List of Major League Baseball retired numbers

Plaques of numbers retired by the New York Yankees in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium

Red Sox retired numbers as hung on the right-field facade during the 2016 season in Fenway Park

Major League Baseball and its participating clubs have retired various uniform numbers over the course of time, ensuring that those numbers are never worn again and thus will always be associated with particular players or managers of note. The use of numbers on uniforms to better identify one player from another, and hence to boost sales of scorecards, was tried briefly by the Cleveland Indians of 1916. The first team to permanently adopt the practice was the New York Yankees of 1929. By 1932, all 16 major league clubs were issuing numbers, and by 1937, the leagues passed rules requiring it.

The Yankees' original approach was to simply assign the numbers 1 through 8 to the regular starting lineup in their normal batting order. Hence, Babe Ruth wore number 3 and Lou Gehrig number 4. The first major leaguer whose number was retired was Gehrig, in July 1939, following his retirement due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which became known popularly as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Since then, over 150 other people have had their numbers retired, some with more than one team. This includes managers and coaches, as Major League Baseball is the only one of the major North American professional leagues in which the coaching staff wear the same uniforms as players. Three numbers have been retired in honor of people not directly involved on the playing field – all three for team executives. Some of the game's early stars, such as Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson, retired before numbers came into usage. Teams often celebrate their retired numbers and other honored people by hanging banners with the numbers and names. Early stars, as well as honored non-players, will often have numberless banners hanging along with the retired numbers. Because fewer and fewer players stay with one team long enough to warrant their number being retired, some players believe that getting their number retired is a greater honor than going into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ron Santo, upon his number 10 being retired by the Chicago Cubs on the last day of the 2003 regular season, enthusiastically told the Wrigley Field crowd as his #10 flag was hoisted, "This is my Hall of Fame!"^[1] However, Santo would be inducted into the Hall of Fame in July 2012, nearly two years after his death, after being voted in by the Veterans Committee.

