New York Yankees - Extremely Rare Footage

[crunchnut21]

wht year was this?

[deepcosmiclove]

@crunchnut21 This is probably from the early1950's. Number 8 is Berra and # 10 congratulating the home run hitter is Rizzuto, and # 36 looks like Big John Mize.

[deepcosmiclove]

@crunchnut21 I've looked at this a few times and I think it is an old timers game. The umpire is wearing a tux with tails! That would be Al Schacht, "The clown prince of baseball." # 2 would be the retired Frank Crosetti who was the 3rd base coach back then.

[SuperJude]

@deepcosmiclove - OUTSTANDING!!! Really nice work figuring this out.

[deepcosmiclove]

@SuperJude It also looks like a Mantle home run during the real game as you can see a legit umpire. That's Rizzuto # 10 greeting him, so it's got to be before he retired in 1956 and after Crosetti, so early 50's for sure. That is Big John Mize # 36 warming up as you can see the 1st baseman's mitt: Mize was one of those players who hit more home runs than he struck out and one year he hit 50!

[SuperJude]

@deepcosmiclove I was hoping somebody would see this and be able to pick out some of the players such as Jonny Mize. Hell, even warmup footage kind of wowed me having grown up on the Yankees, this was like finding some kind of treasure only very specific people would appreciate.

[deepcosmiclove]

This is the "old" Yankee Stadium as it was originally constructed before it was destroyed by Geo. Steinbrenner.

[deepcosmiclove]

@CheapJabroni Are you always this rude? Heaven help you.