The 1929 Yankees uniform numbers were the same as their spot in the batting order to begin the season : 1 Earle Combs, 2 Mark Koenig, 3 Babe Ruth, 4 Lou Gehrig, 5 Bob Meusel, 6 Tony Lazzeri, 7 Leo Durocher, and 8 Johnny Grabowski. The pitcher batted ninth.
As a team the New York Yankees had a 306 average team batting average.
Hideki Matsui Yankees Batting AverageHideki Matsui played 7 seasons with the New York Yankees from 2003 - 2009, and had a batting average .292
That player was Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees.
The Yankees introduced uniform numbers on their jerseys in 1929. Originally, the numbers indicated the player's spot in the batting order, i. e. Ruth #3, Gehrig #4, etc., but that changed when other teams started to give player's numbers so that the fans could identify them by referring to the scorecards sold at the stadiums.
The 2009 New York Yankees won 103 games and lost 59
In 1929, George Burns played in 9 games for the New York Yankees, batting in all of them. He had 9 at bats, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 4 times.
The New York Yankees had a team batting average of .283 in 2009.
The 2008 New York Yankees had a team batting average of .271
As a team the New York Yankees had a 306 average team batting average.
Hideki Matsui Yankees Batting AverageHideki Matsui played 7 seasons with the New York Yankees from 2003 - 2009, and had a batting average .292
The Yankees catchers in 1929:Bill Dickey - #10Johnny Grabowski - #8Benny Bengough - #9Arndt Jorgens - #15 & #32
Miller Huggins managed the Yankees in 1929 until his death on September 25th. Art Fletcher managed the last 11 games of the season.
Batting Third for the New York Yankees number 3 Babe RuthThe Yankees did not start wearing uniform numbers until 1929, and Babe Ruth was issued number 3 because he batted third in the line up. Babe Ruth would wear the number 3 from 1929 - 1934 with the New York Yankees, and in 1935 with the Boston Braves. In 1938 serving as a 1st base coach Babe Ruth wore the number 35 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.Babe Ruth's number was retired by the Yankees in 1948.
The 2009 New York Yankees had 1,604 hits in 5,660 at bats for a .283 team batting average.
That player was Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees.
Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees led the Major Leagues with 46 home runs in in 1929.
The Yankees introduced uniform numbers on their jerseys in 1929. Originally, the numbers indicated the player's spot in the batting order, i. e. Ruth #3, Gehrig #4, etc., but that changed when other teams started to give player's numbers so that the fans could identify them by referring to the scorecards sold at the stadiums.