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2004 World Series, Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2

2001 World Series, Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees 4 games to 3

2000 World Series, New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to 1

2000 Gwen Verdon, actress/dancer, Damn Yankees, dies at 75

1999 World Series, New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0

1998 World Series, New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres 4 games to 0

1998 Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3M and 4 minor leaguers

1998 New York Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman

1997 Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 63

1997 1st time 3 cons home runs in post season-Raines, Jeter, O'Neill (New York Yankees)

1997 Yankees Tim Raines, Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yankees beat Indians 8-6)

1997 Yankees clinch 37th appearance in post season, 3rd consecutive

1997 Don Mattingly's #23 is retired by New York Yankees

1997 Boston Red Sox trade Mike Stanley back to the New York Yankees

1997 Yankees break Minnesota Twins Brad Radke's string of 12 straight wins

1997 New York Yankees withdraw Kenny Rogers and Mariano Duncon deal for SD Padre

1997 Major league revenue sharing begins, New York Yankees pay out most $28M

1997 Baseball's Executive Council suspends New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner

1997 Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY

1997 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yankees 2-0 (exhibition)

1996 Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of

1996 Last game at Atlanta County Fulton Stadium. Yankees win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses)

1996 New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win

1996 New York Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season home run, as Yankees tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8)

1996 Braves beat New York Yankees by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series

1996 Yankees (3) and Orioles (3) combine to tie play off record of 6 home runs

1996 Yankees lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24

1996 New York Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time

1996 Mel Allen, sportscaster (New York Yankees), dies at 83

1996 Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens beats Yankees for his 200th win

1996 Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8

1996 New York Mets beats New York Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game

1996 New York Yankees beats New York Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game

1995 David Cone signs $19.5 million 3 year contract with New York Yankees

1995 Edgar Martinez drives home tying and winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees and win AL Division Series

1995 Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs Yankees

1995 Jim Leyritz homers with a man on in 15th inning to give Yankees 2-0 Division Series lead over Mariners

1995 New York Yankees win 1st baseball wildcard ever

1995 Mickey Mantle, baseball great, New York Yankees, dies of cancer at 63

1995 "Damn Yankees" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 510 performances

1995 Darryl Strawberry joins the New York Yankees

1995 New York Yankees announce agreement with Darryl Strawberry

1995 Yankees beat the Mets 2-0

1995 1st game at Coors Stadium Colorado (replacement Rockies beat Yankees 4-1)

1995 Replacement New York Yankees beat New York Mets 2-1

1995 George Abbot, director (Damn Yankees), dies at 107

1995 George Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105

1994 Phil Rizzuto (Yankees) and Steve Carlton enter the Hall of Fame

1994 11,000th home run in New York Yankees history, Matt Nokes

1994 Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yankees 11-6

1994 Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most)

1994 New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 18-6

1994 "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 510 performances

1993 Bill Dickey, HOF baseball catcher (New York Yankees, 1928-46), dies at 86

1993 Trailing 3-1 with 2 outs in 9th, time is called prior to Mike Stanley pop out, gets a 2nd chance, and Yankees rally to beat Boston 4-3

1993 Reggie Jackson Day - New York Yankees retire 13th # (#44)

1993 Detroit Tiger Fryman hits for cycle but loses 12-7 to Yankees

1993 New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st

1993 Mark Koenig, baseball shortstop (New York Yankees), dies at 88

1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit home runs in same inn (vs Yankees)

1993 73,293 see Yankees beat Indians 9-1

1993 George Steinbenner is reinstated as owner of New York Yankees

1992 New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key

1992 Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84

1992 Danny Tartabull has 9 RBIs as Yankees beat Orioles 16-4

1992 New York Yankees 1st game in Baltimore Oriole's Camden Yards

1992 Red Sox Mark Reardon sets record of 342 saves (vs Yankees 1-0)

1992 Eddie Lopat, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 73

1992 New York Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7

1992 Despite trailing 7-1, New York Yankees tie Milwaukee Brewers and then score 1 in 9th to avoid 5th straight extra inning game

1992 New York Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game

1992 Longest 2 undefeated baseball teams to meet (New York Yankees 5-0 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-0); Yankees score 3 in top of 9th to win 5-2

1992 Game 2 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees sweep New York Mets 6-5 at Shea

1992 Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad

1992 New York Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul

1991 Howard Spira sentenced to 2 years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner

1991 New York Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game

1991 New York Yankees final game at Baltimore Oriole's Memorial Stadium

1991 New York Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft

1991 A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yankees

1991 New York Yankees beat New York Mets, 9-3

1990 1st 8 New York Yankees hit safely vs Baltimore Orioles to tie record

1990 Oakland beats New York 7-3 to complete a 12-game sweep of Yankees this year

1990 Yankees rookie Kevin Maas hits his 10th home run in just 77 at bats

1990 George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as prinicipal partner of New York Yankees

1990 Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)

1990 Despite Andy Hawkins no-hitting White Sox, Yankees lose 4-0

1990 Longest game in Toronto, Yankees beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns

1990 Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson and Willie Randolph (all ex Yankees)

