2014 Event Rob Manfred has been elected as the new commissioner of Major League Baseball; Manfred will take the position after current commissioner Bud Selig retires early next year 2014 Event Debbie Dingell, wife of U.S. Representative John Dingell, announces her plans to run for her husband's seat after he retires; Rep. Dingell announced his retirement yesterday 2013 Event James Hansen, a top scientist and professor from NASA, retires in order to concentrate on global warming activism 2006 Event Bob Barker, from The Price is Right, retires after 35 years as host 2006 Event Andre Agassi retires after winning 60 career titles 2005 Event Lance Armstrong retires after winning his 7th straight Tours de France 2005 Event Garry Kasparov retires professionally from chess 1998 Event All-Star Florida Marlin catcher Darren Daulton, retires 1997 Event Marv Levy, retires as coach of Buffalo Bills 1997 Event NC's Dean Smith winningest college basetball coach retires 1997 Event Newscaster David Brinkley, 74, retires after 54 years in broadcasting 1996 Event Tommy Lasoda retires as Los Angeles Dodger manager 1996 Event Kirby Puckett, retires from Minnesota Twins 1994 Event Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract 1994 Event Charles Kuralt, retires as CBS newsman 1993 Event General Colin Powell retires at 56 1993 Event Montreal Expo retires their 1st #, #10 for Rusty Staub 1992 Event NY Jet announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75 1992 Event Daryl Gates retires as Los Angeles police chief 1992 Event Jockey Angel Cordero retires after winning over 7,000 horse races 1992 Event Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St. John's basketball team 1992 Event Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires 1991 Event Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawks coach 1991 Event Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years 1991 Event Tampa Bay Bucaneer Dexter Manley, retires after failing drug test 1991 Event Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus and retires from Los Angeles Lakers 1991 Event Italian/Argentine Soccer star Diego Maradona retires 1991 Event Philadelphia '76ers retires Wilt Chamberlain's #13 jersey 1990 Event Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson and Willie Randolph (all ex Yankees) 1990 Event Los Angeles Lakers retires Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's #33 1990 Event Jockey Billy Shoemaker (58), retires after 40,350 horse race 1989 Event Reds reliever Kent Tekulve retires after 1,070 appearances 1989 Event New York Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA) 1989 Event 23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires 1989 Event Billy Smith, last original New York Islander, retires 1989 Event Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt, 39, retires 1988 Event New York Islander's and NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy retires 1988 Event Gastineau sacks Jets, retires from football "for personal reasons" 1988 Event Andrei Gromyko retires 1988 Event Quarterback Dan Fouts retires 1988 Event LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires 1987 Event Houston Oiler Earl Campbell, retires from NFL 1987 Event Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with New York Mets 1987 Event Dick Howser retires from managing Kansas City Royals, due to brain tumor 1987 Event Less than a month after re-signing, A's pitcher Vida Blue retires 1987 Event Kansas City Royal pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires 1986 Event Mary Lou Retton retires as a gymnast 1986 Event Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires 1985 Event Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC 1984 Event Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football 1984 Event After 518 goals and 14 years with Mont Canadiens, Guy LaFleur retires 1984 Event NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires 1984 Event Royals pitcher Paul Splittorff, retires 1984 Event Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) and #4 (Joe Cronin) 1984 Event Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network 1983 Event Royals defeat Yankees, 5-4, completing "pine-tar" game (12 minutes). Hal McRae strikes out and Dan Quisenberry retires Yankees in order 1983 Event New York Yankee Bobby Murcer retires 1982 Event Sugar Ray Leonard retires for 1st time 1982 Event Tennis great Bjorn Borg retires at 26 1981 Event Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart retires, replaced by Sandra Day O'Connor, 1st woman on high court 1981 Event Pirate Jim Bibby gives up a leadoff single to Brave Terry Harper, then retires next 27 batters 1980 Event Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro baseball's all-time home run run king with 868, retires 1980 Event Tiger reliever John Hiller, 37, (who had a 1971 heart attack), retires 1980 Event Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis 1979 Event Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ 1978 Event CIA director, Admiral Stansfield Turner retires from the Navy 1978 Event Red Rum wins 3rd consecutive Grand National and retires 1977 Event Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games 1977 Event English football international Bobby Moore retires 1977 Event Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games) 1974 Event Pele retires as soccer player 1974 Event NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires 1974 Event Steve Busby retires 1st 9 White Sox to set AL record with 33 consecutive batters retired 1972 Event San Francisco Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row 1972 Event Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching University of Kentucky 1972 Event NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons 1971 Event NHL great Gordie Howe retires 1971 Event Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf 1970 Event Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report" 1969 Event Don Drysdale retires because of damage to his right shoulder 1969 Event New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle retires 1967 Event Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney retires 19 Pirates, then gets injured and leaves 1967 Event Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated boxing champ 1966 Event Arnold "Red" Auerbach retires as Boston Celtic's coach 1966 Event Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins) 1966 Event 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires 1963 Event Oriole's Dick Hall retires his 28th consecutive player in relief 1962 Event Larry Doby, retires from Cleveland Indians to play in Japan 1962 Event Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races) 1962 Event Philadelphia retires pitcher Robin Roberts' # 36 1960 Event Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98 1960 Event Pancho Gonzalez retires from tennis 1960 Event Ford Frick voids Indians - Red Sox deal as Sam White retires 1957 Event Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants 1956 Event Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires 1956 Event Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing 1954 Event Sir Gordon Richards retires as a jockey with record 4,870 wins 1954 Event Robin Roberts gives up a home run then retires next 27 men in a row 1953 Event Israel's Prime Minister Ben-Gurion retires 1953 Event Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row 1952 Event Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33 1950 Event Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years 1949 Event Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ 1948 Event William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as Prime Minister of Canada 1948 Event Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia 1945 Event Gilbert Dodds, record miler (4:05.3), retires to do gospel work 1940 Event University of Michigan retires Tom Harmon's #98 1938 Event German colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires 1932 Event John McGraw retires from baseball 1927 Event Ban Johnson, in failing health, retires as AL president 1927 Event Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game 1926 Event Walter Johnson retires, signs 2-year contract to manage Newark 1923 Event After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yankees 1917 Event Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game 1912 Event Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins 1905 Event James J Jeffries retires as boxing champ 1859 Event Paul Morphy returns from 10-month chess tour of Europe, retires
