New York Yankees:1920s1990s

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New York Yankees1920s-1990s
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Commitment To Excellence

• 26 World Championships
• 39 American League Titles
• 14 Division Titles
• More Championships Than Any Team in Any Sport

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1920s

• 3 World Series Title
• 1920- The Yankees purchase Babe Ruth
• 1921- The Yankees clinch their first American
  League pennant
• 1923- Yankee Stadium opens
• 1924- Lou Gehrig begins his consecutive games
  streak
• 1927- Babe Ruth breaks single season homerun
  record

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1930s (5 Titles)

• 1932- Lou Gehrig becomes the first player to hit
  four homeruns in a game
• 1933- Babe Ruth hits his 700th homerun

• 1939- Lou Gehrigs consecutive game streak ends
• 1934- The Yankees purchase Joe DiMaggio

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1940s (4 Titles)

• 1940- Lou Gehrig dies at the age of 37
• 1941- Joe DiMaggio finishes getting a hit in 56
  straight games
• 1946- The first night game is played at Yankee
  Stadium
• 1947- Babe Ruths number 3 is retired

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1950s (6 Titles)

• 1950- Mickey Mantle makes his debut
• 1951- Joe DiMaggio retires
• 1953- Yankees win fifth consecutive Championship
• 1956- Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in
  World Series history

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1960s (2 Titles)

• 1961- Roger Maris breaks the single season
  homerun record with 61 homeruns
• 1967- Mickey Mantle hits his 500th homerun
• 1969- Mickey Mantles number 7 is retired

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1970s (2 Titles)

• 1973- George Steinbrenner The Boss purchases
  the Yankees
• 1975- The new Yankee Stadium opens its doors

• 1976- The Yankees sign Reggie Jackson
• 1977- The All Star Game is played at Yankee
  Stadium
• 1977- Reggie Jackson hits 3 homeruns in one World
  Series game

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1980s (0 Titles)

• Worst decade in Yankee history
• 1981- Yankees only World Series appearance of the
  decade
• 1983- Don Mattinglys rookie year
• 1987- Billy Martin is hired for the fifth time to
  manage the Yankees

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1990s (3 Titles)

• Return to glory
• 1995- The Yankees reach the postseason for the
  first time since 1981
• 1996- The Yankees win their first World Series
  since 1978
• 1999- The Yankees win their third title in four
  years

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26 ChampionshipsOh My!