
:''For other meanings of the term Yankees, see Yankee (disambiguation).'' The New York Yankees is a Major League Baseball baseball team based in The Bronx, New York, New York. They are in the Eastern Division of the American League and they have the distinction of being one of the most storied franchises in American sports over the course of their 100+ year history. The Yankees have won 26 World Series in 39 appearances; the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics are tied for second with 9 World Series victories each, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are second with 18 World Series appearances. Among the North American major sports, their success is only approached by the 24 Stanley Cup championships of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. It is the only team that is represented at every position in the Baseball Hall of Fame. :Founded: 1901 in sports as the Baltimore, Maryland franchise in the newly created American League. Moved to New York, New York before the 1903 in sports season. :Formerly known as: Baltimore Orioles, 1901-1902. New York Highlanders, 1903-1910 in sports. "Yankees" and "Highlanders" used interchangeably over the next couple of years. :Home ballpark: Yankee Stadium, at 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, New York City, from 1923 in sports to the present, excluding two years in the 1970s during renovation. Also played at the original Oriole Park in Baltimore, 1901-1902; Hilltop Park in Manhattan, New York, New York, 1903-1912; the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York, New York, 1913 in sports-1922; and Shea Stadium in Queens, New York, New York, 1974 in sports-1975. They are slated to move into a newer Yankee Stadium modeled after the old one in time for the 2009 season. :Uniform colors: Midnight navy blue with white or gray (Home uniform has distinctive pinstripes) :Logo design: Interlocking "NY" (Based on an element of the original Tiffany design of the New York Police Department's Medal of Honor.) :Team theme song: "Here Come the Yankees" (1967 in sports), composed by Bob Bundin and Lou Stallman. "New York, New York (song)" is played at the end of each home game (Frank Sinatra's version is usually played following victories; Liza Minnelli's original version following losses). :Cable Television Network: After disputes with Cablevision, the YES Network was started in 2002 to be the television home of the New York Yankees. :World Series championships won (26): 1923 in sports, 1927 in sports, 1928 in sports, 1932 in sports, 1936 in sports, 1937 in sports, 1938 in sports, 1939 in sports, 1941 in sports, 1943 in sports, 1947 in sports, 1949 in sports, 1950 in sports, 1951 in sports, 1952 in sports, 1953 in sports, 1956 in sports, 1958 in sports, 1961 in sports, 1962 in sports, 1977 in sports, 1978 in sports, 1996 in sports, 1998 in sports, 1999 in sports, 2000 in sports. :American League pennants won (39): 1921 in sports, 1922 in sports, 1923, 1926 in sports, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942 in sports, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 in sports, 1956, 1957 in sports, 1958, 1960 in sports, 1961, 1962, 1963 in sports, 1964 in sports, 1976 in sports, 1977, 1978, 1981 in sports, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 in sports, 2003 in sports. :American League East division titles won (14): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 in sports, 1981, 1994 in sports (unofficial), 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 in sports, 2003, 2004 in sports. :American League wild card (2): 1995 in sports, 1997 in sports. :See also: List of New York Yankees people
== Origins == At the end of the 1900 season, the American League re-organized and, with its president Ban Johnson as the driving force, decided to assert itself as a new major league. Previously a minor league (known as the Western League until 1899), the American League carried over five of its previous locations and added three more on the East Coast, including one in Baltimore, Maryland, which had lost its National League team when that league contracted the year before. The intention of Johnson and the American League had been to place a team in New York, New York, but their efforts had been stymied by the political connections that owners of the National League New York Giants (baseball) had with Tammany Hall. When the team began play as the ''Baltimore Orioles'' in 1901, they were managed by John McGraw (baseball). As a result of a feud with league president Ban Johnson, who rigidly enforced rules about rowdyism on the field of play, McGraw jumped leagues to manage the San Francisco Giants in the middle of the 1902 season. A week later the owner of the Giants also gained controlling interest of the Orioles and raided the team for players, after which the league declared the team forfeit and took control, still intending to move the franchise to New York when and if possible. In January 1903, the American League and National League held a "peace conference" to settle conflicts over player contract disputes and to agree on future cooperation. The National League also agreed that the "junior circuit" could establish a franchise in New York. The American League's Baltimore franchise became the New York franchise when its new owners, Frank Farrell and William Devery, were able to find a ballpark location not blocked by the Giants. Ferrell and Devery both had deep ties into city politics and gambling. Farrell owned a casino and several pool halls, while Devery had served as a blatantly corrupt chief of the New York City police and had only been forced out of the department at the start of 1902. == The Highlanders == The franchise's first park in New York was located at 165th St. and Broadway in Manhattan, near the highest point on the island. Consequently the field was known as Hilltop Park and the team became known as the ''New York Highlanders''. As the Highlanders the team enjoyed success only twice, finishing in second place in the American League in 1904 and 1910, but otherwise much of the next fifteen years was spent in the cellar. From 1913 to 1922 the team would play in the Polo Grounds, a park owned by their National League rivals, the Giants. With the change of parks in 1913, the team also officially changed its name to ''New York Yankees'', a name which had been in informal but increasing use for the prior few years. By the mid 1910s, owners Farrell and Devery had become estranged and both were in need of money. At the start of 1915, they sold the team to Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Captain Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston. Ruppert was heir to the Ruppert brewery fortune and had also been tied to the Tammany Hall machine, serving as a Congress of the United States for eight years. Ruppert later said, "For $450,000 we got an orphan ball club, without a home of its own, without players of outstanding ability, without prestige." == First success == Over the next few years the new owners would begin to enlarge the payroll. Many of the newly acquired players who would later contribute to their success came from the Boston Red Sox, whose owner, theater impresario Harry Frazee, had bought his team on credit and was hard-pressed to pay off his loans and also produce Broadway shows. From 1919 to 1922, the Yankees acquired from the Red Sox the pitchers Waite Hoyt, Carl Mays and Herb Pennock; catcher Wally Schang; shortstop Everett Scott; and third baseman Joe Dugan. However, pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth was the biggest of them all. Frazee traded Ruth in January of 1920, citing Ruth's demand for a raise after being paid the highest salary in baseball, and slumping bat as reasons for the trade. Two of the four Boston newspapers agreed at the time. The Red Sox did not win a World Series from 1919 until 2004 (see Curse of the Bambino), often finding themselves out of the World Series hunt as a result of the success of the Yankees. Other critical newcomers in this period were manager Miller Huggins and general manager Ed Barrow. Huggins was hired in 1919 by Ruppert while Huston was serving in Europe with the army (this would lead to a break between the two owners, with Ruppert eventually buying Huston out in 1923). Barrow came on board after the 1920 season, and like many of the new Yankee players had previously been a part of the Red Sox organization, having managed the team since 1918. Barrow would act as general manager or president of the Yankees for the next 25 years and may deserve the bulk of the credit for the team's success during that period. He was especially noted for development of the Yankees' farm system. The home run hitting exploits of Ruth proved popular with the public, to the extent that the Yankees were soon outdrawing their landlords, the Giants. In 1921 the Yankees were told to move out of the Polo Grounds after the 1922 season. In 1923 the Yankees moved into Yankee Stadium at 161st St. and River Avenue in The Bronx. The site for the stadium was chosen because the IRT Jerome Avenue subway line, now the MTA's #4 train, went right there and goes on top of Yankee Stadium's right-field wall. The Stadium was the first triple-deck venue in baseball and seated an astounding 58,000. It was truly "the House that Ruth Built", From 1921 to 1928, the Yankees went through their first period of great success, winning six American League pennants and three World Series. In 1921 through 1923 they faced the Giants in the World Series, losing the first