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SPORT: Baseball
TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Right field
INDUCTED: 1993 (93.6%, 1st year on ballot)
CAREER: 1967-1987
IN NY: 1977-1981
Jackson was a .262 hitter with 563 home runs in 21 seasons with the Athletics, Orioles, Yankees and Angels. He was the 1973 AL MVP with Oakland and led the AL in home runs in 1973, 1975, 1980 and 1982. His 2,597 strikeouts are the most in MLB history. Jackson played in 11 postseasons, winning five World Series, three with the Athletics and two with the Yankees. He was named World Series MVP twice (1973, 1977), and batted .278 with 18 home runs in the playoffs. Jackson earned the nickname “Mr. October” after he hit three home runs on three pitches in the 1977 Series finale.
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SPORT: Baseball
TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Second base
INDUCTED: 1991 (by Veterans Committee)
CAREER: 1926-1939
IN NY: 1926-37 with Yankees, 1939 with Dodgers and Giants
Lazzeri was a .292 hitter with a .380 OBP and 178 home runs in 14 seasons with the Yankees, Cubs, Dodgers and Giants. He finished in the top 20 of AL MVP voting four times and was an All-Star in 1933 when he batted .294 with 18 home runs. Lazzeri batted .262 in seven postseasons, winning five World Series with the Yankees.
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SPORT: Baseball
TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Centerfield
INDUCTED: 1974 (88.2%, 1st year on ballot)
CAREER: 1951-1968
IN NY: 1951-1968
Mantle won the AL MVP in 1956, 1957 and 1962 and seven World Series with the Yankees. He was a 16-time All-Star, led MLB in runs and walks five times and led the AL in home runs four times. Mantle hit .298 with a .421 OBP, 536 home runs and a .977 OPS in 18 seasons. He batted .257 with 18 home runs in 65 World Series games. Despite a leg injury early in his career that plagued him throughout his career, Mantle was speedy enough to lead the AL with 11 triples in 1955. An excellent baserunner, Mantle stole 153 bases with an 80-percent success rate.
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SPORT: Baseball
TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Manager
INDUCTED: 1957 (by Veterans Committee)
CAREER: 1926-1950
IN NY: 1931-1946
McCarthy led the Yankees to eight AL pennants and seven World Series titles, including four straight from 1936-39. McCarthy was 2,125-1,333 overall in 24 seasons, and went 1,460-867, a .627 winning percentage, with the Yankees. The Yankees topped 100 wins six times during his tenure.
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SPORT: Baseball
TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Starting pitcher
INDUCTED: 1948 (77.7%, 8th year on ballot)
CAREER: 1912-1934
IN NY: 1923-1933
Pennock was 241-162 with a 3.60 ERA in 22 seasons for the Athletics, Red Sox and Yankees. The lefthander was 5-0 with a 1.95 ERA in 10 postseason games (five starts) and won three World Series with the Yankees. Pennock led the AL in WHIP in 1925 and 1926 and his 277 innings in 1925 also was an AL best.
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TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Shortstop
INDUCTED: 1994 (by Veterans Committee)
CAREER: 1941-1956
IN NY: 1941-1956
Rizzuto, nicknamed “Scooter,” batted .273 with a .351 OBP and 38 home runs in 13 seasons. He hit .324 with seven home runs in 1950, winning the AL MVP award. He led the majors in sacrifice hits each season from 1949-1952. Rizzuto played in nine World Series with the Yankees, won seven and hit .246 with a .355 OBP. After his baseball career ended he entered a lengthy career as a broadcaster for the Yankees.
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SPORT: Baseball
TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Starting pitcher
INDUCTED: 1967 (86.9%, 15th season on ballot in runoff election)
CAREER: 1924-1947
IN NY: 1930-1946
Charles Herbert “Red” Ruffing led the AL with 25 complete games in 1928, 190 strikeouts in 1932 and 21 wins in 1938. The righthander was selected to six All-Star games and went 273-225 with a 3.80 ERA in 22 seasons. Ruffing helped the Yankees win six World Series and went 7-2 with a 2.63 ERA in 10 World Series starts. He batted .269 with 36 home runs in 882 games.
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SPORT: Baseball
TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Right field, starting pitcher
INDUCTED: 1939, elected in 1936 (95.1%, 1st year on ballot)
CAREER: 1914-1935
IN NY: 1920-1934
George Herman “Babe” Ruth is the all-time MLB leader in slugging percentage (.690), OPS (.1.164) and OPS+ (206). He led MLB in slugging percentage 11 times, home runs 11 times, OBP 10 times, runs scored eight times and RBIs five times. Ruth won the 1923 AL MVP and captured the 1924 batting title with a .378 average. He appeared in 10 World Series, winning seven (four with the Yankees) and batting .326 with 15 home runs. In 22 seasons, he hit .342 with a .474 OBP and 714 home runs. Primarily a lefthanded starting pitcher early in his career, Ruth was 94-46 with a 2.28 ERA in 163 games, leading the AL with a 1.75 ERA in 1916.
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SPORT: Baseball
TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Manager
INDUCTED: 1966 (by Veterans Committee)
CAREER: 1934-1965
IN NY: 1949-1960 with Yankees, 1962-1965 with Mets
Stengel, nicknamed “The Old Professor,” was known for a wacky way of speaking that belied his deep knowledge of baseball. Stengel led the Yankees to 10 AL pennants and seven World Series titles, including five straight from 1949-1953. He was 1,905-1,842 in 25 seasons, including 1,149-696, a .623 winning percentage, with the Yankees. Stengel also served as the Mets’ first manager, enduring four awful seasons that severely skewed his overall managerial record.
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SPORT: Baseball
TEAM: Yankees
POSITION: Third base, Manager
INDUCTED: 2014 (by Veterans Committee)
CAREER: 1977-2010
IN NY: 1977-1981 with Mets, 1996-2007 with Yankees
A borderline Hall of Fame player who hit .297 with 252 home runs and won the 1971 NL MVP, Torre found his greatest success as Yankees manager from 1996-2007. He led the Yankees to six pennants and four World Series wins, including three straight titles from 1998-2000. The Yankees won more than 100 games four times during his tenure and made the playoffs every season. He was 2,326-1,997 overall in 29 seasons for the Yankees, Mets, Braves, Cardinals and Dodgers.
