Saturday, October 20, 2018

October 20th


On this day in Yankee history... 

1910: Bob Sheppard is born. 







1931: Mickey Mantle is born. 







1951: Joe DiMaggio departs with Lefty O'Doul's All-Stars for a tour of Japan. They will win 13 of 15 games played.  










1960: Yankee bench coach Ralph Houk is named to succeed Casey Stengel as manager. He briefly led the team during the season when Stengel was hospitalized. 











2009: The Yankees take a 3-1 lead in the ALCS by crushing the Angels 10-1 in Anaheim. Alex Rodriguez continues his red-hot hitting with a two-run homer off Jason Bulger in the 5th inning, giving him an RBI in 8 consecutive postseason contests. 



                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2009/B10200ANA2009.htm   











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