The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J. Farrell and William Stephen Devery bought the rights to an American League (AL) club in New York City after the 1902 season. The team, which became known as the Yankees in 1913, rarely contended for the AL championship before the acquisition of outfielder Babe Ruth after the 1919 season. With Ruth in the lineup, the Yankees won their first AL title in 1921, followed by their first World Series championship in 1923. Ruth and first baseman Lou Gehrig were part of the team's Murderers' Row lineup, which led the Yankees to a then-AL record 110 wins and a Series championship in 1927 under Miller Huggins.
Yankee Ruth hits home runs 57 and 58 to beat the Indians 8-7
The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J.
Historical Significance
The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century.
Events Before
Isaac Asimov is born
Isaac Asimov, American writer and biochemist, known for american writer and biochemist, was born on 1920-01-02.
Byelorussian Communist Organization is founded as a separate party
The Byelorussian Communist Organisation was a communist group in Belarus, led by Usievalad Ihnatoŭski.
League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris
The League of Nations (LN or LoN; French: Société des Nations [sɔsjete de nɑsjɔ̃], SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
First day of alcohol prohibition comes into effect in the US as a result of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution
The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) to the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.
Baseball Hall of Famer "Rube" Foster and seven other team owners create the first Negro National League (NNL) at a meeti
Baseball Hall of Famer "Rube" Foster and seven other team owners create the first Negro National League (NNL) at a meeting in a Kansas City YMCA
Events After
British Columbia, Canada, starts driving on the right-hand side of the road
British Columbia, Canada, starts driving on the right-hand side of the road
Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabet
Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabetes
James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" is first published by Sylvia Beach in Paris (1,000 copies)
Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce. Partially serialised in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, the entire work was published in Paris…
American founder of the Chicago Bears football team George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing
American founder of the Chicago Bears football team George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing
Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and grantin
Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and granting the country nominal independence while reserving control over military and diplomatic matters
More from the 1920s
birth
Isaac Asimov is born
Isaac Asimov, American writer and biochemist, known for american writer and biochemist, was born on 1920-01-02.
birth
Charlie Munger is born
Charlie Munger, American businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1924-01-01.
birth
Vernon L. Smith is born
Vernon L. Smith, American economist and nobel laureate, known for american economist and nobel laureate, was born on 1927-01-01.
Byelorussian Communist Organization is founded as a separate party
The Byelorussian Communist Organisation was a communist group in Belarus, led by Usievalad Ihnatoŭski.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on September 26, 1921?
- The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J. Farrell and William Stephen Devery bought the rights to an American League (AL) club in New York City after the 1902 season.
- Why is Yankee Ruth hits home runs 57 and 58 to beat the Indians 8-7 significant?
- The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century.