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1950 Major League Baseball Retirements

1949 MLB  / 1951 MLB  Retirements

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Pitchers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Last Game Age
1 Herb Adams 3 1948 1950 0 -0.4 95 364 337 39 88 8 6 0 18 4 2 22 24 .261 .310 .320 .631 Aug 30 22.138
2 Ed Albrecht 2 1949 1950 0 0.0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 Apr 26 21.057
3 Luke Appling HOF 20 1930 1950 7 69.9 2422 10254 8856 1319 2749 440 102 45 1116 179 108 1302 528 .310 .399 .398 .798 Oct 1 43.182
4 Jay Avrea 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 6 29.304
5 Jack Banta 4 1947 1950 0 -0.2 69 66 61 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 4 11 .115 .169 .131 .300 Jun 21 24.362
6 Rex Barney 6 1943 1950 0 -0.8 155 215 201 12 33 3 0 0 7 0 7 78 .164 .192 .179 .371 Sep 4 25.259
7 Frank Barrett 5 1939 1950 0 -0.2 104 57 54 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 18 .167 .196 .185 .382 Sep 15 37.076
8 Russ Bauers 8 1936 1950 0 1.0 129 220 207 13 50 4 2 0 13 0 0 8 41 .242 .270 .280 .550 May 6 35.361
9 Johnny Blatnik 3 1948 1950 0 -0.1 138 495 447 59 113 27 8 6 46 3 40 83 .253 .317 .389 .706 May 14 29.065
10 Jack Bruner 2 1949 1950 0 -0.1 26 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 .154 .000 .154 Oct 1 26.092
11 Paul Campbell 6 1941 1950 0 -1.0 204 417 380 61 97 17 5 4 41 4 3 28 54 .255 .308 .358 .666 May 14 32.255
12 Bob Chesnes 3 1948 1950 0 1.4 90 185 172 28 44 6 3 2 15 0 13 18 .256 .308 .360 .669 Sep 27 29.144
13 Herb Conyers 1 1950 1950 0 0.2 7 10 9 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333 .400 .667 1.067 Oct 1 29.266
14 Dale Coogan 1 1950 1950 0 -0.2 53 148 129 19 31 6 1 1 13 0 17 24 .240 .338 .326 .663 Jul 5 19.325
15 Charlie Cuellar 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 4 32.283
16 Al Epperly 2 1938 1950 0 0.1 14 10 8 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 2 3 .250 .400 .375 .775 Jul 7 32.061
17 Nanny Fernandez 4 1942 1950 0 0.1 408 1487 1356 139 336 59 5 16 145 20 109 142 .248 .306 .334 .640 Jul 9 31.257
18 Dave Ferriss 6 1945 1950 2 3.3 194 414 372 44 93 20 4 1 52 0 0 37 46 .250 .318 .333 .651 Apr 18 28.134
19 Tommy Fine 2 1947 1950 0 0.4 25 25 21 5 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .333 .391 .429 .820 Jun 28 35.261
20 Jesse Flores 7 1942 1950 0 0.4 176 351 304 18 55 7 2 0 22 0 0 19 46 .181 .234 .217 .451 Sep 17 35.319
21 Danny Gardella 3 1944 1950 0 2.2 169 610 543 74 145 12 3 24 85 2 57 68 .267 .343 .433 .776 Apr 20 30.053
22 George Genovese 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 May 6 28.073
23 Bob Gillespie 4 1944 1950 0 -0.5 58 56 51 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 24 .039 .109 .039 .148 May 11 30.215
24 Joe Gordon HOF 11 1938 1950 9 54.0 1566 6538 5707 914 1530 264 52 253 975 89 60 759 702 .268 .357 .466 .822 Sep 30 35.224
25 Ben Guintini 2 1946 1950 0 -0.2 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 30 31.107
26 Harry Gumbert 15 1935 1950 0 -0.0 512 757 708 50 130 13 3 5 45 0 18 185 .184 .204 .232 .435 Apr 29 40.175
