List of Major League Baseball retired numbers

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

Boston Red Sox retired numbers as hung on the right-field facade during the 2011 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 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, and the St. Louis Cardinals of 1923. The first team to permanently adopt the practice was the New York Yankees of 1929. By 1932, all sixteen 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 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!" 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 retired numbers

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Number	Player or other figure	Team	Date
1	Meyer, BillyBilly Meyer	Pirates	01954-01-011954
1	Reese, Pee WeePee Wee Reese	Dodgers	01984-07-01July 1, 1984
1	Doerr, BobbyBobby Doerr	Red Sox	01988-05-21May 21, 1988
1	Hutchinson, FredFred Hutchinson	Reds	01965-01-011965
1	Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith	Cardinals	01996-09-26September 26, 1996
1	Ashburn, RichieRichie Ashburn	Phillies	01979-08-24August 24, 1979
1	Martin, BillyBilly Martin	Yankees	01986-08-10August 10, 1986
2	Schoendienst, RedRed Schoendienst	Cardinals	01996-05-11May 11, 1996
2	Fox, NellieNellie Fox	White Sox	01976-05-01May 1, 1976
2	Lasorda, TommyTommy Lasorda	Dodgers	01997-08-15August 15, 1997
2	Gehringer, CharlieCharlie Gehringer	Tigers	01983-06-12June 12, 1983
3	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth	Yankees	01948-06-13June 13, 1948
3	Averill, EarlEarl Averill	Indians	01975-06-08June 8, 1975
3	Terry, BillBill Terry	Giants	01984-01-011984
3	Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew	Twins	01974-05-04May 4, 1974
3	Murphy, DaleDale Murphy	Braves	01994-06-13June 13, 1994
3	Baines, HaroldHarold Baines	White Sox	01989-08-20August 20, 1989
4	Appling, LukeLuke Appling	White Sox	01975-06-07June 7, 1975
4	Weaver, EarlEarl Weaver	Orioles	01982-09-19September 19, 1982
4	Snider, DukeDuke Snider	Dodgers	01980-07-06July 6, 1980
4	Kiner, RalphRalph Kiner	Pirates	01987-09-19September 19, 1987
4	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig	Yankees	01939-07-04July 4, 1939
4	Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor	Brewers	01999-06-11June 11, 1999
4	Ott, MelMel Ott	Giants	01948-07-17July 17, 1948
4	Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin	Red Sox	01984-05-29May 29, 1984
5	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	Orioles	01978-04-14April 14, 1978
5	Barger, CarlCarl Barger	Marlins	01993-04-05April 5, 1993
5	Boudreau, LouLou Boudreau	Indians	01970-07-09July 9, 1970
5	Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett	Royals	01994-05-14May 14, 1994
5	Bench, JohnnyJohnny Bench	Reds	01984-08-11August 11, 1984
5	Hershberger, WillardWillard Hershberger	Reds	01940-01-011940
5	Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg	Tigers	01983-06-12June 12, 1983
5	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio	Yankees	01952-04-18April 18, 1952
5	Bagwell, JeffJeff Bagwell	Astros	02007-08-26August 26, 2007
6	Pesky, JohnnyJohnny Pesky	Red Sox	02008-09-28September 28, 2008
6	Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey	Padres	01988-04-16April 16, 1988
6	Musial, StanStan Musial	Cardinals	01963-09-29September 29, 1963
6	Kaline, AlAl Kaline	Tigers	01980-08-17August 17, 1980
6	Oliva, TonyTony Oliva	Twins	01991-07-14July 14, 1991
6	Cox, BobbyBobby Cox	Braves	02011-08-12August 12, 2011
7	Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle	Yankees	01969-06-08June 8, 1969
7	Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio	Astros	02008-08-17August 17, 2008
8	Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell	Pirates	01982-09-06September 6, 1982
8	Morgan, JoeJoe Morgan	Reds	01998-06-06June 6, 1998
8	Berra, YogiYogi Berra	Yankees	01972-07-22July 22, 1972
8	Dickey, BillBill Dickey	Yankees	01972-07-22July 22, 1972
8	Carter, GaryGary Carter	Expos	01993-07-31July 31, 1993
8	Ripken, Jr., CalCal Ripken, Jr.	Orioles	02001-09-09September 9, 2001
8	Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski	Red Sox	01989-08-06August 6, 1989
9	Williams, TedTed Williams	Red Sox	01984-05-29May 29, 1984
9	Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson	Athletics	02004-05-22May 22, 2004
9	Minoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso	White Sox	01983-05-08May 8, 1983
9	Slaughter, EnosEnos Slaughter	Cardinals	01996-09-06September 6, 1996
9	Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski	Pirates	01987-08-07August 7, 1987
9	Maris, RogerRoger Maris	Yankees	01984-07-21July 21, 1984
10	Anderson, SparkySparky Anderson	Reds	02005-05-28May 28, 2005
10	Howser, DickDick Howser	Royals	01987-07-03July 3, 1987
10	Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto	Yankees	01985-08-04August 4, 1985
10	Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson	Expos	01997-07-06July 6, 1997
10	Staub, RustyRusty Staub	Expos	01993-05-15May 15, 1993
10	Santo, RonRon Santo	Cubs	02003-09-28September 28, 2003
10	La Russa, TonyTony La Russa	Cardinals	02012-05-11May 11, 2012
10	Kelly, TomTom Kelly	Twins	02012-09-08September 8, 2012
11	Hubbell, CarlCarl Hubbell	Giants	01944-01-011944
11	Fregosi, JimJim Fregosi	Angels	01998-08-01August 1, 1998
11	Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio	White Sox	01984-08-14August 14, 1984
11	Waner, PaulPaul Waner	Pirates	02007-07-21July 21, 2007
11	Anderson, SparkySparky Anderson	Tigers	02011-06-26June 26, 2011
11	Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin	Reds	02012-08-25August 25, 2012
12	Boggs, WadeWade Boggs	Rays	02000-04-07April 7, 2000
12	Alomar, RobertoRoberto Alomar	Blue Jays	02011-07-31July 31, 2011
13	Concepción, DaveDave Concepción	Reds	02007-08-25August 25, 2007
14	Banks, ErnieErnie Banks	Cubs	01982-08-22August 22, 1982
14	Hrbek, KentKent Hrbek	Twins	01995-08-13August 13, 1995
14	Doby, LarryLarry Doby	Indians	01994-07-03July 3, 1994
14	Boyer, KenKen Boyer	Cardinals	01984-05-20May 20, 1984
14	Hodges, GilGil Hodges	Mets	01973-06-09June 9, 1973
14	Bunning, JimJim Bunning	Phillies	02001-04-16April 16, 2001
14	Rice, JimJim Rice	Red Sox	02009-07-28July 28, 2009
15	Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson	Yankees	01979-08-03August 3, 1979
16	Lyons, TedTed Lyons	White Sox	01987-07-25July 25, 1987
16	Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford	Yankees	01974-08-03August 3, 1974
16	Newhouser, HalHal Newhouser	Tigers	01997-07-27July 27, 1997
17	Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean	Cardinals	01974-09-22September 22, 1974
18	Kluszewski, TedTed Kluszewski	Reds	01998-07-18July 18, 1998
18	Harder, MelMel Harder	Indians	01990-07-28July 28, 1990
19	Feller, BobBob Feller	Indians	01956-12-28December 28, 1956
19	Pierce, BillyBilly Pierce	White Sox	01987-07-25July 25, 1987
19	Gilliam, JimJim Gilliam	Dodgers	01978-10-10October 10, 1978
19	Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn	Padres	02004-09-04September 4, 2004
19	Yount, RobinRobin Yount	Brewers	01994-05-29May 29, 1994
20	Gonzalez, LuisLuis Gonzalez	Diamondbacks	02010-08-07August 7, 2010
20	Irvin, MonteMonte Irvin	Giants	02010-06-26June 26, 2010
20	Brock, LouLou Brock	Cardinals	01979-09-09September 9, 1979
20	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson	Orioles	01972-03-10March 10, 1972
20	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson	Reds	01998-05-22May 22, 1998
20	Traynor, PiePie Traynor	Pirates	01972-04-18April 18, 1972
20	Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt	Phillies	01990-05-26May 26, 1990
20	Sutton, DonDon Sutton	Dodgers	01998-08-14August 14, 1998
20	White, FrankFrank White	Royals	01995-05-02May 2, 1995
21	Lemon, BobBob Lemon	Indians	01998-06-20June 20, 1998
21	Spahn, WarrenWarren Spahn	Braves	01965-12-11December 11, 1965
21	Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente	Pirates	01973-04-06April 6, 1973
22	Palmer, JimJim Palmer	Orioles	01985-09-01September 1, 1985
23	Sandberg, RyneRyne Sandberg	Cubs	02005-08-28August 28, 2005
23	Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly	Yankees	01997-08-31August 31, 1997
23	Horton, WillieWillie Horton	Tigers	02000-07-15July 15, 2000
24	Herzog, WhiteyWhitey Herzog	Cardinals	02010-07-31July 31, 2010
24	Perez, TonyTony Perez	Reds	02000-05-27May 27, 2000
24	Mays, WillieWillie Mays	Giants	01972-05-12May 12, 1972
24	Alston, WalterWalter Alston	Dodgers	01977-06-05June 5, 1977
24	Wynn, JimmyJimmy Wynn	Astros	02005-06-25June 25, 2005
24	Henderson, RickeyRickey Henderson	Athletics	02009-08-01August 1, 2009
