 In 1944, Carl Hubbell (#11) became the first National Leaguer to have his number retired by his team.Bill Terry (#3), Mel Ott (#4), and Hubbell played and/or managed their entire careers for the New York Giants.Willie Mays (#24) began his career in New York, moving with the Giants to San Francisco in 1958; he did not play in most of 1952 and all of 1953 due to his service in the Korean War.