Lou Gehrig did wear number 4 on the Yankees. His number was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
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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.
Gary Sheffield wore the number 11 for the New York Yankees.
Lou Piniella wore uniform number 14 with the New York Yankees from 1974 - 1984.
Catfish Hunter wore #29 when he pitched for the New York Yankees from 1975-1979.
Dave Winfield wore #31 for the Yankees from 1981 to 1990.