They too wore pinstripes

by Brent P. Kelley

The New York Yankees have won more league titles and World Series championships than any other team, thanks in large part to Hall of Famers such as Ruth, DiMaggio and Mantle. Little has been written, however, about the supporting casts that helped the Yankees dominate baseball. Lou Clinton, Rip Coleman, Russ Derry, Charlie Devens, Ryne Duren, Allen Gettel, Steve Hamilton, Billy Hunter, Deron Johnson, Don Johnson, "Little Ray" Kelly, Cliff Mapes, Bob Martyn, Lindy McDaniel, Irv Noren, Duane Pillette, Bill Renna, Steve Souchock, Bob Turley and Dooley Womack tell their part of Yankee history from the early 1920s into the 1970s.