Yankees


 * Important facts:** In the beginning of this era, famous Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, retired. This gap was then filled by the arrival of Mickey Mantle. The Yankees as a team won the World Series five consecutive times, which to this day, is still the major league record. Yankee pitcher, Don Larson, who pitched in the 1956 World Series, threw the first and only perfect game in a post season game. After the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers left for California, the Yankees became New York's only baseball team, until the Mets. The Yankees won six World Series during the decade, clinching eight American League pennants. The team was led by Mantle, Maris, Ford, Berra, and Elston Howard, the first African American to play for the Yankees.


 * Historical analysis:** The Yankees were the best team in baseball at the time, and received support from fans across America. The were the team of baseball during this time and provided great entertainment for people to come and watch and cheer on their favorite players. They were great role models for young kids aspiring to become baseball players in the future.

Baseball in general was encountering a major change after the introduction of Jackie Robinson into the major leagues. The leagues segregation ended creating a public image of how blacks and whites could work together even in the biggest of stages. Elston Howard was the fist African-American to play for the Yankees, and just like Robinson, Howard brought a new life to the team, as well as a new fan base from the African-American viewers.

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