New York Yankee Team History

Events 1 - 100 of 829

• 1806-06-05 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee)
• 1900-11-13 Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League
• 1903-01-09 Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase the American League's Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and move it to NYC (later the NY Yankees)

• 1903-03-12 New York Highlanders (Yankees) baseball franchise is approved as a member of the American League
• 1903-04-22 NY Highlanders (Yankees) first MLB game; lose 3-1 before 11,950 vs Washington Senators at American League Park
• 1903-04-23 NY Highlanders (Yankees) win their first game; beat Washington Senators, 7-2 at American League Park
• 1903-04-27 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Philadelphia A's win 6-0
• 1903-04-30 NY Highlanders (Yankees) inaugural home opener at Hilltop Park, Manhattan; beat Washington Senators, 6-2
• 1903-06-16 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox
• 1903-06-25 NY Yanks & Chicago White Sox end deadlocked game at 6-6 in 18
• 1904-06-21 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to NY club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913)
• 1904-09-09 Boston Herald again refers to NY baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913
• 1905-04-24 Senators execute a triple-play & beat Yankees 4-3

• 1906-07-02 Yanks win by forfeit for the 1st time
• 1906-07-28 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4
• 1906-08-30 Hal Chase becomes 1st NY Yankee to hit three triples in a game
• 1906-09-21 New York Highlanders 1st baseman Hal Chase has 22 put-outs to tie MLB record in a 6-3 win over Chicago White Sox at South Side Park
• 1907-06-12 Yanks commit 11 errors & lose 14-6 to Tigers
• 1908-10-06 Yanks lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season
• 1910-08-30 MLB New York Highlanders Tom Hughes pitches 9-1/3 no-hit innings, but loses to Cleveland 5-0 in 11; 1991 rule change removed credit for no-hitter [1]
• 1911-09-20 Yanks set team record 12 errors in a double header
• 1911-09-28 NY Highlanders get 13 walk & steal 15 bases (including then record 6 in one inning), beating Browns 18-12; each team committed 6 errors
• 1912-08-15 Yankee Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game
• 1912-10-05 Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Athletics, 3 - 0 for their 105th win of the MLB season, an AL record until 1927 NY Yankees (110)

• 1913-03-04 NY Yankees are 1st to train outside US (Bermuda)

• 1913-05-10 Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
• 1913-06-13 Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games
• 1913-06-20 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman
• 1914-08-03 NY Yankees catcher Les Nunamaker throws out 3 Tigers' runners to 2nd base during the 1st innings, only time in 20th Century
• 1914-09-12 Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager
• 1915-01-11 Jacob Ruppert and Colonel Tillinghast Huston purchase the New York Yankees for $460,000, Ruppert pays his portion in cash
• 1915-04-22 NY Yankees don pinstripes & hat-in-the-ring logo for 1st time

• 1915-06-23 Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0
• 1916-02-15 NY Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500
• 1916-06-21 Boston Red Sox pitcher Rube Foster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0 at Fenway Park
• 1917-04-24 NY Yankees left-handed pitcher George Mogridge no-hits Boston Red Sox, 2-1 at Fenway Park
• 1918-05-24 Cleveland starter Stan Coveleski sets club record for most innings pitched (19) in a complete game as the Indians beat the New York Yankees, 3-2 at the Polo Grounds, NYC
• 1918-06-01 Chicago White Sox losing 5-4 against NY Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs; Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a rare game winning triple play
• 1918-12-21 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore & Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell & Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters & $15,000

