October 8th

 On this day in Yankee history... 


1927: In Game 4 of the World Series, facing elimination at the stadium, the Pirates are tied with the Yankees 3-3 in the bottom of the 9th. Reliever Johnny Miljus fans Lou Gehrig and Bob Meusel with the bases loaded, but a two-strike wild pitch to Tony Lazzeri allows Earle Combs to scamper home with the winning run for the Yanks and capture the World Series. 

              
                    https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B10080NYA1927.htm   








1956: Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in World Series history for a 2-0 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 

                     https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1956/B10080NYA1956.htm    









1961: Whitey Ford sets a World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings by extending his streak to 32 in a 7-0 shutout of the Cincinnati Reds in Game 4.  The mark had previously been held by Babe Ruth. 

                        https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B10080CIN1961.htm    









2017: In ALDS action, Carlos Carrasco of the Indians and Masahiro Tanaka are locked in a pitchers' duel until the 7th, when Greg Bird hits a solo homer off Andrew Miller for the sole run of the game. Aroldis Chapman records the final five outs, four of them on strikeouts, as the Yankees avoid elimination.