On
July 29, 1989, the Philadelphia
Phillies retire the No. 32 formerly worn by Steve Carlton.
Carlton spent
15 seasons as a member of the Phillies and joined Richie Ashburn (No. 1), Jim Bunning
(No. 14), Mike Schmidt (No. 20) and Robin Roberts (No. 36) as the only men to
have their numbers retired by Philadelphia.
Steve
Carlton enjoyed the best years of his career while playing for the Philadelphia
Phillies. He joined the club in 1972 and made seven all-star
appearances.
He also led Philadelphia to a World Series title in 1980 and
in that same season he won his third of four career Cy Young awards.
Along
with the five men that have their numbers retired by the Phillies, there is
also Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 that is retired by every team in Major League
Baseball.
Also, Grover Cleveland played in the era before MLB used
uniform numbers, so he is honored with the letter “P”, along with Chuck Klein,
who wore a variety of numbers with the Phillies throughout his career.
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