Yankee Greats Book from Topps Looks at 100 New York Yankees Baseball Cards

By Ryan Cracknell | Apr 25, 2012

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Love them or loath them, there's no denying the impact the New York Yankees have had on the hobby. From Babe Ruth to Mickey Mantle to Derek Jeter, the franchise has a storied history led by some of the most popular names ever with collectors.

Topps and Abrams are joining up to publish Yankee Greats, a new book that includes looks at 100 classic New York Yankees baseball cards (at least from one company's perspective).

10 Most Collectible New York Yankees of All-Time

The book is written by Bob Woods who helped launch the Topps Magazine more than 20 years ago. Scheduled for a June 1 release, the Yankee Greats is available on Amazon for less than $15 (more than $5 off the suggested retail price).

Yankee Greats also comes with four exclusive baseball cards. Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Reggie Jackson and Paul O'Neill each have new cards done with the 2012 Topps Baseball design.

Topps and Abrams recently published a retrospective book on Garbage Pail Kids, which also came with exclusive cards.

1961 Golden Press Lou Gehrig BVG 6 Yankees Topps #405
$65.00

99 Topps Chrome Refractor UNCUT COLOR BAR PROOF Derek Jeter New York Yankees #85
$45.00

99 Topps Chrome Refractor UNCUT BOTTOM PROOF Derek Jeter New York Yankees #85
$45.00

2017 Topps Series 1 DEREK JETER 1987 30th Anniversary AUTO SSP YANKEES BGS 9.5
$1,299.99

1957 Topps #95 Mickey Mantle Yankees HOF
$104.99

2007 Topps Sterling White Suede Yogi Berra 10 50 YANKEES
$12.95

WORLD SERIES REGGIE JACKSON Topps Baseball Card #413 PSA MINT 9 NY YANKEES
$15.00

2008 Topps Chrome Refractor #7 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Baseball Card
$12.25

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Ryan is a former member of The Cardboard Connection Writing Staff. His collecting origins began with winter bike rides to the corner store, tossing a couple of quarters onto the counter and peddling home with a couple packs of O-Pee-Chee hockey in his pocket. Today, he continues to build sets, go after inserts with cool technologies, chase Montreal Expos and finish off his John Jaha master collection.