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New York Yankees: First Black American League MVP? Elston Howard
May 14, 2010
The National League had Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Ernie Banks, Frank Robinson, and Maury Wills. The American League had nobody for 13 years. After ...New York Yankees Scored the Most Runs in a Season, but Were Losers in 1931
May 12, 2010
The 1931 New York Yankees scored 1,067 runs, which is the most runs ever scored by a major league team in a season. They led the league in batting ...The Only Way Alex Rodriguez Can Top Dallas Braden
May 10, 2010
When Alex Rodriguez "walked on Dallas Braden's pitching mound," Mr. Braden took umbrage because A-Rod broke an unwritten rule. The mound belongs to the pitcher. Alex responded by referring ...Mike Mussina’s Near Miss Will Be Remembered For Ever(ett)
May 9, 2010
Mike Mussina once was a dominant pitcher, but never was he more masterful than on the night of Sept. 2, 2001 against the Boston Red Sox, when he came within ...The Addiction Of Winning and The Fear of Defeat
May 9, 2010
The New York Yankees' last World Championship was in 2009. For many Yankees’ fans, the eight years between World Championships seemed like an eternity of defeats, despite the team being ...Jorge Posada and the New York Yankees’ Hall Of Fame Backstops
May 5, 2010
The New York Yankees have had two Hall of Fame catchers. Bill Dickey played during the 1930s and early 1940s. Yogi Berra replaced Dickey and played from the late 1940s until ...Phil Rizzuto Figured It Out and Listened
May 4, 2010
Enos “Country” Slaughter replaced Phil Rizzuto on the New York Yankees’ roster on Aug. 25, 1956. The move was announced on Old Timers’ Day, and effectively ended the career of the ...Is Roger Maris Really Injured?
May 3, 2010
It started innocently enough, and it wasn't even reported in the newspapers. On Sunday, June 20, 1965, in the second game of a twin bill against the Minnesota ...Joe Dimaggio’s Untainted Achievement
April 30, 2010
Now that the single season home run record, the lifetime home run record, and the record for most career hits are held by individuals who will ...Bobby Murcer, Thurman Munson, and Gene Michael: Not Mantle and Maris
April 25, 2010
August 10 was the highlight of the 1969 season for New York Yankees fans. New York's other team, the beloved New York Mets, would not have ...Yankee Tickets
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