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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Baseball player duo Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M%26M_Boys_1961.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/M%26M_Boys_1961.png/200px-M%26M_Boys_1961.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/M%26M_Boys_1961.png/300px-M%26M_Boys_1961.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/M%26M_Boys_1961.png 2x" data-file-width="311" data-file-height="370" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris</a> <i>(left)</i> and <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a> <i>(right)</i> in 1961</figcaption></figure> <p>The "<b>M&M Boys</b>" were the duo of <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> players <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris</a>, who were teammates from 1960 to 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They gained prominence during the <a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961 season</a>, when Maris and Mantle, batting third and <a href="/wiki/Cleanup_hitter" title="Cleanup hitter">cleanup</a> (fourth) in the Yankee lineup respectively, both challenged <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>'s 34-year-old single-season record of 60 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>. The home run lead would change hands between the two teammates numerous times throughout the summer and fueled intense scrutiny of the players by the press. Maris eventually broke the record when he hit his 61st home run on the final day of the season, while Mantle hit 54 before he was forced to pull out of the lineup in September because of an abscessed hip. </p><p>Maris' record stood for 37 years until it was broken in <a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1998 Major League Baseball season">1998</a> by <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a>, who later admitted to taking performance enhancing drugs during much of his career.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maris and Mantle still hold the single-season record for combined home runs by a pair of teammates, with 115.<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MLB_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Beginnings">Beginnings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mickey Mantle joined the Yankees in 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-NY500mantle_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NY500mantle-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Roger Maris joined the Yankees, becoming Mickey Mantle's teammate in <a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1960 Major League Baseball season">1960</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a> traded Maris with <a href="/wiki/Kent_Hadley" title="Kent Hadley">Kent Hadley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_DeMaestri" title="Joe DeMaestri">Joe DeMaestri</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Marv_Throneberry" title="Marv Throneberry">Marv Throneberry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norm_Siebern" title="Norm Siebern">Norm Siebern</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hank_Bauer" title="Hank Bauer">Hank Bauer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Don_Larsen" title="Don Larsen">Don Larsen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mantle played <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center field</a>, while Maris played <a href="/wiki/Right_field" class="mw-redirect" title="Right field">right field</a>. </p><p>During the 1960 season, Mantle led the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) with 40 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>, while Maris finished with 39.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maris led the AL with 112 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> (RBI) and a .581 <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a>. He also had a .283 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a>, the highest of his career, and won a <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maris won the 1960 <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-MVP_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MVP-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with 72% of the vote, while Mantle finished runner-up in the vote, placing just behind Maris with 71%.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference1961_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1961-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1961_season">1961 season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1961 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Near the beginning of the season, New York Yankees manager <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Houk" title="Ralph Houk">Ralph Houk</a> decided to switch Mantle and Maris around in the <a href="/wiki/Batting_order_(baseball)" title="Batting order (baseball)">batting order</a>, having Maris bat third and Mantle cleanup instead of vice versa.<sup id="cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is cited as an advantage for Maris, as opposition pitchers were reluctant to <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_(P)#pitch_around" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of baseball (P)">pitch around</a> him, as this would result in Mantle coming up to the plate to bat.<sup id="cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, pitchers gave Maris better pitches to hit for fear of walking him.<sup id="cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At first, the batting order switch appeared to have little effect on Maris, who hit only one home run in April.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he gained momentum in the home run race in May and June, slugging 11 and 15 home runs, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, Mantle started off the season strong, hitting 14 home runs by the end of May and 11 homers in June.<sup id="cite_ref-Home_Run_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of June, it became clear that both M&M Boys were on pace to challenge Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record.<sup id="cite_ref-Home_Run_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, their chances of breaking Ruth's record were dealt a heavy blow on July 17, when <a href="/wiki/Ford_Frick" title="Ford Frick">Ford Frick</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner of Baseball</a>, ruled that a player would have to hit more than 60 home runs in 154 games<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in order to break Ruth's record.<sup id="cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Home_Run_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-misunderstood_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-misunderstood-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frick, who was a good friend of Ruth and served as his <a href="/wiki/Ghostwriter" title="Ghostwriter">ghostwriter</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Home_Run_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> added that a "distinctive mark" would have to be added should the record be broken after 154 games.<sup id="cite_ref-Home_Run_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-misunderstood_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-misunderstood-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the pressure intensifying over the newfound need to break the record within the time limit,<sup id="cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maris passed Mantle on August 15 for the final time that year and led the home run race for the rest of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-Home_Run_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maris then became the first player in history to join the <a href="/wiki/50_home_run_club" title="50 home run club">50 home run club</a> by the end of August.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the start of September, the race for the single-season record was still extremely close, with Maris having hit 56 home runs to Mantle's 53.<sup id="cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Mantle was forced to pull out of the race after succumbing to an abscess in his hip joint<sup id="cite_ref-misunderstood_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-misunderstood-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> caused from an injection that was supposed to cure him of a flu.<sup id="cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though most fans supported Mantle<sup id="cite_ref-misunderstood_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-misunderstood-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and vociferously rooted against Maris,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was the latter player who was now left to break Ruth's record alone. </p><p>Maris had a total of 58 home runs when the Yankees' played their 154th game of the season against the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He homered just once in the game, falling two short of setting a new and recognized single-season home run record. Ironically, Maris hit his 60th home run in fewer <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearance" title="Plate appearance">plate appearances</a> (684) than Babe Ruth (689).<sup id="cite_ref-Home_Run_13-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-misunderstood_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-misunderstood-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This made Frick's ruling nonsensical, since games played "matter less" than the number of opportunities presented to a batter.<sup id="cite_ref-Home_Run_13-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 1, the final day of the season, only 23,154 people were in attendance at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> to see Maris hit his 61st home run of the season against <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Stallard" title="Tracy Stallard">Tracy Stallard</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frick's ruling back in July, coupled with the Yankees' reluctance to highlight the event, are cited as reasons for the surprisingly low attendance.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Roger_Maris_Plaque.jpg/214px-Roger_Maris_Plaque.jpg" decoding="async" width="214" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Roger_Maris_Plaque.jpg/321px-Roger_Maris_Plaque.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Roger_Maris_Plaque.jpg/428px-Roger_Maris_Plaque.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:127px;max-width:127px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MantleMonument.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/MantleMonument.jpg/125px-MantleMonument.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/MantleMonument.jpg/188px-MantleMonument.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/MantleMonument.jpg/250px-MantleMonument.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2142" data-file-height="2856" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris</a> is honored with a plaque <i>(left)</i> in <a href="/wiki/Monument_Park_(Yankee_Stadium)" title="Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)">Monument Park</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a>'s plaque was mounted onto a monument <i>(right)</i> upon his death in 1995.</div></div></div></div> <p>Sal Durante, the man who caught Maris' 61st home run ball, offered to return it to Maris.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maris politely declined and even encouraged Durante to sell the memorabilia in order to earn some money.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Durante sold the ball for $5,000 to a restaurateur, who gave the ball to Maris. Maris donated the ball to the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a> in 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mantle returned from injury later that season, thus enabling both M&M Boys to participate in the <a href="/wiki/1961_World_Series" title="1961 World Series">1961 World Series</a>. Though Maris and Mantle's batting averages throughout the series were a mere .105<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and .167,<sup id="cite_ref-1961_WS_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1961_WS-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Yankees were able to defeat the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 4 games to 1.<sup id="cite_ref-1961_WS_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1961_WS-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the season, Maris won the AL MVP Award for the second consecutive year. The voting points and percentage of votes for the M&M Boys were exactly the same as in 1960, with Maris garnering 202 points to Mantle's 198 points.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference1961_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1961-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mantle was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974 on his first ballot appearance.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, Maris never met the 75% threshold required for induction into the Hall and was eliminated from future BBWAA voting in 1988, his 15th and final time on the ballot, where he garnered 43.1% of the vote (the highest vote percentage he received).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, the Yankees honored both Mantle and Maris by retiring their numbers and presenting them with plaques that hang in <a href="/wiki/Monument_Park_(Yankee_Stadium)" title="Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)">Monument Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1991, thirty years after Maris hit 61 home runs, commissioner <a href="/wiki/Fay_Vincent" title="Fay Vincent">Fay Vincent</a> ruled that there be only one single-season home run record and that any notation beside Maris' record (denoting that he hit 61 home runs in a 162-game season) be eliminated.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maris died six years earlier in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, he never knew the record was his. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Group_achievements">Group achievements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Group achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During their record-breaking season of 1961, the M&M Boys became the only teammates to join the 50 home run club in the same season, hitting a combined 115 home runs to break the single-season record for home runs by a pair of teammates.<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MLB_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This record was previously held by Yankee sluggers <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a>, who hit 60 and 47 home runs, respectively, in <a href="/wiki/1927_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1927 Major League Baseball season">1927</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MLB_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, Mantle and Maris combined to record 269 RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-MLB_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Relationship_off_the_field">Relationship off the field</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Relationship off the field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Contrary to popular belief, the M&M Boys were actually close friends and no hostility existed between the two of them.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-misunderstood_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-misunderstood-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-myths_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myths-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two shared an apartment in <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a> with fellow outfielder <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cerv" title="Bob Cerv">Bob Cerv</a> during the 1961 season<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and when Mantle suffered an injury towards the end of the season, he openly rooted for Maris from his hospital bed in the latter's quest to break Ruth's single-season home run record.<sup id="cite_ref-misunderstood_14-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-misunderstood-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-myths_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myths-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stories of a feud developing between the M&M Boys during the 1961 season were inspired due to the media hype surrounding their quest to break Ruth's record.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_8-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mantle and Maris engaged in a business partnership. The two endorsed Mantle–Maris wear, a line of clothing apparel for men and boys.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Safe_at_Home!" title="Safe at Home!">Safe at Home!</a></i>, a movie released in April 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The M&M Boys are viewed as one of the greatest offensive pair of teammates in the history of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-MLB_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, the combined 115 home runs between the two during the 1961 season is considered a "bona fide untouchable" record.<sup id="cite_ref-MLB_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is due to the fact that the likelihood of two teammates performing exceptionally well in a season is "surprisingly rare."<sup id="cite_ref-MLB_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1961_statistics">1961 statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1961 statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris</a><sup id="cite_ref-marisref_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marisref-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a><sup id="cite_ref-mantleref_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mantleref-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Leader </th></tr> <tr> <td>Position </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">Right fielder</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">Center fielder</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Position in the lineup </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>Maris up first </td></tr> <tr> <td>Games played </td> <td>161 </td> <td>153 </td> <td>Maris </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/At-bat" class="mw-redirect" title="At-bat">At-bats</a> </td> <td>590 </td> <td>514 </td> <td>Maris </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">Hits</a> </td> <td>159 </td> <td>163 </td> <td>Mantle </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a> </td> <td>61 </td> <td>54 </td> <td>Maris </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">Runs batted in</a> </td> <td style="background:#fc0;">141 </td> <td>128 </td> <td style="background:#fc0;">Maris, NYY record </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a> </td> <td>.269 </td> <td>.317 </td> <td>Mantle </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">On-base percentage</a> </td> <td>.372 </td> <td style="background:#fc0;">.448 </td> <td style="background:#fc0;">Mantle, NYY record </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">Slugging percentage</a> </td> <td>.620 </td> <td style="background:#fc0;">.687 </td> <td style="background:#fc0;">Mantle, NYY record </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> </td> <td>Not elected </td> <td style="background:#ffb;">Elected </td> <td style="background:#ffb;">Mantle </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_culture">Popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The movie <i><a href="/wiki/61*" title="61*">61*</a></i> was directed by avid Yankees fan <a href="/wiki/Billy_Crystal" title="Billy Crystal">Billy Crystal</a> and released in 2001, the 40th anniversary of Maris' record-breaking season. It recounts both Mantle (portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jane" title="Thomas Jane">Thomas Jane</a>) and Maris' (depicted by <a href="/wiki/Barry_Pepper" title="Barry Pepper">Barry Pepper</a>) journey during the 1961 season in their quest to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record of 60.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_usage">Modern usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Modern usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McReynolds" title="Kevin McReynolds">Kevin McReynolds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Carmelo Martínez">Carmelo Martínez</a>, starting outfielders for the <a href="/wiki/1984_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="1984 San Diego Padres season">1984 San Diego Padres</a>, were dubbed the "M&M Boys" after the Yankees duo.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Padres that season reached the World Series for the first time in the franchise's history, with McReynolds sharing the team lead with 20 home runs and Martinez adding 66 RBIs.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The usage of the nickname has resurfaced and has been utilized by broadcasters, analysts, and the print media to refer to the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> 3 and 4 hitting tandem of <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Joe Mauer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Justin Morneau</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who won the American League MVP Award in 2009 and 2006, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-MVP_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MVP-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mauer's batting prowess (uncharacteristic of a <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>) earned him three batting championships (2006, 2008 and 2009)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and four <a href="/wiki/List_of_Silver_Slugger_Award_winners_at_catcher" title="List of Silver Slugger Award winners at catcher">Silver Slugger Awards</a> (2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010),<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while his stellar defense enabled him to win three consecutive <a href="/wiki/List_of_Gold_Glove_Award_winners_at_catcher" title="List of Gold Glove Award winners at catcher">Gold Glove Awards</a> from 2008 to 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This has been complemented with the power of Morneau, which has earned him a spot at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_Home_Run_Derby" title="2008 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby">2008 Home Run Derby</a> (which he subsequently won)<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and runner-up in the 2008 American League MVP voting.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The success of both Mauer and Morneau has begun to garner comparisons for the two teammates to the old Yankees tandem. However, Morneau has expressed some minor disdain for the term, feeling the comparison is being applied too soon.<sup id="cite_ref-quo_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quo-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Mart%C3%ADnez_(baseball)" title="Víctor Martínez (baseball)">Victor Martinez</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">J. D. Martinez</a> starting for the <a href="/wiki/2014_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2014 Detroit Tigers season">2014 Detroit Tigers</a> were dubbed the "M&M Boys" by Tigers broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Rod_Allen" title="Rod Allen">Rod Allen</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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With the addition of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1961–71)">Washington Senators</a> into the American League in 1961,<sup id="cite_ref-misunderstood_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-misunderstood-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the number of games in a season was expanded to 162 games in order to maintain a balanced schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-Home_Run_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M%26M_Boys&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-marisref-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-marisref_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-marisref_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/marisro01.shtml">"Roger Maris Statistics and History"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 29,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=Roger+Maris+Statistics+and+History&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fplayers%2Fm%2Fmarisro01.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mantleref-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mantleref_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mantleref_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mantlmi01.shtml">"Mickey Mantle Statistics and History"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 29,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=Mickey+Mantle+Statistics+and+History&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fplayers%2Fm%2Fmantlmi01.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NYTimes-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NYTimes_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKepner2010" class="citation web cs1">Kepner, Tyler (January 11, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/sports/baseball/12mcgwire.html?pagewanted=all">"McGwire Admits That He Used Steroids"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 7,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=McGwire+Admits+That+He+Used+Steroids&rft.date=2010-01-11&rft.aulast=Kepner&rft.aufirst=Tyler&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F12%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2F12mcgwire.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dall&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-HOF-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-HOF_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HOF_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/ss_home_run/maris.htm">"A Short History of the Single-Season Home Run Record"</a>. National Baseball Hall of Fame<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 4,</span> 2012</span>. <q>[Maris] and Mantle...broke the record for most single-season home runs by a pair of teammates.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=A+Short+History+of+the+Single-Season+Home+Run+Record&rft.pub=National+Baseball+Hall+of+Fame&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fexhibits.baseballhalloffame.org%2Fss_home_run%2Fmaris.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MLB-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MLB_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MLB_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MLB_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MLB_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MLB_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MLB_6-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MLB_6-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSinger2011" class="citation web cs1">Singer, Tom (August 24, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110824&content_id=23669168&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">"Plenty of duos have look of M&M Boys"</a>. <i>MLB.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MLB.com&rft.atitle=Plenty+of+duos+have+look+of+M%26M+Boys&rft.date=2011-08-24&rft.aulast=Singer&rft.aufirst=Tom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20110824%26content_id%3D23669168%26vkey%3Dnews_mlb%26c_id%3Dmlb&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NY500mantle-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NY500mantle_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5188288">"New York 500 Home Run Club Mickey Mantle – Yankees"</a>. <i>ESPN New York</i>. <a href="/wiki/ESPN.com" title="ESPN.com">ESPN.com</a>. 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ESPN Internet Ventures<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN+Classic&rft.atitle=Maris+battled+Mantle%2C+media+and+Babe%27s+legacy&rft.aulast=Acocella&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fclassic%2Fbiography%2Fs%2Fmaris_roger.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XAkrAAAAIBAJ&pg=6634,5384511&dq=roger-maris&hl=en">"As Trade Roger Maris To Yankees"</a>. <i>Reading Eagle</i>. AP. December 12, 1959. p. 10<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reading+Eagle&rft.atitle=As+Trade+Roger+Maris+To+Yankees&rft.pages=10&rft.date=1959-12-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DXAkrAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6634%2C5384511%26dq%3Droger-maris%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MVP-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MVP_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MVP_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml">"Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=Most+Valuable+Player+MVP+Awards+%26+Cy+Young+Awards+Winners&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fawards%2Fmvp_cya.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-baseball-reference1961-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-baseball-reference1961_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-baseball-reference1961_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1961.shtml#ALmvp">"Baseball Awards Voting for 1961"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&rft.atitle=Baseball+Awards+Voting+for+1961&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fawards%2Fawards_1961.shtml%23ALmvp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mickey_Mantle-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mickey_Mantle_12-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarlin2004" class="citation book cs1">Marlin, John (August 1, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=T2Lkp73Q7aAC&q=m%26m+boys&pg=PA82"><i>Mickey Mantle</i></a>. Twenty-First Century Books. pp. <span class="nowrap">81–</span>82. