I have been on a Duke Snider kick for basically the last three months -- and you're going to see another key Duke card in another week or so -- so I might as well squeeze in this Dodger uniform number retrospective, too. Besides, today is the Duke's birthday. Willie and Mickey? Seriously, I don't know what you're talking about. As far as Dodger fans go, Snider is the only center fielder worth discussing and the only No. 4 on record. But even though the number is retired by the Dodgers in honor of Snider, others in Dodger Blue have worn No. 4, including a couple of notable ones. We'll start with a legendary Cub: Two years after Hack Wilson sent 191 runners home, he was a Brooklyn Dodger and the first reported Dodger to wear the No. 4. He arrived with the Dodgers in 1932, which was really his only season with Brooklyn worth mentioning -- he drove in 123 runs on just 143 hits. But Wilson would stay around two more years with the Dodgers wearing No. 4....
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