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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

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