September 7th

On this day in Yankee history... 


1926: Urban Shocker goes the distance as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-2 to hand Boston their 17th consecutive loss. 

                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1926/B09070NYA1926.htm     







1927: After blasting three home runs in a doubleheader split with the Red Sox the day before, Babe Ruth hits two more in a 12-10 win, giving him a record-tying 5 in 3 games. He leads Lou Gehrig by 49 homers to 45. 

                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B09070BOS1927.htm     









1932: Babe Ruth  is hospitalized with pains in his side. The aging slugger will be out of action for five days. 

      


1952: In Washington, Johnny Mize pinch-hits a grand slam giving the Yankees a 5-1 victory over the Senators. Mize has now homered in all fifteen major league ballparks presently in use (Sportsman's Park in St. Louis is used by both the Cardinals and the Browns). 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1952/B09070WS11952.htm   









1955: Whitey Ford continues his mastery with his second consecutive one-hitter, beating A's 2-1. Jim Finigan hits a 2-out single in the 7th for the A's only safety. Ford is the 5th major league pitcher to throw consecutive one-hitters. 

                           https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1955/B09070NYA1955.htm   









1961: Roger Maris  lays down a bunt and also belts his 55th homer of the year in the 3rd inning as the Yankees beat the Senators 7-3. All of Washington's scores come in the 6th on an inside-the-park homer by Tito Francona, off Bill Terry. When asked by writers after the game why he bunted, a testy Maris replies, "Trying to win the game, you stupid cocksucker. Why do you think?"  

                          https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B09070NYA1961.htm   










1974: In a game with the Tigers, Graig Nettles loses a single when it is discovered he is using a corked bat. The Yankees win 1-0 on Nettles' earlier solo homer. 

1978: The Yankees, trailing the Red Sox by four games in the AL East race, arrive in Boston for a crucial 4-game series. The Yanks begin the 'Boston Massacre' with a 15-3 rout as Willie Randolph drives in five of the runs. The Yanks collect 21 hits off four Sox pitchers, including three hits apiece by Randolph, Thurman Munson and Roy White. Mike Torrez, with one inning of work, takes the loss. Ken Clay, in relief of Catfish Hunter, is the winner. 

                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B09070BOS1978.htm   









1985: Dave Winfield steals home with the winning run in the Yankees' 3-2 win over the A's. Following a pitchout in the 7th, Winfield gets hung up in a rundown but escapes to score.  

             
                      https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B09070NYA1985.htm 









2017: Gene Michael dies at the age of 79.