1990 New York Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0

1990 New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt

1990 Don Mattingly signs a $19.7 million 5-year contract with Yankees

1989 5 days after hitting a home run for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners,

1989 Yankees beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, score is changed to 5-1 after game is over. Umpire rules Roberto Kelly scored before a double-play

1989 Yankees trade Rickey Henderson to A's for Plunk, Cadaret and Polonia

1989 Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play, vs. Yankees

1989 New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2

1989 Yankees beat Mets 4-0, sweeping 1989 mayor's trophy series in 2 games

1989 1st New York Mets - New York Yankee game in New York City since 1983, Yankees win 4-3

1989 Yankees beat Mets 6-4 in exhibition game (1st meeting since 1985)

1989 New York Yankees announce that Tom Seaver is their new TV sportscaster

1989 Lefty Gomez, pitching great (New York Yankees), dies at 80

1989 NL announces Yankees' broadcaster Bill White will be 1st black president

1989 New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner meets with Pope John Paul II

1988 New York Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M

1988 Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract

1988 Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of New York Yankees

1988 Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time

1988 Yankees' Tommy John makes 3 errors on 1 play yet beats Brewers 16-3

1988 Tommy John commits rec 3 errors on 1 play as Yankees rout Brewers 16-3

1988 Yankees' Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI)

1988 New York Yankees Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April - Sets AL and ties ML Record

1988 Yankees home run 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001 (J Clarke)

1987 New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games

1987 Yankees trailing by 7 score 7 in 7th on 7/7 and 5 in 8th-Beat Twins 12-7

1987 Yankees blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Mattingly also grand slams

1987 Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yankees score 11 in 3rd and win 12-11 in 10 inn

1987 Dick Howser, manager (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51

1987 New York Yankees play their 13,000th game

1987 Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning vs Kansas City Royals

1986 Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson

1986 Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Baltimore Orioles beat Yankees 18-9

1985 Roger Maris, home run hitter, 61 in 61, New York Yankees, dies of cancer at 51

1985 Billy Martin is fired by Yankees for 4th time

1985 Yankees trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro

1985 Phil Rizzuto Day, Yankees retire #10

1985 White Sox Tom Seaver is 17th to win #300, beating Yankees

1985 New York Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniforms

1984 Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with New York Yankees

1984 A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo

1984 Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher

1984 Yankees clinch AL East

1984 A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation

1983 Royals defeat Yankees, 5-4, completing "pine-tar" game (12 minutes). Hal McRae strikes out and Dan Quisenberry retires Yankees in order

1983 George Brett's 2 run home run against Yankees on July 24 (pine tar game)

1983 Pine Tar Game: Brett's home run disallowed against Yankees (overturned)

1983 AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires

1983 NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver

1982 Yankees bat out of order against Indians in 1st inning

1982 Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon and replaces him with Gene Michael

1981 Yankees Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year

1981 Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series

1981 New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland A's

1981 Yankees beat Brewers 7-3 and win only Eastern Championship Series

1981 In 1st Eastern Division championship Yankees beat Brewers 5-3

1981 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yankees for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles

1981 Due to strike, Yankees, A's, Philles and Dodgers declared 1st champs

1981 16th and final Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-1, hold 8-7-1 edge

1980 Elston Howard, MVP catcher (New York Yankees), dies at 59

1980 Yankees lose 4-2 and are swept by Royals in AL Championship series

1980 Yankees set AL attendance mark at 2,627,417

1980 Yankees Reggie Jackson hits his 400th home run off Chicago's Britt Burns

1980 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0

1980 Bucky Dent hits an inside park home run, Royals walk 14 Yankees including 5 with bases loaded, Yankees win 16-3

1979 Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yankees Goose Gossage and Cliff

1979 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees and Mets tie 1-1

1978 Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin

1978 New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series

1978 Yankees win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year

1978 Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4

1978 Yankees and Dodgers play in World Series # 75

1978 Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City

1978 Royals' George Brett hits 3 home runs, Yankees win championship game 3, 6-5

1978 Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding

1978 Yankees lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox

1978 Red Sox finally beat Yankees in Sept 1978, 7-3

1978 Yankees beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2

1978 Yankees beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yankees lead 2 games

1978 New York Yankees win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back

1978 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yankees out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9

1978 3rd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-0

1978 2nd game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2

1978 1st game of Boston Massacre, Yankees beat Red Sox 15-3

1978 Yankees score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore wins 3-0

1978 Yankees score 5 in bottom of 9th beat Brewers 8-7

1978 New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks

1978 On Old Timer's Day, New York Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as New York Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become General Manager

1978 At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees

1978 Indians Duane Kuiper is 3rd to hit 2 bases-loaded triples (vs Yankees)

1978 Reggie Jackson returns and helps Yankees win their 5th straight

1978 Yankees start 14 game comeback with 2-0 win

1978 Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yankees Paul Blair hits a 3 run home run

1978 Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis

1978 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 4-3 in 11

1978 New York Yankees defeat White Sox 4-2 in home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day

1978 Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (New York Yankees), dies at 96

