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July 27, 1996: Yankees defeat Royals on Old Timers’ Day

The Yankees did something today only most organizations can dream of. They trotted out legend after legend for their 50th annual Old Timers’ Day.

Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto – to name a few – were all in attendance. The only name missing was Mickey Mantle, who passed away last summer. The Yankees announced today that they will add a fourth monument to Monument Park to honor Mantle later this season on Aug. 25. The monument will join Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins.