On this day in Yankee history...
1881: Roy Hartzell is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roy_Hartzell
1920: The Yankees score 14 in the fifth and beat Washington 17-0. It is the biggest inning in major league history until the Red Sox tally 17 in a 1953 game.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1920/B07060WS11920.htm
1933: At Chicago's Comiskey Park, a 2-run homer by Babe Ruth makes the difference as the American League defeats the National League 4-2 in th first All Star Game ever played.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/YAS_1933.htm
1941: A center field monument dedicated to Lou Gehrig is unveiled by the Yankees at the Stadium. The memorial is a tribute by his teammates totheir beloved captain who died last month of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
1954: Willie Randolph is born.
1962: The Yankees edge the Twins 7-5 in Bloomington, s Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris each hit a pair of home runs. The M&M boys go back to back in the 1st inning off Camilo Pascual (12-4), the third time in four games that Mickey has followed Roger out of the park. New York now trail Cleveland by half a game.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1962/B07060MIN1962.htm
1966: Sad Sam Jones dies at the age of 73.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Sam_Jones_(jonessa01)
1990: In his first start since losing a no-hitter, Andy Hawkins gives the Yankees 11 2/3 innings of shutout ball, only to lose in the 12th to the Twin by a score of 2-0. Hawkins is now 1-6.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1990/B07061NYA1990.htm
1996: During the Yankees' 2-0 win over the Brewers, the team announces the purchase of Darryl Strawberry's contract from Columbus. John Wetteland preserves Jimmy Key's win with a save in his 20th consecutive appearance, breaking Lee Smith's record.
2000: The Yankees clip the Orioles 13-9, scoring 8 runs in the 2nd inning to erase a 7-run deficit. Sidney Ponson helps by issuing 4 straight walks in the frame. Scott Brosius ties the major-league record for third basemen by starting four double plays in the game.
2010: Alex Rodriguez hits the 21st grand slam of his career and adds a solo homer to bring his career total to 597 long balls. The Yankees defeat the A's 6-1. CC Sabathia wins his 7th consecutive start to improve to 11-3 on the year. A-Rod's slam ties him with Manny Ramirez for second on the all-time list, two behind Lou Gehrig.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B07060OAK2010.htm
2011: The trial of Roger Clemens on charges of perjury in his testimony to Congress in February 2008 opens today in Washington, DC with jury selection. Among the witnesses which prosecutors are planning to call on are Commissioner Bud Selig, former Yankee manager Joe Torre, and former teammates Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada.
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