On this day in Yankee history...
1920: At the Polo Grounds, the 3rd-place Yankees sweep a doubleheader from the A's. Hank Thormahlen (below) wins the opener, beating Dave Keefe (who strikes out Babe Ruth three times). In the second game, Bob Shawkey tosses a three-hitter for 5-0 shutout.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1920/B09061NYA1920.htm
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1927: In Boston, the Yankees roll to a 14-2 win behind Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig takes the home run lead with a 5th-inning homer off Tony Welzer, but the Babe responds with two homers‚ in the 6th and 7th‚ the former a drive over the CF fence that is called 'the longest ever hit at Fenway'. There will be 34 homers hit at Fenway this season‚ but only 5 by the Red Sox. Ruth will hit 8‚ Gehrig 6‚ the only New York home runs hit there.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B09061BOS1927.htm
1961: Roger Maris connects for home run No. 54‚ off Tom Cheney of the Senators, as the Yankees win 8-0 behind a Whitey Ford 5-hitter. The Yankee ace is now 23-3 on the season. Johnny Blanchard hits a pair of homers‚ each time following a walk to Mickey Mantle‚ and Moose Skowron and Bob Hale also homer.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B09060NYA1961.htm
1975: In Baltimore, the Orioles top the Yankees 7-6 in 13 innings, though neither Billy Martin, Earl Weaver nor Thurman Munson are still around for the end, since all three were tossed in the 9th inning after a furious row that breaks out over called balls and strikes.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1975/B09060BAL1975.htm
1981: Despite having won the first-half AL pennant of the strike-interrupted season, Gene Michael is replaced as Yankee manager by Bob Lemon, who led the clup in 1978 and '79. The Yanks are under .500 in the second half.
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