On this day in Yankee history...
1906: In Boston, the Red Sox commit 9 errors to help Highlander starter Bill Hogg to a 8-3 complete game win.
1917: At the Polo Grounds, Home Run Baker hits a 13th-inning inside-the-park homer off Walter Johnson to give the Yankees a 5-4 win. It is Baker's 5th career home run off the Big Train.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1917/B07052NYA1917.htm
1934: Lou Gehrig hits an inside-the-park grand slam, as the Yankees beat the Senators 8-3. It is his 4th of the season and 17th overall, passing Babe Ruth's career total. Gehrig will eventually set a career record of 23 grand slams. Gehrig now has 321 career home runs to Ruth's 698.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1934/B07050NYA1934.htm
1939: Yankee rookie pitcher Atley Donald wins his 10th game without a loss.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B07050NYA1939.htm
1950: In a sloppy game that features 18 walks, Cliff Mapes drives in five runs with a homer and single to pace the Yankees to a 12-8 win over the A's. Tommy Byrne (9-3) is the winner despite giving up six hits and six walks in five innings (he walks two in the 6th). He also hits four batters to tie the major league record.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1950/B07050NYA1950.htm
1951: Goose Gossage is born.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Goose_Gossage
1998: Defeating the Orioles 1-0, the Yankees improve their record to 61-20, equalling the best 81-game start in major league history. The mark matches the record of the 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1907 Chicago Cubs.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1998/B07050NYA1998.htm
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