1977 Yankees purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves

1977 New York Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games

1977 Yankees beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years

1977 Yankees rally for 3 in 9th and beat Royals 5-3 for pennant #31

1977 Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game

1977 Yankees win 2nd consecutive AL East title

1977 Blue Jays beat Yankees 19-3 with 20 hits

1977 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977

1977 Yankees leap frog over Red Soxs game in 1st place to stay

1977 Yankees blow 9-4 lead in 9th but beat Chicago 11-10 in bottom of 9th

1977 13th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 6-4

1977 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 home runs, all against Yankees

1976 Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees

1976 Yankees sign free agent Don Gullett

1976 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees)

1976 Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees, in 73rd World Series

1976 Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39 degrees F (until 1997)

1976 Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homer gives New York Yankees pennant #30

1976 Yankees 1st AL Championship game, beat Royals 4-1

1976 Yankees beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings

1976 Bowie Kuhn voids A's sales, totaling $35 million, of Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, and Vida Blue to Yankees

1976 Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman

1976 12th Mayor's Trophy Game Yankees beat Mets 8-4

1976 Yankee stadium reopens, Yankees beat Twins after trailing 4-0

1976 Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed - Yankees win 9-7

1975 Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees

1975 New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson's 1st-inning single and RBI are

1975 Yankees sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, and another part is set afire

1975 11th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4

1974 Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yankees contract

1974 New York Yankees sign Jim "Catfish" Hunter to 5 years for record $3.75 million

1974 A's Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with Yankees)

1974 Yankees trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds

1974 Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series

1974 Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day

1974 Derek Jeter, born in Pequanock, New Jersey, shortstop, New York Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996

1974 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 9-4

1974 Daniel R Topping, U.S. owner (New York Yankees), dies at 61

1974 Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline and Buskey to Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow and Upshaw

1974 Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park home run against New York Yankees

1974 Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, beat Indians 6-1

1974 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame

1974 New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager

1973 AL President Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees

1973 Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL president

1973 New York Yankees close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk

1973 Mike Burke, President (New York Yankees)/dir (Madison Square Garden), dies

1973 Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with New York Yankees, 12-2, and 7-0

1973 Yankees trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer

1973 9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 8-4

1973 George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million

1972 In 1 of their worst trades Yankees get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen

1972 Yankees trade Ellis, Torres and Spikes to Indians for Nettles and Moses

1972 8th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 2-1

1972 George Wiess, General Manager (New York Yankees), dies at 78

1972 New York Yankees sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium

1972 Andrew Pettitte, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher, New York Yankees

1972 Ramiro Mendoza, born in Los Santos, Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees

1972 Yankees score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10

1972 New York Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx

1972 Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle

1971 Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field

1971 Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville, North Carolina, pitcher, New York Yankees, Sea Mariners

1971 Bill White becomes 1st black baseball announcer (New York Yankees)

1971 Andy Fox, Sacramento California, infielder, New York Yankees

1970 Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year

1970 New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there)

1970 New York Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days

1970 Denny McLain returns, (leaves trailiing) Tigers beat Yankees in 11

1970 Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 2nd of 3 times in 28 days

1970 Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 1st of 3 times in 28 days

1970 Senators beat Yankees 2-1 in 18 innings

1970 Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio

1970 Mark Hutton, Adelaide Australia, pitcher, New York Yankees

1970 John J "Johnny" Murphy, U.S. baseball pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 61

1969 Mariano Rivera, Panama City Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees

1969 7th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 7-6

1969 David Weathers, Lawrencburg, Tennessee, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees

1969 Ralph Houk signs 3-year contract to manage Yankees at $65,000 a season

1969 Joe Pepitone quits Yankees after being fined $500 for leaving the bench

1969 Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yankees 8-4

1969 Ricky Bones, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, pitcher, Mil Brewers, New York Yankees

1969 New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle retires

1969 Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees

1969 Brian Boehringer, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher, New York Yankees

1968 Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year

1968 Chad Curtis, Marion, Indiana, outfielder, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers

1968 Bernie Williams, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees

1968 Yankees and Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 due to 1 AM curfew

1968 Chuck Knoblauch, born in Houston, Texas, shortstop, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins

1968 Dan Duryea, actor (Pride of the Yankees), dies of cancer at at 60

1968 Yankees turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins

1968 6th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-3

1968 Phil Arnold, actor (Skidoo, Errand Boy, Damn Yankees), dies at 58

1968 3 Oriole pitchers walk 14 New York Yankees in a 9 inning game

1968 Billy Brewer, born in Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees

1968 J T Snow, U.S. baseball 1st baseman, New York Yankees, California Angels

1968 J T Snow, born in Long Beach, California, infielder, New York Yankees, California Angels

1967 Tino Martinez, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, Seattle Mariner, New York Yankees

1967 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers

1967 Dave Silvestri, born in St. Louis, Missouri, infielder, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos

1967 Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees

1967 Jim Abbott, born in Flint, Michigan, pitcher, California Angels, New York Yankees

1967 Yankees longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yankees win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes

1967 Deion Sanders, NFL defensive, Cowboys, centerfielder, Yankees

1967 Twins beat Yankees 3-2 in 18

1967 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 4-0

1967 Yankees take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yankees beat them 6-3

1967 New York Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1

1967 Mike Stanton, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox

1967 Yankees beat Boston 7-6 in 18 innings

1967 Graeme Lloyd, born in Australia, pitcher, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers

1967 Johnny Keane, baseball player/manager (Cards, New York Yankees), dies at 55

1966 Mark Whiten, Pensacola, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees

1966 Jeff Nelson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, New York Yankees

1966 John Wetteland, San Mateo California, pitcher, New York Yankees, Rangers, Expos

1966 Gerald Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, outfielder, New York Yankees

1966 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yankees beat Mets 5-2

1966 Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene

1966 Melido Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher, New York Yankees

1966 Jack McDowell, Van Nuys California, pitcher, New York Yankees, White Sox, Indians

1965 Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees

1965 Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher

1965 Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher, New York Yankees

1965 Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive home runs beating White Sox 12-0

1965 Charlie Hayes, Hattisburg MS, 3rd baseman, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees

1965 Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers

1965 3rd Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 2-1 in 10

1965 Mike Blowers, born in Wurlzburg, Germany, infielder, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers

1965 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun

1964 Luis Polonia, Santiago City, Dominican Republic, outfielder, New York Yankees, Orioles

1964 Dwight Gooden, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher, New York Yankees, New York Mets

1964 Kenny Rogers, born in Savannah, Georgia, pitcher, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees

1964 CBS purchases 80% of Yankees for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20%

1964 Yankees fire Manager Yogi Berra

1964 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series

1964 New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series

1964 Joe Girardi, Peoria, Illinois, catcher, New York Yankees

1964 New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series

1964 Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history

1964 Roberto Kelly, born in Panama, outfielder, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins

1964 2nd Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees beat Mets 6-4

1964 Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees

1964 Andy Stankiewicz, born in Inglewood, California, infielder, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos

1964 Scott Kamienicki, pitcher, New York Yankees

1964 Jose Rijo, pitcher, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds

1963 Jim Leyritz, Lakewood, Ohio, catcher, New York Yankees

1963 Los Angeles Dodgers sweep New York Yankees, in 60th World Series

1963 Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees

1963 Cecil Fielder, born in Los Angeles, California, infielder, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees

1963 Jim Bouton's 20th win clinches Yankees 28th pennant

1963 Eric Plunk, born in Wilmington, California, pitcher, Oakland A's, New York Yankees, Indians

1963 Mike Stanley, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, catcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox

1963 1st Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 6-2

1963 David Wells, Torrance, California, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees

1963 Mariano Duncan, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, infielder, New York Yankees

1963 Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000

1963 David Cone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, baseball pitcher, New York Mets/Tor Blue Jays/New York Yankees

1962 Randy Velarde, born in Midland, Texas, infielder, New York Yankees, California Angels

1962 Danny Tartabull, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox

1962 Yankees beat Giants for 20th world championship

1962 Yankees (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series

1962 New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series

1962 Yankees clinch AL pennant

1962 Doug Drabek, Victoria, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, New York Yankees

1962 Darryl Strawberry, born in Los Angeles, California, right fielder for the Mets, Dodgers, Yankees

1962 Alvaro Espinoza, Venezuela, baseball shortstop, New York Yankees, New York Mets

1961 New York Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series

1961 World Series scoreless pitching streak Yankees beat Reds 4 games to 1

1961 Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yankees clinch pennant #26

1961 Jimmy Key, born in Huntsville, Alabama, pitcher, Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Orioles

1961 Don Mattingly, born in Indiana, 1st baseman, New York Yankees/MVP 1985

1961 Mike Aldrete, U.S. baseball infielder, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees

1960 Juan Samuel, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder, New York Yankees, Blue Jays

1960 George Weiss, at 66, resigns as General Manager of New York Yankees

1960 Casey Stengel retired by New York Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years)

1960 Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off home run beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series

1960 Yankees win 8-7, ending season on a 15 game win streak, and record 193 home runs

1960 New York Yankees clinch AL pennant

1960 Rex Hudler, born in Tempe, Arizona, outfielder, New York Yankees, California Angels

1960 Steve Sax, 2nd baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox

1959 Bebe Neuwirth, Princeton, New Jersey, actress, Lilith-Cheers, Damn Yankees

1959 Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri

1959 Jesse Barfield, Illinois, outfielder, Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 home run leader

1959 Yankees sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940

1959 New York Yankees unveil their 1st message scoreboard

1958 Rickey Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, baseball player, stolen base king, A's, Yankees

1958 Phils drop plans for New York sportcast as Yankees threat to do same in Philadelphia

1958 Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher, Yankees, Giants

1958 Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners

1958 Bob Turley of Yankees wins Cy Young Award

1958 New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series

1958 New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series

1958 Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0

1958 Yankees win 24th pennant, and 9th under Casey Stengel

1958 Don Slaught, born in Long Beach, California, catcher, California Angels, New York Yankees

1958 Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record

1958 Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City

1958 Ken Griffy, baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees

1958 Rafael Santana, shortstop, New York Mets, New York Yankees

1958 New York Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV

1957 Tony Kubek of the Yankees selected as AL Rookie of the Year

1957 "Damn Yankees" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1,022 performances

