I didn't mean to imply you were not aware, just thought it was great opportunity to post what I think is a really cool image of 2 of my Dad's (who grew up in Brooklyn) favorite players from his youth, Jackie & Pee Wee.
From the Boys of Summer though, pretty sure Duke was #1 in his book.
It is a funny transaction post. I thought all the teams started doing it when they retired #42 in the entire MLB (1997), but it did not really become a thing until the mid-2000s. Hats off to Griff Jr.
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