For many Americans, Opening Day was, and remains, the true marker of each year's beginning. Here we relive the Opening Days of baseball's most storied and glamorous team, the New York American League club that began as the Highlanders and achieved glory as the Yankees.
The Yankees made the most infamous transaction in sports history, purchasing Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for a reported $125,000. This work chronicles the Ruth purchase as well as the more than 600 additional transactions made by the Yankees.
In addition to being one of baseball’s most accomplished batters, Willie Keeler was an integral part of two memorable teams: the... Læs mere