Mel Ott wore #5 in 1932, the first year they wore numbers on their jerseys.
Mel Ott wore number 4 for the New York Giants baseball team. His number was retired in 1948.
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The best to wear it was Mel Blount
Mel Ott played in just one game at third base for the New York Giants in 1928 and did not start. He made no putouts, had 2 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had no double plays.
Mel Ott played in 115 games at outfield for the New York Giants in 1928, starting in none of them. He made 214 putouts, had 14 assists, and committed 7 errors, equivalent to .061 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 4 double plays.
Mel Ott wore number 4 for the New York Giants baseball team. His number was retired in 1948.
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Mel Hein. a center who played in the late 1920's until the late 1930's wore number 7, and the number was retired by the Giants.
Mel Ott of the New York Giants
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The number has not been worn since 1949 in honor of Hall of Famer Mel Ott, who played right field for the New York Giants from 1926 to 1947. He also managed the Giants from 1942 to 1948. The number was officially retired in April 1984.
That was one of the nicknames given to New York Giants Hall of Famer Mel Ott.
Melky wore number 39 in 2005, then he wore number 28 from 2006-2008. Then in his last season with the Yankees he wore number 53. Melky was then traded in the off season to the Atlanta Braves for Javier Vazquez.
Mel Ott hit 29 home runs while playing for the New York Giants in 1931. Ott hit .292 for the Giants who finished 2nd to the St. Louis Cardinals that year.
The Giants franchise has retired No. 4 in honor of Hall of Famer outfielder Mel Ott, who played for the New York Giants from 1926 to 1947 and managed the team from 1942 to 1948.
The best to wear it was Mel Blount
Mel Ott is the NY Giants "hero of yore"