• 1919-05-12 New York Yankees and Washington Senators play second straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 innings at the Polo Grounds; 0-0 in 12 the previous day
• 1919-06-28 Boston Red Sox Carl Mays pitches a complete doubleheader against NY Yankees, winning 1st game, 2-0, losing 2nd game, 4-1 (Polo Grounds, NYC)
• 1919-07-17 Yanks 21 hits, Browns 17 hits Browns win 7-6 in 17, on squeeze play
• 1919-09-10 Cleveland Indians pitcher Ray Caldwell no-hits New York Yankees, 3-0 at the Polo Grounds, NYC
• 1919-09-24 Boston Red Sox slugger Babe Ruth sets MLB season home run record at 28 off Yankee Bob Shawkey in a 2-1 loss at the Polo Grounds in NYC
• 1919-09-27 Pitcher Bob Shawkey sets then Yank record with 15 strike-outs
• 1919-12-26 Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement to move future Baseball Hall of Fame pitching slugger Babe Ruth to New York
• 1920-01-03 Boston Red Sox baseball club owner Harry Frazee announces agreement to sell slugger Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 in cash and a $350,000 loan; start of the 84 year "Curse of the Bambino"
• 1920-05-01 Legendary slugger Babe Ruth records his first HR for the New York Yankees in 6-0 win over his former club, the Boston Red Sox
• 1920-05-14 Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season
• 1920-06-20 Yanks win protest of 1-0 White Sox win & game is replayed
• 1920-07-06 New York Yankees score MLB record 14 runs in 5th inning of a 17-0 rout of Washington Senators
• 1920-08-08 Tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes
• 1920-08-16 Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in head by NY Yankees pitcher Carl Mays; he dies the next day in only MLB game related fatality
• 1920-08-17 New York Yankees cancel game with Cleveland Indians in memory of Ray Chapman who dies after being hit by a pitch the previous day
• 1920-09-29 Yankees slugger Babe Ruth sets then-MLB home run season record at 54 with a 9th inning shot off Dave Keefe in New York's 7-3 win at the Philadelphia A's
• 1920-10-29 Ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees
• 1921-02-05 Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium
• 1921-07-12 Cleveland Indians (9) & New York Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles
• 1921-07-15 NY Yankees slugger Babe Ruth ties MLB record of 138 career home runs (held by Roger Connor since 1895) in 7-2 win over St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis
• 1921-07-21 MLB Cleveland Indians (9) and New York Yankees (7) combine to hit a record 16 doubles in 17-8 home team win at Dunn Field, Cleveland, Ohio
• 1921-08-25 Yankee pitcher Harry Harper hits 3 batters in an inning tying record
• 1921-09-26 Yankee Ruth hits HRs 57 & 58 to beat Indians 8-7
• 1921-09-27 MLB NY Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 21-7 at Polo Grounds, NYC
• 1921-10-02 New York Yankees outfielder Babe Ruth hits then record 59th HR in 7-6 win over former club Boston Red Sox at Polo Grounds, NYC
• 1921-10-05 First Baseball World Series radio broadcast; all-NY contest, Yankees beat Giants, 3-0 at Polo Grounds; sportswriter Grantland Rice is the caller
• 1921-10-05 Writer Grantland Rice does the announcing as the New York Giants-New York Yankees Baseball World Series is broadcast for the first time over radio (WJZ & WGY) - he is not at the game, but in the studio reading updates received by telegraph
• 1921-10-06 Fewest hits in a Baseball World Series game; NY Yankees beat NY Giants 3-0 at Polo Grounds in Game 2, on 3 hits to Giants 2
• 1921-10-13 Baseball World Series: NY Giants beat NY Yankees, 1-0 at the Polo Grounds for a 5-3 series win; final WS played in best-of-nine format; Yankees first ever WS appearance
• 1922-03-06 Babe Ruth signs 3 year contract with NY Yankees at $52,000 a year
• 1922-05-03 Mayor Hylan closes 2 streets for building of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC
• 1922-05-05 After sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants for 10 years construction begins on Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC
• 1922-05-20 Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel, previously suspended by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, return to the NY Yankees lineup and go hitless
• 1922-05-21 Colonel Jacob Ruppert buys out Colonel Tillinghast L’Hommedieu Huston's interest in NY Yankees for $1,500,000 to become sole owner
• 1922-06-12 Browns pitcher Hub Pruett strikes out future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth 3 consecutive times as St. Louis beats New York Yankees, 7 - 1 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis
• 1922-09-10 New York Yankees play their farewell home games in Polo Grounds, win both games of doubleheader against Philadelphia Athletics; move to Yankee Stadium the following season
• 1922-09-30 Yanks clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1
• 1922-10-05 NY Yankees and NY Giants play out a controversial 3-3 tie in 10 innings in Game 2 of Baseball World Series at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NYC; Giants win series, 4-0-1
• 1922-10-08 Baseball World Series: NY Giants beat NY Yankees, 5-3 at the Polo Grounds in Game 5 for a 4-0-1 series win; Game 2 tied
• 1922-10-30 Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the NY Giants pay $65,000 & 3 players for Jack Bentley (hit .349 & was 13-2 as pitcher for Baltimore (International League) in 1922)
• 1923-04-18 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium
• 1923-05-02 MLB Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0
• 1923-07-20 New York Yankees hit into a triple-play, but beat Philadelphia A's 9-2
• 1923-09-04 New York Yankees pitcher "Sad" Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia A's, 2-0
• 1923-09-11 After a single, Boston Red Sox pitcher Howard Ehmke retires next 27 New York Yankees

