Why is Jackie Robinson number 42?

Answer 1

Yes, MLB retired the number on April 15, 1997 in honor of the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game in MLB. However, anyone who was wearing #42 at that time could continue to wear it until they retired. There were a few players that continued to wear the number that included Mo Vaughn of the Red Sox and Mariano Rivera of the Yankees.

In the 2009 season, only one player wears the #42 and that is Rivera. Once he retires no other MLB player will wear the #42.

Answer 2

The players who wore the uniform number of 42 in 1997 which was the year in which Major League Baseball universally retired the number of 42 in celebration of Jackie Robnsion are as follows: Lenny Webster, Mo Vaughn, Mike Jackson, Fernando Hernandez, Tom Goodwin, Dennis Cook, Jose Lima, Mariano Rivera, Scott Karl, Buddy Groom, Butch Huskey, Jason Schmidt and Kirk Rueter.

Answer 3

That is my number i never knew i was that good at Baseball

Answer 4

Jackie wore 42 because 4 in The Bible means creation and 2 in the Bible means unity and truth, so 42 the creation of unity as in unifying the whites and colored.

Answer 5

because he took 42 poops

Answer 6

because he once ate 42 pies