Mo Vaughn played his entire career wearing number 42.
He played from 1991 and retired in 2003. Vaughn spent most of his career with the Boston Red Sox but also spent two seasons with the then-Anaheim Angels and later the New York Mets.
In 1995 Vaughn led the American League in RBI with 126. He was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player that season. He also made the first of his three all-star game appearances.
Over his eight seasons with the Red Sox, Vaughn hit 230 home runs while driving in a total of 752. He batted .304 with a .936 OPS. All three of his all-star appearances came while playing in Boston with the Red Sox.
In his two seasons with the Angels, Vaughn hit 69 home runs while driving in a total of 225.
Injured during the 2001 season, he later signed with the Mets.
At age 34, still recovering from injury, Vaughn’s skills were not quite as sharp as they once had been. Still, he hit 26 home runs in 2002 and collected 72 RBI in 139 games.
He played in just 27 games during his final season accruing only 3 home runs and 15 RBI.
However, despite having a relatively short 12-year-career Vaughn finished with a lifetime batting average of .293 and a total of 328 home runs, making him one of the greatest players to ever wear the number 42.