25	Cruz, JoséJosé Cruz	Astros	01992-10-03October 3, 1992
26	Williams, BillyBilly Williams	Cubs	01987-08-13August 13, 1987
26	Autry, GeneGene Autry	Angels	01982-08-03August 3, 1982
26	Oates, JohnnyJohnny Oates	Rangers	02005-08-05August 5, 2005
27	Fisk, CarltonCarlton Fisk	Red Sox	02000-09-04September 4, 2000
27	Hunter, CatfishCatfish Hunter	Athletics	01991-06-09June 9, 1991
27	Marichal, JuanJuan Marichal	Giants	01983-07-10July 10, 1983
28	Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven	Twins	02011-07-16July 16, 2011
29	Carew, RodRod Carew	Angels	01991-08-06August 6, 1991
29	Carew, RodRod Carew	Twins	01987-07-19July 19, 1987
29	Smoltz, JohnJohn Smoltz	Braves	02012-06-08June 8, 2012
30	Cepeda, OrlandoOrlando Cepeda	Giants	01999-07-11July 11, 1999
30	Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	Angels	01992-06-16June 16, 1992
30	Raines, TimTim Raines	Expos	02004-06-19June 19, 2004
31	Winfield, DaveDave Winfield	Padres	02001-04-14April 14, 2001
31	Maddux, GregGreg Maddux	Cubs	02009-05-03May 3, 2009
31	Maddux, GregGreg Maddux	Braves	02009-07-17July 17, 2009
31	Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins	Cubs	02009-05-03May 3, 2009
32	Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton	Phillies	01989-07-29July 29, 1989
32	Koufax, SandySandy Koufax	Dodgers	01972-06-04June 4, 1972
32	Howard, ElstonElston Howard	Yankees	01984-07-21July 21, 1984
32	Umbricht, JimJim Umbricht	Astros	01965-04-12April 12, 1965
33	Scott, MikeMike Scott	Astros	01992-10-03October 3, 1992
33	Murray, EddieEddie Murray	Orioles	01998-06-07June 7, 1998
33	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner	Pirates	01952-02-16February 16, 1952
34	Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers	Brewers	01992-08-09August 9, 1992
34	Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers	Athletics	01993-07-05July 5, 1993
34	Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	Rangers	01996-09-15September 15, 1996
34	Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	Astros	01996-09-29September 29, 1996
34	Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett	Twins	01997-05-25May 25, 1997
35	Jones, RandyRandy Jones	Padres	01997-05-09May 9, 1997
35	Niekro, PhilPhil Niekro	Braves	01984-08-06August 6, 1984
35	Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas	White Sox	02010-08-29August 29, 2010
36	Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	Giants	02005-07-23July 23, 2005
36	Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts	Phillies	01962-03-21March 21, 1962
37	Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel	Yankees	01970-08-08August 8, 1970
37	Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel	Mets	01965-09-02September 2, 1965
39	Campanella, RoyRoy Campanella	Dodgers	01972-06-04June 4, 1972
40	Wilson, DonDon Wilson	Astros	01975-04-13April 13, 1975
40	Murtaugh, DannyDanny Murtaugh	Pirates	01977-04-07April 7, 1977
41	Mathews, EddieEddie Mathews	Braves	01969-07-26July 26, 1969
41	Seaver, TomTom Seaver	Mets	01988-06-24June 24, 1988
42	Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson	Dodgers	01972-06-04June 4, 1972
42	Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson	All MLB	01997-04-15April 15, 1997
42	Sutter, BruceBruce Sutter	Cardinals	02006-09-17September 17, 2006
43	Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley	Athletics	02005-08-13August 13, 2005
44	Aaron, HankHank Aaron	Braves	01977-04-15April 15, 1977
44	Aaron, HankHank Aaron	Brewers	01976-10-03October 3, 1976
44	Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson	Yankees	01993-08-14August 14, 1993
44	McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey	Giants	01980-09-21September 21, 1980
45	Gibson, BobBob Gibson	Cardinals	01975-09-01September 1, 1975
47	Glavine, TomTom Glavine	Braves	02010-08-06August 6, 2010
49	Dierker, LarryLarry Dierker	Astros	02002-05-19May 19, 2002
49	Guidry, RonRon Guidry	Yankees	02003-08-23August 23, 2003
50	Reese, JimmieJimmie Reese	Angels	01995-08-02August 2, 1995
51	Hoffman, TrevorTrevor Hoffman	Padres	02011-08-21August 21, 2011
53	Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale	Dodgers	01984-07-01July 1, 1984
72	Fisk, CarltonCarlton Fisk	White Sox	01997-09-14September 14, 1997
85	Busch, Jr., AugustAugust Busch, Jr.	Cardinals	01984-04-13April 13, 1984

