New York Yankees
Character Key Number:
1649
Display Name:
New York Yankees
Sort Name:
New York Yankees
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
No
Biography:
In Faulkner's fictions "Yankees" typically refers to the Union soldiers during the Civil War or people from the North in general; in The Sound and the Fury, however, it refers to the New York Yankees baseball team. The 1927 Yankees, which featured Babe Ruth as part of a lineup called 'Murderers' Row,' is often cited as the greatest team in baseball history. Despite this, in his April 1928 conversation with Mac, Jason Compson insists "They're shot" (252), adding that he'd never bet on them. Jason presumably has a prejudice against any kind of 'Yankee,' but specifically expresses his contempt for Ruth. In 1928, Ruth hit 54 homers and the Yankees again won the pennant.