November 4th

 On this day in Yankee history... 

2001: In Game 7 of a classic World Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks rally for two runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Yankees and the usually unbeatable Mariano Rivera 3-2. The four-year-old Diamondbacks, the youngest franchise to win a Fall Classic, end New York's string of three consecutive World Championships. Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling share Series MVP honours. The Arizona pitchers are the first multiple winners since the Dodgers trio of Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager shared the award in the 1981 WS.  

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2009: The Yankees defeat the Phillies 7-3 in Game 6, to win the 2009 World Series. Hideki Matsui drives in a record 6 runs to earn the MVP Award for the Series. 

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November 3rd

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1934: Lou Gehrig is officially recognized as the winner of the American League Triple Crown, having hit .363 with 49 home runs and 165 RBI. He loses in the voting for AL MVP, however, to A's catcher Mickey Cochrane, who hit .320 with 2 home runs and 76 RBI.  

1942: Joe Gordon is voted AL MVP, beating out Ted Williams despite the latter's Triple Crown season. 

1955: The Yankees launch a tour of Japan and draw a record crowd of 64,000 when they play the first game against the All-Japan Stars in Osaka. Andy Carey slugs 13 home runs, and Elston Howard bats .468 on the 25-game trek. 

1992: The Yankees make one of their best trades ever by acquiring Paul O'Neill from the Reds for outfielder Roberto Kelly. O'Neill will help the Bronx Bombers win four World Championships. 

November 2nd

 On this day in Yankee history... 

1960: Roger Maris defeats Mickey Mantle for the AL MVP award by a vote of 225-222, the second-closest vote ever, after the Joe DiMaggio-Ted Williams race in 1947. 

     On the same day, George Weiss resigns as Yankee GM. 

1964: CBS becomes the first corporate owner of a major league team, buying eighty percent of the Yankees for $11,200,000. 

1995: The Yankees name Joe Torre as their new manager, replacing the recently departed Buck Showalter. Torre, a former Cardinals star and NL batting champion, will pilot the Yanks to four World Championships in his first five years with the team. 

2010: Clyde King dies at the age of 86. 

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November 1st

 On this day in Yankee history... 

1978: Ron Guidry is the unanimous choice for the 1978 American League Cy Young Award. Guidry led the league in wins (25), winning percentage (.893), shutouts (9), and ERA (1.74). 

1979: After a disappointing season, the Yankees begin wheeling and dealing, acquiring outfielder Ruppert Jones from the Mariners and catcher Rick Cerone and pitcher Tom Underwood from the Blue Jays, giving up seven players, including popular first baseman Chris Chambliss, shortstop Damaso Garcia, outfielder Juan Beniquez, and pitchers Jim Beattie and Paul Mirabella. 

1988: Masahiro Tanaka is born. 

2001: The first major league game ever started in the month of November is a memorable one as the Yankees, for the second consecutive night, make a dramatic comeback in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game and go on to victory in extra innings in Game 5 of the World Series. In an amazing case of history repeating itself, Diamondbacks closer Byung-Hyun Kim is again victimized, this time by Scott Brosius, who hits a game-tying two-out two-run home run to knot the game at 2-2 in the 9th inning, as Alfonso Soriano hits a RBI single with Chuck Knoblauch scoring the winning run in the 12th to give the Yankees a 3-2 victory and a 3-2 lead over Arizona. 

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2009: The Yankees take a 3 games to 1 lead in the World Series, backing CC Sabathia to a 7-4 win over the Phillies. The Yanks score three runs off Brad Lidge with two outs in the 9th, after the Phillies had rallied to tie the game with homers by Chase Utley and Pedro Feliz.  

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October 31st

 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. 

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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.

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2013: Johnny Kucks dies at the age of 81. 

 

October 30th

 On this day in Yankee history... 

1948: Mickey Rivers is born. 

2001: George W. Bush becomes the eighth President of the United States to attend a World Series game, and the first since Dwight D. Eisenhower to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Wearing a New York Fire Department windbreaker in honor of the heroes of the September 11th attacks, the President walks to the mound by himself, gives a thumbs up, and throws a perfect strike much to the delight of the stadium faithful. In Game 3 of the 2001 WS, the Yankees win 2-1 over the Diamondbacks behind strong pitching by Roger Clemens and Mariano Rivera. 

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October 29th

 On this day in Yankee history... 

1920: Ed Barrow resigns as manager of the Red Sox to become the general manager of the Yankees. Barrow led Boston to the World Championship in 1918 and will find even greater success in New York. 

1991: Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as Yankee manager. At age 35, Showalter becomes the youngest active manager in the major leagues. 

2009: The Yankees even the World Series by taking Game 2 at home 3-1 over the Phillies. A.J. Burnett and Mariano Rivera combine for the win while Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui go deep against the Phils' Pedro Martinez.  

