When the phrase “Yankee tradition” is uttered, fans immediately think of the great players that have made the team baseball’s preeminent franchise. However, there has been another area that has been a source of Yankee tradition: the broadcast booth.
Since they started broadcasting games in 1939, the Yankees have had 11-that’s right,11-announcers whose work earned the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York for their work behind the mike.
The first two recipients were the two greatest announcers in team history, Mel Allen and Red Barber in 1978. The third was Russ Hodges.