On this day in Yankee history...
1932: Babe Ruth, as legend has it, calls his home run against Chicago Cubs pitcher Charlie Root in the 5th inning of Game 3 of the World Series, won by the Yankees 7-5 at Wrigley Field. Ruth and Lou Gehrig each hit two homers for the Yankees.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B10010CHN1932.htm
1961: At the Stadium, Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season, against Tracy Stallard of the Red Sox. The homer eclipses Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single-season home run record, and produces the only run in the 1-0 Yankee win.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B10010NYA1961.htm
1964: Roberto Kelly is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roberto_Kelly
1978: On the last day of the season, the Indians beat the Yankees 9-2, while the Red Sox win their 8th straight, blanking the Blue Jays 5-0, setting the stage for a one-game playoff at Fenway Park tomorrow.
2015: The Yankees record their 10,000th win in franchise history, and it also clinches a wild card slot for the Bronx Bombers. They defeat the Red Sox 4-1 on a rain-drenched evening at the Stadium. All four runs come courtesy of the long ball, a two-run shot by Carlos Beltran, and solo dingers by Greg Bird and Rob Refsnyder. CC Sabathia gets the win and the Yankees' bullpen ties a major league record when Josh Rutledge strikes out against Dellin Betances to end the game, their 589th victim of the season.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2015/B10010NYA2015.htm
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