Greatest Yankees

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Greatest Yankees

You know this is truly the team of teams when Mickey Mantle can't crack the starting lineup. But as you must know by now, this is why the Yankees are the royalty of professional sports. Theirs is an All-Star team like no other - the Hall of Fame within the Hall of Fame.

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Yankees' tradition is second to none
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Joe DiMaggio
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Whitey Ford (l.), Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin were all great Yankees. Only one made our first team, however.

Picking a dream team
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Yankees' Ironman was sheer class
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Lou Gehrig (l.) receives award from New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia honoring his 1,800th consecutive game played.

The unknown star
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Tony Lazzeri

Holy Cow! Scooter's the No. 1 shortstop
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Phil Rizzuto

Always a third party
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Graig Nettles

Bambino remains larger than life
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Babe Ruth

Center field Mantle goes to DiMaggio
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Joe DiMaggio

Life in the spotlight
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Dave Winfield

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Yogi became the talk of the town
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Yogi Berra

Ford is chairman of this pitching staff
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Whitey Ford

Sox still see Red
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Red Ruffing

For late-inning call, it's not even close
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Mariano Rivera

Yankee greats have Casey at the helm
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Even in a Mets uniform, Casey Stengel is one of the most beloved characters in Yankees history. Clockwise from top left: Allie Reynolds, Tommy Byrne, Joe DiMaggio, Vic Raschi, Tom Henrich, Bill Dickey, Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto.

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Stengel doesn't have as high a winning percentage as some other Yankee managers, including Billy Martin, but he’s still our top choice.

Even backups form star-studded lineup
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Reggie Jackson
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Bill Dickey
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Mickey Mantle
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Red Rolfe

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The Yankee killers
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Ken Griffey Jr.

Rookie sensations
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Kevin Maas (center) had a great rookie campaign with the Yankees but never panned out as Don Mattingly's replacement at first.

Talk about a lineup
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Complete rankings
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