June 30th

 

On this day in Yankee history... 


1927: A crowd of 3,000 at the Stadium see the Yankees hand the Red Sox their 12th straight loss, beating the visitors 13-6 on 19 safeties. Lou Gehrig takes over the AL home run lead when he clouts his 25th in the first inning, a bounce home run off Slim Harriss, but Babe Ruth, back in the lineup, golfs his 25th in the 4th, also off Slim. Gehrig has three hits and also swipes home. New York (49-20) win their 5th straight while Boston lose their 12th straight. 

                         http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B06300NYA1927.htm  






1928: The Yankees take two from Boston and close out the month 11 1/2 games in front of the A's. Attendance lags, as the race appears over. 

                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1928/B06301BOS1928.htm 

                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1928/B06302BOS1928.htm 






1954: Tom Morgan hits three Red Sox batters in the third inning of a 6-1 loss. Mickey Mantle's homer off Willard Nixon is the only Yankee tally.  

                        
                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1954/B06300BOS1954.htm 




1960: The Yankees beat up on their cousins from Kansas City by banging out five homers to win 10-5. Moose Skowron leads the way with two home runs, with one each from Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Tony Kubek. 

                          http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1960/B06300NYA1960.htm 




1961: Whitey Ford (14-2) tops the Senators 5-1 to give the second place Yankees their 22nd win of the month. Roger Maris drives in three runs and Mickey Mantle lines a shot over the head of CF Willie Tasby that rebounds for an inside-the-park home run. Ford becomes the first pitcher in AL history to win eight games in one month. 

                           http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B06300NYA1961.htm  




1977: Cliff Johnson becomes the second player in three days to hit a pair of homers in an inning. He hits three consecutive home runs, including two in the 8th inning, as the Yankees rout the Blue Jays 11-5. New York (42-33) are a half-game behind Boston.  

                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1977/B06300TOR1977.htm  





2008: Brett Gardner makes his Yankee debut in a 2-1 loss to the Rangers at the Stadium. 

  

                                www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2008/B06300NYA2008.htm