User:Dodiad/Sandbox/List of Major League Baseball retired numbers

Major League Baseball and its participating clubs have retired various uniform numbers over the course of time, ensuring that those numbers will always be associated with particular players or managers of note. The use of numbers on uniforms to better identify one player from another, and hence to boost sales of scorecards, was tried briefly by the Cleveland Indians of 1916, and the St. Louis Cardinals of 1923. The first team to permanently adopt the practice was the New York Yankees of 1929. By 1932, all sixteen major league clubs were issuing numbers, and by 1937, the leagues passed rules requiring it.

The Yankees' original approach was to simply assign the numbers 1 through 8 to the regular starting lineup in their normal batting order. Hence, Babe Ruth wore number 3 and Lou Gehrig number 4. The first major leaguer whose number was retired was Gehrig, in January, 1940, following his retirement due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which became known popularly as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Since then, over 150 other people have had their numbers retired. This includes managers and coaches, as Major League Baseball is the only one of the major North American professional leagues in which the coaching staff wear the same uniforms as players. Four numbers have been retired in honor of people not directly involved on the playing field—three for team executives, and one for a team's fans. Some of the game's early stars, such as Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson, retired before numbers came into usage. Teams often celebrate their retired numbers and other honored people by hanging banners with the numbers and names. Early stars, as well as honored non-players, will often have numberless banners hanging along with the retired numbers. Because fewer and fewer players stay with one team long enough to warrant their number being retired, some players believe that getting their number retired is a greater honor than going into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ron Santo, upon his number 10 being retired on the last day of the 2003 regular season, enthusiastically told the Wrigley Field crowd as his #10 flag was hoisted, "This is my Hall of Fame!"^[1]

Alternative methods of recognition edit

Some teams do not retire jersey numbers, and instead celebrate their stars in other ways. The Toronto Blue Jays have a 'Level of Excellence,' where notable individuals in club history have their names and numbers posted under the fifth deck of the Rogers Centre.

Some teams have not formally retired certain numbers, but nonetheless kept them out of circulation. For example, the Cincinnati Reds have only assigned Pete Rose's #14 to one other player after his retirement: his own son. #14 cannot be retired in honor of the older Rose at present, due to his lifetime ban from baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies ensured that Rose, a former Phillie who served with the team during their 1980 World Series win, could not have #14 retired in his honor by instead retiring it in favor of Hall of Fame pitcher (and later U.S. Senator) Jim Bunning, who also wore that number.

Also, after Darryl Kile's untimely death in 2002, the teams he played for (Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, and St. Louis Cardinals) took his #57 out of circulation, but have yet to formally retire the number.

Numbers retired by Major League Baseball edit

Normally the individual clubs are responsible for retiring numbers. On April 15, 1997, Major League Baseball took the unusual move of retiring a number for all teams. On the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking the major league color barrier, his number 42 was retired throughout the majors, at the order of Commissioner Bud Selig. This meant that no future player on any major league team could wear number 42, although players wearing #42 at the time were allowed to continue with it (see below).

There has also been advocacy for giving Roberto Clemente's number 21 a similar treatment. They feel that Clemente's impact on the Hispanic community is equal to that of Robinson's on the black community. The target goal for the retirement was in time for the 2006 MLB All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, where Clemente played. RetireClemente21.com collected over 70,000 signatures for the effort. So far, MLB has taken no decisive action on this request.^{[citation needed]}

List of retired numbers (by team) edit

†	Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Number	Player or other figure	Team	Date
1	Billy Meyer	Pirates	1954
1	Pee Wee Reese^†	Dodgers	July 1, 1984
1	Bobby Doerr^†	Red Sox	May 21, 1988
1	Fred Hutchinson	Reds	1965
1	Ozzie Smith^†	Cardinals	1996
1	Richie Ashburn^†	Phillies	1979
1	Billy Martin	Yankees	August 10, 1986
2	Red Schoendienst^†	Cardinals	1990
2	Nellie Fox^†	White Sox	1976
2	Tommy Lasorda^†	Dodgers	August 15, 1997
2	Charlie Gehringer^†	Tigers	June 12, 1983
3	Babe Ruth^†	Yankees	June 13, 1948
3	Earl Averill^†	Indians	1975
3	Bill Terry^†	Giants	1984
3	Harmon Killebrew^†	Twins	May 4, 1974
3	Dale Murphy	Braves	1994
3	Harold Baines	White Sox	August 20, 1989
4	Luke Appling^†	White Sox	1975
4	Earl Weaver^†	Orioles	1982
4	Duke Snider^†	Dodgers	July 6, 1980
4	Ralph Kiner^†	Pirates	1987
4	Lou Gehrig^†	Yankees	July 4, 1939
4	Paul Molitor^†	Brewers	June 11, 1999
4	Mel Ott^†	Giants	1949
4	Joe Cronin^†	Red Sox	May 24, 1984
5	Brooks Robinson^†	Orioles	1977
5	Carl Barger^{[Notes 1]}	Marlins	April 5, 1993
5	Lou Boudreau^†	Indians	1970
5	George Brett^†	Royals	May 14, 1994
5	Johnny Bench^†	Reds	August 11, 1984
5	Willard Hershberger	Reds	1940
5	Hank Greenberg^†	Tigers	June 12, 1983
5	Joe DiMaggio^†	Yankees	April 18, 1952
5	Jeff Bagwell	Astros	August 26, 2007
6	Johnny Pesky	Red Sox	September 28, 2008
6	Steve Garvey	Padres	1989
6	Stan Musial^†	Cardinals	September 29, 1963
6	Al Kaline^†	Tigers	August 17, 1980
6	Tony Oliva	Twins	July 14, 1991
7	Mickey Mantle^†	Yankees	June 8, 1969
7	Craig Biggio	Astros	August 17, 2008
8	Willie Stargell^†	Pirates	1982
8	Joe Morgan^†	Reds	June 6, 1998
8	Yogi Berra^†	Yankees	July 22, 1972
8	Bill Dickey^†	Yankees	July 22, 1972
8	Gary Carter^†^{[Notes 2]}	Nationals	July 31, 2003
8	Cal Ripken Jr.^†	Orioles	September 9, 2001
8	Carl Yastrzemski^†	Red Sox	August 6, 1989
9	Ted Williams^†	Red Sox	May 29, 1984
9	Reggie Jackson^†	Athletics	May 22, 2004
9	Minnie Miñoso	White Sox	1983
9	Enos Slaughter^†	Cardinals	September 6, 1996
9	Bill Mazeroski^†	Pirates	1987
9	Roger Maris	Yankees	July 21, 1984
10	Sparky Anderson^†	Reds	May 28, 2005
10	Dick Howser	Royals	July 3, 1987
10	Phil Rizzuto^†	Yankees	August 4, 1985
10	Andre Dawson^†^{[Notes 2]}	Nationals	1997
10	Rusty Staub^{[Notes 2]}	Nationals	May 10, 1993
10	Ron Santo	Cubs	September 28, 2003
11	Carl Hubbell^†	Giants	1944
11	Jim Fregosi	Angels	August 1, 1998
11	Luis Aparicio^†^{[Notes 3]}	White Sox	August 14, 1984
11	Paul Waner^†	Pirates	July 21, 2007
12	Wade Boggs^†	Rays	April 7, 2000
13	Dave Concepción	Reds	August 25, 2007
14	Ernie Banks^†	Cubs	August 22, 1982
14	Kent Hrbek	Twins	August 13, 1995
14	Larry Doby^†	Indians	July 3, 1994
14	Ken Boyer	Cardinals	May 20, 1984
14	Gil Hodges	Mets	June 9, 1973
14	Jim Bunning^†	Phillies	April 16, 2001
14	Jim Rice^†	Red Sox	July 28, 2009
15	Thurman Munson	Yankees	August 3, 1979
16	Ted Lyons^†	White Sox	1983
16	Whitey Ford^†	Yankees	August 3, 1974
16	Hal Newhouser^†	Tigers	July 27, 1997
17	Dizzy Dean^†	Cardinals	September 22, 1974
18	Ted Kluszewski	Reds	July 18, 1998
18	Mel Harder	Indians	1990
19	Bob Feller^†	Indians	1957
19	Billy Pierce	White Sox	1983
