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Guess some of the famous or not so famous
Yankees
that have donned #27 in pinstripes.
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The two players who have worn 27 for the longest time both did
so for 5 years in their Yankee career. The first player was an
outfielder in the 1940's who picked up three World Championship
rings in pinstripes. His finest campaign came in 1944 when he
slugged 18 home runs, drove in 103, scored 91 times and led the
league with 16 triples, 297 total bases and 67 extra base hits.
He never came close to matching those numbers again, and was
sold to the Cardinals in 1950. He was out of the majors until
1953, when he resurfaced with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a
starting pitcher. He became a league leader again, but
unfortunately this time it was Walks and Wild Pitches and after
5 more at-bats with the Phillies in 1954, his career was over.
Who is he?
Johnny Lindell
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The other player to wear
number 27 for 5 years did so more recently. He came to the
Yankees with some decent credentials under his belt. He was
already a two-time All-Star and finished second in the Rookie of
the Year balloting to Mark Fidrych, and in fact received the
only other two votes not cast for Fidrych that year. The
Yankees acquired him in a trade from Minnesota in 1982, where he
was batting .209. After his trade, he hit .293 for the Yankees
and followed it up with another strong .296 in 94 games in
1983. A respectable .267 in 129 games followed in 1984, but it
was all downhill from there. He dropped to .223 and .206 in
1985 and '86 respectively and was shipped to California after
the 1986 season in a trade that brought over Ron Romanick (who
never pitched a major league game after the trade) and minor
leaguer and future Yankee Alan Mills.
Butch Wynegar
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Bernie Williams' nemesis
when he first came up to the majors and probably one of the
better deals made by the Yankees in the 1980's. He came over
from Cleveland in a March 1989 trade and went on to have a few
solid seasons for some bad Yankee teams. Aside from giving
Bernie Williams and other rookies a hard time in the clubhouse,
he did have one lasting positive Yankee memory...that being his
9th inning, game-winning three-run homer on Memorial Day in 1991
against the Boston Red Sox.
Mel Hall
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This player was
traded to the Yankees in mid-Season in a 5-player deal that
actually included the player who was wearing #27 at the time.
The move was made to shore up the Yankees bullpen and add a
quality left-handed arm to the pen, particularly for the
post-season. His 17.47 ERA for the Yankees in 13 late season
appearances made it appear the deal would be a bust, but he was
included on the post-season roster and proved to be a brilliant
acquisition. He allowed only one hit and no runs in 8
post-season appearances, did his job in neutralizing lefties and
picked up the win in Game 4 of the World Series.
Graeme Lloyd
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This Yankee player was a
backup outfielder who held the nickname "Mickey Mantle's Legs."
He was strictly a backup player who would fill in defensively
for Mickey Mantle late in games. He only spent three years with
the Yankees and managed only one home run in his career, but it
was a memorable one. On June 24, 1962 the Yankees and Tigers
played a marathon 7 hour, 22 inning game that ended when this
player clocked a two-run home run off Phil Regan.
Jack Reed
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