RETIRED UNIFORM NUMBERS IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

Every Uniform Number Retired by Every National League Team | Baseball Almanac

Uniform numbers were used on a permanent basis by the Yankees and Indians in 1929, so that fans could tell who was who on the field. Those uniform numbers corresponded to the player's place in the lineup; those who batted leadoff wore number one, those who batted clean-up wore number four and so on.

This practice caught on and within a few years every team wore numbers. Shortly after it caught on, it began to change as numbers were retired by teams making the lineups impossible to complete thereby allowing players to wear other numbers not corresponding to the position in the lineup.

The following page is a comprehensive breakdown of every retired uniform number in the National League. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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Retired Numbers in the National League

Retired Numbers With National League Teams

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Jackie Robinson (All MLB) 42 2B 04-15-1997

Arizona Diamondbacks Retired Numbers

Arizona Diamondbacks

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Luis Gonzalez 20 LF 08-07-2010
Randy Johnson 51 LHP 08-08-2015

Atlanta Braves Retired Numbers

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Atlanta Braves

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Hank Aaron 44 OF 1977
Bobby Cox 6 M 08-12-2011
Tom Glavine 47 P 08-06-2010
Andruw Jones 25 CF 09-09-2023
Chipper Jones 10 3B 06-28-2013
Greg Maddux 31 P 07-17-2009
Eddie Mathews 41 3B 1969
Dale Murphy 3 OF 1994
Phil Niekro 35 P 1984
John Smoltz 29 P 06-08-2012
Warren Spahn 21 P 1965

Chicago Cubs Retired Numbers

Chicago Cubs

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Ernie Banks 14 SS 08-22-1982
Ken Hubbs * 16 2B 1964
Fergie Jenkins 31 P 05-03-2009
Greg Maddux 31 P 05-03-2009
Ryne Sandberg 23 2B 08-28-2005
Ron Santo 10 3B 09-28-2003
Billy Williams 26 OF 08-13-1987

Cincinnati Reds Retired Numbers

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Sparky Anderson 10 M 05-28-2005
Johnny Bench 5 C 08-11-1984
Dave Concepcion 13 SS 08-25-2007
Willard Hershberger ** 5 C 1940
Fred Hutchinson 1 M 1965
Ted Kluszewski 18 OF 07-18-1998
Barry Larkin 11 SS 08-25-2012
Joe Morgan 8 2B 06-06-1998
Tony Perez 24 1B 05-27-2000
Frank Robinson 20 OF 05-22-1998
Pete Rose 14 IF 06-26-2016

Colorado Rockies Retired Numbers

Colorado Rockies

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Todd Helton 17 1B 08-17-2014

Los Angeles Dodgers Retired Numbers

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Walt Alston 24 M 06-05-1977
Roy Campanella 39 C 06-04-1972
Don Drysdale 53 P 07-01-1984
Jim Gilliam 19 IF-Coach 10-10-1978
Gil Hodges 14 1B 06-04-2022
Sandy Koufax 32 P 06-04-1972
Tommy Lasorda 2 M 08-15-1997
Pee Wee Reese 1 SS 07-01-1984
Jackie Robinson 42 2B 06-04-1972
Duke Snider 4 OF 07-06-1980
Don Sutton 20 P 08-14-1998
Fernando Valenzuela 34 P 08-11-2023

Miami Marlins Retired Numbers

Miami Marlins Retired Numbers

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Carl Barger *** 5 Executive 04-05-1993

Milwaukee Brewers Retired Numbers

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Hank Aaron 44 OF 10-03-1976
Rollie Fingers 34 P 08-09-1994
Paul Molitor 4 3B-DH 06-11-1999
Robin Yount 19 SS-OF 05-29-1994

New York Mets Retired Numbers

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Keith Hernandez 17 1B 07-09-2022
Gil Hodges 14 1B-M 06-09-1973
Jerry Koosman 36 P 08-28-2021
Willie Mays 24 CF-1B 08-27-2022
Mike Piazza 31 C 07-30-2016
Tom Seaver 41 P 06-24-1988
Casey Stengel 37 M 09-02-1965

