MLB Players Numbers Trivia

1. The "Sultan of Swat", a.k.a Babe Ruth played most of his glamorous career with the Yankees. His final season of baseball was in 1935 with the Boston Braves. Which number did he wear in that final season?

From Quiz I've Got Your Number!

Answer: 3

In his early career, Ruth did not wear numbers until 1929 before it was mandated by the American League in 1931. The Babe played for six seasons with the Red Sox before the infamous 'selling' of his services to the New York Yankees in 1920. He banged out 50+ home runs in a season on his way to 714 in his career. Ruth was inducted into the Hall in 1936 during the very first induction ceremony. He died in 1948 at the age of 53.

From Quiz Baseball greats - uniform numbers

Answer: Tom Seaver

"Terrific" Tom wore #41 with a long Hall of Fame career pitching for the Mets (1967-1977, 1983), Reds (1977-1982), White Sox (1984-1986), Red Sox (1986) Jackie Robinson, baseballs first African American spent his time with the Dodgers & his #42 is now retired throughout the MLB, so no one will wear that number ever again. Mariano Rivera was the last to wear #42 in the Major Leagues and is bound to be a Hall of Famer as he Is one of the greatest closers ever. Bruce Sutter was a Hall of Fame relief pitcher inducted in 2006 known for his split-finger fastball. He pitched for: Cubs (1976-1980), Cardinals (1981-1984), and Braves (1985-1988)

From Quiz What's in a Number?

Answer: Rod Carew

Carew played for 19 seasons from 1967-1985. All his batting titles and awards came with the Twins, and his last batting title was in 1978. The Twins traded Rod in 1979 to the Angels for four players. Then all his batting titles and awards stopped in his seven seasons with the Angels. His MVP came in 1977, and the Hall of Fame took him in 1991.

From Quiz Now Batting, Number Eight

Answer: 17

Yogi Berra was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972, and Bill Dickey had previously been elected there in 1954. Both men were enshrined as Yankee catchers. Bill Dickey played on some of the great Yankee teams of the early 1930s, winning seven championships with the team. As a Yankees coach in 1949, Bill mentored Yogi at the catching position. Yogi was a 15-time All-Star, 10-time World Series champ, and three-time Most Valuable Player award winner.

From Quiz American League Retired Numbers

Answer: Bob Feller

The others played their careers in the National League. Feller, nicknamed "Rapid Robert", played his entire 18 seasons with the Indians. In 1946, this number 19 set a season record for striking out 348 batters in modern day baseball. He had a career record of 266-162. Other Indians that were graced by having their numbers retired were Earl Averill and his number 3, Lou Boudreau's number 5, Larry Doby's 14, the number 18 of Mel Harder, and the 21 of pitcher Bob Lemon.

From Quiz National League Retired Numbers

Answer: Hank Aaron

Spahn was the first Brave to have his number 21 retired in 1965. Next up was Eddie Mathews' number 41, then Aaron's 44, Phil Niekro's 35, and Dale Murphy's number 3. Aaron played for the Braves from 1954-1974, before playing out his two final seasons with the Brewers. Hank hit 755 career home runs, and was a 1982 Hall of Fame inductee.

From Quiz Retired MLB Jersey Numbers

Answer: Jackie Robinson

Any player wearing #42 at the time was allowed to continue wearing it, under a so-called "grandfather rule". Some continued to wear it as a tribute to Jackie. In fact, nine players continued to wear #42 after April 1997, including Mariano Rivera of the Yankees and Mo Vaughn of the Red Sox.

From Quiz Don't Even Think About It

Answer: Hank Aaron

The great Henry Aaron, who played for 21 seasons with the Braves, then his final two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, retired with 755 home runs. Hank was the NL MVP in 1957, and helped the Braves to the World Series crown over the Yankees. Strangely enough, Aaron led the league in home runs 'only' four times, compared to Babe Ruth who led the league 12 times.

From Quiz Pick a Number!

Answer: 32

With Perez at first and Morgan at second base, they played next to each other for many seasons. Perez wore the number 24, and Morgan wore number 8.

From Quiz MLB Retired Numbers

Answer: Jackie Robinson

In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American player to play Major League baseball. He was signed by the Dodgers and was Rookie of the Year. In 1949, he was the National League MVP.

From Quiz All in the Numbers

Answer: 32

Born Sanford Braun, this 12 season Dodger, won the Triple Crown and Cy Young Award three times in his shortened career. His final season in 1966, Koufax threw a 27-9 record for his third Triple Crown, and Cy Young. He retired due to an arthritic elbow.

From Quiz Mixed History of Baseball

Answer: 18

Aaron being 44 minus Powell's 26 = 18.

From Quiz Baseball greats - uniform numbers

Answer: Frank Thomas

White Sox slugger Frank "Big Hurt" Thomas wore #35 en route to Cooperstown (inducted in 2014). A great first baseman and hitter (.301 career average, 521 HR's & over 1,700 RBI's). Played for: White Sox (1990-2005), A's (2006 & 2008), Blue Jays (2007 & 2008). He was a 5 time All Star and 2 time MVP (1993 & 1994). Jim Palmer wore #22 en route to his Hall of Fame career pitching for the Orioles from 1965-1984. He is the best pitcher in Baltimore Orioles history winning 3 Cy Young awards. Had a career record of 268-152 with a 2.86 ERA, 8 years with 20+ wins and never gave up a grand slam. Barry Larkin wore #11 for the Reds from 1986-2004, playing shortstop en route to being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012. Eddie Murray wore #33 throughout his Hall of Fame career (inducted in 2003). Played for: Orioles (1977-1988, 1996), Dodgers (1989-1991, 1997), Yankees (1992 & 1993), Indians (1994-1996), Angels (1997). One of the greatest switch hitters ever and was only the 3rd person ever with over 500 HR's & 3,000 hits. He was an 8 time All Star, Rookie of the year, & 3 time Gold Glove winner

From Quiz You Can Count on That!

