Roe was still pitching in the majors at age 39 , unusual at the time .
Was the third - oldest player in the National League in the 1954 season , Roe 's last in the majors .
Roe was still pitching in the majors at age 39 , unusual at the time , and was the third - oldest player in the National League in the 1954 season , his last in the majors .