two match-ups but turning the tables in 1923. The 1927 team was so potent that it became known as "Murderers' Row" and is sometimes considered to have been the best team in the history of baseball (though similar claims have been made for other Yankee squads, notably those of 1939, 1961 and 1998). Ruth's home run total of 60 in 1927 set a single-season record which would stand for 34 years, and first baseman Lou Gehrig had his first big season with 47 round-trippers. == The 1950s and 1960s == The 1950s, under Casey Stengel: bettering the McCarthy-era clubs, Stengel's squad won the World Series in his first five years as manager, 1949 through 1953. In twelve years, Stengel won 10 pennants and seven World Series titles. They were led by catcher Yogi Berra, outfielder Mickey Mantle and pitcher Whitey Ford, but unlike the star-studded McCarthy teams, the Yankees of the 1950s owed much of their success to Stengel's use of platooning and his ability to get the most out of average and slightly-above-average personnel. After the 1964 season, CBS purchased the Yankees from Dan Topping and Del Webb for $11.2 million. Topping and Webb had owned the Yankees for 20 years, missing the World Series only 5 times, and going 10-5 in the World Series. By contrast, the CBS-owned teams never went to the World Series, and in the first year of the new ownership - 1965 - the Yankees finished in the second division (baseball) for the first time in 40 years; then in 1966 the team finished last in the American League for the first time since 1912, and next-to-last the following year. After that the team's fortunes improved somewhat, but they would not become serious contenders again until the second half of the 1970s. == Return to glory == The 1970s, under Billy Martin, et al: George Steinbrenner purchased the club for $10 million on January 3, 1973 from the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), renovated Yankee Stadium, hired and fired Billy Martin a number of times, feuded with star outfielder Reggie Jackson, and presided over the resurgence of the Yankees in the late seventies. Jackson's three home runs in the sixth and final game of the 1977 World Series against three different Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers (earning him the nickname "Mr. October") defined the period as much as Martin and Steinbrenner. The race for the pennant often came to a close competition between the Yankees and the Red Sox, and for fans of both clubs, a game between the two teams (whether in the regular season or post-season championship games) was cause for a rivalry that was often bitter and ruthless, with brawls frequently erupting between both players and fans from the two clubs. The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry came to a head in the 1978 season, when the two clubs finished the regular season in a tie for the American League East first place position. A sudden-death playoff game between the two teams was held to decide who would go on to the pennant, with the game being held at Boston's Fenway Park (because the Red Sox had won more head-to-head games between the two teams that season). The Yankees won the day, driving a stake through the hearts of their rivals' fans when Bucky Dent drove a game-winning home run over the "Green Monster," one of several emotional moments in the team's history that had Red Sox fans wondering if their team was under some kind of a curse. == A new dynasty == The Yankees entered the 1990s as a last-place team, having spent well but not always wisely on free-agent players since their last appearance in the World Series in 1981. In the 1980's the Yankees had the most combined amount of wins out of any Major League team but failed to win a World Series (the first such decade since the 1910's). In 1990, Yankee pitcher Andy Hawkins became the first Yankees pitcher ever to lose a no-hitter, when he walked 3 men and the center fielder committed an error with bases loaded, scoring the 3 men on base plus the player who hit the ball to the center fielder. The 4-0 loss was the biggest margin of any no-hitter loss in the 20th century. The bad judgment and bad luck of the 1980s and early 1990s started to change when, while owner George Steinbrenner was under suspension, management was able to implement a coherent program without interference from above. Under general manager Gene Michael (later Bob Watson) and manager Buck Showalter, the club shifted its emphasis from buying talent to developing talent through its farm system and then holding onto it. The first significant sign of success came in 1994_in_sports, when the Yankees had the best record in the American League when the season was cut short by the players' strike. A year later, the team gained the playoffs as the wild card and was eliminated only after a memorable series against the Seattle Mariners. Showalter left after the 1995 season due to personality clashes with owner George Steinbrenner and his staff and was replaced by Joe Torre. Initially derided as a retread choice ("Clueless Joe" ran the headline on one of the city's tabloid newspapers), Torre's smooth manner proved out as he led the Yankees to a World Series victory in 1996, defeating the Atlanta Braves in six games. General manager Bob Watson was dismissed when the Yankees failed to repeat in 1997 and was replaced by Brian Cashman. Torre and Cashman have, however, essentially won with the foundation laid by Michael, Watson, and Showalter before them, particularly the development of players like Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Bernie Williams (born 1968). Prominent members of the late 1990s championships teams acquired through trades included Paul O'Neill (baseball player), David Cone, Tino Martinez, John Wetteland, Chuck Knoblauch, and Roger Clemens, while Jimmy Key, Wade Boggs, David Wells, Mike Stanton, and Orlando Hernández were signed as free agents. The 1998-2000 Yankees were the first team to "three-peat" with World Series victories since the Oakland Athletics of the early 1970s. In 1998 and 1999, they swept the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves, respectively. In 2000, the Yankees met up with cross-town New York Mets for the first Subway Series since 1956 and won four games to one. In these four World Series victories, the Yankees won fourteen straight games. The Yankees are the last Major League Baseball team to date to have repeat World Series titles. == The 21st century == In the emotional October 2001, following the September 11, 2001 attacks attack on New York City's World Trade Center, the Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics 3 games to 2 in the Divisional Series, and then the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series, 4 games to 1. But, the usually-unhittable Mariano Rivera shockingly blew the lead - and World Series - to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 7. In October 2003, the Yankees defeated their long-time rival the Boston Red Sox in a tough seven-game 2003 American League Championship Series, which featured a near brawl in Game 3 and a series-ending walk-off home run by Aaron Boone in the 11th inning of the final game, only to be defeated by the Florida Marlins - a team with a quarter of its payroll - in the World Series, 4 games to 2. The loss in the 2001 World Series effectively marked the end of the 1990s Yankee dynasty, as lynchpin players began to retire, not be re-signed, or traded. The Yankees' quick ejection from the 2002 playoffs at the hands of the Anaheim Angels (now called the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) accelerated the changes, as ownership and management began to look increasingly on free agent acquisitions and major trades. The trend continued after the 2003 World Series, culminating when the Yankees traded for the nominal "best player in baseball", Alex Rodriguez, in February 2004. Other significant acquisitions during 2002 to 2004 included Jason Giambi, Hideki Matsui, Gary Sheffield, Kevin Brown, and Javier Vázquez. In the 2004 American League Championship Series against the Red Sox, the Yankees became the first team in professional baseball history, and only the third team in North American pro sports history (It happened with the NHL twice), to lose a best of 7 series after taking a 3-0 series lead. The incident is sometimes deemed as "The Biggest Collapse in Sports History." Many explanations have been given for the lack of Yankee World Series titles since 2000. These include depletion of the Yankee farm system because of trades and free agent acquisitions, the aging or departure of the players who had formed the core of the Yankees during the late 1990s, and allegedly poor coaching. Buster Olney, in his book ''The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty'', argues that George Steinbrenner's management style resulted in the players burning out psychologically. Several sabermetrics have argued that success in the playoffs is mostly the result of luck. This argument is bolstered by the fact that the production of the Yankees' core players has decreased steadily since their 1996 World Series title. One particularly creative explanation jokingly proposed by blogger Larry Mahnken is the "Curse of Clay Bellinger". By analogy with the Curse of the Bambino, Mahnken points to the departure of utility player Clay Bellinger from the Yankee roster following the 2001 season and asserts that the Yankees will never again win the World Series until either they make amends to Bellinger or they win the championship anyway. The tautology is part of the joke. The 2005 season for the New York Yankees thus far has not ushered in any memories of the dynasty days. After winning the opening series against the rival Boston Red Sox, the Yankees proceeded into a mediocre April at best, losing more than they won. The Yankees lacked consistency through much of the month, suffering from untimely hitting and inconsistent pitching. After losing three out of four to the struggling Devil Rays and dropping an extra inning game to the Oakland Athletics, the Yankees began to dominate. A 10 game winning streak against the Athletics and Seattle Mariners was highlighted by first baseman Tino Martinez, who belted eight home-runs in as many days. Although the win streak came against the weaker AL West teams, the Yankees continued to play well winning 2 out of 3 from the cross-town New York Mets. However, since the Subway Series win and a three game sweep against the Detroit Tigers, the Yankees have returned to their April inconsistencies. The Boston Red Sox came to Yankee Stadium in the midst of a three game losing streak, however, they crushed the Yankees in the series winning the final two games 17-1 and 7-2. The Yankees continued to scuffle against the American Leauge's worst team, the Kansas City Royals, losing all three games in the series. However, after going on to lose nine of 12 on this road trip, the Yankees returned home to consecutive three-game sweeps of the Pittsburgh Pirates and then the Chicago Cubs, who have never won a game in Yankee Stadium. == Controversy == The Yankees are a notable team not only for their impressive history on the field, but also for their financial situation. The current ownership spends more on player salaries than any other franchise in baseball. As of 2004, the team payroll is more than $182 million, which is $51 million more than the second-highest team, the Red Sox, and more than the six lowest-payroll teams combined. Frustrated after being outbid for pitcher Jose Contreras prior to the 2003 season, Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino even went so far as to dub the Yankees the "Evil empire (disambiguation)," a characterization that is primarily popular among Red Sox fans. It is a heated debate whether the Yankees' free-spending is positive or negative for baseball, and whether a strict salary cap would make the sport fairer and increase parity among the large-market and small-market teams. The following are arguments for and against these spending practices: For: * The Yankees are "America's Team." They give the casual, or "bandwagon," baseball fan someone to root for when he/she does not have a local favorite. * As "America's Team" the Yankees give other baseball fans a team to "hate" or root against, thereby further generating interest in baseball games involving the Yankees and baseball in general. Sports are always a more compelling diversion when there are underdogs and teams to root against. * New York, as the largest market with the highest revenues, should spend in accordance with their vast resources. The New York Mets are similar in this regard, to a lesser extent and success. * The Yankees drive attendance, merchandise sales and TV revenues, helping to subsidize less-profitable teams. * In a free-market society, an owner who wishes to spend as much as he/she wants should not be restricted from doing so. Against: * Allowing one team to bid highly for the best talent makes it more difficult for lower-spending teams to compete. * The willingness of the Yankees to pay premium prices for top talent encourages players and their agents to demand unreasonably high prices, further diluting talent throughout the rest of the league. This phenomenon even causes the Yankees to announce their intentions not to pursue certain free agents (i.e. Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez), who might otherwise freely use the potentiality as a bargaining chip. * American Football's example of balanced salaries, correlated with its now-massive parity and mainstream impact, demonstrates that keeping athletic salaries fair is good for the sport and therefore everyone - TV outlets, owners, fans. * The Yankees, being the powerhouse they are, force TV companies into either A) Showing the YES Network (Yankees Entertainment and Sports), and in doing so charging $2 extra a household, or B) not show the YES Network. This becomes increasingly annoying as Cable providers are too afraid to say no, while the consumers are being taken advantage of. They have been hounded for these actions in the past. It may be argued that the most recent splurge in spending corresponds neatly with the bargained rules governing MLB ownership that entitled other teams to begin revenue sharing with the Yankees. George Steinbrenner has ignored the increasing penalty of a Luxury Tax. In 2003, the Office of Foreign Assets Control reported that the Yankees engaged in illegal trade with Cuba and had to settle with the United States government for United States dollar75,000 [http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/04/14/enemy.trading/index.html]. == Players of note == ''See also'': List of New York Yankees people ===Baseball Hall of Famers=== {| |valign="top"| *Frank Baker 1916-19, 1921-22 *Yogi Berra 1946-63 *Wade Boggs 1993-97 *Roger Bresnahan 1901-02 *Frank Chance 1913-14 *Jack Chesbro 1903-09 *Earle Combs 1924-35 *Stan Coveleski 1928 *Bill Dickey 1928-43, 1946 *Joe DiMaggio 1936-42, 1946-51 *Leo Durocher 1925, 1928-29 *Whitey Ford 1950, 1953-67 *Lou Gehrig 1923-39 *Lefty Gomez 1930-42 *Clark Griffith 1903-07 *Burleigh Grimes 1934 *Waite Hoyt 1921-30 *Catfish Hunter 1975-79 *Reggie Jackson 1977-81 |width="100"| |valign="top"| *Willie Keeler 1903-09 *Joe Kelley 1902 *Tony Lazzeri 1926-37 *Mickey Mantle 1951-68 *Joe McGinnity 1901-02 *John McGraw (baseball) 1901-02 *Johnny Mize 1949-53 *Phil Niekro 1984-85 *Herb Pennock 1923-33 *Gaylord Perry 1980 *Phil Rizzuto 1941-42, 1946-56 *Wilbert Robinson 1901-02 *Red Ruffing 1930-42, 1945-46 *Babe Ruth 1920-34 *Joe Sewell 1931-33 *Enos Slaughter 1954-55, 1956-59 *Dazzy Vance 1915, 1918 *Paul Waner 1944-45 *Dave Winfield 1981-88, 1990 |} ===Award winners=== ''Related article: New York Yankees - Award Winners'' ===Current roster (updated on June 21, 2005)=== {| |valign="top"| Pitchers *43 Scott Proctor *58 Sean Henn *36 Tom Gordon *38 Buddy Groom *41 Randy Johnson *35 Mike Mussina *45 Carl Pavano *48 Paul Quantrill *42 Mariano Rivera *29 Mike Stanton *56 Tanyon Sturtze *40 Chien-Ming Wang Catchers *17 John Flaherty *20 Jorge Posada |width="50"| |valign="top"| Infielders *22 Robinson Cano *25 Jason Giambi * 2 Derek Jeter *14 Russ Johnson *24 Tino Martinez *13 Alex Rodriguez Outfielders *55 Hideki Matsui *11 Gary Sheffield *51 Bernie Williams *12 Tony Womack Designated Hitters *28 Rubén Sierra Disabled list *27 Kevin Brown (P, 15-day) *26 Rey Sanchez (2B, 15-day) *47 Felix Rodríguez (P, 15-day) *33 Jaret Wright (P, 15-day) |} Manager * 6 Joe Torre Coaches *23 Don Mattingly (hitting) *34 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching) *54 Roy White (first base) *53 Luis Sojo (third base) *52 Joe Girardi (bench) *57 Neil Allen (bullpen pitching) *99 Mike Borzello (bullpen catching) *50 Rich Monteleone (special pitching instructor) === Retired numbers === * 1 Billy Martin * 3 Babe Ruth * 4 Lou Gehrig * 5 Joe DiMaggio * 7 Mickey Mantle * 8 Yogi Berra and 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 (retired throughout baseball, worn by Mariano Rivera due to grandfather clause) *44 Reggie Jackson *49 Ron Guidry === Team captain (sports) === *Hal Chase, 1912 in sports *Roger Peckinpaugh, 1914 in sports to 1921 in sports *Babe Ruth, May 20 to May 25, 1922 in sports *Everett Scott, 1922 to 1925 in sports *Lou Gehrig, April 21, 1935 in sports to June 2, 1941 in sports * *Thurman Munson, April 17, 1976 in sports to August 2, 1979 in sports *Graig Nettles, January 29, 1982 in sports to March 30, 1984 in sports *Ron Guidry, March 4, 1986 in sports to July 12, 1989 in sports * * *Willie Randolph, March 4, 1986 to October 2, 1989 * * *Don Mattingly, February 28, 1991 in sports to 1995 in sports *Derek Jeter, June 4, 2003 in sports to present * Upon Gehrig's death, then-manager Joe McCarthy (baseball) declared that there would never be another Yankee captain. ** Guidry and Randolph were co-captains. ===Others not to be forgotten=== {| |valign="top"| *Jim Abbott *Jesse Barfield *Hank Bauer *Aaron Boone *Hank Borowy *Scott Brosius *Tommy Byrne (baseball) *David Cone *Chili Davis *Bucky Dent *Ryne Duren *Dwight Gooden *Rich Gossage *Ken Griffey, Sr. *Tommy Henrich *Orlando Hernández *Hideki Irabu |width="30"| |valign="top"| *Tommy John *Sad Sam Jones *David Justice *Jimmy Key *Chuck Knoblauch *Jim Leyritz *Eddie Lopat *Héctor López *Sal Maglie *Carl Mays *Bob Meusel *Paul O'Neill (baseball player) *Joe Page *Andy Pettitte *Lou Piniella *Tim Raines |width="30"| |valign="top"| *Vic Raschi *Allie Reynolds *Mickey Rivers *Kenny Rogers (baseball player) *Marius Russo *Steve Sax *Moose Skowron *Luis Sojo *Mel Stottlemyre *Darryl Strawberry *Danny Tartabull *Robin Ventura *David Wells *John Wetteland *Gene Woodling |} == Team ownership == * 1901 in sports-1902 in sports: Calvin Chan (Baltimore Orioles period) * 1903 in sports-1915 in sports: Frank Farrell and William Devery * 1915-1923 in sports: Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston * 1923-1939 in sports: Jacob Ruppert * 1939-1945 in sports: Heirs of Jacob Ruppert * 1945-1947 in sports: Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb * 1947-1964 in sports: Dan Topping and