Finch was the 2001 winner of the Womens College World Series and was a leader of Team USA in the Summer Olympics 2004 and in the Summer Olympics 2008 in silver. Honorable mentions: Mel Ott, Paul Molitor, Duke Snider. Let's get into something fun. Grace wore 17 for most of his 13 seasons with the Cubs, but it's pretty clear he's not going to be the most famous North Sider with the number. In Game 7 of the 1934 World Series, Dean threw nine shutout innings to help Gashouse Gang to the championship. In the power categories, its pretty much Mickey Mantle (Hall of Famer), Eddie Murray (Hall of Famer), Chipper Jones (soon-to-be-Hall of Famer) and then Beltran. For pitching, she holds the record for complete games (116) and games started (114) as well as being second in strikeouts (841), which she held for 13 years. While sporting the #66, he helped the Penguins lift the Stanley Cup twice, won three Hart Trophies, and earned six Art Ross Trophies as the leagues leading scorer. Teams. Her 13 doubles that season also stood as a school record until 2018, when both Natalie Higgins and Olivia Lorusso broke it. Why hes here: Koufax's numbers from 1962 to 1966 are staggering: Three Cy Youngs, a 113-34 record, five straight ERA titles, three seasons of more than 300 strikeouts. Her seven RBI on 5/8/05 are a school single-game record. Eck was the AL MVP and Cy Young winner in 1992 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. Jessica Mendoza, former 4-time First All-American Team, two-time medal-winning Olympian, retired All-Star Softball outfielder originally from Camarillo, California and alsois thecurrentsports broadcaster for ESPN. She also won the MVP of the NEC Tournament in 1998. The shortstop was a pivotal part of the Cincinnati Reds 1990 World Series team and won the 1995 NL MVP award. OK, it's time to lightning round this by showing all of the 51st-through-75th-ranked numbers together here. Many years later, Skip Schumaker also wore 55, thanks to a memory he'd had of an interaction with Hershiser when Schumaker was just six years old. 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Brown has inspired generations of running backs to wear #32 in his honor including Marcus Allen and OJ Simpson. Why hes here: A great pitcher with a number of iconic postseason moments, Schilling will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame one of these days. When it comes to delivering impressive performances at the plate, there are only jerseys worth remembering: Nos. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Honorable mentions: Al Kaline, Willie Wilson, Steve Garvey. Why hes here: Grove didnt make his big-league debut until 1925, when he was 25 years old, but he wasted no time becoming a star he led the AL in strikeouts each of his first seven years in the majors. This is a stacked number, but its still such an easy choice to go with Mays, who is in the conversation about the greatest players in the history of the sport. She played for Team USA in international competition from 2005 including a national softball team that won the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medal. 27 in Minnesota, and there wasn't exactly a mystery as to why he claimed 34 when he moved to Boston in 2003. Craig Biggio, Kenny Lofton, Joe Mauer, Matt Holliday, all were greats who wore #7, but the greatest was Mark Belanger who was the greatest fielding shortstop by defensive metrics of all time! "I keep No. Several of the greats share the same number (Looking at you, No. At every turn, Ronaldo has succeeded and proved to be the best. Her batting average of .401 for 24 years in the UCLA team records. Michael Jordan's #23. Lots of 50s, 60s and 70s here, as you'd expect. 1. 34 and 5. 51549 WARNotable names: Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki, Bernie Williams, Willie McGree, Trevor Hoffman. This article was originally published in July 2020, and was updated in December 2022. She was also the first woman in a national regular-season game to be a game analyst. No. Don't say you weren't warned. By the 1930s numbers on uniforms were standard practice for Major League Baseball teams and were common in other sports like football and hockey. Or: how about this view? Why he's here: A pitcher in the 1940 and 1950s, Voiselle wore No. His .651 winning percentage is 24th all time. George Foster: The left fielder wore the No. Currently, she is the San Diego State Associate Head Coach. Jill Spargo was an excellent hitter during her time at RMU, sporting a .340 career batting average, and a member of the star-studded 2005 and 2006 teams. Robinson's #42 will never be worn by another Major League baseball player. Drew. Let's talk about uniform numbers. For years, 99 was an outcast, worn briefly by players you don't remember (Darren Clarke in 2007), or players who reveled in being different (Turk Wendell on and off from 1997-2004, Ramirez with the Dodgers and White Sox in 2008-10). 32. Jones briefly wore 16 when he arrived in the Majors, but soon switched to 10 to follow in his father's footsteps. In her two years in the program, she made the All-NEC team both seasons at third base, reaching first-team honors in 1997 and 1998, as the team won the Northeast Conference both seasons. With over 300 players taking part in the Summer, Winter Indoor and extremely poular Corporate Leagues our aim is to help grow the amazing sport of Softball. 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. "Because I was a second baseman," Rose said in 2016 when the Reds retired his 14, "and 27 wasn't a good number for a second baseman, so I got 14." Her number was retired forever during the programs 4/21/18-4/22/18 series against Bryant, in addition to the teams locker room being dedicated to her. 44, and rightfully so. 251,720 WARNotable names: Barry Bonds, Jim Thome, Rafael Palmeiro, Buddy Bell, Tommy John, Mark McGwire. We can split the same credit for No. Why he's here: The pitcher wore No. It's not weird anymore. Betts was once asked why he wears 50. 