YANKEE HISTORYDATA

YANKEE HISTORY
DATA
Team Founded: 1901
Team History:
1901-02 - Baltimore Orioles
1903-12 - New York Highlanders
1913-Present - New York Yankees
Team Colors: Red, White & Blue and Grey (Road)
Derivative : Known as the Highlanders for a time after Hilltop Park
in Washington Heights where they played most of their games. However,
it was later changed to the Yankees by a sportswriter, Mark Roth, who
began dubbing them the Yankees in print.


Mailing & Stadium Address:

New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) - 293-4300
E-Mail Address - Yanksmag@aol.com

The Cathedral Specs
Opened: April 18, 1923
First Official Game: April 22, 1923, 4-1 win over Boston Red Sox
Stadium Capacity: 55,070
Surface: Natural Grass
Dimmensions:
* Home to Left Field Foul Pole - 318 Feet
* Home to Left-Center Field - 399 Feet
* Home to Center Field - 408 Feet
* Home to Right-Center Field - 385 Feet
* Home to Right Field Foul Pole - 314 Feet
* Height of Outfield Walls - 8 Feet (Left field foul pole)
7 Feet (Left field to right-center)
9 Feet (Right field)
10 Feet (Right field foul pole)
Ground Rules:
- The Foul poles are outside the field of play.
- Any batted ball hitting a foul pole above the fence line is a home
run.
- Bat racks are within the dugout.
- Any thrown ball hitting the dugout railing or foundation and
rebounding on field is in play.
- Any ball going into the dugout or hitting other parts of dugout
is out of play.

Franchise History
Year	Team
1913-present	New York Yankees (AL)
1903-1912	New York Highlanders (AL)
1901-1902	Baltimore Orioles (AL)

Stadium History
Year	Stadium	Capacity
1976-present	Yankee Stadium II	57,746
1974-1975	Shea Stadium	55,101
1923-1973	Yankee Stadium	67,224
1913-1922	Polo Grounds II	38,000
1903-1912	Hilltop Park	na
1901-1902	Oriole Park (Baltimore)	na

Championship History
Post Season Play	Championships
World Series Champions	26 - 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
League Champions	39 - 1921(AL), 1922(AL), 1923(AL), 1926(AL), 1927(AL), 1928(AL), 1932(AL), 1936(AL), 1937(AL), 1938(AL), 1939(AL), 1941(AL), 1942(AL), 1943(AL), 1947(AL), 1949(AL), 1950(AL), 1951(AL), 1952(AL), 1953(AL), 1955(AL), 1956(AL), 1957(AL), 1958(AL), 1960(AL), 1961(AL), 1962(AL), 1963(AL), 1964(AL), 1976(AL), 1977(AL), 1978(AL), 1981(AL), 1996(AL), 1998(AL), 1999(AL), 2000(AL), 2001(AL), 2003(AL)
Division Champions	13 - 1976(AL East), 1977(AL East), 1978(AL East), 1980(AL East), 1981(AL East), 1994(AL East), 1996(AL East), 1998(AL East), 1999(AL East), 2000(AL East), 2001(AL East), 2002(AL East), 2003(AL East)
Wild-Card	2 - 1995(AL), 1997(AL)

Retired Numbers
Num	Player
1	Billy Martin
3	Babe Ruth
4	Lou Gehrig
5	Joe DiMaggio
7	Mickey Mantle
8	Yogi Berra & Bill Dickey
9	Roger Maris
10	Phil Rizzuto
15	Thurman Munson
16	Whitey Ford
23	Don Mattingly
32	Elston Howard
37	Casey Stengel
44	Reggie Jackson

Presidential History
Year	President
1993-present	George M. Steinbrenner
1992	Daniel McCarthy
1990-1991	Robert Nederlander
1980-1990	George M. Steinbrenner
1978-1980	Albert L. Rosen
1973-1977	Gabriel H. Paul
1966-1973	Michael Burke
1948-1966	Daniel R. Topping
1945-1947	Leland S. MacPhail
1939-1944	Edward G. Barrow
1915-1938	Jacob Ruppert
1907-1914	Frank J. Farrell
1903-1906	Joseph W. Gordon
1902	John J. Mahon
1901	Sidney W. Frank

