October 2nd

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1949: The Yankees win the AL pennant by defeating the Red Sox 5-3. Jerry Coleman's bases loaded triple provides the winning margin, while Ted Williams falls short of both the batting title and the Triple Crown.  

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1978: Bucky Dent's unlikely home run helps the Yankees beat the Red Sox in a dramatic one-game playoff at Fenway Park. With the visitors trailing by two runs in the seventh inning, Dent smacks a three-run shot off Mike Torrez into the screen above the Green Monster. The Yankees hold on for a 5-4 victory and the AL East title. 

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2012: On the penultimate day of the regular season, the Yankees maintain their one-game lead over the Orioles in the AL East when Raul Ibanez homers off Baltimore's Andrew Miller in the bottom of the 12th inning to give New York a 4-3 win. 

                          https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2012/B10020NYA2012.htm