In fact, baseball finally saw every jersey number from 0 to 99 worn in an MLB game when the Yankees assigned No. 89 to Miguel Yajure on Aug. 20. The Twins narrowly missed being part of history, as Minnesota right-hander Edwar Colina was one month too late to become the first player ...
-- No. 19Tony Gwynn was a master craftsman at the plate, one of the greatest pure hitters in baseball history. The late Hall of Famer won eight batting titles, seven Silver Slugger Awards, five Gold Glove Awards in right field and was selected as an All-Star 15 times. He spent his ...
Here are the greatest athletes to wear number 27 on their jersey. Thanks to legendary athletes, like Juan Marichal and Scott Neidermayer, 27 has become a popular jersey number in sports. Featuring top players from NFL, NBA, MLB, and more, this list of famous athletes who wore 27 incl...
Valenzuela’s number had been out of circulation since the team released the pitcher in the spring of 1991 after years of declining effectiveness due to overuse, offset by the occasional highlight, such ashis June 29, 1990 no-hitter. Longtime clubhouse manager Mitch Pooledeclined to issue no. ...
During his 11 seasons in Cincinnati from 1958-68, Pinson batted .297/341/.469 with 186 home runs. 29: Wally Post One of the big power hitters of his time, Post belted 40 home runs with 109 RBIs in 1955 and hit 36 homers with 83 RBIs in ’56. ...
The Hall of Famer is Cleveland's all-time leader in shutouts (46), innings pitched (3,827), wins (266) and strikeouts (2,581). He also led the league in strikeouts seven times andtossed three no-hitters. Apr 16, 2015 ·
No. 33: Eddie Murray -- “Steady Eddie” entered the Hall of Fame in 2003 as one of the best switch-hitters in baseball history. No. 34: Storm Davis -- Unlike fellow 34s Jake Arrieta and Fernando Valenzuela, who had more success elsewhere, some of Davis’ best years came with the ...
No. 4 1,693 WAR Notable names:Lou Gehrig, Mel Ott, Luke Appling, Duke Snider, Paul Molitor When uniform numbers first came into existence, they were often assigned in accordance with lineup spot, which is why you see a few cleanup hitters atop the list here. Gehrig was already 111 home...
One of the best pure hitters to ever wear a Blue Jays uniform, Olerud’s sweet swing from the left side is hard to forget. Olerud was one of the game's most consistent hitters in the 1990s, but no season was better than 1993, when he chased a .400 average into August. He finished...
Braves: Phil Niekro, No. 35 36 -- Mike Minor The Braves took Minor with the seventh overall selection in the 2009 MLB Draft. His most memorable start for Atlanta occurred when he outdueled the Dodgers’ Zack Greinke in Game 2 of the '13 NLDS. ...