Elston Howard Greatest Thrill
February 23, 1929 in St. Louis, MO The Yankees’ first black player, Elston Howard was forced to play the outfield through much of his first five seasons because Yogi Berra was behind the plate. By 1960, Howard was the starting catcher and Berra was more often in the field. Howard was an exception...
#OTD: Elston Howard Breaks Yankees’ Color Barrier in 1955
On April 14, 1955, Elston Howard made history by becoming the first African American player to join the New York Yankees, breaking the team’s color barrier nearly a decade after Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Howard began his professional career with ...
Free Jazz, Judge on Fire (4/19/25) - CF28-095
In this episode of Chase for 28, Chris and the Podcast Padre break down the Yankees' recent performance as they sit atop the AL East. The duo reflects on the team’s 5-1 stretch, key player contributions from Aaron Judge, Clark Schmidt, and Ben Rice, and the impact of questionable umpiring around ...
Elston Howard Takes Charge In The Bronx, Washington Senators at New York Yankees, June 19, 1963 (Recreation)
The records credit Jim Bouton with the win, but everyone who followed the Yankees' 1963 season knows that the driving force in the middle of the year was Elston Howard.
Stepping up into a leadership role after Mickey Mantle broke his foot and moved to the Injured List for ten weeks, the Yankees c...
Is Wemby the New Lebron?
Kenny Thomas highlights Elston Howard the first Black Yankee for Black History Month. Ed Nunez and Zack Brandt are in the studio to talk Lobo Basketball, and the great Wemby with KT.
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#OTD: Elston Howard Breaks Yankees’ Color Barrier in 1955
On April 14, 1955, Elston Howard made history by becoming the first African American player to join the New York Yankees, breaking the team’s color barrier nearly a decade after Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Howard began his professional career with ...
Elston Howard with Adam Darowski
Adam Darowski of Sports Reference joins Jim to break down the career and HOF candidacy of former New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard. First, they cover the importance of Howard breaking the color barrier in 1955 for the most storied franchise in baseball history (9:59). Next, they discuss Howa...
Elston Howard with Adam Darowski
Adam Darowski of Sports Reference joins Jim to break down the career and HOF candidacy of former New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard. First, they cover the importance of Howard breaking the color barrier in 1955 for the most storied franchise in baseball history (9:59). Next, they discuss Howa...
WHEN A HELL'S ANGEL GIVES A WIDOW'S MITE
Years ago when I was an insurance agent, one of my policyholders would bring meold New York Yankee baseball cards (I’m an avid Yankees fan) every time he camein the office. Others have come in and put down on my desk, old baseball coins,cards, pennants and other baseball memorabilia that they ha...
Retired Numbers 50 New York Yankees Part 1
The storied Yankees have retired numbers in honor of a whopping 24 individuals. While all were great baseball figures, they aren't all megastars. Zach and Leo discuss Reggie Jackson, Paul O'Neill, Ron Guidry, Billy Martin, and Elston Howard.