1957 Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series

1957 Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series

1957 New York Yankees appear in their 25th World Series

1957 Yankees trade Billy Martin and Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran

1957 Yankees involved in Copacabana Incident, leads to Billy Martin trade

1956 Dale Berra, baseball infeilder, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees

1956 Yankees Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series

1956 On Skowron's grand slammer New York Yankees beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7

1956 Sal Maglie and Dodgers defeat Yankees 6-3 in opening game of World Series

1956 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd home run of season

1956 Yankees set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway

1956 Yankees clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year

1956 Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher

1956 Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC

1956 To make room for Enos Slaughter, New York Yankees release Phil Rizzuto

1956 10th Tony Awards: Diary of Anne Frank and Damn Yankees win

1955 Jay Howell, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Oakland A's

1955 Jack Clark, Penns, all star outfielder, Giants, Cards, Yankees, Padres

1955 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at 85

1955 Yankees begin 16-game exhibition in Japan

1955 Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7

1955 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (New York Yankees beat Dodgers)

1955 Yankees clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2

1955 Yankees Whitey Ford is 5th to throw consecutive 1-hitters, beats A's

1955 New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch home runs

1955 Matt Keough, baseball player, Oakland A's, New York Yankees

1955 Ed Whitson, pitcher, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres

1955 "Damn Yankees" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1022 performances

1954 Yankees send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal)

1954 Yankees trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal

1954 A's defeats Yankees 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Philadelphia

1954 Yankees tie a record, 3 of their pinch hitters strike out in 1 inning

1954 Indians sweep Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563)

1954 Yankees use a record 10 pinch hitters

1954 Indians beat Yankees 6-1 for record tying 26 wins in August (1931 A's)

1954 Jim Beattie, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees

1954 Rick Cerone, Newark, New Jersey, catcher, Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos

1954 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow

1953 Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees

1953 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS

1953 Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series

1953 Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians

1953 Yankees become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship

1953 Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak

1953 Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 and Browns 14-game losing streak

1953 Yankees sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight

1953 Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yankees beat Washington 12-4

1953 Yankees and Browns use record 41 players in a game

1953 Rick Rhoden, pitcher, New York Yankees

1952 Jackie Robinson charges New York Yankees with racism

1952 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series

1952 Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins

1952 Yankees clinch 4th straight and 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2

1952 New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington He has now home runs in all 15 major league parks

1952 Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0

1952 Lisa Eichhorn, Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Cutter's Way, Yankees

1952 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees

1952 NFL takes control of New York Yankees

1951 Bucky Dent, all star shortstop, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees

1951 New York Giants and New York Yankees score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns

1951 Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game

1951 Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yankees beat Giants 13-1

1951 Dave Winfield, baseball outfielder, New York Yankees, Blue Jays, Twins

1951 Allie Reynolds' 2nd no-hitter of 1951; Yankees clinch pennant #18

1951 Dave Rajsich, pitcher, New York Yankees

1951 Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000

1951 New York Yankees Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0

1951 Richard "Goose" Gossage, relief pitcher, Yankees, Padres, A's

1950 Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner

1950 New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series

1950 Yankees win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies

1950 New York Yankees clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel

1950 New York Yankees obtain their 1st black players, Elston Howard and Frank Barnes

1950 Yankees and Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Tigers win 10-9

1950 Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yankees beat Indians 8-2

1950 Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th

1949 Yankees trade Joe Gordon to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds

1949 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series

1949 Yankees and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yankees win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16

1949 Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place

1949 Rick Reuschel, pitcher, New York Yankees

1949 Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth

1949 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (New York Yankees)

1948 Dave Kingman, baseball player, Mets, Yankees, Giants

1948 Ted Nugent, born in Detroit, guitarist, Cat Scratch Fever, Damn Yankees

1948 Yankees, Boston and Cleveland are tied for 1st place in AL (91-56)

1948 Ron Blomberg, 1st baseman, New York Yankees, 1st designated hitter

1948 Babe Ruth, Baseball legend (New York Yankees), dies in New York at 53

1948 New York Yankees Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, home run)

1948 Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees

1948 Yankees and Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game

1948 Herb Pennock, pitcher (New York Yankees)/General Manager (Phillies), dies

1948 Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players

1947 Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game

1947 Larry MacPhail resigns as Yankees General Manager after final game of World Series

1947 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series

1947 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised

1947 Yankees clinch pennant #15

1947 Yankees get 18 singles to beat Red Soxs 11-2

1947 Tigers shut out Yankees 2-0, end 19 game win streak

1947 Bobo Newsom wins 200th game, 1st as a Yankee and Yankees 18th straight In nightcap Vic Rashi extends streak to 19

1947 Yankees beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak

1947 Thurman Munson, baseball catcher/captain, New York Yankees

1947 Dick "Dirt" Tidrow, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees

1946 Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game

1946 Yankees set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs

1946 San Francisco 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to New York Yankees 21-7

1946 66,545 fans help Yankees break million attendance mark, the earliest

1946 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1)

