Rivera retired as the last major league player to wear uniform number 42.One of the game's premier power hitters, "Mr. October" blasted 563 career roundtrippers, sixth all-time.
Dickey also excelled at the plate, batting over .300 in 10 of his first 11 seasons while hitting 202 homers during his career.
Former Cy Young Award-winning closer The 1970s ended on a tragic note for the Yankees.
The New York Yankees have featured rosters littered with way too … Major League Baseball and its participating clubs have retired various uniform numbers … The face of baseball for a generation of fans, Jeter played a franchise-record 20 seasons with the Yankees from 1995-2014, retiring with a personal career winning percentage of .593 (1,628-1,117-2) and five World Series rings. He batted .320 in the 1951 World Series and was named Series' MVP. That stat may best explain why the diminutive shortstop is regarded as a true Yankee legend. His teams compiled a 76-47 record over 12 consecutive postseason appearances. A few interim managers later, Bettering the clubs managed by Joe McCarthy, the Yankees won the World Series five consecutive times from The year 1961 was one of the most memorable in Yankees history. Drove in at least 100 runs for 13 straight seasons (1926-38) and established an American-League record with 184 RBI in 1931. In the memorable Joe Torre had a mediocre run as a manager in the National League,Despite winning the AL East for the ninth consecutive year, the Yankees lost again in the On June 18, 2007, the Yankees broke new ground by signing the first two professional baseball players from the People's Republic of China to the MLB,After Torre's departure, the Yankees signed former catcher During the off-season, the Yankees retooled their roster with several star free agent acquisitions, including In 2012, the Yankees again finished the season with the AL's best record at 95–67. The versatile two-time Gold Glove catcher was an important member of the A.L.
Number retired: May 24, 2015 Williams played his entire 16-year career with the Yankees (1991-2006), batting .297 with 449 doubles, 278 home runs and 1,257 RBIs in 2,076 games. In Game 1 of the 1999 ALCS vs. Boston, he hit a memorable 10th-inning, "walk-off" home run. Many rate his 56-consecutive-game batting streak in 1941 as the top baseball feat of all time.
Combative and daring, Martin was a brilliant baseball strategist and a legend in Yankee history.The face of baseball for a generation of fans, Jeter played a franchise-record 20 seasons with the Yankees from 1995-2014, retiring with a personal career winning percentage of .593 (1,628-1,117-2) and five World Series rings. Compiled a .340 lifetime batting average and belted 493 home runs in a career shortened by terminal illness. The wily southpaw's lifetime record of 236-106 gives him the best percentage (.690) of any 20th century pitcher. pennant-winning Yankee teams in nine of his first ten seasons with the club. The left-hander is the franchise leader in strikeouts and tied with Whitey Ford for the most starts.
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972.Regarded as one of the greatest catchers of all-time. His feat of guiding the Yankees to 10 pennants and seven world titles in a 12-year span ranks as the top managerial accomplishment of all time. Holds fielding mark for second baseman playing in 150 or more games with .992. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1993.Reliable and consistent throughout his career, Pettitte pitched 15 seasons with the club (1995-2003, '07-10, '12-13), going 219-127 with a 3.94 ERA (447G/438GS, 2,796.1IP, 2,020K). Led Yankees to the 1964 pennant as manager. As early as the 1961–62 off-season, longtime fans noticed that the pipeline of talent had started to dry up. He was a durable, outstanding shortstop, skilled bunter and enthusiastic baserunner with a solid .273 lifetime batting average.
A four-time World Series champion (1996, '98, '99, 2000), he is the Yankees' all-time postseason leader in HR (22) and RBI (80) and ranks third in games played (121). He was an authentic baseball ambassador, making the game fun for millions of Americans.
On August 2, 1979, catcher The 1980 season brought more changes. He trails only Ford (236 wins, 3,171.0IP) and Red Ruffing (231 wins, 3,168.0IP) in wins and innings pitched. Jackson was an exciting clutch player and an intimidating cleanup hitter with a .490 career slugging percentage. The Yankees' co-captain-with Willie Randolph-from 1986 through his retirement in 1989, he remains in the Top 10 on the Yankees' all-time list in games pitched (368), innings pitched (2392.0), wins (170), winning percentage (.651), strikeouts (1778) and shutouts (26). The Yankees need to retire these numbers in Monument Park, for reasons both good and bad. Billy Martin was fired once again and Following the team's loss to the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series, the Yankees began their longest absence from the playoffs since 1921. It had greatly deteriorated by the late 1960s, and the surrounding neighborhood had gone south as well.