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The Brooklyn Dodgers:
We’ve Got Their Numbers
of TheColumnists.com
This tour de force is for baseball numbers freaks, a final blast to the past.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig put the spotlight on uniform numbers recently when he had the sport celebrate the anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s major league debut by ordering all players to wear No. 42, Robinson’s number. As a numbers guy of long standing, I take off on that with this exclusive listing of all the numbers that Brooklyn Dodger players wore from the time they started wearing numbers in 1932 to their last year in Brooklyn in 1957.
Because the Dodgers put Brooklyn behind them, this is the definitive Brooklyn Dodgers list. On some subsequent week, I will put together the all- time list of the New York Giants, the other franchise that was left in the dust by the rush to the West Coast by the Dodgers and Giants.
Note that only George Jeffcoat wore No. 42 before Robinson; that Frenchy Bordagaray wore six different numbers; that Ralph Branca switched from his 1951 No. 13 to No. 12 the next year; that Joe Medwick wore No. 7 and the highest number, 77; and that Casey Stengel wore No. 31 and 36 as Dodgers manager, eventually wearing the No. 37 that was retired by the Yankees and Mets.
Brooklyn Dodgers Uniform Numbers, 1932-1957
No. 1-Johnny Frederick, 1932-34; Buzz Boyle, 1935; Freddie Lindstrom, 1936; Woody English, 1937-38; Packy Rogers, 1938; Gene Moore, 1939; Charlie Gilbert, 1940; Pee Wee Reese, 1940-42, 1946-1957; Paul Waner, 1943-44; Mike Sandlock, 1945.
No. 2-Mickey Finn, 1932; Joe Judge, 1933; Jim Bucher, 1934-37; Leo Durocher, 1938-48; Bobby Morgan, 1949-1953; Randy Jackson, 1956-57.
No. 3-Joe Stripp, 1932-37; Pete Coscarart, 1938-41; Stan Rojek, 1942; Alex Kampouris, 1942-43; Red Barkley, 1943; Al Campanis, 1943; Eddie Basinski, 1944; Art Herring, 1944; Gene Mauch, 1944; John Dantonio, 1945; Babe Herman, 1945; Stan Rojek, 1946-47; Billy Cox, 1948-54; Chico Fernandez, 1956; Elmer Valo, 1957.
No. 4-Hack Wilson, 1932-34; Harvey Green, 1934; Frenchy Bordagaray, 1935-36; Tony Malinosky, 1937; Dolf Camilli, 1938-1943; Gil Hodges, 1943; Gil English, 1944; Babe Herman, 1945; Mike Sandlock, 1946; Duke Snider, 1947-1957.
No. 5-Tony Cuccinello, 1932-35; Johnny Cooney, 1935; Ben Geraghty, 1936; Jack Radtke, 1936; Cookie Lavagetto, 1937-41; Arky Vaughan, 1942-43; Clancy Smyres, 1944; Ben Chapman, 1944-45; Johnny Peacock, 1945; Carl Furillo, 1946; Cookie Lavagetto, 1946-48; Tommy Brown, 1948-51; Sandy Amoros, 1952; Wayne Belardi, 1953-54; Charlie Kress, 1954..
No. 6-Lefty O’Doul 1932-33; Sam Leslie, 1934-5; Buddy Hassett, 1936-37; Johnny Hudson, 1938-40; Tony Giuliani, 1941; Joe Medwick, 1941-42; Charlie Dressen, 1943; Carden Gillenwater, 1943; Hal Peck, 1943; John Bolling, 1944; Bill Hart, 1944-45; Dixie Howell, 1946; Frank Laga, 1946; Carl Furillo, 1946-1957.
No. 7-Glenn Wright, 1932-33; Johnny McCarthy, 1934; George Earnshaw, 1935-36; Lindsay Brown 1937; Johnny Hudson 1937; Packy Rogers 1938; Ray Thomas, 1938; Charlie Dressen 1939-46, 1951-53; Joe Medwick, 1940, 1943; Pete Reiser, 1947-48; Mike McCormick, 1949.
