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Team Founded:
1901
Team History:
1901-02 - Baltimore Orioles
1903-12 - New York Highlanders
1913-Present - New York Yankees
Team Colors:
Red, White & Blue and Grey (Road)
Derivative : Known
as the Highlanders for a time after
Hilltop Park in Washington Heights
where they played most of their games.
However, it was later changed to the
Yankees by a sportswriter, Mark Roth,
who began dubbing them the Yankees
in print.
Mailing
& Stadium Address:
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) - 293-4300
E-Mail
Address - Yanksmag@aol.com
Opened: April
18, 1923
First Official
Game: April 22, 1923, 4-1
win over Boston Red Sox
Stadium
Capacity: 55,070
Surface:
Natural Grass
Dimmensions:
* Home to Left Field Foul Pole - 318
Feet
* Home to Left-Center Field - 399
Feet
* Home to Center Field - 408 Feet
* Home to Right-Center Field - 385
Feet
* Home to Right Field Foul Pole -
314 Feet
* Height of Outfield Walls - 8 Feet
(Left field foul pole)
7 Feet (Left field to right-center)
9 Feet (Right field)
10 Feet (Right field foul pole)
Ground Rules:
- The Foul poles are outside the field
of play.
- Any batted ball hitting a foul pole
above the fence line is a home
run.
- Bat racks are within the dugout.
- Any thrown ball hitting the dugout
railing or foundation and
rebounding on field is in play.
- Any ball going into the dugout or
hitting other parts of dugout
is out of play.
Principal
Owner: George Steinbrenner
General Partner: Joseph
A. Molloy
General Manager:
Brian Cashman
Manager:
Joe Torre |
Coaching
History:
Term Coach Reg.Season Playoffs
1901-02 John McGraw 94- 96
(Replaced after 58 Games of 1902 Season)
Wilbert Robinson 24- 57
(Interim Manager for 81 Games of 1902 Season)
1903-08 Clark Griffith 419- 370
(Replaced after 56 Games of 1908 Season)
Kid Elberfeld 27- 71
1909-10 George Stallings 152- 136
(Replaced after 137 Games of 1910 Season)
Hal Chase 10- 4
1911 Hal Chase 76- 76
1912 Harry Wolverton 50- 102
1913-14 Frank Chance 117- 168
(Replaced after 134 Games of 1914 Season)
Roger Peckinpaugh 10- 10
(Interim Manager for 20 Games of 1914 Season)
1915-17 Bill Donovan 220- 239
1918-29 Miller Huggins 1067- 719 18-15-1
1930 Bob Shawkey 86- 68
1931-46 Joe McCarthy 1460- 867 29- 9
(Replaced after 35 Games of 1946 Season)
Bill Dickey 57- 48
(Interim Manager for 105 Games of 1946 Season)
Johnny Neun 8- 6
(Interim Manager for 14 Games of 1946 Season)
1947-48 Bucky Harris 191- 117 4- 3
1949-60 Casey Stengel 1149- 696 37-26
1961-63 Ralph Houk 309- 176 8- 8
1964 Yogi Berra 99- 63 3- 4
1965-66 Johnny Keane 81- 101
(Replaced after 20 Games of 1966 Season)
Ralph Houk 66- 73
1967-73 Ralph Houk 569- 567
1974-75 Bill Virdon 142- 124
(Replaced after 104 Games of 1975 Season)
Billy Martin 30- 26
1976-78 Billy Martin 249- 166 10-10
(Replaced after 94 Games of 1978 Season)
Dick Howser 0- 1
(Interim Manager for 1 Game of 1978 Season)
Bob Lemon 48- 20 7- 3
1979 Bob Lemon 34- 31
(Replaced after 65 Games of 1979 Season)
Billy Martin 55- 40
(Interim Manager for 95 Games of 1979 Season)
1980 Dick Howser 101- 59 0- 3
1981 Gene Michael 48- 34
(Replaced after 82 Games of 1981 Season)
Bob Lemon 11- 14 8- 6
1982 Bob Lemon 6- 8
(Interim Manager for 14 Games of 1982)
Gene Michael 44- 42
(Interim Manager for 86 Games of 1982 Season)
Clyde King 29- 33
1983 Billy Martin 91- 71
1984-85 Yogi Berra 93- 85
(Replaced after 16 Games of 1985 Season)
Billy Martin 91- 54
1986-88 Lou Piniella 224- 193
(Replaced after 93 Games of 1988 Season)
Billy Martin 40- 28
(Interim Manager for 68 Games of 1988 Season)
