The 50 Greatest Moments in New York Yankees History

The best of the Bronx Bombers.

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The Greatest Franchise in Sports History. You don't have to like 'em (and, for the record, most of us don't), you don't even really have to respect 'em, but you have to give the New York Yankees that. Hockey, we see your Montreal Canadiens, and somewhere in the Bronx somebody's cheering "Nineteen-ninety-three" (since their first title in 1923, the Yankees haven't gone longer than 18 years without a title, and you can't be the greatest if nobody younger than 19 has seen you win a 'chip). Football, we see your Steelers, Packers, 49ers, and Cowboys and counter that if you have four franchises competing for the greatest in your sport you can't call any of them the greatest in all sports. Basketball, we see your Celtics and Lakers, and, well, you're close, but not quite.

We're not talking most beloved or easiest to root for, we're talking greatest. Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, Berra, Jackson, Mattingly, Jeter, Rivera. Did we miss anybody? Martin, Dickey, Munson, Rizzuto, Howard, A-Rod, Cano. Twenty0-seven championships, more rap references than Louis Vuitton, and a pop culture style icon. The Yankees are the greatest, and these are their 50 Greatest Moments.

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50. Prelude to a Dynasty

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49. Mattingly Battles Winfield for the Batting Title

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39. A Rod Drives in 10 Runs in One Game

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47. Jeter Breaks the All-Time Yankee Hits Record

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46. The Christening of Yankee Stadium

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45. A-Rod Gets Traded to Yankees

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44. 2006 Boston Massacre

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43. The Boston Massacre

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42. The House That Ruth Built Opens

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41. Mickey Mantle Hits 500th HR

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40. Babe Ruth's 575-foot Home Run

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48. First World Series Win Since 1978

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38. Babe Ruth Sets Single-Season HR Record

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37. Jeffrey Maier's Catch

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36. 3 Grand Slams in One Game

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35. Don Mattingly Hits 10 HRs in 8 games

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34. Ron Guidry Strikes Out 18

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33. Doc Gooden's No Hitter

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32. Ford Breaks Ruth's World Series Scoreless Streak

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31. Rivera Breaks Ford's Postseason Scoreless Streak

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30. The Start of the Curse of The Bambino

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29. Billy Martin Ties World Series Hit Record

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28. Allie Reynolds' Two No Hitters in the Same Season

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27. Sorry Sox, Just Wait Another 55 Years

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26. Derek Jeter Becomes Mr. November

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25. Richardson Saves a World Series

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24. The First World Series Win

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23. Dave Righetti's "Perfect" No Hitter

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22. Chris Chambliss Sets off a Riot

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21. Murcer Drives in 5 in Honor of Thurman Munson

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20. This Is Why They Call Him Captain

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19. Ruth Says Farewell

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18. The Kings of New York

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17. Derek Jeter's 3000th Hit

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16. Mickey Mantle Completes the Triple Crown

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15. Lou Gehrig's Triple Crown Season

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14. David Cone's Yankee Legends Perfect Game

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13. David Wells' Hungover Perfect Game

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12. Jim Leyritz Jumpstarts a Dynasty

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11. Jim Abbott's No Hitter

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10. Babe Ruth Calls Shot

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9. Aaron "F*ckin" Boone

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8. The Flip

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7. Babe Ruth Hits 3 Homers in the World Series x 2

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6. Maris Breaks Ruth's HR record

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5. DiMaggio's Hit Streak

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4. Bucky "F*ckin" Dent

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3. Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech

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2. Don Larsen's Perfect Game

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1. Mr. October

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