Description Two Years after the establishment of the American Baseball League in 1901, New Yorkers Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the American League Baltimore Orioles for $18,000 and moved the franchise to New York.
This fascinating pictorial history of the Y.
This was the humble beginning of the legendary New York Yankees, who went on to be the greatest winning team of the twentieth century.
They built a stadium in Washington Heights and called the team the Highlanders.
Description Two Years after the establishment of the American Baseball League in 1901, New Yorkers Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the American League Baltimore Orioles for $18,000 and moved the franchise to New York