• 1923-09-28 New York Yankees overwhelm Boston Red Sox 24-4
• 1923-10-07 Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1,138
• 1923-10-10 NY Giants & NY Yankees become first teams to play each other in 3 consecutive Baseball World Series; Giants win Game 1, 5-4; first WS game played at Yankee Stadium
• 1923-10-11 A pair of Babe Ruth home runs in the 4th and 5th innings is the difference; NY Yankees beat NY Giants, 4-2 at the Polo Grounds to tie World Series, 1-1
• 1923-10-15 Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat NY Giants, 6-4 in Game 6 at the Polo Grounds for a 4-2 series win; Yankees first World Series victory
• 1923-10-23 Legendary Yankees slugger Babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a rival Giants uniform as NY beats Baltimore Orioles, 9-0 in a benefit game for former Giants owner John Day
• 1923-12-23 Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000
• 1924-06-13 Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win
• 1924-09-29 Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees
• 1925-04-05 Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in NC due to an ulcer

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Birthdays 1 - 100 of 212

• 1867-08-05 Jacob Ruppert Jr., American Baseball HOF executive (owner New York Yankees 1915-39; signed Babe Ruth; built Yankee Stadium), born in New York City (d. 1939)
• 1868-05-10 Ed Barrow, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1918 Boston Red Sox) and executive (10 x World Series NY Yankees), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1953)
• 1869-11-20 Clark Griffith, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB ERA leader 1898 Chicago Colts/Orphans) and manager (Chicago WS, NY Highlanders, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Sens [owner]), born in Clear Creek, Missouri (d. 1955)
• 1874-10-12 Jimmy Burke, American baseball third baseman Pittsburgh Pirates; coach World Series 1932 NY Yankees; and manager St. Louis Cardinals 1905, Browns 1918-20, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1942)

• 1878-03-27 Miller Huggins, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1923, 27, 28; 6 x AL pennants NY Yankees), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1929)

• 1889-02-18 George Mogridge, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1924 Washington Senators; no-hitter 1917 NY Yankees), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1962)
• 1890-02-03 Larry MacPhail, American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees), born in Cass City, Michigan (d. 1975)

• 1890-12-04 Bob Shawkey, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1923, 27; AL ERA leader 1920, New York Yankees), born in Sigel, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)
• 1892-07-26 "Sad" Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1923; World Series 1918, 23; Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees), born in Woodsfield, Ohio (d. 1966)
• 1893-02-17 Wally Pipp, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1923; AL HR leader 1916, 17; NY Yankees), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1965)
• 1894-02-10 Herb Pennock, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × World Series; Philadelphia A's, Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees), born in New York City (d. 1948)

• 1895-09-28 Whitey Witt, American baseball player (NY Yankees, 1922-25), born in Orange, Massachusetts (d. 1988)
• 1895-10-13 Mike Gazella, American baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania (d. 1978)

