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 New York Yankees
| Yogi Berra set a Major League mark for appearing in how many World Series? | Your New York Yankees! (Nightmare) |
14. Yogi should have set up a tent when the World Series came around. Of the 14 appearances, the Yankees won all but 4. The first was in 1947, which started a streak of winning 6 World Series, and ended in 1963 with a loss, by the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the great Sandy Koufax.
| Why did Babe Ruth wear #3? | Yankee History and Facts (jpdubl07) |
He batted 3rd in the lineup. With Ruth on the team, the Yankees won seven American League pennants and four World Series titles. He played his final Major League season with the Boston Braves in 1935. In 1936, Ruth became one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In 1969, he was named baseball's Greatest Player Ever in a ballot commemorating the 100th anniversary of professional baseball. In 1998, The Sporting News ranked Ruth No. 1 on the list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players." The next year, baseball fans named Ruth to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
| Who was the Yankees' first manager? | The Yankees of New York (amitbador) |
John McGraw . At the end of the 1902 he left to amange the New York Giants. He was elected to the Fall of Fame in 1937.
| Who was the only Yankee to win the Rookie of the Year in the 1990's? | New York Yankees (yank001998) |
Derek Jeter. Even though Alfonso Soriano had a great Rookie season, he lost to Ichiro of the Mariners, and Jeter was the only Yankee to win the Rookie of the Year in the 90's.
| Who was the last Yankee captain before Don Mattingly was named captain in 1985? | New York Yankees (yank001998) |
Willie Randolph. Guidry, Nettles and Munson were before Randolph.
| Who was the first Yankee to win the Rookie of the Year? | New York Yankees (yank001998) |
Gil McDougald. He hit .306 with 72 runs, 63 RBI, 56 walks and 14 stolen bases in his rookie season in 1951.
| Who was the first Yankee to win the Cy Young award? | The New York Yankees! (Nightmare) |
Bob Turley. The others never played for the Yankees. The award began in 1956, in honor of the great Cy Young who died in 1955. Turley was the third winner of the award in 1958 for his 21-7 record. Don Newcombe of the Dodgers and Warren Spahn of the Braves won the award ahead of Turley. Whitey Ford was the next Yankee to win the award in 1961. It was both Turley's and Ford's only Cy Young award.
| Who was the first Yankee to win multiple American League MVP awards? | The New York Yankees! (Nightmare) |
Lou Gehrig. All the others won it three times, and Gehrig only twice, but it was Lou who won the award first in 1927, the season that Ruth hit 60 home runs, then duplicated the award in 1936. Gehrig also won the Triple Crown in 1934, in Babe Ruth's last season as a Yankee.
| Who was the first Yankee to wear number 1? | The Yankees of New York (amitbador) |
Earle Combs . He wore it because he was the leadoff man. Earle "The Kentucky Colonel" Combs, only played for the Yankees (1924-1935).
| Who was the first Yankee to hit a batting average over .380 in a season? | Your New York Yankees! (Nightmare) |
Babe Ruth. Ruth set the league on fire in 1923 by batting .393, earning himself the American League MVP. He also hit 41 home runs along with smacking 205 hits. In addition, he launched the Yankees into the World Series, and beat their crosstown rival New York Giants 4 games to 2. DiMaggio hit .381 in 1939.
| Who was the first Yankee to have a 30 HR and 30 SB season? | The Yankees of New York (amitbador) |
Bobby Bonds . In his only season with the Yankees (1975), Bonds hit 32 HR and stole 30 bases. Bonds is the father of Barry Bonds.
| Who was the first pitcher to throw a perfect game in the World Series? | New York Yankees (yank001998) |
Don Larsen. Don Larson was the first ever to do it, in 1956 against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
| Who was the 1996 World Series MVP? | New York Yankees History (yanks2003) |
John Wetteland. Mariano Rivera won the 1999 World Series MVP, while Derek Jeter won the award in 2000. Scott Brosius got the honor in 1998.
| Who was known as "The Yankee Clipper"? | The Yankees of New York (amitbador) |
Joe DiMaggio. DiMaggio was married to Marilyn Monroe. In his 13 year career (1936-42 and 1946-51), he only played for the Yankees.
| Who was Homer Bush included in a trade for? | The Yankees of New York (Yankeeman) |
Roger Clemens. He was included with Wells for Clemens.
| Who scored the most homeruns in a season for the Yankees during the 20th century? | The Yankees of New York (Yankeeman) |
| Who replaced Lou Gehrig at first base? | The New York Yankees (yanksgiants89) |
Babe Dahlgren. After playing in over 2000 consecutive games from 1925-1939, Lou Gehrig's streak ended only eight games into the 1939 season. He had to retire from baseball after that due to ALS disease.
