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22                        "*": "{{For|other historical teams known as the New York Yankees|New York Yankees (disambiguation)}}\n{{Redirect|Yankees|other uses|Yankee (disambiguation)}}\n{{Redirect|Bronx Bombers|the Broadway play|Bronx Bombers (play)}}\n{{pp-semi|small=yes}}\n{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}}\n{{Infobox MLB\n| name = New York Yankees\n| established = 1901\n| misc = '''Based in New York since 1903'''\n| logo = NewYorkYankees PrimaryLogo.svg\n| uniformlogo = NewYorkYankees caplogo.svg\n| current league = American League\n| y1 = 1901\n| division = [[American League East|East Division]]\n| y2 = 1969\n| Uniform = ALE-NYY-2016.png\n| retirednumbers = {{hlist| [[Billy Martin|1]] | [[Babe Ruth|3]] | [[Lou Gehrig|4]] | [[Joe DiMaggio|5]] | [[Joe Torre|6]] | [[Mickey Mantle|7]] | [[Yogi Berra|8]] | [[Bill Dickey|8]] | [[Roger Maris|9]] | [[Phil Rizzuto|10]] | [[Thurman Munson|15]] | [[Whitey Ford|16]] | [[Jorge Posada|20]] | [[Don Mattingly|23]] | [[Elston Howard|32]] | [[Casey Stengel|37]] | [[Jackie Robinson|42]] | [[Mariano Rivera|42]] | [[Reggie Jackson|44]] | [[Andy Pettitte|46]] | [[Ron Guidry|49]] | [[Bernie Williams|51]]}}\n| colors = Navy blue, gray, white\n{{color box|#132448}} {{color box|#CCCCCC}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}\n| y3 = 1913\n| nicknames = The Bronx Bombers, The Yanks, The Pinstripers, The Bronx Zoo, The Evil Empire, Murderer's Row\n| pastnames =\n* New York Highlanders ({{baseball year|1903}}\u2013{{baseball year|1912}})\n* Baltimore Orioles ({{baseball year|1901}}\u2013{{baseball year|1902}})\n| ballpark = [[Yankee Stadium|Yankee Stadium (II)]]\n| y4 = 2009\n| pastparks =\n* [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium (I)]] ({{baseball year|1976}}\u2013{{baseball year|2008}})\n* [[Shea Stadium]] ({{baseball year|1974}}\u2013{{baseball year|1975}})\n* Yankee Stadium (I) ({{baseball year|1923}}\u2013{{baseball year|1973}})\n* [[Polo Grounds|Polo Grounds (IV)]] ({{baseball year|1913}}\u2013{{baseball year|1922}})\n** a.k.a. 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The Yankees compete in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) as a member club of the [[American League]] (AL) [[American League East|East division]]. The Yankees are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City; the other is the [[New York Mets]]. The club began play in the AL in the {{baseball year|1901}} season as the '''Baltimore Orioles''' (not to be confused with the modern [[Baltimore Orioles]].) [[Frank J. Farrell|Frank Farrell]] and [[William Stephen Devery|Bill Devery]] purchased the franchise (which had ceased operations) and moved it to New York City, renaming the club as the '''New York Highlanders'''.<ref name=\"namechanges\">{{cite web|title=Yankees Timeline 1903\u20131925|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/history/timeline1.jsp|publisher=New York Yankees|date=February 14, 2015 |accessdate=February 14, 2015}}</ref> The Highlanders were officially renamed as the \"Yankees\" in {{baseball year|1913}}.<ref name=\"namechanges\" />\n\nThe team is owned by [[Yankee Global Enterprises]], an LLC controlled by the family of the late [[George Steinbrenner]], who purchased the team in 1973. Former catcher [[Joe Girardi]] is the team's manager, and [[Brian Cashman]] is the team's general manager. The team's home games were played at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. In 2009, they moved into a [[Yankee Stadium|new ballpark of the same name]] after the previous venue closed.<ref name=newstadiumopening>{{cite web|title=New Yankee Stadium|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ballpark/new_stadium.jsp|publisher=New York Yankees|accessdate=July 21, 2008}}</ref> The team is perennially among the leaders in [[List of Major League Baseball attendance figures|MLB attendance]]\u2014in 2011, the Yankees had the second-highest attendance.\n\nOne of the most successful sports clubs in the world, the Yankees have won 18 division titles, 40 [[List of American League pennant winners|AL pennants]], and 27 [[List of World Series champions|World Series championships]], all of which are MLB records.<ref name=win25>{{cite web|title=World Series History: 1999|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1999|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|accessdate=July 21, 2008}}</ref><ref name=Revenue>{{cite web|title=Yankee Revenue To Immediately Double In New Stadium|url=http://deadspin.com/5032845/yankee-revenue-to-immediately-double-in-new-stadium|accessdate=February 17, 2009}}</ref> 44 Yankees players and 11 Yankees managers have been inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]], including [[Babe Ruth]], [[Lou Gehrig]], [[Joe DiMaggio]], [[Mickey Mantle]], and [[Yogi Berra]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Yankees Hall of Fame Register|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/hof.shtml|publisher=baseball-reference.com|accessdate=March 10, 2011}}</ref> In pursuit of winning championships, the franchise has used a large payroll to recruit talent, particularly during the Steinbrenner era. According to ''[[Forbes]]'', in 2013, the Yankees are the [[Forbes' list of the most valuable sports teams|highest valued sports franchise]] in the United States and the fourth in the world, with an estimated value of approximately $2.3&nbsp;billion.<ref name=\"Forbes\">{{cite news|last=Badenhausen|first=Kurt|title=Real Madrid Tops The World's Most Valuable Sports Teams|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2013/07/15/real-madrid-tops-the-worlds-most-valuable-sports-teams/|agency=Forbes|date=July 15, 2013|accessdate=January 6, 2014}}</ref> The Yankees have garnered enormous popularity and a dedicated fanbase, as well as widespread enmity from fans of other MLB teams. The team's [[Yankees\u2013Red Sox rivalry|rivalry]] with the [[Boston Red Sox]] is one of the most well-known rivalries in U.S. sports.\n\n==History==\n{{Main|History of the New York Yankees}}\n\n===Origins in Baltimore (1901\u20131902) {{anchor|Baltimore}}===\nAt the end of 1900, [[Ban Johnson]], president of the [[Western League (original)|American League]], a [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]], previously known as the Western League (1894\u20131899), reorganized the league. He added teams in three east coast cities, forming the [[American League]] (AL) as a major league in an attempt to challenge the [[National League]] (NL) for supremacy. Plans to put a team in New York City were blocked by the NL's [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]], who had enough political power in New York City to prevent the AL from establishing a team. Instead, a team was put in [[Baltimore]], Maryland, a city which the NL abandoned when it contracted from 12 to 8 teams in 1900.\n\nNicknamed the Orioles, the team began playing in 1901, and were managed and partly owned by [[John McGraw (baseball)|John McGraw]]. During the 1902 season, McGraw feuded with Johnson, and secretly jumped to the Giants. In the middle of the season, the Giants, aided and abetted by McGraw, gained controlling interest of the Orioles and began raiding it for players, until the AL stepped in and took control of the team. In January 1903, a \"peace conference\" was held between the two leagues to settle disputes and try to coexist. At the conference, Johnson requested that an AL team be put in New York, to play alongside the NL's Giants.<ref name=Secyclo>{{cite web\n|url=http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/nyyanks/yankees.html|title=New York Yankees (1903\u2013present)|publisher=Sports E-cyclopedia|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> It was put to a vote, and 15 of the 16 Major League owners agreed on it, with only [[John T. Brush]] of the Giants opposing. The Orioles' new owners, [[Frank J. Farrell]] and [[William S. Devery]], found a ballpark location not blocked by the Giants, and Baltimore's team moved to New York.\n\n===Move to New York: the Highlanders years (1903\u20131912)===\n[[File:hilltop4.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hilltop Park]], home of the Highlanders]]\nThe team's new ballpark, [[Hilltop Park]] (formally known as \"American League Park\"), was constructed in northern [[Manhattan]] at one of the island's highest points between 165th and 168th Streets, just a few blocks away from the much larger [[Polo Grounds]]. The team came to be known as the New York Highlanders.There are two theories supporting this: it was a reference to the team's elevated location in Upper Manhattan, and to the noted Scottish military unit [[The Gordon Highlanders]], which coincided with the team's president Joseph Gordon whose family was of [[Ulster Scots People|Scots Irish]] heritage.<ref>http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/871702c7</ref> As was common with all members of the American League, the team was called the New York Americans. ''[[New York Press (historical)|New York Press]]'' Sports Editor Jim Price coined the unofficial nickname Yankees (or \"Yanks\") for the club as early as 1904, because it was easier to fit in headlines.<ref name=Secyclo/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=8771|title=Yankee Stadium|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation|accessdate=May 29, 2009}}</ref>\n\nThe most success the Highlanders achieved was finishing second in 1904, 1906 and 1910, 1904 being the closest they came to winning the AL pennant. That year, they lost the deciding game on the last day of the season to the [[1904 Boston Americans season|Boston Americans]], who later became the Boston Red Sox. This had much historical significance, as the Highlanders' role in the pennant race caused the Giants to announce that they would not play in the [[1904 World Series|World Series]] against the AL pennant winner. The World Series was not skipped again for another 90 years, when a [[1994\u201395 Major League Baseball strike|strike]] truncated the entire 1994 season. It was the last time Boston would beat New York in a pennant-deciding game for a full century (2004). 1904 was the year that pitcher [[Jack Chesbro]] set the single-season wins record at 41, which still stands. Under current playing practices, this is most likely an unbreakable record.<ref>McNeil, William F. (2006). The Evolution of Pitching in Major League Baseball, McFarland, chapter 3: The Professional Game: 1876 to 1892. ISBN 978-0-786-42468-9</ref>\n\n===New owners, a new home, and a new name: Years at the Polo Grounds (1913\u20131922)===\n[[File:Polo Grounds after 1911.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Polo Grounds]], home of the Yankees from 1913 to 1922]]\nThe [[Polo Grounds]] burned down in 1911 and the Highlanders allowed the Giants to play in Hilltop Park during reconstruction. Relations between the two teams warmed, and the Highlanders would move into the newly rebuilt Polo Grounds in 1913. Now playing on the Harlem River, a far cry from their high-altitude home, the name \"Highlanders\" no longer applied, and fell into disuse among the press. The media had already widely adopted the \"Yankees\" nickname coined by the ''New York Press'', and in 1913 the team became officially known as the New York Yankees.\n\nBy the middle of the decade, Yankees owners Farrell and Devery had become estranged and both were in dire need of money. At the start of 1915, they sold the team to Colonel [[Jacob Ruppert]] and Captain [[Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston]] for $1.25 million.<ref name=NYYTimeline>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/history/timeline1.jsp|title=Yankees Timeline (1903\u20131925)|publisher=MLB Advanced Media, L.P|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> Ruppert inherited a brewery fortune, providing the Yankees with an owner who possessed deep pockets and a willingness to dig into them to produce a winning team. This would lead the team to more success and prestige than Ruppert could ever have envisioned.\n{{Clear}}\n\nIt is interesting to note that all the games of the 1921 and 1922 World Series were played in the Polo Grounds, when the Yankees squared off against their intracity rival Giants.\n\n===Sluggers and the Stadium: Ruth, Gehrig, and Murderer's Row (1923\u20131935)===\n[[File:Babe Ruth2.jpg|thumb|right|upright|With his hitting prowess, [[Babe Ruth]] ushered in an offensive-oriented era of baseball and helped lead the Yankees to 4 World Series titles]]\n\nIn the years around 1920, the Yankees, the Red Sox, and the [[Chicago White Sox]] had a [[d\u00e9tente]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=BOS&franch_ID_2=NYY |title=Find Franchise Trade History between Boston Red Sox & New York Yankees |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=July 13, 2012}}</ref> The trades between them, which antagonized Ban Johnson, garnered them the nickname the \"Insurrectos\".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30615FC3C5C147A93C6A91783D85F4D8185F9 | work=The New York Times | title=Owners Of Yanks To Enjoin Johnson; Colonels Ruppert and Huston Will Carry Fight for Carl Mays Into Court. Refuse To Attend Meeting Big Baseball Battle Precipitated by Ban's Belated Action Against Former Boston Pitcher. Will Enjoin President. Statement of Owners. Parting of the Ways | date=August 4, 1919}}</ref><ref name=StoutArticle>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/s/2002/0718/1407265.html|title=When the Yankees nearly moved to Boston|publisher=ESPN|last=Stout|first=Glenn|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> This d\u00e9tente paid off well for the Yankees as they increased their payroll. Most new players who would later contribute to the team's success came from the Red Sox, whose owner, [[Harry Frazee]], was trading them for large sums of money to finance his theatrical productions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Montville|first=Leigh|title=The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth|publisher=Random House|year=2006|pages=101\u2013104|authorlink=Leigh Montville}}</ref><ref>http://sabr.org/bioproj/harry-frazee-and-the-red-sox</ref> Pitcher-turned-outfielder [[Babe Ruth]] was the most talented of all the acquisitions from Boston, and the outcome of the trade would haunt the Red Sox [[2004 World Series|for the next 86 years]], a span in which the team did not win a single World Series championship. The Red Sox often found themselves eliminated from the playoff hunt as a result of the Yankees' success.<ref name=\"FiercestRivalry\">{{harvnb|Shaughnessy|2005|page=21}}</ref> This phenomenon eventually became known as the [[Curse of the Bambino]] as the failure of the Red Sox and the success of the Yankees seemed almost supernatural, and seemed to stem from that one trade. However, it would not be until 1990 when [[Dan Shaughnessy]] of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' wrote a book with the same title that the curse was publicized.