1936 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 1936.

"You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to: Run forward. Bend. Scoop up the ball. Peg it to the infield. Then your body says, 'Who, me?'" - Retirement comment made by Joe DiMaggio
 

National League Retirements

1936

36 Al Blanche Boston Bees P 27
17 Bob Brown Boston Bees P 26
15 Tiny Chaplin Boston Bees P 31
22 Joe Coscarart Boston Bees 3B 27
- Bill Ford Boston Bees P 21
- Fabian Kowalik Boston Bees P 29
20 Swede Larsen Boston Bees 2B 23
10 Hal Lee Boston Bees OF 32
8 Bill Lewis Boston Bees C 32
40 Jim McCloskey Boston Bees P 27
- Ed Moriarty Boston Bees PH 24
26 Amby Murray Boston Bees P 23
- Wayne Osborne Boston Bees P 24
19 Andy Pilney Boston Bees PH 24
28 Ken Weafer Boston Bees P 24
7 George Earnshaw Brooklyn Dodgers P 37
14 Ox Eckhardt Brooklyn Dodgers OF 35
12 Jimmy Jordan Brooklyn Dodgers 2B 29
1 Freddie Lindstrom Brooklyn Dodgers OF 31
5 Jack Radtke Brooklyn Dodgers 2B 24
9 Danny Taylor Brooklyn Dodgers OF 36
28 Nick Tremark Brooklyn Dodgers OF 24
11 George Watkins Brooklyn Dodgers OF 36
34 Hank Winston Brooklyn Dodgers P 32
- Tom Zachary Brooklyn Dodgers P 41
8 Johnny Gill Chicago Cubs OF 32
7 Charlie Grimm Chicago Cubs 1B 38
24 Fabian Kowalik Chicago Cubs P 29
8 Sammy Byrd Cincinnati Reds OF 30
14 Calvin Chapman Cincinnati Reds OF 26
26 Tony Freitas Cincinnati Reds P 29
22 Benny Frey Cincinnati Reds P 31
31 Whitey Hilcher Cincinnati Reds P 28
27, 31 Emmett Nelson Cincinnati Reds P 32
6 Travis Jackson New York Giants 3B 33
22 Mark Koenig New York Giants SS 32
16 Firpo Marberry New York Giants P 38
- Jim Sheehan New York Giants C 23
3 Bill Terry New York Giants 1B 38
30 Walt Bashore Philadelphia Phillies OF 27
- Lefty Bertrand Philadelphia Phillies P 28
43 Herb Harris Philadelphia Phillies P 24
- Joe Holden Philadelphia Phillies PH 23
42 Fabian Kowalik Philadelphia Phillies P 29
45 Euel Moore Philadelphia Phillies P 29
- Pretzel Pezzullo Philadelphia Phillies P 26
20 Chuck Sheerin Philadelphia Phillies 2B 28
37 Ernie Sulik Philadelphia Phillies OF 26
23 Johnny Vergez Philadelphia Phillies 3B 30
- George Watkins Philadelphia Phillies OF 36
41 Tom Zachary Philadelphia Phillies P 41
32 Hal Finney Pittsburgh Pirates C 31
44 Jack Tising Pittsburgh Pirates P 33
51 Johnny Welch Pittsburgh Pirates P 30
21 Walter Alston St. Louis Cardinals 1B 25
33 George Earnshaw St. Louis Cardinals P 37
31 Chick Fullis St. Louis Cardinals OF 33
30 Art Garibaldi St. Louis Cardinals 3B 29
24 Les Munns St. Louis Cardinals P 28
19 Flint Rhem St. Louis Cardinals P 36
30 Heinie Schuble St. Louis Cardinals 3B 30
31 Lou Scoffic St. Louis Cardinals OF 24
30 Johnny Vergez St. Louis Cardinals 3B 30
18 Bill Walker St. Louis Cardinals P 33
1936 National League Retirements



Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1936 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.

On July 28, 1976, Blue Moon Odom pitched the final five innings of his Major League career. He was relieved by Francisco Barrios in the sixth inning and the two White Sox combined to pitch a 2-1 no-hitter versus the Oakland Athletics.