Pinstripe Perfection | The All-Time Great Yankee Cards

The Greatest Yankees on Trading Cards

Date: Oct 25, 2024

Topics: 2024 World Series, 27 World Series, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Bronx Bombers, Cards and Culture, Derek Jeter, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, MLB, New York, Topps, Yankees

Length: 464 Words

Reading Time: ~3 Minutes

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.