Philadelphia Phillies Retired Numbers

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Grover Alexander No Number P 04-06-2001
Dick Allen 15 1B / 3B 09-03-2020
Richie Ashburn 1 OF 1979
Jim Bunning 14 P 04-06-2001
Steve Carlton 32 P 1989
Roy Halladay 34 P 08-08-2021
Chuck Klein No Number OF 04-06-2001
Robin Roberts 36 P 1962
Mike Schmidt 20 3B 1990

Pittsburgh Pirates Retired Numbers

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Roberto Clemente 21 OF 1973
Ralph Kiner 4 OF 1987
Bill Mazeroski 9 2B 1987
Billy Meyer 1 M 1954
Danny Murtaugh 40 M 1977
Willie Stargell 8 1B 1982
Pie Traynor 20 3B 1972
Honus Wagner 33 SS 1956
Paul Waner 11 OF 07-21-2007

St. Louis Cardinals Retired Numbers

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Ken Boyer 14 3B 05-20-1984
Lou Brock 20 OF 09-09-1979
Jack Buck -- Announcer 2002
August Busch, Jr. 85 Executive 04-13-1984
Dizzy Dean 17 P 09-22-1974
Bob Gibson 45 P 09-03-1975
Whitey Herzog 24 M 07-31-2010
Rogers Hornsby -- 2B 1997
Tony La Russa 10 M 05-11-2012
Stan Musial 6 OF-1B 09-29-1963
Red Schoendienst 2 2B-M 05-11-1996
Ted Simmons 23 C 07-31-2021
Enos Slaughter 9 OF 09-06-1996
Bruce Sutter 42 P 09-17-2006
Ozzie Smith 1 SS 09-26-1996

San Diego Padres Retired Numbers

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Steve Garvey 6 1B 1989
Tony Gwynn 19 OF 08-13-2002
Trevor Hoffman 51 P 08-21-2011
Randy Jones 35 P 1997
Dave Winfield 31 OF 04-14-2001

San Francisco Giants Retired Numbers

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Barry Bonds 25 LF 08-11-2018
Orlando Cepeda 30 1B 07-11-1999
Will Clark 22 1B 07-30-2022
Carl Hubbell 11 P 1944
Monte Irvin 20 OF 06-26-2010
Juan Marichal 27 P 1975
Christy Mathewson -- P 1988
Willie Mays 24 OF 1972
Willie McCovey 44 1B 1975
John McGraw -- M 1988
Mel Ott 4 OF 1949
Gaylord Perry 36 P 07-24-2005
Bill Terry 3 1B 1985

Washington Nationals Retired Numbers

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Gary Carter 8 C 07-31-1993
Andre Dawson 10 OF 1997
Tim Raines 30 OF 06-19-2004
Rusty Staub 10 1B-OF 05-10-1993
Ryan Zimmerman 11 3B 06-18-2022
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Hank Aaron, Sparky Anderson, Rod Carew, Rollie Fingers, Carlton Fisk, Reggie Jackson, Greg Maddux, Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, and Casey Stengel have each had their number retired by more than one major league team.

* The Chicago Cubs retired #16 for Ken Hubbs after he died in a plane crash, then reactivated it in 1965.

** The Cincinnati Reds retired #5 for Willard Hershberger after his suicide, then reactivated it in 1942.

*** The Florida Marlins retired #5 for Carl Barger, the first team president, who died from an aneurysm during the 1992 Winter Meetings. On April 5, 1993, the day the Marlins played their first-ever regular-season game, the team retired the number in his memory, as his favorite player was Joe DiMaggio (who wore #5 in his career). When the franchise was renamed the Miami Marlins in 2012, they reactived the number.

Jackie Robinson was the first and only player whose uniform number (42) was retired by Major League Baseball (April 15, 1997).

Did you know that the St. Louis Cardinals organization has retired more numbers than any other National League team in history?