History of the New York Yankees By: Axie Ghasemi

How It All Began The Yankees are one of the most successful baseball franchises in history. They have come an extremely long way since the 1900s.  It all started when Ban Johnson, president of the American League (AL) club, moved the Baltimore franchise to compete with the Giants.  They newly formed group played in Hilltop Park, on the Upper East Side, but later moved to Polo Grounds and were called the Yankees.  In the season on 1915 the Yankees Pins and Stripes were seen for the first time.  History was made in January 1920, when the Yankees bought Babe Ruth from what is now their most rivaled team, the Boston Red Sox, starting one of the best known curses in baseball history, the curse of the Bambino.

History in the Making  Because of the growing popularity of the team, and especially the trade of Babe Ruth, the Yankees became very popular. This helped finance building Yankee Stadium, with its nickname "The House That Ruth Built."  In their new home, Yankee Stadium, they won a countless number of games and won their first World Series starting their 26 year World Series winnings. The most championships any team in the history of sports has ever won.

Retired Numbers #1 Billy Martin #3 Babe Ruth #4 Lou Gehrig #5 Joe DiMaggio #7 Mickey Mantle #8 Yogi Berra #8 Bill Dickey #9 Roger Maris #10 Phil Rizzuto #15 Thurman Munson #16 Whitey Ford #23 Don Mattingly #32 Elston Howard #37 Casey Stengel #42 Jackie Robinson #44 Reggie Jackson #49 Ron Guidry

Around the World and Back Again 1923 World Series New York Giants 1927 World Series Pittsburgh Pirates 1928 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 1932 World Series Chicago Cubs 1936 World Series New York Giants 1937 World Series New York Giants 1938 World Series Chicago Cubs 1939 World Series Cincinnati Reds 1941 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers

 1943 World Series St. Louis Cardinals  1947 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers  1949 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers  1950 World Series Philadelphia Phillies  1951 World Series New York Giants  1952 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers  1953 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers  1956 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers  1958 World Series Milwaukee Braves  1961 World Series Cincinnati Reds  1962 World Series San Francisco Giants  1978 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers

1996 World Series Atlanta Braves 1998 World Series San Diego Padres 1999 World Series Atlanta Braves 2000 World Series New York Mets

Famous Yankee #3 Babe Ruth: Born on February 6, He was traded from The Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in In 1935 he retired from the Yankees in hopes of becoming the manager of the National League’s Boston Braves Babe was diagnosed with throat cancer and spent three months in the hospital. He Died in August 16, 1948

Famous Yankee #7  Mickey Mantle- Born on October 20, He played his first game for the Yankees in  Mickey was voted the American League's MVP in 1956, 1957 and He won seven World Series championships with the Yankees but then retired on March 1, 1969.

Famous Yankee #8 Yogi Berra’s given name was Lawrence Peter. He received his nick name, Yogi Berra from the cartoon “Yogi Berra” Yogi Berra- Born on May 12, Played for the Yankees in 1946 until 1963 Berra has more World Series rings than any other man in baseball history He was known for his funny quotes that often contradicted himself such as “It gets late early out there” His number was retired in 1972.

Famous Yankee # 23 Don Mattingly- Born April 20, 1961.He played for the Yankees in 1982 to 1995 Don Mattingly- Born April 20, 1961.He played for the Yankees in 1982 to 1995 In January 1997 Mattingly officially announced his retirement from baseball In January 1997 Mattingly officially announced his retirement from baseball Yankees announced that his number 23 would be retired, with a ceremony to take place during the 1997 season Yankees announced that his number 23 would be retired, with a ceremony to take place during the 1997 season He is now the current Batting Coach of the Yankees He is now the current Batting Coach of the Yankees

Our Current Team Derek Jeter- Team Captain/ Short Stop #2 Gary Sheffield- Outfield #11 Hideki Matsui- Outfield #55 Robinson Cano- Second Base #22 Jason Giambi- First Base #25 Bernie Williams- Outfield #51 Alex Rodriguez- Third Base #13 Jorge Posada- Catcher #20 Bubby Crosby- Outfield #18 Tino Martinez- First Base #24 Ruben Sierra- Outfield #28

Our Current Team John Flahrety- Catcher #17 Mariano Rivera- Pitcher #42 Mike Mussina- Pitcher #35 Randy Johnson- Pitcher #41 Chien-Ming Wang- Pitcher #40 Shawn Chacon- Pitcher #39 Al Leiter- Pitcher #19 Aaron Small- Pitcher #31 Tom Gordon- Pitcher #36 Tanyon Sturtze- Pitcher #56 Kevin Brown- Pitcher #27

PositionNameBorn Start Date Manager Joe Torre 7/18/4011/2/95 Batting Don Mattingly 4/20/6111/03 Bullpen Rich Montelone 3/22/ First Base Roy White /03 Third Base Larry Bowa /05 Pitching Hitting Don Mattingly 4/20/6111/03 Bench

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