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780822517962" title="Special:BookSources/9780822517962"><bdi>9780822517962</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Mickey+Mantle&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E81-%3C%2Fspan%3E82&rft.pub=Twenty-First+Century+Books&rft.date=2004-08-01&rft.isbn=9780822517962&rft.aulast=Marlin&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DT2Lkp73Q7aAC%26q%3Dm%2526m%2Bboys%26pg%3DPA82&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Home_Run-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Home_Run_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Home_Run_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Home_Run_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Home_Run_13-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Home_Run_13-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Home_Run_13-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Home_Run_13-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Home_Run_13-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Home_Run_13-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVincentStark2007" class="citation book cs1">Vincent, David; Stark, Jayson (March 31, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_69wBas7CsoC&q=1961+home+run+race&pg=PA110"><i>Home Run: The Definitive History of Baseball's Ultimate Weapon</i></a>. Potomac Books, Inc. pp. <span class="nowrap">110–</span>111. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781597976572" title="Special:BookSources/9781597976572"><bdi>9781597976572</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Home+Run%3A+The+Definitive+History+of+Baseball%27s+Ultimate+Weapon&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E110-%3C%2Fspan%3E111&rft.pub=Potomac+Books%2C+Inc.&rft.date=2007-03-31&rft.isbn=9781597976572&rft.aulast=Vincent&rft.aufirst=David&rft.au=Stark%2C+Jayson&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D_69wBas7CsoC%26q%3D1961%2Bhome%2Brun%2Brace%26pg%3DPA110&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-misunderstood-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-misunderstood_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-misunderstood_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-misunderstood_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-misunderstood_14-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-misunderstood_14-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-misunderstood_14-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-misunderstood_14-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-misunderstood_14-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBarra2011" class="citation news cs1">Barra, Allen (July 27, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/roger-mariss-misunderstood-quest-to-break-the-home-run-record/242586/">"Roger Maris's Misunderstood Quest to Break the Home Run Record"</a>. <i>The Atlantic</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Atlantic&rft.atitle=Roger+Maris%27s+Misunderstood+Quest+to+Break+the+Home+Run+Record&rft.date=2011-07-27&rft.aulast=Barra&rft.aufirst=Allen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fentertainment%2Farchive%2F2011%2F07%2Froger-mariss-misunderstood-quest-to-break-the-home-run-record%2F242586%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchwartz" class="citation web cs1">Schwartz, Larry. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016135.html">"Mantle was first in fans' hearts"</a>. <i>ESPN.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>. <q>Fans rooted against Roger Maris, and they urged Mantle on. But Maris broke the record with 61, while injury and illness halted Mantle's pursuit. He had to settle for 54, a career best and the most ever for a switch-hitter.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&rft.atitle=Mantle+was+first+in+fans%27+hearts&rft.aulast=Schwartz&rft.aufirst=Larry&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fsportscentury%2Ffeatures%2F00016135.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats12b.shtml">"61 Home Runs by Roger Maris"</a>. <i>Baseball-Almanac.com</i>. Baseball Almanac<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 30,</span> 2012</span>. <q>Maris was hated, booed, cussed, and generally abused by the press and fans...</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Almanac.com&rft.atitle=61+Home+Runs+by+Roger+Maris&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-almanac.com%2Ffeats%2Ffeats12b.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AM%26M+Boys" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVecsey2011" class="citation news cs1">Vecsey, George (August 20, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/sports/baseball/for-50th-anniversary-of-mariss-61-no-asterisk-is-required.html?_r=2&ref=rogermaris&pagewanted=all">"50 Years Later, Maris's 61-Homer Season Looks Even Better"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson_Park" title="Ban Johnson Park">Whittington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_End_Park_(Houston)" title="West End Park (Houston)">West End Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._P._Small_Memorial_Stadium" title="J. P. Small Memorial Stadium">Barrs Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bader_Field_(ballpark)" title="Bader Field (ballpark)">Bader Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Stadium" title="Fort Lauderdale Stadium">Fort Lauderdale Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_M._Steinbrenner_Field" title="George M. Steinbrenner Field">George M. Steinbrenner Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monument_Park_(Yankee_Stadium)" title="Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)">Monument Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_Museum" title="New York Yankees Museum">Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old-Timers%27_Day" title="Old-Timers' Day">Old-Timers' Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bleacher_Creatures" title="Bleacher Creatures">Bleacher Creatures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_Universe" title="Yankees Universe">Yankees Universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Layton" title="Eddie Layton">Eddie Layton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hall_(announcer)" title="Jim Hall (announcer)">Jim Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_New_York_Yankees" title="Logos and uniforms of the New York Yankees">Logos and uniforms</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_appearance_policy" title="New York Yankees appearance policy">Appearance policy</a></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Holy_cow_(expression)" title="Holy cow (expression)">Holy Cow!</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Merrill" title="Robert Merrill">Robert Merrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sterling_(sportscaster)" title="John Sterling (sportscaster)">John Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronan_Tynan" title="Ronan Tynan">Ronan Tynan</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_Come_the_Yankees" title="Here Come the Yankees">Here Come the Yankees</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_from_New_York,_New_York" title="Theme from New York, New York">New York, New York</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Bless_America" title="God Bless America">God Bless America</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pride_of_the_Yankees" title="The Pride of the Yankees">The Pride of the Yankees</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Babe_Ruth_Story" title="The Babe Ruth Story">The Babe Ruth Story</a></i></li> <li><i>Damn Yankees</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees" title="Damn Yankees">musical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees_(1958_film)" title="Damn Yankees (1958 film)">1958 film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees!_(1967_film)" title="Damn Yankees! (1967 film)">1967 film</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Year_the_Yankees_Lost_the_Pennant" title="The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant">The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Safe_at_Home!" title="Safe at Home!">Safe at Home!