1946 Yankees turn triple-play and defeat Tigers' 5-3

1946 Reggie Jackson, Mr. October - baseball rightfielder, Yankees, A's

1946 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yankees 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam

1946 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller's 2nd no-hitter beats New York Yankees, 1-0

1946 Yankees switch from 3rd base to 1st base dug out

1946 Jim "Catfish" Hunter, major-league pitcher, A's, Yankees

1946 Bobby Bond, baseball player, Giants, Yankees, etc

1945 Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from New York Yankees

1945 Boo Ferriss loses to Yankees 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins

1945 NFL's Boston Yankees and Brooklyn Tigers merge

1945 Dan Topping, Del Webb and Larry MacPhail purchase New York Yankees for $2.8 mil

1945 New York Yankees sold by Ruppert estate to Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping, &

1944 Joe Niekro, baseball knuckler, New York Yankees

1944 Browns last in AL attendance,only 6,172 watch them sweep New York Yankees in DH

1944 Graig Nettles, 3rd baseman, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians

1944 Yankees Johnny Lindell ties record with 4 consecutive doubles in a game

1944 Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher, New York Yankees, Cy Young

1944 Ron Swoboda, baseball outfielder/sportscaster, New York Yankees, New York Mets

1944 Yankees, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yankees-1 and Giants-0

1943 New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series

1943 Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6

1943 Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners

1943 Yankees clinch pennant #14

1943 Indians score 12 runs in 4th inning and beat Yankees 12-0

1942 Despite Ted Williams wins Triple Crown, Yankees Joe Gordon wins AL MVP

1942 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series

1942 New York Yankees Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 and suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season

1942 Grant "Mudcat" Jackson, pitcher, 1972 New York Yankees, Phillies

1942 Yankees clinch pennant #13

1942 New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games

1942 Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees

1942 Braves get Tommy Holmes from Yankees for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore

1941 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series

1941 Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yankees score 4 and win 7-4

1941 Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series

1941 New York Yankees, win earliest AL pennent (full season)

1941 Yankees beat Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant

1941 New York Yankee Lefty Gomez walks most (11) in a shutout (Yankees 9, St. L 0)

1941 Yankees beat Tigers 12-6 in 17

1941 New York Yankees unveil a monument to Lou Gehrig in centerfield

1941 1st night game at Washington D.C., Griffith stadium (Yankees 6, Senators 5)

1941 New York Yankees nip Washington Senators 6-5 in 1st night game at Griffith Stadium

1941 Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yankees lose 13-1

1940 Luis Tiant, Cuba, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

1940 Yankees, lose to A's and eliminated from pennant for 1st time since 1935

1940 Jack Acker, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees

1940 Horace Clarke, baseball 2nd baseman, New York Yankees

1940 New York Yankees dedicate a plaque to Jacob Rupert

1939 New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win

1939 New York Yankees clinch their 11th and 4th successive pennant

1939 Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning

1939 Yankees beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win

1939 Yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over A's

1939 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York New York Yankee/AL maanager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees

1939 Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day

1939 Yankees hit 13 home runs, sweep A's 23-2 and 10-0

1939 New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement

1939 Phil Linz, baseball shortstop, New York Yankees

1939 Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yankees beat Tigers 22-2

1939 Phil Niekro, knuckleball pitcher, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves

1939 Jim Bouton, born in Newark, New Jersey, pitcher, New York Yankees, author of Ball Four

1939 Steve Barber, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees

1939 Jacob Ruppert, CEO (New York Yankees, 1915-39), dies

1938 James Katt, pitcher/sportscaster, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins

1938 New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win

1938 Yankees Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss

1938 Despite losing a double header, Yankees clinch pennant #10

1938 Yankees Monte Pearson no-hits Indians 13-0, DiMaggio hits 3 triples

1938 New York Yankees suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club"

1938 Gene Michael, baseball shortstop/manager/general manger, New York Yankees

1938 Yankees sweep Red Sox 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium

1937 Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yankees release Tony Lazzeri

1937 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series

1937 Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit

1937 Yankees trailing 6-1 in 9th, score 8 to beat Boston 9-6

1937 Indians overturn Yankees' 7-6 win by a protest

1936 Roland Sheldon, pitcher, New York Yankees

1936 Tony Kubek, shortstop, New York Yankees, sportscaster, NBC-TV, MSG

1936 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series

1936 Yankees set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series

1936 New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4

1936 Stan Williams, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers

1936 Yankees sweep Indians, New York clinches pennant on earliest date in history

1936 Red Sox turn a triple-play on Yankees

1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4

1936 Tony Lazerri 2 grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching 1st 7 times safely, Yankees beat A's 25-2

