It will take a few years for the New York Yankees to reach 10,000 wins, as the game’s historians have determined that the team’s history doesn’t include what had been considered a predecessor, the 1901-1902 Baltimore Orioles. When the American League launched in 1901, the league lacked a New York City team — an omission […]
Tag Archives | new york highlanders
Oldest living Yankees fan honored
A 110-year-old New York Yankees fan who claims to have seen them play at Hilltop Park when the team was known as the Highlanders was honored by the team Saturday. Bernando LaPallo, now a resident of Arizona, was born in Brazil but grew up in New York as a baseball fan, following the team after […]
Fenway Park at 100: The essence of baseball
Today’s Red Sox/Yankees game marks the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park — the first Major League Baseball facility to reach the century mark and an enduring part of the American Experience. Nostalgia is a powerful force in our society these days; everything, it seems, is an echo of the past in some manner. Whether it […]
Red Sox mark Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary with ballpark events
Fenway Park hits the century mark this month, and the Boston Red Sox are planning a series of events to mark the momentous occasion. The festivities actually began yesterday, when the Harvard University baseball team commemorated an exhibition game between the Red Sox and Harvard on April 9, 1912 by taking batting practice and working […]