The Yankees have hit many post-season home runs, but how many of them are ledgers?
We continue with our Hunt for Led October series with an examination of all the other post-season “ledgers” that have been hit, but did not complete a player’s full ledger. The Yankees, by themselves, take a large share of the home runs and ledgers.
WORLD SERIES ERA (1903-1968)
We start off in the first half of the Modern Era when the only post-season was the World Series. In this section you will find all the post-season home runs hit by a Yankee and an indication that the home run was:
Standing – they would not go on to hit a regular season against that opponent
Provisional – they would hit a regular season home run against that opponent (with the date of the first instance)
No ledger – either the player hit a post-season home run against that opponent already OR they hit a regular season home run against the opponent before joining the Yankees (with date of first instance)
HANK BAUER (1948-1959)
1956 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1957 v. Braves (2): Standing ledger
1958 v. Braves (4): No ledger – 1957 WS
YOGI BERRA (Career Yankee, essentially: 1946-1963)
1946 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1950 v. Phillies: Standing ledger
1952 v. Dodgers (2): No ledger – 1946 WS
1953 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1946 WS
1955 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1946 WS
1956 v. Dodgers (2): No ledger – 1946 WS
1957 v. Braves: Standing ledger
1960 v. Pirates: Standing ledger
1961 v. Reds: Standing ledger
JOHNNY BLANCHARD (1955, 1957-1964)
1961 v. Reds (2): Standing ledger
CLETE BOYER (1959-1966)
1962 v. Giants: Provisional ledger – April 22, 1967 (Braves)
1964 v. Cardinals: Provisional ledger – July 21, 1967 (Braves)
BOB CERV (1951-1956, 1960-1961)
1955 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
JOE COLLINS (Career Yankee: 1948-1957)
1951 v. Giants: Standing ledger
1953 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1955 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1953 WS
EARLE COMBS (Career Yankee: 1924-1935)
1932 v. Cubs: Standing ledger
FRANKIE CROSETTI (Career Yankee: 1932-1948)
1938 v. Cubs: Standing ledger
BABE DAHLGREN (1937-1940)
1939 v. Reds: Provisional ledger – July 25, 1943, Game 1 (Phillies)
BILL DICKEY (Career Yankee: 1928-1943, 1946)
1936 v. Giants: Standing ledger
1938 v. Cubs: Standing ledger
1939 v. Reds (2): Standing ledger
1943 v. Cardinals: Standing ledger
JOE DiMAGGIO (Career Yankee: 1936-1942, 1946-1951)
1937 v. Giants: Standing ledger
1938 v. Cubs: Standing ledger
1939 v. Reds: Standing ledger
1947 v. Dodgers (2): Standing ledger
1949 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1947 WS
1950 v. Phillies: Standing ledger
1951 v. Giants: No ledger – 1937 WS
JOE DUGAN (1922-1928)
1923 v. Giants: Standing ledger
CEDRIC DURST (1927-1929)
1928 v. Cardinals: Standing ledger
CHICK FEWSTER (1917-1921)
1921 v. Giants: Provisional ledger – May 25, 1926, Game 2 (Dodgers)
LOU GEHRIG (Career Yankee: 1923-1939)
1928 v. Cardinals (3): Standing ledger
1932 v. Cubs (2): Standing ledger
1936 v. Giants (2): Standing ledger
1937 v. Giants: No ledger – 1936 WS
JOE GORDON (1938-1943, 1946)
1938 v. Cubs: Standing ledger
1941 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1943 vs. Cardinals: Standing ledger
TOMMY HENRICH (Career Yankee: 1937-1942, 1946-1950)
1938 v. Cubs: Standing ledger
1941 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1947 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1941 WS
1949 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1941 WS
MYRIL HOAG (1931-1932, 1934-1938)
1937 v. Giants: Standing ledger
ELSTON HOWARD (1955-1966)
1955 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1956 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1955 WS
1957 v. Braves: Standing ledger
1960 v. Pirates: Standing ledger
1961 v. Reds: Standing ledger
CHARLIE KELLER (1939-1943, 1945-1949, 1952)
1939 v. Reds (2): Standing ledger
1942 v. Cardinals (2): Standing ledger
TONY KUBEK (Career Yankee: 1957-1965)
1957 v. Braves: Standing ledger
TONY LAZZERI (1926-1937)
1932 v. Cubs: Provisional ledger – May 4, 1939 (Dodgers)
1936 v. Giants: Standing ledger
1937 v. Giants: No ledger – 1936 WS
PHIL LINZ (1962-1965)
1964 v. Cardinals (2): Provisional ledger – July 8, 1967 (Phillies)
HÉCTOR LÓPEZ (1959-1966)
1961 v. Reds: Standing ledger
MICKEY MANTLE (Career Yankee: 1951-1968)
1952 v. Dodgers (2): Standing ledger
1953 v. Dodgers (2): No ledger – 1952 WS
1955 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1952 WS
1956 v. Dodgers (3): No ledger – 1952 WS
1957 v. Braves: Standing ledger
1958 v. Braves: No ledger – 1957 WS
1960 v. Pirates (2): Standing ledger
