He retired in 1985 after two consecutive losses, including a loss to champion Billy Costello.

But from that point until the ninth, the sinkerball pitcher retired 19 of 21 hitters, including 13 straight.

He retired for the last time in 1999 with a final record of 69-13-1, including 43 wins by knockout.

Robin Platts retired at age 51 in 2000 with 3,244 wins, including more than 250 stakes race victories.

The right-hander retired 15 of the last 16 batters he faced, including the last 11 in a row.

He retired from playing in 1989 after more than 700 league appearances, including 50 caps for England.

Sinclair retired from hosting Ideas in 1999 after presenting over 2,000 installments, including several hundred produced or written by himself.

Jones retired 11 of the final 12 hitters he faced, including the last eight.

He then retired the next 15 in a row, including six strikeouts.

Sele did rebound to retire 15 of 16 batters at one point, including 13 in a row.