June 2nd

 

On this day in Yankee history... 


1938: Gene Michael is born. 

                         https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gene_Michael 





1940: Horace Clarke is born. 

               https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Horace_Clarke   




1941: Lou Gehrig dies at the age of 37. 

                            https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lou_Gehrig  





1958: Whitey Ford strikes out six batters in a row to tie an AL record as he shuts out the White Sox 3-0.  Chicago pitcher Jim Wilson allows just six hits, but three of them are home runs by Hank Bauer (two) and Mickey Mantle (one). On a hit and run attempt, Luis Aparicio is thrown out at second base, ending his streak of 26 consecutive stolen bases. 

                       http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1958/B06020NYA1958.htm  




1972: Raúl Ibañez is born. 

           https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ra%C3%BAl_Ib%C3%A1%C3%B1ez 




1993: Johnny Mize dies at the age of 80. 

                          
                                https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Mize  



 

2001: Gene Woodling dies at the age of 78. 

                           https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gene_Woodling