One of the greatest all-around athletes as a teenager, the sport of baseball was fortunate that Dave Winfield chose it instead of the many other choices he had.

Many Yankees fans know Mel Stottlemyre as the Pitching Coach who helped his staff and the team win four World Series rings.  Perhaps because he played for New York at a time when they were not regular fixtures in the Fall Classic, the contributions of Stottlemyre on the mound, is not celebrated as much as it should be.

The New York Yankees really knew how to pluck talent away from the Red Sox for a time didn’t they?

Playing his entire career with the New York Yankees, Tommy Henrich had one of the best nicknames in sports, “The Clutch”.  This stemmed from his World Series exploits most significantly hitting the first ever walk off Home Run in World Series history (Game 1 in 1949).  Basically, while there may have been bigger stars around Henrich, this was the guy you wanted at the plate when it counted the most.