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New York Yankees
SPORTS FRANCHISE
Founded 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles, an original member of the American League (but not to be confused with the AL's present-day Orioles). Relocated and renamed the New York Highlanders in 1903, they were informally but commonly called the "Yankees" because they played in the new American League. Officially adopted that name in 1913.
American League champions in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2009. World Series winners in 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009.
Official Website:
http://www.newyorkyankees.com/
Location:
New York City
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Jim Abbott |
Baseball |
19-Sep-1967 |
|
One-handed MLB pitcher |
| Doyle Alexander |
Baseball |
4-Sep-1950 |
|
Former MLB pitcher |
| Home Run Baker |
Baseball |
13-Mar-1886 |
28-Jun-1963 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Ed Barrow |
Baseball |
10-May-1868 |
15-Dec-1953 |
Yankees General Manager, 1920-45 |
| Carlos Beltran |
Baseball |
24-Apr-1977 |
|
Outfielder, New York Yankees |
| Yogi Berra |
Baseball |
12-May-1925 |
|
New York Yankee malapropist |
| Wade Boggs |
Baseball |
15-Jun-1958 |
|
Boston Red Sox |
| Bobby Bonds |
Baseball |
15-Mar-1946 |
23-Aug-2003 |
Father of Barry Bonds |
| Larry Bowa |
Baseball |
6-Dec-1945 |
|
MLB Manager, Coach |
| Tommy Byrne |
Baseball |
31-Dec-1919 |
20-Dec-2007 |
MLB pitcher, Mayor of Wake Forest |
| Melky Cabrera |
Baseball |
11-Aug-1984 |
|
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder |
| Bert Campaneris |
Baseball |
9-Mar-1942 |
|
Shortstop, stole 410 bases in 8 years |
| John Candelaria |
Baseball |
6-Nov-1953 |
|
Candyman, MLB pitcher |
| Robinson Cano |
Baseball |
22-Oct-1982 |
|
2nd Base, Seattle Mariners |
| Jose Canseco |
Baseball |
2-Jul-1964 |
|
Troubled Oakland A's player |
| Brian Cashman |
Baseball |
3-Jul-1967 |
|
General Manager, NY Yankees |
| Joba Chamberlain |
Baseball |
23-Sep-1985 |
|
Tigers pitcher |
| Roger Clemens |
Baseball |
4-Aug-1962 |
|
Twice pitched 20 strikeouts |
| Rocky Colavito |
Baseball |
10-Aug-1933 |
|
Denies having cursed Cleveland |
| Earle Combs |
Baseball |
14-May-1899 |
21-Jul-1976 |
The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer |
| Bobby Cox |
Baseball |
21-May-1941 |
|
Atlanta Braves manager, 1990-2010 |
| Johnny Damon |
Baseball |
5-Nov-1973 |
|
"Caveman" outfielder |
| Bucky Dent |
Baseball |
25-Nov-1951 |
|
Former MLB shortstop, Yankees manager |
| Bill Dickey |
Baseball |
6-Jun-1907 |
12-Nov-1993 |
Eleven-time American League All-Star |
| Joe DiMaggio |
Baseball |
25-Nov-1914 |
8-Mar-1999 |
Where have you gone |
| Leo Durocher |
Baseball |
27-Jul-1905 |
7-Oct-1991 |
Leo the Lip |
| Dock Ellis |
Baseball |
11-Mar-1945 |
19-Dec-2008 |
Pitched a no-hitter on LSD |
