September 23rd

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1910: George Stallings, convinced that Hal Chase tried to throw a game but unable to make the charge stick, is replaced by his charismatic first sacker as manager of the 2nd-place Highlanders for the season's final 11 games. On his own, Prince Hal will lead the New Yorkers downhill to 6th place in 1911.  

1921: Trailing the Yankees by percentage points, the Indians come to New York for a four-game showdown. Waite Hoyt's arms and Babe Ruth's three doubles beat them in the opener 4-2.  

  
                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1921/B09230NYA1921.htm      








1933: The Yankees make seven errors, three by Frank Crosetti, but have enough firepower to outslug the Red Sox 16-12. Including in New York's 23 hits are homers by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, No. 31 for each; Lou adds two doubles and a single. Sammy Byrd, Ben Chapman and Crosetti have three hits apiece, and reliever Wilcy Moore drives in the last run with his first hit of the year. The Red Sox chase winning pitcher Herb Pennock in the 6th and close the gap to 13-9, but fall short at the end. 

                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1933/B09230BOS1933.htm          








1937: Even though they lose to the Browns 9-5, the Yankees back into their second straight pennant when the Red Sox beat the Tigers. 

1950: The Yankees, tied for first place with the Tigers and only two games ahead of the Red Sox, open a crucial series with Boston at the Stadium. Joe DiMaggio's 1st inning home run off Mel Parnell is all the scoring needed, as the Bombers roll 8-0. Ed Lopat scatters five hits, including a leadoff triple to Dom DiMaggio. 

 
                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1950/B09230NYA1950.htm    








1955: The Yankees clinch their 21st pennant with a 3-2 win over the Red Sox. 

   
                           https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1955/B09232BOS1955.htm    







1961: An ailing Mickey Mantle hits his career high 54th (and last) home run of the season, and Whitey Ford leaves after the 5th inning but wins his 25th as the Yankees down the Red Sox 8-3. 

    
                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B09230BOS1961.htm     










1964: In twinbill action, the red-hot Yankees win their  8th and 9th in a row, defeating the Indians 4-3 in 11 innings and then 6-4 in the second game. Elston Howard's homer off Luis Tiant snaps a tie in the opener. John Romano homers in each game for the Indians, while recently-acquired Pedro Ramos finishes up both games for New York. Ramos, however, will not be eligible for the World Series. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1964/B09231CLE1964.htm   

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1964/B09232CLE1964.htm   







1985: Joba Chamberlain is born. 

 









1998: With an 8-4 victory over the Indians, the Yankees tie the 1927 team for the most wins in franchise history. The Bombers' 110 victories pull them within one game of the AL record of 111 victories set by the 1954 Cleveland Indians. 

                           https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1998/B09230NYA1998.htm  








1999: By drawing 27,549 fans, the Yankees break the NYC season attendance record with a total of 3,072,009. The Mets had previously held the record when 3,047,724 turned the turnstiles at Shea in 1988.  

2001: By saving a 5-4, 10-inning win over the Orioles at Camden Yards, Mariano Rivera establishes a franchise single-season record with his 47th save. The previous record was held by Dave Righetti, who notched 46 saves in 1986.  

    
                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B09230BAL2001.htm