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. Required fields are marked *. Today, we will go beyond the numbers to look back at the careers of the players honored forever by RMU softball. She also participated in the 2000 Sydney gold medal-winning team. The Arizona Wildcats, the United States National Softball Team, and the Chicago Bandits pitched. 99, here are the Cubs' all-time jersey picks: No. No. Her career winning percentage of .835 is the highest percentage recorded by any collegiate softball coach with 800 career wins. This one just "feels" like an iconic baseball number, and for these names listed, it is. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004, and the last player to wear #18 was Geena Badolato in 2014. 50 because no one wants it," he said. No. 48805 WARNotable names: Rick Reuschel, Torii Hunter, Sam McDowell, Jacob deGrom, Travis Hafner. It was to honor Puckett, who finished his Twins career just before Ortiz started his own. Why hes here: A-Rod wore No. Honorable mentions: Vada Pinson, Cesar Cedeno, Pedro Guerrero. Why hes here: The man with one of the greatest nicknames in baseball history the Wizard of Oz earned his reputation as arguably the best defensive shortstop in baseball history during a highlight-filled 19-year career that included 15 All-Star nods and 13 Gold Gloves. Why hes here: Ryan is the greatest strikout pitcher in baseball history of course. 1, which is almost universally worn by speedy middle infielders or defensively gifted center fielders, befitting the origins of uniform numbers as matching lineup positions. He captured the nations attention with his prodigious power three years after Wally Pipp led the AL with nine home runs, for example, Ruth swatted 54 for the Yankees in 1920 and engaging personality. He only played five seasons with the Blue Jays, but hes a bit of a hero in Toronto; his Jays teams won back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993, and Alomar hit .354 with 16 stolen bases in 24 playoff games during those two title runs. Why hes here: Mantle won three AL MVP awards and smashed 536 home runs during his legendary run with the Yankees, but hes still one of baseballs greatest what if? stories because of the injuries that plagued his 18-year career. He wore No. She is the only pitcher to strike out 15 batters twice and struck out 10+ batters 13 times, and the only pitcher to throw double-digit shutouts twice. That's going to make this something more of a "very good estimate" than "an exact accounting," but let's put two rules into place to account for that: If a player gets traded and changes numbers in a season, each number gets the appropriate WAR credit. How about 3? Why? The most famous jersey number in basketball belongs to the two best players in NBA history. No. The shortstop was a pivotal part of the Cincinnati Reds 1990 World Series team and won the 1995 NL MVP award. 64 are even more umipressive than Bonifacio. 25. No. She appears multiple times on the single-season record books, including holding the single-season record for complete games (33). 56 is even close. 221,684 WARNotable names: Clayton Kershaw, Jim Palmer, Will Clark, Brad Radke, Andrew McCutchen. No other player wore it for than one. 14 10 - Walt Frazier. There are 101 different options, counting 0 and 00 separately. Why hes here: Raines, one of the greatest leadoff batters in baseball history (career .385 OBP hitting first in the lineup), stole 808 bases in his career. "There's actually no reason," he said. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003 and was likely the last player to wear #1 when she graduated. These numbers can be passed down from one club legend to the next, as the tradition is in soccer. The two sport star wore #21 on both the football field and baseball diamond, and holds the honor of being the only athlete to hit a home run and score a touchdown in the same week. Dr. 0 of 10. The first number to get a big boost from pitchers. Aaron was the first and only player to wear No. Why he's here: The Dodger closer has worn No. The long-time reliever is the best of a mediocre bunch. 44, and rightfully so. 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. With another good season in 2022, Kershaw passed Palmer on the No. Shes the first All American, National, and Hall of Famer UCLA Softball Champion. 341,129 WARNotable names: David Ortiz, Kirby Puckett, Flix Hernndez, Fernando Valenzuela, Nolan Ryan. Why hes here: One of the greatest pichers ever, Maddux won four straight Cy Youngs and was elected to the Hall of Fame in a landslide on his first try. Why he's here: Belle wore No. No. Voiselle, a 1940s-era pitcher, wore 96, an unheard-of number back in those days, for a very good reason: To honor his hometown: Ninety Six, South Carolina. 