27 Frankie Gustine 12 1939 1950 3 6.4 1261 5040 4582 553 1214 222 47 38 480 60 1 369 427 .265 .322 .359 .681 May 17 30.086
28 Mickey Haefner 8 1943 1950 0 1.6 262 540 448 28 84 9 1 0 24 0 0 50 80 .188 .269 .212 .481 Sep 28 37.354
29 Tommy Henrich 11 1937 1950 5 33.6 1284 5410 4603 901 1297 269 73 183 795 37 19 712 383 .282 .382 .491 .873 Oct 1 37.223
30 Kirby Higbe 12 1937 1950 2 -1.9 418 714 660 35 101 14 2 3 47 0 15 135 .153 .172 .194 .366 Jul 7 35.090
31 Lloyd Hittle 2 1949 1950 0 -0.2 47 45 41 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .122 .143 .122 .265 Jun 11 26.110
32 Ken Keltner 13 1937 1950 7 30.4 1526 6312 5683 737 1570 308 69 163 852 39 33 514 480 .276 .338 .441 .778 May 25 33.206
33 Ed Klieman 8 1943 1950 0 -0.2 222 159 144 4 21 2 0 1 8 0 0 9 51 .146 .196 .181 .377 Jun 2 32.073
34 Al Kozar 3 1948 1950 0 -1.0 285 1101 992 118 252 41 10 6 94 6 3 96 86 .254 .321 .334 .655 Jul 2 28.362
35 Doyle Lade 5 1946 1950 0 0.7 127 188 164 15 36 4 0 0 11 2 14 42 .220 .281 .244 .525 Sep 29 29.224
36 Eddie Lake 11 1939 1950 0 9.7 835 3199 2595 442 599 105 9 39 193 52 45 546 312 .231 .366 .323 .689 Sep 30 34.196
37 Walt Linden 1 1950 1950 0 0.1 3 6 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100 May 8 26.042
38 Vic Lombardi 6 1945 1950 0 1.2 248 340 311 25 74 8 1 0 32 3 12 34 .238 .269 .270 .539 Sep 24 28.004
39 Mal Mallette 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 29 28.242
40 Eddie Malone 2 1949 1950 0 0.3 86 281 241 19 62 9 2 1 26 2 1 39 27 .257 .361 .324 .684 Jun 25 30.009
41 Phil Marchildon 9 1940 1950 0 -0.9 185 471 405 21 58 7 1 1 26 0 1 27 110 .143 .199 .173 .371 Jul 16 36.264
42 Gene Markland 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 5 13 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .125 .364 .125 .489 May 7 30.132
43 Cuddles Marshall 4 1946 1950 0 -0.1 73 53 49 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14 .184 .231 .184 .414 Sep 30 25.155
44 Fred Martin 3 1946 1950 0 0.3 58 48 46 4 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 9 .283 .283 .326 .609 Sep 24 35.089
45 Rogelio Martinez 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 16 31.253
46 Les McCrabb 5 1939 1950 0 -0.6 38 77 74 2 9 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 20 .122 .122 .149 .270 May 4 35.181
47 Pat McGlothin 2 1949 1950 0 -0.1 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 18 29.180
48 Ed Mierkowicz 4 1945 1950 0 -0.6 35 67 63 6 11 3 0 1 4 1 0 4 18 .175 .224 .270 .494 Apr 19 26.044
49 Eddie Miller 14 1936 1950 7 21.8 1510 5817 5337 539 1270 263 28 97 640 64 351 465 .238 .290 .352 .643 Sep 24 33.302
50 Pete Milne 3 1948 1950 0 -0.1 47 65 60 6 14 1 2 1 9 0 4 13 .233 .281 .367 .648 May 14 25.034
51 Gordie Mueller 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 21 27.223
52 Joe Murray 1 1950 1950 0 -0.2 8 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 28 29.321
53 Steve Nagy 2 1947 1950 0 0.2 21 30 26 5 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 7 .231 .310 .385 .695 Jun 23 31.026
