September 20th

On this day in Yankee history... 


1931: Lou Gehrig drives in four runs to break his old AL RBI mark of 175, set in 1927. By the season's end he will have a total of 184. 

1937: Tom Tresh is born. 

    
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1958: At Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, the Yankees are no-hit for the last time in the 20th century, by knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm. 

                     https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1958/B09200BAL1958.htm    








1961: The 155th Yankees game of the season (including a tie) is Roger Maris' last chance to beat the 60 home run mark set by Babe Ruth in compliance with Commissioner Ford Frick's statement that in order for the record to be broken, Maris must do it in the same number of games as Ruth. Maris' 59th home run of the year, off Jack Fisher, is short of the record, but helps the Yankees beat the Orioles 4-2 to clinch their 26th AL pennant.  

   
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1968: Mickey Mantle hits the 536th and final home run of his ML career, a solo shot against Jim Lonborg of the Red Sox in a 4-3 loss at the Stadium.  

                          https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1968/B09200NYA1968.htm     












1980: A bronze plaque in Monument Park is dedicated to the late Thurman Munson. 

1998: Cal Ripken Jr. takes himself out of the starting lineup and does not play in the Orioles' loss to the Yankees, ending his consecutive games played streak at 2,632. After nearly 16 years, Ripken says he decided the time was right to end the streak, which began on May 30, 1982. 

2012: Ichiro Suzuki continues his hot hitting, as he homers off Aaron Laffey in the 3rd to open the Yankees' account, then hits a two-run double in a seven-run 4th inning, leading the Yankees to a 10-7 win over the Blue Jays. Nick Swisher adds a grand slam during the big outburst, as the Bronx Bombers move one full game ahead of the idle Orioles in the AL East race.  

                     https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2012/B09200NYA2012.htm 









2013: Breaking a 1-1 tie in the 7th, Alex Rodriguez hits a grand slam off George Kontos of the Giants for a 5-1 win. It is the 24th slam of A-Rod's career, breaking a tie with Lou Gehrig for most ever in the major leagues.  

                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2013/B09200NYA2013.htm