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Ed Lopat teamed up with Allie Reynolds and Vic Raschi to give the Yankees three formidable starters who could match the Indians' BobFeller, Bob Lemon, and Early Wynn.

Three of the four starters on the 1949 Yankees' pitching staff, which finished second in league ERA with 3.69, gave up well over 100 walks.

Whitey Ford's mound success and high spirits characterized a period of Yankees greatness. For longevity and consistency, he may have been their best pitcher ever.

A mediocre Yankees righthander, in full view of America's baseball fans, makes history by retiring every batter in a World Series game.

For ten straight years the World Series was played in New York City, usually between two New York teams. DiMaggio, Robinson, Mays and Mantle were among the heroes.

Although many catchers labor almost anonymously behind their masks, the contributions of the best of them have long been hailed. Some are among baseball's immortals.

Most who saw Mickey Mantle in his prime agreed he was one of the greatest talents ever on any ballfield. The disagreements were about how much he did with that talent.

Two teams finished the 1948 American League season in a tie, with a third team eliminated only one day before. The thrills continued in a first-ever one-game playoff.

It took a record-breaking performance by the Cleveland Indians in 1954 to end a record-breaking run of success by the New York Yankees.

Mickey Mantle's left ankle was hurt while he was in high school. His right leg was damaged in the 1951 World Series. They made him more susceptible to further injuries.

On May 22, 1963 Mickey Mantle came within six feet of hitting a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium. Mickey hit a 2-2 Bill Fischer pitch off the upper facade in right field.

In 1954, the World Champions overwhelmed a team that would finish 42 games out of first. In 2008, the struggling Yanks annihilated the team that won the 2007 Series.

The Philadelphia Phillies franchise was established in 1883, but didn't win a National League pennant until 1915. It took another 65 years to win the World Series.