What is the first card to say NY Yankees??
 

Posted By: <b>Tim Caravella</b><p>Just another dumb idea for my collection, but having some trouble finding it. Thanks for the help...<br><br><br>Tim

What is the first card to say NY Yankees??
 

Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p>1913 changed from highlanders to yankees....lots of cards refer to them as NY americans. good question,1913 fatima team=ny americans, as late as 1916 m 101-4 refer to them as ny americans.1919 w514's do refer to them as yankees. i'm sure someone knows the answer.

What is the first card to say NY Yankees??
 

Posted By: <b>Rhett Yeakley</b><p>They are identified in the T205 set as Yankees, I believe these are the first &quot;cards&quot; to reference them as such.<br>-Rhett

What is the first card to say NY Yankees??
 

Posted By: <b>David McDonald</b><p>There was a thread a few months ago <a href="http://tinyurl.com/9hda8n" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/9hda8n</a> which touched on this subject.

What is the first card to say NY Yankees??
 

Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l239/dcc1/chase.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

What is the first card to say NY Yankees??
 

Posted By: <b>Tim Caravella</b><p>Thanks for all the info, i guess it wasn't that dumb of a question afterall. Looks like the T205's take it although if the Highlanders weren't renamed to Yankees until 1913... ahhhhh nevermind!!!<br><br>Tim

What is the first card to say NY Yankees??
 

Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>Question : If the NY Yankees were not Yankees until 1913 then why are they called Yankees in the T205 &quot;1911&quot; set ?

What is the first card to say NY Yankees??
 

Posted By: <b>Steve F</b><p>I once read the team nicknames were initially given by the press and or the fans and weren't officially adopted by the leagues til later. Then again, it could have been a dream.

What is the first card to say NY Yankees??
 

Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Steve, I think that's correct. The Highlanders were nicknamed the Yankees for a while before the name was officially adopted.