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October 28th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1953: Red Barber resigns as a Brooklyn Dodgers announcer to join the Yankees broadcast booth. 

1979: The Yankees replace fired manager Billy Martin with Dick Howser, head coach of the Florida State Seminoles and a former coach with the Bronx Bombers. In 1980, Howser will lead the Yankees to 103 victories but will be dismissed in turn after failing to advance in the ALCS. 

October 27th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1876: Patsy Dougherty is born. 

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1955: Clark Griffith dies at the age of 85. 

 




1985: Billy Martin is fired by the Yankees for an unprecedented fourth time and is replaced by Lou Piniella,  who had been the team's hitting instructor since retiring as a player in 1984. 

1999: Roger Clemens pitches the Yankees to their second straight World Series sweep, shutting down the Braves 4-1 and ending his quest for the one and only prize that eluded him: a world championship. The Yankees win their record 25th title, and their third in four years. Game 4 marks New York's 12th Series victory a row, matching a team mark. Mariano Rivera gets his second save and is named Series MVP.  

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October 26th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1918: George 'Snuffy' Stirnweiss is born. 

      
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1950: The Baseball Writers Association of America selects Phil Rizzuto as the AL MVP. He posted a .324 batting average with 200 hits and 125 runs, but drove in just 66 runs. Rizzuto, who receives 16 of 23 first-place votes, easily outpoints runner-ups Billy Goodman of the Red Sox and teammate Yogi Berra.  

 
1977: Sparky Lyle becomes the first AL reliever to win the Cy Young Award. Lyle led the league with 72 appearances, posting a 13-5 record with 26 saves and a 2.17 ERA. 

1996: The Yankees win their 23rd World Series title by defeating the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in Game 6. Joe Girardi's RBI triple keys a three-run rally against Greg Maddux. John Wetteland in named Series MVP after posting his fourth save. 

  

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2000: In Game 5 at Shea Stadium, the Yankees win their third consecutive World Series, their fourth title in five years, and record their 26th World Championship by defeating the Mets 4-2. Luis Sojo's 9th-inning two-out, tie-breaking single off starter Al Leiter is the decisive hit. Derek Jeter becomes the first player to win the All-Star Game MVP and the Series MVP honours in the same season. Joe Torre becomes only the fifth manager to win four World Series titles. 

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2017: In a surprising move, the Yankees announce that Joe Girardi will not be offered a new contract as manager, despite the fact that he took a young team that was not expected to contend to within one game of the World Series.  

 

October 25th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1924: Bobby Brown is born. 

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2000:  At Shea Stadium, the Yankees defeat the Mets 3-2 behind five pitchers and a leadoff home run by Derek Jeter in Game 4 of the World Series. 

             
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2009: The Yankees clinch their 40th AL pennant with a 5-2 win over the Angels in Game 6 of the ALCS. The familiar tandem of Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera earns the win and save, as Pettitte claims his record 16th postseason win.  

                
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October 24th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1939: Joe DiMaggio is named American League MVP. 

1996: The Yankees win the last game ever played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.  The Bronx Bombers, who finish the postseason with an 8-0 road record, are helped by poor Atlanta outfield defense and some great plays from their own outfielders as Andy Pettitte outduels John Smoltz 1-0 in Game 5 of the World Series.  

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October 23rd

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1979: Billy Martin is involved in a barroom altercation with Joseph Cooper, a Minnesota marshmallow salesman. Cooper requires 15 stitches to close a gash in his lip. The incident results in Martin being fired as Yankee manager for the second time. 

1996: At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, the Braves jump out to a 6-0 lead, but the Yankees mount the biggest comeback in their long World Series history, pulling even with a three-run home run by Jim Leyritz in the 8th inning. After Bernie Williams is intentionally walked with runners on first and second base in the 10th, Steve Avery walks Wade Boggs to force in the deciding run. 

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Off the field, Bob Grim dies at the age of 66. 

October 22nd

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1974: The Yankees and the Giants trade popular outfielders,  drawing the ire of their fans. The Giants send Bobby Bonds to New York for Bobby Murcer. Bonds will play one season for the Yankees before being traded to the California Angels, while Murcer will last only two years with the Giants before being dealt to the Cubs.  

1982: Robinson Cano is born. 

1996: In the World Series, David Cone holds off the Braves while Bernie Williams drives in three runs in a 5-2 win in Game 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. 

   
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2000: In Game 2 of the Fall Classic, the Yankees extend their World Series winning streak to 14 consecutive games, defeating the Mets 6-5 in a contest which is overshadowed by Roger Clemens throwing the barrel of a shattered bat in the direction of Mike Piazza as the Mets catcher runs to first base. The eagerly-awaited at bat, due to Clemens' beaning of Piazza in July, results in the two players confronting one another and the emptying of both benches. 

 
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