Del Webb * 1964-1973 in sports: Columbia Broadcasting System * 1973-present: George Steinbrenner et al. ==Single season records== *Batting average: Babe Ruth (.393, 1923) *Home runs: Roger Maris (61, 1961) *Runs batted in: Lou Gehrig (184, 1931) *Runs: Babe Ruth (177, 1921) [''MLB record''] *Hits: Don Mattingly (238, 1986) *Doubles: Don Mattingly (53, 1986) *Triples: Earle Combs (23, 1927) *Stolen bases: Rickey Henderson (87, 1986) *Walks: Babe Ruth (170, 1923) *Hitting streak: Joe DiMaggio (56 games, 1941) [''MLB record''] *Pitching wins: Jack Chesbro (41, 1904) [''MLB record''] *Pitching strikeouts: Ron Guidry (248, 1978) == See also == *History of baseball, ''The Pride of the Yankees'', the Curse of the Bambino, ''Damn Yankees'', Jeffrey Maier == External links == * [http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nyy/homepage/nyy_homepage.jsp Yankees' Official Website] * [http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/yankeeswebpage/index.html "ChampionYankees.com, The Unofficial Website of the New York Yankees"] * [http://www.yankeesextreme.com Virtual encyclopedia of Yankees History] * [http://baseball-almanac.com/teams/yank.shtml Yankees team page on the Baseball Almanac site] * [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/present/fp/al/nyy.htm Yankees team page on The Baseball Page] * [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/ Yankees team page on baseball-reference.com] MLB teams New York City sports Moneyball
Someone commented "What happened to NPOV?" I've read this and the other revisions, and can't decide whether its too pro or too anti Yankees (and I know which side the authors loyalties lie.) Whats up with it, exactly? There were several points where there was plenty of opinion, e.g. "... well-paid asses ..." "... a team with heart, ... no heritage ... " :Good call on those. You're right. User:GWO "... restored that team to brilliance ..." Also, the word "dominance" seemed to me to be awfully strong. Feel free to edit that back if you feel otherwise. -- User:Taral : Much as it pains me, I think "brilliance" and "dominance" does fairly describe some periods of their existence... User:GWO Excuse me...what's the source for their having started in MINNEAPOLIS? As I understand it,the Yanks were originally the Indianapolis farm team of the Cincinnati Reds,and moved from there to Baltimore. Louis Epstein/le@put.com/12.144.5.2 :Trying to track down anything about possible origins Minneapolis, I haven't found anything. Yes the Western League had a team there, but I've seen no evidence so far that that team was moved to Baltimore. -- rbs, 2004-02-09 01:32 UTC :: After more reading today, I can't see that the Western League's Minneapolis team became the Orioles/Yankees. A check of the player roster for the 1901 Baltimore Orioles (baseball-reference.com) shows no overlap with the Minneapolis Millers of 1900. Most of the Orioles seemed to have been raided from National League teams (no surprise). Also, a biography of Ban Johnson in the Journal of Sports History simply indicates that the five-year Western League Agreement expired at the end of 1900 and the league simply re-organized, dropping three teams and adding three. Then again (opening a new can of worms) it may be fair to say that the Highlanders of 1903 were not the Orioles of 1901-1902; I could see some sense in arguing that one team simply ceased to exist at the same time as another was established. - User:Rbs 00:12, 2004 Mar 6 (UTC) == removal of hyperbole == The article claimed that 26 Championships in 80 years was unchallenged in U.S. sports. Well, the Celtics won 16 championships in 30 years. That is a better rate. Rather than leave the issue up for debate, I removed the claim from the artlce. User:Kingturtle 09:05, 8 Feb 2004 (UTC) == Andy's Hawkin's Losing No-Hitter == More information is available at the following Retrosheet URL: http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B07010CHA1990.htm. The runs were scored in the top of the 8th on three errors and a walk. User:colinjohnson 01:00, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC) == Apiece == Are people incapable of using a dictionary? apiece adv : to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {each}, {to each one}, {for each one}, {from each one}] FFS . . . User:Varitek 19:22, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC) == Anti-Yankees == It is amazing how many hate the Yankees that are not Red Sox fans.
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Have we forgotten the team of Ruth and Gehrig? User:170.35.224.63 15:48, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC) i hate yankees. I HATE THE YANKEES please don;t take this personally, I'm a die-hard red sox fan!!! WE WON IN 2004!!!!- bostonbabe I hate the yakees too but then I'm just a Mets fan who's tired of yankee fans going after the mets, EVERYTIME THE YANKEES LOSE, which happens quite a lot these days == Curse of Clay Bellinger == According to the Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Curse of Clay Bellinger for Curse of Clay Bellinger that article should be merged somewhere here. Here is the complete text, I have redirected that page to this one for the time being, an someone please do the merge in the appropriate place? Many thanks. -- User:Francs2000 | User talk:Francs2000 12:51, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC) Added a discussion of theories for the Yankees' lack of world series titles since 2000 to 21st century section, including the "Curse". Will move biographical details for Bellinger to his page User:erall 08:28, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC). The Curse of Clay Bellinger is a tongue-in-cheek explanation proposed by sportswriter Larry Mahnken for the New York Yankees' failure to win the World Series since 2000. By analogy with the Curse of the Bambino, Mahnken points to the departure of utility player Clay Bellinger from the Yankee roster following the 2001 season and asserts that the Yankees will never again win the World Series until either they make amends to Bellinger or they win the championship anyway. The tautology is part of the joke. Bellinger, meanwhile, played for the Greek baseball team in the 2004 Olympics. Bellinger is an American born with Greek grandparents, like most of the rest of the team. == External Link == *[http://yankeefan.blogspot.com/2003_08_03_yankeefan_archive.html#106020972003413319] == ALS == Does anyone have information about ALS (Lou Gherig's Disease???) *bostonbabewithbrains See ALS, or http://www.als-ma.org/curtspitch/ for Curt (Schilling)'s Pitch For ALS.. (this explains the silver "K ALS" on his boot during the Literal Red Sock games in the ALCS/WS, for those who may have wondered) -User:Rethcir 04:28, Jan 5, 2005 (UTC) == Retired numbers and Mariano Rivera == I know that Mariano Rivera is the last major leaguer to wear number 42, because of the grandfather clause that allows him to continue to wear it even though it is retired on all teams to honor Jackie Robinson, but what if, in the future the Yankees decide that Mariano's career was distinguished enough that he deserves to have his number retired? Would we have a situation like Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey where 2 players have the same number retired? User:Rogerd 17:08, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC) == Current Lineups == Are you kidding me? Current lineups complete with 15-day dl? How about we just link to an external source instead? *If people want to keep it up to date, there's nothing wrong with it. User:Kingturtle 23:25, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) *Some of these team sites are nurtured and fed by their fans like they were newborn chicks: not just with the rosters, but with current won-lost record, a running commentary on the flow of the current season, etc. Since it's only baseball, not brain surgery, I don't see any harm. But if it gets to the point where fans start posting the pitch-by-pitch of today's game, you might want to draw the line. I'm sure the wikipedia folks have ''some'' upper bound on disk space. User:Wahkeenah 17:52, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC) == "Sucky" etc. == I've been skeptical of these entries I've seen seeing, that various American League teams derived from obscure teams in the Western League. The White Sox entry says they originated in St. Paul, which squares with my understanding, but I'm not so sure about others, like the Red Sox and the Orioles-Yankees. More research is needed. It's like saying the Boston-Milwaukee-Atlanta Braves began as the Cincinnati Red Stockings: somewhat yes, somewhat no. However, there is no question that the Yankees began as the 1901-02 Orioles. The problem I have with embittered Yankees fans describing their team as "sucky" is that there is a lack of a standard for what constitutes "sucky". The Yanks are just a few games below .500, which may be "sucky" for them, but would be pretty good if you were a fan of a team that other teams feast upon, such as the Kansas City Royales With Cheese or the Tampa Bay Devils Food Cakes. So a specific won-lost record can't be described as "sucky" by itself, but only in relation to expectations. It sounds like some Sabermetrics needs to come up with a "suckiness index" to objectively determine whether a given team at a given time is "sucky" or is merely playing at its natural level. d:) User:Wahkeenah 17:40, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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:''For other meanings of the term Yankees, see Yankee (disambiguation).'' The New York Yankees is a Major League Baseball baseball team based in The Bronx, New York, New York. They are in the Eastern Division of the American League and they have the distinction of being one of the most storied franchises in American sports over the course of their 100+ year history. The Yankees have won 26 World Series in 39 appearances; the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics are tied for second with 9 World Series victories each, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are second with 18 World Series appearances. Among the North American major sports, their success is only approached by the 24 Stanley Cup championships of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. It is the only team that is represented at every position in the Baseball Hall of Fame. :Founded: 1901 in sports as the Baltimore, Maryland franchise in the newly created American League. Moved to New York, New York before the 1903 in sports season. :Formerly known as: Baltimore Orioles, 1901-1902. New York Highlanders, 1903-1910 in sports. "Yankees" and "Highlanders" used interchangeably over the next couple of years. :Home ballpark: Yankee Stadium, at 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, New York City, from 1923 in sports to the present, excluding two years in the 1970s during renovation. Also played at the original Oriole Park in Baltimore, 1901-1902; Hilltop Park in Manhattan, New York, New York, 1903-1912; the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York, New York, 1913 in sports-1922; and Shea Stadium in Queens, New York, New York, 1974 in sports-1975. They are slated to move into a newer Yankee Stadium modeled after the old one in time for the 2009 season. :Uniform colors: Midnight navy blue with white or gray (Home uniform has distinctive pinstripes) :Logo design: Interlocking "NY" (Based on an element of the original Tiffany design of the New York Police Department's Medal of Honor.) :Team theme song: "Here Come the Yankees" (1967 in sports), composed by Bob Bundin and Lou Stallman. "New York, New York (song)" is played at the end of each home game (Frank Sinatra's version is usually played following victories; Liza Minnelli's original version following losses). :Cable Television Network: After disputes with Cablevision, the YES Network was started in 2002 to be the television home of the New York Yankees. :World Series championships won (26): 1923 in sports, 1927 in sports, 1928 in sports, 1932 in sports, 1936 in sports, 1937 in sports, 1938 in sports, 1939 in sports, 1941 in sports, 1943 in sports, 1947 in sports, 1949 in sports, 1950 in sports, 1951 in sports, 1952 in sports, 1953 in sports, 1956 in sports, 1958 in sports, 1961 in sports, 1962 in sports, 1977 in sports, 1978 in sports, 1996 in sports, 1998 in sports, 1999 in sports, 2000 in sports. :American League pennants won (39): 1921 in sports, 1922 in sports, 1923, 1926 in sports, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942 in sports, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 in sports, 1956, 1957 in sports, 1958, 1960 in sports, 1961, 1962, 1963 in sports, 1964 in sports, 1976 in sports, 1977, 1978, 1981 in sports, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 in sports, 2003 in sports. :American League East division titles won (14): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 in sports, 1981, 1994 in sports (unofficial), 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 in sports, 2003, 2004 in sports. :American League wild card (2): 1995 in sports, 1997 in sports. :See also: List of New York Yankees people
== Origins == At the end of the 1900 season, the American League re-organized and, with its president Ban Johnson as the driving force, decided to assert itself as a new major league. Previously a minor league (known as the Western League until 1899), the American League carried over five of its previous locations and added three more on the East Coast, including one in Baltimore, Maryland, which had lost its National League team when that league contracted the year before. The intention of Johnson and the American League had been to place a team in New York, New York, but their efforts had been stymied by the political connections that owners of the National League New York Giants (baseball) had with Tammany Hall. When the team began play as the ''Baltimore Orioles'' in 1901, they were managed by John McGraw (baseball). As a result of a feud with league president Ban Johnson, who rigidly enforced rules about rowdyism on the field of play, McGraw jumped leagues to manage the San Francisco Giants in the middle of the 1902 season. A week later the owner of the Giants also gained controlling interest of the Orioles and raided the team for players, after which the league declared the team forfeit and took control, still intending to move the franchise to New York when and if possible. In January 1903, the American League and National League held a "peace conference" to settle conflicts over player contract disputes and to agree on future cooperation. The National League also agreed that the "junior circuit" could establish a franchise in New York. The American League's Baltimore franchise became the New York franchise when its new owners, Frank Farrell and William Devery, were able to find a ballpark location not blocked by the Giants. Ferrell and Devery both had deep ties into city politics and gambling. Farrell owned a casino and several pool halls, while Devery had served as a blatantly corrupt chief of the New York City police and had only been forced out of the department at the start of 1902. == The Highlanders == The franchise's first park in New York was located at 165th St. and Broadway in Manhattan, near the highest point on the island. Consequently the field was known as Hilltop Park and the team became known as the ''New York Highlanders''. As the Highlanders the team enjoyed success only twice, finishing in second place in the American League in 1904 and 1910, but otherwise much of the next fifteen years was spent in the cellar. From 1913 to 1922 the team would play in the Polo Grounds, a park owned by their National League rivals, the Giants. With the change of parks in 1913, the team also officially changed its name to ''New York Yankees'', a name which had been in informal but increasing use for the prior few years. By the mid 1910s, owners Farrell and Devery had become estranged and both were in need of money. At the start of 1915, they sold the team to Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Captain Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston. Ruppert was heir to the Ruppert brewery fortune and had also been tied to the Tammany Hall machine, serving as a Congress of the United States for eight years. Ruppert later said, "For $450,000 we got an orphan ball club, without a home of its own, without players of outstanding ability, without prestige." == First success == Over the next few years the new owners would begin to enlarge the payroll. Many of the newly acquired players who would later contribute to their success came from the Boston Red Sox, whose owner, theater impresario Harry Frazee, had bought his team on credit and was hard-pressed to pay off his loans and also produce Broadway shows. From 1919 to 1922, the Yankees acquired from the Red Sox the pitchers Waite Hoyt, Carl Mays and Herb Pennock; catcher Wally Schang; shortstop Everett Scott; and third baseman Joe Dugan. However, pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth was the biggest of them all. Frazee traded Ruth in January of 1920, citing Ruth's demand for a raise after being paid the highest salary in baseball, and slumping bat as reasons for the trade. Two of the four Boston newspapers agreed at the time. The Red Sox did not win a World Series from 1919 until 2004 (see Curse of the Bambino), often finding themselves out of the World Series hunt as a result of the success of the Yankees. Other critical newcomers in this period were manager Miller Huggins and general manager Ed Barrow. Huggins was hired in 1919 by Ruppert while Huston was serving in Europe with the army (this would lead to a break between the two owners, with Ruppert eventually buying Huston out in 1923). Barrow came on board after the 1920 season, and like many of the new Yankee players had previously been a part of the Red Sox organization, having managed the team since 1918. Barrow would act as general manager or president of the Yankees for the next 25 years and may deserve the bulk of the credit for the team's success during that period. He was especially noted for development of the Yankees' farm system. The home run hitting exploits of Ruth proved popular with the public, to the extent that the Yankees were soon outdrawing their landlords, the Giants. In 1921 the Yankees were told to move out of the Polo Grounds after the 1922 season. In 1923 the Yankees moved into Yankee Stadium at 161st St. and River Avenue in The Bronx. The site for the stadium was chosen because the IRT Jerome Avenue subway line, now the MTA's #4 train, went right there and goes on top of Yankee Stadium's right-field wall. The Stadium was the first triple-deck venue in baseball and seated an astounding 58,000. It was truly "the House that Ruth Built", From 1921 to 1928, the Yankees went through their first period of great success, winning six American League pennants and three World Series. In 1921 through 1923 they faced the Giants in the World Series, losing the first two match-ups but turning