September 3rd

On this day in Yankee history... 


1906: Kid Elberfeld, whose temper has earned him the nickname 'The Tabasco Kid,' attacks umpire Silk O'Loughlin after a called third strike and is forcibly removed by police in the first game of a doubleheader, a 4-3 Highlander win over the Philadelphia A's. In the second game, New York baserunner Willie Keeler collides with shortstop Lave Cross  trying to field a ground ball, and two runs score. O'Loughlin sees no interference, a call so hotly disputed by A's captain Harry Davis that after eight minutes of arguing the umpire forfeits the game to the Highlanders. For New York, it is a major-league record 5th straight doubleheader sweep in consecutive days.  

1921:  Powered by Babe Ruth's 50th homer of the year and the pitching of Carl Mays, the Yankees down the host Senators 9-3.  

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1939: With the 6:30 Sunday curfew approaching, the Yankees begin making deliberate outs as a stalling tactic to avoid a loss in Boston. Irate Fenway Park fans litter the field with hats, cushions and debris. Umpire Cal Hubbard forfeits the game to the Yankees, but AL President Will Harridge subsequently overrules him, calling the game a 5-5 tie and fining the Yankees for what he calls their 'reprehensible tactics.' 

                         https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B09032BOS1939.htm   










1961: After taking the first two games against Detroit, the Yankees are down 5-4 in the 9th when Mickey Mantle ties the game with his second homer of the day. Elston Howard wins it with a 3-run drive into the LF stands and Detroit leaves town 4 1/2 games in back of New York. Mantle is now at 50 home runs, and Roger Maris at 53, the first teammates in history to hit 50. 

 
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1973:  After 11 years at the helm (944-806 .539), Ralph Houk announces that he will resign at the end of the season as Yankee skipper. The 'Major' will take over the managerial job in Detroit next year. 

1995: Derek Jeter is recalled to the majors, but the Yankees will have no need of his services today, as shortstop Tony Fernandez becomes the first Yankee to hit for cycle in 23 years. He also drives in 3 runs and scores 3 as well, but it is all for naught, as the A's win 10-9. 

              
                   
                       https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1995/B09030NYA1995.htm   







2008: Instant replay is used for the first time in a major league game when Alex Rodriguez homers to left off Troy Percival in the 9th as part of a 8-4 Yankee win over the Rays. Umpire Brian Runge calls it a homer and has his call upheld upon review. 

                            https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2008/B09030TBA2008.htm








2009: Jorge Posada hits his 20th homer of the season and drives in 4 runs as the Yankees defeat Toronto 10-5. The Yankees now have 7 players with 20 or more homers on the year, matching a record set by three other teams. Derek Jeter currently has 17 home runs but will finish the year with 18, leaving the Bronx Bombers just shy of a new record.  

                   
                    https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2009/B09030TOR2009.htm