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Who wore Yankees 3

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Babe Ruth

George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr

Played from 1914 to 1935

Started as a left-handed pitcher for Red Sox

Gained fame as slugging outfielder for Yankees

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Who wore yankees 6?

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Joe Torre

Yankees manager from 1996 to 2007
Won four World Series championships -1996, 199, 1999, 2000
known for his calm demeanor, minimized distractions for players.

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How many World Series appearances and titles have theYankees had since 2001

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One World Series title in three trips since 2001.
None since 2009.

Last won in 2009.

Boston has won four, San Francisco has won three and St. Louis has won two.

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Who wore Yankees 4

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Lou Gehrig
The “Iron Horse”
Known for his hitting and durability 
Played for 17 seasons
1923-1939
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Who wore Yankees 51?

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Bernie Williams

Played from 1991 to 2006 for Yankees

Known for his consistency and post-season heroics, Williams is one of the most beloved Yankees of all time and his number, 51, was retired by the Yankees in May 2015. Bernie Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest switch hitting center fielders in Yankee history.

Williams is also a classically trained guitarist.

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Thurman Munson date of death?

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Aug 2, 1979

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Who wore Yankees 9

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Maris

Best known for setting single season home run record -
61 in 1961. Remained unbroken till 1998 by mark mcgwire and later by barry bonds

Beat babe ruth’s record. Controversial because season was extended from 154 to 162 games. Maris hit HR on last game of season.

Played for yankees teams that won World Series in 1961 and 1962

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Mike Ford

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Yankees first baseman
Princeton

Named ivy league player and pitcher of the year. 2013

Born on Fourth of July 1992

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Who wore Yankees 46?

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Andy Pettitte

Yankees pitcher, lefty

In majors, 1995-2013

Won 5 championships

One of the core four

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James Paxton

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James Alston Paxton

Played basketball for Kentucky. Accounting major

May 8, 2018 pitched a no-hitter against toronto becoming first canadian to do so in Canada

From Ladner, British Columbia

Drafted by seattle 2013

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Who wore Yankees 1

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Billy martin
Scrappy yankee 2nd baseman
Manager of yankees 5 x
Known for making bad teams good before they collapses into dysfunction.

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Name the core four

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Andy Pettitte
Jorge Posada
Mariano Rivera
Derek Jeter

All key contributors to the Yankees late 1990s dynasty that won four championships in five years.

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Who wore yankees 5?

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Joe DiMaggio
Yankees center fielder
Known for his 56 game hitting streak in 1941

Played 13 seasons between 1936 and 1951

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Name two great yankees who never played on a world championship team.

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Mel Stottlemyre

Don Mattingly

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What is the Yankees’ overall record?

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40 AL pennants

27 world championships

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Who wore Yankees 32

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Elston Howard

First African American on the yankees roster

Eight years after jackie robinson broke the color barrier

Catcher.

stengel: i finally get me a n—— and i get the only one who cant run

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Who were the key three?

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Jeter
Rivera
Posada

Played together for 17 years - longer than any other summit group in North American sports.

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Who wore Yankees 7?

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Mickey Mantle
Played entire career with yankees
1951-1968
Center fielder and first baseman
Regarded as best switch hitter. Great offensive threat 
7x world series champ
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Who wore Yankees 16s

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Whitey Ford
“Chairman of the board”
—-for his ability to remain calm. 
Whitney for light blonde hair
Pitcher. Played his entire career, 16 years, with yankees.
—known for his guile, not his power.  Could throw several pitches.
——-doctored baseballs.  
10 World Series victories.
1950-1967
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Who wore Yankees 49

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Ron Guidry
Louisiana Lightning, Gator
Left-handed pitcher

Plaque: “dominating pitcher, respected leader”

Played his entire career with Yankees
-14 years. 1975-1988

Struck out yankee record 18 pitches. Angels 1978
—start of yankee tradition of fans standing and clapping for a strikeout with two strikes on opposing batter.

