most frequently retired number not 42 (answered)

[dinocam]

Not counting #42 (retired by all of the team in honor of Jackie Robinson) what number has been retired by the most teams (multiple teams, same player counts)?

Hint the total number of teams that have retired this number is eight....

[ironman]

I believe 8 teams have retired the number 4.

Orioles - Earl Weaver
Red Sox - Joe Cronin
White Sox - Luke Appling
Dodgers - Duke Snider
Brewers - Paul Molitor
Yankees - Lou Gehrig
Pirates - Ralph Kiner
Giants - Mel Ott

[ironman]

I believe 8 teams have retired the number 4.

Orioles - Earl Weaver
Red Sox - Joe Cronin
White Sox - Luke Appling
Dodgers - Duke Snider
Brewers - Paul Molitor
Yankees - Lou Gehrig
Pirates - Ralph Kiner
Giants - Mel Ott

[ironman]

I believe 8 teams have retired the number 4.

Orioles - Earl Weaver
Red Sox - Joe Cronin
White Sox - Luke Appling
Dodgers - Duke Snider
Brewers - Paul Molitor
Yankees - Lou Gehrig
Pirates - Ralph Kiner
Giants - Mel Ott<br><br><span class=gensmall>Accepted as answer by dinocam on Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:27 am EST.</span>

[dinocam]

More info than I asked for, but still correct....