April 19th

On this day in Yankee history...  


1928: The Yankees  are out of first place for the first time since May 1926 as they lose 7-6 to the Red Sox in the morning Patriots Day game at Fenway Park. 

    
                             
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1949: The Yankees unveil a granite monument to Babe Ruth. Monument Park, located in the deep center field area of Yankee Stadium, also includes monuments to Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins. 

1960: Roger Maris makes his Yankee debut, collecting 4 hits, including 2 home runs, in an 8-4 win over the Red Sox at Fenway. 

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1979: Rich 'Goose' Gossange and Cliff Johnson brawl in the Yankee clubhouse after a 6-3 loss to the Orioles. Gossage suffers a sprained ligament in his thumb, which will keep him out of action until July 12th. As 'punishment' for injuring the team's ace reliever, the Yankees will trade Johnson to the Indians later in the summer. 

2012: Curtis Granderson  has the first three-homer game of his career, and the first of this major league season, as the Yankees defeat the Twins 7-6. The Grandy Man homers in his first three at-bats and then collects a pair of singles to help New York overcome a four-run 1st inning by Minnesota. Phil Hughes is credited with his first win of the year and Mark Teixeira also homers for the Bronx Bombers. 

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