No. 8-Gordon Slade, 1932; Jake Flowers, 1933; Lonnie Frey, 1934-36; Sid Gautreaux, 1937; Paul Chervinko, 1937-38; Gilly Campbell, 1938; Art Parks, 1939; Joe Vosmik, 1940-41 Jimmy Wasdell, 1941; Schoolboy Rowe, 1942; Bob Newsom, 1942-43; Howie Schultz, 1943-47; Ed Stevens, 1945; Hal Gregg, 1947; Don Lund, 1948; George Shuba, 1948-55; Cal Abrams, 1950; Dale Mitchell, 1956; Rocky Nelson, 1956; Johnny Roseboro, 1957.
No. 9-Danny Taylor, 1932-36; Tom Winsett, 1936; Babe Phelps, 1937-41; Billy Sullivan, 1942; Bill Hart, 1943; Lloyd Wanter, 1944; Tommy Brown, 1945; Bill White, 1945; Jack Graham, 1946; Arky Vaughan, 1947-48; Bob Ramazotti, 1949; Rocky Bridges, 1951-52; Dixie Howell, 1953; Gino Cimoli, 1956-57.
No.10-Al Lopez, 1932-35; Ray Berres, 1936; Freddie Fitzsimmons, 1937; Randy Moore, 1937; Roy Spencer, 1938; Carl Doyle, 1939; Ray Hayworth, 1939; Gus Mancuso, 1940; Mickey Owen, 1941-1945; Ernie Rudolph, 1945; Bruce Edwards, 1946, 1948-51; Earl Naylor, 1946; Lew Riggs, 1946; Rube Walker, 1951-57.
No. 11-Clyde Sukeforth, 1932-34; Lonny Frey, 1933; Nick Tremark, 1934-35; Frank Skaff, 1936; George Watkins, 1936; Fred Frankhouse, 1937-38; Tony Lazzeri, 1939; Dixie Walker, 1939-47; Jack Banta, 1948-50; Al Epperly, 1950; Carl Erskine, 1950; Mickey Livingston, 1951.
No. 12-Val Picinich, 1932-33; Jimmy Jordan, 1934-36; Luke Hamlin, 1937-41; Bob Chipman, 1942, 1944; Babe Dahlgren, 1942; Rex Barney, 1943; Rube Melton, 1943; Ed Stanky, 1944-47; Ray Sanders, 1948; Erv Palica, 1948-51, 1954; Ralph Branca, 1952; Frank Kellert, 1955.
No. 13-Burleigh Grimes, 1938; Kirby Higbe, 1941-43; 1946-47; Ralph Branca, 1944-45; 1947-51, 1953; Tommy Warren, 1944.
No. 14-Bud Clancy, 1932; George Kelly, 1932; Del Bissonette, 1933; Joe Hutcheson, 1933; Wally Miller, 1934; Fred Lamanske, 1935; Frank Skaff, 1935; Ox Eckhardt, 1936; Harry Eisenstat, 1936; Roy Spencer, 1937; Freddie Fitzsimmons, 1938-43; Chris Haughey, 1943; Rube Melton, 1944; Lee Pfund, 1945; Ferrell Anderson, 1946; Dick Whitman, 1947; Gil Hodges, 1947-57.
No. 15-Dazzy Vance, 1932; Ownie Carroll, 1933-34; Tom Baker, 1935; Bob Logan, 1935; Johnny Cooney, 1936; Max Butcher, 1937; Waite Hoyt, 1938; Vito Tamulis, 1938-1941; Tom Drake, 1941; Kirby Higbe, 1941; Bobby Bragan, 1943-44; Stan Andrews, 1945; Lew Riggs, 1946; Dick Whitman, 1946; Clyde Sukeforth, 1947-51; Johnny Rutherford, 1952; Sandy Amoros, 1954-57.
No. 16-Van Lingle Mungo, 1932-41; Billy Herman, 1941-43, 1946; Pat Ankenman, 1943; Barney Koch, 1944; Eddie Miksis, 1944; Art Herring, 1945; Joe Medwick, 1946; Ray Blades, 1947; Clyde King, 1947-48; Morrie Martin, 1949; Earl Mossor, 1951; Ken Lehman, 1952, 1954, 1956-7; Danny McDevitt, 1957.
