April 30th

On this day in Yankee history... 

1903: The first American League regular season game is played in NYC, as the Highlanders open at home at Hilltop Park against the Washington Senators. The home team take the win 6-2. 

1940: Patrick 'Patsy' Dougherty dies at the age of 63. In 1904, Dougherty became the first player to be traded from the Boston AL franchise (then known as the Americans) to New York.  

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



1988: Dave Winfield drives in his 28th and 29th runs of the season in the Yankees' 15-3 rout of the Rangers, tying the major league record for RBI in April. 

 
                                 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B04300NYA1988.htm  



1997: Tino Martinez, who got off to a painfully slow start with the Yankees last season, finishes April with 34 RBI to set a major league record for the month. 

1999: An estimated 3,000 fans wearing T-shirts that say '$hare the wealth' protest baseball economics at ta Yankees-Royals game at Kauffman Stadium. The protesters turn their backs when the Yankees bat, then walk out during the 4th inning. The Yankees began the season with baseball's top payroll at $85.05 million, and the Royals were 25th at $23.8 million.