46 for an extended period. Dr. Her success on the field at every levelmultiple NCAA championships, record breaking pitching performances, Olympic Gold Medalscombined with beauty and grace made her a celebrity who transcended the sport. No. Disagree with our picks? Porcello, a New Jersey native, traded it to Hunter in exchange for a donation to a Hurricane Sandy relief program. Perfect? No. In many other sports, numbers of club legends are retired from use and placed in the rafters to be revered by generations of fans. That's nearly a quarter-century, with one team, on the backs of two legends. Tyler Gallo is a senior at RMU and the Sports Editor for CSN. 24. Angel Di Maria currently wears the #7 shirt after his blockbuster transfer deal this summer. She appears multiple times on the single-season record books, including holding the single-season record for complete games (33). While a few picks are obvious, there may be some surprises at some of this week's numbers. It's not a hard-and-fast rule, because the powerful Carlos Correa sported it during his time in Houston, but you're more likely to find a Jarrod Dyson or Garry Templeton than you are a Ruth or Gehrig here. 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Former outfielder Mallex Smith explains that he chose it because he has "zero cares" about how others feel about him, which we respect, but most of the 0s do it as a play on their own names, considering it not a "zero" so much as an "O." 64 are even more umipressive than Bonifacio. In case you're wondering if numbers matter, do recall what Sports Illustrated wrote about Walker in 1993: "He wears number 33 and he was married on Nov. 3 at 3:33 and his phone number has as many threes in it as he can get the phone company to give him, and he takes three swings in the batter's box before he hits, six if he feels tight, or nine or 12, any multiple of three. At shortstop, Spargo was named to the All-NEC First Team in both 2005 and 2006. Ranking the 25 best NCAA softball players in 2020 Gabbie Plain went 24-2 with a 1.24 ERA last season and will have to step up in Washington's rotation after Taran Alvelo's graduation. 5. Why he's here: No one else at No. Gehrig finished with 493 homers and a .340 career batting average, and he was even better in the World Series the Iron Horse hit .361 and popped 10 homers in 34 games as his Yankees claimed the title six times in seven tries. Honorable mentions: Lou Whitaker, Pee Wee Reese, Richie Ashburn, Why hes here: Jeters career was nothing short of amazing. 181,487 WARNotable names: Mel Harder, Johnny Damon, Ben Zobrist, Gene Tenace, Jason Kendall. 67 for five seasons, far more than any other player. Why he's here: The other choices are Ryan Madson and Justin Masterson. 22 for his brief 13-game cup of coffee in 1972, but when outfielder Roger Freed was traded to Cleveland after the season, Schmidt claimed his iconic No. George Herman Ruth, better known as The Babe, the Sultan of Swat, or the Great Bambino was the greatest hitter during one the greatest eras in the history of baseball. She holds theNCAAcareer records fortotal basesand intentional walks as well as thePac-12career records forbatting averageandslugging percentage. Abbott is the NCAA Division I leader in strikeouts, shutouts, wins, and innings. Look at a graph that is actually showing you uniform numbers, ranked, by WAR. She threw four no-hitters at RMU. Every day, hundreds of people walk or drive by the softball field at the North Athletic Complex and see the nine retired numbers that hang on the right-field fence. She also participated in the 2000 Sydney gold medal-winning team. No. Jerry Rice is unquestionably the greatest wide receiver in the history of the NFL. This one may not rate quite as high as some others, but 32 just looks like a baseball number, doesn't it? Why he's here: The Pirate starting pitcher wore No. So when New York pulled off the massive deal to get Rodriguez, he switch to No. The youngest player at the Women's Major Fastpitch National Championship, her ensuing career spanned over 25 years. ", No. She also recorded a 1.35 ERA that season, good for the third-best all-time. She absolutely dominates the record books for the Colonials, ranking second in saves (4), third in shutouts (26) and strikeouts (688), and fourth in appearances (113), complete games (89), ERA (1.93), wins (56), and innings pitched (659). Honorable mentions: Phil Niekro, Mike Mussina, Cole Hamels. And though he wasnt much with the bat early in his career, he did wind up with 580 career stolen bases and walked almost twice as many times as he struck out (1,072 to 589). Shirt numbers are a big thing in football. Unfortunately, there's not really any such thing as a record of per-game uniform numbers -- even if there were you don't really want to split WAR on a per-game basis -- and also some players have had multiple numbers in a season. The still-active Wainwright edges out ageless Jamie Moyer. That's right: 101, because we're counting both 0 and 00 separately. He is from Hockessin, Delaware. 85 with a 0.45 WAR is good enough to beat out Che-Hsuan Lin. Vizquel, as well as fellow Venezuelan shortstop Ozzie Guillen, each claimed they wore 13 to honor Concepcin, a nine time All-Star who was the shortstop on the Big Red Machine Cincinnati teams of the 70s. No. 61 for more than a few seasons, and Hernandez is the best of the bunch. But thats OK. 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