July 22nd

 

On this day in Yankee history... 


1925: The Yankees buy shortstop Leo Durocher from  Hartford of the Eastern League. 

1944: Sparky Lyle is born. 

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1947: Cliff Johnson is born 

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1948: The Yankees take the rubber match of a 3-game series with the Indians as Vic Raschi earns the 6-5 decision over Bob Feller. Joe DiMaggio's grand slam is the big blow for the Bombers: he has hit four homers and a triple in Feller's four starts against New York. His eight RBI in the three games with Cleveland give him a league-leading 82. 

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1954: Casey Stengel switches players in an effort to get more power in the Yankee lineup. Phil Rizzuto plays second base and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop, the position he manned four years ago in the minor leagues. Mantle wins the game against the White Sox with a 10th-inning home run that produces a 3-2 result. 

  

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1960: The Yankees purchase 33-year-old pitcher Luis Arroyo from Jersey City of the International League. He will be a key to New York's pennant drive this year and a star in 1961. 

  





1961: Johnny Blanchard does it again, with a solo pinch-hit home run to start a three-run 9th-inning Yankee rally to upend the Red Sox 11-9. 

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1998: The Yankees romp over the Tigers 13-2 to run their record to 71-25, a major-league record winning percentage after 96 games. 

 
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2011: The Yankees score 9 runs in the 3rd inning, on their way to an emphatic 17 -7 win over the A's. Nick Swisher hits a three-run homer and Mark Teixeira a grand slam during the big inning. 

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2014: The Yankees acquire Chase Headley from the Padres in return for Yangervis Solarte and Rafael De Paula. The erstwhile Padres third baseman joins his new team in time to enter today's game in the 9th inning, and to be the hero when he drives in Brian Roberts with the winning run in the 14th inning as New York beat Texas 2-1.