54 Tommy O'Brien 5 1943 1950 0 -0.8 293 798 714 110 198 30 14 8 78 2 0 70 66 .277 .344 .392 .736 May 13 31.145
55 Roberto Ortiz 6 1941 1950 0 -1.5 213 718 659 67 168 18 10 8 78 4 3 43 95 .255 .310 .349 .659 Sep 2 35.064
56 Johnny Ostrowski 7 1943 1950 0 -0.2 216 637 561 73 131 20 9 14 74 7 3 68 125 .234 .321 .376 .697 Oct 1 32.349
57 Frank Papish 6 1945 1950 0 -0.4 149 184 162 9 25 4 0 0 9 0 0 6 36 .154 .185 .179 .364 Jun 27 32.249
58 Carlos Pascual 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 Sep 28 19.199
59 John Perkovich 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 6 26.057
60 Marino Pieretti 6 1945 1950 0 0.8 220 226 207 20 45 3 1 0 18 1 1 8 27 .217 .250 .242 .492 Oct 1 30.008
61 Bill Pierro 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 13 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .222 .444 Sep 19 24.157
62 Frank Quinn 2 1949 1950 0 0.0 9 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 Apr 26 22.150
63 Marv Rackley 4 1947 1950 0 1.6 185 519 477 87 151 20 6 1 35 10 36 36 .317 .365 .390 .754 May 8 28.287
64 Ribs Raney 2 1949 1950 0 -0.1 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Apr 22 27.065
65 Nap Reyes 4 1943 1950 0 2.4 279 1006 931 90 264 35 11 13 110 5 44 62 .284 .326 .387 .713 Apr 27 30.154
66 Marv Rickert 6 1942 1950 0 -1.3 402 1247 1149 139 284 45 9 19 145 4 1 88 161 .247 .302 .352 .653 Sep 26 29.261
67 Bob Rinker 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Sep 16 29.148
68 Jim Romano 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 29 23.176
69 Normie Roy 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 19 21 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 .250 .167 .417 Sep 27 21.316
70 Rudy Rufer 2 1949 1950 0 -0.3 22 28 26 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 .077 .143 .077 .220 Oct 1 23.338
71 Bill Salkeld 6 1945 1950 0 8.5 356 1049 850 111 232 39 2 31 132 6 0 182 101 .273 .402 .433 .835 Apr 21 33.044
72 Jerry Scala 3 1948 1950 0 -0.6 80 222 193 26 43 9 2 1 19 3 3 27 32 .223 .321 .306 .627 Sep 26 25.364
73 Charley Schanz 5 1944 1950 0 -0.9 155 220 194 10 26 1 1 1 7 0 0 13 79 .134 .188 .165 .353 Jul 2 31.024
74 Bob Scherbarth 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 23 24.095
75 Bill Sommers 1 1950 1950 0 -0.3 65 170 137 24 35 5 1 0 14 0 1 25 14 .255 .370 .307 .677 Oct 1 27.226
76 Ed Stevens 6 1945 1950 0 2.8 375 1356 1220 134 308 59 17 28 193 7 121 151 .252 .322 .398 .719 Oct 1 25.262
77 Lou Stringer 6 1941 1950 0 3.3 409 1347 1196 148 290 49 10 19 122 7 0 121 192 .242 .313 .348 .660 Sep 23 33.133
78 Earl Turner 2 1948 1950 0 -0.1 42 79 75 10 18 0 0 3 5 1 4 13 .240 .278 .360 .638 Jul 19 27.074
79 Emil Verban 7 1944 1950 3 3.6 853 3109 2911 301 793 99 26 1 241 21 108 74 .272 .301 .325 .626 Oct 1 35.035
80 Bill Voiselle 9 1942 1950 1 -1.6 246 526 464 21 68 10 0 0 30 0 25 100 .147 .190 .168 .358 Jul 8 31.160
81 Bucky Walters 19 1931 1950 6 7.7 715 2149 1966 227 477 99 16 23 234 12 1 114 303 .243 .286 .344 .630 Jul 23 41.095
82 Roy Weatherly 10 1936 1950 0 4.9 811 3007 2781 415 794 152 44 43 290 42 49 180 170 .286 .331 .418 .749 Oct 1 35.218
