by Paul Semendinger
March 1, 2024
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We've been having fun making positional lists of Yankees players:
Here are old-time long time Major Leaguers Hall of Famers, All-Stars, or at least big time names who were Yankees, but who are not, necessarily remembered for being Yankees.
I compiled a list of moden players a few weeks ago. Here are some old-timers, all who played for the Yankees prior to 1980.
C- Branch Rickey (Hall-of-Fame) - Played in 52 games in 1907
1B- Frank Chance (Hall-of-Fame) - Played 13 games over two seasons (1913-14)
George Burns (1926 MVP) - Played 13 games for the
Yankees over two seasons (1928-29)
2B- Lonny Frey (3x All-Star) - Played 25 games for the Yankees over two seasons (1947-48)
SS- Woodie Held (14 year MLB player) - Played 5 games for the Yankees over two seasons
(1954 and 1957)
3B- Bill McKechnie (Hall-of-Fame) - Played in 45 games in 1913
LF- Rocky Colavito (9 time All-Star) - Played in 39 games in 1968
Lefty O-Doul (2 time batting champ) - PLayed in 40 games for the Yankees between 1919 and 1922
CF- George Halas (NFL Hall-of-Fame) - Played in 12 games in 1919
RF- Paul Waner (Hall-of-Fame) - Played in 10 games in 1944-45
SP- Stan Covelski (Hall-of-Fame) - Pitched in 12 games in 1928
Burleigh Grimes (Hall-of-Fame) - Pitched in 10 games in 10 games in 1934
Dazzy Vance (Hall-of-Fame) - Pitched in 10 games over two seasons (1915, 1918)
RP- JIm Konstanty (1950 MVP) - Pitched in 62 games between 1954-56
