1932 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 1932.

"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

1932
6 Bill Akers Boston Braves 3B 28
17 Bruce Cunningham Boston Braves P 27
22 Freddy Leach Boston Braves OF 35
21 Hub Pruett Boston Braves P 32
23 Johnny Schulte Boston Braves C 36
- Bill Sherdel Boston Braves P 36
5 Art Shires Boston Braves 1B 26
- Ike Boone Brooklyn Dodgers OF 36
- Bruce Caldwell Brooklyn Dodgers 1B 27
24 Art Jones Brooklyn Dodgers P 27
14 George Kelly Brooklyn Dodgers 1B 37
24 Ed Pipgras Brooklyn Dodgers P 28
49 Vince Barton Chicago Cubs OF 25
22 Marv Gudat Chicago Cubs OF 29
19 Jakie May Chicago Cubs P 37
56 Lance Richbourg Chicago Cubs OF 35
19 Harry Taylor Chicago Cubs 1B 25
22 Casper Asbjornson Cincinnati Reds C 23
2 Wally Gilbert Cincinnati Reds 3B 32
7 Mickey Heath Cincinnati Reds 1B 29
21 Cliff Heathcote Cincinnati Reds PH 35
22 Harry Heilmann Cincinnati Reds 1B 38
20 Jack Ogden Cincinnati Reds P 35
30 Biff Wysong Cincinnati Reds P 28
17 Sam Gibson New York Giants P 33
24 Doc Marshall New York Giants SS 26
28 Art McLarney New York Giants SS 24
25 Clarence Mitchell New York Giants P 42
30 Johnny Tobin New York Giants PH 26
29 Bob Adams Philadelphia Phillies P 26
20 Stew Bolen Philadelphia Phillies P 30
28 Rube Bressler Philadelphia Phillies OF 38
20 Hal Elliott Philadelphia Phillies P 34
15 Cliff Heathcote Philadelphia Phillies 1B 35
23 George Knothe Philadelphia Phillies 2B 35
18 Chet Nichols Philadelphia Phillies P 35
25 Russ Scarritt Philadelphia Phillies OF 30
- Doug Taitt Philadelphia Phillies PH 30
14 Dave Barbee Pittsburgh Pirates OF 28
48 Erv Brame Pittsburgh Pirates P 31
26 Howdy Groskloss Pittsburgh Pirates SS 27
7 Ray Blades St. Louis Cardinals OF 36
24 Rube Bressler St. Louis Cardinals OF 38
n/a Ray Cunningham St. Louis Cardinals 3B 28
15 Mike Gonzalez St. Louis Cardinals C 42
24 Wattie Holm St. Louis Cardinals OF 31
n/a Joel Hunt St. Louis Cardinals OF 27
9 Jimmie Reese St. Louis Cardinals 2B 31
n/a Bill Sherdel St. Louis Cardinals P 36
n/a Bud Teachout St. Louis Cardinals P 29
31 Dick Terwilliger St. Louis Cardinals P 26
1932 National League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1932 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

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.

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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