Why he's here: Not much to choose from. And that's just why I wear it. 34. 42, but it's the only number that's guaranteed to fall down, not go up, because it's of course retired sport-wide in honor of Jackie Robinson. Robinson was a six-time All-Star, World Series Champion, and the 1949 National League MVP. Robinson's #42 will never be worn by another Major League baseball player. 12 when he moved on to the Yankees and Devil Rays. No. Sarah Davenport of Hillsborough (11) throws a pitch during the softball game between Hillsborough and Hunterdon Central in Flemington on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 John Jones | For NJ Advance Media 44, and rightfully so. In order to find out, let's swing over to Baseball-Reference.com and dig into their uniform number database. No, let's talk about the numbers themselves. The number 9 is the second most common and second most prolific with four club top scorers managing a total of 38 goals. 22 for his brief 13-game cup of coffee in 1972, but when outfielder Roger Freed was traded to Cleveland after the season, Schmidt claimed his iconic No. Through 2022, this is the deepest number, as 57 different players -- from Martinez at 68.4 WAR to Bill Mueller at 10.1 WAR -- have posted at least 10 WAR in the one-one, more than any other number. Eckersley wore No. The countdown has begun for when the New York Yankees will retire the #2 of their recently retired shortstop, Derek Jeter. Look at a graph that is actually showing you uniform numbers, ranked, by WAR. Craig Biggio, Kenny Lofton, Joe Mauer, Matt Holliday, all were greats who wore #7, but the greatest was Mark Belanger who was the greatest fielding shortstop by defensive metrics of all time! 1 - Warren Moon, QB, Houston (1984-93), Minnesota (1994-96), Seattle (1997-98), Kansas City (1999-2000) A nine-time Pro Bowler (and a five-time Grey Cup champion in his six seasons in Canada), Moon. Johnson wore 51 with Seattle from 1989-98 -- save for a brief game with 15 here and 34 there -- and then Ichiro wore it as a Mariner from 2001-12. 121,514 WARNotable names: Roberto Alomar, Mark Langston, Steve Finley, Dusty Baker, Alfonso Soriano. 1 1. This one may not rate quite as high as some others, but 32 just looks like a baseball number, doesn't it? Your email address will not be published. This is a stacked number, but its still such an easy choice to go with Mays, who is in the conversation about the greatest players in the history of the sport. Shes a famous Cuban/Puerto Rican softball pitcher who created the Olympic record of 25 strikeouts in softball. Did you know Musial briefly wore 19 in Spring Training? 1 overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft finished her time in Storrs with 2,156 points, 648 assists and 628 rebounds. 38822 WARNotable names: Curt Schilling, Carlos Zambrano, Gary Nolan, Rick Aguilera. OK then. He briefly wore numbers 22, 28, and 25 in his first two years as a Giant, then claimed the 36 in 1963. He's been asking for it since college at Old Dominion, in part because of his childhood affinity for "the Big Hurt," Thomas. Jackson was a legend as well, of course, but about a third of his value came wearing 44, and after Slaughter, this one quickly turns into a list of very good players, not all-time greats. He spent 20 seasons pitching for Cleveland, from 1928-47, then was their pitching coach from '48 through '63. No. Stacey is a retired pro-All-Star, right-handed hittingsoftballplayer and former collegiateNCAA Division I4-time First TeamAll-American, and 3 time Olympic medal-winning star. More recently, 18 has become known in the Majors as being the favored number of Japanese pitchers, as Hiroki Kuroda, Kenta Maeda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yusei Kikuchi have all worn it. Lisa Fernandez is a Puerto Rican American former collegiate 4-time First Team All-American, 3-time Olympian medal winner, right-handed hitting softball pitcher, and ThirdBaseman,current softball assistant coach at UCLA. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In 2008, Enquist was honored with induction at the International Womens Sports Hall; the National Fastpitch Coaches Association in 2006; UCLA Hall of Fame in 1993; and the Unified Capistrano School, 2000. She was the first softball player inducted into the Hall of Fame, inducted in 1999. Why he's here: The Hall of Famer wore No. Shes the first All American, National, and Hall of Famer UCLA Softball Champion. The half-dozen doesn't have quite the star power that 5 does, but it's even deeper; 57 different players put up at least 10 WAR with the 6, including Marcus Stroman, one of the few single-digit pitchers. No. That's going to make this something more of a "very good estimate" than "an exact accounting," but let's put two rules into place to account for that: If a player gets traded and changes numbers in a season, each number gets the appropriate WAR credit. The 1977 NL MVP spent 11 seasons with the Reds. 101,687 WARNotable names: Chipper Jones, Lefty Grove, Ron Santo, Ron Cey, Andre Dawson. Of any QB number, No. Michael Jordan's #23 is the most iconic number in the history of sports. The #7 shirt at Liverpool has a long and storied history that has seen some of the clubs best players wear the number. Why hes here: Rapid Robert had already struck out 466 major-league hitters before he turned 20 years old, thats why. Why he's here: Quite simply, Hammerin' Hank was one of the greatest players in the history of baseball. 51549 WARNotable names: Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki, Bernie Williams, Willie McGree, Trevor Hoffman. Honorable mentions Tiffany Hayes, Morgan Tuck, Megan Walker 4: Moriah. Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all-time, with six NBA titles, five MVP awards, and fourteen All-Star Game appearances. Why he's here: Only three players have ever worn No. He'd worn No. 13 in 1955 after arriving in the Majors, then quickly took the 21 that he'd wear for the rest of his career. Dot Richardson, a two-time gold medal winner from Orlando, Florida, is a right-handedshortstop softball player, an American physician. 9 WAR ever. The first-ever number retired by softball was Brianne Morgans no. Honorable mentions: Chan Ho Park, Bronson Arroyo. Sandberg made 10 consecutive All-Star teams from 1984-93 and was named the 1984 NL MVP as he helped the Cubs make the playoffs that season for the first time since 1945. Many years later, Skip Schumaker also wore 55, thanks to a memory he'd had of an interaction with Hershiser when Schumaker was just six years old. Regional Mcbride 16u - GA 30 with the Angels, meaning some of his most spectacular years didn't come at 34. Finch was the 2001 winner of the Womens College World Series and was a leader of Team USA in the Summer Olympics 2004 and in the Summer Olympics 2008 in silver. Honorable mentions: Lou Whitaker, Pee Wee Reese, Richie Ashburn, Why hes here: Jeters career was nothing short of amazing. Why he's here: Two seasons at No. 40881 WARNotable names: Bartolo Colon, Madison Bumgarner, Frank Tanana, Andy Benes, Rick Sutcliffe. In addition to those legends already named, there's Lou Boudreau, Hank Greenberg, Nomar Garciaparra, Freddie Freeman and on and on. No other player wore it for than one. (Like: "Ozzie Smith was the best No. Marichal won 191 games and rolled up a 2.57 ERA in 328 games (320 starts) during the 1960s for the Giants. He retired with the most wins of any quarterback in NFL history (which would later be broken by Favre, Brady, and Manning). 21,518 WARNotable names: Derek Jeter, Charlie Gehringer, Troy Tulowitzki, Nellie Fox, Red Schoendienst. Honorable mentions: Minnie Minoso, Reggie Jackson, Bill Mazeroski. Marino is one of the most prolific passers in the history of the NFL, amassing 61,361 yards during his seventeen seasons in the league. 50 because no one wants it," he said. No one has worn #6 since before 2007. "Because I was a second baseman," Rose said in 2016 when the Reds retired his 14, "and 27 wasn't a good number for a second baseman, so I got 14." Osterman has also been named the NCAA History No 1. Why hes here: Robinsons career started with a bang he won the 1956 NL rookie of the year award in his Age 20 season for the Reds and barely ever slowed down. So when New York pulled off the massive deal to get Rodriguez, he switch to No. Honorable mentions: Chipper Jones, Ron Santo, Andre Dawson. 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Richard. 