What was Mickeys original uniform number with the Yankees?
When Mickey first came up with the Yankees he was given uniform number six. In photos from the first part of the 1951 season he can be seen wearing number six. In July of that year, after a particularly horrendous slump, Casey Stengel sent Mickey down to the Yankees Triple A minor league team in Kansas City to regain his batting swing. In August Mickey was brought back up and was given his famous number seven, which had become vacant while he was away. Seven remained his number for the remainder of his career.
