Baseball Retired Numbers: 1, 11, 31, 33, 44
The Michigan baseball program retired its fifth uniform number in 2009 when Jim Abbott's No. 31 was taken out of circulation. Abbott's No. 31 jersey joins Don Lund's No. 33, Moby Benedict's No. 1, Bill Freehan's No. 11 and Ray Fisher's No. 44.

Moby Benedict -- No. 1
Benedict, who lettered as a Wolverine shortshop (1954, '55, '56), also served as U-M's head coach from 1963-79, winning 367 games. His teams won three Big Ten Championships (1975, 1976, and 1978) while the 1978 team advanced to the College World Series, finishing fifth. He was an assistant coach on Michigan's 1962 national championship team with Lund as head coach. Benedict has come out of retirement twice to help former Wolverines Bill Freehan (1990) and Geoff Zahn (1996) get started as Michigan head coaches.

Bill Freehan -- No. 11
Freehan, who wore No. 14 in his single record-setting season as a Wolverine, was an All-America catcher in 1961 and later named Catcher of his Era by Baseball America. He hit .446 in overall action and .585 in Big Ten play, both marks setting single-season records that still stand entering the 2010 season. Freehan spent 15 seasons with the Detroit Tigers and was an 11-time Major League All-Star. He made the No. 11 famous in Detroit and that was the number that was retired at Michigan. He returned to the Wolverines in 1990, serving six seasons as a head coach and winning 166 games, while wearing No. 11.

Jim Abbott -- No. 31
Retired - April 18, 2009
Abbott, a three-year letterwinner (1986, '87, '88), became the first baseball player to ever win the AAU's Sullivan Award, recognizing the top amateur athlete in the nation. He took home the coveted Golden Spikes Award in 1987 as collegiate baseball's top player as a sophomore, after posting an 11-3 record with 60 strikeouts in 87 innings of work. Abbott was the winning pitcher for the U.S. team in the 1988 Olympic gold medal game, beating Japan, 5-3. He was the No. 8 overall pick by the California Angels in the 1988 MLB Draft. Abbott made his pro debut that same year, without playing in the minor leagues, and was one of only three pitchers during the 1980s to win his first professional game at the major league level. In 1992, he was traded to the New York Yankees where he made history with a 4-0 no-hit victory over the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 4, 1993. He finished his 10-year Major League Baseball career in 1999.

Don Lund -- No. 33
Lund earned nine varsity letters at Michigan with three each in baseball (1943, '44, '45), basketball (1943, '44, '45) and football (1942, '43, '44). A first-round football selection by the Chicago Bears in 1945 (seventh player taken), Lund signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played in the Major Leagues with the Dodgers, St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers. He replaced the legendary Ray Fisher and coached the Wolverine baseball team to the 1962 national championship. Lund was farm director for the Detroit Tigers for its 1968 World Series victory. He then returned to Michigan as an associate athletic director, retiring in 1992.

Ray Fisher -- No. 44
Retired - 2000
Fisher, who coached at Michigan from 1921-58, set a school record with 636 wins. Fisher led the Wolverines to 15 Big Ten championships and won the 1953 College World Series. Prior to arriving at Michigan, Fisher pitched in the Major Leagues from 1910-20 for the New York Highlanders, Yankees and Reds. He was 97-93 with a 2.82 ERA and was one of only a few college graduates in the Major Leagues during the early 20th century.