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Topic: 1938 New York Yankees season

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Postseason Index - Baseball-Reference.com World Series (4-1): New York Yankees (98-56, AL) vs. St. World Series (4-0): New York Yankees (101-53, AL) vs. St. Series outcomes and season records are in () 's, and series winners are in Bold and listed first. www.baseball-reference.com /postseason

1989 World Series [Definition] 1938 The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in 4 games for their record third straight championship and the 7th in their history.... [click for more] World Series In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff) and is awarded the World Series Trophy. www.wikimirror.com /1989_World_Series

New York Yankees (39) American League Champions 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003. signed baseball from Roger Clemens used in his 20th victory of the 2001 season when he improved his record to 20-1. The ball is signed "God Bless the USA" to honor the memory of those in the September 11, 2001 tragedy. www.baseballhalloffame.org /teams/AL/yankees.htm   (725 words)

New York Yankees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 2005 season for the New York Yankees thus far has not ushered in any memories of the dynasty days. The New York Yankees is a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. The Yankees won the day, driving a stake through the hearts of their rivals' fans when Bucky Dent drove a game-winning home run over the "Green Monster," one of several emotional moments in the team's history that had Red Sox fans wondering if their team was under some kind of a curse. www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/New_York_Yankees   (725 words)

Yankee Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia New York Yankees, in 1927, 1938, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1977, 1996 and 1999. Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. Knowing the Stadium would close in the middle (for football) of the 1973 season, and that the stadium they had arranged to build in New Jersey (to be named Giants Stadium) would not open until 1976,the team secured temporary home fields for the remainder of 1973 and all of 1974 and 1975. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yankee_Stadium   (4023 words)

John Sterling (sportscaster) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Sterling (born July 4, 1938) is an American sportscaster and the radio voice of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. He has announced Yankees games since 1989, calling 162 games a year, plus pre-season and post-season, without missing one. A big 'Thank you!' to everyone who donated in this fundraiser! en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Sterling_(sportscaster)   (664 words)

Ted Williams BaseballLibrary.com The Chief is the first American League hurler with two no-hitters in a season; Vander Meer's pair in 1938 is the only other time a pitcher has thrown two in a season. May 31, 1961: Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris again homer as New York edges Boston, 7—6. The Yankees are three 1/2 games ahead of slumping Cleveland with two to play. www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/W/Williams_Ted.stm   (11166 words)

Chicago Cubs : History : Cubs Timeline Hartnett replaces Charlie Grimm as manager during the season, and lead the Cubs to the 1938 World Series against the New York Yankees, where the Cubs are swept four games to none. In 1938, one of the most dramatic moments in team history occurs when catcher Gabby Hartnett hits the legendary "Homer in the Gloamin'" at Wrigley Field. Hartnett's round-tripper off Pittsburgh's Mace Brown gives the Cubs their third NL pennant of the decade. chicago.cubs.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/chc/history/timeline05.jsp   (443 words)

Ballparks of Baseball-Kansas City Municipal Stadium In 1938, the New York Yankees bought Blues, and the stadium was renamed Ruppert Stadium, after the owner of the Yankees, Jacob Ruppert. As part of an effort to make the stadium more hitter friendly, an area of bleachers known as "Pennants Porch" was added in right field prior to the 1964 season, so the ballpark could have the same home run distance as Yankee Stadium. The stadium was originally built for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League and the Kansas City Blues (minor league team). www.ballparksofbaseball.com /past/KCMunicipal.htm   (489 words)

Ballparks of Baseball-Kansas City Municipal Stadium In 1938, the New York Yankees bought Blues and the stadium was renamed Ruppert Stadium, after the owner of the Yankees, Jacob Ruppert. As part of an effort to make the stadium more hitter friendly, an area of bleachers known as "Pennants Porch" was added in right field prior to the 1964 season, so the ballpark could have the same home run distance as Yankee Stadium. The stadium was originally built for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League and the Kansas City Blues (minor league team). www.ballparksofbaseball.com /past/KCMunicipal.htm   (500 words)

John Sterling (sportscaster) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Sterling (born July 4, 1938) is an American sportscaster and the radio voice of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. Sterling also hosted a sports talk radio show on WMCA in New York for much of the 1970s, where he was one of the early adopters of the abrasive, confrontational style of sports talk host. GONE!" During the 2005 season, Sterling called an Alex Rodriguez home run "an A-bomb from A-Rod," and a Tino Martinez home run as one for "the Bam-Tino," referencing the "Bambino" Babe Ruth. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Sterling_(sportscaster)   (761 words)

Baseball Greatest Feats Signed Lithograph (Don Larsen, Bobby Thompson, Johnny Vander Meer) On October 8, 1956 New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen became the only pitcher in history to throw a no-hitter in the World Series. and Johnny Vander Meer's consecutive no-hitters hurled in 1938. During a five-day span in 1938, Johnny Vander Meer wrote his name into baseball lore. www.anacondasports.com /webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10201&categoryId=50951&langId=-1&sportId=49320&productId=110371   (259 words)

