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Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the Baltimore franchise from the American League
Before the Yankees were the Yankees, they went through a couple of names. Frank and Bill purchased the franchise for $18,000 and then moved the team to Manhattan -
The Highlanders 1st Game
it was a 3-1 loss against Washington
The Baltimore franchise then became the Highlanders. The name came from their new field's location, at 168th Street and Broadway, called Hilltop Park. It was the highest point of Manhatten. -
The Highlanders became the Yankees
The name change occurred after they moved to the Polo Grounds. It was the home to the New York Giants, the National League. -
Babe Ruth Joined
The Yankees bought Babe Ruth's contract from the Boston Red Sox for $125,000 and a $350,000 loan against the mortgage on Fenway Park. That is equal to about $4.48 million today. That was one of Boston's greatest mistakes. -
Original Yankee Stadium's Opening Day
After starting construction on May 5th, 1920, the new stadium started with a bang. Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-1, and Babe Ruth hit the stadium's 1st home run. The crowd that day was 74,200 strong. -
Yankees became the 1st team to have permanent numbers on their uniforms
All teams would follow suit by 1932. -
The start of retiring uniform numbers
Lou Gehrig, the player who played 2,130 consecutive games, had his number 4 retired from the Yankees. His number started the honor among teams. -
Babe Ruth's Last Appearance at Yankee Stadium
Maybe the Best Baseball Player to Ever Live.
The Bambino had his uniform number "3" retired that day.
He had...
714 career home runs
2213 runs batted in
2062 bases on balls
.69 slugging %
1.164 on-base plus slugging He was one of the "first five" inaugural members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. -
Joe DiMaggio Retires
Best known for his 56 game hitting streak. He still holds the record.
He was a 9x world series champion, 13x All-Star, and 3x MVP. He was one of the greats and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. -
5th Consecutive World Championship Win for the Yankees
The Yankees broke the record with a 5th consecutive World Championship win. -
The Only Perfect Game in World Series History
Bill Larsen pitched a 2-0 win over Brooklyn in Game Five at Yankee Stadium. It is to this day the only perfect game in World Series history. -
15th regular-season perfect game in history
David Cone tossed the only 15th regular-season perfect game in history. Don Larsen, the man who tossed a perfect game in the 1956 World Series, threw out the ceremonial first pitch that day. -
Alex Rodriguez- the youngest player in history to hit 400 homers
He is 2 home runs against the Milwaukee that day, earning him that title. The next month, he would become the first Yankee, right-handed hitter, since Joe DiMaggio, to hit 40 homers in a season. -
Final Season at the old Yankee Stadium
This was the final season old stadium, and the new one was built across the street. -
1st game at the new stadium
The 1st game at the new stadium was an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs. The Yankees won. Chien-Ming Wang tossed the 1st pitch. -
18 consecutive errorless games
The Yankees made history with an all-time Major League mark with 18 consecutive errorless games. May 14th- June 1st -
1st MLB Games outside of North America
The Yankees and the Red Sox played the first Major League games outside of North America, in London at London Stadium. June 29-30, 2019. The Yankees won both games.
