The New York Yankees were the first team to begin regularly wearing uniform numbers. A tradition dating back to 1929.
Other teams before 1929 tried putting numbers on their
uniforms, but mostly on an experimental only basis, usually
not lasting longer than a season or sometimes even past a
few games. The Yankees were the first to implement
uniform numbers and maintain the practice indefinitely.
This website attempts to make it easy to find who wore what
numbers in what year since they began wearing numbers in
1929. It's not 100% complete, so if
there's any information you can help with, please feel
free to contact me to fill in the blanks.
After he was knocked out in the third inning at Fenway Park in early June, A.J. Burnett vowed to improve. Has he ever. Burnett scattered six hits over seven innings to win for the third time in four starts, and the Yankees opened the long holiday weekend with a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
Mariners snap Yankees' 7-game winning streak, 8-4 (AP) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:02:14 PDT Russell Branyan's colossal homer brought one word to mind for Don Wakamatsu. "Majestic," the Seattle Mariners' manager said. "I think it's going to be hard to top that one in this ballpark." Branyan rebounded from a frustrating string of strikeouts with a mammoth drive, and Seattle beat CC Sabathia 8-4 on Thursday night to snap the New York Yankees' seven-game...
Well, sure, they had to lose at some point, but this was an odd way for it to happen.
After a seven-game winning streak, the Yankees finally lost a game Thursday night, falling 8-4 to the Seattle.
In so doing, they watched ace CC Sabathia get manhandled by the Mariners early and observed the strange sight late in the game of an error by first baseman Mark Teixeira.
Sabathia didn't make it to the seventh inning due to a poor performance for the first time since April 16. He coughed up six runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Teixeira's mistake—a throwing error in the ninth—was even more unusual. It was his first error in 106 games.
Hideki Matsui tried to get the Yankees back in the game with a two-run shot in the fourth, bringing his team within...
Fans deserve applause for diligent All-Star vote (AP) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:05:01 PDT Give the fans a hand for an All-Star performance. Albert Pujols, absolutely. Joe Mauer, right on the money. Chase Utley and Evan Longoria, no doubt about it. Fan balloting for All-Star game starters has been a contentious issue in baseball for years. Some complain the process is merely a popularity contest that often puts big names on the field at the expense of more deserving players.
Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz was arrested Thursday in South Florida on charges of domestic battery against his ex-wife, just two months before his trial on a DUI manslaughter charge was set to begin. Leyritz, 45, was arrested at his home in Davie, a Fort Lauderdale suburb, a police report said. Leyritz had been free on bail on the manslaughter charge but a judge ruled this arrest violated the...
A little rest here and there has done wonders for Alex Rodriguez. The streaking slugger hit a tiebreaking homer and Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings, leading the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. A fatigued Rodriguez, who had hip surgery in March, was held out of the lineup June 19-20 in Florida.
Yankees OF Nady to have Tommy John surgery (AP) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:44:49 PDT Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady will have ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow after re-injuring it during a minor league rehab game. The Yankees announced Wednesday that Nady's second Tommy John operation will be done July 8. Nady also had the surgery in 2001. "I'm extremely disappointed for him because we thought we were going to get him back this month," manager Joe...
Joba's mom pleads not guilty on meth charge (AP) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:18:13 PDT The mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has pleaded not guilty in a Nebraska court to a felony drug charge. The Lancaster County District Court clerk's office said 44-year-old Jacqueline Standley entered the plea Wednesday to a felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance. Standley was arrested in May on suspicion of selling methamphetamine to an undercover officer...
Clemens loses bid to revive defamation claims (AP) Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:14:44 PDT A federal judge has rejected Roger Clemens's bid to revive some of his defamation claims against Brian McNamee, clearing the way for the former trainer to file his own suit against the seven-time Cy Young Award winner. U.S. District Court Judge Keith Ellison on Tuesday reaffirmed his earlier ruling against Clemens.
Mariano Rivera walked down off the mound, took a few more steps toward the plate and began the evening with a nice, soft toss. He ended it in much more familiar fashion, with a hard fastball for strike three. Rivera started what he finished and the New York Yankees, helped by Melky Cabrera's go-ahead double in the eighth inning, beat the Seattle Mariners 8-5 Tuesday night for their sixth...
Yankees acquire Hinske from Pirates (AP) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:28:43 PDT Eric Hinske can start hoping for another swing in the World Series. The last-place Pittsburgh Pirates traded the former AL Rookie of the Year to the New York Yankees on Tuesday for a pair of minor leaguers, putting Hinske in position for a postseason run. "He's a pro. He's been through the trenches in the AL East," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said.