| Cecil Fielder |
Baseball |
21-Sep-1963 |
|
Hit 51 home runs in 1990 |
| Whitey Ford |
Baseball |
21-Oct-1928 |
|
Ten World Series wins |
| Lou Gehrig |
Baseball |
19-Jun-1903 |
2-Jun-1941 |
Played 2,130 consecutive games |
| Bob Geren |
Baseball |
22-Sep-1961 |
|
Former Manager, Oakland A's |
| Jason Giambi |
Baseball |
8-Jan-1971 |
|
Big-league slugger who admitted using steroids |
| Joe Girardi |
Baseball |
14-Oct-1964 |
|
Manager, New York Yankees |
| Lefty Gomez |
Baseball |
26-Nov-1908 |
17-Feb-1989 |
El Goofy |
| Dwight Gooden |
Baseball |
16-Nov-1964 |
|
Pitcher, New York Mets |
| Goose Gossage |
Baseball |
5-Jul-1951 |
|
MLB relief pitcher |
| Ron Guidry |
Baseball |
28-Aug-1950 |
|
Yankees Pitcher, 1975-88 |
| George Halas |
Football |
2-Feb-1895 |
31-Oct-1983 |
Founder of the Chicago Bears |
| Rickey Henderson |
Baseball |
25-Dec-1958 |
|
Man of Steal |
| Ralph Houk |
Baseball |
9-Aug-1919 |
21-Jul-2010 |
Former NY Yankees Manager |
| Steve Howe |
Baseball |
10-Mar-1958 |
28-Apr-2006 |
MLB pitcher |
| Miller Huggins |
Baseball |
27-Mar-1879 |
25-Sep-1929 |
Yankees Manager, 1918-29 |
| Catfish Hunter |
Baseball |
8-Apr-1946 |
9-Sep-1999 |
Pitched a perfect game in 1968 |
| Reggie Jackson |
Baseball |
18-May-1946 |
|
Baseball player, candy bar |
| Jackie Jensen |
Baseball |
9-Mar-1927 |
14-Jul-1982 |
American League MVP, 1958 |
| Derek Jeter |
Baseball |
26-Jun-1974 |
|
New York Yankees shortstop |
| Tommy John |
Baseball |
22-May-1943 |
|
MLB pitcher, received pioneering surgery |
| Darrell Johnson |
Baseball |
25-Aug-1928 |
3-May-2004 |
Red Sox, Mariners manager |
| Randy Johnson |
Baseball |
10-Sep-1963 |
|
Five-time Cy Young Award winner |
| David Justice |
Baseball |
14-Apr-1966 |
|
Outfielder, ex-husband of Halle Berry |
| Jim Konstanty |
Baseball |
2-Mar-1917 |
11-Jun-1976 |
National League 1950 MVP |
| Tony Kubek |
Baseball |
12-Oct-1936 |
|
NY Yankees Shortstop, 1957-65 |
| Don Larsen |
Baseball |
7-Aug-1929 |
|
Pitched a perfect game in 1956 World Series |
| Tony Lazzeri |
Baseball |
6-Dec-1903 |
6-Aug-1946 |
Yankees second baseman, Hall-of-Famer |
| Bob Lemon |
Baseball |
22-Sep-1920 |
11-Jan-2000 |
Cleveland Indians Pitcher, MLB Manager |
| Cory Lidle |
Baseball |
22-Mar-1972 |
11-Oct-2006 |
Yankees pitcher flew his plane into a high rise |
| Kenny Lofton |
Baseball |
31-May-1967 |
|
Cleveland Indians |
| Mike Lowell |
Baseball |
24-Feb-1974 |
|
Boston Red Sox |
| Lee MacPhail |
Baseball |
25-Oct-1917 |
8-Nov-2012 |
President of the American League, 1974-83 |
| Mickey Mantle |
Baseball |
20-Oct-1931 |
13-Aug-1995 |
Twelve times in the World Series |
| Roger Maris |
Baseball |
10-Sep-1934 |
14-Dec-1985 |
Broke Babe Ruth's home run record |
| Billy Martin |
Baseball |
16-May-1928 |
25-Dec-1989 |
NY Yankees manager, fired 5 times |
| Tino Martinez |
Baseball |
7-Dec-1967 |
|
