Friday, December 1, 2006

List of Major League Baseball retired numbers

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In Abbey Diaz 1929, the Free ringtones New York Yankees and the Majo Mills Cleveland Indians began using Mosquito ringtone uniform numbers so fans and scorekeepers could tell who was who on the field. By Sabrina Martins 1937, each league demanded that all teams participate in the use of uniform numbers.

On Nextel ringtones July 4, Abbey Diaz 1939, Free ringtones Lou Gehrig became the first Majo Mills Major League Baseball player to have his number retired. Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired.

On Cingular Ringtones April 15, and shortsighted 1997, actual impropriety Jackie Robinson's #42 was retired by Major League Baseball, meaning that no future player on '''any''' major league team could wear it. Players wearing #42 at the time were allowed to continue wearing it. Those seven players were:

*consumes resources Butch Huskey - coverage beyond New York Mets/Mets
*pope takes Mike Jackson - salute military Cleveland Indians/Indians
*probably drowning Scott Karl - disagrees with Milwaukee Brewers/Brewers
*different variation Jose Lima - coherent account Houston Astros/Astros
*exercise thereof Mariano Rivera - althea once New York Yankees/Yankees
*of effeminacy Mo Vaughn - activists who Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
*rubens d Lenny Webster - penis really Baltimore Orioles/Orioles

As of fugitive republican 2004 the only active player who is still using #42 is Mariano Rivera.

