On the day they dedicated a monument to No. 5, No. 51 walked off the Blue Jays in the 11th. In the grand scheme of things, exactly where you sit in the standings in the month of April isn’t that big of a deal.
1936 - Dizzy Dean ends his holdout and agrees to sign a one-year, $24,000 deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. 1941 - Joe DiMaggio plays in his first exhibition game of the spring after holding out.
In July of ‘69, as baseball celebrated its centenary and the 40th anniversary of the All-Star Game, a select group of writers and broadcasters bestowed upon DiMaggio a moniker he would insist on being introduced by for the remainder of his life.
1962 - The Milwaukee Braves trade Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to Cleveland for pitcher Frank Funk and outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline. 1941 - Joe DiMaggio wins the MVP Award in the American League over Ted Williams.
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1998 - Free agent second baseman Mark Lemke signs a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. 1936 - Hank Greenberg agrees to a $20,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers.
1936 - Dizzy Dean ends his holdout and agrees to sign a one-year, $24,000 deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. 1941 - Joe DiMaggio plays in his first exhibition game of the spring after holding out.
Using WAR to help us rank them, let's look at the top 24 players in the history of the New York Yankees.
MLB History 1921 - Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis officially signs on as baseball commissioner agreeing to a seven-year, $350,000 contract. 1938 - Joe DiMaggio rejects a $25,000 offer from the Yankees and counters by asking for $45,000.
Early in DiMaggio’s famous 56-game hitting streak, he kept it going with a late hit in a wild, back and forth game. The 1941 season was a memorable one in Yankees’ history.
Braves Franchise History 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves trade Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to Cleveland for pitcher Frank Funk and outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline.
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If you're looking to cash in on that box of cards you have in the attic, there are some details to know when it comes to understanding that being old isn't necessarily the only element determining a card's worth.
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A 21-year-old Joe DiMaggio was the first Bronx Bomber to club two round-trippers in the same frame. It’s been a fun ride over the past several years for Yankees fans, as position player prospects have reached the big leagues and dazzled us with outstanding debuts.
On this day in 1981, controversy surrounded Bobby Unser's victory at the Indianapolis 500. Eleven years later on this date, Unseer's nephew Al Jr. would win the Indy 500 by the smallest margin in the race's history.
On this day 72 years ago, Joe DiMaggio hit three consecutive home runs — the first two off fellow Hall of Famer Bob Feller — to lead the Yankees to a 6-5 win over Cleveland in the opener of a doubleheader.
Here is a look at the greatest second-half performances in MLB history, including the mark that many of them stamped on the history of the game.
How many of the career leaders in games played in centerfield can you name in six minutes?
What are baseball's records least likely to be broken during your lifetime? Give or take a half-century or so, many of the game's most impressive marks have stood the test of time and seem to be out of reach.
As the corner turns to March, the spring picks up pace and the sounds of the national pastime begin ringing out again. The waning days of February also bring to a close yet another Black History Month and the reminders and reminiscing the month brings of the works of many great African-Americans throughout the nation’s history.
An MLB player has hit at least 15 home runs, 15 doubles and 15 triples in a single season only 57 times since 1900. How many of these versatile batters can you name?
44 MLB players have hit 150 or more RBI in a single season. How many of them can you name?
Twenty-six MLB players have won six or more World Series championship rings.Can you name them all?
The New York Yankees have 25 MVP award winners and 5 Cy Young award winners in franchise history. How many of these MLB superstars can you name?
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