She was the first softball player inducted into the Hall of Fame, inducted in 1999. Best all-time MLB players at each jersey number, 1-99 Ryan Fagan and Justin McGuire 85 slides Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. There can't be many more iconic combinations of player and number than Mantle and 7, right? Robinson possessed tremendous self-control, enduring racial slurs, death threats, and hostile fans around the country. In 2008, Enquist was honored with induction at the International Womens Sports Hall; the National Fastpitch Coaches Association in 2006; UCLA Hall of Fame in 1993; and the Unified Capistrano School, 2000. How does a number led by those two legendary aces not rank higher? She Originally comes from Long Beach, California. 81,559 WARNotable names: Carl Yastrzemski, Cal Ripken, Jr., Joe Morgan, Gary Carter, Yogi Berra, Willie Stargell. He amazed hockey fans from the moment he stepped onto the ice with the Edmonton Oilers in 1978. The number 22 is worn by the . 271,498 WARNotable names: Mike Trout, Juan Marichal, Vladimir Guerrero, Kevin Brown, Giancarlo Stanton, Carlton Fisk. He scores goals at an unbelievable pace and in a variety of ways, which makes him an absolute nightmare for opposing defenders. To be honest, we were surprised by this, since most pitchers don't wear single-digit numbers, and so we figured a number that both hitters and pitchers would wear would be at the top. As you'd expect by this point, we're starting to get into numbers that just aren't worn that often, though there are still some exceptions to this rule. Why hes here: Because it's the Internet, and the Internet loves Bartolo. Honorable mentions: Tom Candiotti, Charlie Hough. Why does Verlander wear 35? 54 list are arms, until you get to Junior Flix, an outfielder who wore it for a single season as a rookie for the 1989 Blue Jays. The numbers 16, 25, 33, 14, 18, 1, 44, 7 and 6 hang there. No. 46 for an extended period. Disagree with our picks? 74 for his entire six-season career. Aside from "the best players, and the most players, usually wear the lowest numbers," which you already knew, look at how many players are actually afraid of wearing No. Danielle LawrieWashington 2006-07, 2009-10. Brown is widely considered one of the greatest running backs of all time, thanks to his brutal yet elegant rushing style. 27 during his first Spring Training with the Reds in 1963, but when he showed up for Opening Day of that season, there was a 14 in his locker. George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham, and Cristiano Ronaldo have all sported the #7 during their successful exploits with the club. Clemente, who was born in Puerto Rico and was an idol to the people of Latin America, tragically died in a plane crash while trying to deliver supplies to Nicaragua to aid earthquake victims. Take that list of 101 numbers ordered by value, and it looks like this. These numbers can be passed down from one club legend to the next, as the tradition is in soccer. Jennie Finch is a retired two-time pro-all-star, righthand hitting softball pitcher originally from La Mirada, California, former All American colleague, and Olympian with the medal. 351,195 WARNotable names: Phil Niekro, Mike Mussina, Frank Thomas, Justin Verlander, Cole Hamels, Rickey Henderson. The first number to get a big boost from pitchers. No. Byers was the greatest power hitter in Colonials history, swatting a school-record 35 home runs in her time with the Colonials, and playing during the golden era of 2005 and 2006. All-time, she ranks fifth in strikeouts (473), first in shutouts (35), and second in wins (77). Lisa Fernandez has won numerous awards in her life and has been recognized for being one of the most outstanding athletes from Lakewood, California, playgrounds and ball diamonds. It was to honor Puckett, who finished his Twins career just before Ortiz started his own. Why hes here: Dean was a shooting star, a player who lit up the baseball world and flamed out way too soon (a broken toe in the 1937 All-Star game led to a cavalcade of injuries that crushed his career). 171,598 WARNotable names: Todd Helton, Lance Berkman, Mark Grace, Dizzy Dean, Shohei Ohtani. Why he's here: The Pirate starting pitcher wore No. Honorable mentions: Vladimir Guerrero, Scott Rolen, Kevin Brown, Why hes here: Blyleven made his big-league debut in 1970, a couple months after his 19th birthday, and made his last pitch in the majors at 41 years old. Elway played all sixteen seasons with the Denver Broncos wearing the #7. No. The number 9 is the second most common and second most prolific with four club top scorers managing a total of 38 goals. Spargo ranks second in three career hitting records, including hits (219), at-bats (644), and stolen bases (48), the first two of which were recently broken by Jordan Gurganus. Triskaidekaphobic football fans dreaded the Sundays when Marino and the Miami Dolphins rolled into town, because it usually meant their defense was in for a long day. No. from 1997 to 2002 she played for the UCLA Bruins asthe catcher position. No player has worn #7 since before 2007. 