99 for the Dodgers after being traded in July. Why hes here: Robinsons career started with a bang he won the 1956 NL rookie of the year award in his Age 20 season for the Reds and barely ever slowed down. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Honorable mentions: Dwight Gooden, Hal Newhouser, Ted Lyons. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Now we're talking, so far as all-time stars go. 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. 22 WAR list, and he'll be there for years to come, because no one's even close. 1 1. We told you: Fun. He overcame an HIV diagnosis and has continued his success off the court in the business world. Uniform numbers hold a special place in telling the story of the sport, so we thought wed take a look at the best players (Hall of Famers in most instances) who wore each uniform number. Rose, who hit .303 in his 24-year career, kept his number during the Philly years and his partial season with the Expos. That's also true of Griffey (who wore 30, 3 and 17 after leaving Seattle), Manny Ramirez, and Barry Bonds, who wore 24 as a Pirate before turning to 25 with the Giants, since Mays owns the 24 for San Francisco. Let's talk about uniform numbers. Many years later, Skip Schumaker also wore 55, thanks to a memory he'd had of an interaction with Hershiser when Schumaker was just six years old. 70. Jeter was named to fourteen All-Star teams and won the World Series five times during his career with the Bronx Bombers. She also played for the Raybestos Brakettes, leading the team to 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1980 Amateur Softball Association National Championships. This article was originally published in July 2020, and was updated in December 2022. Why he's here: The Hall of Famer wore No. Ferrari-Urbanskys name is scattered throughout the RMU career record books, as she was one of the better hitters during the early years of the program. Honorable mentions: Ivan Rodriguez, Craig Biggio, Kenny Lofton. Jordans incredible career has inspired hundreds of athletes to wear #23, including LeBron James. He wore the #3 for his entire baseball career and has had that number retired by the New York Yankees. 27. 34. Honorable mentions: Omar Vizquel, Dave Concepcion, Lance Parrish. She was named to the RMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. But over the past few seasons, two star-caliber players -- Hyun-jin Ryu, then Aaron Judge -- have had great success in the nine-nine, helping it to shoot up these ratings. Why he's here: The long-time Yankee lefty was by far the best player who wore No. Elway played all sixteen seasons with the Denver Broncos wearing the #7. 13987 WARNotable names: Alex Rodriguez, Omar Vizquel, Dave Concepcin, Lance Parrish, Manny Machado. 331,239 WARNotable names: Larry Walker, Eddie Murray, Jos Canseco, Ron Hunt, Jim Barr. Her 1.59 career earned run average stands as a program record and her 1.19 mark in 1992 is a single-season record. Honorable mentions: Kershaw, Larry Walker, Luis Tiant. 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. Think we left someone off? 15 for 15 of his 18 Major League seasons. Her seven RBI on 5/8/05 are a school single-game record. 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. Honorable mentions: Joe Morgan, Gene Tenace, Andy Van Slyke. She is the honoraryof the USA Softball Hall of Fame.Richardson was an important part of the National team of the United States that won the gold medal for the 1996 Olympic debut hitting the home run that won the game. ", No. 14 for each of those seasons. ", No. The 1977 NL MVP spent 11 seasons with the Reds. Finch was the 2001 winner of the Womens College World Series and was a leader of Team USA in the Summer Olympics 2004 and in the Summer Olympics 2008 in silver. He's been asking for it since college at Old Dominion, in part because of his childhood affinity for "the Big Hurt," Thomas. No. 12 during his managerial career, because growing up in California, he idolized Dodgers outfielder Tommy Davis, who wore the dozen for the team from 1959 through 1966. Jeter was the cornerstone of the Yankees during their tremendous success in the 1990s and 2000s. Why hes here: A second-ballot Hall of Famer, Alomar was named to the All-Star team 12 consecutive seasons, with the Padres, Blue Jays, Orioles and Indians. No. No. 40881 WARNotable names: Bartolo Colon, Madison Bumgarner, Frank Tanana, Andy Benes, Rick Sutcliffe. In 2006, Enquist decided to retire from UCLA. Why hes here: Damon gets the nod here over Joe Morgan, who only wore the number for seven seasons with Houston, before he became a superstar with the Reds. Notable names: Albert Pujols, George Brett, Jeff Bagwell, Brooks Robinson, Johnny Bench, Joe DiMaggio 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. 