New York Yankees

File:New_York_Yankees_Primary_Logo.svgFile:NewYorkYankees_caplogo.svgHilltop Park, home of the HighlandersThe Polo Grounds, home of the Yankees from 1913 to 1922, was demolished in 1964, after the Mets had moved to Shea Stadium in Flushing.With his hitting prowess, Babe Ruth (1895–1948) ushered in an offensive-oriented era of baseball and helped lead the Yankees to four World Series titles.Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) was the first Yankees player to have his number retired, in 1939, which was the same year that he retired from baseball due to a crippling disease.In 1941, Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999) set an MLB record with a 56-game hitting streak that stands to this day and will probably never be broken.Opening Day of the 1951 baseball season at Griffith Stadium. President Harry Truman throws out the first ball as Bucky Harris and Casey Stengel look on.Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) was one of the franchise's most celebrated hitters, highlighted by his 1956 Triple Crown and World Series championship.A group of investors led by George Steinbrenner purchased the team in 1973.During 1974 and 1975, Yankee Stadium was renovated into its final shape and structure, as shown here in 2002, seven years before demolition.Reggie Jackson's tenure with the Yankees defined their "Bronx Zoo" era of the late 1970s.The mask and catcher's mitt of Thurman Munson, the team captain who was killed in a plane crash in 1979Don Mattingly headlined a Yankees franchise that struggled in the 1980s.

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