftus Brooklyn Robins OF 25

n/a Johnny Mitchell Brooklyn Robins SS 31

n/a Joe Oeschger Brooklyn Robins P 34

n/a Tiny Osborne Brooklyn Robins P 33

n/a Jim Roberts Brooklyn Robins P 30

n/a Andy Rush Brooklyn Robins P 36

n/a Hank Thormahlen Brooklyn Robins P 29

n/a Cotton Tierney Brooklyn Robins 3B 32

n/a Herb Brett Chicago Cubs P 26

n/a Tommy Griffith Chicago Cubs OF 36

n/a Denver Grigsby Chicago Cubs OF 25

n/a Teddy Kearns Chicago Cubs 1B 26

n/a Mel Kerr Chicago Cubs PR 23

n/a Ike McAuley Chicago Cubs SS 34

n/a Hack Miller Chicago Cubs OF 32

n/a Gale Staley Chicago Cubs 2B 27

n/a George Stueland Chicago Cubs P 27

n/a Chink Taylor Chicago Cubs OF 28

n/a Butch Weis Chicago Cubs OF 25

n/a Rube Benton Cincinnati Reds P 35

n/a Harry Biemiller Cincinnati Reds P 28

n/a Neal Brady Cincinnati Reds P 29

n/a Frank Bruggy Cincinnati Reds C 35

n/a Ike Caveney Cincinnati Reds SS 31

n/a Pedro Dibut Cincinnati Reds P 33

n/a Astyanax Douglass Cincinnati Reds C 28

n/a Marv Goodwin Cincinnati Reds P 35

n/a Walter Holke Cincinnati Reds 1B 33

n/a Ollie Klee Cincinnati Reds OF 26

n/a Ernie Krueger Cincinnati Reds C 35

n/a Hy Myers Cincinnati Reds OF 37

n/a Al Niehaus Cincinnati Reds 1B 26

n/a Joe Schultz Cincinnati Reds OF 32

n/a Elmer Smith Cincinnati Reds OF 33

n/a Tom Sullivan Cincinnati Reds C 19

n/a Harry Baldwin New York Giants P 25

n/a Mickey Devine New York Giants C 34

n/a Pip Koehler New York Giants OF 24

n/a Frank Walker New York Giants OF 31

n/a George Burns Philadelphia Phillies OF 36

n/a Johnny Couch Philadelphia Phillies P 35

n/a Roy Crumpler Philadelphia Phillies P 29

n/a George Durning Philadelphia Phillies OF 28

n/a Dana Fillingim Philadelphia Phillies P 32

n/a Chicken Hawks Philadelphia Phillies 1B 30

n/a Walter Holke Philadelphia Phillies 1B 33

n/a Bill Hubbell Philadelphia Phillies P 28

n/a Lenny Metz Philadelphia Phillies SS 26

n/a Benny Meyer Philadelphia Phillies 2B 41

n/a Joe Schultz Philadelphia Phillies OF 32

n/a Bob Vines Philadelphia Phillies P 29

n/a Jewel Ens Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 36

n/a Al Niehaus Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 26

n/a Leo Dickerman St. Louis Cardinals P 29

n/a Max Flack St. Louis Cardinals OF 36

n/a Hy Myers St. Louis Cardinals PH 37

n/a Gil Paulsen St. Louis Cardinals P 23

n/a Walter Schmidt St. Louis Cardinals C 39

n/a Ralph Shinners St. Louis Cardinals OF 30

n/a Johnny Stuart St. Louis Cardinals P 25

# Name Team Pos Age

1925 National League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1925 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

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).

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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