1989 Dallas Green 56- 65
(Replaced ater 121 Games of 1989 Season)
Bucky Dent 18- 22
(Interim Manager for 40 Games of 1989 Season)
1990 Bucky Dent 18- 31
(Replaced after 49 Games of 1990 Season)
Stump Merrill 49- 64
1991 Stump Merrill 71- 91
1992-1995 Buck Showalter 313- 268 2- 3
1996-PRESENT Joe Torre 685- 445 47-18
Retired Numbers: (15)
1 - Billy Martin
3 - Babe Ruth
4 - Lou Gehrig
5 - Joe DiMaggio
7 - Mickey Mantle
8 - Bill Dickey
8 - Yogi Berra
9 - Roger Maris
10 - Phil Rizzuto
15 - Thurman Munson
16 - Whitey Ford
23 - Don Mattingly
32 - Elston Howard
37 - Casey Stengel
44 - Reggie Jackson
Yankees
in the Hall of Fame: (40)
1936 - Babe Ruth
1939 - Lou Gehrig, Willie Keeler
1945 - Clark Griffith
1946 - Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro
1948 - Herb Pennock
1952 - Paul Waner
1953 - Edward G. Barrow
1954 - Bill Dickey
1955 - "Home Run" Baker, Joe DiMaggio,
Dazzy Vance
1957 - Joe McCarthy
1962 - Bill McKechnie
1964 - Burleigh Grimes, Miller Huggins
1966 - Casey Stengel
1967 - Branch Rickey, Red Ruffing, Stan
Coveleski
1969 - Waite Hoyt
1970 - Earl Combs, George M. Weiss
1971 - Yogi Berra
1972 - Lefty Gomez
1974 - Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford
1975 - Bucky Harris
1977 - Joe Sewell
1978 - Larry MacPhail
1981 - Johnny Mize
1985 - Enos Slaughter
1987 - Jim "Catfish" Hunter
1991 - Gaylord Perry, Tony Lazzeri
1993 - Reggie Jackson
1994 - Phil Rizzuto
1997 - Phil Niekro
2001 - Dave Winfield
World Series Titles: (26) 1923, '27, '28,
'32, '36, '37, '38, '39, '41,
'43, '47, '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '56,
'58,
'61, '62, '77, '78, '96, '98, '99, '2000
American League Pennants: (38) 1921, '22,
'23, '26, '27, '28, '32, '36,
'37, '38, '39, '41, '42, '43, '47, '49,
'50, '51, '52, '53, '55, '56, '57, '58,
'60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '76, '77, '78,
'81, '96, '98, '99, '2000, '01,
Division Titles: (11) 1976, '77, '78, '80,
'81, '96, '98, '99, '2000, '01,
'02
Wild Card: (2) 1995, '97
AL
Most Valuable Player AL Cy Young Award
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1923 - Babe Ruth 1958 - Bob Turley
1927 - Lou Gehrig 1961 - Whitey Ford
1936 - Lou Gehrig 1977 - Sparky Lyle
1939 - Joe DiMaggio 1978 - Ron Guidry
1941 - Joe DiMaggio 2001 - Roger Clemens
1942 - Joe Gordon
1943 - Spud Chandler
1947 - Joe DiMaggio
1950 - Phil Rizzuto
1951 - Yogi Berra
1954 - Yogi Berra
1955 - Yogi Berra
1956 - Mickey Mantle
1957 - Mickey Mantle
1960 - Roger Maris
1961 - Roger Maris
1962 - Mickey Mantle
1963 - Elston Howard
1976 - Thurman Munson
1985 - Don Mattingly |
Statistics
| INJURIES |
| Date |
Player |
Status |
Injury |
| Aug 19, 2002 |
Mariano Rivera |
15-Day DL |
Re-aggravated right shoulder strain |
| Aug 10, 2002 |
Nick Johnson |
15-Day DL |
Bruised left wrist |
| Jul 26, 2002 |
Mariano Rivera |
15-Day DL |
Strained right shoulder |
| Jul 13, 2002 |
Roger Clemens |
15-Day DL |
Stiffness in right groin |
| Jun 28, 2002 |
Sterling Hitchcock |
15-Day DL |
Sprained lower back |
| Jun 10, 2002 |
Mariano Rivera |
15-Day DL |
Strained right groin |
| Jun 9, 2002 |
Juan Rivera |
15-Day DL |
Fractured bone in right kneecap |
| May 21, 2002 |
Orlando Hernandez |
15-Day DL |
Upper back strain |
| Apr 21, 2002 |
Andy Pettitte |
15-Day DL |
Left elbow tendinitis |
| Mar 30, 2002 |
Randy Keisler |
60-Day DL |
Recovering from right shoulder surgery |
| Mar 30, 2002 |
Christian Parker |
60-Day DL |
Right shoulder surgery - out for season |
| Mar 29, 2002 |
Sterling Hitchcock |
15-Day DL |
Lower back strain |
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