On this day in Yankee history...
1923: Bob Kuzava is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Kuzava
1927: In his first starting assignment for the Yankees, Wilcy Moore loses a heartbreaker to the Senators 3-2 in the nitecap of a doubleheader. Lou Gehrig is spiked at first base by Bucky Harris as Firpo Marberry scores the winning run. The Yankees win the opener 8-2 as Babe Ruth hits his 12th home run of the year, a three-run shot. Tris Speaker plays most of game one for the Senators despite fracturing his left thumb in batting practice.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B05281NYA1927.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B05282NYA1927.htm
1941: The Yankees defeat the Washington Senators 6-5 in the first night game ever played at Griffith Stadium.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1941/B05280WS11941.htm
1946: The Senators return the favour by beating the Yanks 2-1 in the first night game ever played at Yankee Stadium.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1946/B05280NYA1946.htm
2004: Mariano Rivera posts his 300th career save in a 7-5 victory over Tampa Bay. He also becomes the first Yankee and 17th reliever in major league history to reach the milestone.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B05280TBA2004.htm
2013: The Mets honor Mariano, who has announced his retirement at the end of the year, by having him throw the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the two teams at Citi Field, with retired Mets closer John Franco. Daniel Murphy leads off the bottom of the 9th with a double and David Wright and Lucas Duda follow with RBI singles to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win. It is the first time in Rivera's career that he blows a save without retiring a single batter; it is also his first blown save of the year.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2013/B05280NYN2013.htm
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