Outrageous Jersey Numbers

[joelsabi]

I read this newspaper article and was wondering what other outrageous or out of the ordinary jersey numbers have been used.


I think Gaedel, the midget, used "1/2" for one at bat for the White Sox.

not sure if the 112 really was worn by Alberto Callaspo or was "game issued" hanging on his locker.

http://fromthedugout.ocregister.com/...-angels/61603/

[TNTtoys]

Some notables...

Benito Santiago, Marlins: wore "09" after he realized that his usual #9 would be covered by the strap from his chest protector.

99 was worn by Mets reliever Turk Wendell and is now worn by Manny...

Many players wore 0 and 00 (about a dozen or so).

[Mark17]

I think Gaedel, the midget, used "1/2" for one at bat for the White Sox.

He wore 1/8.

[both-teams-played-hard]

I read this newspaper article and was wondering what other outrageous or out of the ordinary jersey numbers have been used.


I think Gaedel, the midget, used "1/2" for one at bat for the White Sox.

He played for the St. Louis Browns. I think the term that civilized people use today, is "little person".

[joelsabi]

He played for the St. Louis Browns. I think the term that civilized people use today, is "little person".

Thats 2 strikes on me. I'm blaming this on jetlag.

Thanks for the corrections.

[LastingsMilledge85]

Some notables...

Benito Santiago, Marlins: wore "09" after he realized that his usual #9 would be covered by the strap from his chest protector.

99 was worn by Mets reliever Turk Wendell and is now worn by Manny...

Many players wore 0 and 00 (about a dozen or so).

The number "99" is an interesting one because it has sort of become like a "cult following" (lack of a better word). Some guys just like to take that number just to be "out there". Manny Ramirez took it after a whole debacle with the number 24 and 28 with the Dodgers. Once he finally agreed to wear 28 after originally rejecting it, the Dodgers told him that it was too late because they already had 99 shirts out with his name on it. Brian Bruney wore 99 last year and Collin Balester is wearing it now. There are many players now days that get stuck or chose high numbers in baseball which was always considered an oddity and some teams wouldn't even make numbers that were high.

[both-teams-played-hard]

7 foot 6 inch Shawn Bradley wore number "76" for the 76ers.

[STLHAMMER32]

I read this newspaper article and was wondering what other outrageous or out of the ordinary jersey numbers have been used.


I think Gaedel, the midget, used "1/2" for one at bat for the White Sox.

not sure if the 112 really was worn by Alberto Callaspo or was "game issued" hanging on his locker.

http://fromthedugout.ocregister.com/...-angels/61603/

Gaedel wore the # 1/8 and his one plate appearance was for the St.Louis Browns I believe.

[sox83cubs84]

This is out there, sports AND numberwise, but, being a SoCal guy, Warren may remeber it.

Back in the 1970s, the Los Angeles Thunderbirds were possibly the most popular roller derby franchise in the country. The team's Sunday games were sent out to be broadcast on independent stations all over the U.S. (Chicago got them on Channel 32, now our Fox station). One of the team's blockers was a huge woman named Erlene Brown. Because of her ample size (and the fact that her body was large enough to accommodate it), she wore uniform number 747!

Dave Miedema

[both-teams-played-hard]

This is out there, sports AND numberwise, but, being a SoCal guy, Warren may remeber it.

Back in the 1970s, the Los Angeles Thunderbirds were possibly the most popular roller derby franchise in the country. The team's Sunday games were sent out to be broadcast on independent stations all over the U.S. (Chicago got them on Channel 32, now our Fox station). One of the team's blockers was a huge woman named Erlene Brown. Because of her ample size (and the fact that her body was large enough to accommodate it), she wore uniform number 747!

Dave Miedema

Dave
I've only lived in L.A. for 14 years, so my memories of 1970s SoCal are nonexistent. Fred G. Sanford loved roller derby, so if he liked it...it's OK in my book. Some of the durene roller derby jerseys that have hit the market are true relics! In 1997, I could have bought one for $20 (I passed). I didn't know what sport it was from. It had custom tags from a Sporting Goods place in Compton. I think they distributed jerseys for the entire league, not just L.A. Some of the 50s and 60s roller derby jerseys are made exactly like football jerseys, with no name just front and back numerals.
Also, that Earlene Brown lady was a former Olympian.