The first Yankee to wear #33 was coach Charles O'Leary in 1929. The first Yankees player to wear #33 was Sam Gibson in 1930.
John Schulte wore the number as a coach between 1940-1948 and Bill Dickey wore the number as a coach between 1949-1957. Current Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox wore #33 when he was a coach for the Yankees in 1977.
Ken Griffey Sr. wore the number between 1983-1986, Eric Plunk between 1989-1991, Melido Perez between 1992-1995, David Wells between 1997-1998 and 2002-2003.
in 1929 the New York Yankees decided to wear numbers to the backs of their jerseys. The numbers corresponded to each player's general position in the lineup.for example Babe Ruth wore No. 3, since he usually batted third, and Lou Gehrig wore No. 4 as he batted fourth.
Here is a list of Yankee players that wore uniform number 33.
Gary Ward
Fred Toliver
Scott Kamieniecki
Steve Balboni
Charles O'Leary (1929, Coach)
Sam Gibson (1930)
Pete Appleton (1933)
Charlie Devens (1933-1934)
Lee Stine (1938)
John Schulte (1940-1948, Coach)
Bill Dickey (1949-1957, Coach; 1960, Coach)
Randy Gumpert (1957, Coach)
Charlie Keller (1957-1959, Coach)
Rob Gardner (1972)
Doc Medich (1974-1975)
Bob Lemon (1976, Coach)
Bobby Cox (1977, Coach)
Gene Michael (1978, Coach)
Mike Ferraro (1979-1982, Coach)
Ken Griffey (1983-1986)
Tim Stoddard (1986)
Claudell Washington (1986)
Ron Kittle (1986-1987)
Jack Clark (1988)
Steve Shields (1988)
Scott Nielsen (1989)
Bob Brower (1989)
Eric Plunk (1989-1991)
Melido Perez (1992-1995)
Charlie Hayes (1996)
David Wells (1997-1998, 2002-2003)
Ryan Thompson (2000)
Jose Canseco (2000)
Alfonso Soriano (2001)
Javier Vazquez (2004)
Jaret Wright (2005)
Kelly Stinnett (2006)
Brian Bruney (2006-2007)
Travis Hafner (2013-2013)
Gary Sheffield wore the number 11 for the New York Yankees.
Mike StanleyCatcher Mike Stanley wore uniform number 20 for the 1992 New York Yankees.
Mike Mussina wore number 35 with the New York Yankees. He also wore number 35 with the Baltimore Orioles with the exception of his rookie year in 1991, when he wore number 42
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Click on the 'Yankees Numbers' link on this page to see all players that wore #6 for the New York Yankees.
Ruben Sierra wore number 24 on his jersey for the New York Yankees. Ruben Sierra wore number 24 on his jersey for the New York Yankees.
Alex Rodriguez number 13Alex Rodriguez wore uniform number 13 for the 2009 New York Yankees.
Outfielders Ryan Thompson and Felix Jose wore number 45 for the New York Yankees in 2000.
Gary Sheffield wore the number 11 for the New York Yankees.
Mike StanleyCatcher Mike Stanley wore uniform number 20 for the 1992 New York Yankees.
Cody Ransom wore number 12 for the Yankees in 2009.
In 1996, Wade Boggs wore #12 for the Yankees.
Mike Mussina wore number 35 with the New York Yankees. He also wore number 35 with the Baltimore Orioles with the exception of his rookie year in 1991, when he wore number 42
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Tony Fernandez wore uniform number 6 for the 1995 New York Yankees.
Pitcher Dustin Moseley wore #40 for the 2010 Yankees.
Mickey Mantle.