100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die Quotes

“(Deion) Sanders made history as the first athlete to hit a home run in the major leagues and site a touchdown in the same week.”
― David Fischer, 100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

“Fans will also notice another link to the Bronx - the field's dimensions are an exact replica of Yankee Stadium, measuring 318 feet down the left-field line, 408 feet to center field, and 314 feet down the right field line.”
― David Fischer, 100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

“(1932) That season, the Yankees scored at least one run in every game played, becoming the only team in major league history to avoid being shut out over an entire season.”
― David Fischer, 100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

“A total of 56 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame have been associated with the New York Yankees at one time or another as a player, manager, or front office executive - the highest representation of any other team.”
― David Fischer, 100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

“In 1929, the defending world champion New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians became the first team to wear permanent numbers sewn into the backs of their uniforms. Starting players were given numbers that matched their usual place in the batting order.”
― David Fischer, 100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

“In February of 1921, the Yankees purchased 10 acres of property from the estate of William Waldorf Astoria at 161st St and River Ave in the west Bronx, directly across the Harlem River from the Polo Grounds. Yankees owner Rupert and Tillinghast Huston announced the construction of baseball's first triple-decked structure. With a capacity of over 70,000, it would also be the first structure to be called a "stadium.”
― David Fischer, 100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

“At seasons end the Yankees retired Gehrig's No. 4, making his the first retired number in baseball.”
― David Fischer, 100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die