1927 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 1927.

"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
 

National League Retirements

1927

n/a Jack Fournier Boston Braves 1B 38
n/a Frank Gibson Boston Braves C 37
n/a Sid Graves Boston Braves OF 26
n/a Jack Knight Boston Braves P 33
n/a Hugh McQuillan Boston Braves P 32
n/a George Mogridge Boston Braves P 39
n/a Dick Rudolph Boston Braves P 40
n/a Herb Thomas Boston Braves 2B 26
n/a Jesse Barnes Brooklyn Robins P 35
n/a Chuck Corgan Brooklyn Robins 2B 25
n/a Gus Felix Brooklyn Robins OF 33
n/a Chick Fewster Brooklyn Robins PH 32
n/a Merwin Jacobson Brooklyn Robins OF 34
n/a William Marriott Brooklyn Robins 3B 35
n/a Irish Meusel Brooklyn Robins OF 34
n/a Norman Plitt Brooklyn Robins P 35
n/a John Churry Chicago Cubs C 27
n/a Wayland Dean Chicago Cubs P 25
n/a Eddie Pick Chicago Cubs 3B 29
n/a Tommy Sewell Chicago Cubs PH 22
n/a Harry Wilke Chicago Cubs 3B 27
n/a Cuckoo Christensen Cincinnati Reds OF 28
n/a Babe Pinelli Cincinnati Reds 3B 32
n/a Pee-Wee Wanninger Cincinnati Reds SS 25
n/a Ray Wolf Cincinnati Reds 1B 23
n/a Jack Bentley New York Giants P 33
n/a Hank Boney New York Giants P 24
n/a Virgil Cheeves New York Giants P 27
n/a Al DeVormer New York Giants C 36
n/a Jim Hamby New York Giants C 30
n/a Tex Jeanes New York Giants OF 27
n/a Art Johnson New York Giants P 31
n/a Hugh McQuillan New York Giants P 32
n/a Mickey O'Neil New York Giants C 28
n/a Norman Plitt New York Giants P 35
n/a Ned Porter New York Giants P 23
n/a Red Smith New York Giants C 24
n/a Don Songer New York Giants P 29
n/a Herb Thomas New York Giants OF 26
n/a Dick Attreau Philadelphia Phillies 1B 31
n/a Henry Baldwin Philadelphia Phillies SS 33
n/a Wayland Dean Philadelphia Phillies P 25
n/a Art Decatur Philadelphia Phillies P 34
n/a Bill Hohman Philadelphia Phillies OF 24
n/a Stuffy McInnis Philadelphia Phillies 1B 37
n/a Johnny Mokan Philadelphia Phillies OF 32
n/a Harry O'Donnell Philadelphia Phillies C 34
n/a Skinny O'Neal Philadelphia Phillies P 29
n/a Lefty Taber Philadelphia Phillies P 28
n/a Dutch Ulrich Philadelphia Phillies P 28
n/a Heinie Groh Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 38
n/a Herman Layne Pittsburgh Pirates OF 27
n/a Ed Sicking Pittsburgh Pirates 2B 31
n/a Don Songer Pittsburgh Pirates P 29
n/a Danny Clark St. Louis Cardinals OF 34
n/a Eddie Dyer St. Louis Cardinals P 28
n/a Vic Keen St. Louis Cardinals P 29
n/a Bobby Schang St. Louis Cardinals C 41
n/a Frank Snyder St. Louis Cardinals C 34
1927 National League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1927 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

Did you know that future hall of fame pitcher Walter Johnson ended his Major League career in 1927 with a pinch-hit appearance? During the final game of the season pitcher Tom Zachary, who had just given up Babe Ruth's sixtieth home run of the season, was lifted and Johnson replaced him at the plate.

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).