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth_(film)" title="Babe Ruth (film)">Babe Ruth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Babe" title="The Babe">The Babe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/61*" title="61*">61*</a></i></li> <li><i>The Bronx is Burning</i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen,_the_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning">Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="The Bronx Is Burning">The Bronx Is Burning</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Fella" title="The Big Fella">The Big Fella</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx_Zoo_(book)" title="The Bronx Zoo (book)">The Bronx Zoo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Boy" title="The Last Boy">The Last Boy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio:_The_Hero%27s_Life" title="Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life">Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scout_(1994_film)" title="The Scout (1994 film)">The Scout</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bronx_Bombers_(play)" title="Bronx Bombers (play)">Bronx Bombers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everyone%27s_Hero" title="Everyone's Hero">Everyone's Hero</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Four_Days_in_October" title="Four Days in October">Four Days in October</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Henry_%26_Me" title="Henry & Me">Henry & Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Captain_(miniseries)" title="The Captain (miniseries)">The Captain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It_Ain%27t_Over_(film)" title="It Ain't Over (film)">It Ain't Over</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lucas" title="Ed Lucas">Ed Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Monahan" title="Gene Monahan">Gene Monahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandy_(mascot)" title="Dandy (mascot)">Dandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Schuman" title="Freddy Schuman">Freddy Sez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Costanza" title="George Costanza">George Costanza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Olden" title="Paul Olden">Paul Olden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_Legacy" title="Yankee Stadium Legacy">Yankee Stadium Legacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_HOPE_Week" title="Yankees HOPE Week">Yankees HOPE Week</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yankeeography" title="Yankeeography">Yankeeography</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_Classics" title="Yankees Classics">Yankees Classics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino" title="Curse of the Bambino">Curse of the Bambino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sylvester" title="Johnny Sylvester">Johnny Sylvester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murderers%27_Row" title="Murderers' Row">Murderers' Row</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth%27s_called_shot" title="Babe Ruth's called shot">Babe Ruth's called shot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio%27s_56-game_hitting_streak" title="Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak">Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazeroski%27s_1960_World_Series_home_run" title="Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run">Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M&M Boys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmonica_Incident" title="Harmonica Incident">Harmonica Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_East_tie-breaker_game" title="1978 American League East tie-breaker game">1978 AL East tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Tar_Incident" title="Pine Tar Incident">Pine Tar Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Double_(Seattle_Mariners)" title="The Double (Seattle Mariners)">1995 ALDS Game 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier_incident" title="Jeffrey Maier incident">Jeffrey Maier</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Yankee_Years" title="The Yankee Years">The Yankee Years</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Core_Four" title="Core Four">Core Four</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games" title="List of Major League Baseball perfect games">Perfect games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Larsen%27s_perfect_game" title="Don Larsen's perfect game">Don Larsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wells%27_perfect_game" title="David Wells' perfect game">David Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cone%27s_perfect_game" title="David Cone's perfect game">David Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domingo_Germ%C3%A1n%27s_perfect_game" title="Domingo Germán's perfect game">Domingo Germán</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_MLB_London_Series" title="2019 MLB London Series">2019 MLB London Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">MLB at Field of Dreams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankees%E2%80%93Red_Sox_rivalry" title="Yankees–Red Sox rivalry">Boston Red Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subway_Series" title="Subway Series">Subway Series</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mets%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Mets–Yankees rivalry">New York Mets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Yankees rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giants%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Giants–Yankees rivalry">San Francisco Giants</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owners: <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Global_Enterprises" title="Yankee Global Enterprises">Yankee Global Enterprises</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Steinbrenner" title="Hal Steinbrenner">Hal Steinbrenner</a></li></ul></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Cashman" title="Brian Cashman">Brian Cashman</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Boone" title="Aaron Boone">Aaron Boone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Championships (27)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1923_World_Series" title="1923 World Series">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_World_Series" title="1927 World Series">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_World_Series" title="1928 World Series">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_World_Series" title="1932 World Series">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_World_Series" title="1936 World Series">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_World_Series" title="1937 World Series">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_World_Series" title="1938 World Series">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_World_Series" title="1939 World Series">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_World_Series" title="1941 World Series">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_World_Series" title="1947 World Series">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_World_Series" title="1949 World Series">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_World_Series" title="1950 World Series">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_World_Series" title="1951 World Series">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_World_Series" title="1952 World Series">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_World_Series" title="1953 World Series">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_World_Series" title="1956 World Series">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_World_Series" title="1958 World Series">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_World_Series" title="1961 World Series">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_World_Series" title="1962 