Yankees History

10 Questions about the New York Yankees
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From 1903 until 1913 the Yankees were called what?
  • New York Highlanders
  • New York Islanders
  • New York Knicks
  • New York Rangers
  • New York Mets
  • New York Jets
  • New York Giants
  • Baltimore Orioles
    • 2
    Who batted third for the 1927 Yankees?
  • Earle Combs
  • Mark Koenig
  • Babe Ruth
  • Lou Gehrig
  • Bob Meusel
  • Tony Lazzeri
  • Joe Dugan
  • Pat Collins
    • 3
    Who described himself as "the luckiest man on the face of the Earth" on July 4, 1939?
  • Joe DiMaggio
  • Whitey Ford
  • Bill Dickey
  • Red Ruffing
  • Mel Ott
  • Babe Ruth
  • Lou Gehrig
  • Tony Lazzeri
    • 4
    Which Yankee's 13 year career was interrupted by 3 years of military service during World War II?
  • Whitey Ford
  • Joe DiMaggio
  • Mickey Mantle
  • Reggie Jackson
  • Billy Martin
  • Yogi Berra
  • Ted Williams
  • Bill Dickey
    • 5
    Who won the AL MVP and Triple Crown in 1956?
  • Joe DiMaggio
  • Whitey Ford
  • Roger Maris
  • Mickey Mantle
  • Billy Martin
  • Yogi Berra
  • Ted Williams
  • Hank Aaron
    • 6
    What did the New York Yankees do in 1966 that they had never done before?
  • Won the World Series
  • Hit 5 home runs in a game
  • Struck out 20 times in one game
  • Score 20 runs in one game
  • Beat the Mets in the World Series
  • Beat the Red Sox 12 times
  • Had a woman play first base on opening day
  • Finished in last place
    • 7
    Who bought the Yankees in 1973 and went on to acquire Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson to return them to World Series glory before the decade was out?
  • Nelson Rockefeller
  • J Paul Getty
  • Andrew Carnegie
  • Ted Turner
  • Jack Kent Cooke
  • Bill Gates
  • George Steinbrenner
  • Mark Cuban
    • 8
    Who won the 1985 AL MVP while leading both leagues with a whopping 145 RBIs?
  • Reggie Jackson
  • Willie McGee
  • Dave Winfield
  • Don Mattingly
  • Dave Righetti
  • Thurman Munson
  • Darryl Strawberry
  • Dwight Gooden
    • 9
    What 14-time All-Star Shortstop won his first World Series title with the Yankees in 1996?
  • Don Mattingly
  • Tony Fernandez
  • Cal Ripken
  • Alan Trammel
  • Derek Jeter
  • Bucky Dent
  • Willie Randolph
  • Rafael Santana
    • 10
    What great Yankee relief pitcher blew the save of Game 7 of the 2001 World Series losing it to the Arizona Diamondbacks?
  • Goose Gossage
  • Roger Clemens
  • Sterling Hitchcock
  • Sparky Lyle
  • Mariano Rivera
  • Andy Pettite
  • Mike Stanton
  • Orlando Hernandez
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