August 7th

On this day in Yankee history... 


1929: For the second game in a row, Babe Ruth hits a grand slam, as the Yankees roll over the A's 13-1. Mickey Cochrane homers in his one at bat for Philadelphia's only run as the Yankees score 10 runs in the first two innings. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1929/B08071PHA1929.htm  



Don Larsen is born. 

 
                                           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Larsen







1948: Before 66,000 fans at Cleveland Stadium, Vic Raschi (14-4) allows four singles in stopping the Indians 5-0. Joe DiMaggio has a pair of doubles, drives in three runs, and swipes home on the front end of a double steal. 

                https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1948/B08070CLE1948.htm  





1949: Casey Stengel shows off his lineup juggling skills as 13 different Yankees score a run for the injury-riddled team in a 20-2 thrashing of the St. Louis Browns. 

                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1949/B08071NYA1949.htm   






1962: In his first at-bat after returning from military service, Tony Kubek homers in a 14-1 Yankee win over the Twins. 

                           https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1962/B08070NYA1962.htm  




1983: Yankee Stadium celebrates Bobby Murcer Day. 

1989: Tommy Kahnle is born. 

2009: The Yankees and Red Sox are locked in a scoreless tie for 14 innings until Alex Rodriguez hits a game-winning home run in the 15th off Junichi Tazawa, making his major league debut, for a 2-0 Yankee win. Tazawa took the place of veteran John Smoltz, was designated for assignment earlier in the day after being roughed up in yesterday's 13-6 slugfest. Former Marlin teammates Josh Beckett and A.J. Burnett set the tone for the game by pitching 7 and 7 2/3 scoreless innings respectively.  

 
                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2009/B08070NYA2009.htm  







2011: Jorge Posada is benched before a game with the Red Sox amidst talk that his DH job may be in jeopardy. 

2016: At a press conference, Alex Rodriguez announces that he will play his final game on August 12th and then retire with a year and half still left on his sizeable contract. A-Rod has been benched for the past month or so as his skills have badly eroded, and unless he goes on an unlikely power spree in his final week, will fall just short of 700 home runs, although he is still fourth on the all-time list. His announcement comes two days after teammate Mark Teixeira stated that he would retire at the end of the season. 

2017: Don Baylor dies at the age of 68. 

                                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Baylor