2007-05-09 17:18:44 · 6 answers · asked by pucksrule 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
False - it was only retired once, for Roberto Clemente. Fellow Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan was the only other player to wear #21 for the Pirates for more than a couple years (he did so in the 1930s), but it was never retired in his honor.
2007-05-09 18:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is false. The number 21 was retired in 1973 after Roberto Clemente was killed in a plane crash while delivering humanitarian aid to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua.
2007-05-09 17:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by notaxpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if number 21 was retired, but I just got home from watching the Cubs beat the Pirates 1-0. :-) Not an exiciting game, but a win is always a good thing. When did pop and hotdogs get sooooo expensive at a ballgame???
2007-05-09 18:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bad Rumor, the No. 21 was only retired after worn by the following guy, Roberto Clemente:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/roberto_clemente_autograph.jpg
Before he had the number, someone else did but it was only retired once.
2007-05-09 17:58:02 · answer #4 · answered by pjallittle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this site lists only one 21 being retired check it out
2007-05-09 18:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by gregs111 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
false
2007-05-09 19:59:40 · answer #6 · answered by santosh5002003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