World Series">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_World_Series" title="1998 World Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_World_Series" title="2009 World Series">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />Pennants (41)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1921 New York Yankees season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1922 New York Yankees season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1923 New York Yankees season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1926 New York Yankees season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1932 New York Yankees season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1937 New York Yankees season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1938 New York Yankees season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1939 New York Yankees season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1941 New York Yankees season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1942 New York Yankees season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1947 New York Yankees season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1949 New York Yankees season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1950 New York Yankees season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1951 New York Yankees season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1952 New York Yankees season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1953 New York Yankees season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1955 New York Yankees season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1956 New York Yankees season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1957 New York Yankees season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1958 New York Yankees season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1960 New York Yankees season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1962 New York Yankees season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1963 New York Yankees season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1977 American League Championship Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 American League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 American League Championship Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1998 American League Championship Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1999 American League Championship Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 American League Championship Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2003 American League Championship Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2009 American League Championship Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2024 American League Championship Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (21)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1977 New York Yankees season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1980 New York Yankees season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Division_Series" title="1996 American League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Division_Series" title="1998 American League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Division_Series" title="1999 American League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Division_Series" title="2002 American League Division Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Division_Series" title="2003 American League Division Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Division_Series" title="2004 American League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Division_Series" title="2005 American League Division Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Division_Series" title="2009 American League Division Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Division_Series" title="2011 American League Division Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Division_Series" title="2012 American League Division Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Division_Series" title="2024 American League Division Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Wild Card titles (7)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1995 New York Yankees season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1997 New York Yankees season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2007 New York Yankees season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2010 New York Yankees season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2017 American League Wild Card Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2018 American League Wild Card Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2021 American League Wild Card Game">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of New York Yankees minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#132448">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre_RailRiders" title="Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders</a></li></ul></li> <li>Double-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></li></ul></li> <li>High-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Valley_Renegades" title="Hudson Valley Renegades">Hudson Valley Renegades</a></li></ul></li> <li>Single-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Tarpons" title="Tampa Tarpons">Tampa Tarpons</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Yankees" title="Florida Complex League Yankees">FCL Yankees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Yankees" title="Dominican Summer League Yankees">DSL Yankees</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;background-color: #132448 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><div id="Seasons_(125)78" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (125)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span aria-hidden="true" style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1900·1901·1902</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1903 New York Highlanders season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1904 New York Highlanders season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1905 New York Highlanders season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1906 New York Highlanders season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1907 New York Highlanders season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1908 New York Highlanders season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1909 New York Highlanders season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1910 New York Highlanders season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1911 New York Highlanders season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1912 New York Highlanders season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1913 New York Yankees season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1914 New York Yankees season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1915 New York Yankees season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1916 New York Yankees season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1917 New York Yankees season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1918 New York Yankees season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1919 New York Yankees season">1919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1920 New York Yankees season">1920</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1921 New York Yankees season">1921</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1922 New York Yankees season">1922</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1923 New York Yankees season">1923</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1924 New York Yankees season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1925 New York Yankees season">1925</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1926 New York Yankees season">1926</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">1928</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1929 New York Yankees season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1930 New York Yankees season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1931 New York Yankees season">1931</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1932 New York Yankees season">1932</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1933 New York Yankees season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1934 New York Yankees season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1935 New York Yankees season">1935</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">1936</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1937 New York Yankees season">1937</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1938 New York Yankees season">1938</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1939 New York Yankees season">1939</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1940 New York Yankees season">1940</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1941 New York Yankees season">1941</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1942 New York Yankees season">1942</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">1943</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1944 New York Yankees season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1945 New York Yankees season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1946 New York Yankees season">1946</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1947 New York Yankees season">1947</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1948 New York Yankees season">1948</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1949 New York Yankees season">1949</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1950 New York Yankees season">1950</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1951 New York Yankees season">1951</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1952 New York Yankees season">1952</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1953 New York Yankees season">1953</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1954 New York Yankees season">1954</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1955 New York Yankees season">1955</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1956 New York Yankees season">1956</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1957 New York Yankees season">1957</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1958_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1958 New York Yankees season">1958</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1959 New York Yankees season">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1960 New York Yankees season">1960</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1962 New York Yankees season">1962</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1963 New York Yankees season">1963</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">1964</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1965 New York Yankees season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1966 New York Yankees season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1967 New York Yankees season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1968 New York Yankees season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1969 New York Yankees season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1970 New York Yankees season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1971 New York Yankees season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1972 New York Yankees season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1973 New York Yankees season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1974 New York Yankees season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1975 New York Yankees season">1975</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">1976</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1977_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1977 New York Yankees season">1977</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">1978</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1979 New York Yankees season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1980 New York Yankees season">1980</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1981_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1981 New York Yankees season">1981</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1982 New York Yankees season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1983 New York Yankees season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1984 New York Yankees season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1985 New York Yankees season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1986 New York Yankees season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1987 New York Yankees season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1988 New York Yankees season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1989 New York Yankees season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1990 New York Yankees season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1991 New York Yankees season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1992 New York Yankees season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1993 New York Yankees season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1994 New York Yankees season">1994</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1995_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1995 New York Yankees season">1995</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1996 New York Yankees season">1996</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1997 New York Yankees season">1997</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1998 New York Yankees season">1998</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1999_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1999 New York Yankees season">1999</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2000_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2000 New York Yankees season">2000</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2001_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2001 New York Yankees season">2001</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2002_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2002 New York Yankees season">2002</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2003_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2003 New York Yankees season">2003</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2004_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2004 New York Yankees season">2004</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2005_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2005 New York Yankees season">2005</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2006 New York Yankees season">2006</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2007_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2007 New York Yankees season">2007</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2008 New York Yankees season">2008</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2009_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2009 New York Yankees season">2009</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; 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