19	Jim Gilliam	Dodgers	October 10, 1978
19	Tony Gwynn^†	Padres	August 13, 2002
19	Robin Yount^†	Brewers	May 29, 1994
20	Luis Gonzalez	Diamondbacks	August 7, 2010
20	Monte Irvin^†	Giants	June 26, 2010
20	Lou Brock^†	Cardinals	September 9, 1979
20	Frank Robinson^†	Orioles	1972
20	Frank Robinson^†	Reds	May 22, 1998
20	Pie Traynor^†	Pirates	1972
20	Mike Schmidt^†	Phillies	1990
20	Don Sutton^†	Dodgers	August 14, 1998
20	Frank White	Royals	May 2, 1995
21	Bob Lemon^†	Indians	June 20, 1998
21	Warren Spahn^†	Braves	1965
21	Roberto Clemente^†	Pirates	1973
22	Jim Palmer^†	Orioles	1985
23	Ryne Sandberg^†	Cubs	August 28, 2005
23	Don Mattingly	Yankees	August 31, 1997
23	Willie Horton	Tigers	July 15, 2000
24	Whitey Herzog^†	Cardinals	July 31, 2010
24	Tony Perez^†	Reds	May 27, 2000
24	Willie Mays^†	Giants	1972
24	Walter Alston^†	Dodgers	June 5, 1977
24	Jimmy Wynn	Astros	June 25, 2005
24	Rickey Henderson^†	Athletics	August 1, 2009
25	José Cruz	Astros	October 3, 1992
26	Billy Williams^†	Cubs	August 13, 1987
26	Gene Autry^{[Notes 4]}	Angels	August 3, 1982
26	Johnny Oates	Rangers	August 5, 2005
27	Carlton Fisk^†	Red Sox	September 4, 2000
27	Catfish Hunter^†	Athletics	1990
27	Juan Marichal^†	Giants	1975
29	Rod Carew^†	Angels	August 6, 1991
29	Rod Carew^†	Twins	July 19, 1987
30	Orlando Cepeda^†	Giants	July 11, 1999
30	Nolan Ryan^†	Angels	June 16, 1992
30	Tim Raines^{[Notes 2]}	Nationals	June 19, 2004
31	Dave Winfield^†	Padres	April 14, 2001
31	Greg Maddux	Cubs	May 3, 2009
31	Greg Maddux	Braves	July 17, 2009
31	Ferguson Jenkins^†	Cubs	May 3, 2009
32	Steve Carlton^†	Phillies	1989
32	Sandy Koufax^†	Dodgers	June 4, 1972
32	Elston Howard	Yankees	July 21, 1984
32	Jim Umbricht	Astros	April 12, 1965
33	Mike Scott	Astros	October 3, 1992
33	Eddie Murray^†	Orioles	June 7, 1998
33	Honus Wagner^†	Pirates	1956
34	Rollie Fingers^†	Brewers	August 9, 1992
34	Rollie Fingers^†	Athletics	1993
34	Nolan Ryan^†	Rangers	September 15, 1996
34	Nolan Ryan^†	Astros	September 29, 1996
34	Kirby Puckett^†	Twins	May 25, 1997
35	Randy Jones	Padres	1997
35	Phil Niekro^†	Braves	1984
35	Frank Thomas	White Sox	August 29, 2010
36	Gaylord Perry^†	Giants	July 23, 2005
36	Robin Roberts^†	Phillies	1962
37	Casey Stengel^†	Yankees	August 8, 1970
37	Casey Stengel^†	Mets	September 2, 1965
39	Roy Campanella^†	Dodgers	June 4, 1972
40	Don Wilson	Astros	April 13, 1975
40	Danny Murtaugh	Pirates	1977
41	Eddie Mathews^†	Braves	1969
41	Tom Seaver^†	Mets	June 24, 1988
42	Jackie Robinson^†	Dodgers	June 4, 1972
42	Jackie Robinson^†	All MLB	April 15, 1997
42	Bruce Sutter^†	Cardinals	September 17, 2006
43	Dennis Eckersley^†	Athletics	August 13, 2005
44	Hank Aaron^†	Braves	1977
44	Hank Aaron^†	Brewers	October 3, 1976
44	Reggie Jackson^†	Yankees	August 14, 1993
44	Willie McCovey^†	Giants	1975
45	Bob Gibson^†	Cardinals	1975
47	Tom Glavine	Braves	August 6, 2010
49	Larry Dierker	Astros	May 19, 2002
49	Ron Guidry	Yankees	August 23, 2003
50	Jimmie Reese	Angels	August 2, 1995
53	Don Drysdale^†	Dodgers	July 1, 1984
72	Carlton Fisk^†	White Sox	September 14, 1997
85	August Busch Jr.^{[Notes 5]}	Cardinals	April 13, 1984
455	The Fans^{[Notes 6]}	Indians	2001

