He was an authentic baseball ambassador, making the game fun for millions of Americans. His number retired throughout baseball in Played for Brooklyn Dodgers from Holds fielding mark for second baseman playing in or more games with. Led NL in stolen bases in and Most Valuable Player in Lifetime batting average. Joint record holder for most double plays by second baseman, in Led second baseman in double plays Mariano Rivera defined ninth-inning excellence.
His signature cut fastball shattered bat handles and stifled rallies over 19 seasons. Regarded for consistent success and an unflappable demeanor, Rivera pitched his entire career in a Yankees uniform.
Rivera's star shone brightest in October competition. He established postseason records with 96 games pitched, 42 saves, and a 0. Rivera retired as the last major league player to wear uniform number One of the game's premier power hitters, "Mr.
October" blasted career roundtrippers, sixth all-time. In Game Six of the World Series, Jackson hit three home runs, all on the first pitch, as the Yankees beat the Dodgers to wrap up the club's first World Championship since Jackson was an exciting clutch player and an intimidating cleanup hitter with a. I call it a time of character. Reliable and consistent throughout his career, Pettitte pitched 15 seasons with the club , ', ' , going with a 3. The left-hander is the franchise leader in strikeouts and tied with Whitey Ford for the most starts.
He trails only Ford wins, 3, As a Yankee, Pettitte went with a 3. He famously started and won all three series-clinching games in the postseason. Won 20 games three times, in , and Compiled one of the most dominating seasons in baseball history in and became known as "Louisiana Lightning. In , he compiled a club-record strikeouts and nine shutouts en route to a unanimous selection as the American League's Cy-Young-Award recipient. On June 17, vs.
The Yankees' co-captain-with Willie Randolph-from through his retirement in , he remains in the Top 10 on the Yankees' all-time list in games pitched , innings pitched A four-time American-League All-Star. Williams played his entire year Major League career with the Yankees , batting.
A four-time World Series champion , '98, '99, , he is the Yankees' all-time postseason leader in HR 22 and RBI 80 and ranks third in games played Boston, he hit a memorable 10th-inning, "walk-off" home run. Retired Numbers. Yankees' all-time retired numbers. Full Story. Billy Martin. Born: May 16, in Berkeley, CA Died: December 25, in Binghamton, NY Height: , Weight: Threw and batted righthanded Number retired in Had as much "Yankee Pride" as any player or manager to wear pinstripes and he implanted his own fierce desire to win in his teams.
Career Stats. Derek Jeter. Born: June 26, in Pequannock, NJ Height: , Weight: Threw and batted righthanded Number retired in The face of baseball for a generation of fans, Jeter played a franchise-record 20 seasons with the Yankees from , retiring with a personal career winning percentage of. Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig. Number retired in Durable, powerhitting first baseman who played in an amazing 2, consecutive games between and Joe DiMaggio. Joe Torre. Mickey Mantle.
Yogi Berra. Born: May 12, in St. One of the best-hitting catchers of all time, Dickey fashioned a. Later, he helped mentor Yogi Berra, who always gave credit to Dickey for helping him develop his catching skills. Posada ahead of Rivera? It's a close call, but I'll take the great-hitting catcher with solid defense Posada was never great at blocking pitches but his arm was average or slightly above for most of his career over the legendary closer.
Their career value is similar: But generally speaking, the closer position is overrated; Rivera's most valuable season was actually , when he served as John Wetteland's setup guy and pitched innings. It's perhaps instructive that the season Posada missed with injury was the one season the Yankees didn't make the playoffs since the two joined the club. Ford went with the Yankees, but won 20 games just twice -- 25 in and 24 in That was primarily because Casey Stengel never believed in Ford's durability he was 5-foot , so didn't work him hard.
His career high in starts under Stengel was 33 and he topped innings just once. After Stengel was fired following the season, Ford averaged 37 starts and innings over the next five seasons. His World Series record was excellent as well -- with a 2. DiMaggio played 13 seasons in the majors, appeared in 10 World Series and won nine of them. Perhaps no player in baseball history has ever been so identified as a "winner" as DiMaggio.
So why rank DiMaggio only sixth? I'll admit: Something about him just rubs me the wrong way. He frequently held out, battled injuries and he had a lot of great teammates who chipped in with the winning. Of course, he was a devastating hitter who was severely penalized by the huge dimensions in left-center at Yankee Stadium when he played he hit home runs on the road in his career, at home.
His fielding was probably more average than great and nobody stole bases in his day he had 30 career steals. An amazingly consistent and durable player his only injury came in , Jeter is less than runs away from passing Babe Ruth for the most runs scored in Yankees history. B-R actually ranks Jeter as the most valuable offensive player in the American League in and , and that's why I gave him the nod over DiMaggio: A great-hitting shortstop who has played nearly every game for plus seasons is more difficult to find than a great center fielder.
Behind the "Yogisms" caricature, it's easy to forget how great he was: A three-time MVP who during his peak caught an average of games per season, hitting. Yogi's power was underrated: he finished in the top 10 in the AL in homers every season from through Casey Stengel loved to fiddle with his lineups, platoon and move players around, but the one constant he had was Yogi behind the plate.
It's often portrayed that Yankee scout Paul Krichell "discovered" Gehrig, a testament to the Yankees digging in haystacks to find their Hall of Famers.
Sounds good, but it's not accurate. Gehrig was quite well known by the time the Yankees signed him. His exploits at Columbia were well covered by the New York papers.
The converted right fielder and former pitcher led the Yankees to seven World Series appearances, four titles and belted of his career home runs with the Bombers, including a then-record 60 in The Yankee Clipper was among the most graceful and dominant center fielders to ever don a uniform, winning three MVP awards and fronting the Yankees to nine World Series titles despite missing three years in his prime due to service in World War II. His 1, regular-season wins are second only to Joe McCarthy 1, from in Yankees history.
The three-time AL MVP also ripped the most home runs in World Series play 18 over a dozen October appearances with seven championships over a year span from The time All-Star also caught more than games in 13 straight seasons and backstopped the Yanks to seven World Series titles.
A national treasure due to his superlative play and offbeat personality and observations, Berra was a beloved mainstay behind the plate with the Yankees for nearly two decades after serving in World War II. He appeared in the most World Series 14 and won the most championships 10 in baseball history from He was a key member of seven World Series winners in 13 seasons in the Bronx, including five in a row from The seven-time All-Star catcher was the heart of the Yankee squads that captured three straight AL pennants from and World Series titles in the latter two seasons.
The Chairman of the Board was the unquestioned ace of the Yankees dynasty teams of the s and 60s, posting a lifetime winning percentage of. Ford won the Cy Young Award in with career-bests of 25 wins and innings.
The lefty still holds World Series records for wins 10 , starts 22 and strikeouts Posada spent parts of 17 seasons with the Yankees from , playing on four World Series winners and making five All-Star appearances. Posada totaled home runs — second only to Berra in Yankees history among catchers — and 1, RBIs. Donnie Baseball was the top two-way first baseman in the game in the s, before back issues zapped much of his power for the final few seasons of his career.
Mattingly won nine Gold Gloves in 14 years with the Yanks from , won the AL batting crown.
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