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Retired Numbers

J.R. Richard’s Uniform Number Should Be Retired

Jul 29, 2016

Baseball History, Houston Astros, Opinions & Predictions

This morning, while checking up on the late baseball scores and trade news on Twitter, I happened to find a peculiar tweet from Super 70s Sports. The account known for posting tons of vintage sports photos and ...

Superstars, Barely Stars, and Bandits: Digging Into Retired Numbers

Jan 19, 2016

Baseball History, Features, Headlines, History, Major League Baseball

Thanks to Jackie Robinson, every team in Major League Baseball has at least one retired number. Most teams have several, some teams have very few, and one team has a ridiculous number. What nearly every team ha...

Retired Numbers: Cincinnati Reds

Jan 19, 2016

Baseball History, Cincinnati Reds, Features, History

(This is part of a series on retired numbers, with somewhat of a focus on Retired Number Bandits -- players who wore a number that was later retired at any point after the person for whom it was retired first w...

Retired Numbers: New York Mets

Jan 19, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History, New York Mets

(This is part of a series on retired numbers, with somewhat of a focus on Retired Number Bandits -- players who wore a number that was later retired at any point after the person for whom it was retired first w...

Retired Numbers: Pittsburgh Pirates

Jan 19, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History, Pittsburgh Pirates

(This is part of a series on retired numbers, with somewhat of a focus on Retired Number Bandits -- players who wore a number that was later retired at any point after the person for whom it was retired first w...

Retired Numbers: Philadelphia Phillies

Jan 19, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History, Philadelphia Phillies

(This is part of a series on retired numbers, with somewhat of a focus on Retired Number Bandits -- players who wore a number that was later retired at any point after the person for whom it was retired first w...

Retired Numbers: Texas Rangers

Jan 19, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History, Texas Rangers

(This is part of a series on retired numbers, with somewhat of a focus on Retired Number Bandits -- players who wore a number that was later retired at any point after the person for whom it was retired first w...

Retired Numbers: New York Yankees

Jan 19, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History, New York Yankees

(This is part of a series on retired numbers, with somewhat of a focus on Retired Number Bandits -- players who wore a number that was later retired at any point after the person for whom it was retired first w...

Retired Numbers: Minnesota Twins

Jan 19, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History, Minnesota Twins

(This is part of a series on retired numbers, with somewhat of a focus on Retired Number Bandits -- players who wore a number that was later retired at any point after the person for whom it was retired first w...

Retired Numbers: St. Louis Cardinals

Jan 19, 2016

Baseball History, Features, History, St. Louis Cardinals

(This is part of a series on retired numbers, with somewhat of a focus on Retired Number Bandits -- players who wore a number that was later retired at any point after the person for whom it was retired first w...