· The Yankees were established as team in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles because the Giants blocked their initial move when the AL started.
· They moved to New York and became the Highlanders for ten seasons before coming the Yankees.
· They got their name from a New York Press editor who coined the name Yanks because it was easier to fit in the headlines.
· They play their games at Yankees Stadium which is located in Concourse, Bronx, New York City.
· They have made the playoffs fifty five times with seven wild card berths and nineteen divisional titles.
· They have won forty AL Pennants and twenty seven World Series Championships 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 & 2009.
Batting Lineup:
1. SS Derek Jeter
2. LF Joe DiMaggio
3. DH Babe Ruth
4. 1B Lou Gehrig
5. CF Mickey Mantle
6. RF Dave Winfield
7. 3B Alex Rodriguez
8. C Yogi Berra
9. 2B Willie Randolph
Starting Rotation:
1. Whitey Ford
2. Red Ruffing
3. Lefty Gomez
4. Andy Pettite
5. Ron Guidry
Bullpen:
1. Closer: Mariano Rivera
3. Sparky Lyle
6. Mike Stanton
Bench:
INF-Phil Rizzuto
INF-Graig Nettles
Coaching Staff:
Manager-Joe McCarthy
Joe McCarthy managed the Yankees for sixteen seasons where he finished with the most wins with 1460, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1957 and is in the Yankees Hall of Fame. He guided them to eight AL Pennants and Seven World Series Championships in 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941 & 1943. He was the first manager to win a pennant in both leagues.
Bench Coach-Joe Torre
Joe Torre managed the Yankees for twelve seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 1173, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2014, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 6. He guide them to two wild card berths, ten divisional titles, six AL Pennants and four World Series Championships in 1996, 1998, 1999 & 2000. He also won AL Manager of the Year twice.
1B Coach-Casey Stangel
Casey Stangel managed the Yankees for twelve seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 1149, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1966, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 37. He guided them to ten AL Pennants and seven World Series Championships in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956 & 1958.
3B Coach-Miller Huggins
Miller Huggins managed the Yankees for twelve seasons where he finished with the fourth most wins with 1067, was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1964 and is in the Yankees Hall of Fame. He guided them to six AL Pennants and three World Series Championships in 1923, 1927 & 1928.
Hitting Coach-Ralph Houk
Ralph Houk managed the Yankees for eleven seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 944. He guided them to three AL Pennants and two World Series Championships in 1961 & 1962. He also played eight seasons for them where he was on three World Series Championship teams in 1947, 1952 & 1953. He also was their GM and was the first base coach for one World Series Championship team in 1958.
Pitching Coach-Clark Griffith
Clark Griffith managed the Yankees (Highlanders) for six seasons where he finished with the eight most wins with 419 and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1946. He was a player-manager for them where he was the Yankees captain as a starting pitcher.
Bullpen Coach-Joe Girardi
Joe Girardi managed the Yankees for ten seasons where he finished with the sixth most wins with 910. He guided them to three wild card berths, three divisional titles, one AL Pennant and one World Series Championship team in 2009. He also played four seasons behind the plate for them where he was on three World Series Championship teams in 1996, 1998 & 1999.
There have been sixty one Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have retired nineteen numbers for players and three numbers for managers.
Babe Ruth spent fifteen seasons in the outfield for the Yankees as their greatest/longest tenured right fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1936, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 3. He made both of his All-Star appearances, won one batting title, led the AL in home runs ten times, led the AL in RBIs five times, won the 1923 AL MVP and was on four World Series Championship teams in 1923, 1927, 1928 & 1932 while there. He also finished as the franchise leader for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the highest offensive WAR, highest WAR for position players, highest batting average, on base percentage, slugging percentage, most runs scored, total bases, home runs and walks.
