That would be the GREAT Mickey Mantle.....
Mickey Mantle had his #7 retired by the Yankees in 1969.
#7 between 1949-1951.When Mapes was sold to the St. Louis Browns late in the 1951 season, Mickey Mantle began wearing #7.----------------------------Cliff Mapes New York Yankees Uniform NumbersCliff Mapes wore uniform number 3 for the 1948 New York Yankees, then switched to number 13 later that year when the Yankees retired number 3 for Babe Ruth. Mapes also wore uniform number 7 for the Yankees from 1949 - 1951. Later in the 1951 season Mapes was traded and Mickey Mantle took number 7.
Cliff MapesCliff Mapes wore uniform number 3 for the 1948 New York Yankees, then switched to number 13 later that year when the Yankees retired number 3 for Babe Ruth. Mapes also wore uniform number 7 for the Yankees from 1949 - 1951. Later in the 1951 season Mapes was traded and Mickey Mantle took number 7.Mantle originaly wore uniform number 6 in 1951 but was sent down to the minors because of a slow start. When he returned number 7 was his for good.
Roger Maris number 9Graig Nettles wore number 9 before it was retired by the Yankees in honor of Roger Maris.Click on the 'Yankees Numbers' link on this page to see all who have worn #9 in the history of the New York Yankees.
Tony Lazzeri wore numbers 5, 6, 7 and 23 for the Yankees from 1926-1937.
Lou Gehrig wore the number 4 for the Yankees. The number 4 was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
Lou Gehrig did wear number 4 on the Yankees. His number was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
Bob Cerv and Cliff Mapes both had #7 in 1951. Mantle had # 6 and 7 in 1951. Don't know if Cerv or Mapes was the last to have #7.
It ended at 7:49 and the Yankees won 7-2. 7:53 10/21 the game ended with the Yankees winning 7-2.
No Yankees player currently wears number 40.
The last World Series game 7 played in Yankees Stadium was in 1957. The Yankees lost to the Milwaukee Braves.
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