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New York Yankees [25] 1,164,015 St. Louis Browns [9] 247,879 1926 New York Yankees [25] 1,027,675 Philadelphia Phillies [26] 240,600 1925 Philadelphia Athletics [26] 869,703 Boston Red Sox [10] 267,782 1924 New York Yankees [25] 1,053,533 Boston Braves [8] 177,478 1923 New York Yankees [25] 1,007,066 Boston Braves [8] 227,802 1922 New York ...
The club began play in 1903 as the Highlanders, after owners Frank Farrell and William S. Devery had bought the defunct Baltimore Orioles and moved the team to New York City; in 1913, the team changed its nickname to the Yankees. [1] From 1903 to 2024, the franchise has won more than 10,000 games and 27 World Series championships. [2]
Initially, the team was commonly referred to as the New York Americans. [44] The team was also referred to as the "Invaders" in the Evening Journal and The Evening World. [45] [46] New York Press Sports Editor Jim Price coined the unofficial nickname Yankees (or "Yanks") for the club as early as 1904, because it was easier to fit in headlines. [47]
New York had 95 wins, the most in team history to that point, but fell three wins short of the AL championship and finished third. [65] In an August 16 game against the Indians, a pitch from Mays hit Indians shortstop Ray Chapman in the head, leading to his death; the Yankees slumped after the incident as Cleveland captured the pennant. [66]
The 2023 New York Yankees season has been an abject disappointment. ... The Yankees announced a paid attendance of 41,096 fans. They did not announce the actual attendance, which clearly consisted ...
The Yankees have played home games in the current Yankee Stadium since 2009. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", [1] [2] the Yankees play in the East Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL).
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The most decorated franchise in Major League Baseball history is returning to the World Series for a showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The New York Yankees will make ...
It is the home field of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and New York City FC of Major League Soccer. The stadium opened in April 2009, replacing the original Yankee Stadium that operated from 1923 to 2008; it is situated on the 24-acre (9.7 ha) former site of Macombs Dam Park, one block north of the original stadium's site. The new ...