Bob Meusel (Yankees tenure: 1920-29) 3. A five-time All-Star, “King Kong” completed his Yankees career with a slash line of .286/.410/.518, slugging 184 homers with 723 RBIs in 1,066 games.Though he returned strong from military service, Keller’s production was hampered by a herniated disc later in his career. Tauchman started 59 games in left field last year, posting a perfect fielding percentage and earning three assists. Roy White (Yankees tenure: 1965-79) 4.
"A clubhouse leader who has played two-thirds of his Major League games in left field, Gardner owns a .992 fielding percentage that ranks ninth among all active outfielders.
Brett Gardner, New York Yankees 7.
Gardner’s 267 stolen bases are third on the franchise list.
Here is Olney’s complete list of the top 10 left fielders: 1. Gardner also ranks second among Yankees left fielders in plate appearances (5,995), at-bats (5,220), runs (876), doubles (230) and triples (68). He was a leader in the clubhouse because of who he was, the way he went about his business. There may not be any Hall of Famers on this list, but the New York Yankees have had some talented players man left field in their history. He led all AL left fielders in putouts eight times, assists twice and fielding percentage five times, pacing the AL with 104 runs scored in 1976. Keller played 13 … "Coming from a town of 2,000 people in the middle of nowhere in South Carolina and getting to play on a team with such a rich history and tradition has been pretty special.” Among Yankees who played a minimum of 45 percent of their games in left field, Keller paces the franchise list in homers (184), on-base percentage (.410), slugging percentage (.518), OPS (.928) and Meusel’s 1,009 RBIs during the 1920s were the fourth most by any Major Leaguer, behind only Ruth (1,338), Rogers Hornsby (1,153) and Harry Heilmann (1,131) -- all Hall of Famers. After his senior year in college, the New York Yankees selected Gardner in the third round, with the 109th overall selection, of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.
Jeff McNeil, New York Mets 8.
He is third in hits (1,355) and walks (613), while standing fourth in homers (124) and RBIs (524). Based on his statistics and production so far this year, Boone should consider cementing him as their starting left-fielder. People wanted to be around him. Kyle Schwarber, Chicago Cubs 6. These rankings are for funWe are continuing to go around the horn to build the all-time After batting .295/.416/.526 with 122 homers and 492 RBIs in his first five big league seasons, including an American League-best .922 OPS in 1943, Keller was absent for most of the next two seasons due to service in the United States Merchant Marines. https://www.ranker.com/list/best-yankees-left-fielders-of-all-time/reference By Among Yankees left fielders, White ranks first in plate appearances (7,735), at-bats (6,650), runs (964), hits (1,803) and walks (934), while placing second in doubles (300), homers (160), RBIs (758) and stolen bases (233). In fact, though best known as a right fielder (as he will be considered for our purposes), Ruth played more than 1,000 games in left during his 22-year career.White’s most productive seasons came over a five-year span from 1968-72, when he averaged a .283/.380/.432 slash line with a 139 OPS+. Yankees' Top 5 left fielders: Hoch's take The New York Yankees have had some amazing left fielders throughout their years in the MLB, but who is the all time greatest?