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10 Retired Yankee Numbers Questions | New York Yankees Trivia Quiz

A quiz about former Yankees greats and their retired numbers.

A multiple-choice quiz by bboy118. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
bboy118

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
296,255

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

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8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Whose number 49 was retired in 2003? Hint

Ron Guidry

Paul O'Neill

Chuck Knoblach

Don Mattingly

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Question 2 of 10

2. What great player's number 32 was retired in 1984, four years after his death? Hint

Whitey Ford

Casey Stengal

Elston Howard

Tony Lazzeri

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Question 3 of 10

3. What Yankee captain's number 23, was retired in 1997? Hint

Reggie Jackson

Derek Jeter

Roy White

Don Mattingly

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Question 4 of 10

4. What former MVPs number 10 was retired in 1985? Hint

Reggie Jackson

Joe DiMaggio

Phil Rizzuto

Catfish Hunter

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Question 5 of 10

5. What retired number is shared by Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the only non-Yankee to have his number retired at Yankee Stadium? Hint

Jackie Robinson

Bud Selig

Pope Adrian IV

George W. Bush

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Question 7 of 10

7. What player nicknamed "The Chairman of the Board" had his number 16 retired? Hint

Roger Maris

Joe DiMaggio

Whitey Ford

Mickey Mantle

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Question 8 of 10

8. What energetic Yankee player/manager got his number 1 retired in 1986? Hint

Joe Girardi

Joe Torre

Billy Martin

Yogi Berra

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Yankee legend had his number 15 retired in 1979? Hint

Greg Nettles

Babe Ruth

Thurman Munson

Lou Gehrig

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Question 10 of 10

10. Roger Maris hit 61 homers in which retired number? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whose number 49 was retired in 2003?

Answer: Ron Guidry

Guidry won 20 games three times, and he won a Cy Young Award.

2. What great player's number 32 was retired in 1984, four years after his death?

Answer: Elston Howard

Elston Howard was a 2-time Gold Glove winner and the 1963 AL MVP.

3. What Yankee captain's number 23, was retired in 1997?

Answer: Don Mattingly

Don Mattingly was the Yankee captain before Jeter, and set a record for hitting six grand slams in the 1987 seasons.

4. What former MVPs number 10 was retired in 1985?

Answer: Phil Rizzuto

Rizzuto, nicknamed "Scooter", was a Yankee shortstop and later an announcer.

5. What retired number is shared by Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey?

Answer: 8

Both Hall of Fame catchers wore number 8. Dickey wore it from 1928-1946, then Berra wore it 14 days later from 1946-1965.

6. Who is the only non-Yankee to have his number retired at Yankee Stadium?

Answer: Jackie Robinson

Robinson's number was retired by Major League Baseball to celebrate him breaking the color barrier in 1947.

7. What player nicknamed "The Chairman of the Board" had his number 16 retired?

Answer: Whitey Ford

Ford is a Hall of Famer who has won 20 games various times in his career as a New York Yankee from 1950-1967.

8. What energetic Yankee player/manager got his number 1 retired in 1986?

Answer: Billy Martin

Martin had a quick temper and managed the Yankees to three World Series appearances in the 1970s.

9. Which Yankee legend had his number 15 retired in 1979?

Answer: Thurman Munson

Munson was a Yankee from 1969-1979 before a plane crash ended his life. He was a 1970 Rookie of the Year, and the 1976 AL MVP.

10. Roger Maris hit 61 homers in which retired number?

Answer: 9

Maris held the single-season home run record for three decades, and is a Yankee great.

Source: Author bboy118

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