April 15th

On this day in Yankee history... 



1886: Pitcher Leonard 'King' Cole is born. 

                              https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coleki01.shtml
                           




1976: The Yankees defeat the Twins 11-4 in the first game at the newly-renovated Yankee Stadium. Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and the widows of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig take part in pre-game ceremonies at the Stadium, which had been closed for the 1974 and 1975 seasons. 

                         http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B04150NYA1976.htm  



 



1998: The first-ever AL-NL doubleheader ends up a good day for New York. The Yankees are forced to come to Shea Stadium after a beam fell into the stands at the ballpark in the Bronx on April 13th. They earn their first victory in Queens in 22 years as they defeat the Angels 6-3. Former Mets star Darryl Strawberry, the all-time home run leader at Shea, adds to his total with a shot into the left field bleachers. In the regularly-scheduled night game, the Mets beat the Cubs 2-1. The Yankees draw a crowd of 40,743, a dramatic contrast to the gathering of 16,012 who show up for the Mets game at night. 

                    http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1998/B04150NYA1998.htm