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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
Yes, Walter Davis's number 6 was retired.
Lou Gehrig was the first Yankee to have his number retired. The #4 was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
Bobby Orr and the number has been retired.
Mario Lemieux's number (#66) was previously retired from November 19, 1997 to December 27, 2000.