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:
Honoree | Name of the honoree |
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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 |
Honoree | Position(s) | Yankee career | Number retired | Plaque | Monument | Ref |
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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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