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. When it comes to delivering impressive performances at the plate, there are only jerseys worth remembering: Nos. 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. Ranking second in runs (118), triples (11), and RBI (102), holding the RBI record until Kali Byers came to town, as well as fifth in stolen bases (41) and eighth in hits (179). This was one of the easiest choices we made. She tragically passed away just days after the teams 1998 season ended, and the team took the number out of circulation soon after. How did we get there? Why hes here: The first-ballot Hall of Famer was just the third player in MLB history to register 3,000 hits and 500 homers. Gretzky won four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1980s, before he was dealt in a blockbuster deal to the Los Angeles Kings. Why hes here: Only Babe Ruth could have possibility overshadowed one of the greatest sluggers of all time. Barry Larkin. Lemieux was rewarded for his efforts with a third Stanley Cup, which he won as the owner in 2009. By the 1930s numbers on uniforms were standard practice for Major League Baseball teams and were common in other sports like football and hockey. Did you know Mickey Mantle actually wore 6 for months as a rookie? No. 32. This one starts out hot -- just look at all those Hall of Famers -- before falling off somewhat. 13 in 1955 after arriving in the Majors, then quickly took the 21 that he'd wear for the rest of his career. 9 Penn State won 35-28. 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. Michael Jordan's #23. After checking out the photo gallery, readthe list of top athletes at every number. Honorable mentions: Fergie Jenkins, Dave Winfield, Mike Piazza. No. But Henderson only spent about two-thirds of his career in the two-four (for example, he wore No. 91,643 WARNotable names: Ted Williams, Reggie Jackson, Enos Slaughter, Minnie Mioso, Graig Nettles. Why hes here: Ripken started his career with a bang he won the AL rookie of the year in 1982 and the AL MVP in 1983 and spent the rest of his time with the Orioles fashioning a no-doubt Hall of Fame career. Boggs wore the 26 for his 11 seasons with Boston, but took No. Why he's here: A few years ago, he looked like a budding superstar. Why hes here: Musial feasted on opposing pitchers during his 22-year career with the Cardinals. Why he's here: He's the only player to wear No. Winning two titles with the Knicks in 1970 and 1973, Frazier had his fair share of winning during his playing days. She has also received two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal for Team USA. Several of the greats share the same number (Looking at you, No. No. There can't be many more iconic combinations of player and number than Mantle and 7, right? Honorable mentions: What did we just say? Finch ended her 2001 season with Arizona Wildcats with a pitching record of 32-0 and establishing the NCAA record. Richardson has played with the UCLA Bruins and won the first NCAA National Championship in 1982. But thats OK. Brett was a wizard at the plate during a 21-year career he even led the AL in average (.329) and doubles (45) in his Age 37 season that garnered 13 All-Star nods, the 1980 AL MVP (when he hit .390) and the 1985 World Series title for Kansas City (he hit .370 against St. Louis in the series). Marichal won 191 games and rolled up a 2.57 ERA in 328 games (320 starts) during the 1960s for the Giants. 45813 WARNotable names: Bob Gibson, Pedro Martnez, Steve Rogers, John Candelaria. 12 when he moved on to the Yankees and Devil Rays. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Presently, she is the Head Coach of the Softball Team Lady Flames of Liberty University. No one has worn #6 since before 2007. Jones briefly wore 16 when he arrived in the Majors, but soon switched to 10 to follow in his father's footsteps. In Game 7 of the 1934 World Series, Dean threw nine shutout innings to help Gashouse Gang to the championship. Foyt, Racing; Ernie Banks, MLB; Y.A. Why he's here: An excellent starter, Eckersley became an elite reliever with the A's in the late 1980s and early 1990s. That's right: 101, because we're counting both 0 and 00 separately. Her .338 batting average in 1998 ranks sixth in Colonials history. Gehrig was already 111 homers into his career by the time the Yankees even starting wearing numbers, though, so this isn't his full career value. Walt Frazier is definitely one of the greatest players to put on a Knicks uniform, and he can even be considered the best NBA player to wear the number #10 on his jersey. 