According to the Baseball Encyclopedia and baseball-reference.com, no one by the name of Floyd Van Pelt played in MLB let alone for the Yankees. Is it possible this gentleman was in the Yankees farm system but didn't make it up to the majors?
Floyd Newkirk debuted on August 21, 1934, playing for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium I; he played his final game on August 21, 1934, playing for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium I.
Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees from 1951 -1968
Bill Dickey played for the New York Yankees from 1928 -1946.
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Babe Ruth played for the Yankees from 1920 through 1934.
Lefty Gomez pitched for the New York Yankees from 1930-1942.
Floyd Newkirk played in just one game at pitcher for the New York Yankees in 1934 and did not start. He made no putouts, had 2 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had no double plays.
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The Yankees were known as the Baltimore Orioles from 1901-1902. When the team moved to New York in 1903, they were renamed the New York Highlanders. They officially became known as the New York Yankees in 1913.
Tim Pelt was born on August 15, 1946, in New York, USA.
In 6 years from 2005 - 2010 the New York Yankees won 573 games.
There are a lot more than two years that the Yankees did not win or appear in a World Series.