Alphabetical list
*it playing Henry Aaron - 44 big contributor Atlanta Braves/Braves & publishing executive Milwaukee Brewers/Brewers
*Walter Alston - 24 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*Luis Aparicio - 11 Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*Luke Appling - 4 Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*Richie Ashburn - 1 Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
*Gene Autry - 26 Anaheim Angels/Angels (owner)
*Earl Averill - 3 Cleveland Indians/Indians
*Harold Baines - 3 Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*Ernie Banks - 14 Chicago Cubs/Cubs
*Carl Barger - 5 Florida Marlins/Marlins (president)
*Johnny Bench - 5 Cincinnati Reds/Reds
*Yogi Berra - 8 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Wade Boggs - 12 Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Devil Rays
*Lou Boudreau - 5 Cleveland Indians/Indians
*Ken Boyer - 14 St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*George Brett - 5 Kansas City Royals/Royals
*Lou Brock - 20 St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*Jim Bunning - 14 Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
*August Busch, Jr. - 85 St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals (owner)
*Roy Campanella - 39 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*Rod Carew - 29 Anaheim Angels/Angels & Minnesota Twins/Twins
*Steve Carlton - 32 Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
*Gary Carter - 8 Montreal Expos/Expos
*Orlando Cepeda - 30 San Francisco Giants/Giants
*Roberto Clemente - 21 Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*Joe Cronin - 4 Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
*José Cruz - 25 Houston Astros/Astros
*Andre Dawson - 10 Montreal Expos/Expos
*Dizzy Dean - 17 St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*Bill Dickey - 8 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Larry Dierker - 49 Houston Astros/Astros
*Joe DiMaggio - 5 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Larry Doby - 14 Cleveland Indians/Indians
*Bobby Doerr - 1 Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
*Don Drysdale - 53 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*Bob Feller - 19 Cleveland Indians/Indians
*Rollie Fingers - 34 Oakland Athletics/Athletics & Milwaukee Brewers/Brewers
*Carlton Fisk - 27 Boston Red Sox/Red Sox & 72 Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*Whitey Ford - 16 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Nellie Fox - 2 Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*Jim Fregosi - 11 Anaheim Angels/Angels
*Steve Garvey - 6 San Diego Padres/Padres
*Lou Gehrig - 4 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Charlie Gehringer - 2 Detroit Tigers/Tigers
*Bob Gibson - 45 St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*Jim Gilliam - 19 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*Hank Greenberg - 5 Detroit Tigers/Tigers
*Ron Guidry - 49 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Mel Harder - 18 Cleveland Indians/Indians
*Gil Hodges - 14 New York Mets/Mets
*Willie Horton (baseball player)/Willie Horton - 23 Detroit Tigers/Tigers
*Elston Howard - 32 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Dick Howser - 10 Kansas City Royals/Royals
*Kent Hrbek - 14 Minnesota Twins/Twins
*Carl Hubbell - 11 San Francisco Giants/Giants
*Catfish Hunter/Jim Hunter - 27 Oakland Athletics/Athletics
*Fred Hutchinson - 1 Cincinnati Reds/Reds
*Reggie Jackson - 44 New York Yankees/Yankees & 9 Oakland Athletics/Athletics
*Randy Jones (baseball player)/Randy Jones - 35 San Diego Padres/Padres
*Al Kaline - 6 Detroit Tigers/Tigers
*Harmon Killebrew - 3 Minnesota Twins/Twins
*Ralph Kiner - 4 Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*Ted Kluszewski - 18 Cincinnati Reds/Reds
*Sandy Koufax - 32 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*Tommy Lasorda - 2 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*Bob Lemon - 21 Cleveland Indians/Indians
*Ted Lyons - 16 Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*Mickey Mantle - 7 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Juan Marichal - 27 San Francisco Giants/Giants
*Roger Maris - 9 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Billy Martin - 1 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Eddie Mathews - 41 Atlanta Braves/Braves
*Don Mattingly - 23 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Willie Mays - 24 San Francisco Giants/Giants
*Bill Mazeroski - 9 Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*Willie McCovey - 44 San Francisco Giants/Giants
*Billy Meyer - 1 Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*Minnie Miñoso - 9 Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*Paul Molitor - 4 Milwaukee Brewers/Brewers
*Joe Morgan - 8 Cincinnati Reds/Reds
*Thurman Munson - 15 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Dale Murphy - 3 Atlanta Braves/Braves
*Eddie Murray - 33 Baltimore Orioles/Orioles
*Danny Murtaugh - 40 Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*Stan Musial - 6 St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*Hal Newhouser - 16 Detroit Tigers/Tigers
*Phil Niekro - 35 Atlanta Braves/Braves
*Tony Oliva - 6 Minnesota Twins/Twins
*Mel Ott - 4 San Francisco Giants/Giants
*Jim Palmer - 22 Baltimore Orioles/Orioles
*Tony Pérez - 24 Cincinnati Reds/Reds
*Billy Pierce - 19 Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*Kirby Puckett - 34 Minnesota Twins/Twins
*Jimmie Reese - 50 Anaheim Angels/Angels
*Pee Wee Reese - 1 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*Cal Ripken, Jr. - 8 Baltimore Orioles/Orioles
*Phil Rizzuto - 10 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Robin Roberts (baseball player)/Robin Roberts - 36 Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
*Brooks Robinson - 5 Baltimore Orioles/Orioles
*Frank Robinson - 20 Baltimore Orioles/Orioles & Cincinnati Reds/Reds
*Jackie Robinson - 42 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers, later retired across MLB
*Babe Ruth - 3 New York Yankees/Yankees
*Nolan Ryan - 30 Anaheim Angels/Angels, 34 Texas Rangers/Rangers & Houston Astros/Astros
*Ron Santo - 10 Chicago Cubs/Cubs
*Mike Schmidt - 20 Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
*Red Schoendienst - 2 St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*Mike Scott (baseball player)/Mike Scott - 33 Houston Astros/Astros
*Tom Seaver - 41 New York Mets/Mets
*Enos Slaughter - 9 St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*Ozzie Smith - 1 St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*Duke Snider - 4 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*Warren Spahn - 21 Atlanta Braves/Braves
*Willie Stargell - 8 Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*Rusty Staub - 10 Montreal Expos/Expos
*Casey Stengel - 37 New York Yankees/Yankees & New York Mets/Mets
*Don Sutton - 20 Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*Bill Terry - 3 San Francisco Giants/Giants
*Pie Traynor - 20 Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*Jim Umbricht - 32 Houston Astros/Astros
*Honus Wagner - 33 Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*Earl Weaver - 4 Baltimore Orioles/Orioles
*Frank White - 20 Kansas City Royals/Royals
*Billy Williams (baseball player)/Billy Williams - 26 Chicago Cubs/Cubs
*Ted Williams - 9 Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
*Don Wilson - 40 Houston Astros/Astros
*Dave Winfield - 31 San Diego Padres/Padres
*Carl Yastrzemski - 8 Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
*Robin Yount - 19 Milwaukee Brewers/Brewers