83 Bob Wellman 2 1948 1950 0 0.1 15 28 25 2 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 5 .280 .357 .480 .837 Jun 3 24.323
84 Dick Welteroth 3 1948 1950 0 -0.2 90 31 27 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .074 .167 .111 .278 Jun 15 22.316
85 Hank Workman 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 Oct 1 24.238
Totals 405 1930 1950 52 257.1 21481 71412 63478 8306 16602 2860 621 1107 7698 702 339 6521 6707 .262 .333 .378 .711

Pitching

Batters Above
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Last Game Age
1 Ed Albrecht 2 1949 1950 0 0.0 1 1 .500 5.40 3 2 1 1 0 0 11.2 7 10 7 0 11 2 0 0 0 52 Apr 26 21.057
2 Jay Avrea 1 1950 1950 0 0.1 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 25 May 6 29.304
3 Jack Banta 4 1947 1950 0 2.4 14 12 .538 3.78 69 19 24 3 1 5 204.2 176 97 86 15 113 116 10 0 9 895 Jun 21 24.362
4 Rex Barney 6 1943 1950 0 0.9 35 31 .530 4.31 155 81 30 20 6 1 597.2 474 328 286 48 410 336 15 4 21 2593 Sep 4 25.259
5 Frank Barrett 5 1939 1950 0 1.0 15 17 .469 3.51 104 2 67 0 0 12 217.2 211 100 85 8 90 90 2 0 8 924 Sep 15 37.076
6 Russ Bauers 8 1936 1950 0 5.6 31 30 .508 3.53 129 71 30 27 4 6 599.0 562 282 235 17 271 300 15 0 17 2581 May 6 35.361
7 Jack Bruner 2 1949 1950 0 0.3 2 4 .333 4.91 26 3 13 0 0 1 55.0 53 34 30 4 45 28 3 0 1 253 Oct 1 26.092
8 Bob Chesnes 3 1948 1950 0 0.9 24 22 .522 4.66 61 55 1 25 1 1 378.2 377 222 196 36 189 130 12 2 12 1650 Sep 27 29.144
9 Charlie Cuellar 1 1950 1950 0 -0.4 0 0 33.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 6 6 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 13 Jul 4 32.283
10 Al Epperly 2 1938 1950 0 0.1 2 0 1.000 4.00 14 4 5 1 0 0 36.0 42 19 16 2 20 13 0 0 3 166 Jul 7 32.061
11 Dave Ferriss 6 1945 1950 2 6.9 65 30 .684 3.64 144 103 24 67 12 8 880.0 914 392 356 42 314 296 25 2 11 3753 Apr 18 28.134
12 Tommy Fine 2 1947 1950 0 -1.1 1 3 .250 6.81 23 7 3 1 0 0 72.2 94 62 55 6 44 16 1 0 1 349 Jun 28 35.261
13 Jesse Flores 7 1942 1950 0 12.1 44 59 .427 3.18 176 113 39 46 11 6 973.0 904 394 344 49 306 352 15 2 5 4056 Sep 17 35.319
14 Bob Gillespie 4 1944 1950 0 -1.6 5 13 .278 5.07 58 23 14 2 0 0 202.1 223 127 114 8 102 59 2 0 11 906 May 11 30.215
15 Harry Gumbert 15 1935 1950 0 16.5 143 113 .559 3.68 508 235 180 96 13 48 2156.0 2186 1012 882 120 721 709 23 3 40 9217 Apr 29 40.175
16 Mickey Haefner 8 1943 1950 0 13.6 78 91 .462 3.50 261 179 48 91 13 13 1466.2 1414 666 571 76 577 508 39 3 19 6322 Sep 28 37.354
17 Kirby Higbe 12 1937 1950 2 18.5 118 101 .539 3.69 418 238 104 98 11 24 1952.1 1763 909 800 116 979 971 35 4 61 8472 Jul 7 35.090
18 Lloyd Hittle 2 1949 1950 0 0.7 7 11 .389 4.43 47 13 15 4 2 0 152.1 183 89 75 3 74 41 0 0 3 705 Jun 11 26.110
19 Ed Klieman 8 1943 1950 0 4.3 26 28 .481 3.49 222 32 106 10 2 33 542.0 525 232 210 17 239 130 17 1 9 2318 Jun 2 32.073
20 Doyle Lade 5 1946 1950 0 2.9 25 29 .463 4.39 126 64 27 20 2 3 537.1 583 298 262 46 221 178 7 2 13 2376 Sep 29 29.224
21 Eddie Lake 11 1939 1950 0 -0.3 0 0 4.19 6 0 5 0 0 0 19.1 20 13 9 2 11 7 3 0 1 87 Sep 30 34.196