Retired in honor of multiple players edit

The following numbers have been retired in honor of multiple players:

Chicago Cubs, #31: retired in 2009 for Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux^[2]
Cincinnati Reds, #5: retired in 1940 for Willard Hershberger who had committed suicide during the season; returned to service in 1942; retired in 1984 for Johnny Bench^[2]
Montreal Expos, #10: retired for Rusty Staub in 1993; ceremony to honor #10 for Andre Dawson was held in 1997^[3]^[2]
New York Yankees, #8: retired in 1972 for Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra^[4]
St. Louis Cardinals, #42: retired in 1997 by all teams in MLB for Jackie Robinson; ceremony to honor #42 for Bruce Sutter was held in 2006^[5]

^ First team president, but died in December 1992, four months before the team's first game. The Marlins chose to retire #5 because it was the number worn by Barger's favorite player, Joe DiMaggio.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Montreal Expos retired numbers in honor of four players (Carter #8, Dawson #10, Staub #10, Raines #30). When the franchise relocated to Washington, DC, in 2004, the newly-christened Washington Nationals originally chose not to recognize any uniform number retired while in Montreal, but later reversed their decision. On October 18, 2005, the NHL's Montreal Canadiens honored the departed team by raising an Expos commemorative banner listing the retired numbers to the rafters of Montreal's Bell Centre. Cite error: The named reference "Montreal" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ Aparicio's number was temporarily unretired by his blessing in 2010 for Omar Vizquel.
^ Team founder. The number represents the "26th man"—Major League Baseball rosters are limited to 25 players, except for games played on or after September 1, when rosters are expanded to 40.
^ Served as president, chairman, or CEO of the Cardinals from the team's purchase by Anheuser-Busch in 1953 until his death in 1989. The number represents his age at the time the number was retired in 1984.
^ Represents the number of consecutive sellouts of Jacobs Field, now Progressive Field, from 1995–2001, at that time a MLB record.

Announced but not yet honored edit

On January 22, 2011, the Detroit Tigers announced that they will formally retire #11 in honor of the late Sparky Anderson at a future date during the 2011 season.^[6]

On January 27, 2011, the Minnesota Twins announced that they will formally retire #28 in honor of Bert Blyleven on July 16.^[7]

On March 22, 2011, the Atlanta Braves announced that they will formally retire #6 in honor of Bobby Cox on August 12. ^[8]

