Can you name the recipients who have had their 'number' retired (MLB)?

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* - also retired league wide.
NOTE: The Washington Nationals did not keep the Expos retired numbers after the franchise relocated to DC, so Sporcle will honor them here.
Updated August 2011
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Florida Marlins
5

Arizona Diamondbacks
20

Tampa Bay Rays
12

Toronto Blue Jays
12

Texas Rangers
26
34

Kansas City Royals
5
10
20

New York Mets
14
37
41

Milwaukee Brewers
4
19
34
44

Montreal Expos
8
10
10
30

San Diego Padres
6
19
31
35
51

Oakland Athletics
9
24
27
34
43

Los Angeles Angels
11
26
29
30
50

Minnesota Twins
3
6
14
29
28
34

Atlanta Braves
3
6
21
31
35
41
44
47

Baltimore Orioles
4
5
8
20
22
33

Boston Red Sox
1
4
6
8
9
14
27

Chicago Cubs
10
14
23
26
31
31

Detroit Tigers
2
5
6
11
16
23
No Number

Cleveland Indians
3
5
14
18
19
21
455

Philadelphia Phillies
1
14
20
32
36
P
P

Chicago White Sox
2
3
4
9
11
16
19
35
72

Cincinnati Reds
1
5
8
10
13
18
20
24

Houston Astros
5
7
24
25
32
33
34
40
49

Pittsburgh Pirates
1
4
8
9
11
20
21
33
40

Los Angeles Dodgers
1
2
4
19
20
24
32
39
42*
53

San Francisco Giants
3
4
11
20
24
27
30
36
44
NY
NY

St. Louis Cardinals
1
2
9
6
14
17
20
24
42
45
85
STL

New York Yankees
1
3
4
5
7
8
8
9
10
15
16
23
32
37
44
49

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MLB Retired Jerseys Quiz

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Created by: Ben -
Published: May 11th, 2009
Category: Sports
Plays: 73,904

Tags: Numbers Quizzes, MLB Quizzes, jersey, recipient, team, player, retired

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	ted:	May 11th, 2009 at 18:09 GMT	11 points
	Ripken should be accepted for Cal Ripken, Jr.

	Chris968:	May 11th, 2009 at 18:13 GMT	2 points
	I tried Ripken, and Ripken Jr and neither worked.

	Booger:	May 11th, 2009 at 18:19 GMT	20 points
	The fact that the Cleveland Indians retired a number for "The Fans" is quite lame.

	davidr:	May 11th, 2009 at 18:23 GMT	-1 points
	I'd just like to thank Sporcle for giving me four points for the name in the icon and two more for `jr'. Beyond that, my strategy of guessing common surnames and surnames of presidents was reasonably successful, though it didn't get me Grover Cleveland Alexander.

	davidr:	May 11th, 2009 at 18:25 GMT	-3 points
	@Booger: Also, I'm not quite sure what they're trying to say by giving 455 as the number of The Fans — is that all they had?

	carlbruce1979:	May 11th, 2009 at 18:27 GMT	10 points
	@davidr: 455 is retired for the Indians fans in honor of their record 455 games sold out streak from the nineties.

	Booger:	May 11th, 2009 at 18:30 GMT	6 points
	@davidr: The Cleveland Indians had a 455 game long streak of selling out games. With 81 games a season, that's not an easy thing to do. It was the record at the time, but has since been passed I believe. Still, "retiring" the number 455 is quite lame in my book (which is, admittedly, just a pamphlet).

	melissa:	May 11th, 2009 at 18:53 GMT	16 points
	I used to think that Kyrgyzstan was the toughest Sporcle answer to spell but I now realize it's Yastrzemski

	Kicking222:	May 11th, 2009 at 19:01 GMT	1 point
	That was a lot of fun. I missed a few too many that I had no business missing (Koufax? Ott? Bench? Musial, who I forget in every single quiz?), but I'm happy I finally had a reason to type in "Hrbek". And @melissa, I think "Krzyzewski" is worse. At least Kyrgyzstan and Yastrzemski are kinda pronounced how they're spelled.

	Josh:	May 11th, 2009 at 19:08 GMT	4 points
	Man, some franchises will retire numbers for some awfully mediocre players just because they were mediocre for a long time. (Phil Rizzuto? Kent Hrbek? Jose Cruz?) It's hilarious that the Astros have retired nine numbers.

	catch84:	May 11th, 2009 at 19:09 GMT	5 points
	How in the hell is cy young not anywhere on this list

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	ChrisB:	May 11th, 2009 at 19:58 GMT	18 points
	@booger: When the Indians streak ended at 455, no other team was even close. The Rockies were second with 203 straight. Boston broke the record last September (i think). Considering Boston's market is more than double the size of Cleveland's - and the fact that Fenway is roughly the same size as a shoebox - I think that Cleveland's streak is pretty impressive.

	drn211:	May 11th, 2009 at 20:32 GMT	4 points
	@catch84 Numbers weren't used on uniforms until around 1930 a good 20 years after Young retired.

	tcalleen:	May 11th, 2009 at 20:40 GMT	4 points
	I think teams retire numbers sometimes because players are so well-loved by the fans, or they did something remarkable beyond playing baseball. I think it's safe to say that all major league baseball players are better than average - that's why they are "professional" athletes. Jose Cruz was very well respected by Astros fans - I think he deserved to have his number retired.

