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The first major leaguer whose number was retired was Gehrig, in July 1939, following his retirement due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which became popularly known in the United States as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Since then, over 150 other people have had their numbers retired, some with more than one team.
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).
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, who is arguably the greatest hockey player of all time [citation needed], and Bill Russell, the most successful player in NBA history in terms of total ...
List of Major League Baseball retired numbers; S. Bud Selig This page was last edited on 3 December 2024, at 23:13 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The numbers were assigned in alphabetical order and remained this way through 1978, meaning umpires could, and often did, wear a different number from year to year. In 1979, NL umpires chose numbers based upon seniority, and that system remained through 1999, the last season of separate umpiring staffs for the National and American Leagues.
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Major League Baseball people with retired numbers (3 C, 4 P) N. Nippon Professional Baseball people with retired numbers (1 C, ...
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