the tables in 1923. The 1927 team was so potent that it became known as "Murderers' Row" and is sometimes considered to have been the best team in the history of baseball (though similar claims have been made for other Yankee squads, notably those of 1939, 1961 and 1998). Ruth's home run total of 60 in 1927 set a single-season record which would stand for 34 years, and first baseman Lou Gehrig had his first big season with 47 round-trippers. == The 1950s and 1960s == The 1950s, under Casey Stengel: bettering the McCarthy-era clubs, Stengel's squad won the World Series in his first five years as manager, 1949 through 1953. In twelve years, Stengel won 10 pennants and seven World Series titles. They were led by catcher Yogi Berra, outfielder Mickey Mantle and pitcher Whitey Ford, but unlike the star-studded McCarthy teams, the Yankees of the 1950s owed much of their success to Stengel's use of platooning and his ability to get the most out of average and slightly-above-average personnel. After the 1964 season, CBS purchased the Yankees from Dan Topping and Del Webb for $11.2 million. Topping and Webb had owned the Yankees for 20 years, missing the World Series only 5 times, and going 10-5 in the World Series. By contrast, the CBS-owned teams never went to the World Series, and in the first year of the new ownership - 1965 - the Yankees finished in the second division (baseball) for the first time in 40 years; then in 1966 the team finished last in the American League for the first time since 1912, and next-to-last the following year. After that the team's fortunes improved somewhat, but they would not become serious contenders again until the second half of the 1970s. == Return to glory == The 1970s, under Billy Martin, et al: George Steinbrenner purchased the club for $10 million on January 3, 1973 from the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), renovated Yankee Stadium, hired and fired Billy Martin a number of times, feuded with star outfielder Reggie Jackson, and presided over the resurgence of the Yankees in the late seventies. Jackson's three home runs in the sixth and final game of the 1977 World Series against three different Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers (earning him the nickname "Mr. October") defined the period as much as Martin and Steinbrenner. The race for the pennant often came to a close competition between the Yankees and the Red Sox, and for fans of both clubs, a game between the two teams (whether in the regular season or post-season championship games) was cause for a rivalry that was often bitter and ruthless, with brawls frequently erupting between both players and fans from the two clubs. The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry came to a head in the 1978 season, when the two clubs finished the regular season in a tie for the American League East first place position. A sudden-death playoff game between the two teams was held to decide who would go on to the pennant, with the game being held at Boston's Fenway Park (because the Red Sox had won more head-to-head games between the two teams that season). The Yankees won the day, driving a stake through the hearts of their rivals' fans when Bucky Dent drove a game-winning home run over the "Green Monster," one of several emotional moments in the team's history that had Red Sox fans wondering if their team was under some kind of a curse. == A new dynasty == The Yankees entered the 1990s as a last-place team, having spent well but not always wisely on free-agent players since their last appearance in the World Series in 1981. In the 1980's the Yankees had the most combined amount of wins out of any Major League team but failed to win a World Series (the first such decade since the 1910's). In 1990, Yankee pitcher Andy Hawkins became the first Yankees pitcher ever to lose a no-hitter, when he walked 3 men and the center fielder committed an error with bases loaded, scoring the 3 men on base plus the player who hit the ball to the center fielder. The 4-0 loss was the biggest margin of any no-hitter loss in the 20th century. The bad judgment and bad luck of the 1980s and early 1990s started to change when, while owner George Steinbrenner was under suspension, management was able to implement a coherent program without interference from above. Under general manager Gene Michael (later Bob Watson) and manager Buck Showalter, the club shifted its emphasis from buying talent to developing talent through its farm system and then holding onto it. The first significant sign of success came in 1994_in_sports, when the Yankees had the best record in the American League when the season was cut short by the players' strike. A year later, the team gained the playoffs as the wild card and was eliminated only after a memorable series against the Seattle Mariners. Showalter left after the 1995 season due to personality clashes with owner George Steinbrenner and his staff and was replaced by Joe Torre. Initially derided as a retread choice ("Clueless Joe" ran the headline on one of the city's tabloid newspapers), Torre's smooth manner proved out as he led the Yankees to a World Series victory in 1996, defeating the Atlanta Braves in six games. General manager Bob Watson was dismissed when the Yankees failed to repeat in 1997 and was replaced by Brian Cashman. Torre and Cashman have, however, essentially won with the foundation laid by Michael, Watson, and Showalter before them, particularly the development of players like Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Bernie Williams (born 1968). Prominent members of the late 1990s championships teams acquired through trades included Paul O'Neill (baseball player), David Cone, Tino Martinez, John Wetteland, Chuck Knoblauch, and Roger Clemens, while Jimmy Key, Wade Boggs, David Wells, Mike Stanton, and Orlando Hernández were signed as free agents. The 1998-2000 Yankees were the first team to "three-peat" with World Series victories since the Oakland Athletics of the early 1970s. In 1998 and 1999, they swept the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves, respectively. In 2000, the Yankees met up with cross-town New York Mets for the first Subway Series since 1956 and won four games to one. In these four World Series victories, the Yankees won fourteen straight games. The Yankees are the last Major League Baseball team to date to have repeat World Series titles. == The 21st century == In the emotional October 2001, following the September 11, 2001 attacks attack on New York City's World Trade Center, the Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics 3 games to 2 in the Divisional Series, and then the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series, 4 games to 1. But, the usually-unhittable Mariano Rivera shockingly blew the lead - and World Series - to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 7. In October 2003, the Yankees defeated their long-time rival the Boston Red Sox in a tough seven-game 2003 American League Championship Series, which featured a near brawl in Game 3 and a series-ending walk-off home run by Aaron Boone in the 11th inning of the final game, only to be defeated by the Florida Marlins - a team with a quarter of its payroll - in the World Series, 4 games to 2. The loss in the 2001 World Series effectively marked the end of the 1990s Yankee dynasty, as lynchpin players began to retire, not be re-signed, or traded. The Yankees' quick ejection from the 2002 playoffs at the hands of the Anaheim Angels (now called the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) accelerated the changes, as ownership and management began to look increasingly on free agent acquisitions and major trades. The trend continued after the 2003 World Series, culminating when the Yankees traded for the nominal "best player in baseball", Alex Rodriguez, in February 2004. Other significant acquisitions during 2002 to 2004 included Jason Giambi, Hideki Matsui, Gary Sheffield, Kevin Brown, and Javier Vázquez. In the 2004 American League Championship Series against the Red Sox, the Yankees became the first team in professional baseball history, and only the third team in North American pro sports history (It happened with the NHL twice), to lose a best of 7 series after taking a 3-0 series lead. The incident is sometimes deemed as "The Biggest Collapse in Sports History." Many explanations have been given for the lack of Yankee World Series titles since 2000. These include depletion of the Yankee farm system because of trades and free agent acquisitions, the aging or departure of the players who had formed the core of the Yankees during the late 1990s, and allegedly poor coaching. Buster Olney, in his book ''The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty'', argues that George Steinbrenner's management style resulted in the players burning out psychologically. Several sabermetrics have argued that success in the playoffs is mostly the result of luck. This argument is bolstered by the fact that the production of the Yankees' core players has decreased steadily since their 1996 World Series title. One particularly creative explanation jokingly proposed by blogger Larry Mahnken is the "Curse of Clay Bellinger". By analogy with the Curse of the Bambino, Mahnken points to the departure of utility player Clay Bellinger from the Yankee roster following the 2001 season and asserts that the Yankees will never again win the World Series until either they make amends to Bellinger or they win the championship anyway. The tautology is part of the joke. The 2005 season