... Jeter crushed a home run into the left-center stands. With that being said, he became the 28th baseball player in history to reach 3,000 hits. A milestone, in which he is the first to achieve at Yankee stadium, old or new, as well as being the fourth youngest player to do so. ... the age of 36. Gherig contributed to the team the way many others couldn't, leading the Yankees to three consecutive championship wins in '36, '37 and '38. Thurman Munson is another Yankee that can be included in the discussion of the best captain the teams ever had. He led the team to two ... recognized by mor...

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