List of retired numbers (by number) edit

†	Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Number	Player or other figure	Team	Date
1	Billy Meyer	Pirates	1954
1	Pee Wee Reese^†	Dodgers	July 1, 1984
1	Bobby Doerr^†	Red Sox	May 21, 1988
1	Fred Hutchinson	Reds	1965
1	Ozzie Smith^†	Cardinals	1996
1	Richie Ashburn^†	Phillies	1979
1	Billy Martin	Yankees	August 10, 1986
2	Red Schoendienst^†	Cardinals	1990
2	Nellie Fox^†	White Sox	1976
2	Tommy Lasorda^†	Dodgers	August 15, 1997
2	Charlie Gehringer^†	Tigers	June 12, 1983
3	Babe Ruth^†	Yankees	June 13, 1948
3	Earl Averill^†	Indians	1975
3	Bill Terry^†	Giants	1984
3	Harmon Killebrew^†	Twins	May 4, 1974
3	Dale Murphy	Braves	1994
3	Harold Baines	White Sox	August 20, 1989
4	Luke Appling^†	White Sox	1975
4	Earl Weaver^†	Orioles	1982
4	Duke Snider^†	Dodgers	July 6, 1980
4	Ralph Kiner^†	Pirates	1987
4	Lou Gehrig^†	Yankees	July 4, 1939
4	Paul Molitor^†	Brewers	June 11, 1999
4	Mel Ott^†	Giants	1949
4	Joe Cronin^†	Red Sox	May 24, 1984
5	Brooks Robinson^†	Orioles	1977
5	Carl Barger^{[Notes 1]}	Marlins	April 5, 1993
5	Lou Boudreau^†	Indians	1970
5	George Brett^†	Royals	May 14, 1994
5	Johnny Bench^†	Reds	August 11, 1984
5	Willard Hershberger	Reds	1940
5	Hank Greenberg^†	Tigers	June 12, 1983
5	Joe DiMaggio^†	Yankees	April 18, 1952
5	Jeff Bagwell	Astros	August 26, 2007
6	Johnny Pesky	Red Sox	September 28, 2008
6	Steve Garvey	Padres	1989
6	Stan Musial^†	Cardinals	September 29, 1963
6	Al Kaline^†	Tigers	August 17, 1980
6	Tony Oliva	Twins	July 14, 1991
7	Mickey Mantle^†	Yankees	June 8, 1969
7	Craig Biggio	Astros	August 17, 2008
8	Willie Stargell^†	Pirates	1982
8	Joe Morgan^†	Reds	June 6, 1998
8	Yogi Berra^†	Yankees	July 22, 1972
8	Bill Dickey^†	Yankees	July 22, 1972
8	Gary Carter^†^{[Notes 2]}	Nationals	July 31, 2003
8	Cal Ripken Jr.^†	Orioles	September 9, 2001
8	Carl Yastrzemski^†	Red Sox	August 6, 1989
9	Ted Williams^†	Red Sox	May 29, 1984
9	Reggie Jackson^†	Athletics	May 22, 2004
9	Minnie Miñoso	White Sox	1983
9	Enos Slaughter^†	Cardinals	September 6, 1996
9	Bill Mazeroski^†	Pirates	1987
9	Roger Maris	Yankees	July 21, 1984
10	Sparky Anderson^†	Reds	May 28, 2005
10	Dick Howser	Royals	July 3, 1987
10	Phil Rizzuto^†	Yankees	August 4, 1985
10	Andre Dawson^†^{[Notes 2]}	Nationals	1997
10	Rusty Staub^{[Notes 2]}	Nationals	May 10, 1993
10	Ron Santo	Cubs	September 28, 2003
11	Carl Hubbell^†	Giants	1944
11	Jim Fregosi	Angels	August 1, 1998
11	Luis Aparicio^†^{[Notes 3]}	White Sox	August 14, 1984
11	Paul Waner^†	Pirates	July 21, 2007
12	Wade Boggs^†	Rays	April 7, 2000
13	Dave Concepción	Reds	August 25, 2007
14	Ernie Banks^†	Cubs	August 22, 1982
14	Kent Hrbek	Twins	August 13, 1995
14	Larry Doby^†	Indians	July 3, 1994
14	Ken Boyer	Cardinals	May 20, 1984
14	Gil Hodges	Mets	June 9, 1973
14	Jim Bunning^†	Phillies	April 16, 2001
14	Jim Rice^†	Red Sox	July 28, 2009
15	Thurman Munson	Yankees	August 3, 1979
16	Ted Lyons^†	White Sox	1983
16	Whitey Ford^†	Yankees	August 3, 1974
16	Hal Newhouser^†	Tigers	July 27, 1997
17	Dizzy Dean^†	Cardinals	September 22, 1974
18	Ted Kluszewski	Reds	July 18, 1998
18	Mel Harder	Indians	1990
19	Bob Feller^†	Indians	1957
19	Billy Pierce	White Sox	1983
