New York Yankees' Old Timers day has long been a treasure trove of heroes of the past, some seldom seen in baseball circle at any other time.
Flanking writer and media pioneer John Kieran at the 1949 Old Timer's Day are Yankees of yore, Wally Pipp (1915-25), Joe Dugan (1922-28), Bob Meusel (1920-29) and Mark Koenig (1925-30).