The Yankees have had four managers who were previous catchers for the team.
Bill Dickey (Yankee catcher from 1928-1943 and Yankee player-manager in 1946)
Ralph Houk (Yankee catcher from 1947-1954, Yankee manager from 1961-63)
Yogi Berra (Yankee catcher from 1947-1962, Yankee manager in 1964 and 1984-85)
Joe Girardi (Yankee catcher from 1996-99, Yankee manager from 2008-present)
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Never StartedThe New York Yankees never put names on their Jerseys.
John McGraw managed the team in 1901 when the Yankees were the Baltimore Orioles. Clark Griffith managed the team in 1903 when the franchise moved to New York, and were called the Highlanders. Frank Chance was the first manager under the name New York Yankees in 1913.
No, because they play as a team. It is a team effort.
Casey Stengel and Joe Torre. Stengel managed the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934 to 1936 and the New York Yankees from 1949 to 1960. Torre managed the Yankees from 1996 to 2007 and the Dodgers from 2008 to 2010.
The Yankees catchers in 1929:Bill Dickey - #10Johnny Grabowski - #8Benny Bengough - #9Arndt Jorgens - #15 & #32
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Ralph Houk was the Yankees manager in 1961.
The 1961 World Champion New York Yankees were managed by Ralph Houk, a former part-time catcher.
In 1974, the Yankees starting catcher was Thurman Munson. He was backed up by Rick Dempsey and Jim Deidel.
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Casey Stengel was the Yankees manager in 1953. Casey managed the Yankees from 1949-1960.
Never StartedThe New York Yankees never put names on their Jerseys.
The New york Yankees catchers were Joe Giradi (111 games ) and Jorge Posada (60 Games) Mike Figga (1 game)
John McGraw managed the team in 1901 when the Yankees were the Baltimore Orioles. Clark Griffith managed the team in 1903 when the franchise moved to New York, and were called the Highlanders. Frank Chance was the first manager under the name New York Yankees in 1913.
No. The Yankees had three names in their history. The Baltimore Orioles, the New York Highlandersand the New York Yankees.
Joe Torre managed his first World Series with the Yankees in 1996. The Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves four games to two.