1963 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1952 WS
1964 v. Cardinals (3): Standing ledger
ROGER MARIS (1960-1966)
1960 v. Pirates (2): Provisional ledger – May 9, 1967 (Cardinals)
1961 v. Reds: Provisional ledger – July 18, 1967 (Cardinals)
1962 v. Giants: Standing ledger
1964 v. Cardinals: Standing ledger
BILLY MARTIN (1950-1953, 1955-1956)
1952 v. Dodgers: Provisional ledger – May 2, 1960 (Reds)
1953 v. Dodgers (2): No ledger – 1952 WS
1956 v. Dodgers (2): No ledger – 1952 WS
GIL McDOUGAL (Career Yankee: 1951-1960)
1951 v. Giants: Standing ledger
1952 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1953 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1952 WS
1955 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1952 WS
1958 v. Braves (2): Standing ledger
BOB MEUSEL (1920-1929)
1928 v. Cardinals: Standing ledger
JOHNNY MIZE (1949-1953)
1952 v. Dodgers (3): No ledger – July 30, 1936 (Cardinals)
JOE PEPITONE (1962-1969)
1964 v. Cardinals: Provisional ledger – May 1, 1970 (Astros)
JAKE POWELL (1936-1940)
1936 v. Giants: Standing ledger
BOBBY RICHARDSON (Career Yankee: 1955-1966)
1960 v. Pirates: Standing ledger
PHIL RIZZUTO (Career Yankee: 1941-1942, 1946-1956)
1942 v. Cardinals: Standing ledger
1951 v. Giants: Standing ledger
BABE RUTH (1920-1934)
1921 v. Giants: Provisional ledger – April 16, 1935 (Braves)
1923 v. Giants (2): No ledger – 1921 WS
1926 v. Cardinals (2): Standing ledger
1927 v. Pirates (2): Provisional ledger – May 25, 1935 (Braves)
1928 v. Cardinals: No ledger – 1926 WS
1932 v. Cubs: Provisional ledger – May 21, 1935 (Braves)
GEORGE SELKIRK (Career Yankee: 1934-1942)
1936 v. Giants (2): Standing ledger
BILL SKOWRON (1954-1962)
1955 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1956 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1955 WS
1958 v. Braves (2): Provisional ledger – June 29, 1963 (Dodgers)
1960 v. Pirates (2): Standing ledger
1961 v Reds: Provisional ledger – August 28, 1963 (Dodgers)
ENOS SLAUGHTER (1956-1958)
1956 v. Dodgers: No ledger – September 16, 1938, Game 2 (Cardinals)
TOM TRESH (1961-1968)
1962 v. Giants: Standing ledger
1963 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1964 v. Cardinals (2): Standing ledger
AARON WARD (1917-1926)
1922 v. Giants (2): Standing ledger
1923 v. Giants: No ledger – 1922 WS
GENE WOODLING (1949-1954)
1951 v. Giants: Standing ledger
1952 v. Dodgers: Standing ledger
1953 v. Dodgers: No ledger – 1952 WS
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ERA (1969-Present)
We continue with the theme, but streamlined. The League Championship Series was introduced in 1969 and the Division Series and Wild Card series have been subsequently added. In this section, we’ve removed any post-season home run hit by a Yankee that would not have been a ledger at the time. Each home run is indicated as Standing or Provisional using the criteria from the previous section.
BOBBY ABREU
2007 ALDS v. Indians: Provisional ledger
HARRISON BADER
2022 ALCS v. Astros: Standing Ledger
GREG BIRD
2017 ALCS v. Astros: Provisional ledger
AARON BOONE
2003 ALCS v. Red Sox: Provisional ledger
SCOTT BROSIUS
2001 WS v. Diamondbacks: Standing Ledger
OSWALDO CABRERA
2022 ALDS v. Indians: Provisional ledger
RICK CERONE
1981 WS v. Dodgers: Standing Ledger
CHRIS CHAMBLISS
1977 WS v. Dodgers: Provisional ledger
JASON GIAMBI
2003 WS v. Marlins: Provisional ledger
KYLE HIGASHIOKA
2020 ALDS v. Rays: Provisional ledger
DEREK JETER
2001 WS v. Diamondbacks: Provisional ledger
CHUCK KNOBLAUCH
1998 WS v. Padres: Standing Ledger
RICKY LEDÉE
1999 ALCS v. Red Sox: Provisional ledger
JIM LEYRITZ
1996 WS v. Braves: Standing Ledger
TINO MARTINEZ
1998 WS v. Padres: Provisional ledger
1999 WS v. Braves: Provisional ledger
2001 WS v. Diamondbacks: Provisional ledger
JIM MASON
1976 WS v. Reds: Standing Ledger
HIDEKI MATSUI
2003 WS v. Marlins: Standing Ledger
2009 WS v. Phillies: Standing Ledger
CAMERON MAYBIN
2019 ALDS v. Twins: Standing Ledger
THURMAN MUNSON
1977 WS v. Dodgers: Standing Ledger
EDUARDO NÚÑEZ
2012 ALCS v. Tigers: Standing Ledger
JORGE POSADA
1998 WS v. Padres: Standing Ledger
2001 WS v. Diamondbacks: Provisional ledger
WILLIE RANDOLPH
1977 WS v. Dodgers: Standing Ledger
GARY SÁNCHEZ
2017 ALCS v. Astros: Provisional ledger
ALFONSO SORIANO
2001 WS v. Diamondbacks: Provisional ledger
2003 WS v. Marlins: Provisional ledger
SHANE SPENCER
1998 ALDS v. Rangers: Standing Ledger
2001 WS v. Diamondbacks: Provisional ledger
NICK SWISHER
2009 WS v. Phillies: Provisional ledger
GIO URSHELA
2020 ALWC v. Indians: Provisional ledger
ROY WHITE
1978 WS v. Dodgers: Standing Ledger
RONDELL WHITE
2002 ALDS v. Angels: Provisional ledger
BERNIE WILLIAMS
1996 WS v. Braves: Provisional ledger
1998 WS v. Padres: Standing Ledger
2000 WS v. Mets: Provisional ledger
