Several months back, I began a series here at Pinstripe Alley where I was going to put together an All-Star Yankee team of players who were born in a given month. Since then, we as a staff have started doing daily posts for the year 2026, highlighting a Yankee from history whose birthday happens to land on that day. As we near the end of this month, what better way to put a cap on a month’s worth of birthday posts then by using the all-month teams as a way to look back on who we covered? And maybe
some we didn’t cover who shared a birthday with someone else?
With that in mind, here are my choices for the All-September Birthday Yankee Team. (I was a little busy with playoff stuff to get this post ready before the end of September itself.)
Pitcher: Waite Hoyt (September 9th birthday post)
September has a pretty deep rotation, with the likes of Gerrit Cole, Bob Turley, Al Orth, Slow Joe Doyle, Randy Johnson, Jim Abbott, Doyle Alexander, and others available. However, the ace of the staff should probably be the Hall of Famer Hoyt, who won three World Series titles in the Bronx.
Catcher: Fran Healy
On the other hand, catcher is not particularly deep, so we’ll go with Healy, who was a backup on the 1977 World Series team.
First Base: Frank Chance
Chance is a Hall of Famer for his playing career as part of the “Tinkers to Evers to Chance” double play trio with the Cubs, who he also led to multiple championships as the manager. His Yankee player-manager career…went less well. He’ll be player-manager for September to see if he can lead this team to any better fate.
Second Base: Neil Walker
Walker wasn’t profiled as his September 10th birthdate is actually a pretty prolific one for the Yankees.
Shortstop: Phil Rizzuto (September 25th birthday post)
“Scooter” is a beloved figure in Yankees’ history, both for his playing career, where he won seven championships and the 1950 AL MVP, and his subsequent broadcasting career.
Third Base: Tom Tresh (September 20th birthday post)
In his rookie season, Tresh was honored as the 1962 AL Rookie of the Year. He helped the Yankees to a championship that season and was a bright spot in the down years that came in the mid to late 1960s.
Left Field: Charlie Keller (September 12th birthday post)
“King Kong” played with some other iconic Yankees of the 1930s and ‘40s, so he sometimes gets overlooked, but he was a beast. In 13 career seasons, he posted a 152 OPS+ with a career .410 OBP.
Center Field: Bernie Williams (September 13th birthday post)
Because he missed out on the 2009 championship, Williams doesn’t get included in the “Core Four” stuff, but Bernie was an integral part of the late 1990s and early 2000s championship teams, being another homegrown star. Not only will he be right in the heart of September’s lineup, but he can also serenade the team with music before or after games.
Right Field: Roger Maris (September 10th birthday post)
As mentioned, September 10th was a common birthday in Yankees’ history, getting its second player on the team with another to come. Maris was undoubtedly the best September 10th Yankee, winning two MVPs, including in his famous 61 home run 1961 season.
The outfield bench is…interesting, as it includes Tim Raines, Jacoby Ellsbury (if he’s not hurt), Heliot Ramos, and Chris Young.
Designated Hitter: Paul Goldschmidt
“Goldy” is the third member of the September 10th club on this team. His numbers as a Yankee won’t wow anyone years from now, but he was a perfectly solid platoon bat for the last two seasons.
That’s my team for September, but how would you fill out the lineup card?