List of all-time retired numbers

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

No.	Player or other figure	Team	Date
1	Meyer, BillyBilly Meyer	Pirates	1954
1	Selig, BudBud Selig[Notes 1]	Brewers	April 6, 2015
1	Reese, Pee WeePee Wee Reese	Dodgers	July 1, 1984
1	Doerr, BobbyBobby Doerr	Red Sox	May 21, 1988
1	Hutchinson, FredFred Hutchinson	Reds	1965
1	Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith	Cardinals	September 26, 1996
1	Ashburn, RichieRichie Ashburn	Phillies	August 24, 1979
1	Martin, BillyBilly Martin	Yankees	August 10, 1986
2	Schoendienst, RedRed Schoendienst	Cardinals	May 11, 1996
2	Fox, NellieNellie Fox	White Sox	May 1, 1976
2	Lasorda, TommyTommy Lasorda	Dodgers	August 15, 1997
2	Gehringer, CharlieCharlie Gehringer	Tigers	June 12, 1983
3	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth	Yankees	June 13, 1948
3	Averill, EarlEarl Averill	Indians	June 8, 1975
3	Terry, BillBill Terry	Giants	1984
3	Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew	Twins	May 4, 1974
3	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy	Braves	June 13, 1994
3	Baines, HaroldHarold Baines	White Sox	August 20, 1989
4	Appling, LukeLuke Appling	White Sox	June 7, 1975
4	Weaver, EarlEarl Weaver	Orioles	September 19, 1982
4	Snider, DukeDuke Snider	Dodgers	July 6, 1980
4	Kiner, RalphRalph Kiner	Pirates	September 19, 1987
4	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig	Yankees	July 4, 1939
4	Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor	Brewers	June 11, 1999
4	Ott, MelMel Ott	Giants	July 17, 1948
4	Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin	Red Sox	May 29, 1984
5	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	Orioles	April 14, 1978
5	Boudreau, LouLou Boudreau	Indians	July 9, 1970
5	Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett	Royals	May 14, 1994
5	Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench	Reds	August 11, 1984
5	Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg	Tigers	June 12, 1983
5	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio	Yankees	April 18, 1952
5	Bagwell, JeffJeff Bagwell	Astros	August 26, 2007
6	Pesky, JohnnyJohnny Pesky	Red Sox	September 28, 2008
6	Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey	Padres	April 16, 1988
6	Musial, StanStan Musial	Cardinals	September 29, 1963
6	Kaline, AlAl Kaline	Tigers	August 17, 1980
6	Oliva, TonyTony Oliva	Twins	July 14, 1991
6	Cox, BobbyBobby Cox	Braves	August 12, 2011
6	Torre, JoeJoe Torre	Yankees	August 23, 2014
7	Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle	Yankees	June 8, 1969
7	Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio	Astros	August 17, 2008
8	Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell	Pirates	September 6, 1982
8	Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan	Reds	June 6, 1998
8	Berra, YogiYogi Berra	Yankees	July 22, 1972
8	Dickey, BillBill Dickey	Yankees	July 22, 1972
8	Ripken Jr., CalCal Ripken Jr.	Orioles	October 6, 2001
8	Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski	Red Sox	August 6, 1989
9	Williams, TedTed Williams	Red Sox	May 29, 1984
9	Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson	Athletics	May 22, 2004
9	Minoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso	White Sox	May 8, 1983
9	Slaughter, EnosEnos Slaughter	Cardinals	September 6, 1996
9	Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski	Pirates	August 7, 1987
9	Maris, RogerRoger Maris	Yankees	July 21, 1984
10	Anderson, SparkySparky Anderson	Reds	May 28, 2005
10	Howser, DickDick Howser	Royals	July 3, 1987
10	Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto	Yankees	August 4, 1985
10	Santo, RonRon Santo	Cubs	September 28, 2003
10	La Russa, TonyTony La Russa	Cardinals	May 11, 2012
10	Kelly, TomTom Kelly	Twins	September 8, 2012
10	Jones, ChipperChipper Jones	Braves	June 28, 2013
11	Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell	Giants	1944
11	Fregosi, JimJim Fregosi	Angels	August 1, 1998
11	Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio[Notes 2]	White Sox	August 14, 1984
11	Waner, PaulPaul Waner	Pirates	July 21, 2007
11	Anderson, SparkySparky Anderson	Tigers	June 26, 2011
11	Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin	Reds	August 25, 2012
12	Boggs, WadeWade Boggs	Rays	April 7, 2000
12	Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar	Blue Jays	July 31, 2011
13	Concepción, DaveDave Concepción	Reds	August 25, 2007
14	Banks, ErnieErnie Banks	Cubs	August 22, 1982
14	Hrbek, KentKent Hrbek	Twins	August 13, 1995
14	Doby, LarryLarry Doby	Indians	July 3, 1994
14	Boyer, KenKen Boyer	Cardinals	May 20, 1984
14	Hodges, GilGil Hodges	Mets	June 9, 1973
14	Bunning, JimJim Bunning	Phillies	April 16, 2001
14	Rice, JimJim Rice	Red Sox	July 28, 2009
14	Konerko, PaulPaul Konerko	White Sox	May 23, 2015
14	Rose, PetePete Rose	Reds	June 26, 2016
15	Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson	Yankees	August 3, 1979
16	Lyons, TedTed Lyons	White Sox	July 25, 1987
16	Fernández, JoséJosé Fernández	Marlins	September 26, 2016
16	Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford	Yankees	August 3, 1974
16	Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser	Tigers	July 27, 1997
17	Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean	Cardinals	September 22, 1974
17	Helton, ToddTodd Helton	Rockies	August 17, 2014
18	Kluszewski, TedTed Kluszewski	Reds	July 18, 1998
18	Harder, MelMel Harder	Indians	July 28, 1990
19	Feller, BobBob Feller	Indians	December 28, 1956
19	Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce	White Sox	July 25, 1987
19	Gilliam, JimJim Gilliam	Dodgers	October 10, 1978
19	Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn	Padres	September 4, 2004
