On this day in Yankee history...
1957:
Yogi Berra tells a writer that the fines paid by players involved in
the Copacabana incident in May were returned to them.
2001: For the first time since Mule Haas of the Philadelphia A's a game-tying two-run home run in Game 5 in 1929, a team comes from behind to tie a World Series game in the 9th inning and goes on to win in extra innings. A two-out, two-run home run by Tino Martinez in the bottom of the 9th ties the game, and Derek Jeter hits a home run in the bottom of the 10th, giving the Yankees a 3-2 victory over Arizona to knot the Series at two games apiece. Both homers come off Byung-Hyun Kim, who relieves Curt Schilling in the 8th inning. Mariano Rivera gets the win in relief for the Yankees. Following the 2010 season, a panel of experts at the MLB Network will vote this game the 12th greatest game of the past fifty years.
https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10310NYA2001.htm
2009: The Yankees take the lead in the World Series by winning Game 3 8-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies in which six home runs are hit ~ three by each team. Andy Pettitte is the winner over Cole Hamels, and helps his own cause by becoming the first Yankee pitcher to drive in a run in WS game since 1964.
2013: Johnny Kucks dies at the age of 81.
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