5 is a total murderers' row. Orel Hershiser won the 1988 NL Cy Young wearing his No. His #99 is retired throughout the NHL, never to be worn by another player again. He wore the #3 for his entire baseball career and has had that number retired by the New York Yankees. Students walk by the field every day, but not any of them would know what these numerals stood for unless they went beyond the numbers. Let's get into something fun. In 67 career playoff games, Rose hit .321 and helped his teams to three World Series titles (1975-76 with the Reds and 1980 with the Phillies). ", No. Why he's here: Underrated Bobby Abreu is Drysdale's only real competition. This, we cannot stress enough, is a list of uniform numbers. It's not weird anymore. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012 and coached on the team staff from 2014-17. She tossed a record four no-hitters at RMU, tied with Tera Prosser-Howe. The retired softball star has made history as the first woman to serve on every national broadcasting platform as a World Series analyst. 331,239 WARNotable names: Larry Walker, Eddie Murray, Jos Canseco, Ron Hunt, Jim Barr. In his first five full seasons with the Cardinals, the colorful right-hander won 120 games (and saved 30), won an MVP and finished second twice, threw 1,531 innings and compiled a 3.04 ERA. Why hes here: Raines, one of the greatest leadoff batters in baseball history (career .385 OBP hitting first in the lineup), stole 808 bases in his career. 70. Gehrig finished with 493 homers and a .340 career batting average, and he was even better in the World Series the Iron Horse hit .361 and popped 10 homers in 34 games as his Yankees claimed the title six times in seven tries. Then there's Mays, who wore No. 72 for his entire 13-year tenure with the White Sox. only pitcher to win back-to-back Most Valuable Player Awards, he idolized Dodgers outfielder Tommy Davis, apparently forgot to pack Schmidt's jersey, a memory he'd had of an interaction with Hershiser. Why hes here: Ryan is the greatest strikout pitcher in baseball history of course. Forty-nine: The official number of knuckleballers everywhere. Why he's here: Fielder has worn No. Why he's here: Hershisher's legendary 1988 performance gives him the edge over comtemporary Kevin Appier. 12 when he signed with the rival Yankees as a free agent after the 1992 season, and thats the number he wore the final seven seasons of his Hall of Fame career. Oh, and hes hit .332 with 16 homers and a 1.115 OPS in 52 career playoff gams. Honorable mentions: Ernie Banks, Ken Boyer, Jim Rice. No one else wore it for more than one. Cat Osterman retired in 2015 but then decided in 2018 that she would take a run atthe 2020 U.S. Olympic softball team. Who was most important while wearing each number? (Example: In 2008, Manny Ramirez piled up 2.5 WAR wearing No. Or No. She tragically passed away just days after the teams 1998 season ended, and the team took the number out of circulation soon after. Not a bad run for the five-one in the Pacific Northwest. Iconic NBA players with number 23 jerseys include Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis, all Hall of Fame-level players whose career highlights are among the greatest moments in basketball history. When it comes to delivering impressive performances at the plate, there are only jerseys worth remembering: Nos. Linsey Fagan Perhaps the most famous Penn State player in history finds his name in this week's Nos. Lemieux also overcame Hodgkins Lymphoma, which caused him to miss the entire 1994-95 season. Every day, hundreds of people walk or drive by the softball field at the North Athletic Complex and see the nine retired numbers that hang on the right-field fence. In RMU softball history, nine players have immortalized themselves in both the Hall of Fame and on the outfield fence. The top 35 names on our No. Honorable mentions: Tony Gwynn, Robin Yount, Billy Pierce. Honorable mentions: Kirby Puckett, David Ortiz, Felix Hernandez, Fernando Valenzuela. No. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a43580cc7689e3272705515b273bd971" );document.getElementById("f60aa1dce8").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The University of Arizona retired Finch's jersey number 27 to honor the best female softball player in the university's history. These things aren't always scientific, are they. Because beyond them, it's relatively thin. from 1997 to 2002 she played for the UCLA Bruins asthe catcher position. 