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shaughnessy|first=Dan|title=The Curse of the Bambino|year=1990|publisher=Dutton|location=New York|isbn=0-525-24887-0|authorlink=Dan Shaughnessy}}</ref>\n\n[[File:Gehrig cropped.jpg|thumb|left|170px|[[Lou Gehrig]] was the first Yankees player to have his number retired, in 1939.]]\nRuth's multitude of home runs proved so popular that the Yankees began drawing more people than their landlords, the Giants.<ref name=StoutArticle/> In 1921, when the [[1921 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] made their [[1921 World Series|first World Series appearance]] against the [[1921 New York Giants season|Giants]], the Yankees were told to move out of the Polo Grounds after the 1922 season. Giants manager [[John McGraw]] was said to have commented that the Yankees should \"move to some out-of-the-way place, like Queens\", but they instead broke ground for a new ballpark in the Bronx, right across the [[Harlem River]] from the Polo Grounds. In 1922, the [[1922 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] returned to the [[1922 World Series|World Series]] again, and were dealt a second defeat at the hands of the [[1922 New York Giants season|Giants]]. Important newcomers in this period were manager [[Miller Huggins]] and general manager [[Ed Barrow]]. The hiring of Huggins by Ruppert, in 1918, would cause a break between the owners that eventually led to Ruppert buying Huston out in 1923.\n\nIn 1923, the Yankees moved to their new home, [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]. It was the first triple-deck venue in baseball and seated an astounding 58,000 people. In the first game at Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth hit a home run, which was fitting as his home runs and drawing power paid for the stadium, giving it its nickname of \"The House That Ruth Built\".<ref name=Secyclo/> At the end of the year, the [[1923 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] faced the [[1923 New York Giants season|Giants]] for the third straight year in the [[1923 World Series|World Series]], and finally triumphed for their first championship. Prior to that point, the Giants had been the city's icon and dominant team. From 1923 onward, the Yankees would assume that role, and the Giants would eventually leave the city for San Francisco.\n\nIn the 1927 [[1927 Major League Baseball season|season]], the [[1927 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] featured a lineup that became known as \"[[Murderers' Row]]\", and some consider this team to be the best in the history of baseball (though similar claims have been made for other Yankee squads, notably those of 1939, 1961 and 1998).<ref name=1927best>{{cite web\n|url=http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/history/2002/1927_murderers_row.htm\n|title=1927 \"Murderers' Row\" New York Yankees: No Team Has Ever Been Better\n|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame''\n|first=Leonard\n|last=Koppett\n|accessdate=June 4, 2007|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20070407214215/http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/history/2002/1927_murderers_row.htm|archivedate=April 7, 2007}}</ref> The Yankees won a then-AL record 110 games with only 44 losses, and swept the [[1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] in the [[1927 World Series]]. Ruth's home run total of 60 in 1927 set a single-season home run record that would stand for 34 years. Meanwhile, first baseman [[Lou Gehrig]] had his first big season, batting .373 with 47 home runs and 175 RBIs, beating Ruth's single-season RBI mark (171 in 1921). The Yankees would win the pennant and the World Series again in 1928.\n\nIn 1931, [[Joe McCarthy (manager)|Joe McCarthy]] came in as manager, and brought the [[1931 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] back to the top of the AL. They swept the [[1932 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] in the [[1932 World Series]], and brought the team's streak of consecutive World Series game wins to 12. This series was made famous by Babe Ruth's \"[[Babe Ruth's Called Shot|Called Shot]]\" in game three of the series at [[Wrigley Field]], a fitting \"swan song\" to his illustrious World Series career. Ruth would leave the Yankees to join the NL's [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]] after 1934, and would never see the World Series again.\n\n===Joltin' Joe DiMaggio (1936\u20131951)===\n[[File:DiMaggio cropped.jpg|thumb|right|175px|In 1941, [[Joe DiMaggio]] set an MLB record with a 56-game hitting streak that stands to this day and will probably never be broken]]\nWith Ruth retired, Gehrig finally had a chance to take center stage, but it was only one year before a new star appeared: [[Joe DiMaggio]]. The team would win an unprecedented four straight World Series titles from 1936 to 1939. For most of 1939, however, they had to do it without Gehrig, who was forced to retire because of [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]] ([[Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis|ALS]]), now nicknamed \"Lou Gehrig's Disease\" in his memory. The Yankees declared July 4, 1939 to be \"Lou Gehrig Day\", on which they retired his number 4 (the first retired number in baseball). Gehrig made a famous speech in which he declared himself to be \"the luckiest man on the face of the earth.\"<ref name=GehrigSpeech>{{cite web|url=http://www.lougehrig.com/about/bio.html|title=Farewell Speech|accessdate=March 23, 2009|date=July 4, 1939|publisher=lougehrig.com}}</ref> He died two years later.\n\nOften described as the last year of the \"Golden Era\" before World War II and other realities intervened, 1941 was a thrilling year as America watched two major events unfold: [[Ted Williams]] of the Red Sox hunting for the elusive .400 batting average and Joe DiMaggio getting hits in consecutive ballgames. By the end of his hitting streak, DiMaggio hit in 56 consecutive games, the current major league record and one often deemed unbreakable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/20-baseball-records-that-may-never-be-broken-1.2875229|title=20 baseball records that may never be broken}}</ref>\n\nTwo months and one day after the Yankees beat the [[1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] in the [[1941 World Series]], the Japanese attacked [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]], and many of their best players, including DiMaggio himself, went off to serve in the military. The Yankees still managed to pull out a win against the [[1943 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] in the [[1943 World Series]].\n\nIn 1945 construction magnate [[Del Webb]] and partners [[Dan Topping]] and [[Larry MacPhail]] purchased the team from the Ruppert estate for $2.8 million; MacPhail was bought out in 1947.\n\nAfter a few slumping seasons, McCarthy was fired early in 1946. A few interim managers later, [[Bucky Harris]] took the job, righting the ship and taking the Yankees to a hard fought [[1947 World Series|series]] victory against the [[1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Dodgers]].\n\nDespite finishing only three games behind the first place [[1948 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] in 1948, Harris was released in favor of [[Casey Stengel]], who had a reputation of being a clown and managing bad teams. His tenure as Yankee field manager, however, was marked with success. The \"underdog\" Yankees came from behind to catch and surprise a powerful [[1949 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] team on the last two days of the 1949 season, a face off that fueled the beginning of the modern [[Yankees\u2013Red Sox rivalry]]. By this time, however, DiMaggio's career was winding down, and the \"Yankee Clipper\" retired after the 1951 season. This year marked the arrival of the \"Oklahoma Kid\", [[Mickey Mantle]], who was one of several new stars that would fill the gap.\n\n===Stengel's squad in the 1950s (1951\u20131959)===\n[[File:OpeningDay1951.gif|thumb|[[Opening Day]] of 1951 Baseball Season at [[Griffith Stadium]]. President [[Harry Truman]] throws out first ball.]]\nBettering the clubs managed by Joe McCarthy, the Yankees won the World Series five consecutive times from {{wsy|1949}}\u2013{{wsy|1953}} under Stengel, which continues to be the major league record. Led by players like center fielder [[Mickey Mantle]], pitcher [[Whitey Ford]], and catcher [[Yogi Berra]], Stengel's teams won ten pennants and seven World Series titles in his twelve seasons as the Yankees manager. Stengel was a master at publicity for the team and for himself, even landing a cover story in ''Time'' magazine in 1955. The {{wsy|1950}} title was the only one of those five championships not to be won against either the [[Dodgers\u2013Giants rivalry|New York Giants or Brooklyn Dodgers]]; it was won in four straight games against the [[Whiz Kids (baseball)|Whiz Kids]] of the [[1950 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]].\n\nIn 1954, the [[1954 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] won over 100 games, but the [[1954 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] took the pennant with an AL record 111 wins; 1954 was famously referred to as ''The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant''. In {{wsy|1955}}, the [[1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Dodgers]] finally beat the [[1955 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] in the [[1955 World Series|World Series]], after five previous Series losses to them, but the Yankees came back strong the next year. On October 8, 1956, in Game Five of the [[1956 World Series]] against the [[1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Dodgers]], pitcher [[Don Larsen]] threw the only [[perfect game]] in World Series history,<ref name=PerfectLarsen>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Larsen_Don.html|title=Larsen had one perfect day|publisher=ESPN|last=Acocella|first=Nick|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> which remains the only perfect game in postseason play and was the only [[no-hitter]] of any kind to be pitched in postseason play until [[Roy Halladay]] pitched a no-hitter on October 6, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=301006122|title=Cincinnati Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies \u2013 Recap|date=October 6, 2010|work=ESPN|accessdate=October 7, 2010}}</ref>\n\nThe [[1957 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] lost the [[1957 World Series]] to the [[1957 Milwaukee Braves season|Milwaukee Braves]] when [[Lew Burdette]] incredibly won three games for the Braves. Following the Series, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers both left for California, the former leaving for San Francisco and the latter moving to Los Angeles, leaving the Yankees as New York's only baseball team. In the [[1958 World Series]], the Yankees got their revenge against the Braves, and became the second team to win the Series after being down three games to one. For the decade, the Yankees won six World Series championships ('50, 51, '52, '53, '56, '58) and eight American League pennants (those six plus '55 and '57). Led by Mantle, Ford, Berra, [[Elston Howard]] (the Yankees' first African-American player), and the newly acquired [[Roger Maris]], the Yankees entered the 1960s seeking to replicate their success of the 1950s.\n\n===The M&M Boys: Mantle and Maris (1960\u20131964)===\n[[File:Mickey Mantle 1953.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Mickey Mantle]] was one of the franchise's most celebrated hitters, highlighted by his home run chase with Roger Maris in 1961]]\n[[Arnold Johnson]], owner of the [[Kansas City Athletics]], was a longtime business associate of then-Yankees co-owners [[Del Webb]] and [[Dan Topping]]. Because of this \"special relationship\" with the Yankees, he traded them young players for cash and aging veterans. Invariably, these trades ended up being heavily tilted in the Yankees' favor, leading to accusations that the Athletics were little more than a Yankee farm team at the major league level. Kansas City had been home to the Yankees' top farm team for almost 20 years before the Athletics moved there from Philadelphia in 1954.\n\nIn 1960, [[Charles O. Finley]] purchased the Athletics, and put an end to the trades. But the Yankees had already strengthened their supply of future prospects, which included a young outfielder named [[Roger Maris]]. In 1960, Maris led the league in slugging percentage, RBIs, and extra base hits. He finished second in home runs (one behind Mantle) and total bases, and won a [[Gold Glove]], which gathered him enough votes for the American League MVP award.\n\nThe year of 1961 would prove to be one of the most memorable in Yankee history. Throughout the summer, Mantle and Maris hit home runs at a fast pace, and became known as the \"M&M Boys\".<ref name=Secyclo/> Ultimately, a severe hip infection forced Mantle to leave the lineup and drop out of the race. Maris continued though, and on October 1, the last day of the regular season, he hit home run number 61, surpassing Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60. However, MLB Commissioner [[Ford Frick]] (who, as it was discovered later, had [[ghostwriter|ghostwritten]] for Babe Ruth during his career) decreed that since Maris had played in a 162-game season, and Ruth (in 1927) had played in a 154-game season, two separate records would be kept. It would be 30 years before the dual record would be done away with, and Maris would hold the record alone until [[Mark McGwire]] broke it in 1998. Maris still holds the American League record.\n\nThe Yankees won the pennant with a 109\u201353 record and went on to defeat the [[1961 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] in the [[1961 World Series]]. The team finished the year with a then-record 240 home runs.\n\nAfter the 1957 departures of the Dodgers for Los Angeles and the Giants for San Francisco, New York was a one-team town for the first time since professional play began. In 1962, the sports scene in New York changed when the National League expanded to include a new team, the [[New York Mets]] who played at the Giants' former home, the [[Polo Grounds]], for two seasons while [[Shea Stadium]] was under construction in nearby [[Flushing, Queens]]. The [[1962 New York Mets season|Mets]] lost a record 120 games while the [[1962 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] would win the [[1962 World Series]], their tenth in the past sixteen years, defeating the [[1962 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] in seven games. It would be the Yankees' last championship until [[1977 World Series|1977]].\n\nThe [[1963 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] reached the [[1963 World Series]], but were swept by the [[1963 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] and their ace pitcher [[Sandy Koufax]].