19	Jim Gilliam	Dodgers	October 10, 1978
19	Tony Gwynn^†	Padres	August 13, 2002
19	Robin Yount^†	Brewers	May 29, 1994
20	Luis Gonzalez	Diamondbacks	August 7, 2010
20	Monte Irvin^†	Giants	June 26, 2010
20	Lou Brock^†	Cardinals	September 9, 1979
20	Frank Robinson^†	Orioles	1972
20	Frank Robinson^†	Reds	May 22, 1998
20	Pie Traynor^†	Pirates	1972
20	Mike Schmidt^†	Phillies	1990
20	Don Sutton^†	Dodgers	August 14, 1998
20	Frank White	Royals	May 2, 1995
21	Bob Lemon^†	Indians	June 20, 1998
21	Warren Spahn^†	Braves	1965
21	Roberto Clemente^†	Pirates	1973
22	Jim Palmer^†	Orioles	1985
23	Ryne Sandberg^†	Cubs	August 28, 2005
23	Don Mattingly	Yankees	August 31, 1997
23	Willie Horton	Tigers	July 15, 2000
24	Whitey Herzog^†	Cardinals	July 31, 2010
24	Tony Perez^†	Reds	May 27, 2000
24	Willie Mays^†	Giants	1972
24	Walter Alston^†	Dodgers	June 5, 1977
24	Jimmy Wynn	Astros	June 25, 2005
24	Rickey Henderson^†	Athletics	August 1, 2009
25	José Cruz	Astros	October 3, 1992
26	Billy Williams^†	Cubs	August 13, 1987
26	Gene Autry^{[Notes 4]}	Angels	August 3, 1982
26	Johnny Oates	Rangers	August 5, 2005
27	Carlton Fisk^†	Red Sox	September 4, 2000
27	Catfish Hunter^†	Athletics	1990
27	Juan Marichal^†	Giants	1975
29	Rod Carew^†	Angels	August 6, 1991
29	Rod Carew^†	Twins	July 19, 1987
30	Orlando Cepeda^†	Giants	July 11, 1999
30	Nolan Ryan^†	Angels	June 16, 1992
30	Tim Raines^{[Notes 2]}	Nationals	June 19, 2004
31	Dave Winfield^†	Padres	April 14, 2001
31	Greg Maddux	Cubs	May 3, 2009
31	Greg Maddux	Braves	July 17, 2009
31	Ferguson Jenkins^†	Cubs	May 3, 2009
32	Steve Carlton^†	Phillies	1989
32	Sandy Koufax^†	Dodgers	June 4, 1972
32	Elston Howard	Yankees	July 21, 1984
32	Jim Umbricht	Astros	April 12, 1965
33	Mike Scott	Astros	October 3, 1992
33	Eddie Murray^†	Orioles	June 7, 1998
33	Honus Wagner^†	Pirates	1956
34	Rollie Fingers^†	Brewers	August 9, 1992
34	Rollie Fingers^†	Athletics	1993
34	Nolan Ryan^†	Rangers	September 15, 1996
34	Nolan Ryan^†	Astros	September 29, 1996
34	Kirby Puckett^†	Twins	May 25, 1997
35	Randy Jones	Padres	1997
35	Phil Niekro^†	Braves	1984
35	Frank Thomas	White Sox	August 29, 2010
36	Gaylord Perry^†	Giants	July 23, 2005
36	Robin Roberts^†	Phillies	1962
37	Casey Stengel^†	Yankees	August 8, 1970
37	Casey Stengel^†	Mets	September 2, 1965
39	Roy Campanella^†	Dodgers	June 4, 1972
40	Don Wilson	Astros	April 13, 1975
40	Danny Murtaugh	Pirates	1977
41	Eddie Mathews^†	Braves	1969
41	Tom Seaver^†	Mets	June 24, 1988
42	Jackie Robinson^†	Dodgers	June 4, 1972
42	Jackie Robinson^†	All MLB	April 15, 1997
42	Bruce Sutter^†	Cardinals	September 17, 2006
43	Dennis Eckersley^†	Athletics	August 13, 2005
44	Hank Aaron^†	Braves	1977
44	Hank Aaron^†	Brewers	October 3, 1976
44	Reggie Jackson^†	Yankees	August 14, 1993
44	Willie McCovey^†	Giants	1975
45	Bob Gibson^†	Cardinals	1975
47	Tom Glavine	Braves	August 6, 2010
49	Larry Dierker	Astros	May 19, 2002
49	Ron Guidry	Yankees	August 23, 2003
50	Jimmie Reese	Angels	August 2, 1995
53	Don Drysdale^†	Dodgers	July 1, 1984
72	Carlton Fisk^†	White Sox	September 14, 1997
85	August Busch Jr.^{[Notes 5]}	Cardinals	April 13, 1984
455	The Fans^{[Notes 6]}	Indians	2001

