[DOC] [TLE] Uniform number (Major League Baseball) - Wikipedia [PAR] In baseball, the uniform number is a number worn on the uniform of each player 
and coach. ... For example, in 2015, Alan Trammell (who wore number 3 for his 
lengthy career ... The original baseball numbers were based on the lineup. ... 
number 3 and batted third for the Yankees) and Lou Gehrig (number 4, batted 
fourth). [DOC] [TLE] List of Major League Baseball retired numbers - Wikipedia [PAR] Red Sox retired numbers as hung on the right-field facade during the 2016 
season in Fenway Park  Major League Baseball and its participating clubs have 
retired various uniform numbers over the course of time, ensuring that those 
numbers are never worn again and thus will always be ... Hence, Babe Ruth 
wore number 3 and Lou Gehrig number 4. [DOC] [TLE] Derek Jeter will be final single-digit number retired by Yankees ... [PAR] Aug 23, 2014 ... When Derek's Jeter's number is retired, it will be the end of the line of ... former 
Yankees manager Joe Torre before a baseball game against the ... spot in the 
batting order -- Babe Ruth batted third, Lou Gehrig fourth. ... I'm just not happy 
anywhere else.' " ... Torre is the third Hall of Fame Yankee to wear No. [DOC] [TLE] Uni Watch: Cold case - ESPN Page 2 - ESPN.com [PAR] Jul 12, 2007 ... Upon watching the video again, just to be sure, Uni Watch realized that this ... 
That got Uni Watch thinking: Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx (whose uniforms all looked 
perfectly ... And if the numbers were based on the batting order, why was the ... 
up in the video, with his number panel clearly visible -- wearing No. [DOC] [TLE] Lou Gehrig's Shining Legacy of Courage - New York Yankees - MLB ... [PAR] Personalized Jersey ... The Babe got the headlines; the Iron Horse just got it 
done. ... With the most famous speech in sports, Lou Gehrig, barely 36, bade 
farewell to all on that ... His mother had to work as the Gehrigs tried to eke out a 
living, and before ... to identify, and the numbers represented their spot in the 
batting order. [DOC] [TLE] Yankees Retired Numbers | Joe Posnanski [PAR] Dec 11, 2013 ... That is absolutely the right thing to do  heck Billy Martin's number is retired ... 
The famous picture of Babe Ruth leaning on his bat comes from that day. ... No. 4: 
Lou Gehrig. Retired July 4, 1939, the day he announced that he was ... were boo'
d simply because of they wore 21 and both changed numbers. [DOC] [TLE] 99 Cool Facts About Babe Ruth | SI.com [PAR] Jul 12, 2013 ... Babe Ruth played his first major league game 99 years ago this ..... Ruth returned 
to the lineup on June 1, the day before Lou Gehrig ... 3  which came from his 
spot in the batting order  in 1929 but ... never wore the Yankees' famous 
interlocking NY logo on his jersey. .... Seven other Yankees wore No. [DOC] [TLE] THE ORIGINAL IRON MAN LOU GEHRIG HAD A LOT MORE IN ... [PAR] Sep 15, 1995 ... Lou Gehrig was a lot like Cal Ripken Jr. Gehrig, too, was ... bigger and stronger 
than most of his contemporaries; at just a ... Ruth, who would precede him in the 
Yankee batting order and in .... No team before or since has had a pair of hitters 
to ... because Lou was in his prime and the Babe was fading. [DOC] [TLE] Who Wore It Best? The Top Yankees by Uniform Number - Bronx ... [PAR] Jan 7, 2016 ... Now batting, num-bah two. ... Babe was the first Yankee to wear number three, 
and it's safe to say no one ... This is the easiest one on the list because Gehrig is 
literally the only ... That does not earn him a spot on this list, but it's still cool. ... 
baseman, Joe Gordon, who wore the number right after Lazzeri. [DOC] [TLE] Baseball

Question: The Babe wore this uniform number because it was his spot in the batting order, right before Lou Gehrig
Answer: 3