That of the 16 retired numbers that 5 of those #s were worn by others after the player stopped playing for the Yankees. #1 Billy Martin - worn by 2 others after. #3 Babe Ruth - Worn by 7 others after. #9 Roger Maris - Worn by 4 others after. #10 Phil Rizzuto - Worn by 7 others after #49 Ron Guidry - Worn by 1 other after And #4 is the only retired EVER worn by just 1 player. Lou Gehrig. Just thought I'd share.
Now one is ever wearing #2 again. I still can't believe Mike Gallego ever wore #2.... My only other favorite #2 was Bobby Murder (RIP).
Joe DiMaggio's first number was #9 in 1936. Hank Bauer wore #9 as a 3 time allstar, same as Maris. The #9 that was a 5 time allstar was Greg Nettles.
His original # though was #1 And Mantles's original # was #6. After Maris & before Nettles #9 was worn by Steve Whitaker, Dick Simpson & Ron Woods.
