ANGELS ALL TIME JERSEY ROSTER - #50

by Rev Halofan on Nov 20, 2009 12:05 AM PST in Jersey Numbers

Angels Uniform #50

1972 - 94: Angel coach Jimmie Reese

This is a strange case. Longtime Angels coach Jimmie Reese had his jersey number posthumously retired by the Angels. Prior to his hiring, no Angel player or Manager had ever worn #50.

TRIVIA TIME: Jimmie Reese is not the only person in baseball history with a retired jersey # that no player ever wore in their club's history. Name the other four (the answer is in the comments section).

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PANTHER

by cupie on Feb 13, 2007 2:23 AM PST reply actions

guesses

Fisk
Busch

Lamest poster of all-time.

by ineptituderunsamok on Feb 13, 2007 4:18 AM PST reply actions

After

better understanding of the question, I revise my answer:

Carl Barger -- 5
August Busch -- 85

Fisk is ineligible because as a player, he wore the number 72.

Lamest poster of all-time.

by ineptituderunsamok on Feb 13, 2007 5:16 PM PST up reply actions

GOT IT !

by Rev Halofan on Feb 13, 2007 10:15 PM PST up reply actions

I think

60m-man gets credit as well.

Lamest poster of all-time.

by ineptituderunsamok on Feb 13, 2007 10:23 PM PST up reply actions

Don't you mean

"Jimmie Reese is not the only person in baseball history with a retired jersey # that no other player ever wore in their club's history." ??

Fire Mickey Hatcher. An entire generation of Angels offense depends upon it.

by scareduck on Feb 13, 2007 4:50 AM PST reply actions

No

No player ever wore that jersey number. Only a coach did and then they retired it.

"Other" implies Reese was a player. He wasn't for the Californai Angels.

by Rev Halofan on Feb 13, 2007 12:37 PM PST up reply actions

Bruce and Rogers Hornsby?

by Bilko 420 on Feb 13, 2007 12:49 PM PST up reply actions

Chick Hearn

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by Bilko 420 on Feb 13, 2007 8:37 AM PST reply actions

Jimmie

famously was roomates with babe ruth or... babe ruth's luggage, as he used to put it. Not to mention that he did IN FACT play for the Angels... the PCL ANGELS or "YANKEES WEST" as they were called by their competitors.

and unofficially he was always the nicest guy on autograph day.

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by proletariat on Feb 13, 2007 9:34 AM PST reply actions

Jimmie Reese

is also on the 5 Angels who have had their # retired by the club, yet is the ONLY one who didn't crack the Top 100 Angels at HH. i think the Rev has a grudge goin' based on a pony and a broken heart.

by rbrianc on Feb 13, 2007 11:10 AM PST reply actions

definitely one of my favorites

as a young lad, in the early 70's, i have vivid memories of him hitting the fungo to young cats like Ryan and Tanana in Palm Springs.

Once a fungo'ed ball got over the fence and i nabbed it. Jimmie asked for it back and said he'd give it back to me when they were done. so i returned it, and he gave it back when they were done.

by rbrianc on Feb 13, 2007 11:20 AM PST reply actions