Former Yankees first baseman |
| Hideki Matsui |
Baseball |
12-Jun-1974 |
|
New York Yankees |
| Don Mattingly |
Baseball |
20-Apr-1961 |
|
Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Joe McCarthy |
Baseball |
21-Apr-1887 |
13-Jan-1978 |
Yankees manager for 15 years |
| Bob Melvin |
Baseball |
28-Oct-1961 |
|
Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Thurman Munson |
Baseball |
7-Jan-1947 |
2-Aug-1979 |
Yankees catcher, killed in plane crash |
| Bobby Murcer |
Baseball |
20-May-1946 |
12-Jul-2008 |
MLB player, Yankees sportscaster |
| Mike Mussina |
Baseball |
8-Dec-1968 |
|
Pitcher, New York Yankees |
| Johnny Oates |
Baseball |
21-Jan-1946 |
24-Dec-2004 |
Former Orioles and Rangers manager |
| Joe Pepitone |
Baseball |
9-Oct-1940 |
|
New York Yankees, 1962-69 |
| Gaylord Perry |
Baseball |
15-Sep-1938 |
|
Me and the Spitter |
| Andy Pettitte |
Baseball |
15-Jun-1972 |
|
New York Yankees |
| Lou Piniella |
Baseball |
28-Aug-1943 |
|
Manager, Chicago Cubs |
| Jorge Posada |
Baseball |
17-Aug-1971 |
|
New York Yankees catcher |
| Tim Raines |
Baseball |
16-Sep-1959 |
|
Former Montreal Expos outfielder |
| Willie Randolph |
Baseball |
6-Jul-1954 |
|
Manager, New York Mets, 2005-08 |
| Mariano Rivera |
Baseball |
29-Nov-1969 |
|
Yankees Relief Pitcher |
| Phil Rizzuto |
Baseball |
25-Sep-1916 |
14-Aug-2007 |
American League MVP, 1950 |
| Alex Rodriguez |
Baseball |
27-Jul-1975 |
|
NY Yankees 3rd Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez |
Baseball |
27-Nov-1971 |
|
Strong-armed MLB catcher |
| Babe Ruth |
Baseball |
6-Feb-1895 |
16-Aug-1948 |
The Bambino |
| Deion Sanders |
Football |
9-Aug-1967 |
|
Played in both NFL and MLB |
| Gary Sheffield |
Baseball |
18-Nov-1968 |
|
Atlanta Braves, Yankees outfielder |
| Bob Sheppard |
Sports Journalist |
20-Oct-1910 |
11-Jul-2010 |
Voice of Yankee Stadium |
| Ruben Sierra |
Baseball |
6-Oct-1965 |
|
El Caballo |
| Lee Smith |
Baseball |
4-Dec-1957 |
|
Former MLB relief pitcher |
| Alfonso Soriano |
Baseball |
7-Jan-1976 |
|
Chicago Cubs |
| George Steinbrenner |
Baseball |
4-Jul-1930 |
13-Jul-2010 |
Owner, New York Yankees |
| Casey Stengel |
Baseball |
30-Jul-1890 |
29-Sep-1975 |
The Old Perfesser |
| Darryl Strawberry |
Baseball |
12-Mar-1962 |
|
Troubled former baseball player |
| Ichiro Suzuki |
Baseball |
22-Oct-1973 |
|
New York Yankees outfielder |
| Joe Torre |
Baseball |
18-Jul-1940 |
|
MLB EVP for Baseball Operations |
| Dazzy Vance |
Baseball |
4-Mar-1891 |
16-Feb-1961 |
Brooklyn Robins pitcher, Hall-of-Famer |
| David Wells |
Baseball |
20-May-1963 |
|
MLB pitcher, wrote Perfect I'm Not |
| Bernie Williams |
Baseball |
13-Sep-1968 |
|
New York Yankees |
| Dave Winfield |
Baseball |
3-Oct-1951 |
|
Twelve-time All Star |
| Kevin Youkilis |
Baseball |
15-Mar-1979 |
|
New York Yankees infielder |
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