Just two skippers removed from the helm this year – Pelayo Chacon from the White Sox and Howie Shanks from the Phillies.
We void Peanuts Lowrey’s final year and send Tommy Hughes, Clyde Kluttz, Hugh East, Johnny Johnson and Pinky Woods to arbitration.
Retiring players include Claude Passeau, Mort Cooper, Tiny Bonham, Bucky Walters, Rudy York, Ed Durham and the mighty Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg, who leaves the game with 479 HR – 4th most all-time as of right now. There’s also a special group I’ll deal with of their own accord in the next post.
