Players in Pinstripes

Players in Pinstripes provides an official look at the greatest players in Yankees history in a lavishly illustrated book with more than 75 photographs, many from the Yankees’ own archives. This winning retrospective captures the unique players who have thrilled millions of fans for more than one hundred years. From such unforgettable players as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Yogi Berra, to today’s superstars such as Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield and Kevin Brown. This book takes the reader onto the field and into the bull pens and the locker rooms, with essays by award-winning authors such as Robert Creamer and Peter Golenbock.

An enduring keepsake for every Yankees fan, it also features an all-time 25-man Yankees team selected by the New York–New Jersey Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America and up-to-moment information on the arrival of Rodriguez, Sheffield, Brown and others to the 2004 Yankees.


“The New York Yankees have always set the standard. the
tradition of success here is unlike anywhere else, and I’m very
grateful to be a part of it...to play for the Yankees is the coolest
thing—to have a chance to win consistently, not only for one or two [championships], but to leave a legacy.

- Yankees All-Star third baseman Alex Rodriguez, 2004

Players in Pinstripes provides an official look at the greatest players in Yankees history in a lavishly illustrated book with more than 75 photographs, many from the Yankees' own archives. This winning retrospective captures the unique players who have thrilled millions of fans for more than one hundred years. From such unforgettable players as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Yogi Berra, to today's superstars such as Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield and Kevin Brown. This book takes the reader onto the field and into the bull pens and the locker rooms, with essays by award-winning authors such as Robert Creamer and Peter Golenbock.

An enduring keepsake for every Yankees fan, it also features an all-time 25-man Yankees team selected by the New York–New Jersey Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America and up-to-moment information on the arrival of Rodriguez, Sheffield, Brown and others to the 2004 Yankees.

"The New York Yankees have always set the standard. the
tradition of success here is unlike anywhere else, and I'm very
grateful to be a part of it...to play for the Yankees is the coolest
thing—to have a chance to win consistently, not only for one or two [championships], but to leave a legacy.

- Yankees All-Star third baseman Alex Rodriguez, 2004