When was derek jeter named captain

Babe Ruth. Everett Scott. Lou Gehrig. Thurman Munson. Graig Nettles. Willie Randolph. Ron Guidry. Don Mattingly. Derek Jeter. While the team was average during his captaincy, Randolph played pretty well. His best year was , when he hit. After , Randolph signed as a free agent with the Dodgers and split time over the rest of his career with them, the Athletics , Brewers and Mets.

Randolph's term as Yankee co-captain was not disastrous, but it was also relatively brief and was lacking in postseason play. Everett Scott took over for Babe Ruth as captain of the Yankees in and remained in that role through the rest of his Yankee tenure, which ended when the Washington Senators claimed him off waivers in Scott wasn't a special player for the Yankees; his highest average for the team was. But he was the "Iron Man" of baseball before Lou Gehrig entered the scene.

His 1, consecutive games played between June 20, and May 6, was the major league record that Gehrig broke. He will also be known forever as the Yankee captain for the opening of Yankee Stadium and the team's first World Series championship in Don Mattingly was a great Yankee and a great Yankee captain.

Unfortunately for him and for the Yankees , he was never able to win a World Series with the team. But Donnie Baseball was a consummate professional. He had a great glove and a solid bat. He gave it his all and performed well until the day he retired, despite chronic back issues, even after his power went away.

In his last two seasons with the team, and , even while struggling to stay on the field every day, he hit. He led the team through the end of the "dark years" for the Yankees immediately prior to the team winning four World Series in five years, but he was never able to get into that group of so many Yankees before him who won it all.

If this article was a ranking of the best names for Yankee captains in team history, Mr. Peckinpaugh would easily be No. Even though it's not, he still earns No. After manager Frank Chance resigned during the season, Peckinpaugh who was already the captain took over as player-manager for the rest of the season, becoming the youngest manager in major league history at just 23 years old.

Peckinpaugh also has the distinction of being the first captain of the "Yankees" after they officially adopted that name in For his long reign as captain of the team and his presence on the first Yankee team to advance to the World Series, Peckinpaugh is the fourth best captain the team has had.

Thurman Munson is one of the most beloved Yankees of all-time, both because of his talent and his hard-nosed attitude on the field. Tony Lazzeri blasts a grand slam to complete the cycle, with his four hits accomplished in sequential order: single, double, triple, home run. Orlando Hernandez gets the victory in his major-league debut as the Yankees defeat the Devil Rays in the Bronx, El Duque allows a run on five hits in seven innings.

Derek Jeter is named the 11th captain in New York Yankees history. Molina caught for the Yankees from , winning a ring with them in his final year with the team.