September 15th

On this day in Yankee history... 


1905: Pete Wilson makes his major league debut for the Highlanders by throwing a complete game 5-hit 1-0 shutout at the Red Sox. 

 
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1926: The Yankees beat the Indians 6-4 as Bob Meusel (below) drives home three runs with three sacrifice flies. This ties the major-league record set by the Cubs' Harry Steinfeldt in 1909. Bob Shawkey is the winning pitcher.  

   
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1950: For a major league record sixth time, Johnny Mize hits three home runs in one game, but the Yankees still come up short, losing 9-7 at Detroit. The Big Cat matches Babe Ruth's mark of doing it in both leagues, but the Babe only had two three-homer games. With the victory, the Tigers recapture first place from New York. 

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1961: The Yankees set a new AL record for most homers in a season as they split a doubleheader in Detroit, winning 11-1 and losing 4-2. Circuit blows by Bill Skowron and Yogi Berra in the opener help Whitey Ford win his 24th and increase New York's homer total to 222. This breaks the old mark set by the 1947 Giants and tied by the 1956 Reds. 

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1978: The Yankees, now 1 1/2 games in front of Boston, open a 3-game series in the Bronx with their rivals. Ron Guidry again limits the Red Sox to two hits, going the distance for a 4-0 shutout. Chris Chambliss and Graig Nettles hit successive homers off Luis Tiant in the 4-run 4th inning.  

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2012: Ivan Nova is a 5-3 winner over the Rays in his return from the disabled list. Curtis Granderson and Eduardo Nunez hit back-to-back homers in the 2nd to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead, and they never look back. Out three weeks with a shoulder inflammation, Nova picks up his 12th win and puts the Bronx Bombers one game ahead of their main rivals the Orioles, who lose to the A's 5-2.   

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