Pinstripe Alley · May 22, 2021
The best “weeks” in Yankees history
Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesAfter a six-game stretch where he hit .571/.640/1.333 with five home runs, Aaron Judge was named AL Player of the Week for his performances against the Rays and Orioles. A few weeks before that, Corey Kluber got the award after putting in two very good starts in a week back in the end of April/early May.
While both of them had very good weeks to earn the accolades, they’re far from the best weeks in Yankees history. The Player of the Week Awards only came into existence in 1974. Plenty of weeks happened long before that, so let’s check them out. Let’s go back through the years and look at the best “weeks” in Yankees history.