\n\nAfter the season, Yogi Berra, who had just retired from playing, took over managerial duties. The aging [[1964 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] returned the next year for [[1964 World Series|a fifth straight World Series]], but were beaten in seven games by the [[1964 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]. It would be the Yankees' last World Series appearance until 1976.\n\n===New ownership and a steep decline (1965\u20131972)===\nAfter the 1964 season, [[CBS]] purchased 80% of the Yankees from Topping and Webb for $11.2 million.<ref name=1951to1975>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/history/timeline3.jsp|title=Yankees Timeline 1951\u20131975|publisher=New York Yankees|accessdate=March 18, 2009}}</ref> With the new ownership, the team began to decline. In fact, the Yankees finished in the [[second division (baseball)|second division]] in 1965\u2014their first losing record in 40 years, and only their second in 47 years.\n\nIn 1966, the [[1966 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] finished last in the AL for the first time since 1912.  It also marked their first consecutive losing seasons since 1917 and 1918.  They finished next-to-last in [[1967 New York Yankees season|1967]].  While their fortunes improved somewhat in the late 1960s and early 1970s, they only finished higher than fourth once during CBS' ownership, in 1970.  Topping and Webb had owned the Yankees for 20 years, missing the World Series only five times and going 10\u20135 in the ones they did get to. By contrast, the CBS-owned teams never went to the World Series.\n\nVarious reasons have been given for the decline, but the single biggest one was the Yankees' inability to replace their aging superstars with new ones, as they had consistently done in the previous five decades.  As early as the 1961-62 offseason, longtime fans noticed that the pipeline of talent had started to dry up.  This was worsened by the introduction of the [[Major League Baseball Draft|major league amateur draft]] that year, which meant that the Yankees could no longer sign any player they wanted.  While the Yankees usually drafted fairly early during this period due to their lackluster records, [[Thurman Munson]] was the only pick who lived up to his billing.\n\nAt the start of this period, all-time \"Voice of the Yankees\" [[Mel Allen]], the team's top announcer since 1939, was fired after the 1964 season, supposedly due to cost-cutting measures by longtime broadcast sponsor [[Ballantine (brewery)|Ballantine Beer]].<ref name=VoicesBook>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Curt|authorlink=Curt Smith (author)|title=Voices of Summer|year=2005|publisher=Carroll & Graf|location=New York City|isbn=0-7867-1446-8}}</ref>\n\nDuring baseball's centennial season in 1969, the greatest players at each position for every team were named during a voting. The all-time Yankees were: [[Bill Dickey]] (catcher), [[Whitey Ford]] (left-handed pitcher), [[Red Ruffing]] (right-handed pitcher), [[Johnny Murphy]] (relief pitcher),  [[Lou Gehrig]] (first base), [[Tony Lazzeri]] (second base), [[Phil Rizzuto]] (shortstop), [[Red Rolfe]] (third base), [[Joe DiMaggio]] (center field, also named baseball's \"Greatest Living Player\"), [[Babe Ruth]] (right field), [[Mickey Mantle]] (left field), and [[Casey Stengel]] (manager).\n\n===Steinbrenner, Martin, Jackson, and Munson: the Bronx Zoo (1973\u20131981)===\nA group of investors, led by [[Cleveland]]-based shipbuilder [[George Steinbrenner]] (1930\u20132010), purchased the club from CBS on January 3, 1973 for $8.7 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Steinbrenner_George.html|title='The Boss' made Yankees a dictatorship|last=Puma|first=Mike|year=2007|publisher=[[ESPN]]|accessdate=January 1, 2012}}</ref> Mike Burke stayed on as president until he quit in April. Within a year, Steinbrenner bought out most of his other partners and became the team's principal owner, although Burke continued to hold a minority share into the 1980s.\n\nOne of Steinbrenner's major goals was to renovate the Stadium.  It had greatly deteriorated by the late 1960s, and the surrounding neighborhood had gone south as well. CBS initially suggested renovations, but the team would have needed to play elsewhere, and the Mets refused to open their home, [[Shea Stadium]], to the Yankees. A new stadium in [[New Jersey Meadowlands|the Meadowlands]], across the [[Hudson River]] in [[New Jersey]], was suggested (and was eventually built, as [[Giants Stadium]], specifically for football). Finally, in mid-1972, Mayor [[John Lindsay]] stepped in. The city bought the Stadium and began an extensive two-year renovation period. Since the city owned Shea, the Mets had to allow the Yankees to play two seasons there. The renovations modernized the look of the stadium, significantly altered the dimensions, and reconfigured some of the seating.\n\n[[File:Yankee Stadium aerial from Blackhawk.jpg|thumb|During 1974 and 1975, [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] was renovated into its final shape and structure, as shown here in 2002]]\nAfter the 1974 [[1974 Major League Baseball season|season]], Steinbrenner made a move that started the modern era of [[Free agent|free agency]], signing star pitcher [[Catfish Hunter|James Augustus \"Catfish\" Hunter]] away from Oakland. Midway through the 1975 [[1975 Major League Baseball season|season]], Steinbrenner made another move, hiring former second baseman [[Billy Martin]] as manager. With Martin at the helm, the [[1976 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] reached the [[1976 World Series]], but were swept by the [[1976 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] and their famed \"[[Big Red Machine]].\"\n\nAfter the 1976 campaign, Steinbrenner added star Oakland outfielder [[Reggie Jackson]], who spent 1976 with the [[Baltimore Orioles]], to his roster. During spring training of 1977, Jackson alienated his teammates with controversial remarks about the Yankees captain, catcher [[Thurman Munson]]. He had bad blood with manager Billy Martin, who had managed the [[1972 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]] when Jackson's [[1972 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] defeated them in the [[1972 American League Championship Series|1972 playoffs]]. Jackson, Martin, and Steinbrenner repeatedly feuded with each other throughout the life of Jackson's 5-year contract. Martin would be hired and fired by Steinbrenner five times over the next 13 years. This conflict, combined with the extremely rowdy Yankees fans of the late 1970s and the bad conditions of the Bronx, led to the Yankee organization and stadium being referred to as the \"Bronx Zoo.\"<ref name=BronxZoo>{{cite book|last=Lyle|first=Sparky|authorlink=Sparky Lyle|author2=Golenbock, Peter |title=The Bronx Zoo: The Astonishing Inside Story of the 1978 World Champion New York Yankees|year=2005|publisher=Triumph Books|location=Illinois|isbn=1-57243-715-4}}</ref> Despite the turmoil, Jackson starred in the [[1977 World Series]], when he hit three home runs in the same game, and overall, four home runs on four consecutive pitches from four different pitchers. Jackson's great performance in the postseason earned him the [[World Series MVP Award|Series MVP Award]], and the nickname \"Mr. October.\"<ref name=MrOctober>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=116439|title=The Hall of Famers \u2013 Reggie Jackson|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame''|accessdate=March 23, 2009|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20080406181917/http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=116439|archivedate=April 6, 2008}}</ref>\n\nThroughout the late 1970s, the race for the pennant was often a close competition between the Yankees and the Red Sox. In the 1950s and early 1960s, the Yankees had been dominant while the Red Sox were largely a non-factor. However, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Yankees were mired in second place and the Red Sox led the league. In the late 1970s the two teams were contending simultaneously and locked in a close fight.\n\nOn July 14, 1978, the [[1978 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] were {{frac|14|1|2}} games behind the [[1978 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]]. In late July, Martin suspended Reggie Jackson for \"defiance\" after he bunted while Martin had the \"swing\" signal on.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1117267-reggie-jackson-was-a-liar-and-george-steinbrenner-was-convicted-said-mr-martin|title=Reggie Jackson Was a Liar and George Steinbrenner Was Convicted, Said Mr. Martin}}</ref> Upon Jackson's return Martin made statements against both Jackson and owner Steinbrenner. Martin was forced to resign the next day and was replaced by [[Bob Lemon]]. This came while the team was winning 5 games in a row and Boston was losing 5 in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newspaperarchive.com/us/maryland/annapolis/annapolis-capital/1978/07-24/page-20|title=Annapolis Capitol Mon, July 24, 1978}}</ref>\n\nThe Yankees continued to win games, making up ground and by the time they met Boston for a pivotal four-game series at [[Fenway Park]] in early September, they were only four games behind the Red Sox. The Yankees swept the Red Sox in what became known as the \"Boston Massacre\", winning the games 15\u20133, 13\u20132, 7\u20130, and 7\u20134. The third game was a shutout pitched by \"Louisiana Lightning\" [[Ron Guidry]], who would lead the majors with nine shutouts, a 25\u20133 record, and a 1.74 ERA. Guidry finished with 248 strikeouts, but [[Nolan Ryan]]'s 260 strikeouts with the [[California Angels]] deprived Guidry of the pitching [[Major League Baseball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]].\n\nOn the last day of the season, the two clubs finished in a tie for first place in the AL East, and a one-game playoff (the 163rd game of the regular season) was held at Fenway Park. With Guidry pitching against former Yankee [[Mike Torrez]], the Red Sox took an early 2\u20130 lead. In the seventh inning, light-hitting Yankee shortstop [[Bucky Dent]] drove a three-run home run over the \"[[Green Monster]]\" (Fenway Park's famed left field wall), putting the Yankees up 3\u20132. Reggie Jackson's solo home run in the following inning sealed the eventual 5\u20134 win that gave the Yankees their one hundredth win of the season and their third straight AL East title and Guidry earned his 25th win of the season.\n\nAfter beating the [[1978 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] for the third consecutive year in the [[1978 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], the Yankees faced the [[1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]] again in the [[1978 World Series|World Series]]. They lost the first two games in LA, but won all three games at Yankee Stadium and won Game 6 in Los Angeles, winning their 22nd World Championship.\n\nChanges occurred during the 1979 season. Former Cy Young Award-winning closer [[Sparky Lyle]] was traded to the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] for several players, including [[Dave Righetti]]. [[Tommy John]] was acquired from the Dodgers and [[Luis Tiant]] from the hated Red Sox to bolster the pitching staff. During the season, Bob Lemon was replaced by [[Billy Martin]].\n\n[[File:Munson Gear.jpg|thumb|left|The mask and catcher's mitt of [[Thurman Munson]], the team captain who was killed in a plane crash in 1979]]\nThe 1970s ended on a tragic note for the Yankees. On August 2, 1979, [[Thurman Munson]] died after crashing his private plane while practicing \"Touch and Go\" landings.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coffey|first1=Wayne|title=25 years later, Thurman Munson's last words remain a symbol of his life|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/thurman-munson-final-hours-article-1.394320|publisher=''New York Daily News''|accessdate=2014-09-28|date=August 1, 2009}}</ref> Four days later, the entire team flew out to [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]], Ohio for the funeral, despite having a game later that day against the [[1979 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]]. Martin adamantly stated that the funeral was more important, and that he did not care if they made it back in time. [[Bobby Murcer]], a close friend of Munson's, was chosen to give the eulogy at his funeral. In a nationally televised and emotional game, Murcer used Munson's bat (which he gave to his fallen friend's wife after the game), and drove in all five of the team's runs in a dramatic 5\u20134 walk-off victory. Before the game, Munson's locker sat empty except for his catching gear, a sad reminder for his teammates. His locker, labeled with his number 15, has remained empty in the Yankee clubhouse as a memorial. When the Yankees moved across the street, Munson's locker was torn out and installed in the new Stadium's museum. The number 15 has been retired by the team.\n\nThe 1980 season brought more changes to the Yankees. Billy Martin was fired once again and [[Dick Howser]] took his place. [[Chris Chambliss]] was traded to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] for catcher [[Rick Cerone]]. Thanks to Howser's no-nonsense attitude, Reggie Jackson hit .300 for the only time in his career with 41 homers, and finished 2nd in the MVP voting to Kansas City's [[George Brett]]. The [[1980 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] won 103 games and the AL East by three games over the 100-win [[1980 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]], but were swept by the [[1980 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] in the [[1980 American League Championship Series|1980 ALCS]].\n\nAfter the season ended, the Yankees signed [[Dave Winfield]] to a 10-year contract. The Yankees fired Howser and replaced him with [[Gene Michael]]. Under Michael, the Yankees led the AL East before a [[1981 Major League Baseball strike|strike]] hit in June 1981. In the second half of the season, the Yankees struggled under [[Bob Lemon]], who replaced Michael. Thanks to the split-season playoff format, the Yankees faced the second-half winner [[1981 Milwaukee Brewers season|Milwaukee Brewers]] in the special [[1981 American League Division Series]]. After narrowly defeating Milwaukee in five games, they breezed through [[Billy Martin]] and the [[1981 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] in a three-game [[1981 American League Championship Series|ALCS]]. In the [[1981 World Series|World Series]], the Yankees got off to a hot start by winning the first two games against the [[1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]. But the Dodgers fought back and stunned the Yankees by winning the next four games to clinch their first World Series title since [[1965 World Series|1965]].\n\n===Struggles: The Mattingly years (1982\u20131995)===\n[[File:Don Mattingly Strikes Out.