Lou Gehrig spent seventeen seasons in the infield for the Yankees as their greatest/longest tenured first basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1939, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 4. He made all seven of his All-Star appearances, won one Triple Crown, led the AL in home runs three times, led the AL in RBIs five times, won two AL MVPs, was the captain for five seasons, hit four home runs in a game and was on six World Series Championship teams in 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937 & 1939 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the most RBIs, extra base hits, triples, second most hits, doubles, total bases, second highest slugging percentage, on base percentage, batting average and second highest WAR for position players to name some.
Mickey Mantle spent eighteen seasons in the outfield for the Yankees as their greatest center fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1974, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 7. He made all twenty of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in RBIs once, led the AL in home runs four times, won one batting title, won one gold glove, won one Triple Crown, won three AL MVPs and was on seven World Series Championship teams in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 & 1962 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the second most home runs, walks, at bats, plate appearances, games played, second highest WAR for position players, second highest offensive WAR, third most extra base hits and third highest on base percentage to name some.
Joe DiMaggio spent thirteen seasons in the outfield for the Yankees as their second greatest center fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1955, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 5. He made all thirteen of his All-Star appearances, won three AL MVPs, won two batting titles, led the AL in home runs twice, led the AL in RBIs twice, has MLB record 56 game hitting streak and was on nine World Series Championship teams in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950 & 1951 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the third most triples, RBIs, third highest slugging percentage, batting average, fourth most extra base hits, home runs and fourth highest WAR for position players to name some.
Derek Jeter spent twenty seasons in the infield for the Yankees as their greatest/longest tenured shortstop where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2020, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 2. He made all fourteen of his All-Star appearances, won two Hank Aaron Awards, won all five of his silver sluggers, won all five of his gold gloves, won AL Rookie of the Year, won the Roberto Clemente Award, was the captain for twelve seasons, won one World Series MVP and was on five World Series Championship teams in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2009 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the most games played, at bats, plate appearances, hits, doubles, stolen bases, singles and second most runs scored to name some.
Yogi Berra spent eighteen seasons behind the plate for the Yankees as their greatest/longest tenured catcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1972, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 8. He made all eighteen of his All-Star appearances, won three AL MVPs and was on ten World Series Championship teams in 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1961 & 1962. He coached eight seasons for them where he won two more World Series Championships in 1977 & 1978 and managed them for two seasons. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the fourth most games played, fifth most RBIs, home runs, at bats, sixth highest WAR for position players, sixth most plate appearances and singles to name some.
Dave Winfield spent nine seasons in the outfield for the Yankees where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2001. He made eight of his twelve All-Star appearances, won five of his seven gold gloves and won five of six his silver sluggers while there.
Whitey Ford pitched sixteen seasons for the Yankees as their greatest pitcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1974, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 16. He made all ten of his All-Star appearances, led the majors in ERA twice, led the AL in wins three times, won one CY Young Award, won one World Series MVP and was on six World Series Championship teams in 1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 & 1962 while there. He also finished as the franchise leader for many pitching categories in Yankees history like having the most wins, innings pitched, games started and shutouts.
Red Ruffing pitched fifteen seasons for the Yankees where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1967 and is in the Yankees Hall of Fame. He made all six of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in strikeouts once, led the AL in wins once and was on six World Series Championship teams in 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 & 1941 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Yankees history like having the most complete games, second most wins, shutouts, innings pitched and third most games started to name some.
Lefty Gomez pitched thirteen seasons for the Yankees where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1972 and is in the Yankees Hall of Fame. He made all seven of his All-Star appearances, won two Triple Crowns, led the AL in wins twice, led the AL in ERA twice, led the AL in strikeouts three times and was on five World Series Championship teams in 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938 & 1939 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Yankees history like having the second most complete games, fourth most wins, shutouts and fifth most innings pitched to name some.
Reggie Jackson spent five seasons in the outfield for the Yankees where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1993, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 44. He made five of his fourteen All-Star appearances, won one of his two silver sluggers, led the AL in home runs once, won one World Series MVP and was on was on two World Series Championship teams in 1977 & 1978 while there. He also finished with the sixth highest slugging percentage in Yankees history.
