New York Yankees

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New York Yankees
Location:	New York, New York
Year Founded:	1901
Colors:	Blue, gray, gold
Mascot:	None
Championships:	27
Website:	http://yankees.mlb.com/

The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team located in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York. They play in the American League, East Division.

The Yankees are considered to be one of the most successful teams in baseball history because they have won 27 championships^[1].

The Yankees are also one of the wealthiest teams in all baseball^[2], a fact that critics have criticized and fans have lauded. Their payroll has been the league's highest for many years. As of 2008, they have handed out four of the five highest contracts in MLB history. However, it should be noted that this is just indicative of the Yankees adhering to conservative, capitalistic principles. This is evidenced by the fact that the owners of the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family, are prominent conservatives. George Steinbrenner, the teams principle owner up until his passing in 2010, was a major contributoer to President Nixon's campaigns, and was pardoned by the greatest President of the 20th century, Ronald Reagan.

Stadium: Yankee Stadium

World Series Titles: 27 (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, 2009)

Contents 1 Famous players 2 Famous managers 3 Roster 3.1 Pitchers 3.2 Catchers 3.3 Infielders 3.4 Outfielders 4 Minor League Affiliates 5 Further reading 6 References

Famous players

Position	Player	Accomplishments	Years with Yankees
OF	Babe Ruth	714 Home runs, 7 World Series rings	1920-1934
1B	Lou Gehrig	493 Home runs, 7 World Series rings	1925-1939
CF	Mickey Mantle	16-time All Star, 3-time AL MVP (1956, 1957, 1962), 7 World Series rings, Triple Crown (1956)	1951-1968
CF	Joe DiMaggio	361 Home runs, 9 World Series rings	1936-1951
RF	Roger Maris	61 Home runs in 1961, 2 World Series rings	1960-1966
C	Yogi Berra	Yankee-record 10 World Series rings, 1951, 1954, 1955 AL MVP	1946-1963
C	Thurman Munson	1976 AL MVP, 2 World Series rings	1969-1979
2B	Billy Martin		1950-1957*
RF	Reggie Jackson		1977-1981
RHP	Roger Clemens	2001 AL Cy Young	1999-2003, 2007

*Does not include years as manager

Famous managers

• Joe McCarthy, 1931-45
• Casey Stengel, 1949-60
• Ralph Houk, 1961-63, 1967-73
• Joe Torre, 1996-2007

Roster

*Not on active roster
**Not on 40 man roster

Pitchers

• 91 - Alfredo Aceves
• 34 - A.J. Burnett
• 62 - Joba Chamberlain
• 65 - Phil Hughes
• 43 - Damaso Marte
• 45 - Sergio Mitre
• 61 - Chan Ho Park
• 46 - Andy Pettitte
• 42 - Mariano Rivera
• 30 - David Robertson
• 52 - CC Sabathia
• 28 - Josh Towers
• 31 - Javier Vazquez

Catchers

• 64 - Francisco Cervelli
• 20 - Jorge Posada

Infielders

• 24 - Robinson Cano
• 2 - Derek Jeter
• 26 - Nick Johnson
• 19 - Ramiro Pena
• 13 - Alex Rodriguez
• 25 - Mark Teixeira

Outfielders

• 28 - Shelley Duncan
• 11 - Brett Gardner
• 14 - Curtis Granderson
• 33 - Nick Swisher
• 38 - Marcus Thames
• 22 - Randy Winn

Minor League Affiliates

The minor league affiliates of the Yankees are:

• AAA - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
• AA - Trenton Thunder
• A Adv. - Tampa Yankees
• A - Charleston RiverDogs
• SS - Staten Island Yankees

Further reading

• Jackson, Kenneth, ed. The Encyclopedia of New York City (1995), excerpt and text search

References

1. ↑ http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/history/championships.jsp
2. ↑ http://www.onestopbaseball.com/TeamPayroll.asp

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