{"id":18875,"date":"2022-05-08T01:21:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T07:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=18875"},"modified":"2022-03-27T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T17:32:07","slug":"by-the-numbers-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/by-the-numbers-11\/","title":{"rendered":"By The Numbers \u2013 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 1929, uniform numbers appeared on the back of baseball jerseys for the first time, thanks to the Indians and the Yankees.\u00a0 By 1937, numbers finally appeared across all uniforms, both home and away, across both major leagues.\u00a0 Since that time, 81 distinct numbers have been worn by members of the White Sox, while the Cubs boast 76.<\/p>\n

Today, we continue our look at those players, picking our favorite, if not the best, player to wear each uniform number for both Chicago teams with #11.\u00a0 59 different players have donned #11 while playing in Chicago, 18 for the White Sox, who retired the number in 1984, and 41 for the Cubs.<\/p>\n

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Rudy Law was acquired by the White Sox from the Dodgers at the end of spring training in 1982 for Cecil Espy and Bert Geiger.\u00a0 Wearing #11, Law split center field duties with veteran Ron Leflore, appearing in 91 games in the middle of the outfield.\u00a0 He hit .318 with a .361 OBP, stealing 36 bases along the way.\u00a0 Law took over as the everyday center fielder in 1983, helping the White Sox claim their first division title.\u00a0 His 77 stolen bases remain a team record, and he finished the year with a .283 average.\u00a0 During the ALCS against the Orioles, he led the White Sox with a .389 average.\u00a0 His season was good enough to earn him 2 votes for MVP, tied for 21st place.\u00a0 Law was forced to change his number during the 1984 season when Luis Aparicio was elected to the Hall of Fame and the White Sox retired the number in his honor.<\/p>\n

Another #11 made their way to Chicago via the Dodgers when the Cubs acquired third baseman Ron Cey following the 1982 season.\u00a0 Cey provided veteran leadership for the Cubs over four seasons and, in 1984, helped lead the Cubs to a division title, hitting 25 homers and driving in 97 runs, both team highs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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