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Answer
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A - one-handed pitcher who threw a no-hitter 9/4/93
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Abbott, Jim
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B - the borough in which the Yankees play their home games
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Bronx, The
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C - remembered most for his walk-off in Game 5 of the 1976 ALCS
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Chris Chambliss
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D - The Yankees retired #8 for Berra and this other catcher.
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Dickey, Bill
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E - first African-American to play for NYY
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Elston Howard
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F - #16, The Chairman of the Board
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Ford, Whitey
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G - Babe Ruth's given first name
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George
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H - previous team name for the Yankees
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Highlanders
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I - Japanese OF who, despite spending most of his time in Seattle, hit his 100th HR as a Yankee
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Ichiro
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J - won two rings as a Yankee and had a candy bar named after him
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Jackson, Reggie
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K - 2B who did a great job constantly throwing the ball away
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Knoblauch, Chuck
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L - began his MLB career in the New York outfield in '98, earning two rings before being traded to Cleveland
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Ledee, Ricky
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M - manager to be hired, fired, etc. / #1 is retired for him.
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Martin, Billy
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N - the only NL East team the Yankees haven't faced in the World Series
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Nationals
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O - El Duque's given name
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Orlando Hernandez
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P - Gehrig replaced him.
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Pipp, Wally
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Q - Journeyman pitcher who found his way in and out of NY in 2012 ... Chad ___
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Qualls
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R - Holy Cow!
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Rizzuto, Phil
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S - Michael Kay's homerun call
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See ya!
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T - the captain who tragically died in a plane crash in 1979
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Thurman Munson
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U - Nobody complained more about the pace of NYY/BOS games than ___ Joe West.
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umpire
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V - country of origin for former Yanks like Bobby Abreu and Francisco Cervelli
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Venezuela
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W - The Yankees retired this OF's #51 in 2015.
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Williams, Bernie
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X - This journeyman OF was traded mid-season to the Yanks in 2008 but suffered an injury in April 2009 thus missing out on a championship season.
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Xavier Nady
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Y - home ballpark
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Yankee Stadium
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Z - bench coach in the late nineties
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Zimmer, Don
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