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Great feats by Yankees players

Perfect games
Don Larsen, October 8, 1956
David Wells, May 17, 1998
David Cone, July 18, 1999
No hitters
George Mogridge, April 24, 1917
"Sad Sam" Jones, September 4, 1923
Monte Pearson, August 27, 1938
Allie Reynolds, twice: July 12, 1951 and September 28, 1951
Dave Righetti, July 4, 1983
Andy Hawkins, July 1, 1990 (the Yankees lost the game on 3 errors)
Jim Abbott, September 4, 1993
Dwight Gooden, May 14, 1996

Triple Crown: Batting

Mickey Mantle, 1956
.353 batting average, 52 home runs, 130 RBIs
Lou Gehrig, 1934
.363 batting average, 49 home runs, 165 RBIs


Triple Crown: Pitching

Lefty Gomez, 1934
26 wins, 2.33 ERA, 158 strikeouts
Lefty Gomez, 1937
21 wins, 2.33 ERA, 194 strikeouts

Hit for the cycle

Bert Daniels, July 25, 1912
Joe DiMaggio, twice: July 9, 1937 and May 20, 1948
Tony Fernandez, September 3, 1995
Lou Gehrig, twice: June 25, 1934 and August 1, 1937
Joe Gordon, September 8, 1948
Tony Lazzeri, June 3, 1932 (natural cycle)
Mickey Mantle, July 23, 1957
Bob Meusel, 3 times: May 7, 1921, July 3, 1922 and July 26, 1928
Bobby Murcer, August 29, 1972
Buddy Rosar, July 19, 1940

Retired numbers

Billy Martin
Born: May 16, 1928 in Berkeley, CA
Died: December 25, 1989 in Binghamton, NY
Played: 1950-53, 1955-57
Managed: 1975-78, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1988
Number retired in 1986
Babe Ruth
Born: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD
Died: August 16, 1948 in New York, NY
Played: 1920-34
Number retired in 1948
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936
Lou Gehrig
Born: June 19, 1903 in New York, NY
Died: June 2, 1941 in Riverdale, NY
Played: 1923-39
Number retired in 1939
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939
Joe DiMaggio
Born: November 25, 1914 in Martinez, CA
Died: March 8, 1999 in Hollywood, FL
Played: 1936-42, 1946-51
Number retired in 1952
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1955
Mickey Mantle
Born: October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, OK
Died: August 13, 1995 in Dallas, TX
Played: 1951-68
Number retired in 1969
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974
Yogi Berra
Born: May 12, 1925 in St Louis, MO
Played: 1946-63
Managed: 1964, 1984-85
Number retired in 1972
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972
Bill Dickey
Born: June 6, 1907 in Bastrop, LA
Died: November 12, 1993 in Little Rock, AR
Played: 1928-43, 1946
Managed: 1946
Number retired in 1972
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1954
Roger Maris
Born: September 10, 1934 in Hibbing, MN
Died: December 14, 1985 in Houston, TX
Played: 1960-66
Number retired in 1984
Phil Rizzuto
Born: September 25, 1917 in New York, NY
Played: 1941-42, 1946-56
Number retired in 1985
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1994
Thurman Munson
Born: June 7, 1947 in Akron, OH
Died: August 2, 1979 in Canton, OH
Played: 1969-79
Number retired in 1979
Whitey Ford
Born: October 21, 1928 in New York, NY
Played: 1950, 1953-67
Number retired in 1974
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974
Don Mattingly
Born: April 20, 1961 in Evansville, IN
Played: 1982-95
Number retired in 1997
Elston Howard
Born: February 23, 1929 in St Louis, MO
Died: December 14, 1980 in New York, NY
Played: 1955-67
Number retired in 1984
Casey Stengel
Born: July 30, 1890 in Kansas City, MO
Died: September 29, 1975 in Glendale, CA
Managed: 1949-60
Number retired in 1970
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1966
Jackie Robinson
Born: January 31, 1919 in Cairo, GA
Died: October 24, 1972 in Stamford, CT
Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947-56
Number retired throughout baseball in 1997
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1962
"42" still worn by Mariano Rivera as he was
wearing it when it was retired
Reggie Jackson
Born: May 18, 1946 in Wyncote, PA
Played: 1977-81
Number retired in 1993
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1993
Ron Guidry
Born: August 28, 1950 in Lafayette, LA
Played: 1975-88
Number retired in 2003
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1993

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