October 21st

 On this day in Yankee history: 

 
1916: Bill Bevens is born. 

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1928: Whitey Ford is born.                                     

1934: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Lefty Gomez are among the members of an All-Star team headed by Connie Mack that set sail for Japan. 

1998: The Yankees close out their historic season with a 3-0 win against the Padres, sweeping San Diego in four games to take their 24th World Series championship. Andy Pettitte gets the W, and Scott Brosius is named Series MVP.  The Game 4 victory gives the Yankees 125 wins against 50 losses for a .714 winning percentage, the best in the majors since their Murderers' Row club of 1927, as their AL record of 114 regular-season victories were the most ever for a major league champion team. 

    
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2000: In Game 1 of the World Series, the Yankees defeat the Mets 4-3 in 12 innings. The longest game in Series history (4 hours, 51 minutes) is ended on Jose Vizcaino's single which drives home Tino Martinez. It is Vizcaino's fourth hit of the night. The Mets lead 3-2 going into the 9th, but reliever Armando Benitez surrenders the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Chuck Knoblauch. The victory is the Yankees' 13th in a row in Series play, a new record. 

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2001: The Yankees take a 3-1 lead in their ALCS matchup with the Mariners, defeating Seattle by a score of 3-1. Bret Boone's 8th-inning home run breaks a scoreless tie, but Bernie Williams hits a home run in the bottom half of the inning to tie the score. New York win on Alfonso Soriano's two-run homer in the 9th and Mariano Rivera gets the victory in relief. 

   
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2003: At Pro Player Stadium, the Yankees defeat the Florida Marlins 6-1 in Game 3 of the World Series. Aaron Boone and Bernie Williams hit home runs for the Yankees, as Mike Mussina gets the win with relief help from Mariano Rivera. The Yankees lead the Series, 2-1. 

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