Uniform Numbers same as Position Number?

Paul Molitor #4

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Originally posted by Brickhouse:
Paul Molitor #4

Maybe the best option, but I doubt that he played even half of his games at 2B?

400 out of 1174 by my count.

david wright #5

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Originally posted by gitnby:

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Originally posted by Brickhouse:
Paul Molitor #4

Maybe the best option, but I doubt that he played even half of his games at 2B?

You can go the other way with this also. What percentage of games was Reggie Jackson wearing the number 9?

Enough to have the number retired.

Plus, there is no position #44!

44 is Reggies HOF uni number

Little baseball trivia.....numbers were not always worn.....

In 1929, the New York Yankees became the first team to make numbers a permanent part of the uniform. Other teams quickly adopted the idea and, by 1932, uniform numbers became standard for all teams.

The initial distribution of numbers on the Yankees was made according to the player's position in the batting order.

Therefore, in 1929, leadoff hitter Earle Combs wore #1, Mark Koenig #2, Babe Ruth #3, Lou Gehrig #4, Bob Meusel #5, Tony Lazzeri #6, Leo Durocher #7, Johnny Grabowski #8, Benny Bengough #9, Bill Dickey #10 (Grabowski, Bengough and Dickey shared the catching duties).

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Originally posted by TRhit:
44 is Reggies HOF uni number

I understand!

The A's retired #9 for Reggie, though.