May 16th

  

On this day in Yankee history... 


1907:  The Highlanders swap pitcher Walter Clarkson and outfielder Frank Delahanty ~ both siblings of future Hall of Famers ~ to Cleveland for pitcher Earl Moore.  New York are hoping that Moore will return to the form he showed before a line drive injured his foot the previous season, limiting him to six games. 

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1927: Bob Meusel steals second base, third base, and home in the 3rd inning as the Yankees top the Tigers 6-2. Lou Gehrig contributes a homer and two doubles to back Dutch Ruether's pitching. 

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1928: Billy Martin is born. 

1932:  The Yankees record their fourth straight shutout to equal the record set by Cleveland and Boston in 1903 and 1906 respectively. Johnny Allen, George Pipgars, Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez were the hurlers. Lefty stops the Indians on five hits to win, 8-0, New York's fifth shutout in seven games. 

               
                       http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1932/B05160NYA1932.htm  







1941: Yankee manager Joe McCarthy benches top prospects Phil Rizzuto and Jerry Priddy, putting Joe Gordon and Frankie Crosetti back in the lineup. New York then rally in the 9th to beat the White Sox 5-4.  

                   http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1941/B05160NYA1941.htm   







1951: Mickey Mantle drives in four runs and scores three as New York rout Cleveland 11-3. Mantle connects for the first of his 206 homers at Yankee Stadium, the blast coming off Dick Rozek. 

                     
                            http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1951/B05160NYA1951.htm     







1956: On a blustery day in Cleveland, the Yankees top the Indians 4-1. Mickey Mantle hits a homer off Bud Daley, while his pal Billy Martin is benched for the first time. Bobby Richardson takes his place at second base.   

                          http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1956/B05160CLE1956.htm  







1957: The Yankees beat the Kansas City A's 3-0 behind Bob Turley's four-hit shutout. Mickey Mantle has a homer off Alex Kellner, the 11th time in his last 12 at-bats he has reached base safely. That night a group of Yankees celebrate Billy Martin's 29th birthday in raucous fashion. An ensuing fight at a Manhattan nightclub ~ soon to become infamous as the 'Battle of the Copacabana' ~ leads to $5,500 in fines and the eventual trade of Billy to Kansas City. Hank Bauer allegedly starts the brawl by hitting a patron, although Bauer denies it. The Yanks fine Bauer, Mantle, Martin, Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra $1,000 each and Johnny Kucks $500. 

                          http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1957/B05160NYA1957.htm  






2010: The Twins stun the Yankees with an 8th-inning grand slam by Jason Kubel against Mariano Rivera for a 6-3 win at Yankee Stadium. Rivera had converted a record-tying 51 consecutive save opportunities at home and had not given up a grand slam since 2002; the runs are also the first he gives up this season. 

                         http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2010/B05160NYA2010.htm