National League Retirements 1997
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
26	Mike Bielecki	Atlanta Braves	P	38
19	Tommy Gregg	Atlanta Braves	OF	34
50	John LeRoy	Atlanta Braves	P	23
33	Ramon Morel	Chicago Cubs	P	23
23	Ryne Sandberg	Chicago Cubs	2B	38
38	Dave Swartzbaugh	Chicago Cubs	P	30
53	Pedro Martinez	Cincinnati Reds	P	29
14	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	3B	28
57	John Smiley	Cincinnati Reds	P	33
31	Roger Bailey	Colorado Rockies	P	27
41	Robbie Beckett	Colorado Rockies	P	25
37	John Burke	Colorado Rockies	P	28
28	Darnell Coles	Colorado Rockies	3B	35
28	Rene Gonzales	Colorado Rockies	3B	37
47	Nate Minchey	Colorado Rockies	P	28
24	Harvey Pulliam	Colorado Rockies	OF	30
12	Brian Raabe	Colorado Rockies	2B	30
18	Bruce Ruffin	Colorado Rockies	P	34
54	Tim Scott	Colorado Rockies	P	31
20	Darren Daulton	Florida Marlins	1B	36
43	Russ Morman	Florida Marlins	OF	36
13	Bob Natal	Florida Marlins	C	32
21	Chuck Carr	Houston Astros	OF	30
50	Sid Fernandez	Houston Astros	P	35
59	Ramon Garcia	Houston Astros	P	28
54	Tommy Greene	Houston Astros	P	31
4	Pat Listach	Houston Astros	SS	30
43	Blas Minor	Houston Astros	P	32
4	Tony Pena	Houston Astros	C	40
29	Ken Ramos	Houston Astros	OF	30
29	Eric Anthony	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	30
22	Brett Butler	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	40
7	Greg Gagne	Los Angeles Dodgers	SS	36
5	Chip Hale	Los Angeles Dodgers	3B	33
50	Mike Harkey	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	31
56	Garey Ingram	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	27
33	Eddie Murray	Los Angeles Dodgers	PH	42
38	Todd Worrell	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	38
29	Sherman Obando	Montreal Expos	OF	28
19	Joe Orsulak	Montreal Expos	OF	36
49	Lee Smith	Montreal Expos	P	40
49	Joe Crawford	New York Mets	P	28
18	Takashi Kashiwada	New York Mets	P	27
10	Kevin Morgan	New York Mets	3B	29
10	Gary Thurman	New York Mets	OF	33
50	Ricky Trlicek	New York Mets	P	29
53	Tony Barron	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	31
22	Ron Blazier	Philadelphia Phillies	P	26
10	Darren Daulton	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	36
57	Ryan Karp	Philadelphia Phillies	P	28
47	Mike Mimbs	Philadelphia Phillies	P	29
15	Ricky Otero	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	26
41	Erik Plantenberg	Philadelphia Phillies	P	29
49	Edgar Ramos	Philadelphia Phillies	P	23
33	Scott Ruffcorn	Philadelphia Phillies	P	28
45	Danny Tartabull	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	35
57	John Ericks	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	30
39	Jeff Granger	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	26
55	Ramon Morel	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	23
46	Rich Batchelor	San Diego Padres	P	31
33	Terry Burrows	San Diego Padres	P	29
34	Danny Jackson	San Diego Padres	P	36
52	Joey Long	San Diego Padres	P	27
54	Paul Menhart	San Diego Padres	P	29
7	Phil Plantier	San Diego Padres	OF	29
54	Tim Scott	San Diego Padres	P	31
14	Don Slaught	San Diego Padres	C	39
34	Fernando Valenzuela	San Diego Padres	P	37
43	Rene Arocha	San Francisco Giants	P	32
8	Damon Berryhill	San Francisco Giants	C	34
50	William Van Landingham	San Francisco Giants	P	27
44	Rich Batchelor	St. Louis Cardinals	P	31
33	Jose Bautista	St. Louis Cardinals	P	33
56	Jeff Berblinger	St. Louis Cardinals	2B	27
68	Micah Franklin	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	26
22	Mike Gallego	St. Louis Cardinals	2B	37
32	Rick Honeycutt	St. Louis Cardinals	P	43
29	Danny Jackson	St. Louis Cardinals	P	36
61	Tom McGraw	St. Louis Cardinals	P	30
67	Roberto Mejia	St. Louis Cardinals	2B	26
23	Phil Plantier	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	29
12	Danny Sheaffer	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	36
34	Fernando Valenzuela	St. Louis Cardinals	P	37
#	Name	Team	Pos	Age
1997 National League Retirements

1997 A.L. Retirements

	Find out which players made their Major League debut in the National League during the 1997 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams. 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. 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.