Key Retirees:
"Smally" Becker, 2B
St. Louis Browns 1915-1931
Becker was a St. Louis icon during his 17-year tenure with the Browns. He won three Gold Gloves and helped pilot the team to its only World Championship in 1922. He was to 1919 AL BOY, and he finished his career with a .312 average, 2384 hits, 516 doubles (6th All-Time), 1099 RBI, 1071 runs scored and an incredibly low 296 K's.
Other Notable Retirees:
David Duncan, SP - 194-133, 3.65 ERA, 1343 K's, 200 CG. Was the 1923 AL POY.
Retiring Ancestors:
Genaro "Tito" Nunez, 2B
Chicago White Sox 1911-1912
Boston Red Sox 1912-1931
Tito was one of the best base running, run scoring threats in major league history. He scored 100 or more runs an amazing 10 times. He led the AL in steals 10 times from 1914-1924. He won 4 batting titles, and twice he set a new AL batting average record (.402 in 1918 and .413 in 1923). Amazingly for a middle infielder, he led the AL in slugging and OPS 6 times each. He was the 1912 AL ROY and 1923 AL BOY. He won 8 Gold Gloves and was part of the Red Sox only World Championship in 1918. He finished his career with a .346 average (12th Best All-Time), 3338 hits (3rd All-Time), 1220 RBI (16th All-Time),
1843 runs (Most All-Time), 1109 walks (12th All-Time) and 789 stolen bases (2nd All-Time).