19	Yount, RobinRobin Yount	Brewers	May 29, 1994
20	Gonzalez, LuisLuis Gonzalez	Diamondbacks	August 7, 2010
20	Irvin, MonteMonte Irvin	Giants	June 26, 2010
20	Brock, LouLou Brock	Cardinals	September 9, 1979
20	Posada, JorgeJorge Posada	Yankees	August 22, 2015
20	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson	Orioles	March 10, 1972
20	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson	Reds	May 22, 1998
20	Traynor, PiePie Traynor	Pirates	April 18, 1972
20	Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt	Phillies	May 26, 1990
20	Sutton, DonDon Sutton	Dodgers	August 14, 1998
20	White, FrankFrank White	Royals	May 2, 1995
21	Lemon, BobBob Lemon	Indians	June 20, 1998
21	Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn	Braves	December 11, 1965
21	Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente	Pirates	April 6, 1973
22	Palmer, JimJim Palmer	Orioles	September 1, 1985
23	Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg	Cubs	August 28, 2005
23	Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly	Yankees	August 31, 1997
23	Horton, WillieWillie Horton	Tigers	July 15, 2000
24	Herzog, WhiteyWhitey Herzog	Cardinals	July 31, 2010
24	Pérez, TonyTony Pérez	Reds	May 27, 2000
24	Mays, WillieWillie Mays	Giants	May 12, 1972
24	Alston, WalterWalter Alston	Dodgers	June 5, 1977
24	Griffey Jr., KenKen Griffey Jr.	Mariners	August 6, 2016[Notes 3]
24	Wynn, JimmyJimmy Wynn	Astros	June 25, 2005
24	Henderson, RickeyRickey Henderson	Athletics	August 1, 2009
25	Cruz, JoséJosé Cruz	Astros	October 3, 1992
26	Williams, BillyBilly Williams	Cubs	August 13, 1987
26	Autry, GeneGene Autry[Notes 4]	Angels	August 3, 1982
26	Oates, JohnnyJohnny Oates	Rangers	August 5, 2005
26	Boggs, WadeWade Boggs	Red Sox	May 26, 2016
27	Fisk, CarltonCarlton Fisk	Red Sox	September 4, 2000
27	Hunter, CatfishCatfish Hunter	Athletics	June 9, 1991
27	Marichal, JuanJuan Marichal	Giants	July 10, 1983
28	Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven	Twins	July 16, 2011
29	Carew, RodRod Carew	Angels	August 6, 1991
29	Carew, RodRod Carew	Twins	July 19, 1987
29	Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz	Braves	June 8, 2012
30	Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda	Giants	July 11, 1999
30	Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	Angels	June 16, 1992
31	Winfield, DaveDave Winfield	Padres	April 14, 2001
31	Maddux, GregGreg Maddux	Cubs	May 3, 2009
31	Maddux, GregGreg Maddux	Braves	July 17, 2009
31	Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins	Cubs	May 3, 2009
31	Piazza, MikeMike Piazza	Mets	July 30, 2016
32	Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton	Phillies	July 29, 1989
32	Koufax, SandySandy Koufax	Dodgers	June 4, 1972
32	Howard, ElstonElston Howard	Yankees	July 21, 1984
32	Umbricht, JimJim Umbricht	Astros	April 12, 1965
33	Scott, MikeMike Scott	Astros	October 3, 1992
33	Murray, EddieEddie Murray	Orioles	June 7, 1998
33	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner	Pirates	February 16, 1952
34	Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers	Brewers	August 9, 1992
34	Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers	Athletics	July 5, 1993
34	Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	Rangers	September 15, 1996
34	Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	Astros	September 29, 1996
34	Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett	Twins	May 25, 1997
35	Jones, RandyRandy Jones	Padres	May 9, 1997
35	Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro	Braves	August 6, 1984
35	Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas	White Sox	August 29, 2010
36	Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	Giants	July 23, 2005
36	Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts	Phillies	March 21, 1962
37	Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel	Yankees	August 8, 1970
37	Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel	Mets	September 2, 1965
39	Campanella, RoyRoy Campanella	Dodgers	June 4, 1972
40	Wilson, DonDon Wilson	Astros	April 13, 1975
40	Murtaugh, DannyDanny Murtaugh	Pirates	April 7, 1977
41	Mathews, EddieEddie Mathews	Braves	July 26, 1969
41	Seaver, TomTom Seaver	Mets	June 24, 1988
42	Rivera, MarianoMariano Rivera	Yankees	September 22, 2013
42	Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson	Dodgers	June 4, 1972
42	Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson	All MLB	April 15, 1997
42	Sutter, BruceBruce Sutter	Cardinals	September 17, 2006
43	Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley	Athletics	August 13, 2005
44	Aaron, HankHank Aaron	Braves	April 15, 1977
44	Aaron, HankHank Aaron	Brewers	October 3, 1976
44	Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson	Yankees	August 14, 1993
44	McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey	Giants	September 21, 1980
45	Gibson, BobBob Gibson	Cardinals	September 1, 1975
45	Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez	Red Sox	July 28, 2015
46	Pettitte, AndyAndy Pettitte	Yankees	August 23, 2015
47	Glavine, TomTom Glavine	Braves	August 6, 2010
49	Dierker, LarryLarry Dierker	Astros	May 19, 2002
49	Guidry, RonRon Guidry	Yankees	August 23, 2003
50	Reese, JimmieJimmie Reese	Angels	August 2, 1995
51	Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson	Diamondbacks	August 8, 2015
51	Hoffman, TrevorTrevor Hoffman	Padres	August 21, 2011
51	Williams, BernieBernie Williams	Yankees	May 24, 2015
53	Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale	Dodgers	July 1, 1984
66	Zimmer, DonDon Zimmer	Rays	April 6, 2015
72	Fisk, CarltonCarlton Fisk	White Sox	September 14, 1997
85	Busch, Jr., AugustAugust Busch, Jr.[Notes 5]	Cardinals	April 13, 1984
455	Indians fans[Notes 6]	Indians	May 29, 2001