No. 18-Fred Helmach, 1932-33; Bert Delmas, 1933; Len Koenecke, 1934-35; Dick Siebert, 1936; Harry Eisenstat, 1937; Tot Pressnell, 1938-40; Steve Rachunok, 1940; Lew Riggs, 1941-42; Carden Gillenwater, 1943; Johnny Cooney, 1943-44; Clyde King, 1944; Vic Lombardi, 1945-47; Dick Whitman, 1948-49; Wayne Belardi, 1950-51; Jim Hughes, 1953-56.
No. 19-Ray Phelps, 1932; Chick Outen, 1933; Babe Phelps, 1935-36; Ralph Birkofer, 1937; Jim Lindsey, 1937; Alta Cohen, 1938; Ira Hutchinson, 1939; Herman Franks, 1940-41; Cliff Dapper, 1942; Frenchy Bordagaray, 1943; George Washburn, 1943; Charlie Fuchs, 1944; Ed Head, 1944; Tom Sunkel, 1944; Morrie Aderholt, 1945; Joe Hatten, 1946-51; Johnny Schmitz, 1951-52; Joe Landrum, 1952; Jim Gilliam, 1953-57.
No. 20-Sloppy Thurston, 1932-33; Glenn Chapman, 1934; Harry Eisenstat, 1935; Zack Taylor, 1935-36; Tom Baker, 1937; Ernie Koy, 1938-40; Wes Flowers, 1940; Larry French, 1941-42; Kemp Wicker, 1941; Albie Glossop, 1943; Howard Wafer, 1944; Tommy Warren, 1944; Ralph Branca, 1946-47; Phil Haugstad, 1947-52; Elmer Sexasuer, 1948.
No. 21-Joe Shaute, 1932-33; Phil Page, 1934; Harry Smythe, 1944; Buster Mills, 1935; Dazzy Vance, 1935; Sid Gautreaux, 1936; Bill Posedel, 1938; Al Todd, 1939; Wes Ferrell, 1940; Lou Fette, 1940; Lee Grissom, 1940; Newt Kimball, 1941-43; Luis Olmo, 1943-45; John Corriden, 1946; Art Herring, 1946; Clyde King, 1947; Spider Jorgenson, 1947-50; Tim Thompson, 1954; Rocky Nelson, 1956; Bill Harris, 1957.
No. 22-Jack Quinn, 1932-33; Rosy Ryan, 1933; Ray Berres, 1934; Curly Onis, 1935; Vince Sherlock, 1935; Tom Baker, 1936; Roy Henshaw, 1937: Buddy Hassett, 1938; Lindsey Deal, 1939; Red Evans, 1939; Ben Tincup, 1940; Bill Swift, 1941; Johnny Allen, 1941-43; Bob Chipman, 1943; Bill Lohrman, 1944; Ray Hathaway, 1945; Gene Hermanski, 1946-51; Andy Pafko, 1951; Billy Herman, 1952-57.
No. 23-Charlie Perkins, 1934; Johnny McCarthy, 1935; George Jeffcoat, 1936-38; Wayne LaMaster, 1938-39; Chris Hartje, 1939; Ed Head, 1940-43; 1946-47; Cy Buker, 1945; George Dockins, 1947; R. Wayne Johnson, 1947; Dan Bankhead, 1947-48; Johnny Hall, 1948; Pat McGlothin, 1949-50; Clyde King, 1951-52; Erv Palica, 1953; Don Zimmer, 1954-57.
No. 24-Cy Moore, 1932; Ed Pipgras, 1932; Jimmy Jordan, 1933; Watty Clark, 1934; Art Jones, 1934; Bobby Reis, 1935; Randy Moore, 1936; Jake Daniel, 1937; John Chambers, 1938; Buck Marrow, 1938; Lee Rogers, 1938; Bill Crouch, 1939; Al Hollingsworth, 1939; Joe Gallagher, 1940; Tommy Tatum, 1941; Paul Waner, 1941; Augie Galan, 1942-46; Bobby Bragan, 1947-48; Cal Abrams, 1949; Ed Chandler, 1949; Bill Antonello, 1950; Hank Edwards, 1951; Walter Alston, 1954-57.
