A member of the famed “Murderers Row” lineup from the 1920’s Bob Meusel provided a balanced offensive attack for the Yankees.  Meusel had six seasons where he batted over .310 and while he was not necessarily known for his power he was a surprise Home Run leader in the 1925 season, where he also led the American League in RBIs.  Meusal was also a capable base runner who swiped 15 bases four times in his career.

“Happy” Jack Chesbro is one of the anomalies of the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Some feel that he shouldn’t be there and is so because of the strength of his 1904 season.  Since that was as a New York Highlander (which was what the Yankees were called then), let’s take a look at it.

By the time Paul O’Neill arrived to New York he had already been named an All-Star and won a World Series ring as a Cincinnati Red.  It goes without saying that he achieved a lot more with the Yankees.

Does this rank seem high?

Admittedly it did for us too when we put this together but there is a reason why the New York Yankees have held on to the contract of Brett Gardner for so long…he is sneaky good.