Yankees: All-time greatest seasons by position

By Carl Scott

Best all-season Yankees’ starting lineup
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Batting order
As you read off the batting order below, I suggest you hear in your head, legendary Yankees’ public address announcer Bob Sheppard call out each player’s name. Here it is folks, the Yankees’ best all-season 25-man lineup:
- SS – Derek Jeter (1999)
- LF – Joe DiMaggio (1939)
- DH – Babe Ruth (1920)
- 1B – Lou Gehrig (1927)
- CF – Mickey Mantle (1967)
- 3B – Alex Rodriguez (2007)
- RF – Aaron Judge (2017)
- 2B – Robinson Cano (2012)
- C – Thurman Munson
Bench
MIF – Willie Randolph (1980)
CIF – Graig Nettles (1977)
OF – Bernie Williams (1998)
C – Yogi Berra (1950)
Starting rotation
- LHP – Ron Guidry (1978)
- RHP – Allie Reynolds (1952)
- LHP – Andy Pettitte (1997)
- LHP – Whitey Ford (1961)
- RHP – Roger Clemens (2001)
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Bullpen
Closer – RHP – Mariano Rivera (2008)
Setup – RHP – Rich “Goose” Gossage (1982)
Setup – RHP – Sparky Lyle (1972)
Middle – LHP – Andrew Miller (2016)
Middle – RHP – Chad Green (2017)
Long – LHP – C.C. Sabathia (2009)
Long – LHP – Lefty Gomez (1934)