| Who made the last out in Dave Righetti's no-hitter? | The Yankees of New York (Yankeeman) |
| Who led the team with the most hits in the season? | The 1927 New York Yankees! (Nightmare) |
Earle Combs. Combs had 231 hits, Gehrig 218, Ruth 192, and Meusel had 174. Combs and Gehrig led the league in hits, and all four were in the top ten for batting average in the season. Ironically, Ruth, Gehrig, Lazzeri, and Meusel, were also the top four strikeout victims in the league in 1927.
| Who hit the homerun to beat the Red Sox in a one game playoff? | The Yankees of New York (Yankeeman) |
| Who hit the game tying HR off of Mark Wohlers in game 4 of the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves that is regarded as the hit that began the Yankees late 90s string of success? | Yankee History and Facts (jpdubl07) |
Jim Leyritz. The Yankees went on to win Game 4 8-6 in 10 innings. Wohlers will be forever questioned for throwing his 2nd best pitch, a slider, to Leyritz. Wohlers, who typically relied on his fastball to get hitters out, was never quite the same pitcher after that, despite playing in the big leagues for several more years.
| Who hit 20 triples in 1926? | New York Yankees History (yanks2003) |
Lou Gehrig. In 1926, Gehrig played in 155 games and hit .313 with 112 RBIs and only 16 HRs.
| Who had a plaque installed in Monument Park in 1997? | New York Yankees (kellyperk) |
Don Mattingly. The Pope really did have a plaque there. If you haven't been, you should definitely make the trip.
| Who had a 56 game hitting streak? | New York Yankees (kellyperk) |
Joe DiMaggio . Joe D married Marilyn Monroe, he was devoted to her. After her death he continued to send roses to her grave weekly until his death in 1999.
| Who finished third in home runs for the Yankees in 2002, after Jason Giambi and Alfonso Soriano? | The New York Yankees (marchmadness) |
Robin Ventura. Robin Ventura had 27 home runs, Posada 20, Williams 19 and Jeter 18.
| Who did the Yankees sign in the offseason (winter of 2000-01) from the Chicago Cubs? | The Yankees of New York (Yankeeman) |
| Who did the Yankees play in the 1927 World Series? | The 1927 New York Yankees! (Nightmare) |
Pittsburgh Pirates. The Giants was the only other NL team listed. The Yankees skunked the Pirates four games to none. The Yankees outscored them 23-10. Babe Ruth had six hits, two of them home runs, and batted .400 in the series. Four different Yankee pitchers each won a game.
| Who did the Yankees beat in the 1956 World Series? | The Yankees of New York (Yankeeman) |
| Who broker Roger Maris' 61 homerun record in the 1998 season? | New York Yankees (kellyperk) |
Mark McGwire . Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa hit homerun after homerun in a spectacular race to beat Maris' record. McGwire was first to beat the record then came Sosa. McGwire finished the season with 70 HRs.
| Which Yankee's starter walked the most batters in 2002? | New York Yankees (snowsabre20) |
Roger Clemens. The Rocket walked 63 batters in the season.
| Which Yankee won the 1956 Triple Crown? | New York Yankees History (yanks2003) |
Mickey Mantle . Mickey won the Triple Crown with 52 HRs, 130 RBIs, and a batting average of .353. Of course, Mantle won the 1956 AL MVP Award.
 Frequently Asked Questions about New York Yankees
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- How many World Series have the New York Yankees been in? ( goto )
- How many World Series championships have the New York Yankees won? ( goto )
- What unimaginative name did management for the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets adopt after their 1999 merger?
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- By how much did the New York Yankees increase their attendance in 1920, what caused the increase, and what was the response from the New York Giants? ( goto )
- How much did the Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for? ( goto )
- Who was at bat when Dodger Jackie Robinson stole home against the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series?
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- What were the previous team names of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox and who caused the final changes? ( goto )
- In the history of the New York Yankees baseball team there was only one set of co-captains. Who were they and what year? ( goto )
- Have the New York Yankees won more total championships (World Series, league, divisional) than all other teams combined? ( goto )
- Sports Quiz: By the year 2000 how many times had New York Yankees won the World Series.The clue is F. Is it four, five, fourteen, fifteen ? ( goto )
- Which one of the following players never pitched for the New York Yankees: Gaylord Perry, Bert Blyleven, Jim Abbott, David Cone, or Phil Niekro? ( goto )
- The New York Yankees do not have the players' names on their jersey backs. Why not? Has this always been the case? What other Major League Baseball teams follow this practice? ( goto )
- The race for the AL East division title figures to come down to the wire this weekend with New York playing Boston at Fenway Park. Name the last team to win the divison other than the Yankees or Red Sox. ( goto )
- As I don't live in New York or Chicago, I have this question for baseball fans of those cities, are tickets much more expensive for one team over the other, for the NY Yankees or NY Mets, or Chicago Cubs or Chicago White Sox? ( goto )
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- Does the street Broadway in New York City run straight to Broadway in Albany, New York? ( goto )
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