Derek Jeter's Big Accomplishments

The New York Yankees were a very popular baseball team in the 1960s because of their ability to go far and win the world series 2 times in the 1960’s. In 1962 The Yankees went to the world series and played at Yankee Stadium(britannica.com). In the World Series, they ended up defeating the San Francisco Giants in game 7 so the Yankees could take the gold trophy(Britannica.com).Game 7 in the world series means that the two teams playing had an equal skill level.Each team won 3 games,but in the last game the Yankees took the gold by learning from their mistakes. In 1961 the

Alex Rodriguez was born on July 27, 1975 in New York City. From the time

Ruth's slugging percentages in 1920 and 1921 were .847 and .846. Neither figure has ever been approached. In fact, a slugging percentage higher than .704 has been achieved only 20 times, eight by Ruth. In 1923, hitting .393, he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player, and capped off the year by ushering the Yankees to their first World Series Championship. He also led the American League in home runs from 1919-1924, and again from 1926-1931.

1955 to 1972. Roberto played in two World Series, batting .310 in 1960 and .414 in

"Joe Jackson led both teams with a .375 batting average, making twelve hits—still a record for an eight-game series, and…" (Seymour 333). Jackson definitely was the star of the Series; he hit phenomenally, and had the only home run in the series. He also had a very good series in respect to his fielding abilities. In an interview with Furman Bisher, Jackson told of his accounts with the 1919 World Series games.

He was also really good. What I thought was amazing is that he was a rookie of the year. A rookie of the year is like an all-star but they give to people who it is there first year playing in the MLB. Two years after his rookie of the year he won the National League MVP which stands for Most Valuable Person. As a final along the path of his career he won the most valuable thing you can collect. He and his team won the World Series.

Alex Rodriguez was born in New York City on July 27, 1975 and is the youngest of three children. His parents are Victor Rodriguez and Lourdes Navarro. Rodriguez's love of baseball can be traced through his father. Victor Rodriguez was "a former pro catcher in his native Dominican Republic and a passionate New York Mets Fan" (A+E, 2012). When Rodriguez was 4 years old, he and his family moved to the Dominican Republic. It was during this time that Rodriguez began playing baseball. However, when Rodriguez was in fifth grade, his family moved from the Dominican Republic to Miami. Sadly, it was after the Rodriguez's moved back to the United States that Victor and Lourdes separated and Lourdes was left to raise Rodriguez and his siblings on her own (A+E, 2012).

Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. However, at an early age of one year old, his single mother moved Jackie and four other siblings to Pasadena, California. In Pasadena, Jackie and his family grew up in poverty. Even though his family was impoverished, they lived in a predominately white neighborhood where they faced lots of discrimination for the simple fact that they were black. As Jackie was growing up, he excelled in baseball, basketball, football, and track. He went to John Muir High School where he was a letterman in all the sports that he excelled at. His early life fueled him to greater accomplishments as he got older.

“I’ve heard people say that the trouble with the world is that we haven’t enough great leaders. I think we haven’t enough great followers. I have stood side by side with great thinkers- surgeons, engineers, economists, men who deserve a great following- and have heard the crowd cheer me instead. I love my profession. I like playing baseball. I love the fans too, but I think they cheered too loudly, and they cheered for the wrong man.” This was quoted by Babe Ruth explaining why he isn’t selfish and why he thinks that others aren’t honored enough for their positions. Leading up to Ruth’s career, he had a terrible life. He later became one of the best baseball players of all time. And now, he inspires others. Because Babe Ruth was confident in

Led by Musial's hot bat, the loose, inexperienced Cardinals surprised everyone by winning 106 games, including 43 of their last 52, to claim the National League pennant. Then St. Louis beat the favored Yankees in the World Series, and Musial was on a world championship team in his first full season.

He had to finish the season 6-for-9 to beat out Matty Alou and win the first of two close NL batting-title races.

In 1949, he became the leader in stolen bases and earned the National League 's Most Valuable Player Award(MVP).

He then left for a job as an athletic director for the National Youth Foundation. He then played minor league baseball for the Montreal Royals in 1946. While he was playing minor league he was called up to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the major leagues in 1947. It was that year that he won rookie of the year with his 175 hits, 12 home runs, and 48 RBI’s. He also appeared on the cover of time magazine in September of 1947.

During his career Joe DiMaggio played in nine World Series. In 1946, Rosalie DiMaggio died. DiMaggio hit way below his normal average, hitting only .290. That was his career low in batting average. The next spring, in 1947, he was almost traded for Ted Williams. The Boston Red socks also asked for Yogi Berra in a trade. The Yankees turned down both. Yogi Berra was also a great player. Joe DiMaggio won his third MVP in his career and hit two home runs in the World Series that year. The New York Yankees won the World Series in 1947. On February 7, 1949, DiMaggio became the first $100,000 ballplayer in Major League Baseball History. They Yankees were doing excellent, but unfortunately, in a game before the end of that season, Joe severely injured his

The Yankees faced The Giants in the 1922 World Series. The Yankees lost in five games. In 1923, it was the first time playing at Yankee Stadium. On April 18, 1923 Ruth hit the first ever homerun at Yankee Stadium against the Red Sox. Babe Ruth was the only person to win the American League Most Valuable Player award in his career. In 1923 The Yankees played The Giants again. Babe Ruth hit three homeruns in the six game series.