robbman21 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Nomar is wearing his traditional #5 tonight after having a one-game wonder of wearing #8 on Sunday.He had to get the number from catcher Michael Barrett,and in turn he took #8.This brings up other "one-game-wonder-numbers" for us to ponder.I know of the game in which Jordan wore 12,and Rasheed Wallace wearing that great basketball number of 36 in his one game with the Hawks,and also Ken Griffey Jr wearing 42 the night of Jackie Robinson's 50th anniversary.But with the exception of all-star games,what are some other of these rarities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Joe Carter wore #43 the day after Cito Gaston was fired by the Blue Jays...Jose Canseco wore 3 different numbers with the Jays in one season... #00, #44, #33. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Didnt Rickey Henderson offer allot of money to get number 24 with the Jays in 1993? www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Didnt Rickey Henderson offer allot of money to get number 24 with the Jays in 1993? Yeah, but I forgot from who (i think he wore another number at first too)... I remember the oldies station here playing the classic song "Ricky Don't Lose That Number" in honour of it.Roger Clemens did the same with Carlos Delgado in 1997 (yes carlos used to wear #21... and #6 actually) --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Lol at the Steely Dan reference. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockchalk Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I'm not sure, but I don't think Jr. Griffey was the only one to wear 42 on the night Jackie Robinson's number was retired...Does anyone else know who the others were? I've decided to give up hope for all sports teams I follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I know it's not a one-day number, but I know John Kruk traded Mitch Williams a couple cases of beer for his #28 when they were with the Phillies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Scott Rolen wore number 16 his first few games with the Cards. I believe it was more than one game anyway. He's now got 27, and I believe he was 17 in Philly. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twi Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Not a big name at all, but Shane Willis wore number 14 for no more than 2 or 3 games when first traded to Tampa, then switched to 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Randy Moss briefly wore #18 to start his career, but only in the preseason. He had switched to 84 by the time the regular season started. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 And I just recalled former Minnesota North Star Brian Lawton. He was drafted early (possibly #1 overall) in about 1987 or so. He came in wearing #98 because he thought he was gonna be almost as good as Gretzky. I don't remember how long he did that for, but he eventually switched to #8 after it was evident that he was not all that. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twi Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I thought of another. Vinny Lecavalier wore 8 his first year, since his customary 4 was in use by Cory Cross. Cross was traded during the off-season, and Vinny had his 4 the next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate15 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Adam Graves wore number 11 for the Rangers back in 1990. Then a little known player named Messier came in and Graves was soon seen wearing 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJR Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Dmitri Mironov wore #51 for his first game as a Red Wing before he got #15 from Tomas Holmstrom, who has since worn #96.Wendel Clark wore #71 instead of his usual #17 for the few months he was with the Wings.Brett Hull wore #80 during exhibitions in 2003, instead of his assigned #17 or usual #16. FantasyHockeySim.com || DetroitHockey.Net || DetroitHockey.Net FHL || cjr.dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I'm not sure, but I don't think Jr. Griffey was the only one to wear 42 on the night Jackie Robinson's number was retired...Does anyone else know who the others were? I think the only 2 active players at that time wearing #42 were Mo Vaughn of the Red Sox and Butch Huskey of the Mets. I didn't remember them mentioning Mariano Rivera, who has also worn #42 for the Yankees. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilTownMVP Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I remember Allen Iverson wearing #6 in honor of Dr. J when the ASG was in Phily a few years ago.Bart Starr wore #42 early in his career, but I'm not sure for how many (if any ) games. Dubya's thoughts on "terrorist" nations: "They never stop thinking of new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodsep Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Otto Graham (sp?) the old Browns QB wore #60 then changed it to #14.Randy Johnson wore #34 in honor of Nolan Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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