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Who was the first player on the New York Yankees to have his number retired?
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Lou Gehrig (#4) in 1939.
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Who was the first New York Yankees player to have his number retired?
Lou Gehrig was the first Yankee to have his number retired. The #4 was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
Who was the first Major League Baseball player to have his number retired?
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig became the first Major League Baseball player to have his number, 4, retired by his team. Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired. The Yankees were the first team to retire a number. Number 4, Lou Gehrig was the first player to have his number retired
Which New York Yankees player wears number 4?
Lou Gehrig. The Yankees were the first team to use numbers, and originally used where the player hit in the batting order. Ruth batted third and Gehrig fourth, and thus were numbers 3 and 4. Both numbers are retired.
Who was the FIRST sport's great to have his number retired?
Lou Gehrig - Number 4 was retired by the NY Yankees on July 4, 1939.
Who was the first major league player to have his number retiered?
That was the #4 of Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees which was retired upon his retirement from MLB in 1939.
Who wears the number 10 on the New York Yankees?
Two Yankees that wore number 8, that are retired in monument park, are Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey. Ironically both were also catchers and both became managers of the New York Yankees.Yankees number 8Benny BengoughJohnny GrabowskiBill DickeyAaron RobinsonFrank ColmanYogi BerraJohnny Lindell
Which Pittsburgh Steelers player had his jersey number retired first?
Defensive tackle Ernie Stautner had his #70retired by the Steelers. That has been the only number they have retired.
What was Billy Martin's number on the New York Yankees?
Billy Martin wore number 12 in 1950 and the number 1 from 1951-1957 as a Yankee player. Billy also wore the number 1 as the Yankees manager (1975-1979, 1983, 1985 and 1988). Billy Martin's number 1 was retired by the Yankees in 1986.
What team in any sport in America has the most retired numbers?
42 because it's Jackie robinsons number and every team has it retired (there will never be another #42, ever) The above answer is absolutely correct as no player in MLB, once Mariano Rivera of the Yankees retires, will ever wear the #42 again. The number that has been retired by the most teams, other than #42, is #20 which has been retired by 9 teams ... Reds (Frank Robinson), Orioles (also Frank Robinson), Dodgers (Don Sutton), Giants (Monte Irvin), Cardinals (Lou Brock), Royals (Frank White), Phillies (Mike Schmidt), Diamondbacks (Luis Gonzalez), and Pirates (Pie Traynor).
Who wore number 4 for the New York Yankees in 2010?
Number four was only worn by one player ever on the Yankees. First Baseman Lou Gehrig from 1929-39
What was Whitey Ford's number?
Whitey Ford wore uniform number 16 for the New York Yankees from 1953 - 1967 and from 1968-1975 as a coach. Whitey Ford's number 16 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1974. There were 15 Yankees that wore the number 16 before him including Ernie Nevel in 1950, Whitey's first year when he wore number 19. Ford did not play in 1951, and 1952
What players number was the first number retired in Texas Rangers History?
The only uniform number of a Texas Rangers player that has been retired is Nolan Ryan's #34, which was retired by the team on Sept. 15, 1996. In 1997, all major league teams retired uniform #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball.
