{"id":15218,"date":"2022-02-25T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=15218"},"modified":"2022-02-25T15:01:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:01:31","slug":"the-complete-history-of-the-new-york-yankees-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/the-complete-history-of-the-new-york-yankees-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete History of the New York Yankees\u2019 Logo"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

With 27 World Series Championships, the New York Yankees are the most decorated team in the history of baseball. They, arguably, might even be the most celebrated sports franchise in world history. The team, once known as the New York Highlanders, has a long history of dominance and has called New York City<\/a> home for nearly 120 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are a lot of things that might come to mind when people think about the Yankees. In addition to their World Series wins, they also boast a long-lasting roster of impressive players. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Derek Jeter, and countless more often come to mind. The team also has their iconic stadium in the Bronx<\/a>. But somewhere along the line, you likely also think about the logo, one which\u2014according to at least one recent survey\u2014is the most recognized sports logo in the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Whether you are a diehard Yankee fan or are a fan of one of the other 29 admittedly less successful franchises, you might be wondering just how the Yankee logo actually came about. Below, we will discuss the history of the Yankee logo and how this logo has evolved over time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Humble Origins<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

At the end of the 19th<\/sup> Century, baseball\u2014a sport that loosely developed following the end of the Civil War\u2014was beginning to take the United States by storm. The sport was particularly popular in the Midwest and the Northeast, two regions that were rapidly urbanizing in the post-war era.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The team now known as the New York Yankees were not the Big Apple\u2019s first team, nor were they initially the most successful. In fact, thanks to objections from the New York Giants (now the San Francisco Giants), the original American League expansion team sat in Baltimore. Eventually, the team\u2019s owners, Frank Farrell and William Devery, could move their team from Baltimore to New York. At the time, the city that recently claimed the title of the largest in the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Following their move to New York, the team became known as the New York Highlanders. The name came from their stadium in Hilltop Park. It was built at the highest point in Upper Manhattan<\/a>. The Highlanders early uniforms included the letters \u201cN. Y.\u201d\u00a0 Contrary to the current Yankee logo, the letters were separated, rather than interlocked.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The interlocking concept was initially introduced in 1905, though was eventually scrapped in favor of returning to the older, separated \u201cN. Y.\u201d But by 1909, owner William Devery pushed for the interlocking logo, believing it helped distinguish the Yankees from the other teams in New York at the time (the Giants and Dodgers). Devery, who was a former New York City police chief, recalled a similar design he admired in 1877 when Louis Tiffany (Tiffany and Co.) presented an engraved medal to another policeman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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