• 1897-03-04 Lefty O'Doul, American Baseball HOF left fielder (MLB All-Star, World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1929, 32 NY Yankees), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1969)
• 1898-10-09 Joe Sewell, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1920, 32; Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees; MLB record 167.7 at-bats per strikeout 1932), born in Titus, Alabama (d. 1990)
• 1899-05-14 Earle Combs, American Baseball HOF center fielder (9 × World Series 1927, 28, 32, 36–39, 41, 43; New York Yankees), born in Richmond, Kentucky (d. 1976)
• 1899-09-09 Waite Hoyt, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1923, 27, 28; AL wins leader 1927; NY Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1984)
• 1902-12-01 Red Badgro, American Pro Football Hall of Fame end and coach (NY Giants) and baseball outfielder (St. Louis Browns), born in Orillia, Washington (d. 1998)
• 1903-04-24 Mike Michalske, American football NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1983)

• 1906-08-06 Ken Strong, American College/Pro Football HOF fullback/halfback (NYU; NFL C'ship 1934 NY Giants; 4 × First-team All-Pro), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 1979)
• 1907-06-06 Bill Dickey, American Baseball HOF catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; 7 × World Series; NY Yankees) and manager (NY Yankees), born in Bastrop, Louisiana (d. 1993)
• 1908-02-17 Red Barber, American baseball broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds 1934–38, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939–53, NY Yankees 1954–66), born in Columbus, Mississippi (d. 1992)
• 1908-11-26 Lefty Gomez, American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; Triple Crown 1934, 37; NY Yankees), born in Rodeo, California (d. 1989)
• 1910-10-04 Frankie Crosetti, American baseball shortstop and 3rd base coach (record 17 World Series titles as player and coach; NY Yankees), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2002)
• 1910-10-20 Bob Sheppard, American public address announcer (MLB: NY Yankees 1951–2007; NFL: NY Giants 1956–2006), born in Richmond Hill, New York (d. 2010)
• 1911-11-03 Johnny Keane, American baseball manager (World Series 1964 St. Louis Cardinals; NY Yankees), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1967)
• 1913-01-07 Johnny Mize, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (10 x MLB All Star; 5 × World Series champion; NL batting champion 1939; 4 × NL HR leader; St. Louis Cardinals, NY Giants, NY Yankees), born in Demorest, Georgia (d. 1993)
• 1913-02-14 Mel Allen, American sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees; 22 World Series; 24 MLB All Star games), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1996)
• 1913-02-20 Tommy Henrich, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1942, 1947–50; World Series 1938, 41, 47, 49, 51; NY Yankees), born in Massillon, Ohio (d. 2009)
• 1914-07-19 Marius Russo, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1941; World Series 1941, 43; New York Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)
• 1914-10-23 Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Ole Miss; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × NFL All-Star; Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers, Fleet City, NY Yankees), born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi (d. 1980)

• 1915-02-18 Joe Gordon, American Baseball HOF 2nd baseman (World Series 1938, 39, 41, 43 NY Yankees; 1948 Cleveland Indians; AL MVP 1942; 9 x MLB All Star), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1978)
• 1916-08-06 E. Michael Burke, sports executive (President New York Yankees, New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden), born in Enfield, Connecticut (d. 1987)

• 1917-10-25 Lee MacPhail, American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (AL President 1974-83; Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2012)
• 1918-06-21 Eddie Lopat, American baseball player (NY Yankees), born in New York City (d. 1992)

• 1919-03-28 Vic Raschi, American baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL strikeout leader 1951; NY Yankees), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1988)
• 1919-08-09 Ralph Houk, American baseball catcher, coach, manager and executive (World Series champion 1947, 52-53, coach, 58; mgr 1961-62; NY Yankees), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 2010)
• 1919-12-31 Tommy Byrne, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1950; World Series 1949, 56; NY Yankees), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2007)
• 1920-09-22 Bob Lemon, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star 1948–54; World Series 1948; no-hitter 1948; Cleveland Indians) and manager (KC Royals, Chicago White Sox; World Series NY Yankees 1978), born in San Bernardino, California (d. 2000)
• 1920-10-02 Spec Shea, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, World Series 1947; NY Yankees, Washington Sens), born in Naugatuck, Connecticut (d. 2002)

