June 23rd

On this day in Yankee history... 


1915: Philadelphia A's lefty Bruno Haas makes his ML debut against the Yankees a memorable one as he walks a record 16 New Yorkers, and throws three wild pitches. He goes the distance in a 15-7 loss, his only major league decision. Haas breaks the AL mark of 15 walks, set by Boardwalk Brown, and ties Bill George's major league record. Haas will pitch in just five more games before ending up in the NFL as a halfback for Akron. 

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1927: At Boston, Lou Gehrig leads the Yankees to an 11-4 victory by hitting three home runs, a first at Fenway Park. Gehrig hits a two-run homer in the 2nd, and solo shots in the 6th and 8th, off Danny MacFayden. He adds a single to his total as Dutch Ruether coasts to the win. 

 
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1932: Lou Gehrig plays his 1,103rd consecutive game in a Yankee uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland). 



1957: Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi of Japan, wearing a Yankee cap, is one of 63,787 fans at the Stadium to see New York split a doubleheader with Chicago, winning the first game 9-2 and dropping the second 4-3. Mickey Mantle goes 6 for 9 as the Yankees maintain their 1 1/2 game lead over the White Sox. Mantle is leading the AL in hitting and homers and is one behind the Senators' Roy Sievers in RBI. 

              
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1959: The Yankees ride two-run homers from Mickey Mantle, Hank Bauer and Gil McDougald to a 10-2 win over the Kansas City A's.  

 

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1988: George Steinbrenner fires Billy Martin for the fifth time, replacing him with Lou Piniella. In 1985, Piniella was fired and replaced by Martin. In 1987, Martin was fired and replaced by Piniella. New York's 40-28 record is the 4th best in the big leagues, but the Yankees have come off a 2-7 road trip. 

 1996: The Yankees complete a four-game sweep from the Indians in Cleveland for the first time since 1964. 

1997: David Cone strikes out 16, his highest total in six years, and Cecil Fielder hits a three-run homer as the Yankees win 5-2. Cone, who had shoulder surgery to repair an aneurysm in May, 1996, allows four hits, including homers by Bob Hamelin and Damion Easley, in 8 innings of work.  

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2001: The Yankees move to shore up their bullpen by getting Jay Witasick from the Padres for infield prospect D'Angelo Jimenez. The Yanks' first choice, Expos hurler Ugueth Urbina, failed a physical and will end up with the Red Sox instead.