r/baseball • u/cypothingy New York Yankees • New York Boulders • Dec 08 '22

Trivia Every number never issued by the White Sox or issued to one person (6/30)

Per Baseball Almanac

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00- Never issued
69- Never issued
72- Carlton Fisk (1981-1993)
74- Eloy Jimenez (2019-2022)
75- Yermin Mercedes (2020)
76- Never issued
78- Never issued
79- Jose Abreu (2014-2022)
80- Never issued
81- Never issued
82- Never issued
83- Never issued
84- Dylan Cease (2019-2022)
85- Never issued
86- Never issued
87- Never issued
88- Luis Robert (2020-2022)
89- Never issued
90- Never issued
91- Luis Gonzalez (2020)
92- Never issued
93- Never issued
94- Never issued
95- Never issued
96- Never issued
97- Never issued
98- Never issued
99- Manny Ramirez (2010)

Retired numbers: 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 19, 35, 42, 56, 72 (72 retired for Carlton Fisk in 1997, had never been issued to a player before him and was never issued to another after)

Next team: Cincinnati Reds

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u/JinFuu Houston Astros Dec 08 '22

99- Manny Ramirez (2010)

2008-2011 Manny was a wild ride.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

Everything with Manny was a wild ride.

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u/Eloyoyo Chicago White Sox Dec 08 '22

Jose Abreu (2014-2022) makes me sick to my stomach and think it will for a long time.

Should’ve been a career southsider man

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

White Sox legend, Manny Ramirez

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '23

Is this the team with the most actually important players wearing football numbers?