12 on his jersey when he won multiple titles. His #32 has been retired by the Cleveland Browns. Why he's here: The future Hall of Famer wore No. Childhood favorite of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. Ranking the 25 best NCAA softball players in 2020 Gabbie Plain went 24-2 with a 1.24 ERA last season and will have to step up in Washington's rotation after Taran Alvelo's graduation. No. Over the course of his prolific career, he wore the #80 for three different teams, but is best remembered for wearing it in the red and gold of the San Francisco 49ers. 101,687 WARNotable names: Chipper Jones, Lefty Grove, Ron Santo, Ron Cey, Andre Dawson. Trout has taken over ownership of the lead here, and he'll probably own it for the entire rest of baseball history. Johnson wore 51 with Seattle from 1989-98 -- save for a brief game with 15 here and 34 there -- and then Ichiro wore it as a Mariner from 2001-12. Why he's here: Six All-Star appearances, a 2.35 ERA, 349 saves and a World Series ring. Then again, No. Not necessarily the players wearing those numbers, as you've certainly seen many lists of in the past. In many other sports, numbers of club legends are retired from use and placed in the rafters to be revered by generations of fans. Lots of 50s, 60s and 70s here, as you'd expect. The more creative players in the Premier League tend to wear the number 11 for their clubs, however Kevin de Bruyne who is the current leader in assists, wears the number 17 for Manchester City. His #99 is retired throughout the NHL, never to be worn by another player again. He switched to No. Honorable mentions: Al Kaline, Willie Wilson, Steve Garvey. You might not remember Newhouser, but the Detroit native is the only pitcher to win back-to-back Most Valuable Player Awards, doing so for his hometown Tigers in 1944 and '45. Honorable mentions: Billy Williams, Chase Utley, Amos Otis. Top NFL players with number 6 jerseys include Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez, all Hall of Fame-level players whose career highlights are among the greatest moments in football history . Honorable mentions: John Smoltz, Adrian Beltre, Mickey Lolich. He was also 12-time All-Star . Then there's Mays, who wore No. Honorable mentions: Charlie Gehringer, Nellie Fox, Red Schoendienst. Hailing originally fromLa Verne, California, Stacey Nuveman-Deniz is the current softball coach of the National Softball team. A legend and an important historical figure, Robinson also was a heck of a player, winning Rookie of the Year and MVP honors and posting five straight seasons of 7.0 WAR or better. Honorable mentions: Appier, Russell Martin. Meyer became just the second player in program history to be named NEC Player of the Year that season, leading the team to a berth in the NCAA Tournament. First, she competed at Western Illinois and UCLA. For pitching, she holds the record for complete games (116) and games started (114) as well as being second in strikeouts (841), which she held for 13 years. Elway retired following two consecutive Super Bowl wins and appeared in five Super Bowls. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. She made the All-NEC team in all four years, making the first team in 2004 and 2006 as well as the second team in 2003 and 2005. Which numbers have been the most productive? He contributed 101 WAR to 21 with Boston and Toronto, then 38.5 more WAR to 22, by our formula. He finished with a 2.86 regular-season ERA, and in 17 games (15 starts) in the postseason, he posted a 2.61 ERA and helped the Orioles to three World Series titles (the only three in franchise history, it should be noted). He is from Hockessin, Delaware. George Foster: The left fielder wore the No. 24 his. However, many athletes remain inseparable from their on-field persona and the uniform that they wear. Despite only pitching those five full seasons, Dean still was elected to the Hall of Fame. Manager Alfred Lawson chose to put numbers on his teams jerseys in order for fans to easily identify each of th. "Because I was a second baseman," Rose said in 2016 when the Reds retired his 14, "and 27 wasn't a good number for a second baseman, so I got 14." Basketball stars have had success with the number as well with LeBron James and Bill Russell thriving with the number 6 in the NBA. MJ also helped bring basketball to the . Angel Di Maria currently wears the #7 shirt after his blockbuster transfer deal this summer. No. 171,598 WARNotable names: Todd Helton, Lance Berkman, Mark Grace, Dizzy Dean, Shohei Ohtani. 