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unusual facts about The New York Yankees



Cicala Filmworks

Founded in 1997 by Stefan Schaefer and Diane Crespo, the company has also created promotional content for clients such as The Guggenheim Museum, The New York Yankees, The March of Dimes, among many others.


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1957 Kansas City Athletics season

June 15, 1957: Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni, and Harry Simpson were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Ralph Terry, Woodie Held, Billy Martin, and Bob Martyn.

1973–74 New York Rangers season

On July 27, 1973, E. Michael Burke handed in his resignation to the New York Yankees, so that he could become president of Madison Square Garden.

Andy Michael

Michael was a scout for the New York Yankees from 1978 to 1982 and was responsible for the signing of Bob Tewksbury and Joe Lefebvre who were both drafted by the Yankees out of Concord, New Hampshire.

Art Jorgens

Jorgens has the dubious distinction of having played on teams that won five pennants and five world championships (the New York Yankees in 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939), yet never making a single appearance in a World Series game.

Bill McKinley

With Bob Gibson on the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth inning of the second game in the 1964 World Series, McKinley ruled that a Gibson pitch hit Joe Pepitone of the New York Yankees.

Bloomfield Cemetery

Hank Borowy (1916–2004), Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers.

Dutch Dotterer

Mike was drafted by the New York Yankees (1979,1983), the Oakland Athletics (1982) and in the NFL by the Los Angeles Raiders (1983) where he was a member of the 1984 Super Bowl Championship Team.

Enterprise Radio Network

Talk show hosts and update announcers included John Sterling, the current voice of the New York Yankees; Don Chevrier, the longtime TV voice of the Toronto Blue Jays; network radio veterans John O'Reilly and Bob Buck; Jay Howard, the radio voice of the San Antonio Spurs' first NBA championship; and Bill Denehy, a former major league pitcher.

Frank Tepedino

In order to fully complete the trade, the New York Yankees sent Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973) and Al Closter (September 5, 1973) to the Atlanta Braves.

Frazee

Harry Frazee (1881-1929), American theatrical agent and producer, one-time owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team who sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.

Gary Sanchez

Gary Sánchez (born 1992), baseball player in the New York Yankees organization

Joseph Gerard

Joe Girardi (born 1964), former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the New York Yankees

Mike McNally

Dec. 10, 1924: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Howie Shanks.

Pablo Carreno

From Elston Howard, the first African-American to play for the New York Yankees, to often billionaire Donald Trump, people from all walks of life were drawn to him and his art.

Robert A. Hefner

He enjoyed becoming friends with Presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower, serving his community, building a collection of walking canes and cow bells (his favorite a rusty cow bell given to him by Will Rogers and a bell connected to a baseball signed by all the New York Yankees given to him by their pitcher Allie Reynolds), and helping those with meager means, like he was as a child, continue on in their education.

Steve Souchock

New York Yankees’ scout Bill Skiff had scouted Steve Souchock, and eventually he signed with the New York Yankees in June 1939, before the 1939 baseball season.

The Opposite

Thanks to his date, George gets an interview at the New York Yankees, where he also does the opposite of his instincts and criticizes George Steinbrenner (voiced by Larry David) about his management practices, thus landing him the job of Assistant to the Traveling Secretary.

Tim Foli

The Angels traded Foli to the New York Yankees for pitcher Curt Kaufman after the season.

West Chester Golden Rams

Pat Kelly - Major League Baseball Player - Second Baseman for the New York Yankees