Toronto Blue Jays
12

	Booger:	May 11th, 2009 at 20:44 GMT	1 point
	@Chris: I agree the Indians' streak is very impressive. I just think it lame to "retire" the number.

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	ku_sucks:	May 11th, 2009 at 21:02 GMT	3 points
	i think there should be more time. i was at 111 when time ran out, and i really hadn't run out of answers yet. i love the quiz, though, because it shows how each team values its history differently. for example, the mariners, rockies, d-backs and blue jays have no retired numbers, whereas the rays and marlins already have retired a number each.

	DerKomissar:	May 11th, 2009 at 21:10 GMT	9 points
	What? No love for Nap Lajoie?

	ChrisB:	May 11th, 2009 at 21:10 GMT	6 points
	@booger: Sorry, i grew up in Cleveland and was actually at the game where they retired the number, so i have a bit of a soft spot for it. My point was that when it happened the record seemed unreachable (with second place being almost two full seasons behind)- and i though it was a nice gesture by the organization. No big deal - to each his own.

	Sesel:	May 11th, 2009 at 21:48 GMT	3 points
	"Charlie Gehringer" should be accepted for Detroit Tigers #2.

	Erika:	May 11th, 2009 at 22:18 GMT	2 points
	Always have been a Cleveland fan, always will be a Cleveland fan- love the fact that they had such an impressive streak, love the fact that they retired the number. Cheesy, but i love it. =)

	Chris:	May 11th, 2009 at 22:44 GMT	3 points
	Maddux's number isn't retired yet. Not til July.

	jaspa:	May 11th, 2009 at 23:23 GMT	2 points
	I appreciate the inclusion of Hornsby's STL alongside the rest of the numbers in this quiz. He was only a bonus in the STL retired numbers quiz (because he had no #), but his name belongs right up there with the rest. Thanks Ben!

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	YankeesJets2310:	May 12th, 2009 at 00:26 GMT	2 points
	I dont have a problem with the Indians paying tribute the fans, but Cy Young not having a number retired is crazy. I also think Pete Rose deserves to have his number retired. I bet that wont happen. Pun intended.

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	guyleguy:	May 12th, 2009 at 00:31 GMT	3 points
	Teams aren't really consistent about retiring guys who never had a uniform number. Some of them do it (like the Giants), but some don't. I'm an Indians fan, and the team used to be NAMED for Nap Lajoie he was so popular/important, yet his name isn't retired.

	guyleguy:	May 12th, 2009 at 00:34 GMT	3 points
	Also, even as a Tribe fan I think '455' is a bit cheesy, especially since the Indians aren't lacking in great players in their history, but I know how important the sellout streak was to the city. Also, I can't wait for the day when Vizquel's #13 is retired.

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	ku_sucks:	May 12th, 2009 at 01:10 GMT	1 point
	@Chris: the Cubs have retired Maddux's number; they retired Fergie Jenkins' number on the same day, May 3. You are correct about the Braves, however.

	RandallPinkston:	May 12th, 2009 at 02:02 GMT	4 points
	@Melissa: My method for getting Yastrzemski is to spell it like it sounds (Yastremski) and then start putting that "z" in random places until it clicks. He shows up on a billion Sporcle quizzes, and this strategy has never failed me.

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	jimpoz:	May 12th, 2009 at 03:12 GMT	4 points
	@Tchaikovsky08: No, but coincidentally enough he was portrayed in a movie by a future president. 149/161 - helped a lot by the fact that I compiled this same list on my own just last week

	cocky:	May 12th, 2009 at 04:15 GMT	0 points
	I couldn't spell the name of the guy who hit the Series winning homer for the Pirates.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	May 12th, 2009 at 04:42 GMT	0 points
	YankeesJets, if you bothered to read the comments, you would know Cy Young didn't have a number to retire.

	drhaase:	May 12th, 2009 at 06:24 GMT	2 points
	The Astros having that many retired numbers with zero players in the Hall of Fame is ridiculous...at least the two most recent (Bagwell and Biggio) will be inducted. who the hell is Jim Umbricht??

	Haunter:	May 13th, 2009 at 06:43 GMT	2 points
	I love how the Astros have 9 retired numbers, despite existing for less than 50 years and winning the World Series exactly zero times.