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Facts about Brett Gardner

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Debut 2008
Grew up in Holly Hill, Sc
College of Charlston
Lives in summerville, sc
One of the fastest players in mlb
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Who wore Yankees 23?

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MATTINGLY

Nicknamed “The Hit Man” and “Donnie Baseball”, he spent his entire 14-year career playing with the New York Yankees

Played 1st base

From 82 to 95

Only yankee with a retired number but no world series win.

Got benched for not cutting his hair in 1991

25
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Who wore Yankees #20

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Posada
From puerto rico
Catcher
Played 17 seasons for yankees
1995-2011
4x world series
26
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In what year did the Yankees start?

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1903

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Who wore Yankees 8

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Berra and Dickey

27
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Who wore Yankees 2?

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Derek Jeter

Shortstop

Spent entire 20 year career with yankees

Five world series championships

Known for hitting, base-running, fielding and leadership

Yankees all time career leader in:

  • hits (3,465)
  • doubles (544)
  • games played (2,747)
  • stolen bases (358)
  • plate appearances (12,602)
  • at bats (11,195)
  • times on base (4,716)
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Who was Yogi Berra?

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Yankees
Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra
Considered one of the best catchers in history
19 seasons in mlb all but last four for yankees
1946-1963, 1965
Won 10 world series championships-more than any other player
Career:
.285
358 home runs
1,430 runs batted in

29
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Describe first game at yankee stadium after thurmon munson death.

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Versus Baltimore at home on aug 3, 1979

More than 51k fans

Kept catchers box empty

Fans applauded for 10
Mins

30
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Who wore Yankees 15?

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Thurman Munson
Catcher
Played 11 seasons for the yankees
1969
Considered the heart and soul of the Yankees
Named captain in 1976, first since Lou Gehrig
Helped lead the team to WS appearances from 1976, 1977 and 1978
Died at age 32 while practicing landings at Akron airport in 1979

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Who wore yankees 37

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Stengel
The Old Perfesser

Managed the Yankees 1949 to 1960.

Won five world series.

30
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Who wore yankees 42

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Mariano Rivera
From Puerto Caimito, Panamá

Yankees closer from 1995 to 2013.

Known for longevity and consistency. Precise contril

Primarily threw a 90 mph cut fastball.

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What is the Yankees modern record in terms of winning seasons and playoff appearances?

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27 straight winning seasons

21 playoff appearances in that span.

33
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Who wore Yankees 10

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Rizzuto

“Scooter”

Shortstop

Played entire 13 yankee career with yankees.

1941-1956. 10 AL pennants, 7 WS titles

Classic “small ball” player. Expert bunter

Announcer known for digressions, “holy cow”

“Ed Lucas”. Blind boy

34
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Who hit the first home run at the current Yankee stadium?

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Jorge Posada

35
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Before switching to 23, what number did Don Mattingly wear?

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46

36
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Mickey Mantle hit a record 18 World Series home runs in his career. Which Yankee is in second place with 15 World Series home runs?

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Babe Ruth

37
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Yogi Berra’s iconic nickname was not given to him by a Yankee but by this childhood friend who went on to be a member of the 1954 world champion New York Giants. Who is this friend?

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Bobby Hoffman

38
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Whose errant throw did Jeter save on the Flip Play in the 2001 division series?

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Shane Spencer

39
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This Yankee was the first relief pitcher to win the American League Cy Young Award:

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Sparky Lyle

Lyle co-authored, with Peter Golenbock, The Bronx Zoo, a 1979 tell-all book which chronicled the dissension within the Yankees in its World Series Championship seasons of 1977 and 1978.

Prankster

40
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On Aug. 25, 2011, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin and this guy made the Yankees the first team in MLB history to hit three grand slams in one game

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Curtis Granderson

41
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Mariano Rivera is the last Yankee pitcher to win World Series MVP. Who was the first?