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Don Mattingly]] headlined a Yankees franchise that struggled in the 1980s]]\nFollowing the team's loss to the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series, the Yankees began their longest absence from the playoffs since 1921. Following the example set by the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and the [[Big Red Machine]] that had defeated his team in the [[1976 World Series]], George Steinbrenner announced his plan to transform the Yankees from the Bronx Bombers into the \"Bronx Burners\", increasing the Yankees' ability to win games based on speed and defense<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sabr.org/research/baseball-s-forgotten-era-80s|title=Baseball's Forgotten Era: The \u201980s|quote=\"There is an element of follow the leader that happened in the 1980s\", Thorn said. \"The Yankees remade their roster in the 1980s to utilize speed and defense. And it didn\u2019t work with that short porch.\" Other teams out-slugged the Yankees in their home ball park, which was part of the reason the Yankees didn\u2019t win a pennant after 1981 when their late-1970s dynasty began to break up.}}</ref> instead of \"waiting around for a 3 run home run\". As a first step towards this end, the Yankees signed [[Dave Collins]] from the [[Cincinnati Reds]] during the 1981 off season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/switch-hitting-dave-collins-time-new-york-yankees-short-sweet-article-1.184705|title=Switch-hitting OF Dave Collins' time with New York Yankees short but sweet }}</ref> Collins was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays after the 1982 season in a deal that also included future All-Stars [[Fred McGriff]] and [[Mike Morgan (baseball)|Mike Morgan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/002372.php|title=Steinbrenner's Speed}}</ref> In return the Yankees got [[Dale Murray]] and [[Tom Dodd]].\n\nThe Yankees of the 1980s were led by All-Star first baseman [[Don Mattingly]].  In spite of accumulating the most total wins of any major league team, they failed to win a World Series (the first such Yankees team since the 1910s) and had only 1 playoff appearance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fans voicing displeasure with Yankees' ownership|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=August 31, 1989|page=A18|agency=Associated Press|quote=Steinbrenner said...\"You have to look at the record. We didn't win a World Series this decade, but we had the best record of the 1980s of any team in the major leagues.\"...This is the first Yankee team since 1910\u20131919 to go an entire decade without winning a World Series title.}}</ref> Although they consistently had a powerful offense\u2014Mattingly at various times was teammate to [[Dave Winfield]] (whom Mattingly battled for the AL batting title throughout most of the 1984 season), [[Rickey Henderson]], [[Don Baylor]], [[Ken Griffey, Sr.]], [[Mike Pagliarulo]], [[Steve Sax]], and [[Jesse Barfield]], and the Yankees led the majors in runs scored for the decade\u2014the Yankees teams of the 1980s lacked sufficient starting pitching to win a championship. After posting a 22\u20136 record in 1985, arm problems caught up with Ron Guidry, and his performance declined over the next three years. Of the remaining mainstays of the Yankees' rotation, only [[Dave Righetti]] stood out, pitching a [[no-hitter]] on July 4, 1983, but he was moved to the bullpen the next year where he helped to define the closer role. Despite the Yankees' lack of pitching success during the 1980s, they had three of the premier pitchers of the early 1990s on their roster during these years in [[Al Leiter]], [[Doug Drabek]] and [[Jos\u00e9 Rijo]]. All were mismanaged and dealt away before they could reach their full potential, with only Rijo returning much value \u2013 he was traded to the Oakland A's in the deal that brought Henderson to New York.\n\nThe team came close to winning the AL East in [[1985 New York Yankees season|1985]] and [[1986 New York Yankees season|1986]], finishing second to the [[1985 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] and [[1986 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] (who lost in the [[1986 World Series|World Series]] that year to the Yankees' [[Mets-Yankees rivalry|cross-town rivals]], the [[New York Mets]]) respectively, but fell to fourth place in [[1987 New York Yankees season|1987]] and fifth in [[1988 New York Yankees season|1988]], despite having mid-season leads in the AL East standings both years. Despite their lack of championships and playoff appearances the Yankees posted the highest winning percentage of all MLB teams during the 1980s.\n\nBy the end of the decade, the Yankees' offense was on the decline. Henderson and Pagliarulo had departed by the middle of [[1989 New York Yankees season|1989]], while back problems hampered both Winfield (who missed the entire '89 season) and Mattingly (who missed almost the entire second half of 1990). Winfield's tenure with the team ended when he was dealt to the Angels. From 1989 to 1992, the team had a losing record, spending significant money on free-agents and draft picks who did not live up to expectations. In 1990, the [[1990 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] had the worst record in the American League, and their fourth last-place finish in franchise history.\n\nOn July 1, 1990, pitcher [[Andy Hawkins]] became the first Yankee ever to lose despite throwing a no-hitter. Third baseman [[Mike Blowers]] committed an error, followed by two walks and an error by the left fielder [[Jim Leyritz]] with the bases loaded, scoring all three runners and the batter. The 4\u20130 loss to the [[1990 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] was the largest margin of any no-hitter loss in the 20th century. Ironically, the Yankees (and Hawkins) were no-hit for six innings in a rain-shortened game against the White Sox 11 days later.\n\nDuring the 1990 season, Yankee fans started to chant \"1918!\" to taunt the Red Sox, reminding them of the last time they won a World Series one weekend the Red Sox were there in 1990.<ref>{{cite news|quote=Yankees fans had taunted the Red Sox all weekend with chants of '1918, 1918!'\u2014the last time Boston won the World Series\u2014and the Red Sox are not allowed by long-suffering New Englanders to forget the pain they have wrought with years of excruciating near misses.|title=Pennant Chases in East Still Flying High, West All but Flagged|date=September 25, 1990|first=Mark|last=Maske|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|page=E3}}</ref> Each time the Red Sox were at Yankee Stadium afterward, demeaning chants of \"1918!\" echoed through the stadium.<ref name=\"1918!Chants\">{{harvnb|Shaughnessy|2005|page=26}}</ref> Yankee fans also taunted the Red Sox with signs saying \"CURSE OF THE BAMBINO\", pictures of Babe Ruth, and wearing \"1918!\" T-shirts each time they were at the Stadium.<ref name=\"1918!Chants\"/>\n\nThe poor showings in the 1980s and 1990s would soon change. Steinbrenner hired Howard Spira to uncover damaging information on Winfield and was subsequently suspended from day-to-day team operations by Commissioner [[Fay Vincent]] when the plot was revealed. This turn of events allowed management to implement a coherent acquisition/development program without owner interference. General Manager [[Gene Michael]], along with manager [[Buck Showalter]], shifted the club's emphasis from high-priced acquisitions to developing talent through the [[farm system]]. This new philosophy developed key players such as outfielder [[Bernie Williams]], shortstop [[Derek Jeter]], catcher [[Jorge Posada]], and pitchers [[Andy Pettitte]] and [[Mariano Rivera]]. The first significant success came in [[1994 New York Yankees season|1994]], when the Yankees had the best record in the AL, but the [[1994\u201395 Major League Baseball strike|strike]] ended the season and Mattingly's best chance for a World Series title and is remembered among the 10 worst moments in New York City sports history.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yankees Fans Left with Broken Hearts|date=September 16, 1994|first=Larry|last=McShane|agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=New York's top ten worst moments in sports|date=September 16, 1997|first=Bob|last=Eckstein|journal=The Village Voice|volume=42|issue=37|page=142}}</ref> Because the Yankees were last in a postseason in a season cut short by a [[1981 Major League Baseball strike|strike]], the news media constantly reminded the Yankees about the parallels between the two Yankee teams (1981 and 1994), which included both Yankee teams having division leads taken away by strike.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/07/sports/baseball-flashback-to-81-another-lead-another-strike.html?pagewanted=1&pagewanted=print|title=Flashback to '81: Another Lead, Another Strike|date=August 7, 1994|first=Jack|last=Curry|newspaper=The New York Times|page=A1|authorlink=Jack Curry}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|quote=Those who followed the [[1981 New York Yankees season|1981 New York Yankees]]...can't help but notice potential similarities with this year's first-place Yankee club.|title='81, '94 Yankees Both Winners but Worlds Apart in Personality|last=Kawakami|first=Tim|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=August 10, 1994|page=C2}}</ref> Throughout October, the media continued to speculate about what might have been if there had not been a strike, making references to the days games in the post-season would have been played.<ref name=LostWorldSeries>{{cite news|title=Finishing What They Started|date=April 25, 1995|first=Jack|last=O'Connell|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|page=G2|quote=In the lengthy and uncertain off-season, an unfair annointing was bestowed on the Yankees. To emphasize the sense of loss with no [[1994 World Series|World Series]], many columnists kept referring to the dates in October when the Yankees might have played a Series game.}}</ref>\n\nA year later, the team qualified for the playoffs in the new wild card slot in the strike shortened 1995 season. In the memorable [[1995 American League Division Series]] against the [[1995 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]], the Yankees won the first two games at home and dropped the next three in Seattle. Mattingly, suffering greatly from his back injury, retired after the 1995 season. He had the unfortunate distinction of beginning and ending his career on years bookended by Yankee World Series appearances (1981 and 1996).\n\n===New dynasty (1996\u20132007)===\n[[File:Key Three.jpg|thumb|right|The Yankees' success in the late 1990s and early 2000s was built from a [[Core Four|core of productive players]], including [[Jorge Posada]], [[Mariano Rivera]], and [[Derek Jeter]].]]\nTorre had a mediocre run as a manager in the National League,<ref name=JoeTorreNL>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/torrejo01.shtml|title=Joe Torre Managerial Record|publisher=BaseballReference.com|accessdate=March 23, 2009|year=2009}}</ref> and the choice was initially derided (\"Clueless Joe\" was a headline in the ''[[New York Daily News]]'').<ref name=CluelessJoe>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071018&content_id=2271841&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Torre's timeline with Yankees|publisher=MLB.com|accessdate=March 23, 2009|date=October 18, 2007|author=Hoch, Bryan}}</ref> However, his calm demeanor proved to be a good fit, and his tenure was the longest under George Steinbrenner's ownership.\n\n1996 saw the rise of three Yankees who would form the core of the team for years to come: rookie shortstop [[Derek Jeter]], second-year starting pitcher [[Andy Pettitte]], and second-year pitcher [[Mariano Rivera]], who served as [[setup man]] in 1996 before becoming [[closer (baseball)|closer]] in 1997. Aided by these young players, the Yankees won their first AL East title in 15 years in 1996. They defeated the [[1996 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] in the [[1996 American League Division Series|ALDS]], and in the [[1996 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] beat the [[1996 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]] in five games, which included a notable fan interference by young [[Jeffrey Maier]] that was called as a home run for the Yankees. In the [[1996 World Series|World Series]] the team rebounded from an 0\u20132 series deficit and defeated the defending champion [[1996 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]], ending an 18-year championship drought. Jeter was named Rookie of the Year. In 1997, the Yankees lost the [[1997 American League Division Series|1997 ALDS]] to the [[1997 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] in five games. GM [[Bob Watson]] stepped down and was replaced by assistant GM [[Brian Cashman]].\n\nThe [[1998 New York Yankees season|1998 Yankees]] are widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest teams in baseball history, compiling a then-AL record 114 regular season wins against just 48 losses and then sweeping the [[1998 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]] in the [[1998 World Series]]. Their 125 combined regular and postseason wins is an MLB single-season record.\n\nOn May 17, 1998, [[David Wells]] pitched a [[perfect game]] against the [[1998 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] at Yankee Stadium. On July 18, 1999, which was \"Yogi Berra Day\" at the Stadium, [[David Cone]] pitched a perfect game against the [[1999 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]]. The [[1999 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] was the Yankees' first meeting with the [[1999 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] in a post-season series. The [[1999 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] would go on to win the [[1999 World Series]] giving the 1998\u20131999 Yankees a 22\u20133 record (including four series sweeps) in six consecutive post-season series.\n\nIn 2000, the [[2000 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] faced the [[2000 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] in the first [[Subway Series]] [[2000 World Series|World Series]] since 1956. The Yankees won the series in 5 games, but a loss in Game 3 snapped their streak of World Series wins at 14, surpassing the club's previous record of 12 (in 1927, 1928, and 1932). The Yankees are the last major league team to repeat as World Series champions and after the 2000 season they joined the Yankee teams of 1936\u20131939 and 1949\u20131953, as well as the 1972\u20131974 Oakland Athletics as the only teams to win at least three consecutive World Series.\n\nThe Yankees dynasty of the 1990s was also part the [[Braves\u2013Mets rivalry]]. As noted above, three of their four World Series wins happened against either team (Braves in 1996 and 1999, Mets in 2000).<ref name=\"MetsBravesrivalry\">{{cite book|title=The subway series: the Yankees, the Mets and a season to remember|publisher=The Sporting News|year=2000|isbn=0-89204-659-7|location=St. Louis, Mo.