1936 Cletis Boyer, 3rd baseman, New York Yankees

1935 Bobby Richardson, South Carolina, 2nd baseman, New York Yankees

1935 Yankees set solo home run record with 6 beat Boston 7-2

1935 Yankees pull a 1st inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia A's 9-8

1935 New York Yankees release Babe Ruth, he signs with Boston Braves

1934 New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League)

1934 Idle Detroit wins pennant, as Red Sox beat Yankees 5-0

1934 Dallas Green, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees

1934 Bill White, U.S., 1st baseman, Cards, announcer, Yankees, President, NL

1933 Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds

1933 Yankees commit 7 errors in 1 game but beat Boston 16-12

1933 Yankees are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)

1933 A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yankees score 10 in 5th and win 17-11

1933 Trailing 11-3, Yankees score 12 runs in 8th and beat White Sox 15-11

1932 New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series

1932 New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3

1932 New York Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant

1932 Yankees' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park home runs, tying record

1932 1st Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yankees beat Red Sox 13-2

1932 Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat A's 20-13

1932 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins

1932 Yankees 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston

1931 Round-robin playoff among New York City's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants and Yankees

1931 White Sox score 11 in 8th to beat Yankees 14-12

1931 Tab Hunter, actor, Damn Yankees, Lust in the Dust, Battle Cry

1931 Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals/mgr, New York Yankees

1931 Yankees turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to Indians

1931 Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager

1930 Yankees announce signing Joe McCarthy to manage for 4 years

1930 Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yankees beat Red Sox 14-13

1930 George Steinbrenner, owner, New York Yankees, ship builder/horse owner

1930 Ruth hits 3 home runs as Yankees blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7

1930 Mike McCormack, NFL offensive tackle, New York Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia

1929 Miller Huggins, manager (New York Yankees), dies from blood poisoning at 49

1929 Yankees Tom Zachary ends season 12-0

1929 Don Larsen, pitcher, New York Yankees, on what must have been a perfect day

1929 Indians, in 9th with 2 outs score 9 to beat Yankees 14-6

1929 Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive home runs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9

1929 New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers

1929 Ryne Duren, near-sighted pitcher, New York Yankees

1928 Edward "Whitey" Ford, hall of fame pitcher, New York Yankees

1928 New York Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 home run in game

1928 New York Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series

1928 25th World Series begins, New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals

1928 New York Yankees (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10

1928 New York Yankees clinch pennant #6

1928 Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees

1928 Cleveland Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yankees 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game

1928 Yankees score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1

1928 A's commit 7 errors and lose to Yankees 7-4

1928 Record 12 future Hall of Famers take the field, as Yankees beat A's 9-7

1928 Billy Martin, baseball 2nd baseman and manager, New York Yankees, Oakland A's

1928 Yankees are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926

1928 Byron "Yankees" Janis, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pianist, NBC Symphony Orchestra

1927 New York Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series

1927 Yankees set record of 106 victories

1927 Yankees Earle Coombs hits 3 triples

1927 Yankees clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60)

1927 Waite Hoyt became only 20 game winner of 1927 Yankees

1927 Red Sox beat New York Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings at Fenway Park

1927 Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings

1927 Bob Fosse, born in Chicago, Illinois, choreographer/director, Cabaret, Damn Yankees

1927 Tony Lazzeri hits 3 home runs Yankees beat White Sox 12-11

1926 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series

1926 Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yankees beat Cards 10-5

1926 Shortest double header, Yankees lose 6-1 in 72 minutes and lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yankees had already clinched pennant

1926 Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant

1926 Yankees' Bob Meusel ties record with 3 sacrifice flies

1926 Roy Smalley, shortstop, Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees

1926 Indians triple-play Yankees and win 15-3

1926 St. Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from New York Yankees

1926 Claude, Buddy, Young, NFL running back, Yankees, Texans, Colts

1925 Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher

1925 Yankees Lefty Grove beats A's Herb Pennock 1-0 in 15 innings

1925 Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer

1924 Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees

1924 Jerry Coleman, 2nd baseman/sportscaster, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres

1924 Yankees win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win

1924 Stanley Donen, South Carolina, film director/producer, Bedazzled, Damn Yankees

1923 Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000

1923 New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2

1923 New York Giant's Casey Stengel home run beats Yankees 1-0 in World Series

1923 New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium

1923 Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1,138

1923 Yankees slaughter Red Sox 24-4

1923 After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yankees

1923 Richard Adler, composer/songwriter, Damn Yankees, Pajama Game

1923 Yankees hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2

1923 Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yankees 3-0

1923 Arnie Weinmeister, AAFC, NFL def tackle, New York Yankees, Giants

1923 Jean Stapleton, New York City, actress, Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family

1922 Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922)

1922 New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series

1922 Yankees and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game

1922 New York Yankees clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1

1922 Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader

1922 Yankees final game at Polo Grounds (played there 7 years)

1921 New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series

1921 Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yankees (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0

1921 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yankees beat Giants 3-0

