<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Elston Howard </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Catcher / Left fielder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Born: (1929 - 02 - 23) February 23, 1929 St. Louis, Missouri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Died: December 14, 1980 (1980 - 12 - 14) (aged 51) New York City, New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Batted: Right </Td> <Td> Threw: Right </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> MLB debut </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> April 14, 1955, for the New York Yankees </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Last MLB appearance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> September 29, 1968, for the Boston Red Sox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> MLB statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Batting average </Th> <Td>. 274 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home runs </Th> <Td> 167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Runs batted in </Th> <Td> 762 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Teams </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> As player </P> <Ul> <Li> New York Yankees (1955--1967) </Li> <Li> Boston Red Sox (1967--1968) </Li> </Ul> <P> As coach </P> <Ul> <Li> New York Yankees (1969--1979) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Career highlights and awards </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 12 × All - Star (1957, 1958, 19592--1965) </Li> <Li> 6 × World Series champion (1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978) </Li> <Li> AL MVP (1963) </Li> <Li> 2 × Gold Glove Award (1963, 1964) </Li> <Li> New York Yankees #32 retired </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Elston Howard </Th> </Tr>

Who wore number 32 for the new york yankees