}}</ref> Joe Torre added further fuel to the dynasty being part of the rivalry, having played for and managed both teams and he becoming manager of the Yankees and the events of the 1996 season were seen as factors in that rivalry intensifying.<ref name=MetsBravesrivalry/>\n\nIn aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]], that year, [[2001 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] defeated the [[2001 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland A's]] in the [[2001 American League Division Series|ALDS]], and the Seattle Mariners in the [[2001 American League Championship Series|ALCS]]. By winning the pennant for a fourth straight year, the 1998\u20132001 Yankees joined the [[San Francisco Giants|1921\u20131924 New York Giants]], and the Yankee teams of '36\u2013'39, '49\u2013'53, '55\u2013'58 and '60\u2013'64 as the only teams to win at least four straight [[Pennant (sports)|pennants]]. The Yankees won 11 consecutive postseason series in this 4-year period. In the [[2001 World Series|World Series]] against the [[2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Arizona Diamondbacks]], the Yankees lost the series when closer Mariano Rivera uncharacteristically blew a save in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7; it was the second time in five years that a team lost the World Series after taking a lead into the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 (following the [[Cleveland Indians]] in {{wsy|1997}}) and the first time since {{wsy|1991}} that the home team won all seven games of a World Series. The Yankees were also the first American League team to lose a World Series in which the home team won all seven games.<ref>{{cite news|title=In Final Twist, New York Falls in Ninth|first=Buster|last=Olney|newspaper=New York Times|date=November 5, 2001|page=A1|authorlink=Buster Olney}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Diamondbacks 3, Yankees 2|date=November 5, 2001|first=Ben|last=Walker|agency=Associated Press|quote=The other two all-home victory Series were both won by [[Minnesota Twins|Minnesota]], {{wsy|1987}} and 1991.}}</ref> Also, despite a very poor series overall, batting under .200, Derek Jeter got the nickname, \"Mr. November\", echoing comparisons Reggie Jackson's \"Mr. October\", for his walk-off home run in Game 4, though it began October 31, as the game ended in the first minutes of November 1. In addition, the Yankees' home field in the aftermath of the attacks served as hosts of a memorial service titled \"Prayer for America.\"\n\nA vastly revamped [[2002 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] team finished the 2002 season with an AL best record of 103\u201358. The season was highlighted by [[Alfonso Soriano]] becoming the first second baseman ever to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season. In the [[2002 American League Division Series|ALDS]] the Yankees lost to the eventual champion [[2002 Anaheim Angels season|Anaheim Angels]] in four games.\n\nIn 2003, the [[2003 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] again had the best league record (101\u201361), highlighted by [[Roger Clemens]]' 300th win and 4000th strikeout. In the [[2003 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], they defeated the [[2003 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] in a dramatic seven game series, which featured a bench-clearing incident in Game 3 and a series-ending [[walk-off home run]] by [[Aaron Boone]] in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 7. In the [[2003 World Series|World Series]] the Yankees lost in 6 games to the [[2003 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]], losing a World Series at home for the first time since 1981.\n\n[[File:Alex Rodriguez 2008-04-19.jpg|thumb|upright|Yankees' third baseman [[Alex Rodriguez]], 2007]]\nIn 2004, the [[2004 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] acquired [[Alex Rodriguez]], who moved to third base from his usual shortstop position to accommodate Derek Jeter. In the [[2004 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], the Yankees met the [[2004 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] again, and became the first team in professional baseball history, and only the third team in North American pro sports history, to lose a best-of-seven series after taking a 3\u20130 series lead.\n\n{{Main|2005 New York Yankees season}}\nIn 2005 Alex Rodriguez won the [[American League]] [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] award, becoming the first Yankee to win the award since Don Mattingly in 1985. The Yankees again won the AL East by virtue of a tiebreaker but lost the [[2005 American League Division Series|ALDS]] in five games to the [[2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]]. The 2006 season was highlighted by a 5-game series sweep of the [[2006 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] at Fenway Park (sometimes referred to as the \"Second Boston Massacre\"), outscoring the Red Sox 49\u201326.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yankees finish off five-game sweep|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/08/21/yankees_finish_off_five_game_sweep/|work=Boston Globe |accessdate=March 5, 2009|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20080618204711/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/08/21/yankees_finish_off_five_game_sweep/|archivedate=June 18, 2008}}</ref>\n\n{{Main|2006 New York Yankees season}}\nDespite winning the AL East for the ninth consecutive year, the Yankees lost again in the [[2006 American League Division Series|ALDS]], this time to the [[2006 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]]. After the ALDS was over, tragedy struck when pitcher [[Cory Lidle]] died when his [[October 11, 2006 New York City plane crash|plane crashed]] into a highrise apartment building in Manhattan. Along with Thurman Munson, Lidle was the second active Yankee to be killed in a private plane crash.\n{{Main|2007 New York Yankees season}}\nOn June 18, 2007 the Yankees broke new ground by signing the first two professional baseball players from the People's Republic of China to the MLB,<ref name=chineseplayers>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070430&content_id=1938666&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Yankees sign two Chinese prospects|publisher=MLB.com|first=Bryan|last=Hoch|date=June 18, 2007|accessdate=June 18, 2007}}</ref> and became the first team in MLB history to sign an advertising deal with a Chinese company.<ref name=chineseads>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=acZsDx0lJ5YA&refer=home|title=Yankees Sign Sponsorship Agreement With China's Yili Group|publisher=Bloomberg|first=Jacob|last=Kamaras|date=June 25, 2007|accessdate=June 25, 2007}}</ref> The Yankees' streak of nine straight AL East division titles ended in 2007, but they still reached the playoffs with the AL Wild Card. For the third year in a row, the team lost in the first round of the playoffs, as the [[2007 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] defeated the Yankees in the [[2007 American League Division Series|2007 ALDS]]. After the series, Joe Torre declined a reduced-length and compensation contract offer from the Yankees and returned to the National League as manager of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].\n\n===Recent years (2008\u2013present)===\n[[File:Joe Girardi by Keith Allison.jpg|thumb|upright=.65|left|Former Yankees catcher [[Joe Girardi]] became manager in 2008.]]\nAfter Torre's departure the Yankees signed former catcher [[Joe Girardi]] to a three-year contract to manage the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yankees name Joe Girardi the 32nd manager in franchise history; Signed to a three-year contract through the 2010 season|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071030&content_id=2288396&vkey=pr_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|publisher=New York Yankees|accessdate=March 5, 2009}}</ref> The 2008 [[2008 Major League Baseball season|season]] was the last season played at Yankee Stadium. To celebrate the final year and history of Yankee Stadium, the [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] was played there on July 15, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 All-Star Game|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2008/index.jsp|publisher=MLB.com|accessdate=July 23, 2008}}</ref> The final regular-season game at Yankee Stadium was played on September 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Yankees Schedule|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=nyy&m=9&y=2008|publisher=MLB.com|accessdate=July 23, 2008}}</ref> After the game, Jeter addressed the crowd, thanking them for their support over the years, and urging them to \"take the memories of this field, add them to the new memories that will come at the new Yankee Stadium and continue to pass them on from generation to generation.\"<ref>{{cite web|title=No additional final sendoff for Stadium|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081008&content_id=3603604&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|publisher=MLB.com|accessdate=March 5, 2009}}</ref> Despite multiple midseason roster moves, the team was hampered by injuries and missed the playoffs for the first time in 14 seasons.\n\n[[File:Yankee Stadium upper deck 2010.jpg|thumb|right|The new Yankee Stadium opened in 2009]]\n{{Main|2009 New York Yankees season|2009 World Series}}\nDuring the off-season, the Yankees retooled their roster with several star free agent acquisitions, including [[CC Sabathia]], [[Mark Teixeira]], and [[A. J. Burnett]]. At the beginning of the 2009 season, the Yankees opened the new [[Yankee Stadium]]. The Yankees set a major league record by playing error-free ball for 18 consecutive games from May 14 to June 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blum|first=Ronald|url=http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=7740973|title=Teixeira slide sparks Yanks in 12\u20133 win over Texas|agency=Associated Press|date=June 2, 2009|accessdate=September 17, 2009|publisher=ABCNews.com}}</ref> The Yankees finished first in the AL East. In the [[2009 American League Division Series|ALDS]] they defeated the Twins in a sweep before moving on to the [[2009 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] where the Yankees defeated [[2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Angels]] in six games. They defeated the [[2008 World Series|defending champion]]s, the [[2009 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]], in Game 6 of the [[2009 World Series|World Series]] 7\u20133, to take the series 4\u20132, their 27th World Series title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/sports/baseball/05series.html?_r=1&ref=global&pagewanted=print|title=Back on Top, Yankees Add a 27th Title|date=November 5, 2009|newspaper=New York Times|accessdate=November 5, 2009|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|page=A1}}</ref>\n\n{{Main|2010 New York Yankees season}}\nThe 2010 season featured the rivalry between the Yankees and [[2010 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] being revived to start and end the season. The Yankees and the Red Sox started and finished the season against each other at Fenway Park.<ref name=RedSox2010>{{cite web|title=Right off the bat, Sox face Yanks in 2010|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090914&content_id=6963450&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009|first=Ian|last=Browne|publisher=redsox.com}}</ref><ref name=Yankees2010>{{cite web|title=Yanks open, close 2010 vs. Red Sox|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090914&content_id=6962388&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009|first=Bryan|last=Hoch|publisher=yankees.com}}</ref> This was the first time since 1950 this had happened.<ref>{{cite web|title=MLB announces master 2010 schedule|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090915&content_id=6975230&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009|first=Mark|last=Newman|publisher=MLB.com}}</ref> In June, Joe Torre's Dodgers played games against the Yankees for the first time since he became manager of the Dodgers, with the Yankees taking two out of three games in the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dodgers draw Yanks, Red Sox in 2010|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090914&content_id=6965126&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 17, 2009|first=Ken|last=Gurnick|publisher=MLB.com}}</ref> During the 2010 All-Star break, Pennsylvania announcer [[Bob Sheppard]] and principal owner [[George Steinbrenner]] died. Eight days later, another longtime Yankee icon, former player and manager [[Ralph Houk]], died. The Yankees won the American League Wild Card. They swept the Minnesota Twins in the [[2010 American League Division Series]], but lost to the Texas Rangers in the [[2010 American League Championship Series]] 4 games to 2.\n\nIn a 22\u20139 win over the [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] at home on August 25, 2011, the Yankees became the first team in Major League history to hit three [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slams]] in a single game. They were hit by [[Robinson Can\u00f3]], [[Russell Martin]], and [[Curtis Granderson]]. The Yankees won the AL East title for the second time in three seasons, finishing with 97 wins and took home field throughout the AL postseason. However, they were defeated by the Tigers in five games in the [[2011 American League Division Series]].\n\nIn 2012, the Yankees again finished the season with the AL's best record at 95\u201367. They faced the Orioles in the [[2012 American League Division Series]]. In Game 3, [[Ra\u00fal Iba\u00f1ez]] became the oldest player to hit two home runs in a game, the oldest to hit a walk-off homer, the first substitute position player in a postseason game to hit two home runs, and the first to hit two home runs in the 9th inning or later in a postseason game, in the Yankees' 3\u20132 win. The Yankees would defeat the Orioles in five games. But in the [[2012 American League Championship Series]], the Yankees lost to the Tigers again, this time in a four-game sweep, which was compounded with a struggling offense and a season-ending injury to Derek Jeter.