Monument Park (Yankee Stadium) - Honorees

Honorees

f===Honored baseball members=== The following players and other Yankees personnel are honored with monuments or plaques in Monument Park. Monuments are considered a greater honor than plaques, and are only awarded posthumously.

Often, the uniform number of the player being honored is retired in the same ceremony. Such events historically often took place either at home openers or on Old Timers' Day, but have lately been scheduled on separate weekend home games. Figures are listed in the order in which their plaques were dedicated:

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Honoree Name of the honoree
Position(s) Fielding position(s) or role in the organization
Yankee career Years with the Yankee organization
Number retired (x) Date number retired (and number), if applicable
Plaque Date plaque dedicated, if applicable
Monument Date monument dedicated, if applicable
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Honorees
Honoree Position(s) Yankee career Number retired Plaque Monument Ref
Huggins, MillerMiller Huggins Manager 1918–1929 18 !— 01932-05-30May 30, 1932 01932-05-30May 30, 1932
Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig First baseman 1923–1939 01939-07-04July 4, 1939 (#4) 01941-07-06July 6, 1941 01941-07-06July 6, 1941
Ruppert, JacobJacob Ruppert Owner 1915–1939 19 !— 01940-04-19April 19, 1940 06 !—
Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth Right fielder 1920–1934 01948-06-13June 13, 1948 (#3) 01949-04-19April 19, 1949 01949-04-19April 19, 1949
Barrow, EdEd Barrow General manager 1921–1946 20 !— 01954-04-15April 15, 1954 07 !—
DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio Center fielder 1936–1951 01952-04-18April 18, 1952 (#5) 01969-06-08June 8, 1969 01999-04-25April 25, 1999
Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle Center fielder 1951–1968 01969-06-08June 8, 1969 (#7) 01969-06-08June 8, 1969 01996-08-25August 25, 1996
McCarthy, JoeJoe McCarthy Manager 1931–1946 21 !— 01976-04-29April 29, 1976 08 !—
Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel Manager 1949–1960 01970-08-08August 8, 1970 (#37) 01976-07-30July 30, 1976 09 !—
Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson Catcher 1969–1979 01979-08-02August 2, 1979 (#15) 01980-09-20September 20, 1980 10 !—
Howard, ElstonElston Howard Catcher / Outfielder 1955–1967 01984-07-21July 21, 1984 (#32) 01984-07-21July 21, 1984 11 !—
Maris, RogerRoger Maris Outfielder 1960–1966 01984-07-21July 21, 1984 (#9) 01984-07-21July 21, 1984 12 !—
Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto Shortstop / Broadcaster 1941–1956, 1957–96 01985-08-04August 4, 1985 (#10) 01985-08-04August 4, 1985 13 !—
Martin, BillyBilly Martin Second baseman / Manager 1950–1957, 1975–1978,
1979, 1983, 1985, 1988
01986-08-10August 10, 1986 (#1) 01986-08-10August 10, 1986 14 !—
Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez Pitcher 1930–1942 22 !— 01987-08-01August 1, 1987 15 !—
Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford Pitcher 1950–1967 01974-04-06April 6, 1974 (#16) 01987-08-01August 1, 1987 16 !—
Dickey, BillBill Dickey Catcher 1928–1946 01972-04-18April 18, 1972 (#8) 01988-08-21August 21, 1988 17 !—
Berra, YogiYogi Berra Catcher / Outfielder 1946–1963 01972-04-18April 18, 1972 (#8) 01988-08-21August 21, 1988 18 !—
Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds Pitcher 1947–1954 23 !— 01989-08-27August 27, 1989 19 !—
Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly First baseman 1982–1995 01997-08-31August 31, 1997 (#23) 01997-08-31August 31, 1997 20 !—
Allen, MelMel Allen Broadcaster 1939–1964, 1976–1989 24 !— 01998-07-25July 25, 1998 21 !—
Sheppard, BobBob Sheppard Public address announcer 1951–2007 25 !— 02000-05-07May 7, 2000 22 !—
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson Right fielder 1977–1981 01993-08-14August 14, 1993 (#44) 02002-07-06July 6, 2002 23 !—
Guidry, RonRon Guidry Pitcher 1975–1988 02003-08-23August 23, 2003 (#49) 02003-08-23August 23, 2003 24 !—
Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing Pitcher 1930–1946 26 !— 02004-07-10July 10, 2004 25 !—
Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson Second baseman 01997-04-15April 15, 1997 (#42) 02007-04-17April 17, 2007 26 !—
Steinbrenner, GeorgeGeorge Steinbrenner Owner 1973–2010 26 !— 02010-09-20September 20, 2010 02010-09-20September 20, 2010

Huggins never wore a number on his uniform, and so no number is retired in his honor. Although the Yankees adopted uniform numbers in 1929, McCarthy never wore a number as Yankee manager, and so no number has been retired in his honor.

Ruppert's plaque was placed on the outfield wall, to the right of the flagpole. The Lou Gehrig monument was placed to the left of the Huggins monument. Gehrig was the first Major League Baseball player to have his uniform number retired. The Babe Ruth monument was placed to the right of the Huggins monument. The Ed Barrow plaque was placed on the wall, to the left of the flagpole.

In honor of Jackie Robinson's unique place as the first black player of the modern era, his number 42 was retired throughout baseball on April 15, 1997, the 50th anniversary of his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees erected a plaque for Robinson reading: "In becoming the first Major League player to break the color barrier, Jackie will forever be an inspiration with his grace, dignity and perseverance. His story and the stories of those who never had the same opportunity must never be forgotten." 42s were also painted in front of each dugout. Players active at the time of the number's retirement in 1997 were granted a special exemption permitting them to continue wearing the number for the remainder of their careers; the last such player still active is Yankee relief pitcher Mariano Rivera.

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