April 22nd

On this day in Yankee history... 

1903: At American League Park in Washington, D.C., the New York Highlanders play their first game, a 3-1 loss to the Washington Senators before 11,850 fans. Washington elect to bat first, but the visitors score in the bottom of the opening inning to take a 1-0 lead. Each starter gives up six hits with Jack Chesbro, the NL's top winner last year (28-6) taking the loss. Al Orth, in his second season with Washington, is the winner. 

1915: In their home opener against the Washington Senators at the Polo Grounds, the Yankees wear pinstripes for the first time. The first win in the new uniform will have to wait for another day, however, as the home side go down 5-1, starter Marty McHale getting the loss. 

                           http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1915/B04220NYA1915.htm  




1923: The first ever Sunday game at Yankee Stadium draws a crowd estimated at 60,000, but the home team suffer their first loss of the year, as they are edged 4-3 by the Washington Senators. 

                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1923/B04220NYA1923.htm  



1956: Yankee starter Don Larsen connects for a grand slam off Frank Sullivan as the Red Sox, pacing the home side to a 13-6 win at Yankee Stadium.  

                           http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1956/B04220NYA1956.htm  



1959: At Griffith Stadium, Whitey Ford pitches a 14-inning, 1-0 shutout against the Washington Senators, giving up 8 hits while striking out 15. The Yankees go ahead in the first half of the 14th on a Moose Skowron solo home run ~ it is the longest contest in major league history ending 1-0 on a homer. 

                             http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1959/B04220WS11959.htm



1967: Fritz Maisel dies at the age of 77. 

                                   https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Fritz_Maisel




1993: Murderers' Row shortstop Mark Koenig dies at the age of  88. 

                            https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/koenima01.shtml 



1997: After four months of on-and-off negotiations, the Yankees acquire the rights to Japanese pitcher Hideki Irabu from the Padres $3 million. Irabu's team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, gave the Padres exclusive rights to the 27-year-old righthander, but Irabu refused to sign with them, saying he would only go to the Yankees. 

2007: Yankee rookie Chase Wright becomes the first major league pitcher since 1963 to surrender home runs to four consecutive batters, en route to another dubious distinction, the team's first sweep at the hands of the Red Sox in Boston in 17 years. Wright will be spared the loss, however, which falls to Scott Proctor in the 7-6 defeat. 

                     http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B04220BOS2007.htm 




2010: The Yankees turn their first triple play since 1968, but still lose to the A's 4 - 2, snapping a six-game winning streak. 

                         http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B04220OAK2010.htm