Last Active St. Louis Browns

Here are the last active players to have played for the St. Louis Browns.


In 1967, the 38-year-old Larsen was called up by the Cubs for 12 days. He hadn't played in the majors since 1965.
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Last Active Boston Braves

Here are the last active players to have played for the Boston Braves.


Eddie Mathews went out on top - appearing in the 1968 World Series with the Tigers.
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Last Active Philadelphia Athletics

Here are the last active players to have played for the Philadelphia Athletics.


Vic Power is also featured in my 1966 blog today.
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Last Active (old) Washington Senators

Here are the last active players to have played for the "old" Washington Senators. That is, the team that left Washington DC after 1960 to become the Minnesota Twins.

They were immediately replaced by the expansion Washington Senators in 1961, who 11 seasons later would also skip town to become the Texas Rangers.

Last Active New York Giants

Here are the last active players to have played for the New York Giants. Appropriately, Willie Mays is on top of the list.


Hoyt Wilhelm's last game was on July 10, 1972 - 16 days before his 50th birthday!
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Last Active Brooklyn Dodgers

On October 16th, I posted a list of the last active player from each of the first wave of relocated teams.

Today, I'm drilling down to find the last 10 active players to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Most had retired by the end of the 1960s. Some guys (like Aspromonte and Demeter) only had a few at-bats with Brooklyn.



Next: The New York Giants
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