On this day in Yankee history...
1915: Ty Cobb steals home in the 9th inning of a 3-0 Tigers win, the only steal of home that late in a game in his career. Yankee pitcher Ray Caldwell is so angry at the safe call he throws his mitt into the stands and is promptly ejected by umpire Silk O'Loughlin. It is Cobb's second steal of home with Caldwell on the mound (the first was on May 12th, 1911).
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1915/B06040NYA1915.htm
1922: At the Polo Grounds, Carl Mays collects 3 hits and beats the A's for the 21st straight time. The Yankees win 8-3, as Babe Ruth clouts a three-run homer.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1922/B06040NYA1922.htm
1939: Phil Linz is born
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Phil_Linz
1953: At Chicago‚ Mickey Mantle's homer in the 4th off Billy Pierce gives the Yankees a 5-0 lead, but the White Sox come back to tie it up. The Mick's leadoff single in the 10th inning ignites a New York rally‚ and they win 9-5.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1953/B06040CHA1953.htm
1988: Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases in New York's 7-6‚ 14-inning loss to the Orioles, giving him a club-record 249 thefts as a Yankee.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1988/B06040BAL1988.htm
1990: In the 22nd round of the MLB draft the Yankees select 17-year-old Andy Pettitte of Deer Park, TX as the 594th pick overall. In the 24th round, they will choose 19-year-old Jorge Posada of San Juan, PR, 646th overall.
2007: Clete Boyer dies at the age of 80.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Clete_Boyer
2014: Don Zimmer dies at the age of 83.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Don_Zimmer
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