April 2nd

On this day in Yankee history... 

1918: The Yankees  purchase first baseman 'Tioga' George Burns from the Tigers and immediately trade him to the Philadelphia A's for Ping Bodie. 

1931:  At Engel Stadium in Chattanooga, TN, Miss Jackie Mitchell strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game. The 17-year-old girl, a member of the Chattanooga Lookouts roster, also walks Tony Lazzeri in the local lub's 14-4 loss to the Yankees. In 1933, Mitchell will pitch for the House of David team. 

1957: Hank Steinbrenner is born. 

 



1997: Tino Martinez leads the Yankees to a 16-2 romp over the Mariners at the Kingdome. The former M's first baseman hits three home runs ~ a solo job, a two-run dinger and a three-run shot. With the game out of reach and the crowd chanting his name, he has two opportunities to hit a grand slam, but fails to become the first player to hit home runs for the cycle. He ends the game going 4 for 6 with seven RBI, a walk and five runs scored. 

                          http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B04020SEA1997.htm  



2001: On Opening Day, Roger Clemens becomes the all-time American League career strikeout leader, passing Walter Johnson. Royals infielder Joe Randa is his 3,509th victim. Passing Johnson, Clemens now takes over the seventh spot in major league history. 

                     http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B04020NYA2001.htm 



2003: Todd Zeile hits a home run in his first at-bat for the Yankees, becoming the only major leaguer to hit round tripper for ten different teams. In addition to homering with the Yankees, Zeile had also gone deep for the Cardinals, Cubs, Phillies, Orioles, Dodgers, Marlins, Rangers, Mets and Rockies. He will add the Montreal Expos to the list before the end of the year. 

               http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B04020TOR2003.htm