August 15th

On this day in Yankee history... 


1912: New York outfielder Guy Zinn steals home twice in a 5-4 win at Detroit. This will add to the last-place Highlanders' major league record of 18 steals of home for the year. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1912/B08150NYA1912.htm    








1955: Mickey Mantle homers from both sides of the plate in the same game for the second time in his career, tying the major-league mark. The Yanks beat the Orioles 12-6 to move back into first place.  

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1955/B08152BAL1955.htm      






1960: Behind Art Ditmar's five-hitter and Mickey Mantle's  two home runs, off Jerry Walker and Hoyt Wilhelm, New York cops a 4-3 win and first place in the AL.  The second homer comes after catcher Clint Courtney drops a Mantle foul pop-up. Baltimore's loss is only their second in their last 15 games. Baltimore and Chicago now trail the Yankees by a half-game. 

                          https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1960/B08150NYA1960.htm    








1968: At Oakland, the Yankees edge the A's 4-2. Blue Moon Odom gives up a triple to Tom Tresh (below), walks catcher Jake Gibbs,  then serves up a three-run homer to Mickey Mantle for the difference. 

     
                             https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1968/B08150OAK1968.htm    








1977: Mike Torrez pitches his fifth straight complete game in beating the White Sox 6-2. The Yankees are now just 4 1/2 games in back of Boston. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1977/B08150NYA1977.htm 








1991: Don Mattingly  is benched and fined $250 for refusing to cut his shoulder-length hair, but the Yankees still beat the Royals 5-1. The first baseman will get a haircut two days later, and the hair will eventually be auctioned off for $3,000 to benefit a children's charity. Mattingly is not alone; Steve Farr, Matt Nokes and Pascual Perez have all been told their hair length violates club policy. Mel Hall, who wears his hair in a small ponytail before and after games, is warned his appearance is 'borderline.' 

                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1991/B08150NYA1991.htm  








2002: Bernie Williams collects 5 hits including a double to lead the Yankees to a 7-5 win over the Royals at Kansas City. 

                     https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2002/B08150KCA2002.htm