April 14th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1910: In the season opener before 25,000 at New York's Hilltop Park, the Red Sox sport collars on their uniforms, becoming the last major league team to wear the accoutrement. Boston send the Highlanders into extras before the game is called at the end of 14 innings with the score 4-4. Ed Cicotte starts for Boston, with Joe Wood relieving in the 8th inning. Hippo Vaughn goes all the way for New York, retiring Boston batters in the 4th and 12th innings on four pitches. He needs just three pitches in the 10th. 

                    http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1910/B04140NYA1910.htm 





1955: Elston Howard becomes the first black player in Yankee history. The 26-year-old catcher/outfielder makes his debut against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, a single with one RBI in the visitors' 8-4 loss. 

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1967: Red Sox pitcher Billy Rohr makes a memorable debut by no-hitting the Yankees for eight and two-thirds innings. Elston Howard spoils Rohr's masterpiece with a two-out single in the 9th, but the Sox still win 3-0. Despite his impressive debut, Rohr will win only two more games in his major league career. 

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2004:  A day after Yankee teammate Mike Mussina earned his 200th career victory, Kevin Brown reaches the same plateau, beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-1. It is the first time in major league history that members of the same pitching staff have won their 200th career victory in consecutive starts. 

                            http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B04140NYA2004.htm 





2008: Alex Rodriguez moves up to a tie for 15th on the all-time major league hom run leader list, even with Ted Williams and Willie McCovey. A-Rod hits his 521st career homer as part of a 4-for-5 day; Andy Sonnanstine allows the shot. The Yankees go on to top the Rays 8-7.  

            


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2011: At a news conference during which he announces that pitcher Pedro Feliciano is lost for the season because of impending shoulder surgery, Yankees GM Brian Cashman lashes out at former manager Joe Torre for his handling of pitchers. He blames Torre for chronically overusing relievers such as Scott Proctor, thereby ruining their careers. Feliciano led the National League in games pitched three consecutive years while with the Mets prior to joining the Yankees, although Torre had nothing to do with that.