Yankee legacies
Oct 03, 2007
By MSG.com So many legends are sprinkled throughout Yankee lore, it's hard to fathom that a few of today's Bombers in this age of free agency are building up numbers that are not far from the best of the Bronx.
Here's a glance at some of the milestones being approached by a few "true" Yankees, along with a couple not quite within reach...
| HITTING MILESTONES | | Hits | Home Runs | 
| | 1. Lou Gehrig | 2,721 | 1. Babe Ruth | 659 | | 2. Babe Ruth | 2,518 | 2. Mickey Mantle | 536 | | 3. Mickey Mantle | 2,415 | 3. Lou Gehrig | 493 | | 4. Derek Jeter | 2,356 | 4. Joe DiMaggio | 361 | | 5. Bernie Williams | 2,336 | 5. Yogi Berra | 358 | | 6. Joe DiMaggio | 2,214 | 6. Bernie Williams | 287 | | 7. Don Mattingly | 2,153 | 7. Graig Nettles | 250 | | 8. Yogi Berra | 2,148 | 8. Don Mattingly | 222 | | 9. Bill Dickey | 1,969 | 9. Jorge Posada | 218 | | 10. Earle Combs | 1,866 | 10. Dave Winfield | 205 | | *Next active Yankee:
Jorge Posada: 1,334 | Next active Yankee:
Derek Jeter: 195 | | Games | Runs | | 1. Mickey Mantle | 2,401 | 1. Babe Ruth | 1,959 | | 2. Lou Gehrig | 2,164 | 2. Lou Gehrig | 1,888 | | 3. Yogi Berra | 2,116 | 3. Mickey Mantle | 1,677 | | 4. Babe Ruth | 2,084 | 4. Joe DiMaggio | 1,390 | | 5. Bernie Williams | 2,076 | 5. Derek Jeter | 1,379 | | 6. Roy White | 1,881 | 6. Bernie Williams | 1,366 | | 7. Derek Jeter | 1,835 | 7. Earle Combs | 1,186 | | 8. Bill Dickey | 1,789 | 8. Yogi Berra | 1,174 | | 9. Don Mattingly | 1,785 | 9. Willie Randolph | 1,027 | | 10. Joe DiMaggio | 1,736 | 10. Don Mattingly | 1,007 | | *Next active Yankee:
Jorge Posada: 1,432 | *Next active Yankee:
Jorge Posada: 744 |
| PITCHING MILESTONES | | Saves | Games | 
| | 1. Mariano Rivera | 443 | 1. Mariano Rivera | 787 | | 2. Dave Righetti | 224 | 2. Dave Righetti | 522 | | 3. Rich Gossage | 151 | 3. Whitey Ford | 498 | | 4. Sparky Lyle | 141 | 4. Mike Stanton | 456 | | 5. Johnny Murphy | 104 | 5. Red Ruffing | 426 | | 6. Steve Farr | 78 | 6. Sparky Lyle | 420 | | 7. Joe Page | 76 | 7. Bob Shawkey | 415 | | 8. John Wetteland | 74 | 8. Johnny Murphy | 383 | | 9. Lindy McDaniel | 58 | 9. Ron Guidry | 368 | | 10. Luis Arroyo | 43 | 10. Lefty Gomez | 367 | | Strikeouts | Wins | | 1. Whitey Ford | 1,956 | 1. Whitey Ford | 236 | | 2. Ron Guidry | 1,778 | 2. Red Ruffing | 231 | | 3. Red Ruffing | 1,526 | 3. Lefty Gomez | 189 | | 4. Lefty Gomez | 1,468 | 4. Ron Guidry | 170 | | 5. Andy Pettitte | 1,416 | 5. Bob Shawkey | 168 | | 6. Mel Stottlemyre | 1,257 | 6. Mel Stottlemyre | 164 | | 7. Bob Shawkey | 1,163 | 7. Andy Pettitte | 164 | | 8. Mike Mussina | 1,128 | 8. Herb Pennock | 161 | | 9. Al Downing | 1,028 | 9. Waite Hoyt | 157 | | 10. Roger Clemens | 1,014 | 10. Allie Reynolds | 131 | | *Next active Yankee:
Mariano Rivera: 857 | *Next active Yankee:
Mike Mussina: 103 | |
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