Tuesday, April 4, 2023

April 4th

 

On this day in Yankee history... 



1971: Former Yankee pitcher Carl Mays dies at the age of 79. 



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

1989: On Opening Day, Tommy John ties a major league record by playing in his 26th season. John beats the Twins 4-2 for his 287th win, putting him 19th overall in career victories. 




                        
                        http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1989/B04040MIN1989.htm 



 
1994:  A total of 56,706 fans attend Opening Day in the Bronx, making it the largest crowd since Yankee Stadium was renovated. 





                                           http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1994/B04040NYA1994.htm  




2010:
The Yankees and the Red Sox stage a classic battle to open the major league season at Fenway Park, with the home side winning 9-7 after trailing 5-1 and 7-5. Jorge Posada and Curtis Granderson hit back-to-back homers in the 2nd and Brett Gardner steals home as the Yanks build an early lead against Josh Beckett, but a homer by Dustin Pedroia and three extra-base hits by Kevin Youkilis highlight the Sox's comeback. Chan Ho Park takes the loss in his Yankee debut, while Hideki Okajima is the winner. 




 
2013: The Yankees record their first win of the season by turning to their storied past. Andy Pettitte picks up the win and Mariano Rivera gets the save in his first appearance following a serious knee injury that almost ended his career as they defeat the Red Sox 4-2. It is Rivera's record 19th season as a Yankee, although Derek Jeter will join him when he is activated from the disabled list later this season. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
2014: Masahiro Tanaka makes his much anticipated debut for the Yankees, defeating Toronto 7-3 in front of dozens of Japanese journalists on hand for the occasion. Tanaka gives up a homer to the first batter he faces, Melky Cabrera, but then settles down to pitch 7 solid innings. Mark Teixeira has to leave the game in the 2nd inning with a hamstring injury, a flashback to last year's plague of pinstriped injuries. 





 

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