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It's a way to help identifiy the player. In the old days of Baseball, names weren't used on the backs of uniforms, and the only way you were able to identify most players were by numbers and scorecards. Numbers tend to be chosen by the players themselves or assigned by the teams if they have no preference. Teams started wearing numbers in the 1920's to help the people in the stands tell who was who. (I've read that the Sporting News was against it because they thought people would stop buying scorecards.) Nowadays numbers have no intrinsic meaning, but originally they just used 1-9 in lineup order. So, for example, Babe Ruth was #3 and Lou Gehrig was #4 because Ruth batted third and Gehrig batted fourth. They didn't stick to that idea very long, tough.
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What does the uniform of a baseball player need to have?
a number
What does the three stand for on the Minnesota Twins jerseys for for?
That is the uniform number of Harmon Killebrew.
Is the number on a baseball players uniform a ordinal number nominal number or a cardinal number?
nominal
What was Jimmie Foxx baseball uniform number?
Number 3 on the Philadelphia Athletics.
Who had 52 as a baseball uniform number?
CC Sabathia on the Yankees
What was the number on Bugs Bunny's baseball uniform?
He played every position, but Bugs Bunny didn't have a uniform number in the classic 1946 Warner Bros. animated short "Baseball Bugs."
What was Tom Tresh's baseball number?
Tom Tresh Uniform Number 15Tom Tresh wore uniform number 15 for the New York Yankees from 1961 -1969.
What kind of number is the number on a baseball player's uniform?
This is a one or two digit positive integer.
What did GI originally stand for on the uniform of American Military?
what did GI origunally stand for on the uniform of American military
Most common uniform number worn by baseball hall of famers?
32
What is the uniform for baseball?
the baseball uniform is white or gray. The top is the Jersey.
What was Honus Wagners number for Major League Baseball?
They did not use uniform numbers when Honus Wagner played baseball.
