The 1950 World Series was the 47th World Series between the American and National Leagues for the championship of Major League Baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies as 1950 champions of the National Lea
Joe DiMaggio catches Del Ennis' deep fly
Jerry Coleman, after delivering the go-ahead run in Game 1, delivered again with an RBI hit in the bottom half of the 9th inning of Game 3.
Jim Konstanty Bowman card
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League Ea
1950 World Series
…21–8 record, and 256+2⁄3 innings pitched. Rizzuto was voted the American League MVP, while Berra finished third, Raschi seventh, and DiMaggio ninth. AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (0) Because his #1 starter, Robin Roberts, had just pitched in three of the last five games of the frantic 1950 pennant…
Hilltop Park, home of the Highlanders
The Polo Grounds, home of the Yankees from 1913 to 1922, was demolished in 1964, after the Mets had moved to Shea Stadium in Flushing.
With his hitting prowess, Babe Ruth (1895–1948) ushered in an offensive-oriented era of baseball and helped lead the Yankees to four World Series titles.
Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) was the first Yankees player to have his number retired, in 1939, which was the same year that he retired from baseball due to a crippling disease.