October 26th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1918: George 'Snuffy' Stirnweiss is born. 

      
                                         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss





1950: The Baseball Writers Association of America selects Phil Rizzuto as the AL MVP. He posted a .324 batting average with 200 hits and 125 runs, but drove in just 66 runs. Rizzuto, who receives 16 of 23 first-place votes, easily outpoints runner-ups Billy Goodman of the Red Sox and teammate Yogi Berra.  

 
1977: Sparky Lyle becomes the first AL reliever to win the Cy Young Award. Lyle led the league with 72 appearances, posting a 13-5 record with 26 saves and a 2.17 ERA. 

1996: The Yankees win their 23rd World Series title by defeating the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in Game 6. Joe Girardi's RBI triple keys a three-run rally against Greg Maddux. John Wetteland in named Series MVP after posting his fourth save. 

  

                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B10260NYA1996.htm   











2000: In Game 5 at Shea Stadium, the Yankees win their third consecutive World Series, their fourth title in five years, and record their 26th World Championship by defeating the Mets 4-2. Luis Sojo's 9th-inning two-out, tie-breaking single off starter Al Leiter is the decisive hit. Derek Jeter becomes the first player to win the All-Star Game MVP and the Series MVP honours in the same season. Joe Torre becomes only the fifth manager to win four World Series titles. 

                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10260NYN2000.htm  







2017: In a surprising move, the Yankees announce that Joe Girardi will not be offered a new contract as manager, despite the fact that he took a young team that was not expected to contend to within one game of the World Series.