June 28th

On this day in Yankee history... 

1907: The last-place Washington Senators steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey in a 16-5 win over the New York Highlanders. Rickey, acquired last February from the St. Louis Browns, is pressed into service despite a bad shoulder because of an injury to starter Red Kleinow. Rickey's first throw to second base ends up in right field and the subsequent pegs are not much better. He almost nips Jim Delahanty on a steal of third base. In his eight innings, relief pitcher Lew Brockett helps Washington with a deliberate windup. Only pitcher Tom Hughes and second baseman Nig Perrine are steal-less, while Hal Chase swipes one for New York. 

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1916: Yankee center fielder Lee Magee collects a record-tying four assists in a 9-7 win over the Philadelphia A's at Shibe Park. 

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1927: The Yankees build a 9-0 lead against the A's,  and withstand an 8-run rally by Connie Mack's club in the 9th to win 9-8. New York now lead the AL by 10 games. Lou Gehrig collects his 100th hit of the year, belting his 23rd homer with one on. Babe Ruth, nursing a sore right knee, sits out his third straight game. 

 
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1928: Babe Ruth slugs two home runs to lead the Yankees to a 10-4 victory over the A's, and Ty Cobb appears in his 3,000th career game. 

                      
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1939: The Yankees hit eight home runs in the first game of a doubleheader with the A's, and five more in the nightcap. Both are major league records, as are the 53 total bases in a doubleheader. Joe DiMaggio, Babe Dahlgren and Joe Gordon each hit three homers. The Yankees win the opener 23-2 and take the nightcap 10-0. 

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1949: After missing the first 69 games of the season because of an ailing heel, Joe DiMaggio wakes to find the pain has disappeared. He returns to the Yankee lineup with a single and a home run that help the Bombers beat the Red Sox 6-4 in a night game at Fenway Park. He will hit four homers in a 3-game sweep. 

 
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1962: Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle break a scoreless tie in the 4th with back-to-back home runs to lead the Yankees to a 4-2 win over the Twins.   

 
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1997: David Wells starts the game against Cleveland wearing Babe Ruth's autographed cap from the 1934 season. Joe Torre makes him take it off after the 1st inning since it doesn't conform to the team's current uniform. Without the cap, Wells blows a 3-0 lead as the Indians go on to a 12-8 victory. 

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2009: Mariano Rivera earns his 500th career save as the Yankees complete a 3-game sweep of the Mets with a 4-2 win at Citi Field. Rivera, who is the second pitcher to reach the milestone after Trevor Hoffman, also draws a bases-loaded walk in the 9th for his first career RBI. 

                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2009/B06280NYN2009.htm