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 1951-1975
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| 1951 |
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Apr. 17: Mickey Mantle makes his Major-League debut, going 1-for-4 in a 4-0 win vs. Boston at Yankee Stadium.
Sept. 28: In Game One of doubleheader vs. Boston at Yankee Stadium, Allie Reynolds tosses his second no-hitter of the season (he had previously no-hit the Indians at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland on July 12).
Dec. 12: Joe DiMaggio officially announces his retirement. |
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| 1953 |
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Apr. 17: Exactly two years after his Yankee debut, Mickey Mantle hits what is recognized as the game's first "tape-measure" home run, a 565-foot clout off the Senators' Chuck Stobbs at Washington's Griffith Stadium.
Oct. 5: The Yankees win a record fifth consecutive World Championship. |
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| 1956 |
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Oct. 8: Don Larsen hurls the only perfect game in World Series history, a 2-0 win over Brooklyn in Game Five at Yankee Stadium. |
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| 1961 |
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Oct. 1: Roger Maris hits his 61st home run in the season's final game to establish a Major-League record. |
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| 1962 |
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June 24: Jack Reed’s two-run, 22nd-inning home run ends the longest game in Yankee history, a 9-7 win at Detroit. |
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| 1964 |
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Nov. 2: CBS purchases 80% of Yankees for $11,200,000. The network later buys the remaining 20%. |
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| 1969 |
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June 8: "Mickey Mantle Day" is celebrated at Yankee Stadium and his uniform number (7) is retired. |
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| 1972 |
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Aug. 8: The Yankees sign a 30-year lease to play in a remodeled Yankee Stadium to be completed in 1976. |
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| 1973 |
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Jan. 3: A limited partnership, headed by George M. Steinbrenner III as its managing general partner, purchases the Yankees from CBS.
Sept. 30: Ralph Houk resigns as manager. |
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| 1974 |
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Apr. 6: The Yankees begin the first of two seasons at Shea Stadium, playing the first home game outside Yankee Stadium since 1922 (go 90-69 there in 1974-75).
Dec. 31: Free agent Catfish Hunter signs a then-record five-year contract. |
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| 1975 |
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Aug. 1: Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon for his first of five stints as manager. |
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