September 19th

On this day in Yankee history... 

1920: The Premiere of Babe Ruth's movie Headin' Home is held at Madison Square Garden. 

1926: At Cleveland's League Park, a crowd of 31,000 watch the Yankees turn back the Indians 8-3 in the final of a six-game series. In the 7th, Babe Ruth slams his 43rd homer of the year and Lou Gehrig follows with another home run, both off Emil Levsen. Gehrig adds three doubles and five RBIs to lead the Yankee attack. Dutch Ruether picks up the win for New York.  

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1930: Bob Turley is born. 

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1951: The Yankees are victorious when Mickey Mantle hits a three-run homer off Chicago's Lou Kretlow for a 5-3 final. A small crowd of 12,127 watch the game at the Stadium. The two teams have been tied now for 11 days. The Yanks have nine games left, eight of them against Boston. 

                            
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1964: The Yankees move a half game ahead of the rained-out Orioles by beating the A's 8-3. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris homer, and Ralph Terry pitches effectively in relief of Al Downing. 

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1966: Dan Topping sells his 10 percent stock interest in the Yankees to CBS and resigns as club president. CBS executive Mike Burke (below) succeeds him. 

1967: Jim Abbott is born. 

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1968: Denny McLain's 31st win is overshadowed by Mickey Mantle's 535th homer. McLain allegedly calls catcher Jim Price out and tells him to inform Mantle he's throwing the slugger nothing but fastballs. The home run gives Mantle undisputed hold of 3rd place on the all-time list. Mantle tips his cap to Denny as he rounds third base. Joe Pepitone, the next batter, signals where he would like the ball, and McLain knocks him down with the first pitch. The Tigers win the game 6-2. 

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1976: Catfish Hunter notches his 200th career victory as the Yankees stop the Brewers 2-1. Since 1901, only Christy Mathewson and Grover Cleveland Alexander have hit the 200 mark before their 31st birthday, but arm trouble will limit Hunter to 224 wins. He will win 17 this year, after five straight 20-win seasons.  

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2011: Mariano Rivera throws a perfect 9th inning in the Yankees' 6-4 win over the Twins, striking out rookie Chris Parmelee for the final out, to record the 602nd save of his career. He passes Trevor Hoffman for the all-time lead in the category. 

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2012: Ichiro Suzuki goes 7 for 8 as the Yankees sweep a doubleheader with the Blue Jays 4-2 and 2-1. Andy Pettitte is the winner in the opener, returning to the mound for the first time in nearly three months after suffering a broken fibula. In the nitecap, Derek Jeter collects his 200th hit of the season, tying another mark set by Lou Gehrig, who also had 8 200-hit campaigns for the Yanks. 

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