1. Team founder and former MLB Commissioner. Number selected symbolically.
2. Aparicio's number was temporarily unretired with his approval for fellow Venezuelan shortstop Omar Vizquel. Vizquel played the 2010 and 2011 seasons with the White Sox.
3. Date of formal ceremony; number retirement took effect at the start of the 2016 MLB season. The number was also retired for all Mariners minor league affiliates at that time.
4. Team founder. The number represents the "26th man"—Major League Baseball rosters are limited to 25 players, except for games played on or after September 1, when rosters are expanded to 40.
5. Served as president, chairman, or CEO of the Cardinals from the team's purchase by Anheuser-Busch in 1953 until his death in 1989. The number represents his age at the time the number was retired in 1984.
6. The Number 455 was retired in honor of the fans after the Indians sold out 455 consecutive games.

Former retired numbers

It is very rare for a team to reissue a retired number, and usually requires a special circumstance, such as the person for whom the number was retired returning to the team in a player, coach or manager role. Harold Baines provides one example of this.

In cases of franchise relocation, the handling of existing retired numbers is at the discretion of team management. The team may decide to continue honoring the retired numbers, (as did the San Francisco Giants), or it may choose to make a "fresh start" and reissue the numbers (as the Washington Nationals have done).

The Cincinnati Reds returned Willard Hershberger's number 5 to circulation two years after his death. Cincinnati later re-retired the number to honor Johnny Bench.

When the Florida Marlins moved to their current stadium, Marlins Park, and were rebranded as the Miami Marlins; the number 5, which had been retired for the team's late first president, Carl Barger, was returned to circulation because player Logan Morrison requested permission to wear the number to honor his father.^[2]

No.	Name	Team	Retirement Date
5	Barger, CarlCarl Barger[Notes 1]	Marlins	April 5, 1993
8	Carter, GaryGary Carter[Notes 2]	Expos	July 31, 1993
10	Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson[Notes 2]	Expos	July 6, 1997
5	Hershberger, WillardWillard Hershberger[Notes 3]	Reds	1940
30	Raines, TimTim Raines [Notes 2]	Expos	June 19, 2004
10	Staub, RustyRusty Staub[Notes 2]	Expos	May 15, 1993

1. Placed into circulation in 2012 when the Marlins moved to their new park and decided to honor Barger instead with a plaque at the stadium. The first player to receive the number was Logan Morrison. Barger was the team's first president, but died in December 1992, four months before the team's first game. The Marlins chose to retire #5 because it was the number worn by Barger's favorite player, Joe DiMaggio.
2. The Montreal Expos retired numbers in honor of four players (Carter #8, Dawson #10, Staub #10, Raines #30). When the franchise relocated to Washington, D.C., after the 2004 season, the newly christened Washington Nationals chose not to recognize any uniform number retired while in Montreal. On October 18, 2005, the NHL's Montreal Canadiens honored the departed team by raising an Expos commemorative banner listing the retired numbers to the rafters of Montreal's Bell Centre.
3. The Reds retired Hershberger's #5 after his death in 1940, but returned it to circulation two years later. Cincinnati later re-retired the number 5 for Johnny Bench.

