{{More citations needed|date=September 2022}}{{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Kearney Yankees | firstseason = 1956 | lastseason = 1959 | allyears = | city =Kearney, Nebraska | logo = | caplogo = | class level = Class D (1956–1959) | league = Nebraska State League (1956–1959) | conference = | division = | majorleague = {{plainlist| *New York Yankees (1956–1959) }} | nickname = {{plainlist| *Kearney Yankees }} | ballpark = Kearney Memorial Field (1956–1959) | classchamps = | leaguechamps = None | conferencechamps = | divisionchamps = }} The '''Kearney Yankees''' were a minor league baseball team that played in the Class D level Nebraska State League from 1956 to 1959. Hosting home games at Kearney Memorial Field, Kearney was a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees.
==History== Based in Kearney, Nebraska, the Kearney Yankees were a Class D level affiliate the New York Yankees for their four seasons of existence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1959 Kearney Yankees Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="encyc">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Kearney, Nebraska Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> The Yankees hosted minor league home games at Kearney Memorial Field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1310|title=Memorial Field in Kearney, NE minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref>
The Nebraska State League folded after the 1959 season, along with 1959 league members Hastings Giants, Holdrege White Sox, Grand Island Athletics, Kearney Yankees, McCook Braves and North Platte Indians.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}<ref name="encyc"/>
==The ballpark== Kearney Memorial Field was constructed in 1946 and hosted the Kearney Yankees. It is still in use today by American Legion teams and is located at 3311 8th Avenue, Kearney, Nebraska. It has been home to American Legion baseball since 1946 and serves as the home for Kearney High School Baseball.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballkearney.com/memorial-field|title=Baseball Kearney|first=Baseball|last=Kearney|website=Baseball Kearney}}</ref>
==Year–by–year records== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background: #F2F2F2;" ! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Playoffs |- align=center | 1956 || 35–28 || 3rd || Randy Gumpert || No playoffs held |- align=center | 1957 || 30–26 || 4th || Randy Gumpert || No playoffs held |- align=center | 1958 || 33–30 || 4th || Randy Gumpert || No playoffs held |- align=center | 1959 || 27–35 || 4th || Jim Gleeson || No playoffs held |- align=center |}<ref name="encyc"/>
==Notable alumni== thumb|Jim Bouton, August, 1963 * Jim Bouton (1959) MLB All–Star; Author Ball Four * Horace Clarke (1958) * Randy Gumpert (MGR, 1956–1958) MLB All-Star * Deron Johnson (1956) * Phil Linz (1957) * Pete Mikkelsen (1958) * Hal Reniff (1956)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Kearney&state=NE&country=US Baseball Reference]
Category:Baseball teams established in 1956 Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1959 Category:1956 establishments in Nebraska Category:1959 disestablishments in Nebraska Category:Defunct baseball teams in Nebraska Category:Nebraska State League teams Category:Kearney, Nebraska