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Relocated and renamed the <a href="/sports/241/000166740/">New York Highlanders</a> in 1903, they were informally but commonly called the "Yankees" because they played in the new American League. Officially adopted that name in 1913.<p> American League champions in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2009. World Series winners in 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009.<p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.newyorkyankees.com/">http://www.newyorkyankees.com/</a><p> <b>Location:</b><br><a href="/geo/631/000069424/" class=proflink>New York City</a><p> <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/957/000166459/"><font size=-1>Jim Abbott</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Sep-1967</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>One-handed MLB pitcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/215/000173693/"><font size=-1>Doyle Alexander</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Sep-1950</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Former MLB pitcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/278/000173756/"><font size=-1>Home Run Baker</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>13-Mar-1886</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Jun-1963</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>MLB Hall of Famer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/945/000177414/"><font size=-1>Ed Barrow</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-May-1868</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Dec-1953</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Yankees General Manager, 1920-45</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/627/000162141/"><font size=-1>Carlos Beltran</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Apr-1977</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Outfielder, New York Yankees</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/003/000022934/"><font size=-1>Yogi Berra</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-May-1925</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>New York Yankee malapropist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/597/000025522/"><font size=-1>Wade Boggs</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Jun-1958</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Boston Red Sox</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/198/000162709/"><font size=-1>Bobby Bonds</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Mar-1946</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-Aug-2003</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Father of Barry Bonds</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/310/000166809/"><font size=-1>Larry Bowa</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Dec-1945</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>MLB Manager, Coach</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/565/000166067/"><font size=-1>Tommy Byrne</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>31-Dec-1919</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Dec-2007</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>MLB pitcher, Mayor of Wake Forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/161/000163669/"><font size=-1>Melky Cabrera</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Aug-1984</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Toronto Blue Jays outfielder</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/945/000047804/"><font size=-1>Bert Campaneris</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Mar-1942</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Shortstop, stole 410 bases in 8 years</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/423/000173901/"><font size=-1>John Candelaria</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Nov-1953</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Candyman, MLB pitcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/654/000162168/"><font size=-1>Robinson Cano</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Oct-1982</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>2nd Base, Seattle Mariners</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/549/000026471/"><font size=-1>Jose Canseco</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Jul-1964</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Troubled Oakland A's player</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/938/000163449/"><font size=-1>Brian Cashman</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>3-Jul-1967</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>General Manager, NY Yankees</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/641/000203032/"><font size=-1>Joba Chamberlain</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-Sep-1985</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Tigers pitcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/887/000025812/"><font size=-1>Roger Clemens</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Aug-1962</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Twice pitched 20 strikeouts</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/103/000166602/"><font size=-1>Rocky Colavito</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Aug-1933</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Denies having cursed Cleveland</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/479/000173957/"><font size=-1>Earle Combs</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-May-1899</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-Jul-1976</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/942/000163453/"><font size=-1>Bobby Cox</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-May-1941</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Atlanta Braves manager, 1990-2010</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/148/000108821/"><font size=-1>Johnny Damon</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Nov-1973</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>"Caveman" outfielder</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/175/000163683/"><font size=-1>Bucky Dent</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Nov-1951</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Former MLB shortstop, Yankees manager</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/036/000085778/"><font size=-1>Bill Dickey</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Jun-1907</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Nov-1993</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Eleven-time American League All-Star</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/466/000023397/"><font size=-1>Joe DiMaggio</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Nov-1914</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Mar-1999</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Where have you gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/069/000085811/"><font size=-1>Leo Durocher</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Jul-1905</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Oct-1991</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Leo the Lip</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/931/000123562/"><font size=-1>Dock Ellis</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Mar-1945</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Dec-2008</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Pitched a no-hitter on LSD</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/630/000043501/"><font size=-1>Cecil Fielder</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-Sep-1963</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Hit 51 home runs in 1990</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/283/000023214/"><font size=-1>Whitey Ford</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-Oct-1928</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Ten World Series wins</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/467/000023398/"><font size=-1>Lou Gehrig</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Jun-1903</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Jun-1941</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Played 2,130 consecutive games</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/904/000165409/"><font size=-1>Bob Geren</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Sep-1961</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Former Manager, Oakland A's</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/445/000032349/"><font size=-1>Jason Giambi</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Jan-1971</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Big-league slugger who admitted using steroids</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/562/000164070/"><font size=-1>Joe Girardi</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Oct-1964</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Manager, New York Yankees</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/135/000166634/"><font size=-1>Lefty Gomez</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-Nov-1908</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Feb-1989</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>El Goofy</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/724/000025649/"><font size=-1>Dwight Gooden</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Nov-1964</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Pitcher, New York Mets</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/137/000166636/"><font size=-1>Goose Gossage</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Jul-1951</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>MLB relief pitcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/933/000163444/"><font size=-1>Ron Guidry</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Aug-1950</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Yankees Pitcher, 1975-88</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/032/000115684/"><font size=-1>George Halas</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Football</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Feb-1895</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>31-Oct-1983</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Founder of the Chicago Bears</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/620/000025545/"><font size=-1>Rickey Henderson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Dec-1958</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Man of Steal</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/307/000166806/"><font size=-1>Ralph Houk</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Aug-1919</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-Jul-2010</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Former NY Yankees Manager</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/013/000109683/"><font size=-1>Steve Howe</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Mar-1958</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Apr-2006</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>MLB pitcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/149/000166648/"><font size=-1>Miller Huggins</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Mar-1879</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Sep-1929</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Yankees Manager, 1918-29</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/942/000047801/"><font size=-1>Catfish Hunter</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Apr-1946</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Sep-1999</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Pitched a perfect game in 1968</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/404/000022338/"><font size=-1>Reggie Jackson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-May-1946</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Baseball player, candy bar</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/151/000166650/"><font size=-1>Jackie Jensen</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Mar-1927</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Jul-1982</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>American League MVP, 1958</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/461/000023392/"><font size=-1>Derek Jeter</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-Jun-1974</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>New York Yankees shortstop</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/782/000206164/"><font size=-1>Tommy John</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-May-1943</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>MLB pitcher, received pioneering surgery</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/278/000046140/"><font size=-1>Darrell Johnson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Aug-1928</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>3-May-2004</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Red Sox, Mariners manager</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/823/000047682/"><font size=-1>Randy Johnson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Sep-1963</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Five-time Cy Young Award winner</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/611/000110281/"><font size=-1>David Justice</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Apr-1966</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Outfielder, ex-husband of Halle Berry</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/908/000166410/"><font size=-1>Jim Konstanty</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Mar-1917</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Jun-1976</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>National League 1950 MVP</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/955/000206337/"><font size=-1>Tony Kubek</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Oct-1936</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>NY Yankees Shortstop, 1957-65</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/104/000085846/"><font size=-1>Don Larsen</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Aug-1929</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Pitched a perfect game in 1956 World Series</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/949/000177418/"><font size=-1>Tony Lazzeri</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Dec-1903</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Aug-1946</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Yankees second baseman, Hall-of-Famer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/993/000206375/"><font size=-1>Bob Lemon</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Sep-1920</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Jan-2000</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Cleveland Indians Pitcher, MLB Manager</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/890/000120530/"><font size=-1>Cory Lidle</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Mar-1972</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Oct-2006</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Yankees pitcher flew his plane into a high rise</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/917/000163428/"><font size=-1>Kenny Lofton</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>31-May-1967</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Cleveland Indians</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/415/000162926/"><font size=-1>Mike Lowell</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Feb-1974</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Boston Red Sox</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/495/000357421/"><font size=-1>Lee MacPhail</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Oct-1917</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Nov-2012</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President of the American League, 1974-83</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/472/000023403/"><font size=-1>Mickey Mantle</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Oct-1931</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>13-Aug-1995</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Twelve times in the World Series</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/167/000032071/"><font size=-1>Roger Maris</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Sep-1934</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Dec-1985</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Broke Babe Ruth's home run record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/521/000023452/"><font size=-1>Billy Martin</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-May-1928</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Dec-1989</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>NY Yankees manager, fired 5 times</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/906/000109579/"><font size=-1>Tino Martinez</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Dec-1967</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Former Yankees first baseman</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/659/000162173/"><font size=-1>Hideki Matsui</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Jun-1974</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>New York Yankees</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/825/000025750/"><font size=-1>Don Mattingly</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Apr-1961</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/115/000085857/"><font size=-1>Joe McCarthy</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-Apr-1887</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>13-Jan-1978</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Yankees manager for 15 years</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/911/000165416/"><font size=-1>Bob Melvin</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Oct-1961</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/651/000162165/"><font size=-1>Thurman Munson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Jan-1947</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Aug-1979</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Yankees catcher, killed in plane crash</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/247/000163755/"><font size=-1>Bobby Murcer</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-May-1946</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Jul-2008</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>MLB player, Yankees sportscaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/408/000162919/"><font size=-1>Mike Mussina</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Dec-1968</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Pitcher, New York Yankees</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/875/000027794/"><font size=-1>Johnny Oates</a></td> 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align=right><tt><nobr>9-Aug-1967</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Played in both NFL and MLB</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/649/000082403/"><font size=-1>Gary Sheffield</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Nov-1968</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Atlanta Braves, Yankees outfielder</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/414/000242685/"><font size=-1>Bob Sheppard</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Sports Journalist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Oct-1910</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Jul-2010</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Voice of Yankee Stadium</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/817/000206199/"><font size=-1>Ruben Sierra</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Oct-1965</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> 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size=-1>Casey Stengel</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-Jul-1890</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Sep-1975</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>The Old Perfesser</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/692/000025617/"><font size=-1>Darryl Strawberry</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Mar-1962</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Troubled former baseball player</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/653/000162167/"><font size=-1>Ichiro Suzuki</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Oct-1973</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>New York Yankees outfielder</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/156/000108829/"><font size=-1>Joe Torre</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td 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