The Last #42's

Busy, busy, busy. That's been the story of the week so far. I know I'm a day late for celebrating Jackie Robinson's debut and the resulting wearing #42 party, but I thought this was interesting nonetheless. Following the game thread on Brew Crew Ball last night, someone asked the name of the last Brewers player to wear #42 on his uniform. I thought figuring out each player for every MLB team would make for an interesting list. I haven't included the players who have worn #42 on April 15th this season or last season. I used Baseball-Almanac.com, a useful site for uniform numbers and lots of other neat baseball trivia.

Jackie Robinson's number was retired on the 50th anniversary of his major league debut in 1997. Players who wore #42 at that time (like Mariano Rivera) were allowed to continue wearing it.

Last #42's For Each MLB Team

Team	Player	Year(s) Wearing #42 With Team
Arizona Diamondbacks	Never Issued	N/A
Atlanta Braves	Micah Bowie	1999*
Baltimore Orioles	Lenny Webster	1997-1999
Boston Red Sox	Mo Vaughn	1991-1998
Chicago Cubs	Dave Smith	1991-1992
Chicago White Sox	Scott Ruffcorn	1996
Cincinnati Reds	Roger Salkeld	1996
Cleveland Indians	Mike Jackson	1997-1999
Colorado Rockies	Scott Karl	2000
Detroit Tigers	Jose Lima	2001-2002
Florida Marlins	Dennis Cook	1997
Houston Astros	Jose Lima	1997-2001
Kansas City Royals	Tom Goodwin	1995-1997
Los Angeles Angels	Mo Vaughn	1999-2000
Los Angeles Dodgers	Ray Lamb	1969**
Milwaukee Brewers	Scott Karl	1995-1999
Minnesota Twins	Mike Jackson	2002
New York Mets	Mo Vaughn	2002-2003
New York Yankees	Mariano Rivera	1995-2007
Oakland Athletics	Buddy Groom	1996-1997
Philadelphia Phillies	Toby Borland	1994-1996
Pittsburgh Pirates	Jason Schmidt	1996-1997
San Diego Padres	Pedro Martinez	1993-1994
San Francisco Giants	Kirk Rueter	1996-1997
Seattle Mariners	Butch Huskey	1999
St. Louis Cardinals	Jose Oliva	1995
Tampa Bay Rays	Never Issued	N/A
Texas Rangers	Dennis Cook	1995-1996
Toronto Blue Jays	Xavier Hernandez	1989
Washington Nationals	Kirk Rueter	1993-1996

*I'm not sure how Bowie got #42 when he made his major league debut in 1999. He appeared in three games with the Braves before being traded to Chicago and wearing #53 for the Cubs. On the off chance this is an error, the player to last wear #42 for the Braves before Bowie was Armando Reynoso in 1991-1992.
**The Dodgers retired Jackie Robinson's number in June 1972.