The New York Yankees' first title was won in 1923 and their last was won in 2000.
Click on the 'Yankees Numbers' link on this page to see all players of the New York Yankees that have worn #49. The last Yankee to wear number 49 was Jeff Johnson in 1992. The number 49 was retired by the Yankees in 2003, in honor of Ron Guidry who pitched from 1975-1988.
The last player to wear number 52 before CC Sabathia was Luis Vizcaino in 2007. In 2008, pitching coach Dave Eilandwore number 52 for the New York Yankees.
Many players wore number 41 during the 2011 season for the New York Yankees (all pitchers); Jeff Marquez, Buddy Carlyle, Sergio Mitre and Scott Proctor.
Mariano Rivera is the current player and will be the last player on the Yankees to wear number 42. The number was retired throughout baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson. The players who were wearing that number when it was retired were allowed to keep it.
Melky wore number 39 in 2005, then he wore number 28 from 2006-2008. Then in his last season with the Yankees he wore number 53. Melky was then traded in the off season to the Atlanta Braves for Javier Vazquez.
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The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series, the last in 2009.
Henry Louis GehrigLou Gehrig played for the New York Yankees from 1923 - 1939.
Mariano Rivera still wears # 42. He is the last player in the league who will ever wear the number.
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The last World Series game 7 played in Yankees Stadium was in 1957. The Yankees lost to the Milwaukee Braves.