On this day in Yankee history...
1920: Lou Gehrig receives his first national mention when, as a high school junior for NYC's School of Commerce, he steals the show in a high school championship game against Lane Tech at Wrigley Field in Chicago. His grand slam in the 8th gives the New York team a 12-8 victory. Scouts watch open-mouthed as the ball sails out of the park and onto Waveland Avenue.
1961: In Los Angeles, Angel reliever Art Fowler, who has allowed just one hit in his last 12 innings, serves up a 9th-inning home run to Moose Skowron, as the Yankees win 8-6. Mickey Mantle adds an earlier homer, off Ken Mcbride, and Whitey Ford wins his 13th of the year. Yogi Berra collects his 2,000th career hit; to celebrate the achievement, a huge cake is rolled out.
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1974: Derek Jeter is born.
1977: In front of 55,039 fans, the Yankees complete a 3-game sweep of the Red Sox, avenging the three losses last week to the Sox at Fenway Park. New York takes a 4-1 lead into the 9th, but the Sox tie the game. In the bottom of the 9th, Paul Blair bounces a bases-loaded ball over the head of Butch Hobson at third base to pin the loss on reliever Bill Campbell.
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1979: The Yankees reacquire Bobby Murcer from the Cubs in exchange for pitcher Paul Semall and cash. Murcer will once again thrive in Yankee Stadium, hitting .273 with eight home runs.
2009: Brett Gardner collects five hits, including a triple and a homer, as the Yankees beat the Mets 9-1 before a record-breaking crowd at Citi Field. Alex Rodriguez hits home run number 564 of his career, passing Reggie Jackson on the all-time list; Jackson was 6th at the time of his retirement in 1987, but falls to 12th now. Three errors by the Mets' infield in the 2nd lead to four runs.
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