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Normally the individual clubs are responsible for retiring numbers. On April 15, 1997, Major League Baseball took the unusual move of retiring a number for all teams. On the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the baseball color line, his number 42 was retired throughout the majors, at the order of Commissioner Bud Selig.
The "Secret 9"; photo by Villard Paddio. During the Jazz Age, the popularity of baseball made for an attractive medium used by American entertainers and public figures for self promotion. Both softball and baseball teams were formed by big name bands led by Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, and Louis Armstrong.
Adrián Beltré wore uniform number 29 while playing for the Texas Rangers. His number was later retired by the team. In baseball, the uniform number is a number worn on the uniform of each player and coach. Numbers are used for the purpose of easily identifying each person on the field as no two people from the same team can wear the same number.
Joseph Paul DiMaggio (/ d ə ˈ m ɑː dʒ i oʊ /; born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈpaːolo diˈmaddʒo]; November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
Ted Williams's number 9 was retired by the Boston Red Sox in 1984. After retirement from play, Williams helped Boston's new left fielder, Carl Yastrzemski , in hitting, and was a regular visitor to the Red Sox' spring training camps from 1961 to 1966, where he worked as a special batting instructor.
Enos Slaughter's number 9 was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996. Slaughter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. [1] His jersey number 9 was retired by the Cardinals on September 6, 1996. The Cardinals dedicated a statue depicting his famous Mad Dash in 1999. [21]
The home run was ranked number 2 on The Sporting News ' list of "Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments. [14] In 2020, writing for The Athletic, sportswriter Joe Posnanski ranked the home run at number 8 in his series of "60 moments", a list of most memorable moments in baseball history. [15]
After baseball, Robinson became heavily involved working for the NAACP, campaigning for civil rights. [6] Robinson worked with President Richard Nixon and the Governor of New York, [7] Nelson Rockefeller. [8] In 1997, MLB retired his uniform number, 42, across all major league teams; he was the first pro athlete in any sport to be so honored. [9]