The Greatest Yankees on Trading Cards
The New York Yankees are no strangers to the bright lights of October, and as they gear up for a showdown with the Dodgers in pursuit of their 28th World Series championship, it’s time to reflect on the legends who’ve donned the pinstripes. From Ruth to Jeter, Yankees history is as rich as it gets—and so are their trading cards! As the Bronx Bombers chase another title, let’s take a stroll down memory lane and highlight the all-time great Yankee cards that every collector dreams of owning.
Top Yankees Trading Cards
1993 Topps Baseball #98 Derek Jeter RC
player info
• hall of famer
• five-time world series champion
• 14-time all-star
Set info
• 825 card set
• jeter’s first topps card
what they’ve said
• “He means a lot to me because he is the guy that [made me] want to play baseball, and that’s all I wanted to do. Because of his parents being biracial — a black dad and a white mother — I have the same parents. So I wanted to be just like him.” – twins infielder royce lewis
1951 Topps Connie Mack’s All-Stars Lou Gehrig
player info
• first player to have his uniform retired by a team
• retired with the major league record for grand slams
• retired with the major league record for consecutive games played
Set info
• 11 die cut cards
• gehrig’s first official topps card
what they’ve said
• “He’s the ‘Iron Horse,’ he’s the train: he shows up every day for work.” – Jonathan Eig, author of “Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig.”
1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle
player info
• 20-time all-star
• seven-time world series champion
• three-time al mvp
set info
• 407 card set
what they’ve said
• “He was one of the most complete players ever to step on a big league field, a hitter with a terrific batting eye . . . spectacular power, blinding speed, and superb defensive ability. He could do things none of his contemporaries could do . . . He could switch-hit for high average and power, and he could bunt from either side of the plate, and no great power hitter in the game’s history was better at stealing a key base or tougher to catch in a double play.” – allen Barra, author of Clearing the Bases: The Greatest Baseball Debates of the Last Century.
1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth
player info
• seven-time world series champion
• 12-time al home run leader
• five-time al rbi leader
Set info
• ruth’s very first card
what they’ve said
• “Babe Ruth is not just a legend now, he was a legend in his own time.” – Hall of Fame senior curator Tom Shieber.
