Nick Altrock Announces Retirement
Nick Altrock was a prankster but once he took the mound he was all business. He was particularly dominant in 1901 and 1903 when he took home the AL Pitcher of the Year award and was a key component of the 1903 New York Highlanders winning the AL pennant.
That 1903 side fell short in the World Series with Nick Altrock a star in game two. He pitched 5 scoreless innings before giving up three to leave the game tied up in the bottom of the ninth. Altrock came up to bat with the bases loaded and one out and slotted a nice ground ball single to walk it off.
That'll be Altrock's only ever walk-off hit and his only hit in the postseason.
He'd take the mound again in game five but get hammered by the Brooklyn bats. Ultimately, Brooklyn would take the series and Altrock would never see the postseason again.
His game declined after 1903 but he remained a solid middle of the rotation guy. The Highlanders would trade him off to the Superbas as part of a package for Catcher Jerry Moses in 1905 where he finished his career off in Dodger Blue.