Retired in honor of multiple players

The following numbers have been retired in honor of multiple players:

• Chicago Cubs, #31: retired in 2009 for Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux^[3]
• Cincinnati Reds, #5: retired in 1940 for Willard Hershberger who had committed suicide during the season; returned to service in 1942; retired in 1984 for Johnny Bench^[3]
• Montreal Expos, #10: retired for Rusty Staub in 1993; ceremony to honor #10 for Andre Dawson was held in 1997^[4][3]
• New York Yankees, #8: retired in 1972 for Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra^[5]
• St. Louis Cardinals, #42: retired in 1997 by all teams in MLB for Jackie Robinson; ceremony to honor #42 for Bruce Sutter was held in 2006^[6]
• New York Yankees, #42: retired in 1997 by all teams in MLB for Jackie Robinson; ceremony to honor #42 for Mariano Rivera was held in 2013

Alternative methods of recognition

Only one team does not currently have any retired jersey numbers (other than Robinson's #42 retired in all of MLB). The Washington Nationals franchise had retired jerseys in honor of four players when known as the Montreal Expos, but un-retired them upon moving to Washington. The Nationals have established a "Ring of Honor" instead, which includes two of those Expos players, Gary Carter and Andre Dawson; the Nationals' first manager, Frank Robinson; players from the original Washington Senators Joe Cronin, Rick Ferrell, Goose Goslin, Bucky Harris, Walter Johnson, Heinie Manush, Sam Rice, Harmon Killebrew, and Early Wynn, as well as owner Clark Griffith; players from the second Senators franchise Frank Howard; and Homestead Grays players Cool Papa Bell, Ray Brown, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Cumberland Posey, and Jud Wilson.^[7][8]

The Miami Marlins had previously retired #5 in honor of their first team president, the late Carl Barger, but un-retired it entering the 2012 season. The Marlins did not have another retired number until September 26, 2016, when #16 was retired following the death of pitcher José Fernández.^[9]

The Seattle Mariners have kept the following numbers out of circulation since the departure of a popular member of the team who wore it: #14 (Lou Piniella), #19 (Jay Buhner), and #51 (initially for Randy Johnson, and later for Ichiro Suzuki). The Mariners also kept #11 out of circulation for Edgar Martínez from his retirement as a player at the end of the 2004 season until his return to the team as hitting coach in 2015. Similarly, no one had worn #33 for the Colorado Rockies since the departure of Larry Walker in 2004 until Walker gave his blessing for Justin Morneau, a fellow British Columbia native who had idolized Walker as a boy, to wear it when Morneau was with the team from 2014 to 2015.^[10]

Some teams have not formally retired certain numbers, but nonetheless kept them out of circulation. For example, the Los Angeles Dodgers' current policy is only to retire the numbers of longtime club members if they are inducted into the Hall of Fame; the lone exception was longtime Dodger player and coach Jim Gilliam, whose #19 was retired when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage during the Dodgers' 1978 postseason run. Nevertheless, the Dodgers have informally kept Fernando Valenzuela's #34 out of circulation since his retirement.^[11]

On Opening Day of the 2012 season, the New York Mets unveiled a memorial "Kid 8" logo to honor the late Gary Carter. Although no Met has worn the number 8 since Carter's election to the Hall of Fame, it is not retired. Following Willie Mays' retirement in 1973, Mets owner Joan Payson promised him that the team would not reissue his #24; since then, the only Met to wear it has been Rickey Henderson from 1999 to 2000 (with the exception of a minor league call-up named Kelvin Torve, who was inexplicably issued #24 in August 1990 before fan complaints prompted the team to change his number to #39 ten days later^[12]).

