[DOC] [TLE] Retired Numbers in Major League Baseball: BaseballChronology [PAR] Retired Numbers in Major League Baseball and the history of baseball from 1845
-2016 - only at BaseballChronology.com! ... The 1923 St. Louis Cardinals also 
tried using numbers of their sleeves, but it was the 1929 ... On July 4, 1939, Lou 
Gehrig's #4 became the first uniform number to be "retired. ... Lou Gehrig - 
Yankees [DOC] [TLE] Casey Stengel - Wikipedia [PAR] Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel nicknamed "The Old Perfessor", was an 
American Major ... After his major league career began, he acquired the 
nickname "Casey", .... three World Series: in 1916 for the Dodgers and in 1922 
and 1923 for the Giants. .... He is the first man in MLB history to have had his 
number retired by more... [DOC] [TLE] New York Yankees - Wikipedia [PAR] The Yankees declared July 4, 1939 to be "Lou Gehrig Day", on which they retired 
his number 4 (the first retired number in baseball). Gehrig made a famous... [DOC] [TLE] Wally Pipp - Wikipedia [PAR] World Series champion (1923); 2 AL home run leader (1916, 1917). Walter 
Clement Pipp (February 17, 1893  January 11, 1965) was an American 
professional baseball player. A first baseman, Pipp played in Major League 
Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit ... Pipp made his major league debut with the 
Tigers on June 29, 1913. [DOC] [TLE] Retired Numbers: New York Yankees | Baseball Essential [PAR] Jan 19, 2016 ... 4, Lou Gehrig, Yes, 1923-39, 1939, 1939, 0 ... Martin is the only Yankee to have 
his number retired for his service as both a ... in 1957 and his arrival for the first of 
five stints as manager in 1975, .... O'Neill's number 21 is not retired either, but 
since his retirement in 2001, it has been issued only once or twice. [DOC] [TLE] Yankees Retired Numbers | New York Yankees [PAR] Torre guided the Bronx Bombers to 10 division titles, six American League 
pennants ... Beginning with Lou Gehrig's number 4 in 1939, the Yankees have 
retired 15 ... He did not allow a single passed ball in 125 games behind the plate, 
another AL record. Dickey also excelled at the plate, batting over .300 in 10 of his 
first 11... [DOC] [TLE] New York Yankees - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com [PAR] Oct 6, 2016 ... The Yankees finished first in the American League Eastern Division for 9 
consecutive ... The Yankees also saw their first no-hitter in 1917 when George 
Mogridge no ... The decade also saw the opening of Yankee Stadium in 1923. ..... 
Gehrig would hold the position for four years until his retirement in 1939. [DOC] [TLE] Baseball Hall of Fame - Dressed to the Nines - Online Exhibits [PAR] In the photograph, Mendez is seen in his Cuban Stars uniform with a number 12 
on his left sleeve. ... At left: Ray Blades of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1923 ... Not 
only were the Cleveland Indians the first big league club to wear uniform ... had 
retired Gehrig's uniform number 4, ensuring that no member of the Yankees 
family... [DOC] [TLE] Lou Gehrig | Society for American Baseball Research [PAR] On July 4, 1939, between games of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, nearly 
42,000 ... It was a bittersweet end to a brilliant career, one that dated back to 
1923 and ... Lou was not the couple's only child, but he was the sole Gehrig baby 
who would .... His performance in the field wasn't so good, however; Gehrig let 
the first... [DOC] [TLE] Larrupin' Lou.... [Archive] - Net54baseball.com Forums [PAR] This is a photo card, as I call it, from 1929....from our BST not too long ago. ... 
Gehrig was the first MLB player to have his uniform number retired, and he was ... 
and attendee of Columbia University, Gehrig signed with the Yankees in 1923. 
He set several major league records during his career,[4] including... [DOC] [TLE]

Question: With the Yankees from 1923 to 1939, his No. 4 was the first number retired in either league
Answer: Lou Gehrig