The 1929New York Yankees season was the team's 27th season. The team finished with a record of 88–66, finishing in second place, 18 games behind thePhiladelphia Athletics. This ended a streak of three straightWorld Series appearances for the club. New York was managed byMiller Huggins until his death on September 25. They played atYankee Stadium.
April 16, 1929: The New York Yankees took to the field with uniform numbers for the first time on the backs on their uniforms, the first team to make them permanent.[1]
Beginning from that year onward the Yankees put the players' jersey numbers on the backs of their white home and grey road uniforms, making them the first MLB team to put player numbers in their uniforms on a permanent basis.
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