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Baseball has multiple players on a diamond, or baseball field, playing against an equal number of players. 1 pitcher, 1 catcher, 4 infielders, 3 outfielders and 4 bases.
Mel Ott wore number 4 for the New York Giants baseball team. His number was retired in 1948.
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At any time, there are 9 defensive players and 1 to 4 offensive players on the field.
Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame that wore #4 include Luke Appling, Joe Cronin, Lou Gehrig, Goose Goslin, Ralph Kiner, Ernie Lombardi, Paul Molitor, Mel Ott, and Duke Snider.
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. I could not find any Detroit Tiger players that wore uniform number 44.
Here are some: * Bruce Boisclair * Richie Ashburn * Lenny Dykstra * Anderson Hernandez
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Single digit numbers are very common in Baseball. 3, 5, and 7 are typically taken on most professional baseball teams. However, there are no common boaseball numbers and no specific numbers for position players today. In the early days of baseball the players simply wore the number of their position, i.e. shortstop - 6, pitcher - 1, 1st base - 3, etc. Hence the terms 6-4-3 double play and so on.
Players did not yet wear uniform numbers when Joe Jackson Played baseball. 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. It was not until 1929 when the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees decided to wear numbers on 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.