After Darryl Kile's death in 2002, the teams he played for (Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, and St. Louis Cardinals) took his #57 out of circulation, but have not formally retired the number.

The New York Yankees have not re-issued Paul O'Neill's #21 since he ended his career, except for a brief period in 2008 when Morgan Ensberg and then LaTroy Hawkins wore #21, before fan complaints led Hawkins to change his number to #22 in April. Also, no Yankee has worn #2 since Derek Jeter retired in 2014.

The Boston Red Sox have not re-issued uniform numbers 21 (Roger Clemens), 33 (Jason Varitek) and 49 (Tim Wakefield) since those players left the Red Sox or ended their careers.

Number retired by Major League Baseball

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's breaking the major league color barrier, his number 42 was retired throughout the majors, at the order of Commissioner Bud Selig. This meant that no future player on any major league team could wear number 42, although players wearing #42 at the time were allowed to continue wearing it (Mariano Rivera was the last active player to be grandfathered in, retiring after the 2013 season). Starting in the 2007 season, the 60th anniversary of Robinson's Major League debut, players and coaches have all worn the number 42 as a tribute to Robinson on Jackie Robinson Day, April 15.

There is a lobby to have uniform #21 retired in all of baseball to honor Roberto Clemente.^[13]

Similar honors

Players who pre-date uniform numbers

Four teams have honored players who played before the advent of uniform numbers by placing their names among those of players whose numbers have been retired:

• Philadelphia Phillies: Grover Cleveland Alexander, Chuck Klein; both are denoted with a stylized "P" at Citizens Bank Park (Klein had various numbers in the later years of his career, but never wore one consistently)
• Detroit Tigers: Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Sam Crawford, Harry Heilmann, Hughie Jennings, George Kell, Heinie Manush; Cobb's name is displayed on the left-field wall of Comerica Park along with the players and manager whose numbers have been retired; the others have their names displayed on the right-field wall (Cochrane actually wore #3 for the Tigers, and Kell wore three different numbers, but the Tigers have not retired these numbers)
• San Francisco (New York) Giants: Christy Mathewson and John McGraw; both are denoted with "NY" and their names at AT&T Park
• St. Louis Cardinals: Rogers Hornsby, denoted with an "SL" and his name at Busch Stadium

Broadcasters

The Ralph Kiner memorial logo (black) adjacent to the New York Mets' retired numbers at Citi Field, 2016