for the New York Yankees thus far has not ushered in any memories of the dynasty days. After winning the opening series against the rival Boston Red Sox, the Yankees proceeded into a mediocre April at best, losing more than they won. The Yankees lacked consistency through much of the month, suffering from untimely hitting and inconsistent pitching. After losing three out of four to the struggling Devil Rays and dropping an extra inning game to the Oakland Athletics, the Yankees began to dominate. A 10 game winning streak against the Athletics and Seattle Mariners was highlighted by first baseman Tino Martinez, who belted eight home-runs in as many days. Although the win streak came against the weaker AL West teams, the Yankees continued to play well winning 2 out of 3 from the cross-town New York Mets. However, since the Subway Series win and a three game sweep against the Detroit Tigers, the Yankees have returned to their April inconsistencies. The Boston Red Sox came to Yankee Stadium in the midst of a three game losing streak, however, they crushed the Yankees in the series winning the final two games 17-1 and 7-2. The Yankees continued to scuffle against the American Leauge's worst team, the Kansas City Royals, losing all three games in the series. However, after going on to lose nine of 12 on this road trip, the Yankees returned home to consecutive three-game sweeps of the Pittsburgh Pirates and then the Chicago Cubs, who have never won a game in Yankee Stadium. == Controversy == The Yankees are a notable team not only for their impressive history on the field, but also for their financial situation. The current ownership spends more on player salaries than any other franchise in baseball. As of 2004, the team payroll is more than $182 million, which is $51 million more than the second-highest team, the Red Sox, and more than the six lowest-payroll teams combined. Frustrated after being outbid for pitcher Jose Contreras prior to the 2003 season, Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino even went so far as to dub the Yankees the "Evil empire (disambiguation)," a characterization that is primarily popular among Red Sox fans. It is a heated debate whether the Yankees' free-spending is positive or negative for baseball, and whether a strict salary cap would make the sport fairer and increase parity among the large-market and small-market teams. The following are arguments for and against these spending practices: For: * The Yankees are "America's Team." They give the casual, or "bandwagon," baseball fan someone to root for when he/she does not have a local favorite. * As "America's Team" the Yankees give other baseball fans a team to "hate" or root against, thereby further generating interest in baseball games involving the Yankees and baseball in general. Sports are always a more compelling diversion when there are underdogs and teams to root against. * New York, as the largest market with the highest revenues, should spend in accordance with their vast resources. The New York Mets are similar in this regard, to a lesser extent and success. * The Yankees drive attendance, merchandise sales and TV revenues, helping to subsidize less-profitable teams. * In a free-market society, an owner who wishes to spend as much as he/she wants should not be restricted from doing so. Against: * Allowing one team to bid highly for the best talent makes it more difficult for lower-spending teams to compete. * The willingness of the Yankees to pay premium prices for top talent encourages players and their agents to demand unreasonably high prices, further diluting talent throughout the rest of the league. This phenomenon even causes the Yankees to announce their intentions not to pursue certain free agents (i.e. Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez), who might otherwise freely use the potentiality as a bargaining chip. * American Football's example of balanced salaries, correlated with its now-massive parity and mainstream impact, demonstrates that keeping athletic salaries fair is good for the sport and therefore everyone - TV outlets, owners, fans. * The Yankees, being the powerhouse they are, force TV companies into either A) Showing the YES Network (Yankees Entertainment and Sports), and in doing so charging $2 extra a household, or B) not show the YES Network. This becomes increasingly annoying as Cable providers are too afraid to say no, while the consumers are being taken advantage of. They have been hounded for these actions in the past. It may be argued that the most recent splurge in spending corresponds neatly with the bargained rules governing MLB ownership that entitled other teams to begin revenue sharing with the Yankees. George Steinbrenner has ignored the increasing penalty of a Luxury Tax. In 2003, the Office of Foreign Assets Control reported that the Yankees engaged in illegal trade with Cuba and had to settle with the United States government for United States dollar75,000 [http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/04/14/enemy.trading/index.html]. == Players of note == ''See also'': List of New York Yankees people ===Baseball Hall of Famers=== {| |valign="top"| *Frank Baker 1916-19, 1921-22 *Yogi Berra 1946-63 *Wade Boggs 1993-97 *Roger Bresnahan 1901-02 *Frank Chance 1913-14 *Jack Chesbro 1903-09 *Earle Combs 1924-35 *Stan Coveleski 1928 *Bill Dickey 1928-43, 1946 *Joe DiMaggio 1936-42, 1946-51 *Leo Durocher 1925, 1928-29 *Whitey Ford 1950, 1953-67 *Lou Gehrig 1923-39 *Lefty Gomez 1930-42 *Clark Griffith 1903-07 *Burleigh Grimes 1934 *Waite Hoyt 1921-30 *Catfish Hunter 1975-79 *Reggie Jackson 1977-81 |width="100"| |valign="top"| *Willie Keeler 1903-09 *Joe Kelley 1902 *Tony Lazzeri 1926-37 *Mickey Mantle 1951-68 *Joe McGinnity 1901-02 *John McGraw (baseball) 1901-02 *Johnny Mize 1949-53 *Phil Niekro 1984-85 *Herb Pennock 1923-33 *Gaylord Perry 1980 *Phil Rizzuto 1941-42, 1946-56 *Wilbert Robinson 1901-02 *Red Ruffing 1930-42, 1945-46 *Babe Ruth 1920-34 *Joe Sewell 1931-33 *Enos Slaughter 1954-55, 1956-59 *Dazzy Vance 1915, 1918 *Paul Waner 1944-45 *Dave Winfield 1981-88, 1990 |} ===Award winners=== ''Related article: New York Yankees - Award Winners'' ===Current roster (updated on June 21, 2005)=== {| |valign="top"| Pitchers *43 Scott Proctor *58 Sean Henn *36 Tom Gordon *38 Buddy Groom *41 Randy Johnson *35 Mike Mussina *45 Carl Pavano *48 Paul Quantrill *42 Mariano Rivera *29 Mike Stanton *56 Tanyon Sturtze *40 Chien-Ming Wang Catchers *17 John Flaherty *20 Jorge Posada |width="50"| |valign="top"| Infielders *22 Robinson Cano *25 Jason Giambi * 2 Derek Jeter *14 Russ Johnson *24 Tino Martinez *13 Alex Rodriguez Outfielders *55 Hideki Matsui *11 Gary Sheffield *51 Bernie Williams *12 Tony Womack Designated Hitters *28 Rubén Sierra Disabled list *27 Kevin Brown (P, 15-day) *26 Rey Sanchez (2B, 15-day) *47 Felix Rodríguez (P, 15-day) *33 Jaret Wright (P, 15-day) |} Manager * 6 Joe Torre Coaches *23 Don Mattingly (hitting) *34 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching) *54 Roy White (first base) *53 Luis Sojo (third base) *52 Joe Girardi (bench) *57 Neil Allen (bullpen pitching) *99 Mike Borzello (bullpen catching) *50 Rich Monteleone (special pitching instructor) === Retired numbers === * 1 Billy Martin * 3 Babe Ruth * 4 Lou Gehrig * 5 Joe DiMaggio * 7 Mickey Mantle * 8 Yogi Berra and 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 (retired throughout baseball, worn by Mariano Rivera due to grandfather clause) *44 Reggie Jackson *49 Ron Guidry === Team captain (sports) === *Hal Chase, 1912 in sports *Roger Peckinpaugh, 1914 in sports to 1921 in sports *Babe Ruth, May 20 to May 25, 1922 in sports *Everett Scott, 1922 to 1925 in sports *Lou Gehrig, April 21, 1935 in sports to June 2, 1941 in sports * *Thurman Munson, April 17, 1976 in sports to August 2, 1979 in sports *Graig Nettles, January 29, 1982 in sports to March 30, 1984 in sports *Ron Guidry, March 4, 1986 in sports to July 12, 1989 in sports * * *Willie Randolph, March 4, 1986 to October 2, 1989 * * *Don Mattingly, February 28, 1991 in sports to 1995 in sports *Derek Jeter, June 4, 2003 in sports to present * Upon Gehrig's death, then-manager Joe McCarthy (baseball) declared that there would never be another Yankee captain. ** Guidry and Randolph were co-captains. ===Others not to be forgotten=== {| |valign="top"| *Jim Abbott *Jesse Barfield *Hank Bauer *Aaron Boone *Hank Borowy *Scott Brosius *Tommy Byrne (baseball) *David Cone *Chili Davis *Bucky Dent *Ryne Duren *Dwight Gooden *Rich Gossage *Ken Griffey, Sr. *Tommy Henrich *Orlando Hernández *Hideki Irabu |width="30"| |valign="top"| *Tommy John *Sad Sam Jones *David Justice *Jimmy Key *Chuck Knoblauch *Jim Leyritz *Eddie Lopat *Héctor López *Sal Maglie *Carl Mays *Bob Meusel *Paul O'Neill (baseball player) *Joe Page *Andy Pettitte *Lou Piniella *Tim Raines |width="30"| |valign="top"| *Vic Raschi *Allie Reynolds *Mickey Rivers *Kenny Rogers (baseball player) *Marius Russo *Steve Sax *Moose Skowron *Luis Sojo *Mel Stottlemyre *Darryl Strawberry *Danny Tartabull *Robin Ventura *David Wells *John Wetteland *Gene Woodling |} == Team ownership == * 1901 in sports-1902 in sports: Calvin Chan (Baltimore Orioles period) * 1903 in sports-1915 in sports: Frank Farrell and William Devery * 1915-1923 in sports: Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston * 1923-1939 in sports: Jacob Ruppert * 1939-1945 in sports: Heirs of Jacob Ruppert * 1945-1947 in sports: Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb * 1947-1964 in sports: Dan Topping and Del Webb * 1964-1973 in