List of Major League Baseball retired numbers
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In 1929, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians began using uniform numbers so fans and scorekeepers could tell who was who on the field. By 1937, each league demanded that all teams participate in the use of uniform numbers.
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig became the first Major League Baseball player to have his number retired. Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired.
On April 15, 1997, Jackie Robinson's #42 was retired by Major League Baseball, meaning that no future player on any major league team could wear it. Players wearing #42 at the time were allowed to continue wearing it. Those seven players were:
- Butch Huskey - Mets
- Mike Jackson - Indians
- Scott Karl - Brewers
- Jose Lima - Astros
- Mariano Rivera - Yankees
- Mo Vaughn - Red Sox
- Lenny Webster - Orioles
As of 2005 the only active player who is still using #42 is Mariano Rivera.
Alphabetical list
- Henry Aaron - 44 Braves & Brewers
- Walter Alston - 24 Dodgers
- Sparky Anderson - 10 Reds
- Luis Aparicio - 11 White Sox
- Luke Appling - 4 White Sox
- Richie Ashburn - 1 Phillies
- Gene Autry - 26 Angels (owner)
- Earl Averill - 3 Indians
- Harold Baines - 3 White Sox
- Ernie Banks - 14 Cubs
- Carl Barger - 5 Marlins (president)
- Johnny Bench - 5 Reds
- Yogi Berra - 8 Yankees
- Wade Boggs - 12 Devil Rays
- Lou Boudreau - 5 Indians
- Ken Boyer - 14 Cardinals
- George Brett - 5 Royals
- Lou Brock - 20 Cardinals
- Jim Bunning - 14 Phillies
- August Busch, Jr. - 85 Cardinals (owner)
- Roy Campanella - 39 Dodgers
- Rod Carew - 29 Angels & Twins
- Steve Carlton - 32 Phillies
- Gary Carter - 8 Nationals
- Orlando Cepeda - 30 Giants
- Roberto Clemente - 21 Pirates
- Joe Cronin - 4 Red Sox
- José Cruz - 25 Astros
- Andre Dawson - 10 Nationals
- Dizzy Dean - 17 Cardinals
- Bill Dickey - 8 Yankees
- Larry Dierker - 49 Astros
- Joe DiMaggio - 5 Yankees
- Larry Doby - 14 Indians
- Bobby Doerr - 1 Red Sox
- Don Drysdale - 53 Dodgers
- Bob Feller - 19 Indians
- Rollie Fingers - 34 Athletics & Brewers
- Carlton Fisk - 27 Red Sox & 72 White Sox
- Whitey Ford - 16 Yankees
- Nellie Fox - 2 White Sox
- Jim Fregosi - 11 Angels
- Steve Garvey - 6 Padres
- Lou Gehrig - 4 Yankees
- Charlie Gehringer - 2 Tigers
- Bob Gibson - 45 Cardinals
- Jim Gilliam - 19 Dodgers
- Hank Greenberg - 5 Tigers
- Ron Guidry - 49 Yankees
- Mel Harder - 18 Indians
- Gil Hodges - 14 Mets
- Willie Horton - 23 Tigers
- Elston Howard - 32 Yankees
- Dick Howser - 10 Royals
- Kent Hrbek - 14 Twins
- Carl Hubbell - 11 Giants
- Jim Hunter - 27 Athletics
- Fred Hutchinson - 1 Reds
- Reggie Jackson - 44 Yankees & 9 Athletics
- Randy Jones - 35 Padres
- Al Kaline - 6 Tigers
- Harmon Killebrew - 3 Twins
- Ralph Kiner - 4 Pirates
- Ted Kluszewski - 18 Reds
- Sandy Koufax - 32 Dodgers
- Tommy Lasorda - 2 Dodgers
- Bob Lemon - 21 Indians
- Ted Lyons - 16 White Sox
- Mickey Mantle - 7 Yankees
- Juan Marichal - 27 Giants
- Roger Maris - 9 Yankees
- Billy Martin - 1 Yankees
- Eddie Mathews - 41 Braves
- Don Mattingly - 23 Yankees
- Willie Mays - 24 Giants
- Bill Mazeroski - 9 Pirates
- Willie McCovey - 44 Giants
- Billy Meyer - 1 Pirates
