After the 1919 season he continued to make periodic appearances as a pinch hitter for many years, until his final game at the age of 57.

An arm injury after 1906 ruined his career, but he hung on with the White Sox and Washington Senators until 1924, though he pitched very little after 1908 and made sporadic pinch-hitting appearances after that, including one in 1933 (facing Rube Walberg of the Philadelphia Athletics) at 57 years of age.

[3] At the height of their collaboration, Schacht and Altrock developed a deep personal animosity and stopped speaking with each other off the field.

During their famous comic re-enactments of the Dempsey–Tunney championship boxing match, many speculated that they pulled no punches as they rained blows on each other.

The umpire, who had been the target of Altrock's gibes, made the call and shortly afterward a woman was carried from the stands on a litter.