No. 25-Max Rosenfeld, 1932-33; Lee Munns, 1934-35; Ed Brandt, 1936; Johnny Cooney, 1937; Kiki Cuyler, 1938; Hugh Casey 1939-42, 1946-48; Wes Flowers, 1944; Don Lund, 1945; Otho Nicholas, 1945; Mickey Owen, 1949; Elmer Sexauer, 1949; Chris Van Cuyk, 1950-52; Bob Milliken, 1953-54.
No. 26-Fay Thomas, 1932; Ray Lucas, 1934; Johnny Babich, 1934-35; Fred Frankhouse, 1936; Heinie Manush, 1937-38; Merv Shea, 1938; Bill Crouch, 1939; Lyn Lary, 1939; Carl Doyle, 1940; Curt Davis, 1940-1946; Rex Barney, 1946-51; Fred Kipp, 1956-57.
No. 27-Dutch Leonard, 1933-36; Ben Cantwell, 1937; Eddie Morgan, 1937; Goody Rosen, 1938-39; Tony Giulinai, 1940; Pete Reiser, 1941-42, 1946; Dee Moore, 1943; Fritz Ostermueller, 1943-44; Claude Crocker, 1944; Eddie Basinski, 1945; R. Wayne Johnson, 1947; Ray Blades, 1947-48; Milt Stock, 1949-50; Cookie Lavagetto, 1951-53 Pete Wojey, 1954; Tommy Lasorda, 1954-55; Bob Borkowski; 1955; Don Demeter, 1956.
No. 28-Ray Benge, 1933-35; Nick Tremark, 1936; Eddie Wilson, 1937; Bert Haas, 1938; Merv Shea, 1938; Fred Sington, 1939; Tex Carleton, 1940-41; Mace Brown, 1941; Max Macon, 1942-43; Hal Gregg, 1943-47; Preacher Roe, 1948-54; Chuck Templeton 1955-56; Ralph Branca, 1956.
No. 29-Art Herring, 1934; Curly Onis, 1934; Harvey Green, 1935; Tom Winsett, 1937-38; Tom C. Sheehan, 1938; Mel Almada, 1939; Jimmy Wasdell, 1940-41; Ed Albosta, 1941; Clyde King, 1945; Carl Furillo, 1946; Hank Behrman, 1946-48; Gene Mauch, 1948; Don Thompson, 1951-54; Tommy Holmes, 1952; Tommy Lasorda, 1954; Pete Wojey, 1955.
No. 30-Boom Boom Beck. 1933-34; Bob Barr, 1935; Max Butcher 1936; Gib Brack. 1937-38; Tucker Stainback, 1938-39; Roy Cullenbine, 1940; Red Corriden, 1941-46; Al Gionfriddo, 1947; Gene Mauch, 1947; Dwain Sloat, 1948; Billy Loes, 1952-56.
No. 31-Casey Stengel, 1932-36; Eddie Wilson, 1936; Andy High, 1937-38; Bill Killefer, 1939; Gene Moore, 1940; Alex Kampouris, 1941; Les Webber, 1942-45; Eddie Basinski, 1945; Johnny Van Cuyk, 1946; Dick Whitman, 1946; Jake Pitler, 1947-57.
No. 32-Otto Miller, 1932-36; Jesse Haines, 1938; Max Macon, 1939; Art Parks, 1939; Boots Poffenberger, 1939; Jimmy Ripple, 1940; Lee Grissom, 1940-41; Johnny Rizzo, 1942; Rube Melton, 1943; Ray Hayworth, 1943-45; Babe Herman, 1945; Les Webber, 1945-46; Joe Tepsic, 1946; Dixie Howell, 1947; Willie Ramsdell, 1948; Cal Abrams 1949-52; Rocky Nelson, 1953; Bill Antonello, 1953-54; Sandy Koufax, 1955-57.
No. 33-Max Carey, 1932-33; Charles Fraser, 1935-6; Burleigh Grimes, 1937; Ernie Koy, 1938; Newt Kimball, 1940; Don Ross, 1940; Mace Brown, 1941; Chet Kehn, 1942; Pat Ankenman, 1943; Frenchy Bordagaray, 1944-45; Don Padgett, 1946; Walter Sessi, 1947; Tommy Brown, 1947-48; Roy Campanella, 1948; Bud Podbielan, 1949; Willie Ramsdell, 1949-50; Jim Romano, 1951; Ted Lyons, 1954; Joe Becker, 1955-57.
