New York Yankees by the Numbers 1–5

New York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio speaks with manager Casey Stengel in the dugout in this undated photo. AP Photo

All kinds of incredible “numbers” have been put up by those who have worn pinstripes through the many decades the team from the Bronx has been playing baseball. Some of these number spark memories, controversy, wonder. Herewith, just a starter list, enjoy. Send along your own suggestions.

Zero

Fewest passed balls in a season, 1931 team .

Number of days Dave Winfield spent in minor-league baseball before reaching the majors.

0002 

After Allie Reynolds pitched his second no-hitter for the Yankees in 1951, the Hotel Edison where he along with some teammates lived, changed his room number from 2019 to 0002.

.00009

Difference between the batting average of George “Snuffy” Stirnweiss: .30854 and White Sox Tony Cuccinello: .30845 in the closest batting race in major league history, 1945.

New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez rounds the basis after hitting his 16th home run on the season, during the sixth inning, off Arizona Diamondbacks' Steve Sparks, Thursday, June 17, 2004, in Phoenix. AP Photo/Paul Connors