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Retired Numbers

Zach Morgenstern and Leo Morgenstern

Zach and Leo Morgenstern explore baseball history through looking at each team"s retired numbers.

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00:59:39

Retired Numbers 32 Detroit Tigers Part 3

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2025/11/26

The Tigers' retired number wall includes seven baseball greats who didn't have regular numbers. Zach and Leo discuss a prolific grass-chewer, the all-time triples king, and, finally, baseball's most mythologized player, Ty Cobb.

00:54:05

Retired Numbers 31 Detroit Tigers Part 2

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2025/11/14

Zach and Leo move on to four "classic" Tigers: Gehringer, Greenberg, Newhouser, and Kaline.

01:10:27

Retired Numbers 30 Detroit Tigers Part 1

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2025/11/03

Zach and Leo discuss the comparatively recent figures amongst the Detroit Tigers's retired numbers: Willie Horton, Jim Leyland, Sparky Anderson, Jack Morris, and double-play duo Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker.

00:54:35

Retired Numbers 29 Philadelphia Phillies Part 3

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2025/10/20

Zach and Leo discuss three hall of fame position players, and the challenge of playing for one of baseball's, allegedly, most difficult fanbases.

00:50:19

Retired Numbers 28: Philadelphia Phillies Part 2

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2025/10/07

Zach and Leo discus four Hall of Fame pitchers: Roy Halladay, Jim Bunning, Robin Roberts and Steve Carlton.

00:57:39

Retired Numbers 27: Philadelphia Phillies Part 1

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2025/09/20

Not every number retirement involves a retired number. Zach and Leo discuss the oldest stars of one of baseball's oldest teams, most of whom never wore a uniform number at all.

01:10:53

Retired Numbers 26: New York Mets Part 2

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2025/09/08

Join us as we round out our Mets discussion by looking at the careers of Mike Piazza, Keith Hernandez (yes, first base defence is. thing!) , David Wright, and Tom Seaver .

01:02:10

Retired Numbers 25: New York Mets Part 1

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2025/09/01

Today we meet the Mets, specifically Yankees (and Mets?) legend Casey Stengel, Giants (and Mets?) legend Willie Mays, Dodgers (and Mets?) legend Gil Hodges, Jerry Koosman, Darryl Strawberry and Doc Gooden.

00:52:37

Retired Numbers 24 Pittsburgh Pirates Part 2

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2025/08/18

In this episode we discuss four hall of famers. They range from Paul Waner, who even Pirates management hadn't heard of until very recently, to Roberto Clemente, the face of humanitarianism in sport.

00:56:32

Retired Numbers 23: Pittsburgh Pirates Part 1

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2025/07/03

Who is Billy Meyer? His may be baseball's most mysterious retired number. Join Zach and Leo as they also banter about Danny Murtaugh, Pie Traynor, Ralph Kiner, and Bill Mazeroski.

01:05:07

Retired Numbers 22: Houston Astros Part 2

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2025/06/24

Nolan Ryan, Bill Wagner, and the Killer Bs give us more than enough to talk about. This episode is long but is rich with fun baseball trivia and banter.

01:00:09

Retired Numbers 21: Houston Astros Part 1

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2025/06/16

Neither Roy Oswalt nor Lance Berkman have their numbers retired, but the Astros have no shortage of players to whom they've given the honor. Zach and Leo discuss six players all of whom they, more or less, just learned existed (Jim Umbricht, Don Wilson, Mike Scott, Larry Dierker, Jimmy Wynn, and Jose Cruz).

00:48:45

Retired Numbers 20: Cleveland Guardians Part 2

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2025/06/09

Zach and Leo discuss four Cleveland greats, including recent-ish star Jim Thome, and three players (Doby, Boudreau, and Feller) whose greatness aligned to bring about Cleveland's most recent world series title (1948).

00:51:36

Retired Numbers 19: Cleveland Guardians Part 1

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2025/06/02

If you aren't a Guardians fan you probably haven't heard of Earl Averill, Mel Harder, or Bob Lemon. You also may wonder why Cleveland has retired the number of Orioles and Reds legend Frank Robinson.

00:59:31

Retired Numbers 18: Minnesota Twins Part 2

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2025/05/26

Who is the most iconic Minnesota Twin? It's a four-horse race between Joe Mauer, Kirby Puckett, Rod Carew, and Harmon Killibrew. Zach and Leo break down the numbers and lore behind these four Hall of Famers.

01:03:38

Retired Numbers 17: Minnesota Twins Part 2

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2025/05/13

Long-reigning manager Tom Kelly, homegrown first baseman Kent Hrbek, and three hall of famers who had to fight for recognition (Tony Oliva, Jim Kaat, and Bert Blyleven) are the subject of today's episode.

00:50:40

Retired Numbers 16: Oakland Athletic Part 2

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2025/05/05

Zach and Leo discuss the Oakland Athletics' ownership history, including the legacy of retired "number" holder Walter Haas Jr. Then they move on to two of baseball's biggest personalities: Reggie Jackson and Rickey Henderson.

00:56:21

Retired Numbers 15: Oakland Athletics Part 1

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2025/04/21

Four players, four mustaches. Zach and Leo discuss Dave Stewart, Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley, and Catfish Hunter.

01:05:14

Retired Numbers 14: Chicago Cubs

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2025/04/14

The Cubs are one of baseball's oldest teams, and their list of retired numbers only tells part of their story. Zach and Leo discuss the legacies of Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, and Ferguson Jenkins, along with more recent stars Greg Maddux and Ryne Sandberg.

01:06:47

Retired Numbers 13: Baltimore Orioles

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2025/04/07

Zach and Leo discuss what may be the best curated list of retired numbers yet. While the Orioles are still emerging from a rough start to the 21st century, they were an iconic team from the 1960s through the 90s led by Earl Weaver, Brooks and Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken Jr.

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