Answer: Bob Feller

Feller wore the number 19 with the Indians from 1936-1956. Throwing three no-hitters, Bob was also the MVP runner-up in 1940 although throwing for the Triple Crown even. He was runner-up to Hank Greenberg of the Tigers. Feller was inducted into the hall in his first year of eligibility in 1962.

From Quiz I've Got Your Number!

Answer: Yogi Berra

The number 8 is retired in the Yankee organization in honor of two players, Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra. Yogi's final playing season was with the Mets in 1965. In the 1950s, Berra was in the top four of the MVP Award voting an amazing seven times.

From Quiz What's in a Number?

Answer: Walter Alston

Alston played in only one game in his career with the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals. He struck out in his only at-bat. He took the reins of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954, made the move with the team to Los Angeles in 1958, and retired in 1976. He took the Dodgers to seven World Series while winning four. Lasorda picked up the team with four games left in the 1976 season, then retired in 1996. Both managers were elected to the Hall of Fame.

From Quiz Baseball by the Uniform Number [3]

Answer: Jim Palmer

Two-time World Series champion Jimmy Key wore #22 while pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees (he wore #23 in Baltimore because Palmer's #22 was already retired). Mueller wore #22 for the New York Giants in the 1950s. Podres began wearing #22 after the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. He was part of their fantastic 1963 team and won 148 games in his career.

From Quiz Now Batting, Number Eight

Answer: 1990

Joe Morgan was a 10-time All-Star, with one All-Star game MVP award, two-time World Series Champion, and two-time National League Most Valuable Player. He chose number eight because of Willie Stargell.

From Quiz Hey, Watch My Back!

Answer: 57

Santana played with the Twins from 2000-2007. 2008 saw him in the familiar 57, but with the Mets this time. He went 16-7 with 206 strikeouts with the Mets, but the team finished second in the NL East behind the Phillies.

From Quiz Retired MLB Jersey Numbers

Answer: Lou Gehrig

The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians were the first teams to use uniform numbers in 1929. They used them so the players were more easily tracked on the field. By 1937, all teams were required to use uniform numbers.

From Quiz Don't Even Think About It

Answer: 14

"Mr. Cub", as he is known to all Chicago fans, wore the number 14 from 1953-1971. He was the ultimate within baseball of Chicago. He retired with 512 home runs, tied with Eddie Mathews of the Braves, and was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1977.

From Quiz Pick a Number!

Answer: 41

Flood wore the number 21. They shared the Cardinal outfield from 1964-1969. Curt started the arbitration process for baseball players.

From Quiz Watch My Back

Answer: 5

DiMaggio, one of three baseball brothers, won his MVPs in 1939, 1941, and 1947. His runner-ups were to Charlie Gehringer in 1937, and Lou Boudreau in 1948. Joe was a 1955 Hall of Fame inductee, and later died in 1999.

From Quiz MLB Retired Numbers

Answer: Ron Guidry

Guidry was a four time AL all-star. Guidry is most well known for having one of the most amazing single seasons ever in 1978. He went 25-3 with a 1.74 ERA.

From Quiz Baseball's All-Century Numbers

Answer: 42

All major league teams had retired his number in 1999.

From Quiz I've Got Your Number!

Answer: 51

Johnson began his career with the Expos in 1988 but didn't begin to blossom until 1990 with the Mariners. Five Cy Young Awards and three runner-ups to the Cy Young later, Randy retired in 2009 with a 303-166 win-loss record along with 4875 strikeouts, second only to the great Nolan Ryan.

From Quiz Baseball greats - uniform numbers

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Hall of Famer and baseball great, Lou Gehrig, had his #4 retired by the Yankees when he retired due to having Arterial Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the disease that now bears his name. Making him the first person to have their number retired. Jackie Robinson's #42 is retired throughout the MLB. No one will ever wear that number again in honor of baseball's first African American. Roberto Clemente wore #21 through his Hall of Fame career with the Pirates. A well known humanitarian as well, he died in a plane crash after getting his 3,000th hit. Many people want #21 retired throughout the MLB like they did with Jackie Robinson and his #42. Red Sox great Ted Williams has his #9 retired in Boston and was the basis for the number & character Robert Redford played, Roy Hobbs, in the great baseball movie "The Natural".

From Quiz It's All in the Numbers!

Answer: Lou Brock

Brock was the second player in the 20th Century to steal over 100 bases in a season (Dodger Maury Wills in 1962) by stealing 118 in 1974. Lou wore the number 20 in the outfield for 16 seasons in St. Louis. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985.

From Quiz What's in a Number?

Answer: Willie McCovey

Big Mac won the NL Rookie of the Year Award in 1959, then the NL MVP 10 years later. He cranked out 521 home runs. Aaron's number 44 was retired by the Braves, and Jackson's 44 was retired by the Yankees. They are all 500 Home Run Club members.

From Quiz Now Batting, Number Eight

Answer: New York Mets

Gary 'The Kid" Carter was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2003. Gary compiled over 2000 hits, 1100 RBIs, 1000 runs scored, and 341 home runs in 2296 games. He went to 11 All-Star games winning the Most Valuable Player award at two of those, three Gold Gloves, and five Silver Slugger awards. He played his first 10 full seasons with the Expos, five seasons with Mets, one with Dodgers, one with the Giants, and finished with his original team, the Expos. Gary Carter's number was retired by the Expos, but when the team moved to Washington D.C. thus becoming the Washington Nationals, the retired number along with those of other Expo greats was moved to the Belle Center, home of the Montreal Canadians.

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