84 for two seasons with the Rangers. Why he's here: The middle reliever is the only player in history to post a postive WAR while wearing No. She had the record of 24 single-season wins until it was snapped in 2012 by Nicole Sleith. Why he's here: The Pirate starting pitcher wore No. See? It remains entertaining that if you were to watch a replay of the famous "Pine Tar Game" in 1983, you'll see a young Mattingly there wearing No. No, but close enough, and after running the numbers on that, we have a list of 101 digits. No matter what else happens, that's always going to be Kris Bryant. More recently, 18 has become known in the Majors as being the favored number of Japanese pitchers, as Hiroki Kuroda, Kenta Maeda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yusei Kikuchi have all worn it. This was pretty much an impossible choice, guaranteed to please exactly nobody. 5. The last player to wear 25 for the Colonials was Megan Lynch in 2009. George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham, and Cristiano Ronaldo have all sported the #7 during their successful exploits with the club. For nearly four decades, you could find Harder active and in uniform for the same team. Numbers are now considered a common feature for uniforms in every team sport. 1 all-time. Why he's here: Underrated Bobby Abreu is Drysdale's only real competition. Thanks to then-Yankee Miguel Yajure, who became the first player to ever wear No. While a few picks are obvious, there may be some surprises at some of this week's numbers. It has been a popular jersey number for decades with success of athletes across the board. That's nearly a quarter-century, with one team, on the backs of two legends. My grandson just started playing at 6yrs old second base and he wanted number 7. Alex Bregman is storming up this list; he wears 2 in part to honor Jeter, and in part because he was drafted second overall in 2015. Why hes here: Because it's the Internet, and the Internet loves Bartolo. Honorable mentions: Jimmie Foxx, Alex Rodriguez, Harmon Killebrew. Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all-time, with six NBA titles, five MVP awards, and fourteen All-Star Game appearances. 291,384 WARNotable names: Adrin Beltr, Rod Carew, John Smoltz, Mickey Lolich, Ken Singleton, No. (That last part is important; after an initial brief experiment or two in the 1910s and '20s, the '29 Yankees were the first to commit to it full-time, meaning most of Babe Ruth's best years are not included here, coming as they did with no uniform number. Neither did we. Hunter had worn 48 for the first 16 years of his career, but it was owned by Rick Porcello when the outfielder signed with Detroit after the 2012 season. 23 the greatest NBA player of all time? Why he's here: The pitcher wore No. When he was traded to the Mets in 1983, they'd already retired 37 for Casey Stengel, so Hernandez took 17. As the Athletic detailed, 43 was issued by the clubhouse manager, which Eckersley would wear for the rest of his career, except for his Cubs debut in 1984, which had him wearing 40 before he was able to switch back. He won the 1977 AL MVP when he batted .388 with 16 triples, 14 homers, 100 RBIs, 23 stolen bases and 128 runs scored for the Twins. 50513 WARNotable names: Mookie Betts, Adam Wainwright, Jamie Moyer, Sid Fernandez, J.R. Richard. Note that this is only St. Louis Hernandez. Most recently, Suarez brought the shirt some disgrace with his on-field antics, but he also helped Liverpool mount their best title challenge in over a decade. 81 for more than a season. No. from 1997 to 2002 she played for the UCLA Bruins asthe catcher position. Basketball stars have had success with the number as well with Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone, and Julius Irving thriving with the number 32 in the . 61,881 WARNotable names: Stan Musial, Al Kaline, Sal Bando, Willie Wilson, Tony Oliva, Steve Garvey. Why he's here: The 1978 AL Cy Young winner led the AL in wins twice and ERA twice and had his number retired by the Yankees. The Top 10 Greatest Baseball Players Ever to Wear the No. He became the youngest person ever elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972. Let's break it down into groups, based on the rules we outlined above. Honorable mentions: Nolan Ryan, Orlando Cepeda, Willie Randolph. With over 300 players taking part in the Summer, Winter Indoor and extremely poular Corporate Leagues our aim is to help grow the amazing sport of Softball. 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