Why he's here: The recently retired Hunter earned five All-Star selections and nine Gold Gloves over his 19-year career. Robinson was a six-time All-Star, World Series Champion, and the 1949 National League MVP. As for the 0, note that this is different than the 00. But do they know who the players were who wore those numbers? Lisa Fernandez has won numerous awards in her life and has been recognized for being one of the most outstanding athletes from Lakewood, California, playgrounds and ball diamonds. We told you: Fun. Bonds won five of his seven NL MVPs with the Giants and broke pretty much every home run and walks record while wearing No. She was the first softball player inducted into the Hall of Fame, inducted in 1999. Dr. Le's finish this off with the final group And, of course, we reach the end of the line. These things aren't always scientific, are they. Linsey Fagan Perhaps the most famous Penn State player in history finds his name in this week's Nos. 41998 WARNotable names: Tom Seaver, Eddie Mathews, John Lackey, Darrell Evans, Pat Hentgen, Seager is so synonymous with 41, the only number he wore for any of the four teams he played for, that in 2022, his hometown of Fresno, Calif., honored him by renaming part of Highway 41 the "Tom Seaver Memorial Highway. Top NFL players with number 6 jerseys include Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez, all Hall of Fame-level players whose career highlights are among the greatest moments in football history . Presently, she is the Head Coach of the Softball Team Lady Flames of Liberty University. Jordans incredible career has inspired hundreds of athletes to wear #23, including LeBron James. Damon hit 235 homers and stole 408 bases in his career. He gets the nod. These numbers are all outlined in blue. She was named to the All-NEC Tournament Team in all four of her seasons in Moon Township. And that's just why I wear it. Basketball stars have had success with the number as well with LeBron James and Bill Russell thriving with the number 6 in the NBA. Honorable mentions: Phil Niekro, Mike Mussina, Cole Hamels. No. Then again, No. Who was the best football player to wear No. In 2008, Enquist was honored with induction at the International Womens Sports Hall; the National Fastpitch Coaches Association in 2006; UCLA Hall of Fame in 1993; and the Unified Capistrano School, 2000. 231,593 WARNotable names: Ryne Sandberg, Ted Simmons, Don Mattingly, Robin Ventura, Luis Tiant. Orel Hershiser won the 1988 NL Cy Young wearing his No. The last player to wear 25 for the Colonials was Megan Lynch in 2009. She threw four no-hitters at RMU. 99 for the Dodgers after being traded in July. 24. A handful of recent Nittany Lions dominate the list over some stars of the past, too. George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham, and Cristiano Ronaldo have all sported the #7 during their successful exploits with the club. Ronald C. Modra for Sports Illustrated. 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Jeter was named to fourteen All-Star teams and won the World Series five times during his career with the Bronx Bombers. Honorable mentions: Mike Schmidt, Don Sutton, Lou Brock. 271,498 WARNotable names: Mike Trout, Juan Marichal, Vladimir Guerrero, Kevin Brown, Giancarlo Stanton, Carlton Fisk. No. Tales of numbers on uniforms were common in the late 19th century, but the practice did not receive widespread acceptance until the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees donned them for the 1929 season. He retired as the all-time leader in goals scored with 894 and holds the all-time lead in assists with 1,963. Why he's here: Not much to choose from. Richardson has played with the UCLA Bruins and won the first NCAA National Championship in 1982. The unlucky 13, at least in the eyes of some players. No one looks back at Belle's two-year Oriole career fondly, but he did put up some big numbers for the Birds. She was named NEC Rookie of the Year in 2003. He only played five seasons with the Blue Jays, but hes a bit of a hero in Toronto; his Jays teams won back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993, and Alomar hit .354 with 16 stolen bases in 24 playoff games during those two title runs. 13. 5 is a total murderers' row. She is the only Colonial to surpass 100 career walks (101), and just the second to pass 100 career RBI (144). No. 191,661 WARNotable names: Robin Yount, Tony Gwynn, Joey Votto, Bob Feller, Billy Pierce, "When [clubhouse manager Whitey Wietelmann] handed it to me, it was No. from 1997 to 2002 she played for the UCLA Bruins asthe catcher position. This one may not rate quite as high as some others, but 32 just looks like a baseball number, doesn't it? She had the record of 24 single-season wins until it was snapped in 2012 by Nicole Sleith. 13 in 1955 after arriving in the Majors, then quickly took the 21 that he'd wear for the rest of his career. He'd worn No. Elway possessed an uncanny ability to lead his teams to victory when they trailed late in games. We can split the same credit for No. Why he's here: Only three players have ever worn No. ", No. No player has worn #7 since before 2007. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003 and was likely the last player to wear #1 when she graduated. The numbers 16, 25, 33, 14, 18, 1, 44, 7 and 6 hang there. Why he's here: There's a reason MLB retired No. 141,472 WARNotable names: Pete Rose, Ernie Banks, Jim Bunning, Ken Boyer, Jim Rice. Triskaidekaphobic football fans dreaded the Sundays when Marino and the Miami Dolphins rolled into town, because it usually meant their defense was in for a long day. 72 for his entire 13-year tenure with the White Sox. Why hes here: Ford was a stalwart in the Yankees rotation during the franchises glory years (well, one of their stretches of glory years). There can't be many more iconic combinations of player and number than Mantle and 7, right? 44, and rightfully so. She also played for the Raybestos Brakettes, leading the team to 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1980 Amateur Softball Association National Championships. 101,687 WARNotable names: Chipper Jones, Lefty Grove, Ron Santo, Ron Cey, Andre Dawson. Of course, Juan Soto -- who made sure to keep it when he was traded from Washington to San Diego -- has plenty of time yet to make up the gap. He wore No. She is the only pitcher to strike out 15 batters twice and struck out 10+ batters 13 times, and the only pitcher to throw double-digit shutouts twice. No. Dickinson is, perhaps, the greatest all-around player the softball program has ever had, spending 1999-2002 in the red, white, and blue and dominating while doing it from both sides of the ball. 50 because no one wants it," he said. OK then. 1. She was named to the All-NEC First Team three times as a pitcher and won both NEC Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year in 2001. 1, and Henry Aaron was the best No. 12 on his jersey when he won multiple titles. 13987 WARNotable names: Alex Rodriguez, Omar Vizquel, Dave Concepcin, Lance Parrish, Manny Machado. Though he often battled injuries, Larkin was an All-Star 12 times, won the 1995 NL MVP and hit .338 in his 17 career postseason games for Cincinnati. 351,195 WARNotable names: Phil Niekro, Mike Mussina, Frank Thomas, Justin Verlander, Cole Hamels, Rickey Henderson. Honorable mentions: Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey. In modern sports, athletes are valuable assets that are the centerpiece of advertising campaigns and the faces of their organizations. 1. Shirt numbers are a big thing in football. This was one of the easiest choices we made. Where would baseball be without No. Honorable mentions: Vladimir Guerrero, Scott Rolen, Kevin Brown, Why hes here: Blyleven made his big-league debut in 1970, a couple months after his 19th birthday, and made his last pitch in the majors at 41 years old. What's most interesting about this group are the two numbers that are a little different -- 99 and 0. She absolutely dominates the record books for the Colonials, ranking second in saves (4), third in shutouts (26) and strikeouts (688), and fourth in appearances (113), complete games (89), ERA (1.93), wins (56), and innings pitched (659). Who was most important while wearing each number? She Originally comes from Long Beach, California. Honorable mentions: Charlie Gehringer, Nellie Fox, Red Schoendienst. Former outfielder Mallex Smith explains that he chose it because he has "zero cares" about how others feel about him, which we respect, but most of the 0s do it as a play on their own names, considering it not a "zero" so much as an "O." She appears multiple times on the single-season record books, including holding the single-season record for complete games (33). Honorable mentions: Joe Morgan, Gene Tenace, Andy Van Slyke. As time passes, these athletes will be remembered for the accomplishments achieved while wearing their preferred numbers. Every day, hundreds of people walk or drive by the softball field at the North Athletic Complex and see the nine retired numbers that hang on the right-field fence. That's right: 101, because we're counting both 0 and 00 separately. No. Lawrie struck out 1860 batters . Why hes here: The Hall of Famer won the Cy Young in both leagues, registered 314 wins and struck out 3,534 batters. No. Nomar . Terry Bradshaw had the No. CR7, as he is known to many fans around the world, is possibly the greatest player among this current generation of footballers. Ferrari-Urbanskys name is scattered throughout the RMU career record books, as she was one of the better hitters during the early years of the program. Why hes here: The Big Hurtwas one of the top right-handed hitters in history, leading the league in OPS four times and slugging 35 or more homer eight times. In Olympics 2004, Natasha won a gold medal for playing with Americas Olympic team, and in 2008, she won a silver medal. The man known simply as The Man, Musial won three MVP awards, finished in the top 10 of the MVP voting in 11 other seasons, was an All-Star 20 times, helped the Cardinals to three World Series titles and he finished his career with 3,630 hits (still fourth all-time) and 725 doubles (third all-time). The number 9 is the second most common and second most prolific with four club top scorers managing a total of 38 goals. Shes a famous Cuban/Puerto Rican softball pitcher who created the Olympic record of 25 strikeouts in softball. Honorable mentions: Vada Pinson, Cesar Cedeno, Pedro Guerrero. The two sport star wore #21 on both the football field and baseball diamond, and holds the honor of being the only athlete to hit a home run and score a touchdown in the same week. 221,684 WARNotable names: Clayton Kershaw, Jim Palmer, Will Clark, Brad Radke, Andrew McCutchen. Lots of 50s, 60s and 70s here, as you'd expect. Maybe it's No. 1 to No. Honorable mentions: Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey, Jr., Manny Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera, Barry Bonds. Manager Alfred Lawson chose to put numbers on his teams jerseys in order for fans to easily identify each of th. She leads the walks category by 34 over the second-place hitter and the RBI category by 42. ", No. 301,330 WARNotable names: Tim Raines, Willie Randolph, Orlando Cepeda, Mel Stottlemyre, Nolan Ryan. Aside from "the best players, and the most players, usually wear the lowest numbers," which you already knew, look at how many players are actually afraid of wearing No. No. Childhood favorite of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. Her success on the field at every levelmultiple NCAA championships, record breaking pitching performances, Olympic Gold Medalscombined with beauty and grace made her a celebrity who transcended the sport. Why hes here: Bonds wore 24 during his seven years with Pittsburgh as a tribute to Willie Mays, his godfather. Magics versatility allowed him to play all five positions on the court, and he earned three MVP Awards in both the regular season and NBA Finals. No. Byers was the greatest power hitter in Colonials history, swatting a school-record 35 home runs in her time with the Colonials, and playing during the golden era of 2005 and 2006. When uniform numbers first came into existence, they were often assigned in accordance with lineup spot, which is why you see a few cleanup hitters atop the list here. He overcame an HIV diagnosis and has continued his success off the court in the business world. 34. No. Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. Robinson possessed tremendous self-control, enduring racial slurs, death threats, and hostile fans around the country. Jessica Mendoza, former 4-time First All-American Team, two-time medal-winning Olympian, retired All-Star Softball outfielder originally from Camarillo, California and alsois thecurrentsports broadcaster for ESPN. Mario Lemieux is a hero to many hockey fans, but not only because of his contributions to the Pittsburgh Penguins on the ice. Walt Frazier is definitely one of the greatest players to put on a Knicks uniform, and he can even be considered the best NBA player to wear the number #10 on his jersey. In addition to those legends already named, there's Lou Boudreau, Hank Greenberg, Nomar Garciaparra, Freddie Freeman and on and on. Why hes here: Musial feasted on opposing pitchers during his 22-year career with the Cardinals. Mays hit 660 home runs, stole 338 bases and finished in the top six of the NL MVP voting 12 times in a 13-year stretch (he won the award in 1954 and 1965). She has also received two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal for Team USA. 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More recently, 18 has become known in the Majors as being the favored number of Japanese pitchers, as Hiroki Kuroda, Kenta Maeda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yusei Kikuchi have all worn it. Photo Credit: Tyler Gallo, By Tyler Gallo, Sports EditorJanuary 20, 2021|241 Views. Why hes here: Grove didnt make his big-league debut until 1925, when he was 25 years old, but he wasted no time becoming a star he led the AL in strikeouts each of his first seven years in the majors. Betts was once asked why he wears 50. No. 44," and so on.) Why he's here: The 2015 AL Cy Young winner is the easy choice after just four MLB seasons. 3 for six seasons, during which time he accumulated 48.9 WAR, less than a third of his career total of 162.7 WAR.). Many years later, Skip Schumaker also wore 55, thanks to a memory he'd had of an interaction with Hershiser when Schumaker was just six years old. Why he's here: Two seasons at No. 5. See? He only wore the legendary No. The right-hander with the unmistakable high leg kick finished his career with a 2.89 ERA and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983. 24 his. That began with Al Oliver, and others like Adam Ottavino, Oddibe McDowell, Junior Ortiz and Rey Ordez have followed suit. Honorable mentions: Luis Aparicio, Edgar Martinez, Carl Hubbell. 5 is a total murderers' row. Craig Biggio, Kenny Lofton, Joe Mauer, Matt Holliday, all were greats who wore #7, but the greatest was Mark Belanger who was the greatest fielding shortstop by defensive metrics of all time! So far so good on luck he got the last 3 outs in his last game. The long-time reliever is the best of a mediocre bunch. Jordan adopted the number in high school because his brother wore his preferred #45. When Magic Johnson was drafted with the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft, he had to change his #33 from Michigan State, which belonged to the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. That's nearly a quarter-century, with one team, on the backs of two legends. 44 for the Atlanta Braves, carrying it over with the team from Milwaukee, and he was the first player to have his number retired by two teams when the Brewers did so in 1977. For hitting, she holds the record for batting average (.380) and doubles (41) and hit 17 home runs in her career. Natasha Watley is a former collegiate 4-time First TeamAll-American, two-time medal-winningOlympian, retired 7-time pro-All-Star, left-handed-hittingsoftballplayer. 181,487 WARNotable names: Mel Harder, Johnny Damon, Ben Zobrist, Gene Tenace, Jason Kendall. He is the only player in the history of the league to receive this honor. His .651 winning percentage is 24th all time. Honorable mentions: Carl Yastrzemski, Yogi Berra, Willie Stargell, Joe Morgan. 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