John Sterling
Career Highlights & Facts
(The Voice of the Yankees)
- Before reaching the majors, this player had a disastrous tryout with the St. Louis Browns in 1888, where he was cut after the team catchers declared he was 'no good'.
- This player’s lone major-league appearance occurred in 1890 while wearing civilian clothes—a black cloth suit, low-cut vest, and white stand-up collar—because his team had seized all official uniforms.
- Decades after his professional baseball career ended, this player became a local politician and was elected as the Overseer of the Poor in 1904 following a tense, recount-heavy election.
36
Seasons in Bronx
5,000+
Consecutive Games
7
World Series
Broadcast Timeline
1970-71: Washington Bullets
1973-74: New York Knicks
1975-78: New York Islanders
1975-80: New York Nets
1980-81: Washington Bullets
1981-89: Atlanta Hawks
1982-87: Atlanta Braves
1989-2024: New York Yankees