Every Friday, we will be taking a look back at the career of a critical player in New York Yankees history that doesn’t quite get the recognition they deserve. When looking at the storied history of the Yankees names like Ruth, Mantle and Jeter quickly come to mind. Today, we will be looking at those players who played a critical role. Simply put, without these individuals, the Yankees wouldn’t have been the Yankees.
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Second base has not been the strongest position in Yankees history. For this article, I decided that Tony Lazzeri and Willie Randolph were too good to qualify for this list but they do deserve some more attention.