Similar honors edit

Players who pre-date uniform numbers edit

Six players played before the advent of uniform numbers and have had their uniforms retired:

Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Philadelphia Phillies
Chuck Klein, Phillies (Klein had various numbers in the later years of his career, but never wore one consistently)
Christy Mathewson, and John McGraw, New York Giants; both are denoted with "NY" and their names at AT&T Park
Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals , denoted with a "STL" and his name at Busch Stadium

Broadcasters edit

Jack Buck - St. Louis Cardinals; honored with a drawing of a microphone on the wall with the retired numbers.
Lon Simmons and Russ Hodges – San Francisco Giants; honored with stylised old-style radio microphone displayed in place of a number.
Marty Brennaman, Waite Hoyt, and Joe Nuxhall – Cincinnati Reds; honored with microphones by the broadcast booth.
Jerry Coleman – San Diego Padres; a "star on the wall" in reference to his trademark phrase "You can hang a star on that one!" The star is painted in gold on the front of the pressbox down the right field line, accompanied by Coleman's name in white.
Harry Kalas and Richie Ashburn – Philadelphia Phillies; At Citizens Bank Park, the restaurant built into the base of the main scoreboard is named "Harry the K's" in Kalas's honor. After Kalas's death, the Phillies' TV-broadcast booth was renamed "The Harry Kalas Broadcast Booth". It is directly next to the radio-broadcast booth, which is named "The Richie 'Whitey' Ashburn Broadcast Booth".
Ernie Harwell - Detroit Tigers; honored with his name alongside the retired players on the Left-Centerfield Brick wall in Comerica Park and a statue & portrait at the stadium's front entrance.
Bob Uecker - "50 Years in Baseball" along with Uecker's name is next to the Brewers retired numbers at Miller Park.
Tom Cheek - Toronto Blue Jays; honored with a banner on the Rogers Centre's "Level of Excellence" bearing his name and, in place of a jersey number, 4,306 - his streak of consecutive regular-season broadcasts.
Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse - Chicago Cubs: Caray is remembered inside and outside of Wrigley Field. A statue of him leading the crowd in "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is near the bleacher entrance (originally at the corner of Addison Street and Sheffield Avenue), and a caricature of him adorns his former WGN-TV broadcast booth. Brickhouse's catch phrase, "Hey hey!" is memorialized in large red letters on each foul pole. (Brickhouse also has a statue on Michigan Avenue.)
Dave Niehaus - Seattle Mariners; the press box at Safeco Field was renamed the "Dave Niehaus Media Center" on April 8, 2011 prior to the Mariners' home opener against the Cleveland Indians. In addition, a part of First Aveue NW outside the stadium was renamed Dave Niehaus Way.

Owners and contributors edit

The initials of former San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc are painted in gold on the front of the pressbox down the right field line, accompanied by his name in white.
Charles Bronfman was inducted into the Expos Hall of Fame as its inaugural member in 1993, and a circular patch placed on the right field wall with his name, the number 83, which he used to wear during spring training, and the words "FONDATEUR / FOUNDER".^[9]
On April 8, 2008, the final opening day at Shea Stadium, the New York Mets unveiled a "Shea" logo which was displayed on the left-field fence next to the team's other retired numbers. The stadium was named for William Shea, a prominent lawyer who was responsible for the return of National League baseball to New York.
Walter A. Haas Jr., honorary jersey retired (with stylized Old English "A" in place of a number) in 1995, located in right field. Owner of the Oakland Athletics from 1980 until 1995. Haas purchased the team from Charles O. Finley in 1980, saving the team from potentially moving out of the area.

Major League players and managers with numbers retired from multiple teams edit

To date, only eight players have had their uniform number retired by more than one Major League Baseball team. In addition, Casey Stengel is the only manager to have had his number retired by more than one team. Stengel played for five teams, two of which he also managed, but he served solely as a manager for the two teams that retired his number. When the Tigers retire Sparky Anderson's #11 in 2011, he will join Stengel on this list. The Cincinnati Reds retired Anderson's #10 in 2005. Nolan Ryan is the only person to have a number retired by three different teams. Ryan, Carlton Fisk, and Reggie Jackson are the only people to have had two different numbers retired, with Anderson set to join this list as well.

Hank Aaron's Hall of Fame plaque

Player/Manager	Teams	Number(s)
Hank Aaron	Atlanta Braves Milwaukee Brewers
Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins Los Angeles Angels
Rollie Fingers	Oakland Athletics Milwaukee Brewers
Carlton Fisk	Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox
Reggie Jackson	New York Yankees Oakland Athletics
Greg Maddux	Chicago Cubs Atlanta Braves
Frank Robinson	Cincinnati Reds Baltimore Orioles
Nolan Ryan	Texas Rangers Houston Astros Los Angeles Angels
Casey Stengel	New York Yankees New York Mets

References edit

^ Jauss, Bill (September 29, 2003). "Santo: Flag 'my Hall of Fame'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c baseball-almanac.com (2009). "Retired Uniform Numbers in the National League". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
^ MLB Advanced Media (2009). "Franchise Retired Numbers". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
^ MLB Advanced Media (2009). "Yankees Retired Numbers". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
^ MLB Advanced Media (2009). "Cardinals Retired Numbers". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110122&content_id=16482262&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110127&content_id=16517646&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
^ http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110322&content_id=17058046&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl
^ Blair, Jeff (1993-08-15). "This used to be his playground; Bronfman was always a fan; Original owner steps into Expos Hall of Fame". Montreal Gazette. Montreal Gazette. pp. D.1. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Additional reading edit

Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century, Marc Okkonen, 1991, Sterling Publishing.

External links edit

A team-by-team list

Retired
Cite error: There are <ref group=Notes> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=Notes}} template (see the help page).

[Florida-2] First team president, but died in December 1992, four months before the team's first game. The Marlins chose to retire #5 because it was the number worn by Barger's favorite player, Joe DiMaggio.

[Montreal-3] The Montreal Expos retired numbers in honor of four players (Carter #8, Dawson #10, Staub #10, Raines #30). When the franchise relocated to Washington, DC, in 2004, the newly-christened Washington Nationals originally chose not to recognize any uniform number retired while in Montreal, but later reversed their decision. On October 18, 2005, the NHL's Montreal Canadiens honored the departed team by raising an Expos commemorative banner listing the retired numbers to the rafters of Montreal's Bell Centre. Cite error: The named reference "Montreal" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[Aparicio-4] Aparicio's number was temporarily unretired by his blessing in 2010 for Omar Vizquel.

[Autry-5] Team founder. The number represents the "26th man"—Major League Baseball rosters are limited to 25 players, except for games played on or after September 1, when rosters are expanded to 40.

[Busch-6] Served as president, chairman, or CEO of the Cardinals from the team's purchase by Anheuser-Busch in 1953 until his death in 1989. The number represents his age at the time the number was retired in 1984.

[Fans-7] Represents the number of consecutive sellouts of Jacobs Field, now Progressive Field, from 1995–2001, at that time a MLB record.

[1] Jauss, Bill (September 29, 2003). "Santo: Flag 'my Hall of Fame'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[BaseballAlmanac-NLRetired-8] seball-almanac.com (2009). "Retired Uniform Numbers in the National League". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

[MLB-WASRetired-9] MLB Advanced Media (2009). "Franchise Retired Numbers". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

[MLB-NYYRetired-10] MLB Advanced Media (2009). "Yankees Retired Numbers". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

[MLB-STLRetired-11] MLB Advanced Media (2009). "Cardinals Retired Numbers". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

[12] ttp://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110122&content_id=16482262&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

[13] ttp://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110127&content_id=16517646&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

[14] ttp://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110322&content_id=17058046&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl

[Gazette-BronfmanHonoured-21] Blair, Jeff (1993-08-15). "This used to be his playground; Bronfman was always a fan; Original owner steps into Expos Hall of Fame". Montreal Gazette. Montreal Gazette. pp. D.1. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[1]

[Notes 1]

[Notes 2]

[Notes 3]

[Notes 4]

[Notes 5]

[Notes 6]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[Notes 1]

[Notes 2]

[Notes 3]

[Notes 4]

[Notes 5]

[Notes 6]

[9]