New York Yankees History
Author: karimirokompet
This popular All-American baseball team was actually known as the Highlanders during its humble beginnings, but apparently the nickname Highlanders couldn't really catch on fast with the local sportswriters which is why they often used the monicker Yankees or Yanks (the nickname Yankees were actually coined from the fact that the New York Yankees were an All-American team while American locals are actually referred to as Yanks mostly by the British), since people obviously liked this nickname more, they decided to change their name in to the New York Yankees and they didn't change it ever since. The New York Yankees official logo was actually written in script form using the color red with a complementing red bat serving as the background of the k while it hangs down. The two other letters in the logo are actually just a k and an s which helps form a complete circle and actually give the logo the look of a baseball with matching baseball stitching. As a finishing touch, the logo is topped with Uncle Sam's hat that conveniently rests on the top of the bat.
The most famous insignia in sports is actually the interlocking NY which actually made its first appearance on the New York Yankees' (known then as the Highlanders) sleeves and caps way back in the year 1909. As the interlocking NY insignia gained more and more popularity, the New York Yankees decided to incorporate it at the front part of their uniforms while having matching navy blue baseball caps. The immensely popular interlocking NY insignia was actually designed way back in 1877 by a fellow named Louis B. Tiffany who originally designed the popular insignia for a NYPD officer named John McDowell who was highly regarded at that time for his bravery and dedication to his work. Mr. McDowell was actually the first New York police officer who was shot during the time of duty. Bill Devery, who was a former police chief as well as one of the New York Yankees original owners chose the popular insignia for the New York Yankees' uniforms, he made the insignia a permanent fixture on the baseball players' uniforms.
The official team colors of the New York Yankees are Navy Blue, Red and White. While the New York Yankees team motto is courage, tradition and heart. While there are actually two New York Yankees songs, the official song being "Here Comes the Yankees" while the unofficial song is "New York, New York". From 1903 up to the present, the New York Yankees had several managers, 41 all in all, starting with Clark Griffith to Joe Torre (the current New York Yankees manager from the year 1996 up to the present). The New York Yankees has a total of 26 world champions to date while a World Series appearance totalling to 39 all in all. The New York Yankees also boasts of 40 Hall of Fame awardees, including the ever popular Joe DiMaggio (1936-1942, 1946-1951) and Mickey Mantle (1951-1969) - he was even able to acquire three Most Valuable Awards during his career with the New York Yankees, while Joe DiMaggio had three as well and everyone's favorite, Babe Ruth received just one.
Since the establishment of their baseball team, the Highlanders (better known as the New York Yankees) had their worst season way back in 1908 wherein the New York Yankees, for he very first time in franchise history, actually dropped to last place with a horrible record of 51-103.
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1927 NY YANKEES MEMORABILIA STILL SWINGS BIG AT HUNT AUCTION
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By Rosemary McKittrick, www.liveauctiontalk.com
Autographed baseball signed by 21 members of the 1927 New York Yankee team goes on the block and commands $66,000. Photo courtesy of Hunt Auctions. Something about the year and the season demands to be immortalized. The victories, the close calls, the heroes, the home runs, it’s all part of the magic of the 1927 New York Yankees.
In the late innings when other players were easing up, the Yankees were heating up. Powered by red meat, whiskey and cigarettes, they won 110 games and swept the World Series from The Pittsburgh Pirates.
It was an American league record that stood for 27 seasons. Murderers’ Row is what they were nicknamed with a team batting average of .307.
Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs. Lou Gehrig hit 47.
If confidence and steadiness were hallmarks of great players, Ruth and Gehrig had both with a fury unlike anything baseball had ever seen. When they played, there was a sense that history was being made on the grassy fields.
The one-two punches of Ruth and Gehrig in the batting line up demoralized even the best rivals. “Pitchers began pitching to me because if they passed me they still had Lou to contend with,” Ruth said.
Behind Ruth and Gehrig were two more sluggers, Bob Meusel with 103 runs and Tony Lazzeri with 18 homers. Add to that a clean up crew of Earle Combs and Mark Koenig and you had a baseball team beyond all teams.
“Those fellows not only beat you, but they tear your hearts out,” said Washington First Baseman Joe Judge after the Yankees swept a double-header on July 4, 1927.
When professional baseball celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1969, the 1927 New York Yankees was the team they picked as the all-time best. No team has ever been better, baseball historians said. If one player stood out in this team, it had to be Babe Ruth.
“Some 20 years ago, I stopped talking about the Babe for the simple reason that I realized that those who had never seen him didn’t believe me,” said sportswriter Tommy Holmes.
The Babe was bigger than outfield fences, batting averages and ballparks. This was a man who had an insatiable appetite not only for baseball, but for life. This was the energy he brought to the 1927 New York Yankee. This was the energy he inspired in fans.
“I swing big. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can,” Ruth said.
Ruth played in Yankee Stadium but it really could have been called “The House that Ruth Built.”
“Those Yankees were the best team,” Ruth said. “Figure it out. After we got going we won 12 straight World Series games. It was murder. The Yankees had the greatest punch baseball ever knew. We never even worried five or six runs behind…Wham! Wham! Wham! and Wham! Not matter who was pitching.”
It’s no surprise then when an autographed baseball signed by 21 members of the 1927 New York Yankee team goes on the block and commands $66,000. It sold on Feb. 24 in the Important Sports memorabilia and Cards sale at Hunt Auctions in Exton, Pa.
The baseball included signatures of Ruth, Gehrig, Combs, Lazzeri, Koenig and Meusel. Ruth occupies the sweet spot and remains the boldest signature.
Here are some current values for other baseball memorabilia offered in the sale.
Baseball Memorabilia
Studio Portrait; Ty Cobb; posed in a business suit; crisp sepia tone; circa 1910-1915; 7 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches; $1,760.
Advertising sign; rare Stall & Dean baseball equipment tin lithograph display sign; circa 1900; $6,325.
Payroll check; Babe Ruth; endorsed; New York Yankees; for the amount of $6,190.76; 1927; $21,450.
Bat; rare “Shoeless” Joe Jackson professional model; Louisville Slugger 125 model; circa 1921-1924; $22,000. |
New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship Collectibles
 
World Series MVP Baseball Signed by Four Yankees
World Series MVP Baseball Signed by Four Yankees : Here's an opportunity to own a Major League Baseball autographed by no fewer than four New York Yankees who won Most Valuable Player awards in World Series. These baseballs are hand-signed by Don Larsen (1956), Bobby Richardson (1960), Ralph Terry (1962) and Bucky Dent (1978). Each has also inscribed World Series statistics on the baseball. Comes with a certificate of authenticity from Steiner Sports. In stock, ships within 3 days.
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