New York Yankees were originally the Baltimore Orioles until 1903. The team relocated to NYC from Baltimore, and were known as the Greater New York Americans. They were also known as the Greater New York Highlanders, then New York Highlanders, then New York Yankees.
Yankees are the most successful sports franchise in sporting history.
AL Pennants 40
Eastern Division Pennants 16
Wild card berths 4
Total World Series 40
Total won 27
Total lost 13
Winning pct .675
1998 Yankees own the MLB single season winning record of 125-50 (including sweeping the Rangers and Padres)
Let the baseless hating commence.
And who was the greatest Yankee of them all? Well, he hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium. He hit the first All-Star game home run. He was the first to hit one clear out of Comisky’s double decker stands in right. At the age of forty he was the first to clear the double decker stands at Forbes Field (a 500 footer). He also hit more home runs in one season than any other team in the American League. And by the bye, he holds the AL record for shutouts by a lefty in a season (shared with Ron Guidry). And he also stole home more times than Lou Brock. Why it sounds like the Bazoo of Bang himself, George Herman “Babe” Ruth.