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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 .
See "Retired numbers," below.] The MLB has taken this tribute so far that, on that day only, all 30 team websites' active rosters say that every player on the team is number 42. On August 21, 2012, the Boston Red Sox played their first home game since the death of Johnny Pesky, and all players wore his retired number 6 jersey during the game. [13]
Three players in the major North American sports leagues have had their numbers retired by all teams in their respective leagues, those being Jackie Robinson, the first Black player in the modern era of Major League Baseball, Wayne Gretzky, arguably by many as the greatest hockey player in NHL history, [20] [21] and Bill Russell, the most successful player in NBA history in terms of total ...
Two numbers, 8 and 42, were retired twice. National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Bill Dickey (1954) and Yogi Berra (1972) both wore 8 before the number was officially retired on July 22, 1972.
Category:Major League Baseball managers with retired numbers; Category:Major League Baseball coaches with retired numbers; Individuals may be included in more than one category if they had significant tenures in more than one role with a team that retired their number (e.g., Billy Martin and Red Schoendienst).
Number 42 had been retired for all Major League Baseball teams. This meant that no future Major League Baseball player could wear it. The number was retired in a ceremony which took place in 1997 at Shea Stadium to mark the 50th anniversary of Robinson's first game with the Dodgers.
Major League Baseball players with retired numbers (171 P) Pages in category "Major League Baseball people with retired numbers" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Major League Baseball managers with retired numbers" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .