No. That's right: 101, because we're counting both 0 and 00 separately. He scores goals at an unbelievable pace and in a variety of ways, which makes him an absolute nightmare for opposing defenders. Why he's here: The long-time Yankee lefty was by far the best player who wore No. Uniform numbers hold a special place in telling the story of the sport, so we thought wed take a look at the best players (Hall of Famers in most instances) who wore each uniform number. 331,239 WARNotable names: Larry Walker, Eddie Murray, Jos Canseco, Ron Hunt, Jim Barr. Required fields are marked *. Dot Richardson, a two-time gold medal winner from Orlando, Florida, is a right-handedshortstop softball player, an American physician. Why he's here: The middle reliever is the only player in history to post a postive WAR while wearing No. Richardson has played with the UCLA Bruins and won the first NCAA National Championship in 1982. It's not weird anymore. Also included on the Top 10 here are Kelvim Escobar and Stan Bahnsen, and you don't know who Stan Bahnsen is. Look at how value declines starting at No. She also was a member of the U.S. National Team 2002, who won gold at the United States, and Canada Cups, and the International Softball Federation. Why hes here: Ripken started his career with a bang he won the AL rookie of the year in 1982 and the AL MVP in 1983 and spent the rest of his time with the Orioles fashioning a no-doubt Hall of Fame career. Why hes here: Armed with a sweet swing and an unparalleled batting eye, Carew won seven AL batting titles and hit at least .330 in 10 different seasons. He gets the nod. No. 44. That's also true of Griffey (who wore 30, 3 and 17 after leaving Seattle), Manny Ramirez, and Barry Bonds, who wore 24 as a Pirate before turning to 25 with the Giants, since Mays owns the 24 for San Francisco. Then, by becoming the first woman analyst for a nationally televised postseason game, she has created history again.As senior adviser to the General Manager, she joined New York Mets organizationin 2019. Over the course of his prolific career, he wore the #80 for three different teams, but is best remembered for wearing it in the red and gold of the San Francisco 49ers. 1 overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft finished her time in Storrs with 2,156 points, 648 assists and 628 rebounds. No. But do they know who the players were who wore those numbers? In Olympics 2004, Natasha won a gold medal for playing with Americas Olympic team, and in 2008, she won a silver medal. 13 in 1955 after arriving in the Majors, then quickly took the 21 that he'd wear for the rest of his career. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 24. Everything about the modern NBA is made, to some extent, in Michael Jordan's image. Gehrig was already 111 homers into his career by the time the Yankees even starting wearing numbers, though, so this isn't his full career value. Your email address will not be published. 1: Jose Cardenal. 81,559 WARNotable names: Carl Yastrzemski, Cal Ripken, Jr., Joe Morgan, Gary Carter, Yogi Berra, Willie Stargell. Scott Eklund . Henry Aaron didn't, but 1.4 WAR of his legendary career counts here anyway, because he wore it for his rookie season in 1954 before switching to his now-iconic 44. No. Shes the first All American, National, and Hall of Famer UCLA Softball Champion. As of 2022, reliever Joe Smith, a 15-year-veteran, had carried the three-eight with him from Cleveland to the Angels to the Blue Jays to Houston and finally to Minnesota. Why he's here: No one else in MLB history has worn No. Why hes here: Ruth was, without a doubt, the single most transformative player in baseball history. No. She leads the walks category by 34 over the second-place hitter and the RBI category by 42. (That last part is important; after an initial brief experiment or two in the 1910s and '20s, the '29 Yankees were the first to commit to it full-time, meaning most of Babe Ruth's best years are not included here, coming as they did with no uniform number. No. Did you know Mickey Mantle actually wore 6 for months as a rookie? Worldwide, however, this is the number that millions see on Ohtani's back. Best all-time MLB players at each jersey number, 1-99 Ryan Fagan and Justin McGuire 85 slides Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. He amazed hockey fans from the moment he stepped onto the ice with the Edmonton Oilers in 1978. Why hes here: Mantle won three AL MVP awards and smashed 536 home runs during his legendary run with the Yankees, but hes still one of baseballs greatest what if? stories because of the injuries that plagued his 18-year career. Monica Abbott is an American professional left-hand softball pitcher, former All-American collegiate and OlympianSilver Medal winner. 27 in Minnesota, and there wasn't exactly a mystery as to why he claimed 34 when he moved to Boston in 2003. Honorable mentions: Fergie Jenkins, Dave Winfield, Mike Piazza. 24 for the Red Sox, then 3.5 WAR wearing No. 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. Brown is widely considered one of the greatest running backs of all time, thanks to his brutal yet elegant rushing style. Let's break it down into groups, based on the rules we outlined above. Shes a famous Cuban/Puerto Rican softball pitcher who created the Olympic record of 25 strikeouts in softball. Unfortunately, there's not really any such thing as a record of per-game uniform numbers -- even if there were you don't really want to split WAR on a per-game basis -- and also some players have had multiple numbers in a season. Honorable mentions: Mike Schmidt, Don Sutton, Lou Brock. 64 are even more umipressive than Bonifacio. Orel Hershiser won the 1988 NL Cy Young wearing his No. Her .338 batting average in 1998 ranks sixth in Colonials history. Then there's Mays, who wore No. A scholarship also bears her name, and she has the only number outlined in red on the fence. She is the honoraryof the USA Softball Hall of Fame.Richardson was an important part of the National team of the United States that won the gold medal for the 1996 Olympic debut hitting the home run that won the game. No. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a43580cc7689e3272705515b273bd971" );document.getElementById("f60aa1dce8").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Honorable mentions Tiffany Hayes, Morgan Tuck, Megan Walker 4: Moriah. See? In order to find out, let's swing over to Baseball-Reference.com and dig into their uniform number database. Because beyond them, it's relatively thin. The last player to wear 25 for the Colonials was Megan Lynch in 2009. Foyt, Racing; Ernie Banks, MLB; Y.A. 231,593 WARNotable names: Ryne Sandberg, Ted Simmons, Don Mattingly, Robin Ventura, Luis Tiant. 56 is even close. That's nearly a quarter-century, with one team, on the backs of two legends. She threw four no-hitters at RMU. Childhood favorite of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. Why he's here: Gibson was an elite pitcher, and he just barely edges out fellow elite pitcher Pedro Martinez for the top spot due to a longer career. Slow-pitch Softball is a recreational form of the exciting American sport of Baseball, is easier to play than . Sarah Davenport of Hillsborough (11) throws a pitch during the softball game between Hillsborough and Hunterdon Central in Flemington on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 John Jones | For NJ Advance Media Michael Jordan's #23 is the most iconic number in the history of sports. Gehrig finished with 493 homers and a .340 career batting average, and he was even better in the World Series the Iron Horse hit .361 and popped 10 homers in 34 games as his Yankees claimed the title six times in seven tries. 51549 WARNotable names: Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki, Bernie Williams, Willie McGree, Trevor Hoffman. This was one of the easiest choices we made. Lemieux was rewarded for his efforts with a third Stanley Cup, which he won as the owner in 2009. Jeters place among Yankees legends is secure, which is no small accomplishment for that franchise. Why he's here: Not a lot to choose from. That's four Hall of Famers listed there, plus Paul Waner and Lefty Gomez spent part of their careers with 11 as well. Why hes here: One of the greatest pichers ever, Maddux won four straight Cy Youngs and was elected to the Hall of Fame in a landslide on his first try. Let's talk about uniform numbers. FL Teams. The half-dozen doesn't have quite the star power that 5 does, but it's even deeper; 57 different players put up at least 10 WAR with the 6, including Marcus Stroman, one of the few single-digit pitchers. Eighty-eight years ago this week, the New York Yankees became the first professional sports team to permanently wear numbers on their uniforms. Magic Johnson? For nearly four decades, you could find Harder active and in uniform for the same team. Did you know Musial briefly wore 19 in Spring Training? Then again, No. Hes not in the Hall of Fame yet, but he will be one day soon (he was just 23 votes shy of being part of the Class of 2016). Foster, a five-time All-Star, led the league in RBIs in three consecutive seasons from 1976-78. His #32 has been retired by the Cleveland Browns. 321,123 WARNotable names: Steve Carlton, Sandy Koufax, Roy Halladay, Milt Pappas, Jon Matlack. Who was most important while wearing each number? Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Joe DiMaggios 56-game hitting streak might never be topped. 441,090 WARNotable names: Henry Aaron, Willie McCovey, Roy Oswalt, Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Peavy. Richardson has played with the UCLA Bruins and won the first NCAA National Championship in 1982. As time passes, these athletes will be remembered for the accomplishments achieved while wearing their preferred numbers. A legend and an important historical figure, Robinson also was a heck of a player, winning Rookie of the Year and MVP honors and posting five straight seasons of 7.0 WAR or better. Greenwood, NFL; Albert Pujols, MLB; Russ Grimm, NFL;Joe DeLamielleure, NFL, Tim Krumrie, NFL; Will Worford, NFL; Jared Allen, NFL, Sam Huff; NFL; Art Donovan, NFL; Rayfield Wright, NFL; Leon Gray, NFL, Jim Marshall, NFL, Alex Karras, NFL; Walter Jones, NFL; Dave Marcis, NASCAR; Bobby Isaac, NASCAR; Walter Jones, NFL, Carlton Fisk, MLB; Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL; Dan Dierdorf, NFL; William "Refrigerator" Perry, NFL, John Hannah, NFL; Ron Yary, NFL; Larry Allen, NFL, Merlin Olsen, NFL; Bob Lilly, NFL; Bruce Matthews, NFL; Ron Mix, NFL, Joe Greene, NFL; Deacon Jones, NFL; Forrest Gregg, NFL;Lomas Brown, NFL; Jonathan Ogden, NFL; Vince Wilfork, NFL, Marion Motley, NFL; Lou Groza, NFL; Rosey Grier, NFL, Red Grange, NFL; Lyle Alzado, NFL; Ray Bourque, NHL; Paul Coffey, NHL; Gary Larsen, NFL, Anthony Munoz, NFL; Art Shell, NFL; Bruce Smith, NFL; Jackie Slater, NFL; Dwight White, NFL, Rosey Brown, NFL; Harvey Martin, NFL; Bob "The Geek" St. Clair, NFL, Jerry Rice, NFL; Kellen Winslow, NFL; Steve Largent, NFL; Chris Carter, NFL, Terrell Owens, NFL; Tim Brown, NFL; Dick "Night Train" Lane, NFL; Doug Atkins, NFL; Art Monk, NFL; Carl Eller, NFL, Raymond Berry, NFL; John Stallworth, NFL; Ozzie Newsome, NFL, Ted Hendricks, NFL; Andre Reed, NFL; Mark Clayton, NFL; Willie Gault, NFL, Randy Moss, NFL; Chris Webber, NBA; Shannon Sharpe, NFL; Sterling Sharpe, NFL; Herman Moore, NFL, Jack Youngblood, NFL; Antonio Gates, NFL;Nick Buoniconti, NFL, Buck Buchanan, NFL;Dante Lavelli, NFL; James Lofton, NFL, Dwight Clark, NFL; Sidney Crosby, NHL; Dave Casper, NFL; Buck Baker, NASCAR, Lynn Swann, NFL; Alan Page, NFL; John Mackey, NFL; Tony Gonzalez, NFL; Michael Irvin, NFL; Eric Lindros, NHL, Mike Ditka, NFL;Gino Marchetti, NFL;Mark Bavaro, NFL; Clyde Lovellette, NBA, Sergei Fedorov, NHL; Kevin Greene, NFL; Dennis Rodman, NBA; Bob Kurland, Olympic basketball, Reggie White, NFL; Michael Strahan, NFL; Albert Haynesworth, NFL, Doug Gilmour, NHL; John Randle, NFL; Dwight Freeney, NFL, Charles Haley, NFL;Dana Stubblefield, NFL; Bill Elliott, NASCAR, Richard Dent, NFL; Greg Lloyd, NFL; Bubba Smith, NFL, Cortez Kennedy, NFL; Sean Jones, NFL;Pavel Bure, NHL, Jeremy Roenick, NHL; Simeon Rice, NFL; Kurt Busch, NASCAR, Tom Harmon, NFL; Julian Peterson, NFL; LeeRoy Yarbrough, NASCAR, Wayne Gretzky, NHL; George Mikan, NBA; Warren Sapp, NFL; Dan Hampton, NFL. Honorable mentions: Omar Vizquel, Dave Concepcion, Lance Parrish. In May 2020, she won the gold medal as the inaugural top individual points leader after joining the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Her number was retired forever during the programs 4/21/18-4/22/18 series against Bryant, in addition to the teams locker room being dedicated to her. 34. Regional Rodrigez 12u - FL; Regional Casanova 14u - FL; Regional Pasqual/Casanova 14u - NJ; National Bodell 16u - FL; GA Teams. No, let's talk about the numbers themselves. On this date in 1992 . Simply put, Jennie Finch is the most famous softball player of all time to the rest of the sporting world. Here are the players who didn't get the nod for this number: Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey Jr., Manny Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera and pre-Giants Barry Bonds. How does a number led by those two legendary aces not rank higher? He was a larger than life figure that was known for crushing home runs and winning seven World Series titles. The Top 10 Greatest Baseball Players Ever to Wear the No. Honorable mentions: Ichiro Suzuki, Willie McGee, Trevor Hoffman. She made the All-NEC team in all four years, making the first team in 2004 and 2006 as well as the second team in 2003 and 2005. His accomplishments on the baseball diamond are virtually unparalleled over the course of a century of baseball history. While a few picks are obvious, there may be some surprises at some of this week's numbers. Why he's here: The Hall of Famer wore No. Why hes here: Because it's the Internet, and the Internet loves Bartolo. The #7 shirt at Manchester United has been worn by several of the greatest players of all time. Nomar . Not only did he compile a 2.75 career ERA in the regular season, but the lefty had a 2.71 ERA in 22 World Series starts, and was a huge reason those Yankees teams won the championship six times. Honorable mentions: Jim Thome, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire. No player has worn #7 since before 2007. The countdown has begun for when the New York Yankees will retire the #2 of their recently retired shortstop, Derek Jeter. 111,837 WARNotable names: Edgar Martinez, Barry Larkin, Luis Aparicio, Toby Harrah, Carl Hubbell. No. Why he's here: A few years ago, he looked like a budding superstar. The No. 5 is a total murderers' row. No other player wore it for than one. 27. Jonathan Papelbon (23.3 WAR) was a strong 58, and Livan Hernandez, Bronson Arroyo, and Chan Ho Park all found success in 61. Honorable mentions: Steve Carlton, Roy Halladay. (Like: "Ozzie Smith was the best No. Why hes here: At some point, Clayton Kershaw might eventually hold this spot but for now were going with the much longer and still stellar career of Palmer. Let's safely assume you don't remember Mel Harder. By the 1930s numbers on uniforms were standard practice for Major League Baseball teams and were common in other sports like football and hockey. Why he's here: The recently retired Hunter earned five All-Star selections and nine Gold Gloves over his 19-year career. 15 his first two years with the Reds before switching to 11 after Kurt Stillwell was traded to the Royals after the 1987 season. Berra and fellow Yankee Hall of Fame catcher Bill Dickey each wore 8 in pinstripes; it was retired in honor of each of them in 1972. No. Honorable mentions: Tony Gwynn, Robin Yount, Billy Pierce. Why he's here: Underrated Bobby Abreu is Drysdale's only real competition. Why hes here: Damon gets the nod here over Joe Morgan, who only wore the number for seven seasons with Houston, before he became a superstar with the Reds. Hunter had worn 48 for the first 16 years of his career, but it was owned by Rick Porcello when the outfielder signed with Detroit after the 2012 season. 31,614 WARNotable names: Jimmie Foxx, Alan Trammell, Alex Rodriguez, Harmon Killebrew, Willie Davis. He became the youngest person ever elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972. 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. It's not a coincidence that as we're in the midst of a glut of high 30s and mid 40s here, 13 stands out like a sore thumb. Cy Youngs 511 career wins certainly never will. 1 1. 12 when he signed with the rival Yankees as a free agent after the 1992 season, and thats the number he wore the final seven seasons of his Hall of Fame career. 97. Honorable mentions: Ivan Rodriguez, Craig Biggio, Kenny Lofton. Simpson, NFL; Sandy Koufax, MLB; Bill Walton, NBA; Marcus Allen, NFL; Steve Carlton, MLB, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA; Larry Bird, NBA; Patrick Roy, NHL; Tony Dorsett, NFL; Jose Canseco, MLB; Harry Gant, NASCAR; Honus Wagner, MLB; Patrick Ewing, NBA; Scottie Pippen, NBA, Walter Payton, NFL; Shaquille O'Neal, NBA; Bryce Harper, MLB; Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA; Kirby Puckett, MLB; Thurman Thomas, NFL, Kevin Durant, NBA; Rickey Henderson, MLB; Frank Thomas, MLB; Phil Neikro, MLB; Mike Cuellar, MLB, Jerome Bettis, NFL; Robin Roberts, MLB; Gaylord Perry, MLB; Don Newcombe, MLB, Doak Walker, NFL; Dave Stieb, MLB; Lester Hayes, NFL; Casey Stengel, MLB; Bill "Spaceman" Lee, MLB, Curt Schilling, MLB; George Rogers, NFL;Pavol Demitra, NHL, Larry Csonka, NFL; Dominik Hasek, NHL;Roy Campanella, MLB, Gale Sayers, NFL; Shawn Kemp, NBA; Rick Sutcliffe, MLB, Dirk Nowitzki, NBA; Wes Unseld, NBA; Tom Seaver, MLB; Charlie Waters, NFL; Eddie Matthews, MLB, Jackie Robinson, MLB; Ronnie Lott, NFL; James Worthy, NBA; Mariano Rivera, MLB, Richard Petty, NASCAR; Dennis Eckersley, MLB; Troy Polamalu, NFL, Hank Aaron, MLB; Jerry West, NBA; Pete Maravich, NBA; George Gervin, NBA; John Riggins, NFL; Reggie Jackson, MLB; Willie McCovey, MLB, Bob Gibson, MLB; A.C. Green, NBA; Pedro Martinez, MLB; Kyle Petty, NASCAR, Lee Smith, MLB; Todd Christensen, NFL; Andy Pettitte, MLB, Jack Morris, MLB; Mel Blount, NFL; Tom Glavine, MLB; Jerry Lucas, NBA, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR; Torii Hunter, MLB; Scott Young, NHL, Hoyt Wilhelm, MLB; Ron Guidry, MLB; Bobby Mitchell, NFL; Brian Savage, NHL, David Robinson, NBA; Mike Singletary, NFL; Dave Dalby, NFL, Jamie Moyer, MLB, Dick Butkus, NFL;Ichiro Suzuki, MLB; Randy Cross, NFL; Randy Johnson, MLB; Jim Ringo, NFL, Ray Lewis, NFL; Dave Edwards, NFL; Jamaal Wilkes, NBA; Mike Webster, NFL, Don Drysdale, MLB; Harry Carson, NFL; Randy Gradishar, NFL; Artis Gilmore, NBA, Randy White, NFL; Rich Gossage, MLB; Brian Urlacher, NFL; Chuck Howley, NFL, Orel Hershiser, MLB; Junior Seau, NFL; Lee Roy Jordan, NFL; Otis Wilson, NFL, Lawrence Taylor, NFL; Shawne Merriman, NFL; Martin Truex Jr., NASCAR, Francisco Rodriguez, MLB; Tom Jackson, NFL; Dwight Stephenson, NFL, Jack Lambert, NFL; Derrick Thomas, NFL; Carl Banks, NFL; Wilber Marshall, NFL, Jack Ham, NFL; "Tiger" Tom Pistone, NASCAR; Seth Joyner, NFL, Chuck Bednarik, NFL; Otto Graham, NFL;Tommy Nobis, NFL; Otis Sistrunk, NFL, Curley Culp, NFL; Bill George, NFL; Josh Beckett, MLB, Jim Langer, NFL;Curtis "Crawfish" Crider, NASCAR, Gene Upshaw, NFL; Willie Lanier, NFL; Lee Roy Selmon, NFL; Ernie Holmes, NFL, Jerry Kramer, NFL; Elmo Langley, NASCAR; Randall McDaniel, NFL, Elvin Bethea, NFL; Tom Mack, NFL; Gary Zimmerman, NFL, Mario Lemieux, NHL; Ray Nitschke, NFL; Conrad Dobler, NFL, Reggie McKenzie, NFL; BobKuechenberg, NFL; Les Richter, NFL, Jaromir Jagr, NHL; L.C. Honorable mentions: Jim Edmonds, Red Ruffing, Dustin Pedroia. As the Athletic detailed, 43 was issued by the clubhouse manager, which Eckersley would wear for the rest of his career, except for his Cubs debut in 1984, which had him wearing 40 before he was able to switch back. Honorable mentions: Mel Ott, Paul Molitor, Duke Snider. 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. 99, here are the Cubs' all-time jersey picks: No. No. 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. 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. In the power categories, its pretty much Mickey Mantle (Hall of Famer), Eddie Murray (Hall of Famer), Chipper Jones (soon-to-be-Hall of Famer) and then Beltran. Lisa Fernandez is a Puerto Rican American former collegiate 4-time First Team All-American, 3-time Olympian medal winner, right-handed hitting softball pitcher, and ThirdBaseman,current softball assistant coach at UCLA. He spent 20 seasons pitching for Cleveland, from 1928-47, then was their pitching coach from '48 through '63. The numbers 16, 25, 33, 14, 18, 1, 44, 7 and 6 hang there. To be honest, we were surprised by this, since most pitchers don't wear single-digit numbers, and so we figured a number that both hitters and pitchers would wear would be at the top. She holds theNCAAcareer records fortotal basesand intentional walks as well as thePac-12career records forbatting averageandslugging percentage. Marino is one of the most prolific passers in the history of the NFL, amassing 61,361 yards during his seventeen seasons in the league. 361,107 WARNotable names:Gaylord Perry, Robin Roberts, Jerry Koosman, Jim Kaat, Tom Gordon. 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. Lawrie struck out 1860 batters . Forty-nine different players put up at least 10 WAR wearing No. Carew made the All-Star team in 18 of his 19 seasons in the majors and was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot (1991). The 1977 NL MVP spent 11 seasons with the Reds. The numbers 16, 25, 33, 14, 18, 1, 44, 7 and 6 hang there. (While it is worn by every player each April 15 on Jackie Robinson day, those one-day WAR totals don't get included in our list-making.). 54 list are arms, until you get to Junior Flix, an outfielder who wore it for a single season as a rookie for the 1989 Blue Jays. Michael Jordans #23 is the most iconic number in the history of sports. No. This article was originally published in July 2020, and was updated in December 2022. Then again, No. No matter what else happens, that's always going to be Kris Bryant. 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. 84 for two seasons with the Rangers. Why he's here: No one else at No. "I keep No. However, many athletes remain inseparable from their on-field persona and the uniform that they wear. you yell incredulously. She still continued her professional career after USSSA Pride and Team Toyota in Japan. 18 in 14 of his 18 seasons, including the 2004 season when he helped the Red Sox win the World Series and end the Curse of the Bambino, and 2009, when he helped the Yankees to a World Series title. Ortiz had No. Aaron was the first and only player to wear No. Ferrari-Urbansky was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000. Let's get into something fun. Her seven RBI on 5/8/05 are a school single-game record. Spent six years in the outfield in the 1970s. In his 22-year career, the right-hander with a devastating curveball won 289 games, struck out 3,701 (that total is still fifth all-time) and pitched nearly 5,000 innings in the majors (4,970, to be exact). He was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his nine NFL seasons, led the league in rushing eight times, and earned four MVP awards. 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