Thursday, May 14, 2020

May 14th


On this day in Yankee history... 


1899: Earle Combs is born. 



                       https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Earle_Combs   





1936: Dick Howser is born. 



                                 https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Howser 





1947: Dick Tidrow is born. 


                    https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Tidrow






1967: Mickey Mantle joins the 500 home runs club when he connects against Stu Miller of the Orioles.  Mantle becomes the sixth major leaguer to reach the milestone, and helps the Yankees to a 6-5 win at the Stadium. 



                    http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1967/B05140NYA1967.htm 





1996: Dwight Gooden becomes the eighth pitcher in Yankee history to throw a no-hitter, in a 2-0 victory over the Mariners at the Stadium. 



                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B05140NYA1996.htm  






2010: After Twins manager Ron Gardenhire orders an intentional walk of Mark Teixeira and brings in righty Matt Guerrier to face Alex Rodriguez in the 7th, the Yankee third baseman blasts his 19th career grand slam to pass Frank Robinson for 7th place on the all-time career home run list and give New York an 8-4 win.




                     http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B05140NYA2010.htm  






2011: Jorge Posada asks to be taken out of the line-up 40 minutes before the game, after being listed as the 9th-place hitter against the Red Sox. Hitting .165, the DH claims he has a bad back, something which Yankee GM Brian Cashman denies, and after the game explains that he feels "a little bit disrespected". With Andruw Jones taking Posada's place, the Yankees lose the game 6-0, with a two-run double by Jacoby Ellsbury and a three-run homer by Adrian Gonzalez against CC Sabathia providing the key blows in support of Josh Beckett's six scoreless innings. Jones hits 9th in the game, the second № 9 hitter in MLB history with 400+ homers to his credit ~ the only prior one was Jimmie Foxx, in his days as a pitcher at the tail end of his career. 




                          http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2011/B05140NYA2011.htm  






2014: Masahiro Tanaka pitches his first major league shutout as the Yankees defeat the Mets 4-0. The Japanese off-season acquisition is now 6-0 with a 2.17 ERA after 8 starts in the majors. The Yankees' win follows 6 straight losses to the Mets, dating back to last season. 




                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2014/B05140NYN2014.htm  





2017: The Yankees officially retire uniform number 2 in honour of Derek Jeter and unveil a plaque in his name in Monument Park between games of a doubleheader against the Astros. They win the opener 11-6 thanks to a bases-loaded triple by Chase Headley and homers by Starlin Castro, Aaron Judge and Brett Gardner. In the nitecap, Masahiro Tanaka gives up three 1st-inning homers, including a grand slam by Alex Bregman as New York go down 10-7. George Springer goes long twice for Houston, who lead 9-0 before the Yankees score some late runs to make the game appear closer than it is. Before the games, they place closer Aroldis Chapman on the disabled list with inflammation in his left shoulder. 





                            http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2017/B05141NYA2017.htm 

                            http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2017/B05142NYA2017.htm

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