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A handful of players who had notable careers for multiple teams have had their numbers retired by each team. [12] Frank Robinson's #20 was retired by the Reds, Orioles and the then-Indians. Rod Carew's #29 was retired by the Twins and Angels. Hank Aaron's #44 was retired by the Braves and Brewers.
Aaron would hit 44 home runs in four different seasons, [35] and he hit his record-breaking 715th career home run off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing, who coincidentally also wore number 44. [ 36 ] At this point, Aaron was known to family and friends primarily as "Henry".
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.
[29] [30] Having worn number 44 throughout his career, Peavy wore jersey number 43, since number 44 is retired in honor of Giants' Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. [ 31 ] After losing his first three quality starts as a Giant, including a perfect game through 6 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings, Peavy switched his jersey number from 43 to 22 for good luck; number ...
The best baseball story of the year continues as JD Scholten goes 6.1 innings, sprays 9 hits and allows just 2 earned runs. 86 pitches. 59 of them strikes.
Jackson wore number 20 on the first day of 1977 spring training as a tribute to the also recently retired Frank Robinson, then he switched to number 44. Coincidentally, all three numbers Jackson had either asked for or briefly worn before 44 would later be retired by the Yankees (9 for Roger Maris , 20 for Jorge Posada , and 42 for Mariano ...
That same year, he was one of 30 players elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. [193] That same year, he was ranked No. 44 on The Sporting News list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players" in 1999. [272] In 2020, The Athletic ranked Robinson at number 42 on its "Baseball 100" list, complied by sportswriter Joe Posnanski. [273]
There are currently 44 days until the NBA season opener on Oct. 22. So, who wore No. 44 best?