• 1922-12-03 Joe Collins, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1949–53, 56; New York Yankees), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
• 1923-03-23 Arnie Weinmeister, Canadian Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1950–53; First-team All-Pro 1950–53; NY Yankees, NY Giants; BC Lions), born in Rhein, Saskatchewan (d. 2000)
• 1924-05-23 Clyde King, American baseball pitcher, coach, manager and executive (Brooklyn Dodgers; New York Yankees), born in Goldsboro, North Carolina (d. 2010)
• 1924-10-25 Bobby Brown, American baseball third baseman (NY Yankees; World Series 1947, 49–51) and executive (president American League 1984-94), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2021)
• 1925-05-05 Bob Cerv, American baseball player (Yankees), born in Weston, Nebraska (d. 2017)

• 1925-06-05 Art Donovan 'The Bulldog', American NFL defensive tackle, 1950-61 (Baltimore Colts and 2 other teams), born in Bronx, New York (d. 2013)
• 1926-01-05 Claude (Buddy) Young, American NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1983)
• 1926-06-09 Roy Smalley Jr., American MLB shortstop (Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2011)
• 1927-02-18 Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 1955-63 (2 x All-Star; 2 x World Series Champion; St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico (d. 2016)

• 1929-02-22 Ryne Duren, American near-sighted pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Cazenovia, Wisconsin (d. 2011)

• 1929-08-07 Don Larsen, American MLB pitcher (only perfect game in World Series history, Game 5 1956; World Series MVP 1956; NY Yankees), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 2020)
• 1930-06-21 Mike McCormack, American NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)

• 1930-09-19 Bob Turley, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1956, 58 [MVP] New York Yankees; 3 x MLB All-Star; Cy Young Award 1958), born in Troy, Illinois (d. 2013)
• 1930-12-18 Bill "Moose" Skowron, American baseball first baseman (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1956, 58, 61, 62 NY Yankees, 1963 LA Dodgers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
• 1934-01-28 Bill White, American baseball infielder (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1964; 7 × Gold Glove Award; St. Louis Cardinals), broadcaster (NY Yankees) and executive (NL President 1989-94), born in Lakewood, Florida
• 1934-08-04 Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees), born in Newport, Delaware (d. 2017)
• 1934-11-30 Steve Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers), born in Columbia, Kentucky (d. 1997)
• 1935-08-19 Bobby Richardson, American baseball 2nd baseman (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1958, 61, 62; World Series MVP 1960; NY Yankees), born in Sumter, South Carolina
• 1936-01-09 Ralph Terry, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1962, 62²; World Series 1961, 62 [MVP]; NY Yankees, KC Athletics, Cleveland Indians, NY Mets), born in Big Cabin, Oklahoma (d. 2022)
• 1936-09-14 Stan Williams, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1960²; World Series 1959, 1990 [coach: Cincinnati Reds]; NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Enfield, New Hampshire (d. 2021)
• 1936-10-12 Tony Kubek, American baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star (1958, 59², 61, 61²; World Series 1958, 61, 62; NY Yankees) and sportscaster (NBC-TV, Madison Square Garden), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1937-02-09 Clete Boyer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1955-71 (New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Cassville, Missouri (d. 2007)
• 1937-05-14 Dick Howser, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star All-Star 1961, 61²; KC A's) and manager (World Series 1977, 78 NY Yankees; KC Royals 1985), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1987)
• 1938-06-02 Gene Michael, American baseball shortstop, and general manger (NY Yankees), born in Kent, Ohio (d. 2017)
• 1938-09-20 Tom Tresh, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1962, 63; AL Rookie of Year & World Series 1962 NY Yankees), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2008)
• 1938-11-07 Jim Kaat, American Baseball HOF pitcher (16 x Gold Glove; 3 x MLB All-Star; Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies) and broadcaster, (NY Yankees, Minnesota Twins, MLB Network), born in Zeeland, Michigan
• 1939-02-22 Steve Barber, American MLB pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees), born in Takoma Park, Maryland (d. 2007)

