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The 1944 New York Yankees season was the team's 42nd season in New York. The team finished in third place in the American League with a record of 83–71, finishing 6 games behind the St. Louis Browns. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
The 1944 World Series was an all-St. Louis World Series, matching the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park. It marked the third time in World Series history in which both teams had the same home field (the others being the 1921 and 1922 Series, both played at the Polo Grounds in New York City ).
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Yankees franchise, including the 1901–02 Baltimore Orioles, and the 1903–12 New York Highlanders. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
The team gained a reputation as one of the strongest the Yankees had fielded, along with the 1927 and 1939 Yankees. [168] New York returned to the World Series in 1962, facing the San Francisco Giants. After exchanging victories in the first six games of the Series, the Yankees won the decisive seventh game 1–0 to clinch the title. [169]
Here are the members of the Rangers' roster who spent meaningful time with one of New York's baseball franchises before coming together to help their new team make history: Aroldis Chapman
New York Yankees: 83: 71 .539 6 47–31 36–40 Boston Red Sox: 77: 77 .500 12 47–30 30–47 Cleveland Indians: 72: 82 .468 17 39–38 33–44 Philadelphia Athletics: 72: 82 .468 17 39–37 33–45 Chicago White Sox: 71: 83 .461 18 41–36 30–47 Washington Senators: 64: 90 .416 25 ...
PHOTO: New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (8) jumps into the arms of pitcher Don Larsen after Larsen pitched the first perfect game in World Series history, defeating the Dodgers 2-0 at New York ...
The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team based in The Bronx, New York.The team competes as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Established in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles), the team relocated to New York in 1903 as the New York Highlanders, they officially renamed to their current name in 1913.