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
• 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
• Montreal Expos, #10: retired for Rusty Staub in 1993; ceremony to honor #10 for Andre Dawson was held in 1997
• New York Yankees, #8: retired in 1972 for Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra
• 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

Alternative methods of recognition

Two teams, the Seattle Mariners and the Colorado Rockies, have never retired any jersey numbers (other than Robinson's #42 retired in all of MLB). Two additional teams, the Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals have no retired jersey numbers. The 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 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 Mariners have kept the following numbers out of circulation since the departure of a popular player who wore it: #11 (Edgar Martínez), #14 (Lou Piniella), #19 (Jay Buhner), #24 (Ken Griffey, Jr.). and #51 (initially for Randy Johnson, and later for Ichiro Suzuki). Similarly, no one has worn #33 for the Rockies since the departure of Larry Walker. It has been speculated that #17 (Todd Helton) will be the first number that the Rockies organization will retire.

Some teams have not formally retired certain numbers, but nonetheless kept them out of circulation. For example, the Cincinnati Reds have only assigned Pete Rose's #14 to one other player after his retirement: his own son. #14 cannot be retired in honor of the older Rose due to his lifetime ban from baseball. 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. The New York Mets have not assigned Mike Piazza's #31 since he left the team in 2005. On opening day of the 2012 season the 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.

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.

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 (only New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera remains active as of 2013). 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.

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 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 a "STL" and his name at Busch Stadium

Broadcasters

See also: List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters and List of sports announcers#Baseball

• 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 still occasionally does game broadcasts for Met home games
• 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.
• 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".
• 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".
• 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.
• 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".
• 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 Individual Leagues

See also

• Squad number#Retired numbers

Additional reading

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

External links

• A team-by-team list