On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig became the first Major League Baseball player to have his number, 4, retired by his team. Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired. The Yankees were the first team to retire a number. Number 4, Lou Gehrig was the first player to have his number retired
The first official Yankees Old Timers' Day was in 1946. It has been held every year since. The Yankees started the tradition back in the late 1930's, with the most popular being Lou Gehrig Day on July 4, 1939.
Since being renamed the Yankees in 1913, the team has won a WS championship in each decade except the 1910-1919 and 1980-1989 decades. The Yankees have reached the WS in every decade except 1910-1919. With a record 40 WS appearances since their first in 1923, the Yankees have averaged,approximately, one WS appearance every two years.
40 PennantsThe New York Yankees have won 40 American League Pennants. and won 27 World Series Championships. They have more championships than any other North American franchise in professional sports history. The New York Yankees were named the century's greatest team in 1999, with 25 World Series Championships at the time. That is 1 world series championship every 4 years.
It's highly unlikely. Lou Gehrig's diagnosis was confirmed on June 19, 1939 and it has not been disputed ever since.
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig became the first Major League Baseball player to have his number, 4, retired by his team. Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired. The Yankees were the first team to retire a number. Number 4, Lou Gehrig was the first player to have his number retired
The Yankees have won four World Series championships since 1997.1998, 1999, 2000, 2009
This is a hard question but I'd say Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig which are two of the best players in baseball and on the NYY aren't enough to beat this: I also only say this because taking away Derek Jeter, who has recently broke the record for the most hits in a franchise, you still have Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Mark Teixeira, a retired 2006 Bernie Williams, 2003 Aaron Boone.
The first official Yankees Old Timers' Day was in 1946. It has been held every year since. The Yankees started the tradition back in the late 1930's, with the most popular being Lou Gehrig Day on July 4, 1939.
No. Derek Jeter wears number 2 on the Yankees. Derek has been wearing the number 2 since he started playing in 1995. The Yankees retired the number 3 in 1948 in honor of Babe Ruth.
Derek Jeter would be the best choice, especially since he's a home-grown player, not a free agent signing. Probably also Giambi... Hopefully Rivera too. Rivera's number 42 will definitly be retired, because it is retired throughout the rest of baseball as Jackie Robinson's number. Rivera is only allowed to wear it because he had that number before MLB decided to retire that it in 1997. Jeter's number 2 will definitly be retired, no doubt about it. He'll go down as one of the greatest Yankees of all time, and be mentioned with the likes of Dimaggio, Ruth, Gehrig, and Mantle. After that the best bets are Bernie Williams number 51, Posada's number 20, and A-rod's 13.
Overall, the New York Yankees, even though i am not a fan of either team, the Yankees are way better overall. But since Jeter retired, A-Rod might retire soon, then the teams might be fairly equal
The Yankees have won 5 World Series titles since the 1986 season ... 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2009.
Kobe has 5 total championships, 2 since 2003.
Since being renamed the Yankees in 1913, the team has won a WS championship in each decade except the 1910-1919 and 1980-1989 decades. The Yankees have reached the WS in every decade except 1910-1919. With a record 40 WS appearances since their first in 1923, the Yankees have averaged,approximately, one WS appearance every two years.
40 PennantsThe New York Yankees have won 40 American League Pennants. and won 27 World Series Championships. They have more championships than any other North American franchise in professional sports history. The New York Yankees were named the century's greatest team in 1999, with 25 World Series Championships at the time. That is 1 world series championship every 4 years.
UCLA with 11 championships since 1920.