12? Honorable mentions: Jim Edmonds, Red Ruffing, Dustin Pedroia. Meyer was also a member of the legendary 2005 and 2006 teams, and her 2005 season was the best hitting season a Colonial ever had, becoming the only player to hit above .400 in program history with a staggering .418 batting average. She made the All-NEC team in all four years, making the first team in 2004 and 2006 as well as the second team in 2003 and 2005. Maybe it's No. She also participated in the 2000 Sydney gold medal-winning team. Lemieux was rewarded for his efforts with a third Stanley Cup, which he won as the owner in 2009. Michael Jordan's #23. Her seven RBI on 5/8/05 are a school single-game record. "When I was looked at it, I was just happy it was lower than 53, which is the number I wore in Spring Training. Why he's here: Five Cy Youngs, 303 wins, 4,875 strikeouts.The Big Unit is the obvious choice. Jeter was the cornerstone of the Yankees during their tremendous success in the 1990s and 2000s. Hunter had worn 48 for the first 16 years of his career, but it was owned by Rick Porcello when the outfielder signed with Detroit after the 2012 season. Why he's here: Not a lot to choose from. No. Why he's here: A first-ballot Hall of Famer with two Cy Youngs and more than 300 wins, Glavine laps the field at No. Rose played 24 seasons, and wore No. Stats. It has been a popular jersey number for decades with success of athletes across the board. Honorable mentions: Jim Maloney, Burt Hooton. Shirt numbers are a big thing in football. 9 Penn State won 35-28. 34 and 5. 25, then begins to completely fall apart after No. Honorable mentions: Billy Williams, Chase Utley, Amos Otis. We told you: Fun. Why hes here: The first-ballot Hall of Famer was just the third player in MLB history to register 3,000 hits and 500 homers. No. 67 for five seasons, far more than any other player. Tweet us @USATODAYSports and let us know. Johnson can now be considered one of the most successful athletes of all time. Dr. Why he's here: The 1978 AL Cy Young winner led the AL in wins twice and ERA twice and had his number retired by the Yankees. Why hes here: One of the most underrated players of his era, Stieb was one of the top AL pitcher of the 1980s, even if no one knew it at the time. No. Let's safely assume you don't remember Mel Harder. Honorable mentions: Kershaw, Larry Walker, Luis Tiant. You'd think that a list headlined by Williams would rank higher, but he's carrying this group by himself, as he alone is worth nearly 10% of all No. 27 in Minnesota, and there wasn't exactly a mystery as to why he claimed 34 when he moved to Boston in 2003. This was one of the easiest choices we made. 311,308 WARNotable names: Greg Maddux, Fergie Jenkins, Chuck Finley, Dave Winfield, Mike Piazza. 1, and Henry Aaron was the best No. MJ also helped bring basketball to the . She was named to the All-NEC First Team three times as a pitcher and won both NEC Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year in 2001. It remains entertaining that if you were to watch a replay of the famous "Pine Tar Game" in 1983, you'll see a young Mattingly there wearing No. For years, 99 was an outcast, worn briefly by players you don't remember (Darren Clarke in 2007), or players who reveled in being different (Turk Wendell on and off from 1997-2004, Ramirez with the Dodgers and White Sox in 2008-10). 14 for each of those seasons. Honorable mentions: Ichiro Suzuki, Willie McGee, Trevor Hoffman. Honorable mentions: Rick Reuschel, Sam McDowell. 35 the year he stole 130 bases), so the full value of his career isn't applied here. 45813 WARNotable names: Bob Gibson, Pedro Martnez, Steve Rogers, John Candelaria. Machado had an entirely different reason: His favorite number was 3 growing up, and his favorite player was Chipper Jones, so his 3, plus Jones' 10 13. Why hes here: Ruth was, without a doubt, the single most transformative player in baseball history. 81 for more than a season. The numbers 16, 25, 33, 14, 18, 1, 44, 7 and 6 hang there. He played more games at first base than anyone. 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