• Bob Murphy and Ralph Kiner – New York Mets; The radio booth at both Shea Stadium and Citi Field are named for the beloved, late Murphy. The television booth at Citi Field is named for Kiner, who continued to broadcast some home games for the Mets until his death in early 2014. In addition, a special memorial logo honoring Kiner, depicting a microphone along with his name and the years 1922–2014, was displayed at Citi Field on the left field wall adjacent to, but not as a part of, the Mets' retired numbers, from 2014 to 2016. In the 2016 Mets yearbook, a sidebar in an article on Mike Piazza's upcoming number retirement implies that Kiner has been "retired" a la William A. Shea.^[14] This was reinforced when the Mets' retired numbers were moved to the roof facade during the 2016 season to accommodate Mike Piazza's #31; Kiner's "number" was placed adjacent to the Shea and Jackie Robinson numbers, no longer separated from the others.
• Jack Buck – St. Louis Cardinals; honored with a drawing of a microphone on the wall with the retired numbers.
• Lon Simmons, Russ Hodges, and Jon Miller – San Francisco Giants; honored with stylized old-style radio microphone displayed in place of a number.
• Marty Brennaman, Waite Hoyt, and Joe Nuxhall – Cincinnati Reds; honored with microphones by the broadcast booth.
• Jerry Coleman – San Diego Padres; a "star on the wall" in reference to his trademark phrase "You can hang a star on that one!" The star is painted in gold on the front of the press box down the right field line, accompanied by Coleman's name in white. Upon Coleman's death in 2014, the broadcast booth at Petco Park was named in his honor.
• Harry Kalas and Richie Ashburn – Philadelphia Phillies; At Citizens Bank Park, the restaurant built into the base of the main scoreboard is named "Harry the K's" in Kalas's honor. After Kalas's death, the Phillies' TV-broadcast booth was renamed "The Harry Kalas Broadcast Booth". It is directly next to the radio-broadcast booth, which is named "The Richie 'Whitey' Ashburn Broadcast Booth". They both also have statues at Citizens Bank Park (though Ashburn is in uniform for his statue).
• Ernie Harwell – Detroit Tigers; honored with his name alongside the retired players on the Left-Centerfield Brick wall in Comerica Park and a statue & portrait at the stadium's front entrance.
• Bob Uecker – "50 Years in Baseball" along with Uecker's name is next to the Brewers retired numbers at Miller Park.
• Tom Cheek – Toronto Blue Jays; honored with a banner on the Rogers Centre's "Level of Excellence" bearing his name and, in place of a jersey number, 4,306 – his streak of consecutive regular-season broadcasts.
• Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse – Chicago Cubs: Caray is remembered inside and outside of Wrigley Field. A statue of him leading the crowd in "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is near the bleacher entrance (originally at the corner of Addison Street and Sheffield Avenue), and a caricature of him adorns his former WGN-TV broadcast booth. Brickhouse's catch phrase, "Hey hey!" is memorialized in large red letters on each foul pole. (Brickhouse also has a statue on Michigan Avenue.)
• Dave Niehaus – Seattle Mariners; the press box at Safeco Field was renamed the "Dave Niehaus Media Center" on April 8, 2011 prior to the Mariners' home opener against the Cleveland Indians. In addition, a part of First Avenue NW outside the stadium was renamed Dave Niehaus Way, and the wall in deep right-center field also has a microphone with a Dave Niehaus graphic.
• Vin Scully – Los Angeles Dodgers; in 2001, the Dodgers honored Scully by naming the press box at Dodger Stadium the "Vin Scully Press Box". However, on January 29, 2016, the Los Angeles City Council in a unanimous vote, renamed Elysian Park Avenue to Vin Scully Avenue, changing the address of Dodger Stadium to 1000 Vin Scully Ave.^[15]
• Arch McDonald and Bob Wolff - Washington Senators: MacDonald and Wolff's names are on the Washington Nationals' Ring of Honor at Nationals Park.
• Bill King – Oakland Athletics; The Athletics named their broadcast facilities the "Bill King Broadcast Booth" after King's death in 2005.

Owners and contributors

• The initials of former San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc are painted in gold on the front of the pressbox down the right field line, accompanied by his name in white.
• The initials of former Boston Red Sox owners Tom and Jean Yawkey are rendered in Morse code and painted in white on the manual scoreboard on Fenway Park's Green Monster.
• Charles Bronfman was inducted into the Expos Hall of Fame as its inaugural member in 1993, and a circular patch placed on the right field wall with his name, the number 83, which he used to wear during spring training, and the words "FONDATEUR / FOUNDER".^[16]
• On April 8, 2008, the final opening day at Shea Stadium, the New York Mets unveiled a "Shea" logo which was displayed on the left-field fence next to the team's other retired numbers. The stadium was named for William Shea, a prominent lawyer who was responsible for the return of National League baseball to New York.
• Walter A. Haas, Jr., honorary jersey retired (with stylized Old English "A" in place of a number) in 1995, located in right field. Owner of the Oakland Athletics from 1980 until 1995. Haas purchased the team from Charles O. Finley in 1980, saving the team from potentially moving out of the area.
• At the start of the 2007 season, the Kansas City Royals designated Seat #9 in Section 127, Row C at Kauffman Stadium as the "Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat" in honor of Negro Leagues legend and Royals scout Buck O'Neil. During each home game, the Royals honor a fan who exemplifies O'Neil's spirit of humanitarianism and community service by inviting that fan to sit in the Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat.

Umpires

See: Umpire (baseball)#Numbers retired by the National and American Leagues

See also

• Uniform number (Major League Baseball)
• San Diego Padres retired numbers

References

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Additional reading

• Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century, Marc Okkonen, 1991, Sterling Publishing.

External links

• A team-by-team list