Yankees: All-time greatest seasons by position

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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:


  1. SS – Derek Jeter (1999)

  2. LF – Joe DiMaggio (1939)

  3. DH – Babe Ruth (1920)

  4. 1B – Lou Gehrig (1927)

  5. CF – Mickey Mantle (1967)

  6. 3B – Alex Rodriguez (2007)

  7. RF – Aaron Judge (2017)

  8. 2B – Robinson Cano (2012)

  9. C – Thurman Munson

Bench

MIF – Willie Randolph (1980)

CIF – Graig Nettles (1977)

OF – Bernie Williams (1998)

C – Yogi Berra (1950)

Starting rotation


  1. LHP – Ron Guidry (1978)

  2. RHP – Allie Reynolds (1952)

  3. LHP – Andy Pettitte (1997)

  4. LHP – Whitey Ford (1961)

  5. 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)