On this day in Yankee history...
1961: At Fenway Park, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris slam back-to-back home runs in the 1st inning for the Yankees, but it takes a two-out, 9th-inning pinch-hit grand slam by Johnny Banchard to finally subdue the Red Sox 11-8. The pinch slam is the AL's 6th of the season, a new record.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B07210BOS1961.htm
1972: The Yankees sweep a doubleheader from the Angels, 6-0 and 3-0. Fritz Peterson and Mel Stottlemyre apply the whitewash.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/B07211NYA1972.htm
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1972/B07212NYA1972.htm
1976: Earle Combs dies at the age of 77.
1977: Catfish Hunter tosses a 7-0 shutout against the Brewers to snap a 3-game Yankee losing streak.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1977/B07211NYA1977.htm
1980: C.C. Sabathia is born.
2009: Sergio Mitre earns his first win since 2007 as the Yankees beat the Orioles 6-4. Mitre underwent Tommy John surgery in 2008, then was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance; he allows 4 runs in 5 2/3 innings in his first start after being called up from AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to replace the injured Chien-Ming Wang. A two-run homer by Robinson Cano off Rich Hill and a two-run single by Alex Rodriguez are the big blows for the Bronx Bombers. Combined with Boston's 4-2 loss to Texas, the win gives the Yankees sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first time this season.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2009/B07210NYA2009.htm
2010: Ralph Houk dies at the age of 90.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Houk
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