Ballparks of Baseball-Kansas City Municipal Stadium In 1938, the New York Yankees bought Blues, and the stadium was renamed Ruppert Stadium, after the owner of the Yankees, Jacob Ruppert. As part of an effort to make the stadium more hitter friendly, an area of bleachers known as "Pennants Porch" was added in right field prior to the 1964 season, so the ballpark could have the same home run distance as Yankee Stadium. The stadium was originally named Muehlebach Field, after owner of the Blues, George Muehlebach built the stadium. www.ballparksofbaseball.com /past/KCMunicipal.htm   (259 words)

Joe Gordon (baseball player) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia From the late 1930s through the 1940s, Gordon starred in the American League for the New York Yankees (1938-43, 1946) and Cleveland Indians (1947-50). In the middle of the 1960 season, he was involved in what is believed to be the only trade between managers, when the Cleveland Indians traded him to the Detroit Tigers for their skipper Jimmy Dykes. Gordon was a career.268 hitter with 253 home runs and 975 RBI in 1566 games. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Gordon_(baseball_player)   (183 words)

Joe Gordon Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac Gordon was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1938, with the New York Yankees, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page. Joe Gordon's biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable) career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this Joe Gordon baseball statistics page. Joe Gordon was born on Thursday, February 18, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=gordojo01   (309 words)

Sportspic.com Canadian Born Major League Baseball Players He first played in the majors with the Yankees (the New York team was also known as the "Highlanders" at this time) in 1909 and started his first game in 1910, beating the Athletics 1-0, on 5 hits. He was the 1st Canadian born pitcher to win 20 games in a season. Handrahan, V - played 1964-66 - James Vernon Handrahan Born November 27, 1938 - Charlottetown P.E.I. Harkness, T - played 1961-64 - Thomas William Harkness Born December 23, 1937 - Lachine, Quebec www.sportspic.com /cndsports/cndmlb.htm   (2860 words)

SITT - Joe Gordon Beginning as a rookie with the Yankees in 1938, Gordon went on to play in six World Series, five with New York and one with the Cleveland Indians. Oddly enough, in that year, his offensive stats were down a bit from his average season, but by that tune he was also among the elite as a fielder, superb in turning the double play. He was one of a superb group of California athletes born during the years of World War I who began great careers before World War II and who were stars in the seasons after that. www.thediamondangle.com /sitt/joegordon.html   (460 words)

Joe Gordon (baseball player) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia From the late 1930s through the 1940s, Gordon starred in the American League for the New York Yankees (1938-43, 1946) and Cleveland Indians (1947-50). In the middle of the 1960 season, he was involved in what is believed to be the only trade between managers, when the Cleveland Indians traded him to the Detroit Tigers for their skipper Jimmy Dykes. Gordon was a career.268 hitter with 253 home runs and 975 RBI in 1566 games. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Gordon_(baseball_player)   (202 words)

wikien.info: Main_Page Perry retired in 1983 after pitching for eight teams (the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals). Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15, 1938 in Williamston, North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball player and member of the United States Baseball Hall of Fame. Like most pitchers, Perry was not renowned for his hitting ability, and in his rookie season of 1963, he joked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, just hours after Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, Perry hit the first home run of his career. www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Gaylord_Perry   (320 words)

Manny Ramirez Online - Articles (1999) Ramirez drove in a run to reach 160 RBI, the most in the majors since Jimmie Foxx had 175 in 1938, and Wil Cordero hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning as the Cleveland Indians spoiled the Toronto Blue Jays' last home game of the season with an 11-7 win Sunday. The Indians have the best record in baseball and scored 23 runs in the recent three-game series at New York. But facts are facts: Finley has never been a 20-game winner, and aside from his relative success against the Yankees -- he's 16-9 against the Bombers, lifetime -- offered Hart no compelling reason to sign him other than the lack of better choices from the free-agent field. www.jeffnyveen.com /manny/articles/1999.html   (320 words)

Chicago Cubs : History : Cubs Timeline Hartnett replaces Charlie Grimm as manager during the season, and lead the Cubs to the 1938 World Series against the New York Yankees, where the Cubs are swept four games to none. In 1932, Manager Charlie Grimm leads the Cubs to the National League pennant, the team's second in four years. October 1, 1932: Yankee Babe Ruth hits alleged "called shot" off Charlie Root in Game 3 of World Series. www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/chc/history/timeline05.jsp   (320 words)

New York Yankees - Pictures At the end of the 1900 season, the American League re-organized and, with its president Ban Johnson as the driving force, decided to assert itself as a new major league. The intention of Johnson and the American League had been to place a team in New York City, but their efforts had been stymied by the political connections that owners of the National League New York Giants had with Tammany Hall. The Red Sox have not won a World Series since the Ruth deal (see Curse of the Bambino) and the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry has become one of the fiercest in baseball. www.greatestinfo.org /New_York_Yankees   (320 words)

Autographed Baseballs -- 1938 Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees The presence together of Kimball and Dean is helpful in establishing a date; the two were Chicago teammates only in late-season 1938, when Kimball was called up from Birmingham of the Southern Association. Notes: The players represented on this ball were all members of the 1938 Cubs and Yankees, the competitors in that year's World Series. Joe McCarthy (Yankees' manager) and Red Rolfe (their third baseman) were in the opposite dugout. www.nd.edu /~joycecol/exhibits/bbexhibit/balls/38chiN/38chiN.html   (229 words)

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