• 1940-06-02 Horace Clarke, baseball 2nd baseman (NY Yankees)

• 1941-05-21 Bobby Cox, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1977 [coach NY Yankees], 1995 Atlanta Braves; 4 × Manager of the Year; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1941-06-28 Al Downing, American MLB baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Trenton, New Jersey
• 1941-09-04 Ken Harrelson, American baseball utility player (MLB All Star; AL RBI leader 1968; Kansas City A's, Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox), born in Woodruff, South Carolina
• 1942-02-08 Fritz Peterson, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1942-07-04 Hal Lanier, American MLB baseball player, 1964-73 (San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees), born in Denton, North Carolina
• 1942-07-21 Mike Hegan, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1969 NY Yankees; World Series 1972 Oakland A's), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2013)
• 1942-09-28 Grant Jackson, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969; World Series 1979; Philadelphia Phillies; Baltimore Orioles; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Fostoria, Ohio (d. 2021)

• 1943-08-28 Lou Piniella, American baseball outfielder (1969 AL rookie of the year TEST) and manager (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners), born in Tampa, Florida
• 1943-10-07 José Cardenal, Cuban baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and 7 other teams) and coach (NY Yankees, and 4 other teams), born in Matanzas, Cuba
• 1944-06-30 Ron Swoboda, American baseball outfielder and sportscaster (NY Yankees, NY Mets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1944-07-22 Sparky Lyle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1973, 76, 77; World Series 1977, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1977; NY Yankees), born in DuBois, Pennsylvania
• 1944-08-20 Graig Nettles, American MLB 3rd baseman, 1967-88, 6X All-Star, sX Gold Glove (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and 3 other teams), born in San Diego, California

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• 2010-12-11 Actress Joanna Garcia (32) weds New York Yankees` Nick Swisher (31) at Breakers Hotel & Resort in Palm Beach, Florida

• 1920-08-17 Ray Chapman, American baseball shortstop (Cleveland Indians), dies after being hit in the head by a pitch from NY Yankees Carl Mays at 29

• 1929-09-25 Miller Huggins, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1923, 27, 28; 6 x AL pennants NY Yankees), dies of pyaemia at 51
• 1939-01-13 Jacob Ruppert Jr., American Baseball HOF executive (owner New York Yankees 1915-39; signed Babe Ruth; built Yankee Stadium), dies from phlebitis at 71
• 1942-03-26 Jimmy Burke, American baseball third baseman Pittsburgh Pirates; coach World Series 1932 NY Yankees; and manager St. Louis Cardinals 1905, Browns 1918-20, dies at 67

• 1948-01-30 Herb Pennock, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × World Series; Philadelphia A's, Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees), dies at 53
• 1953-12-15 Ed Barrow, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1918 Boston Red Sox) and executive (10 x World Series NY Yankees), dies at 85
• 1955-10-27 Clark Griffith, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB ERA leader 1898 Chicago Colts/Orphans) and manager (Chicago WS, NY Highlanders, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Sens [owner]), dies at 85
• 1958-09-15 (George) "Snuffy" Stirnweiss, American MLB baseball second baseman, 1943-52, 2X All-Star. AL Batting Title, 3X World Series (New York Yankees and 2 other teams), dies in a train wreck in Bayonne, New Jersey at 39
• 1962-03-04 George Mogridge, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1924 Washington Senators; no-hitter 1917 NY Yankees), dies at 73
• 1965-01-11 Wally Pipp, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1923; AL HR leader 1916, 17; NY Yankees), dies from a heart attack at 71
• 1966-07-06 "Sad" Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1923; World Series 1918, 23; Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees), dies at 73
• 1967-01-06 Johnny Keane, American baseball manager (World Series 1964 St. Louis Cardinals; NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 55
• 1969-12-07 Lefty O'Doul, American Baseball HOF left fielder (MLB All-Star, World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1929, 32 NY Yankees), dies at 72
• 1970-01-14 John J "Johnny" Murphy, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61

• 1974-05-18 Dan Topping, American baseball team owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61