- Minnie Miñoso - 9 White Sox
- Paul Molitor - 4 Brewers
- Joe Morgan - 8 Reds
- Thurman Munson - 15 Yankees
- Dale Murphy - 3 Braves
- Eddie Murray - 33 Orioles
- Danny Murtaugh - 40 Pirates
- Stan Musial - 6 Cardinals
- Hal Newhouser - 16 Tigers
- Phil Niekro - 35 Braves
- Tony Oliva - 6 Twins
- Mel Ott - 4 Giants
- Jim Palmer - 22 Orioles
- Tony Pérez - 24 Reds
- Billy Pierce - 19 White Sox
- Kirby Puckett - 34 Twins
- Jimmie Reese - 50 Angels
- Pee Wee Reese - 1 Dodgers
- Cal Ripken, Jr. - 8 Orioles
- Phil Rizzuto - 10 Yankees
- Robin Roberts - 36 Phillies
- Brooks Robinson - 5 Orioles
- Frank Robinson - 20 Orioles & Reds
- Jackie Robinson - 42 Dodgers, later retired across MLB
- Babe Ruth - 3 Yankees
- Nolan Ryan - 30 Angels, 34 Rangers & Astros
- Ron Santo - 10 Cubs
- Mike Schmidt - 20 Phillies
- Red Schoendienst - 2 Cardinals
- Mike Scott - 33 Astros
- Tom Seaver - 41 Mets
- Enos Slaughter - 9 Cardinals
- Ozzie Smith - 1 Cardinals
- Duke Snider - 4 Dodgers
- Warren Spahn - 21 Braves
- Willie Stargell - 8 Pirates
- Rusty Staub - 10 Nationals
- Casey Stengel - 37 Yankees & Mets
- Don Sutton - 20 Dodgers
- Bill Terry - 3 Giants
- Pie Traynor - 20 Pirates
- Jim Umbricht - 32 Astros
- Honus Wagner - 33 Pirates
- Earl Weaver - 4 Orioles
- Frank White - 20 Royals
- Billy Williams - 26 Cubs
- Ted Williams - 9 Red Sox
- Don Wilson - 40 Astros
- Dave Winfield - 31 Padres
- Carl Yastrzemski - 8 Red Sox
- Robin Yount - 19 Brewers
Note: Some players who played before the advent of uniform numbers have received retirement honors. They are: Ty Cobb, Tigers; Pete Alexander, Phillies; Chuck Klein, Phillies; Christy Mathewson, Giants; John McGraw, Giants; Rogers Hornsby, Cardinals.
Listing by number
- 1
- Billy Meyer - Pirates
- Pee Wee Reese - Dodgers
- Bobby Doerr - Red Sox
- Fred Hutchinson - Reds (manager)
- Ozzie Smith - Cardinals
- Richie Ashburn - Phillies
- Billy Martin - Yankees
- 2
- Red Schoendienst - Cardinals
- Nellie Fox - White Sox
- Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers (manager)
- Charlie Gehringer - Tigers
- 3
- 4
- Luke Appling - White Sox
- Earl Weaver - Orioles (manager)
- Duke Snider - Dodgers
- Ralph Kiner - Pirates
- Lou Gehrig - Yankees
- Paul Molitor - Brewers
- Mel Ott - Giants
- Joe Cronin - Red Sox
- 5
- Brooks Robinson - Orioles
- Carl Barger - Marlins (club president)
- Lou Boudreau - Indians
- George Brett - Royals
- Johnny Bench - Reds
- Hank Greenberg - Tigers
- Joe DiMaggio - Yankees
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- Sparky Anderson - Reds (manager; to be retired in 2005)
- Dick Howser - Royals (manager)
- Phil Rizzuto - Yankees
- Andre Dawson - Nationals
- Rusty Staub - Nationals
- Ron Santo - Cubs
- 11
- 12
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- Tony Perez - Reds
- Willie Mays - Giants
- Walter Alston - Dodgers (manager)
- 25
- 26
- Billy Williams - Cubs
- Gene Autry - Angels (owner)
- 27
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- Casey Stengel - Yankees & Mets (manager)
- 39
- 40
- Don Wilson - Astros
- Danny Murtaugh - Pirates (manager)
- 41
- 42
- Jackie Robinson - Dodgers, later retired throughout MLB
- 44
- 45
- 49
- 50
- Jimmie Reese - Angels (coach)
- 53
- 72
- 85
- August Busch, Jr. - Cardinals (owner)