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No current Yankees player wears #7. In 1969, the Yankees retired the #7 in honor of Mickey Mantle.
Mickey Mantle had his #7 retired by the Yankees in 1969.
Many players have worn number "7". One of the more famous "7"s was Mickey Mantle of the Yankees.
#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.
Lou Gehrig wore the number 4 for the Yankees. The number 4 was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
Mickey Mantle wore the number 7 his last year with the New York Yankees.
Lou Gehrig did wear number 4 on the Yankees. His number was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
Tony Lazzeri wore numbers 5, 6, 7 and 23 for the Yankees from 1926-1937.
Mickey Mantle was the last Yankee ever to don the number 7, wearing it from 1951 until he retired. Fourteen other Yankees wore the number in their career, the last two being Bob Cerv and Cliff Mapes, who wore the number at times during Mantle's rookie season. Leo Durocher wore number 7. Also Charlie (Chuck) Dressen (coach), Tommy Henrich and Tony Lazzeri (1933). -----Click on the 'Yankees Numbers' link on this page to see all Yankee players who have worn #7.
The number isn't being worn by anyone on the Yankees' 2010 roster.
Babe Ruth wore number 3 for the Yankees. The Yankees retired the number 3 in 1948 in honor of the Babe.