Year-by-Year Results
Year	W-L	Pct.	Finish
2003	101-61	.623	1st
2002	103-58	.640	1st
2001	95-65	.594	1st
2000	87-74	.540	1st
1999	98-64	.605	1st
1998	114-48	.703	1st
1997	96-66	.593	2nd
1996	92-70	.568	1st
1995	79-65	.549	2nd
1994	70-43	.619	1st
1993	88-74	.543	2nd
1992	78-86	.469	t4th
1991	71-91	.438	5th
1990	67-95	.414	7th
1989	74-87	.460	5th
1988	85-76	.530	5th
1987	89-73	.549	4th
1986	90-72	.556	2nd
1985	97-64	.602	2nd
1984	87-75	.537	3rd
1983	91-71	.562	3rd
1982	79-83	.488	5th
1981	59-48	.551	3rd
1980	103-59	.636	1st
1979	89-71	.556	4th
1978	100-63	.613	1st
1977	100-62	.617	1st
1976	97-62	.610	1st
1975	83-77	.519	3rd
1974	89-73	.549	2nd
1973	80-82	.494	4th
1972	79-76	.510	4th
1971	82-80	.506	4th
1970	93-69	.574	2nd
1969	80-81	.497	5th
1968	83-79	.512	5th
1967	72-90	.444	9th
1966	70-89	.440	10th
1965	77-85	.475	6th
1964	99-63	.611	1st
1963	104-57	.646	1st
1962	96-66	.593	1st
1961	109-53	.673	1st
1960	97-57	.630	1st
1959	79-75	.513	3rd
1958	92-62	.597	1st
1957	98-56	.636	1st
1956	97-57	.630	1st
1955	96-58	.623	1st
1954	103-51	.669	2nd
1953	99-52	.656	1st
1952	95-59	.617	1st
1951	98-56	.636	1st
1950	98-56	.636	1st
1949	97-57	.630	1st
1948	94-60	.610	3rd
1947	97-57	.630	1st
1946	87-67	.565	3rd
1945	81-71	.533	4th
1944	83-71	.539	3rd
1943	98-56	.636	1st
1942	103-51	.669	1st
1941	101-53	.656	1st
1940	88-66	.571	3rd
1939	106-45	.702	1st
1938	99-53	.651	1st
1937	102-52	.662	1st
1936	102-51	.000	1st
1935	89-60	.597	2nd
1934	94-60	.610	2nd
1933	91-59	.607	2nd
1932	107-47	.695	1st
1931	94-59	.614	2nd
1930	86-68	.558	3rd
1929	88-66	.571	2nd
1928	101-53	.656	1st
1927	110-44	.714	1st
1926	91-63	.591	1st
1925	69-85	.448	7th
1924	89-63	.586	2nd
1923	98-54	.645	1st
1922	94-60	.610	1st
1921	98-55	.641	1st
1920	95-59	.617	3rd
1919	80-59	.576	3rd
1918	60-63	.488	4th
1917	71-82	.464	6th
1916	80-74	.519	4th
1915	69-83	.454	5th
1914	70-84	.455	t6th
1913	57-94	.377	7th
1912	50-102	.329	8th
1911	76-76	.500	6th
1910	88-63	.583	2nd
1909	74-77	.490	5th
1908	51-103	.331	8th
1907	70-78	.473	5th
1906	90-61	.596	2nd
1905	71-78	.477	6th
1904	92-59	.609	2nd
1903	72-62	.537	4th
1902	50-88	.362	8th
1901	68-65	.511	5th

