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The first baseball team to use numbers on uniforms was the 1916 Cleveland Indians when they wore small numbers on the sleeves of their uniforms, as a way of identifying the players. This practice was short lived.
in 1929 the New York Yankees decided to wear numbers to the backs of their jerseys. The numbers corresponded to each player's general position in the lineup.for example Babe Ruth wore No. 3, since he usually batted third, and Lou Gehrig wore No. 4 as he batted fourth.
Here is a list of Yankee players that wore uniform number 17.
John Ramos
Al Holland
Damaso Garcia
Pat Kelly
Fred Heimach (1929)
Ed Wells (1930-1931)
Hank Johnson (1932)
Danny MacFayden (1932-1934)
Jumbo Brown (1935-1936)
Tommy Henrich (1938-1939)
Jake Powell (1939-1940)
Buster Mills (1940)
Charley Stanceu (1941)
Ed Levy (1942)
Bill Zuber (1943-1946)
Mel Queen (1946-1947)
Vic Raschi (1947-1953)
Enos Slaughter (1954-1955, 1956-1959)
Bobby Richardson (1955-1956)
Elmer Valo (1960)
Bob Cerv (1960-1962)
Lee Thomas (1961)
Bobby Murcer (1965-1966)
Tom Shopay (1967)
Gene Michael (1968-1974)
Mickey Rivers (1976-1979)
Oscar Gamble (1979-1984)
Vic Mata (1985)
Mike Easler (1986-1987)
Henry Cotto (1987)
Paul Zuvella (1987)
Rafael Santana (1988-1989)
Bucky Dent (Coach, 1989 Manager)
Claudell Washington (1990)
Pat Sheridan (1991)
Scott Lusader (1991)
Andy Stankiewicz (1992)
Spike Owen (1993)
Luis Polonia (1994-1995)
Ruben Rivera (1995)
Kenny Rogers (1996-1997)
Dale Sveum (1998)
Ricky Ledee (1999-2000)
Dwight Gooden (2000)
Darren Bragg (2001)
Gerald Williams (2001-2002)
Alex Arias (2002)
John Flaherty (2003-2005)
Nick Green (2006)
Shelley Duncan (2007)
Jeff Karstens (2007)
Chris Basak (2007)
Pitchers- Fred Heimach (1929), Ed Wells (1930-31), Hank Johnson (1932), Danny MacFayden (1932-34), Jumbo Brown (1935-36), Charley Stanceu (1941), Bill Zuber (1943-46), Vic Raschi (1947-53), Mel Queen (1947), Kenny Rogers (1996-97), Dwight Gooden (2000), Jeff Karstens (2007)
Other positions to wear 17:
Outfielders- Tommy Henrich (1938-39), Jake Powell (1939-40), Buster Mills (1940), Ed Levy (1942), Enos Slaughter (1954-59), Bob Cerv (1960-62), Elmer Valo (1960), Bobby Murcer (1965-66), Tom Shopay (1967), Mickey Rivers (1976-79), Oscar Gamble (1979-84), Vic Mata (1985), Mike Easler (1986-87), Henry Cotto (1987), Claudell Washington (1990), Scott Lusader (1991), Pat Sheridan (1991), Luis Polonia (1994-95), Ruben Rivera (1995), Ricky Ledee (1999-00), Darren Bragg (2001), Gerald Williams (2001-02), Justin Christian (2008)
Infielders- Bobby Richardson (1955-56), Gene Michael (1968-74), Paul Zuvella (1987), Rafael Santana (1988-89), Andy Stankiewicz (1992), Spike Owen (1993), Dale Sveum (1998), Alex Arias (2002), Nick Green (2006), Chris Basak (2007), Shelly Duncan (2007-08), Jerry Hairston Jr (2009), Lance Berkman (2010)
Catcher- John Flaherty (2003-05), Kevin Cash (2009), Chad Moeller (2010), Francisco Cervelli (2011)
Utility- Lee Thomas (1961)
Manager- Bucky Dent (1989)
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