Mickey Mantle

The Mick

Born: Mickey Charles Mantle, October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma

Died: August 13, 1995, in Dallas, Texas
ML Debut: 4/17/1951

Primary Position: Center Fielder

Bats: B Throws: R Primary Uniform #: 7

Awards: All-Star (20): 1952-1965, 1967-1968; American League Most Valuable Player in 1956, 1957, 1962; Gold Glove: 1962

Trivia: His father, Mutt, was a huge baseball fan and named him after Hall of Fame catcher Mickey Cochrane. Mickey was originally signed as a shortstop

Joe DiMaggio

The Yankee Clipper, Joltin Joe

Born: Joseph Paul DiMaggio, November 25, 1914, in Martinez, California

Died: March 8, 1999, in Hollywood, Florida

ML Debut: 5/3/1936

Primary Position: Center Fielder

Bats: R Throws: R Primary Uniform #: 5

Awards: All-Star (13): 1936-1942, 1946-1951; American League MVP 1939, 1941 and 1947

Trivia: Was married to actress Marilyn Monroe for nine months in 1954. And his brothers, Dom & Vince were both MLB players. Dom & Joe are the only Brothers to both have 30 game hit streaks. Joe also had a 61 game hit streak for the S.F. Seals minor league team.

Lou Gehrig

The Iron Horse, Larrupin Lou, Columbia Lou

Born: Henry Louis Gehrig, June 19, 1903, in New York, New York

Died: June 2, 1941, in Riverdale, New York
ML Debut: 6/15/1923

Primary Position: First Baseman

Bats: L Throws: L Primary Uniform #: 4

Awards: All-Star (6): 1933-1938; American League Most Valuable Player: 1927 and 1936

Trivia: Lou Gehrig was the first baseball player to have his uniform number retired. Lou attended Columbia University

Willie Randolph

Born: Willie Larry Randolph, July 6, 1954 in Holly Hill, South Carolina

ML Debut: 1975

Bats: R Throws: R

Awards: Six-time All-Star (1976-77, 1980-81, 1987, 1989)

Trivia: Willie Randolph is now the manager of the New York Mets, and his numbers do not compare to Lazzeri's numbers.

Phil Rizzuto

Scooter

Born: Philip Francis Rizzuto, September 25, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York

ML Debut: 4/14/1941

Bats: R Throws: R Primary Uniform #: 10

Awards: All-Star (5): 1942, 1950-1953; American League MVP 1950

Trivia: The book O Holy Cow! The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto uses transcripts of his broadcasts to create poetry. Rizzuto was also the first mystery guest on the TV series What's My Line? upon its premiere in 1950. His numbers are similiar to Don Kessinger. Dave Concepcion had better numbers and better glove and will never be in the HOF. Rizzuto was only inducted into the HOF because his buddies were on the Old-timers committee. He does belong in the HOF but not as a player but as a broadcaster.

Wade Boggs

Born: Wade Anthony Boggs, June 15, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska

ML Debut: 4/10/1982

Bats: L Throws: R Primary Uniform #: 26

Awards: All-Star (12): 1985-1996; Gold Glove 1994-1995

Trivia: Won his first World Series championship with the 1996 Yankees, and celebrated by riding a police horse around Yankee Stadium. He was never a "true" Yankee. Graig Nettles belongs on this list.

Yogi Berra

Born: Lawrence Peter Berra, May 12, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri

ML Debut: 9/22/1946

Primary Position: Catcher

Bats: L Throws: R Primary Uniform #: 8

Managed: New York Yankees (1964, 1984-1985), New York Mets (1972-1975)

Awards: All-Star (15): 1948-1962; American League Most Valuable Player 1951, 1954, and 1955.

Trivia: Provided anti-aircraft cover as a gunner's mate aboard a boat during the Normandy invasion on D-Day. He and fellow Hall-of-Famer Bill Dickey Both wore # 5 for the Yankees

Reggie Jackson

Mr. October

Born: Reginald Martinez Jackson, May 18, 1946, in Wyncote, Pennsylvania

ML Debut: 6/9/1967

Bats: L Throws: L Primary Uniform #: 44

Awards: All-Star (14): 1969, 1971-1975, 1977-1984; American League Most Valuable Player 1973; World Series Most Valuable Player 1973 and 1977.

Trivia: The first player in major league history to amass 100 or more home runs for three different clubs: the A's, Yankees, and Angels. He is another one who is not a true Yankee, but is the best DH they had. He was the first player to sign a million dollar contract, signing with the Yanks in 1977 at 5 years for 2.5 mil.

Whitey Ford

The Chairman of the Board

Born: Edward Charles Ford, October 21, 1928, in New York, New York

ML Debut: 7/1/1950

Bats: L Throws: L Primary Uniform #: 16

Awards: All-Star (8): 1954-1956, 1958-1961, 1964; Cy Young Award 1961; 1961 World Series MVP

Trivia: Has the most career wins in the history of the New York Yankees, with 236, and the most World Series wins of any pitcher, with 10. He broke Babe Ruth's record for the most consecutive scoreless innings in W.S. play

Goose Gossage

The Goose

Born: Richard Michael Gossage, July 5, 1951

ML Debut: April 16, 1972

Bats: R Throws: R Primary Uniform #: ?

Awards: All Star (9): 1975-1978, 1980-1982, 1984-1985; AL Rolaids Relief Award (1978)

Trivia: Wrote his autobiography, released in 2000, called "The Goose is Loose". Unknown fact: Was once a starter for the Chicago White Sox, was converted back to relief pitching by the Pittsburgh Pirates