\n\nOn April 12, 2013, the Yankees made their second [[triple play]] ever in a home game playing the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. It was scored as 4\u20136\u20135\u20136\u20135\u20133\u20134, the first triple play of its kind in baseball history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yankees turn key triple play vs. O's|url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9166237/new-york-yankees-turn-triple-play-baltimore-orioles|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref>\n\nOn September 25, 2013, the Yankees lost to the [[Tampa Bay Rays]], which for the second time in the wild card era, eliminated them from any playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yankees eliminated with Indians\u2019 victory|url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/25/yankees-eliminated-with-indians-victory/|publisher=NBC Sports|accessdate=September 26, 2013}}</ref>\n\nDuring the 2013\u201314 offseason, the Yankees signed players such as [[Brian McCann (baseball)|Brian McCann]], [[Jacoby Ellsbury]], [[Masahiro Tanaka]], and [[Carlos Beltr\u00e1n]]. Despite that, the Yankees missed the playoffs for the second straight season, the first time in the post-1994 strike era. One notable moment happened on September 25, 2014, when Derek Jeter \u2013 playing his final home game \u2013 hit a walk-off single off pitcher [[Evan Meek]] to defeat the Baltimore Orioles in front of 48,613 fans who came to see the captain for the last time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/96371466/captain-clutch-jeter-scripts-walk-off-in-home-finale|title=Captain Clutch! Jeter scripts walk-off in home finale|work=Major League Baseball|accessdate=October 6, 2014}}</ref>\n\nWith Alex Rodriguez back from a long suspension, he led the Yankees back to the playoffs in 2015.  However, they were soundly defeated by the [[Houston Astros]], 3-0 in the [[2015 American League Wild Card Game]].  [[Dallas Keuchel]] shut out the Yankees for six innings.  Throughout the game, the Yankees' struggles at the plate led Yankee Stadium to boos.\n\n==Distinctions==\n[[File:Champ Ring cropped.jpg|right|upright|thumb|[[World Series ring]]s]]\n{{See also|List of New York Yankees seasons|New York Yankees award winners and league leaders}}\nThe Yankees have won a leading 27 World Series in 40 appearances (which, since the first World Series in 1903, currently amounts to an average appearance every 2.7 seasons and a championship every 4.0 seasons); the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] are second with 11 World Series victories. The Yankees' number of World Series losses, 13, leads in Major League Baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals, [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[San Francisco Giants|New York/San Francisco Giants]] are second in total World Series appearances with eighteen apiece. Of their 18 World Series appearances, the Dodgers have faced the Yankees eleven times, going 3\u20138 against the Yankees, while the Giants have faced the Yankees seven times, going 2\u20135 against the Yankees.<ref name=Dodgers>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/alltime/worldseries|title=Season-By-Season World Series Results|publisher=[[ESPN]]|accessdate=May 11, 2007}}</ref> Among North American major sports, the Yankees' success is only approached by the 24 [[Stanley Cup]] championships of the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the [[National Hockey League]], though the Canadiens haven't won a Cup championship since {{scfy|1993}}. The Yankees have played in the World Series against every National League pennant winner except the [[Houston Astros]] and the [[Colorado Rockies]], a feat that no other team is even close to matching.<ref name=WSFeat>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsmenu.shtml|title=World Series History|publisher=Baseball Almanac|accessdate=June 4, 2007}}</ref>\n\nThrough 2014, the Yankees have an all-time regular season winning percentage of .567 (a 10,031\u20137,648 record), the best of any team in baseball.<ref name=BestRecord>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/|title=Baseball Teams and Baseball Team Encyclopedias\n|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=July 22, 2015}}</ref>\n\n==World Series championships==\n\nThe Yankees have won 27 World Series Championships. Their most recent one came in 2009, under manager Joe Girardi, when they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.\n\n{| class=\"wikitable\"\n|-\n! style=\"background:#132448; color:#FFFFFF; | Season\n! style=\"background:#132448; color:#FFFFFF; | Manager\n! style=\"background:#132448; color:#FFFFFF; | Opponent\n! style=\"background:#132448; color:#FFFFFF; | Series Score\n! style=\"background:#132448; color:#FFFFFF; | Record\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1923 World Series|1923]]|| [[Miller Huggins]] || [[1923 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] || 4\u20132 || [[1923 New York Yankees season|98\u201354]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1927 World Series|1927]]|| Miller Huggins || [[1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] || 4\u20130 || [[1927 New York Yankees season|110\u201344]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1928 World Series|1928]]|| Miller Huggins || [[1928 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] || 4\u20130 || [[1928 New York Yankees season|101\u201353]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1932 World Series|1932]]|| [[Joe McCarthy (manager)|Joe McCarthy]] || [[1932 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] || 4\u20130 || [[1932 New York Yankees season|107\u201347]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1936 World Series|1936]]|| Joe McCarthy || [[1936 New York Giants (MLB) season|New York Giants]] || 4\u20132 || [[1936 New York Yankees season|102\u201351]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1937 World Series|1937]]|| Joe McCarthy || [[1937 New York Giants (MLB) season|New York Giants]]|| 4\u20131 || [[1937 New York Yankees season|102\u201352]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1938 World Series|1938]]|| Joe McCarthy || [[1938 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] || 4\u20130 || [[1938 New York Yankees season|99\u201353]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1939 World Series|1939]]|| Joe McCarthy || [[1939 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] || 4\u20130 || [[1939 New York Yankees season|106\u201345]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1941 World Series|1941]]|| Joe McCarthy || [[1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] || 4\u20131 || [[1941 New York Yankees season|101\u201353]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1943 World Series|1943]]|| Joe McCarthy || [[1943 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] || 4\u20131 || [[1943 New York Yankees season|98\u201356]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1947 World Series|1947]]|| [[Bucky Harris]] || [[1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] || 4\u20133 || [[1947 New York Yankees season|97\u201357]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1949 World Series|1949]]|| [[Casey Stengel]] || [[1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] || 4\u20131 || [[1949 New York Yankees season|97\u201357]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1950 World Series|1950]]|| Casey Stengel || [[1950 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] || 4\u20130 || [[1950 New York Yankees season|98\u201356]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1951 World Series|1951]]|| Casey Stengel || [[1951 New York Giants (MLB) season|New York Giants]] || 4\u20132 || [[1951 New York Yankees season|98\u201356]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1952 World Series|1952]]|| Casey Stengel || [[1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] || 4\u20133 || [[1952 New York Yankees season|95\u201359]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1953 World Series|1953]]|| Casey Stengel || [[1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] || 4\u20132 || [[1953 New York Yankees season|99\u201351]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1956 World Series|1956]]|| Casey Stengel || [[1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] || 4\u20133 || [[1956 New York Yankees season|97\u201357]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1958 World Series|1958]]|| Casey Stengel || [[1958 Milwaukee Braves season|Milwaukee Braves]] || 4\u20133 || [[1958 New York Yankees season|92\u201362]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1961 World Series|1961]]|| [[Ralph Houk]] || [[1961 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] || 4\u20131 || [[1961 New York Yankees season|109\u201353]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1962 World Series|1962]]|| Ralph Houk || [[1962 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] || 4\u20133 || [[1962 New York Yankees season|96\u201366]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1977 World Series|1977]]|| [[Billy Martin]] || [[1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] || 4\u20132 || [[1977 New York Yankees season|100\u201362]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1978 World Series|1978]]|| [[Bob Lemon]] || [[1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] || 4\u20132 || [[1978 New York Yankees season|100\u201363]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1996 World Series|1996]]|| [[Joe Torre]] || [[1996 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] || 4\u20132 || [[1996 New York Yankees season|92\u201370]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1998 World Series|1998]]|| Joe Torre || [[1998 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]] || 4\u20130 || [[1998 New York Yankees season|114\u201348]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[1999 World Series|1999]]|| Joe Torre || [[1999 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] || 4\u20130 || [[1999 New York Yankees season|98\u201364]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[2000 World Series|2000]]|| Joe Torre || [[2000 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] || 4\u20131 || [[2000 New York Yankees season|87\u201374]]\n|- style=\"text-align:center;\"\n| [[2009 World Series|2009]]|| [[Joe Girardi]] || [[2009 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] || 4\u20132 || [[2009 New York Yankees season|103\u201359]]\n|-  style=\"text-align:center;\"\n! style=\"background:#CCCCCC; color:#132448;\" colspan=\"4\"| '''Total World Series championships:'''\n! style=\"background:#CCCCCC; color:#132448;\"| '''27'''\n|}\n\n==Team nicknames==\nThe \"Yankees\" name is often shortened to \"the Yanks.\" Their most prominently used [[List of baseball nicknames|nickname]] is \"the Bronx Bombers\" or simply \"the Bombers\", a reference to their home and their prolific hitting. A less used nickname is \"the Pinstripes\", in reference to the iconic feature on their home uniforms. Critics often refer to the team and the organization as \"the [[Evil Empire]]\", a term applied to the Yankees by [[Boston Red Sox]] president [[Larry Lucchino]] in a 2002 interview with the ''New York Times''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lucchino fires shot at Yanks after losing out on pitcher|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/1226/1482493.html|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=March 5, 2009}}</ref> A term from the team's tumultuous late 70s, \"the Bronx Zoo\", is sometimes used by detractors, as well as the \"Damn Yankees\", after the [[Damn Yankees|musical of the same name]]. Ironically, even many Yankees ''supporters'' refer to their team as the \"Evil Empire\" as a badge of honor and in fact enjoy having their team play \"the villain\".\n\n==Logo, uniform, and dress code==\n{{Main|Logos and uniforms of the New York Yankees}}\n\n==Popularity==\n\n===Fan support===\n[[File:FreddySez.jpg|left|thumb|upright|\"[[Freddy Schuman|Freddy Sez]]\" holding one of his signs near the bleachers entrance before a game between the Yankees and the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]].]]\nWith the recurring success of the franchise since the 1920s, the Yankees have been and continue to be one of the most popular teams in the world,<ref name=brtop50>{{cite web|last=Pumerantz|first=Zack|title=The 50 Most Popular Teams in Sports|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/979699-the-50-most-popular-teams-in-sports/page/50|work=The Bleacher Report|accessdate=14 January 2014}}</ref> with their fan base coming from much further than the [[New York metropolitan area]]. The Yankees typically bring an upsurge in attendance at all or most of their various road-trip venues, drawing crowds of their own fans, as well as home-town fans whose interest is heightened when the Yankees come to town.\n\nThe first 1 million-fan season was in 1920, when 1,289,422 fans attended Yankee games at the [[Polo Grounds]]. The first 2 million-fan season was in 1946, when 2,265,512 fans attended the games at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees have beaten the league average for home attendance 83 out of the last 87 years (only during 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994 did they not accomplish this). In the past seven years, the Yankees have drawn over three million fans each year, with an American League record-setting 4,090,696 in 2005, becoming only the third franchise in sports history to draw over four million in regular season attendance in their own ballpark.<ref name=4million>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060702&content_id=1535941&vkey=pr_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|title=Yankees reach four million in tickets sales for second consecutive season|publisher=MLB.com|date=July 2, 2006|accessdate=May 12, 2007}}</ref> The Yankees were the league leaders in \"road attendance\" in each year from 2001 through 2006.<ref name=RoadAttendance>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/attendance?sort=away_pct&year=2006&seasonType=2|title=MLB Attendance Report \u2013 2006|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=March 5, 2009}}</ref>\n\nOne famous fan was [[Freddy Sez|Fred Schuman]], popularly known as \"Freddy Sez\". For over 50 years he came to Yankees' home games with a baseball cap, a Yankees' jersey (which on the back bears his own name) and a cake pan with a [[shamrock]] painted on it which was connected to a sign inscribed with words of encouragement for the home team. Fred died on October 17, 2010 at the age of 85.\n\nTo avoid unwanted publicity, Yankees members use [[pseudonym|alias]]es when registering for hotels. ''[[The Village Voice]]'' published a list of aliases used by Yankees members, and the contents were republished on ''[[The Smoking Gun]]''.<ref name=HotelNames>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/1005071yankees1.html|title=Batting Third, Charlie Wattsizname|date=October 5, 2007|publisher=The Smoking Gun|accessdate=March 5, 2009}}</ref>\n\n===The Bleacher Creatures===\n[[File:BleacherShirt.jpg|thumb|A shirt worn by a number of [[Bleacher Creatures]]]]\n{{Main|Bleacher Creatures}}\nThe \"Bleacher Creatures\" are a notorious group of season ticket holders who occupied Section 39 in the right field bleachers at the old Yankee Stadium, and occupy Section 203 in the new one. They are known for their strict allegiance to the Yankees, and are often merciless to opposing fans who sit in the section and cheer for the road team. They enjoy taunting the opposing team's right fielder with a series of chanting and slandering. The \"creatures\" got their nickname from ''[[New York Daily News]]'' columnist Filip \"Flip\" Bondy, who spent the 2004 season sitting in the section for research on his book about the group, ''Bleeding Pinstripes: A Season with the Bleacher Creatures of Yankee Stadium'', published in 2005.