NetShrine
06-25-2001, 01:30 PM
Personally, I think this is cool.
Anyone know the other 10?
From the AP:
Newly acquired pitcher Rob Bell of the Texas Rangers wore the No. 6 when he made his debut with the team on Tuesday. Bell, who was traded to the Rangers by the Cincinnati Reds on June 15, may have hoped to change his luck -- he was 0-5 with the Reds -- by changing his team and uniform number. He wore No. 29 with Cincinnati, but by changing to No. 6, became one of only 11 pitchers since 1960 to sport a single-digit uniform number. The tradition of giving double digits to hurlers goes back to the advent of uniform numbers in the late 20s and early 30s. Teams tended to assign the manager No. 1 and the starting position players numbers two through nine. That left only double digits for the starting pitchers.
Anyone know the other 10?
From the AP:
Newly acquired pitcher Rob Bell of the Texas Rangers wore the No. 6 when he made his debut with the team on Tuesday. Bell, who was traded to the Rangers by the Cincinnati Reds on June 15, may have hoped to change his luck -- he was 0-5 with the Reds -- by changing his team and uniform number. He wore No. 29 with Cincinnati, but by changing to No. 6, became one of only 11 pitchers since 1960 to sport a single-digit uniform number. The tradition of giving double digits to hurlers goes back to the advent of uniform numbers in the late 20s and early 30s. Teams tended to assign the manager No. 1 and the starting position players numbers two through nine. That left only double digits for the starting pitchers.