July 31st

 On this day in Yankee history... 

1922: Hank Bauer is born. 

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




1936: Led by Lou Gehrig, who clouts his 33rd homer, the Yankees down the Indians 11-7 at League Park. The loss snaps the Tribe's five-game win streak, and leaves the Yankees 8 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland. Gehrig and Red Rolfe clout homers in the 5th to chase Mel Harder, but the Indians answer with three doubles by Earl Averill and a homer by Hal Trosky. Bump Hadley, with relief from Johnny Murphy, hangs on for his 9th win. 

                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1936/B07310CLE1936.htm   







1955: Don Larsen wins 5-2 as the Yankees and Kansas City A's combine for 9 double plays, with the New Yorkers turning 6. Cloyd Boyer, who has 3 of his first 8 pitches hit for home runs ~ by Hank Bauer, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra ~ takes the loss.  

                
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1962: At D.C. Stadium, Mickey Mantle is on the bench with a wrenched knee, but Bill Skowron supplies the power with a grand slam. The Yankees win 9-5.  

                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1962/B07310WS21962.htm    









1963: Ralph Terry uses just 75 pitches in a five-hit 3-2 win over the Kansas City A's. The Yankee hurler has 5 strikeouts and no walks. 

 
                           https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/B07310NYA1963.htm 









1977: Graig Nettles scores three runs to lead the Yankees to a 9-2 win over the A's, the 8th win in 9 games for New York. The Yanks are now a half game out of first. 

                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1977/B07310OAK1977.htm 






1978: Ed Figueroa notches a complete game 6-1 victory over the Rangers as the Yankees close to within 7 1/2 games of the AL East-leading Red Sox. 

    
                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B07310NYA1978.htm   







2007: The Yankees tie a franchise record with 8 home runs in a game ~ not one of them from Alex Rodriguez, who is still one shy of 500. Hideki Matsui homers twice and adding blows are Melky Cabrera, Bobby Abreu, Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano, Shelley Duncan and Jorge Posada in a 16-3 rout of the White Sox. 

                      https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B07310NYA2007.htm   







2016: For the second time in a week, the Yankees trade a top-rank relief pitcher in return for four players. After swapping Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs on July 25th, today they ship Andrew Miller to the Indians for Clint Frazier and pitchers J.P. Feyereisen, Ben Heller and Justus Sheffield.