King Sized Old Time Cup of Coffee Yankees

by Paul Semendinger

March 1, 2024

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We've been having fun making positional lists of Yankees players:

• Our Favorite Yankees

• Our Favorite Opponents

• Yankees Who Fell Short of Greatness

• King Sized Cup of Coffee Yankees (1980 - Present)

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