Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

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Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way is a 1997 television movie chronicling Joe Torre's first year as manager of the New York Yankees when they won the World Series in 1996. It stars Paul Sorvino as Joe Torre.

New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in The Bronx, New York City, New York

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Awards • Players • Managers • Coaches • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Opening Day starting lineups • Team captains • Members of the Hall of Fame • First-round picks • YES Network

Ballparks

Oriole Park • Hilltop Park • Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium (opened 1923) (Events) • Shea Stadium • Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Bader Field • Al Lang Stadium • Fort Lauderdale Stadium • George M. Steinbrenner Field

Lore

Curse of the Bambino • Johnny Sylvester • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Ed Lucas • M&M Boys • Bucky "Bleeping" Dent • Pine Tar Incident • Jeffrey Maier • The Yankee Years • The Core Four • David Wells' perfect game • David Cone's perfect game

Culture

Monument Park • New York Yankees Museum • Old-Timers' Day • Bleacher Creatures • Yankees Universe • Eddie Layton • Logos, uniforms and dress code • "Holy Cow!" • Robert Merrill • John Sterling/"Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!" • Ronan Tynan • "Here Come the Yankees" • "Haya Doin'?" • "New York, New York" • "God Bless America" • The Pride of the Yankees • The Babe Ruth Story • Damn Yankees (musical · film · The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant) • Safe at Home! • 61* • The Bronx is Burning (Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning • The Bronx Is Burning) • Gene Monahan • Dandy • Freddy Sez • George Costanza • Paul Olden • Yankee Stadium Legacy • Yankees HOPE Week

Rivalries

Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Francisco Giants • Subway Series

Monument Park
honorees

Mel Allen • Ed Barrow • Yogi Berra • Bill Dickey • Joe DiMaggio • Whitey Ford • Lou Gehrig • Lefty Gomez • Ron Guidry • Elston Howard • Miller Huggins • Reggie Jackson • Mickey Mantle • Roger Maris • Billy Martin • Don Mattingly • Joe McCarthy • Thurman Munson • Allie Reynolds • Phil Rizzuto • Red Ruffing • Jacob Ruppert • Babe Ruth • Bob Sheppard • George Steinbrenner • Casey Stengel

Retired numbers

4 • 3 • 5 • 7 • 37 • 8 • 8 • 16 • 15 • 32 • 9 • 10 • 1 • 44 • 23 • 42 • 49

Key personnel

Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises (Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner) • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi • Team Captain: Derek Jeter

Championships (27)

1923 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1956 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1977 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2009

American League
Pennants (40)

1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2003 • 2009

Other titles

Eastern Division: 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2009 • 2011 | Wild Card: 1995 • 1997 • 2007 • 2010

Minors

AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | AA: Trenton Thunder | A: Tampa Yankees • Charleston RiverDogs • Staten Island Yankees | Rookie: Gulf Coast League Yankees • DSL Yankees1 • DSL Yankees2

Seasons (111)

1900s-1910s	1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

1920s-1930s	1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

1940s-1950s	1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s-1970s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s-1990s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s-2010s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012