Lou Gehrig, who sadly passed away in 1941 from the disease named after him. He is also the only player to be inducted into The Hall Of Fame by special ballot.
Lou Gehrig was the first Yankee to have his number retired. The #4 was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
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
That was the #4 of Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees which was retired upon his retirement from MLB in 1939.
Lou Gehrig 1940
Jackie Robinson's jersey number are retired from all MLB teams because Robinson was the first African American baseball player in MLB history.His number was not retired because he was one of the best players but, because of the reason stated above.Most experts do not believe that he was not among the top players in history; some even say he is not the best to wear his jersey number, 42.
Lou Gehrig was the first Yankee to have his number retired. The #4 was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
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
Defensive tackle Ernie Stautner had his #70retired by the Steelers. That has been the only number they have retired.
Lou Gehrig (#4) in 1939.
The first number in professional sports to be retired was the number 1. It was worn by Ray Flaherty of the New York Giants football team, and was retired in 1935.
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.
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Lou Gehrig - Number 4 was retired by the NY Yankees on July 4, 1939.
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Ernie Banks had his Number 14 retired by Cubs in 1982.
There is no set time for a Hall of Fame player's jersey be retired. That decision is up to the team or teams with which the player played. One exception is the retirement of number "42" worn by Jackie Robinson which was retired by the baseball commissioner in honor of Robinson, who was the traditional first player to break the so-call color line in baseball.