On January 25 1945 — Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb purchase the New York Yankees for $2.8 million from the heirs of previous owner Jacob Ruppert. The new owners announce...
On January 25, 1943, the Yankees sell future Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez to the rival Boston Braves . Gomez will never pitch in a game for the Braves, who decided to...
On January 22 1929 — The New York Yankees announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to start continuous use of the numbers....
On January 22 1913 — The New York Giants give the Yankees permission to use the Polo Grounds for this season only, as the lease on the Hilltop grounds has expired. The...
On January 19 1972 — The New York Yankees acquire outfielder Johnny Callison on a conditional basis from the Chicago Cubs . The Yankees will end up keeping him and completing the...
On January 17, 1939, the New York Yankees elect Ed Barrow as president. Barrow replaces Jacob Ruppert, who died four days earlier. Barrow will remain Yankee president until 1945, when the team...
On January 17 1970 — Major league teams select a record 357 players in the January phase of the annual free-agent draft, including top pick Chris Chambliss, by Cleveland, and Chris Speier....
On January 16 1974 — The Baseball Writers Association of America elects former New York Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford to the Hall of Fame. Mantle becomes only the seventh...
On January 14, 1954, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees marries famed movie actress Marilyn Monroe. It was the ultimate All-American romance: the tall, handsome hero of the country’s national pastime...
On January 12 1950 — The New York Yankees sell their Newark Bears franchise to the Chicago Cubs , who will move the team to Springfield, Massachusetts. The once-proud Bears, owned by...