On February 6 1926 — The St. Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from the New York Yankees for pitcher George Mogridge and cash. Although Schang is 36 years of age, he...
On February 5 1935 — At 39 years of age, home run king Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees . He will sign with the Boston Braves to play...
On February 5, 1984 — The Yankees obtain third baseman Toby Harrah and minor leaguer Rick Brown from the Cleveland Indians for Dan Boitano, rookie outfielder Otis Nixon, George Frazier and minor...
On February 5 1921 — The New York Yankees purchase 10 acres of land in the Bronx. The Yankees will use the land as the site for their new park, which will...
On February 5 1942 — – The Boston Braves obtain outfielder Tommy Holmes from the New York Yankees for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore in one of the best trades in Braves...
On February 5 1935 — At 39 years of age, home run king Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees . He will sign with the Boston Braves to play...
On February 5, 1930 — The Reds select Leo Durocher (.246, 0, 32) off waivers. The 24 year-old shortstop, an unpopular player in the Yankees clubhouse, falls out of favor in New...
On February 4 1915 — The New York Yankees purchase Wally Pipp and Hugh High from the Detroit Tigers for a reported $5,000 each. Baseball historian Lyle Spatz (Yankees Coming, Yankees Going)...
On February 1 2016 — The Yankees suffer a blow as one of their best young hitters, 1B Greg Bird, who filled in very well when Mark Teixeira went down with a...
On February 1 1999 — The New York Yankees trade highly-touted third base prospect Mike Lowell to the Florida Marlins for three minor league pitchers – Mark Johnson, Ed Yarnall and Todd...