The New York Yankees are without dispute the most successful franchise in baseball history. ... Although many didn't see the history of the Yankees, they experienced history in the making as the 1998 Yankees won the World Series while having the best record of any team in a single season. History and baseball greatness is overwhelmingly displayed in the Yankee symbol. ... Yankee Stadium is, to many, the centerpiece of baseball history. ... Visiting Yankee Stadium is a must-experience for any baseball fan. ...

• Word Count: 1637
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

It was July 9th, 2011, and fortunately, I was able to witness a small part of baseball history first hand. ... With that being said, he became the 28th baseball player in history to reach 3,000 hits. ... Derek Sanderson Jeter is one of best baseball players to ever play, and may very well be the greatest Yankee captain we will ever have, as well as being the most respected baseball player the game has ever seen. ... In Sean Gregory's article "Baseball's Derek Jeter Problem", he states "The Derek Jeter problem extends to all of baseball. ... The bad news: no other bas...

• Word Count: 2017
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Hugh Fullerton, a modern student of baseball at the time, spoke of his thoughts of baseball: Baseball to my way of thinking, is the greatest single force working for Americanization. ... Because of George Herman Ruth, baseball remains the national pastime with a strong sense of competition. ... In 1930 the American League's batting average was .288, whereas the Yankees average grew to .309, the highest in Yankee league history. ... Ruth's next at bat created baseball history. ... In 1933 a new game was created in baseball, the All-Star Game. ...

• Word Count: 2397
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• Grade Level: High School

Remembering The "Iron Horse" As a first baseman for the New York Yankees baseball team, Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games from 1925 to 1939, setting a major league record and had a career batting average of .340. ... This was a speech that came in a time of need and that turned the heads of millions of baseball fans. ... The first two lines out of Gehrig's mouth could easily be the most famous in all of sport's history, "Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. ... When people were down and frustrated and lot of them had nowhere to turn...

• Word Count: 1480
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School