• 1975-10-01 Larry MacPhail, American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees), dies at 85
• 1976-07-21 Earle Combs, American Baseball HOF center fielder (9 × World Series 1927, 28, 32, 36–39, 41, 43; New York Yankees), dies at 77

• 1978-04-14 Joe Gordon, American Baseball HOF 2nd baseman (World Series 1938, 39, 41, 43 NY Yankees; 1948 Cleveland Indians; AL MVP 1942; 9 x MLB All Star), dies of a heart attack at 63
• 1978-09-11 Mike Gazella, American baseball player (NY Yankees), dies at 82
• 1979-08-02 Thurman Munson, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1971, 73–78; World Series 1977, 78; AL MVP 1976; NY Yankees), dies in a plane crash at 32

• 1980-12-31 Bob Shawkey, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1923, 27; AL ERA leader 1920, New York Yankees), dies at 90
• 1983-10-26 Mike Michalske, American football NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers), dies at 80
• 1984-08-25 Waite Hoyt, American MLB baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1923, 27, 28; AL wins leader 1927; NY Yankees), dies from heart failure at 84
• 1985-09-07 Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Ole Miss; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × NFL All-Star; Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers, Fleet City, NY Yankees), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 70

• 1987-02-05 E. Michael Burke, sports executive (President New York Yankees, New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden), dies at 70
• 1987-06-17 Dick Howser, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star All-Star 1961, 61²; KC A's) and manager (World Series 1977, 78 NY Yankees; KC Royals 1985), dies of brain cancer at 51
• 1988-07-14 Whitey Witt, American baseball player (NY Yankees, 1922-25), dies at 92
• 1988-10-14 Vic Raschi, American baseball pitcher (4 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL strikeout leader 1951; NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 69
• 1989-02-17 Lefty Gomez, American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; Triple Crown 1934, 37; NY Yankees), dies of congestive heart failure at 80
• 1989-08-30 Joe Collins, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1949–53, 56; New York Yankees), dies at 66

• 1990-03-06 Joe Sewell, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1920, 32; Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees; MLB record 167.7 at-bats per strikeout 1932), dies at 91
• 1991-03-09 Jim Hardin, former Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves pitcher (b. 1943)

• 1992-06-15 Eddie Lopat, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 73
• 1992-10-22 Red Barber, American baseball broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds 1934–38, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939–53, NY Yankees 1954–66), dies at 84
• 1993-04-22 Mark Koenig, American baseball player (NY Yankees), dies at 88
• 1993-06-02 Johnny Mize, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (10 x MLB All Star; 5 × World Series champion; NL batting champion 1939; 4 × NL HR leader; St. Louis Cardinals, NY Giants, NY Yankees), dies of cardiac arrest at 80
• 1993-11-12 Bill Dickey, American Baseball HOF catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; 7 × World Series; NY Yankees) and manager (NY Yankees), dies at 86

• 1996-06-16 Mel Allen, American sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees; 22 World Series; 24 MLB All Star games), dies at 83
• 1997-12-02 Steve Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers), dies of cancer at 63
• 1998-07-13 Red Badgro, American Pro Football Hall of Fame end and coach (NY Giants) and baseball outfielder (St. Louis Browns), dies after a fall at 95

• 1999-09-09 Jim "Catfish" Hunter, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star 1966, 67, 70, 72–1976; World Series 1972–74, 77, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1974; Oakland A's, NY Yankees), dies from Lou Gehrig's disease at 53
• 2000-01-11 Bob Lemon, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star 1948–54; World Series 1948; no-hitter 1948, White Sox; Cleveland Indians) and manager (KC Royals, Chicago White Sox; World Series NY Yankees 1978), dies at 79
• 2000-06-29 Arnie Weinmeister, Canadian Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1950–53; First-team All-Pro 1950–53; NY Yankees, NY Giants; BC Lions), dies at 77
• 2002-02-11 Frankie Crosetti, American baseball shortstop and 3rd base coach (record 17 World Series titles as player and coach; NY Yankees), dies from complications of a fall at 91
• 2002-07-19 Spec Shea, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, World Series 1947; NY Yankees, Washington Sens), dies after heart surgery at 81
• 2005-03-26 Marius Russo, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1941; World Series 1941, 43; New York Yankees), dies at 90
• 2006-10-27 Joe Niekro, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1979; NL wins leader 1979; Houston Astros; World Series 1987; NY Yankees), dies from a brain aneurysm at 61

