Lou Gehrig was the first Yankee to have his number retired. The #4 was retired by the Yankees in 1939.
The only uniform number of a Texas Rangers player that has been retired is Nolan Ryan's #34, which was retired by the team on Sept. 15, 1996. In 1997, all major league teams retired uniform #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball.
Billy Martin wore number 12 in 1950 and the number 1 from 1951-1957 as a Yankee player. Billy also wore the number 1 as the Yankees manager (1975-1979, 1983, 1985 and 1988). Billy Martin's number 1 was retired by the Yankees in 1986.
In 1929, Mark Koenig became the first Yankee to wear number 2.
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The first number in professional sports to be retired was the number 1. It was worn by Ray Flaherty of the New York Giants football team, and was retired in 1935.
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
Hank Aaron wore uniform number 5 during his first year with the Braves in 1954, and wore uniform number 44 the rest of his carrer, 1955 -1976.
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Lou Gehrig - Number 4 was retired by the NY Yankees on July 4, 1939.
Don Mattingly was the Yankee first baseman from 1982 to 1995. He played left and right field in his first couple of seasons with the Yankees until a full time move to first base. He then became the Yankee hitting coach from 2004-2006 and Joe Torre's bench coach in 2007. He ended his Yankee career with 2,153 hits. He is currently the Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach. Don's number 23 was retired by the Yankees in 1997.
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