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...
On January 10, 1983 — “The Yankee pin stripes belong to New York like Central Park, like the Statue of Liberty, like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, like the Metropolitan Opera, like...
On January 6, 1967, former major league manager Johnny Keane dies from a heart attack at the age of 55. Keane guided the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Championship in 1964,...
[adrotate banner=”42″] On January 5, 1920, in perhaps the most famous transaction in baseball history, the New York Yankees formally announce the purchase of outfielder-pitcher Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox...
[adrotate banner=”42″] On January 5, 1920 — “I think the Yankees are taking a gamble. While Ruth is undoubtedly the greatest hitter the game has ever seen, he is likewise one of...
On January 5, 1984, the New York Yankees sign future Hall of Famer Phil Niekro to a two-year contract. Niekro, who went 11-10 with a 3.97 ERA for the Atlanta Braves in...
On January 3, 1974, the New York Yankees give up on their pursuit of former Oakland A’s manager Dick Williams and hire Bill Virdon. In December, the Yankees had announced the signing...