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Retired Numbers - Giants

 

Continuing with my posts on retired numbers, below are card scans of former MLBers whose numbers have been retired by the San Francisco Giants.

No. 3 Bill Terry

1960 Fleer #52.

No. 4 Mel Ott

2011 Topps Lineage #186.

No. 11 Carl Hubbell

1984 Donruss Champions #55.

No. 20 Monte Irvin

1975 TCMA #NNO.

No. 22    Will Clark
1986 Topps Traded #24T.

No. 24 Willie Mays

1972 Topps #49.

No, 25 Barry Bonds

2002 Topps Opening Day #73.

No. 27 Juan Marichal

1974 Topps #330.

No. 30 Orlando Cepeda

1978 TCMA #50.

No. 36 Gaylord Perry

1971 Topps #140.

No. 42    Jackie Robinson
1997 Upper Deck #8.

No. 44 Willie McCovey

1970 Topps TSN #450.

Whose number do you think the Giants are going to retire next? No. 28 Buster Posey? No. 55 Tim Lincecum (2 Cy Young awards)? No. 40 Madison Bumgarner (2014 World Series MVP)? Other?

My guess - No. 15 Bruce Bochy.

Thanks for visiting.

Stay safe!

CinciCuse Bill

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  1. You're probably right about Bochy. Fans love him around here. If not... Posey.

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