<ref>{{cite book|first=Filip|last=Bondy|title=Bleeding Pinstripes: A Season with the Bleacher Creatures of Yankee Stadium|location=New York|publisher=Sports Publishing|year=2005}}</ref>\n\n===Global expansion and business model===\nThe Yankees baseball club is formally owned by [[Yankee Global Enterprises]] which owns the team's regional YES sports network. While the club has claimed it is operating under annual losses in excess of $47 million this figure is attributed only to the ballclub's finances and not to finances attributed to YES or Yankees Global Enterprises.\n\nThe Yankees have become well known for a winning reputation on a global level. In 2007, they reached an agreement with the Chinese Baseball Association to allow coaches, scouts and trainers to work in China to promote baseball and judge talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070130&content_id=1789369&vkey=pr_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|title=New York Yankees and Chinese Baseball Association reach landmark agreement|publisher=MLB|accessdate=December 28, 2008}}</ref> They are trying to do the same with the [[Yomiuri Giants]] and the [[Hanshin Tigers]] in Japan. The Yankees and Yomiuri Giants currently have a close relationship and share ideas and strategies. The [[Yomiuri Shimbun]] daily newspaper has an ad on the left-field wall at Yankee Stadium, and other Japanese ads appear on the scrolling backstop advertising board. The Yankees are hoping that close ties with countries such as China and Japan will give them personal, in depth judgments of baseball talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20021116&content_id=178064&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|title=Yankees team with Yomiuri Giants|publisher=MLB|accessdate=December 28, 2008}}</ref>\n\nIn 2008, the Yankees announced a joint venture with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] that would form the basis for a partnership in running food and beverage, and other catering services to both teams' stadiums.\n \nIn 2013, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine ranked New York Yankees as the fourth most valuable sports team in the world, behind [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] of [[La Liga]],  [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] of the [[Premier League]] and [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] of La Liga, a value of $2.3 billion.<ref name=\"Forbes\"/>\n\n===Criticism===\nWith the long-term success of the franchise and a large Yankee fanbase, many fans of other teams have come to dislike the Yankees.<ref name=\"suck\">\n{{cite book\n  | last = Gerard\n  | first = Jim\n  | title = Yankees Suck!: The Unofficial Guide for Those Who Hate, Despise, Loathe, and Detest Those Bums from the Bronx\n  | publisher = [[Penguin Group]]: Roadside Amusements\n  | year = 2005\n  | isbn = 978-1-101-12677-6\n}}</ref> The organization is sometimes referred to by detractors as \"the [[Bronx Zoo]]\" (echoing the title of [[Sparky Lyle]]'s [[The Bronx Zoo (book)|book]]) or \"the [[Evil Empire]].\"<ref name=\"suck\"/> When the Yankees are on the road, it is common for the home fans to chant \"Yankees Suck\", and numerous T-shirts, bumper stickers and other items have been sold with this phrase.<ref name=\"suck\"/>\n\nMuch of the animosity toward the team may derive from its high payroll (which was around $200 million at the start of the 2008 season, the highest of any American sports team),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/totalpayroll.aspx?year=2006|title=2006 Salary Database|work=USA Today|accessdate=May 11, 2007}}</ref> and the free agent superstars the team attracts in the offseason. ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' columnist [[Mike Royko]] noted, \"Hating the Yankees is as American as [[pizza]] pie, [[unwed mother]]s, and cheating on your [[Income tax in the United States|income tax]].\"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/yankquot.shtml|title=New York Yankee Quotations|work=Baseball Almanac|accessdate=May 11, 2007}}</ref>\n\n==Fight and theme songs==\n[[File:322.JPG|thumb|The Grounds-crew at Yankee Stadium dancing to \"[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|Y.M.C.A.]]\"]]\nThe official fight song for the Yankees is \"[[Here Come the Yankees]]\", written in 1967 by Bob Bundin and Lou Stallman. While it is not used as often, it is still heard frequently in instrumental form, most prominently in radio broadcasts. Another song strongly linked to the team is \"[[Theme from New York, New York|New York, New York]]\", which is played in the stadium after home games. The [[Frank Sinatra]] cover version is traditionally played after victories, and the [[Liza Minnelli]] original version after losses. When the Yankees take the field before the start of every game, [[2 Unlimited]]'s \"[[Get Ready For This]]\" is played, with the fans usually clapping along. When the Yankees score a run at home, a short snippet of 2 Unlimited's \"[[Workaholic (song)|Workaholic]]\" containing the bell chime of [[Westminster Quarters]] is played.\n\nA wide selection of songs are played regularly at the stadium, many of them live on the Stadium's Hammond organ. \"[[God Bless America]]\" has been played during the 7th inning stretch since [[September 11 attacks|September 11]]. The version typically played is an abbreviated version of [[Kate Smith]]'s rendition. However, during many important games (including most play-off games) and on noteworthy days, it is sung live a Capella and includes a longer introduction. During the 5th inning, the grounds-crew, while performing their duties, dances to \"[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|Y.M.C.A.]]\". \"[[Cotton-Eyed Joe]]\", once played during the 7th inning stretch, is now played in the 8th inning. On the DiamondVision screen, a man in farmer's garb is shown dancing in the stadium's control room, with the words \"Cotton-Eyed Joey\" at the bottom. The organist will sometimes play the \"[[Zorba the Greek|Zorba the Greek Theme]]\", accompanied by clapping from the audience, to excite the crowd and encourage a rally.\n\n==Radio and television==\n{{Main|List of New York Yankees broadcasters}}\nThe [[YES Network|Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network]] launched in 2002, and serves as the primary home of the New York Yankees. [[Michael Kay (announcer)|Michael Kay]] is the play-by-play announcer with [[Ken Singleton]], and Singleton, [[David Cone]], [[Al Leiter]], [[John Flaherty]], and [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]] work as commentators as part of a three-man, or occasionally two-man, booth. [[Bob Lorenz]] hosts the pre-game show and the post-game show with [[Jack Curry]], and [[Meredith Marakovits]] and [[Nancy Newman]] are the on site reporters. Some games are telecast on [[WPIX]] and formerly on [[WWOR-TV]]; those broadcasts are produced by YES.\n\nRadio broadcasts are on the [[Yankees Radio Network]], the flagship station being [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]] 660 AM, with [[John Sterling (sportscaster)|John Sterling]] as the play-by-play announcer and [[Suzyn Waldman]] providing the commentary, with Spanish-language broadcasts on [[WADO]] 1280 AM.\n\nThe history of Yankee radio broadcasters is: [[WABC (AM)|WJZ 770]] (1939\u2013'40), [[WOR (AM)|WOR 710]] (1942), [[WINS (AM)|WINS 1010]] (1944\u2013'57), [[WEPN (AM)|WMGM 1050]] (1958\u2013'60), [[WCBS (AM)|WCBS 880]] (1961\u2013'66), [[WEPN (AM)|WHN 1050]] (1967\u2013'70), [[WMCA (AM)|WMCA 570]] (1971\u2013'77), WINS 1010 (1978\u2013'80), WABC 770 (1981\u20132001), WCBS 880 (2002\u20132013), [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN 660 AM]] and [[WFAN-FM|WFAN-FM 101.9]] (2014\u2013present).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/new-york-yankees-ink-multi-year-broadcast-deal-with-wfan-am-fm/ |title=New York Yankees Ink Multi-Year Broadcast Deal With WFAN AM & FM |publisher=Newyork.cbslocal.com |date=September 11, 2013 |accessdate=October 16, 2013}}</ref>\n\n===Past announcers===\n*[[Mel Allen]] was the team's lead announcer from 1948 to 1964.\n*[[Red Barber]] called Yankees games for thirteen seasons (1954\u20131966).\n*[[Frank Messer]], [[Phil Rizzuto]] and [[Bill White (first baseman)|Bill White]] teamed together in the 1970s and 1980s. Rizzuto, with 40 years in the broadcast booth, is the longest serving broadcaster in the history of the club. Messer and White each worked nearly two decades for the Yankees, with White notably moving on to become president of the [[National League]] in 1989. [[Bobby Murcer]] also called games for over twenty years, and continued with the YES Network until shortly before his death from [[brain cancer]].\n\n==Roster==\n{{Further information|List of New York Yankees coaches|List of New York Yankees managers|New York Yankees award winners and league leaders|New York Yankees team captains}}\n\n===Current roster===\n{{New York Yankees roster}}\n\n===Retired numbers===\n{{See also|List of Major League Baseball retired numbers}}\nThe Yankees have retired 20 numbers for 22 individuals, the most in [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats10.shtml|title=Retired Uniform Numbers in the American League|work=Baseball Almanac|accessdate=May 11, 2007}}</ref>\n\n{{retired number list|\n{{retired number|image=BillyMartin1.jpg|name=[[Billy Martin|Billy<br>Martin]]|pos=2B, M|date=<br>August 10, 1986}}\n<!-- {{retired number|image=DerekJeter2.jpg|name=[[Derek Jeter|Derek<br>Jeter]]|pos=SS|date=October 1, 2099}} -->\n{{retired number|image=BabeRuth3.jpg|name=[[Babe Ruth|Babe<br>Ruth]]|pos=RF|date=<br>June 13, 1948}}\n{{retired number|image=LouGehrig4.jpg|name=[[Lou Gehrig|Lou<br>Gehrig]]|pos=1B|date=<br>July 4, 1939}}\n{{retired number|image=JoeDiMaggio5.jpg|name=[[Joe DiMaggio|Joe<br>DiMaggio]]|pos=CF|date=<br>April 18, 1952}}\n{{retired number|image=JoeTorre6.jpg|name=[[Joe Torre|Joe<br>Torre]]|pos=M|date=<br>August 23, 2014}}\n{{retired number|image=MickeyMantle7.jpg|name=[[Mickey Mantle|Mickey<br>Mantle]]|pos=CF, Coach|date=<br>June 8, 1969}}\n{{retired number|image=BillDickey8.jpg|name=[[Bill Dickey|Bill<br>Dickey]]|pos=C, M, Coach|date=<br>July 22, 1972}}\n{{retired number|image=YogiBerra8.jpg|name=[[Yogi Berra|Yogi<br>Berra]]|pos=C, M, Coach|date=<br>July 22, 1972}}\n{{retired number|image=RogerMaris9.jpg|name=[[Roger Maris|Roger<br>Maris]]|pos=RF|date=<br>July 21, 1984}}\n{{retired number|image=PhilRizzuto10.jpg|name=[[Phil Rizzuto|Phil<br>Rizzuto]]|pos=SS|date=<br>August 4, 1985}}\n{{retired number|image=ThurmanMunson15.jpg|name=[[Thurman Munson|Thurman<br>Munson]]|pos=C|date=<br>August 3, 1979}}\n{{retired number|image=WhiteyFord16.jpg|name=[[Whitey Ford|Whitey<br>Ford]]|pos=SP, Coach|date=<br>August 3, 1974}}\n{{retired number|image=JorgePosada20.jpg|name=[[Jorge Posada|Jorge<br>Posada]]|pos=C|date=August 22, 2015}} \n{{retired number|image=DonMattingly23.jpg|name=[[Don Mattingly|Don<br>Mattingly]]|pos=1B, Coach|date=<br>August 31, 1997}}\n{{retired number|image=ElstonHoward32.jpg|name=[[Elston Howard|Elston<br>Howard]]|pos=C, Coach|date=<br>July 21, 1984}}\n{{retired number|image=CaseyStengel37.jpg|name=[[Casey Stengel|Casey<br>Stengel]]|pos=M|date=<br>August 8, 1970}}\n{{retired number|image=MarianoRivera42.jpg|name=[[Mariano Rivera|Mariano<br>Rivera]]|pos=RP|date=<br>September 22, 2013}}\n{{retired number|image=ReggieJackson44.jpg|name=[[Reggie Jackson|Reggie<br>Jackson]]|pos=RF|date=<br>August 14, 1993}}\n {{retired number|image=AndyPetitte46.jpg|name=[[Andy Petitte|Andy<br>Pettitte]]|pos=SP|date=August 23, 2015}} \n{{retired number|image=RonGuidry49.jpg|name=[[Ron Guidry|Ron<br>Guidry]]|pos=SP, Coach|date=<br>August 23, 2003}}\n{{retired number|image=BernieWilliams51.jpg|name=[[Bernie Williams|Bernie<br>Williams]]|pos=CF|date=<br>May 24, 2015}}\n{{retired number|image=Robinson42.jpg|name=[[Jackie Robinson|Jackie<br>Robinson]]|pos=All MLB|honored=<br>April 15, 1997}}\n}}\nThe retired numbers were displayed behind the old [[Yankee Stadium]]'s left field fence and in front of the opposing team's bullpen, forming a little alley that connects [[Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)|Monument Park]] to the left field stands. When the franchise moved across the street to the new stadium, the numbers were incorporated into Monument Park that sits place in center field between both bullpens. The 20 numbers are placed on the wall in chronological order, beginning with [[Lou Gehrig]]'s number 4. This was retired soon after Gehrig left baseball on July 4, 1939, the same day he gave his famous farewell speech. His was the first number retired in [[Major League Baseball]] history. Beneath the numbers are plaques with the names of the players and a descriptive paragraph.\n\n[[File:YankeeRetiredNumbers.jpg|thumb|right|The first four in the row of retired numbers at the old Yankee Stadium]]\nThe number 42 was retired throughout Major League Baseball in honor of [[Jackie Robinson]] on April 15, 1997, the 50th anniversary of his breaking the [[baseball color line|color barrier]]. The day was declared [[Jackie Robinson Day]], and would later be observed by all of baseball, with select players from every team wearing the number 42. Players who wore No. 42 at the time were allowed to continue to wear it until they left the team with which they played on April 15, 1997; [[Mariano Rivera]] was the last active player covered under that [[grandfather clause]]. While other teams placed the number 42 with the rest of their retired numbers, the Yankees did not do so at first. Ten years later, on April 17, 2007, the Yankees honored Robinson by mounting the logo of Jackie Robinson Day with a corresponding plaque alongside the rest of the retired numbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070418&content_id=1916505&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|title=Yankees retire Jackie Robinson's number|work=New York Yankees|accessdate=May 11, 2007}}</ref> Because the Yankees were finishing a roadtrip in Oakland on Jackie Robinson Day, the ceremony took place two days later. When the Yankees moved to the second Yankee Stadium, they replaced the Jackie Robinson Day logo with a number 42 that resembled the other retired numbers. Later on they replaced the number 42 so that it resembled the Dodger's style, and on September 22, 2013 a plaque was dedicated to Robinson in Monument Park. Also, the number 42 dedicated to Robinson was removed entirely and replaced with one for Mariano Rivera.\n\nIn 1972, the number 8 was retired for two players on the same day, in honor of catcher [[Bill Dickey]] and his protege, catcher [[Yogi Berra]]. Berra inherited Dickey's number in 1948 after Dickey ended his playing career and became a coach.