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1. The Baltimore Orioles retired the number 33 in his honor.
2. The Angels and Twins retired the number 29 in honor of this infielder.
3. Red Sox fans saw the first two player numbers ever retired in 1984. Who joined Ted Williams in immortality with the number 4?
4. This Hall of Fame shortstop had his number 4 retired by the White Sox in 1975, 25 years after he retired.
5. The Minnesota Twins retired the number 28 of this pitcher who set a record for giving up the most home runs in a season.
6. This Hall of Fame pitcher had two different numbers retired by two different American League teams. The Angels retired the number 30 and the Rangers number 34.
7. The first number retired by the Tampa Bay Rays belonged to a Hall of Fame third baseman who wore the number 12.
8. This Hall of Famer played for five teams. His second team retired his number 20 in 1972, while his first team waited another 26 years to retire their team number 20.
9. The Toronto Blue Jays retired their first jersey number in 2011 in honor of their second baseman who wore the number 12.
10. The Athletics' franchise retired their very first number in 1991 of the player who wore the number 27.
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