Managerial History
Year	Manager
1996-present	Joe Torre
1992-1995	Buck Showalter
1990-1991	Stump Merrill
1989-1990	Bucky Dent
1989	Dallas Green
1988	Billy Martin
1986-1988	Lou Pinella
1985	Billy Martin
1984-1985	Yogi Berra
1983	Billy Martin
1982	Clyde King
1982	Gene Michael
1981-1982	Bob Lemon
1981	Gene Michael
1980	Dick Howser
1979	Billy Martin
1978-1979	Bob Lemon
1975-1978	Billy Martin
1974-1975	Bill Virdon
1966-1973	Ralph Houk
1965-1966	Johnny Keane
1964	Yogi Berra
1961-1963	Ralph Houk
1949-1960	Casey Stengel
1947-1948	Bucky Harris
1946	Johnny Neun
1946	Bill Dickey
1931-1946	Joe McCarthy
1930	Bob Shawkey
1929	Art Fletcher
1918-1929	Miller Huggins
1915-1917	Bill Donovan
1914	Roger Peckinpaugh
1913-1914	Frank Chance
1912	Harry Wolverton
1910-1911	Hal Chase
1909-1910	George Stallings
1908	Kid Elberfeld
1903-1908	Clark Griffith
1902	Wilbert Robinson
1901-1902	John McGraw


Yankees in the Hall of Fame: (40)

1936 - Babe Ruth
1939 - Lou Gehrig, Willie Keeler
1945 - Clark Griffith
1946 - Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro
1948 - Herb Pennock
1952 - Paul Waner
1953 - Edward G. Barrow
1954 - Bill Dickey
1955 - "Home Run" Baker, Joe DiMaggio, Dazzy Vance
1957 - Joe McCarthy
1962 - Bill McKechnie
1964 - Burleigh Grimes, Miller Huggins
1966 - Casey Stengel
1967 - Branch Rickey, Red Ruffing, Stan Coveleski
1969 - Waite Hoyt
1970 - Earl Combs, George M. Weiss
1971 - Yogi Berra
1972 - Lefty Gomez
1974 - Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford
1975 - Bucky Harris
1977 - Joe Sewell
1978 - Larry MacPhail
1981 - Johnny Mize
1985 - Enos Slaughter
1987 - Jim "Catfish" Hunter
1991 - Gaylord Perry, Tony Lazzeri
1993 - Reggie Jackson
1994 - Phil Rizzuto
1997 - Phil Niekro
2001 - Dave Winfield

AL Most Valuable Player
1923 - Babe Ruth 
1927 - Lou Gehrig 
1936 - Lou Gehrig 
1939 - Joe DiMaggio 
1941 - Joe DiMaggio 
1942 - Joe Gordon
1943 - Spud Chandler
1947 - Joe DiMaggio
1950 - Phil Rizzuto
1951 - Yogi Berra
1954 - Yogi Berra
1955 - Yogi Berra
1956 - Mickey Mantle
1957 - Mickey Mantle
1960 - Roger Maris
1961 - Roger Maris
1962 - Mickey Mantle
1963 - Elston Howard
1976 - Thurman Munson
1985 - Don Mattingly

AL Cy Young Award
1958 - Bob Turley
1961 - Whitey Ford
1977 - Sparky Lyle
1978 - Ron Guidry
2001 - Roger Clemens

Rookie of the Year
1951 - Gil McDougald 
1954 - Bob Grim 
1957 - Tony Kubek 
1962 - Tom Tresh
1968 - Stan Bahnsen
1970 - Thurman Munson
1981 - Dave Righetti
1996 - Derek Jeter

Manager of the Year
1994 - Buck Showalter
1996 - Joe Torre (t-Johnny Oates)
1998 - Joe Torre

Baseball Almanac's

New York Yankees

Franchise Facts At-A-Glance

Rosters

A.L. Baltimore Orioles 1901-1902
1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909

A.L. New York Highlanders 1903-1912
			1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909
1910	1911	1912

A.L. New York Yankees 1913-2002
			1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
2000	2001	2002	2003

Year-by-Year SCHEDULES

A.L. Baltimore Orioles 1901-1902
0000	1901	1902	0000	0000	0000	0000	0000	0000	0000

A.L. New York Highlanders 1903-1912
			1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909
1910	1911	1912

A.L. New York Yankees 1913-2002
			1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
2000	2001	2002	2003

Year-by-Year Team STATISTICS

Baltimore Orioles
Team Hitting Statistics		Team Pitching Statistics
New York Highlanders
Team Hitting Statistics		Team Pitching Statistics
New York Yankees
Team Hitting Statistics		Team Pitching Statistics

Attendance Analysis

Baltimore Orioles

Standings & Managers

Team-vs-Team Wins & Losses

New York Highlanders

New York Yankees

YANKEES ALL TIME ROSTER

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