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. Danielle Lawrie is certainly one of the best NCAA softball pitchers, and her career at Washington shows it. She was drafted#1 and played professional softball from 2015 to 2018, winning the title during the 2018 final season for the USSSA Pride National Pro Fastpitch. He contributed 101 WAR to 21 with Boston and Toronto, then 38.5 more WAR to 22, by our formula. 231,593 WARNotable names: Ryne Sandberg, Ted Simmons, Don Mattingly, Robin Ventura, Luis Tiant. 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And that's just why I wear it. In modern sports, athletes are valuable assets that are the centerpiece of advertising campaigns and the faces of their organizations. So when New York pulled off the massive deal to get Rodriguez, he switch to No. Why he's here: He's the only player to wear No. Her .338 batting average in 1998 ranks sixth in Colonials history. This part of the list is led by No. Finch had enjoyed a wonderful life as a mother, commentator, and hadnumerousTV appearances. Why hes here: Only one player in baseball history (Jeff Kent) ever hit more home runs as a second baseman than Sandbergs 277 career dingers at the position, and in 1990 he became the second NL second baseman since the legendary Rogers Hornsby to ever hit at least 40 home runs in a season. Why he's here: Not much to choose from. 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. 99 for the Dodgers after being traded in July. 51549 WARNotable names: Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki, Bernie Williams, Willie McGree, Trevor Hoffman. 3 for six seasons, during which time he accumulated 48.9 WAR, less than a third of his career total of 162.7 WAR.). She was a member of the teams coaching staff in 2015 and 2016. ", No. Dr. Forty-nine: The official number of knuckleballers everywhere. She also played for the Raybestos Brakettes, leading the team to 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1980 Amateur Softball Association National Championships. 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). Softballs retired numbers. Why he's here: The recently retired Hunter earned five All-Star selections and nine Gold Gloves over his 19-year career. He wore No. The first-ever number retired by softball was Brianne Morgans no. Then, by becoming the first woman analyst for a nationally televised postseason game, she has created history again.As senior adviser to the General Manager, she joined New York Mets organizationin 2019. ", No. These players have left a lasting impression on their respective teams. His #13 is retired by both the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Miami Dolphins, and he is the greatest quarterback to ever wear the number. 14 for each of those seasons. Why he's here: The Hall of Famer is easily the best of an otherwise unimpressive bunch. Why hes here: Rapid Robert had already struck out 466 major-league hitters before he turned 20 years old, thats why. Pitcher and #3 Greatest College Softball Player. The countdown has begun for when the New York Yankees will retire the #2 of their recently retired shortstop, Derek Jeter. "When I was looked at it, I was just happy it was lower than 53, which is the number I wore in Spring Training. Honorable mentions: Mel Ott, Paul Molitor, Duke Snider. Elway retired following two consecutive Super Bowl wins and appeared in five Super Bowls. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. 12 when he signed with the rival Yankees as a free agent after the 1992 season, and thats the number he wore the final seven seasons of his Hall of Fame career. Who was the best football player to wear No. No. 18 in 14 of his 18 seasons, including the 2004 season when he helped the Red Sox win the World Series and end the Curse of the Bambino, and 2009, when he helped the Yankees to a World Series title. Jeters place among Yankees legends is secure, which is no small accomplishment for that franchise. Michele Smith is a former international pro-left-handed hitting fastpitch softball pitcher for the U.S. Olympic Softball Team, All-American collegiate, two-time medal-winning Olympian who currently works as a sports commentator.Smith helped Team USA back-to-back gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and 2000 Sydney, Australia Olympic Games.