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Don Larsen

Larsen pitched the sixth perfect game in MLB history, doing so in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. It is the only no-hitter and perfect game in World Series history and is one of only two no-hitters in MLB postseason history

Larsen was known for his personality and his enjoyment of the nightlife, specifically in New York City.During his time in minor league baseball, Larsen first developed a reputation as a “fun-loving guy” who liked to go out to bars and have a drink When he broke into the Majors with the St. Louis Browns, Larsen started violating a time-limit curfew..:He was nicknamed “Gooneybird” for his antics.[12]

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Who wore No. 2 before Derek Jeter?

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Mike gallego

Infielder from 1985 to 1997, most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics team that won three consecutive American League pennants and a World Series championship in 1989.

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Yankees home run leaders 4

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Babe Ruth 659

Mickey Mantle. 536

Lou Gehrig 439

Joe DiMaggio 361

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Yankees pitcher win leaders

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Whitey Ford 236

Red Ruffing 231

Andy Pettite 219

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Paxton status

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The New York Yankees pulled out the stops to bring coveted lefty James Paxton from the coffee capital of the world to the Big Apple back in November of 2018. Now approaching the 2021 offseason, he is going on the open market.

While the regular season for 2020 hasn’t even begun, when it does, it will be Paxton’s audition for the free-agent market, one that he will likely pass with flying colors

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Who was the yankees best center fielder ever?

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Both of them have a legitimate claim to the title.

DiMaggio was a 13-time All-Star, 9-time World Series champion and 3-time American League MVP. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.

Mantle was a 20-time All-Star, 7-time World Series champion and 3-time American League MVP. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974.

47
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Why mantle was better than DiMaggio?

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An immensely talented icon of his generation, “The Mick” was the most feared hitter on some of the most successful teams in history, hitting 536 career home runs. In 14 seasons from 1951-64, the switch-hitting Mantle led the Yankees to 12 American League pennants and seven World Series championships. A three-time AL Most Valuable Player Award winner (1956, ’57, ’62), Mantle enjoyed one of the greatest offensive seasons ever in ’56, winning the AL Triple Crown by hitting 52 homers with 130 RBIs and a .353 average. He gets the nod in center over another all-time great, Joe DiMaggio.

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Red Ruffing

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Illinois 
Coal miner
Lost four toes
Second on wins list
Played1930-1942, 1945-46

Second highest on the Yankees win list behind Whitey Ford

49
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Ron Guidry

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Louisiana Pitcher
Pitcher
Underdog
Billy Martin sat him for 46 games stry
Guidry says struggle made him great

Drafted 1971

Ronald Ames Guidry (/ˈɡɪdri/; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed “Louisiana Lightning” and “Gator”,[1] is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher who played his entire 14-year career for the New York Yankees of the American League (AL).

Bobby Cox supported him minor league
Billy Martin sat him 46 straight games in 1976

Guidry was not a prize prospect identified from day one and marched through the system with high expectations. He emerged from the pack as an underdog, and produced one of the greatest pitching seasons ever in 1978. He capitalized on the knowledge around him to improve himself, and carved out a tremendous Yankees career.

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Miller Huggins

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He managed the Cardinals (1913–1917) and New York Yankees (1918–1929), including the Murderers’ Row teams of the 1920s that won six American League (AL) pennants and three World Series championships.

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Who was Joe McCarthy?

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Joseph Vincent McCarthy (April 21, 1887 – January 13, 1978) was a manager in Major League Baseball, most renowned for his leadership of the “Bronx Bombers” teams of the New York Yankees from 1931 to 1946.

With the Yankees, his strict but fair managing style helped to solidify the team’s place as the dominant franchise in baseball. During his tenure, the Yankees won seven World Series

Some say he was lucky. Team talent

52
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Name the only Yankee number one draft choice who has made it to the Hall of Fame

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John Elway. Pro football hall of fame. Yankees number one pick in 1981

53
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Name the first six hitters of the 1927 Murderers’ Row

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Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel, and Tony Lazzeri.

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