Phil Rizzuto spent thirteen seasons in the infield for the Yankees as their second greatest/second longest tenured shortstop where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1994, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 10. He made all five of his All-Star appearances, won the 1950 AL MVP and was on seven World Series Championship teams in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 & 1953 while there. He then worked forty seasons as a broadcaster for the Yankees on TV and radio. He also finished with the highest defensive WAR in Yankees history.
Bill Dickey spent seventeen seasons behind the plate for the Yankees as their second greatest catcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1954, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 8. He made all eleven of his All-Star appearances and was on eight World Series Championships in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941 & 1943 while there. He also managed them for one season and was a coach on six World Series Championship teams in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 & 1956. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the fifth highest batting average, seventh highest WAR for position players, eight most RBIs and singles to name some. Other notable catchers in Yankees history have been Elston Howard, Thurman Munson, Jorge Posada, Brian McCann, Rick Cerone, Butch Wyanger, Mike Stanley, Wally Schang, active players Russell Martin, Gary Sanchez and Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez.
Mariano Rivera was the Yankees closer for nineteen seasons where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2019, is in the Yankees Hall of Fame and they retired his number 42. He made all thirteen of his All-Star appearances, led the majors in saves three times, won AL Comeback Player of the Year, won reliever of the year eight times, won one World Series MVP, won one ALCS MVP, has the most saves in MLB history and was on five World Series Championship teams in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2009 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Yankees history like having the most saves, games finished, games played, highest WAR for pitchers and second lowest ERA to name some.
Goose Gossage was the Yankees closer for seven seasons where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2008 and is in the Yankees Hall of Fame. He made four of his nine All-Star appearances, led the AL in saves twice, won reliever of the year once and was on one World Series Championship team in 1978 while there. He also finished with the lowest ERA, third most games saved and fifth most games finished in Yankees history.
Alex Rodriguez spent twelve seasons in the infield for the Yankees as their greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he made seven of his fourteen All-Star appearances, won two AL MVPs, won three of his ten silver sluggers, won one Hank Aaron award, led the AL in home runs twice, led the majors in RBIs once and was on one World Series Championship team in 2009 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the sixth most home runs, seventh highest slugging percentage, eight highest offensive WAR and eight highest WAR for position players to name some.
Willie Randolph spent thirteen seasons in the infield for the Yankees as their greatest/longest tenured second basemen where he all of five of six All-Star appearances, won his only silver slugger, was the co-captain for three seasons, was on two World Series Championship teams in 1977 & 1978 while there and is the Yankees Hall of Fame. He also was a coach for them for eleven seasons where he was on four World Series Championship teams in 1996, 1998, 1999 & 2000. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the second highest defensive WAR, fourth most stolen bases, sixth most walks, seventh most singles, eighth highest WAR for position players and ninth most runs scored to name some.
Andy Pettitte pitched fifteen seasons for the Yankees where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in wins once, won one ALCS MVP, was on five World Series Championship teams in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2009 while there, they retired his number 46 and is in the Yankees Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories like having the most strikeouts, games started, third most innings pitched, wins and third highest WAR for pitchers to name some.
Ron Guidry pitched fourteen seasons for the Yankees where he made all four of his All-Star appearances, won all five of his gold gloves, won the Roberto Clemente Award, led the AL in wins twice, led the AL in ERA twice, won one AL CY Young Award, was the captain for three seasons, was on two World Series Championship teams in 1977 & 1978 while there, they retired his number 49 and is in the Yankees Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories like having the third most strikeouts, fourth highest WAR for pitchers, fifth most games started and wins to name some. Other notable starters in Yankees history have been Don Larsen, Roger Clemens, Mel Stottlemyre, David Wells, David Cone, Al Orth, Russ Ford, Jack Quinn, Bullet Joe Bush, Sad Sam Jones, Carl Mays, Bob Shawkey, Urban Shocker, Monte Pearson, Spud Chandler, Tiny Bonham, Hank Borowy, Eddie Lopat, Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Bob Turley, Ralph Terry, Al Downing, Doc Medich, Tommy John, Orlando Hernandez, CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Hiroki Kuroda, Chien-Ming Wang, Dwight Gooden, Hall of Famers Mike Mussina, Jack Chesbro, Hern Pannock, Burleigh Grimes, Stan Coveleski, Waite Hoyt, Catfish Hunter, Randy Johnson and Phil Niekro.
Bernie Williams spent sixteen seasons in the outfield for the Yankees where he made all five of his All-Star appearances, won all four of his gold gloves, won his only silver slugger, won one batting title, won one ALCS MVP, was on four World Series Championship teams in 1996, 1998, 1999 & 2000 while there, they retired his number 51 and is in the Yankees Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Yankees history like having the second most singles, third most doubles, fourth most at bats, fifth most walks, hits, plate appearances and sixth highest offensive WAR to name some. Other notable outfielders for the Yankees have been Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Raul Ibanez, Vernon Wells, Lou Piniella, Roy White, Gene Woodling, Charlie Keller, George Selkirk, Ben Chapman, Bob Meusel, Curtis Granderson, Roberto Kelly, Jerry Mumphrey, Mickey Rivers, Bobby Murcer, Ichiro Suzuki, Carlos Beltran, Paul O’Neill, Bobby Abreu, Gary Sheffield, Raul Mondesi, Jesse Barfield, Roger Maris, Hank Bauer, Tommy Henrich, Don Baylor, Darryl Strawberry, active players Brett Gardner, Jacoby Ellsbury, Melky Cabrera, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Hall of Famers Willie Keeler, Ricky Henderson, Tim Raines and Earl Combs.
Graig Nettles spent eleven seasons in the infield for the Yankees as their second greatest/second longest tenured third basemen where he made five of his All-Star appearances, won both of his gold gloves, led the AL in home runs once, won one ALCS MVP, was the captain for three seasons and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1977 & 1978 while there. He also finished with the eight highest defensive WAR and tenth most home runs in Yankees history. Other notable infielders in Yankees history have been Don Mattingly, Chris Chambliss, Mark Teixeira, Tino Martinez, Jason Giambi, Bob Watson, Felipe Alou, Joe Pepitone, Bill Skowron, Wally Pipp, Hal Chase, Bobby Richardson, Chuck Knoblauch, Steve Sax, Alfonso Soriano, Sandy Alomar, Gil McDougald, Jerry Coleman, Snuffy Stirnweiss, Del Pratt, Jimmy Williams, Bucky Dent, Tony Kubek, Frankie Crosetti, Everett Scott, Roger Peckinpaugh, Red Rolfe, Scott Brosius, Clete Boyer, Joe Dugan, active players Robinson Cano, Starlin Castro, Chase Headley, Hall of Famers Joe Gordon, Tony Lazzeri, Joe Sewell,Wade Boggs and Home Run Baker.
Sparky Lyle was the Yankees closer for seven seasons where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won one AL CY Young Award, led the AL in saves twice and was on two World Series Championship teams in 1977 & 1978 while there. He also finished with the third most games finished, third lowest ERA, fourth most saves and eighth most games played in Yankees history.
Dave Righetti was the Yankees closer for eleven seasons where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won AL Rookie of the Year, won reliever of the year twice, led the AL in saves once and pitched a no-hitter while there. He also finished with the second most saves, games finished and games played in Yankees history.
Johnny Murphy was the Yankees closer for twelve seasons where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, led AL relief pitchers in wins seven times, led the AL in saves four times and was on seven World Series Championship teams in 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941 & 1943 while there. He also finished with the fourth most games finished, sixth most saves and tenth most games played in Yankees history.
Mike Stanton was in the Yankees bullpen for seven seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance and was on three World Series Championship teams in 1998, 1999 & 2000 while there. He also finished with the fifth most games played in Yankees history. Other notable relievers in Yankees history have been John Wetteland, Tom Gordon, Jeff Nelson, Bob Wickman, Joe Page , Steve Hamilton, active pitchers David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Aroldis Chapman, Zack Britton and Hall of Famer Lee Smith.
