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New York Yankees Milestones

Order these New York Yankees franchise moments by the year they happened. You place all 27 cards on one timeline, one at a time. Three wrong guesses ends the run.

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How the New York Yankees history timeline works

This deck takes the Yankees through more than a century of baseball, one milestone per card, each with a short description under the title. They need to go in order of the year each one happened. One milestone starts on the timeline with its year visible. Each new card goes into the gap you choose; if it's right, the year shows, and if it's wrong, the card moves to its correct place and you lose one of your three lives.

The Yankees have so many championships that this deck can't hold them all, so it leans on the moments people remember: legends debuting, records falling, perfect games and big purchases. That makes it harder than it looks, because famous moments all feel equally old in memory. Cards from different dynasties can sound alike, so pay attention to which star the description mentions and where that player was in his career.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 27 of the 27 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

  • Founded as the Baltimore Orioles The charter franchise played its first American League season in Maryland, before any move to New York
  • Moved to New York as the Highlanders The club relocated to Manhattan and played at Hilltop Park
  • Renamed the Yankees The team officially adopted the nickname it still carries
  • Bought Babe Ruth from the Red Sox The slugger arrived from Boston in a landmark cash sale
  • Yankee Stadium opened and won the first World Series The new Bronx ballpark debuted and the club claimed its first championship the same season
  • Murderers' Row swept the World Series Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs to lead the fabled lineup to a title
  • Swept the World Series after Ruth's 'Called Shot' Ruth's legendary pointing gesture came against the Cubs
  • Joe DiMaggio made his debut The Yankee Clipper played his rookie season in center field
  • Lou Gehrig's farewell speech The Iron Horse called himself 'the luckiest man' at the Stadium
  • DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak The record consecutive-games streak captivated the nation
  • Casey Stengel won his first title as manager The skipper began a run of five straight championships, starting with a win over the Dodgers
  • Mickey Mantle made his debut The switch-hitting phenom played his rookie season in the outfield
  • Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series The only postseason perfect game came against the Dodgers on the way to a title
  • Roger Maris hit 61 home runs He broke Ruth's single-season record en route to a championship
  • George Steinbrenner bought the team The Boss led a group that purchased the club from CBS
  • Reggie Jackson's three-homer World Series clincher Mr. October earned his nickname against the Dodgers
  • Won the World Series after the Bucky Dent playoff A one-game playoff homer at Fenway sparked the comeback title
  • Joe Torre won his first World Series The manager's dynasty began with a title over the Braves
  • Won 114 games and the World Series David Wells threw a perfect game during this record-setting regular season
  • David Cone's perfect game and another title He retired all 27 batters on Yogi Berra Day
  • Won the Subway Series The championship came against the crosstown Mets
  • Aaron Boone's pennant-winning home run His extra-inning blast beat the Red Sox in the ALCS
  • New Yankee Stadium opened and won the World Series The new Bronx ballpark's first season ended in a championship
  • Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit The captain reached the milestone with a home run
  • Derek Jeter's final season The Captain retired after two decades at shortstop
  • Derek Jeter elected to the Hall of Fame The captain went in one vote shy of unanimous
  • Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs He set the American League single-season record

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