22 Vic Lombardi 6 1945 1950 0 9.4 50 51 .495 3.68 223 100 78 42 5 16 944.2 919 462 386 68 418 340 16 7 19 4078 Sep 24 28.004
23 Mal Mallette 1 1950 1950 0 0.1 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 Sep 29 28.242
24 Phil Marchildon 9 1940 1950 0 8.9 68 75 .476 3.93 185 162 18 82 6 2 1214.1 1084 605 530 81 684 481 23 5 45 5309 Jul 16 36.264
25 Cuddles Marshall 4 1946 1950 0 -2.3 7 7 .500 5.98 73 15 30 1 0 4 185.0 216 132 123 8 158 69 3 1 7 898 Sep 30 25.155
26 Fred Martin 3 1946 1950 0 1.7 12 3 .800 3.78 57 10 26 5 0 0 162.0 181 80 68 7 58 68 1 0 4 713 Sep 24 35.089
27 Rogelio Martinez 1 1950 1950 0 -0.2 0 1 .000 27.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.1 4 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 Jul 16 31.253
28 Les McCrabb 5 1939 1950 0 -1.6 10 15 .400 5.96 38 27 8 13 1 2 210.0 270 156 139 24 63 57 6 0 4 966 May 4 35.181
29 Pat McGlothin 2 1949 1950 0 0.0 1 1 .500 5.60 8 0 2 0 0 0 17.2 18 11 11 2 6 13 0 2 0 75 Apr 18 29.180
30 Gordie Mueller 1 1950 1950 0 -0.2 0 0 10.29 8 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 11 8 8 1 13 1 0 0 0 45 Jul 21 27.223
31 Joe Murray 1 1950 1950 0 0.1 0 3 .000 5.70 8 2 3 0 0 0 30.0 34 20 19 1 21 8 0 0 1 143 Sep 28 29.321
32 Steve Nagy 2 1947 1950 0 -1.2 3 8 .273 6.42 15 10 1 2 0 0 67.1 87 60 48 6 38 21 0 0 2 326 Jun 23 31.026
33 Frank Papish 6 1945 1950 0 4.1 26 29 .473 3.58 149 64 51 18 3 9 581.0 541 266 231 26 319 255 6 1 11 2547 Jun 27 32.249
34 Carlos Pascual 1 1950 1950 0 0.7 1 1 .500 2.12 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 12 5 4 0 8 3 1 0 0 71 Sep 28 19.199
35 John Perkovich 1 1950 1950 0 0.0 0 0 7.20 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 4 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 23 May 6 26.057
36 Marino Pieretti 6 1945 1950 0 -3.7 30 38 .441 4.53 194 68 61 21 4 8 673.2 713 397 339 34 321 188 5 4 14 3006 Oct 1 30.008
37 Bill Pierro 1 1950 1950 0 -1.1 0 2 .000 10.55 12 3 2 0 0 0 29.0 33 34 34 2 28 13 2 1 3 146 Sep 19 24.157
38 Frank Quinn 2 1949 1950 0 0.4 0 0 3.38 9 0 6 0 0 0 24.0 20 9 9 2 10 4 1 0 0 101 Apr 26 22.150
39 Ribs Raney 2 1949 1950 0 -0.4 1 3 .250 7.36 4 3 0 1 0 0 18.1 25 17 15 2 14 7 0 0 0 92 Apr 22 27.065
40 Jim Romano 1 1950 1950 0 -0.1 0 0 5.68 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 8 6 4 0 2 8 0 0 0 30 Sep 29 23.176
41 Normie Roy 1 1950 1950 0 -0.3 4 3 .571 5.13 19 6 4 2 0 1 59.2 72 38 34 6 39 25 2 1 0 279 Sep 27 21.316
42 Charley Schanz 5 1944 1950 0 -0.3 28 43 .394 4.34 155 72 49 23 2 14 626.2 658 369 302 29 332 243 24 2 18 2801 Jul 2 31.024
43 Bill Voiselle 9 1942 1950 1 11.1 74 84 .468 3.83 245 190 21 74 13 3 1373.1 1370 676 585 115 588 645 15 0 23 5994 Jul 8 31.160
44 Bucky Walters 19 1931 1950 6 44.3 198 160 .553 3.30 428 398 18 242 42 4 3104.2 2990 1343 1139 155 1121 1107 51 6 63 13140 Jul 23 41.095
45 Dick Welteroth 3 1948 1950 0 -1.7 4 6 .400 6.48 90 4 42 0 0 3 166.2 185 131 120 12 145 55 2 0 7 804 Jun 15 22.316
Totals 206 1931 1950 11 151.1 1153 1128 .505 3.84 4484 2382 1161 1040 154 227 20587.0 20183 10127 8782 1199 9133 7901 382 53 466 89317


1949 MLB  / 1951 MLB  Retirements