Note: Some players who played before the advent of uniform numbers have received retirement honors. They are: Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers/Tigers; Grover Cleveland Alexander/Pete Alexander, Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies; Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies; Christy Mathewson, San Francisco Giants/Giants; John McGraw (baseball)/John McGraw, San Francisco Giants/Giants; Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals.

Listing by number

*'''1'''
**Billy Meyer - Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
**Pee Wee Reese - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
**Bobby Doerr - Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
**Fred Hutchinson - Cincinnati Reds/Reds (manager)
**Ozzie Smith - St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
**Richie Ashburn - Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
**Billy Martin - New York Yankees/Yankees
*'''2'''
**Red Schoendienst - St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
**Nellie Fox - Chicago White Sox/White Sox
**Tommy Lasorda - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers (manager)
**Charlie Gehringer - Detroit Tigers/Tigers
*'''3'''
**Babe Ruth - New York Yankees/Yankees
**Earl Averill - Cleveland Indians/Indians
**Bill Terry - San Francisco Giants/Giants
**Harmon Killebrew - Minnesota Twins/Twins
**Dale Murphy - Atlanta Braves/Braves
**Harold Baines - Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*'''4'''
**Luke Appling - Chicago White Sox/White Sox
**Earl Weaver - Baltimore Orioles/Orioles (manager)
**Duke Snider - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
**Ralph Kiner - Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
**Lou Gehrig - New York Yankees/Yankees
**Paul Molitor - Milwaukee Brewers/Brewers
**Mel Ott - San Francisco Giants/Giants
**Joe Cronin - Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
*'''5'''
**Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles/Orioles
**Carl Barger - Florida Marlins/Marlins (club president)
**Lou Boudreau - Cleveland Indians/Indians
**George Brett - Kansas City Royals/Royals
**Johnny Bench - Cincinnati Reds/Reds
**Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers/Tigers
**Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees/Yankees
*'''6'''
**Steve Garvey - San Diego Padres/Padres
**Stan Musial - St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
**Al Kaline - Detroit Tigers/Tigers
**Tony Oliva - Minnesota Twins/Twins
*'''7'''
**Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees/Yankees
*'''8'''
**Willie Stargell - Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
**Joe Morgan - Cincinnati Reds/Reds
**Yogi Berra - New York Yankees/Yankees
**Gary Carter - Montreal Expos/Expos
**Cal Ripken, Jr. - Baltimore Orioles/Orioles
**Bill Dickey - New York Yankees/Yankees
**Carl Yastrzemski - Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
*'''9'''
**Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
**Reggie Jackson - Oakland Athletics/Athletics
**Minnie Minoso - Chicago White Sox/White Sox
**Enos Slaughter - St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
**Bill Mazeroski - Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
**Roger Maris - New York Yankees/Yankees
*'''10'''
**Dick Howser - Kansas City Royals/Royals (manager)
**Phil Rizzuto - New York Yankees/Yankees
**Andre Dawson - Montreal Expos/Expos
**Rusty Staub - Montreal Expos/Expos
**Ron Santo - Chicago Cubs/Cubs
*'''11'''
**Carl Hubbell - San Francisco Giants/Giants
**Jim Fregosi - Anaheim Angels/Angels
**Luis Aparicio - Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*'''12'''
**Wade Boggs - Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Devil Rays
*'''14'''
**Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs/Cubs
**Kent Hrbek - Minnesota Twins/Twins
**Larry Doby - Cleveland Indians/Indians
**Ken Boyer - St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
**Gil Hodges - New York Mets/Mets
**Jim Bunning - Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
*'''15'''
