Friday, March 13, 2020

March 13th


On this day in Yankee history...


1886: Frank 'Home Run' Baker is born. 






                               https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bakerfr01.shtml  




1922: Cliff Mapes, the last man to wear Babe Ruth's old № 3 before it was retired in 1948, is born. (He died in 1996).  




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


 



1937: Lou Gehrig signs his contract for the year for $38,000 with a $750 signing bonus. 


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