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  2. List of New York Yankees captains - Wikipedia

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    After the death of Gehrig, then manager Joe McCarthy declared that the Yankees would never have another captain. [4] The position remained vacant until team owner George Steinbrenner named Thurman Munson as captain in 1976. [5] Following Munson's death, Graig Nettles served as captain. Willie Randolph and Ron Guidry were named co-captains in 1986.

  3. Thurman Munson - Wikipedia

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    Thurman Munson's number 15 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1979. The day after his death, before the start of the Yankees' four-game set with the Baltimore Orioles in the Bronx, the team paid tribute to their deceased captain in a pre-game ceremony in which the starters stood at their defensive positions, save for the catcher's box ...

  4. Lou Gehrig - Wikipedia

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    Gehrig, as Yankee captain, himself took the lineup card out to the shocked umpires before the game, ending the 14-year streak. Before the game began, the Briggs Stadium announcer told the fans, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time Lou Gehrig's name will not appear on the Yankee lineup in 2,130 consecutive games."

  5. Bobby Murcer - Wikipedia

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    His retirement on June 20, 1983, was hastened by the Yankees wanting to bring up rookie first baseman/outfielder Don Mattingly. Murcer, fittingly, was the last active player to have been a playing teammate of Mickey Mantle. His final game came on June 11, 1983. On August 7, 1983, the Yankees honored his years in pinstripes with "Bobby Murcer Day".

  6. New York Yankees - Wikipedia

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    The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City alongside the National League (NL)'s New York Mets.

  7. New York Yankees team captains - Wikipedia

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  8. List of New York Yankees owners and executives - Wikipedia

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    Dan Topping, Larry MacPhail, and Del Webb purchased the Yankees from Ruppert's estate in 1945. [5] Topping and Webb forced MacPhail out of the Yankees ownership group due to his confrontational behavior after the 1947 World Series. [6] In 1964, Topping and Webb sold the team to CBS, [7] during which time the franchise struggled.

  9. Willie Keeler - Wikipedia

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    Keeler remained in Brooklyn and did not actually jump to the new league until 1903, when he signed with the New York Highlanders (renamed the Yankees in 1913). In 1905, Keeler set the Yankees team record for most sacrifice hits in a season with 42. [16] Keeler was the Yankees' captain during the 1908 and 1909 seasons. [17]