**Thurman Munson - New York Yankees/Yankees
*'''16'''
**Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers/Tigers
**Ted Lyons - Chicago White Sox/White Sox
**Whitey Ford - New York Yankees/Yankees
*'''17'''
**Dizzy Dean - St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*'''18'''
**Ted Kluszewski - Cincinnati Reds/Reds
**Mel Harder - Cleveland Indians/Indians
*'''19'''
**Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians/Indians
**Billy Pierce - Chicago White Sox/White Sox
**Jim Gilliam - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
**Robin Yount - Milwaukee Brewers/Brewers
*'''20'''
**Lou Brock - St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
**Frank Robinson - Baltimore Orioles/Orioles & Cincinnati Reds/Reds
**Pie Traynor - Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
**Mike Schmidt - Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
**Don Sutton - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
**Frank White - Kansas City Royals/Royals
*'''21'''
**Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians/Indians
**Warren Spahn - Atlanta Braves/Braves
**Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*'''22'''
**Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles/Orioles
*'''23'''
**Don Mattingly - New York Yankees/Yankees
**Willie Horton (baseball player)/Willie Horton - Detroit Tigers/Tigers
*'''24'''
**Tony Perez - Cincinnati Reds/Reds
**Willie Mays - San Francisco Giants/Giants
**Walter Alston - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers (manager)
*'''25'''
**Jose Cruz - Houston Astros/Astros
*'''26'''
**Billy Williams (baseball player)/Billy Williams - Chicago Cubs/Cubs
**Gene Autry - Anaheim Angels/Angels (owner)
*'''27'''
**Carlton Fisk - Boston Red Sox/Red Sox
**Catfish Hunter/Jim Hunter - Oakland Athletics/Athletics
**Juan Marichal - San Francisco Giants/Giants
*'''29'''
**Rod Carew - Anaheim Angels/Angels & Minnesota Twins/Twins
*'''30'''
**Orlando Cepeda - San Francisco Giants/Giants
**Nolan Ryan - Anaheim Angels/Angels
*'''31'''
**Dave Winfield - San Diego Padres/Padres
*'''32'''
**Steve Carlton - Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
**Sandy Koufax - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
**Elston Howard - New York Yankees/Yankees
**Jim Umbricht - Houston Astros/Astros
*'''33'''
**Mike Scott (baseball player)/Mike Scott - Houston Astros/Astros
**Eddie Murray - Baltimore Orioles/Orioles
**Honus Wagner - Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates
*'''34'''
**Rollie Fingers - Oakland Athletics/Athletics & Milwaukee Brewers/Brewers
**Nolan Ryan - Texas Rangers/Rangers & Houston Astros/Astros
**Kirby Puckett - Minnesota Twins/Twins
*'''35'''
**Randy Jones (baseball player)/Randy Jones - San Diego Padres/Padres
**Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves/Braves
*'''36'''
**Robin Roberts (baseball player)/Robin Roberts - Philadelphia Phillies/Phillies
*'''37'''
**Casey Stengel - New York Yankees/Yankees & New York Mets/Mets (manager)
*'''39'''
**Roy Campanella - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*'''40'''
**Don Wilson - Houston Astros/Astros
**Danny Murtaugh - Pittsburgh Pirates/Pirates (manager)
*'''41'''
**Eddie Mathews - Atlanta Braves/Braves
**Tom Seaver - New York Mets/Mets
*'''42'''
**Jackie Robinson - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers, later retired throughout MLB
*'''44'''
**Henry Aaron - Atlanta Braves/Braves & Milwaukee Brewers/Brewers
**Reggie Jackson - New York Yankees/Yankees
**Willie McCovey - San Francisco Giants/Giants
*'''45'''
**Bob Gibson - St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals
*'''49'''
**Larry Dierker - Houston Astros/Astros
**Ron Guidry - New York Yankees/Yankees
*'''50'''
**Jimmie Reese - Anaheim Angels/Angels (coach)
*'''53'''
**Don Drysdale - Los Angeles Dodgers/Dodgers
*'''72'''
**Carlton Fisk - Chicago White Sox/White Sox
*'''85'''
**August Busch, Jr. - St. Louis Cardinals/Cardinals (owner)

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