sports: Columbia Broadcasting System * 1973-present: George Steinbrenner et al. ==Single season records== *Batting average: Babe Ruth (.393, 1923) *Home runs: Roger Maris (61, 1961) *Runs batted in: Lou Gehrig (184, 1931) *Runs: Babe Ruth (177, 1921) [''MLB record''] *Hits: Don Mattingly (238, 1986) *Doubles: Don Mattingly (53, 1986) *Triples: Earle Combs (23, 1927) *Stolen bases: Rickey Henderson (87, 1986) *Walks: Babe Ruth (170, 1923) *Hitting streak: Joe DiMaggio (56 games, 1941) [''MLB record''] *Pitching wins: Jack Chesbro (41, 1904) [''MLB record''] *Pitching strikeouts: Ron Guidry (248, 1978) == See also == *History of baseball, ''The Pride of the Yankees'', the Curse of the Bambino, ''Damn Yankees'', Jeffrey Maier == External links == * [http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nyy/homepage/nyy_homepage.jsp Yankees' Official Website] * [http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/yankeeswebpage/index.html "ChampionYankees.com, The Unofficial Website of the New York Yankees"] * [http://www.yankeesextreme.com Virtual encyclopedia of Yankees History] * [http://baseball-almanac.com/teams/yank.shtml Yankees team page on the Baseball Almanac site] * [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/present/fp/al/nyy.htm Yankees team page on The Baseball Page] * [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/ Yankees team page on baseball-reference.com] MLB teams New York City sports Moneyball
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Someone commented "What happened to NPOV?" I've read this and the other revisions, and can't decide whether its too pro or too anti Yankees (and I know which side the authors loyalties lie.) Whats up with it, exactly? There were several points where there was plenty of opinion, e.g. "... well-paid asses ..." "... a team with heart, ... no heritage ... " :Good call on those. You're right. User:GWO "... restored that team to brilliance ..." Also, the word "dominance" seemed to me to be awfully strong. Feel free to edit that back if you feel otherwise. -- User:Taral : Much as it pains me, I think "brilliance" and "dominance" does fairly describe some periods of their existence... User:GWO Excuse me...what's the source for their having started in MINNEAPOLIS? As I understand it,the Yanks were originally the Indianapolis farm team of the Cincinnati Reds,and moved from there to Baltimore. Louis Epstein/le@put.com/12.144.5.2 :Trying to track down anything about possible origins Minneapolis, I haven't found anything. Yes the Western League had a team there, but I've seen no evidence so far that that team was moved to Baltimore. -- rbs, 2004-02-09 01:32 UTC :: After more reading today, I can't see that the Western League's Minneapolis team became the Orioles/Yankees. A check of the player roster for the 1901 Baltimore Orioles (baseball-reference.com) shows no overlap with the Minneapolis Millers of 1900. Most of the Orioles seemed to have been raided from National League teams (no surprise). Also, a biography of Ban Johnson in the Journal of Sports History simply indicates that the five-year Western League Agreement expired at the end of 1900 and the league simply re-organized, dropping three teams and adding three. Then again (opening a new can of worms) it may be fair to say that the Highlanders of 1903 were not the Orioles of 1901-1902; I could see some sense in arguing that one team simply ceased to exist at the same time as another was established. - User:Rbs 00:12, 2004 Mar 6 (UTC) == removal of hyperbole == The article claimed that 26 Championships in 80 years was unchallenged in U.S. sports. Well, the Celtics won 16 championships in 30 years. That is a better rate. Rather than leave the issue up for debate, I removed the claim from the artlce. User:Kingturtle 09:05, 8 Feb 2004 (UTC) == Andy's Hawkin's Losing No-Hitter == More information is available at the following Retrosheet URL: http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B07010CHA1990.htm. The runs were scored in the top of the 8th on three errors and a walk. User:colinjohnson 01:00, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC) == Apiece == Are people incapable of using a dictionary? apiece adv : to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: {each}, {to each one}, {for each one}, {from each one}] FFS . . . User:Varitek 19:22, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC) == Anti-Yankees == It is amazing how many hate the Yankees that are not Red Sox fans.
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Have we forgotten the team of Ruth and Gehrig? User:170.35.224.63 15:48, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC) i hate yankees. I HATE THE YANKEES please don;t take this personally, I'm a die-hard red sox fan!!! WE WON IN 2004!!!!- bostonbabe I hate the yakees too but then I'm just a Mets fan who's tired of yankee fans going after the mets, EVERYTIME THE YANKEES LOSE, which happens quite a lot these days == Curse of Clay Bellinger == According to the Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Curse of Clay Bellinger for Curse of Clay Bellinger that article should be merged somewhere here. Here is the complete text, I have redirected that page to this one for the time being, an someone please do the merge in the appropriate place? Many thanks. -- User:Francs2000 | User talk:Francs2000 12:51, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC) Added a discussion of theories for the Yankees' lack of world series titles since 2000 to 21st century section, including the "Curse". Will move biographical details for Bellinger to his page User:erall 08:28, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC). The Curse of Clay Bellinger is a tongue-in-cheek explanation proposed by sportswriter Larry Mahnken for the New York Yankees' failure to win the World Series since 2000. By analogy with the Curse of the Bambino, Mahnken points to the departure of utility player Clay Bellinger from the Yankee roster following the 2001 season and asserts that the Yankees will never again win the World Series until either they make amends to Bellinger or they win the championship anyway. The tautology is part of the joke. Bellinger, meanwhile, played for the Greek baseball team in the 2004 Olympics. Bellinger is an American born with Greek grandparents, like most of the rest of the team. == External Link == *[http://yankeefan.blogspot.com/2003_08_03_yankeefan_archive.html#106020972003413319] == ALS == Does anyone have information about ALS (Lou Gherig's Disease???) *bostonbabewithbrains See ALS, or http://www.als-ma.org/curtspitch/ for Curt (Schilling)'s Pitch For ALS.. (this explains the silver "K ALS" on his boot during the Literal Red Sock games in the ALCS/WS, for those who may have wondered) -User:Rethcir 04:28, Jan 5, 2005 (UTC) == Retired numbers and Mariano Rivera == I know that Mariano Rivera is the last major leaguer to wear number 42, because of the grandfather clause that allows him to continue to wear it even though it is retired on all teams to honor Jackie Robinson, but what if, in the future the Yankees decide that Mariano's career was distinguished enough that he deserves to have his number retired? Would we have a situation like Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey where 2 players have the same number retired? User:Rogerd 17:08, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC) == Current Lineups == Are you kidding me? Current lineups complete with 15-day dl? How about we just link to an external source instead? *If people want to keep it up to date, there's nothing wrong with it. User:Kingturtle 23:25, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) *Some of these team sites are nurtured and fed by their fans like they were newborn chicks: not just with the rosters, but with current won-lost record, a running commentary on the flow of the current season, etc. Since it's only baseball, not brain surgery, I don't see any harm. But if it gets to the point where fans start posting the pitch-by-pitch of today's game, you might want to draw the line. I'm sure the wikipedia folks have ''some'' upper bound on disk space. User:Wahkeenah 17:52, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC) == "Sucky" etc. == I've been skeptical of these entries I've seen seeing, that various American League teams derived from obscure teams in the Western League. The White Sox entry says they originated in St. Paul, which squares with my understanding, but I'm not so sure about others, like the Red Sox and the Orioles-Yankees. More research is needed. It's like saying the Boston-Milwaukee-Atlanta Braves began as the Cincinnati Red Stockings: somewhat yes, somewhat no. However, there is no question that the Yankees began as the 1901-02 Orioles. The problem I have with embittered Yankees fans describing their team as "sucky" is that there is a lack of a standard for what constitutes "sucky". The Yanks are just a few games below .500, which may be "sucky" for them, but would be pretty good if you were a fan of a team that other teams feast upon, such as the Kansas City Royales With Cheese or the Tampa Bay Devils Food Cakes. So a specific won-lost record can't be described as "sucky" by itself, but only in relation to expectations. It sounds like some Sabermetrics needs to come up with a "suckiness index" to objectively determine whether a given team at a given time is "sucky" or is merely playing at its natural level. d:) User:Wahkeenah 17:40, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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