• 2007-06-04 Clete Boyer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1955-71 (New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), dies at 70

• 2007-12-20 Tommy Byrne, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1950; World Series 1949, 56; NY Yankees), dies at 87
• 2008-10-15 Tom Tresh, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1962, 63; AL Rookie of Year & World Series 1962 NY Yankees), dies from a heart attack at 70
• 2008-12-19 Dock Ellis, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star, World Series 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates; pitched no-hitter 1971), dies of liver issues at 63
• 2009-12-01 Tommy Henrich, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1942, 1947–50; World Series 1938, 41, 47, 49, 51; NY Yankees), dies of a stroke at 96
• 2010-07-11 Bob Sheppard, American public address announcer (MLB: NY Yankees 1951–2007; NFL: NY Giants 1956–2006), dies at 99

• 2010-07-21 Ralph Houk, American baseball catcher, coach, manager and executive (World Series champion 1947, 52-53, coach, 58; mgr 1961-62; NY Yankees), dies at 90
• 2010-11-02 Clyde King, American baseball pitcher, coach, manager and executive (Brooklyn Dodgers; New York Yankees), dies at 86
• 2011-07-27 Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-2004 (New York Yankees, 1997-2002), takes his own life at 42
• 2011-12-15 Andy Carey, American baseball player (third baseman for 1950s New York Yankees), dies at 80
• 2012-04-27 Bill "Moose" Skowron, American baseball first baseman (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1956, 58, 61, 62 NY Yankees, 1963 LA Dodgers), dies from lung cancer at 81
• 2012-11-08 Lee MacPhail, American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (AL President 1974-83; Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees), dies at 95
• 2013-03-30 Bob Turley, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1956, 58 [MVP] New York Yankees; 3 x MLB All-Star; Cy Young Award 1958), dies from liver cancer at 82
• 2013-11-15 Mike McCormack, American NFL offensive tackle (NY Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia), dies at 83
• 2013-12-25 Mike Hegan, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1969 NY Yankees; World Series 1972 Oakland A's), dies from heart failure at 71

• 2016-01-13 Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 1955-63 (2 x All-Star; 2 x World Series Champion; St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), dies at 88
• 2017-03-22 Dallas Green, American baseball manager and pitcher (Phillies, Yankees), dies at 82
• 2017-04-06 Bob Cerv, American baseball player (Yankees), dies at 91
• 2017-09-07 Gene Michael, American baseball shortstop, and general manger (NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 79

• 2020-01-01 Don Larsen, American MLB pitcher (only perfect game in World Series history, Game 5 1956; World Series MVP 1956; NY Yankees), dies from esophageal cancer at 90
• 2020-04-14 Hank Steinbrenner, American businessman and MLB team owner (New York Yankees 2010-20), dies of liver condition at 63
• 2020-05-14 Bob Watson, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973, 75; Houston Astros) and sports executive (GM NY Yankees, World Series 1996), dies from kidney disease at 74

• 2021-02-20 Stan Williams, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1960²; World Series 1959, 1990 [coach: Cincinnati Reds]; NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), dies from cardio-pulmonary illness at 84
• 2021-03-25 Bobby Brown, American baseball third baseman (NY Yankees; World Series 1947, 49–51) and executive (president American League 1984-94), dies at 96
• 2022-02-08 Gerald Williams, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1992-2005 (NY Yankees, and 5 other teams), dies of cancer at 55
• 2022-03-16 Ralph Terry, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1962, 62²; World Series 1961, 62 [MVP]; NY Yankees, KC Athletics, Cleveland Indians, NY Mets), dies at 86

• 2024-02-14 Don Gullett, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1970-78 (3 x World Series Champion - Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees), dies at 73