1921 Yankees beat Indians 21-7 in Polo Grounds

1921 Richard Adler, born in New York City composer, Pajama Game, Damn Yankees

1921 Indians (9) and Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles

1921 Indians (9) and Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles

1921 Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs beating Tigers 11-8

1921 Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium

1920 Ed Barrow appointed General Manager of New York Yankees

1920 Bob Lemon, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, manager, New York Yankees, 1978

1920 In memory of Ray Chapman (died Aug 16), Yankees cancel game with Indians

1920 Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch, dies

1920 Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality

1920 Tigers beat Yankees 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes

1920 Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th home run leads Yankees to 8-2 win

1920 Yankees score 14 in 5th inning and beat Washington Senators, 17-0

1920 Yankees win protest of 1-0 White Sox win and game is replayed

1920 Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season

1920 Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York Yankees

1920 New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth

1920 New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000

1919 Yankees and Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth

1919 Indian's Ray Caldwell no-hits Yankees 3-0

1919 Ralph Houk, baseball manager, Yankees, Tigers

1919 Yankees 21 hits, Browns 17 hits Browns win 7-6 in 17, on squeeze play

1919 Carl Mazes pitches a complete doubleheader against New York Yankees

1919 Yankees and Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15

1919 Yankees' Jack Quinn and Senators' Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie

1918 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000

1918 Teresa Wright, New York City, actress, Eleanor Gehrig-Pride of the Yankees

1918 Phil Rizzuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, Major League Baseball player, shortstop for the New York Yankees

1918 White Sox losing 5-4 against New York Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play

1918 Cleveland beats Yankees 3-2 in 19 inning

1918 Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4

1918 New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's

1917 Babe Ruth beats New York Yankees, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox

1916 Yankees turn triple-play beating Browns 10-6

1916 Michael Burke, sports executive, New York Yankees, New York Knicks

1916 Boston Rube Forster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0

1916 Yankees score in every inning but 8th beat Indians 19-3

1916 New York Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500

1915 Yankees get record 16 walks and 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0

1915 Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st home run, loses to Yankees 4-3 in 15

1915 New York Yankees don pinstripes and hat-in-the-ring logo for 1st time

1915 Col Jacob Ruppert and Col Tillinghast Huston purchase Yankees for $460,000

1914 Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Cap Huston purchase New York Yankees for $460,000

1914 Ray Walston, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees

1914 Frank, Bruiser, Kinard, NFL, AAFC tackle, Bkln, New York Yankees

1913 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman

1913 Yankees win 13th game of year after losing 36 games

1913 Yankees commit 8 errors and still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings

1913 President Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1

1913 New York Yankees are 1st to train outside U.S. (Bermuda)

1913 Mel Allen, born in Birmingham, Alabama, sportscaster, voice of New York Yankees

1912 Yankees win final game at Hilltop stadium

1912 Yankees lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season

1912 Clarence "Ace" Parker, NFL quarterback, Brooklyn, Boston Yankees

1911 New York Yankees steal 15 bases and get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12; with a major-league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning

1911 Yankees set team record 12 errors in a double header

1909 Phil Arnold, New Jersey, actor, Errand Boy, Stud Lonigan, Damn Yankees

1908 Yankees lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season

1908 Yankees replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost percentage of any Yankee manager 27-71 (.276)

1908 Walter L "Red" Barber, Mississippi, sports announcer, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees

1907 Yankees commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to Tigers

1907 Dan Duryea, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Pride of the Yankees

1906 Yankees win 2nd game on a forfeit over A's; 2nd forfeit win

1906 Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback, Staten Island, New York Yankees, New York Giants

1906 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4

1906 Yankees win by forfeit, for their 1st time

1905 Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle, Balt, New York Yankees, Dallas

1905 Senators execute a triple-play and beat Yankees 4-3

1904 Yankees 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant

1904 Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913

1904 Yankees Jack Chesbro ends string of 30 consecutive complete games

1904 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to New York club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913)

1903 Tigers play a home game in Toledo, Ohio, Yankees win 12-8

1903 Yankees and White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18

1903 Lou Gehrig, American Athlete, 1st baseman, New York Yankees

1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St. and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Washington Senators, 6-2

1903 Mike Michalske, NFL guard, New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers

1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Washington Senators 7-2

1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st game, Senators win 3-1 before 11,950

1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale

1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL

1903 Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees)

1902 Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer, Yankees, Giants, Dodgers

1900 Baltimore Orioles (now New York Yankees) enter baseball's American League

1896 Bucky Harris, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees

1895 Lawton Whitey Witt, outfielder, New York Yankees, 1922-25

1894 Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher, Yankees, 243 career wins

1891 Chet "Red" Hoff, pitcher, New York Yankees 1911-15, lived to 103+

1890 Casey Stengel, baseball manager, Yankees, 1949 - 1960, New York Met's 1st

1887 George Abbott, born in Forestville, New York, producer, Damn Yankees, Pajama Game

1885 Wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher, New York Yankees, 1905

1882 Jack Fournier, 2nd baseman, 1917-18 New York Yankees

1881 Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager, New York Yankees

1874 Jack Chesbro, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees - won 41 in 1904

1869 Clark Griffith, Missouri, baseball player/manager, New York Yankees


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