That's just the way the lifestyle of ball players was back then. They used to go out drink and have a good time. My top 5 Yankees would be 1. Ruth 2a. Mantle 2b. Gehrig 4. DiMaggio 5. Jeter or Berra. On most franchise best players lists jeter and Berra would probably be in the top 3 but for the Yankees they're fighting to be in the top 5. Just a testament to how many great Yankees players there has been.
And where's Whitey Ford?
I'm sorry, but he's in front of Jeter for a multitude of reasons. He was the greatest left handed Yankee pitcher of all time (maybe overall), and to top it off he's from Astoria.