No. 34-Bobby Reis, 1933; Robert Edwards,
1934; Tom Zachary, 1934-35; Hank Winston, 1936; Waite Hoyt, 1937;
Elmer Klumpp, 1937; Charlie Gilbert, 1940; Pete Reiser, 1940;
Ray Jarvis, 1944; Cal McLish, 1944; Fats Dantonio, 1945; Clyde
Sukeforth, 1945; Hank Behrman, 1946; Jean Pierre Roy, 1946; Eddie
Miksis, 1946-1951; Wayne Terwilliger, 1951-52; Russ Meyer, 1953-55;
Bob Aspromonte, 1956.
No. 35-Rosey Ryan, 1933; Babe Ruth, 1938; Don Ross, 1941; Clyde
Sukeforth, 1943-44; Goody Rosen, 1944-46; Cal McLish, 1946; Marv
Rackley, 1947-49; Mal Mallette, 1950; Bill Sharman, 1951; Pete
Wojey, 1954; Sal Maglie, 1954-57.
No. 36-Casey Stengel, 1936; Dykes Potter, 1938; Max Macon, 1940; Frenchy Bordagaray, 1943; Ed Stevens, 1946-47; Preston Ward, 1948; Chuck Connors, 1949; Don Newcombe, 1949-57.
No. 37-French Bordagaray, 1942; Rube Melton, 1946; Luis Olmo, 1949; Johnny Van Cuyk, 1948-49; Jim Russell, 1950-51; Ed Roebuck, 1954-57.
No. 38-Tony Giuliani, 1941; Chink Zachary, 1944; Bob Ramazotti, 1946; Paul Minner, 1947-49; Billy Loes, 1950; Dick Williams, 1951-54, 1956; Bob Darnell, 1954; Jim Gentile, 1956.
No. 39-Ray Lucas, 1933; John Corriden, 1946; Frank Laga, 1946; Ed Chandler, 1947; Roy Campanella, 1948-57.
No. 40-George Dockins 1946; Don Lund, 1947; Clyde Sukeforth, 1947; Erv Palica, 1948; Bud Podbielan, 1949-52; Walt Moryn, 1954; Roger Craig, 1955-57.
No. 41-Harry Taylor, 1947-49; Clem Labine, 1950-57.
No. 42-George Jeffcoat, 1939; Jackie Robinson, 1947-56.
No. 43-Johnny Van Cuyk, 1947; Robert Austin, 1949; Dan Bankhead, 1950-51; Don Hoak, 1954-55; Charlie Neal, 1956-57.
No. 44-Dixie Howell, 1947; Gene Mauch, 1948; Dee Fondy, 1949; Sam Narron, 1950.
No. 45-Johnny Hall, 1948; Ray Moore, 1952; Johnny Podres, 1953-57.
No. 46-Ben Wade, 1952; 1953-54; Glenn Mickens, 1953; Don Bessent, 1955-57.
No. 47-George Pfister, 1952
No. 48-Andy Pafko, 1952; Carmen Mauro, 1953; Ray Moore, 1953; Glenn Mickens, 1954; Karl Spooner, 1955, 1957.
No. 49-John Corriden, 1946; Joe Black, 1952-1955; Walt Moryn, 1955; Chuck Templeton, 1956; Bob Kennedy, 1957; Rene Valdes, 1957.
No. 50-Solomon Coleman, 1954; Don Elston, 1956-57.
No. 51-Frenchy Bordagaray, 1948; Bert Hamric, 1955; Greg Mulleavy, 1957.
No. 52-Ed Chandler, 1946; Preston Ward, 1948.
No. 53-Don Drysdale, 1956-57.
No. 54-Dixie Howell, 1955-56.
No. 55-Jackie Colllum, 1957.
No. 56-Roy Campanella, 1948.
No. 58-Joe Pignatano, 1957.
No. 77-Charlie Dressen, 1940; Joe Medwick, 1940-41.
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