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Retired NumbersRetired numbers started back in 1939 when the New York Yankees retired Lou Gehrig's number 4. Check out the list of retired numbers by team at the bottom of this page. Contact Me To Order A Hand Painted Baseball Of Any Player You Want.
The Yankees have retired 22 uniform numbers. More than any other team. In fact they have retired every single digit jersey number. Derek Jeter's number 2 and Joe Torre's number 6 were recently retired.
The Yankees have also retired number 8 twice. For Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra.
The highest number ever retired is the White Sox Carlton Fisk's number 72. He wore number 27 for the Boston Red Sox which is also retired. When he joined the White Sox, Fisk reversed his number.
Seven players have had their number retired by two teams. Reggie Jackson, Frank Robinson, Carlton Fisk, Rod Carew, Greg Maddux, Rollie Fingers and Hank Aaron. Casey Stengel also has his number retired by two clubs. The Mets and Yankees.
Nolan Ryan is the only player to have his number retired by three teams. His number 30 was retired by the Angels and 34 by the Astros and Rangers.
There are a few numbers that clubs have not officially retired, but have taken out of circulation. The Cincinnati Reds can not retire Pete Rose's number 14 because of his lifetime ban. But they do not allow any other Reds player to wear it. Although they did allow Pete Rose, Jr. to wear it.
After Darryl Kile died in 2002, the Rockies, Astros and Cardinals removed his number 57 from circulation.
Five teams have retired the same number twice. The Chicago Cubs have retired number 31 for Greg Maddux and Ferguson Jenkins.
The Reds retired number 5 for Willard Hershberger in 1940 after he committed suicide during the season. It was returned to service in 1942 and retired again in 1984 for Johnny Bench.
The Montreal Expos have retired number 10 for Rusty Staub and Andre Dawson.
The Yankees hung up number 8 for Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra.
The Cardinals retired number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson and also Bruce Sutter.
In 1997, Major League Baseball announced that number 42 would be retired from all of baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson. Players who were wearing number 42 could continue to wear it until they retired. Only the Yankees Mariano Rivera still wears it.
There is currently a movement to have Major League Baseball retire number 21 in honor of Roberto Clemente. The sentiment is that Roberto did as much to open the doors for Hispanic players as Jackie Robinson did for African Americans. A total of 216 jersey numbers and initials have been retired.
American League
Baltimore Orioles:
Earl Weaver #4
Frank Robinson #20
Boston Red Sox:
Bobby Doerr #1
Joe Cronin #4
Johnny Pesky #6
Jim Rice #14 Carlton Fisk #27 David Ortiz #34 Pedro Martinez #45 Wade Boggs #26
Chicago White Sox:
Nellie Fox #2 Mark Buehrle #56 Frank Thomas #35 Carlton Fisk #72 Paul Konerko #14
Cleveland Indians:
Earl Averill #3
Lou Boudreau #5
Larry Doby #14
Mel Harder #18
Bob Feller #19 Jim Thome #25 Frank Robinson #20
Detroit Tigers:
Hal Newhouser #16
Willie Horton #23 Alan Trammell #3 Jack Morris #47 Sparky Anderson #11 Ty Cobb #TC Ernie Harwell #EH
Kansas City Royals:
Dick Howser #10
Frank White #20
Los Angeles Angels
Jim Fregosi #11
Gene Autry #26
Jimmie Reese #50
Minnesota Twins:
Tony Oliva #6
Rod Carew #29
Kent Hrbek #14 Tom Kelly #10 Bert Blyleven #28
New York Yankees:
Billy Martin #1
Babe Ruth #3
Lou Gehrig #4
Bill Dickey #8
Phil Rizzuto #10
Don Mattingly #23
Elston Howard #32 Mariano Rivera #42 Andy Pettitte #46 Ron Guidry #49 Bernie Williams #51 Jorge Posada #20 Joe Torre #6 Derek Jeter #2 Reggie Jackson #44
Oakland A's: Rickey Henderson #24 Dennis Eckersley #43 Walter Haas #WH
Seattle Mariners: Ken Griffey, Jr #24 Edgar Martinez #11
Tampa Bay Rays: Don Zimmer #66
Texas Rangers: Ivan Rodriguez #7 Johnny Oates #26
Toronto Blue Jays: Roberto Alomar #12 Roy Halladay #32
Arizona Diamondbacks: Randy Johnson #51 Luis Gonzalez #20
Atlanta/Milwaukee Braves: John Smoltz #29 Bobby Cox #6 Greg Maddux #31 Tom Glavine #47
Dale Murphy #3
Warren Spahn #21
Phil Niekro #35
Eddie Matthews #41
Hank Aaron #44
Chicago Cubs:
Cincinnati Reds:
Fred Hutchinson #1
Joe Morgan #8
Sparky Anderson #10
David Concepcion #13
Ted Kluszewski #18
Tony Perez #24 Pete Rose #14 Barry Larkin #11 Joe Nuxall #JN Marty Brennaman #MB Waite Hoyt #WH
Colorado Rockies: Todd Helton #17
Florida Marlins:
Carl Barger (Club President) #5 Jose Fernandez #16
Houston Astros:
Jeff Bagwell #5
Jimmy Wynn #24
Jose Cruz #25
Jim Umbricht #32
Mike Scott #33
Nolan Ryan #34
Don Wilson #40 Larry Dierker #49
Los Angeles/Brooklyn Dodgers:
Tommy Lasorda #2
Duke Snider #4
Jim Gilliam #19
Don Sutton #20
Walter Alston #24
Sandy Koufax #32
Roy Campanella #39 Don Drysdale #53
Milwaukee Brewers:
Hank Aaron #44 Bob Uecker #BU Allan H. "Bud" Selig #1
New York Mets:
Gil Hodges #14 Mike Piazza #31 William Shea #WS Ralph Kiner #RK
Philadelphia Phillies:
Jim Bunning#14
Mike Schmidt #20
Robin Roberts #36 Harry Kalas #HK
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Played before numbers were used.
Chuck Klein, Played before numbers were used.
Pittsburgh Pirates:
Billy Meyer #1
Roberto Clemente #21
Danny Murtaugh #40
San Diego Padres:
Steve Garvey #6
Randy Jones #35
Dave Winfield #31 Trevor Hoffman #51 Jerry Coleman #JC Roy Kroc #RK
New York/San Francisco Giants:
Christy Mathewson, Played before numbers were used.
John McGraw, Played before numbers were used.
Carl Hubbell #11
Willie Mays #24
Gaylord Perry #36
Willie McCovey #44Willie McCovey #44 Monte Irvin #20
St. Louis Cardinals:
Ken Boyer #14
Bruce Sutter #42 Tony LaRussa #10 Jack Buck #JB Rogers Hornsby #RH
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