Elston Howard was a coach for the New York Yankees between 1969, and 1979. Thurman Munson played ball for the Yankees the same years. The team baseball could be from any of those years. I will leave a link below to a New York Yankee team signed baseball price guide complete with key signatures, and links to full team rosters. Compare the signatures of the players that played the least amount of years to the roster to help narrow down what year the baseball is from.
Research shows Elston Howard was the first African American to play for the Yankees when he joined the team in 1955 as a 26 year old rookie. Howard played in 97 games that season, but only 9 as a catcher (the Yanks had Yogi Berra, who won the MVP that year), he was an outfielder in 75 games. Howard hit .290, with 10 home runs and 43 RBIs.
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Catcher Elston Howard was the first African-American to play for the New York Yankees. The year was 1955. Elston was also the first African-American to win the American League Most Valuable Player award.
On March 8, 1930, Babe Ruth signed a 2-year contract with the Yankees worth $160,000.
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No, he just signed a 10 year deal with the Yankees.
On March 8, 1930, Babe Ruth signed a 2-year contract with the Yankees worth $160,000.
C.C. Sabathia signed a 7 year, $161 million contract with the Yankees in December, 2008.
On December 31, 1974, the Yankees signed Catfish Hunter to a 5 year contract worth $3.75 million.
Derek Jeter dreamed of playing for the Yankees as a kid, he did play on the Yankees in 2010. His contract is now up, but said he wants to play for the Yankees forever. On December 7, 2010, Derek signed a 3 year contract with an option for a fourth year.
Lou Gehrig was not drafted. He was signed as a free agent by the New York Yankees in 1923.