\n\n[[Billy Martin]] is the only Yankee to have his number retired as a player/manager combination. He wore number 1 as a player in the 1950s and as a manager in the 1970s and 1980s.\n\nThe numbers 37 and 6, retired for [[Casey Stengel]] and [[Joe Torre]] respectively, are the only numbers retired by the Yankees for someone who served solely as manager of the team. Stengel managed the Yankees to ten pennants and seven world championships between 1949 and 1960, including a record five consecutive world championships from 1949 through 1953. Joe Torre managed the Yankees from 1996 to 2007, winning six pennants and four World Series championships.\n\n===Hall of Famers===\n{{Baseball hall of fame list|Current Team Name=New York Yankees|All Team Names=Yankees or Highlanders|ColorA#=132448|ColorB#=FFFFFF|ColorC#=CCCCCC|ColorD#=132448\n|Team Name 1='''Baltimore Orioles'''\n|List 1.1=\n|List 1.2=[[Roger Bresnahan]]<br>[[Joe Kelley]]\n|List 1.3=[[Joe McGinnity]]\n|List 1.4=[[John McGraw (baseball)|John McGraw]]<br>[[Wilbert Robinson]]\n|List 1.5=\n\n|Team Name 2='''New York Highlanders'''\n|List 2.1=\n|List 2.2='''[[Jack Chesbro]]'''*\n|List 2.3=[[Clark Griffith]]<br>[[Willie Keeler]]\n|List 2.4=[[Branch Rickey]]\n|List 2.5=\n\n|Team Name 3='''New York Yankees'''\n|List 3.1=[[Frank Baker]]<br>'''[[Ed Barrow]]'''<sup>\u2021</sup>'''<br>[[Yogi Berra]]'''<br>[[Wade Boggs]]<br>[[Frank Chance]]<br>'''[[Earle Combs]]'''<br>[[Stan Coveleski]]<br>[[Bobby Cox]]<br>'''[[Bill Dickey]]'''\n|List 3.2='''[[Joe DiMaggio]]'''<br>'''[[Whitey Ford]]'''<br>'''[[Lou Gehrig]]'''<br>'''[[Lefty Gomez]]'''<br>'''[[Joe Gordon]]'''<br>'''[[Goose Gossage]]'''<br>[[Burleigh Grimes]]<br>[[Bucky Harris]]<br>[[Rickey Henderson]]\n|List 3.3='''[[Waite Hoyt]]'''<br>'''[[Miller Huggins]]'''<br>[[Catfish Hunter]]**<br>'''[[Reggie Jackson]]'''<br>[[Randy Johnson]]<br>'''[[Tony Lazzeri]]'''<br>[[Larry MacPhail]]<sup>\u2020</sup><br>[[Lee MacPhail]]<sup>\u2020</sup>\n|List 3.4='''[[Mickey Mantle]]'''<br>'''[[Joe McCarthy (manager)|Joe McCarthy]]'''<br>[[Johnny Mize]]<br>[[Phil Niekro]]<br>[[Herb Pennock]]<br>[[Gaylord Perry]]<br>'''[[Phil Rizzuto]]'''<br>'''[[Red Ruffing]]'''<br>'''[[Jacob Ruppert]]'''<sup>\u2021</sup>\n|List 3.5='''[[Babe Ruth]]'''<br>[[Joe Sewell]]<br>[[Enos Slaughter]]<br>'''[[Casey Stengel]]'''<br>'''[[Joe Torre]]'''<br>[[Dazzy Vance]]<br>[[Paul Waner]]<br>'''[[George Weiss (baseball)|George Weiss]]'''<sup>\u2021</sup><br>[[Dave Winfield]]\n\n|Team Name 4=\n|List 4.1=\n|List 4.2=\n|List 4.3=\n|List 4.4=\n|List 4.5=\n|Footnote1=* Has no insignia on his cap due to playing at a time when caps bore no insignia.\n|Footnote2=** Catfish Hunter could not decide between the Yankees and Athletics, and so opted to wear no insignia on his cap upon his induction.\n|Footnote3=<sup>\u2020</sup> Larry MacPhail served as co-owner, president and general manager of the Yankees.  Lee MacPhail served as director of player personnel and general manager of the Yankees.  Both were inducted as Executives by the Veterans Committee. Neither were affiliated with a primary team or depicted on their plaques with caps\n|Footnote4=<sup>\u2021</sup> Jacob Ruppert was inducted as an Executive/Pioneer for his contributions to baseball as owner of the Yankees. Ed Barrow and George Weiss were inducted as Executives for their work as general managers of the Yankees.  They are depicted on their plaques without caps.\n|Footnote5=}}\n\n{{Ford C. Frick award list|Current Team Name=New York Yankees|All Team Names=Yankees|ColorA#=132448|ColorB#=FFFFFF|ColorC#=CCCCCC|ColorD#=132448|List 1='''[[Mel Allen]]'''|List 2='''[[Red Barber]]'''<br>'''[[Buck Canel]]'''|List 3=[[Jerry Coleman]]*<br>[[Joe Garagiola, Sr.|Joe Garagiola]]|List 4=[[Curt Gowdy]]<br>[[Russ Hodges]]|List 5=[[Tony Kubek]]*|Footnote1=* Played as a Yankee|Footnote2=|Footnote3=|Footnote4=}}\n\n==Rivalries==\n\n===Boston Red Sox===\n{{main|Yankees\u2013Red Sox rivalry}}\nThe Yankees\u2013Red Sox rivalry is one of the oldest, most famous and fiercest [[List of sports rivalries|rivalries in professional sport]]s.<ref name=\"FiercestRivalry\"/><ref name=\"StrongestRivalry\">{{harvnb|Frommer|Frommer|2004|page=78}}</ref><ref name=UltimateRivalry>{{cite news|title=Sport's ultimate rivalry; Yanks-Red Sox epic battles go way back|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2004-10-20-yanks-sox-rivalry_x.htm|date=October 21, 2004|accessdate=January 26, 2011|first=Hal|last=Bodley|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref> For over 100 years, the [[Boston Red Sox]] and the Yankees have been intense rivals.<ref name=\"Enemies\">{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2004-10-11-cover-rivalry_x.htm|title=Here they go again...; Red Sox vs. Yankees: Bitter enemies clash with Series on line|date=October 12, 2004|accessdate=January 27, 2011|first=Mike|last=Dodd|newspaper=USA Today|page=1C}}</ref> The rivalry is often termed \"the best\"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/cubs-cardinals-must-emulate-yankees-red-sox-to-rekindle-rivalry.html|title=Cubs, Cardinals Must Emulate Yankees, Red Sox to Rekindle Rivalry|date=January 12, 2011|accessdate=February 6, 2011|first=Tony|last=Lee|work=NESN}}</ref> and \"greatest rivalry in all of sports.\"<ref>{{cite book|title=The rivals: the Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees: an inside history|last=The New York Times|last2=The Boston Globe|location=New York|publisher=St. Martin's Press|year=2004|isbn=0-312-33616-0|edition=1st|authorlink=The New York Times|authorlink2=The Boston Globe|page=1}}</ref> Games between the two teams are often broadcast on national television, schedule permitting.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yankees vs. Red Sox: Long-running drama|url=http://www.usatoday.com/SPORTS/usaedition/2010-05-07-yanksox07_cv_U.htm?csp=34|first=Jorge L.|last=Ortiz|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 7, 2010|page=1C}}</ref>\n\nThe rivalry is sometimes so polarizing that it is often a heated subject, like religion or politics, in the Northeastern United States.<ref>{{harvnb|Shaughnessy|2005|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sox-Yankees rivalry led to attack, police say|first=Michele|last=Richinick|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 4, 2010|page=B2|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/10/04/sox_yankees_rivalry_led_to_attack_police_say/}}</ref> Since the inception of the [[Major League Baseball wild card|wild card]] team and an added Division Series, the [[American League East]] rivals have squared off in the [[American League Championship Series]] three times, with the Yankees winning twice in [[1999 American League Championship Series|1999]] and [[2003 American League Championship Series|2003]] and the Sox winning in [[2004 American League Championship Series|2004]].<ref name=\"ALCS\">{{cite news|title=They Love to Hate Each Other; Red Sox and Yankees carry bitter rivalry into championship series that starts tonight|date=October 12, 2004|first=Mike|last=DiGiovanna|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=D1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A World Series ticket; Sox complete comeback, oust Yankees for AL title|date=October 21, 2004|first=Dan|last=Shaughnessy|newspaper=The Boston Globe|page=A1|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/10/21/a_world_series_party/?page=full}}</ref> In addition, the teams have twice met in the last regular-season series of a season to decide the league title, in 1904 (when the Red Sox won) and 1949 (when the Yankees won).<ref name=\"ALCS\"/>\n\nThe teams also finished tied for first in 1978, when the Yankees won a high-profile [[1978 American League East tie-breaker game|one-game playoff]] for the division title.<ref>{{harvnb|Frommer|Frommer|2004|pages=177\u2013179}}</ref> The 1978 division race is memorable for the Red Sox having held a 14-game lead over the Yankees more than halfway through the season.<ref>{{harvnb|Frommer|Frommer|2004|page=175}}</ref> Similarly, the 2004 ALCS is notable for the Yankees leading 3 games to 0 and ultimately losing a best of seven series.<ref>{{cite news|title=Back From Dead, Red Sox Bury Yanks and Go to Series|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 21, 2004|page=A1}}</ref> The Red Sox comeback was the only time in baseball history that a team has come back from a 0\u20133 deficit to win a postseason series.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruins' fall brings back memories of 2004|last=Rieber|first=Anthony|newspaper=Newsday|date=May 16, 2010|page=68|quote=The 2004 Yankees...are the only baseball team in history to lead a postseason series 3\u20130 and not win it.}}</ref>\n\n===Subway Series===\n{{main|Subway Series|Mets\u2013Yankees rivalry|Dodgers\u2013Yankees rivalry|Giants\u2013Yankees rivalry}}\nThe Subway Series is a series of games played between teams based in New York City.  The term's historic usage has been in reference to [[World Series]] games played between New York teams.  The Yankees have appeared in all Subway Series games as they have been the only [[American League]] team in the city, and have compiled an 11\u20133 record in the fourteen championship Subway Series. Since 1997, the term Subway Series has also been applied to [[interleague play]] during the regular season between the Yankees and [[National League]] [[New York Mets]].\n\n==Minor league affiliations==\nThe Yankees are affiliated with the following minor league teams:<ref name=minorleagues>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/mlb/minorleagues/team_index.jsp?c_id=nyy|title=Minor League Affiliates|publisher=New York Yankees''|accessdate=February 17, 2015}}</ref>\n{| class=\"wikitable\"\n|-\n! Level\n! Team\n! League\n! Location\n|-\n| ''AAA''\n| [[Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders]]\n| [[International League]]\n| [[Moosic, Pennsylvania|Moosic]], Pennsylvania\n|-\n| ''AA''\n| [[Trenton Thunder]]\n| [[Eastern League (U.S. baseball)|Eastern League]]\n| [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], New Jersey\n|-\n| ''Advanced A''\n| [[Tampa Yankees]]\n| [[Florida State League]]\n| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], Florida\n|-\n| ''A''\n| [[Charleston RiverDogs]]\n| [[South Atlantic League]]\n| [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], South Carolina\n|-\n|''Short Season A''\n| [[Staten Island Yankees]]\n| [[New York\u2013Penn League]]\n| [[Staten Island]], New York\n|-\n|rowspan=5|''Rookie''\n| [[Pulaski Yankees]]\n| [[Appalachian League]]\n| [[Pulaski, Virginia|Pulaski]], Virginia\n|-\n| [[Gulf Coast League Yankees|GCL Yankees West]]\n| [[Gulf Coast League]]\n| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], Florida\n|-\n| [[Gulf Coast League Yankees|GCL Yankees East]]\n| [[Gulf Coast League]]\n| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], Florida\n|-\n| [[Dominican Summer Yankees 1|DSL Yankees 1]]\n| [[Dominican Summer League]]\n| [[Boca Chica]], Dominican Republic\n|-\n| [[Dominican Summer Yankees 2|DSL Yankees 2]]\n| [[Dominican Summer League]]\n| [[Boca Chica]], Dominican Republic\n|}\n\n==Front office ==\n{{Main|List of New York Yankees owners and executives}}\nThe Yankees front office, as of 2013, included [[Hal Steinbrenner]] (Managing General Partner/Co-Chairperson), [[Randy Levine]] (President), Lonn A. Trost (Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel), and [[Brian Cashman]] (Senior Vice President, General Manager).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlb.com/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=nyy |title=Front Office &#124; yankees.com |publisher=Mlb.com |date=May 24, 2013 |accessdate=October 16, 2013}}</ref>\n\n== See also ==\n{{Portal bar|Baseball|New York City}}\n* [[List of World Series champions]]\n* [[List of New York Yankees managers]]\n\n==References==\n\n===Notes===\n{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}\n\n===Bibliography===\n* {{cite journal|last=Surdam|first=David G.|title=The New York Yankees Cope with the Great Depression|journal=Enterprise and Society|volume=9|date=Dec 2008|pages=816\u201340|doi=10.1093/es/khn081|issue=4}}\n* {{Cite book|last=Johnson|first=Richard A.|last2=Stout|first2=Glenn|author3=Johnson, Dick|\ntitle=Yankees Century: 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|url=https://books.google.com/?id=1jgEtGJQ040C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false|year=2002|isbn=0-618-08527-0|ref=harv}}\n* {{cite book|title=Red Sox vs. Yankees: The Great Rivalry|first1=Harvey|last1=Frommer|first2=Frederic J.|last2=Frommer|publisher=Sports Publishing, LLC|year=2004|isbn=1-58261-767-8}}\n* {{cite book|last=Shaughnessy|first=Dan|title=Reversing the Curse|year=2005|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|location=Boston|isbn=0-618-51748-0|ref=harv}}\n* [http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=nyy New York Yankees: 40-Man Roster]\n* [http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/coaches.jsp?c_id=nyy New York Yankees: Manager and Coaches]\n\n==External links==\n{{Commons category|New York Yankees}}\n* {{MLBTeam|NewYork|Yankees|NYY}}\n* {{Twitter}}\n* {{Facebook|Yankees}}\n* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/ Baseball-Reference.com] \u2013 year-by-year franchise index\n* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teams/yank.shtml Baseball Almanac]\n* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/al/nyyanks/yankees.html Sports E-Cyclopedia]\n* [http://bronxbaseballdaily.com Bronx Baseball Daily]\n\n{{New York Yankees}}\n{{Navboxes|navbar=plain|title=Links to related articles|titlestyle={{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};|list1=\n{{New York Yankees owners}}\n{{New York Yankees general managers}}\n{{New York Yankees managers}}\n{{New York Yankees retired numbers}}\n{{Navboxes|navbar=plain|title=Championship Navigation Boxes|titlestyle={{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};|list1=\n{{1923 New York Yankees}}\n{{1927 New York Yankees}}\n{{1928 New York Yankees}}\n{{1932 New York Yankees}}\n{{1936 New York Yankees}}\n{{1937 New York Yankees}}\n{{1938 New York Yankees}}\n{{1939 New York Yankees}}\n{{1941 New York Yankees}}\n{{1943 New York Yankees}}\n{{1947 New York Yankees}}\n{{1949 New York Yankees}}\n{{1950 New York Yankees}}\n{{1951 New York Yankees}}\n{{1952 New York Yankees}}\n{{1953 New York Yankees}}\n{{1956 New York Yankees}}\n{{1958 New York Yankees}}\n{{1961 New York Yankees}}\n{{1962 New York Yankees}}\n{{1977 New York Yankees}}\n{{1978 New York Yankees}}\n{{1996 New York Yankees}}\n{{1998 New York Yankees}}\n{{1999 New York Yankees}}\n{{2000 New York Yankees}}\n{{2009 New York Yankees}}\n}}\n{{MLB}}\n{{American League}}\n{{NewYorksports}}\n{{New York Sports}}\n{{Subway Series}}\n}}\n{{Authority control}}\n\n[[Category:New York Yankees| ]]\n[[Category:1901 establishments in New York]]\n[[Category:Former CBS Corporation subsidiaries]]\n[[Category:Grapefruit League]]\n[[Category:Major League Baseball teams]]\n[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1901]]\n[[Category:Sports in New York City]]\n[[Category:YES Network]]"
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